Disclaimer: I don't own Love Hina.

Lack of Sympathy

Hina and Haruka were on the balcony of the third floor of the Hinata Inn and Hina was not pleased with Haruka when she learned what was going on.

"Haruka, I'm not happy with you," Hina said, "Do you know why?"

Haruka had her arms crossed, "Because of the things that you've heard with what happened and that I ignored what you wanted."

"You sound like you don't care."

"Well Mom, that's because I don't anymore."

Hina shook her head, "I can't believe this you're starting to act just like Keitaro."

"Mom, how can you not be disturbed that Motoko threatened Keitaro with a real sword?"

"Don't assume to know whether or not I'm bother about it, I am, but…"

"But you think that it's not necessary to press charges, Mom, any parent or grandparent would be mortified if their child was threatened with a weapon and would want to make sure that the offender paid the consequences but you, you just want it to be swept under the rug."

"I know for a fact that Motoko meant no real harm and I know that she wouldn't really kill Keitaro."

"This happened because her three so-called friends made her believe that Keitaro violated them and that Motoko took matters in her hand when I told her not to do so until I learned what happened so Motoko brought this on herself."

"Haruka, that's a horrible thing for you to say just as it's horrible that you're forcing Mitsune to get a job."

Haruka sighed, "Mom, Kitsune hasn't paid her rent in three months."

"I know that and I also told her to tell you that I was okay for her to get the rent in when she can in case you asked her about it but you ignored that and made her get a job anyway."

"Yes Mom, I know and you were just setting a bad example."

"Shinobu doesn't pay rent here," Hina pointed out.

"Yes, Shinobu does the cooking, laundry, and cleaning and Kitsune never does any of that. Even when she tried to convince me to let her do that, I refuse because I know that she would give up halfway."

Hina shook her head, "You don't know that Haruka."

"I do Mom."

"What about Kaolla, I heard that she was made to work in a fish market."

"That's her own fault Mom; you know what happened at Kyoshiro and Nanami's bakery and what she did. Besides, it was either that or her being sent to her home country, Molmol."

Hina was displeased, "I also heard that Naru was assaulted by Miyabi. Why hasn't Miyabi been arrested?"

"Naru physically assaulted Keitaro because she was just looking for an excuse to assault Keitaro and at the place of her cram school no less. Did Naru tell you that?"

"Uh, no, she didn't but that doesn't mean it was okay for Miyabi to do such a thing."

"So, you're okay that Naru attacked Keitaro for no real reason, uh, actually never mind, you're just going to give an excuse anyway."

Hina glared at Haruka, "Watch it young lady, you're on thin ice right now."

"I'm not going to do anything to help the girls get out of taking responsibility for their actions."

Hina shook her head, "I'm really disappointed with you Haruka. I thought I could trust you but it seems that I was wrong."

"Yeah, you were wrong, wrong in thinking that I was going to baby them."

"You're just horrible Haruka, absolutely horrible and right now, I don't even want to look at you," Hina said upset and then walked away.

Haruka just watched as Hina walked away, "You're the one that's horrible Mom."

An Apartment Building

Keitaro had just arrived at an apartment building on his motorcycle and dropping off Miyabi. Miyabi gave Keitaro a kiss and waved and headed to her own apartment.

"I'll see you tomorrow Keitaro," Miyabi said.

"Yeah, see you tomorrow," Keitaro replied and he rode off.

Miyabi looked on as she watched her boyfriend ride off and then she proceeded to head to her apartment.

With Keitaro

Keitaro was riding his bike and headed to another apartment complex and the apartment of his cousin Yoshinari.

"I wonder if Genshiro and Ayame are there already," Keitaro said in his head.

Hinata Inn

Hina knocked on the door to Motoko's room, "Motoko, it's me."

"Oh Granny, please enter," Motoko replied.

Hina entered in Motoko's room and there was Motoko with Tsuruko with her.

"Motoko, how are you?" Hina asked with concern.

"Well, as okay as I can be Granny," Motoko replied.

Hina nodded and Tsuruko stood up.

"Ms. Urashima, I would like to have a word with you please," Tsuruko said.

Hina simply nodded, "Yes, of course, let's go to the manager's room, we can discuss things there."

"That is suitable," Tsuruko agreed with a nod.

Tsuruko and Hina left Motoko's room and went to the manager's room and they both sat down and faced each other.

"Ms. Hina Urashima, after everything is settled with the charges against my sister, I will be taking my sister back home with me in Kyoto," Tsuruko said.

"I see, but won't you reconsider?" Hina replied.

Tsuruko shook her head, "No, Motoko's actions here have caused shame and embarrassment here and towards my family and we believe that Motoko should come home."

"Tsuruko, I ask you to please reconsider," Hina said, "Motoko has been happy here and made friends here. She has found confidence in herself being here as well. What happened was terrible but I know that Motoko would never, ever actually cause real harm towards my grandson."

"Hina Urashima, I fail to understand how you cannot be upset with my sister that she actually threatened your grandson and all due to the manipulation by those three girls who I doubt are real friends to her."

"I don't doubt that those girls were not really friends with Motoko, I would even go as far as saying that they were just using Motoko."

"Well, at least there's something we can agree on."

Hina nodded, "Yes, so you see, those horrible girls are the ones to blame; they manipulated Motoko and tried to have my grandson harmed for their sick pleasure."

"Even so, my sister took action and went after your grandson with Shisui, there's no excuse for it. Yes, those three girls started the problem but Motoko chose to challenge Keitaro Urashima with a real blade in public. After the case is settled, Motoko will be coming home with me and live with our family again and even go to school there and that is the decision of our family."

"But Tsuruko, please, you can't just yank your sister out of the Hinata Inn just like that, especially something that was started by those three horrible brats."

"That is not your decision, whether or not you're the owner of this establishment, we decide if Motoko can continue to live here or not. If Motoko was the one paying her own rent here, then yes, it would be Motoko's decision but it is my parents as well as my grandmother who pay her rent here and signed her lease so they make the decision and they decided that they want Motoko home so you Hina Urashima have no say in the matter," Tsuruko stood up, "that is what I want to say to you," Tsuruko slid open the door but then turned to Hina again, "someone like you who disregards her own grandchildren's happiness and well-being should not be preaching to others."

Hina was surprised, "What is that suppose to mean?"

"The talk you and Motoko had with my uncle at his building last month."

Hina realized and frowned and Tsuruko left.

Meanwhile at the long stairs of the Hinata Inn, Reiko was walking up the long stairs. She had finally reached the entrance of the inn where Shinobu was sweeping the floor of the entrance and saw Reiko.

"Hi there," Shinobu greeted, "may I help you?"

"Yes, I'm here to see Motoko and Tsuruko Aoyama," Reiko replied.

"Oh, and you are…?"

"I'm Reiko Osawa, I'm an attorney."

"Oh, sure, come, in."

Shinobu guided Reiko inside the inn and when they got inside, they saw Haruka with the inn manager surprised.

"Reiko, what are you doing here?" Haruka asked.

"Hello Haruka, I'm here to see the Aoyama siblings."

"Aoyama siblings?" Haruka was surprised, "Do you mean Tsuruko and Motoko?"

"Yes, I'll be representing Motoko regarding the charges against her."

"Oh, I see."

"I'll go get them," Shinobu said.

Reiko nodded, "Thank you, what's your name?"

"Shinobu, I'm Shinobu Maehara," Shinobu said bowing to Reiko.

"Right, thank you Shinobu," Reiko said with a smile.

Shinobu unbowed and then nodded as she went to get Motoko and Tsuruko.

"So Reiko, how have you been?" Haruka asked.

"I've been busy," Reiko answered neutrally, "you?"

"I've been better…you must have saw that my teashop is now closed."

"Yes, it's real shame."

"…I could have avoided it from happening…if I had listened to you," Haruka said with a downcast expression.

Reiko was surprised and looked at Haruka, "What? Wait Haruka, are you admitting that…?"

Haruka sighed, "Yes Reiko, for the past month, I've thought about what had happened and what you really tried to do for me. I was so blinded by my pride that I didn't see the whole picture or the serious consequences. If I had listened to you and kept you as my attorney when I got sued, yeah, I would have been forced to settle but at least I wouldn't have lost my business."

"So you have realized."

"Yeah, I did, I know you were trying to help me but I was too stubborn."

Reiko was amazed and then put her hand on Haruka's shoulder.

"I see, well, since you realized, I guess there may be hope for you," Reiko said.

"So, what about you, you're here for Motoko? What's the deal with that?"

"I was called by Ms. Tsuruko Aoyama to represent her sister regarding the charges against her. I'm planning to have her settle and hopefully have your nephew Keitaro agree with her paying a fine and doing some community services. Of course, I have to make sure that there are no other incidents that I am at ignorant about."

"I see," Haruka said with a nod.

"Oh, you're here," Tsuruko's voice spoke.

Reiko and Haruka saw Tsuruko coming down the stairs with Motoko.

"Yes," Reiko said and then looked at Motoko, "You must Motoko. I'm Reiko Osawa; I'll be representing you in your case."

"I see," Motoko said with a frown, "then I should assume that you're just going to have me settle, practically having me admitting that I was wrong."

Haruka narrowed her eyes as she figured what Motoko might be going with it and sighed.

"Motoko, take it from me, it's best to listen to Reiko and do what she says. Things may come out as unpleasant to you but it will be a lot worse if you try to fight it and lose. Take it from me, I made that mistake and my teashop is closed down as a result."

Motoko was taken back, "But Haruka, isn't actually because of that male attorney?"

"No, it was really all me," Haruka said when she shook her head at what Motoko was saying.

Reiko nodded in agreement, "Haruka knows what she's talking about and look, I know this might not be something you want to hear but you really have no case and that's the truth."

"They are right Motoko," Tsuruko said, "listen, I've learned about this woman's reputation as an attorney and I believe that she can really help."

Motoko looked at her sister and the attorney that was hired to represent her and frowned while looking down.

"I'm afraid I must disagree with this," Hina said as she came down the stairs.

Tsuruko, Haruka, and Reiko looked at Hina annoyed.

"Mom, don't," Haruka said glaring at Hina.

Naru was looking from the top of the stairs with a glare, "I say let Motoko go back home…"

Juseimaru Apartment Complex

Keitaro arrived at a door of the apartment complex and Keitaro knocked on the door. The door opened revealing Keitaro's cousin Yoshinari.

"Hey Keitaro," Yoshinari greeted with a smile.

"Good to see you again Yoshinari," Keitaro greeted back with a smile.

Keitaro was led inside and he saw Yoshinari's two best friends. A young short and petite woman with dirty blonde hair name Ayame Sugiyama and a tall young man with shaved brown hair name Genshiro Koda.

"Yo Keitaro," Genshiro greeted.

Ayame grinned as she waved at Keitaro, "Hey Keitaro, good to see you again."

Keitaro smiled, "Yeah, good to you both of you, Genshiro and Ayame."

Yoshinari patted his cousin on the back, "I'm making some lunch, join us."

"Yeah, sure, thanks," Keitaro replied very grateful.

Keitaro got comfortable talking with Yoshinari, Genshiro, and Ayame and then the food that Yoshinari made arrive for them and all four of them ate. Afterwards, Genshiro and Ayame were playing video games with Yoshinari and Keitaro watching having a great time. After a few hours, it was time for Genshiro and Ayame to leave as they had to get back to their own apartments and prepare themselves for tomorrow. Keitaro and Yoshinari were left as they fixed the place up a bit.

"Well, that was fun," Keitaro said with a smile.

"Yeah, it was," Yoshinari said with a smile as well.

Hinata Inn

Hina stood with a determined look, "Listen, before you go any further, I would like you hear from all the people who are her roommates here in the Hinata Inn."

"What are you doing Mom?" Haruka asked.

"Kaolla, Mitsune, Shinobu, and Naru," Hina turned to the four tenants, "is there something you would like to say to Tsuruko and Reiko about Motoko?"

Kaolla and Kitsune nodded happily and walked and stood next to Hina.

"I would like to start," Kitsune said, "I want to say that Motoko has been great to have a around. We've seen her working real hard practicing in the art and that she has been a great friend. Motoko has made some mistakes, no one's denying that but we shouldn't concentrate on the bad things and actually look at all the good things about her. Motoko works real hard and takes her duties seriously. We would be sad to see Motoko go over a mistake."

"Kitsune," Motoko uttered touched in what she was hearing.

Hina was smiling in the things Kitsune was saying.

"Motoko has really helped me a lot," Su added, "Motoko always helped me by keeping me company whenever I get lonely and homesick."

"Su," Motoko uttered again remember those nights that she stayed with Su because the Molmol princess was homesick and it gave her a warm feeling.

Su went and pulled lightly Shinobu's arm, "Shinobu, you would be sad if Motoko had to go away, right?"

Shinobu looked at Su and then sighed, "Yes."

"See?" Kitsune said as she and Su liked what they had just heard.

"That's what I would have felt three weeks ago," Shinobu added.

Su, Kitsune, Hina, and Motoko were surprised.

"Shinobu, what are you saying?" Hina asked.

Shinobu looked at Motoko and then nodded, "I used to think the same way Kitsune and Su felt but then I realized that Motoko has some issues, issues that she needs to take care and the fact that she thinks she do what she wants and not have to answer for them. So I'm thinking if her going to back to Kyoto will make her understand that she can't act irrationally and that she can't say that she follows the Bushido Code when she clearly doesn't, then I support it. I would have been sad and also pleaded for Motoko not to leave but now, I'm thinking that maybe she'll understand, in fact, it would actually may do her some good."

Hina, Su, Motoko, and Kitsune were shocked and upset at the things that Shinobu said while Haruka was amazed and impressed with Shinobu.

"Shinobu, what are you doing?" Hina said with nervous chuckle.

"I'm being truthful Granny," Shinobu responded.

"Shinobu, you—" Su spoke.

"Now, I'll admit that I admired Motoko for what she does and the fact that she consistent with training with her sword…but we have to face the facts, Motoko is irrational, too willing to swing her sword on people of the male gender due to her own prejudice, and when it's obvious that she's wrong and when someone tries to point that out, she would stubbornly refuse to listen and would always gives excuses and insist that she was not the one at fault."

"Shinobu, I think you should stop," Kitsune suggested.

"No, I believe that Motoko's sister needs to hear what I'm about to say. I had been keeping quiet and always simply following along with the others but I can't do that anymore."

"Um, Shinobu, what are you talking about, dear?" Hina asked with a nervous tone.

"Well, an example of what I'm talking about is back three months ago, we were in the Hinata Park and I had my friends with us, Hiroe, Miyuki, and Sana and as well as Miyuki's older brother Takaya."

"Huh, why are you bringing him up?" Motoko asked surprised.

"Motoko, Su was making Hiroe, Sana, and Miyuki feel very uncomfortable with her play. She was asked to stop but Su chose not to listen and then Takaya came by to tell Su to stop, you as well as Naru saw them and immediately assumed that Takaya was bothering her and Su lied to you saying she was."

"I didn't lie," Su said bonking on her head with her tongue out in a playful manner, "I was just joking and besides, he wouldn't give a chance to show them my inventions and I really wanted to show them but that Takaya guy wouldn't let me so I just said that he was bothering me and like magic, Naru and Motoko gets him away and poof, I was able was able to finally show them," Su frowned, "that is that I would but then they went and decided to pay attention to Miyuki's brother again."

"It was the same!" Shinobu snapped back at Su.

Everyone else was surprised to see Shinobu snap at Su and Shinobu felt disgusted and wondered why she didn't really do anything for Miyuki and her brother back then.

"What had happened next?" Tsuruko asked.

Shinobu had her head down and was very upset.

"Motoko and Naru physically assaulted Takaya over something that wasn't true and as a result, Takaya suffered many injuries," Shinobu said with sadness.

"Shinobu, that was…" Motoko spoke, "we believed that Su was being harassed by that male and so was those classmates of yours, we didn't even know that he was actually the brother of one your classmates."

Shinobu looked at Motoko with anger, "Su admitted to you that what she had said was not true but instead of admitting that you were wrong, you just didn't care simply because and you went on saying that you and Naru were justified with that ridiculous reason that Takaya was being a pervert even towards his own sister and friends and it didn't help that Kitsune fanned the flames only because Takaya would fall her advances."

Kitsune frowned, "Hey, I was just having fun, and besides—"

"Oh give it a rest Kitsune, you're just terrible," Shinobu interrupted.

"Shinobu, everyone knows that it was a misunderstanding," Hina pointed out, "and besides, I gave the parents money for that boy's medical treatment."

"Sure, just so that his parents wouldn't insist of pressing charges," Shinobu said bitterly.

"I'm appalled in what I'm hearing," Tsuruko said upset as she glared at her sister, "Motoko, how could do that? How could do something so deplorable and unfit as someone of the God Cry School and not even admitting or wanting to make up for the fact that you were in the wrong."

Motoko was taken back with Tsuruko's response.

"Sister, that…that was …" Motoko spoke but frowned and looked away from her sister's glare.

"Hang on, hang on," Hina said, "I think that there is someone who would like to speak on Motoko's behalf."

Kitsune turned to Naru, "Hey Naru, you would be sad to see Motoko leave, right?"

"Why would I be sad?" Naru responded.

This surprised Kitsune, Su, Hina, and Motoko and even Shinobu was a bit surprised.

"Naru, what do you mean?" Su asked.

"If her family decided that she has to go back to Kyoto then who are we to try to convince them otherwise," Naru said and then looked at Motoko.

"Naru…you…" Motoko spoke feeling a bit hurt.

"I guess this is good bye to Motoko," Naru said, "I suppose we won't see you anymore," Naru looked at the others, "if you all will excuse me, I need to go back studying."

"N-Naru, hold on," Kitsune pleaded, "you can go back to your studies anytime but Motoko is about to leave and we may not get to see her around here again."

"Yeah Naru, it's going to be sad with Motoko gone," Su said sadly, "it's sad to see friends just being taken away. Naru, aren't you sad? Aren't you going to be sad that Motoko will have to go back and leave us?"

"Could you two stop bothering me?" Naru replied irritated, "some of us have to study and plan for our futures, not all of us can just play around with our inventions and not all of us can just sit around watching television and party all night, every night so leisurely and drink like crazy."

Su puffed her cheeks and was very upset with Naru.

"Why are you being a meanie?" Su asked upset, "You've been acting like a meanie ever since Motoko lost to Keitaro in that duel yesterday."

"Just leave me alone, okay?!" Naru said when she flinched at what Su had just said and was losing her patience, "I just don't care, I don't care that Motoko has to leave and never come back. I was the one who had to suffer yesterday because she couldn't live up to all her hype and I was forced to do something that I should have never been forced to do," Naru turned to Motoko with a hateful glare, "you act like you're so strong and skilled and yet when it came to prove it, you failed miserably and worse, you broke your promise to me. I don't want to have anything to do with someone who doesn't keep their promises."

"N-Naru," Motoko spoke shocked and hurt at the things Naru said, "N-Naru, please…I thought…I thought you and I are friends."

Naru turned away from Motoko, "Well, we're not…not anymore," Naru looked at Tsuruko, "since you feel the need to have Motoko go back home with you, you go ahead and do that."

Naru quickly left to go back to her room to study and Motoko was too shocked and crushed by Naru's words feeling very depressed and Kitsune, Hina, and Su were shocked as well at the things that Naru had said.

"Can I add something here?" Urumi said as she came down the stairs as well.

Motoko glared at Urumi and Kitsune and Su were also glaring at Urumi.

"Hey Urumi, this doesn't involve you," Kitsune said.

"Oh, but Granny here asked for all here as Motoko's roommates to have their say about Motoko and I do live here now which make me her roommate," Urumi looked at Hina with a smile, "that is what you said Granny."

"No, no…" Motoko said in her head angry that Urumi was going to speak as well.

Juseimaru Apartment Complex

Keitaro was getting ready to leave Yoshinari's apartment and then he saw a picture on top of a drawer and it was a picture. Keitaro looked closely at the picture and it was when he and Yoshinari was at the entrance of the middle school together they went together. Keitaro looked at the picture and then felt sadness.

"Fujimori Middle School…" Keitaro spoke.

Flashback: Seven years ago, Fujimori Middle School

Twelve-year-old Keitaro was crying as he was on the ground and his face was red. He looked up and saw some kids that were laughing at him. He looked directly at a girl that had long black shoulder length hair that was tied to twin tails and wore glasses.

"Ah, don't feel too bad about it Keitaro," The bespectacled girl said, "after all, you did give us a great show."

"How could do this?" Keitaro asked upset, "How can you be so cruel? I thought we were friends Chisato."

"Friends?" Chisato replied and then laughed with the other kids with her laughing as well, "Seriously, you thought we were friends," Chisato shook her head and looked at Keitaro acting like she had pity for Keitaro, "oh Keitaro, you actually thought that?" Chisato then had a cruel grin, "it's laughable that you would make that assumption that I would ever be friends with a naïve gullible idiot with rose-colored vision. I mean after all, I'm a girl and to you, that meant that you felt the need to help me out. I admit that I did enjoy having you around for my own benefit but as far as friendship between us, that's just laughable. The very idea that I would actually be friends with you is a joke."

"Yeah, a real stupid joke," A boy with a light black hair said with a smile.

The other kids with him laughed and Chisato laughed as well.

Keitaro gritted his teeth and looked at Chisato and her friends with a glare.

"You have humiliated me," Keitaro said with new tears started to form out of his eyes, "and to think that I needlessly betrayed my real friends for you, for no real reason."

"Oh, boohoo," Chisato mocked Keitaro, "get over yourself you stupid dork."

Chisato then kicked Keitaro in the stomach, causing Keitaro to hold his stomach as he was in pain and Chisato as well as her friends left still laughing at Keitaro. Keitaro was left alone and he just laid on the ground and started to cry again saying that he was so sorry and wished he was smart enough not to simply go along with Chisato.

Flashback End

Keitaro sighed as he had his hand on his head thinking about that part of his past that had haunted him.

"Keitaro?" Yoshinari spoke, "Hey Keitaro, you okay?"

Keitaro flinched and quickly turned to his cousin.

"Oh, uh, yeah, I'm fine," Keitaro said.

Yoshinari noticed the picture and closed his eyes, "Reminiscing, are you?"

"Uh, yeah, I guess I am…although…" Keitaro had a depressed expression.

Yoshinari opened his eyes and went and patted his cousin on his shoulder.

"Keitaro…" Yoshinari spoke.

"I was a naïve and gullible kid back then," Keitaro said, "I just wished that I knew what I know now."

Yoshinari took the picture from Keitaro and looked it.

"You know, I was very worried about you after that thing that happened with you and Chisato. I mean after what happened and the humiliation that had continued afterwards in school, I was worried that you might…" Yoshinari looked away.

"Yeah, well, that…" Keitaro shook his head, "what's worse that I hurt the two people who were my real friends…say Yoshinari, have been able to talk to them?"

"Yeah, actually, they also attend Waseda University as well," Yoshinari answered, "in fact, I actually have a class with them."

"I see...how have they been?"

"They've been well."

"I see," Keitaro nodded, "that's good. I just wish they would let me talk to them again…at least to let me apologize for what I did to them."

Hinata Inn, Shinobu's room

Shinobu was sitting on her bed and waited for someone and it was Hina. Earlier, Hina requested that she wanted to talk to Shinobu about the things she had said earlier. Shinobu just sat and waited. Soon, a knock on her door and Shinobu looked at her door.

"Come in," Shinobu said.

The door opened and Hina came in the room with a smile.

"Thank you for waiting Shinobu," Hina said.

"Yes, sure thing Granny," Shinobu replied.

Hina closed the door and sat next to Shinobu on her bed.

"Shinobu, I need to talk you about you said happened," Hina said.

"Yes?" Shinobu replied.

"Shinobu, I understand that you were upset with what had happened three months ago and I do feel bad that the brother of one of your friends got hurt because of what Naru and Motoko did."

"I'm glad you understand," Shinobu replied.

"Yes but Shinobu, do you think that it was bit cruel for throwing that fact at Motoko's face?"

"No, what was real cruel was the fact that Motoko as well as Naru and Kitsune for that matter are still not sorry for what they did."

Naru's Room

Naru was irritated again, she was very irritated and the reason for that was that all Naru wanted to was to study and concentrate in making sure that by the time the entrance exam came along for Tokyo University, she would be ready and be able to pass but someone was keeping her from study and it was Kitsune as she was in Naru's room bothering her about the issue that Naru did not care for.

"Kitsune, why can't you leave me alone?" Naru asked glaring at her best friend, "I need to study now and I can't be bothered."

"You can't be bothered," Kitsune repeated, "how can you be so nonchalant about the fact that Motoko is still going to have to leave even with our pleas and how you can be so cruel in the things that you said to her."

"I don't want to talk about Motoko anymore," Naru said, "will you just go away? Right now, you are interfering with my study time."

"Naru, I just don't get, I just don't get why you have to be cruel. Did the fact that Motoko lost to Keitaro was really so bad for you that you have to be cruel about it? Motoko was just as upset and I'm disappointed in you Naru for not being compassionate for the hardship that Motoko is about to go through right now."

"What about the hardships that I'm going through?" Naru countered.

"Naru, please calm down," Kitsune said with worry, "I know you're going through hardships as well and I'm willing to help in any way that I can but you see, that's why I can't understand," Kitsune had a sad expression, "Motoko would have really liked to have your support, you know. I mean c'mon Naru; surely you didn't mean the things you had said about how you no longer consider Motoko a friend."

Naru shook her head angrily and decided to get up and grab all of her study materials and her bag, surprising Kitsune.

"Huh, Naru, where are you going?" Kitsune asked surprised.

"To the Hinata Public Library," Naru answered, "since you can't stop being selfish and let me study in peace in my own room, I have to go somewhere else. You're supposed to be my best friend but you're interfering in my study time to talk about someone that has to leave. How selfish can you be?"

"Selfish?" Kitsune replied shocked that Naru would accuse her of such a thing.

Naru left disgusted and Kitsune was shocked and didn't move as Naru took her things and left for the Hinata Public Library.

"Naru," Kitsune spoke in a sad tone.

Hinata Inn's Hot Springs

Haruka and Urumi were relaxing in the hot springs.

"So that was Tsuruko, Motoko's sister and that lady with the glasses in the dark blue business suit is an attorney who going to be representing Motoko," Urumi said as she relaxed in the pool.

"Yeah, the whole thing will happen tomorrow," Haruka said, "and then if everything goes as Motoko's sister hopes for, Motoko will be heading back to Kyoto right afterwards."

"I see, so this is actually Motoko's last day here."

Haruka nodded, "It is, her family had decided that they want Motoko home and no pleading or telling the good things about Motoko's stay here would change that."

"Oh yeah, although me and Shinobu were not really pleading to have Motoko stay," Urumi said as she getting even more relaxed, "it's sad really for why it's happening and the things that Naru said about Motoko…not really much of a friendship here I guess."

"Yeah, it's sad really," Haruka said, "and my mother as well as Kitsune and Su thought by telling all the good things about Motoko, it would somehow convince them to try to get Motoko to stay. They should have realized that it was not going to change Tsuruko's mind."

"Hmm…"

Suddenly a splash occurred and it surprised Haruka and Urumi. They looked and they saw Su emerge from the warm water she smiled as she viciously splashed water at Urumi.

"Take that! And that! And that!" Su said with the intent to make Urumi suffer.

Haruka was not pleased with what she was seeing.

"Su, stop that!" Haruka berated.

Su ignored Haruka and continued to splash water at Urumi in a devious way.

"I'm just washing out the meanie in Urumi," Su said.

"Su, stop being so juvenile!" Haruka said angrily.

"Juvenile, what's that? Is that some word you made up? Oh, is it maybe something to eat?" Su asked.

Urumi was covering her face as she kept getting splashed on by Su but what Su and Haruka didn't see was Urumi having a grin.

"Okay little girl, you want to play this kind of game?" Urumi said in her head still having her grin, "Okay, fine, I'll play your little game."

Keitaro's Apartment

Keitaro had just entered his apartment in the Shichimura Apartment Complex and sighed of relief. He was happy to spend some time with his cousin Yoshinari.

"Today was a good day," Keitaro said with a smile.

Keitaro sat on his couch to relax a little. He knew that he would have to get to work within the complex soon as he took a look of a paper that he had on his table and it was a list of things that Shinsuke wanted Keitaro to take care of. He heard a knock on the door and then he got up from his couch.

"I'm coming," Keitaro said.

Keitaro went to open the door and he saw Nagisa with her arms behind her.

"Oh Nagisa," Keitaro spoke.

"Hi Keitaro," Nagisa greeted back.

"Something I can do for you?"

"Um, well…" Nagisa looked nervous and fidgeted a little.

"Nagisa, you okay?" Keitaro asked as he was concern.

"Um Keitaro, I was…I was wondering if you can do me a favor?"Nagisa said.

"A favor?" Keitaro asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Y-Yeah, it's…really hard for me to ask this of you, but well, I'm desperate."

"What is it? If I can do it, then I'll help you out," Keitaro said.

Nagisa simply nodded, "Okay…"

That's it for this chapter. Next chapter: Keitaro spends the day in the amusement park with his friends and family.