Disclaimer: I don't own Love Hina.

A/N: The end is coming; it's coming for this fanfic. After this chapter, three more chapters and it will conclude For His Own Sake. I would like to thank Grey Wolf4 and Luffy is King for the suggestions they have given me for this chapter.

Chapter 24

Naru was watching and hearing the conversation between Keitaro and Chizuka and it just made Naru even angrier.

"You…you…" Naru said in a quiet and angry tone and then Naru calmed down and shook her head, "forget it, I won't give that pervert the satisfaction."

Naru continued on and went to see the Board members of Tokyo University and as she went on her way, Keitaro came out and watched Naru continuing heading to her destination. Keitaro shrugged and went on to the opposite direction of where Naru was going.

Keitaro entered the library and had a table for himself and he sat down. He took out materials from his bag and looked over the things he had. Keitaro smiled as he was excited of spending the day with Nagisa and then he thought about what happened when he was faced with Motoko again.

Flashback: Yesterday at the dojo of the Shichimura Apartment Complex

In the dojo, Keitaro arrived and was bringing out the mats as there was going to be a class later in the evening and it was Ranma who was teaching the class. As Keitaro was getting things ready, Motoko came by and looked at Keitaro very upset.

"Motoko…" Keitaro said not happy to see Motoko.

Motoko looked at Keitaro with death glare, "Urashima, you foul perverted scum."

Keitaro rolled his eyes, "Really Motoko?"

Motoko saw a bokken on a wall and went and grabbed it and got in her stance, "Face me Urashima. I'm amazed that you would dare try to claw your perverted ways into my family!"

Keitaro shook her head, "This is old, really, really old. Pervert this, pervert that, cowardly male this, cowardly male that…Motoko, it's old."

Motoko gripped on the bokken and Keitaro shook his head.

"Face me Urashima," Motoko demanded.

"No, I see no reason for this," Keitaro replied.

Motoko looked around and saw another bokken on the other side and point to it, "There's another one right there, pick it up and face me."

"Why the hell should I?"

Motoko huffed, "I knew it, you're such a cowardly male, fine, if you won't do it on your own, then I'll force you."

Motoko went on the attack and Keitaro dodged her first attack. Motoko was swinging the bokken with anger and Keitaro was simply dodging her attacks.

"Why won't you fight me?" Motoko asked in anger.

"Because it's stupid, what you're doing is stupid."

"Urashima…"

"You were called out on your actions, right?"

Motoko was shocked as she stopped and gritted her teeth, frustrated.

Keitaro continued, "Your grandmother told me what happened and that you were stripped as the heir to the God Cry School for various reasons, not only that but Shinobu told me how you slapped her. Motoko, I'm disgusted that you would do that to her and for what? Because she was being honest of how she felt, for saying things that you and Naru didn't like. Do you really hate the fact that Shinobu stood her ground and called you and Naru on what the two of you are really?" Keitaro pointed at Motoko, "This is your answer to everything; you attack me with your techniques and try to justify your actions by saying that you're bringing justice and protecting the purity of other girls but that was never it, you were just being a bully yourself and it's just so easy for you."

"Shut up, shut up, shut up...just shut up!" Motoko said loudly, "Just shut up Urashima, you know nothing about me, you never understood anything. Everything started because of you, because you had to say such despicable things about me, about Naru, about Granny. You started all the misery and I knew that letting a male in an all-girls house was a huge mistake."

"And who made that mistake as you call it Motoko? My granny was the one who invited me there so blame her for letting a male into an all-girls house."

"Don't you dare speak badly of Granny!" Motoko said with passion, "She is honorable and responsible and had been very helpful and understanding."

Keitaro scoffed, "Tell me, would a responsible and honorable person lie to their family and go on a vacation and make someone else pick up the slack?"

"I said shut up! You're the one who is wrong!" Motoko replied angrily and released a ki energy attack, "Zanganken!"

Keitaro quickly grabbed a bokken and swung horizontally fast and actually destroyed the technique.

Motoko's eyes widened at what she saw, "Impossible, how did he—"

Motoko didn't finish her sentence because Keitaro suddenly appeared before her and knocked the bokken out of Motoko's hands with his own bokken and pointed it at Motoko.

"How…how are you able to…?" Motoko spoke surprised.

"It's amazing when someone teaches you how to defend and counter some of your techniques," Keitaro replied.

"So my uncle has taught you as well," Motoko deduced.

Keitaro shook his head, "No, not Shinsuke, Nagisa's been teaching me."

Motoko was surprised and gritted her teeth and had her head down, "Her…why would she teach you anything?"

Keitaro was silent and Motoko balled her fists. Keitaro moved the bokken away from Motoko and turned his back on her.

"Just leave Motoko," Keitaro said, "I have no interest in fighting you. There is nothing to gain in this fight that you want to have. Even if you were to beat me, it wouldn't change anything for you. In fact, it's actually a good thing it's just us now otherwise, it would only make things worse for you if any of your family members just witness your irrational actions."

Keitaro was about to finish his job in the dojo when Motoko grabbed the bokken again to attack with fury towards Keitaro with Keitaro seeing the attack coming and blocked the attack.

"You think I'm just going let you get away with this," Motoko said with tears in her eyes.

Motoko swung violently at Keitaro trying to hit him but Keitaro was able to dodge and blocked the attacks.

"Motoko, this is ridiculous," Keitaro said annoyed, "enough is enough!"

"Silence you pervert!" Motoko countered as she was still attacking, "You don't have the right you vile male! Every misfortune that has happened is because of you! That's right, everything is your fault!"

"You're blaming me," Keitaro replied annoyed, "so typical, whenever something goes wrong, I'm the first you point the finger at. That's what you and Naru have always done, even when it was really you. What's worse about it is that I allowed it, I allowed these stupid antics and actions to continue when I should have done my job as manager and not spoiled you girls."

"Spoiled? Spoiled?"

"That's right, you were nothing more than spoiled brats and I was really nothing more than a doormat than a manager. The way I saw it, I didn't feel that I should continue and I'm glad that it's my aunt that took over the inn. She's more of a sensible person that I am."

"You're glad," Motoko gritted her teeth, "you're glad to run from your responsibility, you're glad that you allowed that aunt of yours to usurp the ownership of the inn and forcing us out."

"It's not my concern what my aunt does with the Hinata Inn," Keitaro said with a shrug.

"You've betrayed us, you betrayed Naru and Granny for your own selfish desire and I won't have that. It's also your fault that Shinobu disrespected me and Naru, it was your influence no doubt and I had no choice but to slap her."

"I had already been betrayed by Naru and my own grandmother and you know, the only one here who is really vile Motoko is you. Physically assaulting me was one thing but physically assaulting Shinobu was extremely not right at all. You had no right to do that to Shinobu!"

Motoko gritted her teeth in frustration and she swung the bokken again and Keitaro blocked the attack and forced it out of Motoko's hand. Motoko was upset and tried to hit Keitaro with a chop but Keitaro dodge the attempt and Motoko slipped and fell on the ground. Motoko was upset and was about to get up and make her attempt again but she decided against that as she had began to see that it was pointless her hands were shaking.

"Just tell me why?" Motoko asked upset.

"Huh?" Keitaro responded.

"Why are you getting along with them so well?"

"What are you talking about?"

"My uncle and his family…tell me, why are you getting along with them so well? Why is my uncle willing let you stay here in exchange of you working here? Why does my aunt see you as the best thing that ever happened? Why does Kazuya like to hang out with you? And why…why does Nagisa seem to like you so much that she willing to actually spend time—," Motoko cut herself off and shook her head, "Why doesn't she see you as some weak perverted male and why…" Motoko gritted her teeth, "Why the hell are you so happy to be here? Why do you seem happier here than you ever were at the Hinata Inn?"

"Motoko…"

"It's not right, it's not right that you're happy and cheerful here and you get along with people here so well."

"You actually think that it's not right?" Keitaro asked with a raised eyebrow.

"What about your time in the Hinata Inn? Didn't you have had good time in the Hinata Inn as well, with all of us?"

Keitaro sighed, "I admit that I did but Motoko, all the bad things that had happened to me overweighted all the good times that I had. I was fool in thinking things would get better and I didn't really do anything. I allowed the bad things, the bad habits that most of you were doing to continue."

"Bad habits," Motoko scoffed.

"Yes Motoko, bad habits."

Motoko felt bitter and tears were streaming from her eyes, "You know...I just wanted to hear at least one bad thing about you being here, one bad thing. If it was the case, I would have felt better and assure that I was right in saying that you were the same way at the inn," Motoko continued to have tears stream from her eyes, "but I know, I get that it's childish of me. I've known that I've been a fool all this time."

Keitaro raised his eyebrow again, "Motoko, do you really understand? Do you mean that you actually get it?"

Motoko sadly wrapping her arms around herself, "I knew I was wrong in the things I was doing, what I had done in the past and when I had been judged and what they told me in the council back in Kyoto. I had realized that you weren't really a bad person and I really did felt that way for a long time but I acted as I did because Naru…"

"Naru?" Keitaro spoke raising an eyebrow and confused.

Motoko shook her head again and brought down her arms, "No, I shouldn't make excuses," Motoko looked at Keitaro with sadness and tears from her eyes, "I kept thinking that you would show up and help me and the others out, just like you would in the past but I realized that you were really done helping us and it was expected and with everything that had happened…"

Keitaro was about to say something but stopped himself.

Motoko continued, "I have lost what I have earned and held dear for so long and all of this could have been avoided if I hadn't been so damn blind. My own parents see me as a disgrace, my grandmother has lost faith in me, my sister sees me as an embarrassment and someone who betrayed her terribly and the rest, they see me as an ignorant sexist bully and hypocrite."

"Well, Motoko, sadly—"

"Don't say it Urashima," Motoko interrupted with a strain tone, "I know that, I already know that," Motoko started wiping the tears from her face, "everything I did, every action I have taken, I did it believing that I was justified and protecting others, believing that I was acting with honor and a respectable practitioner of the God Cry School."

"I see...if you realize this, then what are you going to do?"

Motoko looked at Keitaro and to her right side feeling depressed, "Honestly, I can't take it anymore. I'm done trying."

"Done trying, what is that suppose to mean?"

Motoko looked at Keitaro as she stood up in silence. She stared at Keitaro and then nodded.

"I won't attack you anymore," Motoko said, "I just wished that—"

Motoko cut herself off and looked away and Keitaro wondered what Motoko was going to say next.

"Motoko?" Keitaro muttered.

Motoko looked at Keitaro with a glossy expression, "I just wished you would have looked at me the same way you looked at Naru."

Keitaro was taken back what Motoko said and it was a shock.

"What do you mean?" Keitaro asked confused.

Motoko chuckled sadly, "You mean you didn't know…well, I guess I shouldn't be surprised, especially how you had such a one-track mind, I just wished that you had seen that…" Motoko shook her head, "no, I guess it's too late for that. Keitaro, I'm sorry to bother you, I'm going to go."

Motoko left the dojo and Keitaro was left in shocked and still trying to figure out what Motoko meant and he thought of something and his eyes widened at the thought.

"No wait, surely Motoko doesn't mean that…" Keitaro spoke with disbelief.

Flashback End

Keitaro sighed and continued to study in the library while thinking about the things that Motoko had said to him.

Tokyo University Room 413

Naru entered the room looking back and wondered why two security officers were standing by the door in the hall. She shrugged it off and then saw that there were eight people sitting behind desks and they were members of the Board of Tokyo University which consist of the president and seven vice presidents, five men and three women. The one in the middle was a middle aged man with short black hair who wore squared glasses and a dark brown business suit and had a mustache. It was the President of Tokyo University name Shimata.

"Naru Narusegawa, please come in and sit," President Shimata said.

Naru nodded and sat down in a chair and faced the Board members. She looked at Shimata's left and saw four vice presidents, two men named Sudo and Kyozaki. Sudo was a skinny middle aged man with balding light black hair wearing a black suit and Kyozaki was an average build old man who was bald and wore a black suit. The two women named Kondo and Hasegawa with Vice President Kondo as a middle aged woman with brunette hair tied in a bun and wore a dark violet business suit and Vice President Hasegawa was a middle aged woman with short black hair, wore glasses, and wore a white business suit. Naru looked at Shimata's right side and saw three vice presidents, two men and one woman. The two men were Vice President Uchida who was a middle aged man with black hair with a receding hair line from the front and wore glasses and wore a light brown suit and Vice President Kouda who was a large man with brown short hair and wore a beige suit. The third woman was Vice President Minase who was a young-looking woman with long brown hair and wore a light blue suit.

"Now Naru Narusegawa, do you know why you've been called here?" Vice President Sudo asked.

"Um, I think so…" Naru answered.

"You think so, well, just in case, let's clarify. Narusegawa, you have been called here because of an incident where you assaulted the spouse of one of our faculty members and from what we've learned, the husband of one of our faculty member was someone who was asked by your advisor to come by and aid you in your career goals…but now, that will no longer be possible."

Naru gritted her teeth hearing about this, it was surprising to her to hear that the woman name Chizuka was a faculty member of Tokyo University and the fact the her husband name Kyoji was the person that her advisor, Ida had asked for to help Naru for her plans to be a teacher. It was as if fate had just slapped Naru in the face repeatedly.

"Narusegawa, these actions are not befitting of a prominent student of Tokyo University," Vice President Hasegawa, "with that in mind, in order to spare the university from the shame on its reputation, we have to take action for this."

"Wait, I didn't know," Naru said.

"Hmm?"

"I didn't know who they were, I mean, how was I suppose to know and besides, I apologized afterwards."

"Yes we know about that," President Shimata said, "and we're aware that you had no clue who they were but that doesn't excuse your poor behavior. The point is that you committed assault, regardless of who they were and whether or not they are part of this university or a different university, specifically Keio University. The fact is that you Narusegawa attacked a faculty member of a prominent university which resulted of you getting arrested on assault and it makes the image of Tokyo University look bad when one of its students gets arrested for assault."

Naru panicked and it was a harsh reminder what she did when she was working at the Kuromitsu Inn.

"Wait, please let me explain," Naru pleaded, "I have a very good explanation for this."

"You do?" Vice President Minase asked raising an eyebrow.

Naru nodded, "Yes."

"Well?" President Shimata asked.

"Let me say that yes, it is true that I did hit Yojimaru-sensei's husband," Naru felt shame having to admit it, "but it wasn't really my fault."

The Board members were stunned with what Naru had just said with they looked at each other with confusion and then looked back at Naru.

"How can you sit there and say that it wasn't really your fault?" Vice President Kouda asked.

"It was a reflex."

"A reflex, you say?" Vice President Kyozaki spoke who was a bit confused.

Naru nodded, "Yes, I'm not really the kind of person that just goes around and simply punch people but what happened was really because of one person."

"Oh really, and who is that person you're referring to?" The president responded.

"It's Keitaro, Keitaro Urashima," Naru answered with determination, "he's the one to blame and I'll explain why that is. I used to live in an all-girls dorm and everything was wonderful, I had friends, I had a great place to study and everything was comfortable," Naru frowned, "but sadly, that all change when Keitaro showed up there and turned my life and my roommates' lives in there upset down, mostly with his perversion."

"Perversion?" the president asked.

"Yes, honestly, we had given him so many chances for him to straightened up but he just would not change and he would act perverted to even the younger ones so I…I hit him but I only did that to save my fellow dorm mates from getting molested by Keitaro because he wouldn't stop with words and he always peeked on me numerous times. He would always look for any excuse to grab my breasts and even outside of the dorm; he would always harass unexpected females so I hit him in order to get him to stop. He would always recover but he would never learn his lesson," Naru had her hands on her head upset and frustrated, "it had become an endless cycle, Keitaro would act like a disgusting pervert and I end up having to hit in order for him to stop and remind him that he can't be a perverted molester. This became a daily occurrence and I would have nightmares of Keitaro and guys like him molesting women and young girls so you see, that's what happened when I struck Mr. Yojimaru, when I saw him with that perverted look on his face, I couldn't help but be reminded of Keitaro acting like that so what I did was out of impulse."

The Board members looked at each with concern and then they looked back at Naru.

"Hmm, this sounds very serious," Vice President Uchida said rubbing his chin.

Naru nodded, "Yes, so you see, yesterday would not have happened if it had not been for the knee jerk reaction I get with Keitaro and having to be reminded of the trauma. I thought that if I didn't do anything, it would be like I was turning my back on someone in trouble and I'd be reminded what happened if I didn't help her. I know that the two are married but Mr. Yojimaru was making Mrs. Yojimaru look very uncomfortable and it was obvious that she didn't want to do what he was suggesting so he should have just backed off."

"Do you really believe that?" Vice President Kyozaki asked.

"Yes, I do," Naru said showing a sympathetic expression.

"I have a question," Vice President Minase said, "this occurrence that you say that kept going on with Keitaro Urashima, did you ever, you know, call the police? Did you ever think that if he wasn't going to stop and that you could have him arrested for molestation?"

"I…um, well, I didn't believe that it was necessary to get the police involved."

"Why didn't you think it was necessary?"

"Well, um, because I believed in handling it my way and not just me but a friend of mine who also lived in the dorm as well. The two of us believe that whatever problems there was, we can handling it ourselves and that included punishing that disgusting sleazy pervert Keitaro."

"Who is this other person you're referring to?" Vice President Kondo asked.

"Motoko, Motoko Aoyama."

"Hmm, okay…"

"I'm curious, why was a male allowed to live in an all-girls dorm in the first place?" Vice President Minase asked.

"Oh, well that's because of his grandmother, she allowed it," Naru answered.

"His grandmother?" Vice President Uchida asked.

"Yes, his grandmother owned the dorm and she allowed him to stay because she felt sorry for him. It's sad; he left his parents' house and showed up at the inn looking for shelter because he couldn't get his own priorities straight."

"Inn?" President Shimata spoke confused, "I thought you were referring to your dorm."

"I am. You see the dorm I'm referring to used to be a regular inn but it was converted to an all-girls dorm, the Hinata Inn."

"I see," Shimata said as he nodded, "um, Narusegawa, did you ever bring up the issue with this person's grandmother?"

"Um, actually no, I didn't feel that it was necessary."

"Why? Was it because you didn't feel that she would believe you because it was her own grandson?"

"N-No that wasn't it, it was because we didn't feel that it was necessary to bother her while she on her world tour."

"World Tour?

"Yeah, she was on her World Tour when Keitaro came to the Hinata Inn and Granny, which what we all call her, had already known the situation with Keitaro and let him stay in the Hinata Inn. She's just a nice lady and it was a shame that he took advantage of her kindness by being a pervert to me and my friends at the inn," Naru said with a frown.

"And yet, the only thing you did was strike him in response," Vice President Hasegawa said.

"If we were to ask your roommates about what you told us, would they tell us what you're telling us?" Vice President Sudo asked.

"Only Motoko would," Naru said, "the others would not but that's because they just don't understand."

"What do you mean?" Vice President Kouda asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Motoko and I went out of our way to keep Keitaro in line but they have this idea that we're just being unreasonable and it's not that any of them would be reliable anyway. One runs away crying and then turns around and insults me and Motoko for no reason, one is…" Naru looked away upset, "well, one is in huge trouble right now because she too immature to understand of her crazy actions are really bad, and then there's one who too much of an irresponsible drunk and scammer and is nothing more but an embarrassment."

"Hmm, well, this has been…well, something all right," President Shimata commented, "but sadly, that doesn't really mean much of the issue here."

Naru was surprised and looked at the president of Tokyo University very shocked.

"What do you mean?"

"Regardless of the…well, the things you've told us, it's not acceptable of what you did yesterday and what resulted of what happened to you for your conduct."

"What? But—"

"Narusegawa," Shimata cut her off, "we can honestly say that we don't really know much of the situation that you've talked about and we won't make assumptions but it doesn't take much to realize that people choose to take action and with that, you as an individual, have to take responsibility for your own actions so let me ask you Narusegawa, do you really think that you as a student of Tokyo University believed that it was sensible for you to strike someone for something that was not true and then make the attempt to blame the person you hit because you gave yourself the wrong idea? Does that really make sense?" Shimata paused and then continued, "Okay, how about this, did anyone make you actually do what you did? Did someone tell you that there was a problem that required you to confront the person in question…be honest because we will ask."

Naru stiffed up and then sighed in defeat, "N-No…"

"Narusegawa, even with your so-called reasons that you have given us; it doesn't excuse what you did yesterday," Shimata explained.

Naru was shocked, "But I just explained to you legitimate reasons for what happened."

The members of the Board shook their heads.

"Narusegawa, what you gave were not understandable reasons, what you gave us was nothing more but sad excuses and trying to direct blame on other people for your own actions. This is not something we can just accept."

Naru was shocked and upset with what she was hearing.

Shimata continued, "Narusegawa, we have a reputation we need to uphold for Tokyo University and it makes the university look bad when we have individuals, whether it's students or faculty members, who are part of the campus to act in a disgraceful manner, especially if we have a student that desires to become a teacher but has a severe anger issue and would attack people due to…baseless assumptions, we can't have that. I mean, how is going to look if you, as a teacher, assaulted someone for something that was not true and could have avoided if you had actually looked in the situation? There is a saying that if there is a part that is rotten and could lead to infecting the entire body, you have to cut off that infected part."

"Cut off the infected part?" Naru asked.

"That's right, so with that in mind, Naru Narusegawa, we can't have a student who goes around assaulting people just because you don't like what they say or think you saw nor for no reason other than baseless assumptions, especially at an inn were you were working as an extra hand. People find out that you're a student here and it makes the school look bad, so Narusegawa, it is with…deep regret that we have decided that you are as of now, no longer a Tokyo University student."

Naru was shocked as her eyes widened, "Wait, you can't mean that…"

"Narusegawa, as of right now, you are hereby expelled from Tokyo University. You are to leave the campus immediately and never set foot here again and that is the decision we as the Board of Tokyo University have made so you're going to have to leave right now."

Naru was shocked again of what she was just told.

"No," Naru said surprised, "no, you can't…you can't do this. Please, please, don't do this, please."

"That is decision we have made, so Narusegawa, please leave the campus immediately."

"Don't make this harder than it needs to be," Vice President Hasegawa commented.

"No, please don't!" Naru pleaded desperately, "Please don't expel me!"

Vice Principal Minase went to door and motioned the two security guards to come in the room and Naru saw them and shook her head and tears started to form in her eyes.

"Please, please, I beg of you," Naru pleaded again with tears, "change your minds. I'll do anything, anything you ask, just please don't expel me!"

"Officers, escort Miss Narusegawa out of the campus," Shimata ordered.

The two security officers obliged and tapped Naru's shoulder to get her to move. Naru was still pleading, begging them to not expel her but her pleas were met with deaf ears and the board members demanded that Naru leave Tokyo University. Naru was being taken away from the room and was being led out of the university.

Hall of Tokyo University

Naru was being escorted through the hallway of the university and people in the hall were whispering of what was happening. Keitaro and Chizuka were talking with each other again discussing Keitaro's educational plan with Chizuka giving Keitaro very good advice on the career path he could go for when they hear people talking and hear a young woman crying and pleading. They got curious and they looked and they saw Naru being escorted by security officers.

"Huh, what's going here?" Keitaro asked, "Why is Naru being…it looks like she's being escorted out."

"Hmph, so they did do something," Chizuka commented.

Keitaro looked at Chizuka a bit confused, "Do you know something Yojimaru-sensei?"

"That foolish girl assaulted my husband yesterday."

"Wait, what?" Keitaro replied shocked.

"Do you know that girl Keitaro?"

"Yeah, yeah, I know Naru."

"Yesterday, that Naru girl punched my husband."

"May I ask why?" Keitaro asked with a raised eyebrow.

"She, in her own delusional way, believed that I needed to be rescued and so she came by and punched my husband."

Keitaro face palmed and shook his head, "Typical of Naru…"

"What's worse is that she believed that she didn't do anything wrong and insisted that both my husband and myself were the ones that gave, in her own words, 'the wrong signals'. So I talked to the president and told him what happened because of the fact that my husband was asked to help her out in her career path which included an internship but now…"

"Once you knew that it was Naru and how she acted, you figured that it wasn't a good idea," Keitaro deduced.

"That's right," Chizuka replied with a nod.

Keitaro shook her head, "Naru, I warned her…"

Chizuka looked at Keitaro with a raised eyebrow, "Huh?"

As Naru continued to plea and was being led out of the campus, she saw two people and was surprised to see that it was Keitaro and the woman that she met yesterday at the Kuromitsu Inn who was the wife of the man she punched.

"You!" Naru called out loudly.

This surprised Keitaro and Chizuka as Naru ignored the security guards and went to Keitaro and Chizuka very angrily.

"Oh, now I see," Naru said with anger, "I now see what's going on, I should've known."

"What?" Keitaro asked narrowing his eyes at his ex-girlfriend.

The two security guards were telling Naru that she needed to leave but Naru was ignoring them at the moment.

"After all this time Keitaro, I never thought you stoop something so low, so despicable," Naru said.

"What? Naru, what the hell are you talking about?" Keitaro asked offended.

"You planned this with her," Naru pointed at Chizuka, "you set me, you set me up so that you can humiliate me and destroy my dreams."

"Naru, I don't even know what you're talking about? Besides, I just met Yojimaru-sensei today."

"Oh really, you expect me to believe that, you traitor!"

"Listen, I don't know how you two know each other and frankly, I really don't care," Chizuka said and then she glared at Naru, "yesterday, you ruined my day with husband when decided to punch him for something that wasn't occurring nor was your concern to begin with of how I interact with my husband and then you have to nerve to say that we were the ones at fault. When we found out that you are the one that my husband was going to see to help with your educational plans, my husband didn't feel comfortable to do so since you seem to be the kind of person that would physically attack someone for reasons that are nonexistent. I shudder what future would be if you became a teacher and acted like you did yesterday."

"I had already apologized for what happened yesterday," Naru pointed out.

"Yes, but only because you were forced to and I overheard you going on saying that you weren't really wrong and that I was deluding myself and besides, neither my husband nor myself actually accepted you insincere apology. That's also the reason why I had you arrested."

"Hey you, it's time for you go," one of the security officers said to Naru, "You need to leave now."

"No, please, please!" Naru turned to the security guards with tears streaming from her eyes, "Wait, please, let me talk to the Board again, don't you see? I'm being set up. I'm being set up by these two."

Naru pointed frantically at Keitaro and Chizuka.

"This is all a plan, a plan set up by Keitaro and…and Yojimaru-sensei," Naru continued, "they've conspired against me!"

"Listen, listen," one of the security guards said, "I don't know what you're talking and it really is of no concern to us. We have been just asked to escort you out of the campus and that's all we're doing."

"Are you not hearing what I'm saying?" Naru asked.

"Whatever issues you have, it's not part of our concern," the second security guards said.

Naru was being forced out from Tokyo University and a student was running trying to find out what was going on and it was Mutsumi.

"What's going on?" Mutsumi asked.

"Mutsumi," Naru uttered upset, "I…I'm being thrown out."

"What? Why?" Mutsumi asked shocked.

"I just got expelled," Naru said crying and then pointed at Keitaro and Chizuka, "and it's because of them. They did this to me!"

Mutsumi was shocked again and looked at Keitaro, "Keitaro, is this true?"

"I didn't do anything; I'm not involved in anything."

Chizuka sighed, "This is annoying, I have a class to teach and I can't be late," Chizuka turned to Keitaro, "Keitaro, I'll see you later."

"Yeah sure, thanks again Yojimaru-sensei," Keitaro replied feeling grateful.

"You're welcome," Chizuka replied back as she left.

"Hey!" Mutsumi called out and then looked at Keitaro, "Keitaro, surely you're not going to just let this happen."

"This is the result of Naru's own choices and it's out of my hands," Keitaro responded.

Naru was being taken away further and was forced to exit out of the university. Keitaro was about to walk to another direction until Mutsumi got in front of Keitaro looking very upset.

"Keitaro, did you really plan for this? Did you really plan this with Yojimaru-sensei to have Naru expelled?" Mutsumi asked upset.

"No," Keitaro answered, "I did not and I'm quite insulted that you'd think that I would actually bother to do so. I didn't destroyed Naru's hopes and dreams; Yojimaru-sensei didn't destroy Naru's hope and dreams. It was Naru that destroyed Naru's hopes and dreams. In other words, Naru did this to herself. Now, I have to go and for the last time, leave me alone, don't bother me again."

Keitaro went passed Mutsumi, who was left in shock and Mutsumi just looked back as Keitaro continued to move on to go somewhere else. A female student tapped on Mutsumi's shoulder and Mutsumi looked to see as average looking young woman with short light brown hair that wore glasses and wore a white dress and white shoes.

"Mutsumi, we should head to class," the young woman said, "it's almost time to start."

Mutsumi looked down on the ground and frowned and then looked at the young woman, "Actually Ohana, there's somewhere I need to be so you can go on without me."

"You're planning to see that girl that was just escorted out the campus, are you?" Ohana asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I am, Naru needs support right now and someone needs to be there for her."

"But Mutsumi, we have an important lecture today in class and you're going to skip just to help that girl that from what I just heard, she got expelled."

"Naru is my friend and I need to be there for her," Mutsumi said with resolve, "I can't let her suffer alone."

Mutsumi left to go after Naru and Ohana called out to Mutsumi but Mutsumi ignored her call. Ohana shook her head and was not able to understand why Mutsumi would go out of her way to help Naru. Ohana sighed and then decided to go to class and hoped that Mutsumi knew what she was doing and hoped that what she was doing that it was worth skipping class.

Outside Tokyo University

Naru was crying her eyes out as she was stood in front of the campus and the two security officer pointed Naru to keep moving. Naru pleaded with them but the two officers didn't care and Naru slowly walked away and she looked at college that she was forced out of and her heart was shattered. Naru remembered how hard she worked with how many days, months, years she did to study and going through cram school and now all of it was now a waste and she fell on her knees crying as she was seeing that her dream and her plans for her future were over as the two security guards left to go back to the campus.

"Naru!" Mutsumi called.

Naru looked and saw Mutsumi running towards her.

"Mutsumi," Naru said still crying.

Mutsumi was hurt to see Naru crying and went to hug her.

"It's okay Naru, I'm here for you," Mutsumi assured.

"Mutsumi, I don't know what to do," Naru said in a strain tone, "I can't believe that I…that I…I got expelled!"

Mutsumi helped Naru up on her feet with Naru still crying.

"Let's go back to my place and let's tell Granny what happened," Mutsumi suggested, "I'm sure that something can be done."

"What can be done Mutsumi?" Naru asked upset, "I just got expelled!" Naru gritted her teeth in anger, "This…this is all Keitaro's fault! He did this to me! Keitaro did this, it's his entire fault. It's always Keitaro who ruins things for me."

"Naru…" Mutsumi paused and then had a look of sympathy for Naru, "c'mon, let's go back and tell Granny."

"Granny…"

"Yes, I remember Granny saying that she's knows someone who has connection to Todai. I'm sure that if we explain things to her, Granny can talk to the person to get them convince the Board to let you back in the university.

Naru looked at Mutsumi feeling hopeful, "Is that true? Mutsumi, are you really sure about this?"

"I am," Mutsumi said with confidence, "don't worry Naru, everything will okay and things will go back like they used to, you'll see."

Naru wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled, "Okay Mutsumi, I trust you. It seems that you and Granny are the only ones I can really trust."

"Don't worry Naru; everything will be just fine, I promise."

Hinata Inn

Kitsune walked out the entrance of the Hinata Inn with Haruka walking out with her. Kitsune stretches out her arms and looks up the sky.

"So, you're really going to do it," Haruka said.

"Yes, I am," Kitsune said with a nod, "I'm going back to Osaka to make amends with my mother," Kitsune had a downcast expression, "I just hope that she's willing to even hear me out."

Haruka put her hand on her shoulder and gave her an assuring expression.

"I'm sure you'll be fine," Haruka said.

Kitsune looked at Haruka and nodded and felt a bit confident.

"I'll do what I need to do and even if…even if my mother doesn't forgive me, I still want her to know that I am sorry."

"You've really changed," Haruka said with a smile.

"Yeah, too bad it took me so long to realize," Kitsune replied with a sad smile.

"Hey, it took some of us a long time to realize things."

"Mmhm, that's true."

Flashback: Last night in the common room

Kitsune sighed as she sat on the couch and Shinobu joined her as well.

"That takes care of the service tonight," Shinobu said, "everyone enjoyed themselves and they're all sleeping."

"Yeah," Kitsune said.

Shinobu looked at Kitsune with intrigued, "Still, I have to admit that I'm surprised."

"Hmm?"

"Well…you and how helpful you've been…and even how the kids here seem to be really attracted to you," Shinobu then smiled, "but I guess that I really should not be a surprised since you did protect them when Su's Mechanized Tamas were wreaking havoc."

"Yeah well, I was just doing what was right and stopping Su for what she was doing and looking back, I'm embarrassed."

"Embarrassed?"

"Yeah, Su did this kind of thing with Keitaro all the time and I…" Kitsune shook her head in shame, "to think I found it amusing, I don't know why I thought that way, someone can really get hurt and Su, she really has no regard for people's safety and well-being."

"…Um, Kitsune, can I ask you something?"

"What is it?"

"Is it true that your friendship with Naru is over?"

Kitsune looked down on the ground and nodded with a frown, "Yes, it's true. Naru and I are no longer friends…although really, I don't know if we were really true friends to begin with when I look back on things in our pasts."

"I see, was it hard for you?" Shinobu asked with concern.

Kitsune sighed, "I admit that it was for a bit but then I knew that Naru was going to continue to act like everyone owed her everything and that all she cares about really is herself and thinks she can insult people and get away with it," Kitsune shook her head in disgust but then she then smiled, "But anyway, enough of that, I'm just glad everything worked out okay."

"Yeah, me too," Shinobu said as she smiled as well.

Kitsune and Shinobu continued on with their conversation.

Flashback End

"You and Shinobu started to get close, starting to become real friends again," Haruka commented.

"Well…I hope so," Kitsune said with smile, "anyway, I have to get going."

"Okay, I wish you the best of luck Kitsune," Haruka said with a smile.

"Yeah, by the way Haruka, I have a request to make of you," Kitsune said as she turned to face Haruka.

"Hmm, what is it?"

"I requested Shinobu to do the same thing last night so I'm requesting to you is that I want you to just refer to me as Mitsune."

Haruka was surprised, "You don't want to be called Kitsune anymore."

"No, I don't," Mitsune said as she shook her head, "I mean, yeah, I enjoyed being called Kitsune but now, it's nothing more than a reminder of the things that I did that I'm now ashamed of."

"I see," Haruka replied and then smiled, "okay, if that's what you want…Mitsune."

Mitsune nodded happily, "Thank you."

"Mitsune, there is one more thing I want to ask."

"Hmm, what is it?"

"Do you plan to talk to Keitaro?"

Mitsune flinched and had her head down, "I don't know, I mean, I want to see him and talk to him…apologize for the things that I done to him over the years."

"You should try," Haruka encouraged.

Mitsune looked at Haruka surprised, "Haruka…"

"If you really feel the way that you're saying, then you should try, just like what you're planning to do when you see your mother."

"I…" Mitsune looked down again and had her hand over her heart, "I guess…I just…"

"Hmm?"

"I should talk to Keitaro again…then maybe, just maybe, I can tell Keitaro how I really feel about him," Mitsune said in her head while imagining herself holding hands with Keitaro and then imagining herself being embraced by Keitaro, "I just hope Keitaro will believe that I am different now and that I'm not the same person that I was right before he left us, before he left me."

"Mitsune, Mitsune, are you okay?" Haruka asked out of concern.

Mitsune snapped herself out and looked at Haruka.

"Oh, um, y-yes, sorry, spaced out a bit," Mitsune said.

"Yeah, I can see that," Haruka said, "Are you okay? Is the idea of you seeing my nephew very uneasy?"

"Um, n-no, I mean, I'm willing to try…"

"Mitsune," Hikaru called out as she came out from the entrance.

Haruka and Mitsune saw Hikaru and were surprised.

"Hikaru," Mitsune uttered.

"Shame on you Mitsune," Hikaru said with a frown, "ready to leave without saying goodbye."

"Oh, um, sorry," Mitsune replied feeling a bit sheepish and then sighed, "Hikaru…"

"I know, I know, I just wished you would still continue as an employee for the Kuromitsu Inn. I know that if I talk to my grandmother, I'm sure she would hire as a regular employee."

Mitsune couldn't help but to smile and then decided on something as she looked at Hikaru.

"I appreciate that, I really do," Mitsune said, "I have to go back to Osaka and make up with my mother and then should I come back, I will definitely consider it."

Hikaru was surprised and then smiled, "Sure, I'll talk to my grandmother as well."

Haruka was smiling at what she was seeing.

Aoyama Residence, Kyoto

Motoko was sitting in her room and looked out of the window. She then looked at a few brochures and one of them read Tokyo University. It was the college that Motoko was set to apply for when she graduated from high school but now, she was not sure. She thought about what had happened yesterday and how it was depressing for her when she met with Keitaro again and then she thought about a conversation she had with Naru.

Flashback: One month ago, Hinata Inn

Shinobu had tripped and was about to fall on her face but Keitaro was able to catch her before that happened.

"Shinobu, are you okay?" Keitaro asked with concern.

Shinobu looked up at Keitaro and blushed.

"Oh, y-yes, I-I'm fine Senpai," Shinobu responded, "t-thank you."

Shinobu smiled and Keitaro smiled as well.

"Well, I'm glad you're okay," Keitaro said as he help Shinobu get back on her feet.

Motoko had just witness the whole thing and frowned and was about to say something but was interrupted.

"Keitaro, what do you think you're doing?" Naru asked in a dark cold tone.

Keitaro and Shinobu flinched as they turned to see Naru who was red with anger.

"N-Naru," Keitaro spoke with fear, "wait, this isn't what it looks like. Shinobu was about to trip and I caught her. I was just helping her, that all."

"Naru, it's true," Shinobu added, "I tripped and I would have fallen on my face. Please Naru, Senpai didn't do anything bad."

Naru gritted her teeth, "You're unbelievable Keitaro, you stand there lying to me and you even force Shinobu to go along with it, even though it's obvious that you're just trying to molest her again like always!"

"Naru, please!" Keitaro pleaded.

"Keitaro, you idiot!" Naru screamed as she rushed and uppercut Keitaro through the roof.

Keitaro ended up soaring through the sky screaming in pain and Naru huffed and then went to Shinobu.

"Shinobu, are you okay?" Naru asked.

"Naru, Senpai wasn't doing anything bad," Shinobu said tearfully.

Naru shook her head, "You can't let him fool you, Keitaro is still the same pervert we know for three years now and Motoko, how come you hesitated?"

Motoko was surprised, "What?"

Naru turned to Motoko, "You saw what Keitaro was doing but you didn't do anything, why?"

Motoko was taken back, "I…I thought he was actually being sincere."

Naru sighed, "Motoko listen, Keitaro may have been gone, going around the world with Seta but he hasn't really changed. He's still the same hopeless pervert that he is."

"Then why are you in a relationship with him?" Motoko asked.

Naru flinched as she looked at Motoko surprised.

"I…I don't know why you're asking me that and besides, that's not the point. You shouldn't get fooled," Naru narrowed her eyes at Motoko, "unless your observation as a practitioner of your God Cry School as weakened, maybe you are no longer the kind of honorable warrior that you claim to be."

Motoko was taken back at what Naru said and she shook her head.

"What are you talking about?" Motoko asked feeling offended, "Of course I am!"

"Well, okay then," Naru replied as she went somewhere.

Motoko frowned and had her thoughts, "I have not forgotten…of course I haven't let my skills become dull…" Motoko frowned, "Urashima…that…"

Flashback End

Motoko had her hand on her head and shook her head at that memory. There was a sudden knock and Motoko looked at the door and Motoko looked at her door.

"Enter," Motoko said.

The door opened and it was her grandmother, Etsuko.

"Grandmother…" Motoko uttered.

"I came to see how you were doing," Etsuko said.

"I'm…well," Motoko said as she looked at the ground in front of her.

Etsuko went and sat next to Motoko and looked at the brochures that Motoko had.

"So Motoko, have you decided which college you want to get admission?" Etsuko asked.

Motoko was silent and had a downcast expression and Etsuko sighed.

"Okay, then how about you answer me this," Etsuko said with a serious expression, "I want to know what happened yesterday."

Motoko flinched as she knew what her grandmother was referring to.

Etsuko continued, "Nagisa told me that you stormed out of her room looking for Hinata Urashima's grandson and that she felt that your intentions…were not so good."

Motoko looked at her grandmother and had a look of shame.

Shinobu's High School

Shinobu was sitting on her desk in her class and looked at the sky. She had thought about the things that had happened ever since Keitaro left the Hinata Inn a few days ago. A lot of things that had occurred, Shinobu remembered and it was surprising to her that how all of the events could happen starting with Keitaro leaving. Shinobu suddenly heard a few conversations and it had to do with what had happened in Ikebukuro and Su getting arrested, accused of committing acts of terrorism.

"I warned her," Shinobu said in her head, "Kanako even warned her as well but Su, she just refused to listen and now she has to pay consequences for her actions."

Mutsumi's Apartment

Naru was crying as she was hugging Hina and Hina and Mutsumi felt terrible for Naru.

"I can't believe that Naru got expelled," Hina said.

"Yes, it seems that Chizuka Yojimaru woman you mention was responsible for this," Mutsumi said.

"That woman…and after Naru had apologized yesterday as well," Hina said feeling very upset, "it wasn't enough that they had her arrested yesterday, no, now they decided to have her expelled," Hina sighed and then looked at Naru with compassion, "Naru?"

"Y-Yes Granny?" Naru responded looking at Hina with her eyes red from crying so much.

"Don't worry; I'll do something about this."

"You really will, won't you Granny?"

"Yes, don't worry. I know you worked very hard with your studies and it's not right that you would be forced out of this, especially since you're set of becoming a teacher. I'll talk to someone I know and get this taken care of."

Naru nodded, "Thank you Granny."

"Now, I have to go," Hina said as she and Naru let go of each other, "I have to get the inn back from my daughter."

"Right, I'm sure you'll be able to get the Hinata Inn back," Mutsumi said with confidence.

"You can do it Granny," Naru said as she wiped the tears from her eyes and showed her support.

"Thank you, both of you," Hina said being very grateful.

Lobby of the Shichimura Apartment Complex

Keitaro waited as he was ready to spend the day with Nagisa. He had a schedule plan of where he was going to take her and he smiled as he was feeling happy to spend the day with he considered to be a close friend.

"Hey Keitaro, I'm ready," Nagisa's voice called out.

Keitaro turned to see Nagisa and he smiled, "Hey, Nagisa," Keitaro grinned with joy, "this is going to be great."

That's it for this chapter. Next chapter: Keitaro meets with Mitsune again and Hina fights to get the inn back from Marumi as she gives her reasons.