Love Hina Alternative
This is just a little something I wrote to clear my writer's block, but I then I thought, hey, it might be worth continuing. Consider it another little experiment, the success of which depends on the amount of readers and reviews. If you like the story and would like it continued, please review. This first chapter is still nothing more than an experiment, but if enough positive reviews come in, I'll go on and continue it. So please support it, thanks.
The story's concept is based on a pretty recent anime series called Futakoi Alternative (there isn't a subsection for it here yet). The summary pretty much sums up what it's all about. Spoiler risk is at an absolute minimum as I plan to develop the story my own way. IT'S NOT A CROSSOVER!
Tokyo-U Dropout Keitarou Urashima has decided to continue his father's old detective agency with the help of his twin live-in assistants, Maehara Shinobu and Maehara Nodoka. Watch as the zany trio solve the city's mysteries, one mishap at a time. "It's always been the three of us…". So, oneshot or prologue? You decide. Please Review!
Disclaimer: I don't own Love Hina or Mahou Sensei Negima, they are properties of Tokyo Pop and Akamatsu Ken. I don't own Futakoi Alternative either, it belongs to Ufotable and Studio Gainax.
Futakoi Alternative Opening OST
New World/Bokura No Jikan (Yumi)
Downloadable from any Anime soundtrack site. I suggest gendou(dot)com
Intro: Skies, view zooms in on the Kanagawa District then Hinata Sou… Suddenly, rock kicks in and view flashes. Title shows 'Love Hina Alternative, koi to shoujo to machine gun'
Yume wo mukou e ikki ni hashitte yo (Running at once towards a dream)
Nayameru kinou wo fungiri warai aou (let's meet and laugh away yesterday's troubles)
(Maehara Shinobu and Maehara Nodoka fall out of the sky on snowboards. As they approach Hinata Sou, wings spring out from the boards, causing them to glide upwards above Hinata Sou while a volley of missiles blast Hinata Sou)
Omoide ga itta no toki mo (when our memories were here)
(A barrage of bullets fly. Tsuruko lands and deflects the bullets with a few swipes of her katana. Motoko runs forward from behind her and runs towards the screen, katana primed)
Kidzu wa fukaa no mi massugu mae ni (even though we are deeply hurt, go straight on)
(Naru and Mitsune leap off an overpass onto a moving truck, while a few oil tankers explode in the background)
GO TO NEW WORLD
Kaze no naka kainjiteru yo (I can feel it in the wind)
(Sarah and Suu parachute down, totting machine guns)
Atsumi moto wa kagayaku yo (the warm sea is shining)
(Lee and Rayce drive through badlands on an SUV, surrounded by hostile pursuers. Kanako snipes a tank using an anti tank rifle…results are hot)
Ima koso (especially now)
(Kanako and Makie jump off a building construction site. As they fall amidst the metal girders, something explodes behind them. Lee and Rayce's SUV jump over a cliff as something big explodes behind them too)
Kitto zutto soba ni iru yo ne (surely, always, you'll be by my side)
(Maehara Shinobu and Maehara Nodoka ride a bike amidst busy rush hour traffic, pursued by a gunship)
Miro no michi wa hoshi ni tsazuke yo (The road to the future goes on to the stars)
(Mutsumi and Haruka Rappel down from a helicopter carrying two heavy machine guns)
Motto Motto nani ga okitemo (on and on, no matter what happens)
(Asuna and Setsuna get blasted off a building by a salvo of missiles from an enemy gunship.)
Namida wa hanbun miba no egao ni mou (half our tears become double smiles)
(Some of the missiles from the previous scene follow Fumika and Fuuka as they run down another side of the building. They jumped off and fired off their rocket packs and flew around dodging missiles)
Itsudemo (forever)
(Shinobu and Nodoka ran, machine gun fire raining down on them from above, as they ran towards the edge of a high rise building. As they jumped off, something (again) exploded behind them)
My name's Keitarou Urashima…19 year old Tokyo-U dropout/Freelance Detective… and this week has been, pretty much, a really crappy week….
"Right…here's the problem…" freelance detective Keitarou Urashima was pressed against the wall of his office by the thug in front of him, a small kid in black with spiky black hair, "your pet turtle smashed that pot Big Boss Haruka asked you to take care of, right?" The boy pulled Keitarou by the collar. The other Yakuza gang members looked at one another, then back at Keitarou. "Now, pal, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem…and it's me, Kotarou, who's gotta clean up all of Big Boss Haruka's problems…soooo…."
Pretty much…it's been a really…really…crappy…week…
"Good morning, Narusegawa-sempai." The store bell rang pleasantly, as the door opened and shut gently.
The young woman addressed as 'Narusegawa-sempai' looked up to regard the visitor, the young girl who had just entered her store. "Ah, Shinobu-chan, welcome, welcome. How can I help you today?"
"Ah…Anou…I kinda came here to help out, today." The long (dark blue) haired girl said, walking up to the counter.
"Ah, right. Ok, your apron is in the back. I'm gonna need a couple of hour's worth of help today. Usual rate, ok?" Narusegawa said, smiling.
"Hai!" Shinobu replied, going into the backroom.
"Shinobu, are you still working in that detective agency?" Narusegawa asked, as she picked up a crate of fresh tomatoes and brought them out to the front of the store.
"Umm…Yes, why do you ask, Narusegawa-sempai?" Shinobu asked, coming out of the backroom, tying her apron strings.
"I mean, a girl like you should be pursuing better careers other than working in that detective agency. Not that I'm saying there's anything wrong with the way Keitarou and you twins run the business, it's just that…you guys haven't had a proper client in weeks…I mean, look at you…working part time in a greengrocer's for your evening meal no less…" Narusegawa said. Shinobu could sense that she had prepared this speech. She chuckled. "I'm serious, Shinobu-chan. This agency has no future." Narusegawa frowned, though in a good natured manner.
"hahahaha…sorry, no offense meant, Narusegawa-sempai. But you were always there supporting us and our agency…kinda funny to hear you trying to discourage me now." Shinobu chuckled, lifting a huge crate of potatoes to the store's front. "And don't worry, my sister is helping out a client right now, though I'm somewhat worried…she said she'd take care of it herself…"
"#$$(!)$#($! WHERE ARE THOSE TWO WHEN I NEED THEM! HOW CAN THEY SHOVE THIS CASE ON ME AND EXPECT ME TO COMPLETE IT SINGLE-HANDEDLY! AND YOU, OLD GEEZER! URUSAI!" The roar of the ancient scooter's 6 horsepower engine was drowned out by the young girl's shout of rage as she weaved in and out of the rush hour traffic. The old man sitting behind her was holding onto her for dear life, screaming at the top of his lungs. Behind them, a helicopter was in hot pursuit, peppering them (and the surrounding traffic, adding more to the general chaos) with 15mm caliber bullets. Following close behind was a battalion of black cars that was practically ramming anything else qualifying as traffic off the road, all boasting gunners with uzis. (urusai shut up)
"FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE, YOU OLD GEEZER, WHEN YOU WANT TO FIND YOUR LONG LOST GIRLFRIEND (if you ever even had one), YOU CALL US. WHEN YOUR WIFE (as if) IS HAVING AN AFFAIR, YOU CALL US. BUT WHEN THE FRIKIN' YAKUZA WANTS YOUR OBSOLETE ASS DEAD, FEEL FREE TO LEAVE US OUT OF IT! AND YOU! YEAH! THE BAKA IN THAT CAR! GET OUT OF MY FRIKIN' WAY BEFORE I PLOUGH YOU INTO THE ROAD!" The engine suddenly sputtered, the reassuring roar died down to a hum, before ending in one, ugly, burp. "URUSAI OLD GEEZER, URUSAI URUSAI URUSAI!" She gave the scooter one desperate, hate filled kick. "BAKA BAKA BAKA!"
"Nodoka sounded pretty confident when she left." Shinobu said, handing a customer her change. "Arigattou gozai-masu, please come again." She bowed at the customer, before looking at Narusegawa who was spraying water on some zucchinis. "But I'm worried, Narusegawa-sempai, about her temperament. I sure do hope he's treating the client in a civil manner…"
Narusegawa simply looked up at Shinobu, then looked down, chuckling.
"URUSAI! URUSAI!" She screamed, taking out a grapple gun and firing it at a passing (speeding) car. It hit, and she hardly secured the line onto their scooter when they were pulled into an abrupt 120 km/h. A couple of cops came up from behind them. The driver of the car they had attached the grapple onto leaned out of his window and started shooting back at the cops, who shot back in retaliation. Meanwhile, the yakuza cars were drawing closer.
"BAKAS! BAKAS THE LOT OF YOU! WHY OF ALL THE FRIKIN' CARS TO EVER DAMN EXIST DID I SHOOT THAT GRAPPLE AT A GETAWAY CAR!" She screamed, ducking out of the crossfire. The pursuing helicopter came up behind them and fired again. Just then, the getaway car pulled around a sharp turn (beyond which was a cliff). "crap…"
"And Keitarou-kun is having a meeting with another client today, too…I sure do hope it goes well…" Shinobu said, weighing a Chinese cabbage. "It's not everyday we get clients…two at the same time too…so I hope everything goes well…Keitarou-kun said he'd take care of things by himself too…"
"Well, if it's Keitarou and Nodoka on the job, I don't think there would be any problems." Narusegawa smiled from behind a pile of oranges.
"So…tell me…Keitarou…are you part of the solution or part of the problem?" Kotarou leered down at him.
"errr…whichever one would get that knife out of my face…" Keitarou gulped.
"Wise choice…but that vase costs a handsome amount…way more than what this agency or you are worth….hmmm….but then again, you do have something that's actually worth something…" Kotarou leered malignantly, folding his knife and putting it back in his pocket.
"What?" Keitarou asked, fearing the worst.
"Off course…the Maehara twins…" Kotarou said quietly, sliding the last two words off the tip of his tongue. The yakuzas all sniggered.
"NO WAY!" Keitarou shouted. "NEVER!"
"Well then…any last words?" Kotarou asked, more in a rhetoric manner, his eyes narrowing, pocket knife unfolded again.
"….HELICOPTER!" Keitarou shouted, jumping aside.
"Well…not the most glorious of last words but…" Then he noticed that the other yakuzas were either hitting the ground or running towards the door. He also heard an odd sound behind him. He decided, against his better judgement, to look around….
"BAKA YARO!" Nodoka screamed as she, the poor old client, and the poor old scooter fell over the cliff (needless to say, the rope snapped as they went over. It's pretty much a comedy convention). The old client's eyes were already unfocused. He was even bubbling at the mouth. The scooter's engine suddenly sputtered to life as they floated above the sea of rooftops.
She somehow managed to land on a rooftop of a building a short distance down from the cliff, and proceeded to jump from rooftop to rooftop using the slopes of the rooftops to her advantage. The old scooter roared as it zoomed over the slightly less crowded suburban streets. As she did so, she took out another grapple gun and aimed it upwards at the pursuing helicopter. She fired a well aimed shot that went straight through the helicopter's controls, sending the aircraft out of control.
"Hmph…that'll teach you to mess around with Maehara Nodoka!" She shouted triumphantly (forgetting that the scooter was still moving…on a rather small rooftop). The client came around for the final few seconds, screamed, before falling unconscious again. Nodoka turned back and saw the edge. "Baka….yaro…." The scooter went over the edge of the rooftop, straight towards a familiar looking two storied office building opposite, the helicopter following suit in freefall.
"And that would be…250 yen…" Shinobu said cheerfully to the customer. KABOOM… "And that would be my sister and Keitarou-kun." She added cheerfully, before turning blue. She looked out of the window in panic at what was supposed to be their office just down the road…all she saw was roaring flames. She looked about, found a crate of tomatoes, picked it up, and dropped it, crying out, "Nodoka-chan! Keitarou-kun!"
"My guess is, you're gonna need credit for tonight's dinner as well…" Narusegawa poked her head around the corner, shielding her eyes to see the fire.
"There goes the agency…" Keitarou sighed, as they watched the firemen put out the last of the fire.
"Again…" Shinobu sighed, her apron still on.
"…it's my fault…" tears were welling up in Nodoka's eyes. Depression reared its ugly head…
"Hey, you saved my life by smashing that scooter and that helicopter into the office. At least I didn't end up as some yakuza oyabun's welcome mat." Keitarou laughed, looking down at Nodoka. "Must have given them quite a jump…"
"And you saved that client's life…kind of…" Shinobu added encouragingly.
"He's in the hospital ICU and I don't think it's fair to charge him the bill cause he's gotta spend a lot on the post-trauma therapy afterwards." Nodoka sighed. The Depression was as evident as a cold front of a summer day. "If I don't kill him physically, then the experience will."
"Well, at least the yakuza didn't get him." Keitarou laughed.
"The yakuza thought it was a retaliation on his part…he's now on their most wanted list…" Nodoka's depression roller coaster was nearing a peak…then it was going to be a short drop towards insanity.
"What matters is that you two are safe and sound." Shinobu hugged them both. "That's all that matters."
"And yeah, look on the bright side…that big lumpy mattress we were gonna sell off seems to have survived, though our futons didn't…at least we've got something to sleep on tonight." Keitarou laughed heartily. "Most of the office is ok too… I mean, we've still got a roof over our heads, that's what matters!" Part of the office roof chose to collapse at this point.
"Well…we've still got part of the roof!" Keitarou said, trying to sound optimistic. More of the roof collapsed. Some firemen shouted something.
"Hmmm….the office is still…mphhh…" Shinobu and Nodoka held their hands over his mouth, both laughing loudly. And thus, it was the end of another perfect day in the lives of the detective trio.
So, what do you think? Please review. If enough positive reviews come in, then I'll certainly continue it. Otherwise, just consider it a one-shot. It was actually quite fun to write, but I've got no further ideas to continue it currently, but I'll certainly try if you readers want me to continue it. Please don't forget to review. And ideas would certainly be welcome too.
I know what you're thinking, Nodoka with an attitude? Well, that just makes thing interesting, doesn't it?
For those of you who have read Project Gundam Hina Eternity's first chapter and want it continued, please review. If you have the time, also try out Love Hina Children of the Exodus and Final Hina Fantasy and drop off a review while you're at it. It really means a lot to me, thanks.
Credits:
Written by:Beyond the Bounds
Inspiration: Futakoi Alternative
Cast:
Urashima Keitarou:Urashima Keitarou from Love Hina
Maehara Shinobu:Maehara Shinobu from Love Hina
Maehara Nodoka:Miyazaki Nodoka from Negima
Yakuza leader Kotarou:Kotarou from Mahou Sensei Negima
Green Grocer Narusegawa Naru:Narusegawa Naru from Love Hina
Yakuza Big Boss Sakurazaka Haruka:Urashima Haruka from Love Hina
Old Client:Some random old geezer/stunt man