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: Urara's Goodbye

Since Moemi left, everyone notice that Keitaro and Naru were spending more time together. They go out together, have lunch together, even spending time in each other's room. All the residents jokingly accuse them of dating, but were bewilder when they proudly told them that they were. Most of them took the news hard: Shinobu was in and out of a mental coma, Kitsune heavily drank more, Su took up butter sculpture, Motoko meditates more then she practices. The only ones who took the news well was Mutsumi and Urara. Soon, everyone handles their news and accepted their happiness.

A month has past since Moemi left as darkness falls on the Hinata Sou as everyone is a sleep. Well...almost everyone as someone's door softly opens up. The figure steps out of their room as they tip-toe across the hallway and down the stairs. The figure slowly walks into the dining room and carefully opens the kitchen door. Once in, the figure goes to one of the cabinets, but when it is open, bright light surrounds the person. They turn to se Urara near the light switch.

"Ha! I caught you red-handed...Shinobu." She walks up to her. "I knew someone was putting bad ingredients when it was my turn to cook. Since you're about the only other person with access to here, the number of suspects was really slim." She grabs the jar from her hands to see it's labeled 'Mushrooms'. When she opens the jar however, she's disgusted to see what they actually are. She throws the jar in the air, but Shinobu catches it before hitting the floor. "What the hell is that?"

"It's burned snails. Care to try one?"

"HELL NO! What are you doing with that anyway?"

"I thought that the salad you're going to make tomorrow could use some flavor."

"FLAVOR?! Like the dog meat buns or chocolate ant cookies I made before?! How about the gunpowder that started it all?! You did all that because you thought I needed flavor?! You're sick, you know."

"I'm not sick! I was just trying to get you to leave!" Urara is stunned as Shinobu puts the jar on the countertop and cries. She walks up to her, placing her hand on her shoulder.

"Why were you trying to get me to leave?" Shinobu brushes off Urara's hand and runs to the corner of the kitchen.

"Why? Because you're replacing me. That's why."

"Replacing you? I don't know what you mean."

"You don't know?" She wipes away the tears on her face and walks with a dark aura around her. "YOU DON'T KNOW?! I'LL TELL YOU!" She slaps Urara across the face. "YOU'RE REPLACING ME AS THE HINATA SOU'S COOK!" Feeling emotionally out of it, she drops to her knees and begins to heavily cry. Urara is more shaken about Shinobu's crying then her slap that still stings.

"Shinobu. I'm not replacing you as the cook here."

"Yes you are!"

"Why do you think that?"

"Because I heard everyone talking about how your cooking is better then mine." Urara is a bit shocked.

"When did you hear that?"

"The day I got sick and you volunteer to cook dinner. Ranma gave me some kind of cold and cough pill for me. It worked so well that I was better within an hour. I wanted to show everyone that I was up and about, but as I got closer, heard everyone talk about your..." She doesn't finish as she continues to cry. Urara put her arm around Shinobu to calm her.

"So. It was you." Her comment confuses Shinobu to lesser her crying.

"What...What do you mean?"

"When everyone was talking about the dinner, I notice a shadow outside the doorway. I first thought that it was a bugler, but when the shadow turned to run away, I notice the way the hair moved. It looked like yours, but I was never sure until now." She turns to see Shinobu stop crying. "Feeling better?"

"A little."

"I got to know now. How come you didn't refuse when everyone offer that we should alternate the cooking?"

"Well, I thought I could make you leave with the horrible ingredients that I kept switching on you." Urara lets out a giggle. "What's so funny?"

"Bad cooking or not, I wouldn't leave this place. Remember, I came here to pass the Keio exams. And with Naru's help, I believe that I can actually do it." She lifts herself up to her feet before helping Shinobu. "If you want, I'll stop cooking." Shinobu looks surprised.

"What? You got to be kidding me. You're really good and..."

"But I don't want this coming between our friendship. You may not know this, but I think your cooking is better then mine. I'm still wondering how we tied for first in the cooking competition. So, if you want, I'll stop alternating with you and only cook when you are either sick or tired. How do you like that?" Urara sticks her arm out. Shinobu thinks about it for a few second before shaking her arm in agreement. The two hug before walking back to their rooms.

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A few months have passed as everyone is gather at Keio in support for Urara. She feels that she passed the exams, but also feels nervous with everyone here. "You guys didn't have to came with me."

"But we wanted to," Su says. "We're like one big family. Always there to support each other."

"I guess you're right. I just wish that Ranma and Moemi could be here," she says as everyone pushes their way to the scoring board.

"Damn! There are too many people here," Kitsune yells as people push her back. "I think it would be better if we spilt. What's your exam number?" Urara looks at her exam card.

"619-609." Everyone scatters to help Urara find her number. It doesn't take long for Keitaro and Naru make their way to the front of the board. She waves to the others as they rush towards them. "Did you guys find it?"

"Keitaro is looking for it. Did you find it yet?"

"Hold on a second," he says, scanning the board. "Let's see, where was I? Oh yeah! 619-600. 619-604. 620-611." Everyone is displease when Keitaro read the last number. Thinking he made a mistake, everyone checks the board for themselves. But it was no mistake. Urara's number is not up there. Upset with herself, she begins to cry.

"There now Urara," Naru tell her, patting her back. "It's OK. You did your best."

"But I failed. Again! You helped me so much and all I did was fail. I let you all down."

"But Urara..."

"Naru, let me try," Shinobu says, walking up to her. "Urara, it's OK. You can take the exams next..." She looks her card and notices something. "Urara. Your number isn't 619-609. It's 609-619." Urara gives her a confused look.

"What do you mean?"

"Look at your exam card. It's upside down."

"What?" She looks at it. "Are you sure? I can't tell."

"Look at your picture." She does and sure enough, her picture is upside down. She feels relieved about this, but worry that she might not make it. Everyone scatters around the board to look for that number. It takes about a few minutes with the other test-takers around before Motoko waves to the others who quickly join her. "Did you find the numbers?"

"No, but I think it's here." She turns to Urara. "Since this is your big day, I think you should look for it." Nervously, she clears her throat and walks to the board, scanning for her number.

"609-612, 609-615, 609-619, 609..." She stops for a second to re-read the last number. "609? 619?" Ecstatic, she jumps for joy as the residents surrounds her. "I did it! I did it! I made it into Keio!"

"Yes you did," Mutsumi says. "And if Shinobu didn't notice your exam card, you wouldn't know that you made it."

"You're right." She goes to Shinobu and passionately hugs her. "Thank you so much. If it wasn't for you..."

"Don't mention it. That's what friends are for."

"Since we're going to be celebrating your passing the Keio exam," Kitsune says. "why don't we throw a party back at the Hinata Sou?"

"That's a great idea!" Shinobu says. "And I'll do all the cooking for this special occasion." They're about to walk away when Urara tugs on Shinobu's shirt.

"Please don't do all the cooking."

"HUH? Why not?"

"Because I want the two of us to cook together. You know, to really patch things up from before. What do you say?" She looks at her emotionless face, not know if she'll agree to it. Then she giggles and smiles at her.

"Sure, I would like that." They walk side by side together as they all go back to party.

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