Alright, here is chapter 13. Doesn't seem up to snuff, but I was getting annoyed with writing it after while. Maybe because it's been a bit of a busy week for me.
I'm also getting really tempted to ask that someone else take over the planning parts of the outline and the chapters, while I focus on the chapters,
I'm also getting really tempted to ask that someone else take over the planning parts of the outline and the chapters, while I focus on the chapters,
-oOo-
Naru was waiting for Keitaro, just outside of the Hinata. He had finally convinced her to go on another date. She currently was dressed in one of her better looking clothes. It was A sleeveless black dress that went down to her knees and she was also wearing a red jacket.
“So much for the girl taking a long time to get ready...†Naru muttered, as she watched Keitaro finally step out of the Hinata. He was dressed in some rather nicer clothes than what he usually dressed in. While it didn't look that expensive, she guessed he still had to save up for quite some time for it, due to how much money Kitsune usually takes from him.
“That's a nice outfit, but you could have done better...†Naru muttered. Her real opinion was that the outfit was very passible and she would have liked it if he had wear it more often.
“Give me a second,†Keitaro said before leaving her sight. Naru cursed herself for hiding her true thoughts from Keitaro. When Keitaro finally appeared, he was in a far better outfit that made him look very cool in Naru's eyes. But sadly, the Tsun side of Naru refused to let her complement him.
“Better..†Naru said, before she began to walk down the stairs in front of the Hinata. Keitaro followed after her, somewhat grumbling about money.
They went to a movie that Keitaro took the time to select, unlike the first time they went to a movie. He thought that since she liked action movies, she might like another one. Unfortunately for him he selected one that had a star that Naru despised. Not only that but the way the other member of the cast acted seemed to set of a alight rant fro Naru that the director was a hack and the star was someone who seemed way too in love with themselves and refused to do any scenes that made them look less than an invincible hero.
Keitaro asked if she wanted to go see another movie. She refused because they would have missed the opening scenes by this time. So Keitaro tried his best to ignore the stares and glares from the other movie goers as Naru quietly complained. When they were done with the movie and were walking outside, Naru asked where were they going next.
Keitaro replied they they were going to the their usual usual place, a little restaurant out of the way that sold Beef bowls. Naru complained that they were dressed too nicely for that. Keitaro said that he'll get some reservations to a nice place and ran off before Naru could say anything. He quickly returned a few seconds later, completely out of breath. When he was able to speak, he had a reservation to a place that Naru had once told Kitsune of that the former wanted to one day go to.
Keitaro was happy that Naru was pleased for a moment, before she regained her stern look that made him feel three inches tall. They went to go eat and not much, if anything was said at all between the couple. When they were done, they began to go back to the Hinata. Naru walked ahead of Keitaro and muttered that the date could have gone a lot better, even though she had no idea how. For the most part, she thought it was probably the most perfect date she could think of, but the proud part of her refused to admit that to someone like Keitaro.
She stopped when she felt that Keitaro wasn't behind her. She looked around for Keitaro but only saw someone with long black hair and wearing a hakama standing at the base of the stairs. Other than that, Naru was unable to figure out if it was Tomoko, Motoko, or Tsuruko, due to the face being shrouded in shadow.
The mystery figure said, “And your attitude will drive him to my arms. Perhaps we'll invite you to our wedding.â€
-oOo-
Naru's alarm clock woke her up. She looked around in panic, before she realized that happened before was only a dream.
“What a horrible nightmare...†Naru muttered, as she turned off her alarm. “What was I doing last night?â€
Then she remembered what she watched last night when she was traveling though the tunnels.
On one hand, the video had some minor problem with lipsyncing and the body language seemed to differ a little bit from what one would expect from someone claiming that they were from the future and was the illegitimate daughter of the person they were talking to. On the other hand, Naru was starting to think that Tomoko was somehow charismatic enough to fool any Aoyama. Then there was the situation with Keitaro, but Naru reasoned that she could deal with it after she came back to the Hinata in a few days.
Naru saw a large bump under her blankets. If it was Keitaro, Naru planned on dealing out the punishment for both sneaking in her room, as well as for the dream. So she was surprised to see that it was Mutsumi, hugging Naru's legs as if they were her security blanket.
“Mutsumi?†Naru asked, as she shook the sleeping turtle girl awake.
“Wha? Naru? What are you doing in my room?†Mutsumi asked, as she rubbed her eyes with one hand, as her other arm was still wrapped around Naru's legs.
“Mutsumi, this is my room. Could you let me go?†Naru muttered.
“Oh... Okay...†Mutsumi muttered, as she let Naru go. Noticing the troubled look in Naru's eyes, Mutsumi asked, “What troubles you?â€
Naru stiffened for a moment. “No-nothing! Nothing's bothering me!†Naru quickly said , as she crawled away from Mutsumi.
“Naru...†Mutsumi replied in a tone that she was not going to think that nothing was bothering Naru. “Whatever it is, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone.â€
While trying her best to think of something to use as a lie, Naru's stomach growled. “I'm... I'm hungry! That's all!
Frowning at her friend, Mutsumi said, “Naru.... I'm your friend. I know how you act when you're hungry and that's simply not the case here.â€
Trying her best to glare at Mutsumi, Naru simply told her that she did not feel like telling her at the moment because she would rather eat. Before Mutsumi could reply, Naru left the room. The turtle princess sighed before she heard a tapping at Naru's window. Glancing over, Mutsumi saw that it was Tama. Deciding to have someone to talk to for a moment, Mutsumi opened the window.
“Good morning, Tama,†Mutsumi said, trying her best to sound cheerful.
“Myuh. MyuhMyuh-Myuh?†Tama asked as he floated in.
“Naru... Naru is not pushing me away. She's just shy,†Mutsumi replied as she looked away. She was starting to grow annoyed at how Tama seemed to be giving up at helping her try to put Naru and Keitaro together lately.
“Myuh Myuh Myuh,†Tama muttered as he sat on Naru's pillow.
“I do know the difference between being shy and denial!†Mutsumi loudly said.
From down below, Keitaro's voice asked, “Is everything alright up there?â€
“Y-Yes! I'm just acting out a scene from a movie with Tama!†Mutsumi nervously replied, as she looked angry at Tama, who seemed a bit oblivious.
“Oh... Okay. I'll see you at breakfast,†Keitaro's voice replied.
Mutsumi birefly curled her hands into fists as she realized something. Only a few days ago, Keitaro would have rushed above as soon as he heard any kind of shouting. Now... he didn't. He asked and trusted what he was told. The distrust she had for Tomoko started to gain a spark of hate, as the Aoyama seemed to be changing the sweet, kind, lovable Keitaro into someone else.
“Myuh Myuh Myuh.†Tama said.
“Yes.... Yes, I know. He's still Keitaro, but.... Don't you think he's changing a bit too fast? Tomoko barely been here a couple of days ago and he might be changing a bit too fast for poor Naru,†Mutsumi replied, as she looked over at a picture of herself, Naru, and Keitaro.
“Myuh, Myuh Myuh Myuh,†Tama said, seemingly smiling as he felt that Keitaro standing up for himself was a good thing.
“There's a different in getting a backbone and being mean!†Mutsumi said in a heated voice, before walking away. “Maybe Naru was right. Maybe it's time to eat...â€
-oOo-
As Naru entered the dining room, she smiled as she heard Shinobu cooking.
“I'd like something simple for breakfast, Shinobu,†Naru called out as she sat down.
“alright, Miss Narusagawa, but Shinobu has today off and she is sleeping in because something kep her awake for a good portion of the night,†Tomoko's voice replied, making Naru's eyes widen in shock.
“Wh-What? What are you doing in there?†Naru asked, as she stood up.
Tomoko replied that she was giving Shinobu a break, as the younger girl bothneeded a break and some time to sleep in. Naru tried to argue that it was Shinobu's job that Tomoko was taking over. Tomoko's response was that Shinobu cooks, cleans, and does laundry. Before Naru could reply, Tomoko said that Shinobu does it all on top of studying as well. Naru tried to argue that studying for classes in Tokyo University was more important than Shinobu's studying. Tomoko's response was that it was a matter of perspective. Naru's studying was more important to Naru, while Shinobu's studying was more important to Shinobu, but at least Shinobu cared enough to make time to care for others. Not liking how the argument was going, Naru grumbled that it was too early to argue.
Naru watched as Keitaro, Mutsumi, Motoko, Tsuruko, and Su sat down at the table. Each greeted her and she greeted them back.
“So what time are you leaving, Naru?†Su asked. Her usual cheerfulness seemed a bit off.
“I think I'll leave about an hour after breakfast...†Naru replied. She looked at Keitaro out of the corner of her eye.
“Want me to call Seta to pick you up?†Keitaro asked, as Tomoko came in with breakfast.
“No, I can get to the train station by myself,†Naru replied in a manner that seemed to suggest that she thought Keitaro's suggestion was something dumb. Tomoko was passing out breakfast.
“Tomoko, where is Shinobu?†Motoko asked, as she accepted the offered food from Tomoko.
“Sleeping in. She claimed that she thought a ghost was keeping her awake, with the ghost claiming something was not its fault. Luckily for her, her school canceled the day because of a broken water main,†Tomoko replied, looking over at Naru, who now had a surprised and somewhat guilty look on her face. “Do you know something about the ghost, Miss Narusagawa?â€
“No! No, Nothing at all!†Naru quickly replied, as inwardly, she promised to make it up to Shinobu for bothering her last night.
“If you say so....†Tomoko muttered, clearly not believing Naru's claims.
“If it is a spirit, then it should worry, as no less than three Aoyamas are in the area,†Tsuruko said with a smile aimed at Motoko.
Motoko nodded and said, “Yes, it would almost be like during training back when I was younger.â€
“That is.... If it is a spirit. It may very well be a loose wooden board near her room that simply needs to be repaired,†Tomoko commented, as she finished passing out the food.
Glaring at Keitaro, Motoko muttered, “Then a certain landlord needs to-â€
“Rest, as he was injured recently and had to come up the stairs by himself,†Tomoko finished, staring at Motoko with cold eyes that were angry enough to shut the younger Aoyama up.
“Surely Haruka helped him up...†Naru muttered.
“She assumed that one of you would be kind enough to help him,†Tomoko replied, before she started to eat.
“Wait a second... How do you know about that little event? Kitsune asked, thinking she found a hole in Tomoko's story.
“The videos that Su has. I was surprised to see that Tama was the only one that greeted him when he came back to the Hinata,†Tomoko answered. No one noticed Mutsumi's hands curl up into fists under the table as memories of the various arguments of Tama claiming that Naru was a bit too self-absorbed came back to the Turtle girl.
“We.... We were all busy....†Naru muttered as she tried to think up an excuse.
“â€But Keitaro never called to let us know that he was coming!†Kitsune said, hoping that Keitaro would be the target of someone wraith, like so many times before.
“but I did call!†Keitaro cried out. Naru seemed ready to start a counter argument, when both Tomoko and Tsuruko let out some killing intent aura, making everyone freeze in place
“This is a time to eat and gather strength for the day....†Tomoko said.
“And it is not a time to squabble!†Tsuruko finished.
The rest of the meal was fairly quiet. After the meal was done, Tomoko went to prepare something for Shinobu to eat later when she woke up.
-oOo-
As everyone went on their way, Naru decided to let Mutsumi on what she saw last night.
“Mutsumi? Could I talk to you for a little bit? It's kinda important,†Naru asked in a quiet voice, not wanting to get anyone else's attention.
Mutsumi smiled and answered with, “Sure, where shall we talk?â€
“Let's go to my room and chat while I get ready to leave,†Naru asked. Mutsumi nodded and the two walked off to Naru's room.
Once they were in Naru's room, Naru told Mutsumi about the video she secretly watched from a vent that had been connected to Su's room. At first, Mutsumi thought Naru misheard some parts of the video, since the idea of time travel and Tsuruko having an illegitimate child didn't seem likely from all the stories and rumors that her mother, Natsumi, told her about the Aoyamas. Motoko seemed to fit most of those rumors of them being honorable and dedicated to their duties. Keitaro, despite his slight changes, would always be faithful to Naru.
Funny.... that last part seemed to bother Mutsumi a little bit now.
But Mutsumi only met Tsuruko yesterday and she gave off the impression of someone who had a suppressed streak of cruelty or was someone who was willing to make themselves into a villain to 'help
others somehow. That seemed like a bad plan to Mutsumi. What if the plan failed, Mutsumi asked herself.
“Mutsumi?†Naru asked, getting Mutsumi's attention.
“Wha? Oh, sorry, Naru.... I was thinking about a few things...†Mutsumi answered, looking a bit ashamed she had lost track for a moment.
“Should.... Should I go after Keitaro, if it winds up that he is going to cheat on me? But if he doesn't, then Tomoko won't exist...†Naru muttered as she finished getting ready.
“Tomoko might be lying. I can go ask Su to check the DNA while you're away,†Mutsumi said, as she followed Naru as the latter left her room.
“Yeah... I might just be worrying about nothing. Thanks, Mutsumi...†Naru replied.
“Shall I come with you to the train station?†Mutsumi asked. Naru nodded and said she'd like that.
-oOoOoOo-
Author's note: I thank for chronodekar for the dream thing in the beginning.
Naru was waiting for Keitaro, just outside of the Hinata. He had finally convinced her to go on another date. She currently was dressed in one of her better looking clothes. It was A sleeveless black dress that went down to her knees and she was also wearing a red jacket.
“So much for the girl taking a long time to get ready...†Naru muttered, as she watched Keitaro finally step out of the Hinata. He was dressed in some rather nicer clothes than what he usually dressed in. While it didn't look that expensive, she guessed he still had to save up for quite some time for it, due to how much money Kitsune usually takes from him.
“That's a nice outfit, but you could have done better...†Naru muttered. Her real opinion was that the outfit was very passible and she would have liked it if he had wear it more often.
“Give me a second,†Keitaro said before leaving her sight. Naru cursed herself for hiding her true thoughts from Keitaro. When Keitaro finally appeared, he was in a far better outfit that made him look very cool in Naru's eyes. But sadly, the Tsun side of Naru refused to let her complement him.
“Better..†Naru said, before she began to walk down the stairs in front of the Hinata. Keitaro followed after her, somewhat grumbling about money.
They went to a movie that Keitaro took the time to select, unlike the first time they went to a movie. He thought that since she liked action movies, she might like another one. Unfortunately for him he selected one that had a star that Naru despised. Not only that but the way the other member of the cast acted seemed to set of a alight rant fro Naru that the director was a hack and the star was someone who seemed way too in love with themselves and refused to do any scenes that made them look less than an invincible hero.
Keitaro asked if she wanted to go see another movie. She refused because they would have missed the opening scenes by this time. So Keitaro tried his best to ignore the stares and glares from the other movie goers as Naru quietly complained. When they were done with the movie and were walking outside, Naru asked where were they going next.
Keitaro replied they they were going to the their usual usual place, a little restaurant out of the way that sold Beef bowls. Naru complained that they were dressed too nicely for that. Keitaro said that he'll get some reservations to a nice place and ran off before Naru could say anything. He quickly returned a few seconds later, completely out of breath. When he was able to speak, he had a reservation to a place that Naru had once told Kitsune of that the former wanted to one day go to.
Keitaro was happy that Naru was pleased for a moment, before she regained her stern look that made him feel three inches tall. They went to go eat and not much, if anything was said at all between the couple. When they were done, they began to go back to the Hinata. Naru walked ahead of Keitaro and muttered that the date could have gone a lot better, even though she had no idea how. For the most part, she thought it was probably the most perfect date she could think of, but the proud part of her refused to admit that to someone like Keitaro.
She stopped when she felt that Keitaro wasn't behind her. She looked around for Keitaro but only saw someone with long black hair and wearing a hakama standing at the base of the stairs. Other than that, Naru was unable to figure out if it was Tomoko, Motoko, or Tsuruko, due to the face being shrouded in shadow.
The mystery figure said, “And your attitude will drive him to my arms. Perhaps we'll invite you to our wedding.â€
-oOo-
Naru's alarm clock woke her up. She looked around in panic, before she realized that happened before was only a dream.
“What a horrible nightmare...†Naru muttered, as she turned off her alarm. “What was I doing last night?â€
Then she remembered what she watched last night when she was traveling though the tunnels.
On one hand, the video had some minor problem with lipsyncing and the body language seemed to differ a little bit from what one would expect from someone claiming that they were from the future and was the illegitimate daughter of the person they were talking to. On the other hand, Naru was starting to think that Tomoko was somehow charismatic enough to fool any Aoyama. Then there was the situation with Keitaro, but Naru reasoned that she could deal with it after she came back to the Hinata in a few days.
Naru saw a large bump under her blankets. If it was Keitaro, Naru planned on dealing out the punishment for both sneaking in her room, as well as for the dream. So she was surprised to see that it was Mutsumi, hugging Naru's legs as if they were her security blanket.
“Mutsumi?†Naru asked, as she shook the sleeping turtle girl awake.
“Wha? Naru? What are you doing in my room?†Mutsumi asked, as she rubbed her eyes with one hand, as her other arm was still wrapped around Naru's legs.
“Mutsumi, this is my room. Could you let me go?†Naru muttered.
“Oh... Okay...†Mutsumi muttered, as she let Naru go. Noticing the troubled look in Naru's eyes, Mutsumi asked, “What troubles you?â€
Naru stiffened for a moment. “No-nothing! Nothing's bothering me!†Naru quickly said , as she crawled away from Mutsumi.
“Naru...†Mutsumi replied in a tone that she was not going to think that nothing was bothering Naru. “Whatever it is, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone.â€
While trying her best to think of something to use as a lie, Naru's stomach growled. “I'm... I'm hungry! That's all!
Frowning at her friend, Mutsumi said, “Naru.... I'm your friend. I know how you act when you're hungry and that's simply not the case here.â€
Trying her best to glare at Mutsumi, Naru simply told her that she did not feel like telling her at the moment because she would rather eat. Before Mutsumi could reply, Naru left the room. The turtle princess sighed before she heard a tapping at Naru's window. Glancing over, Mutsumi saw that it was Tama. Deciding to have someone to talk to for a moment, Mutsumi opened the window.
“Good morning, Tama,†Mutsumi said, trying her best to sound cheerful.
“Myuh. MyuhMyuh-Myuh?†Tama asked as he floated in.
“Naru... Naru is not pushing me away. She's just shy,†Mutsumi replied as she looked away. She was starting to grow annoyed at how Tama seemed to be giving up at helping her try to put Naru and Keitaro together lately.
“Myuh Myuh Myuh,†Tama muttered as he sat on Naru's pillow.
“I do know the difference between being shy and denial!†Mutsumi loudly said.
From down below, Keitaro's voice asked, “Is everything alright up there?â€
“Y-Yes! I'm just acting out a scene from a movie with Tama!†Mutsumi nervously replied, as she looked angry at Tama, who seemed a bit oblivious.
“Oh... Okay. I'll see you at breakfast,†Keitaro's voice replied.
Mutsumi birefly curled her hands into fists as she realized something. Only a few days ago, Keitaro would have rushed above as soon as he heard any kind of shouting. Now... he didn't. He asked and trusted what he was told. The distrust she had for Tomoko started to gain a spark of hate, as the Aoyama seemed to be changing the sweet, kind, lovable Keitaro into someone else.
“Myuh Myuh Myuh.†Tama said.
“Yes.... Yes, I know. He's still Keitaro, but.... Don't you think he's changing a bit too fast? Tomoko barely been here a couple of days ago and he might be changing a bit too fast for poor Naru,†Mutsumi replied, as she looked over at a picture of herself, Naru, and Keitaro.
“Myuh, Myuh Myuh Myuh,†Tama said, seemingly smiling as he felt that Keitaro standing up for himself was a good thing.
“There's a different in getting a backbone and being mean!†Mutsumi said in a heated voice, before walking away. “Maybe Naru was right. Maybe it's time to eat...â€
-oOo-
As Naru entered the dining room, she smiled as she heard Shinobu cooking.
“I'd like something simple for breakfast, Shinobu,†Naru called out as she sat down.
“alright, Miss Narusagawa, but Shinobu has today off and she is sleeping in because something kep her awake for a good portion of the night,†Tomoko's voice replied, making Naru's eyes widen in shock.
“Wh-What? What are you doing in there?†Naru asked, as she stood up.
Tomoko replied that she was giving Shinobu a break, as the younger girl bothneeded a break and some time to sleep in. Naru tried to argue that it was Shinobu's job that Tomoko was taking over. Tomoko's response was that Shinobu cooks, cleans, and does laundry. Before Naru could reply, Tomoko said that Shinobu does it all on top of studying as well. Naru tried to argue that studying for classes in Tokyo University was more important than Shinobu's studying. Tomoko's response was that it was a matter of perspective. Naru's studying was more important to Naru, while Shinobu's studying was more important to Shinobu, but at least Shinobu cared enough to make time to care for others. Not liking how the argument was going, Naru grumbled that it was too early to argue.
Naru watched as Keitaro, Mutsumi, Motoko, Tsuruko, and Su sat down at the table. Each greeted her and she greeted them back.
“So what time are you leaving, Naru?†Su asked. Her usual cheerfulness seemed a bit off.
“I think I'll leave about an hour after breakfast...†Naru replied. She looked at Keitaro out of the corner of her eye.
“Want me to call Seta to pick you up?†Keitaro asked, as Tomoko came in with breakfast.
“No, I can get to the train station by myself,†Naru replied in a manner that seemed to suggest that she thought Keitaro's suggestion was something dumb. Tomoko was passing out breakfast.
“Tomoko, where is Shinobu?†Motoko asked, as she accepted the offered food from Tomoko.
“Sleeping in. She claimed that she thought a ghost was keeping her awake, with the ghost claiming something was not its fault. Luckily for her, her school canceled the day because of a broken water main,†Tomoko replied, looking over at Naru, who now had a surprised and somewhat guilty look on her face. “Do you know something about the ghost, Miss Narusagawa?â€
“No! No, Nothing at all!†Naru quickly replied, as inwardly, she promised to make it up to Shinobu for bothering her last night.
“If you say so....†Tomoko muttered, clearly not believing Naru's claims.
“If it is a spirit, then it should worry, as no less than three Aoyamas are in the area,†Tsuruko said with a smile aimed at Motoko.
Motoko nodded and said, “Yes, it would almost be like during training back when I was younger.â€
“That is.... If it is a spirit. It may very well be a loose wooden board near her room that simply needs to be repaired,†Tomoko commented, as she finished passing out the food.
Glaring at Keitaro, Motoko muttered, “Then a certain landlord needs to-â€
“Rest, as he was injured recently and had to come up the stairs by himself,†Tomoko finished, staring at Motoko with cold eyes that were angry enough to shut the younger Aoyama up.
“Surely Haruka helped him up...†Naru muttered.
“She assumed that one of you would be kind enough to help him,†Tomoko replied, before she started to eat.
“Wait a second... How do you know about that little event? Kitsune asked, thinking she found a hole in Tomoko's story.
“The videos that Su has. I was surprised to see that Tama was the only one that greeted him when he came back to the Hinata,†Tomoko answered. No one noticed Mutsumi's hands curl up into fists under the table as memories of the various arguments of Tama claiming that Naru was a bit too self-absorbed came back to the Turtle girl.
“We.... We were all busy....†Naru muttered as she tried to think up an excuse.
“â€But Keitaro never called to let us know that he was coming!†Kitsune said, hoping that Keitaro would be the target of someone wraith, like so many times before.
“but I did call!†Keitaro cried out. Naru seemed ready to start a counter argument, when both Tomoko and Tsuruko let out some killing intent aura, making everyone freeze in place
“This is a time to eat and gather strength for the day....†Tomoko said.
“And it is not a time to squabble!†Tsuruko finished.
The rest of the meal was fairly quiet. After the meal was done, Tomoko went to prepare something for Shinobu to eat later when she woke up.
-oOo-
As everyone went on their way, Naru decided to let Mutsumi on what she saw last night.
“Mutsumi? Could I talk to you for a little bit? It's kinda important,†Naru asked in a quiet voice, not wanting to get anyone else's attention.
Mutsumi smiled and answered with, “Sure, where shall we talk?â€
“Let's go to my room and chat while I get ready to leave,†Naru asked. Mutsumi nodded and the two walked off to Naru's room.
Once they were in Naru's room, Naru told Mutsumi about the video she secretly watched from a vent that had been connected to Su's room. At first, Mutsumi thought Naru misheard some parts of the video, since the idea of time travel and Tsuruko having an illegitimate child didn't seem likely from all the stories and rumors that her mother, Natsumi, told her about the Aoyamas. Motoko seemed to fit most of those rumors of them being honorable and dedicated to their duties. Keitaro, despite his slight changes, would always be faithful to Naru.
Funny.... that last part seemed to bother Mutsumi a little bit now.
But Mutsumi only met Tsuruko yesterday and she gave off the impression of someone who had a suppressed streak of cruelty or was someone who was willing to make themselves into a villain to 'help
others somehow. That seemed like a bad plan to Mutsumi. What if the plan failed, Mutsumi asked herself.
“Mutsumi?†Naru asked, getting Mutsumi's attention.
“Wha? Oh, sorry, Naru.... I was thinking about a few things...†Mutsumi answered, looking a bit ashamed she had lost track for a moment.
“Should.... Should I go after Keitaro, if it winds up that he is going to cheat on me? But if he doesn't, then Tomoko won't exist...†Naru muttered as she finished getting ready.
“Tomoko might be lying. I can go ask Su to check the DNA while you're away,†Mutsumi said, as she followed Naru as the latter left her room.
“Yeah... I might just be worrying about nothing. Thanks, Mutsumi...†Naru replied.
“Shall I come with you to the train station?†Mutsumi asked. Naru nodded and said she'd like that.
-oOoOoOo-
Author's note: I thank for chronodekar for the dream thing in the beginning.
