Disclaimer: Love Hina is a product of Ken Akamatsu, Satan had nothing to do with it.

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With the other girls off at school, Kitsune and Haruka were the only people left at Hinata-sou. And if that wasn't bad enough, they ran out of alcohol and cigarettes. "Harukaaaaa. When is everybody coming back?" Kitsune moaned. Haruka applied a nicotine patch and brushed her black, shoulder length hair. "It says "Nicotine Patch" but it's not the same as a real cigarette." "Those things are supposed to help you quit smoking, you silly." Kitsune retorted. Haruka removed the patch and stuck it to Kitsune's forehead. "No wonder I haven't killed you out of withdrawal."

"Hey! I'm back!" proclaimed a strange girl. "Where is everybody?" Kitsune waved the girl over to the kitchen. "So Sarah, when did you get back from camp?" Sarah is the youngest of all the Hinata residents, ranking at ten years old. She wears her blonde hair underneath a baseball cap in order to pull off the tomboy look. Haruka splashed some cold water on her face. "I don't understand how you managed to go to camp during the school year."

Sarah laughed and said something about "blackmail". Kitsune pulled the cap up and over Sarah's eyes. "You silly girl. Hey guess what?" Sarah decided to play along. "Okay, what?" "We have a new roommate. And it's a guy." Kitsune said as she sat down on the counter. Sarah didn't seem too pleased. "Great, we get rid of one nerd and gain another."

But that was just to keep the story together. Let's get back to what you folks came for.

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"You're taking me to see a romance? Alright, but nothing fresh. Understood." Motoko said as she reached for a sword she knew wasn't there. Ryusei simply payed for the tickets and grabbed hold of her hand again. "It's about to start, we should hurry." As the two rushed to get to the right place, Motoko couldn't help but feel happy.

"He certainly has a strong grip. And he's so kind, I mean Keitaro was kind, but he was also too perverted for his own good. Ohmygod! I'm comparing the two of them! Can it be that I have a crush? Have I fallen for him? No! I can't let this man place his spell on me! I refuse to be in any kind of relationship with either of them!" Motoko then realized that she was still holding his hand.

"But, I just can't bring myself to let go. I know that if I do this, I'll be throwing all my experience with the sword away. After all, who would want to be with a violent tomboy? I just have to let him down easily."

Ryusei and Motoko made it just in time to see the opening credits.

"Will this seat be okay?" Ryusei asked in his most gentlemanly tone. Motoko stifled a giggle. "I suppose." Motoko let go of his hand just long enough to get to her seat, but as she let go she felt a deep sadness coax its way throughout her entire body. "Oh God. I must really be lovesick. It's alright Motoko, he'll take your hand again in just a second."

But he didn't, he just sat down and started watching the movie. "What is he doing? He's ignoring me? Fine I'll just take his hand myself." Motoko moved her hand closer and closer, but then pulled back. "No! If I do that then he'll think I have feelings for him. Although, I was the one who told him it would be alright to hold hands. That's beside the point, he couldn't really be this dense, could he?"

Motoko argued with herself for a whole hour and a half before she realized the movie was almost over.

"Whaaaat! It's almost over and he still hasn't taken it yet! This is bull-crap! I have to make the move!" Slowly, Motoko moved in for the kill. "You can do this, I know you can! Suck it up! Go! Go! Go! You can..." Motoko realized that his hand wasn't there, but instead it was around her shoulder, pulling her in closer and closer. "What's he doing? Is he? He is! He's going to kiss me! Wait a minute! I'm not ready for this, I can't do it." Motoko closed her eyes and accepted her fate, that she would be impregnated in a movie theater. Her body just couldn't bring itself to attack mode. "I just can't!"

Motoko opened her eyes to see that his hand was still around her, but her head was rested on his shoulder. "You looked cold. I hope this isn't too fresh of me, is it?" Ryusei whispered.

Motoko just snuggled up next to him. "He didn't do it. I was hoping he would, I guess. But I'm glad he's not taking this too far. I guess he and Keitaro are a lot alike."

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An hour passed before Kitsune, Haruka and Sarah finally found someone else to hang out with. Luckily, they brought valuable information to the table.

"I'll fold." proclaimed Sarah. "Yeah me too." muttered Kitsune. "So what did you have, Haruka?" The queen of the cigs smirked and revealed two pair of threes. "Noooo! How could I fall for your ruse!" Kitsune yelled as she stood up from her seat, ruffling her own hair. Sarah wasn't impresses either. "Yeah you cheated!" Haruka just smiled and tapped on the table. "Pay up, biznitches."

"Hey guys, sorry we're late!" yelled a familiar little foreign girl. "Shinobu and I had to go spy on Motoko and Ryusei." As soon as Kitsune heard this her eyes perked with interest. "You did? Well come on Su, spill your guts. What did you see?"

"They left the movie theater and Ryusei had his arm around her shoulder!" yelled Shinobu, who just couldn't wait to tell someone. Kitsune gasped. "Our little Motoko has finally found someone to make her happy?" Kitsune grinned devilishly as she choreographed to herself how their "after-dark" activities would go.

"Thwack!" Kitsune had just met the business end of Haruka's "Destroying Paper Fan". "I know what you were thinking, missy." Su and Shinobu giggled when they saw how much pain Kitsune was in. "And you two should know better than to spy on people. Shame on you girls." Su and Shinobu's guilt was clear on their face.

"I don't care who those two decide to date, even if it's each other! We are not going to interfere, understand!" The girls nodded in agreement. "Besides, I was worried that Motoko would never find a guy."

Sweatdrops all around.

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Ryusei and Motoko had been walking around deep in each other's embrace for nearly an hour before Ryusei realized what time it was. "5:37. The others should be back by now, do you want to head back?" Motoko placed her finger on his nose, playfully. "I think you can show me a little more fun than dinner and a movie." Ryusei placed his finger on her nose, playfully. "Well then, do you have a suggestion?"

End Chapter 7

Author's note: I can't believe I almost left out Sarah. Please review.