Love Hina
Life as a Student
By: Belldandy'sKeiichi
Note: [any text in here is a thought text]
Note: {time will be mentioned in this bracket}
Author's Time: This story is not dead! After my long vacation, I'm back in business! On another note, wasn't vol. 12 great?! Really inspiring...
Disclaimer: You know the drill, I own Love Hina...
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~Review~
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.
It seems that Ari, Naru's best friend, is hoping to find tutoring when Naru discovers that she isn't the brightest bulb but it seems that Ari has another secret that Naru doesn't know. Ari is in love with Naru's nutty, klutzy study partner, Keitaro.
But it seems there is a lot to Ari than meets the eye when her best and longest known friend, Ryo, meets up with the gang. It would seem that Ari and Ryo are together but has denied the fact that they are boyfriend and girlfriend. Little do Naru and Keitaro know the real past of Ryo and Ari...
Now the story continues...
Chapter 7: I'll be home for Christmas (1)
"You guys planning out this year's winter ball I see..." Ari said, watching Keitaro and Naru working hard.
"Yeah...the school representatives have to plan out the stuff and have to present it to the committee." Naru said to her.
Ari looked at their notes. "Must be really hard..."
"You're telling us...this is hard..." Keitaro said, fixing his glasses.
"Ari? What are you doing here anyways? Shouldn't you be at home?" Naru asked.
"O...well, my parents said they are going my aunt's house...so I figured this would be a good time to see my friends." Ari told them. Mutsumi walked in with a tray of watermelon.
"Here Na-san, Kei-kun, Ari-san, I prepared a snack." Mutsumi said, placing the tray down. She took a seat down and looked over Keitaro's shoulder.
"So what do you have so far?" Mutsumi asked.
"Well...we have the date already set out...we just need to figure out the funds of all the equipment and junk like that..." Keitaro told her.
Just then, Shinobu came in. "Um...excuse me, but someone by the name of Ryo is at the door. He says he's looking for Ari."
Ari got up and walked out of the room. Everyone else followed her.
"Ryo? What brings you here?" Ari asked, confused.
"Your parents called. They say that they are sleeping over at their aunt's house because of car trouble...you're staying over at my house tonight..." Ryo informed her. Both Keitaro and Naru looked at each other with concern.
"O really? Again? Damn...alright...I'll see you guys tomorrow!" Ari said, waving to them as she stared to walk with Ryo.
"Um...is it normal for two people to do that?" Naru asked.
"I dunno..." Mutsumi told her.
"Why? Do you think we should be worried about those two?" Keitaro said to them.
"Hey Ryo, you still have a..." Ari started, her voice was still hearable so that Keitaro, Naru, and Mutsumi could listen in.
"Yeah...I do, we're going to have a lot of fun tonight..." Ryo told her, putting her arms around her.
"Ack! Wait up you guys! Hold on!" They called, rushing towards them.
**
{12:00 pm}
"About Ryo and Ari...where do you think they really stand in to whole thing for each other?" Naru asked Keitaro and Mutsumi. They were sitting together outside the main hall.
"Er...can you re-phrase that for me?" Keitaro asked.
"Ok...do you think Ryo and Ari are together? Do you really believe that those two are just friends? I mean, their story about being friends since kindergarten is cute and all, but don't you think that something is going on between them?" Naru told them.
"Now that you mention it...it does seem kinda weird..." Mutsumi said, eating her lunch.
"See. If I were her, I would have made a move or something..."
"But last night, she went home with him and so far, I haven't seen them all day." Keitaro told them.
Just then, Ryo and Ari walked up to them with their lunches.
"Hey you guys! What's up!" Ari greeted. Ryo just waved his hand.
"Hey Ari, hi Ryo...did you get to go home Ari?" Naru asked.
"No, I had to sleep over...which reminds me..." Ari started. Keitaro and Naru were eating ramen. "Ryo! You have to be gentler...I'm just a little girl..."
"Hey! What! You started it! I just followed along because I knew you wanted it..." Ryo told her. At this point, Keitaro and Naru broke their chop sticks in half.
"O my...what did you two do last night?" Mutsumi asked.
"Nothing really...Ari attacked me with a pillow while I was sleeping so I attacked back with my own..." Ryo said, Keitaro and Naru fell over.
"But you bruised me!" Ari complained, rubbing her arm.
"You hit me with a sofa cushion afterwards..." Ryo shot back. "And then choked me in the middle of the night with your blanket..."
Ari rubbed her chin. "O yeah...oops, so sorry!"
"Yeah yeah, hey, you two look like you've seen a ghost or something..." Ryo said, looking at Naru and Keitaro.
"Er...sorry, I really need to go now! I need to find another pair of chop sticks somewhere!" Keitaro said, walking off. "Um..yeah! Me too!" Naru said, joining him. They watched at Keitaro and Naru walked off.
"Hey, do you get the feeling that those two are going off to do something together?" Ari though aloud.
"Ooo, you think so also?" Mutsumi said.
**
"God...what is the deal with those two..." Keitaro said, looking around.
"I dunno...but it is really bugging me..." Naru told him, walking by his side. "I guess we let our imagination take over again did we?"
"You can say that again..."
"Say Keitaro?" Naru started. "I was wondering..."
"What is it?" Keitaro asked, looking at her. Naru was blushing a bit, but it wasn't visible to make Keitaro notice.
"Um...I was wondering...um..." Naru stuttered. [God! Why can't I just say it in front of his face!] "Well...with the dance and all I was wondering...if..."
"Keitaro! I was looking for you!" Seta called. Naru had her head down with a sweat drop as Keitaro looked over at Seta's position.
"Hey Naru, I'll be right back..." Keitaro told her, walking over to Seta.
[Arg! Nevermind! I'll ask him to take me to the dance later!] Naru said to herself, walking away.
"Hey Seta...what's up?" Keitaro asked.
"Well...it's about the upcoming winter break..." Seta started. "and I would like to ask you a favor."
**
"Where is Keitaro?" Naru asked herself. It was after school and she was sitting on a beach outside. Just then, someone blocked her sun. "Keitaro?" Naru asked.
"O sorry...are you expecting Keitaro Naru?" Ari asked, getting out of the way. She took a seat next to her.
"Yeah...I wanted...o nevermind..." Naru said to her.
"Aw come on! Tell me! We're friends aren't we? You can tell me anything!" Ari said.
"Well why don't you tell me about you and Ryo!" Naru shot at her. "Are you two really together secretly?"
"Heh, of course not!"
"Don't hide it behind a laugh! I want to know the real history between you two!" Naru said to her.
"Ok! Ok! Don't get your panties up in a bunch..." Ari teased her. "If you really want to know the whole story...then listen up. Me and Ryo are best friends from kinder to now. And knowing you, you would think that we are together, making out whenever, but your wrong. Ever since kinder, we helped each other whenever we can. And over the years together, we have learned everything about each other. I know what shoe size he wears, how many line of clothing he has, the total length of is house to mine, all of his crushes, all of his secrets, you name it, I know it."
"Wow, now that is a tight relationship."
"Yes, and one day, we even tried to become a couple." Ari said.
"What happened?"
"...we couldn't do it. We knew each other so well that we couldn't date each other..."
"Why is that?"
"Just think about it Naru, if you know someone so well, wouldn't you think you were dating your own sibling or something? That's now I saw him...a brother, a brother that I never had. Someone to talk to. Someone to discuss problems to. And he saw me that way too. So we agreed not to look at each other as friends, but as brother and sister...it lasted from high school up to now."
**
"That's the whole story Keitaro..." Ryo said to him, standing in the hall ways.
"Wow, a friendship that last threw the ages. Even to the point where you two are brother and sister...I have never heard of such a story until now..."
"Heh, I'll take that as a complement..." Ryo started. "So with that said, I think that should clear the air around us right?"
"Yeah..."
"But enough about me...tell me about you and Naru. I'm quite interested on how you are behaving around her."
"Er...I, I see her as a friend." Keitaro lied.
"Cut the crap Keitaro, I know when someone is lying. I can read anyone's mind like a book, after all, I did befriend Ari and she has to be the hardest to read. You like Ms. Narusegawa. Nay, you love her don't you!"
"Ok! You got me...I do..."
"So why don't you tell her?"
"I did...many times..." Keitaro said, looking out through the window. "But I always think it falls onto deaf ears...and I always think..."
"That she doesn't feel the same why with you? Yeah, let me tell you, you aren't the first. But you know, if you really need dating tips...i'll give you one. Make a move. If you really want to find out where you are in her heart, you need to remind her where she is in yours."
Keitaro was silent.
"Just think about what I just said..." Ryo said to him.
"Hey, thanks for the advice..."
"No problem...It's almost my life to help others...I'll see you tomorrow..." Ryo said, walking off.
"Ah, there you are Keitaro... I thought by now you would have gone home..." Seta said, coming out of no where.
"Hey Seta..." Keitaro greeted. "I was thinking...about your offer...is it still possible if I can go to the winter ball?"
**
"What a night...slept like a log..." Naru said, waking up on a Sunday. "I wonder if that idiot is still asleep..."
Naru walked over to the hole and lifted the plank of wood.
"Dork! You awake!" Naru screamed but no one was there. She jumped down to his room and looked around. "Guess he left early..." Naru continued to look around when a envelope caught her eye. It was addressed to her. She picked it up and read the letter.
Naru,
To make things short, sweet and to the point, would you like to go to the winter ball? The ticket is already been paid for if you do...
~Keitaro
Naru looked at the attachment and saw a ticket. "Heh, sure...why not..." She read on.
PS. There is something I need to talk to you about...please come to the fountain at 3:00...
End of chapter 7 (1)
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Ok...I think this is a good place to put my "About the author" page
Name: heh, no, to personal info to hand out
Age:14
Sex:M
Location: USA, cali, San Jose
Nationality: Flipino-American
Favorite Color: White is cool, and blue also
AIM: ElementalSage
When did I start writing?: Hmm, about 3-4 years ago...
When is the next chapter up?: I'll get it up asap...i'm really busy...
Life as a Student
By: Belldandy'sKeiichi
Note: [any text in here is a thought text]
Note: {time will be mentioned in this bracket}
Author's Time: This story is not dead! After my long vacation, I'm back in business! On another note, wasn't vol. 12 great?! Really inspiring...
Disclaimer: You know the drill, I own Love Hina...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Review~
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.
It seems that Ari, Naru's best friend, is hoping to find tutoring when Naru discovers that she isn't the brightest bulb but it seems that Ari has another secret that Naru doesn't know. Ari is in love with Naru's nutty, klutzy study partner, Keitaro.
But it seems there is a lot to Ari than meets the eye when her best and longest known friend, Ryo, meets up with the gang. It would seem that Ari and Ryo are together but has denied the fact that they are boyfriend and girlfriend. Little do Naru and Keitaro know the real past of Ryo and Ari...
Now the story continues...
Chapter 7: I'll be home for Christmas (1)
"You guys planning out this year's winter ball I see..." Ari said, watching Keitaro and Naru working hard.
"Yeah...the school representatives have to plan out the stuff and have to present it to the committee." Naru said to her.
Ari looked at their notes. "Must be really hard..."
"You're telling us...this is hard..." Keitaro said, fixing his glasses.
"Ari? What are you doing here anyways? Shouldn't you be at home?" Naru asked.
"O...well, my parents said they are going my aunt's house...so I figured this would be a good time to see my friends." Ari told them. Mutsumi walked in with a tray of watermelon.
"Here Na-san, Kei-kun, Ari-san, I prepared a snack." Mutsumi said, placing the tray down. She took a seat down and looked over Keitaro's shoulder.
"So what do you have so far?" Mutsumi asked.
"Well...we have the date already set out...we just need to figure out the funds of all the equipment and junk like that..." Keitaro told her.
Just then, Shinobu came in. "Um...excuse me, but someone by the name of Ryo is at the door. He says he's looking for Ari."
Ari got up and walked out of the room. Everyone else followed her.
"Ryo? What brings you here?" Ari asked, confused.
"Your parents called. They say that they are sleeping over at their aunt's house because of car trouble...you're staying over at my house tonight..." Ryo informed her. Both Keitaro and Naru looked at each other with concern.
"O really? Again? Damn...alright...I'll see you guys tomorrow!" Ari said, waving to them as she stared to walk with Ryo.
"Um...is it normal for two people to do that?" Naru asked.
"I dunno..." Mutsumi told her.
"Why? Do you think we should be worried about those two?" Keitaro said to them.
"Hey Ryo, you still have a..." Ari started, her voice was still hearable so that Keitaro, Naru, and Mutsumi could listen in.
"Yeah...I do, we're going to have a lot of fun tonight..." Ryo told her, putting her arms around her.
"Ack! Wait up you guys! Hold on!" They called, rushing towards them.
**
{12:00 pm}
"About Ryo and Ari...where do you think they really stand in to whole thing for each other?" Naru asked Keitaro and Mutsumi. They were sitting together outside the main hall.
"Er...can you re-phrase that for me?" Keitaro asked.
"Ok...do you think Ryo and Ari are together? Do you really believe that those two are just friends? I mean, their story about being friends since kindergarten is cute and all, but don't you think that something is going on between them?" Naru told them.
"Now that you mention it...it does seem kinda weird..." Mutsumi said, eating her lunch.
"See. If I were her, I would have made a move or something..."
"But last night, she went home with him and so far, I haven't seen them all day." Keitaro told them.
Just then, Ryo and Ari walked up to them with their lunches.
"Hey you guys! What's up!" Ari greeted. Ryo just waved his hand.
"Hey Ari, hi Ryo...did you get to go home Ari?" Naru asked.
"No, I had to sleep over...which reminds me..." Ari started. Keitaro and Naru were eating ramen. "Ryo! You have to be gentler...I'm just a little girl..."
"Hey! What! You started it! I just followed along because I knew you wanted it..." Ryo told her. At this point, Keitaro and Naru broke their chop sticks in half.
"O my...what did you two do last night?" Mutsumi asked.
"Nothing really...Ari attacked me with a pillow while I was sleeping so I attacked back with my own..." Ryo said, Keitaro and Naru fell over.
"But you bruised me!" Ari complained, rubbing her arm.
"You hit me with a sofa cushion afterwards..." Ryo shot back. "And then choked me in the middle of the night with your blanket..."
Ari rubbed her chin. "O yeah...oops, so sorry!"
"Yeah yeah, hey, you two look like you've seen a ghost or something..." Ryo said, looking at Naru and Keitaro.
"Er...sorry, I really need to go now! I need to find another pair of chop sticks somewhere!" Keitaro said, walking off. "Um..yeah! Me too!" Naru said, joining him. They watched at Keitaro and Naru walked off.
"Hey, do you get the feeling that those two are going off to do something together?" Ari though aloud.
"Ooo, you think so also?" Mutsumi said.
**
"God...what is the deal with those two..." Keitaro said, looking around.
"I dunno...but it is really bugging me..." Naru told him, walking by his side. "I guess we let our imagination take over again did we?"
"You can say that again..."
"Say Keitaro?" Naru started. "I was wondering..."
"What is it?" Keitaro asked, looking at her. Naru was blushing a bit, but it wasn't visible to make Keitaro notice.
"Um...I was wondering...um..." Naru stuttered. [God! Why can't I just say it in front of his face!] "Well...with the dance and all I was wondering...if..."
"Keitaro! I was looking for you!" Seta called. Naru had her head down with a sweat drop as Keitaro looked over at Seta's position.
"Hey Naru, I'll be right back..." Keitaro told her, walking over to Seta.
[Arg! Nevermind! I'll ask him to take me to the dance later!] Naru said to herself, walking away.
"Hey Seta...what's up?" Keitaro asked.
"Well...it's about the upcoming winter break..." Seta started. "and I would like to ask you a favor."
**
"Where is Keitaro?" Naru asked herself. It was after school and she was sitting on a beach outside. Just then, someone blocked her sun. "Keitaro?" Naru asked.
"O sorry...are you expecting Keitaro Naru?" Ari asked, getting out of the way. She took a seat next to her.
"Yeah...I wanted...o nevermind..." Naru said to her.
"Aw come on! Tell me! We're friends aren't we? You can tell me anything!" Ari said.
"Well why don't you tell me about you and Ryo!" Naru shot at her. "Are you two really together secretly?"
"Heh, of course not!"
"Don't hide it behind a laugh! I want to know the real history between you two!" Naru said to her.
"Ok! Ok! Don't get your panties up in a bunch..." Ari teased her. "If you really want to know the whole story...then listen up. Me and Ryo are best friends from kinder to now. And knowing you, you would think that we are together, making out whenever, but your wrong. Ever since kinder, we helped each other whenever we can. And over the years together, we have learned everything about each other. I know what shoe size he wears, how many line of clothing he has, the total length of is house to mine, all of his crushes, all of his secrets, you name it, I know it."
"Wow, now that is a tight relationship."
"Yes, and one day, we even tried to become a couple." Ari said.
"What happened?"
"...we couldn't do it. We knew each other so well that we couldn't date each other..."
"Why is that?"
"Just think about it Naru, if you know someone so well, wouldn't you think you were dating your own sibling or something? That's now I saw him...a brother, a brother that I never had. Someone to talk to. Someone to discuss problems to. And he saw me that way too. So we agreed not to look at each other as friends, but as brother and sister...it lasted from high school up to now."
**
"That's the whole story Keitaro..." Ryo said to him, standing in the hall ways.
"Wow, a friendship that last threw the ages. Even to the point where you two are brother and sister...I have never heard of such a story until now..."
"Heh, I'll take that as a complement..." Ryo started. "So with that said, I think that should clear the air around us right?"
"Yeah..."
"But enough about me...tell me about you and Naru. I'm quite interested on how you are behaving around her."
"Er...I, I see her as a friend." Keitaro lied.
"Cut the crap Keitaro, I know when someone is lying. I can read anyone's mind like a book, after all, I did befriend Ari and she has to be the hardest to read. You like Ms. Narusegawa. Nay, you love her don't you!"
"Ok! You got me...I do..."
"So why don't you tell her?"
"I did...many times..." Keitaro said, looking out through the window. "But I always think it falls onto deaf ears...and I always think..."
"That she doesn't feel the same why with you? Yeah, let me tell you, you aren't the first. But you know, if you really need dating tips...i'll give you one. Make a move. If you really want to find out where you are in her heart, you need to remind her where she is in yours."
Keitaro was silent.
"Just think about what I just said..." Ryo said to him.
"Hey, thanks for the advice..."
"No problem...It's almost my life to help others...I'll see you tomorrow..." Ryo said, walking off.
"Ah, there you are Keitaro... I thought by now you would have gone home..." Seta said, coming out of no where.
"Hey Seta..." Keitaro greeted. "I was thinking...about your offer...is it still possible if I can go to the winter ball?"
**
"What a night...slept like a log..." Naru said, waking up on a Sunday. "I wonder if that idiot is still asleep..."
Naru walked over to the hole and lifted the plank of wood.
"Dork! You awake!" Naru screamed but no one was there. She jumped down to his room and looked around. "Guess he left early..." Naru continued to look around when a envelope caught her eye. It was addressed to her. She picked it up and read the letter.
Naru,
To make things short, sweet and to the point, would you like to go to the winter ball? The ticket is already been paid for if you do...
~Keitaro
Naru looked at the attachment and saw a ticket. "Heh, sure...why not..." She read on.
PS. There is something I need to talk to you about...please come to the fountain at 3:00...
End of chapter 7 (1)
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Ok...I think this is a good place to put my "About the author" page
Name: heh, no, to personal info to hand out
Age:14
Sex:M
Location: USA, cali, San Jose
Nationality: Flipino-American
Favorite Color: White is cool, and blue also
AIM: ElementalSage
When did I start writing?: Hmm, about 3-4 years ago...
When is the next chapter up?: I'll get it up asap...i'm really busy...
