Love Hina

Disclaimer: This episode of Love Hina is of my own creation. I do not own any portion of Love Hina. "Love Hina" and all related characters, names, etc. are ©1999-2004 Ken Akamatsu/Mixx Entertainment Inc. Love Hina is a trademark of TOKYOPOP®. All rights reserved.

Note: This series takes after the "Love Hina" manga since I haven't seen any of the anime. Well I keep on getting more bills so my time to purchase and watch the anime has been delayed a bit, but I will get to them as soon as I can. I promise.

Different Promises
Chapter 11:
Changes in Motion

Keitaro lies down on his futon in his room, his face heavily flushed. His breathing has finally calmed down a bit, but it isn't completely back to normal. Shinobu is kneeling down beside him, wringing out a cold washcloth before she places it on his forehead. "Are you alright sempai?" she meekly asks, worried at his odd state. "What happened to you after I left? Why were you passed out and so red?"

As soon as she says this, the washcloth begins to sizzle and steam as Keitaro's body temperature rapidly increases in remembrance of the events that transpired shortly after young Shinobu ran out of the Hinata House and Naru quickly followed after her…

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Keitaro freezes on the spot as he sees Su running energetically at him and Kitsune, preparing to tackle one or both of them down the stairs like she just did a little bit ago. The young foreigner leaps off of the ground, extending her right foot in preparation to strike. What she does not expect is for Kitsune to suddenly pull both herself and Keitaro down to the floor just milliseconds before they collide. Su's momentum carries her over the railing and she comes to a brief pause in midair, which gives her enough time to mutter out an, "Oopsie, I missed," before she plummets to the ground. The young girl bounces safely onto the broken couch, not getting hurt in the slightest bit. She hops to her feet and rushes off, whereabouts: unknown.

The young landlord stands up and looks over to the spot where Su disappeared, rubbing the back of his head. "Jeeze that was close! Thanks Kit…" he trails off as he notices the look the slightly younger woman is giving him. "Uh…Kitsune? What's with the funny loo…" he once again is unable to finish, this time by the fox eyed woman, who grabs him by the collar of his shirt and drags him into her room, closing and locking the door behind them.

Kitsune tosses Keitaro down onto her soft, plushy futon and lies on top of him, a very seductive smile spreading across her pretty features. She places her right hand on his left cheek, caressing it gently. "You know I thought I had all you guys figured out," she softly begins, her eyes not leaving his, "and then you come along…and toss pretty much everything I've ever known and thought into the trash." She closes the distance between them and gives the young man a soft kiss on the lips. He is about to return the kiss when she pulls back again, her smile fading a bit. "You've been spending a lot of time with Motoko, a lot more than I'd like you to." She chuckles slightly. "I'm actually jealous of Motoko, the self proclaimed 'man hater'. I never thought that would ever happen…especially over a guy." She leans in again, her face dangerously close to his. "And Naru…she's not even interested in you and she's gotten to see you naked and got a real good handful of your…manliness."

The young man turns his head to the side as he flushes heavily in remembrance of those two events. "You…you know, none of those were my fault!" he stammers out. "I didn't mean for any of that to happen!"

"I know," Kitsune quickly replies, "I just like watching you sweat." She lets out a hearty laugh as Keitaro grumbles under his breath. She reaches back down and caresses the side of his face gently. "You're quite a looker, ya know that?" Before he can get a chance to respond, the fox-eyed woman leans in and gives him a quick kiss on the lips again. "You still owe me a date hot stuff, and until I get one, I'd like some collateral.

"Collateral?" he asks with a raised eyebrow. "What do you mean by that Kitsune?"

The young woman pauses for a moment, thinking of Motoko's threat before she left. 'Eh, what she doesn't know won't hurt her,' she thinks with a devious smile

Keitaro's eyes go extremely wide as the young woman sitting on top of him grabs the bottom of her orange sleeveless turtleneck and lifts it over her head, taking it off and tossing it aside. 'N-No bra?' his mind squeaks as he stares at her large bare breasts, his entire body going stiff as a board.

"You're so cute and innocent Keitaro," she begins, shaking her chest back and forth slightly, "I'm gonna have so much fun corrupting you". A giggle escapes her as she watches him desperately try to look anywhere but her upper torso. She reaches down under his shirt and slides her hands up his chest, her smile widening as she feels his toned muscles again. 'I forgot how fit he is,' she thinks to herself. She pulls her hands back and grabs the collar of his shirt and in one quick motion, tears it open, his buttons flying all over the room. The young woman leans down onto Keitaro, a deep shiver running down her spine at the great feeling of bare skin against bare skin. Kitsune then tilts her head up and kisses the Tokyo U student passionately, her hands on each side of his face.

Keitaro loosens up and is quick to respond, kissing back in full and placing his hands on her waist. 'This feels really good,' he thinks while an important decision maker in the male life comes to life, also agreeing with the thought. 'Oh no, not now!'

The young woman stops kissing him and pulls back slightly, a light blush adorning her face. "Well I'm glad I have that kind of effect on you." Moving slowly, seductively, her right hand works its way down his face and chest. Her foxy grin widens as she notices his breathing begin to increase as her hand keeps its descent down his body. 'I'm guessing he hasn't been with a woman before,' her mind ponders. She feels a shiver of anticipation run down her spine. 'Oh this is gonna be even more fun that I thought!' Without wasting anymore time, she scoots back slightly and reaches down into his pants, firmly gripping him while he squeaks out in surprise.

"K-K-Kitsune!" Keitaro manages to stammer. As he tries to say something else, he finds that he is rendered momentarily speechless. 'I…wha…damn it!' his mind screams in frustration. 'I can't get anything out…but…but this feels sooo good,' he adds with an outward moan. 'I don't want her to stop but…' he trails off with another moan.

Above him, the young woman's grin fades, her mouth opening slightly as well as her normally squinting eyes. A heavy blush adorns her lovely face. She breathes out a hushed, "Oh…Oh wow!" and feels her own body reacting to the moment. 'Naru definitely wasn't lying!' she thinks with a rush. She suddenly leans down without letting him go and catches his lips in a furious kiss, her tongue prying its way into his mouth and exploring within. She suddenly pulls back, looking him directly in the eyes. "Keitaro," she slowly begins, "do you…do you want to take this to the next level?"

The landlord's heavy breathing suddenly stops at her words, his mind finally working properly. With a large sigh, he reaches down and pulls Kitsune's hands out of his pants. At her crestfallen look, he says, "Look Kitsune, I really like you and all and I like what you were doing…I really liked it," he adds with a strained expression while she giggles again, "but I don't want to rush anything between us." He sighs once more. "That and I also like Motoko too. I…I just don't know what to do right now. I'm so confused."

The young woman sits back up, an understanding look now spreading across her face. "Alright, I guess I'll hold off of you for now," she slowly begins, "but before you go…" she grabs his hands and firmly places them on her breasts and then leans down and kisses him with everything she's got. After several heated moments, she backs off, licking her lips with a small smile. Kitsune gets to her feet, not bothering to cover herself up. She reaches down and helps the young man to his feet and gives him a quick peck on the cheek and leans in close to his ear. "If you ever do change your mind," she says in a deep, husky voice that causes the hairs on the back of his neck to stand straight up, "you know where to find me." She shoves him rather unceremoniously out of her room and closes and locks the door, her face now taking a disappointed scowl. She mutters, "Damn him! He got me all in the mood and now I gotta take care of business myself!" as she plops down onto her futon and unbuttons her khaki shorts. As a hand slides down inside, she thinks, 'Pretty soon Kei baby, you'll be begging me for this!'

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Keitaro rushes into his room and closes his door, negligently forgetting to lock it behind him. He grabs a box of tissue, unbuttons and pulls down his pants and sits down in the middle of his room. 'If I stayed in there any longer, I would've lost it!' his mind squeaks. 'Kitsune can be so…forward when she wants something!'

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Meanwhile downstairs, the front door opens and both Naru and Shinobu walk in, the younger of the two looking a lot calmer than she was earlier. Naru puts a hand on her shoulder, giving her a reassuring smile. "Again Shinobu, I'm really sorry about earlier, it wasn't my fault." She sighs lightly. "And there's nothing going on between Keitaro and me. He's an okay guy…I guess," she adds with a shrug, getting a giggle from the girl next to her, "but I'm not interested in him in any way…at all." After she says this, Naru feels a deep pang in her chest. She quickly turns around and places a hand over her heart, looking confused. 'Wha-what was that?' she thinks to herself. She jumps up a bit as a hand hesitantly rests onto her shoulder.

"Oh! I'm sorry for startling you Naru!" Shinobu quickly apologizes. "Are…you okay?"

"Yes…I'm fine," the older girl responds, running a hand through her hair, "I just felt a bit funny for a second. I think I'm studying a bit too hard, maybe a nice relaxing soak in the hot springs will help," she cheerfully adds, giving Shinobu another smile before trotting up to her room.

She reaches the second floor and pauses, looking at the door to the landlord's room. 'I…I guess I should apologize for what happened earlier.' With slightly rosy cheeks, she walks to the door and slides it open, saying, "Keitaro, look abou…" but trails off with a furious blush as she sees the young man in the middle of some important business. For a few moments, the two people remain perfectly still, both wide eyed and red faced. Naru, not tearing her gaze away, slowly closing the door back up. "Uh…um…y-you might want to lock your door next time," her voice squeaks on the other side. The sounds of her running away resounds throughout the room.

Keitaro pulls his pants back up and calmly gets to his feet. Suddenly, steam begins to pour from his ears and he falls over backwards, unconscious from both shock and embarrassment. A few minutes later, a tentative knock resounds from outside. After a few seconds, the door slowly slides open and Shinobu's voice asks, "Sempai, are you in there?" As the young girl slides the door open the rest of the way, she spots Keitaro's unconscious body collapsed on the floor. "Sempai!"

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The young landlord sits up from his futon, taking the washcloth off of his forehead. He turns his head to the left and smiles warmly at the young girl watching him hesitantly. "Thanks for helping me feel better Shinobu, you've been a big help." He reaches over and affectionately ruffles her hair, getting a glorious blush in response.

The young girl covers her cheeks with her hands, desperately trying to hide her blush. "Oh! You…you don't need to thank me sempai!" she shyly begins. "You've done so much around here to make our lives better! I-I just want to help you back, even if it's only a little bit!"

Keitaro smiles warmly at her, causing her heart to flutter rapidly in her chest. "Shinobu," he softly says, "you help out more than anyone else living here, myself included," before she can respond, he quickly adds, "and don't say you don't! You do all the cooking, almost all the laundry, you're the best thing to ever step foot in the Hinata House! Personally, I've gotten so hooked on your incredible cooking that I can barely stand eating anywhere else."

Shinobu's blush gets, if physically possible, even redder. "T-Thank you sempai," she meekly replies. The young girl stands up and quickly stumbles out of his room, muttering, "Well, I think I should start doing some of the laundry…"

The Tokyo U student chuckles under his breath. "She can be so cute sometimes." Keitaro gets up off of his futon and starts straightening up his room. Just as he finishes, a knock comes on the other side of his door. "Come in," he says and the door opens to reveal Narusegawa, looking both hesitant and lightly flushed. The young man instantly tenses, his mind instantly thinking on which escape route is better, rushing past Naru through his door, or leaping out the balcony behind him.

"Look, there's a few things we need to discuss," she flatly states. She notices his eyes darting back and forth from the door to the window. Her face begins to look frustrated, but she quickly shakes it off, giving him a soft expression. "Please?" she pleads. "It's really important."

Keitaro warily studies her for a few seconds, trying to determine if there's any truth to her words. Satisfied, he nods lightly and sits down by his desk. "Fine," the young man sighs, "you can stay in here."

"Thanks," Naru replies while awkwardly walking around the landlord's room, not sure where to start. She takes in a deep breath and begins, "First off, I think you should apologize for everything that you've been doing."

"Well I…what?" he asks, almost face faulting at Naru's odd request. "Everything I did?" His abnormally large tolerance level, which has taken several deep hits today, has finally begun to wane. "What the hell did I do? If I'm not mistaken, I believe you were the one walking in on me, staring at me and grabbing me…uh…down there," he finishes with a subtle blush.

The younger girl begins to look frustrated, though she also has taken on a flush. "Yeah, you know you should be more careful around here, being a guy in an all girl's dormitory…"

"A place I own," Keitaro quickly adds in, crossing his arms at the difficult Tokyo U aspirant.

Narusegawa stomps towards him, poking the young man roughly in the chest. "I don't give a damn who owns this place, the fact of the matter is…" again, the Urashima male cuts her off.

"Me owning this place is the fact of the matter," he angrily states. He walks over to his desk and pulls out a small stack of official looking papers. "You see this?" he begins, waving the papers in front of the young woman's face. "This says that I own the Hinata House, not you, me." With a quick toss behind him, the papers neatly land on top of his desk. "Me owning this place means that what I say goes, and none of you can control me so unless you want to get kicked out of the Hinata House permanently, I suggest you drop this topic…and stop being such a bitch." Inwardly, he cringes after saying this. 'Damn, I shouldn't have been so mean to her,' he thinks with a deep pang of regret. 'I think I'd better apologize.' He looks up and starts to say, "Look Naru, I'm so…" but trails off at the fierce battle aura that has sprouted from the young woman.

"H-How dare you call me that," she hisses out, her entire body trembling in rage. "You want to see me as a bitch?" Naru raises up her right hand, which is balled up into a tight fist. "Well I'll show you!" With all her might, she throws a 'Super Naru Punch' towards the landlord, only to have it intercepted effortlessly by his left palm. Astonished, she looks up at his face, feeling her anger grow in that he isn't even appearing tired in the least way, not after taking her strongest punch in stride.

"I don't condole people using violence to solve problems…or run away from them. Besides, physical pain is only skin deep, it can heal. Words can be much more powerful than any physical blow Naru, my sensei taught me that." He releases her hand and turns around. "Please leave now, I have no more business with you."

Something stirs deep within the young woman. Never before in her entire life has a man stood up to her and shown her such force in both will and strength and complete control at the same time. She has had plenty of men hit on her in her lifetime, but she has never met someone like him. 'Well someone similar,' she thinks with a light flush, remembering Seta and the amazing crush she had on the older man. 'Keitaro sorta reminds me of him…only younger.' Without warning, she suddenly leans in and catches his lips with hers.

Keitaro's eyes widen at the kiss and as he is pushed back, both of them falling onto the floor. 'Wha…what is happening?!' he thinks in shock. He slowly wraps his arms around her, despite himself. 'She's…a really good kisser.'

'Mmmm…this is nice,' her mind purrs. 'I could get used to this.'

'I…well…wow,' he thinks quite intelligently. Images of Motoko and Kitsune flash through his mind and he suddenly tosses Naru off of him rather unceremoniously. "I-I'm sorry about that, but I just can't do any of this with you. I…I barely know you and I'm already interested in both Motoko and Kitsune. I can't just betray them like this."

"Why not?" she innocently asks, getting back up and crawling towards him, a not too innocent look in her eyes. She grabs his collar and pulls him in for another kiss, but the young man is quick to stop her. "What's wrong?" she demands, now scowling slightly. "Is something wrong with me?"

"No! No, of course not!" he quickly replies. "It's just…" he sighs deeply. "Naru, you're a very attractive young woman, and I'm sure plenty of guys would love to go out with you…I'm just not one of them." He turns his head away in slight shame. "I'm sorry."

The long haired woman sadly backs up, knowing that she has lost to him in more ways than one. Her feelings of passion for the young man warp into bitter anger. 'I'll teach him to turn me down,' she thinks to herself, 'but how?' Just then, Keitaro's words from earlier echo in her mind and she decides to try her luck. "Oh by the way," she slowly begins, her voice sounding unusually steady, "I just wanted to know one more thing."

Keitaro sighs heavily. "Okay." He turns around so he can face her politely. "What is it?"

"Who is Kanako?"

The entire atmosphere inside the landlord's room instantly changes after these three simple little words. Naru shivers slightly as the room temperature drops a bit. 'What the hell is going on?'

The Urashima looks at the young woman, his eyes wide and confused. "Wh-Where did you hear that name?" he quietly asks while his breathing increases.

Realizing that she is getting somewhere, Naru continues on. "I heard you mention it the first night you were here," she comments with a shrug.

"Y-You were spying on me?"

"No, not really. I was keeping an eye on you, since you are nothing more than a pervert who got lucky enough to steal the deed to this place."

Keitaro looks at her, unsure what to think. "I'm not a pervert, and I'm not a thief."

"Well then who's this Kanako?" She inwardly smiles at his pained expression. 'Words do hurt more.' Deciding to up the ante, she adds, "and why have you cried her name out while you sleep?"

The landlord's entire body freezes. "I…do?" He looks down, completely stunned. 'I thought I stopped doing that years ago,' he thinks to himself.

Naru is now smiling widely. "Yeah, you do. So what, is she some dumb girl you molested before you got here, or did you somehow trick her into going out with you and she dumped you and now you're all hung up on her? How pathetic."

Keitaro suddenly snaps his head up and Naru flinches at him. It's not the expression on his face that is frightening her, but his eyes, which have lost all their warmth and compassion, only to be replaced by pure, unadulterated anger. "Don't you dare insult her," he says in a deadly whisper. "She was twice the woman you could ever hope to be." He points to the door. "I want you out of here now, and I don't just mean my room," he adds. At her confused look, he finishes, "as of this moment, you are evicted from the Hinata House, and are banned from ever stepping foot near here ever again."

Narusegawa opens and closes her mouth several times, too stunned at the moment. "You…you can do that…"

"I can, and I have. Naru Narusegawa no longer lives here anymore." He inhales deeply and calms down a bit. "Now I'm giving you an hour to get your things, say your goodbyes, and leave."

Tears flow freely from the anger challenged girl. "Please don't do this," she pleads. "I've lived here for over two years. I'm comfortable and happy here and I have so many friends. Where will I go now?"

Keitaro turns around and walks out to his balcony, gazing at the vast scenery before him. "You should have thought of that before you opened your mouth."

By now, Naru has fallen to her knees, too weak to stand on her own. "Please…please let me stay Keitaro. I-I didn't mean anything by what I said…I was just messing around!" Her poor attempt to brush off her harsh words goes by unnoticed. "Please…I'm sorry."

"So am I," he quietly responds, "now get out of my room and get prepared to leave."

The young woman nods sadly, slowly getting up to her feet. She steps out of his room and slides the door shut. Just before it closes all the way, she whispers, "I never meant any of those mean things about you…or Kanako…whoever she is," she adds in an undertone to herself.

As soon as the door closes, Keitaro walks back into his room, collapses onto his rolled up futon and starts to cry.

To be continued…

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Author's notes: Well hello there! Been a long time, hasn't it? …Yeah, I suck, I know. Well, like I've said on my most recent updates, I've been struggling for ideas to come. I think they start to come back, but it just turns out to be a tease. I'm actually getting a good mindset on where this is going, so hopefully I can keep this going.

Well on Love Hina news, I'm sure none of you were expecting this now were you? Truthfully neither was I until I started to write this stuff down. Well on the next chapter, Naru's gonna leave Hinata House forever, but will a small talk with Haruka change everything? Find out next chapter. – lighthawkdemon

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