Konnichiwa, minna-san. I've finally decided to start a story, so I hope you guys like it! Ummmm…this'll be about Keitaro and Naru's honeymoon, and everyone's life after the wedding. But it'll mostly focus on the "ronins": Keitaro, Naru, and Mutsumi. And it will take place after the wedding in volume 14 of the manga. So I hope you all like it, and if you feel like it, R&R please!
Disclaimer: Love Hina is not mine, but this fan fiction is. So boo ya.
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Life After Marriage
A Love Hina fanfic by Kurofuji Yukito
Chapter 1: Saddened By The Loss
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It was a mild spring day when the wedding took place outside the well-known building named Hinata Sou. It had been a while since the residents had seen a new face, but now all of them, acquainted with the new tenant, had to clean up after the ceremony.
"Kami-sama, this is tough," complained Konno Mitsune while carrying her fifth stack of chairs. Nicknamed "Kitsune" for her attitude, the 23 year-old fox of the dorms stopped to stretch her aching joints. "Nothing like a good old stretch to loosen up," she exclaimed happily, returning to where she left off.
Watching from the sidelines because of her anemic condition, Otohime Mutsumi sighed. The 23 year-old beauty from the island chain of Okinawa was somewhat depressed. Her best friend got married to her other best friend, left for their honeymoon, and probably wouldn't be back for a month or two. Sighing, she got up to go to the tea house. 'Maybe Haruka-san will be able to help,' she thought, thinking about the aunt of her best friend.
Urashima Haruka looked up from her cigarette, only to find Otohime-san stepping into the cool building with a sad look on her face. "Otohime-san, is there something wrong?" asked Haruka-san, worried for her friend. Haruka-san knew Otohime-san since she was a child, and had cared for her while she stayed at the former inn. Mutsumi only smiled faintly as she sat down in front of the elder Urashima.
"Kei-kun got married to Na-chan. I really loved Kei-kun, and I still do. But I'm all confused now. I really don't know what to do." Haruka looked at Mutsumi understandingly. She knew how Mutsumi felt. She had to go through the same thing when that baka Noriyasu Seta left for America. But eventually things got worked out, and they got married at the Mol-Mol temple of Todai.
"Mutsumi, there are things that we can't control, and love is one of those numerous things. I know Keitaro is married to Naru, and they do love each other dearly, but they still really love you, too." She paused to take a drag off the cigarette, exhaled it, and resumed. "They'll never forget about you, and you probably will never forget about them. And be happy that you guys are still friends. They love you dearly, Mutsumi. We all do."
Finishing what she had to say, and extinguishing her smoke, she kisses Mutsumi on the forehead. Looking up, she sees the kindness and caring in Haruka's eyes, a change from the normal stiffness in her deep, brown orbs. "Arigatou goizaimasu, Haruka-san. What you said helped me out." Bowing low, she thanks Haruka for the advice, then leaves. Looking out the window, she lights another one and sighs. "The same old Mutsumi, always caring about the people she loves," she says to herself, sighing once more before heading out to help with the clean up.
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I hoped you enjoyed the first chapter. I'm trying to aim for at least 5 reviews before the next chapter, but if it doesn't reach that many, I'll still upload. Ja ne!!