Authour's Notes
I'm back from Switzerland, poorer of course... Prices there for food are just insane ..
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 7
Kitsune looked at the slip of paper on which she had written the address that Hideki had given her. She stood in front of a small costume shop that looked as though it didn't see that much customer traffic 'Weird, I know I got the address right' she muttered to herself and with that she shrugged and went inside.
Kitsune found herself awash in a sea of colour, with various costumes catching her eye as she made her way to the counter and the elderly lady that sat behind it. Kitsune smiled "Um, I was sent here by a friend, we're going to a party next Saturday night and we need some costumes, my friends name is Hideki Matsui and..." This was all she managed to get out before the old woman hopped down from the stool she was occupying and vanished into the back behind a curtain. "Definately freaky... and he comes here willingly?" Kitsune mumbled to herself just as the salesclerk returned with a gigantic book that she dropped on the counter in front of Kitsune.
The old lady let out a rather strange bark of laughter before she spoke "Ah yes, he told me you were coming, you're the first one he's ever sent here himself, usually his dates all get sent here by his father, strange bird that father of his is... Anyways, take a look in this book, these are all the costumes that we either have in stock or can have delivered. I was told price was no object, so whatever strikes your fancy my dear, but just remember, you're looking for yourself and Hideki" and she cackled again, causing Kitsune to shudder involuntarily before she set to looking in the book of costumes before her.
Kitsune became engrossed in the costume choices before her, there were costumes representing just about every genre she could think of. The girl was so lost in the book that she had failed to notice that the salesclerk had dissapeared, that is until she felt something cold on her leg and yelped in surprise. "What the hell are you doing down there?" Kitsune demanded hotly.
The old lady cackled again "Why, I need your measurements my dear, how else can I tailor the costume that you choose to your body?" Kitsune scowled and muttered to herself, but loud enough for the salesclerk to hear "He could have warned me about this" even as the old lady resumed her frantic measuring and note taking.
Kitsune found herself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of choices and deciding to take a break, struck up a conversation with the strange salesclerk "So, does this mean that you'll be molesting Hideki like this as well?" The old lady sighed sadly "No such luck, he hasn't needed an adjustment to any costume he's worn since the very first one that I did for him some years ago now. He keeps himself in amazing shape for a policeman."
Kitsune saw this as an opportunity to get to know a little bit more about Hideki's tastes, maybe that would help her make the choice of costume for the pair. Kitsune spoke again "So, what sort of costumes has he worn before?" The old lady stopped her measuring and put her finger to her chin "Let's see, he's done Marc Anthony, Romeo and King Lear for example" Kitsune stroked her chin in thought "So, he's the leader type eh?" The old lady shook her head "Those weren't his choices, those were his father's. He prefers doing things like doctors, fireman" Kitsune glanced down again at the book and a pair of costumes caught her eye "What about these?" The old lady's eyes gleamed "Yes, I think he'll like those and I might just get the chance to call him in for some fittings!" and with that the old lady cackled again before returning to her measuring frenzy. Kitsune could only look at the old woman in wonderment 'Maybe I went too far' she thought to herself even as she winced again as the cold measuring device met the inside of her other leg.
Hideki called his mother during his shift at work the following week and advised her that he was in fact bringing a guest of his own. His mother reacted happily to the news, she knew that if her husband provided the escort again there was likely to be bad feelings about it. "Hideki honey, how were you planning on bringing your date to the party?" his mother asked innocently. Hideki paused before replying "My bike mom, what else would I use?"
Hideki's mother reacted with a dissaproving clucking of her tounge "Honestly, Hideki Matsui, where is your head? You two will be out at night in costumes, how warm do you think they'll be?" Hideki stammered in reply "W.. well I thought it was supposed to be warm Saturday night... I can take it..." his mother's reply was like daggers of ice in his ear "YOU, can take it? What about this poor Konno girl? Did you ever stop to think to ask her whether she could take it?" Hideki could only offer unintelligible mumblings in reply. She spoke again, the determination evident in her voice "Now you listen to me young man and you listen well. I want to see you here this week and we'll see what cars your father has available to him that you can borrow for this party. Do I make myself clear?" Hideki replied "I could always rent a car myself mom..." Hideki's mother spoke again "Nonsense... and I won't take no for an answer...." Hideki sighed in defeat "Yes mom" Hideki's mother spoke cheerfully "Now that that's settled, what do you want for dinner on the night you come over?" Hideki could only groan as he realized that he was trapped with no way out.
Several days later...
Hideki had gone to his parents home as instructed by his mother, his father was not home, whether he had been forced to stay late to deal with some crisis or just chose to ignore his son, Hideki didn't know and frankly didn't care, the less his father knew about Kitsune, the less chance his father would try digging something up on her to use in order to persuade her to dissapear from Hideki's life. That thought caused Hideki to pause, here he barely knew the girl and he was already ready to defy his father's wishes to be with her 'Interesting' he though to himself even as he finished eating dinner and his mother cleared the table.
Hideki's mother brought out a series of photographs and laid them out in front of him. "What do you think?" she inquired a hint of mischief in her voice. Hideki missed the warning sign. "Mom, I've barely looked at the photos, you can't expect me to have chosen already." She laughed lightly and spoke again "Silly, you know what I mean. What do you think of this Konno girl? How did you meet? Do you like her? Do you think you'll want to marry her? When will I have grandchildren?" Hideki's face went red as tomato "Mom! I've only just met her... your party is going to be our first real date. Don't go planning out the wedding ceremony just yet." Hideki's mom smiled "Well, how did you meet her exactly?"
Hideki's mind reeled at this point, he hardly wanted to tell his mother that his first encounter with Kitsune was saving her from an attempted rape! Hideki's mother tapped him on the arm to get his attention again. Hideki started "Oh... I met her through work actually" Hideki's mom blinked "But you've turned down every woman that your father has set you up with from the police department" Hideki laughed at the mental image of Kitsune in a female traffic cop's uniform and sensed that if he didn't get out of there right that instant he would end up saying something that he shouldn't "No mom, she's not a policewoman, listen I really have a lot of work to do tomorrow, can we talk about this some other time?" and before his mother could utter a further word he stood up, but not before kissing her lightly on the cheek and pulling out one of the photographs. "Can you arrange this car? Thanks!" and Hideki made his way out of the house, gasping with a sigh of relief as he leapt on his bike and rode into the night. His mother waved after him at the door, puzzled by his behaviour.
The day of the party....
Hideki pulled into his parking space at his apartment... or at least tried to, for his space was filled with a gleaming black monstrosity of a car. Hideki groaned, he did not need this, he was due to pick up Kitsune at 6, hadn't even looked at his costume yet (He had been so tired when he had returned home from work the day before that he almost failed to register the package that was waiting for him outside when he got home) Hideki looked at the license plate and that's when he noticed that it wasn't the standard civilian plate but was the official style of a Japanese government vehicle. 'Curious' Hideki mumbled to himself as he went to give the car a closer look... and saw a note under one of the windshield wipers. Hideki drew even closer and saw that the note had his name on it and now extremely curious he grabbed the note.
Hideki read the note and blinked in confusion, the note said that this was the car that he had requested for the party, but he clearly remembered the car he'd asked his mother to get for him and this gigantic black monstrosity surely wasn't it. Hideki shrugged to himself, maybe the car he wanted couldn't be arranged and his mother thought this would make a good substitute, while he appreciated her thoughtfulness, he had to wonder what Kitsune would think if he pulled up in this beast. Sighing to himself, he parked his bike against the far wall after clearing it with the building manager, for while he and the building manager had a cordial relationship, Hideki thought he should advise her of the situation.
The building manager, a pleasant woman named Kyoko, had assured him that it wasn't a problem, but had commented that the gentleman who had dropped the car off looked rather upset about something and seemed rather determined not to be seen. Hideki asked for a general description of the man and paled visibly as he realized that it sounded like his father had dropped the car off himself. 'This could be trouble' Hideki thought to himself grimly even as he thanked the manager and made his way to his apartment.
Once inside his apartment he took a quick shower and afterward went to his bedroom, where the box with his costume lay. Hideki smiled even as he lifted the lid of the box, when he had grabbed it from its resting place outside his apartment he had noticed how heavy the box was and curiosity had been eating at him ever since, as the box lid fell away all Hideki could do was gawk at the contents of the box, barely noticing the note on top of the costume. Hideki's mind reeled even as he grabbed the note and read it.
The note was from Kitsune and the note asked that he arrive at the Hinata Suu in full costume and wait for her at the bottom of the temple steps. Hideki blinked even as he looked down at the costume and mumbled "You've got to be kidding me" even as he made to put the costume on.
Hideki managed to slip out of his apartment without being seen and dove into the car, a combination of his reflexes and dumb luck that he did so without incident given what he was wearing. Hideki started the car and it instantly thrummed to life, the motor barely audible. "At least this thing is quiet enough, maybe I'll make it there unscathed" and Hideki proceeded to make his way over to the Hinata Suu, being extra careful to observe ever traffic law he knew, last thing he needed was for someone down at the station to see this.
Eventually Hideki made it to the Hinata Suu and exiting the car with a heavy sigh walked to the bottom of the temple steps and waited, glancing at his watch, to make sure that he was on time. Suddenly, without warning, a figure in black leaped from a nearby bush at him and Hideki reacted on instinct, grabbing his adversary by the wrists and flinging them back towards the bush that they emerged from.
Hideki approached the bush in a fighting stance and spoke with a commanding tone "Alright, whoever you are, you going to come out quietly or do you wanna dance some more?" The figure in the bush began laughing and Hideki instantly recognized the laughter even as the figure stood and stepped out into the light, her hands held out as if Hideki were to cuff them.
It was Kitsune wearing a leather Catwoman outfit! Hideki could only blink and stare at how well the costume fit her. Kitsune smirked and struck a pose even as she approached the seemingly catatonic Hideki "Well? Cat got your tounge handsome" and Kitsune stroked Hideki under the chin, allowing a finger to drag along his chin, amused at the sight of Hideki trying to keep his cool. Hideki eventually regained the power of speech, even though he seemed to be having difficulty with it "You look absolutely...." Kitsune smiled "Purrfect?" Hideki couldn't help himself and facepalmed groaning "That was awful Kitsune" Kitsune chuckled even as she drew up to Hideki admiring his costume "You cut quite the dashing figure yourself... Batman" Hideki couldn't help but strike an exaggerated pose, extending his cape out behind him, causing Kitsune to break out into peals of laughter. Hideki drew himself back down to his normal stance "Not quite the reaction I was hoping for... We'd better get going Kitsune.... To the Batmobile!" and Hideki turned on his heel and sprinted to the car, Kitsune running behind him laughing all the way into the night, heading for the party.
At the top of the stairs the female residents of the Hinata Suu could barely contain themselves as they had watched the comedy unfold at the bottom of the steps. Thanks to Su's "Mr. Spyglass" they had all gotten both the audio as well as a clear visual of the little "surprise" Kitsune had sprung on Hideki and his reaction to it. Keitaro was not present at this little gathering, Naru having punched him skywards upon seeing his reaction to Kitsune and her costume when she had come down to the living room earlier.
Shinobu was the first to speak and while she had been initially insistent that the others should not be spying on the pair, she in the end had succumbed to her curiosity "Auuu, Hideki-sempai looks scary in that costume" Shinobu exclaimed. Motoko snorted "He is a typical male full of false bravado, or did you not see him posing like some outlandish superhero?" Naru could only sweatdrop at Motoko's comment, obviously Motoko had missed the point of the costume entirely. Su piped up "Too bad Hideki didn't tell me he was dressing up as Batman, I could have given him some really neat gadgets to stick in his utility belt!" The other girls cast a wary glance at Su, knowing full well the likely gadgets she would have created for Hideki and how dangerous they were likely to be to him, not to mention others around him.
After the excitement had ended the girls made their way back inside, Naru pausing to look back at the direction that Hideki and Kitsune had gone and whispered "Good luck Kitsune"
End Chapter 7
I'm back from Switzerland, poorer of course... Prices there for food are just insane ..
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 7
Kitsune looked at the slip of paper on which she had written the address that Hideki had given her. She stood in front of a small costume shop that looked as though it didn't see that much customer traffic 'Weird, I know I got the address right' she muttered to herself and with that she shrugged and went inside.
Kitsune found herself awash in a sea of colour, with various costumes catching her eye as she made her way to the counter and the elderly lady that sat behind it. Kitsune smiled "Um, I was sent here by a friend, we're going to a party next Saturday night and we need some costumes, my friends name is Hideki Matsui and..." This was all she managed to get out before the old woman hopped down from the stool she was occupying and vanished into the back behind a curtain. "Definately freaky... and he comes here willingly?" Kitsune mumbled to herself just as the salesclerk returned with a gigantic book that she dropped on the counter in front of Kitsune.
The old lady let out a rather strange bark of laughter before she spoke "Ah yes, he told me you were coming, you're the first one he's ever sent here himself, usually his dates all get sent here by his father, strange bird that father of his is... Anyways, take a look in this book, these are all the costumes that we either have in stock or can have delivered. I was told price was no object, so whatever strikes your fancy my dear, but just remember, you're looking for yourself and Hideki" and she cackled again, causing Kitsune to shudder involuntarily before she set to looking in the book of costumes before her.
Kitsune became engrossed in the costume choices before her, there were costumes representing just about every genre she could think of. The girl was so lost in the book that she had failed to notice that the salesclerk had dissapeared, that is until she felt something cold on her leg and yelped in surprise. "What the hell are you doing down there?" Kitsune demanded hotly.
The old lady cackled again "Why, I need your measurements my dear, how else can I tailor the costume that you choose to your body?" Kitsune scowled and muttered to herself, but loud enough for the salesclerk to hear "He could have warned me about this" even as the old lady resumed her frantic measuring and note taking.
Kitsune found herself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of choices and deciding to take a break, struck up a conversation with the strange salesclerk "So, does this mean that you'll be molesting Hideki like this as well?" The old lady sighed sadly "No such luck, he hasn't needed an adjustment to any costume he's worn since the very first one that I did for him some years ago now. He keeps himself in amazing shape for a policeman."
Kitsune saw this as an opportunity to get to know a little bit more about Hideki's tastes, maybe that would help her make the choice of costume for the pair. Kitsune spoke again "So, what sort of costumes has he worn before?" The old lady stopped her measuring and put her finger to her chin "Let's see, he's done Marc Anthony, Romeo and King Lear for example" Kitsune stroked her chin in thought "So, he's the leader type eh?" The old lady shook her head "Those weren't his choices, those were his father's. He prefers doing things like doctors, fireman" Kitsune glanced down again at the book and a pair of costumes caught her eye "What about these?" The old lady's eyes gleamed "Yes, I think he'll like those and I might just get the chance to call him in for some fittings!" and with that the old lady cackled again before returning to her measuring frenzy. Kitsune could only look at the old woman in wonderment 'Maybe I went too far' she thought to herself even as she winced again as the cold measuring device met the inside of her other leg.
Hideki called his mother during his shift at work the following week and advised her that he was in fact bringing a guest of his own. His mother reacted happily to the news, she knew that if her husband provided the escort again there was likely to be bad feelings about it. "Hideki honey, how were you planning on bringing your date to the party?" his mother asked innocently. Hideki paused before replying "My bike mom, what else would I use?"
Hideki's mother reacted with a dissaproving clucking of her tounge "Honestly, Hideki Matsui, where is your head? You two will be out at night in costumes, how warm do you think they'll be?" Hideki stammered in reply "W.. well I thought it was supposed to be warm Saturday night... I can take it..." his mother's reply was like daggers of ice in his ear "YOU, can take it? What about this poor Konno girl? Did you ever stop to think to ask her whether she could take it?" Hideki could only offer unintelligible mumblings in reply. She spoke again, the determination evident in her voice "Now you listen to me young man and you listen well. I want to see you here this week and we'll see what cars your father has available to him that you can borrow for this party. Do I make myself clear?" Hideki replied "I could always rent a car myself mom..." Hideki's mother spoke again "Nonsense... and I won't take no for an answer...." Hideki sighed in defeat "Yes mom" Hideki's mother spoke cheerfully "Now that that's settled, what do you want for dinner on the night you come over?" Hideki could only groan as he realized that he was trapped with no way out.
Several days later...
Hideki had gone to his parents home as instructed by his mother, his father was not home, whether he had been forced to stay late to deal with some crisis or just chose to ignore his son, Hideki didn't know and frankly didn't care, the less his father knew about Kitsune, the less chance his father would try digging something up on her to use in order to persuade her to dissapear from Hideki's life. That thought caused Hideki to pause, here he barely knew the girl and he was already ready to defy his father's wishes to be with her 'Interesting' he though to himself even as he finished eating dinner and his mother cleared the table.
Hideki's mother brought out a series of photographs and laid them out in front of him. "What do you think?" she inquired a hint of mischief in her voice. Hideki missed the warning sign. "Mom, I've barely looked at the photos, you can't expect me to have chosen already." She laughed lightly and spoke again "Silly, you know what I mean. What do you think of this Konno girl? How did you meet? Do you like her? Do you think you'll want to marry her? When will I have grandchildren?" Hideki's face went red as tomato "Mom! I've only just met her... your party is going to be our first real date. Don't go planning out the wedding ceremony just yet." Hideki's mom smiled "Well, how did you meet her exactly?"
Hideki's mind reeled at this point, he hardly wanted to tell his mother that his first encounter with Kitsune was saving her from an attempted rape! Hideki's mother tapped him on the arm to get his attention again. Hideki started "Oh... I met her through work actually" Hideki's mom blinked "But you've turned down every woman that your father has set you up with from the police department" Hideki laughed at the mental image of Kitsune in a female traffic cop's uniform and sensed that if he didn't get out of there right that instant he would end up saying something that he shouldn't "No mom, she's not a policewoman, listen I really have a lot of work to do tomorrow, can we talk about this some other time?" and before his mother could utter a further word he stood up, but not before kissing her lightly on the cheek and pulling out one of the photographs. "Can you arrange this car? Thanks!" and Hideki made his way out of the house, gasping with a sigh of relief as he leapt on his bike and rode into the night. His mother waved after him at the door, puzzled by his behaviour.
The day of the party....
Hideki pulled into his parking space at his apartment... or at least tried to, for his space was filled with a gleaming black monstrosity of a car. Hideki groaned, he did not need this, he was due to pick up Kitsune at 6, hadn't even looked at his costume yet (He had been so tired when he had returned home from work the day before that he almost failed to register the package that was waiting for him outside when he got home) Hideki looked at the license plate and that's when he noticed that it wasn't the standard civilian plate but was the official style of a Japanese government vehicle. 'Curious' Hideki mumbled to himself as he went to give the car a closer look... and saw a note under one of the windshield wipers. Hideki drew even closer and saw that the note had his name on it and now extremely curious he grabbed the note.
Hideki read the note and blinked in confusion, the note said that this was the car that he had requested for the party, but he clearly remembered the car he'd asked his mother to get for him and this gigantic black monstrosity surely wasn't it. Hideki shrugged to himself, maybe the car he wanted couldn't be arranged and his mother thought this would make a good substitute, while he appreciated her thoughtfulness, he had to wonder what Kitsune would think if he pulled up in this beast. Sighing to himself, he parked his bike against the far wall after clearing it with the building manager, for while he and the building manager had a cordial relationship, Hideki thought he should advise her of the situation.
The building manager, a pleasant woman named Kyoko, had assured him that it wasn't a problem, but had commented that the gentleman who had dropped the car off looked rather upset about something and seemed rather determined not to be seen. Hideki asked for a general description of the man and paled visibly as he realized that it sounded like his father had dropped the car off himself. 'This could be trouble' Hideki thought to himself grimly even as he thanked the manager and made his way to his apartment.
Once inside his apartment he took a quick shower and afterward went to his bedroom, where the box with his costume lay. Hideki smiled even as he lifted the lid of the box, when he had grabbed it from its resting place outside his apartment he had noticed how heavy the box was and curiosity had been eating at him ever since, as the box lid fell away all Hideki could do was gawk at the contents of the box, barely noticing the note on top of the costume. Hideki's mind reeled even as he grabbed the note and read it.
The note was from Kitsune and the note asked that he arrive at the Hinata Suu in full costume and wait for her at the bottom of the temple steps. Hideki blinked even as he looked down at the costume and mumbled "You've got to be kidding me" even as he made to put the costume on.
Hideki managed to slip out of his apartment without being seen and dove into the car, a combination of his reflexes and dumb luck that he did so without incident given what he was wearing. Hideki started the car and it instantly thrummed to life, the motor barely audible. "At least this thing is quiet enough, maybe I'll make it there unscathed" and Hideki proceeded to make his way over to the Hinata Suu, being extra careful to observe ever traffic law he knew, last thing he needed was for someone down at the station to see this.
Eventually Hideki made it to the Hinata Suu and exiting the car with a heavy sigh walked to the bottom of the temple steps and waited, glancing at his watch, to make sure that he was on time. Suddenly, without warning, a figure in black leaped from a nearby bush at him and Hideki reacted on instinct, grabbing his adversary by the wrists and flinging them back towards the bush that they emerged from.
Hideki approached the bush in a fighting stance and spoke with a commanding tone "Alright, whoever you are, you going to come out quietly or do you wanna dance some more?" The figure in the bush began laughing and Hideki instantly recognized the laughter even as the figure stood and stepped out into the light, her hands held out as if Hideki were to cuff them.
It was Kitsune wearing a leather Catwoman outfit! Hideki could only blink and stare at how well the costume fit her. Kitsune smirked and struck a pose even as she approached the seemingly catatonic Hideki "Well? Cat got your tounge handsome" and Kitsune stroked Hideki under the chin, allowing a finger to drag along his chin, amused at the sight of Hideki trying to keep his cool. Hideki eventually regained the power of speech, even though he seemed to be having difficulty with it "You look absolutely...." Kitsune smiled "Purrfect?" Hideki couldn't help himself and facepalmed groaning "That was awful Kitsune" Kitsune chuckled even as she drew up to Hideki admiring his costume "You cut quite the dashing figure yourself... Batman" Hideki couldn't help but strike an exaggerated pose, extending his cape out behind him, causing Kitsune to break out into peals of laughter. Hideki drew himself back down to his normal stance "Not quite the reaction I was hoping for... We'd better get going Kitsune.... To the Batmobile!" and Hideki turned on his heel and sprinted to the car, Kitsune running behind him laughing all the way into the night, heading for the party.
At the top of the stairs the female residents of the Hinata Suu could barely contain themselves as they had watched the comedy unfold at the bottom of the steps. Thanks to Su's "Mr. Spyglass" they had all gotten both the audio as well as a clear visual of the little "surprise" Kitsune had sprung on Hideki and his reaction to it. Keitaro was not present at this little gathering, Naru having punched him skywards upon seeing his reaction to Kitsune and her costume when she had come down to the living room earlier.
Shinobu was the first to speak and while she had been initially insistent that the others should not be spying on the pair, she in the end had succumbed to her curiosity "Auuu, Hideki-sempai looks scary in that costume" Shinobu exclaimed. Motoko snorted "He is a typical male full of false bravado, or did you not see him posing like some outlandish superhero?" Naru could only sweatdrop at Motoko's comment, obviously Motoko had missed the point of the costume entirely. Su piped up "Too bad Hideki didn't tell me he was dressing up as Batman, I could have given him some really neat gadgets to stick in his utility belt!" The other girls cast a wary glance at Su, knowing full well the likely gadgets she would have created for Hideki and how dangerous they were likely to be to him, not to mention others around him.
After the excitement had ended the girls made their way back inside, Naru pausing to look back at the direction that Hideki and Kitsune had gone and whispered "Good luck Kitsune"
End Chapter 7