Da-da! Another chapter! Enjoy! This chapter focuses on Wu and Dan, as a sort of deeper look into their relationship and how Wu thinks...
To hikosama-wintermoon: I'll correct those mistakes as soon as possible. However I do not believe that Naru and Keitaro will be getting much limelight in this fic. They will be in here. Somewhere. Haven't decided yet. But this is not a Kei/Naru fic...
To HinaGuy749: Thanks for the info. I only have the German version and in there Hina is referred to as 'zauber schwert' in other words, magic sword. Thanks for the reviews, and I hope to hear more of them (one of my only ones –cries-)
Standard Disclaimer: Ken Akamatsu owns Love Hina. He owns Motoko, despite all my attempts to get her for myself...
Chapter 5: Shopping, Afternoon of January the 9th
To 'help' Dan in his duties as landlord, Kanako had given him a list of duties that he would be performing as landlord. It had taken most of the day to complete the tasks, which ranged from scrubbing the outside hot spring clean to waxing the floors of the many hallways of Hinata. 'This is not a landlord position, it's slavery!' Dan thought as headed towards the kitchen to finally fix the large hole in the wall. Looking at a nearby clock, he realized that it was already 2 pm, and he rushed towards the kitchen with toolkit in hand and timber slung over his shoulder.
Wu let a large whoop as the last bell signalled the end of class for the day. Wu rushed outside and quickly looked around the schoolyard, looking for Dan. Curious about what she was doing, and wanting to pester Wu for more information about her 'boyfriend' a bunch of girls followed her out and soon Wu was surrounded by girls, desperately trying to answer questions and look for Dan at the same time; no easy feat given her short stature. Soon however Wu could hear the purr of his motorbike. He came through the school gate this time and surveyed the yard before spotting the group of girls. Shrugging, he dismounted and approached the girls and tapped one of them on the shoulder.
"Hey, do you know where I can find Wu-san?" he asked, before the girl could answer there was a flurry of activity from the middle of the group and Wu shot out of the girls and latched onto his arm.
"Hey Dan-kun. Let's go!"
"Hm, yeah," he said, turning towards his motorbike. 'Man, I can feel her breasts against my arm, girls grow up real fast these days...' he thought blushing before bumping into a figure in front of him.
"Hmm, suimasen!" Dan said.
The man in front of him was none other than Tsukara-sensei, the teacher who had insulted Dan earlier that day.
"You!" they both chorused at the same time.
"So now we know your real face, trying to kidnap girls out of school," Tsukara-sensei snarled.
"Uhm, actually we're friends and we're going shopping..." Wu said.
"Hah! That's what this scum wants you to think, before he kidnaps you for porno movies."
"Ehh, that's so perverted!" many of the girls muttered behind his back.
"But never fear, I'll beat this punk senseless and rescue you!" Tsukara-sensei yelled, thumping his chest.
"Anything to act like a hero and pump up his ego!" the girls muttered.
"Yaaaaaaaaaahhh! Tsukara-sensei screamed as he launched a salvo of punches at Dan; who casually lit a cigarette and proceeded to dodge the attacks whilst enjoying his cigarette.
"Have we started?" Dan asked as he ducked under a punch to ash his cigarette. The girls laughed.
"Youuuu, PUNK!" Tsukara-sensei screamed as he launched another punch. He didn't even make it to Dan's general location, as Dan quickly sidestepped and launched a massive roundhouse kick that launched Tsukara-sensei metres away and against the school building.
"So are we going, Wu-san?" Dan asked casually.
"Yep," she said brightly, throwing two of her fingers into a V to the girls who were still staring open-mouthed at Dan. They mounted Dan's motorbike and after a couple of revs, shot out of the school grounds, heading towards the local mall. The girls still in the grounds snapped out of their trance, and quickly decided to head after the two, not noticing a shadowy group of figures that had watched the entire incident from the roof of the school.
"So that's him?" a voice said.
"Yes, that's the guy," a second voice replied.
"Why with Wu-san?"
"I don't know, he just showed..."
"NO EXCUSES" the first voice interrupted.
"Sor...sorry"
"His technique is good"
"Better than yours?" the second voice asked hesitantly.
"NEVER, no one is better than me, we're just going to have to show him that."
"You have a plan?"
"Yes, gather everyone."
"What, everyone?" the second voice said incredulously.
"This is going to be fun," the first voice said, before breaking into cold laughter.
They arrived at the mall later on. Dan had driven like a sane person for once, and he hadn't sped at all. He didn't even run a single red light. Wu was so proud. As the entered the Mall, Dan pulled out his wallet and checked the contents. He sweat dropped when he revealed an arid wasteland of cash.
"What's wrong Dan-kun?" Wu asked.
Dan jumped; he hadn't expected her to be right behind him. "Hmm, no-nothing, hahahaha!" Dan said, "I just need to...to...withdraw some money, Wait here!" he said, quickly running off before Wu could say anything.
"Should we strike now?"
"No, wait until he let's his guard down. I leave it up to you."
"What? You're leaving, Ri-sama?"
"I have business that I must attend to, keep an eye on them. Strike when they are distracted."
At that moment Dan returned, happily smiling. "So why did you actually want to go shopping with me, Wu-san?"
She blushed slightly as she answered, "Well, you didn't come with any possessions so I thought I'd help you buy some new clothes and other stuff. I am after all the fashion expert of Hinata!"
Dan's hand clapped down on her shoulder, and she startled. Looking up into his smiling face as he said "Arigato!" and she felt her heart race. 'Oh man, am I really falling in love with him? He's a complete stranger and my landlord! He even sleeps under me! Sounds kinky...oh man what am I thinking?' Wu's thoughts raced as she blushed rosily.
"Is something wrong Wu-san?"
"Hmm?" she asked, still blushing furiously.
"Your face is all red and flushed. Do you have a fever?" he asked, placing a hand on her forehead.
"Don't just touch me like that!!! BAKA!!" she screamed, lashing out with her paper fan, still blushing furiously.
KA-THWACK!
Dan was rubbing his head where a huge bump was forming. "Ouch, that really hurt!"
"Come on, let's go shopping!" Wu said excitedly, ignoring the onlookers that were looking at them (that's what onlookers do after all...) and dragged the still struggling Dan in the direction of a couple of shops she knew. The onlookers sweat dropped.
"Ohh, you've gotta try this on, and this and this..." the next few hours passed in a flurry of changing clothes, and Dan was totally confused. Wu has smiling happily as she sorted through racks of clothing, looking at some for a while before shaking her head and grabbing others with a mere glance. Dan had no idea how to go about shopping. He normally only bought black t-shirts and pants, and he had had his jacket for years. After modelling what seemed like a hundred outfits, Wu decided on a dozen or so changes of clothing and brought them to the counter. Dan looked as the salesperson as she chatted merrily with Wu, not really listening to their conversation, he looked on in dread as the price kept on rising, and he quickly left the shop.
"So, how long have you two been together?" the salesperson was asking Wu.
Wu blushed, "Actually we just met yesterday..."
The salesperson laughed, "You must be joking, you two look great together!"
Wu blushed even more, "Arigato."
The salesperson gave Wu a piercing glare, "You weren't joking?" Wu shook her head; "I wouldn't wait for him to make the first move, or someone else will snap him up." Wu immediately thought of the other residents of Hinata, before nodding slowly.
"You're right!" Wu said, clenching her fist.
Dan back into the store, "Hmm, she's right about what?"
Wu jumped, before turning around furiously. "Don't sneak up on me like that! BAKA!" The paper fan sailed out of nowhere.
KA-THWACK!
"Ouuch!" The salesperson giggled before tallying up the final few items. Dan passed over a credit card and collected the bags, struggling to carry them all.
"How about buying something to eat?" Wu asked, the salesperson's words still ringing in her ears. 'I need to make him mine as soon as possible, before any of the others can snap him up. I know that Meia-chan also trying to get a word in...'
"Sure what about over there?" he said, pointing towards a fast food restaurant. Wu raised her paper fan threateningly and Dan quickly changed where he was pointing, instead pointing towards a nice looking French place.
"Nice choice, let's go!" Wu said happily. Dan looked slightly worried as he scanned the prices and settled on one of the cheaper choices, whilst Wu helped herself to a chicken dish. They spent a pleasant evening, Wu telling Dan all about herself, whilst Dan listened and commented at appropriate places. Finally deciding to go home, so they stepped out of the restaurant and into the now deserted mall. It was past midnight, and the two hurried in the direction of the garage. Dan stopped suddenly.
"We're not alone," he said quietly.
Wu looked around wildly, "Where then, I don't see anything"
"Behind the pot-plant to our left, up above us on the second floor, and behind us. There are also 5 men concealed in the entryways to our right. You can come out now, you're not going to surprise anyone now."
Slowly, shadows detached themselves from the surroundings and headed towards Wu and Dan. "Well, well, looks like you're as good as they say...what do you call yourself now, Dan right?"
"How about you let the girl go, she wasn't done anything." Dan said, indicating towards Wu. She looked suddenly towards Dan, eyes shining, who pointedly ignored her.
The lead shadow seemed to consider it, before clicking his fingers, and a pathway formed.
"Wu-san, you will go and wait at the motorbike, I'll be right there," he said, deathly quiet. "GO!" he bellowed as she tried to say something. Wu looked at Dan, before hurrying off, carrying the shopping bags. There was silence until the tapping of her shoes faded away. Dan relaxed, lighting a cigarette. "Man, don't do that. If any of those girls found about my past, my job as landlord would disappear faster than...well lot's of things," he finished lamely.
The shadow stepped forward, revealing itself to be Shinjo. "Yeah, but the boss said we gotta rough you up a bit, and we don't want to cross Ri-sama."
"Thanks for the name, now I can look for this twerp and tell him to leave me alone. Good night!" Dan said, slowly walking in the direction that Wu had run. The shadows backed away as he approached, and Dan snorted with laughter. "Oh, you got some real brave ones here, haven't you Shinjo?"
"ATTACK!" Shinjo yelled. Several shadows, which revealed themselves to be gang members leaped towards Dan, eager to beat him up, more cautious members advanced more slowly. Dan grinned and plunged behind into the fray, catching the first ganger by the elbow, before sweeping his feet away, Dan spun quickly and lashed out with a foot, catching another ganger in the groin. Several more tried to attack Dan, but he managed to evade their attacks. He caught one arm, and swiftly rammed his palm against the ganger's elbow, snapping the bones. He ducked under another punch and launched the ganger into some more advancing gangers with a throw. He advanced through the melee, breaking arms, shattering ribs and smashing throats. Unconscious gangers surrounded Dan, with only a few remaining upright, despite this, Dan had been hit too, and his right eye was swelling where a lucky punch had gotten through, and his head was bleeding from where someone had smashed a bottle against his skull. His body had taken numerous hits from ripped up chairs but despite this, Dan was grinning cheerfully.
"As I told you before, you guys are far too weak for me. Do you even know who I am?" Dan said, advancing towards the gangers, "I am Devil, leader of the Forty Riders of Apocalypse. I beat the Angel of Darkness of the Shichuko Slummers and smashed the Ricardo group yakuza. And you expect to beat me with punks like yourselves? Get. Out. Of. My. Way!" he roared, launching himself forward. The remaining gang-members fled, leaving Shinjo alone and trembling.
"Why...why are you here? Why did you quit?" he stammered.
Dan grinned, "Because it got boring," before smashing Shinjo's head through a windowpane. Dan took out the credit card he had used earlier, and threw it onto his unconscious body. "I stole it anyway, so now the police will think you stole it. Perfect."
Dan lit another cigarette and wandered towards the garage, not noticing a shadow that had watched everything from the third story.
"So, Devil of the 40 Riders of Apocalypse, will you be a worthy opponent for Ri-sama?" a voice said, before breaking into cold laughter.
Wu was waiting worriedly at the motorbike, pacing to and fro. "I should have stayed with Dan-san, I can handle myself, and I could have watched his back. He's been gone a long time, is he all right?"
"Do you always talk to yourself?" Dan asked, stepping from the stairs.
Wu rushed towards Dan, and bowled him over, planting a passionate kiss on his lips. Dan's eyes widened in shock and when Wu finally released the kiss he was still in shock.
"Come on, or we'll never get home, Dan-san" she said, her eyes glinting mischievously. 'I think I've got him now. When we get home...' Wu thought, naughty thoughts starting to flow through her mind. Dan quickly mounted the motorbike and brought the engine to life, a dull roar echoing through the garage. Wu excitedly jumped behind Dan, and quickly wrapped her arms around him before he could protest.
"You know there is a handle at the back..."Dan begun.
"I hung the shopping off that handle." Wu said, pressing harder against Dan, her breasts in the small of his back. Dan blushed slightly before zooming out of the garage and back towards Hinata. Home.
Well I must say I am thrilled by the response to this fic. However I am not the best worker of all time, so updates may become sparse soon (too much school work)...so please Read and Review. Cause its only getting started! Plus my offer about suggestions is still on. You want to see something happen, e-mail me and we can discuss it!