Here I am again, time for Chapter 10. And as always, if it weren't for my friends reviewing this, I would never have posted this story. And now, on with the show!!
Disclaimer: Ken Akamatsu owns Love Hina. I own a Ford Aerostar van p.o.s.
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The Healing of The Dark Heart
Chapter 10
It was the day just before Halloween, and the leaders of the SATAN organization Mike and Sandra were bringing together their army of evil. Sandra was working on their strategic plans while Mike was addressing his troops. "Warriors of the SATAN Organization, heed your leader! Tomorrow night is our last chance to acquire our prey. With the secrets he keeps within him, we will use them to rule the Universe! Those who try to oppose us shall surely die. All hail the SATAN Organization!!" The army, in one unified voice, responded, "All hail the SATAN Organization!!"
Sandra, who just finished her strategies, came forward to address the troops. "Fellow followers, I will not lie to you. The battle before us will be difficult, but if we stick to these plans, then the victory will be ours! Squad A will come in from the left. Squad B will take the right. And Squad C will come in the front. They will not know what hit them, and by then, we will have captured Professor H and leave a ton of dead bodies! All hail the SATAN Organization!!" The army once again replied in a unified voice, "All Hail the SATAN Organization!!" She then thought to herself, This definitely won't end well for us. If I survive, maybe I will get a new job, maybe working at a McDonald's....
Meanwhile, back at the Hinata-sou, My new family was working on defensive plans of their own. "Okay, guys," Keitaro said, "This is how I see it. Su, you get your army of Mecha-Tamas posted out front, but make sure they are camoflaged." "Aye, Aye, Commander Keitaro!!" Su responded enthusiastically. "Sarah, you and Ema take the right flank. Hold them off as best as you can. Kitsune, you and Mutsumi take the left flank. Use some of Mutsumi's watermelon bombs to protect yourselves. Shinobu, you work on making some food, but make sure you add a 'special' ingredient, namely this paralyzing powder. Hopefully that will slow them down substantially. And Motoko, Kanako, Naru, Dark, and myself will be the last line of defense. Any questions?"
Ema raised her hand. "Since we know that we won't be able to have our Halloween party on Halloween, can we move it up to tonight? This may be our last big party, ever, so I say we live it up now. Besides, the yams are already ready, right, Shinobu?"
"Yes they are, Ema," Shinobu replied. "Besides, we should also make this a 'Welcome Home' party for Sempai and Naru-Sempai. Now I got to go make up some more food, both for the party and for the battle." And with that, Shinobu left for the kitchen.
"Kewlies," Su said. "I hope she makes me some Banana Soup and a Banana Soufflé. Well, I gotta go make those camoflage modification on the Mecha-Tamas." Then she skipped off. She then yelled down the hall, "Just remember, Keitaro and Naru, you both owe me some playtime!!" Keitaro and Naru both sweat-dropped at that thought.
Kitsune got up to go. "Well, it's time for me to be back at the café to open up. Plus I have to let Mutsumi know about our plans." Kitsune then turned to Keitaro and Naru. "Welcome back, you too, and you behave yourselves. Do anything that I would do." she said with a sly wink.
Motoko also stood up to leave. "I must be getting to my dojo, or else my students will wonder where I am. Urashima, Naru-Sempai, welcome home. After I return, we need to have a practice session, just the three of us. I would like to see how far you have progressed, Urashima." And with that, she left.
I could tell by looking at them that Keitaro and Naru were still tired from their trip. I said, "Now that you two are back, you can reclaim your room. Besides, you guys are exhausted. Go lay down. I will sleep out here tonight in order to take the first watch." They started to protest, but I stopped them. "Don't worry about me, I will be fine. You all have done so much for me, I feel like returning the favor. Now get some rest, both of you." Seeing that they couldn't win this argument, they went to the landlord's room.
Kanako watched all this and just chuckled. "This is the first time I ever saw Oniichan and Naru lose to an argument that didn't involve them flying out into outer space. Good job, Dark-kun." She then came over and sat on my lap, leaning back onto me. I put my arms around her, thanking my lucky stars I have someone in my life that loves me. While sitting there together, a revelation hit me. "Oh, Crap, I forgot!!" I yelled out. "Since we moved up the Halloween party to tonight, I remembered that I don't have a costume!! What the Hell am I going to do?"
Kanako turned her head toward me and said, "Don't worry about it, Dark-kun, I have a special costume in mind for you. I originally made it for Oniichan, but was never able to give it to him. Why don't you come up to my room and try it on? And maybe, I will give you an extra 'special' gift when you get there." She then gave me a wink and a kiss on the cheek, got up, and left to go to her room.
At that moment, I decided I needed to get some things for everyone there, and something extra special for Kanako. So I went out shopping at the nearby stores in Hinata. As soon as I found everything I wanted, I returned to the Hinata-Sou. I hid them in a secret area that I knew no one would ever find them. Then I went to go see my costume. I got upstairs to Kanako's room, and just as I was about to knock on the door, she said, "Come in, Dark-kun." I went inside and closed the door behind me. The sight that I beheld of her in her costume just made my jaw drop. But what made my jaw drop again was the sight of the costume she had ready for me. I knew right then that tonight would be perfect.
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The Halloween party had just started, and everyone was having the time of their lives. They then noticed that Kanako and myself were missing. Keitaro asked, "Has anyone seen Dark-san or my little sister anywhere?" Su answered, "Yeah, I know where they are, they are upstairs in her room. They said they were finishing getting their costumes ready. They'll be down in a second."
Motoko said in an angry voice, "Upstairs, In her room, together?? I will go up there and make sure he doesn't do anything perverted!!" She was just about to grab her sword and start running, when everyone heard a voice say, "There's no need for that, Motoko." They all turned toward the voice and saw, in a beautiful red dress that went all the way to the floor and a diamond tiara on her head, Kanako. They all gasped when they saw their resident goth girl dressed in something so completely opposite to what she usually wears everyday. "I'm sorry I am late, but I had to put the finishing touches on Dark-kun's costume. And may I now present to all of you, in his first appearance here at our special party, Dark Heart!"
At that time, I made my way downstairs and into the room where everyone was gathered. They all looked at me and suddenly applauded, with a couple of wolf whistles from Kitsune and Mutsumi. Kitsune said, "Lookin' good, Dark-kun, lookin' good!!" I was dressed in a blue tuxedo, with matching tophat and cane. I also had on a red mask that went over my eyes. "Ladies and gentleman of the Hinata-Sou," I said, "thank you for accepting me. I have never had a warm reception like this ever in my life. And to show my appreciation for all the things you have done for me, I have brought each and every one of you a gift."
I go to the secret hiding spot and retrieve each of my gifts. I pull out the first one out and say, "Ema, this gift is for you. It's a book about all the UFO sites and sightings within the past hundred years." "For me?" Ema asked, having a tear of joy in her eye. "Thank you, Dark-san, I will treasure this always." I pull out the next gift. "Mutsumi, this is for you. For being one of the first friends that I remembered having before and after the incident, I give to you imported Watermelon juice." "Oh, my, what an unexpected surprise. How did you know that was my favorite?" Everyone face-vaulted on that. "Sarah, this is yours. It's a Video cell phone you can use between yourself and your papa. I made sure Seta-san already had his." Sarah came up to me and hugged me tightly. "Oh, thank you Dark-san, you don't know how much this means to me. I take back what I called you earlier when I first met you. You aren't a dork, you are a really nice man."
"Shinobu, this is for you. A new pot and pan set. But I had these made especially for you. Read the inscription on the handles." Shinobu looked closely and saw, To sweet Shinobu, Master Chef of the Hinata-Sou. May your cooking bring the world together in heart-felt love. From Dark Heart. Shinobu started crying and said, "That's the sweetest thing anybody has ever said to me. Thank you, Dark-Sempai!!" She gave me a hug and hurried to put her new equipment away.
"Kitsune, this is for you. In celebration of your recovery from drinking, I give you a gift certificate to the most expensive restaurant in all of Tokyo. Enjoy to your heart's content." Kitsune looked at it and then at me, shed a tear, and said, "You shouldn't have, Dark-kun. There's no way I can repay you for this. If it weren't for you, I would never have been able to see the big picture at all. Thank you so very much."
"Su, this one is for you." I hand her a piece of paper with something written on it. "It's your very own web domain name, for you to do with as you wish. I called it SuversesTamachan.com. Enjoy." Su came over, jumped up on my shoulders, gave me a hug, and said, "Ooooh, Tankies, Dark-kun, now I can show the world my quest to defeat Tama-chan!"
"Motoko, This is for you. You have helped me learn the ways of my Cyber Sword. I present to you this book on swords throughout history. I sure hope you like it." Motoko takes the book, bows to me, and said, "Thank you, Dark-san. You have improved much since you first came here. Please accept my most sincerest gratitude." I bow back and said, "You're quite welcome, Motoko-san."
"Keitaro, Naru, these are for you. Two tickets to Pararakelse Island. I understand that this is where you made your first major discovery. Well, they now just made a new discovery, a hot spring, and they have built an inn for it. This is to make up for you cutting short your own honeymoon. Please accept them." Naru started crying in joyful tears, while Keitaro said, "Thank you, Dark-san. You really shouldn't have gone out of your way to do this." "No, but I had to, because you are all my family."
Lastly, I turned to Kanako. "Kanako, you have helped me out in ways nobody else could. You reopened my heart and filled in the emptyness that resided within. Here is my gift to you." I then pulled out from behind my back a dozen dark purple roses. Kanako took them and said, "Oh, Dark-kun, they're beautiful! I don't know what to say." "Not as beautiful as what I have on top of the wrapping, Kanako-chan, take a look." Kanako inspected the wrapping, and noticed that on the bow which held the roses together was a ring. "Oh my God," Kanako yelled out in surprise. "It's a diamond ring!!"
Everyone else just stopped in their tracks after hearing what Kanako said. They all came over and looked at what she held. At that point, I got on my knees. "Yes, Kanako-chan, a diamond ring, just for you. But it comes with a request: Kanako-chan, Will You Marry Me?" Kanako looked at me, then at the ring, then to me again. And with tears rolling down her cheeks, she gave me her answer: "Oh, Yes, Dark-kun, Yes! I will marry you and make us happy together!!" She came down to my level and gave me a deep kiss to seal our promise. Everyone gathered around us and hugged us both and congratulated us on the announced proposal.
Everything went well during the rest of the party. What once was a party that was to celebrate Halloween(even if it was a day early) and the returning of Keitaro and Naru now became the inclusion of my proposal to Kanako. I knew in my mind that tomorrow may be the battle, but tonight it was our time to shine.
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So, What happens next? Tomorrow is the actual day of Halloween, and that's when all Hell will break loose. Will our heroes survive the upcoming battle, or will the SATAN organization get the upper hand? Find out in Chapter 11. And come on, people, read and respond, PLEASE!! I'M BEGGING YA! Thanx--DarkHeart
Disclaimer: Ken Akamatsu owns Love Hina. I own a Ford Aerostar van p.o.s.
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The Healing of The Dark Heart
Chapter 10
It was the day just before Halloween, and the leaders of the SATAN organization Mike and Sandra were bringing together their army of evil. Sandra was working on their strategic plans while Mike was addressing his troops. "Warriors of the SATAN Organization, heed your leader! Tomorrow night is our last chance to acquire our prey. With the secrets he keeps within him, we will use them to rule the Universe! Those who try to oppose us shall surely die. All hail the SATAN Organization!!" The army, in one unified voice, responded, "All hail the SATAN Organization!!"
Sandra, who just finished her strategies, came forward to address the troops. "Fellow followers, I will not lie to you. The battle before us will be difficult, but if we stick to these plans, then the victory will be ours! Squad A will come in from the left. Squad B will take the right. And Squad C will come in the front. They will not know what hit them, and by then, we will have captured Professor H and leave a ton of dead bodies! All hail the SATAN Organization!!" The army once again replied in a unified voice, "All Hail the SATAN Organization!!" She then thought to herself, This definitely won't end well for us. If I survive, maybe I will get a new job, maybe working at a McDonald's....
Meanwhile, back at the Hinata-sou, My new family was working on defensive plans of their own. "Okay, guys," Keitaro said, "This is how I see it. Su, you get your army of Mecha-Tamas posted out front, but make sure they are camoflaged." "Aye, Aye, Commander Keitaro!!" Su responded enthusiastically. "Sarah, you and Ema take the right flank. Hold them off as best as you can. Kitsune, you and Mutsumi take the left flank. Use some of Mutsumi's watermelon bombs to protect yourselves. Shinobu, you work on making some food, but make sure you add a 'special' ingredient, namely this paralyzing powder. Hopefully that will slow them down substantially. And Motoko, Kanako, Naru, Dark, and myself will be the last line of defense. Any questions?"
Ema raised her hand. "Since we know that we won't be able to have our Halloween party on Halloween, can we move it up to tonight? This may be our last big party, ever, so I say we live it up now. Besides, the yams are already ready, right, Shinobu?"
"Yes they are, Ema," Shinobu replied. "Besides, we should also make this a 'Welcome Home' party for Sempai and Naru-Sempai. Now I got to go make up some more food, both for the party and for the battle." And with that, Shinobu left for the kitchen.
"Kewlies," Su said. "I hope she makes me some Banana Soup and a Banana Soufflé. Well, I gotta go make those camoflage modification on the Mecha-Tamas." Then she skipped off. She then yelled down the hall, "Just remember, Keitaro and Naru, you both owe me some playtime!!" Keitaro and Naru both sweat-dropped at that thought.
Kitsune got up to go. "Well, it's time for me to be back at the café to open up. Plus I have to let Mutsumi know about our plans." Kitsune then turned to Keitaro and Naru. "Welcome back, you too, and you behave yourselves. Do anything that I would do." she said with a sly wink.
Motoko also stood up to leave. "I must be getting to my dojo, or else my students will wonder where I am. Urashima, Naru-Sempai, welcome home. After I return, we need to have a practice session, just the three of us. I would like to see how far you have progressed, Urashima." And with that, she left.
I could tell by looking at them that Keitaro and Naru were still tired from their trip. I said, "Now that you two are back, you can reclaim your room. Besides, you guys are exhausted. Go lay down. I will sleep out here tonight in order to take the first watch." They started to protest, but I stopped them. "Don't worry about me, I will be fine. You all have done so much for me, I feel like returning the favor. Now get some rest, both of you." Seeing that they couldn't win this argument, they went to the landlord's room.
Kanako watched all this and just chuckled. "This is the first time I ever saw Oniichan and Naru lose to an argument that didn't involve them flying out into outer space. Good job, Dark-kun." She then came over and sat on my lap, leaning back onto me. I put my arms around her, thanking my lucky stars I have someone in my life that loves me. While sitting there together, a revelation hit me. "Oh, Crap, I forgot!!" I yelled out. "Since we moved up the Halloween party to tonight, I remembered that I don't have a costume!! What the Hell am I going to do?"
Kanako turned her head toward me and said, "Don't worry about it, Dark-kun, I have a special costume in mind for you. I originally made it for Oniichan, but was never able to give it to him. Why don't you come up to my room and try it on? And maybe, I will give you an extra 'special' gift when you get there." She then gave me a wink and a kiss on the cheek, got up, and left to go to her room.
At that moment, I decided I needed to get some things for everyone there, and something extra special for Kanako. So I went out shopping at the nearby stores in Hinata. As soon as I found everything I wanted, I returned to the Hinata-Sou. I hid them in a secret area that I knew no one would ever find them. Then I went to go see my costume. I got upstairs to Kanako's room, and just as I was about to knock on the door, she said, "Come in, Dark-kun." I went inside and closed the door behind me. The sight that I beheld of her in her costume just made my jaw drop. But what made my jaw drop again was the sight of the costume she had ready for me. I knew right then that tonight would be perfect.
Scene Change
The Halloween party had just started, and everyone was having the time of their lives. They then noticed that Kanako and myself were missing. Keitaro asked, "Has anyone seen Dark-san or my little sister anywhere?" Su answered, "Yeah, I know where they are, they are upstairs in her room. They said they were finishing getting their costumes ready. They'll be down in a second."
Motoko said in an angry voice, "Upstairs, In her room, together?? I will go up there and make sure he doesn't do anything perverted!!" She was just about to grab her sword and start running, when everyone heard a voice say, "There's no need for that, Motoko." They all turned toward the voice and saw, in a beautiful red dress that went all the way to the floor and a diamond tiara on her head, Kanako. They all gasped when they saw their resident goth girl dressed in something so completely opposite to what she usually wears everyday. "I'm sorry I am late, but I had to put the finishing touches on Dark-kun's costume. And may I now present to all of you, in his first appearance here at our special party, Dark Heart!"
At that time, I made my way downstairs and into the room where everyone was gathered. They all looked at me and suddenly applauded, with a couple of wolf whistles from Kitsune and Mutsumi. Kitsune said, "Lookin' good, Dark-kun, lookin' good!!" I was dressed in a blue tuxedo, with matching tophat and cane. I also had on a red mask that went over my eyes. "Ladies and gentleman of the Hinata-Sou," I said, "thank you for accepting me. I have never had a warm reception like this ever in my life. And to show my appreciation for all the things you have done for me, I have brought each and every one of you a gift."
I go to the secret hiding spot and retrieve each of my gifts. I pull out the first one out and say, "Ema, this gift is for you. It's a book about all the UFO sites and sightings within the past hundred years." "For me?" Ema asked, having a tear of joy in her eye. "Thank you, Dark-san, I will treasure this always." I pull out the next gift. "Mutsumi, this is for you. For being one of the first friends that I remembered having before and after the incident, I give to you imported Watermelon juice." "Oh, my, what an unexpected surprise. How did you know that was my favorite?" Everyone face-vaulted on that. "Sarah, this is yours. It's a Video cell phone you can use between yourself and your papa. I made sure Seta-san already had his." Sarah came up to me and hugged me tightly. "Oh, thank you Dark-san, you don't know how much this means to me. I take back what I called you earlier when I first met you. You aren't a dork, you are a really nice man."
"Shinobu, this is for you. A new pot and pan set. But I had these made especially for you. Read the inscription on the handles." Shinobu looked closely and saw, To sweet Shinobu, Master Chef of the Hinata-Sou. May your cooking bring the world together in heart-felt love. From Dark Heart. Shinobu started crying and said, "That's the sweetest thing anybody has ever said to me. Thank you, Dark-Sempai!!" She gave me a hug and hurried to put her new equipment away.
"Kitsune, this is for you. In celebration of your recovery from drinking, I give you a gift certificate to the most expensive restaurant in all of Tokyo. Enjoy to your heart's content." Kitsune looked at it and then at me, shed a tear, and said, "You shouldn't have, Dark-kun. There's no way I can repay you for this. If it weren't for you, I would never have been able to see the big picture at all. Thank you so very much."
"Su, this one is for you." I hand her a piece of paper with something written on it. "It's your very own web domain name, for you to do with as you wish. I called it SuversesTamachan.com. Enjoy." Su came over, jumped up on my shoulders, gave me a hug, and said, "Ooooh, Tankies, Dark-kun, now I can show the world my quest to defeat Tama-chan!"
"Motoko, This is for you. You have helped me learn the ways of my Cyber Sword. I present to you this book on swords throughout history. I sure hope you like it." Motoko takes the book, bows to me, and said, "Thank you, Dark-san. You have improved much since you first came here. Please accept my most sincerest gratitude." I bow back and said, "You're quite welcome, Motoko-san."
"Keitaro, Naru, these are for you. Two tickets to Pararakelse Island. I understand that this is where you made your first major discovery. Well, they now just made a new discovery, a hot spring, and they have built an inn for it. This is to make up for you cutting short your own honeymoon. Please accept them." Naru started crying in joyful tears, while Keitaro said, "Thank you, Dark-san. You really shouldn't have gone out of your way to do this." "No, but I had to, because you are all my family."
Lastly, I turned to Kanako. "Kanako, you have helped me out in ways nobody else could. You reopened my heart and filled in the emptyness that resided within. Here is my gift to you." I then pulled out from behind my back a dozen dark purple roses. Kanako took them and said, "Oh, Dark-kun, they're beautiful! I don't know what to say." "Not as beautiful as what I have on top of the wrapping, Kanako-chan, take a look." Kanako inspected the wrapping, and noticed that on the bow which held the roses together was a ring. "Oh my God," Kanako yelled out in surprise. "It's a diamond ring!!"
Everyone else just stopped in their tracks after hearing what Kanako said. They all came over and looked at what she held. At that point, I got on my knees. "Yes, Kanako-chan, a diamond ring, just for you. But it comes with a request: Kanako-chan, Will You Marry Me?" Kanako looked at me, then at the ring, then to me again. And with tears rolling down her cheeks, she gave me her answer: "Oh, Yes, Dark-kun, Yes! I will marry you and make us happy together!!" She came down to my level and gave me a deep kiss to seal our promise. Everyone gathered around us and hugged us both and congratulated us on the announced proposal.
Everything went well during the rest of the party. What once was a party that was to celebrate Halloween(even if it was a day early) and the returning of Keitaro and Naru now became the inclusion of my proposal to Kanako. I knew in my mind that tomorrow may be the battle, but tonight it was our time to shine.
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So, What happens next? Tomorrow is the actual day of Halloween, and that's when all Hell will break loose. Will our heroes survive the upcoming battle, or will the SATAN organization get the upper hand? Find out in Chapter 11. And come on, people, read and respond, PLEASE!! I'M BEGGING YA! Thanx--DarkHeart