Love Hina
Ever After
By: Belldandy'sKeiichi
Note: [any text in here is a thought text]
Author's Time: Update time! Man I miss school! There is nothing better to do on your free period than sitting under a tree, drinking a two liter bottle of coke. Ahh...but down to business! SORRY for the delay! I wasn't home to upload this chapter on time...sorry!
Shout Outs!: Now like I said in Chapter 13, whoever guessed where I go that idea from, or close to it, I'll mention them in the next chapter. And the person that was the closest was... Heatnix! You were the closest! That's where I got the idea, where I used it before was in my story "The Waves of Love", the last chapter. O hell, I'll give a shout out to all you people that actually guessed, NachoManLace, LighthawkKnight, this is for you guys!
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Keitaro slowly opened his eyes and looked besides him hoping to see a sleeping Naru but when he checked, she wasn't there.
"Naru!?" He said, looking around. It's was one thirty and Naru wasn't in sight. Keitaro got up and walked out of the room and looked in each room for Naru. "Naru! Naru! Where did you go!?" He said as he walked downstairs. As he reached the living room, everyone was out like a light, sleeping on the floor. He noticed that the front door was opened so he ran outside. There, Naru stood outside, wearing a coat and looked away from the Hinata Inn. Keitaro rushed up to her and stood a couple of feet away from here. "Naru! I've been looking everywhere for you. Now come on and go back inside, it's cold out here!" He said to her but Naru didn't budge.
"Keitaro...just about twenty years ago, we were little and playing in the sand box down at the park. As I think back, I remembered how happy we were back then. We made a promise that someday we would see each other again at Tokyo U and live happily ever after. As kids, we both were driven by a promise of love and that someday we will be reunited...even though we forgot who we promised to over the years. Five year ago, you came to the Hinata House, hoping you could study here and get into Tokyo U once more...and as a result; you inherit the Dormitory and became part of our family. We've been together ever since, seeing through hard times together and at time when we got on each other's nerves but never the less, we were there for you. And in three years, we got married and have a wonderful daughter and soon, another member to join our big family...."
"Huh? What do you mean Naru?"
"Keitaro...I'm pregnant..." Naru said, turning around with tears of happiness rolling down her cheeks.
Chapter 14: Exams and Love
"I'm pregnant Keitaro..." She said, rushing up to him. Keitaro opened his arms and embraced her tightly.
"I don't believe it! We're going to have another child?" He asked her as Naru slowly nodded her head. Keitaro and Naru both ran to the Hinata Inn and literally kicked the door open.
"Guess what you guys! I'm going to be a father of a....ack!" Keitaro suddenly said, falling over as his speech fell on deaf, sleeping ears.
"Um...Keitaro...I think they're out cold..." She said, poking Kitsune.
"Well, I guess they can wait for the good news right? Come on Naru, I want to see the test, I want to see it for myself." He said running ahead of Naru. Keitaro slid the door to his room open and looked around. In the trash, he found the pregnancy test and took a look at it. "It's true! I am going to be a father to another child." He said happily.
"Um...Keitaro? Mine's right here." Naru said, holding another in her hand. Keitaro looked at the one he's holding, and then back at the one Naru's holding.
"Whoa! Wait a minute! If that one's yours! Then who's is this one!" He yelled, holding up the one he has. They both looked at the pregnancy test Keitaro was holding a looked at each other.
"Whoever this is..."
"...she's also pregnant..."
**
"We did a good job if I do say so myself..." Stan said, throwing away empty boxes that once held fireworks. Kate picked up a box and also threw it away.
"So...with that out of the way, what are we going to do about...you know..." She said to him as he sat down.
"Me and Kai will head down to the station and try again. I know things are going to turn ugly, but we are close. I'm not going to break my promise to Kai so many years ago..."
**
It was about three in the morning and Keitaro and Naru were still up.
"Ok...we need to look at this thing rationally...I mean, who could possibly have an affair and had kept it a secret from us for all these years?" Naru asked Keitaro as he walked back and forth.
"Shinobu?" Keitaro asked.
"No, she's to into her studies to worry about love now... and besides, that's just sick..." Naru said.
"Motoko?" Was his second guess. "Hmm...There was that guy that she's been eyeing on...but I really don't think so..." She said.
"Kitsune?" They looked at each other.
"Nah..." They both said, going back to thinking mood.
"Well...there is always Mutsumi..." He said to her as Naru's head shot up. Keitaro turned at looked at her.
"No way...do you really think that Mutsumi could..." Keitaro started.
"...but think about it. Normally she's with Haruka...but what does she go on her free time?" Naru asked him. Keitaro thought about it.
"Hmm...Now that you mention it...she is attractive enough to get a guy, plus she has the biggest set of tits I've ever seen..." He said, but then punched through the wall.
"Focus you jack ass! That's not the kind of thing you say in front of your wife!" She yelled at him. Keitaro pulled himself up and walked back to Naru.
"Well then, what should we do about it?" He asked her.
"We should wait...we need to see if she's showing the 'signs'." Naru said to him as he nodded in agreement.
**
"Morning everyone!" Keitaro called as he and Naru walking into a kitchen full of people.
"Good morning Sempai, breakfast's up." Shinobu called as they took a seat.
"Man! Last night was wild! And that firework display was awesome!" Kitsune said to them as Kate and Kai looked at each other.
"Ah...good morning everyone!" Mutsumi said walking in. Naru and Keitaro both stopped eating and shot a glance at her.
"Good morning Mutsumi, want some breakfast?" Shinobu asked.
"No thanks Shinobu, I just had a whole gallon of ice cream this morning..." She said as everyone looked at her with a sweat drop on their heads. Keitaro and Naru looked at each other, thinking the same thing.
"Um...girl? I don't think ice cream in the morning is good for you..." Kitsune said, returning back to her breakfast.
"So Kai...what are you..." Kate whispered to him.
"...going out again. Jobs not done yet..." He said to her, getting up.
"Kai? Where are you going?" Shinobu asked him.
"Um...just going out for a walk..." He said, leaving the kitchen.
"Er...um, Mutsumi? Can me and Naru talk to you alone for a minute?" Keitaro asked her, getting up also. "Sure Kei-kun." She said, happily.
**
[She does look pale... could she really...] Keitaro thought.
"So Mutsumi, whatcha been up to nowadays?" Naru asked the first question.
"O nothing much, just working at the café is all..." She said to her, not the answer Naru was looking for.
"Um...ok, what about after work?" Naru asked.
"Well, recently I've been going to a club that's down the street..." She said. Suddenly, a flash of insight just hit Keitaro and Naru.
[O no! Mutsumi is...must be...] Naru thought but then Keitaro took out the pregnancy test and held it out to Mutsumi.
"Is this yours!" He suddenly blurted out. Keitaro got strangled by Naru.
"Damn you Keitaro! We were supposed to interrogate her before we show the goods!" She yelled at him.
"I forgot!" Keitaro choked. Mutsumi picked up the pregnancy test that Keitaro dropped and instantly turned red. Keitaro and Naru stopped killing each other and looked at Mutsumi. "Mutsumi? ...is it yours?" Naru asked her.
"O me! O my! I...I need to tell the others!" She said, running out the door. K and N just watched as Mutsumi ran out.
"I don't believe it...Mutsumi is..." Keitaro said as Naru was left speechless.
"Well, at lease we're not the only couple that's going to have a baby..." Keitaro said aloud.
"What! Naru's pregnant again!" Kitsune yelled as Keitaro and Naru turned around to see everyone around them.
"Um...I think this is a good time to explain to them Naru..." Keitaro said to her.
"Me?! Why don't you tell them?"
**
"Hey Shinobu? Can I come in?" Keitaro called from her door.
"Sure thing Sempai!" She said as he continued to study. Keitaro walked in with some tea and placed a cup next to her.
"So, center exams are tomorrow and I was wondering...are you nervous?" He asked her. Shinobu turned her head and smiled at him.
"Of course not. I mean, I've been studying since summer, I know I'm going to ace this center exam..." She said with confidence as she picked up her cup of tea. At the instant, she dropped the cup of tea and they looked at each other.
"You know Shinobu, confidence is one thing, but how you really feel is another thing..." He said to her.
"Arg! Your right! I'm a nervous as hell! I mean, what if I don't pass this! What if I fail again!" She screamed, holding her head.
"Whoa there Shinobu, you have to think positive in order to get through this..." He said, trying to calm her down. "But Sempai, if I fail again..."
"Hey hey hey, don't worry about it. I know you can pass. I have the utter must confidence in you. You've got to look at the positive sides of this. I mean, right now, I was suppose help Naru clean the hot spring today since she's pregnant and all...and I know that I'm going to get hit for it and land in that tree right there...but it really doesn't bother me because I know that I'm helping you get ready for your exam..." He said to her.
"KEITARO!!!" Naru's voice called.
"O crap...right on time...um...good luck on your exam Shinobu!" He said walking out of her room. Shinobu smiled and turned around. Below her she could hear Keitaro and Naru talking and suddenly, Keitaro flew right out of the Hinata Inn and landed on the tree that he pointed out.
"Heh, thanks a lot Sempai..." She said to herself and she continued to study.
**
Center Examination...time: 2:39 pm.
[This classroom is exactly where I took my entrance exam last year...] She thought to herself as she sat down. There, she looked at the table and noticed writing saying to calm down. [O my god, it's Keitaro's writing! Heh, Looks like he was also nervous when he was taking the exam...] She laughed. [Ok...a lot is riding on this exam...if I can pass this hurdle, then there's nothing that I can't do!] She thought.
"Hey Shinobu! I didn't know you where in the same room as me..." Kai said suddenly, sitting next to her.
"Ack! Kai! What are you...we're in the same class?!" She said, surprised.
"Heh, yeah. Strange turn of events huh?" He said to her smiling. Shinobu looked away, knowing her face was beat red.
"Um...yeah! What a ...strange turn of events..." She said, letting out a quick laugh. [O no o no o no! I'm getting that feeling again...the same feeling I felt back then almost a year ago...] She said as the test was handed out.
"Hey, good luck Shinobu." Kai said to her.
"Yeah...good luck..." She said back.
**
It was a sunny day and the birds were singing. It was about five in the afternoon and the center examinations are complete. In the park, a girl was burying her head in her arms and crying softly. "I...I failed..." Shinobu said, continuing to cry. "I did it again...throughout the test...the only person I was thinking about was Kai. And thinking about what we'll do together when we get in...I couldn't control myself!" She yelled as people walked past her. "I don't believe it...I couldn't even pass the first test!" She yelled. Just then, the light posts turned on and she knew that it was really late. "O great...now the other's are going to be worried about me...like I killed myself or something...I better go call them up and tell them I'm fine..." She said, getting up and walking out of the park.
~At the Hinata Inn~
"So? How did you do Bell?" Kai asked her as they both sat down together. Bell dropped her pencil and looked at her results.
"Eh...five hundred eighty-nine..." She said. "But the score was out of six hundred!" He said to her.
"Well? What about you Mr. macho? What's your score?" She asked him.
"O...me? Five hundred six...but that's not the point..." He said.
"So we are in...Next test is the real thing...wait a tick...where is Shinobu?" Bell suddenly asked him. Just then, the phone rang and Bell instantly picked it up.
"Hello?" She said.
"Hello? Kate? Is that you?" Shinobu's voice answered.
"Hey there Shinobu! What's up girl? How come you didn't come home after the exam?" Kate asked her.
"Um...well, I took a detour and I kinda lost track of time. Listen; tell the others that I'll be a little late going home today ok?" Shionbu asked her.
"Don't sweat it..."
"Ok, bye!" Click! Kate put the receiver down and looked at Kai.
"I don't think she passed..." Bell said to him. "Well, she wouldn't know if she didn't check her score...do you know where she is?" Kai asked her.
"Well, in the background, I could have sworn that there was music in the background...something about getting low...but that's all I heard." Kate said to him as he got his jacket.
"Thanks a lot Kate, I'm going out." He said walking out the door.
**
Shionbu let out a sigh as she placed her head against the bar table. Behind her, the music was blasting and everyone was dancing.
"I just had to go here and use their phone..." She said, looking at her drink.
"Heh, I didn't think you were the type of girl that would come to a place like this..." Kai's voice called behind her. Shinobu quickly turned around to see him smiling at her.
"Ack! Kai! I um... was about to leave!" She said, running out but was held back by Kai.
"Whoa there cowboy, you ain't going anywhere until you tell me why you are here in what was your score." He said to her, right to the point.
"I'm here because I had to use there phone and I know I did bad on the center exams!" She yelled at him.
"O come on Shinobu, did you even check your score? How would you know that you failed? The only way you can be sure is if you check your score." He said to her, pulling her down to a table. Shinobu handed him her papers and he looked at it carefully.
"Bad aren't they..." She said as Kai continued to look at her exam.
"What the...you got this right...and this one too, hey! You even got the one I missed..." He said aloud. Shinobu got up and looked at her own paper.
"No way! Let me see." She said and they both looked at her test.
"What the hell! You did better than me!!!" Kai yelled, throwing up her paper. Shinobu caught it and smiled.
"Wow...whatcha know? I did do it!" She said happily.
"Great, here I was, ready to help you, thinking that you fail and now look, you did better than me on that dumb thing...well, come on. We still have to get back..." He said getting up and about to walk out the door when Shinobu grabbed his arm.
"Hey, I just want to say...thanks." She said, walking ahead of him. Kai looked at her then back inside. This time, Kai held her arm back.
"What is it Kai?" She asked.
"Wanna dance?" He said, pulling her back in.
"But Kai! I...I don't know how to dance...and I..." She said but in an instant, she was leaning against Kai and they were both dancing together.
"Don't know how to dance? The way you're rocking you hips, I'd say that you're a professional." He whispered to her as she turned red. They continued to dance through the night.
**
Naru was sitting down in the doctor's office for her appointment with the doctor to see if she was really pregnant.
"Boy...I don't know why I'm nervous...but...for some reason, I'm really scared to see the doctor this time..." She said to herself, squeezing the magazine she was holding. The door to the examination room opened and two people walked out. Naru's eyes widen as she identified the two that just came out. One was the Doctor...and the other was Haruka.
"Well, I see I have another appointment that concerns babies..." the doctor said as he looked directly at Naru.
End of Chapter 14
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Almost done! Next week! The final chapter! The Tokyo U examinations is here and the trio has never been more ready for it...despite the fact that Shinobu and Kai have been going out more often than studying. And what's with Haruka lately? It seems that there are a lot of questions that need to be answered and the last chapter will answer them all next week! Chapter 15: Tokyo U or Bust!
Ever After
By: Belldandy'sKeiichi
Note: [any text in here is a thought text]
Author's Time: Update time! Man I miss school! There is nothing better to do on your free period than sitting under a tree, drinking a two liter bottle of coke. Ahh...but down to business! SORRY for the delay! I wasn't home to upload this chapter on time...sorry!
Shout Outs!: Now like I said in Chapter 13, whoever guessed where I go that idea from, or close to it, I'll mention them in the next chapter. And the person that was the closest was... Heatnix! You were the closest! That's where I got the idea, where I used it before was in my story "The Waves of Love", the last chapter. O hell, I'll give a shout out to all you people that actually guessed, NachoManLace, LighthawkKnight, this is for you guys!
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Keitaro slowly opened his eyes and looked besides him hoping to see a sleeping Naru but when he checked, she wasn't there.
"Naru!?" He said, looking around. It's was one thirty and Naru wasn't in sight. Keitaro got up and walked out of the room and looked in each room for Naru. "Naru! Naru! Where did you go!?" He said as he walked downstairs. As he reached the living room, everyone was out like a light, sleeping on the floor. He noticed that the front door was opened so he ran outside. There, Naru stood outside, wearing a coat and looked away from the Hinata Inn. Keitaro rushed up to her and stood a couple of feet away from here. "Naru! I've been looking everywhere for you. Now come on and go back inside, it's cold out here!" He said to her but Naru didn't budge.
"Keitaro...just about twenty years ago, we were little and playing in the sand box down at the park. As I think back, I remembered how happy we were back then. We made a promise that someday we would see each other again at Tokyo U and live happily ever after. As kids, we both were driven by a promise of love and that someday we will be reunited...even though we forgot who we promised to over the years. Five year ago, you came to the Hinata House, hoping you could study here and get into Tokyo U once more...and as a result; you inherit the Dormitory and became part of our family. We've been together ever since, seeing through hard times together and at time when we got on each other's nerves but never the less, we were there for you. And in three years, we got married and have a wonderful daughter and soon, another member to join our big family...."
"Huh? What do you mean Naru?"
"Keitaro...I'm pregnant..." Naru said, turning around with tears of happiness rolling down her cheeks.
Chapter 14: Exams and Love
"I'm pregnant Keitaro..." She said, rushing up to him. Keitaro opened his arms and embraced her tightly.
"I don't believe it! We're going to have another child?" He asked her as Naru slowly nodded her head. Keitaro and Naru both ran to the Hinata Inn and literally kicked the door open.
"Guess what you guys! I'm going to be a father of a....ack!" Keitaro suddenly said, falling over as his speech fell on deaf, sleeping ears.
"Um...Keitaro...I think they're out cold..." She said, poking Kitsune.
"Well, I guess they can wait for the good news right? Come on Naru, I want to see the test, I want to see it for myself." He said running ahead of Naru. Keitaro slid the door to his room open and looked around. In the trash, he found the pregnancy test and took a look at it. "It's true! I am going to be a father to another child." He said happily.
"Um...Keitaro? Mine's right here." Naru said, holding another in her hand. Keitaro looked at the one he's holding, and then back at the one Naru's holding.
"Whoa! Wait a minute! If that one's yours! Then who's is this one!" He yelled, holding up the one he has. They both looked at the pregnancy test Keitaro was holding a looked at each other.
"Whoever this is..."
"...she's also pregnant..."
**
"We did a good job if I do say so myself..." Stan said, throwing away empty boxes that once held fireworks. Kate picked up a box and also threw it away.
"So...with that out of the way, what are we going to do about...you know..." She said to him as he sat down.
"Me and Kai will head down to the station and try again. I know things are going to turn ugly, but we are close. I'm not going to break my promise to Kai so many years ago..."
**
It was about three in the morning and Keitaro and Naru were still up.
"Ok...we need to look at this thing rationally...I mean, who could possibly have an affair and had kept it a secret from us for all these years?" Naru asked Keitaro as he walked back and forth.
"Shinobu?" Keitaro asked.
"No, she's to into her studies to worry about love now... and besides, that's just sick..." Naru said.
"Motoko?" Was his second guess. "Hmm...There was that guy that she's been eyeing on...but I really don't think so..." She said.
"Kitsune?" They looked at each other.
"Nah..." They both said, going back to thinking mood.
"Well...there is always Mutsumi..." He said to her as Naru's head shot up. Keitaro turned at looked at her.
"No way...do you really think that Mutsumi could..." Keitaro started.
"...but think about it. Normally she's with Haruka...but what does she go on her free time?" Naru asked him. Keitaro thought about it.
"Hmm...Now that you mention it...she is attractive enough to get a guy, plus she has the biggest set of tits I've ever seen..." He said, but then punched through the wall.
"Focus you jack ass! That's not the kind of thing you say in front of your wife!" She yelled at him. Keitaro pulled himself up and walked back to Naru.
"Well then, what should we do about it?" He asked her.
"We should wait...we need to see if she's showing the 'signs'." Naru said to him as he nodded in agreement.
**
"Morning everyone!" Keitaro called as he and Naru walking into a kitchen full of people.
"Good morning Sempai, breakfast's up." Shinobu called as they took a seat.
"Man! Last night was wild! And that firework display was awesome!" Kitsune said to them as Kate and Kai looked at each other.
"Ah...good morning everyone!" Mutsumi said walking in. Naru and Keitaro both stopped eating and shot a glance at her.
"Good morning Mutsumi, want some breakfast?" Shinobu asked.
"No thanks Shinobu, I just had a whole gallon of ice cream this morning..." She said as everyone looked at her with a sweat drop on their heads. Keitaro and Naru looked at each other, thinking the same thing.
"Um...girl? I don't think ice cream in the morning is good for you..." Kitsune said, returning back to her breakfast.
"So Kai...what are you..." Kate whispered to him.
"...going out again. Jobs not done yet..." He said to her, getting up.
"Kai? Where are you going?" Shinobu asked him.
"Um...just going out for a walk..." He said, leaving the kitchen.
"Er...um, Mutsumi? Can me and Naru talk to you alone for a minute?" Keitaro asked her, getting up also. "Sure Kei-kun." She said, happily.
**
[She does look pale... could she really...] Keitaro thought.
"So Mutsumi, whatcha been up to nowadays?" Naru asked the first question.
"O nothing much, just working at the café is all..." She said to her, not the answer Naru was looking for.
"Um...ok, what about after work?" Naru asked.
"Well, recently I've been going to a club that's down the street..." She said. Suddenly, a flash of insight just hit Keitaro and Naru.
[O no! Mutsumi is...must be...] Naru thought but then Keitaro took out the pregnancy test and held it out to Mutsumi.
"Is this yours!" He suddenly blurted out. Keitaro got strangled by Naru.
"Damn you Keitaro! We were supposed to interrogate her before we show the goods!" She yelled at him.
"I forgot!" Keitaro choked. Mutsumi picked up the pregnancy test that Keitaro dropped and instantly turned red. Keitaro and Naru stopped killing each other and looked at Mutsumi. "Mutsumi? ...is it yours?" Naru asked her.
"O me! O my! I...I need to tell the others!" She said, running out the door. K and N just watched as Mutsumi ran out.
"I don't believe it...Mutsumi is..." Keitaro said as Naru was left speechless.
"Well, at lease we're not the only couple that's going to have a baby..." Keitaro said aloud.
"What! Naru's pregnant again!" Kitsune yelled as Keitaro and Naru turned around to see everyone around them.
"Um...I think this is a good time to explain to them Naru..." Keitaro said to her.
"Me?! Why don't you tell them?"
**
"Hey Shinobu? Can I come in?" Keitaro called from her door.
"Sure thing Sempai!" She said as he continued to study. Keitaro walked in with some tea and placed a cup next to her.
"So, center exams are tomorrow and I was wondering...are you nervous?" He asked her. Shinobu turned her head and smiled at him.
"Of course not. I mean, I've been studying since summer, I know I'm going to ace this center exam..." She said with confidence as she picked up her cup of tea. At the instant, she dropped the cup of tea and they looked at each other.
"You know Shinobu, confidence is one thing, but how you really feel is another thing..." He said to her.
"Arg! Your right! I'm a nervous as hell! I mean, what if I don't pass this! What if I fail again!" She screamed, holding her head.
"Whoa there Shinobu, you have to think positive in order to get through this..." He said, trying to calm her down. "But Sempai, if I fail again..."
"Hey hey hey, don't worry about it. I know you can pass. I have the utter must confidence in you. You've got to look at the positive sides of this. I mean, right now, I was suppose help Naru clean the hot spring today since she's pregnant and all...and I know that I'm going to get hit for it and land in that tree right there...but it really doesn't bother me because I know that I'm helping you get ready for your exam..." He said to her.
"KEITARO!!!" Naru's voice called.
"O crap...right on time...um...good luck on your exam Shinobu!" He said walking out of her room. Shinobu smiled and turned around. Below her she could hear Keitaro and Naru talking and suddenly, Keitaro flew right out of the Hinata Inn and landed on the tree that he pointed out.
"Heh, thanks a lot Sempai..." She said to herself and she continued to study.
**
Center Examination...time: 2:39 pm.
[This classroom is exactly where I took my entrance exam last year...] She thought to herself as she sat down. There, she looked at the table and noticed writing saying to calm down. [O my god, it's Keitaro's writing! Heh, Looks like he was also nervous when he was taking the exam...] She laughed. [Ok...a lot is riding on this exam...if I can pass this hurdle, then there's nothing that I can't do!] She thought.
"Hey Shinobu! I didn't know you where in the same room as me..." Kai said suddenly, sitting next to her.
"Ack! Kai! What are you...we're in the same class?!" She said, surprised.
"Heh, yeah. Strange turn of events huh?" He said to her smiling. Shinobu looked away, knowing her face was beat red.
"Um...yeah! What a ...strange turn of events..." She said, letting out a quick laugh. [O no o no o no! I'm getting that feeling again...the same feeling I felt back then almost a year ago...] She said as the test was handed out.
"Hey, good luck Shinobu." Kai said to her.
"Yeah...good luck..." She said back.
**
It was a sunny day and the birds were singing. It was about five in the afternoon and the center examinations are complete. In the park, a girl was burying her head in her arms and crying softly. "I...I failed..." Shinobu said, continuing to cry. "I did it again...throughout the test...the only person I was thinking about was Kai. And thinking about what we'll do together when we get in...I couldn't control myself!" She yelled as people walked past her. "I don't believe it...I couldn't even pass the first test!" She yelled. Just then, the light posts turned on and she knew that it was really late. "O great...now the other's are going to be worried about me...like I killed myself or something...I better go call them up and tell them I'm fine..." She said, getting up and walking out of the park.
~At the Hinata Inn~
"So? How did you do Bell?" Kai asked her as they both sat down together. Bell dropped her pencil and looked at her results.
"Eh...five hundred eighty-nine..." She said. "But the score was out of six hundred!" He said to her.
"Well? What about you Mr. macho? What's your score?" She asked him.
"O...me? Five hundred six...but that's not the point..." He said.
"So we are in...Next test is the real thing...wait a tick...where is Shinobu?" Bell suddenly asked him. Just then, the phone rang and Bell instantly picked it up.
"Hello?" She said.
"Hello? Kate? Is that you?" Shinobu's voice answered.
"Hey there Shinobu! What's up girl? How come you didn't come home after the exam?" Kate asked her.
"Um...well, I took a detour and I kinda lost track of time. Listen; tell the others that I'll be a little late going home today ok?" Shionbu asked her.
"Don't sweat it..."
"Ok, bye!" Click! Kate put the receiver down and looked at Kai.
"I don't think she passed..." Bell said to him. "Well, she wouldn't know if she didn't check her score...do you know where she is?" Kai asked her.
"Well, in the background, I could have sworn that there was music in the background...something about getting low...but that's all I heard." Kate said to him as he got his jacket.
"Thanks a lot Kate, I'm going out." He said walking out the door.
**
Shionbu let out a sigh as she placed her head against the bar table. Behind her, the music was blasting and everyone was dancing.
"I just had to go here and use their phone..." She said, looking at her drink.
"Heh, I didn't think you were the type of girl that would come to a place like this..." Kai's voice called behind her. Shinobu quickly turned around to see him smiling at her.
"Ack! Kai! I um... was about to leave!" She said, running out but was held back by Kai.
"Whoa there cowboy, you ain't going anywhere until you tell me why you are here in what was your score." He said to her, right to the point.
"I'm here because I had to use there phone and I know I did bad on the center exams!" She yelled at him.
"O come on Shinobu, did you even check your score? How would you know that you failed? The only way you can be sure is if you check your score." He said to her, pulling her down to a table. Shinobu handed him her papers and he looked at it carefully.
"Bad aren't they..." She said as Kai continued to look at her exam.
"What the...you got this right...and this one too, hey! You even got the one I missed..." He said aloud. Shinobu got up and looked at her own paper.
"No way! Let me see." She said and they both looked at her test.
"What the hell! You did better than me!!!" Kai yelled, throwing up her paper. Shinobu caught it and smiled.
"Wow...whatcha know? I did do it!" She said happily.
"Great, here I was, ready to help you, thinking that you fail and now look, you did better than me on that dumb thing...well, come on. We still have to get back..." He said getting up and about to walk out the door when Shinobu grabbed his arm.
"Hey, I just want to say...thanks." She said, walking ahead of him. Kai looked at her then back inside. This time, Kai held her arm back.
"What is it Kai?" She asked.
"Wanna dance?" He said, pulling her back in.
"But Kai! I...I don't know how to dance...and I..." She said but in an instant, she was leaning against Kai and they were both dancing together.
"Don't know how to dance? The way you're rocking you hips, I'd say that you're a professional." He whispered to her as she turned red. They continued to dance through the night.
**
Naru was sitting down in the doctor's office for her appointment with the doctor to see if she was really pregnant.
"Boy...I don't know why I'm nervous...but...for some reason, I'm really scared to see the doctor this time..." She said to herself, squeezing the magazine she was holding. The door to the examination room opened and two people walked out. Naru's eyes widen as she identified the two that just came out. One was the Doctor...and the other was Haruka.
"Well, I see I have another appointment that concerns babies..." the doctor said as he looked directly at Naru.
End of Chapter 14
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Almost done! Next week! The final chapter! The Tokyo U examinations is here and the trio has never been more ready for it...despite the fact that Shinobu and Kai have been going out more often than studying. And what's with Haruka lately? It seems that there are a lot of questions that need to be answered and the last chapter will answer them all next week! Chapter 15: Tokyo U or Bust!