2. Hina Again
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A/N: Thank you so much everybody! For reviewing and good advice. I'd really like to apologize for the length of my paragraphs, I still have some issues with keeping the length on these. But I promise to work on it, and I'll make it up to you guys I promise. Please continue to review and critique, not only is it awesome to know you guys read the silly things I come up with, but when you leave reviews it makes it all the more worthwhile to write it. Thanks guys! (I might not be able to update for another week though. Sorry!)
"Eh…eh…Shi-Shinobu-chan?" muttered Motoko thickly, as she slowly opened her eyes.
"H-hai, are you alright Motoko-sempai?" asked a very concerned-looking Shinobu, staring down over her head. "You've been lying on the floor sempai! You…you'll catch cold if we don't get you somewhere warm."
Unfortunately for the blubbering Shinobu, Motoko paid her no attention. Something, she wasn't quite sure what, but definitely something was amiss with her eyes. Shinobu seemed uh…different. Carefully rubbing her eyes gently, she peered closer at the girl standing over her. Her face seemed childish, with the moon like facial complexion of a girl who had yet to begin womanhood. Looking her up and down, Motoko was quite miffed as to why the curves and body physique which she had come to associate with Shinobu were missing. Then there was her hair…
Where is that cute ponytail of hers? Motoko wondered dully, not quite registering anything. Now that she looked closer, Motoko realized with a start that this was a much younger Shinobu
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" She shrieked and quickly stood up, (startling poor Shinobu as she did so) Motoko looked about to find that it was dark outside, and that she was once again in the dining room. Yet, was it the dining room? The furniture were all slightly out of place, as if…as if…get there faster! She screamed at her mind, just as a sense of déjà vu washed over her.
"W-w-what is it sempai?" inquired the now terrified Shinobu.
"Quick! Shinobu! What year is it?!" asked Motoko. Then without waiting for an answer, she dashed off in search of her room.
"S-s-sempai?" wailed a quite confused Shinobu.
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Motoko sat in her old school dress on her toilet, staring darkly into the mirror. The porcelain seat was cool, and its touch made her sensitive thighs flush. She had removed her kendo robes earlier, and was now squeezed into her old uniform. It had come as quite a shock to her that her body had not reverted back as Shinobu's had. Apparently whatever had altered time had not altered her physically. This had to be a dream; she thought to herself, People didn't just flash into the past. Or at least, she'd never heard of any such magic in all her years at the God-cry School. Was it then…just…a dream? If so then which was the dream? Had she just waken from what must have been a four-year-long dream or was she infact, trapped within a dream this very moment? Hesitantly, she pulled her hand to her lips, and bit down upon her thumb with her teeth. It hurt, a lot.
That can't be right…Motoko thought, I couldn't have grown 3 inches overnight! Besides… she looked down at her chest, that doesn't happen overnight either.
Sighing, she reflected upon all that had occurred that day. She'd wake up on a Saturday morning and had eaten her breakfast. She had then proceeded to read her book and practice kendo, and up till then everything had been as it should be…
Then…then…then the only reason can be… Motoko shuddered as the thought flowed through her head, the annex!
"It can't be!" She shouted to no one in particular. It'd had been destroyed long ago by Keitaro and Naru-sempai... She thought.
And yet, she was in the very same room. In… there's no doubt about it now…a different time.
Had it really heard her wish? She wondered; but that meant, if this wasn't a figment of her quite impressive imagination, that she had another chance to impress Keitaro. She blushed at this thought.
"Keitaro…" She whispered, tasting the name in her mouth, though she must have done it a thousand times in her dreams.
"But you already have Naru-sempai don't you?" She said to no one in particular. "Would…would it even be right of me to think of you like this?"
Lost in thought, Motoko subconsciously grabbed her pillow, and hugged it fiercely. For a moment, it was almost as if she really was 4 years younger. Well, for a moment at least. The moment passed, and the next moment the entire residence of Hina-sou complete with tama-chan swept into the room, bringing with them noise resembling a miniature hurricane.
"Motoko!" yelled Su, "Shinobu says you're feeling depressed!" adding hopefully, "is depressed good to eat?"
"Sempai! I'm sorry for startling you earlier," said a near crying Shinobu and offering the plate in her hands, "I-I baked some cookies for you."
"Are you alright Motoko?" Naru asked with concern, "Did you catch some disease when we were on Pararakelse Island?"
"If preparing for your entrance exam is what you're worried about, Motoko-chan," Keitaro said in earnest, "I'd be more than happy to give you any help you need!"
"Ehhhh….Motoko-channnnn…" Kitsune said cutting in, "You've matured quite a bit if you know what I mean!" She winked and then turning to Keitaro said, "I'll just bet Keitaro here wouldn't be able to keep his eyes off you."
"S-s-sempai? Is that true?" whimpered Shinobu.
"KEI-TARO!!!" Naru yelled, pulling back her arm at the same time "You pervert! Why don't you stop ogling at poor Motoko now! Can't you see she's upset!?" (Although in truth Motoko didn't mind one bit)
"It's not like that! Narusegawa!" Keitaro screeched as he zoomed out the roof and into orbit.
Motoko couldn't help but chuckle as she watched the familiar scene unfold. Heck, she hadn't seen this for a week, and nostalgia swept through her as she looked at the smiling faces. Everyone…she thought, god I've missed this. For the time being, she didn't know what she was going to do. Her feelings for Keitaro still puzzled her, and she had absolutely no idea how to get back to her own time. She should have been terrified; she should have been going crazy. And yet…and yet for the moment she felt safe, safe and at home. She was with friends after all, friends who had never once yet let her down. She'd figure things out tomorrow, she thought, but tonight, she was going to enjoy herself. After all, it's not everyday she traveled into the past.
"Everyone!" She said, standing up with a bow, "Thank you for your concern, I'm happy to say that I'm just fine." The Hinata residents, short Keitaro, burst into cheers, and Su could be heard screaming "Party! Party!"
Yes…this is home... Motoko thought. At this thought, she broke into the happiest smile she'd worn for a long while.