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Spring's Gift
Chapter Four: Shinobu vs. Naru..Who would you choose?
The tray of food that Naru was holding fell to the floor, creating an ear piercing, splintering crash. Vibrations of glass collision echoed the outside hallway.
"Naru!" Keitaro called out after Naru who was already in the motion of leaving.
"Sempai.." Shinobu wept softly, wanting to hold Keitaro back, but not wanting to interfere with his relationship with Naru.
"Shinobu-chan.." Keitaro whispered softly as he halted in the middle, turning his head back towards Shinobu.
Shinobu sat on her futon and Keitaro stood by her for a long while. No one spoke anything to each other during the long, stressed, moment. The air filled with silence and awkwardness.
"Should I tell sempai that I love him?" Shinobu thought to herself, "but what if he rejects me? We still have to see each other and that would make things very awkward between us. What if the other tenants of Hinatasou find out? What will they think of me? But if I don't tell sempai, then he will never know.."
Shinobu couldn't determine whether or not she should tell Keitaro that she loved him. The feeling was paining her heart terribly. All those years she had been in love with him but unable to tell him of her true feelings. She was like his little secret admirer. She knew that there was the barrier of age difference between them but that didn't matter to her. What mattered was whether or not Keitaro feels the same for her. She had wanted to tell Keitaro of her true feelings a long time ago, but Keitaro and Naru's relationship advanced, and Shinobu had decided to drop out of the love triangle. All those years, the torture of seeing Naru and Keitaro together drilled a hole in her heart and tormented her. It pained her a lot to see the one she loved, loving someone else.
At the same time, Keitaro was having thoughts of his own..
"Shinobu loves me! Wow! All those years I've never had any girlfriends and now two girls fall for me at once???? This is too incredible!!!! But whom do I really love? Narusegawa? Or Shinobu-chan? But the one who I really love is.."
Before Keitaro was able to finish his thought, Shinobu exploded from confining her feelings and spoke up, interrupting his decision.
"Sempai!!!" Shinobu blurted out.
"Huh?" Keitaro asked, surprised by Shinobu's sudden loud voice.
After Keitaro spoke, Shinobu's voice somehow softened, "Um...sempai...argh...um..I...I...lo..lo"
Before Shinobu finished her sentence, Keitaro spoke to prevent her from going on, "Shinobu-chan, I love Narusegawa, and I think I have to find her now. It's getting late. Please rest and get well soon." With that having said, Keitaro rushed out of Shinobu's room and went out the door to look for Naru.
Shinobu was left alone in her room holding her covers to herself.
"Keitaro sempai.." She whispered those painful words and broke into tears, burying her face in a little stuff animal. Her heart was shattered.
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Keitaro rushed out Hinatasou and turned his head to all sorts of direction, trying to catch glimpses of Naru's figure. Naru was nowhere in sight. Keitaro crouched sadly by the footsteps of Hinatasou and sat quietly thinking of Naru. He took out the ring case, which held the proposal ring that Naru had rejected and stared at it. The diamond on the ring reflected the golden glow of the moon and shimmered like the stars hung across the sky.
Keitaro gave a deep sigh, "Oh...Narusegawa.."
Then out of the bleak, he heard sounds of swings swinging, coming from behind Hinatasou.
"The swings!" Keitaro thought aloud as the sudden answer popped into his mind, "Naru must be at the little playground behind Hinatasou!
Keitaro raced himself against the wind as he rushed over to the playground where he saw Naru. She was swinging on the swings and had her head drooped down as if she was staring at her toes. Her beautiful, sleek, brown fell across her face, covering her countenance, but for some reason, it seemed to have lost all its radiance that it had once possessed.
"Narusegawa.." Keitaro said in a whispery voice.
Naru raised her head and looked up to the direction of the voice that had called her name.
Keitaro gasped as he saw two streaks of tearstain running down Naru's face. Naru shifted her head away from Keitaro's sight to prevent him from seeing her cry. Keitaro walked up to Naru.
"Narusegawa, what's wrong? Are you crying?" he asked with a soft tone, full of concern.
"It's nothing. Just go away!" Naru choked out with stuttering breaths. "Shinobu-chan loves you! Don't make her disappointed!"
"But Naru...I love you!" Keitaro hammered in.
"But I...I...I...don't," Naru forced her words out. She wanted Keitaro and Shinobu to be happy. She knew she wasn't treating Keitaro right with her famous Naru punches and thought that he deserved a better girl; a kind and sweet girl like Shinobu-chan.
"Naru! Listen! Even if you don't love me, I'll still love you. I won't be with Shinobu even if you exile yourself away from me!" Keitaro cried out with tears in his eyes.
Naru stared into Keitaro's watery eyes and broke into tears. She fell into his arms and cried. She felt sorry for all the things she had done to him.
"Keitaro..." Naru looked up, smiling, "I promise I won't hit you as much."
Keitaro stared at her, a bit stunned, and sweetly replied, "As long as you're here, you can punch me as many times you want..but just not too hard okay? I don't have enough money to buy a plane ticket if you send me to the Americas."
Naru smiled and then broke into laughter. Keitaro saw Naru laughing and he too broke into laughter. The two of them went hysterical and couldn't stop laughing. Tears were building behind their eyes as they laughed through the night. Little did they know that Shinobu was looking out at them through the window.
The next day....
Keitaro and Naru, holding hands, entered back into Hinatasou before sunrise. At the doorway, however, Naru had already let go of Keitaro's hand. Kitsune then came in, with a sake bottle at hand, and stared at the two. She was drunk again.
"Hehe..you two lovebirds out all night?"
"NO!!!" the two replied in unison.
"Alright...chill!" Kitsune said as she made way back to her room.
Not long after, Kitsune came flying about the living room with a note held tight in her hand.
"Hey guys! Look! Shinobu has left us a note! She says she's going to California for a vacation!"
"What?" all the tenants of Hinatasou cried aloud as each and every one of them popped their heads out of their room.
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So how was it? I'm sorry if you thought it was kind of short, I promise I'll make the next chapter longer...if you review more...hehe..just joking...but please! Do review! And to all those Shinobu fans out there, I'm sorry if this disappointed you but I promise that Shinobu is not gone forever! She will return! So please! Continue to support this fic!
Spring's Gift
Chapter Four: Shinobu vs. Naru..Who would you choose?
The tray of food that Naru was holding fell to the floor, creating an ear piercing, splintering crash. Vibrations of glass collision echoed the outside hallway.
"Naru!" Keitaro called out after Naru who was already in the motion of leaving.
"Sempai.." Shinobu wept softly, wanting to hold Keitaro back, but not wanting to interfere with his relationship with Naru.
"Shinobu-chan.." Keitaro whispered softly as he halted in the middle, turning his head back towards Shinobu.
Shinobu sat on her futon and Keitaro stood by her for a long while. No one spoke anything to each other during the long, stressed, moment. The air filled with silence and awkwardness.
"Should I tell sempai that I love him?" Shinobu thought to herself, "but what if he rejects me? We still have to see each other and that would make things very awkward between us. What if the other tenants of Hinatasou find out? What will they think of me? But if I don't tell sempai, then he will never know.."
Shinobu couldn't determine whether or not she should tell Keitaro that she loved him. The feeling was paining her heart terribly. All those years she had been in love with him but unable to tell him of her true feelings. She was like his little secret admirer. She knew that there was the barrier of age difference between them but that didn't matter to her. What mattered was whether or not Keitaro feels the same for her. She had wanted to tell Keitaro of her true feelings a long time ago, but Keitaro and Naru's relationship advanced, and Shinobu had decided to drop out of the love triangle. All those years, the torture of seeing Naru and Keitaro together drilled a hole in her heart and tormented her. It pained her a lot to see the one she loved, loving someone else.
At the same time, Keitaro was having thoughts of his own..
"Shinobu loves me! Wow! All those years I've never had any girlfriends and now two girls fall for me at once???? This is too incredible!!!! But whom do I really love? Narusegawa? Or Shinobu-chan? But the one who I really love is.."
Before Keitaro was able to finish his thought, Shinobu exploded from confining her feelings and spoke up, interrupting his decision.
"Sempai!!!" Shinobu blurted out.
"Huh?" Keitaro asked, surprised by Shinobu's sudden loud voice.
After Keitaro spoke, Shinobu's voice somehow softened, "Um...sempai...argh...um..I...I...lo..lo"
Before Shinobu finished her sentence, Keitaro spoke to prevent her from going on, "Shinobu-chan, I love Narusegawa, and I think I have to find her now. It's getting late. Please rest and get well soon." With that having said, Keitaro rushed out of Shinobu's room and went out the door to look for Naru.
Shinobu was left alone in her room holding her covers to herself.
"Keitaro sempai.." She whispered those painful words and broke into tears, burying her face in a little stuff animal. Her heart was shattered.
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Keitaro rushed out Hinatasou and turned his head to all sorts of direction, trying to catch glimpses of Naru's figure. Naru was nowhere in sight. Keitaro crouched sadly by the footsteps of Hinatasou and sat quietly thinking of Naru. He took out the ring case, which held the proposal ring that Naru had rejected and stared at it. The diamond on the ring reflected the golden glow of the moon and shimmered like the stars hung across the sky.
Keitaro gave a deep sigh, "Oh...Narusegawa.."
Then out of the bleak, he heard sounds of swings swinging, coming from behind Hinatasou.
"The swings!" Keitaro thought aloud as the sudden answer popped into his mind, "Naru must be at the little playground behind Hinatasou!
Keitaro raced himself against the wind as he rushed over to the playground where he saw Naru. She was swinging on the swings and had her head drooped down as if she was staring at her toes. Her beautiful, sleek, brown fell across her face, covering her countenance, but for some reason, it seemed to have lost all its radiance that it had once possessed.
"Narusegawa.." Keitaro said in a whispery voice.
Naru raised her head and looked up to the direction of the voice that had called her name.
Keitaro gasped as he saw two streaks of tearstain running down Naru's face. Naru shifted her head away from Keitaro's sight to prevent him from seeing her cry. Keitaro walked up to Naru.
"Narusegawa, what's wrong? Are you crying?" he asked with a soft tone, full of concern.
"It's nothing. Just go away!" Naru choked out with stuttering breaths. "Shinobu-chan loves you! Don't make her disappointed!"
"But Naru...I love you!" Keitaro hammered in.
"But I...I...I...don't," Naru forced her words out. She wanted Keitaro and Shinobu to be happy. She knew she wasn't treating Keitaro right with her famous Naru punches and thought that he deserved a better girl; a kind and sweet girl like Shinobu-chan.
"Naru! Listen! Even if you don't love me, I'll still love you. I won't be with Shinobu even if you exile yourself away from me!" Keitaro cried out with tears in his eyes.
Naru stared into Keitaro's watery eyes and broke into tears. She fell into his arms and cried. She felt sorry for all the things she had done to him.
"Keitaro..." Naru looked up, smiling, "I promise I won't hit you as much."
Keitaro stared at her, a bit stunned, and sweetly replied, "As long as you're here, you can punch me as many times you want..but just not too hard okay? I don't have enough money to buy a plane ticket if you send me to the Americas."
Naru smiled and then broke into laughter. Keitaro saw Naru laughing and he too broke into laughter. The two of them went hysterical and couldn't stop laughing. Tears were building behind their eyes as they laughed through the night. Little did they know that Shinobu was looking out at them through the window.
The next day....
Keitaro and Naru, holding hands, entered back into Hinatasou before sunrise. At the doorway, however, Naru had already let go of Keitaro's hand. Kitsune then came in, with a sake bottle at hand, and stared at the two. She was drunk again.
"Hehe..you two lovebirds out all night?"
"NO!!!" the two replied in unison.
"Alright...chill!" Kitsune said as she made way back to her room.
Not long after, Kitsune came flying about the living room with a note held tight in her hand.
"Hey guys! Look! Shinobu has left us a note! She says she's going to California for a vacation!"
"What?" all the tenants of Hinatasou cried aloud as each and every one of them popped their heads out of their room.
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So how was it? I'm sorry if you thought it was kind of short, I promise I'll make the next chapter longer...if you review more...hehe..just joking...but please! Do review! And to all those Shinobu fans out there, I'm sorry if this disappointed you but I promise that Shinobu is not gone forever! She will return! So please! Continue to support this fic!