Disclaimer: I do not own Love Hina or any of the characters contained in
here. Love Hina is owned by Ken Akamatsu. This FanFic is purely for the
enjoyment of myself and for others to read. So please don't sue
To Help a Friend
(Early Afternoon)
"LUNCH TIME EVERYONE!" yelled Shinobu Maehera from just outside the kitchen. She had been worried about Keitaro since he woke up 30 minutes ago. So she whipped up one of his favorite meals, Shinobu-Style Spaghetti, to keep his spirits up. She had just finished setting the table when Mitsune entered, taking her usual spot at the table. Keitaro followed shortly after , still looking not like his usual jovial self.
'He still seems so serious.' Thought Shinobu, 'I hope he is still not thinking about his nightmare.'
"Sempai? Is everything ok?"
" I don't think he has quite woken up yet Shinobu." states Mitsune, her nose still buried in her track sheets, hoping for that one BIG win. " Hey Keitaro.you still with us?"
" Hmm..oh I'm ok." He lied. His nightmare rattled him more than he let on. Something about it seemed different from any other nightmare he has had before. It seemed .real. Like he was there.
Suddenly, a steady sound of running footsteps grew louder as it approached the kitchen. ' Here comes Su right on schedule' thought Mitsune with some amusement.
Koalla Su, Hinata-Sou's 14yr old foreign exchange student( and mad genius) jumped off the ground to give Keitaro his daily dropkick upside his head. She was followed by Sara McDougal, the dorm's youngest resident, and Seta's adopted daughter. Sara was a devil- in -disguise( according to Keitaro) as she loves nothing more than to cause as much mischief on the landlord as humanly possible.
Sara readied herself for her usual daily amusement.seeing Keitaro bounce off the walls as many times as he can. She was disappointed to see that..although Su connected with her foot on Keitaro's skull..He didn't move an inch!! If anything he kept eating his lunch as if nothing had happened. However Su, not expecting to meet an unmovable object to her irresistable force had to launch herself from Keitaro's head and land on one of the countertops so as to not end up with a sprained or broken ankle.
Everyone in the room stopped what they were doing ..and just stared at their landlord..wide-eyed.
' What the hell was THAT?" thought Mitsune." Su's NEVER failed to knock him on his ass before! '
' S-Sempai didn't even flinch. WOW! He is still eating his lunch like Su wasn't even there'
'Holy Crap! The dork took it! I mean he really took it!' disbelief invading her thoughts.
Even the unflappable Su had to wonder. ' Big Brother? What is wrong? Why you no want to play?' she thought as she rubbed her slightly bruised ankle.
So into his own mind was he.that Keitaro failed to notice the looks he was getting . That is, until he finally looked up from his plate and saw 4 pair of eyes staring at him in awe.
"Um.did I do something again?" he asked a bit sheepishly. He was met with 4 sets of lovely faces slowly shake there heads.
" OooKay." He said, trying to change the subject. " has anyone seen either Naru or Motoko yet today?" remembering that he has seen neither of his major tormentors since he woke up.
"U-Um.Naru -sempai should be back from the library any time now." Says Shinobu, the first one to find her voice again. "But no one has seen either Motoko or Your Aunt today whatsoever."
Keitaro' brow started to frown slightly at Shinobu's words.
" Seta's Van? " he asked.
" Papa's van isn't there dork." Said Sara simply.
" For how long?" he asked with a little worry, ignoring Sara's comment.
" Hey calm down Keitaro." says Mitsune finally. " They probably went to get some things for the teahouse and have just not come back yet."
Keitaro willed himself to calm down a bit. The nightmare still had him on edge . He did something he wouldn't DARE do in Motoko's presence. He reached out with his CHI to examine everyone else's to see if there was any deception on anyone's part ( Motoko would sense this act in a quick minute if he ever tried that around her.)
After slightly checking everyone around him, he was satisfied that nobody was trying to deceive him.
'Been a while since I attempted this.' He thinks, ' Noone seems to be lying to me..so its probably as Mitsune says.'
" Shinobu.the food was excellent as usual.. " a slight blush forming on her cheeks "Now if noone objects, I going up on the hill and just veg. Is that ok?"
Everyone just nodded once. Keitaro had just made his way out the door when the chattering started.
" How did he do that?"
" What planet is he from?"
" You think he can do it again?"
As the questions continued, noone had noticed that Naru Narusegawa had just returned from the library looking very spent. She gave herself a moment to get her bearings..then took a deep breathe in a attempt to calm herself.
" Damn study sessions suck when you're by yourself. I hate to admit it, but its more fun when that BAKA studies with me. He makes it more interesting. Wonder where he is then? "
Naru had just set her things down ..when she heard the commotion still raging in the kitchen. She slowly walks toward the very animated room taking in the scene in front of her..
" Hi Guys" she states to the other residents." What'd I miss?"
All at once the girls regaled to her what had happened not more than a few moments ago. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. It seemed impossible. She thought they were all dreaming as it wasn't possible for Keitaro to be THAT tough. " Where is that BAKA now?" she had asked.
The girls had told her where Keitaro was at this particular moment.
"Arigato."
Naru decides she is going to ask Keitaro just what the heck is going on today. She makes her way out the door a starts walking up the hill to find him. She'd never admit it to anyone, but she rather enjoys these quiet moments she has with the 3- time Ronin.
' He may be a BAKA' she thinks, 'but he's MY BAKA.'
It didn't take long for Naru to find him as he was just sitting there with his knees close to his chest. His arms wrapped around them. He looks like he had been staring into space for a while as he didn't even notice her approach him. She stands in front of him , hands behind her back in her sweetest pose.
" Hi there. Anyone know where I can find a Hot 3 - time Ronin to take a girl out?" She says hoping to get a rise out of him.
Still staring out into space, Keitaro simply says, "Oh. Hi Naru"
'What the hell is this?' she thinks with some surprise ' I just gave him such a cause for a massive nosebleed and he just sits there.'
She bends at her waist then waves her hands in front of his face to see if he'd react.when he didn't, she sighed, and sat in the spot next to him.
" Everything ok Keitaro? You don't seem like yourself"
" I don't mean to be a bother Naru. I am just trying to work some stuff out that I hadn't thought about since I was younger."
"The promise?" she had asked thinking it was his childhood promise to get into Toudai.
" For once, that's the furthest thing from my mind now." He turns his head slightly in her direction. " there is something that I did when we were kids---something that I am not too proud of."
'When we were kids?' Naru thinks, ' Well, I knew that Mutsumi, Keitaro and Myself played here a lot when we were younger. I also know that the playground was where his promise was made..'
"Keitaro." she turned to face him this time, " remember, I was only 2 years old when we played together. I'm afraid my memory isn't that great when it comes to specifics back then."
" So you wouldn't remember what I did then?" He asked , looking very serious. " Nothing at all?"
" Nope. Afraid not" she answered simply , but then a morbid thought crept up her spine. " Um Keitaro.did we do something..Improper?"
Keitaro thought for a moment as if to carefully word what he was going to say. He also seemed to be suffering the same internal struggle that his Aunt Haruka had gone through not much earlier in Seta's van.
Making his decision, he was about to explain to a Curious Naru what had happened when out of nowhere---
"URASHIMA!! WE WILL FINALLY SEE WHO IS FIT TO RULE HINATA-SOU! DEFEND YOURSELF OR YOU WILL JOIN YOUR ANCESTORS!"
Not more than a few feet in front of the would-be couple stood a very imposing , very pissed off Motoko Aoyama with her bladed KATANA in hand (not her wooden Bokken). Scowl etching her face, she was pointing the blade right at Keitaro Urashima.
Keitaro could only just look in terror as the nightmare was brought to life right in front of him ' I was right. Motoko was the figure in my nightmare. Damn!'
That's when Motoko charged.
Author's notes: Sorry for the wait folks. Was to busy with work and getting the kid's costumes ready for Halloween. Anyway the story is finally bringing both POV's together in a way I've been dying to write for some time now. Hope you folks like it. As always READ and REVIEW.
here. Love Hina is owned by Ken Akamatsu. This FanFic is purely for the
enjoyment of myself and for others to read. So please don't sue
To Help a Friend
(Early Afternoon)
"LUNCH TIME EVERYONE!" yelled Shinobu Maehera from just outside the kitchen. She had been worried about Keitaro since he woke up 30 minutes ago. So she whipped up one of his favorite meals, Shinobu-Style Spaghetti, to keep his spirits up. She had just finished setting the table when Mitsune entered, taking her usual spot at the table. Keitaro followed shortly after , still looking not like his usual jovial self.
'He still seems so serious.' Thought Shinobu, 'I hope he is still not thinking about his nightmare.'
"Sempai? Is everything ok?"
" I don't think he has quite woken up yet Shinobu." states Mitsune, her nose still buried in her track sheets, hoping for that one BIG win. " Hey Keitaro.you still with us?"
" Hmm..oh I'm ok." He lied. His nightmare rattled him more than he let on. Something about it seemed different from any other nightmare he has had before. It seemed .real. Like he was there.
Suddenly, a steady sound of running footsteps grew louder as it approached the kitchen. ' Here comes Su right on schedule' thought Mitsune with some amusement.
Koalla Su, Hinata-Sou's 14yr old foreign exchange student( and mad genius) jumped off the ground to give Keitaro his daily dropkick upside his head. She was followed by Sara McDougal, the dorm's youngest resident, and Seta's adopted daughter. Sara was a devil- in -disguise( according to Keitaro) as she loves nothing more than to cause as much mischief on the landlord as humanly possible.
Sara readied herself for her usual daily amusement.seeing Keitaro bounce off the walls as many times as he can. She was disappointed to see that..although Su connected with her foot on Keitaro's skull..He didn't move an inch!! If anything he kept eating his lunch as if nothing had happened. However Su, not expecting to meet an unmovable object to her irresistable force had to launch herself from Keitaro's head and land on one of the countertops so as to not end up with a sprained or broken ankle.
Everyone in the room stopped what they were doing ..and just stared at their landlord..wide-eyed.
' What the hell was THAT?" thought Mitsune." Su's NEVER failed to knock him on his ass before! '
' S-Sempai didn't even flinch. WOW! He is still eating his lunch like Su wasn't even there'
'Holy Crap! The dork took it! I mean he really took it!' disbelief invading her thoughts.
Even the unflappable Su had to wonder. ' Big Brother? What is wrong? Why you no want to play?' she thought as she rubbed her slightly bruised ankle.
So into his own mind was he.that Keitaro failed to notice the looks he was getting . That is, until he finally looked up from his plate and saw 4 pair of eyes staring at him in awe.
"Um.did I do something again?" he asked a bit sheepishly. He was met with 4 sets of lovely faces slowly shake there heads.
" OooKay." He said, trying to change the subject. " has anyone seen either Naru or Motoko yet today?" remembering that he has seen neither of his major tormentors since he woke up.
"U-Um.Naru -sempai should be back from the library any time now." Says Shinobu, the first one to find her voice again. "But no one has seen either Motoko or Your Aunt today whatsoever."
Keitaro' brow started to frown slightly at Shinobu's words.
" Seta's Van? " he asked.
" Papa's van isn't there dork." Said Sara simply.
" For how long?" he asked with a little worry, ignoring Sara's comment.
" Hey calm down Keitaro." says Mitsune finally. " They probably went to get some things for the teahouse and have just not come back yet."
Keitaro willed himself to calm down a bit. The nightmare still had him on edge . He did something he wouldn't DARE do in Motoko's presence. He reached out with his CHI to examine everyone else's to see if there was any deception on anyone's part ( Motoko would sense this act in a quick minute if he ever tried that around her.)
After slightly checking everyone around him, he was satisfied that nobody was trying to deceive him.
'Been a while since I attempted this.' He thinks, ' Noone seems to be lying to me..so its probably as Mitsune says.'
" Shinobu.the food was excellent as usual.. " a slight blush forming on her cheeks "Now if noone objects, I going up on the hill and just veg. Is that ok?"
Everyone just nodded once. Keitaro had just made his way out the door when the chattering started.
" How did he do that?"
" What planet is he from?"
" You think he can do it again?"
As the questions continued, noone had noticed that Naru Narusegawa had just returned from the library looking very spent. She gave herself a moment to get her bearings..then took a deep breathe in a attempt to calm herself.
" Damn study sessions suck when you're by yourself. I hate to admit it, but its more fun when that BAKA studies with me. He makes it more interesting. Wonder where he is then? "
Naru had just set her things down ..when she heard the commotion still raging in the kitchen. She slowly walks toward the very animated room taking in the scene in front of her..
" Hi Guys" she states to the other residents." What'd I miss?"
All at once the girls regaled to her what had happened not more than a few moments ago. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. It seemed impossible. She thought they were all dreaming as it wasn't possible for Keitaro to be THAT tough. " Where is that BAKA now?" she had asked.
The girls had told her where Keitaro was at this particular moment.
"Arigato."
Naru decides she is going to ask Keitaro just what the heck is going on today. She makes her way out the door a starts walking up the hill to find him. She'd never admit it to anyone, but she rather enjoys these quiet moments she has with the 3- time Ronin.
' He may be a BAKA' she thinks, 'but he's MY BAKA.'
It didn't take long for Naru to find him as he was just sitting there with his knees close to his chest. His arms wrapped around them. He looks like he had been staring into space for a while as he didn't even notice her approach him. She stands in front of him , hands behind her back in her sweetest pose.
" Hi there. Anyone know where I can find a Hot 3 - time Ronin to take a girl out?" She says hoping to get a rise out of him.
Still staring out into space, Keitaro simply says, "Oh. Hi Naru"
'What the hell is this?' she thinks with some surprise ' I just gave him such a cause for a massive nosebleed and he just sits there.'
She bends at her waist then waves her hands in front of his face to see if he'd react.when he didn't, she sighed, and sat in the spot next to him.
" Everything ok Keitaro? You don't seem like yourself"
" I don't mean to be a bother Naru. I am just trying to work some stuff out that I hadn't thought about since I was younger."
"The promise?" she had asked thinking it was his childhood promise to get into Toudai.
" For once, that's the furthest thing from my mind now." He turns his head slightly in her direction. " there is something that I did when we were kids---something that I am not too proud of."
'When we were kids?' Naru thinks, ' Well, I knew that Mutsumi, Keitaro and Myself played here a lot when we were younger. I also know that the playground was where his promise was made..'
"Keitaro." she turned to face him this time, " remember, I was only 2 years old when we played together. I'm afraid my memory isn't that great when it comes to specifics back then."
" So you wouldn't remember what I did then?" He asked , looking very serious. " Nothing at all?"
" Nope. Afraid not" she answered simply , but then a morbid thought crept up her spine. " Um Keitaro.did we do something..Improper?"
Keitaro thought for a moment as if to carefully word what he was going to say. He also seemed to be suffering the same internal struggle that his Aunt Haruka had gone through not much earlier in Seta's van.
Making his decision, he was about to explain to a Curious Naru what had happened when out of nowhere---
"URASHIMA!! WE WILL FINALLY SEE WHO IS FIT TO RULE HINATA-SOU! DEFEND YOURSELF OR YOU WILL JOIN YOUR ANCESTORS!"
Not more than a few feet in front of the would-be couple stood a very imposing , very pissed off Motoko Aoyama with her bladed KATANA in hand (not her wooden Bokken). Scowl etching her face, she was pointing the blade right at Keitaro Urashima.
Keitaro could only just look in terror as the nightmare was brought to life right in front of him ' I was right. Motoko was the figure in my nightmare. Damn!'
That's when Motoko charged.
Author's notes: Sorry for the wait folks. Was to busy with work and getting the kid's costumes ready for Halloween. Anyway the story is finally bringing both POV's together in a way I've been dying to write for some time now. Hope you folks like it. As always READ and REVIEW.