Love Hina
Ever After
By: Belldandy'sKeiichi
Note: [any text in here is a thought text]
Author's Time: A lot of problems are happening in ff.n nowadays huh...well, here is the next chapter, enjoy! *eats a frozen pop-tart* Hey...these are pretty good...listen' to thee Yeti...
Disclaimer: You know the drill, I own Love Hina...
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[I....I failed...but...how?] Shinobu thought, walking away.
"Hey! Shinobu! Wait up!" Kai called but was held back by someone.
"Don't follow her Kai....she needs time to think..." the person said. "Besides, don't you have to do something Kai?"
**
"Where is Shinobu...by now she should be home saying that she passed..." Naru said, holding Keli.
"Do you think she failed?" Mutsumi said, worried.
"No way...she studied for this test since high school, there is no way she could have failed." Kitsune said to them as they waited. Naru cleared her throat.
"Excuse me...but I studied since high school and I didn't make it in on the first try..." Naru said, glaring at Kitsune.
"Um...heh, aside from your experience that is..." Naru let out a sigh.
"But still, I wonder where Shinobu can be...and where is Keitaro?"
Chapter 2: Touring Japan
"I can't believe I failed...I worked so hard studying with everyone that I thought I could easily pass this..." Shinobu said to herself, leaning against a rail and looking out at the sea. She was at the pier, watching the ships roll in and out, trying to figure out what to do.
"I can't go back to the Hinata Inn now...they'll all know what happened. All their hard work, long hours of studying will go down the drain...arg! I'm such an idiot!" Shinobu cried.
"Well, I can't say your and idiot...you're very smart Shinobu..." a voice called. She turned to her right and saw Keitaro looking out at the sea.
"Sempai! I'm sooooo sorry!" She said, quickly running but she was caught by Keitaro.
"Whoa there Shinobu, calm down will you." Keitaro said to her.
"How can I? I failed! I wasted your time and Naru's time also! I knew something like this would happen to me..." Shinobu said, crying.
"There there, calm down. Remember me, I failed three times in a row and didn't get into school until I was 22 years old." Keitaro said to comfort her.
"Heh, you're right..." Shinobu said, sniffling. "But how did you find me?"
"Well, to tell you the truth, this is where I went to when I first failed the entrance exam." Keitaro said, looking back at the sea.
"Really?" Shinobu asked.
"Yeah, when I didn't see my name on the wall, I was crushed. I thought that I wasn't smart enough to go there. Heh, you know, if it weren't my promise stirring me here, I would have given up and never met you or the other boarders in that matter. Now I'm glad I didn't give up, and you shouldn't give up either..." Keitaro said to her.
"Thanks for your support Sempai...but what am I going to do now? I have a whole year of studying to go, plus I have to tell my parents that I didn't make it...and there is that issue going back to the Hinata Inn telling them I failed..." Shinobu continued on. Just then, a suitcase was dropped in front of her.
"Sounds like you have a lot of sorting out to do. How about you take a relaxation trip to organize yourself." Keitaro said.
"Me? What? A trip by myself?" Shinobu said in confusion.
"A trip is always good to sort out your thoughts. And don't feel alone, I'm coming also." Keitaro said, taking out his suitcase.
"Why? You have a lot of things to sort out also?" She asked.
"Actually, no..I just want to get away from the Hinata Inn for awhile. And between you and me, you don't know what it's like sleeping next to someone that punches in their sleep." He said, winking as her. She laughed and they headed for the train station.
"Hey Keitaro, what about the others? How will they know?"
"Don't worry about it; I'll drop them a line later. O yeah, that reminds me, we'll be having another guest come with us." He said to her.
"Really? Anyone I know?"
**
To the Hinata boarders....
What's up you guys? I'm here with Shinobu and we are going to take a trip to Kyoto. Unfortunately she failed to get in and we're going to take this trip to get her settled down so don't worry about us! We'll be back in a week or so...anywho...
~Keitaro
Naru was furious and crushed the fax that Keitaro sent.
"I'm going after them..." Naru said, walking to her room. "Naru! Wait! Why are you going after them? Shinobu needs to think things over!" Motoko said to her.
"Maybe she thinks that something's going to happen to her hubby with a nearly eighteen year old girl..." Kitsune teased.
"Ew fox eyes, that's really disgusting..." Sarah told her. They saw Naru run down the stairs and into the living room.
"There is no way that he's going to let me take care of Keli for a whole week..." She said, carrying Keli.
"Naru! Wait!" Kitsune called, but she was long gone.
"I'll never understand those two...come on you guys! Road trip!"
**
"Well, he should be here any minute..." Keitaro said, looking at his watch.
"You know Sempai...you still didn't tell me who was going to join us." Shinobu said to him.
"Ah, there he is..." Keitaro said, waving his head. Shinobu turned around and saw Kai walking towards him with a suitcase.
"Kai! What are you doing here! It doesn't make any sense why you're....o no..." She said, covering her mouth.
"Yeah...failed..." He said, scratching his head. There was a brief moment of silence.
"O come on you guys, this is a trip! Cheer up!" Keitaro said, breaking the silence.
"Yeah, you're right...hey, isn't that our train?" Kai pointed at the train that was about to leave.
"O no! Quickly! Run! Go go go!" Keitaro called, running to the train. They manage to jump in before the doors close.
"Man...that was a close one..." Keitaro said, breathing hard.
"You're telling me..." Kai said, also breathing hard. They walked over to their seats and sat down.
"I'll be right back you guys, just make yourselves comfortable..." Keitaro said, walking off.
On another cart on the same train....
"Whew...manage to get the train for Kyoto before it left..." Naru said, fanning herself with her hat. Little Keli sat next to her, shaking a magazine around.
"Aww...come here Keli..." Naru said picking her up. She placed her on her lap and took out her diary. She opened the book up to the next clean page and placed a picture of Keitaro and herself in front of a waterfall as her bookmark.
[Ahh...I remember when this picture was taken. It was on our honeymoon when we decided to tour around Japan. And then he fell over the guard rail and went straight down to the lake below...] She smiled.
"Dada!" Keli called, pointing at Keitaro.
"Yes Keli, that's your clumsy dad." Naru said to her.
"Moo!" Keli playfully yelled, pointing at Naru in the picture.
"What?" Naru looked at her confused.
"No no no sweetie, that's mommy."
"Moo!"
"No Keli, mommy~"
"Moo!" A sweet drop appeared on Naru's head. "Well, she might have inherited daddy's brains, but she did get mommy's good looks." Naru said, smiling at her.
**
"So you failed also?" Shinobu asked as they sat together in the train. "Yeah, I can't figure out what went wrong. I could have sworn that I would have made it..." Kai said to her.
"I could have sworn I made it also...what are your reasons to get in?" She asked.
"My reasons to get in? Well, for starters, the education. But the main reason is because my fore fathers went there and I thought I would continue the tradition...." Kai trailed off and paused from a moment. "So why are you aiming for Tokyo U?"
"Me? Well, let's just say that someone inspired me to go there when I was in middle school." Shinobu said to him.
"An inspiration? Like, a crush?" He asked.
"Well, I guess you can say that..." Shinobu said, blushing.
"Heh, well, I'm going to try again next year...what are your plans going to be?" Kai asked her.
"Me? I'm going to apply also. Hey! Why don't we help each other out. You know, like form a study group."
"That's a great idea! After this trip, we can hit the books and prepare ourselves!" They agreed as Keitaro watched in the back.
"Well, it seems that they are going to be just fine..." Keitaro said to himself.
**
"Ahh...I haven't been to this hotel since I was a ronin..." Keitaro said to himself as he laid in the hot spring. It was about eight thirty and there was a full moon out tonight. Shinobu and Kai both went out to look around Kyoto and Keitaro was the only person in the mixed bath spring. Or at lease that's what he thought...
"Hmm...I wonder what the other guys are doing back home..." Keitaro said to himself and he placed a towel on his forehead.
"Well maybe you would know if you were there in the first place!" Naru yelled, standing at the entrance.
"Naru! What are you doing here!" Keitaro asked, backing away.
"Don't give me that! You think you can just take a trip with Shinobu all of a sudden and not tell us before hand! How could you! I'm your wife! You can't just leave me there! And you have a daughter to take care of! Don't you care about her?!" Naru yelled at him.
"Whoa! Calm down Naru! Of course I care about Keli and you. I just thought that bringing Shinobu here would clear her mind from all stress and get to think things out. We were like that once. ...Don't you remember? We were in the same boat as them when we were applying for Tokyo U." He said to her.
"I remember..." Naru said in a low voice. She took a seat next to her husband.
"I remember that night. It was about this time of day. The moon was out and we were on each other's nerves. We hated each other, made fun of each other, and knocked each other around."
"Heh, yeah, and remember later that night. The manager came to us and gave us a honeymoon suite because she thought we were lovers?" Keitaro said to her as they laughed together. There was a moment of silence and they both looked at each other with red faces.
"A lot has happened between the two of us now...and our one year anniversary is coming up....so I though we could share it away from the Hinata Inn this year, you know, to make it really special." Naru said, kissing him on the lips. "How about we have our anniversary early this year..." Naru asked, as she placed her arms around Keitaro and kissed him again. Keitaro got up and started to head for the door.
"I think you should wait..." He said to her. "...because I'm planning something really special this year." Naru looked at him strangely. "And besides Naru, this is only the first day of the trip..."
To Be Continued...
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Yes, Keitaro turned down sex for all you people that couldn't understand that part. Ooops, this is the preview section... *ahem* The vacation is on their way as Keitaro, Naru, Shinobu and Kai head off to the beach next. Things start to heat up between Keitaro and Naru and surprisingly, between Kai and Shinobu as well. Friends, Love, and a whole lot of sun next time, Chapter 2: Touring Japan (2)!
Ever After
By: Belldandy'sKeiichi
Note: [any text in here is a thought text]
Author's Time: A lot of problems are happening in ff.n nowadays huh...well, here is the next chapter, enjoy! *eats a frozen pop-tart* Hey...these are pretty good...listen' to thee Yeti...
Disclaimer: You know the drill, I own Love Hina...
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[I....I failed...but...how?] Shinobu thought, walking away.
"Hey! Shinobu! Wait up!" Kai called but was held back by someone.
"Don't follow her Kai....she needs time to think..." the person said. "Besides, don't you have to do something Kai?"
**
"Where is Shinobu...by now she should be home saying that she passed..." Naru said, holding Keli.
"Do you think she failed?" Mutsumi said, worried.
"No way...she studied for this test since high school, there is no way she could have failed." Kitsune said to them as they waited. Naru cleared her throat.
"Excuse me...but I studied since high school and I didn't make it in on the first try..." Naru said, glaring at Kitsune.
"Um...heh, aside from your experience that is..." Naru let out a sigh.
"But still, I wonder where Shinobu can be...and where is Keitaro?"
Chapter 2: Touring Japan
"I can't believe I failed...I worked so hard studying with everyone that I thought I could easily pass this..." Shinobu said to herself, leaning against a rail and looking out at the sea. She was at the pier, watching the ships roll in and out, trying to figure out what to do.
"I can't go back to the Hinata Inn now...they'll all know what happened. All their hard work, long hours of studying will go down the drain...arg! I'm such an idiot!" Shinobu cried.
"Well, I can't say your and idiot...you're very smart Shinobu..." a voice called. She turned to her right and saw Keitaro looking out at the sea.
"Sempai! I'm sooooo sorry!" She said, quickly running but she was caught by Keitaro.
"Whoa there Shinobu, calm down will you." Keitaro said to her.
"How can I? I failed! I wasted your time and Naru's time also! I knew something like this would happen to me..." Shinobu said, crying.
"There there, calm down. Remember me, I failed three times in a row and didn't get into school until I was 22 years old." Keitaro said to comfort her.
"Heh, you're right..." Shinobu said, sniffling. "But how did you find me?"
"Well, to tell you the truth, this is where I went to when I first failed the entrance exam." Keitaro said, looking back at the sea.
"Really?" Shinobu asked.
"Yeah, when I didn't see my name on the wall, I was crushed. I thought that I wasn't smart enough to go there. Heh, you know, if it weren't my promise stirring me here, I would have given up and never met you or the other boarders in that matter. Now I'm glad I didn't give up, and you shouldn't give up either..." Keitaro said to her.
"Thanks for your support Sempai...but what am I going to do now? I have a whole year of studying to go, plus I have to tell my parents that I didn't make it...and there is that issue going back to the Hinata Inn telling them I failed..." Shinobu continued on. Just then, a suitcase was dropped in front of her.
"Sounds like you have a lot of sorting out to do. How about you take a relaxation trip to organize yourself." Keitaro said.
"Me? What? A trip by myself?" Shinobu said in confusion.
"A trip is always good to sort out your thoughts. And don't feel alone, I'm coming also." Keitaro said, taking out his suitcase.
"Why? You have a lot of things to sort out also?" She asked.
"Actually, no..I just want to get away from the Hinata Inn for awhile. And between you and me, you don't know what it's like sleeping next to someone that punches in their sleep." He said, winking as her. She laughed and they headed for the train station.
"Hey Keitaro, what about the others? How will they know?"
"Don't worry about it; I'll drop them a line later. O yeah, that reminds me, we'll be having another guest come with us." He said to her.
"Really? Anyone I know?"
**
To the Hinata boarders....
What's up you guys? I'm here with Shinobu and we are going to take a trip to Kyoto. Unfortunately she failed to get in and we're going to take this trip to get her settled down so don't worry about us! We'll be back in a week or so...anywho...
~Keitaro
Naru was furious and crushed the fax that Keitaro sent.
"I'm going after them..." Naru said, walking to her room. "Naru! Wait! Why are you going after them? Shinobu needs to think things over!" Motoko said to her.
"Maybe she thinks that something's going to happen to her hubby with a nearly eighteen year old girl..." Kitsune teased.
"Ew fox eyes, that's really disgusting..." Sarah told her. They saw Naru run down the stairs and into the living room.
"There is no way that he's going to let me take care of Keli for a whole week..." She said, carrying Keli.
"Naru! Wait!" Kitsune called, but she was long gone.
"I'll never understand those two...come on you guys! Road trip!"
**
"Well, he should be here any minute..." Keitaro said, looking at his watch.
"You know Sempai...you still didn't tell me who was going to join us." Shinobu said to him.
"Ah, there he is..." Keitaro said, waving his head. Shinobu turned around and saw Kai walking towards him with a suitcase.
"Kai! What are you doing here! It doesn't make any sense why you're....o no..." She said, covering her mouth.
"Yeah...failed..." He said, scratching his head. There was a brief moment of silence.
"O come on you guys, this is a trip! Cheer up!" Keitaro said, breaking the silence.
"Yeah, you're right...hey, isn't that our train?" Kai pointed at the train that was about to leave.
"O no! Quickly! Run! Go go go!" Keitaro called, running to the train. They manage to jump in before the doors close.
"Man...that was a close one..." Keitaro said, breathing hard.
"You're telling me..." Kai said, also breathing hard. They walked over to their seats and sat down.
"I'll be right back you guys, just make yourselves comfortable..." Keitaro said, walking off.
On another cart on the same train....
"Whew...manage to get the train for Kyoto before it left..." Naru said, fanning herself with her hat. Little Keli sat next to her, shaking a magazine around.
"Aww...come here Keli..." Naru said picking her up. She placed her on her lap and took out her diary. She opened the book up to the next clean page and placed a picture of Keitaro and herself in front of a waterfall as her bookmark.
[Ahh...I remember when this picture was taken. It was on our honeymoon when we decided to tour around Japan. And then he fell over the guard rail and went straight down to the lake below...] She smiled.
"Dada!" Keli called, pointing at Keitaro.
"Yes Keli, that's your clumsy dad." Naru said to her.
"Moo!" Keli playfully yelled, pointing at Naru in the picture.
"What?" Naru looked at her confused.
"No no no sweetie, that's mommy."
"Moo!"
"No Keli, mommy~"
"Moo!" A sweet drop appeared on Naru's head. "Well, she might have inherited daddy's brains, but she did get mommy's good looks." Naru said, smiling at her.
**
"So you failed also?" Shinobu asked as they sat together in the train. "Yeah, I can't figure out what went wrong. I could have sworn that I would have made it..." Kai said to her.
"I could have sworn I made it also...what are your reasons to get in?" She asked.
"My reasons to get in? Well, for starters, the education. But the main reason is because my fore fathers went there and I thought I would continue the tradition...." Kai trailed off and paused from a moment. "So why are you aiming for Tokyo U?"
"Me? Well, let's just say that someone inspired me to go there when I was in middle school." Shinobu said to him.
"An inspiration? Like, a crush?" He asked.
"Well, I guess you can say that..." Shinobu said, blushing.
"Heh, well, I'm going to try again next year...what are your plans going to be?" Kai asked her.
"Me? I'm going to apply also. Hey! Why don't we help each other out. You know, like form a study group."
"That's a great idea! After this trip, we can hit the books and prepare ourselves!" They agreed as Keitaro watched in the back.
"Well, it seems that they are going to be just fine..." Keitaro said to himself.
**
"Ahh...I haven't been to this hotel since I was a ronin..." Keitaro said to himself as he laid in the hot spring. It was about eight thirty and there was a full moon out tonight. Shinobu and Kai both went out to look around Kyoto and Keitaro was the only person in the mixed bath spring. Or at lease that's what he thought...
"Hmm...I wonder what the other guys are doing back home..." Keitaro said to himself and he placed a towel on his forehead.
"Well maybe you would know if you were there in the first place!" Naru yelled, standing at the entrance.
"Naru! What are you doing here!" Keitaro asked, backing away.
"Don't give me that! You think you can just take a trip with Shinobu all of a sudden and not tell us before hand! How could you! I'm your wife! You can't just leave me there! And you have a daughter to take care of! Don't you care about her?!" Naru yelled at him.
"Whoa! Calm down Naru! Of course I care about Keli and you. I just thought that bringing Shinobu here would clear her mind from all stress and get to think things out. We were like that once. ...Don't you remember? We were in the same boat as them when we were applying for Tokyo U." He said to her.
"I remember..." Naru said in a low voice. She took a seat next to her husband.
"I remember that night. It was about this time of day. The moon was out and we were on each other's nerves. We hated each other, made fun of each other, and knocked each other around."
"Heh, yeah, and remember later that night. The manager came to us and gave us a honeymoon suite because she thought we were lovers?" Keitaro said to her as they laughed together. There was a moment of silence and they both looked at each other with red faces.
"A lot has happened between the two of us now...and our one year anniversary is coming up....so I though we could share it away from the Hinata Inn this year, you know, to make it really special." Naru said, kissing him on the lips. "How about we have our anniversary early this year..." Naru asked, as she placed her arms around Keitaro and kissed him again. Keitaro got up and started to head for the door.
"I think you should wait..." He said to her. "...because I'm planning something really special this year." Naru looked at him strangely. "And besides Naru, this is only the first day of the trip..."
To Be Continued...
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Yes, Keitaro turned down sex for all you people that couldn't understand that part. Ooops, this is the preview section... *ahem* The vacation is on their way as Keitaro, Naru, Shinobu and Kai head off to the beach next. Things start to heat up between Keitaro and Naru and surprisingly, between Kai and Shinobu as well. Friends, Love, and a whole lot of sun next time, Chapter 2: Touring Japan (2)!