Gyah, I got the Tokimi fans on my ass and the Rikina fans cheering me on, but threatening to be on my ass if it's a dream or something. Well, whatever. I said not to go crazy on me, but oh well, I'm not going to get mad. I'm just a little surprised. (Evil grin) But you do know that I could just go and kill everyone, right? Remember 'End of Evangelion?' That will be nothing. Mwahahaha…

No matter what you guys say, I'm not going against what I planned. What I do is probably going to piss some people off, but at this point, I don't really care. This is what I've been planning for quite some time. Sorry, but this is the point of no return. Whatever happens, happens. You're just going to have to deal with it. Sorry. I'm sorry if I'm offending anybody, but that's just how I feel. Of course, when ever you write fan fiction, you run the risk off pissing someone off. I should have expected this. (Actually, I kind of like all these little 'couple wars'… It shows that I'm doing a good job…)

Anyway, I'm just kidding about the 'End of Eva' thing, though. =P Besides, it just wouldn't be Love Hina if I did that. =) I love these guys too much to do that, anyway! And I like you guys! You all have been really great. Just stick with me, okay? By the time this thing ends, I probably won't be able to make every reader happy, but I'll do my best!

---Kouji Tamino

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Love Hina Next

Chapter 32: This is the New Couple?

Tokimi gasped as Shima let go of her hand. "Huh?!" She snapped out of her daydreaming and looked to Shima. "But, Shima! I--I…"

Rikina smiled. "Yamato, you chose me?"

Shima nodded. "I'm sorry, Tokimi…" He looked away. It began to rain harder. "We'd… better get inside the house…" He and Rikina, still holding hands, began to walk towards Hinata House. Shima looked back. "You coming, Tokimi?"

Tokimi stared sadly at the new couple, then faked a smile. "Um, yeah… Just give me a few minutes, okay?"

Shima nodded slightly. "Okay, but don't stay outside too long. Don't want you to get sick…" He and Rikina walked into the building.

Tokimi stood in the rain, drops of water pounding on her over and over. Suddenly, she fell to her knees and began crying.

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Shinobu looked sadly out a window. "Poor Tokimi… I'm still sort of surprised that Shima picked Rikina! I could have sworn it would be Shima and Tokimi…"

Kaolla chuckled nervously. "Um, yeah…"

Shima stood in a corner, fist clenched. Rikina walked over to him. "Dear, are you okay?" She leaned in and kissed him.

Shima kissed back. "Yeah, um… I'm alright…"

Rikina tilted her head. "Are you sure? You're acting very strange…"

Shima sighed. "Yes, I am fine…"

Suddenly, Tokimi walked in, soaking wet. She began to walk upstairs. Shinobu stomped her foot angrily. "Tokimi! You know better than to walk around in the house wet like that! And take of your shoes!"

Tokimi looked over to Shinobu and glared. "So?" She then walked up the stairs.

Rikina crossed her arms. "She is being really immature… Can't she just accept that I won and she lost?" She was then punched in the back of the head. "Ow!"

Sarah glared at Rikina. "Hey, aren't you supposed to be best friends? You shouldn't talk about her that way. Besides, she just lost the man she loves to her best friend… You cannot tell me that you wouldn't be acting similarly if the same happened to you!"

Rikina scoffed. "Of course I wouldn't… Sure I would be sad, but I wouldn't take it out on others…"

Sarah sighed. "Eh, I guess you're right… Maybe someone should go and talk to her or something?"

Shinobu nodded. "I will…" She walked upstairs and knocked on Tokimi's door. "Tokimi?"

"Go away!" Tokimi yelled from behind the door.

"You want to talk?" Shinobu asked.

"No! Go away!" Tokimi repeated.

Shinobu sighed. "I'll try again later…" Suddenly, she heard strange noises coming from Ami's room. She ran downstairs to see what was going on. "Whoa, what was that?!"

Sarah, Kaolla, and Nina stared at the door. Sarah coughed. "Tokimi is handling this just fine compared to Ami…" There was a deep blue aura around the door. No one could get through. Sarah thought to herself. "Um, Kaolla! Ya got any sugar?"

Kaolla rubbed her chin. "No, but Shinobu probably does!" She put a hand on Shinobu's shoulder. "You've got to go downstairs and get some sugar!"

"No need," Shinobu replied. "I have some right here!" She reached into a pocket in her apron and pulled out a bag full of sugar.

Sarah sweat dropped. "Shinobu, sometimes I worry about you…" She grabbed the bag of sugar and looked to Nina. "Okay, open wide for Mama-Sarah!"

"But Mama, you know what happens when I eat sugar!" Nina complained. "A little is good, but too much makes me go loopy-loopy! Then I get sick and feel tired…"

Sarah patted Nina on top of her head. "Nina, please… We need you to do this!"

Nina nodded. "Okay…" She grabbed the bag of sugar and dumped it all in her mouth. She gobbled it all down, her eyes widening. "Birds!" Suddenly, she ran into the door, shattering it and falling into the room. She began to run all over the room, completely high off of sugar.

Ami glared, her eyes that scary deep blue. "How dare you interrupt my angst…" She hissed, looking towards her window. She suddenly turned her head at an entire 180º angle. "Leave me alone!"

"Oh my god, she's possessed!" Sarah screamed. "We're all gonna die!"

Nina suddenly hopped on Ami's back. "Spooky-Swooky girl! Head like an owl!"

Ami growled. "Get off!"

Shinobu sighed. "Where is Meiruuna when you need her?"

Suddenly, they heard Kimomo scream out. But it wasn't a scream of fear or pain, it was more of pleasure… Everyone, including Ami, sweat dropped. Ami cleared her throat. "Anyway…" She raised her hands up. "I will rip you all apart!" The others screamed. Nina jumped off of Ami's back and bit her on the leg. "Ow!" Ami went back to normal. "That hurt!"

Nina then proceeded to jump out the window. "Hee hee!"

Sarah stared out the window. "Um, I'll pay for your new window later, right now I have to go see if Nina's still alive…" She quickly ran out of the room.

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Once outside, Sarah ran over to Nina's unconscious body. "Oh my god! Nina!" She shook her body gently, waking her up. "Oh, Nina…"

Nina looked up to Sarah. "Mama? Is that you?"

Sarah hugged Nina. "Yes, it's me, baby…"

Nina smiled. "I'm not a baby…" She looked to her leg. "But my leg hurts…"

Sarah checked it. "Oh good, it seems to only be badly sprained." She hugged Nina close to her. "Oh Nina, I am so sorry…"

Nina hugged back. "Mama, I love you…"

Sarah smiled, and began to cry tears of happiness. "I love you, too…"

Nina tilted her head. "Mama, why are you crying?"

Sarah picked Nina up and walked back over to the building. "Because I'm happy…"

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Meanwhile, in Rikina's room, Shima and Rikina were kissing. Rikina stopped and glared. "What's wrong with you? You're barely doing anything… I've slipped my tongue in your mouth, grabbed your butt, and all you've done is give me pathetic pecks on the lip…"

Shima sighed. "Um, I dunno… I'm just, not up to it right now, I guess…"

Rikina sighed and thought to herself. "I must be this weather… I know! Let's go to Mol-Mol so you can meet my parents! From what I understand, mother and father were away when you went down there…"

Shima nodded. "Yeah, the only one there was your other sister…"

Rikina nodded. "Then that settles it… We're going to Mol-Mol! Maybe the sunny weather will cheer you up!" She hugged him. "I'm so glad that we're a couple now!"

"Yeah…" Shima muttered, hugging back.

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And so, on a private boat to Mol-Mol…

Rikina raised an eyebrow. "You mind telling me why we had to escape in secret? And why we're taking a boat instead of a plane?" She glared, crossing her arms. "Well?"

Shima chuckled nervously. "Um, you see… Well, about the boat, Mol-Mol was in the middle of a war with a country that's a plane fanatic country… So if they saw us in a plane, they might shoot us down!"

Rikina's eyes widened. "Oh, I didn't know that!" She punched him in the arm. "But you still haven't told me why we are leaving in secret! Tell me!"

Shima looked away. 'This has to stop… I'm sorry, Koalla, but…' Shima looked to Rikina. "Rikina, I'm sorry, but…"

Rikina stared at him. "What? What is it?"

Shima stood up. "I really love Tokimi!"

Rikina's eyes widened. "What do you mean? You chose me…"

Shima sighed. "I know, but… Kaolla didn't want me to tell anyone, but the only reason Kaolla was allowed to return was because I had promised to marry you and we would eventually become king and queen… I'm sorry…"

Rikina growled and punched Shima in the face. "Asshole! You not only lied to me and played with my emotions, but you lied to Tokimi and messed her up, too!"

"I know… But you were so angry with me when Kaolla left, so--"

"Idiot! I don't want to become queen!" Rikina screamed. She sat back down and huffed. "I don't want to go to Mol-Mol… Let's go back…"

Shima nodded. "Alright, let's go…"

"And when we get back, you are going to tell the truth…" Rikina muttered.

Suddenly, the weather started to get worse, the boat began to rock. "Uh oh…" Shima said, wide eyed. "Rikina, hold on!" He attempted to steer the boat, but the steering wheel broke off. "Oh, crap!" Just then, there was a huge wave, and the boat capsized.

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A few days later, the others confronted Kaolla. "Alright, Su… Tell us, where are Shima and Rikina?" Sarah asked.

Kaolla sighed. "I don't know… They went to Mol-Mol to get married, but I recently got a letter that says that they never made it…"

"They are on a neighboring island to Mol-Mol…" Nina muttered, looking at Rikina's tracking device monitor. "Or at least Shima is!"

"Oh, no…" Kaolla muttered. "They are on the island of Lakuna! It used to be an island of the kingdom of Mol-Mol, but the people there became outcasts, basically disowned by the kingdom of Mol-Mol!"

Ami raised an eyebrow. "Why's that?"

Kaolla looked at the others, a grave look on her face. "The people on that island are cannibals…" She sighed. "We have to go to that island as soon as possible and rescue them, or they are dead!"

"You can all go ahead…" Tokimi muttered. "I never want to see that man or his woman again…" Tokimi was sitting in a corner, head between her knees. She stood up and walked over to the steps.

Kaolla walked over to her. "Hey, Tokimi…"

Tokimi turned around and was smacked in the face. "Ow! What'd you do that for?!"

Kaolla glared at Tokimi. "That is for acting like a bitch. Shima loves you with all of his heart! I should have never convinced him to marry Rikina for my sake!"

Tokimi gasped. "You mean, that's how you were able to leave?"

Kaolla nodded. "He was totally against it, but I sent him on a bit of a guilt trip. You see, he told me of how the residents at Hinata House's relationships were being torn apart, so I used that to send him on a guilt trip about how if I didn't go back to Hinata House, everyone would leave and it would close down. It was very selfish of me, I know, but I wasn't thinking… I just wanted to go home… So while you're here moping, Shima and Rikina could be in danger…" She looked at the monitor. "Fortunately, they are on the other side of the island… The people of Lakuna live opposite of them. If we rescue them in time, we can avoid the people all together…"

Tokimi began crying. "He loves me, but wanted to protect Hinata House? That's so sweet… And I've been so horrible to everyone for the past few days…" She suddenly ran up the stairs for a few minutes. Soon, she ran back down the stairs, money in hand. "I'm going to go rescue them! You can all stay here!" She had run out the door before she was suddenly yanked by her jacket by Sarah. "Let me go! I have to do this by myself to make up for the way I was acting!"

Sarah shook her head. "Nuh uh… We're all like family, and families stick together…" She pointed behind her to reveal the current residents, all standing together. "We are all going too…"

Suddenly, Keitaro and Naru walked up the stairs. "And so are we!" Keitaro yelled. Soon, all of the previous group of residents came up the stairs.

"Heh, sorry about that disappearing act!" Kitsune smiled, giving a thumbs up. "We're all going too!"

Motoko nodded. "Yes, we will do all we can to help."

Suddenly, Haitani, Shirai, Jin, and Static jumped down from a nearby tree. Haitani and Shirai smiled. "We're going too! Revenge of the Supporting Characters!"

"Part 2!" Jin and Static said, joining in.

Tokimi smiled. "You guys…"

Seta chuckled. "So, what are we all waiting for? Let's go to this Lakuna!"

"Hey, if we have enough time, maybe we can find some artifacts!" Keitaro chimed in.

Seta winked. "That's the ticket!" BAM! Naru and Haruka began to drag off Keitaro and Seta.

Sarah burst out laughing. She turned to the others. "Okay, folks! Let's get this little freak show of ours on the road! Or sea, or… Oh, just forget it!"

Mutsumi giggled. "Oh my! A new adventure! How exciting!"

"Myuh!" Tama-chan waved.

End of Chapter 32

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It's the ultimate reunion as pretty much the entire main and supporting Love Hina cast travels to an island of cannibals to save Shima and Rikina! What dangers will they face? What kind of trouble will they get in? Find out next time! And I don't want any whining from any of you, or once this story is done, I'll go 'End of Love Hina' on your asses! =D (Er, not really… =P Whine away, I don't care…)