HEAVEN IS A PLACE CALLED THE HINATA SOU
(A LOVE HINA/OH! MY GODDESS CROSSOVER FANFIC.)
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Deaths-Head - I do not own Love Hina or Oh! My Goddess. Ken Akamatsu and Kosuke Fujishima do. All I own are the original characters in this story, they're mine and that's that.
Also, anything written between , in Italics, is the character's own thoughts.
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The following day :
Greg woke from a fitful sleep. His dreams were filled with visions of the plane crash, of the horror of the realisation that he was alone. The nightmares came to him, so vividly, he had woken numerous times. As he got out of his bed, he noticed that Naru had entered his room during the night, and had fallen asleep in the lounge chair, near the window, her blanket had fallen down from her shoulders. He walked over to her and pulled the blanket back around her shoulders. It was then he saw the pendent around her neck.
A ghost of a smile appeared on his face, then vanished as he turned and walked over to his bag. He opened it, and looked at the contents. 1 book, a laptop, the piece of metal his sensei gave him, his discman and three CD's. He also saw the small picture album he had brought along. He gingerly withdrew it and opened it. The first picture was one of himself, his sister and his best friend, Marcus. He flipped through the album, looking at the pictures. Ones of him and his sister clowning around. Group pictures with their parents. He then saw the picture which made his blood run cold.
"Satori....Sari....."
The picture fell out of the album, as Greg turned and left the room. Naru had woken up, just as Greg left the room. The picture on the floor, was picked up by Naru who looked at it intently. In it, the scene was at a park, and the five people in it where all posing on one of the park's play equipment. Standing leaning against a support pole, was Greg. Leaning on the opposite side of the same pole was Greg's sister, Angelica. The slide was occupied by a man, Naru assumed was Marcus. And sitting on the swings were two girls. One with long flowing light brown hair, freckles and glasses. The other had medium length black hair. It was then Naru remembered who they were, from a letter she had received from Greg.
"Satori and Sari Macfarlane. Greg's cousins...."
Naru looked at the rest of the album, and looked at the pictures of Greg, Angelica, Satori and Sari. She looked at them, and smiled at the events inside the pictures. Greg had something on his face, in each picture, which she liked. A smile.
Meanwhile, Greg had wandered downstairs and bumped into Motoko. He looked at her, then bowed to her.
"Sorry."
Motoko's first reaction was to lash out with her sword, but she decided to restrain herself. She only knew a little about this Greg, but she decided to give him a chance.
"That's alright." She let her sword drop back into her sheath "How did you sleep?"
Greg snorted.
"About as good as can be expected, yes?"
Motoko raised an eyebrow.
"I see. Well, in any event, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Motoko Aoyama."
Greg nodded.
"Well met. Greg Macfarlane."
Motoko nodded.
"Let me show you around then."
Motoko lead Greg through the Hinata Sou, pointing out where the kitchen, sun room, toilets, etc, etc are located. As they were heading back to the entrance, they could hear the voice of Kentaro Sakata. Greg looked at Motoko.
"Who's that?"
Motoko grimaced.
"The worst double Y chromosome entity on the planet. It's name," Motoko hissed "Is Kentaro Sakata."
Greg scowled.
"Naru told me about him. Think I'll introduce myself, yes?"
Greg walked over to where Kentaro was, talking with Keitaro.
"Come on Keitaro, let me speak with the beauty which is Naru."
Keitaro groaned.
"Kentaro she doesn't want to speak with you. As it is, she's rather busy at the moment and..."
Kentaro glowered at him.
"I do not care what you have to say. I'm only interested in Naru, and Naru alone."
Before Keitaro could respond, Greg and Motoko stepped in.
"And who the Hell are you meant to be? The Avon lady?"
Motoko simply glared at Kentaro. Kentaro looked at Keitaro.
"Who's the foreigner?"
Greg spoke before Keitaro.
"Why don't you ask me yourself, or are you afraid?"
Inside, Naru had just walked downstairs and saw Kanako standing near the doorway, observing the scene before her. Naru hurried over to the younger Urashima.
"What's going on?"
Kanako smiled.
"Your penpal is having a word with your 'stalker'."
Naru looked at Greg and Kentaro.
"I'm going out there."
Kanako just nodded.
"Thought you would."
As Naru approached, Kentaro saw her and turned to face her. He also moved away from the gaijin in front of him. As much as he hated to admit it, this gaijin unnerved him on so many levels.
At the Hinata Hiza :
Haruka sighed as she looked at the clock on the wall. It had been only a week since Kentaro had left the small cafe to work as an orderly at Tokyo Memorial. She smiled to herself. Without him running around here, things were starting to quiet down. She paused to relight her cigarette, and heard some voices on the wind. She turned and looked up at the Hinata Sou, and her eyes widened. A shape was hurtling through the air towards the cafe. Haruka did the only thing she could do. Leap out of the way, as the shape smashed into the roof, onto the floor. Haruka stood up and dusted herself off. Her cigarette was crushed and she threw it away in disgust. She walked into the cafe and saw what the shape was.
Kentaro Sakata.
Haruka groaned as she saw the mess and damage. Kentaro stirred and sat up.
"What....hit.....me?"
Haruka looked at him.
"A very big and expensive damage bill Kentaro."
Kentaro looked at her, then looked around him, eyes wide.
"Wha..wha...wha...wha..."
The whole interior of the cafe was damaged from Kentaro's flight. He sighed and looked at Haruka.
"When do you want me to start work?"
Haruka looked at him.
"At the rate of 2 yen a day, I'd say you're going to be working for me for quite some time." she tossed him an apron "Get to work."
Kentaro groaned as he stood up and put on the apron. He bent down and picked up a piece of roofing.
"This is all that stupid gaijin's fault. Why'd he have to ruin my future with Naru?"
Haruka stood in front of him.
"Did you say gaijin Kentaro? The foreigner at the Hinata Sou sent you flying here?"
Kentaro nodded. Haruka paused and thought to herself. She looked at Kentaro.
"For blaming my cousin's son for this, you're taking a pay cut. 1 yen a day."
Kentaro's jaw hit the ground.
"1 yen a day?!?!? I'll be working for you until I'm an old man!"
Haruka turned and walked towards the door.
"Well then, instead of paying you now, I'll put it into your retirement fund then, shall I?
Kentaro groaned.
Back at the Hinata Sou :
Greg glared at the two other ronins, Shirai and Haitani. Naru immediately stepped forward and put her hand on Greg's shoulder.
"Greg, don't worry about them. They're harmless."
Haitani was about to say something, when Shirai elbowed him in the ribs. Haitani clamped his mouth shut.
Kanako, Motoko and Keitaro were watching the scene between Greg and Naru intently. Kanako leaned over to her brother.
"Keitaro, I think we should let Greg and Naru be alone for the time being."
Keitaro nodded.
"You're right." he faced Haitani and Shirai "Come inside guys."
Motoko looked at Keitaro, but Kanako shook her head at the Samurai and motioned towards Greg and Naru. Motoko followed the younger Urashima's gaze and nodded softly. Keitaro led Haitani, Shirai, Kanako and Motoko inside. Watching from on top of the entrance arch, Skuld sighed softly.
They've experienced so much pain in their relatively short lives. No one should have to feel so much pain, loss. She paused and looked up at the heavens Father, I'll do my best to help Belldandy and her charges, I promise.
Meanwhile, Greg and Naru had walked around the back of the Hinata Sou, enjoying each other's company. They ended up sitting on the hill overlooking the Hinata Sou, the same hill on which the annex was built on. Greg was sitting in silence, a dark, moody look on his face. Naru was sitting next to him, her hand resting on his shoulder. They didn't need to talk, they both knew how the other felt. After a while, Greg broke the silence.
"What do I do now?"
Naru looked at him.
"What do you want to do?"
Greg sighed and threw a pebble.
"I don't know. 24 hours ago, my life was whole. Now, it's gone. First it was my grandparents, then my Aunt and Uncle. Sari and Satori were next, and then...."
Naru squeezed his shoulder reassuringly.
"Greg, I know you have a sister. She's out there. I'll help you find her, I promise."
Greg looked at her, a ghost of a smile on his face.
"Thanks Naru. As it stands the only family I have is my sister and my cousins." He snorted "And I don't know WHERE Sari and Satori are. For all I know they could be anywhere on the planet."
"Greg, you'll find them one day. I'll bet that your wyrd is planned out, and you find them, all three of them soon."
Greg raised an eyebrow.
"Wyrd?"
Naru nodded.
"Wyrd, it means fate, destiny."
"I know that, but how did...?"
Naru blushed and smiled simultaneously.
"I had a look at that story of yours on your website. I signed the guestbook as "Hopeful Deity"."
Greg looked at her.
"You're "Hopeful Deity"?"
Naru nodded.
Greg chuckled.
"Heh. Thanks."
"Thanks? For what?"
When Greg looked at her, she saw the smile on his face. As soon as she saw that, she knew she had one on her own.
"No problem Greg. You've helped me out quite a bit with your letters over the past few years, so I think it's time for me to help you out a bit."
Greg nodded.
"Naru...."
"Don't say anything." A smile appeared on Naru's face "Besides, I'm helping you out, so I can get away from some people, namely Kentaro."
"Heh, he's is a slimey sleazebag isn't he?"
Greg and Naru spent the day, sitting on the hill talking about their lives up to that point.
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Deaths-Head - Sorry about the late update. A lot of stuff has happened with my personal life, and I haven't been able to focus on writing as much as I should (Or want to actually). I'm hoping that this chapter here, adds a little bit more insight to the character 'Greg', and how he is coping with what has happened to him. Don't worry, more Celestials will be appearing in the next chapter. Also, a little bit to hopefully entice you fans out there. Next chapter will have a flashback sequence with Belldandy looking back to the days when she was still a child and had a mentor.
Not only will Belldandy's mentor be making a guest appearance, but so will two other celestials. Those of you who know a bit about Norse mythology and legends, will known which two twin celestials will be making their first appearance. This time around, I WILL update in a weeks time. R&R please.