Authour's Notes
A quick note this time around, thanking those of you that have taken the time to give me your thoughts on this story. I may not be able to write with the speed of other authours but I like to think I make up with it with a decent story.... and if you believe that, I think Kitsune has a bridge she was selling ;)
Anyways on with the show.. Kitsune/ACC pairing.... Why? Well why the hell not eh?
Disclaimer: I don't own Love Hina, someone far more talented does, I'm just borrowing for the purposes of entertainment (Of myself or you the reader? Hey that's your call not mine -smiles-)
All comments to NefCanuck - amslerd@sympatico.ca
The Fox and the Hound Part 3
Kitsune woke up the next morning feeling like she'd been used as a chew toy by a rabid dog. She blinked slowly and winced, even blinking caused her agony. Her first coherent thought was "Damn, must have been a bad one last night" she then looked down at herself and frowned "That's weird, I'm in my nightclothes. I'm usually still in whatever clothes I was wearing when I went out the night before" she shrugged the apparent contradiction off, in her mind it was just as likely that one of the other Hinata Suu's female residents had helped her into her nightclothes. Satisfied that she had solved the mystery to her satisfaction, she made her way downstairs, taking extra care not to make any noise because in her hungover state a creaking floorboard sounded like the entire inn would collapse in on itself.
Downstairs the other residents were eating breakfast and talking amongst themselves in hushed tones. Shinobu spoke timidly "What should we say to Kitsune-sempai when she comes downstairs?" Naru spoke firmly "Absolutely nothing, you heard Hideki's comments last night, she's better off not remembering anything about last night"
Kitsune suddenly popped her head into the kitchen and with her trademark smile on her face piped up "What am I not supposed to remember about last night? And who the hell is Hideki?" The reaction from the other tenants was as swift as it was surprising to Kitsune, with every one of the tenants dissapearing with almost inhuman speed, leaving only their dishes as proof they were ever there. Kitsune's eyes opened wide, a rarity for the girl and she rubbed her chin in thought "Maybe last night was especially bad for some reason"
Kitsune shrugged and sat down to her breakfast, toast and water, the only thing that would stay in her stomach. As she picked up the butter knife she stared at it and an image flashed in her mind of another knife, this one being waved in front of her face along with guttural laughter and her panicked screams. Kitsune found herself shaking so badly that the knife clattered to her plate. She suddenly stood up and ran for the washroom as her stomach churned. The residents of the Hinata Suu looked on from their hiding place in the walls of the old inn. They realized that keeping the truth from her about what happened last night wouldn't be easy, not at all...
Hideki sat at his desk that morning and chewed a pen while typing up his report of the incident. Since he was likely the only complainant, with the Konno girl hopefully forgetting the entire thing, it was up to him to make sure that he provided a compelling case to keep those two packages of human refuse caged up for a good, long time. As he continued typing and chewing, Shinji and Saotome wandered up to his desk, with matching grins on their faces. Hideki looked up annoyed "If it isn't Neptune and Uranus. What do you two want now?"
The smiles dissapeared quickly from the pairs faces as Hideki used his derogatory term for the pair, with his special emphasis on the word 'Uranus'. However Saotome's arrogant smile quickly returned "Didn't notice that hunk of junk you call a bike in the parking lot this morning, rough night taking the Konno girl home Bulldog?"
Hideki nearly bit through the pen in anger "You might say that Saotome, did it ever occur to you that you might have warned me about that dormitory seeing as how you've 'dealt' with those girls before?" Now Shinji smiled even wider "What? And miss a chance at having the great Bulldog taken down a peg?"
Hideki was furious now and seemed ready to jump at the pair right then and there when Hideki's phone rang. Hideki looked up at the pair with an expression that clearly indicated that he would prefer some privacy. The pair shrugged and left, not really caring to give Hideki the privacy he craved, but assuming that if the call was for Hideki that it would be something boring and not worth their time to eavesdrop on.
Hideki picked up his phone and an energetic voice called out from the ear piece "Hi Hideki-san!" Hideki winced even as he jerked the phone away from his ear, it was that foreign girl from the dormitory last night and she seemed awfully excited. "This is Patrolman Hideki Matsui, how can I help you?" The girl on the other end of the line giggled "Su likes Hideki-san, he's funny when he's being all serious like!"
Hideki sighed, knowing that his report wasn't going to write itself "What can I do for you Koalla-san? Is anything wrong?" Su giggled like a mad scientist on amphetamines "No, no, everything is just great! It's done, it's done!" Hideki blinked in total confusion, unsure of what the girl meant. "What's done Koalla-san?" Su giggled "Your bike silly, Su made it all better!"
Now Hideki was really confused, last night his bike was pieces that he hardly recognized as being from his bike and this girl had repaired it? in less than a day? Su chattered again "Is Hideki-san gonna come by after work to come see what Su did?" Hideki couldn't help the smile that crept over his face, the girl's happy energy was infectious if nothing else. "Sure Koalla-san, I'll be over there about 7 o'clock tonight after work?" Su laughed "Yes Hideki-san comes! Sees what Su did with his bike!" and the girl laughed again before hanging up. Hideki blinked and wondered just what was in the air at that dormitory.
Kitsune sat in her room later that afternoon, trying to rack her brains in an attempt to remember what had happened the night before. It wasn't that forgetting a night or two was unusual in and of itself for her, but the others reaction was. Kitsune pulled at her short hair in frustration "Damnit, why won't it come to me?" and then it hit her like the really cheap sake she liked. Su's 'Mr. Virtual', she'd use that to get the answers she was looking for! Thanking her lucky stars that Su was still at school she silently made her way into Su's room, trying very hard to ignore the lush jungle décor even as she grabbed what she sought and made her way to the basement of the inn.
The basement of the Hinata Suu wasn't the most people friendly place that Kitsune had ever been in, but it would serve her purposes in giving her a quiet place to try and uncover the mystery of what happened. Even as she put the Mr. Virtual on she began to get a bad feeling about the whole idea.
The Mr. Virtual sputtered to life and Kitsune found herself wandering out of the watering hole that she had been in last night and unlike the night before she was in full control of her mental facilities so she could see herself careening wildly down the sidewalk until she collapsed in a heap...
What she saw next caused her to want to fling off the Mr. Virtual and run as far away from it as she could. Somehow she kept watching, watching as her two assailants leered over her but for some reason she could barely make out their faces. She heard their voices as clearly as day however as they threatened her and sliced several buttons off her blouse. She wanted to scream out to stop what she thought was coming next, maybe this was why the other residents had been so adamant to shield her from last night, maybe her famous luck had finally run out....
Then she heard it, a voice at first calm as the wind as he tried to talk down the situation and then hard as steel when it became apparent that he wasn't going to be able to talk them out of whatever plans they had for her. Frustratingly, the voice was getting clipped off, it seemed that Mr. Virtual was running out of power. A warning light that appeared in her field of vision confirmed her fears that she didn't have much time left to discover the identity of her mysterious saviour.
Suddenly the entire display became fuzzy and indistinct and as she strained to see the face of her saviour she heard him ask in a gentle voice if she was okay. She then caught a glimpse of his steely blue eyes and a logo of some type on his leather jacket. The last thing she heard from the Mr. Virtual as it went dark was the sounds of her retching, presumably on her benefactor. "Figures" she muttered softly to herself "I get saved by my Prince Charming and I end up throwing up all over him. No wonder the others didn't want me to remember last night, that's pathetic." and she pulled off the Mr. Virtual with a sigh.
Dinner that night at the dormitory was quieter than usual, Kitsune had not come down for dinner and instead Shinobu had brought a tray of food to her room when Kitsune had made it clear that she wasn't interested in joining the group at the table. The residents were understandably concerned with this development and Shinobu spoke up first "What do you think is wrong with Kitsune-sempai? She sounded so sad" Keitaro spoke up "Maybe it's just her time of the m..." and before the last word could be completed Naru had punched him in the face hard enough to send him spiraling through the roof. Motoko spoke softly "Is it possible that she has remembered the details of last night? That could explain her odd behavior"
Su stopped stuffing bananas in her mouth long enough to comment "Well, my Mr. Virtual's batteries were completely drained when I got home from school" The other residents looked at each other with varying degrees of shock. Su spoke again "Oh that reminds me, I told Hideki-san he could come by tonight and pick up his bike" and with that Su resumed stuffing her face even as the other residents looked at each other in an absolute panic.
Hideki rode the tram up the hill to the dormitory after work, still not believing that Su had completely rebuilt his bike. He mused to himself, at least it was an excuse to avoid what was becoming a near weekly ritual, with his parents alternating calling him seeing if he was alright, if he needed anything, if he was any closer to finding a girlfriend.
It was the last item that was the biggest sore point, it wasn't that he was adverse to the idea, Hideki just disliked the idea that he had to have a girlfriend because his parents thought it was a good idea. Frankly he figured it was more his father, his father seemed determined to make sure that Hideki projected the image that suited his needs. Hideki found himself scowling slightly as he made his way off the tram, causing the people to back off in fear of the imposing figure in the leather jacket.
As Hideki stepped off the tram, a mist appeared and flowed around him and three men emerged from it. The first one spoke "Life is full of the unexpected." The second one chimed in with "Being prepared is the wisest course" and then the third man spoke "But don't let your need for order blind you to the opportunities life gives to you" Before Hideki could even speak the mist vanished as quickly as it came, taking with it any traces of the mysterious men. Hideki muttered "What's next? A talking cat?"
Hideki found himself again at the dormitories steps, but this time it seemed the entire resident population was at the base of the steps to greet him, save the Konno girl, Hideki noted to himself. They were all clustered around something smiling and as Hideki waved to them they stepped aside revealing his bike, looking like it had just come from the showroom. Hideki blinked in astonishment "You did this all yourself Koalla-san?" Su beamed proudly "Yep, sure did, I even made improvements to your bike too!" Hideki looked at his bike, it seemed to be the same as before but on closer inspection he found extra buttons and switches that he knew hadn't been there before.
Su bounced from foot to foot excitedly "Here's your helmet Hideki-san!" Hideki caught his helmet and put it on, barely noticing the strange design that now adorned it, resembling a three eyed triangle as he sat on the seat of his bike. Hideki pulled his spare key out and looked around where he remembered the ignition slot to be "Um Koalla-san?" Hideki asked with a questioning glance.
Su giggled even as she yanked one of his hands from the handle bars and placed his thumb on a spot on the fuel tank. As she did so there was an audible signal and the bike roared to life, surprising Hideki even as it settled down to it's familiar lumpy idle. Hideki was flabbergasted, a thumbprint ignition system? ' This girl was a genius of the highest order' he thought to himself and for the next five minutes Su happily pointed out the various switches and buttons on Hideki's bike, which to him now resembled something out of an American spy film.
Hideki couldn't help but notice that the others seemed anxious about something, but in trying to keep up with Su's high speed chatter he found himself unable to devote attention to trying to determine what had them all so skittish.
Hideki looked at an innocent looking green button and asked Su what it did even as he pressed it... Su beamed happily and called out even as Hideki went sailing up to the Hinata Su "That's Su's patented ejection seat! Guaranteed to blow you clear of any danger or your money back!" Hideki never heard that last comment as he sailed into the air towards the dormitory.
Behind the dormitory Kitsune sat in the hot springs with her knees drawn to her chest. Kitsune could hardly believe how close she had come to possibly being raped "Face it girl, if that guy hadn't come along when he did, you would have been raped" her conscience chided her and Kitsune lowered herself further into the water with a sigh.
A loud scream of warning filled the night air and Kitsune looked around in confusion, it was a male's voice but it was too deep to be Keitaro's. Before Kitsune could think about who else it could be, there was a loud splashing noise and the fox girl found herself staring at a large male body in the hot springs laying face down...
She blinked, face down? 'That wasn't good' she thought to herself and Kitsune struggled to turn him over onto his back. As she did so she noticed the leather jacket the man was wearing and the bulldog emblazoned on it. Kitsune looked down at the stranger and smiled "Come here often big boy?" Hideki opened his eyes weakly, coughed once and said weakly "A... are you alright Konno-san?" before passing out completely, leaving the fox girl utterly speechless as she recognized her saviour from last night...
End chapter 3
A quick note this time around, thanking those of you that have taken the time to give me your thoughts on this story. I may not be able to write with the speed of other authours but I like to think I make up with it with a decent story.... and if you believe that, I think Kitsune has a bridge she was selling ;)
Anyways on with the show.. Kitsune/ACC pairing.... Why? Well why the hell not eh?
Disclaimer: I don't own Love Hina, someone far more talented does, I'm just borrowing for the purposes of entertainment (Of myself or you the reader? Hey that's your call not mine -smiles-)
All comments to NefCanuck - amslerd@sympatico.ca
The Fox and the Hound Part 3
Kitsune woke up the next morning feeling like she'd been used as a chew toy by a rabid dog. She blinked slowly and winced, even blinking caused her agony. Her first coherent thought was "Damn, must have been a bad one last night" she then looked down at herself and frowned "That's weird, I'm in my nightclothes. I'm usually still in whatever clothes I was wearing when I went out the night before" she shrugged the apparent contradiction off, in her mind it was just as likely that one of the other Hinata Suu's female residents had helped her into her nightclothes. Satisfied that she had solved the mystery to her satisfaction, she made her way downstairs, taking extra care not to make any noise because in her hungover state a creaking floorboard sounded like the entire inn would collapse in on itself.
Downstairs the other residents were eating breakfast and talking amongst themselves in hushed tones. Shinobu spoke timidly "What should we say to Kitsune-sempai when she comes downstairs?" Naru spoke firmly "Absolutely nothing, you heard Hideki's comments last night, she's better off not remembering anything about last night"
Kitsune suddenly popped her head into the kitchen and with her trademark smile on her face piped up "What am I not supposed to remember about last night? And who the hell is Hideki?" The reaction from the other tenants was as swift as it was surprising to Kitsune, with every one of the tenants dissapearing with almost inhuman speed, leaving only their dishes as proof they were ever there. Kitsune's eyes opened wide, a rarity for the girl and she rubbed her chin in thought "Maybe last night was especially bad for some reason"
Kitsune shrugged and sat down to her breakfast, toast and water, the only thing that would stay in her stomach. As she picked up the butter knife she stared at it and an image flashed in her mind of another knife, this one being waved in front of her face along with guttural laughter and her panicked screams. Kitsune found herself shaking so badly that the knife clattered to her plate. She suddenly stood up and ran for the washroom as her stomach churned. The residents of the Hinata Suu looked on from their hiding place in the walls of the old inn. They realized that keeping the truth from her about what happened last night wouldn't be easy, not at all...
Hideki sat at his desk that morning and chewed a pen while typing up his report of the incident. Since he was likely the only complainant, with the Konno girl hopefully forgetting the entire thing, it was up to him to make sure that he provided a compelling case to keep those two packages of human refuse caged up for a good, long time. As he continued typing and chewing, Shinji and Saotome wandered up to his desk, with matching grins on their faces. Hideki looked up annoyed "If it isn't Neptune and Uranus. What do you two want now?"
The smiles dissapeared quickly from the pairs faces as Hideki used his derogatory term for the pair, with his special emphasis on the word 'Uranus'. However Saotome's arrogant smile quickly returned "Didn't notice that hunk of junk you call a bike in the parking lot this morning, rough night taking the Konno girl home Bulldog?"
Hideki nearly bit through the pen in anger "You might say that Saotome, did it ever occur to you that you might have warned me about that dormitory seeing as how you've 'dealt' with those girls before?" Now Shinji smiled even wider "What? And miss a chance at having the great Bulldog taken down a peg?"
Hideki was furious now and seemed ready to jump at the pair right then and there when Hideki's phone rang. Hideki looked up at the pair with an expression that clearly indicated that he would prefer some privacy. The pair shrugged and left, not really caring to give Hideki the privacy he craved, but assuming that if the call was for Hideki that it would be something boring and not worth their time to eavesdrop on.
Hideki picked up his phone and an energetic voice called out from the ear piece "Hi Hideki-san!" Hideki winced even as he jerked the phone away from his ear, it was that foreign girl from the dormitory last night and she seemed awfully excited. "This is Patrolman Hideki Matsui, how can I help you?" The girl on the other end of the line giggled "Su likes Hideki-san, he's funny when he's being all serious like!"
Hideki sighed, knowing that his report wasn't going to write itself "What can I do for you Koalla-san? Is anything wrong?" Su giggled like a mad scientist on amphetamines "No, no, everything is just great! It's done, it's done!" Hideki blinked in total confusion, unsure of what the girl meant. "What's done Koalla-san?" Su giggled "Your bike silly, Su made it all better!"
Now Hideki was really confused, last night his bike was pieces that he hardly recognized as being from his bike and this girl had repaired it? in less than a day? Su chattered again "Is Hideki-san gonna come by after work to come see what Su did?" Hideki couldn't help the smile that crept over his face, the girl's happy energy was infectious if nothing else. "Sure Koalla-san, I'll be over there about 7 o'clock tonight after work?" Su laughed "Yes Hideki-san comes! Sees what Su did with his bike!" and the girl laughed again before hanging up. Hideki blinked and wondered just what was in the air at that dormitory.
Kitsune sat in her room later that afternoon, trying to rack her brains in an attempt to remember what had happened the night before. It wasn't that forgetting a night or two was unusual in and of itself for her, but the others reaction was. Kitsune pulled at her short hair in frustration "Damnit, why won't it come to me?" and then it hit her like the really cheap sake she liked. Su's 'Mr. Virtual', she'd use that to get the answers she was looking for! Thanking her lucky stars that Su was still at school she silently made her way into Su's room, trying very hard to ignore the lush jungle décor even as she grabbed what she sought and made her way to the basement of the inn.
The basement of the Hinata Suu wasn't the most people friendly place that Kitsune had ever been in, but it would serve her purposes in giving her a quiet place to try and uncover the mystery of what happened. Even as she put the Mr. Virtual on she began to get a bad feeling about the whole idea.
The Mr. Virtual sputtered to life and Kitsune found herself wandering out of the watering hole that she had been in last night and unlike the night before she was in full control of her mental facilities so she could see herself careening wildly down the sidewalk until she collapsed in a heap...
What she saw next caused her to want to fling off the Mr. Virtual and run as far away from it as she could. Somehow she kept watching, watching as her two assailants leered over her but for some reason she could barely make out their faces. She heard their voices as clearly as day however as they threatened her and sliced several buttons off her blouse. She wanted to scream out to stop what she thought was coming next, maybe this was why the other residents had been so adamant to shield her from last night, maybe her famous luck had finally run out....
Then she heard it, a voice at first calm as the wind as he tried to talk down the situation and then hard as steel when it became apparent that he wasn't going to be able to talk them out of whatever plans they had for her. Frustratingly, the voice was getting clipped off, it seemed that Mr. Virtual was running out of power. A warning light that appeared in her field of vision confirmed her fears that she didn't have much time left to discover the identity of her mysterious saviour.
Suddenly the entire display became fuzzy and indistinct and as she strained to see the face of her saviour she heard him ask in a gentle voice if she was okay. She then caught a glimpse of his steely blue eyes and a logo of some type on his leather jacket. The last thing she heard from the Mr. Virtual as it went dark was the sounds of her retching, presumably on her benefactor. "Figures" she muttered softly to herself "I get saved by my Prince Charming and I end up throwing up all over him. No wonder the others didn't want me to remember last night, that's pathetic." and she pulled off the Mr. Virtual with a sigh.
Dinner that night at the dormitory was quieter than usual, Kitsune had not come down for dinner and instead Shinobu had brought a tray of food to her room when Kitsune had made it clear that she wasn't interested in joining the group at the table. The residents were understandably concerned with this development and Shinobu spoke up first "What do you think is wrong with Kitsune-sempai? She sounded so sad" Keitaro spoke up "Maybe it's just her time of the m..." and before the last word could be completed Naru had punched him in the face hard enough to send him spiraling through the roof. Motoko spoke softly "Is it possible that she has remembered the details of last night? That could explain her odd behavior"
Su stopped stuffing bananas in her mouth long enough to comment "Well, my Mr. Virtual's batteries were completely drained when I got home from school" The other residents looked at each other with varying degrees of shock. Su spoke again "Oh that reminds me, I told Hideki-san he could come by tonight and pick up his bike" and with that Su resumed stuffing her face even as the other residents looked at each other in an absolute panic.
Hideki rode the tram up the hill to the dormitory after work, still not believing that Su had completely rebuilt his bike. He mused to himself, at least it was an excuse to avoid what was becoming a near weekly ritual, with his parents alternating calling him seeing if he was alright, if he needed anything, if he was any closer to finding a girlfriend.
It was the last item that was the biggest sore point, it wasn't that he was adverse to the idea, Hideki just disliked the idea that he had to have a girlfriend because his parents thought it was a good idea. Frankly he figured it was more his father, his father seemed determined to make sure that Hideki projected the image that suited his needs. Hideki found himself scowling slightly as he made his way off the tram, causing the people to back off in fear of the imposing figure in the leather jacket.
As Hideki stepped off the tram, a mist appeared and flowed around him and three men emerged from it. The first one spoke "Life is full of the unexpected." The second one chimed in with "Being prepared is the wisest course" and then the third man spoke "But don't let your need for order blind you to the opportunities life gives to you" Before Hideki could even speak the mist vanished as quickly as it came, taking with it any traces of the mysterious men. Hideki muttered "What's next? A talking cat?"
Hideki found himself again at the dormitories steps, but this time it seemed the entire resident population was at the base of the steps to greet him, save the Konno girl, Hideki noted to himself. They were all clustered around something smiling and as Hideki waved to them they stepped aside revealing his bike, looking like it had just come from the showroom. Hideki blinked in astonishment "You did this all yourself Koalla-san?" Su beamed proudly "Yep, sure did, I even made improvements to your bike too!" Hideki looked at his bike, it seemed to be the same as before but on closer inspection he found extra buttons and switches that he knew hadn't been there before.
Su bounced from foot to foot excitedly "Here's your helmet Hideki-san!" Hideki caught his helmet and put it on, barely noticing the strange design that now adorned it, resembling a three eyed triangle as he sat on the seat of his bike. Hideki pulled his spare key out and looked around where he remembered the ignition slot to be "Um Koalla-san?" Hideki asked with a questioning glance.
Su giggled even as she yanked one of his hands from the handle bars and placed his thumb on a spot on the fuel tank. As she did so there was an audible signal and the bike roared to life, surprising Hideki even as it settled down to it's familiar lumpy idle. Hideki was flabbergasted, a thumbprint ignition system? ' This girl was a genius of the highest order' he thought to himself and for the next five minutes Su happily pointed out the various switches and buttons on Hideki's bike, which to him now resembled something out of an American spy film.
Hideki couldn't help but notice that the others seemed anxious about something, but in trying to keep up with Su's high speed chatter he found himself unable to devote attention to trying to determine what had them all so skittish.
Hideki looked at an innocent looking green button and asked Su what it did even as he pressed it... Su beamed happily and called out even as Hideki went sailing up to the Hinata Su "That's Su's patented ejection seat! Guaranteed to blow you clear of any danger or your money back!" Hideki never heard that last comment as he sailed into the air towards the dormitory.
Behind the dormitory Kitsune sat in the hot springs with her knees drawn to her chest. Kitsune could hardly believe how close she had come to possibly being raped "Face it girl, if that guy hadn't come along when he did, you would have been raped" her conscience chided her and Kitsune lowered herself further into the water with a sigh.
A loud scream of warning filled the night air and Kitsune looked around in confusion, it was a male's voice but it was too deep to be Keitaro's. Before Kitsune could think about who else it could be, there was a loud splashing noise and the fox girl found herself staring at a large male body in the hot springs laying face down...
She blinked, face down? 'That wasn't good' she thought to herself and Kitsune struggled to turn him over onto his back. As she did so she noticed the leather jacket the man was wearing and the bulldog emblazoned on it. Kitsune looked down at the stranger and smiled "Come here often big boy?" Hideki opened his eyes weakly, coughed once and said weakly "A... are you alright Konno-san?" before passing out completely, leaving the fox girl utterly speechless as she recognized her saviour from last night...
End chapter 3