Note: I do not own Love Hina and I'm not really sure who does—other then Tokyo pop for publishing it in North America.


Dear Diary,

Yesterday Robert finally—after whole week—managed to call me Shinobu, as opposed to Shinoyu. It caused me to blush and Sara high-fived me. The only person who is still really against Robert is Motoko, then again she still hasn't warmed up to Keitaro so that's not too shocking. Even though the whole house hold accepts him he still gets his ass kicked alot.

For example: the other day he was walking behind me up the stairs and had seen me tripping. He tried to keep me from falling, but only ended up grabbing the waist of my skirt and falling down with me. Sara had picked him up off me and threw him down stairs. I went and picked him up. All I wanted to do was lean forward and kiss him, but Sara was there also… well that's what I keep telling my self. I'm afraid. He looks like Keitaro and I'm afraid that if I kiss him Naru would come and take him away. If not Naru then some one else. I haven't been able to tell a guy my true feelings and I always end up sitting in the background watching him make his moves on another girl, wishing it was me.

But I promise my self that it'll be different this time. I promise my self that and I only hope I can follow up on my promise.


Shinobu put away her diary. She had to cook lunch. She made sure that Sara wasn't home first and then made her way to the kitchen. She slid the door open and there was Robert with an apron on holding a spatula up and turning and smiling at Shinobu.

"I'm making… what am I making again?" Robert said.

"Looks like grilled cheese," Shinobu said looking into the frying pan.

"Oh yeah," Robert smiled. "It's my specialty." Robert took her by both arms. "Shinobu, can I ask you something?"

Shinobu blushed and imagined the question.

"Do you want to go out on a date with me?" Robert asked.

"Can you pass me the vegetable oil?" Robert asked pulling Shinobu back into reality.

Shinobu sweat dropped and nodded. She reached and took the vegetable oil from the top shelf.

Maybe he wanted a second to check me out, Shinobu thought. Yeah right like he'd be interested in me. No! I promised myself.

"What's wrong Shinobu," Robert asked. "I thought you were getting the vegetable oil."

Shinobu blushed and then handed Robert the oil. Robert poured a bit too much on and a little burst of flame shot up. Robert stumbled backwards into Shinobu, causing them both to trip. Robert's hand landed on Shinobu's left boob. Her eyes widened.

"Filthy, stinking, pervert!" Mei yelled kicking Robert who hit the roof and landed on his back.

"He was just making lunch for us all," Shinobu said.

"And now it's ruined," Robert said tears streaming from his eyes.

"Shinobu, can I talk to you for a second?" Mei said sounding concerned.

Shinobu nodded and followed Mei out of the kitchen.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Mei said making over exaggerated motions with her hands. "You actually like him touching you?"

Shinobu blushed for a second and then snapped out of it.

"No," Shinobu said waving her hands in front of her. "Of course not it was an accident."

"Yeah but you didn't seem to want to stop it," Mei said.

Shinobu started to blush again.

"You know your chastity is very important," Motoko said interrupting.

"You're not a part of this," Shinobu muttered, "either of you."

"I gotta agree with Motoko," Mitsune said, "I only got one chance at breaking my virginity and I made a bad choice."

"Why are you in this?" Shinobu said.

"Guys stop I was having a one on one with Shinobu," Mei said.

"No you were telling me what to do!" Shinobu said.

"We were just looking out for you," Mitsune said. "You know, your best interests at—"

"No!" Shinobu said. "You have your best interests at heart, not mine! Just let me be! It's my business!"

Shinobu got up and ran out the door. She ran all the way to the tea house.

Shinobu sat sipping some tea.

"Come on Shinobu," Naru said. "You can't actually let him touch you."

"But it was all an accident!" Shinobu said.

"That may be true but it doesn't make it right," Keitaro said. "It's not like I didn't feel bad when I saw Naru, doing… ungraceful things accidentally through the floor."

Shinobu nodded. She sighed and got up.

"Shinobu?" Robert asked poking his head into the tea house. "Oh cool, nice place you got here Keitaro."

"Thanks it's my aunts," Keitaro said, "well, it was."

"Oh I heard from a Seta that the results from the practice exams are up," Naru said

"Hey, listen Robert," Naru said, "how many times do you think you should have to try before you get your wife pregnant?"

Robert and Keitaro sweat dropped at the same time.

"You guys are trying to have a child?" Shinobu asked smiling.

"Yeah but…" Keitaro trialed off.

"Listen Shinobu," Robert said trying to change the subject. "The guys in the house are really sorry. They'll let you do… what ever it was you wanted to do. They didn't actually tell me what was wrong."

Obviously not; with what it is, Shinobu thought.

Shinobu smiled walking out of the tea house. She stopped and turned around.

"Good luck with your baby," Shinobu said turning and waving. The next words came out of her mouth before she even thought them. "I could bare your child if it's something is wrong with Naru."

Keitaro, Naru, and Robert sweat dropped, their mouths resting on the floor. Shinobu had turned red and started to faint. Robert caught her in his arms, unfortunately for him, one of his hands happened upon one of her butt cheeks. Naru threw a glass at Robert who flew out from the door way and hit, face first, into a tree. Shinobu—blushing as much as before—went to help Robert up.

"Why me?" Robert moaned.

"Because you just bad luck," Shinobu said.

Why did Naru have to do that? Shinobu thought. It was the perfect opportunity for a first kiss. He might have been about to kiss me.

The walked up the stairs back to the dorm.

Tell him.

"I-I lo-"

"Can I ask you something?" Robert interrupted her; apparently not aware that Shinobu had began to talk at all.

Please be what I think hope it is, Shinobu thought nodding.

"There's some one at the dorm I've taken a liking to."

Shinobu's heart lifted.

"And I'm not sure how she feels."

Shinobu thought that a little strange but she started to pucker her lips—he was looking forward, but he'd turn to say it.

"And I'm pretty sure you know."

She started to move her head towards him.

"Do you think Mei'll say yes if I ask her out?"

She stopped. Her lower lips started to quiver. Tears filled up her eyes.

"Shinobu?" Robert asked turning to her.

Shinobu turned away.

"What's wrong?" Robert asked grabbing her arm.

"Nothing," Shinobu said tearing her arm out of his grip, "I just forgot something at the tea house."

"Oh, I'll come with you," Robert said taking one step downward.

"No!" Shinobu said turning around, blushing, and waving her wands in front of her. "I can get it; just wait at the dorm for me."

"Oh… okay," Robert said, "I'll wait for you here though."

"Fine do what you want," Shinobu said a little too coolly.

Robert swallowed hard. What did I do?

Shinobu turned around and ran down the stairs. Robert was sure he heard sobs.

What does she have to cry about? Robert thought. Something that's my fault, I'm sure.

Robert stood there for a few minutes. He started to become nervous. He should have known that Shinobu wasn't really going to the tea house, but he kept trying to tell him self other wise. He sighed and started walking down the steps. He got to the tea house and entered.

"I know I'm stupid for asking but is Shinobu here?" Robert asked.

Keitaro and Naru turned to him. "You guys left five minutes ago," Naru said. "You guys scared her off again?"

"Me, I did it," Robert said sinking into the chair.

Naru exhaled and stood up. "Let's get searching. We have to go to the apartment and get our 'teams' assembled."

Robert nodded.


"And why did she run away this time?" Mei asked, her voice dripping with ice.

"It was something I said," Robert said blushing.

"And what was that?" Sara asked, her hands on his thigh, putting all her weight on him. Her face was close to his probing his features.

"Sara," Naru said, "off or I'll tell Seta something you don't want."

Sarah seemed to be off the couch and standing with a mock salute within a second.

"Are you sure it wasn't something you touched?" Motoko asked.

Mutsumi sat down beside Robert and hugged him.

"You didn't hurt Shinobu did you?" Mutsumi said squishing up against Robert.

Robert was red faced. Mei looked away angered. Mutsumi was giving every one a ditsy smiled. Mei blushed and got up. "I'll look with Robert."

"Mei you know you're blushing right?" Sarah asked quietly.

Mei pushed Sarah away still blushing with an annoyed look on her face. Sarah stumbled and fell over Mitsune's discarded sake bottles. She fell onto Robert's lap in a sitting position.

"Pervert!" Mei yelled and her fist quickly met Robert's face.

"Even I knew that was an accident," Motoko said standing up. "Let's go Mitsune. We'll search at the train station.

"We're going to Tokyo U," Robert said.

"Why Tokyo U?" Mei asked.

"The Exam results came out today," Robert said, "so she might have gone to see them… you know to try to find something to be happy about. It's a long way so it's best if we leave now."

Mei nodded and walked out the door with Robert trailing behind him.


"So Mei what's your reason to make it into Tokyo U?" Robert asked as they walked across the bridge.

Mei startled but continued to walk.

"It's no business of yours." Mei said as coolly as she could manage.

"Well I was just wondering," Robert said.

"Well you haven't told me your reason," Mei said.

"Well it's a personal matter," Robert said sadly.

"So is my reason," Mei said.

Why am I being mean? Mei thought. I mean when I saw Sara on him I just got jealous. But now… why do I have to be so icy towards him?

"Listen Mei," Robert said exhaling. "I have something I want to ask you."

"Save it," Mei said.

He pressed on. "But Mei it's just one question."

"And it can't be saved until after we found Shinobu?" Mei asked. "What ever you did to her."

Robert smiled nervously.

"And if she's been hurt, you're out of the house," Mei said.

Please don't be hurt Shinobu, Mei thought. Please don't leave Robert.

They got onto the street car and Mei blushed as Robert was pushed up against her.

"Get off of me," Mei said elbowing Robert in the stomach.

"I'm being pushed into you," Robert said.

Mei felt something hard push up against her thigh. Mei's eye twitch, taking a guess at what it was.

"Yeah but you had to bring him into it?" Mei said, her fist ramming into his nuts.

Robert fell to the ground twitching.


Robert went to find out their marks, while Mei saw where Shinobu was. Mei walked up to her.

"What'd he touch," Mei asked sitting beside Shinobu putting a supportive arm around her.

Shinobu looked up blushing. "Nothing, it's just… he's interested in some one other then me. He asked if I would help," Shinobu sniffed, "if I would help him with her."

"Oh my," Mei said. She likes Robert also? "Some one else? Did he say who?"

Shinobu looked into Mei's eyes and opened her mouth. She seemed like she was about to answer but then muttered, "no."

I hope it's me, Mei thought. I'm pretty sure Shinobu will get over it in a week…

"You guys, we all passed!" Robert said running up to them smiling.

Shinobu stood up and kicked Robert in the shin. She kicked him in the shin again.

"Ouch. Shinobu stop that." Robert begged.

Shinobu turned deep red, tears welling up in her eyes again. She drew her arm back and tried to throw a punch. Mei held back her hand.

"This isn't exactly helping your chances," Mei whispered.

Shinobu went slack.

"I'll see you two at the Apartment…" Shinobu said stalking forward slowly.

She stopped just beside Robert as if contemplating something. She turned his face towards his and kissed him. Robert looked back at her with a shocked look. Shinobu's eyes closed and a tear drop dripped between them onto the ground. She ran forward, one hand a clenched fist on her chest, the other beside her.

"Shinobu… wait!" Robert said quietly.

Robert looked down at the ground. Mei sweat dropped. She took his hand.

"Do you love Shinobu?" Mei asked.

"Um…" Robert said blushing. "There's some one else actually."

Robert put his free hand over the hand that was holding his. Mei blushed a deep crimson.

"Will you go out with me this Friday?" Robert asked bringing her hand up to his lips and kissing it gently.

Say yes, Mei thought, say yes. Say yes. Say yes. Say yes. Say yes. Say yes. Say yes. Say yes. Say yes!

"Ye-ye-ye…" Mei was trying to say it. When it wouldn't come out her heart stopped and she said; "no…"

Mei took her hand from his and turned in the direction Shinobu had walked. She ran with tears streaming from her eyes.

Why? She thought. Why couldn't "yes" come out?


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