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Rating: T 13+ for mild violence and possible adult themes later on.

Chapter 3: First Impressions

Eldar Eclipse Cruiser Perseverance

Sylvanias awoke from her meditation as she sensed the Perseverance came out of the Webway tunnel near the craftworld Ulthwe. She immediately went to the nearby command chair and linked herself with the ships Infinity Circuit. At the exact same time, she felt her master Ulthran trying to contact her via the Circuit, and she immediately let her consciousness enter into rapport with his.

(A/N: To help keep the following conversation clear, Ulthran will be italicized while Sylvanias will remain in a normal font.)

'Sylvanias, have you been able to discover what the source of the strange warp emanations were?' 'Yes master, I have discovered the source to be a… remarkable… mon-keigh. I have brought him here under heavy sedation utilizing all the warlocks under my command. I have brought him here to be studied by Council.' She felt Ulthran's consciousness reach into hers to glimpse all that she had observed during her observation of Keitaro. 'I see what you mean. You are to dock at port 113/7. Allow this 'Keitaro' to awaken, and then bring him before the council. I will gather them so we may judge what we should do with this find.'

Sylvanias opened her eyes and left the comfort of the command chair. She quickly donned her ceremonial rune armor, but decided to leave helmet, thinking that it would scare Keitaro even more. She then took her personal lift and went straight to the medbay level of the ship. As she exited the lift, she was met with by one of the warlocks under command, Melchior was his name. He rose from his meditation position and kneeled before her. "Yes Farseer?" "What is the status of the subject?" "We have managed to keep him unconscious, but it taxes our strength greatly. He subconsciously uses the warp to fend of our efforts. His power has proven greater then all of ours combined, but we have greater skill at harnessing it. However, he is adapting and we will not be able to keep him under for much longer."

"Very well, gather the other Warlocks and return to your quarters and rest. I'll be taking over from here." She responded. "As you command, Farseer. Squad Morai-heg, fall out!" Twenty other robed figures marched out of the nearby room, saluted Sylvanias, and departed, taking Melchior with them. Sylvanias watched them go then proceeded to the room where Keitaro lay unconscious.

As she waited for him to regain consciousness, she quietly stood over him and observed him while in deep thought. She remembered her time observing him and couldn't help but to think about how he was so wrongly abused by those he sacrificed so much for. She saw how he was always there for them when they needed him, regardless of the cost to himself. She remembered how his 'tenants' took advantage of his kind nature, using him for their own interests and then treating him like a desq-pu. Above all, she remembered how they purposely orchestrated several of his supposed 'accidents' so they could amuse themselves at his physical and mental pain.

She leaned over and gently caressed his cheeked while whispering," You have suffered much in your life young one. For all that you sacrificed, for all of the pain that you have endured; you would have been a hero amongst my people." As she notices that he is beginning to stir, she quickly withdraws her hand and stands up, mentally berating herself for her lapse in discipline at such a critical juncture.

(From Keitaro's POV) "Suffered….sacrificed…you…hero…my people." Slowly, hesitantly, Keitaro opened his eyes only to snap them shut as his eyes tried to adjust to the blinding light. He opened his eyes once more and saw the face of what had to be the most beautiful woman he had ever met. Then as he realized he had been staring at her, he closed his eyes once more and curled into a fetal position on the bed. Such was his training drilled in to him by the hammer Narusegawa and the scythe Motoko that he was ready to receive a series of brutal attacks for what he was sure she would perceive as a 'perverse' act and punish him. 'But she was so...' Keitaro then thought himself to truly be a pervert for thinking such thoughts, and nervously awaited a blow that never came. Instead, he felt a hand shake his shoulder while a voice, that sounded better than any orchestra could hope to match, called out to him.

(Sylvanias' POV) As I look upon his curled form, I can not help but to feel pity for all he has gone through, and anger at all of those who have caused him such pain. I gently shake his shoulder and feel him tense up at the contact, then soothingly say," It is alright Keitaro. You have done nothing wrong. I assure you nothing here will hurt you. You have my word of honor, which has never been broken." I watch as he carefully lift's his head up so that he can see me. I smile reassuringly, and then I hold out my hand to him. Tentatively, he reaches his hand out and clasps mine, and I pull him into a standing position.

I wait as I see him gaze over the medbay, taking in all the machinery and the strange runes that marked them. His training under Seta kicked in as he tried to recognize the language, but he couldn't think of a single civilization that used runes even remotely similar to the language he was seeing displayed on the machinery and walls. Finally, his gaze returned to her and for the first time he noticed her elf-like features, her rune armor, and the eldritch blade she was carrying in her left hand. After getting over his initial shock, he quickly acted like he normally would in such a situation.

'He's cute even when he running around like a headless shaspo,' she thought before she caught herself and sighed in frustration at his antics. She grabbed him by the collar and said to him," Calm down, Keitaro. I have already promised you that no harm will come to you, and I stand by that promise. I will protect you." He calmed down considerably and started scratching the back of his head while mumbling sorry. "It's okay, just don't do it again okay?" she responds while giving another reassuring smile.

"Where am I? Who are you? What do you want with me?" Keitaro rapid fired questions off after regaining his composure." You are aboard the Eldar warship Perseverance. I am Farseer Sylvanias of Ulthwe. As for what we want with you, that has yet to be decided. I know you have many questions, but I must bring you before the Council soon, so we must go now. Stick close to me and I will keep you safe." As she turned and started walking, she noticed he wasn't following. She turned around and noticed he had an uncertain look about his features. "Keitaro, you have nothing to worry about, I will not allow anything to happen to you. But you must come with me." She extends her hand towards him and says," Do you trust me Keitaro?"

Keitaro looks at the offered hand, and slowly reaches out and grasps her hands. "Yes, I do trust you, Sylvanias." Smiling once more, she lead him out of the room while trying to ignore the pleasant feeling she was getting from the contact.

A/N: Finally, another chapter is up. Sorry for the long wait, but between finals, papers, work, and my personal responsibilities, I have not had much time to work on this story. Know that most of this story was written between 1am and 6 am on a Friday morning. Also, I wish to give credit for this chapter to VoidHawk and his story Moving Forward. It particularly inspired this chapter, and the sentence marked with an is his. If your reading this VoidHawk, please don't be angry with me. Oh, and as a spoiler, next chapter should include some scenes from the Hinata Sou as the tenants try to find their 'dear' landlord. Now, on to reviewer response.

Reviewer Response: Major Mike Powell 3rd: I'll get to work writing some omakes for future chapters. Also, be reassured that almost every chapter with Naru in it will feature at least some Naru-bashing.

Metroidvania: Thanks for the review. Also, thank you for saying my use of defining Keitaro's immortality as a power based in the Warp as being somewhat original. I try not to produce something that is exactly like everything else. For basic fluff about Warhammer 40k, go to I know I have taken some liberties with Sylvanias' character, but I'll just say she's a little more open minded then her brothers and sisters. As for the rangers being from Alaitoc, I thought rangers from Alaitoc constantly visited other craft-worlds. As for Ulthran being dead, this story takes place during the present (2000-ish A.D.) while Ulthran was killed sometime in the late 30th to early 40th millennia. Thanks for questioning my Eldar fluff. I need people who know Eldar to help me get this story right. I'll try to get Eldar racism/arrogance down pat in future chapters.

PockyGirl: That sounds like it would be a good idea. I can picture Su riding Naru like a horse. (Insert evil grin here).

Hound Archon: Thanks for the review.

Oblivion Knight 7: At this stage, I am not quite sure wither or not I want to hook him up with an Eldar or someone else from the Love Hina universe so I am laying the groundwork so it can go either way. I'll probably decide this by taking a vote from my reviewers. Vote in your reviews.

Grand Moff Pooky: Thanks for the review. I find it difficult to make this crossover work, given the differences in the two universes, but I am doing my best.

Dark Knight Gafgar: Thanks for the review. I'm surprised someone else thought up this kind of crossover, and I can see where you would go with Keitaro falling to the Ruinous Powers. As for chapter length, I'll try to expand it, but my time to work on this is extremely limited, but I'll try to update this story once a week or every two weeks at the bare minimum.

Ikari Shinji: Here you go.

Raiden no onna: Thank you for the review. For information on Warhammer 40k, go to and search for Warhammer 40k.

Bobboky: Here is some more.