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schoolwork at hands and I was sick over the week. It had been impossible
for me to get to the computer nevertheless typing! So I'm very VERY SORRY!
Please forgive me!!!! Gomenasai!!!
Spring's Gift
Chapter 6: Life Without Shinobu
It had been days ever since Shinobu left for California. Time passed by as usual and everything seemed as if Shinobu had not left before. The only difference was that Naru now had to take over Shinobu's chores, which was not very pleasant for a change. Motoko was reluctant to take on chores claiming that they would interfere with her training while Kitsune had merely replied no and had dragged herself back into her room where all of the inn's sake were kept. Empty sake bottles covered the floor making resemblances to glass bottle recycling plants. On the other hand, Kaolla accepted to do her shares of the chores but her means of "helping" was far off from the concept of washing dishes, creating meals and sweeping floors. Her definition of "helping out" was to invent some kind of gadget, maybe a mecha tama, to help her do all the household chores around. So far, her inventions either proved unsuccessful or unsafe, by means of exploding into pieces. Hence, Naru has to do all the chores, like Shinobu, by her own hands in spite of studying late into the night. With the messy inn, and unappetizing meals, the Hinatasou's tenants were beginning to see the importance of Shinobu's presence.
"Eww...What is this on my plate?!" Kaolla cried rudely with her index finger pointing at some.some.food.on her plate.
"That is mashed squid," Naru said in an as-a-matter-of -act tone of voice, "be grateful you're not eating garbage!"
"But what about my bananas!" Kaolla countered.
"The stuff you're chewing in your mouth is banana," Naru replied staring at the plastic like substance sticking out by the edge of Kaolla's mouth.
"WHAT???" Kaolla asked, spitting the plastic like substance out of her mouth, "That was banana? How could you ruin banana's reputation by making it taste like car tires?!"
Naru's eyes narrowed and Keitaro quickly reacted by saying, "It's just a meal..so lets not make too big a deal out of this okay...?"
"Yeah," Motoko added to everyone's surprise, "As long as I get the needed nutrients for my training, I will cope with it. Maybe I could exercise my jaw muscles too if I chew this meat longer."
"Uh.heh heh." Naru laughed, a bit awkwardly, not certain whether she should take Motoko's comment as a praise or an insult, but nonetheless, they continued on eating, without making any remarks after that.
The next morning, Kaolla and Kitsune both woke up to an upset stomach, the two having strong feelings that it was Naru's dinner that had been culprit to this crime. Nonetheless, they kept their mouths shut for their later whiles' sake.
Naru and Keitaro had both headed out to attend a studying block at Toudai. In the rowdiness of the crowd, Keitaro and Naru stared down at their books without talking to each other. It had been very awkward between ever since Shinobu's confession. The two didn't seem to speak to each other as much and whenever "special eye contact" was made, they would quickly look away to prevent any messages from going across.
Keitaro still seemed unsure of his so-called relationship with Naru. He still wasn't too sure whether she loved him or not, but whereas on the other hand, he KNEW that Shinobu had loved him. What mattered to him the most though was not who loved him but instead, whom his heart loved and even that Keitaro could not make out clearly to himself. His love emotions for Shinobu and Naru seemed like a haze, very obscure and fuzzy, thus he decided to rest his case for then.
Naru on the other hand, was uncertain of her passion for Keitaro as well. She knew she cared for him, but something else she knew was that Shinobu cared for him as well. She couldn't break Shinobu's heart knowing what she had been through (she may be experiencing the working part of it right now). In a way, she blamed herself for not strengthening and firming her relationship with Keitaro. Naru felt tired. She almost had a feeling of not wanting to continue.
"Are you okay Naru? Your face seems to be blushing," Keitaro said amidst the background of noise pollution.
"I'm okay Keitaro," Naru replied as she turned to flip a page of her book.
Suddenly a figure from behind popped up behind Naru showing a warm greeting.
"Konichiwa mina san!" Mutsumi cried as a sudden rush of wind miraculously blew in, lifting the tail of Mutsumi's long skirt. For some reason, these things seem to happen around Mutsumi all the time, even when inside a building (maybe from a window?). This had created quite a commotion.
"Oh my," Mutsumi whispered, covering her mouth with her hands.
"Mutsumi, why don't you sit by me here," Naru offered, shifting a seat away for Mutsumi to sit in.
"Ah Thank you Naru-chan!" Mutsumi said as she was sitting down, "I've come to bring you two some good news!"
"What is it?" Keitaro and Naru both asked as one, and then blushed after looking at each other for a whole 5-second lapse.
"There is a prom night at Toudai tomorrow night.it's held once every 3 years and since this year we're all Toudai students, we all get to attend! Isn't it fabulous!" Mutsumi cried aloud with glee.
"Hey it is pretty neat," Naru said, her eyes sparkling and her mind whirling with beautiful pictures and dream clips of her dancing gracefully in a ballroom.
"Yea it is..."Keitaro said, landing a glance onto Naru who had already drifted to a daydream.
"Anyways, you two would be partners right?" Mutsumi asked the two.
"Partners?" they all asked in confused unison.
"Why of course!" Mustumi exclaimed, "You have to go in pairs in order to enter the ballroom! It IS a formal occasion you know!"
"Oh.."the two replied, a little sheepishly.
"Well, all's said, I'll be seeing you two tomorrow night at the ballroom okay?!" Mustumi cried aloud before waving them a goodbye and then turning to leave the noisy room.
"So what do you say?" Keitaro asked.
"Huh?"
"Would you be my partner?"
Naru blushed a little harder than she had been a while ago, turning a little scarlet, "...Okay."
Keitaro's face brightened with joy to Naru's words and he returned back to his happy state again.
The following day Naru finished all her chores in a rush in order to save time to decorate herself. She had felt tired but she still continued, being motivated by the Toudai dance. Keitaro spent his day picking the right tie and right suit while Naru began picking out the perfect gown. In the end, Keitaro chose a black tuxedo with a navy blue bow tie and he wore black leather boots.
"Alright Urashima Keitaro," Keitaro spoke to himself," You could do this, every girl in that ballroom tonight will fall for your dreaminess and handsomeness." (he must have been daydreaming again).
Naru on the other hand, chose a beautiful black gown that fell to the floor, which depicted her feminine curves. She tied her chestnut brown hair up and applied some makeup onto her face. Alas, she performed the finishing touches by smoothing pink lip-gloss over her lips.
"Naru are you ready?!" Kitsune's voice echoed to Naru's room as Naru was about to get out, "We're all waiting to see you!"
Naru walked out into the living room and to her amazement, she found Keitaro, dressed handsomely in his tuxedo, standing before her with his eyes filled with amazement. His eyes were definitely captivated by hers.
"You look beautiful Narusegawa," Keitaro said, almost half to himself.
Naru blushed and continued her slow steps, advancing towards him. However, with each step taken, Naru's smile seemed to wither more. Her face paled and her eyes lost the radiance it had possessed just a while ago. Suddenly she fell to the ground and fainted. The living room turned to a blur and her entire vision blacked out.
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So, that was chapter 6? How was it?! I hope you liked it. Please continue supporting this and I'll try my best to fit in another chapter as soon as possible. And I just want to remind you all that Shinobu is not out of this fic so please do not abandon it if you see other progressions of relationships.
PS Sorry, no time to check over, please excuse any mistakes, but u can still yell at me in reviews if you please..since I don't mind any comments in my review (*Hint Hint * ) Now what are you waiting for, leave a review already!
Spring's Gift
Chapter 6: Life Without Shinobu
It had been days ever since Shinobu left for California. Time passed by as usual and everything seemed as if Shinobu had not left before. The only difference was that Naru now had to take over Shinobu's chores, which was not very pleasant for a change. Motoko was reluctant to take on chores claiming that they would interfere with her training while Kitsune had merely replied no and had dragged herself back into her room where all of the inn's sake were kept. Empty sake bottles covered the floor making resemblances to glass bottle recycling plants. On the other hand, Kaolla accepted to do her shares of the chores but her means of "helping" was far off from the concept of washing dishes, creating meals and sweeping floors. Her definition of "helping out" was to invent some kind of gadget, maybe a mecha tama, to help her do all the household chores around. So far, her inventions either proved unsuccessful or unsafe, by means of exploding into pieces. Hence, Naru has to do all the chores, like Shinobu, by her own hands in spite of studying late into the night. With the messy inn, and unappetizing meals, the Hinatasou's tenants were beginning to see the importance of Shinobu's presence.
"Eww...What is this on my plate?!" Kaolla cried rudely with her index finger pointing at some.some.food.on her plate.
"That is mashed squid," Naru said in an as-a-matter-of -act tone of voice, "be grateful you're not eating garbage!"
"But what about my bananas!" Kaolla countered.
"The stuff you're chewing in your mouth is banana," Naru replied staring at the plastic like substance sticking out by the edge of Kaolla's mouth.
"WHAT???" Kaolla asked, spitting the plastic like substance out of her mouth, "That was banana? How could you ruin banana's reputation by making it taste like car tires?!"
Naru's eyes narrowed and Keitaro quickly reacted by saying, "It's just a meal..so lets not make too big a deal out of this okay...?"
"Yeah," Motoko added to everyone's surprise, "As long as I get the needed nutrients for my training, I will cope with it. Maybe I could exercise my jaw muscles too if I chew this meat longer."
"Uh.heh heh." Naru laughed, a bit awkwardly, not certain whether she should take Motoko's comment as a praise or an insult, but nonetheless, they continued on eating, without making any remarks after that.
The next morning, Kaolla and Kitsune both woke up to an upset stomach, the two having strong feelings that it was Naru's dinner that had been culprit to this crime. Nonetheless, they kept their mouths shut for their later whiles' sake.
Naru and Keitaro had both headed out to attend a studying block at Toudai. In the rowdiness of the crowd, Keitaro and Naru stared down at their books without talking to each other. It had been very awkward between ever since Shinobu's confession. The two didn't seem to speak to each other as much and whenever "special eye contact" was made, they would quickly look away to prevent any messages from going across.
Keitaro still seemed unsure of his so-called relationship with Naru. He still wasn't too sure whether she loved him or not, but whereas on the other hand, he KNEW that Shinobu had loved him. What mattered to him the most though was not who loved him but instead, whom his heart loved and even that Keitaro could not make out clearly to himself. His love emotions for Shinobu and Naru seemed like a haze, very obscure and fuzzy, thus he decided to rest his case for then.
Naru on the other hand, was uncertain of her passion for Keitaro as well. She knew she cared for him, but something else she knew was that Shinobu cared for him as well. She couldn't break Shinobu's heart knowing what she had been through (she may be experiencing the working part of it right now). In a way, she blamed herself for not strengthening and firming her relationship with Keitaro. Naru felt tired. She almost had a feeling of not wanting to continue.
"Are you okay Naru? Your face seems to be blushing," Keitaro said amidst the background of noise pollution.
"I'm okay Keitaro," Naru replied as she turned to flip a page of her book.
Suddenly a figure from behind popped up behind Naru showing a warm greeting.
"Konichiwa mina san!" Mutsumi cried as a sudden rush of wind miraculously blew in, lifting the tail of Mutsumi's long skirt. For some reason, these things seem to happen around Mutsumi all the time, even when inside a building (maybe from a window?). This had created quite a commotion.
"Oh my," Mutsumi whispered, covering her mouth with her hands.
"Mutsumi, why don't you sit by me here," Naru offered, shifting a seat away for Mutsumi to sit in.
"Ah Thank you Naru-chan!" Mutsumi said as she was sitting down, "I've come to bring you two some good news!"
"What is it?" Keitaro and Naru both asked as one, and then blushed after looking at each other for a whole 5-second lapse.
"There is a prom night at Toudai tomorrow night.it's held once every 3 years and since this year we're all Toudai students, we all get to attend! Isn't it fabulous!" Mutsumi cried aloud with glee.
"Hey it is pretty neat," Naru said, her eyes sparkling and her mind whirling with beautiful pictures and dream clips of her dancing gracefully in a ballroom.
"Yea it is..."Keitaro said, landing a glance onto Naru who had already drifted to a daydream.
"Anyways, you two would be partners right?" Mutsumi asked the two.
"Partners?" they all asked in confused unison.
"Why of course!" Mustumi exclaimed, "You have to go in pairs in order to enter the ballroom! It IS a formal occasion you know!"
"Oh.."the two replied, a little sheepishly.
"Well, all's said, I'll be seeing you two tomorrow night at the ballroom okay?!" Mustumi cried aloud before waving them a goodbye and then turning to leave the noisy room.
"So what do you say?" Keitaro asked.
"Huh?"
"Would you be my partner?"
Naru blushed a little harder than she had been a while ago, turning a little scarlet, "...Okay."
Keitaro's face brightened with joy to Naru's words and he returned back to his happy state again.
The following day Naru finished all her chores in a rush in order to save time to decorate herself. She had felt tired but she still continued, being motivated by the Toudai dance. Keitaro spent his day picking the right tie and right suit while Naru began picking out the perfect gown. In the end, Keitaro chose a black tuxedo with a navy blue bow tie and he wore black leather boots.
"Alright Urashima Keitaro," Keitaro spoke to himself," You could do this, every girl in that ballroom tonight will fall for your dreaminess and handsomeness." (he must have been daydreaming again).
Naru on the other hand, chose a beautiful black gown that fell to the floor, which depicted her feminine curves. She tied her chestnut brown hair up and applied some makeup onto her face. Alas, she performed the finishing touches by smoothing pink lip-gloss over her lips.
"Naru are you ready?!" Kitsune's voice echoed to Naru's room as Naru was about to get out, "We're all waiting to see you!"
Naru walked out into the living room and to her amazement, she found Keitaro, dressed handsomely in his tuxedo, standing before her with his eyes filled with amazement. His eyes were definitely captivated by hers.
"You look beautiful Narusegawa," Keitaro said, almost half to himself.
Naru blushed and continued her slow steps, advancing towards him. However, with each step taken, Naru's smile seemed to wither more. Her face paled and her eyes lost the radiance it had possessed just a while ago. Suddenly she fell to the ground and fainted. The living room turned to a blur and her entire vision blacked out.
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So, that was chapter 6? How was it?! I hope you liked it. Please continue supporting this and I'll try my best to fit in another chapter as soon as possible. And I just want to remind you all that Shinobu is not out of this fic so please do not abandon it if you see other progressions of relationships.
PS Sorry, no time to check over, please excuse any mistakes, but u can still yell at me in reviews if you please..since I don't mind any comments in my review (*Hint Hint * ) Now what are you waiting for, leave a review already!