I want to personally apologize to everyone who followed Love Hina: Stoked! At first I didn't know what direction I wanted to go with this, but now I'm fully confident in the direction of Stoked! You Are Now Entering: The Lake Spectrelight!

Disclaimer: I do not own Love Hina.

Stoked! What It Means To Me.

Prologue

The Apartment of Keitaro Urashima: Tokyo, Japan, 6:30 am

"BRING! BRING! WAKE UP PEOPLE!" Goes a radio alarm clock, followed by rock music.

"Hmm, Breaking Benjamin." A voice says.

Getting out of bed, the young man looks around his room. Dammit. He thought. I wish I can block out the sun, but wouldn't that freeze the world? Taking a few strands of his long brown bangs and putting it in a Braveheart style braid, the man goes to check the messages on his cell phone. Whoa, Granny's called a bunch of times. Better call her back. Dialing a specific number, the young man puts the phone to his ear.

"Keitaro, it's good to hear from you." A elderly woman says on the other line.

"Gram-Jam! What's up?" The young man, known as Keitaro, asks.

"I'm fine actually, how about you?"
"A little bummed that I didn't win that Invitational Tournament last night, but fine."
"Oh, you're still doing on that skateboarding fling?"
"Of course, skating is my life."

"That's good to hear, anyway, I assume you know that I've been trying to reach you throughout the night."
"Yeah, Grandma. I didn't read the messages, but I knew you called a lot of times." Granny called a lot of times. I didn't pick up because the arena didn't allow cell phone use on the Proving Grounds; I would've used it, but the security guards, those bastard Rent-A-Cops, were patrolling hardcore style.

"Anyway, Keitaro," Hina started. "The reason I wanted to reach you was to ask you to come to my inn today. I wanted to talk to you about something."

"I assume this is something that can't be discussed over the phone?"
"Correct."

"Okay, I'll be there. After I run a few errands."

Hina was so happy to hear those words.
"Okay, Keitaro. Take your time. I'll talk to you later."
"Okay, bye, Granny Hina."

Pressing the "end square" on his phone's touch screen, Keitaro puts his phone back on the counter. I wonder what she wants. Keitaro thought. Grabbing a towel, Keitaro heads to his bathroom. Time to get rid of the funk from last night's tournament... and the after party. He thought. After giving the water time to warm up, Keitaro stepped into the shower. Man, what went wrong last night? He thought. I lost to Minori, who I beat 6 months ago! While at war with his own mind, Keitaro continued to bathe. After a good ten minutes, Keitaro turned off the water and stepped out of the shower. Drying off, Keitaro put on his underwear and made his way to his wardrobe closet. Grabbing a pair of stylized ripped jeans, while turned to the other side, which housed his t-shirts. Should I wear the 'Fit For Rivals' t-shirt? Keitaro thought. Or the 'Adelita's Way' t-shirt? After some thought, Keitaro put on the Adelita's Way t-shirt and his jeans, in addition to his gray skater shoes. Grabbing his bag, Keitaro made his way out the door. Off to the skate shop.

Locking up, Keitaro makes his way to the parking lot and heads to his black and white GTO. Getting into his car, Keitaro turns the ignition, sighs, and drives off into the day. "Let the day begin..."

My name is Keitaro Urashima. I'm 19 years old, and a Professional Skateboarder. My love for skating began at a young age when a friend of mine told me about the Z-Boys, arguably the originators of skateboarding who were based out of Dogtown, AKA Santa Monica, California. After screw-up after screw-up, I was finally able to hone my craft and do well at skating. At age 15, my career began in Kyoto when I was caught on camera by a professional skate photographer. After talking to him, I made myself a promise that I would become a professional skateboarder.

Throughout my life, I've made two promises: The pro skater promise, and a promise with a girl that we will both go to Tokyo University together to attain happiness. Problem with that, though: I really don't remember her face or name. It doesn't work to my advantage, but that's all good. I've been challenging myself throughout life, and I'll be damned if I stopped now.

Anyway, at age 16, I attained Amateur Status when Ronin Skateboards, a skateboard company based in Kyoto, saw videos of me and accepted me on their crew. I was happy. Here I was, a high school kid with a knack for skating, a member of Japan's biggest skateboarding companies! As a matter of fact, 'happy' was an understatement. Balancing high school and skateboarding was difficult, especially with the traveling to skate competitions, but thanks to my parents and little sister Kanako, it was done. Thanks to my good grades, Tokyo University accepted me into their prestigious school after I graduated high school. The higher ups told that I didn't have to do the Mock or Entrance exams, but out of fairness to the other hopefuls, I did them and passed them all. I was so stoked because now that I was a Todai student, I was another step closer to meeting that girl again. I haven't run into her yet, but one day, I will...

After paying my dues in the skating world by participating (and winning) a ton of skating competitions, I turned pro at age 17, becoming the youngest professional skateboarder in the history of Japan. With such a target on my back, I have critics and challengers coming out of the arse. But with grit, resiliency, and determination, I was able to silence the critics and put down the challengers to my throne. Speaking of throne, I've become so popular in Kyoto, people are calling me names like 'The Prince of Kyoto' and 'The Refined.' I'm just waiting for the Mayor to give me a key to the city... However I highly doubt that's gonna happen with my reputation.

However, one nickname stands out, a simple name: 'The Art of the Ronin.' I'm known as The Art because I design the artwork of my signature skateboards, which are a big hit with both skaters and art buffs. In addition, I'm also known for my Graffiti Tags all around Tokyo and Kyoto. Most of the money I make from skateboarding comes from my artwork, with the endorsements, skate competition prize money, and appearances closely behind. I don't view myself as a rich guy, 'cause the rich care only about raking in the dough. My parents taught me that life isn't all about money, it's about believing in what is absolutely right. Without my mom and dad, I don't know where I'd be right now.

Mom, dad, my sister Kanako, and my best friend Mutsumi are my biggest fans. When I first broke into Skateboarding, they were the most supportive and told me to follow my dreams. To pay my respect to my biggest fans, every competition I participate in, I wear an 'Urashima Bakery Shop' t-shirt to spread the word about my family's business. Currently there are Urashima shops all over Japan now. But the famous shop is the original in Kyoto. My parents were so happy that their once small business is now one of Japan's most popular Bakery Shops.

Honestly, all of this started with me getting on a wooden board with wheels. Thinking of the simplicity of my talent makes me wonder: What's next? In my young life, I'm one of the most talked about people in the Japanese Skateboarding Scene, and a student at one of the prestigious schools in Japan. I have one of the most supportive fan bases in the history of the sport of skateboarding, which includes my own family. I state the question again: What's next?

Whatever the future holds, I know it's going to be sick!

Kami, I'm getting Stoked thinking about it...

Prologue End

Well, for those who know me, you know I accept both Constructive Criticism and Praise. I really hope some of you are into skating. Until Next Time: "One Empire, Under Lake..."