Chapter 3

Tokyo U: Front

As Keitaro and Naru continued to eat their delightful picnic, a black figure overshadowed them. The two of them were enjoying their moment together that they didn't realize who was before them. The person collapsed, landing right on top of the picnic basket. The food that was laid out upon the checkered blanket flew in the air as it landed on the person that had fallen.

"Aaaaaah!"
"Keitaro! Shut up!"

The beauty glanced at the fallen person, trying to figure out who it was. She began to poke the person, trying to see if he or she was dead or alive. The unknown began to fidget as it soon arose, revealing its true identity.

"Excuse me, but where have I been?"
"Mutsumi-san!"
"Oh. Keitaro, it's nice to see you."
"Mutsumi-san what are you doing here?"
"It seems I have fallen. I was on my way to Tokyo U when I felt light-headed."
"Well are you sure you're all right?"
"Why yes. Why do you ask Keitaro?"
"I-I-It's nothing. Anyway, it seems our picnic is over."
"Oh…did I do that? I'm terribly sorry."
"It's ok. It's ok. It was beginning to get boring since Keitaro didn't really do anything."
"WHAT! Of course not! You aren't supposed to do anything during a picnic besides eat!"
"Well you could have at least served me some food!"
"Um….."
"Yes Mutsumi?"
"Maybe we could go to my place and eat lunch?"
"No. It's ok. You don't have to worry. We can eat at Hinata Inn. Besides, keitaro's cooking is atrocious."
"WHAT!"

Naru completely ignored Keitaro as she stood up and grabbed the stained checkered blanket. The orange haired girl turned around and began to walk away as Mutsumi stood up, looking at Keitaro.

"Um… Keitaro?"
"Yes?"
"Would you……like to go on a date with me?"
"What!"
"I know it's so sudden but I'd really like to go out with you sometime. Please, don't answer it right now. Give it some thought."
"O-O-Ok…"

Mutsumi turned around and ran after Naru. The fool grabbed the rest of the picnic supplies and slowly walked towards the direction Naru had walked down. As the idiot walked down he gave out a sigh, finding the day ruined. He was having such a good time with Naru that he was so close to giving her a kiss. That was his true goal for the picnic, just a kiss.

Hinata Inn: Entrance

"I'm back!"
"Welcome back Senpai!"
"Hello Shinobu-chan."

Keitaro passed right by her, giving the girl a comforting smile. Shinobu watched Keitaro go up the stairs, a worried look on her face. Su ran up to Shinobu, a curious look on her face.

"Hey Shinobu, what is wrong with Keitaro?"
"I don't know…"
"Ok… well what is for lunch?"
"We just had lunch!"
"What? You did? How come no one called me?"
"We were calling you! You never came down!"
"I was asleep. How else am I supposed to hear you?"

Shinobu grew a bit irritated as she quickly calmed down and headed towards the kitchen. Su ran off, heading upstairs, trying to find out what was wrong with Keitaro.

Hinata Inn: Hot Springs

Naru and Mutsumi were sitting in the hot water, enjoying how warm it felt. Tama was flying around, enjoying the steam the water gave off.

"I see. So you asked him out on a date."
"Yes. I hope he says it's all right. Unless Naru has plans."
"N-No. It's all right. Besides, I have to help him study for his exam. He failed it and so now he has to re-take it."
"Um… the exams are over."
"What? What are you talking about?"
"The makeup exam was this morning."
"WHAT!"

Naru quickly stood up as she gripped her towel. She ran off and dried herself.

Hinata Inn: Hallway

The beauty had quickly changed into her original clothes as she ran up the stairs, heading towards Keitaro's room. The screen door opened and Keitaro walked out. The two crashed against each other, forcing them to fall back to the floor.

"Narusegawa! What is your problem!"
"My problem! You're the one that bumped into me!"
"NO! I merely walked out of my room! You were the one that was running!"
"Oh just shut up! I don't know how I put up with you."

Naru stood up and walked off, heading towards her room. Keitaro grew angry with the girl as well, finding her somewhat of a nuisance. He turned around but as soon as he did he found Motoko before him.

"Aaaaaah! Don't scare me like that Motoko!"
"Urashima, what were you doing with Naru-senpai?"
"N-N-Nothing…w-w-why?"
"If you do anything wrong, I'll wreak pain upon you."
The samurai walked off as Keitaro fell to his knees, finding her statement quite scary. The retard quickly stood up as he slowly walked down the hallway, hoping he wouldn't accidentally bump into someone. The black haired fool noticed Kitsune's door open so he walked over to see what was going on.

Hinata Inn: Kitsune's Room

As soon as Keitaro arrived at the room he found the girl lying on the floor in a puddle full of sake. A few empty bottles surrounded her as she was holding one that was half empty.

"Kitsune!"
"Ah! Keitaro! Welcome, welcome!"
"What are you doing!"
"Oh…it seems I've stained my clothes."
"D-D-Don't come near me!"

Though the fox-eyed girl ignored him as she slowly stood up and began to walk towards him. Keitaro slowly backed away but quickly tripped over a bottle as Kitsune began to walk forward.

"Maybe I should change into something more interesting, eh Keitaro?"
"N-N-No! Don't do that!"
"What's wrong? You don't find me attractive?"
"I-I-It's not that! Just stay away!"
"Oh come now. Can't we just have some time together?"

As soon as Kitsune said that, the drunk youth collapsed and fell right into Keitaro's arms. He began to freak out as soon as she landed on top of him. A few footsteps were heard as he began to worry about himself even more. Motoko, Naru and Su all arrived at the door.

"Keitaro!"
"Urashima!"
"Wow! Kitsune sure is drunk! Keitaro is trying to make a move on her!"
"What! No! T-T-This isn't what it looks like. You've got it all wrong!"
"Actually, he was trying to make a move. He wanted to be with me. That's what he told me."

Kitsune had awoken since she was the one that said it. She stood up and walked over. It seemed as if it was all an act but Kitsune was still drunk.

"Keitaro!"
"Naru! NO!"

The beauty punched Keitaro in the face but not as hard. He fell back, sore on his left cheek. Though as soon as he stood up Motoko ran straight towards him.

"URASHIMA!"

Her katana pierced right by Keitaro, sending him into orbit from the impact. She withdrew her blade as they all glanced at Kitsune, who was now asleep.

"Eww! She reeks of sake."
"Yes. Maybe we should change her clothes."
"I don't want to! Besides, I'm going to see if Shinobu made a snack for me."
"Go ahead Su. I'll take care of her. Oh Motoko, can you go get her some clothes? I'll try to take her to the hot springs."
"Very well Senpai."

Motoko ran into Kitsune's closet and drawers, looking for the necessary clothing and undergarments the girl needed. The A student began to drag Naru out of her room and through the hallway.

Hinata Inn: Hallway

As Naru dragged Kitsune, Mutsumi saw the girl, having a hard time. She walked over and grabbed Kitsune's legs.

"You're having trouble Naru. Let me help you."
"Ah! Thank you Mutsumi-san."

The two girls continued to carry Kitsune, though with how she was, they were having a hard time doing the task. Every couple of steps they would gently place her down and take a short break. Then they would pick her up and carry her again.

Hinata Inn: Hot Springs

The two finally arrived at the hot springs and set Kitsune up in the proper attire. They simply threw her into the hot springs, which seemed to wake her up.

"Hey! What's the big idea!"
"You reeked of booze Kitsune! Take a bath!"
"Ok! Ok!"
"Let's go to the kitchen Mutsumi-san. I'm sure Shinobu has set up something we can eat."
"I'd love that Narusegawa."

The two girls turned around and walked out of the Hot Springs. Kitsune began her bath as Keitaro finally landed at the front of Hinata Inn.

Hinata Inn: Front

"Man! Motoko sure knows how to cause pain. Ow."
"Keitaro, what are you doing out here?"
"Ah! Haruka-san. I was just sent flying by Motoko. Why do you ask?"
"It's nothing. Would you care to join me for some tea? I just finished sweeping the front and I plan to take a break."
"Ok…I guess.

So the fool and his aunt headed towards her tea house, where they prepared to drink some nice, hot green tea.

Hinata Inn: Tea House

"So tell me, what did you do this time that made Motoko send you into orbit?"
"Oh well Naru, Su and Motoko found Kitsune on top of me in her room. Truth was she was so drunk, she was acting in a sort of seductive way."
"I see. Well did you try to tell them it was all a lie?"
"Yes, but Kitsune said something and so they didn't believe me."
"Oh ok then. More tea?"
"No thank you."

Haruka placed the teapot down and slowly sipped some of her tea. Keitaro sat there, sighing for a bit as he returned his gaze towards Haruka.

"Haruka, what should I do? Naru probably hates me now."
"Tell her the truth. If she doesn't believe you still then try to do something else."
"Like what?"
"I don't know. I'm not an expert at this. I wasn't the one that always got sent into orbit when I was young."
"I see your point. I guess I'll go now."
"Ok Keitaro. If you ever want to talk, you know where to find me."

Keitaro nodded as he slowly stood up. The fool put on his shoes and ran out, heading back to Hinata Inn. Haruka took another sip of her hot green tea as she gazed up at the ceiling, finding these events quite amusing.

"These kids. I don't see how I can manage without them."

Hinata Inn: Kitchen

Shinobu was busy cooking in the kitchen when Sara came in. The blonde waked over, seeing the girl bake some delightful cookies.

"Are those for us?"
"Yes. Su was complaining that she missed lunch so I figured I'd make some cookies for everyone to enjoy. Why Sara?"
"Su is outside complaining. She is really hungry."
"Ah! I see. Well tell her to wait for a few minutes; the first batch is almost done."
"Ok!"

Sara ran out happily as she told the message to her hyper friend. The two screamed with glee as they ran out of the dining room, planning to play in order to wait for the cookies to be finished. Kistune entered the kitchen as she began to raid the fridge.

"Shinobu, is there any more sake left?"
"Kitsune! You finished all the sake remember! When I go out to shop with Haruka I'll get you some sake."
"You can't. You're underage to buy sake, remember?"
"Well then Haruka-san can get it. Besides, I have other things to do. Please wait outside Kitsune; I'm preparing a snack for everyone."

The fox eyed alcoholic nodded as she turned around and left. The blue haired cook smiled as she noticed the first batch was all done. She took the tray out of the oven and placed the cookies upon a dish. The cookies were in many different designs as they were in a golden brown color. Shinobu put a frosting coat over a few of them and then placed sprinkles upon it. She gave off a smile, finding her artwork to be quite helpful when it came to making food look appetizing. The blue haired cook placed the dish off to the side as she set another tray into the oven.

"Just three more batches and I'll be all done."

Hinata Inn: Lounge

Su and Sara were playing around in the Lounge as Keitaro sat in the couch, finding the day to be quite exhausting. Even if the tea did perk him up, he still felt somewhat tired. The fool fell on the couch, lying down against a pillow that was placed upon it. He began to close his eyes, preparing to fall into a deep sleep. Suddenly a pounce on the stomach brought him back to his senses.

"Keitaro! What are you doing?"
"Sara! What was that for! I was trying to sleep!"
"Play with us Keitaro! Play! Play! Play!"
"Su, Sara, I'm very tired right now. Can I at least get a few hours of sleep?"
"NO! Play with us now!"
"Yeah Keitaro! Play! Play! Play!"
"All right, all right. Calm down."

Though as soon as he stood up, Sara threw a statue that looked like a Cactaur at his face. He grew angry as he began to run after the two girls. They both laughed as they ran in circles, leading the foolish student to a little trap they had set up. The girls ran towards the stairs when keitaro stood there, cutting off their path.

"I got you now!"
"Ready? One, two, three… go!"

The two girls split up as Su pressed a button that looked like n eye. Suddenly, a huge boulder from above fell on top of Keitaro, hurting his back a lot.
"Wow! It worked! Nice work Su!"
"Thank you Sara! Keitaro sure is fun to play with."
"I agree. Let's play again sometime Keitaro."

The two ran of, heading towards the kitchen. Moments later, keitaro finally got out of the rock and lied down on the couch. He was in so much pain since the rock broke his back. He closed his eyes as he began to fall asleep. Though another noise disturbed him, making him even more irritated.

"Keitaro!"
"What Kitsune!"
"Naru is calling you."

The fool slowly sat up but quickly laid back down. The rock ruined his back so badly that he was forced to stay there.

"Oh what now? My back is broken. Narusegawa will surely kill me if I don't get up there."

He tried to get out without bending. It was difficult so he was forced to drag himself along the floor, since he was trying to prevent getting hurt from his back. The fool reached the stairs where he saw two pairs of feet in some white socks. The right foot was tapping as he glanced up.

"Oh…Hi Naru."
"HI! Is that all you can say!"

The female had punched Keitaro when she said that. The anger in her was at the max and she was very crazy when she was angry. The beauty walked down when she noticed Keitaro groaning in pain.

"Did that punch hurt you? Because I'll give you a lot more!"
"No…that's not it…my back is broken."

Naru quickly ran over to Keitaro's side. The beauty didn't know what to do since she thought she was the one responsible for breaking his back.

Hinata Inn: Keitaro's Room

Moments later they were now in Keitaro's room. After having a hard time carrying him back, the whole entire group of Hinata Inn was now gathered in Keitaro's room. They all found out who the true culprit were and so Su and Sara weren't severely punished. After everyone left Naru sat down, looking into Keitaro's eyes.

"Keitaro…I…"

"Narusegawa. Thank you for helping me. I don't know what I would do without you."
"Keitaro…"

The two stared at each other, remaining silent for the moment. Keitaro placed his hand on Naru's cheek as it shocked the girl, finding several emotions running through her mind. She glanced down to the floor, trying to figure out what to say.

"Keitaro…I…"