Sorry for this chapter being so late… I just wasn't up to writing on Friday and Saturday. I wrote a little bit before giving up. And then, when I finally got into the writer's spirit, my monitor's wire melts. O.O So anyway, my dad bought a new wire today, and I'm back! Please forgive me… ^_^ And I just want to say thanks to everyone that's read this. Yes, I know that I'm not the best writer, but it brings a smile to my face to know that I'm at least entertaining people. That's why I wrote this thing in the first place. I had this idea in my head for quite some time, and I wanted to share it with others. I have fun writing this, and people get a quick bit of entertainment. I'm also glad that people are hating Amuro already. =) I've got a little bit of writer's block right now, so if this chapter ends up sucking, you'll know why. And I may or may not be going on a little hiatus. If there's nothing on Wednesday or Friday, then yeah, I'm taking the rest of the week off to get some new ideas. Anyway, enough rambling, on with the story!

~Kouji Tamino

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After a bit of confusion, everyone sat in the lobby while Kimomo told her story. "You see, my mother had a bit of a little, er… fun with my father one night, and I was the result. Unfortunately, father was a part of another dojo, which just happened to be a rival to mother's dojo. Father had to escape with me, and we were caught. My father was killed by members of his own school, and I was sent to an orphanage. My mother thought that we were both killed, so she has no idea that I exist." Kimomo looked to the ground sadly.

"But… How do you know all this?" Shinobu asked.

"The owner of the orphanage told me this… She claimed that that was what the people that dropped me off at the dojo told her. It's the only thing I know about my parents, so I had to believe." She reached in a bag and pulled out a card and piece of paper. "Photo ID and a birth certificate, if you don't believe me…" She also pulled out an old newspaper. "Plus, the birth announcement…" Sure enough, there was a birth announcement that read 'Kimomo Sakaseyu. Born to Motoko Aoyama and Akira Sakaseyu on November 10, 2008.' Everyone sweat dropped. "Geez, I guess my parents putting my birth in the newspaper wasn't such a good idea, huh?"

Shima sighed heavily. "Seriously…" He scratched his head. "Listen… You sort of caught us at a bad time… My former friend stole the deed to this place… That, and you kind have missed your mother by a couple of days… I think I met her a few days ago…"

Kimomo sighed. "It figures… Whenever I ask about my mother, wherever I go, people always say I missed a woman fitting my mother's description… Or at least what I was told about my mother…" She wiped a lone tear from her eye. "I just want to… see her…."

Jin blew his nose into a tissue and sniffled, crying. "That's the saddest story I ever heard…" Everyone else face faulted. "I am taking it upon myself to help this beautiful young maiden find her mother, even if I die doing it!" He then took a quick look at the sword at her side. "But first…" He jumped up from his seat and held both of his hands in his. "…Will you fight me?!" Everyone else once again face faulted.

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Love Hina Next

Chapter 6: The Call

Standing outside, Jin and Kimomo faced each other. The others were sitting down, watching. Everyone had changed into day clothes. Kimomo gave Jin a confused look. "Um… What did you say you were fighting with?"

Jin smirked and held up a card. It was the Queen of Hearts. "Playing cards…"

Kimomo blinked rapidly several times, then shrugged. "Alright, then… Your funeral…" She unsheathed her sword, and then pointed it towards him. "Prepare yourself!"

Jin simply flicked the card toward her. It headed toward her at a dangerous speed. Kimomo suddenly sensed the threat of the card, and then parried it. It's course was changed, and it hit a nearby cherry blossom tree, cutting a branch off. "Amazing! You can toss ordinary cardboard paper cards at such a speed that it can cut through solid objects?!"

Jin nodded. "That I can… And I'm impressed… No one's ever been able to parry my cards that quickly before…" He reached into a pocket and pulled out a whole deck of cards. "Now let's see if you can dodged these…." He suddenly began to flick several cards at her, and watched as she blocked every last one. Jin smirked. "It looks like you were trained well… Tell me, who trained you?"

"When I was seven years old, after I learned the fate of my parents, I went in search of my father's dojo. The rivalry between the school's had since ended, so they were happy to train me. This year, after my 17th birthday, I went in search of my mother."

"I see…" Jin said, putting the rest of the cards away.

"Y'know… I think I kind of like you…" Kimomo smirked.

"You do?!" Jin said excitedly. He quickly caught himself and cleared his throat. "I mean… Really…"

Kimimo giggled. "Yes… Do you want to be sparring partners? I could teach you a few of the sword skills I know, and you could teach me how to toss a card so quickly?"

"Heh, maybe… That sounds good… But maybe later… Right now, I have to help my best buddy out in finding Amuro…" He turned to Shima. "Isn't that right?"

Shima smiled. "Yep… I may hate my father's guts, but it would break my mom's heart if anything happened to this place… I have to find Amuro, kick the living shit out of him, and get the deed back."

Rikina raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms. "Yama-chan, I think I have found a tiny bit of respect for you…"

"Really?" Shima looked over to her. "Then could you please stop calling me that ridiculous name?"

"No can do, Yama-chan…" Rikina stuck her tongue out. "You haven't gotten that far yet…"

"No such luck, huh?… That's okay…" He looked back to Jin. "So, what's the game plan?"

"You guys keep the search here in Tokyo… He couldn't have gotten that far…" He chuckled slightly. "And if he does…" He looked over to Static, who smiled slightly.

"I've got some friends in high places… We can search the entire globe for that slimy bastard…" He stared down at the white jacket he had been carrying. "Oh, and Shima…" He tossed it over to Shima, who caught it. "You forgot your jacket…"

Shima smiled. "Thanks, man…"

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"Awww, do you really have to leave so soon?" Shinobu asked.

Rikina smiled. "Yeah, you two actually weren't that bad… But that Amuro… Ugh…"

"Yeah, we gotta get the search underway", Jin explained. "I'll miss you all, but…" He walked over to Kimomo and kissed her on the hand. "I think I'll miss you the most…"

Kimomo blushed. "As will I… But I really must stay here in case my mother returns. You understand, right?"

"Yes. Family is very important… So, seeya all later, okay?! And don't get kicked out of the place before we find Amuro, alright?!" Jin yelled, as he was dragged away by Static.

Shima shook his head, muttering under his breath. "That bozo…" He smiled and yelled back to his old friends. "We'll try!" He yelled, not really knowing how to respond. He turned back to the others and sighed. "Alright, so we've got a new resident, but the deed has been stolen." He walked back inside the building. "Someone put up some wanted signs, or call the cops or something… I have a headache…" He ran upstairs to his room.

Sarah, Ema, and Nina soon ran into Hinata House, with Kaolla following behind them a few seconds later. "Kaolla came back down here and told me what had happened!" Sarah yelled. "This is horrible! There's no telling what he could do to that thing!"

Tokimi raised an eyebrow. "Like what, besides sell it on some illegal market?" She asked, curiously. "The things too hot now, and he can't own the place like that, can he? I mean, it still technically belongs to Shima, right?"

Sarah scratched her head. "Well, he could--"

She was suddenly interrupted by Nina. "He could burn it, eat it, defile it, flush it down the toilet and watch it overflow, defile it and then flush it down the toilet--" Her mouth was quickly covered by Sarah's hand.

"Nina-hun, I love you like a daughter and all, but shut up before I am forced to tie you up again…"

Nina stared at Sarah long and hard, seemingly in deep thought over this simple proposition. She then smiled. "Okay-Kay!" She suddenly ran up the stairs.

Sarah sighed, smacking her head. "I swear, something is wrong with that poor girl…"

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Shima stared up at the ceiling, staring up at the ceiling. "Well, well, well… This is the biggest screw up of my life… How could I trust a thief like Amuro upstairs, with all of that important stuff… What am I going to do now?" Don't give up, son! Said a familiar voice in Shima's head. "What the?!" Shima suddenly sat up. "Dad, you bastard! Where the hell are you?!"

Hey, hey… Is that anyway to talk to your father?

"Hey, wait! You're not dead! How are you giving me a spiritual mind talk?"

Actually, I don't know… But don't give up hope! A wise woman once said "Daily life is like an angry wave. A cycle of heaven and hell. I can bring it up many times, let a flower blossom. Run, run until you find love. If I was to suffer, let it continue. One day a blessing will come, stretch out your hands."

"Who the hell said that?"

A wise woman…

"Oh… right…"

Anyway, this is all the spiritual talking I get until I actually die. So, seeya!

"Wait, that's it?! That doesn't help much at all!"

Oh yes, once last bit of advice… Be careful of which chick you first see naked, you'll be stuck with them for life… *TWHACK!* Ow! Naru, I meant that in a good way! Please put that shovel down, dear…

"Er, that's already happened…" Shima listened for his father's reply. Nothing. He sighed, and laid back down. "That was freaking weird…"

"Talking to yourself again, huh?" Tokimi smiled sadly, standing in Shima's door way. "You know, I've heard that talking to yourself is a bad thing, it means you're crazy…"

Shima looked over to her. "Whoever said that is full of crap…"

Tokimi looked away. "My father told me that…"

Shima scratched his cheek and smirked. "Exactly."

Tokimi looked towards him and smirked slightly. She looked towards his futon. "May I?…"

Shima sat up and shrugged. "Whatever… I don't mind…"

Tokimi walked over and laid down next to him on his futon, resting her head on her hand. "Shima… I'm kind of scared… If we don't get that deed back soon, I might have to move in with my parents again… And poor little Ami will have nowhere to go…"

"I know… That's why I'm going to make sure that we do get the deed back…"

"I know…" She suddenly kissed him on the cheek.

Shima stared at her surprised. "W-what was that for?…"

Tokimi smiled and blushed, realizing what she had done. "For being so sweet under that tough and sour exterior… You try to act bad-ass, but I know you're a good guy deep inside…" She blushed even redder. "Um, I have to um, go help the steak cook Shinobu and fix the Rikina with washing manchine!" She quickly got up and ran out of the room, tripping on a stray shirt and giving Shima a nice look at her derriere. She quickly stood up. "I'm okay!" She proclaimed, not looking back and embarrassed, walked out of the room.

Shima sat there, blushing. The phone in the hallway rang. His headache gone, he quickly got up, walked out of the room, and answered it. "Hello?"

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"Eeey, wassup Shima?"

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"Amuro?! You bastard! How could you steal the deed to Hinata House?!"

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"Hey, relax… Listen, I'll return the deed under one condition…"

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"And what's that?"

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"You ditched that sissy place, toughen up again, and rejoin the gang… My new gang. You were always my favorite, Shima-buddy…"

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"And what if I refuse?"

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"I send some bull dozers to tear that place down, man…"

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"You son-of-a-b--"

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"Ah, ah, ah… Now, I'm giving you… 4 days sounds fair, right? Bye bye…"

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"Amuro! I swear, if you---" *click* Shima clenched the phone tightly after realizing that Amuro had hung up on him. "Bastard…"

Sarah ran upstairs, a grave look on her face. "Shima, I just got a phone call from Haruka on my cell phone…"

Shima sighed. "Look, I'm really not in the mood right now…"

Sarah rubbed her temples. "Yes, I know, but it's very important that you know--"

"Not now, Sarah!!" Shima screamed at her. He was then smacked in the face.

"Damnit, listen to me!" Sarah screamed. "Haruka called me because the opening of the cave your parents were in collapsed!"

Shima's eyes widened, and he dropped the phone on the ground. It loudly clattered as it hit the floor, and it was so silent that all you could hear was the low beeping of the phone.

End Chapter 6

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And that's it for that chapter! I've actually got a tiny headache right now, so I think I'll go now… x_x;;

~Kouji Tamino