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,

I still don't know what happened after I left last week when Robert had told me he liked Mei. Every one is curious though because Robert seems to always try to talk to Mei when they pass but, Mei just walks on. She keeps a neutral face so I don't know what she's thinking. The "accidents" that she reacts to have become more common—some times just when he's sitting beside Sara; saying that he shouldn't be trying to seduce such a young girl.

The thing that bothers me the most, that causes me great pain, is that he doesn't seem to want to talk to me. He just passes me sadly. I've been getting most of my support from Sara—Mei seems to not want to talk about the issue.

I can no longer find the courage to try and ask him out. After kissing him and leaving, including that fact that he's ignoring me… I just thought he was better then that. I thought he was going to be like Keitaro. Of course I never did tell Keitaro about my feelings at all, so I don't know how he would have reacted. I don't know how Naru would have reacted…

Speaking of Naru and Keitaro; they finally did it. Mei seemed lifted by the news that she was going to be an aunt in nine months time. We're going out tonight for a little celebration. We're going to Haruka's restaurant in town.

I can't think of much more to write, except that despite all this I still love him greatly.


Shinobu put away her diary.

"How's it going today?" Sara asked plopping herself on Shinobu's bed.

"Aren't you supposed to be at school?" Shinobu said.

"Well I figured that you'd need a bit of company today," Sara said holding out some tissue.

"No," Shinobu said pushing the tissue away, "I don't need those today."


"Oh Naru why couldn't I say 'yes'?" Mei asked hugging her sister.

"I don't know," Naru said patting her head. "It's the same with me when I was younger. Why did I deny my feelings for Keitaro? Why, once I admitted to my self, could I not bring my self to tell him for so long?"

"The worse thing is that Shinobu likes him as well," Mei said. "Knowing how Shinobu always steps aside to help others. She stepped aside so you and Keitaro could be together. She didn't fight for Robert last week. She just kissed him and walked off. She'll never find love that way." Mei's eyes had tears in them now. "I can't bear to stand in the way of Shinobu's happiness. I don't want to be one of the factors that take away her happiness. She deserves him…"

"But she left," Naru said. "I suggest that you either tell Shinobu that she gets him or go accept his offer."

Mei stood up.


"You did what?" Keitaro asked.

This was the first time Keitaro and Robert had talked since Shinobu had run away.

"I asked her out," Robert said.

"You idiot," Keitaro said. "That's was a horrible time to ask a girl out. You don't ask a girl out at a time like that. I bet you Mei was struggling to say 'yes' but because you chose a time like that she just couldn't."

The door opened. "Keitaro would you like some water melon?" Mutsumi asked sitting down and offering the plate to Robert.

"I'm over here Mutsumi," Keitaro said reaching over her to the water melon.

"So I heard you got dumped by both Shinobu and Mei," Mutsumi said.

"Huh? No, it's not like that at all," Robert said. "I was rejected by Mei and Shinobu… well… I'm not quite sure."

"Don't touch Shinobu," Keitaro said. "You have to make sure she likes you unless you want my wrath."

"Well she did kiss me," Robert said, "and it was a very good kiss."

"Oh dear," Mutsumi said with a mouth full of watermelon. "I came in here to ask you out for the celebration tonight."

Mutsumi leant forward and kissed Robert. He blushed and waved his hands around. The door slid open.

"Robert, I'd be happy…"

Mei ran off down the hall way.

"Oh no," Keitaro got up and chased after her.

"Oh no! Mei come back," Robert yelled running into the hall way and bumping into Sara. Sara happened to land onto of Robert in a provocative position.

"Not only a high school student but in the middle of the hallway!" Motoko yelled.

Shinobu, who had been walking with Sara to go talk to Robert, saw this and before Motoko could even draw her sword Shinobu was kicking Robert in the ribs.

"Stop doing this!" Shinobu screamed. "Why would you! She's in high school! Get off her!"

Shinobu picked Robert off the ground and threw him out the window. Then she ran down the hall way in the direction that Mei had run.

"Oh my; did I cause all that?" Mutsumi asked rubbing the back of her head.

"You gotta be more careful about stuff like that Mutsumi," Mitsune said.

"I'm sorry," Mutsumi said, "I just like him is all."

"Yes but do you like him to the extent that Robert and Shinobu do?" Motoko said sheathing her sword.

"I don't think so…" Mutsumi said. "How about one of you? Will you go with me to the celebration tonight?"

Motoko and Mitsune fell to the ground.


Shinobu caught up with Mei, having told Keitaro not to bother.

"Mei what's wrong?" Shinobu asked. "I mean if he didn't ask you then why are you angry at him?"

"I haven't told any one—other then Naru—that he asked me," Mei said angry. "How did you know?"

"Well he did tell me who it was," Shinobu said. "I just couldn't bear to tell you."
Mei hugged Shinobu.

"I said no," Mei said. "I didn't want to; but I just couldn't bring my self to say yes."

Shinobu comforted her friend.

"But why did you run off just now?" Shinobu asked.

"Mutsumi," Mei said, "she was kissing him. Well that's what I'm hoping."

"Well I was kissing Robert last week," Shinobu said.

"Yeah," Mei said, "but that was just a kiss, five seconds. This was full kiss that seemed to be going for at least ten second before I arrived. And I'm sure it was with tongues."

"Yeah but Mutsumi… well she does that kind of thing. I heard that both Naru's and Keitaro's first kisses were with Mutsumi when they were on this trip together."

"Well it doesn't make it right," Mei said. "I think it should be a competition between me and you."

"No," Shinobu said looking away sadly, "you take him. I don't deserve him."

Mei slapped Shinobu.

"Stop talking like that," Mei said. "You deserve him as much as me, if not more. You stood aside for my sister, why should you step aside for me?"

"Because I'm a nice person," Shinobu said. "I can't stand to see another hurt, even if it means I get hurt."

"If you're not going to try for him," Mei said, "neither am I. If he asks you out then you say yes."

Shinobu looked into Mei's eyes smiling. She hugged her friend.

"Thanks," Shinobu said.


Motoko walked into Robert's room.

"You're lucky that it was Mutsumi," Motoko said. "If it were some one else I would guess that you were being perverted."

"Hey Motoko can I ask you something?" Robert said.

"Possibly," Motoko said sitting down.

"Well seeing how you're a girl-"

"Why thanks for noticing."

"Well there's some one in the apartment I like."

"See this is why I didn't want a boy in the dorm," Motoko said turning away.

Is she blushing? Robert thought.

"Well do you think that Shinobu would say yes?" Robert asked.

"Oh… okay," Motoko said. "I'm not sure but she seems to have taken some liking to you."

Robert smiled and stood up.

"You can't seriously be thinking of asking her out though," Motoko said.

Robert sweat dropped.

"Let me give you a little advice," Motoko said, arms crossed around her chest and both eyes closed. "You have to wait for the right moment. This is not the right moment."

"But she kissed me at Tokyo U," Robert said.

"Yes and that's because she couldn't bear to keep her feelings in any longer," Motoko said. "But doesn't mean you can just go off and ask her out. You have to wait for the right moment."

"But when's that going to be?" Robert asked.

"How am I supposed to know?" Motoko said.

Robert lunged forward hugging Motoko's legs.

"Please tell me!" Robert begged.

Motoko kicked Robert off. "Fine. Tonight. Find a moment when you are both looking into each others eyes. Take both her hands in yours. Then just lean in. And so help me god; if you do anything more then kiss her you'll end up with your little buddies cut off." Motoko grabbed Robert's ball and gave them a squeeze for emphasis.

Robert fell to the floor holding on from pain. "Thanks for the advice Motoko," he groaned.

"You're going to do Shinobu?" Sara said running into Robert's room and jumping on the bed.

"N-no just kiss her," Robert said trying to stand up with out pain.

"She wants you," Sara whispered. She jumped off the bed and poked him in the chest, talking at her full volume now. "So don't you fuck this up or you'll be with out your buddies."

"Why can't you people leave my balls out of this?" Robert said sweat dropping.


"Cheers!" Every one yelled in unison clanging their glasses together.

"How'd he get an invite exactly?" Sara asked pointing at Kentaro.

"Because I'm so damn handsome," Kentaro said.

"Handsome would make me want you," Sara said roundhouse kicking him.

"Hey Sara calm down a bit," Seta said putting a hand on Sara's shoulder.

"Sorry daddy," Sarah said sitting down.

"He's here to pay for the dinner," Haruka said walking out of the kitchen with a basket of bread.

"Granted," Shinobu said. "Why are they here?"

Shirai and Haitani gave a nervous laugh.

"Well they're… that's a good question," Keitaro said.

They both sweat dropped.

"Well as long as I get to see Haruka," Shirai said with a growl. He gave Haruka a slap on the butt on the way out and she hit him over the head with her serving tray. "Ouch."

"What about Motoko's friends?" Mei asked.

"We're here because we're great filler characters!" they said taking a piece of bread each.

"Oh I just remembered," Mitsune said through a mouthful of bread. "We got a letter from Su. She's coming for a visit next week."

"That's great," Shinobu said, "haven't seen Kaolla for a long time."

Robert sat between Shinobu and Mei. He was very nervous because he liked both girls very much. Can't kiss one without the other freaking out on me. He thought.

"Robert would you pass the bread?" Shinobu asked, taking a sip of her wine.

"Can'you pazz th'water?" Mei asked with her drunken voice.

"Mei I think you've had too much sake," Mitsune said.

"I thought you said that there was no such thing as 'too much sake'," Motoko said handing the jug of water to Robert.

"Well that's for me," Mitsune said taking a swing from her sake.

Robert handed the water to Mei. "You think you should maybe cut down on the alcohol?" Robert asked putting his arm around Mei.

Mei blushed deeply while Shinobu turned away. Motoko looked between one and the other. She stood up and took Robert by the ear and pulled him off to another table.

"I thought you were going to kiss Shinobu," Motoko snapped quietly.

"Well I'll just see how it goes," Robert said, "I like both of them."

"Good enough," Motoko said. "But remember my earlier warning. And choose only one."

Robert smiled nervously as Motoko left him at the table by him self. He looked at Shinobu and Mei.

Oh no, Robert thought.


Robert woke up.

Whoa it's hot, Robert thought, and wet. What did I do last night? I remember being drunk.

Robert felt arms around him. He looked beside him and saw Mei. Naked. He looked down to see that he was naked as well. He looked around and saw that he was in the hot springs.

Oh god damn it! He thought.

He slowly took Mei's arms from around his shoulders and chest. He slowly got out of the hot spring.

I hope that no one's about to enter the hot springs, Robert thought.

He started to put on his pants. Then from behind him he heard a scream.

"Where do you think you're going?" Mei asked. "You still have a death sentence to fulfill."

Robert felt a fist meet his face as he turned around to apologize. His feet left the ground. He felt the wall behind him—as he smashed into it—break. He turned around ad started to get up when he felt his face enter a warm cleft. His eyes twitched as he looked up and saw Motoko.

"Why do you hate me," he said to no one in particular.

"I said one of them!" Motoko said turning around and kicking Robert. She took out her sword and with a wave Robert went flying out of the room and into another.

"You-you asshole!" Shinobu yelled.

Robert opened his eyes. He was under a skirt; there was a pair of panties less then a centimeter infront of his nose.

"Shinobu I don't mean it," he said, "I love you."

"That's not what I saw yesterday!" she took him from under her skirt and threw him out of her room.

He landed back in the hot springs.

"You again?" Mei asked running inside.


"He's out of the house!" Mei demanded.

"I agree!" Motoko said with a grip on her sword still.

Shinobu tightened her grip on her skirt in anger. She stood up.

"I agree!" Shinobu said. "He's gone too far with time."

"But Shinobu the rest of us don't want him gone," Sara said. "That's 3-to-3. We can't change if it's-"

"I'm apartment manager and I'll make what decisions I want!" Shinobu snapped.

"But Shinobu," Sara said.

"Don't argue Sara," Shinobu said, "you're still are able to live with your dad! Don't make me kick you out as well."

"I'm sorry," Robert uttered to the group.

He had his bags packed. He was looking at the ground. He opened the door and stopped in the door way. He turned.

"If any one wants to stop me…"

Everyone was quiet. Sara got up but Shinobu's angered gaze stopped her from saying anything.

"Okay," Robert said his eyes welling up with tears for the first time since he had moved here. "I'm sorry for wasting several weeks of your life. I hope you all can forget it."

Sara started to cry quietly. Mitsune comforted Sara with a hug. Sara looked up at Shinobu.

"I hate you!" Sara said. "You used to be such a nice person, you'd never hurt another human being."

"But Sara," Shinobu said.

"No! Don't talk to me." Sara got up and pushed Shinobu down.

By the time Shinobu hit the ground she was already crying.

"I can't believe I just did that…"

Shinobu ran out the door and down the steps. She sharply turned and entered the Hinata Tea House. Robert was to go here and then Keitaro would take him to the train station.

"Robert? Are you here?" Shinobu yelled.

"He just left," Naru said. "It was about five minutes ago."

"I need to get to the train station!" Shinobu said running out of the tea house.

Naru came running behind her. "We need to use the street car," Naru said. "I have money."

"Thank you so much," Shinobu said. "You and Keitaro are the only ones who are always looking out for me. Thank you."

Naru smiled.


"I can't believe that they just kicked me out," Robert said. "Shinobu… that kiss seemed so real."

"I think you crossed the line, whatever the hell happened last night," Keitaro said. "I mean; if I had ever ended up naked in the hot springs with Naru then I'd be kicked out for sure. And I was the apartment manager."

"Am I still welcome at the Hinata Tea House?" Robert asked.

"Oh of course," Keitaro said.

"Thank you," Robert said. "You and Naru are the only ones who were really looking out for me the whole time I was staying in the Hinata Apartments."

"You're welcome," Keitaro said.

Keitaro extended his hand for a shake. Robert gave Keitaro a quick hug instead, then backed off and did a bow.

"Thank you, once again. There's my train."

Robert turned around and got on the train.

"Keitaro where's Robert?" Shinobu said running into him.

"He's on the train," Keitaro said. "He's gone Shinobu."

"Where's he going?" Shinobu asked.

"I don't know Shinobu," Keitaro said, "he never said. I'm sorry."

"God damn it Keitaro," Shinobu said with tears streaming from her eyes, "don't fail me for the first time when I most need you."

Naru held out her cell phone.

"Call him," Naru said. "Don't worry we got unlimited hours on week ends."

Keitaro smiled at his wife. "We're gonna make great parents aren't we?" he whispered.

"Not the time to talk about it," Naru whispered back.

"Pick up Robert!" Shinobu seemed to demand.

Robert heard his cell phone ring suddenly. He fumbled for it and dropped it. It fell under the seat in front of him.

"Fuck!" He said reaching under the seat.

He found the cell phone and pressed the talk button.

"Hello?" Robert said glumly.

"Robert get off the train now," Shinobu begged. "Please."

"But you all hate me," Robert said. "I'm moving away, I'll actually be closer to Tokyo U."

"Get off the train or you'll never get go with me on a date!" Shinobu said.

"I haven't ask-"

"I'm asking you now get off the train!" Shinobu said. "Please…"

Robert got up. He started walking down the aisle between seats when some one was blocking the way.

"Excuse me," he said pushing past her.

"Some people are just so rude," the person said.

"Hello Robert?" Shinobu asked. "Robert's stopped talking!"

Shinobu sunk to the ground kneeling, her right hand covering her mouth so her sobs couldn't be heard. She threw the phone away towards Naru and Keitaro.

"It's okay Shinobu," Keitaro said putting a supportive arm around her shoulders.

"No it's not Keitaro… you've finally failed me." Shinobu got up and started to leave.

Some one hugged her from behind.

"Help!" Shinobu said. "Keitaro, Naru get this rapist off of me!"

"That's not a nice thing to say about your date," Robert said.

Shinobu blushed. Her tears of sadness quickly turned to tears of happiness. She turned around and tackled him; planting a long kiss on his lips. When the kiss broke Shinobu looked into Robert's eyes blushing a deep crimson.

"I love you so much," Shinobu said.

"I know," Robert said kissing her again. "I love you too."

"We're going to make great parents!" Naru said.

"I thought it wasn't the time to talk about it," Keitaro said.

"Well it is now." Naru said tackling her husband and kissing him.


Okay now you can review... It's not done even if it seems to be a conclusion. I estimate at least three more chapters. There may be four or five though. Peace.