Hey again. I'm sorry that I didn't finish all of Chapter 3 so soon. I had school and band to worry about. So, here we go.

Love Hina: Aoyama Generation

Ch.3 Part 2: Unveiling Secret

Shadic was awakened by the sound of footsteps coming from the room above. He looked at the clock to make sure he didn't wake up late, but it was only 2:34 AM. He heard his door open and saw his mother standing in the doorway, unarmed.

"What brings you to speak to me this early in the day, mother?" Shadic asked while getting out of bed. "This better be good for this early in the morning."

"Well," Motoko was saying, "I actually have a mission for you. This is the last one you'll have to do for me, anyways." She walked into the room, Shadic now fully clothed with his two swords and Motoko's sword equipped to his back. "I need you to get something for me. If you get it and give me it, I'll let you live without persecution from us for the rest of your life."

"Well then," he said, "what must I do then?"

'October 28th, 20XX,

It's three in the morning, and I have one last mission. My mother has decided on a deal; she'll let me live in peace if I am to get an ancient sword that is only known in mythology, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, or Kusanagi Sword. Supposedly, it's hidden somewhere in the Mount Tokachi area. I will have to leave Hinata-sou for a while, but this will guarantee safety for the rest of my life. The only conflict I have with this is that I will have to give Motoko the Kusanagi Sword in the Clan's location. Since I'll be gone for a while, I have left each person a personal note and a gift for putting up with me.' Shadic paused in his writing. 'I hope Sakura will love her gift. Shadic, writing out.'

Shadic walked through the woods near his location, only three miles from Hinata-sou. He would walk to the airport, get a ticket to Hokkaido, and walk to the mountain. He would also need to climb it with great stealth. That was his plan, but he needed Gackt to keep him from wasting more time than needed.

'I told Gackt to be here a few minutes ago,' he thought. 'I wonder what's taking him so long.' He finished his thought and heard very light footsteps. He knew what came his way. It was Gackt.

"Sorry I took so long, nya," Gackt said. He was a white cat that had long ears and a long tail. He could speak many languages and helped Shadic create one of his old swords. "Flying here takes way too long, but I figured that this was important, so I left as soon as possible." Gackt had a deep voice.

"I am glad that you made it alive," Shadic said. "I am supposed to infer that you have info on the Mount Tokachi area." He paused for a second. "Do you have it?"

Gackt jumped onto Shadic's shoulder. "I do have the data, and I've already sent it to your laptop. You should be able to access it with a certain password that safeguards it, nya." Gackt could also use much of our modern technology, unlike other animals. "Do you know how you're going to get the sword, nya?"

Shadic thought deeply. He hadn't thought of any way to get inside the actual mountain area, since it was protected heavily. "No," he said sadly. "All I could think about was how I was going to get there, not how I was going to get in."

'Don't worry,' he thought. 'You'll be safe as long as you remember how to use three swords again. Other than that, you won't have to worry. But, I'm sure Sakura will understand that I have to be somewhere for an important reason.'

7:30 AM. Sakura woke up to the smell of pancakes and blueberries, her favorite breakfast. She sat up in her bed and looked out the window. "Hmm, what a beautiful day," she said to herself. "I'll tell Shadic my feelings about him today." She looked towards her dresser and saw a miniature Cherry Blossom tree that had bright pedals, and also noticed a note. She rose from the bed and opened the note. It read:

"Dear Sakura,

I have left Hinata-sou for my last mission for Motoko. I am going to the Hokkaido area to search for one of few mythological swords. I will be back in two weeks, I promise.

With love,

Shadic Aoyama"

'Why, why did he really have to leave us so soon?' Sakura asked herself. 'Why couldn't he have told us about this this morning? Why did he have to be such a jerk?" She punched the wall with that thought, and created a huge hole in the wall, showing Nariko knocked out on the other side. "Sorry Nariko!" Sakura yelled to her, sorry for even thinking of that thought. "Don't worry, Sakura. I'm not dead yet," Nariko said in a forgiving but happy manner.

Sakura looked at the Cherry Blossom again, noticing something hidden in the tree. She moved a few of the branches to see what it was. She saw it and gasped, then falling to the floor, fainted.

"This is it," Shadic said to Gackt. "This is Mount Tokachi."

Shadic looked towards the mountain that housed the great sword. It was covered with snow, which was odd for fall temperatures. He looked at the guards, each one armed with a .44 Magnum with laser sight, a reverse katana and a stun stick. Their technology hadn't changed much in many years.

Shadic put his eyes back towards the mountain. "So, did you make any new technology for me to use?" He asked Gackt.

"Well," he began, "I have finally been able to utilize light energy into a makeshift 'light-sabre'." This made Gackt smile. "But, the only problem is having a power source small enough to keep the beam lasting for more than fifteen minutes." His head feel beneath Shadic's shoulder.

"You'll figure it out soon, I'm sure of it," said Shadic in raising Gackt's mood. "After all, you figured out how to make invisible camouflage last for three days straight." Shadic then remembered what he put in Sakura's new cherry blossom tree that he got here.

"Oh, shi-," he almost yelled out loud. "I can't believe that it's in there. Oh, frak."

"What did you do now, nya?" Gackt asked him.

"I seemed to have accidentally hidden the ring I usually keep with me in the cherry blossom that I gave to Sakura. I hope she doesn't think that I'm trying to… you know… propose to her." His face turned dark red, mainly because he was embarrassed. "I must have forgotten to pull it out early this morning. Dammit." He breathed in heavily and got his face to look normal. He walked on, so that he could finally get started on his mission.

"So, you're the young man who proposed to Sakura," said a feminine voice from behind him. Shadic froze and turned around quickly. He saw a woman in her forties with long, flowing blonde hair and eyes that looked like Sakura's. She seemed motherly, but it seemed weird that she knew Shadic, since he's never met her. "She told me much about you, Shadic," she said.

"Excuse me for asking, but have we met before?" he asked her. She did almost look like Sakura, but she was older and talked with an older, mature voice.

"Oh, forgive me for not introducing myself to you," she said to him. "I'm Sakura's mother, Naru." Shadic took another look at her, just to make sure. He soon realized that she was who she said she was.

"So, how did you know that I was here?" Shadic asked. "And why do you think that I proposed to her?"

"Sakura told me that you proposed to her on your way here, since she found a ring in the cherry blossom you gave to her," Naru said. "She also told me that you would heading here, so I figured that I would help you out a little." She leaned in closer to him. "You do need a place to stay, don't you?" Naru asked him playfully.

Shadic blushed at this. "Yeah, I do, come to think about it. But, did you really have to do this?" His face fixed. "I was going to call her tonight when I got the chance."

"She was worried about you, that's all," Naru responded normally. She walked to the exit, turned around, and asked, "You coming or not?" Shadic walked towards the exit and looked outside when he exited the building. 'So, this is where I will become legend,' he thought.

"I can't believe he finally did it," Sakura said to herself. "He really did propose to me. Why did he ask so suddenly, though?" She started to talk loudly now. "Why so soon? And, could I tell him the answer that would change his life forever?"

Mutsumi then came into the room. "What could change who's life, Sakura?" she asked Sakura. Sakura then turned around, embarrassed, and responded with, "I'm sorry; I didn't mean to talk out loud."

Mutsumi looked at the ring in Sakura's hand, then at her confused face, then back at the ring. "Oh my, he must have proposed to you already," Mutsumi said. "So that's why you're talking out loud. Don't worry; I'm sure that he's a great guy. I know that you'll be happy with him, whoever he is. It's great to see you finally move on, happy with a good guy." Mutsumi put her hand on Sakura's shoulder. "You'll love being married, I'm sure of it."

"Um, Mutsumi," Sakura started saying. "It's Shadic we're talking about. I don't think I could really tell him about my true feelings now that he's handed me the ring." Mutsumi looked at Sakura's eyes and said, "If you really do love him, then please tell him the truth," in a happy mood. Mutsumi then exited the door.

"I guess I'll tell him tonight on the phone," Sakura said to herself. She felt a shiver down her spine, got up from the floor, and went downstairs to eat lunch.

"So, you didn't propose to my daughter?" Naru asked, confused from what Shadic said.

"Not really, but I was thinking about doing that later on," Shadic replied, blushing. He fixed his face and got back to eating.

Shadic was inside Naru's home, which held many artifacts and treasures. It also held Naru's photos of herself and her husband, Keitaro. Shadic didn't notice any photos of Hinata-sou or her daughter, which he found odd.

"So, where is 'Uncle' Keitaro?" asked Shadic. He had not seen Keitaro anywhere, nor had he heard his voice.

"Well, my husband's in Egypt, studying the pyramids," Naru responded. "He found something of importance there. Some great archaeologists have said that he found a key element into proving that humans actually had the technology to move the stones into place on the pyramids."

"Most interesting," Shadic responded. "So, do you still teach anywhere? I've heard that you work at one of the universities around the Hinata-sou area."

"I actually teach Quantum Physics at Tokyo University," Naru answered. "It's a good job, and this information helps get people amazing jobs. I heard that someone I taught actually created a teleporter a few months after getting his Doctorate's Degree.

"So, why do you also own a cat like my half-sister, Kanako?" Naru asked.

"It's a long story," he began. "Gackt's actually the grandson of Kuro, Kanako's cat. I talked to Kanako six years ago, and she said that he was the runt of the litter, so she wouldn't keep him. I said that I would care for him, and she gave me him. He can now speak many languages and has a knack for making things."

"It's amazing how much he resembles Kuro," Naru said. "I thought that darn cat rose from the fricken grave. But I seem to be proven wrong."

Naru looked at the time. It was 8:30 PM now, and Naru was heading upstairs. "You should probably call Sakura now," she said to Shadic. "She's probably worried about you. Don't forget to tell her that I said hi."

"You got it, 'Aunt' Naru," he responded. He got up from the table and walked to the phone on the wall. Shadic dialed Hinata-sou's phone number and heard Kitsune answer.

"Thank you for calling Hinata-sou. My name is: Kitsune. Can I help you?" she asked him. His only response was this: "May I talk to Sakura, please?" Shadic heard Kitsune say "One moment" through the phone.

Shadic waited a few seconds and saw Naru walk down the stairs in a loosely tied robe, holding a bottle of sake. "So, Keitaro, wanna get it on tonight?" she asked Shadic in a drunken manner.

"I'll be upstairs in a few minutes," Shadic told her. "Just let me finish up a business deal real quick." He heard Naru reply "okay" and saw her walk back upstairs. Shadic was amazed that she had developed some sort of drinking habit. But Kitsune had gotten rid of hers a few years ago.

Shadic heard Sakura speak on the other line. "Shadic?" she asked. "Is that you?"

"Yeah, it is me," Shadic replied. Gackt meowed and Shadic said into the phone, "Gackt also says hello."

"Great. I hope your calling from my mother's house." Shadic answered with a yes. "Oh, I almost forgot," she said, "I wanted to ask you about something I found this morning in the cherry blossom you gave me this morning."

"Let me guess, is it about the ring in the cherry blossom?"

"Yeah. Were you trying to propose to me?"

"No, actually." Shadic heard a thump on the other side of the line. "I actually meant to grab that before I left Hinata-sou." He paused. "It was my twin brother's ring. He was going to give it to his fiancé, but he died before he proposed to her." Shadic started to cry. "He wanted me to give it to her to remember him, but I never did. I'm ashamed about it." Shadic wiped the tears from his eyes and changed the subject. "Has anything in my room been touched by anyone?"

"Well, no one's been in there since you left. I wanted to check up on your plants, but I didn't know what to do with them, so I left them."

"Just water the blueberry once per two days, the other cherry blossom once every three days, and give them sun daily." Shadic wanted to ask her about Naru. "How long has your mother been an alcoholic?"

"She's been like that ever since she heard about her sister dying in a car crash five years ago. She's never been herself since. Even though she seems happy, she's just so down about the 'so-called guilt' of her death."

"That's not the worst situation she could have been put in." Shadic had to get to bed early tonight. "I'll call you in a week. I should have the ancient sword and be heading back then. I love you, Sakura." He hung up the phone. He just realized the last thing he said.

'Oh frak,' he thought. 'Why did I tell her that? I should probably be sorry about that, even though I might have just ruined our relationship.' He looked at the time. It was nine PM.

"I guess I'll go to sleep." Shadic walked to the guest room that was prepared. He entered and saw a spotless room with some artifacts scattered in the room. He pulled off the swords, put them on the dresser in there, and put his glasses on the dresser with the swords. He pulled the blankets over his body and fell asleep.

Well, that's the end of Chapter 3. I'll get started on Chapter 4 ASAP. See Ya.