I don't own Love Hina. Love Hina belongs to Ken Akamatsu. The story though is a figment of my weird imagination. For all grammar and spelling mistakes, I apologize in advance.

Foolish Heart

Five

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"But that can't be Naru-sempai. It doesn't make any sense,"

It was Shinobu who reacted first a long while after Naru repeated of the conversation she had with Keitaro's mother over the phone.

"Shinobu's right. Are you sure it was Keitaro's mother? It could be some sort of a prank," Motoko added finally recovering from what Naru revealed. And that revelation does not sit well on her mind. If Naru's story was to be taken seriously then she was implying that Keitaro and Kanako were… siblings?

Naru slammed the tatami floor again and said with venomous tone, "It makes a lot of sense," there was a hint of malice in her eyes, "Keitaro Urashima is a vile… despicable… the lowest form of human life form… perverted son of excrement pedophile! A monster so deprived that he would use his own flesh and blood to quench his distorted fantasies,"

There was a long eerie silence.

"You know Naru…" Kitsune was beginning to feel really worried about her best friend that she involuntary moved backward, away from Naru, "I know Keitaro's a clutz and clumsy and clueless at best but I'm pretty sure he's not that kind of guy… I mean… come on… it's Keitaro we're talking about here!"

Naru turned to Kitsune with bloodshot eyes and grinned like a madwoman who had spent her first night in a loony ward, "What is this Kitsune? Are you actually defending that monster? Think of what he might have done! Think! He's own little sister! Doing this and that… ALL NIGHT LONG!" and Naru laughed like a madwoman who escaped that same loony ward; spit flying all over the place.

"Geez… I dunno what you're thinking about Naru but I bet it's sicker than what Keitaro could even HOPE to imagine…" Kitsune moved her seating further away from an insanely laughing Naru.

"In any case it would only be sensible to speak to Keitaro first before judging him," Motoko said amidst the loud laughing noise at the background.

Shinobu who was cupping her ears and wiping away spit from her arm replied, "Yes. Keitaro-sempai must have a reason. He should have told us but he didn't. It is only reasonable to find out what is happening directly from him,"

"I agree!" Su raised her hand in agreement while measuring Naru's wide open mouth who was still laughing crazily.

Then the laughter suddenly stopped.

All of the girls turned to Naru.

Naru raised her head. Then smiled like a Cheshire cat about to prowl a prey and whispered, "Yes… my friends… we will find out what that demented sonofabitch is up to!" then she stood with a raised fist of justice, "WE WILL CONFRONT HIM!"

"Uhm… Naru-sempai… just promise us you won't do anything rash… okay?" Shinobu asked tentatively.

And she received a chilling response, "Oh no Shinobu… I won't do anything rash…"

Then the crazy laughter started again.

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"Did you hear that?" Keitaro paused at the front lawn of the Hinata Apartments.

"Huh?" Kanako asked, bewildered.

"I thought I heard an insane laughter somewhere,"

"Nah… don't worry about it. It's probably some sick perverted bastard thinking of some really depraved fantasies," Kanako replied shaking her head.

"Now I hear someone's choking,"

Ignoring it Keitaro started towards the house but he felt a tug on his shirt. It was Kanako holding his shirt while looking at the darkening skies with the stars starting to emerge, fighting back the brightness of the setting sun.

"It's beautiful,"

Keitaro nodded.

"It's been a long time since we both looked at the stars like this. What do you feel Keitaro? Please tell me. What do you feel standing next to me looking at the same stars we have looked up to when we were still kids," Kanako's voice was filled with longing. Longing of the past she wished never ended.

Keitaro placed his arm around Kanako's shoulder and drew her closer to him. He replied, "I feel exactly the same way. I feel free. I feel happy. I feel content,"

"Would you… will you… do anything for that same feeling?" Kanako whispered. Her voice barely audible almost as if she was asking herself, fearful of the answer she might receive.

"Yes," Keitaro answered without hesitation. He answered with full determination.

Kanako sighed, "You are far stronger than I am Keitaro,"

"I don't think so. And I'm pretty sure that whatever we are about to face… I will be more of a hindrance or a liability. I'll try not to get in your way Kanako. But I'll be by your side and I'll never let them take you away from me. Not again…"

After a long while Keitaro whispered, "Let's go…"

And Kanako nodded.

Please stars above. Protect us. Protect what we have.

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"We know what you're up to Keitaro,"

It was Naru standing at the base of the stairway.

Keitaro felt something different the moment he stepped inside the lounge room. There was an odd intensity in the air and it was disturbingly heavy. He could see Naru standing right directly in front of him. He also just noticed now that Motoko was behind Kanako with her hand at the hilt of the sword. She has not drawn it but her stance was that of a preparation as if she was blocking the door outside. Then by the kitchen door Kitsune was leaning on the frame. And her face was unreadable.

All exits blocked.

What is this? Some sort of an interrogation routine? Keitaro thought.

Then Keitaro ignored all the alarm bells and went straight to the stairs just beside Naru.

"I'm talking to you, you pervert," Naru hissed again.

Now this time it was unmistakable.

And the venom in Naru's voice ticked Keitaro. It was an anger Keitaro does not recognize. It has been a long time since he had felt this way. Suddenly losing control but Naru's voice has all the contempt one would need for a challenge.

Keitaro might have been a failure in passing the Tokyo University exams but he could not take the fact that he would labeled so openly in front of the person he love. Not anymore. It has gone far enough.

Slowly, Keitaro faced Naru and whispered, "I'm sorry Naru but I don't have time to play games right now. So please enlighten me with whatever you have in mind because I really enjoy being called what I am not,"

Naru was taken aback. It was not the respond she was expecting. She was used to the usual bumbling response but now… Keitaro was collected. She could see the seriousness on his face and she could also see sharpness in his eyes. And she took notice of what she was looking at as a whole: Keitaro standing in front of her, facing HER. His right hand holding Kanako's who's got her other hand resting on Keitaro's shoulders like an embrace.

They look so good with each other, Naru thought but something else boomed inside her head. THEY ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS! THAT IS WRONG!

Then anger and determination shot right back into Naru's will.

She grimaced and moved closer to Keitaro's face, whispered, "You love doing perverted things with your own sister, you swine…"

Needless to say everybody else was holding their breath.

And it took a long while before Keitaro replied.

Simply because Keitaro was willing all his discipline to stop his free hand from slapping Naru's smug face silly.

"You don't know what you're talking about,"

Then without another word Keitaro turned and proceeded towards the first step of the stairs.

And that's when Keitaro felt the sudden swoosh of air around him. For some odd reason Keitaro felt a strong sense of deja-vu. And so he turned and found himself staring at Naru's maximum rage with her face contorted with so much fury and her hand high back up in the air behind her ready to give what all of the tenants of the Hinata Apartments dubbed as the Naru-punch.

"STOP IGNORING ME YOU MONSTER!" Naru screamed as she launched on to her well known Power Naru Punch.

Naru's fist traveled in a speed of light with so much power around it that it glowed. Hurtling like a comet towards a helpless planet about to be destroyed to bits.

Keitaro was rooted on the spot. Fear paralyzed him on the ground. His mind running a thousand mile every microsecond:

RUN DAMMIT RUN! But wow look at her fist glow! Freaking hell! I haven't seen anything like it! I mean come on… look at that! Can anyone even imagine something like that? Her fist is GLOWING! Man… I wonder if this is how a mosquito feels flying straight into a mosquito light repellant. Hang on… this glowing fist will hit my face! Geez… I wonder if I can afford plastic surgery… and if I break my nose or parts of my skull… maybe I can ask doctors to re-arrange it. How about David Hasselhoff's face huh? I wonder if they will let me look like David Hasselhoff. O yeah! Hey wait! This glowing thing may actually kill me! Dang! I have to run flashes of my life ---- flashes of life running ---- er… that's it? Well it's certainly very short. Did I have sex last night? O yeah I did. Now… if I could only convince Kana-chan to let Mutsumi be part of our Nurse-Patient foreplay… now that would be GOOD! If I survive this… maybe I can ask Kanako at the hospital… o man… she certainly won't refuse right? I mean… I may be dying here! Wow! So all I have to do is hold long enough up to the hospital and pop the question --- are you up for threesome? But… what would be Mutsumi's role? Do I have time to nosebleed? Nah…

It was at the part wherein Keitaro was imagining what role Mutsumi would play on their threesome with Kanako that he involuntary closed his eyes waiting for the inevitable.

Then strong wind gusted on Keitaro's face.

…I know! I know! Mutsumi can be the OTHER nurse… hehehe… one patient… two nurses! NOW THAT'S SIZZLING! Hang on… my face is still intact! That's weird… O MAN! DID I JUST DIE SUDDENLY? NO THREESOME! NOOOOOOOOOOO!

Then Keitaro opened his eyes and found something very astonishing.

Kanako's left hand was holding Naru's right fist.

Then all of a sudden Kanako's left long sleeves ripped apart and disintegrated. The clothing material was unable to hold the impact force of Naru's fist on Kanako's hand. But Kanako was unfazed and never left Naru's deadly gaze.

A long heavy silence crept in the lounge area. Motoko and Kitsune stared open mouthed and speechless at what they had just seen. The same thought running on their minds ---- Kanako stopped the Naru-punch! Impossible!

"What are you doing?' Naru asked without moving an inch.

"What do you think I'm doing?" Kanako replied the same way.

"I'm doing this protect you,"

Kanako frowned, "I certainly don't remember asking YOU to protect me,"

Naru's eye-brow twitched, "I get it… you're on his side because you have been corrupted by that pervert,"

"You know… that habit of yours of judging people is very unbecoming of you Naru Narusegawa," Then with one movement Kanako pushed Naru's fist away and punched it.

Naru was thrown off the floor with her fist throbbing in pain. Kitsune managed to catch her before hitting the wooden ground.

"Keitaro is right. You don't know what you're talking about," Kanako said as she stood tall before the kneeling form of Kitsune and Naru. Then a blade made itself present. Motoko placed herself between Kanako and Kitsune holding Naru.

Kanako regarded Motoko and went into a stance.

"I see. I can see from your fighting stance that you are an experienced martial artist. Therefore I don't have to hold back," Motoko said as she raised her sword eye level on a stabbing position, "But before I engage you on a duel. I have only one question to Keitaro. Keitaro… why the pretense?"

Keitaro was still recovering from the massive shock and realization that he would not able to ask Kanako for a threesome. But then he recovered quickly with a parting thought, hey… maybe I could get hurt anytime during this fight… STOP THAT!

"Because I loved her and she belongs here," Keitaro answered, "Kanako is my step-sister. We are not related by blood. Then a year ago her true family took her away from me. They took her away without even letting me see her the last time. They took her away just like that regardless of what she might feel," then a glance to Kanako, "And she returned to me two weeks ago. That's why I have to leave for two weeks. And yes… she loved me the same way I loved her,"

It took a while for Motoko to digest what she just heard.

"Then you will risk everything just for that feeling? Why go through it at all? You were siblings!"

"We're not," Kanako replied this time, "I loved Keitaro. We tried to separate ourselves but what I felt grew. And it kept on growing. That's why I could not bare the fact that I would be separated from him. He is the only kind soul I have ever since I was abandoned. And I am grateful for that,"

Slowly, Motoko lowered her sword. I understand now.

"BULLSHIT!"

Everyone turned to Naru who was now standing with her left hand holding her red throbbing right hand.

"Do you think we'll just believe this crap?"

Naru stepped forward.

Motoko turned to Naru, "Naru-sempai it's enough. I know it's a little far-fetched but still we have to give them the benefit of a doubt-,"

"YOU'LL DIE KEITARO FOR PERVERTING YOUR OWN LITTLE SISTER!" Naru screamed maniacally about to pounce disregarding Motoko and Kanako right in front of her. She was like a cat trapped and nowhere to run but still mad enough to jump off the fence.

"YOU'LL DO NO SUCH THING NARU-SEMPAI!"

"Huh?"

Everyone turned at the top of the stairs.

And they found Shinobu holding a frying pan with Su riding her low-flying mecha-tama.

"I believe Keitaro-sempai. He's the kindest person I know," Shinobu continued her resolute firm, "And sacrificing everything for love is more than a reason enough. They loved each other Naru-sempai… don't you get that? Can't you see? And besides-,"

"WHAT? YOU TURN AGAINST ME FOR THAT PERVERT!" Naru shouted, "WE'LL SKIN THIS PERVERT ALIVE TO TEACH HIM A LESSON!"

"-AND BESIDES KEITARO-SEMPAI KNOW HOW TO USE HIS TONGUE!" Shinobu shouted back ignoring Naru's threats.

That comment turned everyone into a human question mark.

Except for Motoko.

"WHAT! YOU EXPERIENCED DIVING BEFORE ME!" shouted Motoko red-faced.

Now everyone turned a frown look at Motoko.

"Uhm… Motoko," Kanako whispered, "You're nose is bleeding,"

For a long time nobody moved.

Motoko closed her open mouth. Then she bowed and closed her eyes. She reached for a handkerchief and slowly wiped her nose clean. Then she looked up at Shinobu at the top of the stairs again and shouted, "WHATEVER DO YOU MEAN BY THAT SHINOBU? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"

It took a while for everybody to pick themselves up.

Then Keitaro turned to Kanako.

And he nodded.

Then they ran towards the top of the stairs.

"What the-," Naru's last words as clouds of dust filled the void before her. And after she dusted herself off Keitaro, Kanako, Shinobu and Su have already disappeared.

This only infuriated Naru more.

"AFTER THEM!"

And the chase was on.

I was grinning silly the whole time I wrote this chapter. Hello guys! I am really sorry for the delay. I was really busy because this is my last semester in University so I have to do lots of work. Anyway… this story is about to end very soon. I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter as much as I laughed myself off writing it. The story just hit me on a train ride to work. Wow… things you can think of while staring at a school girl's short skirt ---- er… that's not what I meant.

Anyway… let me know what you think. I would appreciate any reviews.

See ya next chapter!

Cheers!

nivremous