A/N: Just a little something that popped in my head after talking with a friend of mine. She's very Christian. Disclaimer: I don't own this dandy sandbox. It is fun to play in though.
Love Hina - Faith
The girls didn't understand. Every Sunday Keitaro would get dressed up in his best clothes and disappear for several hours before coming back. They didn't know why or where. Only that he did. They found themselves unable to follow him.
They never understood why he would be quiet and bow his head before he ate.
Not even Sarah could figure it out, and she had once been immersed in the very thing they were trying to figure out.
What they didn't understand was that Keitaro was Christian and a rather devout one at that.
He hid it from them. After all Christ had said that what happens between a man and God was private and between them. That prayer should be done in private. You would win more good points that way. Not flaunting your religion.
Yes, Keitaro went to mass. How else was he supposed to get advice on how to interpret the word of God? He was even Catholic and would go to confession. He actually went often. He would feel that he had wronged the girls and sinned. His Priest was rather flabbergasted and frustrated over it. Because the Priest could find no fault with the man, but who was he to judge Keitaro?
But what Keitaro said to God was, for the most part, kept between him and Him.
Keitaro prayed for Shinobu to find a man who would treasure her, and treat her like the queen she was.
Keitaro prayed for Sarah, that she would find peace in her life.
Keitaro prayed for Suu, that she would never lose her playfulness but would gain the wisdom of where and when.
Keitaro prayed for Motoko, that she too would find peace. That she wouldn't always have to be so angry and protect herself so vehemently.
Keitaro prayed for Naru, that she could find it in her heart to be more forgiving and not jump to conclusions.
Keitaro prayed for Kitsune, that she could find life and happiness outside of a bottle.
Keitaro never prayed for himself. God would deal him whatever plan fit the grand design. He accepted that.
He finally got into Tokyo U, but had to skip the first semester because of his broken leg. Maybe he just wasn't meant to be in the school. But maybe this was a trial? Keitaro stuck with it. Enjoying the archaeology department when he finally got to attend classes.
Time wore on and his love for Naru waned. She would constantly find him at fault for something. Time wore on and his respect of Motoko waxed as she gained wisdom and opened up to the people around her. Time wore on and Shinobu's love for her sempai waned. There were other boys now. Time wore on and Suu's restraint waxed, making her inventions that much better and marketable. Time wore on and Kitsune found her need for alcohol waned, and a man who treated her well. Time wore on and Seta's love for Haruka waxed bringing balance into Sarah's life letting her settle down.
But Keitaro was alone with God. And finally Keitaro prayed for himself to find true love. A woman whom he could love forever and who would love him forever.
So God set someone in his path. She had crossed it many times before.
God sent Mutsumi to be Keitaro's Angel.
They grew close and Keitaro revealed he was Christian to his love. He revealed his faith to her. She so loved him and his love of God that she converted and they were wed. His love of her second only to his love of God he had known for so long and her love of him second only to the God which she had found.
They grew old and gray having raised a honourable son and a beautiful daughter. They died hand in hand in their bed at the ages of 89 and 90. And they entered Heaven together, bringing with them love eternal.