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Hanku fires an energy wave, strong enough to kill any normal human being, directly at Naru who can only watch helplessly at her incoming death.
SLOW MOTION
Motoko stood in shock at what was about to happen, until she felt a sharp pull through her body. She knew it couldn't be from Hanku's energy wave.
What is this strange energy I sense?
Hanku breaks his frown into a look of surprise as he felt the same pull that Motoko experienced.
What the hell just exploded?!!
REGULAR MOTION
Hanku and Motoko's questions are quickly answered when they both hear Naru.
"Wha……KEITARO??!!" Both warriors become as shocked as ever at that scream.
Using his unknown ki energy (from an emotional rage). Keitaro stood in front of Naru with his arms and legs spread out with a look of determination on his face. It was obvious he meant to take the blow.
At impact, a blinding light covered the Hinata House as they heard a male's scream of pain echoing throughout the block.
When the light and dirt subsided, Hanku quickly looks in front of him, thinking that there wouldn't be any remainings, but finds Keitaro barely able to stand with most of his clothes torn and withered away, smoke drifting from his body, his glasses are broken, he is covered with burns and bruises, and is grinding his teeth in pain. He turns his head back at Naru.
"A-Are you alright, N-Naru?"
Naru can only nod as she couldn't believe what had just happened.
"I'm glad" He collapses on the ground unconscious.
The residents quickly run to Keitaro's aide, but Hanku can just continue to show his look of shock, until he turns and jumps onto the roof of the apartment and runs. No one cared to notice.
1 hour later, we see Naru running down a street to the apartments with a box of gauzes in her possession.
"What a time to run out of gauzes, for the sake of Pete!"
Naru continues to run in a hurry, until she stops when she hears at what seems to sound like footsteps. She looks behind her, but finds nothing until she turns back around to find a man covered in black clothing (jacket, hat, pants, etc.) standing a foot away from her. Naru knew this guy was bad news, so she tries to walk by him, but is restrained by his grabbing of her wrist.
"Not so fast sweetheart."
Naru tries to break free, but is slapped by the man, causing her to fall on the concrete sidewalk. He grabs Naru's leg and drags her behind a bush (for obvious reasons). Naru screams for help, but with no answer. However…
AT HINATA
Shinobu wrings out a wet cloth to place on Keitaro's forehead when she suddenly heard a scream that seemed to have came from the block next to them.
Recognizing the scream, Shinobu rushes upstairs to find Motoko.
"Motoko, Naru's in trouble. I just heard her scream about a block away from here."
"What?!" She quickly picks up her katana and rushes out of the room.
BACK TO NARU
As he begins to undo her clothing, the man is stopped by a fist striking his right cheek from the shadows, sending him into the street. Naru quickly looks and sees Hanku walk past her, towards the man, whom quickly gets up and throws a punch at Hanku. Hanku backhands the punch and counters it with his own punch dead in the man's gut. The stranger falls to his knees, as Hanku wastes no time in throwing a left hook at the man. Hanku then grabs the man's jacket, by the back of its collar, and throws him straight into a streetlight (or whatever those tall lights are called), causing the pole to bend slightly. The man slowly gets to his feet, but at the moment he gains balance, Hanku leaps onto the man, with his feet placed on the man's chest (crouching position), and Hanku's left hand grips the man's right shoulder. (This fighting position is known for pouncing an enemy while keeping his/hers balance at the same time.)
Motoko arrives at the scene and notices Naru on the sidewalk.
"Naru! Are you alright?"
"Yes, yes, I'm fine Motoko."
Motoko notices Naru staring at Hanku with astonishment. Motoko didn't do anything different than Naru.
Hanku uses his free right hand to pummel the man's face. With each word Hanku speaks, another punch is thrown.
"You don't…treat…women…like…that!!!"
With his statement finished Hanku grips the man's left shoulder with his right hand and leaps himself off the man with great force, sending the man sliding on the asphalt a good 50 feet, where he then lays unconscious. Hanku lands with ease 25 ft from where he launched the supposed rapist.
"Cold hearted, son of a BITCH!!"
Hanku walks over to Naru and helps her onto her feet and the three of them walk back to the apartments without a word being said to each other.
About an hour later (making it around 11:30-12:00 at night), Hanku stands on the edge of the rooftop and stares into the moon without movement. Naru finds her way to the roof and can only stare at Hanku with his back turned against her.
"How is he?"
Naru is slightly dumfounded at Hanku knowing where she was.
"Umm…"
Hanku turns his head around to look at her and takes a step to the side, signifying that he doesn't mind her company.
Naru sits down on the rooftop's edge-"He's covered with moderate burns and bruises, but Motoko says he'll be just fine. In fact, she says that all he needs is sleep. He should be better in the morning."
"(whispering) dammit"
"Ah, don't go beatin' yourself up. You didn't intend on hitting…him. You know for a second, I thought you wanted to kill me with that attack, heh heh."
"That attack was meant to kill."
"……oh……but still, I should apologize for my cruel words I said to you."
"No, no, no, no, no, I'm the one that should be apologizing Naru. I was willing to take away your life just because of some words you didn't even mean to say, and I don't expect to be forgiven for that. I even almost took another life my mistake."
Hanku looks at Naru and sees a depressed look on her face. He knows she feels guilty for what Keitaro did for her.
"Listen…I don't know about your friendship with Keitaro, but you shouldn't take what he did for you in a bad way. You should take it into special consideration that you now know that you have a friend that would risk his life for you; don't take it with guilt. I would drop dead if what happened today, didn't make your friendship with Keitaro any…"closer"."
"But…Keitaro and I don't have a…relationship."
"Uh-huh, suuuurrrre you don't."
"Really, I can't even stand that pervert during the day!!"
"Hey! He could've let you die!!"
"C'mon!! What's the big deal? It's not that big a crush!…"
Hanku smirks, and looks back at the moon.
"Well, if you don't mind, I'd like to be left alone."
Naru nods and leaves Hanku on the rooftop, where he would stay for the remainder of the night…thinking.
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