A Love Hina Goodbye

Disclaimer: I do not own Love Hina or any of the characters contained in here. Love Hina is owned by Ken Akamatsu. This FanFic is purely for the enjoyment of others...So don't sue!!!

Chapter 2:

Keitaro began clearing away the mess from the First Aid kit. His mind was racing. What could he do? He wanted to go to the police, but he had given Naru his word, and he couldn't break that. He turned to face Naru and froze. She was staring at him.

"Naru?"

She shook her head and looked away quickly. Keitaro knelt before her and reached for her hands. His heart broke when she flinched away from his touch. Biting his lip, he reached forward and took her hands in his.

"Its okay. I won't let anyone hurt you ever again. I promise."

Naru looked up at Keitaro with wide eyes full of pain and anguish. When had he become so mature? It seemed only yesterday that he became manager of Hinata House. He had arrived a meek little boy...when had he become the man kneeling before her?

"I'm sorry, I was lost in thought." Naru murmured.

"Don't worry about it. Why don't I leave you to finish getting cleaned up and then we'll go to sleep, okay?"

"Sure, whatever you want." Naru said. She watched Keitaro leave the room, and when the door closed behind him she let out a sigh. She hadn't realized how much he had come to mean to her.

'Oh God, what am I going to do?' she asked herself. She quickly brushed away the thought and got ready for bed.

Meanwhile in Keitaro's room...

Naru looked awful! That realization hit him as soon as he had walked out of her room. She had always been his pillar of strength, and seeing her like that had destroyed him emotionally. Keitaro balled his fists to the point where it was starting to hurt.

'If I ever find the bastards that hurt her....' he thought. Spinning around he punched the wall angrily. Cradling his now bruised hand, he began to prepare for bed.

A few minutes later...

Keitaro rapped lightly on Naru's door and waited for admittance.

"Come in."

"Hey Naru, you ready to get some rest?" he asked her as he entered.

"Yeah, you?"

"Yep." he replied.

"You can have the futon, I'll sleep over here." Naru said nervously.

"No! You take the futon, its your room after all. I'll be fine." Keitaro said shyly rubbing the back of his head.

"Okay then. I'll see you in the morning." Naru said.

"Night."

As she lay there, Naru tried to figure out what to say to Keitaro. With a shaky voice she called out.

"Hey Keitaro?"

"Yeah?"

"I want to thank you for helping me out tonight and for keeping my secret. You didn't have to do that, but you did. I really do appreciate it. You're a really nice guy, you know that?"

"It was no problem, but your wrong." he said.

Naru sat up with a start. She looked over to where Keitaro was sitting looking over at her.

"I'm wrong?" she asked faintly.

Keitaro got up and sat beside her. He cupped her face and looked into her eyes.

"You're wrong. I had to do it. You needed me, and I would go to the ends of the Earth for you."

Naru's eyes welled up with tears. She stared at him and could tell by the look in his eyes that he meant it. Keitaro leaned forward and brushed her forehead with a gentle kiss, and then pulled Naru into his arms.

"I will always be here for you. Know that."

"Thank you."

Keitaro nodded and then pulled back.

"Now stretch out and go to sleep, okay?"

It was Naru's turn to nod. Keitaro moved over and stretched out on his little pallet. Naru lay down and closed her eyes. She could feel where he had kissed her forehead. She fell asleep knowing that there was someone who was watching over her and protecting her to the best of their ability.

A few hours later, Keitaro woke up. At first he wasn't sure what it was that had brought him out of his deep sleep. Then he heard Naru. She was crying and tossing about in her sleep. He moved over and kneeled beside her.

"Naru?" he said softly, shaking her gently.

"Oh God! No! Don't! Don't touch me!" Naru cried out, holding her hands before her face as if to protect herself. Keitaro felt his heart shatter into a million pieces. Moving her covers back, he pulled Naru into his arms, and rocked her until she stopped crying. Reaching down, he grabbed the cover and pulled it over the two of them. She would probably kick his butt in the morning, but he needed to be here. Holding her closely he closed his eyes and let sleep take over.

Authors Notes: Well there you have it...Chapter 2 is up. I hope everyone likes it. I want to thank everyone for their words of support and for the reviews. I really appreciate it. Keep an eye out for Chapter 3! Read it and review it please!!! Ja Ne!

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