Love Hina

Life as a Student

By: Belldandy'sKeiichi

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Author's Time: You know, I really don't think people actually read this area. This is the only area that I can talk to you guys! Eh...doesn't matter. If you have questions, I'll be willing to answer them, go ahead; I'm already in my summer vacation. I've been on vacation for almost 2 weeks now! E-mail me at ElementalSage@aol.com

Disclaimer: You know the drill, I own Love Hina...

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Keitaro Urashima made a promise to a little girl a long time ago at the Hinata House. The promise was that they will go to Tokyo U together. Keitaro studied, aimed, and took the exam for Tokyo U three times and failed all of them. While studying, he meets up with Naru, his study partner also aiming for Tokyo U, and Mutsumi, who has a memory about the promise that Keitaro made. Now, Keitaro and the gang finally got into Tokyo U. Thinking that his luck has finally change, disaster struck and he broke his leg, making him miss the whole school year. With no class credits, he couldn't move on with Naru and Mutsumi. In the finally attempt to reach happiness, Keitaro takes the placement exam for incoming sophomores and actually passes.

The first day class has started and Keitaro wanted to make a good first impression. In fact, his first impression was so good that everyone thought (mostly the girls) that he was a smart, handsome, incoming student that was applying. Unfortunately this bothered Naru, thinking that Keitaro's just messing around with them.

A couple of days have passed and in the whole sophomore class, Naru and Keitaro are the top students. They started to compete with each other, trying to get a better grade while trying to hide that they actually study and live together. This all comes crashing down when Ari, Naru's best friend, goes over to the Hinata House to study with Keitaro.

After finding out about Keitaro and Naru, Ari learned all about them, where they met, their personalities, what they are like, and along the topic, who they like...sorta. Now, it seems that Ari is part of the trio and it seems that there is something in Ari's mind that she can't shake out.

In an attempt to find out if Keitaro still like Naru or not, Ari ran through a couple of attempts to make Keitaro confess. But unfortunately, none of them really work or did the job. In the end of the day, Keitaro and Naru invited Ari to join their study group and as Ari was leaving, Naru notice that she dropped her note book. The note book was open and she accidentally saw something that changed her whole impression on Ari.

Now the story continues where we left off...

Chapter 5: Welcome to the Hinata House

[Who would have thought that Ari was like that...] Naru thought as she continued to read the text in the note book. [Sure...everyone is like that...but I didn't think she was one of them...and I can't really blame her...but the lease she could have done is told me the truth.]

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{5:30 pm}

"Hey, someone's at the door, can you go get it? I'm kinda busy watching T.V." Kitsune said, sitting in front of the T.V. A beer in one hand and the remote in the other.

"You know Kitsune, maybe you should go out for once; instead of lying there like a bum." Naru told her, walking towards the door. She opened it and Ari on the other side, wearing a very pretty dress and wearing her hair up in a bun.

"Hiya Naru!" Ari said cheerfully.

"Er...hi..." Naru said, looking away from her face. [Geez...what's with the cheery attitude all of a sudden...what happened to that determined girl back at Tokyo U?] "Um...what's with the get up? Do you normally look like that when you go over to someone's house?" Naru asked.

"Well, not really, I just wanted to try out something!" Ari said to her. "So are we going to study?"

"Not now...we'll have to wait 'til Keitaro comes back. He went to get food for tonight..." Naru told her. "Come on, I'll give you the grand tour..."

Naru and Ari walked along entering many room and started to introduce the girls to her.

"In the kitchen, Shinobu is setting the table. Shinobu is in high school right now, 15 years old, and she does most of the cooking. Don't be surprised if you see her here all the time." Naru informed her. They walked into the living room. "Lying on the couch is Kitsune...she a bum, don't bother with her." Naru told her.

"Hey, I heard that..." Kitsune said.

"I bet you did...now..." Naru pushed Ari along. They walked up to the balcony where Motoko was training. "Her name is Motoko, she's from the God's cry school and knows a lot of sword techniques. She's probably the one person you don't want to tick off..."

They headed back down stairs were Keitaro just entered.

"Oh, hey Ari...Naru..." Keitaro said to them.

"Hi Keitaro..." Ari waved.

"Hiyo Keitaro!" Su cried, jump kicking him in the face again.

"And I bet you remember Su..." Naru said, pointing her out. "And those are the boarder here...any questions?" Naru asked, again, looking away room her face.

"How come Keitaro's a landlord for a girl's dormitory? Shouldn't it be a girl?" Ari asked.

"Good question...wish I knew the answer to it..." Naru said, pushing her right along.

"Urashima..." Motoko called, coming down the stairs. "I need you to fix my door, there is an annoying..." she started, but then stared right at Ari, then back at Keitaro.

"Dammit Keitaro! Why did you kidnap this innocent girl and dress her up! Is it what you get off of?!" Motoko yelled, slashing him through the door.

"No! NO! Motoko! She's a guest! She came here dressed like this!" Naru told her.

"Oh...well, either way, fix my door AND the front door as well..." Motoko said, walking off to the kitchen.

"Keitaro!? Are you ok?" Ari called.

"Yeah...just the something that comes naturally..." Keitaro called from the rubble.

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{6:15 pm}

After dinner, Keitaro, Naru, and Ari went up to Naru's room to study. There, it was nothing but silence, writing, and a few questions asked here or there. Naru watched at Ari and Keitaro talked to each other, looking over each other's shoulders, and once in a while stare at each other.

"Hey Keitaro...did you get the answer to this..." Naru started to ask him but was interrupted by an uproar of laughter. "Grrr...Never mind."

"Psst, Keitaro, is Naru always like this?" Ari whispered to him.

"Not always...she is silent when she studies and asked me questions every so often...but it seems that this time it's different." Keitaro whispered back.

"Well, I think it's time for a break..." Naru said, getting up. They both looked at her.

"Um...sure, why not." Keitaro said getting up.

"If you don't mind...I think I'll go mingle around a bit." Ari said, walking out the door.

They both watched her leave, then looked back at each other.

"So...What's with you and Ari all of a sudden? It seems that you too have been awfully close to each other lately..." Naru teasesed.

"What are you talking about Naru! She's you friend and well...it's not that I think she's not cute or anything, it's just that..." Keitaro said, trying to defend himself but realizing what he just said.

"Why you...you think she's cute don't you! I should keep you on a chain to control you or something!" Naru yelled at him, running towards him.

"Naru! Don't! I didn't mean it like that!" Keitaro said, walking backwards.

Naru was advancing on Keitaro when her foot caught the table leg, making her trip. Keitaro was able to catch her, but he started to walk backwards, making Keitaro's back hit the wall and Naru's head hitting the wall also.

"Naru! Are you ok!" Keitaro asked.

"Owe...I hurt my nose..." Naru said, rubbing her nose.

"Let me see..." Keitaro said to her, removing her hand placed his fingers on her lips.

They were standing there in silence. Both of them had faith blushes across their faces.

"Haha...that Kitsune..." Ari said, returning in. At that instant, Keitaro and Naru both bolted back to their seats so that it seems if nothing has happen. Ari just tilted her head in confusion. And again, two hours have past and it was already dark. It was time to call it a night.

"Hey Ari, before you go, I need to talk to you about something..." Naru said, looking at the note book on her shelf.

"Um...ok" Ari said.

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{9:15 pm}

"So what did you want me to talk to you about?" Ari asked.

They were out on the balcony. It was a clear autumn night and all the stars were visible. The moon was out it was a perfect full moon.

"Um...Ari, when you were heading home, I just you didn't notice that you dropped this..." Naru started, holding up Ari's note book. Ari's eyes widen.

"Naru...I..."

"Ari...just save it. I'm not mad at you. In fact, I really can't blame you. It seems that everyone has really taken notice, including me. But you know, you're really not helping yourself by keeping hiding everything." Naru told her, handing back her note book.

"You're...you're right Naru, but, did...did you look through it, I mean, all of it?" Ari asked.

"No, when it fell, it just flipped to that one page. I was really shocked when I saw it. I mean..." Naru started. Ari got nervous.

"I mean...those are some pretty bad grades on your grade sheet." Naru told her.

"Yes, I know...I know I can do better! That's why I wanted to get tutored. You guys are sooo smart, so I thought you guys could help me study!" Ari told her.

"Heh, don't worry Ari, we'll help you..." Naru told her.

"Thank you! Thanks a lot!" Ari said to her. "Well, it's getting late, I better go..."

"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow..." Naru told her.

Ari was outside the Hinata House, walking down those endless stairs under the moonlight.

"What a day, I got to study with the two smartest people; they even introduced me to the people living there. Man, I really feel welcome there. Well, I guess I have to hand it to Naru, she may have found out that I'm no smarter than the person next to me...but she didn't scan through the note book." Ari said to herself, flipping through the pages and stopping at a page that was full of hearts. There, inside the hearts was writing, saying...

Keitaro

+

Ari

End of Chapter 5

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Ari is now one with the group, studying at their place everyday and hanging out on days that they are off. Then, one day, Naru sees Ari...with a date. Until next time!