Love Hina: Darkness
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People say that prison will change a man, and they are right. My name is Keitaro Urashima, well that is what my legal name would be but the name the other inmates know me by is death. Laugh if you want but I have been in this hell hole for over 10 years I have fought and killed to survive there are no guards to keep prisoners in line here the prisoners keep to themselves and the guards just make sure we don't escape. No weapons, no booze, and no women. This hell has a name Butcher Bay the only triple max slam in this part of the world.
I used to be a nice kid till I made one mistake. Now I'm sure your wondering what the hell I could have done that would land a kid that had made no mistakes into a living hell. Well it's quiet simple I pulled a blade from its sheath.
Not just any blade however, The Hina Blade.
I don't remember much of what happened just that I felt something take control of my body, and after that I blacked out. When I came to I was surrounded by destruction and death. I was blinking away the dust when I heard a shout. I turned around and found a sword pressed to my throat and a very pissed off woman standing there before me. She pulled her blade back and was preparing to strike when something moved between us and blocked her blade before it found me.
She was a stunning woman the only word I could think of describe her is angel. That was what she was as well an angel when more people showed up all armed with swords or other types of blades they were crying out for my death she stood between me and them and defended my innocence saying that the demon was sealed and I was not responsible.
The group demanding my death brought two other small boys forward and I was relived my friends would defend me. I slumped to the ground when my so called friends claimed I pulled the blade free so I could scare them knowing full well that this would happen. I was stunned.
It got worse when the woman defending me gasped I glanced the direction she was looking and saw a very upset looking guy. He strode up to my defender and she bowed to him and I started to fear for my life he stated very plainly that I was to pay for what I have done my protector stood up again and claimed my innocence once more and she was rewarded with a back hand that sent her to the ground she spat out a mouthful of blood and glared back up at the one who had hit her and received a kick to the stomach for it. She was gasping for air as the group grabbed my arms and dragged me away. I was to stunned to remember much after that.
The next thing I do remember was sitting in a cell looking about as the guards made bets on how long I would last once they let me join the rest of the prison inmates. I was terrified when the highest time they would give me was five minutes. The gate swung open and I heard a cold laugh as a bunch of thugs moved towards me I thought I was going to die. Till I heard a cold voice coming from the shadows that sent the thugs running scared. I heard a guard laugh that I was going to die by the hands of Drekk one of the most feared inmates of butcher bay.
The voice called to me once more telling me to walk towards him and well I didn't know what else to do so I followed his instructions. He told me that if I was to survive I had to fight and if I was going to fight I would have to learn how to kill. At first I was terrified at the thought of taking someone else's life till he calmly told me that if I didn't kill them first they would kill me with out a second thought.
So I watched and I learned. Pretty quickly I got my first kill some no name tried to pleasure himself using me to bad for him I was a very light sleeper when I heard the cage creak under his step I snapped awake and when he tried to grab me I moved quickly sinking my shiv into his neck quickly withdrawing it I buried it into his eye. A gurgled cry was all I heard before the bastard slumped to the floor dead.
I had my first kill. I started to shake and panic until I remembered what Drekk told me that if I didn't kill them, then they would kill me. Inmate 968340 may have been my first kill but he sure as hell wasn't my last to be honest I don't know how many I have killed till they grew to fearful of me and left me alone.
It was like this for longer than I can recall there was no light in that hell only darkness and the occasional light source from the guard level to illuminate certain areas of the prison most inmates stayed in the pools of light because there were a few of us who found the darkness more welcoming than the light. I used to explore the facility hoping to find an escape route but I never found one but what I did find was so much better. One of the scientists who was serving as a medical personal was also a prisoner himself he told me that if I could help keep him alive then he could repay me at first I didn't believe him till he told me what he could do in return for my protection.
I will admit the process was painful beyond belief since they couldn't give inmates drugs to dull the pain so the doc's repayment had to be done while I was awake and conscious. But it was well worth it to bad the doc never survived the treatment himself while I was recovering one of the guards apparently had been hired to kill off the scientist or just didn't like the guy but the result was the same one dead scientist and I was quickly ushered back into the darkness but now I had a weapon none could match. I stayed in the darkness I didn't need the light to see by the darkness was now my ally.
The guards soon learned to fear me they used to make an occasional venture into the darkness to find some fun of their own but soon the learned their guns and lights would not protect them from me. Soon I had a whole corner of the facility to myself none would venture their for fear of dieing in the darkness. The guards kept trying to illuminate that part of the facility but every time they did I would move and claim another part soon they grew tired of having to deal with the dead bodies every time they made me move so they quiet.
I was surprised when one day my mentor showed up in my territory. I was caught off guard by this after my first kill he had told me that I was no longer his apprentice and if we met again we would have to fight so we steered clear of each other out of respect since we didn't want to have to kill each other. Yet here he was I was about to strike when he called out to me telling me that there was a visitor here to see me about my release from hell. I stopped and slowly walked towards him as far as I knew I was here for the rest of my unnatural life.
Walking back into the light with my once mentor he handed me something when I hesitated as we neared the light. I took the item from his hands and found a pair of welders goggles and when I looked up at my mentor he only nodded and kept moving I grinned and slipped the goggles over my eyes and when I stepped into the light I found I could see quiet well. The guards quickly ushered me into a closed room where they put me in a seat and shackled me to it so that I couldn't move. I didn't have to wait long as the door opened once more allowing several people entrance into the room.
The first person I didn't recognize but the second I did though I thought the old bat had kicked the bucket a long time ago. She smiled at me but I was to busy glaring at the suit that followed her in. I can't forget a face especially the one responsible for hurting the angel who stood up for me so long ago. He glared at me and denied him the joy of a reaction by just sitting their.
My grandmother than started to explain that she had finally found me buried in this hell hole and had fought the Aoyama's for my freedom and had won I didn't acknowledge any of it but that explained why the angel beater was looking so pissed. But at least I had a name now.
Aoyama.
The brute was pissed I could tell he wanted to keep me there and my grandmother had beaten them and had gotten me released. The guards entered after a few moments and unbound me shoving me towards the door I made my way down the hall flanked by two burly guards and a pissed off Aoyama and my smiling grandma. I soon found myself in a small van driving away from the tunnel leading deep into the mountain containing the prison. I was free.
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The van slowed to a stop in front of a small building with a sign sitting out front proudly proclaiming Hinata's Tea House. Keitaro couldn't help but grin he was free and here he was with one of his favorite places his aunt was always the coolest of his relatives. Stepping out of the van he moved towards the door and pushed the curtain aside and gazed inside.
"Aunt Haruka you here?" He ducked and pulled the fan out of the air before it struck him.
Twirling the fan in his fingers he noticed the surprised look on his cousin's face. "Come on cousin can't I tease you still are did all that smoking burn up your sense of humor?"
Haruka moved over to him. "Keitaro what the hell happened to you?"
Keitaro's smile faded. "Hell happened to me." With that he turned and walked out of the tea house.
Haruka turned to Grandma Hina with a stunned expression. "Are you sure about this grandma?"
Hina never stopped smiling as she moved towards the door.
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Keitaro moved up the stairs heading to the old inn hoping to just fall asleep in one of the rooms and not wake up for a few days or weeks and maybe then get a good hot meal. Opening the door he saw a clean and warm common room. He moved forward gazing at the corners expecting an attack but seeing nothing he started to relax. It was then that he noticed a slight chemical smell wafting to him he recognized it but couldn't recall it.
Following the smell he moved to a curtain and pushed it aside revealing a changing room. He saw another curtain and pushing it aside saw the hot spring with its steam clouds billowing about. Making up his mind he moved back into the changing room and shucked his cloths and grabbed a towel and a few bathing supplies he moved back to the hot spring.
He groaned in pure pleasure as he let his body settle into the hot water. Had he known what was about to befall him he would have chosen to avoid the hot spring entirely. After surviving in a prison where people would die in their sleep if they didn't keep their guards up he heard the curtain whish as it was pushed aside opening his eyes Keitaro watched as a silhouetted figure moved through the steam towards the spring. Unsure of what to do he choose to wait and see.
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Naru sighed after all the hard work she did in school it was a blessing to finally be able to relax in the onsen. She finished cleaning herself and moved towards the steam filled pool. She moaned in delight as placed a foot into the water and slowly moved her body into the hot water. Keitaro remained motionless as he watched the brunette move in the water. She was quiet attractive he had to admit but not like the raven haired angel that had saved him so long ago.
Naru moved towards the deeper part of the pool and sat on one of the underwater benches. Laying back she closed her eyes and started to doze as the warm water relaxed her body. Keitaro sitting nearby noticed that she was falling asleep realizing this was a good a time as any he ducked under the water and crawled his way along the bottom of the hot spring towards the steps to avoid any unnecessary splashing. Feeling the step he slowly poked his head up and out of the water pausing for a moment to see if she might have woken up but when he heard only the hiss of the steam he climbed out of the pool and moved towards the door.
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Kitsune was undressing in preparations for her bath she had seen Naru enter and figured this was as good a time as any to gather some info. She was about ot enter the bath when the curtain lifted and in walked a young man. At first she was about to scream but then she noticed his eyes were closed. She watched as he reached up and pulled what looked like a pair if goggles of a hook near the door. After he slipped the goggles on he turned and gazed at her. It was then that Kitsune realized that she was standing stark naked in front of a strange boy but her pride refused to let her be embarrassed grinning she turned slightly and a familiar pouting expression appeared on her face.
"Do you like what you see?"
She expected him to blush or turn away but to her surprise he only cocked his head and with a slight tilt up and down she knew he was looking her over. She almost reached out to grab a towel as his gaze never left her.
"Meh not really I have seen better and besides why would I want a girl who gives it up so easily."
Keitaro smiled and moved towards the young lady as if he was stalking an animal. Kitsune saw him move and for some reason the gate and way he moved was starting to make her nervous. As he moved closer to her she started to back up all humor left her face.
Keitaro carefully steered her towards a corner of the room and felt his smile grow more twisted at the look of fear that crossed her face as her back hit the wall. She was starting to tremble as he moved closer to her. She almost screamed as he brought a hand up and caressed her cheek.
"You are a beautiful woman but the way you give it all away in such a short time diminishes your beauty, however if you are wanting to give it away so freely…"
He didn't need to finish the sentence and he didn't have to. Kitsune whimpered and when his hand left her cheek she closed her eyes and started to plead with him in barely a whisper.
She felt his arms wrap around her and her mind started to shut down. Only to stop and realize that it wasn't just his arms around her. Cracking her eyes open she glanced down just as he pulled the towel around her body. With a smirk Keitaro turned and walked out leaving the flabbergasted Kitsune behind.
Keitaro was grinning from ear to ear and he slipped on his shorts out side the changing room and gathered up the rest of his belongings and moving towards the managers' room.
Yeah he was going to like it here.