Two CONSECUTIVE UPDATES? This is MADNESS! No: THIS IS BOREDOM.

By the way, I want to thank my readers and reviewers, and I'd like to make special notice to Doctor-T, he is my inspiration and I wish I could write like him. Thank you again for reading and reviewing.

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The breakfast table was awkward to say the least. Kanako and Keitaro were sitting next to each other; Naru was across the table with a hurt look on her face. This gloomy atmosphere was almost palpable. Shinobu though, was a beacon of happiness in this atmosphere though, she was glad to see that Naru had finally lost her chance. I've gotta say something soon… The chef thought to herself. Keitaro looked up and saw Kitsune eying him strangely. He raised his eyebrow at her but she looked down into her plate, pondering the mysteries of the bacon. Slowly but surely, conversation broke out, the atmosphere began to be a bit less gloomy. Keitaro joined in talking to Motoko and Su while Naru was still completely silent.

"Urashima, I need a word with you." Motoko said before standing up. Keitaro followed her quietly into the kitchen. "What did you do to Naru?" she demanded.

"I finally lost it on her Motoko…. I closed the hole; I told her that she's wasted her chance…" Keitaro replied quietly.

"I see…" the Samurai muttered. Finally… Maybe I can try to win you over… No, why do I care? Motoko reasoned with herself, still unsure how she felt exactly about Keitaro. "Thank you Keitaro." She said as she walked back to the dining room. Keitaro followed her and sat back down next to Kanako. Kanako give him a look that screamed "Did she hurt you?" Keitaro looked back at her and shook his head. The residents finished their meals and went their separate ways. Kanako took Keitaro's hand as soon as they were out of sight of the table.

"Shall we?" Kanako asked with a lustful gleam in her eyes.

"I can't…." Keitaro frowned. "I've got work to do." Kanako looked at him and frowned.

"Later then?" she asked hopefully

"I don't know…" Keitaro replied. She leaned up at him and kissed him quickly.

"I wish you did." She said before going her own way. Keitaro looked rather dumbstruck and went off on his way. First thing he had to do was go and talk to Haruka. He worked his way down to the tea shop and stepped inside the door. "Haruka, I need to talk to you." The Ronin said.

"Gimme a second!" she shouted. Keitaro waited for a few minutes and she called for him to come in. He did and sat down across the table from her. "So, what's troubling you today?" she asked.

"It's Kanako… I honestly don't know how I feel about her, I think I love her… I really do. But I just don't know if it's right… Then again, I don't even know if I care. I feel the same about her as I did Naru, except I feel it even more." Keitaro said.

"I don't think your parents would approve… But you know what? I do." Haruka said with conviction. "She may be fairly evil, but she would never hurt you, unlike Naru or Motoko or perhaps even Kitsune." Keitaro looked up at her with a grin on his face. "Thank you Haruka." he said as he stood up.

"Not a problem..." she waved him off. Keitaro worked his way back up to the dorms and started to do his daily chores.

Naru was laying on her bed, face down, crying into the pillow. "Why am I such a moron? Why can't I just tell him how I feel?" she sobbed quietly. She heard a series of quick knocks on her door. She pulled herself together quickly and stepped up to answer it. "..Yes?" she asked very quietly. She saw Kitsune standing in the door.

"Naru, what's wrong?" Kitsune asked, sensing Naru's sadness.

"...Nothing..." she replied.

"Naru... You know I can tell something is wrong." the fox replied.

"Come in..." Naru replied before closing the door behind Kitsune.