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DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LOVE HINA, KEN AKAMATSU DOES. I WISH I DID THAT I DO, BUT I DON'T.
SACRIFICES FOR LOVE
BY: KiMitsukai
CHAPTER 4: Will I ever SEE my love again?
Keitaro woke the next morning feeling somewhat rejuvenated. It had been such a long time since he had slept so well. He almost started having doubts as to if he was really deathly sick. He pulled the bed covers off himself as he got out of bed; stretching his arms over his head as he did so. He walked over and opened the French doors as he walked onto his private balcony.
He walked over to the railing and leaned against it. His eyes now fixated on the immense building that protruded from the city skyline, his building of dreams; Tokyo University.
"Man,...I really wanted to go there too but, I suppose my being twenty-two doesn't make things better. I would easily stand out in the classrooms. If only there was a way to get inside the doors of Tokyo U and be accepted." However, no such idea came to him.
He walked back inside, not bothering to close the doors behind him. He walked into the bathroom, took a quick shower, brushed his hair, and brushed his teeth, got dressed and he was ready for the new day.
He didn't particularly care for western food, which was all that this hotel served, so he found a nice Japanese diner two blocks away from Tokyo U. Most of the other customers were students from the University, seeing students didn't help improve his depressed mood. He quickly ate his breakfast, left the check with a small tip, and departed to wander around the streets, coming with each footstep, closer to the grounds of Japan's most prestigious college.
He felt a little light-headed and drowsy; almost like he was going to faint. However, his stamina stayed strong and he made it to the campus grounds. He stood in front of the building at the same spot where Naru had found him, that one snowy night when he had run away from Hinata. Naru had found him at this very spot; he smiled at the memory.
*Flashback*
"Hey Keitaro, you know if you raise your hand up like this..." She raised her arm outstretched and her hand in front of her face. "....and close it into a fist, its almost like your holding Tokyo U in your hand." She turned and looked at him, smiling.
He did what she had showed him and sure enough, it was just as if he had just grabbed Tokyo U and was holding it in the palm of his hand. His smile disappeared from his lips and turned into a frown. "This is the closet I will ever get to Tokyo University."
"Keitaro, don't talk like that! You'll make it there!! I'll help you. We're in this together now. After all, you did promise me that we would enter Tokyo U together. Don't you want to keep your promise?"
He looked her in the eyes. "I want to keep my promise more than you know."
*End Flashback*
He shook his head, feeling sad at remembering such a moment. "Poor Naru, I'll never be walking through those doors with you. I've let you down. I've let myself down. I'm such a failure!"
*Somewhere In Japan*
"Hey guys? Where are we?" Su asked the older girls.
"In downtown Tokyo. Didn't you see the sign that said 'Welcome to the city of Tokyo, Our nation's capital'?" Motoko asked the younger girl.
"No. Guess I missed it. Oh well..."
"So then, we should find Keitaro here if our suspicions prove correct." Haruka said.
"Yeah...." Naru's voice sounded faraway.
"I think we should split up and meet by the Tokyo Radio Tower in 3 hours." Kitsune chimed in. "I'll take Central and Haruka you can come with me, Mutsumi and Shinobu take Uptown, Su and Motoko you guys can take the outskirts, and Naru, you can cover Downtown. Okay, lets move out! Happy Keitaro hunting everyone!!!"
They all then split up and moved out in the direction of their assigned designations. Naru, walking exactly towards where she'd find Keitaro. In downtown, was Tokyo U, at Tokyo U, was Keitaro and thats exactly where she was headed.
*Tokyo University Grounds*
Keitaro looked up to the building only to realize that he could no longer distinguish it. His vision had turned blurry and he couldn't see objects that were faraway. It was as if he was slowly losing his eyesight.
"W-What's happening?" Keitaro started to become a bit panicky. He could only see a few steps in front of him and even that was blurry. "What did I do to deserve this?"
All the sudden a small round object flew at Keitaro, hitting him in the leg and then falling to the ground. He bent down and picked up the object. He felt it with his hands and from the surface and feel of it, it was a child's rubber ball toy. He stood, holding the ball, looking around trying to make out its owner; all to no avail.
A small voice broke Keitaro's concentration. "Please sir, can I have my ballie back?" A little boy was standing next to Keitaro looking up at him.
"Um, sure, but first, could you tell me, is there a bench nearby?"
The little boy nodded. "Theres one right next to you sir. Can I please have my ballie back now?"
"Oh, yeah, sure kid and thanks." He handed the boy his ball.
"No problem mister." The boy took his ball and ran back to his circle of friends.
"This had gotta be bad. I couldn't even tell that I was standing right next to a bench. I hope this is nothing permanent. If I'm never going to be able to see Naru again....." He stopped mid-sentence and shuddered. "....it would be horrible."
He moved carefully over to his left, felt his leg brush against the wooden rungs of the park-like bench, and sat down. With his hands together and resting in his lap, he thought about what he should do.
"I could try to find my way back to the hotel and stay there, or I could try to find my way to a hospital, or maybe,.....go back to Hinata..." At that thought he violently shook his head, which he immediately regretted, because it had made him more dizzy. "No, I promised myself that I wouldn't worry them. I'll take care of this on my own. I don't need to place my problems on others. This will be at least one promise that I will not break."
"Almost there..." Naru looked up to see the tenacious building known as Tokyo U. It was so close and hopefully so was Keitaro. "Soon, I'll be able to see him again. Then I'll explain everything. If only he doesn't reject me before I can do so. I was so rude to him that maybe he doesn't ever want to see me again!"
She walked up to the edge of the campus grounds. The picturesque nature of it stirred a memory within Naru's mind. A vision of a snowy evening, a snowball fight with a certain college looming in the background, and a man whom she cared for deeply. She smiled to herself.
"This is where I found him that cold night, nearly two years ago. Its hard to believe how much time has passed since he first moved into the Hinata Apartments and became our landlord." She scanned the area looking for a clumsy looking man with glasses and probably unkempt hair. However, to her eyes, she saw no such man.
On the park bench, only a few feet right in front of her sat the man she was looking for. He was oblivious to the fact that the person he loved was standing only a few feet behind him; looking for him. He slouched down on the bench so that his head was resting on the back of the bench. He closed his eyes, his lips slightly parted, and his skin was taking in the nutrients of the sun.
His body, especially his hands, started to shake involuntarily. Keitaro knew something was wrong. He shouldn't be shaking like this. He opened his eyes and lifted his head to stare down at his convulsive hands. Thinking to himself, 'Oh, how I wish Naru was here. She'd help me.' He started to feel faint, weak, and at a loss for bodily control. His head fell back down to the back of the bench. His eyes rolled towards the back of his head as his eyelids shut closed. He sat there, unconscious and still shaking.
"It looks like he isn't here after all. And I thought this would be the most likely place to find him too." Her voice held sorrow and disappointment. She really feared for his health, plus, she really missed him. No matter how much she abused him, she really did care for him. More so then what she let on. She turned her back on Tokyo U, and Keitaro without even knowing it, and started to slowly walk away.
A woman sitting next to Keitaro on the bench took a pause from her romance novel and looked up for a second to make sure that her children were still close by. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Keitaro; passed out and shaking with convulsions or something. She let her book fall to the ground as she gripped Keitaro by the shoulders.
"Somebody HELP!! This man is in need of help!" She started screaming for help. Hoping that somebody would come to her aid. "He needs to go to a hospital right away!!" She started to attract a crowd.
Naru stopped and turned to look at where the noise was coming from. She was too far away to hear exactly what the woman was screaming about. She watched for a minuet, seeing what was going on.
"Anybody! Call an ambulance!!" She held Keitaro's body close to hers while a man dialed the local hospital on his cell. She shook Keitaro gently, "Sir, can you hear me? Please wake up!!"
"The ambulance is on their way!" The man with cell let everyone know. "Does anyone know who this guy is?" No body answered. "I guess he's a tourist. He probably got disconnected with his tour group, happens all the time. Plus, he probably forget to bring his medication with him. Damn foreigners."
Naru saw a man standing, yelling, and decided that somebody had stolen the woman's purse. Nothing new, things like that happen everyday. She shook her head and continued walking down the street, disappearing in the maze of people crowding along the busy metropolitan streets.
"I hope I find him soon. No telling what kind of situation he's gotten himself into. I really hope that he's alright."
She looked up to see an ambulance speed down the street. Sirens blaring and lights flashing. It was headed in the direction of Tokyo U. She dismissed it as an everyday occurance, completely unaware that the ambulance was meant for Keitaro and that soon, all their lives were going to drastically change.
Okay readers, thats it for now. I hope your all enjoying it. Please leave a review, I really do like those. All thoughts and comments are appreciated. Thanks again and please review. I will try to update soon.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LOVE HINA, KEN AKAMATSU DOES. I WISH I DID THAT I DO, BUT I DON'T.
SACRIFICES FOR LOVE
BY: KiMitsukai
CHAPTER 4: Will I ever SEE my love again?
Keitaro woke the next morning feeling somewhat rejuvenated. It had been such a long time since he had slept so well. He almost started having doubts as to if he was really deathly sick. He pulled the bed covers off himself as he got out of bed; stretching his arms over his head as he did so. He walked over and opened the French doors as he walked onto his private balcony.
He walked over to the railing and leaned against it. His eyes now fixated on the immense building that protruded from the city skyline, his building of dreams; Tokyo University.
"Man,...I really wanted to go there too but, I suppose my being twenty-two doesn't make things better. I would easily stand out in the classrooms. If only there was a way to get inside the doors of Tokyo U and be accepted." However, no such idea came to him.
He walked back inside, not bothering to close the doors behind him. He walked into the bathroom, took a quick shower, brushed his hair, and brushed his teeth, got dressed and he was ready for the new day.
He didn't particularly care for western food, which was all that this hotel served, so he found a nice Japanese diner two blocks away from Tokyo U. Most of the other customers were students from the University, seeing students didn't help improve his depressed mood. He quickly ate his breakfast, left the check with a small tip, and departed to wander around the streets, coming with each footstep, closer to the grounds of Japan's most prestigious college.
He felt a little light-headed and drowsy; almost like he was going to faint. However, his stamina stayed strong and he made it to the campus grounds. He stood in front of the building at the same spot where Naru had found him, that one snowy night when he had run away from Hinata. Naru had found him at this very spot; he smiled at the memory.
*Flashback*
"Hey Keitaro, you know if you raise your hand up like this..." She raised her arm outstretched and her hand in front of her face. "....and close it into a fist, its almost like your holding Tokyo U in your hand." She turned and looked at him, smiling.
He did what she had showed him and sure enough, it was just as if he had just grabbed Tokyo U and was holding it in the palm of his hand. His smile disappeared from his lips and turned into a frown. "This is the closet I will ever get to Tokyo University."
"Keitaro, don't talk like that! You'll make it there!! I'll help you. We're in this together now. After all, you did promise me that we would enter Tokyo U together. Don't you want to keep your promise?"
He looked her in the eyes. "I want to keep my promise more than you know."
*End Flashback*
He shook his head, feeling sad at remembering such a moment. "Poor Naru, I'll never be walking through those doors with you. I've let you down. I've let myself down. I'm such a failure!"
*Somewhere In Japan*
"Hey guys? Where are we?" Su asked the older girls.
"In downtown Tokyo. Didn't you see the sign that said 'Welcome to the city of Tokyo, Our nation's capital'?" Motoko asked the younger girl.
"No. Guess I missed it. Oh well..."
"So then, we should find Keitaro here if our suspicions prove correct." Haruka said.
"Yeah...." Naru's voice sounded faraway.
"I think we should split up and meet by the Tokyo Radio Tower in 3 hours." Kitsune chimed in. "I'll take Central and Haruka you can come with me, Mutsumi and Shinobu take Uptown, Su and Motoko you guys can take the outskirts, and Naru, you can cover Downtown. Okay, lets move out! Happy Keitaro hunting everyone!!!"
They all then split up and moved out in the direction of their assigned designations. Naru, walking exactly towards where she'd find Keitaro. In downtown, was Tokyo U, at Tokyo U, was Keitaro and thats exactly where she was headed.
*Tokyo University Grounds*
Keitaro looked up to the building only to realize that he could no longer distinguish it. His vision had turned blurry and he couldn't see objects that were faraway. It was as if he was slowly losing his eyesight.
"W-What's happening?" Keitaro started to become a bit panicky. He could only see a few steps in front of him and even that was blurry. "What did I do to deserve this?"
All the sudden a small round object flew at Keitaro, hitting him in the leg and then falling to the ground. He bent down and picked up the object. He felt it with his hands and from the surface and feel of it, it was a child's rubber ball toy. He stood, holding the ball, looking around trying to make out its owner; all to no avail.
A small voice broke Keitaro's concentration. "Please sir, can I have my ballie back?" A little boy was standing next to Keitaro looking up at him.
"Um, sure, but first, could you tell me, is there a bench nearby?"
The little boy nodded. "Theres one right next to you sir. Can I please have my ballie back now?"
"Oh, yeah, sure kid and thanks." He handed the boy his ball.
"No problem mister." The boy took his ball and ran back to his circle of friends.
"This had gotta be bad. I couldn't even tell that I was standing right next to a bench. I hope this is nothing permanent. If I'm never going to be able to see Naru again....." He stopped mid-sentence and shuddered. "....it would be horrible."
He moved carefully over to his left, felt his leg brush against the wooden rungs of the park-like bench, and sat down. With his hands together and resting in his lap, he thought about what he should do.
"I could try to find my way back to the hotel and stay there, or I could try to find my way to a hospital, or maybe,.....go back to Hinata..." At that thought he violently shook his head, which he immediately regretted, because it had made him more dizzy. "No, I promised myself that I wouldn't worry them. I'll take care of this on my own. I don't need to place my problems on others. This will be at least one promise that I will not break."
"Almost there..." Naru looked up to see the tenacious building known as Tokyo U. It was so close and hopefully so was Keitaro. "Soon, I'll be able to see him again. Then I'll explain everything. If only he doesn't reject me before I can do so. I was so rude to him that maybe he doesn't ever want to see me again!"
She walked up to the edge of the campus grounds. The picturesque nature of it stirred a memory within Naru's mind. A vision of a snowy evening, a snowball fight with a certain college looming in the background, and a man whom she cared for deeply. She smiled to herself.
"This is where I found him that cold night, nearly two years ago. Its hard to believe how much time has passed since he first moved into the Hinata Apartments and became our landlord." She scanned the area looking for a clumsy looking man with glasses and probably unkempt hair. However, to her eyes, she saw no such man.
On the park bench, only a few feet right in front of her sat the man she was looking for. He was oblivious to the fact that the person he loved was standing only a few feet behind him; looking for him. He slouched down on the bench so that his head was resting on the back of the bench. He closed his eyes, his lips slightly parted, and his skin was taking in the nutrients of the sun.
His body, especially his hands, started to shake involuntarily. Keitaro knew something was wrong. He shouldn't be shaking like this. He opened his eyes and lifted his head to stare down at his convulsive hands. Thinking to himself, 'Oh, how I wish Naru was here. She'd help me.' He started to feel faint, weak, and at a loss for bodily control. His head fell back down to the back of the bench. His eyes rolled towards the back of his head as his eyelids shut closed. He sat there, unconscious and still shaking.
"It looks like he isn't here after all. And I thought this would be the most likely place to find him too." Her voice held sorrow and disappointment. She really feared for his health, plus, she really missed him. No matter how much she abused him, she really did care for him. More so then what she let on. She turned her back on Tokyo U, and Keitaro without even knowing it, and started to slowly walk away.
A woman sitting next to Keitaro on the bench took a pause from her romance novel and looked up for a second to make sure that her children were still close by. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Keitaro; passed out and shaking with convulsions or something. She let her book fall to the ground as she gripped Keitaro by the shoulders.
"Somebody HELP!! This man is in need of help!" She started screaming for help. Hoping that somebody would come to her aid. "He needs to go to a hospital right away!!" She started to attract a crowd.
Naru stopped and turned to look at where the noise was coming from. She was too far away to hear exactly what the woman was screaming about. She watched for a minuet, seeing what was going on.
"Anybody! Call an ambulance!!" She held Keitaro's body close to hers while a man dialed the local hospital on his cell. She shook Keitaro gently, "Sir, can you hear me? Please wake up!!"
"The ambulance is on their way!" The man with cell let everyone know. "Does anyone know who this guy is?" No body answered. "I guess he's a tourist. He probably got disconnected with his tour group, happens all the time. Plus, he probably forget to bring his medication with him. Damn foreigners."
Naru saw a man standing, yelling, and decided that somebody had stolen the woman's purse. Nothing new, things like that happen everyday. She shook her head and continued walking down the street, disappearing in the maze of people crowding along the busy metropolitan streets.
"I hope I find him soon. No telling what kind of situation he's gotten himself into. I really hope that he's alright."
She looked up to see an ambulance speed down the street. Sirens blaring and lights flashing. It was headed in the direction of Tokyo U. She dismissed it as an everyday occurance, completely unaware that the ambulance was meant for Keitaro and that soon, all their lives were going to drastically change.
Okay readers, thats it for now. I hope your all enjoying it. Please leave a review, I really do like those. All thoughts and comments are appreciated. Thanks again and please review. I will try to update soon.