First Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to Love Hina, Ranma ½, Video Girl Ai or Sakura Diaries. This story is one of the many ideas I have in my brain. In this whole story, you will meet characters from other anime shows. However, with my limited knowledge of anime that I watch (it's about three or four other shows if you were wondering), I won't be putting a lot of characters. I will put disclaimers on them, but not in the first disclaimer of a chapter so you can be surprised about what characters show up! So sit back, relax and enjoy the show.

New Faces And Dangers At The Hinata Sou: Farewell To All: Moemi's Goodbye

It's been a few days since Ranma and Akane left the Hinata Sou. Since their departure, Kanako had used his room to stay in. Most of the residents thought that Shinobu would be broken hearted that Ranma left, but she still act as cheerily as if he's still around. Motoko, on the other hand, can't seem to take the fact that he left. She would go to the baloney and just practice with the sword that he gave her. Some of the residents would see her and notice a smile with each swing she took. Maybe she's remembering all the times the two spared together or the way the sword feels. Either way, she doesn't seem like herself when she practices.

Kanako told everyone that she would be leaving the day after New Years Day. Not many people were surprised with this announcement, but everyone was surprised when Moemi volunteer to cook the New Years Day dinner. As the day and food came, they see well prepared chicken saltimbocca, mushroom swoon, fresh cooked sturgeon, steamed rice, vegetable stir fry and bottles of Jones Soda all on the table. Once Moemi takes her seat and being to eat, she notices everyone enjoying her food as they wolf it down.

"This is great Moemi," Keitaro compliments.

"It sure is," Su agrees.

"This is the best food I have eaten since I arrive here," Kanako says.

"Yeah, me too," Urara says. "Why don't you alternate with Shinobu and I for the cooking?" No one notices that Shinobu is silently crying as Moemi hesitates to answer the question.

"Well...you see...," Before she can finish, the phone rings. Keitaro excuses himself and grabs the cordless phone near the entrance of the dining room.

"Hello?" He listens carefully as the person on the other line tells him something. "Oh sure. Hang on." He places the phone on the stand and goes back into the dining room. "Shinobu, it's Ranma. He wants to talk to you." She gets up out of her chair and walks over to the phone.

"Ranma-kun? Huh? You did what?" After telling her, she jumps for joy. "You did?! And Akane liked it? I'm so happy for you two." She lets out a tear. "No. No. Don't thank me for it. That's what friends are for. Sure, I'll tell them. OK. Bye." She hangs up the phone and turns to see everyone staring at her.

"Shinobu," Su says. "What was that about? And what did Ranma wanted us to know?"

"Oh nothing. He just told me that he purposed to Akane and she accepted. That's all." She quietly walks back to her chair and continues eating as everyone processes what she said. After about few seconds, everyone screams.

"WHAT?! RANMA AND AKANE ARE ENGAGED?!" Shinobu swallows her food before speaking.

"Yep! He finally confessed his love for her and are now engaged."

"What did he wanted to thank you for?" Kitsune asked.

"I helped him pick out the engagement ring before he left. And he also said that we are all invited to his wedding once he cures himself."

"WOW! Ranma is getting married," Keitaro says. "This is some good news to hear." He notices everyone very happy at the news, except for Moemi, who looks rather sad. "Hey Moemi, what wrong? You don't look excited."

"Oh. I'm sorry. It's just I have to spoil Ranma's good news with mine."

"Oh? What do you want to tell us?" She looks to the ground, playing around with her hands.

"Well...you see...I'm going to be leaving this place." Everyone is bewilder to hear this news.

"You are?"

"Yes. I'm leaving." She lets out a tear. "I like to thank you all for let me stay here with you and helping me out. Especially you Keitaro." She walks up to him and gives a hug. "I really couldn't have done it without you," she whispers in his ear. He pats her on the back.

"So, when are you going?" She releases her hold and takes a few steps away from him.

"I'm going to be leaving tomorrow with Kanako." She turns to her. "If that's all right with you?"

"OH...I don't mind, but shouldn't you pack your things?" she asked.

"Oh shoot. I forget to do that. Naru?" She turns to her, noticing a sweatdrop. "Do you think you can help me pack up?"

"What? Why me? Why not Keitaro?"

"Yeah. Why not?" he asked.

"No offence Keitaro, but I don't want you seeing...my personal things, if you know what I mean."

"Oh. Got it." She gives a cheery smile to him.

"So Naru, think you can help me?"

"If you put it that way, sure."

"Great. You can help me after you finish eating." She claps her hands loudly. "Come on everyone, the food is getting cold." Everyone rejoins the table and continues the eat.

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An hour goes by Naru finishes up washing the dishes and walks to Moemi's room. All she can think about is why she was picked to help her pack. They haven't really talked since the Halloween Carnival, with the occasional bumping into each other around the apartment or sitting next to each other at dinner. As she reaches her room, she notices the door open. When she peaks her head in the doorway, she notices that the room is pitch black.

"Hi there Naru. Come in and please close the door behind you." She recognizes that the voice in the dark room is Moemi's. Without thinking, she walks in the room and closes the door. Once close, the room is lit like a flashlight. She turns around to see Moemi sitting at her kotatsu table as a bunch of moving boxes are around her.

"Moemi! What's the mean of this?" she says pointing around the near empty room.

"Please sit. We need to talk."

"Talk about what?"

"About...why you hate me." Naru's eye are bloodshot as she's paralyses to move. Moemi gets up and help her move to the table, where they sit opposite to each other. "There, you feel better?"

"Better?! Why do you assume that I hate you?!"

"I don't know, but I notice that you have."

"Oh? Like how?"

"Remember when we went to the aquarium and someone pushed me into the Red Belly Piranha?"

"Yeah. I remember that. I didn't get a good look at the person who did that to you when we went on the tour around the aquarium."

"That's what I mean. I know that you are the one who pushed me." Naru looks baffled at her remark, but wonders how she knows.

"What do you mean I pushed you?"

"Well... just before I went in the tank, I saw your reflection in the water. I thought it was nothing like someone bumped into you and you bumped into me. But as weeks went by, I was being harassed more and more. I has a feeling it was you because I didn't tell anyone about that. Not even Keitaro..."

Naru violently pounds the table. "DON'T SAY HIS NAME!" She sees Moemi's concern look towards her. Unable to stare at it, she drops her head, puts her arms around herself and begins to cry. She seems to cry forever, letting each and every droplet flow downstream from her face to her arms. Suddenly, she feels a hand on her shoulder. She slowly turns her head to see Moemi smiling at her. For some reason, this makes her calm enough to stop crying.

"Naru, what's wrong? Please tell me." She avoids eye contact before answering.

"If you must know...it's you."

"I figured has much. But I like to know why."

"WHY?! BECAUSE YOU'RE STEALING KEITARO AWAY FROM ME! THAT'S WHY!" Moemi looks flabbergasted as Naru still avoids eye contact.

"Stealing Keitaro away from you? What makes you think that?"

"Why would I think that?" She looks at Moemi with tears in her eyes. "Because the way you two are hanging out together, it seems like you're dating! I seen you hold each other's hands, hug in front of everyone, slow danced at the Halloween Carnival. Hell! He even has a sketch book of you."

"He has a what of me?"

"Don't play dumb with me. You know what I'm talking about. I saw you looking at it before."

"Oh? How do you know about that?"

"Well *sweatdrop* you see *another sweatdrop* I brought him a game for his gamecube for passing the entrance exams and..."

"Wait. You brought him a game? Was it Resident Evil Zero?"

"Huh...yeah."

"I was wondering who dropped it while spying on us."

"I wasn't spying!" Naru waving her arms. "I just wanted to give him the game, but I saw you and got nervous. Next thing I know you're grabbing his arm. After seeing that, I couldn't handle it anymore. I just wanted you out of our life! That's why I did all the thing I did. I wanted you to leave."

"But you know that I am leaving now."

"But why? You didn't tell us that."

"After seeing Ranma back with Akane, I could see how much they loved and cared for each other. Because of that, I finally decided who I want to be with back home."

"What? You mean you're giving up Keitaro and going for another guy?"

"Naru. I was never in love with him. That's just how I act around guys I'm comfortable with. I'm sorry that I got you jealous. I really didn't mean to."

"At least I know now." She smiles at her. "But why were you always hanging around him?"

"I hung out with him because he was the only one who could help me in my situation. I mean...he is a guy" They both giggle.

"True. So, what's you lover boy like?" Moemi thinks real hard before answering.

"He's kind of like Keitaro, but more handsome and less accident prone." Naru sweatdrops of the thought that there is someone like him as Moemi shows her a black scarf. "By the way, I made this for him as a late Christmas present. Do you think he'll like it?" She hands it to her and examines it.

"You made this? It's feels wonderful. He should...huh? What's this symbol on here?"

"Oh. He's a big Batman fan. So I designed it on the scarf."

"Well, it's beautiful. He should love it." She gives her a hug. "Sorry for all the cruel things I did to you. It's just I thought of Keitaro that way since you arrived." Moemi let's out a giggle.

"You two." Naru gets suspicious at what she says.

"Us two? What do you mean?" Moemi sweatdrops.

"Well...huh *sweatdrops* shoot! I promised him that I wouldn't tell."

"Tell what?"

"He feels bad for not slow dancing with you at the Halloween Carnival. He has been wanting to make it up to you, but doesn't have an idea that would sweep you off your feet." Moemi suddenly thinks of something and grabs a CD case. "Come with me." She grabs Naru by her wrist and runs out of her room and into Keitaro's room. They open the door, seeing him drawing into an orange sketch book.

"Moemi! Naru!" He throws the sketch book to his table as he waves his arms. "What are you two doing?"

"I was wondering if I could borrow your CD player for a moment." Without hesitation, he goes to the side of his bed, grabs the CD player and hands it to her.

"What are you doing to do with it?"

"Well...I told Naru about you feeling bad about not slow dancing with her at the Halloween Carnival," she says, putting in the CD. Naru notices a huge sweatdrop on Keitaro. "When I explained it to her, I got a wonderful idea." She drags Naru over to Keitaro, making them hold hands. "All the songs are love songs that one of my friends burned for me. I want that back before I leave. And please, have fun you two." She closes the door behind her, leaving the two of them alone. They blush and give each other funny looks for a few minutes before Naru begins to speak.

"So, what where you doing?"

"I was just drawing." Naru looks at the sketch book on the table.

"Of Moemi?"

"What?"

"I know that you have a sketch book her. It's all right. I don't mind anymore. It's just..." Unbeknown to she, he grabs his sketch book.

"You look upset that you think I only drew Moemi."

"Well, you told her you didn't draw any of the other residents."

"I lied to her about that." He hands the sketch book to her. "I drew you too. You can have a look at them, but I don't know if they're good or anything." She slims the sketch book, seeing drawing of her and only her. She closes the book and starts to cry.

"There beautiful. I don't know what to say."

"I do." He takes back the sketch book and places it back on the table. He then walks over to his CD player and presses the 'play' button. "Wanna dance?" He extends his arm as an offer. Naru accepts by grabbing it and walking to the middle of the room, slow dancing together as Everytime I Close My Eyes by Epic Voices is being played. They continue to slow dance to each and every song under the twinkling moonlight and shooting stars. When the last song finally ends, they hug each other good night before going to their respected rooms to sleep, waiting to see each other in the morning.

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