Disclaimer: This is annoying....I don´t own Love Hina!
Nighttime in the mountains of Hinata is a quiet time.
Except for the wind blowing and those damn crickets playing nothing is to be heard,but as with any other place there are those that are awake.
Lying on his futon Brendi is berating himself about the days events,as he has been for several hours.
Suddenly he realises something....
I can´t change what happened,so why am I whining to myself about it?I really should just get my damn act together and get myself a job and study my brains out!´
After abit of thinking,Brendi decides he should start tomorrow and go to sleep.
In room 302 there is another wake soul,writhing in her bed,thinking about her life.
Why am I lying awake,wasting sleep, thinking about my problems?I really need to get into Tokyo U,and besides I must improve my fighting skills.And in addition to that I have to train with and tutor Urashima.....I better get some sleep now,if I am supposed to work in the morning.´
The next morning the sun is shining and all of the tenants wake up to the sound of birds singing,one after one.
Brendi is driving down the hallway from his room,reaching the steps he stops dead.
Damn,I hate this.....I don´t want to wake someone just to help me get down the friggin steps.It is about time I get to walking again anyhow.I won´t get alot of jobs sitting in this forsaken thing.´
"Alright,lets do this!"
Grabbing the sides of his seat Brendi pushes himself up,with the help of the wall he manages to stand up.
What Brendi is not seeing is that down the hall behind him,looking out from behind the corner is a lone figure.A figure with a katana in its hand.
"Hey!I can do this!I can stand up!"A fire of eagerness glints in his eyes."Now lets see if I can walk down these blasted stairs!"
Carefully and slowly Brendi walks the few steps towards the stairs,and a smile spreads across Motokos face.
Then very gently he lowers his foot towards the first step,after a few seconds it is placed on the step.
Very soon the second foot follows.
Now clinging to the chaircase Brendi gets his hopes up.
"I can DO this!I am going to go down and make breakfast for everybody,so they can see me walk around while I waiter them!"
The second those words where out of his mouth,Brendi goes for the next step.
This one however didn´t go as well.
Taking overbalance Brendi starts to fall forward.
What Motoko sees from her vantage point is this.
Brendi seems to be taking the next step,however he does stop going forward or down.Suddenly he goes out of sight.
"AAAH,NOOOO!"
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"Urashima!"
Leaving her post Motoko runs down the hall,worrying about Brendi.
Coming to the top off the stairs she sees Brendi lying on the floor laughing like a madman.
"I WALKED! I WALKED!AHAHAHAHA!I WALKED!DID YOU SEE IT MOTOKO!?!"
Feeling just abit embarrased Motoko blushes,but she manages a smile and says.
"Yes,Urashima.I saw it,and I am glad for you.Now we know you can." As the words leave her mouth,Motoko realises that she has started caring for this man in addition to his brother.
"AHAHAHA!I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!"
As Motoko stands there smiling and feeling happy,and Brendi lies on the floor lauhging and screaming with tears rolling down his cheeks, other people shows up to see what all the ruckus is about.Seeing the two they start to wonder what the hell just happened,with Motoko standing at the top of the stairs,Katana in hand,smiling.Something not seen very often.And Brendi lying at the bottom of the stairs,crying and laughing like a madman screaming."I DID IT,I DID IT!"
After breakfast and an explanation from Brendi the people of the Hinata-Sou goes to each their own.Motoko about to go upstairs to train is suddenly stopped by a hand on her arm as she rises to leave the table.
"Motoko-san are you going to train now?"
"Yes,Urashima.Why?"Motoko asks with abit of curiosity.
Looking abit embarassed Brendi answers.
"Well,because I am not up to speed yet I was wondering if I could share the roof with you?"
Remembering her words Motoko says.
"Of course,when I said I´d help you train I didn´t mean just untill you got on your feet again.I meant that I would help you improve your skills as well.To be frank your movements are sloppy and easy to predict.Also it will prove nice to have someone to fight with for a change.
With those words she left.Leaving a somewhat relieved Brendi.
Yelling after her he says."I am just gonna do the dishes first."
"Shinobu-chan?Do you mind me helping you?"
"No,Brendi-san,not at all.I like doing the dishes with you,but you mustn´t overdo the training.You are barely able to walk yet."
"Oh,I am sure it will be fine.Now lets do this,wash or dry?"
Smiling at him Shinobu feels there are good things happening at the Dorm."Wash!"
åØAfter the dishes Brendi stumbled up the stairs at the speed of a turtle (not an Osen-turtle mind).
His legs aching from the work Brendi drags them up the last set of stairs.
Argh.....why did I say I would practise today?It is to soon.I hope Motoko understands that I won´t be able to run alot.´
Coming up on the roof he spots Motoko doing a kata,easily slicing a leaf with each chop.
Brendi finds himself dumbfounded by the sight of her.
She is so graceful.´
Sensing his presence Motoko ends her kata with a last slice and turns towards Brendi.
"Urashima,are you ready to begin your training?"
Feeling not quite up for heavy movement Brendi starts to protest.
"Ah,well.....you see I don´t think I am up for any kind of training right now as my legs are burning with pain."
After hearing his excuse Motoko takes on a mask of surprise.
"Did you actually think that I would impose strenous exercise on you the day you´re able to walk again?"
Putting on a goofy look Brendi stutters in astonishment."Uhm,well..."
"Certainly you are just the bit as stupid as your brother."She says while shaking her head.Then a spark of seriousness shows itself in Motokos eyes."I am an experienced Kendoist and martial arts practitioner,I am not so stupid as to think that my students can practise or train while injured.Today you shall merely learn to focus."
"Oh?Gee,focus you say?"
"Yes,your focus is rather poor.You are distracted easily.Tell me,how did you learn to do those moves?"
Embarrased and blushing Brendi scratches himself behind his head."Actually,I taught myself."
At this phrase Motokos eyes widen considerably.He taught himself to fight from scratch?No wonder his skills are not that polished.´Because even as Motoko has taught herself for several years now she was taught the basics at the dojo several years ago.And only with solid basics is it possible become a skilled martial artist.
But what she said was this.
"Well,no wonder your skills are so sloppy.Let me guess,you got tired of repeating the same things over and over again?"
Brendis reaction made Motoko sure that she had hit the nail.
"Uhmm.....well,you know.After doing it over and over again it gets a little boring,ya know?I mean you did it.So then what?"
"Baka" She chided. "When you did those moves only four or five times only YOU knew how to perform them,your body didn´t.By doing the same moves repetitavely over several years your body memorizes them and perform them on reflex,not by your concious command.But to learn this first you need to learn how to focus.Something which is done through meditation."
Standing there being lectured,Brendi actually listens to someone talk for what may be the first time of his life.This is pretty interesting,maybe I can even learn some Ki techniques?´By now Motoko is finished and Brendi asks.
"How do I meditate?"
Motoko face-faults.
"Baka,you really don´t know anything about fighting do you?It must´ve been an extraordinary cold day in hell on the night of the challenge.I look forward to when you are up to speed again and I will show you how to fight properly.But,for now I shall teach you about meditation."
Motoko guides Brendi to a spot on the middle of the roof,telling him to sit down on his knees.
"Now you shall enter a meditative state of mind.Close your eyes and listen to my voice."
As Motoko drones on Brendi start to fall into a semi-conscious state of mind.After a little while Brendi starts to sense his surroundings instead of seeing them.He can clearly sense Motoko sitting a few feet away from him,now meditating herself.This sensing however only seems to go so far.I want it to be stronger,I want to sense it all.´As if he was stretching the sense Brendi tries to envelop it around Motoko.After a little while he feels as if he is watching her from all angles.Now lets try going even closer.´Starting to loose control of himself Brendi gets aroused by the closeness he is feeling towards Motoko right now.Not even noticing that a certain appendix off his gets abit too much blood.Just a little bit closer.´As the "Sense" start to close in on Motoko,now only a foot away,Brendi suddenly notices that something is different about her.What is this I feel surrounding her,could it be?her ki?.´Suddenly a feeling of total disorientation consumes Brendi,his sensing going far off scale ripping him into conscioussnes.
Feeling not just a bit shocked Brendi tries to gather himself,rubbing his forehead.
"What was that,Motoko?I was starting to get a hold of it."Then he suddenly realizes what it was he had been doing and blushes furiously.Was I about to peek on her?´
Then as he looks to his right he looks up on a blushing Motoko.
"Firstly,yes you were getting a hold on it......"a little bit too good a hold´"Secondly the lesson is over,you have been meditating for two hours."At this point Brendis mouth drops open."H-h-how....."
"Time can be deceiving sometimes,especially when you are not fully conscious.But thirdly!
Don´t you ever consider doing something like that ever again without the persons consent!You were invading my personal space,Urashima.One should not use ones ki upon another person like that.If you were to do that upon someone who doesn´t know what you were doing,like Shinobu-chan,they would probably feel as if they´ve just been raped."
"I-I didn´t know that.I thought I was the only one doing or feeling anything."
"You would end up as the only one doing anything because the others can´t do anything in that state.But you would most certainly not be the only one feeling anything.What you were about to do was that you were trying to blend your ki into mine and exploit me."
"Whoa,I didn´t mean to!I am sorry Motoko-chan.I had no such intentions. I am so sorry, I would never harm you like that."
"Not consciously you wouldn´t,but I accept your apology.Now I didn´t think you would be able to do something this drastical with your ki.In the morrow we shall find out how much you can do and try to teach you to control yourself better.Now lets go downstairs,I want to wash up after practise and I am sure you need to as well."
Just now Brendi notices that he is drenched in sweat from his experience.How did that happen?I didn´t do anything strenous.......maybe it was because of that feeling."
Blushing Brendi walks towards the stairs.
"Ok."
At the top of the stairs Brendi stops to look back on Motoko coming towards him,with a few thoughts about her rummaging around in his head.As he steps down on the first step he shakes his head and realizes this is the best he has ever felt in his life.
As she gets her bokken Motoko thinks about what she and Brendi had been close to doing.
H-he was so close,I cannot imagine how strong he can get,stronger than me perhaps.But why did it take me so long to throw him off?Surely I cannot have considered letting it happen?"
With thoughts like these clouding her head as she heads down the stairs,not long behind Brendi, she does not sense the presence of another person.A person flying toward her from the back.With a slam Kaolla crushes into Motoko from behind her."HIYAS!"Not being prepared for the massive attack from behind Motoko looses her balance and dives forward down the stairs.A few steps down a confused Brendi hears Suu and turns to greet her,but what he sees is a surprised Motoko flying towards him down the stairs.
THOMP!
Jarr.....argh....what is this on top of me?´Opening his eyes again Brendi sees right into Motokos face,which at the moment is as red as a tomato.Around his head Brendi sees nothing but black,black hair.He can also feel the light,soft touch of it upon his face.Brendi is unsucsessful in his attempt at gathering himself and sees nothing but Motokos face.And her deep,wonderful,green eyes,gazing into his with a passion.Staring at each other for several seconds the two suddenly gets their act together again.Feeling two soft spots on his chest Brendi glances down before he realises what it is.Her breasts!!´And at this point both of them notices that Brendi has a little problem.......a problem that is crammed between Motokos thigh and his herself Motoko gets off Brendi in a hurry and runs down the hallway to her room,where she promptly shuts the door and locks it,leaving Brendi in an awkward position.
Rising to a sitting position he spots Kaolla coming down the stairs looking worriedly after Motoko.
Seeing him sitting there with his hands between his legs Suu grabs him in a desperate way.
"Is Motoko mad with me?Is she mad?Did I hurt her?"
"No,Suu-chan.You didn´t hurt her.Motoko just isn´t herself these days you know,and I think she was abit shocked."
Upon hearing them Suu seem to accept the words,still not quite alright she isn´t as upset.
"So it wasn´t my fault?"
"No,Suu-chan it wasn´t.In fact I think it was mine."
"Your fault?....hm,well maybe,but anywho..."Suddenly what she was supposed to do in the first place makes itself know in Kaollas head.
"Ah,yes!Shinobu-chan said that something had come up and that we need you in the living room!!"
As Kaolla gets off Brendi and he rises he asks."Just what is this about Suu-chan?"
"Oh,something about a job I think.Boring stuff,who cares?"And with that she was off running towards Motokos room as it would soon be her bedtime.
Hey,things are starting to look up for this here fellow.Just now with Motoko....I have never been so close to a woman before.....and the feel of her breasts...."
With this train of thought Brendi walks down the corridor with a blush that is growing redder by the second.