Wish I could have had more reviews but I still need to say thanks for all
the reviews so far, I really appreciate all your support. As any of the
authors reading this know, it's almost impossible to continue updating when
you don't get reviews. Who wants to continue a piece of work no one
supports. Now, after getting enough reviews, the story must go on.
Thanks to the reviewers
Vash: Thanks for the review, and I'm glad you like that I made the first chapter more open ended.
KnightsShadow: Glad you like it, sorry about the update time
MantisMan: I hope you continue to follow this, I hope to make it a great fic
Gunsniper: Glad for your review, and I hope to increase the update speed over the next few weeks.
Vash: Thanks for the reviews, continue to read and review please.
RPGer: Thanks for the support and glad your fic is picking up speed.
Now onto the story:
Chapter Two: Black Heart
Naru continued to walk up the stairs as Keitaro rushed down the stairs, off to someplace. Not that it really mattered to her anymore. She had just destroyed everything between them, and they would never see each other the same way.
She reached the top of the steps and stepped inside the dorm. She looked up and saw Shinobu standing inside the entryway.
Shinobu gave Naru an inquisitive look, and asked "where did Keitaro go."
Naru's head sank when she heard this and tears streamed down her face as she rushed pashed Shinobu and ran to her room. She threw open the door and jumped onto her futon and grabbed a hold of her Liddo-kun. She continued to lie there sobbing as Shinobu who was followed by Motoko and Su entered as well.
Naru just looked up at them and quietly muttered "shouldn't you all be going after Keitaro?"
The three girls just looked at each other and Su blatantly asked "why, where is Keitaro going?"
Naru began to cry again, and Shinobu moved in to try and comfort her. Naru didn't take this well though and threw her back, making Shinobu fly into the table.
"Why can't you just leave me alone," Naru shouted at the others. They all stopped dead at that. Naru rushed past them in there shocked state and ran down the hall and locked herself in the bathroom.
After helping Shinobu up and checking her for injuries, all glad that she was ok; they needed to decide on a course of action with this latest news.
Meanwhile..:
Keitaro had ran down the steps and rushed through the streets of Hinata. As he continued running he felt the void growing in his heart. As he reached the end of the road he was on, he saw the train pulling in to Hinata station. He ran into the station, and hopped on the train.
Keitaro sat on the train, letting the time flow past him, with his mind staying static, still on the stairway with Naru-san. After a few minutes the emotion finally overcomes him and he breaks into tears. After he finally regains his composer, he looks out to see the train stopping at the Tokyo U campus. So he hops off the train and runs toward the stairway of the main building. At the bottom step he falls to his knees and screams "Fuck you fate,"
Keitaro begins to cry again, and between the sobs he mutters to himself "She *sniff* and I were destined *sniff* to be together, what the fuck happened." With that he cry's, harder then he had up to that point. He's starting to make a scene now, but fate decided to throw Keitaro another curve ball, being the bastard he is. Right then Seta walked up behind him.
Seta, being the most socially incompetent person ever to walk this planet simply gazed down at the sobbing Keitaro. Seta reached into his lab coat, grabbed a cigarette and lit up there. After taking a deep puff he looked down on Keitaro and asked in a non-chalet tone "What's wrong Keitaro, your girlfriend dump you," he laughs after asking this.
Keitaro has no idea how to respond to that, so he just looked at Seta with a dumb look that resembled your average high school stoner. After coming to his senses, Keitaro just sighed, stood up and brushed himself off. He looked up at Seta and asked "can we talk in your office?"
Seta nodded to this and the two of them walked into the main building and up towards the archeology offices. After they reach inside they both sit down in the now familiar offices and more memories flood back to Keitaro. After calming himself mentally he looks to Seta and asks "Where is Sara now anyway?"
"She's on a trip to Okinawa; she's living with that Mitsumi character you know." He laughs after saying this, grabs another cigarette to replace his last one, and tosses the old one in the trash. "Now you still haven't told me," he adds in a serious tone "What's got you down?"
Keitaro replies in one word "Naru."
Seta begins to chuckle at this and sighs as he mutters to himself. Keitaro looks at him in disbelief, why was he laughing.
Seta beings to explain what he meant "you still need to learn a lot about life, your still young Keitaro." He chuckles once more and continues. "Your life is now free of this monkey that has been on your back since you first moved to Hinata."
Keitaro continues his look of disbelief "you're saying it's a good thing she told me she doesn't love me."
Seta chuckles some more and sighs, like a broken record of sorts. "No, it's not good that she said that, but at least now you know." "For the last 2 years you've been doing everything you can for this girl, now you know it was a waste of time but because of your devotion to not only her but to the other residents of Hinata." "Your time here has changed not only yours but everyone else's lives for the better."
He smiles at Keitaro, who sighs at this. "Seta, what's the point, I lost the thing that I thought fate had granted me, what, 17 years ago now."
Keitaro continues to stare at the ground as Seta looks at the back of his head. "Well Keitaro, if talking to you won't change your mind, would you prefer to go on a dig with me in Mongolia and try to figure things out?"
To this Keitaro lifted his head and the first smile Seta had seen appeared on his face. "Now that's the Seta I remember, let's head out."
Back at Hinata..:
"What happened to Naru?" This was asked by an obviously worried Kitsune. While she was a normally foxy like character hence the name, she did care deeply for her friends.
To this Shinobu simply responded "All I know is that she mentioned something about tracking down Sempai." Her head sunk at this realizing she couldn't be much help. Even if she was 16 now, she was still not as mature as the others were.
Kitsune seemed to be thinking, and then she sighed and revealed her thoughts. "I think it's probably something to do with Naru not telling Keitaro her feelings, and that something has happened there."
Motoko nodded when she heard this and muttered something about how that would make sense. Shinobu was still worried, "What are we to do if Sempai has run off on us again?"
"Well," thought Kitsune, "you three could go after her and I could watch after Naru while you three are away."
Su jumped at that thought and rushed off to her room, saying something about gadgets, which they knew was usually a bad sign. Shinobu sighed at went upstairs to pack as well. Motoko stayed and looked at Kitsune. "Kitsune, do you have any idea where we should start our search?"
Kitsune shrugged and said "first I'd check to see if Seta is still around, then I'd head out to Okinawa and check on Mitsumi." "There the only leads we might have."
Motoko nodded and looked up to see Shinobu and Su running down the stairs. Su was carrying a hi-tech looking miniature airplane. She ran outside with the others and set it on the ground and said "now this is my latest invention, a portable airplane."
The others sweat dropped at this and Su laughed as the plane expanded to its normal size, which could easily carry 8 passengers with full luggage.
Kitsune burst out with laughter, "you never cease to amaze me Su"
Shinobu, Motoko and Su all jumped in and Su yelled "Onward to Tokyo U,"
End Chapter 2
IT IS DONE
I'm so sorry for the late update, but I really wanted 5 reviews before I put more work into it, so when I got my 5th review I touched this story up and I give it to you now. I hope you enjoy it, I actually have a plan for this one so you won't have to worry about any writers block like my last fic.
Now, I hope to update over Valentine's weekend so watch for it, and as always
READ AND REVIEW!!!!
Notice the extra size for eye catching goodiness.
Thanks to the reviewers
Vash: Thanks for the review, and I'm glad you like that I made the first chapter more open ended.
KnightsShadow: Glad you like it, sorry about the update time
MantisMan: I hope you continue to follow this, I hope to make it a great fic
Gunsniper: Glad for your review, and I hope to increase the update speed over the next few weeks.
Vash: Thanks for the reviews, continue to read and review please.
RPGer: Thanks for the support and glad your fic is picking up speed.
Now onto the story:
Chapter Two: Black Heart
Naru continued to walk up the stairs as Keitaro rushed down the stairs, off to someplace. Not that it really mattered to her anymore. She had just destroyed everything between them, and they would never see each other the same way.
She reached the top of the steps and stepped inside the dorm. She looked up and saw Shinobu standing inside the entryway.
Shinobu gave Naru an inquisitive look, and asked "where did Keitaro go."
Naru's head sank when she heard this and tears streamed down her face as she rushed pashed Shinobu and ran to her room. She threw open the door and jumped onto her futon and grabbed a hold of her Liddo-kun. She continued to lie there sobbing as Shinobu who was followed by Motoko and Su entered as well.
Naru just looked up at them and quietly muttered "shouldn't you all be going after Keitaro?"
The three girls just looked at each other and Su blatantly asked "why, where is Keitaro going?"
Naru began to cry again, and Shinobu moved in to try and comfort her. Naru didn't take this well though and threw her back, making Shinobu fly into the table.
"Why can't you just leave me alone," Naru shouted at the others. They all stopped dead at that. Naru rushed past them in there shocked state and ran down the hall and locked herself in the bathroom.
After helping Shinobu up and checking her for injuries, all glad that she was ok; they needed to decide on a course of action with this latest news.
Meanwhile..:
Keitaro had ran down the steps and rushed through the streets of Hinata. As he continued running he felt the void growing in his heart. As he reached the end of the road he was on, he saw the train pulling in to Hinata station. He ran into the station, and hopped on the train.
Keitaro sat on the train, letting the time flow past him, with his mind staying static, still on the stairway with Naru-san. After a few minutes the emotion finally overcomes him and he breaks into tears. After he finally regains his composer, he looks out to see the train stopping at the Tokyo U campus. So he hops off the train and runs toward the stairway of the main building. At the bottom step he falls to his knees and screams "Fuck you fate,"
Keitaro begins to cry again, and between the sobs he mutters to himself "She *sniff* and I were destined *sniff* to be together, what the fuck happened." With that he cry's, harder then he had up to that point. He's starting to make a scene now, but fate decided to throw Keitaro another curve ball, being the bastard he is. Right then Seta walked up behind him.
Seta, being the most socially incompetent person ever to walk this planet simply gazed down at the sobbing Keitaro. Seta reached into his lab coat, grabbed a cigarette and lit up there. After taking a deep puff he looked down on Keitaro and asked in a non-chalet tone "What's wrong Keitaro, your girlfriend dump you," he laughs after asking this.
Keitaro has no idea how to respond to that, so he just looked at Seta with a dumb look that resembled your average high school stoner. After coming to his senses, Keitaro just sighed, stood up and brushed himself off. He looked up at Seta and asked "can we talk in your office?"
Seta nodded to this and the two of them walked into the main building and up towards the archeology offices. After they reach inside they both sit down in the now familiar offices and more memories flood back to Keitaro. After calming himself mentally he looks to Seta and asks "Where is Sara now anyway?"
"She's on a trip to Okinawa; she's living with that Mitsumi character you know." He laughs after saying this, grabs another cigarette to replace his last one, and tosses the old one in the trash. "Now you still haven't told me," he adds in a serious tone "What's got you down?"
Keitaro replies in one word "Naru."
Seta begins to chuckle at this and sighs as he mutters to himself. Keitaro looks at him in disbelief, why was he laughing.
Seta beings to explain what he meant "you still need to learn a lot about life, your still young Keitaro." He chuckles once more and continues. "Your life is now free of this monkey that has been on your back since you first moved to Hinata."
Keitaro continues his look of disbelief "you're saying it's a good thing she told me she doesn't love me."
Seta chuckles some more and sighs, like a broken record of sorts. "No, it's not good that she said that, but at least now you know." "For the last 2 years you've been doing everything you can for this girl, now you know it was a waste of time but because of your devotion to not only her but to the other residents of Hinata." "Your time here has changed not only yours but everyone else's lives for the better."
He smiles at Keitaro, who sighs at this. "Seta, what's the point, I lost the thing that I thought fate had granted me, what, 17 years ago now."
Keitaro continues to stare at the ground as Seta looks at the back of his head. "Well Keitaro, if talking to you won't change your mind, would you prefer to go on a dig with me in Mongolia and try to figure things out?"
To this Keitaro lifted his head and the first smile Seta had seen appeared on his face. "Now that's the Seta I remember, let's head out."
Back at Hinata..:
"What happened to Naru?" This was asked by an obviously worried Kitsune. While she was a normally foxy like character hence the name, she did care deeply for her friends.
To this Shinobu simply responded "All I know is that she mentioned something about tracking down Sempai." Her head sunk at this realizing she couldn't be much help. Even if she was 16 now, she was still not as mature as the others were.
Kitsune seemed to be thinking, and then she sighed and revealed her thoughts. "I think it's probably something to do with Naru not telling Keitaro her feelings, and that something has happened there."
Motoko nodded when she heard this and muttered something about how that would make sense. Shinobu was still worried, "What are we to do if Sempai has run off on us again?"
"Well," thought Kitsune, "you three could go after her and I could watch after Naru while you three are away."
Su jumped at that thought and rushed off to her room, saying something about gadgets, which they knew was usually a bad sign. Shinobu sighed at went upstairs to pack as well. Motoko stayed and looked at Kitsune. "Kitsune, do you have any idea where we should start our search?"
Kitsune shrugged and said "first I'd check to see if Seta is still around, then I'd head out to Okinawa and check on Mitsumi." "There the only leads we might have."
Motoko nodded and looked up to see Shinobu and Su running down the stairs. Su was carrying a hi-tech looking miniature airplane. She ran outside with the others and set it on the ground and said "now this is my latest invention, a portable airplane."
The others sweat dropped at this and Su laughed as the plane expanded to its normal size, which could easily carry 8 passengers with full luggage.
Kitsune burst out with laughter, "you never cease to amaze me Su"
Shinobu, Motoko and Su all jumped in and Su yelled "Onward to Tokyo U,"
End Chapter 2
IT IS DONE
I'm so sorry for the late update, but I really wanted 5 reviews before I put more work into it, so when I got my 5th review I touched this story up and I give it to you now. I hope you enjoy it, I actually have a plan for this one so you won't have to worry about any writers block like my last fic.
Now, I hope to update over Valentine's weekend so watch for it, and as always
READ AND REVIEW!!!!
Notice the extra size for eye catching goodiness.