A/N: This is my first attempt at a Love Hina story. This story will be a darkfic. It's about love and loss. I don't have any expectations so if you give a bad review, I appreciate the honesty and hope you continue reading as I update it. I don't own Love Hina, just the plot of this story. This is the short prologue. The next chapter will surely be longer.
So on with the story!
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Five Years ago…
The heart monitor was heard as Keitaro was sitting next to Kaede as she was lying in the hospital bed. He was holding her hand and tears were running down his face as Kaede was breathing heavily.
Kaede looked at Keitaro and smiled as she said softly when she saw his tears, "Don't worry, Keitaro. We're going to get married remember?"
Keitaro swallowed the lump in his throat and more tears fell from his eyes as he took a deep breath and said whispered, "Yeah. We're going to get married and…have…kids and live a long…happy life together…just…just…don't…"
The words were lost in his voice as Kaede softly touched his face to wipe away a tear and said with a smile still, "Don't worry Kei-kun, and don't cry. You know I'll always be in your heart, just like Rika is."
Keitaro closed his eyes as more tears fell faster and harder. Kaede continued as she said faintly, "Thank you for giving Rika and I your love, Keitaro," Kaede shed a few tears of her own as she continued, "and because of that love, I know we'll be together again, someday," Keitaro noticed Kaede was starting to close her eyes as she whispered her last words, "and the best part about it…is you can take it with you."
Keitaro felt her hand go limp as he saw her eyes close for the last time and her face fell to the side.
He looked up as he heard the heart monitor let out a long beep and saw that Kaede had flatlined.
Finally, all that pain and sadness he held in the whole visit came pouring out as he leaned forward and wept over Kaede's still form. He was softly saying her name and was still holding her hand.
That was the day…Keitaro lost everything…
Present Day…
Keitaro stood out in the rain looking down at the twin tombstones, his face, void of emotion, except for the single tear running down his cheek. After nearly twenty minutes, he turned and walked out of the cemetery with the same emotionless expression on his face.
He arrived home an hour later, ignoring his parents and headed for his room, where he stayed for the rest of the night.
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A few days later, Keitaro had received a letter from his Granny Hina to stop by the Hinata Inn she owned to see her. Keitaro had his duffel bag with his belongings and his face remained stoic and sad as he walked up the steps.
He stopped for a moment and tears fell from his eyes as he looked at the building…the very building where he met Rika and Kaede. He wiped the tears away and his face went back to its stoic and sad expression as he continued his way to the Inn.
He opened the door and walked inside and looked around. He shouted, "GRANNY? GRANNY, YOU HERE? IT'S ME, KEITARO!"
Receiving no answer he muttered angrily to himself, "That old bat. I thought she wanted me to meet her here? Where the hell is she?"
He sat his bag down and pulled out some clothes and said obviously irritated, "Well, since I'm here, might as well take a dip in the hot springs.
He undressed in the changing room and made his way towards the water. He sat down in the hot water and relaxed. He shut his eyes and thought back to those two worst days of his life, the day Rika and Kaede died.
His eyes snapped open in anger. He then heard the sound of someone entering the springs and heard a woman's voice, "Ah, nothing like a dip in the springs to make a girl feel clean."
Keitaro was surprised but refused to move and remained quiet as he heard her get in the water. From what he could see, she had auburn hair and a nice body and was coming toward him.
This was when he started to feel uneasy. He then heard her say, "What are you doing all the way over there, Kitsune?"
Keitaro remained silent as she continued, "You were never embarrassed about your body before. I mean, I know my boobs aren't as big as yours, but I'm sure they're at least a decent size."
Keitaro shook his head in irritation but snapped his head in her direction when she said, "Hey, let's give yours a squeeze!"
She started walking towards him and he started backing away until she was too close and he jumped out right before she grabbed him and he ran to get his clothes from the changing room.
He shook his head really quick to try to get that scene out of his head and he said, "Man, I don't know who the hell that was, but that was definitely too close!" He grabbed his clothes and just as he turned around, he bumped into a sultry looking woman with short ashen hair and her body was wrapped in a towel.
As he was staring at her, he hadn't noticed his hand was groping her chest and her face was red. He let go with a blush and stepped back quickly as he realized he was groping her and he muttered, "Sorry."
He expected her to run away screaming but she just smiled and walked closer to him and said, "Haven't seen you around her before. Who are you?"
Keitaro was about to answer but stopped when he really noticed her and looked at her from head to toe. He finally spoke and said with a false happy tone, "I'm Keitaro Urashima. You haven't seen an old lady around here have you?"
Kitsune smiled and said as she pressed against him, "Why? You have a thing for old ladies? That's kinda kinky for a young guy like you."
Keitaro sighed and replied sarcastically, "Oh, yeah. I also had an orgy once with fifty hookers covered in peanut butter."
Kitsune giggled and was about to reply when a woman appeared from the doorway and said, "Kitsune, why did you run out on m-"
She stopped when she saw a young guy only in a towel standing next to Kitsune and her face contorted into anger and she shouted, "GET AWAY FROM HER YOU PERVERT!"
Keitaro still didn't know what was going on when he suddenly felt a fist hit his face and he flew through the wall and landed at the feet of a woman with a katana at her side and he looked up and noticed her expression kinda matched his own until she unsheathed her sword and as he stood up with no emotion on his face, she raised her sword and said, "YOU VILE MALE! YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED HERE!" She then jumped and shouted, "ROCK-SPLITTING SWORD!"
He was sent flying out of the building, through the wall and landed on his back near the steps at the entrance right next to a woman with short hair and a cigarette hanging from her mouth. Keitaro didn't move even when he said sadly, "Hello, Haruka."
Haruka lit her cigarette with her face remaining stoic as she replied, "Hello, Keitaro."
