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And Life Goes On
By Yamiga'sLight
Chapter 5: Rise Before the Fall
On the night of my first exam, I spent the time in my room and thought of what had happened that day. I grinned, remembering the welcoming that Mutsumi, Naru and I had received from the rest of the Hinata Crew and the party that followed after. The three of us argued that we still had another day of exams to finish, but the others didn't listen anyway, they wanted to party. Well, more like it was an excuse for Kitsune to get wasted and she played on the others' wanting to celebrate our triumphant return in order to achieve her desires.
I then grimaced slightly at what had happened during the party after Kitsune had gotten some alcohol in her system. She, Su and Sarah had ganged up on me and had force-fed me food and booze until I was wasted and nearly unconscious. I held my stomach in discomfort. It was still trying to recover from being expanded in such a small amount of time.
I chuckled and picked up my book. Those guys... Okay, back to work... Let's see, I think I did pretty good today. In fact, I was sure I nailed the first section. If I could just keep it up, I might actually get a good grade. Then, I would be a Tokyo U. student. My dream would finally come true. I could fulfill my promise to Naru.
"Knock, knock! Hey, Keitaro, you still up?" Speak of the devil.
"Hey, Naru," I responded. "Yeah, I'm up."
Naru's head popped down in the hole connecting our rooms. She was clutching her stuffed toy, Liddo-kun, in her arms. "I'm having trouble falling asleep, so do you mind if I come down and talk to you for a bit?"
I smiled. "Sure, that's cool."
She got up and moved to go through the hole. "Okay, here I come." She took a step and slipped on the edge of the hole. "Huh? Wahhh!" She fell through it quite clumsily and plummeted towards the floor below. Oh crap! If I didn't catch her, she could be severely hurt!
"Ahhhh! I got you!" I lunged forward to catch her and she fell in between my arms, her back on one arm, the crook of her legs on the other. Her arms conveniently fell around my neck, and so I ended up holding her in a bridal style fashion. We both blushed and I set her down on the floor.
"Umm, thanks," she said.
"Y-you're welcome." We stared at the floor blushing until I heard Naru giggling. "What's so funny?" I asked.
"Nothing," she giggled. "Just after all the stuff we've been through lately, we're still embarrassed things like this." She giggled at my confused and shook her head. Then she stopped shaking her head and fixed on me with a seductive smile. I quivered at the slowly simmering fires I saw in her eyes. Was this the punishment she had promised me? If it was, then I liked it.
She got on her hands and knees and slowly begun to crawl over to me. I was transfixed by the steamy glare she was giving me. I couldn't even move as she put one hand on my folded knee. She moved the hand slowly up my leg to my waist, and then up my side, barely touching, until she reached my shoulder. I was still frozen as she made the same trip with her hand on my other side.
She leaned forward and I nervously licked my lips. "Close your eyes," she breathed. I did and felt something soft press against my lips. My heartbeat tripled and I fell into the moment.
"Myuh."
Myuh? I opened my eyes to see... Tama-chan. Her flipper was raised in greeting and she was blushing prettily. I looked, horrified, at Naru who was grinning viciously and holding Tama-chan in front of her.
My mind flashed through several emotions repeatedly. Horror, disgusted, freaked out, surprised and amused. It settled on amusement. Oh, so she wanted to play like that? Fine, I could play that too. I grinned back and took Tama-chan from Naru's hands. She looked at me questioningly until I raised Tama-chan to my lips and kissed her again. Tama-chan sighed with a "myuh," and I smirked as I placed her on my head. I glanced at Naru who looked at me strangely and I smiled winningly. "You know, I actually thank you for this." She tilted her head, confused. I smirked and said, "It showed that maybe I should go out with her instead. She certainly kisses better than you."
I chuckled at her fuming face. "What's wrong?" I asked innocently. "You little revenge backfire?" She simply harumphed and turned around. I definitely struck a nerve. That's what I was aiming for, wasn't it? Actually, I wasn't too sure. I never really did things like this. Of course, neither did Naru. We were both changing a lot. A whole, whole lot.
But it looked I had to set things right. I took Tama-chan off my head and placed her on the table. "Sorry, Tama-chan," I whispered to her. "But I like Naru kissing me a lot more. I hope you understand." Tama-chan just waved a flipper and myuhed as if to say, "Ah, forget it." I smiled and patted her on the head. She the jerked her head towards Naru, and I swear that I saw her wink slyly before she flew out of my room. Apparently she thought something was going to happen between me and Naru that she should not see. Well, I couldn't disappoint her, now could I?
I moved over to her and snaked my arms around her waist. She bristled slightly and I smirked. So she was still angry? I'd have to fix that, wouldn't I? I buried my face in the crook of her neck and breathed in the sweet fragrance of her hair. I let out a little amount of air out of my mouth and felt her melt a little as it moved across her skin. I nudged her body backwards and she shifted into my waiting lap. Good, so she wasn't that angry with me. I was happy. I nuzzled into her neck, planting a kiss on it.
I took my lips off her neck and gently placed them near her ear. "Naru?"
"Hmm?" She had her eyes closed and a soft smile had replaced the scowl that was previously on it.
"I just wanted you to know..." I moved my lips to kiss her along her jawbone. She shuddered and I smiled into her soft flesh. "That your kisses are just fine..." My hand had found its way into her shirt and I was rubbing my thumb in circles around her navel. "And that I hope..." I began to lean back. Naru followed. "That the only lips I ever feel on mine..." I kissed the corner of her mouth. "Are yours."
I turned her head and gently pressed my lips against hers. Naru sighed into my mouth as she leisurely turned around, circling her arms around my neck. The kiss wasn't heavy or passionate. It didn't inflame raging desires like Naru's seductive movements from before. It was sweet, chaste and simple. But it showed all of our feelings for each other still. The love projected from our intimate interactions was warm enough to melt ice.
I slid my tongue across Naru's soft lips, asking for permission to play with hers. She responded mutually, parting her lips so that I could partly stick my tongue in her mouth. There she gently touched it with hers, and I could taste her. She tasted so sweet, and I enjoyed her taste more than anything I've ever tasted before. I moved one hand from her waist to cup her cheek tenderly. I could feel her smile into me.
Since we were lying down on the floor, I rolled us over so that I was on top. My weight settled in on her, and I felt her body press up against mine. God, this woman was like a mountain road, all curves. I could feel her breasts, muted by the clothing between us, pressing into my chest. I wanted to touch her so badly, but I wasn't going to do anything about it. After all, I was still a coward when it came to that, and since we weren't losing ourselves in a wild fit of passion, I would let her take the initiative. But I could still be near her, right? The other hand on her waist lazily made its way up her side to rest right below her armpit where I could feel the swell of her nicely sized breast.
The hand cupping her cheek moved off to one of her arms encircled around my neck. I removed one of her hands and gently interlaced it with mine. Doing so, I then broke off the kiss from Naru. She looked at me quizzically until I moved our entwined fingers to my lips and kissed every one of hers. She looked at me warmly and let out a giggle that simply melted my heart.
Her head turned to look at the hand near her breast. She then looked at me with an eyebrow raised and a playful look on her face. I blushed and moved my hand back to her waist. Okay, she still wasn't ready for that step yet. I could live with that.
Boy, was I wrong.
Naru stopped my hand and raised it to her lips. She turned the palm to her and planted a kiss upon it. She was looking up at me the entire time, and I could see the love radiating from her eyes. "It's okay, Kei." She then began to move my hand down her body. I gulped. Was she serious? "As long as it's you..." My hand was now in the valley of her breasts. She blushed at the contact, but continued on. "I'm fine." She moved it to the side, and now my hand was on her breast, her hand laying on top of mine.
My heart stopped. She was so soft. This was on of the first time I was actually touching her in that region and not being ejected into orbit immediately afterward. I hesitantly squeezed it very gently. Naru whimpered slightly. "How does it feel? Is it okay?" She asked nervously. How did it feel? It was... Then I looked into her eyes. I saw the anxiety and fear contained within them. She was afraid, afraid that I would reject her. My mind chuckled. And here I was afraid to make any move on her, thinking that she would reject me.
I took my hand off of her breast and gently caressed her face. Her face drooped in anticipation of my rejection. I smiled and moved my head down to rub my nose against hers. Naru's eyes closed. "My Naru..." Her eyes flew open. "My dear, darling Naru..." I kissed her gently on the lips. "It's perfect," I mumbled through her lips. "Everything I hoped it would be." I moved to her forehead. "Everything I thought it would be." To her cheeks. "Everything I knew it would be." Back to her lips. "Just perfect.
"Thank you." I looked at her. Her eyes were watery and a happy smile was on her face. I was glad that I had said the absolutely right thing for once. I smiled back and rolled off to her side. When I did, I pulled her to my chest and held her close to me. Her legs found their way through mine, and she placed her hands on my chest, resting her cheeks on it. I smiled and kissed her hair.
"No need for thanks," I murmured to her. "It's just the truth. Just the absolute truth." Naru let out an "Uh-huh" and snuggled closer. I tightened my hold on her slightly and sighed. Somewhere along the night we fell asleep like that, an actual sleeping beauty held in my arms. It was all I ever needed.
*****
The first thing I saw when I woke up was a pair of brown eyes staring right at me. They were filled with such love and warmth that I couldn't help but be mesmerized by them. That's when I realized that if there were eyes, there had to be a face for them to be on. And in that respect, that face had to be attached to a body. And if that was the case, then I had a very warm, soft and feminine body contained within my arms. My sub-conscious never had a chance.
My panic system blew by and ordered me to do something, anything, to keep my self-preservation. I jerked my head back from the pair of eyes and winced when I banged it on one of the legs of my table. I took my hand and gingerly placed it on the lump that had formed with my connection with the hard wood. I don't know why I was so worried about the lump. It's not like it was all that uncommon for me to get them.
I heard a giggle and finally it was Naru that I held. I tensed slightly, but then she kissed my throat and I remembered last night. I relaxed and Naru kissed me again, but this time on the lips. After a few seconds, she giggled again. I looked at her and she smiled. "Morning breath," she whispered.
I blushed. "Sorry." That was kinda embarrassing to be told.
She leaned up and looked at me. "Like I care."
It was a while before we came up for air.
When we did finish, I looked at her in amazement. "Wow." She giggled again and nuzzled into my chest. I tightened my grip on her and slid one hand up inside the back of her shirt to feel her silken skin under my fingertips. "So," I murmured. "How long have you been awake?"
"Half-a-hour."
"Doing what?"
"Just watching you. You're so cute when you sleep. Like a little puppy I just want to cuddle."
"Isn't that what we're doing now?" She responded by pulling me closer and kissing my nose. "I guess it is." She smiled and nuzzled back into my chest. God, she was so soft and warm. My hand began to roam her back and came in contact with her bra. One little nudge and I could... No, must move away from things like that. I decided to strike up a conversation again.
"What time is it?"
"Six A.M."
I was surprised. "You've been awake since five-thirty just watching me?!" I whispered hurriedly.
"Is that wrong?" she sighed dejectedly. She hugged me closer and I knew I had done something wrong. "Is it really wrong?"
"No!" I whispered loudly. Frankly, I was very flattered that she would do something so sappy like this. It was just that... Well, the Naru I knew would probably never do something like this... ever. But how exactly could I say that without hurting her feelings? The answer was I couldn't. But me being the bumbling fool that I am, I tried nevertheless. "It isn't... I mean... I don't think..."
"I'm sorry." She moved to get up and my mind froze. I didn't want her to leave, didn't want her to ever go away from me. I wanted her to be held in my arms, to kiss her, to touch her. I wanted to make sure that she would always be by my side. And so I did the first thing my mind thought of. Neither my panic system nor my sub-conscious ever saw it coming. It came from a more primal part of my mind, a part that wanted to make sure that what was its wouldn't go away.
Before she could get away, I pushed her back to me and captured her lips in a hungry kiss. I put all of my passion into it, trying to convey my feelings for her. Naru seemed shock before she gave into my onslaught. Her eyes closed and she moaned as our tongues battled for dominance. I won, pushing her tongue back into her mouth. She responded by catching mine between her teeth and sucking on it. Oh, so she thought that she could stop me, eh?
Removing my hands from her shirt, I rolled her onto her back and pinned her to the floor. Naru gasped slightly and let go of my tongue. We both opened our eyes and she looked at me anxiously. I smiled tenderly and interlaced both of her hands with mine, pinning them to the floor before covering her mouth with mine again. This time she only whimpered softly as I ran my tongue along her teeth, memorizing how they felt. God, she was so sweet, like a candy. And I knew exactly what her flavor was. She tasted of strawberries and vanilla. I wasn't sure whether it was artificial or natural, but frankly, I didn't care. I just wanted to taste her.
Wanting that, I stopped kissing her mouth and began to kiss her throat. Naru moaned loudly and I stopped to raise my head and look at her. Dear God, she was ravishing. Her deep brown eyes sparkled with lust and love, the two so intertwined with the other that I couldn't tell the difference between them. Her eyes were so slowly simmering that they made me just want to kiss her again and again. Her soft, silky auburn hair was spread across the floor, perfectly framing her slightly flushed face. Her swollen lips from our recent 'battle' were pursed slightly, as if begging for more.
I stared at this beauty underneath me in awe. Her I was, laying on top of a busty, gorgeous young woman, kissing her passionately, and she was actually enjoying it. I blurted out the first thing that came to mind. "Damn, you are hot!" I froze. Oh great, that would break the mood. I closed my eyes to await her attack, but all I felt was small, wet object on my cheek. Opening my eyes, I saw Naru tentatively licking my cheek. Wait... she was licking it?! That was so... so... I don't know what it was, but it was definitely something!
Naru giggled coyly at my shocked expression. She then brought my head back down to hers. Holding my face between her hands, she lightly licked my lips once, twice, before kissing me as hard as she could. After we stopped, Naru buried her face into my neck and cooed, "Normally I would kill you, but now... I'll let you slide." She then began placing nipping kisses along my neck. I shuddered a little.
Feeling a little braver from her actions, I whispered into her ear, "If you'll let it slide, then can I try something?" I don't know why I said that, but after what she did, I wanted to try to take the initiative. Not only that, but I just really wanted to... touch her. Call me a pervert, I don't care. Naru's eyes widened, and I was afraid she'd say no until she nodded ever so slowly. I mentally danced in victory and grinned widely at her expectant look. "Close your eyes," I whispered huskily.
She did so and I leaned down to begin gently nibbling at her lips. Naru whimpered in disappointment, as I did nothing but tease her lips with my teeth and tongue before moving onto her earlobe. There I caught it between my teeth and tugged on it, causing her to gasp in pleasure. I smiled. So... her ears were sensitive. I'd have to keep that in mind for next time. Her hands had moved to the back of my head and she tangled her fingers in my hair.
All the while, my hand had made its way to her waist and into her shirt. I laid my palm flat on her stomach and slowly ground it into her. Naru moaned and I smiled again before making a trail of nipping kisses down her neck like she had before. Naru's breath became shorter and faster as I lightly bit her skin and then soothed it over with my tongue. Her moans became louder and more frequent as I then sucked at her pulse, my hand still grinding into her stomach. I felt proud that I was having this effect on her.
Finally, I stopped grinding and lightly skimmed my palm up her front to cup her breast through her lacy bra. Naru's surprised gasp was cut short as I kissed her firmly. My fingers moved to the valley of her breasts and I lightly plucked at her bra while rubbing my thumb up and down the soft flesh of her chest. Naru moaned again, but this time with words.
"Kei... Keitaro... please, mmm... don't do that..."
I stopped in my tracks. Oh no, don't tell me I was doing something wrong... Please, I thought that she was enjoying this. Looking at her with a slightly depressed look on my face, I began to remove my hand from her shirt. "I'm sorry. I... I didn't mean to..."
"No!" Naru brought me back into a passionate kiss that nearly blew my mind. She plunged her tongue into my mouth as she crushed her lips against mine. Her fingers rubbed through and I unconsciously gripped her breast in my hand. Naru moaned, broke off the kiss and stared at me hungrily. "I didn't say stop... just... don't tease me." She then lifted one leg and laid it across my waist. Her face burst into a lustful grin at my shocked expression. "I don't like to be teased," she purred.
I gulped. She wasn't serious, was she? If she was... I don't know what I'd do. Probably have a heart attack. "How... how far can I go?" I asked, my voice shaking slightly. How far did she want to go? That was the question.
"Well," she giggled sweetly, twisting her fingers in my hair. "I... don't think I'm quite ready for all the way." I chuckled nervously. Yeah, I don't think I was quite ready for that either. Naru smiled and continued. "I don't think I'm ready for third base just yet either." I gulped. "Just yet." Those simple words brought much anxiety to me. Did that mean that she would want to go that far in the not-so-far-away future?
But then my thoughts were interrupted as Naru gained a wicked smile and then French-kissed me. My eyes widened in surprise before they closed and I kissed her back passionately. Naru gasped when I pinned her back down and then brazenly flipped her bra cups, baring her large breasts. Surprised at my own actions, I stopped and looked at her. She grinned ferally. "You don't waste time when given permission, do you?"
I just smiled back at her. I shook my head and then leaned down next to her ear. "No, especially when I have such an exquisite example of a female giving it." I then kissed her lips gently, tenderly. Naru purred and pulled me closer to her, opening her mouth so that we our kiss could go deeper. During this, I moved my hands down to the hem of her shirt and took a firm grip on it. I stopped and looked her straight in the eyes. I was going to warn her. I didn't want to do something that she would hate me for afterward. "Naru?" I raised her shirt slightly. "May I?"
She answered by raising her hands above her head. She smiled at me with such trust and love, I couldn't help but engage her in a passion-filled kiss as I slowly pushed her shirt up her body, only breaking it when the fabric prevented it. I leaned up and looked at her. I nearly groaned... no, scratch that, I did groaned I saw her round, pert breasts lying on top her chest. Her nipples were pink and taut with arousal and looking at them, I wanted nothing more than to taste them.
But no, I couldn't do that right now. First, I would just appreciate the view. I sat up straight and straddled her, splaying my hands on her flat stomach, I gently rubbed circles around her navel. Naru giggled slightly and I grinned at my discovery. So she was also ticklish... That could be useful for when she was angry with me. Her giggling quickly turned to soft moaning however when I firmly grasped her breasts and gave tem a slight squeeze.
"Ohhh... Kei... please... be gentle... because..."
"Shh... I know... you'll kill me..." I then ground my hips into hers for a spur of the moment. I don't know why, it was probably from one of my porno books. But Naru seemed to enjoy it because she moaned even louder and I felt a sudden warmth between her legs. This of course had an effect on me. Naru's eyes widened in surprise and I blushed. "Sorry," I murmured.
"For what?" I just looked down bashfully and comprehension dawned on her face. Well, what could I say? "Kei..." I looked back to see Naru smiling softly. "Kei, you're sitting on me while I'm half-naked and fondling me. If you're not getting a reaction out of this, I'd have to say there was something wrong with you or me."
I shook my head forcefully. "No! That's not it. It's just that I'm still not used to this." To illustrate, I gently caressed one of her breasts. Her eyes closed and a soft moan escaped her lips. I stopped and she looked at me with disappointment. I chuckled quietly. "I still have feelings of doubt that if we do this, I'll find myself in the lower stratosphere." I was right, you know. This was the first time we were this intimate. I was... scared, to put it frankly. Scared that she would still reject me.
"Kei..." Naru bit the edge of her bottom lip and looked at me with a hint of shame. "I'm sorry I did those things. But you know why I did, right?"
Smiling a little bit, I nodded and said, " Because you're a violent goddess who loathes perverted males who try and grope her?"
She blushed. "Among other things." She then took both of my hands and held them to her breasts, her hands lying on top of mine. I blushed a little at her fowardness, but kept them where they were. Naru smiled tenderly. "But also because... to tell the truth, I was afraid of relationships. I've never been good at girlfriend stuff, and..."
"Naru..." She looked up at me bashfully. I just smiled at her awkwardness. I was so happy that she was opening up to me like this. She was my world, I was glad she would let me explore her. Cliché, I know, but... still. I leaned down and nuzzled her throat. Naru gasped slightly as I spoke into her soft flesh. "Naru, I think you are a wonderful girlfriend. You're beautiful, smart, caring... I could go on and on. When I first met you, I think you would be great for anyone... as long as you didn't kill the person trying to make the advances on you. If you're worried, don't be. I love you. You might have a short temper, but you're a very sweet person otherwise."
"Keitaro..."
"Shh... stop worrying, Naru. I don't want you to worry. I never want you to worry. I just want you to be happy. Please, let me make you happy." I moved my head down until it was slightly between her breasts, my breath hot in her valley. Naru moaned and moved her hands back to my head. Arching her head back up, she pushed my head farther into her chest while rubbing her fingers in my hair. My face was totally enveloped by her breasts and I groaned as the feel and smell of her soft skin nearly overwhelmed me.
She felt so good, smelt so good. I groaned again and began to trail kisses up one of her breasts. Naru moaned again and pushed harder. Damn, this was so good, but if I didn't do something, I was going to suffocate in her ample cleavage! I moved my hands to remove hers from my head and pinned her wrists above her head. Naru whimpered and I realized I was gripping them a little too hard. I loosened my hold a tiny bit and kissed her breast as an apology. She purred in approval and I smiled into her silky flesh. God, this was so great!
I leaned up and focused my attention on her face. Her entire was flushed and she was beginning to pant heavily. Oh good, she was enjoying this. Good... because so was I. I then decided to go one step further. I smiled wickedly at Naru and stared back at me anxiously. Lowering my head, I caught one of her peaks in my mouth and suckled on it gently. Naru threw her head back and let out a tiny scream, but quickly stopped it when she bit her lip. Instead, a loud, low moan escaped from her as she arched into my face, trying to be as close as possible.
I grinned inwardly at this form of almost begging and complied when I opened my mouth wider, trying to take as much of her breast as I could into my mouth. I released her wrist on her other side to then gently knead at her other breast. Her freed hand immediately clutched at the table leg we were near, an I saw her knuckles turn white as she tightly gripped it. I kept my eyes on her face. Her eyes were screwed shut, she was biting hard on her lip and her face had a look of pure pleasure on it. I grinned inwardly again and focused my attention back on her breast.
Alternately sucking on her like a babe and flicking her peaks with my tongue, I quickly felt her nipple turn rock hard. During this time, my legs had found their way between hers and I was grinding my hips against hers. She responded by circling her strong legs around my waist and pulled me closer to her, my groin grinding into her heat. I released my hold on her breast and groaned loudly as I felt my erection strain almost painfully. God, I wanted to be inside her now! But then I looked at her again, and saw that her lip was slightly bleeding. She must've been biting it to keep from screaming.
It was then I realized at the position we were in. I wanted Naru so badly, and the way she was moaning my name made it seem like her previous statement was totally negated. If we did... make love, I don't think she would have been too resistant. That thought almost made me continue. But then I looked into her eyes as she opened them slowly and I saw the innocence contained within them. No, she still wasn't ready. And I realized, at that moment, that I wasn't ready either. We still had to pass our exams. I still had to keep my promise to her. Not to mention the fact that everyone was just waking up and I think that they would have heard screams and other... unearthly noises coming from my room. I shuddered slightly at the thought of the possible result.
Naru looked up at me nervously. "Kei? Why did you stop?"
I looked back at her. "Because I think we should."
Naru eyes teared up slightly and she turned her head to look away from me. Her cheeks puffed out in a pout. "Why? Am I not good enough? Not pretty enough? Breasts not big enough for you?" I was speechless. How could she think that? Of course I though that she was good enough! But then I remembered how Naru tended to overreact with most things I said. She probably did think I thought she wasn't good enough for me. But that wasn't true. That would never be true. She would always, be good enough for me. In fact, she would always be more than I deserved.
I glared at her. How dare she think I would ever think little of her! She was everything to me! "Naru, look at me," I said firmly. She just kept looking away. Okay, now I was getting angry. I put my hands on both sides of her face and turned her to face me, but she still kept her eyes averted. "Naru, look at me," I repeated. She finally moved her eyes to glare at me angrily. I sighed. "Naru," I started. "Yes, you're good enough. Yes, you're pretty enough. Yes, your breasts are big enough. Yes, you're beautiful. Yes, you're sexy. Yes, you're attractive. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!" Naru looked at me with a little awe as I panted from my tirade. "Quite frankly, I would love nothing more than to make love to you till I pass out from exhaustion."
Her eyes widened and she tried to talk, but I interrupted her by placing a thumb upon her lips. I rubbed them gently, and Naru closed her eyes as a lazy smile crossed her face. I smiled back and leaned down until I was nuzzling her nose. She giggled and I smiled even wider. "Naru?"
"Uh-huh?"
"Don't you ever believe that I think you are not good enough for me. You will always be good enough for me. You are more than I will ever need. I love you, Naru, and don't you ever think otherwise." I finished my speech by gently kissing her lips. Naru sighed happily and lazily hung her arms around my neck. I smiled and pulled away. She looked at me, disappointed. I merely smiled back and said, " I think you should get dressed now. Unless you don't want to..." I suggestively caressed her breast.
Naru took a quick breath of air. It seemed like she was still sensitive. It also seemed like she was still fairly aroused with what she did next. Looking at me slyly, she leaned up and whispered into my ear, "Fine... but only if you do it."
I looked back at her. She was serious. Oh well, whatever my goddess wanted, she would get. But I could still have some serious fun with her. Taking my hands off her face, I moved them to grip her legs. "Alright... but unless you move these, there's gonna be more undressing instead." She reluctantly did, and I grinned before cupping her breasts again.
Naru moaned and arched into my fingertips. "I... I thought that you said we were done," she moaned softly.
"I did," I grinned. "But I wanted to sat good-bye to these beauties first."
"Why?"
"Because I probably won't be seeing them for a while."
"You just might if you behave."
"Is that a promise?"
"Maybe." Naru whispered, smiling slyly
"I don't know..." I said, leaning down to one of her breasts, my mouth dangerously close. Naru watched in anticipation. "I have to know for sure..." She shuddered as my hot breath raced across her still sensitive nipple. "Is it a promise?" She remained silent so I gently kissed her bright pink bud. Naru gasped, and I leaned back to look at her while softly massaging the breast I had just kissed. "Are you sure?" Still no response, so I repeated the same action on her other breast and was now kneading both sides of her chest. I saw her strain no to moan as she tightly gripped the table leg. I chuckled, glad I could inflict this sweet torture on the woman I loved. I think fantasizing all the time about her had an effect on me.
"C'mon, Naru... tell me, yes or no?" She still didn't answer. Okay, time put to use some of the information I just learned to use. Still kneading her chest, I leaned down to catch her earlobe between my teeth and tugged on it while gently tonguing the very tip. Naru moaned softly, but it still wasn't enough for me. I wanted more. Not so much as sex, but I wanted to hear her moan. A deep, primal part of me wanted to know of its lover's pleasure wanted to hear its lust-ridden sounds, and quite frankly, the rest of my mind didn't want to argue. Her voice, her sounds... I wanted to hear them.
"Naru," I whispered huskily. "Make your sounds for me. I want to hear them. Whimper, moan, scream, I don't care. Just make them, or I'll give you a real reason to make them." Her last barriers must have been broken from that threat because she let out a very high-pitched, loud scream. I grinned widely. So she finally made it. Gooood... very good. I quickly stopped her scream by passionately kissing her. To my pleasure, her scream stopped, but she continued to moan into my mouth as I pressed her to my body. My fingers tangled themselves in her hair and I tilted her head back so as to deepen even more our liplock.
Eventually, we slowed down, but I could not stop completely so I kept on placing butterfly kisses on her swollen lips. Naru just kept moaning softly, lying like putty in my arms, her eyes shut and panting heavily. "Naru... my goddess, my angel, my love, my everything." I tilted her head again and began to suck at her pulse. God! I just couldn't get enough of her. She was like some exotic dish, one that I wished that I could never stop tasting.
"Kei... Kei... Kei-ta-ro..."
"Did I make you happy, my love?"
She nodded, her eyes still closed. "Y-yes."
"Did you enjoy it?"
"Yes."
"Then can I touch you whenever I want?" She shook her head no. I smiled. Okay, so she wasn't totally thinking incoherently. "Can I touch you when we're alone?" She nodded again. I kissed her lips, and she whimpered as she leaned forward when I leaned back. Oh, so she wanted more? Who was I to object? I gladly covered her mouth with mine and was surprised to find no battle waiting for my tongue when it entered her mouth. I stopped to look at her and she just smiled softly.
I was slightly shocked. Naru actually chose to give up dominance to me. The fiery beauty had chosen not to put up a fight. That was a first. It was then I realized that I had acted a lot more aggressive than usual. Not only had I taken command, but I had also pinned her to the ground, partly undressed her and tortured her mercilessly with foreplay. I grinned wickedly at her soft, lustful expression. "You know what?" I growled. "I think I could get used to this."
"You little pervert."
"Maybe..." I smirked. "But you seemed to enjoy it. Now..." I slowly stood the both of us to our feet and crushed Naru to my body, one hand still tangled in her hair and the other tightly gripping her waist. "About me dressing you. Will this be the only time?"
"Maybe."
"Is that a promise?"
"Are you going to grope me if I say no again?"
"I thought you enjoyed it."
"I did, but... I'm kind of hoping you don't do that every time we argue. I might have to beat you to a pulp."
"Oh, really?" A wicked idea came to mind, and after our little make-out session, my still lust-induced state made me act on it. Quickly taking my hands off of their various places, I moved them to her butt cheeks and lifted her off the ground. Naru gasped before moaning loudly. As if by their own volition, her legs wound around my waist yet again, pulling her to me. Our lips met in a powerful kiss and after we stopped, we were gasping for air. "I think I might have to take that chance," I chuckled. "I believe I'm becoming addicted to the feeling of your flesh."
"The feeling's mutual," Naru giggled. I grinned and leaned in to kiss her again. She stopped me. "Whoa, lover boy. First get me dressed." I sighed. Well, it wasn't as good as making out, but if I could still touch her, I was happy. Setting her back on her feet, I went to get her shirt. When I got back, Naru had set her bra and winked at my disappointed look. Damn, I was hoping to touch her some more. Oh well... I could still have fun though... heh, heh.
Naru raised her arms and I slowly put her shirt on her. I tried to make sure my fingers lingered on her skin for as long as possible, and she shivered as my fingers grazed down her slender arms, skimmed over her round breasts and landed softly on her rolling hips. When her head finally appeared from her shirt, I pulled her to me and nuzzled her cheek to mine. "My goddess," I murmured, wrapping my arms around her waist.
"My little pervert," sighed Naru, encircling her arms around my neck. We stayed like that for a while until she spoke. "Keitaro, you know I love you with all my heart, right?"
I looked at her and hugged her to me. She buried her head in my chest and I laid my head on hers. Rubbing my hands up and down her back, I sighed. "I know, Naru," I murmured. "I know."
*****
The two of us finally left together for the second day of the exams. As we made our way to the trolley, Naru inspected the new lump that had formed on my head. After our, huh-hem, romantic interlude, Su and Sarah had crashed into my room knocking us both down on the floor. Of course, according to my horrible relationship with Lady Luck, the rest of the tenants found us in a position that I'd rather not discuss at the moment.
Anyway, we were both embarrassed beyond belief, and it didn't help with Kitsune's next comment. As if it weren't enough that Motoko was about to main me, Kitsune had actually heard parts of our little time together (she lives right next to me) and had insinuated about it. This of course caused a chain reaction that landed me in the hot springs, half-conscious and the entire Hinata crew questioning Naru. It was a nightmare... But you know, I'm surprised they didn't catch us last night. Eh, that's just life, ya know?
Naru parted my hair to look at my lump, and I winced at the sharp twang of pain when she touched it. "You know," I muttered. "You didn't have to strangle me right after I gained consciousness. It's bad enough Motoko nearly cut off the use of my lower body."
"Well I'm sorry!" Naru said back. "But do you have any idea how embarrassing it was to have the others ask me all those awkward questions? Kitsune asked me how you were hung!"
I snorted. "Well, lucky for me I was drowning in a hot spring after falling a hundred feet from your added punch." I winced again as I patted my lump. "Thanks for this by the way."
Naru's face softened. "Aww, poor, Kei. Does he want Naru to kiss it and make it all better?" Damn it, she was so amazingly cute when she scrunched up her face and talked in a baby voice like that.
I nodded and Naru stood on her tiptoes to reach my temple. A wicked idea came to my mind, and I turned my head just so so that Naru's lips came in contact with mine instead of my head like she was supposed to. I smirked at her surprised look then dodged her swat at me. She tried to punch me again, but when I dodged it again, she discarded that tactic and instead just full-out tackled me to the ground. I felt the air rush out of my lungs and I looked at her, slightly annoyed. "Was that really necessary?"
She looked back at me and grinned. "Yes," she panted. I scoffed and she grinned again before picking herself up and dusting herself off. I stood up beside her and began to walk again. I was annoyed and also disappointed that after what had happened in my room, she was still embarrassed of what we did in public. Of course, what we did was in the privacy of our own rooms, but still... I did want to know if she was ever going to let me be affectionate towards her in public.
Then I felt her circle her arms around my neck and pull me back. "Hey, what's wrong?" She whispered in my ear. I shook my head and tired to walk off again. I know it sounds childish, but still, she was my girlfriend after all. I deserved some privileges, didn't I? Go on, yell at me. I still wanted it. Naru stopped me however, when she tightened her grip around me. It was close to a strangling hold. "Keitaro..." She growled. "Come on, tell me."
I shook my head again. "It's nothing," I murmured.
Naru then decided to use the tactics that she knew would have an effect on me. She dug her face into the crook of my neck and kissed my collarbone. "Please, Kei?" She then nuzzled her nose into my throat and I groaned in frustration. Ahh, why she'd have to resort to things like this? She knew that I couldn't resist her. Well, maybe that was why she did it. Anyway, I tried to throw her off again.
Reaching a hand over, I ruffled her hair fondly. "No, really, it's nothing." Naru responded by putting her hands on my shoulders and turning me around. She stared at me and I gulped. "C'mon, Naru. We're going to be late for the-mmph..." My hand went to cup her cheek, the other went around her waist. After we stopped kissing, I looked at her critically. "You did that on purpose didn't you?" She just giggled and looked up at me coyly. I sighed. "Fine, I'll tell you." Her grin widened and she looked at me attentively.
"I want..." I sighed again. "I want more of this." Her face developed a perplexed look. Oh well, actions do speak louder than words. I leaned down to kiss her again and moved one hand to place it on her rear. She sighed happily and put her arms around my neck, pulling me closer. Yes, this was what I wanted. I might sound greedy, and maybe I am, but I still wanted to know if she was proud of having me as a boyfriend, or at the very least, not be embarrassed by me. In case you haven't noticed, I have really big inferiority complex. I still sometimes think I'm not good enough for her.
"I don't understand why you want more of this." Naru said as we broke off. "We do a lot of this at home." Oh man, Naru could be just as dense as me sometimes. Now I know why she gets so infuriated with me most of the time. I really am clueless.
"No," I replied. "I mean in public." She stared at me in shock. Was she so horrified to be affectionate with me in public? Then I realized what she had said from before. She... thought... she thought I wanted to do what we did in my room in public?! Images flashed through my mind and I couldn't help but get a nosebleed. I quickly wiped the small amount of blood from my nose and tried to speak.
"N-no!" I stuttered. "Not like that!" Though I had to admit, it did add a sense of thrill to it. Argh, no! I wasn't the pervert for once this time, she was! Her! "Geez, Naru, you're being more of a pervert than I am! Ouch!"
She removed her fingers from my side. "Well, what did you expect me to think, you jerk?!"
"Not that!"
"Well, what then?"
"Nothing! Just..." I looked down and trailed off. How was I supposed to say what I wanted to without sounding needy or desperate? Not that I wasn't needy or desperate... because I was! I was and I didn't care! I needed to know!
Naru's face softened at my dejected tone. "Just what, Kei?"
"Just..." I sighed. Might as well bite the bullet and tell her. "Just that I wish that you would be more affectionate with me in public." There, I said it. Now, how would she react?
"I would, I f you would just not act so damn nervous."
What?! She did want to be more affectionate? Then what about...? "Then," I said. "What about you swatting at me when I kissed you?" That's right, what about that?
She punched me on the head lightly. "I was punishing you for tricking me, silly boy," she laughed. "If you wanted a kiss, you should've just asked."
Oh. So she did want to, but she was just..."I really am an idiot, aren't I?"
She laughed again. "Yes, you are. Now..." She twirled away from me. "We better get going or we're going to fail the exam without eve trying." I smiled, nodded my head and walked after her. Well, I was happy. I just overreacted, like I do with most things. I sighed again. Maybe I wasn't changing as much as I thought. Then I felt a comforting warmth slip into my hand. I looked down to see Naru's hand in mine. I looked back up to see her smiling. I smiled back nervously and scratched the back of my head. Well, I guess the more things change...
When we finally made it to the trolley stop, we noticed something.
"Hey, isn't that the trolley to Tokyo U?
*****
"You idiot! I can't believe you made us miss the trolley!"
"I'm sorry!"
"Yeah, well..."
"You can't think of anything to say, can you?"
"No."
"Good," I panted. Ugh, I was seriously out of shape. Not training with grandma for six years really had taken its toll on me. I hadn't done any serious laborious activities since I was last with grandma. Even high school gym wasn't exactly strenuous after what I went through. Therefore, running all the way to try to catch the trolley was kinda hard. It didn't help that I was almost literally carrying Naru too.
"Just be glad I didn't drop you by accident."
"If you had, I would have punched your lights out."
"Don't I know it," I muttered it under my breath.
"What was that?!"
"Nothing, ma'am!" Naru might be becoming sweeter and softer, (I'm making her sound like a food, aren't I?) but she was still the same Naru. And that person was a violent, over-reactive tomboy. Especially when she got pissed-off, which was often. But hey, I still fell in love with her even with her, ahem, smal faults. If she could love an idiotic pervert like me, how could I not love her?
"Anyway, it's time to prove our worth and do it!"
"You seem to have a lot of energy."
"Running about a mile with a person in your arms will tend to get your blood pressure up." Of course, that might not be a good thing. High blood pressure before an extremely stressful event. That sounds like the perfect recipe for a heart attack or ulcer. And those usually aren't good for anyone.
Naru laughed at me. "Well then, shall we go?"
"Yoo-hoo! Na-chan! Kei-kun!"
I looked up to see Mutsumi waving out of a second-story window. Oh man, I hoped she didn't faint and fall out of it. Falling down two stories to solid concrete would be rather painful, wouldn't it? I should know, I do it on a daily basis. Of course, I usually fall from much higher altitudes and from much more painful launchings. It's those times I thank God that I'm immortal. But then I curse him for putting in those situations in the first place.
"Looks like this is it!" She shouted down to us. "Good luck to both of you!"
"Thank you!" Naru shouted back.
"When this all over, let's me up somewhere!" I yelled.
"Hey, Mutsumi!" I added.
"Yes?"
"Let's all pass this thing together, no ifs, ands or buts about it, okay?!"
She merely waved and smiled in return. Naru and I waved back and she went back into her classroom. Naru and I then nodded to each other and walked into the building. We went our separate ways when we had to and I made my ways to the room where I would take my second exam in. I made my way to an empty seat, took off my coat and sat down. I took out my mechanical pencil and readied myself for what was to come.
"Please read the directions quietly as I read them out loud," announced the instructor to the entire class,
Okay, this was it. This was really it. The end to my giant, frustrating and quite interesting journey. Naru, Mutsumi and I had put our hearts and souls into studying for this very moment. Now was the time for all of our efforts to be judged by whoever was up there in... well, you know.
"You may now begin."
I flipped open the book and looked through it. English, math, Japanese, the usual subjects for the exam. And they all seemed pretty simple. My mind froze. They all seemed simple, easy. That meant... that meant... I got it! I really got it! I got all of it! Finally! My four years of unwavering determination finally paid off!
According to my calculations, if scored around 85% on this section, I should have a high enough combined score to pass. English was my hardest subject, but I was pretty certain I could score over 80% on it... And if that was the case then I was home free!
'Hey, wait a minute! Slow down, Keitaro. Just think about this calmly for a minute. Otherwise you're bound to burn out like during at the center exams,' my sub-conscious chided at me. 'I don't feel like doing your entire test over again.'
I gave it a silent thanks. It was right. If I got too excited, I was bound to screw up over it somewhere. I just couldn't help it at first though. I was so happy that I actually got what was going on in the test! Okay, so let's see... My center exam was... Let's see now... I was... And... There was no doubt about it. If I kept this up, then when spring came... My mind drifted off to fantasies...
It was spring of 2000. Everyone from Hinata House was crowded around me as I looked for my name on the acceptations board. Where was it? I knew it was there. It had to be there! My eyes moved down the list of names and numbers. A35612, no, that wasn't it. A35620, no, still not it. A35628, no, not that either. A356-wait... A35628? My eyes zipped back. My... my number. And unless there was someone else named Keitaro Urashima, that was my name up there. I passed! I passed!
"There it is, Urashima!"
"Way to go, sempai! You passed!"
"Hip hip hurray!" Everyone shouted. They threw me in the air for my victory. "Congratulations, Keitaro!" God, I was so happy that I finally completed my dream. After so many years of torture and hardship, I finally did it. Now I could fulfill my promise.
"Keitaro..."
And here she came right now. I could finally tell my promise girl and the woman I loved that I kept our promise. I turned around and there she was, in a beautiful white wedding dress. The light seemed to just emanate from her, making her look like an angel in my eyes. She was just simply gorgeous. "Congratulations. You did it. You finally kept your promise." Yes, I did, didn't I? And now, we would live happily ever after.
All of a sudden, we were in the chapel. I was in a spiffy tuxedo for my wedding. Naru was in front of me, happiness shining from her eyes. Happiness directed at me. And I was happy because she was happy. As long as she was happy, I was happy. "Oh, Keitaro..." She sighed.
I took her hands into mine. "I love you, Naru." I said. She nodded. She knew that already, she knew that for a long time. I leaned into kiss her and she closed her eyes, expecting my touch. However, before I could close the distance between us, a slam was heard throughout the chapel. I looked up at the high-placed, stain-glassed window. He stood there, grinning down on us as if he was some all-powerful god.
"One moment there part-timer!"
"Seta! How dare you?!" I was furious. How dare he break up such a joyous occasion? I had wanted so long for this to happen, and he wanted to stop it. He would pay for this horrible transgression on Naru's and mine behalf. I would make sure that he would pay.
"Come, come now, part-timer," he grinned. "I just want you to prove your worth. You know, to make sure that you can protect her and be worth of her. It's nothing too hard. Are you ready...? Fight!"
"You're on!" I shouted. Just as suddenly as I was in the chapel, Naru, seat and I were in a field being overlooked by a blazing sunset. Our shadows were twice as long as our bodies because of how low the sun was on the horizon. It was a clichéd fighting spot. Seta and I took our spots opposite each other, and then launched ourselves into our fight.
"Please, stop it!" Naru cried out. "Both of you!" But neither of us listened. We had too much battle lust to care to listen. Flurry upon flurry of punches were landed on each of us. We barely felt any of them though. Finally, our stamina wore out and we collapsed to the ground in a heap.
"That was a lucky punch, part-timer." Seta panted.
"You too, Seta." I panted back.
"Well..." We both pushed ourselves up to our feet. Naru ran over to me and seta began to walk away, raising a hand over his shoulder. "Kid, you've proven that I can safely entrust her to you." He continued in a more threatening tone of voice. "See that you make her happy or I'll be back."
"Yes, sir!" I turned and put an arm around Naru's waist, my other hand cupping her soft cheek. "Naru..." I murmured gently.
"Keitaro..." She sighed back. We leaned in to kiss and—
"—Be advised..." Huh? Oh crap, I fell asleep. Oh well, at least it was only for a little while. I wiped the drool from the corner of my mouth and picked up my pencil. Time to go back to work. "You have five minutes remaining." Oh, five minutes remaining? That was plenty of time to finish my test.
Huh? Wait, five minutes? My eyes roved over my empty answer sheet. Not a single answer was written down. Then everything in my brain froze. Not even my panic system was active. I had five minutes to do an exam that took two hours for an average person to take. I could not... Suddenly, the world around me lost all color and ended up bleached. Slowly, cracks began to appear and my world shattered to jagged pieces and dust right before my eyes.
N... no... I... just... a... minute... I couldn't of... Not after all I had gone through. Not after all the trauma and horrible events I plodded through to get this far. Not after all of the encouragement I had received from Naru and the others. Not after I worked so hard. But it was true. My worst nightmare had come true.
I had failed once again.
A/N: Well, the fifth chapter is done. Poor Keitaro! The series is so cruel to him! Oh well, what you gonna do? If it wasn't, then we wouldn't have a very interesting story, now would we? Anyway, I'm sorry about being late with updates, but I'm seriously lagging with creative juices and am stuck halfway through chapter eight. That, and I just don't want to type up any stories right now. Lazy, ain't I? Anyway, I'll talk to you guys later after the interview.
Keitaro: (holds head) Gaaahhhh!!! How could you do that?! (grabs me by the collar and shakes me violently) Why! Must! You! Torture! Me! So?! Whhhyyyyy?!
Me: Wahhhhh! Stop shaking me! I'm the fricking author, you can't do this to me! (Keitaro drops me the ground) Gahhh... (takes a deep breath) That's better. Now... Keitaro, I'm sorry, but any complaints like that have to be directed to Ken Akamatsu. (turns to audience) By the way, Mr. Akamatsu, if by some miraculous event you are actually reading this, I would just like to say I thoroughly enjoy your series. It is my favorite manga ever and I have the entire series. I absolutely love it. If I at any time insult you in any way, you may personally (or send someone over, whatever) come to my house and bash me over the head with my computer monitor until my head caves in.
Keitaro: (sweatdrops) Jesus, Yamiga, you are one morbid character.
Me: (laughs nervously) Yeah... guess you could say that. I'm a totally glutton for physical and emotional pain. Heh... I'm psycho, can't help it.
Keitaro: You've lost it...
Me: Can't lose what I never had, my friend.
Keitaro: Right...
Me: Anyway, ready to meet the others?
Keitaro: No!
Me: (grins evilly) Too late... Hey, guys! Come on in! Keitaro wants to tell you something.
The rest of the Hinata Crew walks in, including Taro and Panic. Taro is being hugged to death by Shinobu, while Panic has a eccentric Su climbing all over it with tools galore spilling out of her pockets as she continually tinkers with it. Meanwhile, Kitsune, Sarah, Motoko, Mutsumi and Naru are staring at them with strange looks on their faces. Naru then notices Keitaro and a smile burst across her face before she launches herself at him.
Naru: Kei!!!! (knocks him down to the floor and snuggles into him)
Sarah: (sweatdrops) Geez, you made her clingy.
Me: (sighs) People, if I said this once, I've said this a thousand times. I'm following the manga series, and Naru is not only extremely possessive, but also emotionally fragile. So... writing this, I'm actually just fast-forwarding everyone's personalities to the end of the series. (motions to the happy Naru and anxious Keitaro) As you can plainly see.
Panic: YAMIGA!
Me: (jumps) Wah! What?!
Panic: WOULD YOU PLEASE GET SU OFF ME?! I'M GETTING SCARED!
Me: (sweatdrop) You're a machine! How could you possibly get scared?
Panic: HOW SHOULD I KNOW?! YOU CREATED ME! BESIDES, SHE HAS A BLOWTORCH AND A POSITRONIC LASER! (lights flash and it shudders) ARGH! NOT GOOD!
Me: (looks up at Su) Su, get off it now!
Su: (grins sheepishly) But Yamiga...
Me: No! No fiddling with my characters! Keitaro, maybe, but mine... not a chance!
Su: All right... (jumps off Panic and walks over to me before latching onto my arm; grins impishly) Then can I fiddle with you?
Me: (blushes) Umm... well... that is... Wait, what?
Kitsune: Aww, how cute! Yamiga's getting embarrassed!
Motoko: Yamiga... (I look at her; she smiles dangerously) You try anything, anything at all, and I'll cut off the part that made you.
Me: (gulps) Yes, ma'am. (looks over to see Taro grinning like a madman while being bear hugged by Shinobu) You look like you're enjoying yourself, Taro.
Taro: (smiles wickedly) Yes.
Shinobu: He's sooooo cute! Just like a big teddy-bear!
Mutsumi: Oh my, yes. Except he looks a lot like Kei-kun. (everyone sweatdrops)
Me: Mutsumi, that's because he is Keitaro, or at least a part of his mind.
Mutsumi: Oh really? I didn't know that. (everyone facefaults)
Me: How could you not know that?! I said so last chapter!
Mutsumi: Oh my, but I wasn't here last chapter. I was passed out.
Me: Oh.
Kitsune: Anyway, didn't you say Keitaro had something to tell us?
Me: Oh, yeah... (turns to Keitaro) Don't you want to tell us, Keitaro?
Keitaro: (growls) Yamiga...
Me: What?
Keitaro: You say anything, and I'll kill you.
Me: (sweatdrops) Wow, you're not at all like your usual self. (he glares at me) Heh, okay... We'll drop it then. (he smiles)
Everyone Else: Hey!
Me: No! Even though this isn't real, I don't want to be beat up by a fictional character! It's embarrassing! Not to mention I'll be even more mentally screwed up then I already am! (they all quiet down and look at me nervously) Now... (smiles reassuringly) What do you all say?
Everyone: Please Review!
Me: Good.
A/N: Hey, people! Sorry about all of this! I'm gonna try my best to get things out as soon as possible. But school is really rolling now, and... no, no excuses. I will get the next chapter out as soon as possible. Anyway, maybe it's good I waited longer because I got about 5 extra reviews in the past few days. Anyway, I have a special surprise for you guys! When I get 50 reviews (which I think is soon), I'll put out a special chapter dedicated to advertising my other fanfics and some other people's too. Maybe... Anyway, please review, and remember, no flames!
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I found myself in front of the place of my near and distant memories. The place where so many good things and bad things had happened. The place where I had made a promise to a two-year old girl and met that same girl fifteen years later in the same place. The girl I had fallen in love with. The girl who had fallen in love with me. And not just one girl was there either. Many girls who lived there which I loved each and every one of them in a special way. The place that was constantly swinging between heaven and hell. The place of both my dreams and my nightmares. The infamous girls' dormitory of Hinata Hot Springs: Hinata House...