Harmony of One
Disclaimer: I do not own Love Hina, any of its characters, or any thing Love Hina-ish. Ken Akamatsu does. So thank him for creating this awesome manga series.
A/N: Let's see this is chapter two where we really get into it…so read on and have fun! Enjoy like you would any other thing, and remember if you eat while reading this, your enjoyment will go up phenomenally, so eat while reading this too. "Everything's better when you're eating something." Please R&R!
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Chapter 2: Bathing Ronins
--------------Naru's Room--------------
::2:00 PM, February 15th, the same day::
SLIDE! Naru's door opened.
"Hmm? Oh, hello Keitaro," Naru said.
"Naru-sempai, it's me Motoko!" Motoko said.
"Oh, yeah, sorry," Naru said. "This is kind of hard to get used to."
"You're telling me," Keitaro said, entering.
"Oh, hi Moto – I mean, Keitaro," Naru said, correcting herself.
"Yeah, so what part are you studying?" Keitaro asked.
"I wish to learn, too. If it must be like this, then I must do this," Motoko said.
"Okay, well, Motoko, you start by taking this evaluation test, so we can see what you need help with. I'll be helping this idiot pass," Naru said.
"Okay, Naru-sempai," Motoko said, and she started scribbling.
"What are you on?" Keitaro asked.
"Math," Naru said.
"Ah, my worst subject," Keitaro sighed.
"Yes, idiot," Naru said. Keitaro sighed again. "Well, you can't do anything, because Motoko's taking the test…"
"I'll look over your shoulder," Keitaro said, and he moved behind Naru. Naru started on the next problem.
"Uh, why did you do that?" Keitaro asked.
"Huh?" Naru asked.
"Why did you integrate from two to four?" Keitaro said.
"Cause that's what it says, idiot! Read the problem better!" Naru said.
"Oh." Naru continued to write down stuff.
"Eighty," Keitaro said.
"What?" Naru said.
"The answer's eighty."
"No, it's sixty-five," Naru told him.
"What? I swear it's eighty."
"I'll check it," Naru said, and she got the book out and flipped to the end.
"The answer is…" Keitaro asked.
"Thirty-two point 5," Naru answered. Keitaro sweat-dropped.
"Oh, I see, I forgot that it's only half of the box," Naru said. "These careless mistakes will be nasty on the real exam."
"But why was my answer wrong?" Keitaro asked.
"Don't know, don't care," Naru said. "Next."
"Hey! I want to do this problem right!" Keitaro said.
"If you're looking at mine, then you have to follow me," Naru said. "It makes sense to do it like that."
"No it doesn't!" Keitaro said.
"Well, too bad," Naru said. "Next," she said, flipping the page.
"Fine, be like that!" Keitaro said, and he threw up his hands in frustration.
"I will!" Naru said. She started on the next problem. Scribble! Scribble! Scribble!
"That's wrong," Keitaro said.
"Wrong? How can I be wrong? Jeez, you're getting bolder at telling me I'm wrong where you're the one that's wrong," Naru said.
"But you forgot to factor the x out," Keitaro said.
"Idiot, if you factor the x out then the integration is harder!" Naru said, smacking him.
"Ow!" Keitaro cried out in pain.
::Two hours later::
"Finally done with the math section," Naru said. "Let's see…I got five out of twenty five wrong. That's really bad," Naru commented, frowning.
"How about me?" Keitaro asked.
"Idiot, you got every single calculus and trig problem wrong!" Naru said. "How are you going to pass like that?"
"Naru-sempai, I have finished the test," Motoko suddenly said.
"Good, Keitaro go grade it," Naru commanded.
"Fine," Keitaro said. "Woah! You got 400 points?!!"
"See? I told you I would do better than you," Motoko said.
"But you lost all your points in Math…?" Keitaro asked.
"I don't know advanced Math like Calculus!!" Motoko complained. "If you teach me…"
"Don't have him teach you, he's an idiot, he doesn't know Calculus either."
"Waaah! Don't say that!" Keitaro whined. "Eh…"
"What?" Naru asked.
"I have to go to the bathroom…" Keitaro said.
"So? Go!" Naru said. "Idiot."
"But…err…" Keitaro said, flustered and he motioned to the fact that he was not himself. Realization dawned upon Naru.
"Ah," she said. "I forgot. You sound so much like Keitaro that I forgot you had Motoko's body."
"What about me?!!" Motoko said. "I've been sitting here!"
"Well, Keitaro always sits there, so I forgot…" Naru said, laughing lightly.
"But I need to go…" Keitaro said.
"Err…Motoko, you take care of it. It's not my body," Naru said, motioning towards Keitaro.
"You can't!" Motoko said. "I won't allow it!"
"What?! That's unfair, impossible, otherwise I'll go in your hakama!"
"Arrgh! Don't be a disgusting fool!" Motoko said. "Don't ruin my hakama like that!!"
"I don't care anymore, I'm going to the bathroom!" Keitaro shouted, and he ran to the lavatory.
"Arrgh! Come back here!" Motoko said, chasing Keitaro. SLAM! Keitaro slammed the door shut and locked it. BAM BAM BAM!
"What do you want?" Keitaro said. "Jeez, you're the one who's always saying not to come into the bathroom when someone is in it!"
"But it's my body, don't you DARE peep!" Motoko said.
"Look, I can't help it," Keitaro said. BAM BAM BAM!
"If you've done anything bad, I'll kill you!" Motoko said with as much force as she could. BAM BAM – SLIDE! Motoko was pounding on the door again when Keitaro suddenly opened it.
"I'm done!" he said.
"What did you do? I'll kill you!" Motoko growled.
"Nothing!!" Keitaro said. "Though I didn't that you liked to wear panties with…" BAAAAM!!! "AIEEEEEE!!!" Keitaro shouted.
"YOU PERVERT!!! YOU PEEPED AT MY UNDERWEAR?!! DIE!!!!" Motoko shouted, swinging her sword at full force. BAAAAAM!!!!
"AIEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
----------------------------Hinata-sou Kitchen-----------------------
::6:00 PM::
"Yum yum, Shinobu, this is yummy!" Su said, taking huge mouthfuls of food.
"Thank you, Su," Shinobu said, smiling.
"Yeah, this is really good," Naru said. "I don't know how you make it look and taste so good."
"That's because all of Naru's dishes look so nasty," Kitsune said.
"You don't HAVE to eat when I cook," Naru said.
"Hey, I'm not complaining," Kitsune said. "A lot better then if I cooked."
"Yeah, I'll never forget that experience," Keitaro said.
"Hey, that was rude!" Kitsune said.
"Motoko!" Su cried, jumping onto Keitaro.
"I'm Keitaro!" Keitaro said.
"Oh," Su said. "Well, that's good too." And she continued to hang onto Keitaro. "Are you going to finish that?"
"Of course!"
"But Motoko never eats all of her food. You'll become fat it you eat it," Su said. Motoko who was across the table was shocked.
"That's right, you're not allowed to eat as much as you did!" Motoko said. "You're not allowed to destroy my body with your bad eating habits!"
"But my body's fine…"
"Idiot, you have a lower metabolism now!" Naru said, smacking him on the head.
"Sorry!" Keitaro said. He turned to look at his plate, but it was already eaten by Su. "Oh well."
"Yummy!" Su said. She still hung on to Keitaro.
"Um, Su? Care to get off?" Keitaro asked.
"Nope, I always hang on Motoko!" Su said, pulling Keitaro's hair.
"Arrgh, that hurts!" Keitaro said. "How can you handle this hair? I'm going to cut it."
"What?!! Don't you DARE do that!!!" Motoko shouted. "I'll be disgraced forever!"
"Disgraced for having short hair?" Keitaro asked.
"Just don't do anything!" Motoko threatened. They all finished eating.
"Bath time!" Su said, and sprinted to the bath. Shock hit Motoko and Keitaro. Bath time…oh no… they both thought.
"Say," Kitsune said, observing the reactions of Motoko and Keitaro. "Have you given any thought to what Haruka-san said?"
"Ah…" Motoko said.
"Hmm…as I said before, it could work," Keitaro said.
"NO IT WON'T!" Motoko said, choking Keitaro. Everyone except Su sweat-dropped. "You think I'm going to wash YOU?! Don't be so SICK!" Motoko continued to yell.
"But…but…" Keitaro managed to choke out, "it would be just washing yourself…"
"Ha! You just want me to wash you, you pervert!!!!!!" Motoko said, throwing him on the ground. "I'll NEVER wash you," she says defiant, standing tall over Keitaro.
------------------Hinata-sou Open Air Bath---------------
"I cannot BELIEVE I'm doing this," Motoko said.
"Well, it's the only way," a blindfolded Keitaro said. "Look, I can't see anything, not even my own body."
"You mean MY body," Motoko corrected. "Jeez, it feels weird to only be wearing shorts. I feel exposed on my chest."
"You mean my chest…" Keitaro said under his breath.
"What was that?" Motoko said. "A snide comment? A rude insult? I shall slay you if you do not tell me what you said!"
"What? I just said it's my chest!" Keitaro said.
"Huh!" Motoko said, flippantly. "Okay, don't say anything, because this is already embarrassing as it is. I'm going to undress you now." Motoko began to take of Keitaro's clothes. Uh, this feels really really weird, Keitaro said. He was blushing; he couldn't help it.
"Why are you red? Are you peeping?!!!" Motoko said.
"No! It just feels weird!" Keitaro said hurriedly.
"Hmmph!" Motoko said. She finished. "I'll lead you to the bath." They walked into the bath.
"Hee hee hee!" Kitsune giggled, holding a camera. "Oh, I'm so evil!" She steadied the camera and kept it trained at them through the doorway.
"There, watch out and lower yourself slowly into the water," Motoko said. Keitaro did.
"Ah…it feels so good, the water I mean," Keitaro said.
"Hmmph," was all Motoko replied. She took out a sponge and started to wash his back.
"Hee hee hee!" Kitsune giggled again. This was too good. She was going to be rich rich rich!
"What ya up to, Kitsune?" Su asked from behind.
"Waaah!" Kitsune said, almost dropping the camera. She caught it in her hand. "Phew!"
"What are you doing?" Su asked.
"Shhhhh!! I'm taping this!" Kitsune said.
"?" Su asked. "Kitsune?"
"Shhh!"
"You're so boring," Su said, and she left.
"Urashima, stop squirming!" Motoko said. "It makes it harder!"
"But it tickles…" Keitaro said.
"Wha–?That doesn't make it any easier for me to do this!" Motoko said.
"But," Keitaro said, starting to giggle. "It's so ticklish…" He snorted.
"Urashima, stay still!"
"Sorry, sorry," Keitaro said. Motoko started to wash him again. He jerked his body.
"Alright, that's it!" Motoko said, and she tied him up and started scrubbing him.
"You know, this is very uncomfortable," he said.
"That's what you get for moving too much. Now stay still," Motoko said, and she scrubbed him clean.
"Hee hee, he's getting a good cleaning!" Kitsune said.
"You're done, now get down." Motoko said.
"Um…I'm tied up?" Keitaro asked.
"Oh." Motoko untied him and dressed him.
"Aw, rats, the fun's over," Kitsune said. Motoko finished tying the hakama.
"There."
"Alright, it's your turn," Keitaro said.
"What?! I will never let you touch me!" Motoko said.
"But then how?"
"It's easier on men, I can wash ninety percent without seeing anything," Motoko explained.
"What about the last ten percent?" Keitaro asked.
"No need to clean that thoroughly, sitting in the hot springs for a while should clear that up. Now shoo!" Motoko said, waving Keitaro away.
"Rats, no more fun," Kitsune said. "Oh well, might as well leave." SLIDE!
"Eh?" Kitsune said, looking up and seeing it was Keitaro. "Ah!" she said, and hid the camera behind her back.
"What's up? You probably don't want to go in there now, Motoko's mad. Heh heh, I guess that's my fault," Keitaro said, laughing nervously.
"Ah…I see," Kitsune said, backing towards the door.
"Hey Kitsune! Have you gotten anything good with that camera yet?!" Su asked, crashing in.
"AH!" Kitsune said, and she held the mouth of Su. "Heh heh, she doesn't know what she's talking about, goodbye!" And Kitsune zoomed away with Su.
"?" Keitaro asked.
----------------------Keitaro's Room----------------
::February 16th, Monday, 4:55 AM::
It was black. Well, that's a lie actually. It was mostly black. The only non black part of the room was the flashlight that Motoko was shining into Keitaro's eye.
"Ahh…it's the light at the end of the tunnel!" Keitaro groaned.
"Wake up, Urashima!" Motoko whispered hoarsely.
"Wha-? Mommy, I don't want to take out the trash…" Keitaro rolled over.
"Wake up!" Motoko whispered again, and this time she kicked him.
"Ow!!" Keitaro said. "What hit me?"
"Me! Now let's go!" Motoko said, and she dragged him.
"Wha-? Where are we going?" Keitaro asked, still confused. "It's not even light out."
"Training. You are not allowed to destroy my body, remember?"
"Oh yeah…" Keitaro said. "I need something, though, like coffee."
"I'll be your coffee!" Motoko said. She took out her sword.
"Eh?" Keitaro asked.
"Rock Splitting Technique!" She said, slashing. WOOOSH BAM!
"Aieee!" Keitaro shouted, landing on the roof. Motoko jumped to the roof. The sun had started to rise.
"Now, basic stroke, 1000 times," she said, handing him a sword and showing him how to do it.
"1000 times?" he asked wearily.
"Yes, I shall do it with you. Now begin!" Motoko said. "1!" she said, moving her sword.
"1," Keitaro said half-heartedly.
"That's not how you do it at all!" Motoko said. "Stand with your feet like this and grip the sword tighter! Good, now lift up and swing! 1!"
"1," Keitaro said.
"Harder, otherwise we'll be at one forever. One!"
"One!" Keitaro shouted.
"Two!"
"Two!"
"Three!"
"Three," Keitaro said tiredly.
"Augh!" Motoko said. "C'mon, get serious."
"Sorry, I'm just so tired…" Keitaro said. "Three!"
"Four!"
"Four!"
"Five!"
"Five!"
"Six!"
"Six!"
::One hour later::
"Nine hundred and ninety-eight!"
"Nine hundred and ninety-eight," Keitaro repeated.
"Nine hundred and ninety-nine!" Motoko chanted.
"Nine hundred and ninety-nine."
"One thousand!"
"One thousand. F-finally done," Keitaro said, and he fainted.
"Urashima?!" Motoko said. She sighed. "He's such a wimp," she muttered to herself while she picked him up and brought him to the kitchen.
----------------Hinata-sou Kitchen-----------------
"Good morning Sempai!" Shinobu said, glancing over her shoulder while she was cooking.
"Err…it's Motoko," Motoko said.
"Oh! I'm sorry, Motoko-chan!" Shinobu said.
"That's okay, anybody else would make the same mistake," Motoko said.
"Ahh! Is sempai hurt?" Shinobu asked, upon turning around and seeing Motoko carrying Keitaro.
"No, he is just exhausted from our exercises this morning. I will leave him here while I finish my other exercises," Motoko said, and after placing Keitaro in a chair, she left.
"Um…" Shinobu said. She put a finger in her mouth. "Oh! The food!" she said, and quickly returned to cooking.
::An hour later::
Keitaro groaned, and his eye twitched.
"Oh man, I can't move a muscle," Keitaro said.
"Sempai!" Shinobu said. "Look, I made some extra food for you!" She placed it in front of Keitaro.
"What time is it?" Keitaro asked.
"Ah, seven, I think," Shinobu said.
"Seven?" Keitaro asked. "Do you know when Motoko's school starts?"
"Oh, Motoko-chan, Su and I all leave at the same time to go to school…though I don't actually know where it is," Shinobu said. "We leave after breakfast…err…about eight o'clock."
"Oh," Keitaro said. The food's smell wafted up to him. "Err…can I eat this?"
"Sure!" Shinobu said. Motoko came in.
"Oh good, your awake. Keitaro, you must do better next time," Motoko said.
"This is the first time! I can't even believe I completed one of your exercises!" Keitaro said.
"Yeah, yeah. It shouldn't be a problem, because your body can handle it, but it must be your mind is weak," Motoko said. Soon Kitsune, Naru, and Su filed in.
"Oh, so the idiot's awake early," Naru said.
"Hey, that's not nice!" Keitaro said. "It was painful."
"Whatever," Naru said.
"Why does no one care?" Keitaro cried to himself.
"ITADAKIMASU!" Su said, and she began eating.
"Su! Don't start before everyone else!" Motoko said.
"Hmm?" Su said. Everyone sighed.
A/N: Hmm…this was a sort of in between bad/boring chapter. I thought it might be better, but I guess it didn't turn out that way. Okay, and I never know anything even remotely Japanese in culture, like when school starts, so I probably wrote that wrong, but all's good. I just want to answer some reviews that I got, in terms of wrongness. Number one, just in case you've ever read my profile (can't imagine why you would), you would know this, but one reviewer referred to me as a "Miss luce1sw." While slightly amusing, it is also grossly incorrect – I'm a guy. If that shocks you…well I don't know what to say…err…yeah. Second, one person was slightly annoyed at me putting Author's notes in the middle of my story, to which I respond that even Manga has semi-author's notes in them! But in terms of that, I'll still try to reduce them (notice none in this chapter!), because hey, I aim to please. I thank everyone who has reviewed and say to them, do it some more! Please R&R!