What's up, all!! Sorry for taking so long in updating, busy with housework, yardwork, and normal job-work, lol. But here it is, chapter 4!! and now for the boring part.
Disclaimer: I do not Own Love Hina. That accolade belongs to Ken Akamatsu. I would love to own Kanako, and maybe rent Su as my little sister(Hey, Crazy minds think alike)
Now that is out of the way, Chapter 4!!
The Healing of The Dark Heart
Chapter 4
It has been a month since I appeared at the Hinata-Sou, and already it feels like home to me. I had been asked by Haruka-san to take over the responsibilities of landlord, seeing as the current one is on his honeymoon. The girls here are slowly beginning to accept me, even Motoko. She asked me to train with her, and I accepted, not knowing much about kendo, swordfighting, and the like. I figured, If I have all these abilities laying dormant in me, I feel I could put them to use. After all, using them to their full potential may help me to remember how I got them in the first place.
Shinobu, who I found out was the cook of the Hinata-sou(and a very great one, I might add), has asked me to help out in the kitchen lately. I always say yes, because for some odd reason, I found out that I absolutely love to cook. Could it be another hidden memory of mine?? I don't know much about Japanese cuisine, but somehow I do know some American cooking. So we agreed that for one night a week, I would make dinner. I chose Sunday night as my night, because it seemed to be a night for families, strange as this one is. Tonight I chose to make Meatloaf, Macaroni and Cheese, Steamed Baby Red Potatoes, and a Broccoli and Cheese Casserole. AN: This is actually some of my favorite things to make at home.
Ema and Su, always the inquisitive ones(Ema for her "conspiracies", Su for wanting to make me her lab rat and playpal), are always either questioning me, jumping up on my back, or dragging me along so they can chase poor Tama-chan. I'm not sure, but I think Su may be a little bit pshyco.
Kitsune, who now lives and runs Cafe Hinata, frequently comes over. She usually tries to get me to take her out and get drunk with her. Now I don't mind taking her, cause she seems like a really nice person(when she's sober), but I have told her that I will not drink. One night while we were "Clubbing," she continually asked me why I won't drink with her. So I tell her about a memory that finally made its way to the surface.
"Kitsune, there is only one reason why I don't drink. I finally remembered something from my childhood, and that was I never knew my father."
Kitsune asked me, "But what does that have to do with you not wanting to drink with me??"
"Because he constantly lied to my mother. He would always use some excuse to get money from her in order to go drinking. Something that I was told you used to do to Keitaro."
Kitsune sweat-dropped at realizing her plan wouldn't work on me, now that her secret was out, but I continued with my memory recall. "She couldn't take the lying anymore, so they divorced. The last time I saw him was when I was six months old. So when it is my turn to be a father, I don't want my child saying they never had a daddy because of drinking."
After listening to me, Kitsune fell silent for a moment, and then said, "You know, I really think that maybe I should give upo Sake. I would like to have a child myself. I don't want my kid to say the same about me." Then she seductively winked at me and said, "How about we have one?" I got out of there like a bat out of Hell. I didn't want Motoko to even get a whiff of that situation.
Just the other day, I decided to have a conversation with Kanako. She seems to be quite a mystery to me. She rarely ever smiles, and always seems to be serious. I went over to her and said, "Hi, Kanako-san, how are you doing today?" She looked up at me after looking at a picture of her and her brother, taken from when they were still kids. "Oh, hi, Dark-san, how are you?" Then she looks back at the picture. "Listen, Kanako-san, if there is anything you need, anything on your heart, you know I am here for you."
Kanako looked up at me, smiled her very first smile, and said, "Thank you. I appreciate it. You know, you are the only man in my life, other than oniichan, that actually seems to care about me. I have always thought that I would marry him because we aren't blood related. But even though he loves me, his heart was only for Naru-san. I didn't know if I will ever get over my brother. But I will try. And besides, I think you're kind of cute." She then blushed 16 shades of red, got up, and ran away. I sweat- dropped and thought, Okay, that was unexpected. I decided to move on, and start my work.
I decided to start with the bathing area, making sure that nobody was present. I was humming a tune to myself, surprised that I remembered it. Just then, from out of nowhere, there came a huge splash from the hot spring. Without thinking, a word came to my mind that felt it would give me some sort of protection. I shouted out, "BARRIER RAISE!!" Suddenly I felt a huge amount of chi flowing through me creating an invisible force field surrounding me, thus keeping me dry. Then, from out of the hot spring, came a floating body. I thought, oh my god! Su bombed the pool again and this time there was someone in it! "BARRIER DOWN!!" I rushed over to see who it was, and it was Mutsumi! "Mutsumi-san!! Can you here me?" Just then she got up and said, "Oh my, I forgot to breathe again from my submarine maneuvers." I just face-vaulted. "Mutsumi-san, Don't ever do that again, you just nearly gave me a heart attack." "Oh my, I am sorry, Dark-kun, I didn't mean to scare you."
While she was there, I just had to ask her. "I'm sorry, Mutsumi-san, but I have a feeling that I know you from somewhere. But that just couldn't be, I have only just met you a month ago." Mutsumi just chuckled and said, "Oh, Dark-kun, you do know me, or at least you did. We've been email buddies the past couple of years, but you disappeared a half a year ago. What happened?"
I looked at her with a sad expression on my face and said, "I don't know....." Little did I know, more of my lost past would be coming to the Hinata-sou, bringing with it the nightmare I wanted to forget.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- So, the plot thickens!! What is this remminder of the past? What nightmare could it be that scares our Hero? You will just have to wait for Chapter 5 to find out. Please R&R, I want, no, NEED criticism!
AN: Although this is a pure work of fiction, there are parts of this story that is based on events that actually happened to me. And If you find them, well, you get extra Brownie Points.
Disclaimer: I do not Own Love Hina. That accolade belongs to Ken Akamatsu. I would love to own Kanako, and maybe rent Su as my little sister(Hey, Crazy minds think alike)
Now that is out of the way, Chapter 4!!
The Healing of The Dark Heart
Chapter 4
It has been a month since I appeared at the Hinata-Sou, and already it feels like home to me. I had been asked by Haruka-san to take over the responsibilities of landlord, seeing as the current one is on his honeymoon. The girls here are slowly beginning to accept me, even Motoko. She asked me to train with her, and I accepted, not knowing much about kendo, swordfighting, and the like. I figured, If I have all these abilities laying dormant in me, I feel I could put them to use. After all, using them to their full potential may help me to remember how I got them in the first place.
Shinobu, who I found out was the cook of the Hinata-sou(and a very great one, I might add), has asked me to help out in the kitchen lately. I always say yes, because for some odd reason, I found out that I absolutely love to cook. Could it be another hidden memory of mine?? I don't know much about Japanese cuisine, but somehow I do know some American cooking. So we agreed that for one night a week, I would make dinner. I chose Sunday night as my night, because it seemed to be a night for families, strange as this one is. Tonight I chose to make Meatloaf, Macaroni and Cheese, Steamed Baby Red Potatoes, and a Broccoli and Cheese Casserole. AN: This is actually some of my favorite things to make at home.
Ema and Su, always the inquisitive ones(Ema for her "conspiracies", Su for wanting to make me her lab rat and playpal), are always either questioning me, jumping up on my back, or dragging me along so they can chase poor Tama-chan. I'm not sure, but I think Su may be a little bit pshyco.
Kitsune, who now lives and runs Cafe Hinata, frequently comes over. She usually tries to get me to take her out and get drunk with her. Now I don't mind taking her, cause she seems like a really nice person(when she's sober), but I have told her that I will not drink. One night while we were "Clubbing," she continually asked me why I won't drink with her. So I tell her about a memory that finally made its way to the surface.
"Kitsune, there is only one reason why I don't drink. I finally remembered something from my childhood, and that was I never knew my father."
Kitsune asked me, "But what does that have to do with you not wanting to drink with me??"
"Because he constantly lied to my mother. He would always use some excuse to get money from her in order to go drinking. Something that I was told you used to do to Keitaro."
Kitsune sweat-dropped at realizing her plan wouldn't work on me, now that her secret was out, but I continued with my memory recall. "She couldn't take the lying anymore, so they divorced. The last time I saw him was when I was six months old. So when it is my turn to be a father, I don't want my child saying they never had a daddy because of drinking."
After listening to me, Kitsune fell silent for a moment, and then said, "You know, I really think that maybe I should give upo Sake. I would like to have a child myself. I don't want my kid to say the same about me." Then she seductively winked at me and said, "How about we have one?" I got out of there like a bat out of Hell. I didn't want Motoko to even get a whiff of that situation.
Just the other day, I decided to have a conversation with Kanako. She seems to be quite a mystery to me. She rarely ever smiles, and always seems to be serious. I went over to her and said, "Hi, Kanako-san, how are you doing today?" She looked up at me after looking at a picture of her and her brother, taken from when they were still kids. "Oh, hi, Dark-san, how are you?" Then she looks back at the picture. "Listen, Kanako-san, if there is anything you need, anything on your heart, you know I am here for you."
Kanako looked up at me, smiled her very first smile, and said, "Thank you. I appreciate it. You know, you are the only man in my life, other than oniichan, that actually seems to care about me. I have always thought that I would marry him because we aren't blood related. But even though he loves me, his heart was only for Naru-san. I didn't know if I will ever get over my brother. But I will try. And besides, I think you're kind of cute." She then blushed 16 shades of red, got up, and ran away. I sweat- dropped and thought, Okay, that was unexpected. I decided to move on, and start my work.
I decided to start with the bathing area, making sure that nobody was present. I was humming a tune to myself, surprised that I remembered it. Just then, from out of nowhere, there came a huge splash from the hot spring. Without thinking, a word came to my mind that felt it would give me some sort of protection. I shouted out, "BARRIER RAISE!!" Suddenly I felt a huge amount of chi flowing through me creating an invisible force field surrounding me, thus keeping me dry. Then, from out of the hot spring, came a floating body. I thought, oh my god! Su bombed the pool again and this time there was someone in it! "BARRIER DOWN!!" I rushed over to see who it was, and it was Mutsumi! "Mutsumi-san!! Can you here me?" Just then she got up and said, "Oh my, I forgot to breathe again from my submarine maneuvers." I just face-vaulted. "Mutsumi-san, Don't ever do that again, you just nearly gave me a heart attack." "Oh my, I am sorry, Dark-kun, I didn't mean to scare you."
While she was there, I just had to ask her. "I'm sorry, Mutsumi-san, but I have a feeling that I know you from somewhere. But that just couldn't be, I have only just met you a month ago." Mutsumi just chuckled and said, "Oh, Dark-kun, you do know me, or at least you did. We've been email buddies the past couple of years, but you disappeared a half a year ago. What happened?"
I looked at her with a sad expression on my face and said, "I don't know....." Little did I know, more of my lost past would be coming to the Hinata-sou, bringing with it the nightmare I wanted to forget.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- So, the plot thickens!! What is this remminder of the past? What nightmare could it be that scares our Hero? You will just have to wait for Chapter 5 to find out. Please R&R, I want, no, NEED criticism!
AN: Although this is a pure work of fiction, there are parts of this story that is based on events that actually happened to me. And If you find them, well, you get extra Brownie Points.