Love Hina Redux By Ten-Faced Paladin Chapter 8: Come On, Let's Sleep Together
December had rolled around and Hinata House was alive as ever. Motoko had thankfully recovered from her cold rather quickly. Su was delighted with this and was jumpy all over again. Once Motoko was on her feet again, things were back to normal. The only real difference was that she was perhaps a little friendlier to Keitaro. She at least spoke more than one word to him at dinner.
Su as currently sitting on the roof of Hinata House. She had several birds sitting around her. She giggled every time their feathers tickled her skin. She was also enjoying the cool temperatures.
"Such nice weather," she cooed to the bird which landed on her finger. "Japanese winters feel soooo good!"
She suddenly heard someone coming and she tunred to the source of the noise. It was none other than Naru and her favorite ronin. Even if he was the only ronin she knew, he was still her favorite.
"Your arm still bugging you?" Naru asked Keitaro as they headed back to her room to study.
"A little," Keitaro sighed. "I haven't used a ki attack for a while."
"Don't you think breaking a rock with your bare hands has something to do with it?" Naru asked skeptically.
Su saw the perfect opportunity to say good morning to the ronin. She immediately stood up and began running towards the open area where she could leap in. Keitaro had stopped walking to flex his arm a little. Su leaped from the roof and extended her right foot.
"Heyas!" she cried in delight as her foot slammed into Keitaro's face.
Su had grabbed on to the top of the window opening, but he hand had slipped. He rbody continued moving until she collided with Keitaro. Unfortunately, she was wearing a skirt and that part of her body collided with his head. This gave Keitaro a very good view of Su's panties. He clamped his eyes shut, but he still managed to get a good view.
"Oopsie," Su giggled as she leaped off. "I missed my landing."
"Pretty energetic this morning aren't you?" Naru smiled.
"Ugh," Keitaro moaned, attending to a bloody nose he had gotten. "What was that kick to the face for?"
"Oh come on Keitaro," Su giggled. "Wasn't my 'good morning' nice and refreshing?"
"It woke me up," Keitaro grumbled. "That's for sure."
Naru walked closer to Keitaro and checked his nose. She suddenly got a great idea to tease Keitaro.
"So just where do you get off getting a nosebleed by oogling an middle-schooler's panties?" she teased.
"'Scuse me?" Keitaro grumbled, a slight sile on his face. "Did you not see the drop kick she landed on me?"
Su listened to the coversation with rapt attention. With being who she was, she didn't quite catch the teasing bit that the two Tokyo U aspirants were throwing at each other.
"So Keitaro only wanted to see my pantie huh?" Su smiled. "I'll show 'em to you as much as you want."
She then proceeded to flip up her skirt. Keitaro immediately turned away while Naru tried her best to get her not to do that.
"Man Su," Keitaro laughed. "Is everyone that generous where you come from?"
"Yup!" Su smiled. "You'd like it there Keitaro."
"I would, would I?" Keitaro laughed. "Maybe we'll see someday."
As Su continued to joke around, Motoko appeared at the end of the hall. She walked to the small group and sighed slightly.
"Su, are you bothering Urashima and Narusegawa?" she asked sternly.
"Hiya Motoko!" Su giggled as she leaped onto the older girl's shoulder. "Nope. I'm just saying good morning!"
"You do know that they have to study, right?" Motoko asked the hyperactive foreigner.
"But..I like Keitaro," Su giggled. "He's funny and really nice. I like spending time with him."
Keitaro laughed as he scratched his cheek, 'If Su wasn't the type who liked everyone I might be flattered by that comment.'
Motoko nodded before turning back to Keitaro, "Urashima, I must inform you that I will be gone for three days. My kendo club is going on a training trip to a special camp."
"Oh..okay," Keitaro nodded. "I'll remember to lock up. Don't worry."
Neither them or Naru noticed Su beginning to act strangely. She started looking a little lost. It was something odd to see her so quiet and standing still.
Motoko leaned in closer to Keitaro with a smirk, "Just remember Urashima, when I return, expect a rematch at any time. I must avenge my previous defeat."
"I'll be waiting," Keitaro laughed.
Motoko nodded before backing off. She then wordlessly walked away from the others. Su immediately followed her and leaped onto her own back for a piggyback ride.
"You know," Keitaro remarked. "I don't think I've seen those two very far from each other,"
"You're right," Naru agreed. "Those two seem to be together almost all the time. Don't they?"
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Some time later, The residents of Hinata House were all at the front door to see Motoko off. The swordswoman in question was in her school uniform and her sword was wrapped in a cloth.
Kitsune leaned a little closer to Motoko, "Don't get me wrong, but isn't camp a little high-schoolish?"
Motoko turned to Kitsune with and even stare, "I am a high school sophomore, remember?"
"Oh yeah," Kitsune nodded. "I forgot about that."
Motoko sighed as she stood up and collected her bag. She then opened the door and turned back to her firneds.
"I will see you in three days," she remarked as she bowed. "Until then. Oh, and Keitaro, remember the rematch we will have."
The small smile on her face seemed a little more playful than threatening. It didn't stop Keitaro from feeling a little bit fearfull for his future. Even if the common sense part of his brain told him that Motoko wasn't going to kill him or anything.
"Have a nice trip," Kitsune waved as Motoko reached the stairs.
As she was waving, she noticed Su watcher Motoko go with a somewhat lost look in her eyes again. Feeling a sudden chill going down her spine, she immediately remembered what was going to happen next.
"Time to hide Shinobu!" Kitsune whispered, pulling the younger girl into the next room.
Keitaro let his hands drop to his sides as he pondered what to do next.
'I guess I should get some studying done," he thought. 'I wonder if getting back into shape wouldn't be a bad idea after all?'
His thoughts were interrupted when he felt something grasp his arms. He looked down to see a smiling Su holding his arm.
"Uh...hey Su," he remarked as the younger girl held his arm tighter with a giggle.
Kitsune spied the two from her hiding place with Shinobu. She couldn't help but smirk.
"Uh-oh. It looks like Keitaro's the new victim," she smiled.
"Huh?" asked Shinobu. "Victim? Is there something wrong with Su?"
"Well, you know how Su always has to latch on to someone?" asked Kitsune. Shinobu nodded. "Well, being her play partner is realy difficult. Even I had trouble with her, remember?"
"Oh, yes," Shinobu nodded. "Weren't you Su's play partner before Motoko came?"
"Yep," Kitsune nodded. "Physically, Motoko is the only one who can kep up with her. Especially at night. Boy is that rough."
"Huh?" Shinobu blushed. "At night?"
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Some time later, Keitaro was doing his daiy check on Hinat House to see if there was anything that needed fixing. Lights needing replacing, broken boards, etc. This time he had a guest. Su was getting a piggyback and obviously enjoying every moment of it. Every time he moved into a new hallway, she shifted her position so to see everything in a new light. After a while. Keitaro finally had enough, Su hanging by her feet on his back was also the last straw. He grasped the girl's legs and after making sure that she wasn't going to fall and hurt herself, he let go, letting Su flip to he feet.
"Um..Not that I mind but, why are you following me?" Keitaro asked the smiling girl.
"'Cause you're fun," Su smiled. "And I like you."
"Well, I'm flattered Su, but I have to study," Keitaro sighed. "I won't have time to play with you."
"Please?" Su whined with extreme puppy dog eyes as she latched herself around Keitaro's neck. "I promise I won't get in the way. C'mon Keitaro."
"Okay okay!" Keitaor sighed. "Just don't cry."
"Okies!" Su smiled, letting go of his neck, any sign of tears vanishing.
Keitaro faccefaulted. He had the faintest thought that this girl may end up being the death of him yet.
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Keitaro was studying his notes and looking through his textbooks for extra information. He felt like he had been at it for hours. He just finished writing a single word before finally stopping. He sighed deeply before he stared at the wall evenly, his eyebrow twitching.
"Can't study," he muttered.
Su, most likely forgetting her earlier promise, was making more noise then Keitaro thought possible. She not only managed to scramble up jis bookcase in search of 'dirty magazines', but she also managed to leap from the top of said bookcase and swing from the overhead light. After that she proceeded to knock the closet doors and begin to search through his things.
Keitaro looked over to where the young girl was tossing things aside. He quickly stood up and looked at the mess she was creating. He was almost at his limit at this point.
"Just what are you doing?" Keitaro asked, trying to remain calm.
"Lookie what I found!" Su cheered, not answering his question.
She then proceeded to hold up his notebook. The black one that he held all his pictures in from his print club booths. She then quickly went through the pages with all the stickers.
"Hey give that back!" Keitaro called, his embarrssment rising.
He lunged at Su who just dodged, giggling like mad. She kept riffling through the pages.
"There's only pictures of you!" Su giggled.
"I said give it back!" Keitaro shouted loudly.
It degraded into a chase. Su leaped and hopped over everything in her way. Keitaro tried his best to catch her. It was mostly an exorcise in futility. There wasn't a wonderful chance of him actually catching the girl.
"Hey!" Su spoke. "Kitsune's in this picture with you."
"Gahh!" Keitaro gasped as he stood rigid.
Su leaped over to Keitaro, showing him the picture he had with Kitsune. He had put it on it's own page. Seeing the picture reminded him of how surprised he was when Kitsune leaped into the booth with him.
"Is Kitsune your girlfriend?" Su asked with a giggle.
"Um..ah..er," Keitaro mumbled, his face turning red.
"Eeew, Keitaro's embarrassed!" Su teased in a sing-song voice.
"Su!" Keitaro shouted. "Just give it back!"
Keitaro leaped at Su again only to have her leap out of the way. He couldn't stop in time and his face crashed into the wall with a loud thud. He gave a small groan and slid to the ground in a daze
"Will you two be quiet!" a voice shouted from above.
Both occupants looked up and saw and irate Naru looking down at them. Keitaro was slowly getting up and Su ran over to where Naru could see her best.
"Hey Naru!' Su smiled. "Lookit all these pictures Keitaro has! He's all by himself!"
"SU!" Keitaro shouted again, his face turning beet red.
Naru smiled as she peered at the pictures, "Man Keitaro. You really are an otaku. Don't you have pictures of anyone else in here?"
The door slid open to see a very amused Kitsune peering at he chaos that was Keitaro's room.
"Hey Keitaro," she smiled. "Having fun?"
"Hey Kitsune," Keitaro grimaced. "why don't you join us and find out."
"Ahh, I don't think so," Kitsune laughed. "I know all too well what it's like to be Su's playmate."
"Hey Kitsune!" Su smiled. "Lookit this!"
She held out the book. Kitsune took he book and looked it over. She flipped to the last page where the picture she was in was placed. It was a special place obviously and that made her smile.
"This picture we took is that special to you?" she smiled. Keitaro's face turned beet red. He didn't need this embarrassment in front of her.
"Thanks," she smiled.
Keitaro looked straight up in mild shock at Kitsune. Naru almost fell through the hole. Both of them saw a small tinge on Kitsune's face. She also had a sweet smile on her face.
"I mean that," she continued. "That's really nice."
"Ooh!" Su smiled brightly,"Kitsune and Keitaro sittin' in a tree K-I-S-"
"SU!" both Keitaro and Kitsune shouted, their faces turning red again.
"Nya ha ha!"
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The sun had set and everyone just wanted some sleep. Only that Keitaro was having some company tonight. Su had brought her futon and sleeping gear to Keitaro's room just as he had cleaned everything up. It turned out that she couldn't sleep unless she was sleeping beside someone. If she was anything asleep like when she was awake then Keitaro was in for a rough night. So far, everything was quiet. They were both in either P.J.s or a bathrobe.
"This is fun!" Su smiled as she sipped some tea she had made.
Keitaro held another cup that she had made. He managed to get a little bit of studying done, but not as much as he wanted to.
'At this rate I'll be a third-year ronin,' he sighed inwardly.
"Kitsune!" Su suddenly smiled in delight.
Keitaro looked to the door and found Kitsune standing in it again. She was wearing a bathrobe. It did compliment her features, like her curves. She also managed to tie it up so that her cleavage showed slightly. What didn't make sense was the futon rolled under her arm.
"What's that for?" Keitaro asked her, already guessing the answer.
"Weeell," Kitsune smiled, drawing out the word. "I figured since you're Su's playmate, I'd lend you some support, since I like you so much."
"Yay!" Su cheered. "It's like a field trip."
"Why not make this a slumber party?" Keitaro laughed. 'I'd nver thought I'd find myself sleeping in the same room with two girls. This had better not be the gods playing jokes on me.'
Any further speculation was halted when a pillow was slammed into his face. He quickly came to his sense and saw Kitsune and Su giggling. He smiled evily as he gripped the pillow in his hand.
"So you want to play games eh?" he grinned. "Okay, we'll play games."
Keitaro then hurled the pillow with all his strength at the two girls. It collided with Su's chest and she giggled while sending a retaliation along with Kitsune. Keitaro dodged them both and slammed another pillow into the two of them. Su giggled and managed to slip away from the two of them.
"Take that!" she cried, hurling a pillow at both of them.
It collided with Kitsune's back and she tumbled atop of Keitaro. They both fell to the floor with a crash. Kitsune came to her sense and found herslf practically glomping Keitaro.
'Hmmm,' she thought. 'This could be fun.'
She leaned in close to the awakening Keitaro and began whispering in his ear.
"Can we sleep like this?" she whispered quietly. "It's really comfy."
"Uh, bah,..guh," Keitaro sputtered, at a loss for words.
Kitsune giggled again. It was a lot of fun to tease the poor guy. Espcially when he was such a gentleman to her no matter what. Even during little situations like this he never took advantage of anything.
"Just kidding," she laughed as she got off him. "You should have seen your face!"
"Anyone tell you you're a horrible tease?" Keitaro laughed nervously, his shock finally leaving.
"I've heard it once or twice," she grinned, her eyes opening slightly.
Keitaro got a smirk on his face, 'two can play at that game.'
Adopting a sly look, he began to lean over to Kitsune who suddenly stopped laughing. She started gettin nervous.
"Uh...Keitaro? she spoke nervously.
He continued to lean closer and she could feel her face heating up. He went closer to her ear and started whispering something.
"You should open your eyes more often," He wispered, hiding his smirk. "They make you look downright beautiful."
"Hah!" Kitsune gasped, her face turning red.
Keitaro drew back with a smirk as he watched Kitsune sputter. He started laughing as the red started leaving her face and she started breathing normally again.
"That was a cheap trick!" she frowned. "I didn't know you had it in you to tease a woman."
Keitaro rubbed the back of his head with an embarrassed flush and a smile, "Well, it wasn't easy. I thought I was going to blow it so badly because I was so nerovus, but it was so worth it to see your face. I guess even you get embarrassed too."
"Nya ha ha!" SU giggled after watching the exchange. "You two were as red as tomatoes!"
"Well, uh, time for bed!" Keitaor spoe quickly, seeing the look in Kitsune's squinted eyes. She was already plotting a counter-attack. "You too Su."
"Okies!" Su smiled as she leaped into her futon.
Keitaro sighed in relief as he and Kitsune slipped into their respective futons.
"This isn't over stud," Kitsune smirked. "I'll get you back."
Keitaro couldn't help but feel a shiver run down his spine at those words. Once Kitsune got an idea in her head, there wan't much anyone could do to get it out.
"Nighty night," Su smiled as she managed to turn off the lamp she had located near her futon.
AS Keitaro finally settled to sleep, he felt a pair of arms wrap around him. His heart started pounding about a mile a minute. Then he remembered Kitsune. She was probably doing this to freak him out. he opened his eyes and suddenly remembered the placement of the futons. Su was in the middle with Kitsune and himself on either side.
"Big brother," Su's tiny voice whispered in her sleep.
Keitaro turned arond and saw Su's sleeping face. It then dawned on him. No matter how happy or jumpy she was, Su was still a kid in a foreign country with none of her old friends or relatives around. Keitaro then silently decided that he would do what he humanly could to get Su to see Hinata House as a second home. That way she wouldn't feel so alone.
That train of thought was quickly stopped whe Su wrapped her legs around him. He could only let out a brief 'huh' before Su started squeezing with all her might. It turns out that Su is pretty strong.
"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Kitsune turned to see the tiny spectacle. She smiled as Keitaro thrashed and jerked, trying to get out of Su's grip.
'Oops,' she thought. 'Forgot to tell him about Su's sleeping habits.'
To Be Continued
A/N: There we go. I'm still rolling on. I am still dedicated to rolling out more and more chapters to my stories. I decided to give Kitsune her time in romantic light with Keitaro. He was not acting out of character her. With his new personality in this fic he actually has the guts to get his revenge on the girls for their pranks. Remember?