Love Hina: Another Story
By Cody Pryor
Prologue
"When we grow up, let's go to Tokyo U together!"
Tokyo University, more commonly known as Tokyo U, or Toudai. The place where it's rumored if you make a promise to go there with someone when you grow up, and are successful in keeping the promise, the two will live happily together forever. This is the case for young Keitaro Urashima, who on this very day of his birthday, has just been promised by a young girl to go there together.
Days later, the young girl moved far away, leaving young Keitaro behind confused. Fortunately for Keitaro, he had something coming for him in the future, for you see, his grandmother owns the Hinata Inn, but she plans on traveling... so what will become of the Inn in the years to come?
"Keitaro, wake up!"
Nothing...
"WAKE UP, KEITARO!"
Still nothing.
"WAKE UP!!!"
After about 5 minutes of this, Keitaro finally woke up. He stretched a little bit; he got up off his bed and stood up. His mom was standing at his side.
"Surely you can't forget what day it is!?" she said to him in disbelief. "Have you forgotten that today is your eighteenth birthday?"
Keitaro gave a look of shock. He had completely forgotten that today was the day he officially became an adult. The day he could move out and go to pursue his dream of getting into Tokyo U, and find the promised girl.
"You're 18 no, and we aren't supporting you anymore! You have 3 days to get out of this house! If you get into Tokyo U, THEN you can come back!
As you can see, Keitaro's parents did not like him very much at all. They much preferred his sister, Kanoko, to him. She is not a blood relative to Keitaro, however, as she is only an adopted child.
"But Mom, how can you expect me to be able to live on my own with no job, and no place to stay?" asked Keitaro. "If you expect me to be able to get into Tokyo U, you have to at LEAST let me stay here until I pass the entrance exams!"
To get into Tokyo U, a student must pass the entrance exams, and be in the 69th or higher percentile. During the practice exams at his high school, he only made it into the 48th percentile. This pissed his parents off very badly since they paid 5000 yen to get him in it, which is quite a lot for his family, considering their poor financial structure.
"If you aren't going to appreciate what we ARE giving you, you can leave today!"
"Are you crazy!?"
"That's it; you have 12 hours to LEAVE!"
It is official. On Keitaro's 18th birthday, he is officially being thrown out of his house by his own family.
11 hours later...
"I'm leaving now."
Nothing.
"I'm leaving!"
Still nothing.
"Fine! You'll see when I come out of Tokyo U, you will all want to come to live with me in my large house, and I'll just shun you off! See what I care!"
And with these words, Keitaro Urashima left the house, slamming the door behind him.
"Do you think we did the right thing? Perhaps we were a little harsh..." said Mrs. Urashima to her husband.
"Perhaps, but he's going to have to learn that he's an adult now. He can't keep coming to us for everything." Was the response.
"I guess you're right..."
Meanwhile...
"I can't believe my own parents would kick me out of the house. Where am I going to stay? Maybe I could go stay at my Aunt and Uncles house..." Thought Keitaro aloud. "At least THEY care about my life..."
At that moment, a strange turtle came flying, yes, flying towards him.
"Meuuu!" shrieked the turtle, as it approached Keitaro.
"Eh? What is this turtle doing... flying... towards me?" He thought aloud. "Is it lost?" Keitaro stared into the beady eyes of this strange turtle, as it now hovered directly in front of his eyes. "Are you lonely too?"
The turtle gave another "Meuu!" and gave what Keitaro could guess best was a smile. "Would you like to come with me?"
The turtle looked ecstatic, but unsurprised, as if it expected Keitaro to ask him that question. "OK, you can come along with me, get in my bag." However, the turtle did not. Instead, it decided to just fly alongside Keitaro. "Hmm... I just thought... you need a name, don't you!"
"Meouu?"
"Yes. I think you do need a name... hmm... I know! I'll call you Tama! How's that, Tama-chan?"
"Meouu!" Tama gave a look of glee.
"So, you like it? Ok then, it's settled. You're name is Tama!"
And with these words, Keitaro and Tama set off, continuing towards his aunt's house.
Meanwhile, at Hinata Inn...
"Nooooo!"
The girl screamed as her boyfriend was forced into the abandoned annex with the girl who secretly admired him.
"He is mine, now!"
Darkness.
Keitaro woke up on a park bench. Apparently he drifted off into a sleep while sitting down for a quick rest. Unsure of the time, he stopped a passerby in order to ask the time.
"It is quarter till 8."
Apparently Keitaro slept a good four hours without anybody bothering him. He got up and started walking towards his Aunt's house again, which was still another good hour and a half away. If only he had a faster way there...
All of a sudden, like something out of a strange dream, a car pulled up beside him and honked. As he turned to see who it was, Tama poked out of his pouch in Keitaro's bag to see what was going on.
"Aunt Kiroko? What are you doing here?"
"I am coming from a business meeting pretty close to where you live. What are you doing heading in this direction with bags?"
"Well, after failing the practice exams, my parents kicked me out. I was actually going to ask you if I could stay with you."
"Of course you can. Hop in."
"Thank you so much."
"No problem."
While driving to his aunt's house, Keitaro saw a lot of buildings and streets that he didn't know even existed. To him, it was something like a strange dream, as if he drifted off into another deep sleep.
Keitaro awoke in a very comfy bed, something completely different from what he was used to at his Aunt and Uncle's house, where it was normally less comfortable than sleeping conditions at his own home. This caught him as a surprise. He got out of bed, and this is when it first hit him.
He was not at his Aunt's house. He was not at his own home. In fact, he was not quite sure where exactly he was, but he liked it. He left his room to find himself in a big hallway. He looked up and down the hallway, but nobody was to be seen. Looking out a nearby window, Keitaro saw that it was only early morning, probably around 5:00 AM.
As he walked down the hall, he started to hear much muffled voices. He slowly walked towards the voices, and came to a very large sliding door. However, the talking stopped. He opened the door, to find something he would have least expected. A hot spring. But not just ANY hot spring...
By Cody Pryor
Prologue
"When we grow up, let's go to Tokyo U together!"
Tokyo University, more commonly known as Tokyo U, or Toudai. The place where it's rumored if you make a promise to go there with someone when you grow up, and are successful in keeping the promise, the two will live happily together forever. This is the case for young Keitaro Urashima, who on this very day of his birthday, has just been promised by a young girl to go there together.
Days later, the young girl moved far away, leaving young Keitaro behind confused. Fortunately for Keitaro, he had something coming for him in the future, for you see, his grandmother owns the Hinata Inn, but she plans on traveling... so what will become of the Inn in the years to come?
"Keitaro, wake up!"
Nothing...
"WAKE UP, KEITARO!"
Still nothing.
"WAKE UP!!!"
After about 5 minutes of this, Keitaro finally woke up. He stretched a little bit; he got up off his bed and stood up. His mom was standing at his side.
"Surely you can't forget what day it is!?" she said to him in disbelief. "Have you forgotten that today is your eighteenth birthday?"
Keitaro gave a look of shock. He had completely forgotten that today was the day he officially became an adult. The day he could move out and go to pursue his dream of getting into Tokyo U, and find the promised girl.
"You're 18 no, and we aren't supporting you anymore! You have 3 days to get out of this house! If you get into Tokyo U, THEN you can come back!
As you can see, Keitaro's parents did not like him very much at all. They much preferred his sister, Kanoko, to him. She is not a blood relative to Keitaro, however, as she is only an adopted child.
"But Mom, how can you expect me to be able to live on my own with no job, and no place to stay?" asked Keitaro. "If you expect me to be able to get into Tokyo U, you have to at LEAST let me stay here until I pass the entrance exams!"
To get into Tokyo U, a student must pass the entrance exams, and be in the 69th or higher percentile. During the practice exams at his high school, he only made it into the 48th percentile. This pissed his parents off very badly since they paid 5000 yen to get him in it, which is quite a lot for his family, considering their poor financial structure.
"If you aren't going to appreciate what we ARE giving you, you can leave today!"
"Are you crazy!?"
"That's it; you have 12 hours to LEAVE!"
It is official. On Keitaro's 18th birthday, he is officially being thrown out of his house by his own family.
11 hours later...
"I'm leaving now."
Nothing.
"I'm leaving!"
Still nothing.
"Fine! You'll see when I come out of Tokyo U, you will all want to come to live with me in my large house, and I'll just shun you off! See what I care!"
And with these words, Keitaro Urashima left the house, slamming the door behind him.
"Do you think we did the right thing? Perhaps we were a little harsh..." said Mrs. Urashima to her husband.
"Perhaps, but he's going to have to learn that he's an adult now. He can't keep coming to us for everything." Was the response.
"I guess you're right..."
Meanwhile...
"I can't believe my own parents would kick me out of the house. Where am I going to stay? Maybe I could go stay at my Aunt and Uncles house..." Thought Keitaro aloud. "At least THEY care about my life..."
At that moment, a strange turtle came flying, yes, flying towards him.
"Meuuu!" shrieked the turtle, as it approached Keitaro.
"Eh? What is this turtle doing... flying... towards me?" He thought aloud. "Is it lost?" Keitaro stared into the beady eyes of this strange turtle, as it now hovered directly in front of his eyes. "Are you lonely too?"
The turtle gave another "Meuu!" and gave what Keitaro could guess best was a smile. "Would you like to come with me?"
The turtle looked ecstatic, but unsurprised, as if it expected Keitaro to ask him that question. "OK, you can come along with me, get in my bag." However, the turtle did not. Instead, it decided to just fly alongside Keitaro. "Hmm... I just thought... you need a name, don't you!"
"Meouu?"
"Yes. I think you do need a name... hmm... I know! I'll call you Tama! How's that, Tama-chan?"
"Meouu!" Tama gave a look of glee.
"So, you like it? Ok then, it's settled. You're name is Tama!"
And with these words, Keitaro and Tama set off, continuing towards his aunt's house.
Meanwhile, at Hinata Inn...
"Nooooo!"
The girl screamed as her boyfriend was forced into the abandoned annex with the girl who secretly admired him.
"He is mine, now!"
Darkness.
Keitaro woke up on a park bench. Apparently he drifted off into a sleep while sitting down for a quick rest. Unsure of the time, he stopped a passerby in order to ask the time.
"It is quarter till 8."
Apparently Keitaro slept a good four hours without anybody bothering him. He got up and started walking towards his Aunt's house again, which was still another good hour and a half away. If only he had a faster way there...
All of a sudden, like something out of a strange dream, a car pulled up beside him and honked. As he turned to see who it was, Tama poked out of his pouch in Keitaro's bag to see what was going on.
"Aunt Kiroko? What are you doing here?"
"I am coming from a business meeting pretty close to where you live. What are you doing heading in this direction with bags?"
"Well, after failing the practice exams, my parents kicked me out. I was actually going to ask you if I could stay with you."
"Of course you can. Hop in."
"Thank you so much."
"No problem."
While driving to his aunt's house, Keitaro saw a lot of buildings and streets that he didn't know even existed. To him, it was something like a strange dream, as if he drifted off into another deep sleep.
Keitaro awoke in a very comfy bed, something completely different from what he was used to at his Aunt and Uncle's house, where it was normally less comfortable than sleeping conditions at his own home. This caught him as a surprise. He got out of bed, and this is when it first hit him.
He was not at his Aunt's house. He was not at his own home. In fact, he was not quite sure where exactly he was, but he liked it. He left his room to find himself in a big hallway. He looked up and down the hallway, but nobody was to be seen. Looking out a nearby window, Keitaro saw that it was only early morning, probably around 5:00 AM.
As he walked down the hall, he started to hear much muffled voices. He slowly walked towards the voices, and came to a very large sliding door. However, the talking stopped. He opened the door, to find something he would have least expected. A hot spring. But not just ANY hot spring...
