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Hey, all, What's up?? DarkHeart here. Chapter 7 is here at last, And yes, two people will return by at least the end, if not the middle. You will just have to read on to find out who they are.

Disclaimer: I do not own Love Hina. Ken Akamatsu does. I just own the empty space between my ears.

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The Healing of the Dark Heart

Chapter 7

It is just two days before Halloween, and the dreams are getting worse. But now I can see their faces more clearly. And what's strange about it is that the dreams are also showing Sari at the Hinata-sou. But she is already gone, and yet her presense is being felt around the entire area. I don't understand how I can feel her here when she had never been here before. But the feeling I get is one of ease and happiness. I decide to go to the shrine behind the Hinata-sou to meditate and pray. Oh, Sari, I don't understand. Why couldn't I save you? Why did you have to die? I should have been the one to save you! Why? Just then, a bright light shone all around the little shrine. And in that light, I could see the face of Sari. "Be not afraid, Dark Heart. I am Sari. Do not blame yourself over my death. I chose to die in order to save you. That was my final act of love for you when I was alive. I'm sorry I can't be with you anymore. But I will still protect you. You have grown much in the way of your emotions. You have also helped others to express their emotions. But that is not the main reason I am here. I have come to warn you that the agents that had me killed are planning to strike on Halloween. Be prepared. Just remember that you have friends that love you and will do anything to help you. You can do it."

As the light starts to fade, the image of Sari suddenly speaks out. "Good luck with Kanako, Dark Heart. She truly loves you, and I know you love her. I have seen your future together. Make her life and yours a happy one, together. I give you my blessings." And with that, she disappears. I finally open my eyes, feeling a tear rolling down my cheek, but I was happy, at ease. But then I thought of her message about the SATAN organization attacking on Halloween. I got up and went back to the inn. On my way back I bump into a man. "Oh, I'm sorry, Sir, I didn't see you there, I guess I must have been lost in my thinking."

The man gets up, dusts himself off, smiles and said, "Oh, That's alright, I have been known to have my head in the clouds all the time." A voice behind him said, "Yeah, and if not there, then in the springs or up the hole in my room, you pervert." Behind him I see a beautiful woman with long, auburn-colored hair. The man turns around and says sheepishly, "Awwe come on, Naru. You know those were only accidents." She gives him a noogie and said, "Yeah, sure, Whatever." Then kisses him on the cheek. "But in spite of all that, I still love you."

He then turns around and focuses on me. "Oh, forgive me, I haven't even introduced myself. I am Keitaro Urashima, and this beautiful woman behind me is my wife, Naru Narusegawa Urashima. I am the co-owner of the Hinata-Sou. And you must be the person the girls are most talkative about in their letters, Dark Heart. Pleased to meet you."

"Likewise, Keitaro," I said, shaking the man's hand. "The girls have all talked about you as well. They have a great amount of respect and love for you. They look up to you and to what you have accomplished in your life." I then leaned in so only he could hear me and said, "I also heard you were the biggest pervert manager here, too." He blushed and said in a voice that he hoped his wife wouldn't hear, "Yeah, most of the time it was accidental, but I still enjoyed it." What he didn't know was that Naru heard everything. "So you enjoyed peeping in on us, did you dear? Here, Enjoy THIS! NARU PUNCH!!" The last thing I heard from Keitaro before he was sent skyward was, "Oh Shit! This is gonna hurt!"

Kanako came running from the staircase where she was waiting for me to come from my meditation. She heard a noise from my direction that sounded like a rocket going off. "Dark-kun, are you alright? I heard a loud noise and came running because I thought that they started to attack." She grabbed hold of me and hugged me tightly. I kissed her on her forehead, and said, "I'm fine, Kanako-chan, really. I prayed in the shrine and the image of Sari spoke to me. She said that our enemies would attack on Halloween. But she did put my mind at ease. She gave her life in order to save mine. She had no regrets." Then I remembered I was in the company of someone else. "By the way, I just met someone that I think you already know."

Kanako turned around to see the person I was pointing to. She gasped and said, "Naru-oneesan, is that you? Wait a minute, if your here, then that means..." And as if right on cue, Keitaro lands smackdab in the middle of our little party. "I was right, that did hurt," Keitaro moaned as he picked himself up. "Oniichan!!" Kanako ran and hugged her big brother tightly. "Nice....to.....see.....you.....too.....Kanako.....can't.....breathe........ " She let him go and said, "Oh big brother, we missed you so much. How was your honeymoon?"

Keitaro blushed and said, "It was very...fulfilling." And once again, Keitaro was sent into the troposphere. "You pervert," Naru said, "you didn't have to say it that way." Kanako pulled Naru to the side and said, "Like at the kingdom of Molmol, we need to have a little...girl chat. And remember to use Powerpoint. Got it?" Naru just sweat-dropped, and said, "Okay."

As soon as Keitaro landed again, I told them that we need to have a house meeting. I don't know if Keitaro and Naru know what is about to happen, but I felt that it was time to make our battle plans, and I needed everyone's help. "I will give the inn a call so the girls will be ready when we get there. CELL PHONE PROGRAM ACTIVATE!!" While the others look at me with perplexed faces, I closed my eyes while inwardly trying to connect with Hinata-Sou.

Scene and Style Change

Inside the hallway, the phone started to ring. Su came in and picked up on the second ring. "Hinata-Sou, Su speaking, Heyas." "..." "Oh, Dark- kun, it's you. Are ya done meditating and stuff like that?" "..." "You want me to get the girls together? What for? Are we's gonna play a game?" "..." "Oh, a House meeting, Okies, I will spread the message. But could ya bring me some bananas on your way back? Tankies!!" She hung up the phone and started skipping along to find the others.

Shinobu was working on washing the laundry when Su bounced in the room. "Heyas, Shinobu. Whacha doing?"

Shinobu stopped what she was doing and said, "Oh, hello, Su, just doing laundry. By the way, who was that on the phone?" "That was Dark- kun. He told me to gather everyone up so's we can have a house meeting. I wonder what we are gonna talk about?" And with that, Su left to go find Motoko, Ema, and Sarah.

Shinobu thought, Something must be wrong for someone to call for a housemeeting, let alone Dark Heart calling it. I wonder what's wrong. I have felt for sometime now that he knows something that would affect us. Oh, no, I hope he isn't in danger! Or worse yet, I hope there is nothing wrong with Sempai or Naru-Sempai!! She shook those thoughts out of her head to focus on her task at hand.

Little did anyone realize, the enemy was working on their plans for the destruction of the Hinata-Sou and claiming the lives of those in it, especially Dark Heart. "Halloween is nearly upon us, Sandra, and we will reclaim what should have been ours in the first place. Professor H and his little girlfriend won't survive the night!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Sandra started to shake nervously as a chill went down her spine. "I don't know now, boss, but I just got this feeling. Something just happened, and I fear it has turned the tables on us. I don't know what it is that happened, but I don't think we stand a chance now."

"What are you talking about, Sandra? If something did happen, it still wouldn't matter. For I will claim Professor H's special powers and infuse them within us. There shall be no escape for him and the others that associate with him. For I am MIKE, The Ruler of the SATAN Organization, and I will rule the world!!"

Sandra relaxed and said, "You might be right, boss, I shouldn't worry about it. We Will capture the Professor, and we will kill those in the Hinata-Sou, for we are the SATAN Organization, the one true owners of the world! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

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Halloween is almost upon our heroes and heroines. Will the SATAN organization actually succeed in their plans to rule the world? Or will Sandra's premonition come true and spell the end of the organization? And what with the sudden appearance of Keitaro and Naru? Stay tuned to find out in chapter 8.

Please, I can't ask enough, please read and review. I would appreciate it. Thanx--DarkHeart