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The Healing Of The Dark Heart

Chapter 3

Nearly a week has gone by since I appeared at Hinata-Sou, and still I am no closer as to discovering who I am or where I came from. All I do know is that my name is Dark Heart, or at least that is one of the residents by the name of Shinobu told me. I have finally woken up this morning in the room that used to belong to the Landlord. I get up to put some clothes on that I have no Idea where they came from.

"Ewwwwww, Whacha doin', ya naked perv?" I hear someone say just seconds before I felt a kick on the side of my head. It knocked me back so far that I landed in the closet. "Ooopsies, guess I still don't know my own strength. So anywhos, what ya did last week was so Kewlies!! Can ya do that whole re..re..ya know, where ya make things appear outta nowhere, and this time can it be bananas???"

As soon as I recover from the kick, I see that it is the princess known as Kaolla Su. "Oh, Su, it's you. Good morning to you. And may I ask you a question?" "Okies," Su answered. "Just What in Hell was that kick for???"

"Dat's just my way of saying 'Hi", you silly," Su said. "That's just one of my customs from back home. I only do that to guys though. Just like I do with Keitaro...." Su then looked sad. "Are you upset with me fer doin' that?" I look at her sad expression and then felt guilty. I mean, who am I to argue about customs when I don't have any of my own, or if I ever did. "No, don't be upset. After all, I am new to this world, having no recollection of my past. So as far as I'm concerned, you are allowed to greet me in any way you want to. OK?"

Su looks up to me with tears in her eyes and says, "Are you sure?" I smiled and said, "Yes, it's okay by me." Su then smiles at me and says, "Okies!! Anyways, can ya make bananas appear like you did with your clothes last week??" Su starts drooling at that thought.

"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Just then, that inner voice inside my head said, Sure you can. I can help you, you need to say, REPLICATION COMMAND. That's how you got your clothes. I had to fully reboot you cause you wasted so much energy in that pointless battle. Then whatever you want to remake, just think of it. Remember though, it will drain your energy, so use it sparingly. I figure, that voice knows something more than I know, and hopefully it will give me a clue. But what the hell, let's try it.

"Okay, Princess, I will try with all my strength. REPLICATION COMMAND!! BANANAS!!" And all of a sudden, bananas filled up the entire room. The foreign princess squealed with delight so loudly that it brought all of the other residents to the room. The first one to arrive on the scene was Motoko.

"All right, you lecherous man!! What vile things are you doing to Su??" she said in front of the door. As soon as she opened the door, a ton of bananas started tumbling out, burying Motoko in a sea of yellow. "Arrrgh!! Where did all this come from!!" Motoko hollared in a muffled voice. By the time everyone else got there, Su started to pig out on her mountain of bananas. "Yaaaaaayyyy! I got meesa mountain of bananas!! Is you now gonna be my very own Genie, Dark-kun??"

Everyone just sweat-dropped at the sight of all the bananas. "OK, Su," Shinobu said, "What were you doing in Dark's room, and what is up with all these bananas??"

"I only came here to wake up Dark-kun, and to see if he could show me dat trick again. Ya know, where them clothes came outta nowhere??" Shinobu also wondered how that happened. At that time, a completely red Mutsumi popped out of nowhere. "Oh My. Where were you all? I was looking for you all over the place since that explosion last week. Maybe I should have looked for you here instead of the hot spring all week."

Everyone face-vaulted except for me. Sure, I was thinking that statement was weird, but considering my situation, not weird enough. But as I stared at her, she reminded me of someone, someone from the back of my mind. Someone whom I believe to be part of my distant past, that may be directly linked to my amnesia.

"Hey, where did all these bananas come from?" Mutsumi asked. "Did Su plant a banana tree in Kei-kun's room again?? My word, that Kotatsu table can make anything grow, even my watermelons."

Everyone face-vaults again. Just then, Mutsumi faces towards me. "Oh, My, we have a new man here. How do you do? I am Mutsumi. Pleased to meet you." Then, from out of nowhere, she kisses me. I turn bright red at her forwardness, while everyone else's jaw dropped. "Mutsumi!!" Motoko says, after digging herself out from under the bananas. "How dare you kiss that vile baka!! Have you no shame? He is a stranger, after all!!!" Mutsumi looks at her and says, "I'm sorry, should I have let you kiss him first?"

At this point(still embarrassed by that kiss), I get the feeling that I know her, or have known her. Who is she? How do I know her? What does she have to do with my past? At this point, I start getting light-headed, and start to fall, when all of a sudden I feel something being placed underneath me to keep from crashing into the floor. I look up to say thank you to my rescuers, but their faces and voices are distorted, and once again pass out.

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"Oh my god, he's burning up!" Shinobu shouted. Once everyone recovered from their face-vaults, they immediately hurry around the figure of Dark Heart, who looks like he's slumped over on what looks like a cushion. "Kitsune, Get a tub of Ice Water! Sarah, find me a towel! Motoko, find one of Sempai's bath robes! Ema, you go find--"

"My digi-cam?? You got it! Don't want to miss recording this to put up on my HinataMysteries.com website!!" Ema replied, and dashed off, looking for her prized possesion.

Shinobu sweat-drops and thinks, Ema and her conspiracy theories. Su looks at Dark Heart and is on the virge of tears. "Is Dark-kun going to be okay, Shinobu? I didn't mean to wear him out this bad." "No, it's Okay, Su. He'll be fine. I don't know how I know, but he will. By the way, have you seen Kanako??"

Just then they heard a muffled sound underneath Dark Heart's slumped body and recognized it as Kanako's voice. "Help! I'm trapped under here, and he is crushing me!!"

"Quick, Su!" Shinobu said. "Help me get her out!" "Okies!!" They both lifted Dark Heart and Kanako was able to escape. "Thank goodness," Kanako gasped, "I thought I was a goner. Although, I kinda rather liked it....."

Shinobu face-vaulted, while Su just looked confused. "So, is it okay to enjoy to be in that kind of situation then, Kanako?" Su asked. Kanako suddenly blushed and thought, it would have been better if it were oniichan, but this guy IS kinda cute.....

Shinobu got an angry expression on her face and turned to Kanako. "Never mind that, what happened?" Kanako said, "I was downstairs reading my latest issue of 'Vampire Vault' magazine when I felt this huge release of chi. I knew it wasn't Motoko's, cause I know her chi extent. I raced up here to see what was going on, when I saw Dark Heart collapsing, I ran to grab him before he tried to, errm...grab Motoko. Unfortunately for me, I ended up under him."

"Thank Goodness you weren't hurt, Kanako," Shinobu said, although she thought at the same time, but it looked like you loved it. "Anyways, let's get him back to his futon." And with that, they moved him and made him lie down. But Shinobu had something bugging her. Why did Dark Heart look like he was on the verge of something, and why did it come from Mutsumi being there?

--So, what do you all think?? What could Dark Heart be remembering? How did Mutsumi end up being a trigger for that?? Stay tuned for Chapter 4, the plot deepens. BTW, Please R&R, I look forward for new comments. Thanx-- DarkHeart of Ice