NO…I don't' own love hina. Well…..except kensai. Him I own.
Hey guys. Sorry it took so long. Been at college taking finals. Now, like I said before, this will be the saddest chapter of the story. So, just to warn you.
Chapter 9: Painful Memories
Nobody knew what to say. I mean, what could you say after all of that? Haruka, who was leaning on the doorframe sighed. "I think we have to tell them Keitaro." Haruka said looking over to him as Keitaro nodded dolefully. "Yes, I think so too." Keitaro said, head down. Haruka looked towards the Hinata girls that were in the rooms.. "You remember I told you a while ago that Kensai had something terrible happen to him when he was 7?" She asked lighting another cigarette as the girls nodded. "Well, 10 years ago, Kensai had a friend named Chiyoko. Those two were inseparable." She said reminiscently smiling. "Ever since they met when they were 3, you could barely pry them apart with a crowbar. They had sleepovers, went to the park, everything. Then one day tragedy struck. When Kensai and Chiyoko walked down the street to the edge of their kindergarten building, they were kidnapped. Kensai never spoke about what happened, but all we know is that Chiyoko died that day. The police arrived and saved Kensai, but they were too late to save Chiyoko. After that, Kensai secluded himself for about a year. He barely ate, he stayed in his room and he cried a lot. All of us tried to help him, but he didn't want any. About a year later he took up karate, promising to himself and all of us that what happened to her, never happened to anyone else." Haruka finished, her eyes starting to shimmer. "The one thing I remembered at the funeral, the only thing he said was, "I could have saved her Aunt Haruka, I could have saved her."
At this point, Shinobu looked like she was ready to burst out crying, Naru's face was pale, and Motoko looked a bit upset as well. "That's why he gets so upset when someone he loves gets hurt. THAT'S why he loathes you so much Naru." Haruka said sternly as she lit another cigarette.
"Poor Sempai…" Shinobu said, tears starting to fall. "I had no idea Kensai suffered so much." Motoko said astonished. "He's always so happy and cheerful, always wanting others to do the same. I didn't know this was how he was feeling the whole time…" " I guess I better go and see how he is." Keitaro said getting up solemnly. "Don't. I'll do it." Motoko said smiling slightly as she put a hand on Keitaro's shoulder. "You sure?" Keitaro looked up at her in surprise. "Yeah, I'll take care of it." she smiled again as left to go to Kensai's room. Knocking on the door, it almost immediately opened. "Oh, hey Motoko" Kensai said smiling. "Kensai.." she began happy to see his disposition had returned. "Want to join me? I'm watching a really good anime." He said offering her a seat. Agreeing, she sat down next to him. There were a few minutes of silence, the room only filled with the sound of anime, until Motoko said softly. "They told me everything." She said as she turned her head to Kensai. "All this time you've had such a burden on you, yet we never once considered it, and for that, we all apologize." She said trying to look respectable. Kensai's face fell. "They couldn't have told you everything, because I've never TOLD any of them everything. Do you know what happened AFTER we were kidnapped?" Kensai turned to her with a grim face. Motoko shook her head sadly. "When we were kidnapped, we were taken to a cellar of some kind. I still don't to this day know why the guy did it. Money, pleasure, or he was just plain crazy. When we arrived, he told us to sit down and shut up. Chiyoko however, refused. She stood up saying, "You can't do this to us, let us go home!" so he hit her. And kept hitting her. I ran up and grabbed onto his arm, trying to get him to stop, but he just threw me against a wall and knocked me out. When I woke up, the police had already arrived thanks to a tip from a neighbor, and there was Chiyoko, lying on the floor in a pool of blood. We immediately went to the hospital. I merely received a concussion, but Chiyoko wasn't so lucky. I went to her in intensive care. There I saw she had all these apparatuses attached to her. I walked over and I said, "hey Chiyoko." And she just replied, "Oh, I'm so glad you're ok Kensai." "Chiyoko, I…" I started to say, but she cut me off with the last words she'd ever say. "Thank you Kensai." And then, the lines went flat, and she died." Kenai finished, his eyes shimmering with moisture. "Kensai…I.." Motoko began. "Why did she have to die? Why couldn't it have been me! She was my friend! I was supposed to protect HER!" he said, just about ready to cry. "I can never forget what happened. I'm reminded of it every time I go to sleep and dream of that day. Why Motoko?" he asked, tears falling down his face. "Why does it hurt so much? Why can't I forget?" he asked her crying outright. Grabbing onto Motoko, he embraced her in a hug. "I could have saved her Motoko, I could have saved her.." Reacting as Kensai hugged her, instead of pushing him away, she hugged him back, her eyes starting to shimmer. "I'll be there for you Kensai." She said in her head trying to force a smile. "Whenever you need me, I'll be there for you." And there they sat, Kensai, crying into Motoko's arms, for a long time.
End Chapter 9
Hey guys, sorry how depressing that was, but, don't worry, next time It'll be a happier chapter. I promise.
