And with the good, comes the bad. :)

 Mystery fusion # 15

 Disclaimer: Moved to footer.

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 She narrowed her eyes before entering the pool to wash herself, simply not trusting the half-inhuman... boy... not to walk into the clearing to peek on her.

 She shivered from the cold, wrapping a towel around herself as a last resort from the inevitable peeping, or worse, and sighed, allowing the frigid waters to swirl around her. "Stupid..." she muttered, glancing around and adjusting her glasses as they slipped.

 "HEY!" The exclamation rang out, followed by a gigantic splash.

 On her feet in an instant, she marched towards the source of the exclamation, ready to mete out feminine fury on her target, only to pause, recognizing the girl before her. "Oh," she said, frowning. "I thought you were him."

 The little girl laughed, splashing wildly, and shook her head. "Nope!"

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 Strained, sore, and tired from the unfamiliarity of walking for days on end, she asked, "Keitaro?"

 He glanced over to her for a moment, his tufted ears twitching slightly. "Yeah?" he responded, affecting to be unconcerned.

 "Why do you want it?"

 It. There was no reason to _name_ it, since they both knew... but she still couldn't completely fathom why he was searching. "Because..." he said slowly, looking away, "because of a promise."

 She blinked, wondering. "A promise?"

 He jerked his head in a nod, still looking away moodily. "Yeah, I promised... someone that I'd go... go together... with her. Why?"

 She forced back a laugh. "Is the Shikon-no-tama-chan powerful enough to _get_ you into Todai?"
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 Disclaimer:
 Inu-Yasha is the property of Takahashi Rumiko, and Love Hina is the property of Ken Akamatsu.

 Author's notes:

 I think this is Carlos's fault, but probably, really, just everyone at Foothill Anime.