Chapter 1: Unwanted
The overgrown Naru shocked, shocked with what she saw. Keitaro reading a book that is not hentai. Rather was an educational book. She quickly ran towards him.
"Wow, Urashima, you changed or maybe there's a catch." She said at the same time asking. Keitaro was disappointed that she thought there was a catch rather than thinking it in a good way. He sighed.
" How could you say that, you are really rude you know."? He said quietly with a disappointing voice. He frowned even more.
She was shocked with what he said. She frowned. ' Maybe he really did change and it was really rude of me to say that.' She thought. She was going to apologize when Kitsune called for dinner. He stood up still disappointed and started walking towards the kitchen. She followed him slowly towards the kitchen.
Shinobu noticed that Keitaro was in a low mood. Seeing him like that makes her feel that way too. " Hey, Keitaro will you read a book to me later." She asked while blushing so hard. For a shy girl that was hard enough to say. Everybody was surprised with what she said.
He looked at her for a while. She noticed that he was looking at her so she blushed harder. "Sure, why not." He accepted. She smiled with excitement. He also cheered up because after hearing that he felt important once more.
When Naru saw that Keitaro was smiling once again. She felt happy and at the same time hurt. Happy, that he cheered up and Hurt, because she is the reason he was sad and she wasn't the one that fixed it. Kitsune noticed that Naru was sad right away.
They started eating. Keitaro finished first so he stood to go back to his room but because of his clumsiness he slip. He fell down on Motoko's lap. Naru quickly ran to him and punched him towards the wall. She realized what she had done. She thought of helping him and apologizing but it would be really obvious that she like him which she doesn't know for sure whether she like him or not.
He stood weakly and still shaking his head. He bowed his head. " I'm sorry Naru and Motoko. When he did that she blushed ten turned away. " Okay, its okay." She said softly.
" Yeah, its okay, don't worry about it but if you take it for granted I'll take your head off." Motoko warned.
He stood straight. "Yeah, I promise." He assured. He went to his room to freshen up. ' I'm really unwanted in this house, I think I should take steps to make it better.' He thought.
Everybody already went to their own rooms. Keitaro went to Shinobu's room. He knocked at her door. Shinobu was startled and nervous. She slowly opened the door. Seeing Keitaro's face made her blushed. He slowly went in and sat on her bed.
She saw that he was frowning. She took the courage to ask him. " Why are you sad Keitaro?" she asked while blushing. She slowly went near him. He looked at her. He took a moment before telling her the truth.
" The truth is, I feel that I am unwanted in this house, I feel like I don't belong here and I feel like nobody cares about me and I feel like everybody thinks of me in a bad way." He confessed while frowning. She felt sorry for him. "I think I should just leave." He continued. She was startled with what he said.
" Don't say that, I care about you!" she shouted without her will. She covered her mouth and blushed like tomato. He was surprised with what she said. She looked down. ' I shouldn't have done that' she said to herself. 'But there is no way out now, I've got to tell him how I feel.'
She took he's hands. "Keitaro, I have to tell you something." She said. Her heart is thumping like a drum.
" What is it?" He asked.
" I…. I…. I think…I lo…. lo…lo…love you Keitaro!" she confessed. She blushed. He wasn't as surprised as this in his whole life. He didn't know what to say but he knew that he didn't love her as much as she loved him. He doesn't want to hurt her feelings but its better for her to know the truth.
He hugged her. She felt comfortable in his arms. She even closed her eyes. "Thank you, Shinobu, I really appreciate it." He said. She felt happier when he said that until he continued. "But I don't think your love is as strong as mine towards you." He said slowly. She was hurt when he said that. She was so hurt that she cried. He knew she would cry.
Naru heard Shinobu's cry so she hurriedly went to her room. When she opened the door she saw Keitaro hugging Shinobu in his arms while she was crying.
The first thought of Naru is that she confessed her love to him and he accepted it. With that thought her heart felt like it was turned into a million pieces. When Keitaro saw her, his face was frowning. To comfort her he hugged her even more. Naru saw the hug as a passionate one because he didn't notice his frown.
She just stood there stunned. " Naru, I'm so sorry for hurting her feelings but I have to tell her the truth." He said. When he said that Naru lighten up but she knew she shouldn't. She went to them.
When Shinobu heard Naru's name, she suddenly knew why he turned her down.
