Hey guys, I have here a new story.
I know that I have two stories that I haven't touched in a while, and it's just been, there…
You see, I'm kind of burnt out with those stories. Maybe it has to do with the fact I haven't touched it so I can't continue it. When I try to write something for it, it just ends up being full of cliques or just horrible in general. So, I stopped writing for it.
Now, this story has me getting back in writing game. The plot is kinda original and unique due to how I haven't seen a single story that has featured Fujisawa Mizuho as a character.
Also, Props to Quis Custodiet for Beta-Reading this story of mine!
If you're not familiar with her, which I won't be surprised if you aren't, she's a new character introduced to Love Hina's dreamcast games. If you want you can search for her in the Love hina wiki.
Now, I won't bother you guys any longer. Here's the my take on her character and my new story, I hope you guys like it!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Love Hina related, it is owned by Ken Akamatsu. I only own the plot of this story.
'I'm kind of tired…' Keitaro said to himself, looking at his glasses apprehensively. 'I should go somewhere, travel to a faraway place, just for a while.'
He had just failed the Tokyo U entrance for the third time and was feeling sorry for himself. This failure, combined with the emotional fallout from a recent fight with his unrequited love, Narusegawa Naru, spurred Keitaro into wanting to take this thought that this trip will help him think about the future and decide what he wants to do during this part of his life.
"14th Track Super Express, First Departure, Osaka." The speaker said, announcing the departure schedule.
'Good thing that I decided to travel this time of the month…" He thought, quite pleased that the station wasn't packed with people with holiday travellers and vacationers.
As Keitaro tried to board the train, he was stopped by someone who took hold of his arm.
"Excuse me, are you Urashima-kun?" The person asked.
Keitaro was surprised to see that it turned out to be a girl, and also that this girl knew her name. The girl had short brown hair, which had two antennae sticking out of her hair. She wore a long sleeved light blue denim jacket, a green shirt and short brown pants.
"Y-Yes, and how do you know my name?" Keitaro asked the girl.
"O.K. then, follow me!" The girl said energetically, dragging him to the exit of the station.
"W-Wait a minute!" Keitaro said, desperately trying to escape the girl's hold on him, but she was too strong for him. "You can't just drag me off somewhere! I have a train to catch!"
The girl stopped walking, but she was still holding on to his arm.
"Huh, and just where do you think you're going?" The girl asked, prodding him a bit.
"What is it to you?" Keitaro asked back, feeling a bit annoyed at the girl. "Who are you? And just how do you know my name?"
The girl then let go of Keitaro's arm. She sighed while shaking her head; she then smiled and said,
"Then let me introduce myself. My name is Fujisawa Mizuho, you can just call me Mizuho, your new tutor." Mizuho said, giving Keitaro smirk as she snapped her fingers and made a check sign with it.
"W-Wait, did you just say tutor?" Keitaro asked, thinking that he heard her wrong.
"Yep, I'm currently a second year student at Tokyo U." Mizuho said, smirking at Keitaro. "While I was having trouble with my boarding house, Granny Hina contacted me and asked if I wouldn't mind staying over at her all-girls dormitory."
Mizuho then crossed her arms as she recalled her discussion with Hina and continued, "In exchange for the lounging, she said that if you ever failed to pass the exam at Tokyo U, I tutor you. And seeing that I didn't see your name when I got there two days ago, looks like I'll be tutoring you from now on."
Keitaro was shocked to hear all of this. Firstly, he startled to know that his grandmother was keeping tabs on her. Another was that she hired some girl to be his tutor. Yes, he knew that he was a bit slow and unintelligent, but why would she hire some girl he didn't know? Though, he did admit that Mizuho was pretty girl, he especially thought that her antennae were cute.
"S-So you're going to tutor me?" Keitaro asked, trying to swallow all the information that he was given. "And you'll be staying at the Hinata?"
"Yeah, yeah." She answered apathetically; she then took hold of Keitaro's arm again and dragged him off to the exit. "No time to think of this too much, the taxi is waiting and I need to unpack my stuff."
While Keitaro was being dragged to the exit of the station, a certain brunette with the name of Naru boarded the train that he was to board. Naru was going to travel as well to clear her head and forget about studies for a while.
"I'll just write on my diary for a while." Naru said to herself, whipping out her diary from her shoulder bag. But after writing her failure and fight with Keitaro, she felt enraged and vent out her frustration by hitting on the seat in front of her. She didn't know that there was a thuggish looking guy seating there and felt annoyed that she hit his seat.
After furiously apologizing to the man, Naru then went to the end of the train car and used the payphone to inform the dorm of whereabouts.
"Hello, Kitsune…" Naru said in a low voice, feeling a bit embarrassed. "I'm leaving for a few weeks…"
After a few minutes of driving on the taxi, Keitaro and his new tutor had arrived in front of the Hinata. The cab driver helped Mizuho take his bags and suitcases out of the compartment, while Keitaro while still in disbelief with all that's happening.
'Did granny Hina just really hire a tutor for me?' Keitaro thought. 'Well, it is kind of obvious that she's looking out for me. I'll admit that she is pretty cute and easy on the eyes.'
Keitaro checked Mizuho up as she bent over to take her things out of the taxi. Keitaro noticed that she had a fairly shaped butt, and thanks to her short pants, he saw that she also had a nice pair of legs.
"Oi, instead of being a doof and just staring blankly there, why don't you help me carry all this stuff up that freaking huge stairs, huh?" Mizuho said, turning to him while carrying two pairs of bags on her shoulders and holding a suitcase.
"Ooh, right…" Keitaro said, snapping out of his daydream as he took the rest of her things, which were still heavy.
While the two were walking up the stairs, the other residents were waiting for Keitaro. They were worried that something bad might have happened to him, since he hadn't come back home since leaving for the test results. A few hours ago, they received a call from Naru that she was going to be away for a couple of days. They were sure that he was going to be worried about her when he hears the news.
When the girls passed by the balcony, they saw Keitaro with a girl they didn't know. He was helping her with her bags, so perhaps she was a new resident? Everyone's interest was immediately peaked. They then forgot the reason why they were waiting for Keitaro in the first place.
After a few minutes, the two finally arrived at the top of the stairs with the other residents were looking down at them.
"Oh, g-good afternoon guys!" Keitaro greeted them nervously, not knowing how the residents will react since he made them worry. Then he remembered that he was with somebody. "Let me introduce you guys to our newest resident, Fujisawa Mizuho."
"Good morning to all of you." Mizuho bowed. "I'll be your new neighbor; I hope that we all get along."
The girls then analyzed Mizuho, each one having their own thoughts about the newcomer.
'She does seem polite; I just hope that Keitaro would spare her of his perverted antics…' Motoko said to herself.
'A new playmate for Su to play with?! This going to be great!' Su thought, thinking of all the games she could play with the new resident.
'Well then, a newcomer, huh?' Kitsune mentally said. 'I'll have to investigate a few things about her; a good ol' bottle of sake will hopefully loosen up her lips.'
'She looks nice…' Shinobu thought. 'I hope that she likes my cooking.'
"Oh, I before I forget." Mizuho suddenly said, quickly standing up from her bow. "I won't be just a new tenant, I'm also officially Keitaro's tutor. I'll be helping him pass the exam next year."
"Wait, what?!" Kitsune shouted in shock. "You're going to be Keitaro's tutor?! Then that means…"
The girls then connected the dots and realized what this meant.
"You mean, Urashima-san has failed the exam as well?" Motoko asked, voicing out the thoughts of all the girls.
Keitaro couldn't look at them and give them a straight answer. He was too embarrassed and ashamed to admit it to them, but they didn't need to hear his answer, it was written all over his depressed face. Then, after thinking about what Motoko said, he was then curious about something.
'Wait, how did they know that Naru also failed the exam?' But before he could put more thought into it, his train of thoughts were broken by Mizuho.
"Oh, don't feel bad!" Mizuho said, trying to cheer up Keitaro by patting him on the back. "To be honest, I almost didn't pass the exam as well; I just passed by a hair! Todai's test is notoriously hard. Even most brainiacs would fail if they aren't careful and feel overconfident."
Keitaro was then reminded of Naru again, but he wasn't that keen on being reminded of her. The fight they had two nights ago left a scar on Keitaro's heart and changed the view he had about the brunette.
'Yeah, even a nerd like her didn't pass the exam, and she's supposedly a top student.'
"So cheer up!" Mizuho said, shaking his shoulders a bit. "That's why I'm here, to help you finally achieve your dream of becoming a Todai student! I won't rest until I know that you're ready for that exam next year! And tell you what – If my knowledge and skills aren't enough to make you pass, I swear I'll marry you!"
"Wait what?! Marry me?!" Keitaro asked, his mouth hanging wide open. "W-What do you mean, marry me?!"
Keitaro wasn't the only one who was also surprised by what she said; the other tenants were also shocked by her statement.
"S-Senpai, m-marrying this girl?" Shinobu said, thinking of all the implications of what Mizuho said.
"I am sure this girl is just having a laugh at Urashima's expense…" Motoko scoffed, thinking that she was just joking.
"Huh, maybe you're right." Kitsune said, reassuring herself and the others. She knew that Naru has been developing some feelings for Keitaro, so having a rival for Naru wasn't good right now.
Hearing the others' opinions, Shinobu visibly calmed down and let out a breath of relief.
While all of them were calming themselves down, Su on the hand was confused about something.
"What's a tutor?" Su asked, putting on a thinking pose and then she climbed Motoko's back. "Hey, hey, Motoko-chan, what's a tutor?"
"I will explain it to you later, Su-chan." The swordswoman said, holding on to the little girl's legs so that she didn't fall off.
"No need to fuss over minor details." Mizuho said dismissively, shrugging her shoulders. "That's just if you don't pass, and with me as your tutor, there's no way you aren't going to pass that exam next year. So don't sweat it." Mizuho then snapped her fingers and made a check sign with it. "Anyways, are we going to put my things inside or are we just going play twenty questions here?"
Mizuho didn't wait for Keitaro answer; she just picked up her bags and suitcase and went inside the dorm. Keitaro stared at her back for a moment before snapping out of his stupor. "What did I just get myself into?"
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