Different Life, Different Viewpoints 4
Disclaimer: All the characters here belong to their respective owners. I claim no ownership over them.
Chapter 4:
Two weeks has passed. Keitaro gave a sigh as he stood in front of a kiosk outside of the cram school he goes. Naru still hasn't forgiven him for what he had done. He had even tried to apologize by buying her a gift. He waited as the old man searched for his test results. He looked at it and froze.........he had gotten a 'D'.
Later that day, Keitaro walked dejectedly along the road.
"What can I do.........?" he asked himself as it began to snow.
I-I can't go back; I can't appear there again after I proudly said that I was going to make it this time. Damn me and my pride, but I was so sure after all those study sessions with Naru. M-maybe I should just give up and go home......... he thought as he looked at the snowing sky.
After making his decision, he stopped and looked blankly forward for a while before realizing his wallet wasn't there. All of his belongings were still back in Hinata-sou. He sighed decided he still had to go back.
On a nearby corner, Ranko, who had secretly been following him when she saw him, looked at him with a worried expression on her face.
He gazed at the lit Hinata-sou, his expression unreadable. Sounds drifted from the inside where the tenants were preparing for the party.
"Where could Keitaro be? He couldn't have gotten into an accident could he?" a voice drifted from the inside.
Ahh.........Kitsune is worried about me thought Keitaro and was so moved by it that tears flowed.
"Nah, he probably failed the test and couldn't bear to face us," continued Kitsune.
"You're probably right," said another voice.
Keitaro froze at hearing this. When he was able to move again he made up his decision and sneaked into his room via the window.
He packed in a hurry then tied a handkerchief around his head in order to keep from being recognized. He was about to leave through the corridor when he was discovered by Shinobu. He was mistaken for a thief and was chased around by Motoko.
During his escape he was frequently hit by her attacks. Turning around a corridor he bumped into Naru. He hesitated for a while before continuing his escape. He jumped over the rail but fell into the springs. Unable to see him anywhere, Motoko stopped her search for him and went to discuss with the rest of the tenants the reason as to there being a thief and what he was there to steal.
"He's good." said Motoko returning from her search.
"But what was there to steal?' wondered Kitsune.
"That wasn't a thief, it was Keitaro," said Naru, coming up behind them.
"What?" Everyone turned to look at her.
"He dropped this,' she said, showing them a piece of paper.
"This is the reason why he did that"
"Gee, poor guy.........0%. No wonder he ran away"
"We have to look for him" panicked Shinobu.
"Let's just leave him alone." Said Naru "It'll probably be better that way."
"The real test is just a month away; do you really think he'll improve enough to pass?"
"Are you sure?" Haruka said, appearing behind Naru.
"The truth is.........his grades did improve after coming to Hinata-sou."
"Weren't you just like him two years ago, Naru?" she continued. "If you two part now, wouldn't he feel lonely?"
"Besides, if he freezes to death, his ghost will haunt you." She joked.
They separated and left to search for Keitaro. Naru stayed behind, gazing at the night sky, wondering what she should do. She never felt someone appear behind her.
"You're worried about him, aren't you?" said Ranko, appearing suddenly.
"Ranko, you startled me." said Naru, surprised.
"If you're worried about him, why don't you go look for him?" Ranko continued with a serious expression on her face.
"W-why would I be worried about him?" said Naru, starting to get uneasy about the direction this conversation is going.
"Don't deny it," said Ranko. Then her expression softened and her almost ever-present smile returned.
"After all, it's not good for your health to suppress your feelings.' she continued, smiling.
"Here, this is something he dropped," she said then handed her a card.
"I hope it might change you mind."
After she left, Naru looked at the card that was thrust into her hands. It had the picture of a reindeer on it and it said 'For Naru, I'm sorry.
She gazed at it for a while then ran off somewhere. A little bit behind her, Ranko smile mischievously and took out a handheld video camcorder.
At that time, Keitaro walked towards Toudai, hoping to get a last glance before he gave up on it for good. He gazed at it with a bit of longing before he noticed someone walking towards him.
"N-Narusegawa," he started.
"I-I'm sorry for reading your diary," he continued "I only read a small part of it, trust me"
He face-faulted when he noticed that she was buying hot yam and not even paying attention to him.
"I'm going to leave Hinata-sou, Naru" he said seriously when she returned.
"Keitaro, don't say anything," she said to him with a soft expression on her face.
Surprised, he complied.
"Now close your eyes," she continued.
"L-like this?" he asked after doing what he was told.
He was surprised again when she hit him after that.
"That felt good," she said, smiling.
"If you leave, I will have no one to yell at," she continued.
"Try your best. Don't give up because the prep exam didn't go well; now get up." She said, offering her hand.
"Thanks" he said then took her offered hand.
"Here" Naru said, handing him one of the hot yams she just bought.
He turned around to talk to Naru when he finished eating. Only to get a snowball to hit him right in the face. He cleared it off his face to see Naru grinning with mischief.
"Hey!" he cried out indignantly.
Then a snowball fight ensued.
Hidden inside a handy tree nearby, Ranko grinned as she recorded all of it with her camcorder. When the two of them were so tired that they fell down near each other, she closed her camcorder then disappeared.
Not knowing that someone was spying on them. Naru and Keitaro fought all out. Finally they got tired and fell down near each other. Looking at the other with a huge grin on their faces.
"I haven't had this much fun in a while," said Naru.
"Neither have I" Keitaro said; then protested as Naru threw a snowball at him again.
"Hey!!!"
Their snowball fight continued until they were too tired to move. They were discovered by Motoko who dragged them both home.
A/N: Another chapter finished, I hope. I felt kinda lazy this time and wrote this in a hurry. (though I still wrote a lot :P) I took some parts from my old version of this story and made modifications to it. I hope you don't find this annoying :P
Again I will say that compliments or flames are all welcome. I was hoping to upload chapter three today but there was some complications so I will have to upload it with this chapter when I have time. (Though I wonder I bother to write this since there's no way you guys would know that before I wrote this here and probably never would have if I didn't write this.)
Well, see you next time, readers. ;)
Disclaimer: All the characters here belong to their respective owners. I claim no ownership over them.
Chapter 4:
Two weeks has passed. Keitaro gave a sigh as he stood in front of a kiosk outside of the cram school he goes. Naru still hasn't forgiven him for what he had done. He had even tried to apologize by buying her a gift. He waited as the old man searched for his test results. He looked at it and froze.........he had gotten a 'D'.
Later that day, Keitaro walked dejectedly along the road.
"What can I do.........?" he asked himself as it began to snow.
I-I can't go back; I can't appear there again after I proudly said that I was going to make it this time. Damn me and my pride, but I was so sure after all those study sessions with Naru. M-maybe I should just give up and go home......... he thought as he looked at the snowing sky.
After making his decision, he stopped and looked blankly forward for a while before realizing his wallet wasn't there. All of his belongings were still back in Hinata-sou. He sighed decided he still had to go back.
On a nearby corner, Ranko, who had secretly been following him when she saw him, looked at him with a worried expression on her face.
He gazed at the lit Hinata-sou, his expression unreadable. Sounds drifted from the inside where the tenants were preparing for the party.
"Where could Keitaro be? He couldn't have gotten into an accident could he?" a voice drifted from the inside.
Ahh.........Kitsune is worried about me thought Keitaro and was so moved by it that tears flowed.
"Nah, he probably failed the test and couldn't bear to face us," continued Kitsune.
"You're probably right," said another voice.
Keitaro froze at hearing this. When he was able to move again he made up his decision and sneaked into his room via the window.
He packed in a hurry then tied a handkerchief around his head in order to keep from being recognized. He was about to leave through the corridor when he was discovered by Shinobu. He was mistaken for a thief and was chased around by Motoko.
During his escape he was frequently hit by her attacks. Turning around a corridor he bumped into Naru. He hesitated for a while before continuing his escape. He jumped over the rail but fell into the springs. Unable to see him anywhere, Motoko stopped her search for him and went to discuss with the rest of the tenants the reason as to there being a thief and what he was there to steal.
"He's good." said Motoko returning from her search.
"But what was there to steal?' wondered Kitsune.
"That wasn't a thief, it was Keitaro," said Naru, coming up behind them.
"What?" Everyone turned to look at her.
"He dropped this,' she said, showing them a piece of paper.
"This is the reason why he did that"
"Gee, poor guy.........0%. No wonder he ran away"
"We have to look for him" panicked Shinobu.
"Let's just leave him alone." Said Naru "It'll probably be better that way."
"The real test is just a month away; do you really think he'll improve enough to pass?"
"Are you sure?" Haruka said, appearing behind Naru.
"The truth is.........his grades did improve after coming to Hinata-sou."
"Weren't you just like him two years ago, Naru?" she continued. "If you two part now, wouldn't he feel lonely?"
"Besides, if he freezes to death, his ghost will haunt you." She joked.
They separated and left to search for Keitaro. Naru stayed behind, gazing at the night sky, wondering what she should do. She never felt someone appear behind her.
"You're worried about him, aren't you?" said Ranko, appearing suddenly.
"Ranko, you startled me." said Naru, surprised.
"If you're worried about him, why don't you go look for him?" Ranko continued with a serious expression on her face.
"W-why would I be worried about him?" said Naru, starting to get uneasy about the direction this conversation is going.
"Don't deny it," said Ranko. Then her expression softened and her almost ever-present smile returned.
"After all, it's not good for your health to suppress your feelings.' she continued, smiling.
"Here, this is something he dropped," she said then handed her a card.
"I hope it might change you mind."
After she left, Naru looked at the card that was thrust into her hands. It had the picture of a reindeer on it and it said 'For Naru, I'm sorry.
She gazed at it for a while then ran off somewhere. A little bit behind her, Ranko smile mischievously and took out a handheld video camcorder.
At that time, Keitaro walked towards Toudai, hoping to get a last glance before he gave up on it for good. He gazed at it with a bit of longing before he noticed someone walking towards him.
"N-Narusegawa," he started.
"I-I'm sorry for reading your diary," he continued "I only read a small part of it, trust me"
He face-faulted when he noticed that she was buying hot yam and not even paying attention to him.
"I'm going to leave Hinata-sou, Naru" he said seriously when she returned.
"Keitaro, don't say anything," she said to him with a soft expression on her face.
Surprised, he complied.
"Now close your eyes," she continued.
"L-like this?" he asked after doing what he was told.
He was surprised again when she hit him after that.
"That felt good," she said, smiling.
"If you leave, I will have no one to yell at," she continued.
"Try your best. Don't give up because the prep exam didn't go well; now get up." She said, offering her hand.
"Thanks" he said then took her offered hand.
"Here" Naru said, handing him one of the hot yams she just bought.
He turned around to talk to Naru when he finished eating. Only to get a snowball to hit him right in the face. He cleared it off his face to see Naru grinning with mischief.
"Hey!" he cried out indignantly.
Then a snowball fight ensued.
Hidden inside a handy tree nearby, Ranko grinned as she recorded all of it with her camcorder. When the two of them were so tired that they fell down near each other, she closed her camcorder then disappeared.
Not knowing that someone was spying on them. Naru and Keitaro fought all out. Finally they got tired and fell down near each other. Looking at the other with a huge grin on their faces.
"I haven't had this much fun in a while," said Naru.
"Neither have I" Keitaro said; then protested as Naru threw a snowball at him again.
"Hey!!!"
Their snowball fight continued until they were too tired to move. They were discovered by Motoko who dragged them both home.
A/N: Another chapter finished, I hope. I felt kinda lazy this time and wrote this in a hurry. (though I still wrote a lot :P) I took some parts from my old version of this story and made modifications to it. I hope you don't find this annoying :P
Again I will say that compliments or flames are all welcome. I was hoping to upload chapter three today but there was some complications so I will have to upload it with this chapter when I have time. (Though I wonder I bother to write this since there's no way you guys would know that before I wrote this here and probably never would have if I didn't write this.)
Well, see you next time, readers. ;)