Authors Note: I'm so glad everyone likes it:D Lol, my friend left kinda early because of a party, so now I decided to update. God, doesn't seem like anyone got the answer to the trivia, even though I gave like… a week I think. Well, anyway, the answer is 'Akito from Kodacha'. Ha, I really thought someone would come up with the answer, but I guess not. Well, that's OK! I'll just choose one of the girls myself. I have also started a new website… so please take a little peek if you want to!

Disclaimer: I do not own D.N. Angel or Love Hina.

Side Note: I decided I should add how the girls are going to address each other.

ImPoRtAnT: Does anyone know Satoshi's dad's name? If you don't I have to keep calling him Mr. Hiwatari.

Addresses:

Riku: (To Emiko- Emiko) (To Ritsuko- Ritsuko) (To Menou- Menou) (To Miyuki – Miyuki) To Risa: Risa To Daisuke: Niwa To Dark: Pervert (lol)

Menou: (To Emiko: Mrs. Niwa) (To: Ritsuko: Ritsuko) (To Miyuki- Miyuki-san) (To Riku: Riku-san) (To Daisuke: Niwa) (To Dark: Mr. Dark) (To Risa: Risa-san)

Ritsuko: (To Emiko: Emiko) (To Menou: Menou) (To Miyuki- Miyuki) (To Riku: Riku) (Daisuke: Daisuke) (To Dark: Dark)

Miyuki: (She'll just call them by their first names.)

Risa: (She'll just call them by their first names, but call Dark Mr. Dark.)

Stepbrothers, Stepfathers and Inns

Chapter 3 – Disaster

Usually, Riku would wake up to the smell of Menou's cooking… the smell of eggs and bacon being fried, usually with some noodles, occasionally. When she woke up today, she smelled smoke. Thinking Risa had got up early to try and outshine Menou, she walked downstairs, expecting just smoke, and no fire.

She came downstairs to see Daisuke, clumsily trying to get a fire out, with the aid of Menou.

"Ah! Riku-san, please help!" Menou cried.

Riku immediately grabbed a towel and fanned the fire out. She sighed in relief when it was out.

"What happened?" she asked Daisuke, a little bit of annoyance in her voice.

"I'm really, really, really, sorry! I wanted to cook, since you know, I'm like, the new landlord, and then she asked me a question and then I asked for her name and then…"

Riku listened to the boy blab on, but it was kinda cute in a way. He finally finished his long explanation.

"I'm really sorry… Ms…"

"Harada, Harada Riku."

"Ms. Harada."

"That's OK, it was an accident," Riku said, being a little forgiving. After all, it was his first day. He seemed like the clumsy type anyhow.

Riku's forgiving quickly went away when she saw Dark putting his feet on Emiko's $100 dollar painting on the table.

"Get your feet off the table! Do you have manners?" Riku yelled, already annoyed at the purple haired boy.

Dark just ignored her, pretending like it was his house. Riku groaned, giving up. "I'll skip breakfast today, Menou," Riku said, shuffling past Daisuke and Menou. She slipped into her jogging shoes and went down the stairs.

I can't believe Emiko would do something like this! Leave us girls with an annoying klutz, and with some idiot with no manners! If only I didn't give up so easily…

"I'm really sorry, Menou-chan!" Daisuke said, apologizing for the 5th time.

"That's OK, it's kinda my fault…" Menou said, bowing, being the polite one she was.

Menou found herself staring at Daisuke again. Once again, the resemblance of a certain person creeped into her mind. She shook it off again.

No no no! He died 12 years ago!

She tugged at her necklace, remembering when he gave it to her that night. Daisuke noticed she was staring at him and looked at her in confusion.

"Is something wrong, Ms. Kurashina?"

"No! Nothing at all!" (1)

Ritsuko bounded down the stairs. "What's for breakfast today!" she asked, in high energy. She frowned when she saw the burnt remains of eggs and bacon.

"I'm guessing Risa woke up early again today?" she asked.

"Hey!" Risa yelled, annoyed.

Emiko placed her auburn hat on her head, relaxing. She closed her eyes, but the sun was blocked out of her eyes when someone stood in front of her. She opened her eyes to see Mr. Hiwatari.

"Wha.. what are you doing here?" she asked, surprised.

"Might we have a talk?"

"Risa Harada?" the doctor called.

Risa stood up, sighing. Menou had forced her to go to the eye doctor today, explaining that Risa's sight seemed to be acting up. Sometimes, she swore, Menou would make one fine mother of some lucky man. Menou was the silent type, who always seemed to be daydreaming. Once, she talked about it to Risa but made her swear not to tell anyone. It seemed kinda strange to Risa, but she promised anyway. Menou only had talked to Risa about her past, but as much as Risa wanted to blab it, she kept her mouth shut.

Risa sat down in the big chair, eyeing the equipment in the room. There was something that looked like a laser, which scared Risa, as well as an eye chart, and some big machine hooked up to the chair. The man pulled the machine that looked like a laser near Risa, which scared her.

"Don't worry, it's not a laser. Just look at the green dot," the man said, sensing Risa's fear.

Risa gulped, but did as he said. She yelped when something watery hit her eye.

The basic things went on – Risa had to look at an eye chart and say the letters… and she got everything wrong, needless to say.

"What's that letter?" he asked, pointing to a V.

"Uh…. 9?" Risa said, sweat dropping.

When the doctor told her she needed glasses, Risa almost screamed.

He picked out some coke-bottle glasses for her, and she looked at her reflection. Big round glasses covered her eyes.

"Noooo!" Risa yelled, causing everyone to stare at her.

"Uh, Ms. Harada, the cost for your glasses is 89.98," he said.

Risa nodded, wanting to cry. So much for going to a carnival.

"Menou means 'Agate', so I thought I'd give it to you," his calm voice said.

Menou was at a loss for words once the necklace went around her neck. Menou blinked rapidly, trying not to get caught up into his red eyes. Aside from all of the abuse she had gone through, maybe this one person truly cared for her. Maybe, she could experience love.

The necklace was shaped smoothly, with winds on either side of it. She gasped when she heard the familiar man speak again. She could have swore his eyes turned a shade of purple.

"Hurry on Menou, before you get caught."

Menou nodded, her heels splashing up the cold water. She turned around, seeing her love disappear out of her sight.

Menou yelped when strong hands griped her shoulders.

"You really shouldn't fall asleep in front of a stove," she heard someone say, his hot breath tickling her face.

"Ah! Mr. Dark!" she said, slightly jumping.

"Menou, isn't it?" he asked, turning on the charm.

"Ah.. yes."

She felt his hands reach (2) for her necklace. Her immediate reaction was to jump away. She then noticed what she did.

"Oh… I'm so sorry!" she yelled, trying not to laugh at the food all over Dark's face.

"It's okay when a pretty lady like you does it."

"Ahhh…." Menou said, feeling a little bit uncomfortable.

Riku came in just in time, yelling, "Pervert! Get away from her!"

Dark turned around. "Why, it's the stubborn girl. How are you?"

"Don't think just because your step-mom is the landowner, don't think you can flirt with all of us!" Riku said defensively.

"Uh… Riku-san? It's OK, I'm fine…"

Risa came in behind Riku, holding her glasses in hand, staring at them.

"Ah, Risa-san, you're back! Did the appointment go well?"

Risa sighed. "It's horrible! I have to wear… glasses!"

Everyone just stared at the brown eyed overdramatic girl.

"Menou? Can I come in?" Risa asked, knocking at the bathroom door.

Risa opened the door after the 'Okay' in her pink towel and all. Menou was already in the bath. Menou didn't like to take a bath in the hot springs after a certain incident when they were all about 14 – 15, so only Miyuki, Ritsuko, Risa and Riku used the hot springs. It was unkown to Menou why Risa had decided to come in today.

"Risa-san? Is something wrong?"

"Of course not! I just didn't want to be in the bath alone."

Menou didn't bother to ask her out what was really going on.

"Actually, I was wondering… what do you think of Dark?"

Menou blinked, wondering why the sudden interest. "I don't know… what about you?"

"Isn't it obvious? I think he's soooo cool!"

Menou sweat dropped. A favor was going to be asked.

"Ooo, Menou…. I know how much you like to write poems…"

"Risa-san…. I'm not writing anything for you."

"Oh, please! I just want to impress Mr. Dark!"

Menou sighed. "Okay, okay."

Risa yelped in happiness. "Oh yeah, and how's your Language Arts project coming along? I kinda need help with that, too…"

Authors Note:D Ha, well there goes the third chapter. I wanted to get into the concept of Menou and try and hint you on in who's she's talking about. The next chapter will be more about Risa and Ritsuko, as well as Miyuki. A little bit more about Menou's past will be revealed, as long as you happy people keep reviewing! Hahaa. This chapter exceeds a lot of text too. Oo Geez, it took like 2 hours to write.

So, review, please!

(1) She reminds me of this girl from Chrono Crusade… OO

(2) Felt his hands reach? Does that sound weird to any of you?