Keitaro and Kotomi Story. Part 2 Ver. 1
-Present time-
Keitaro was standing outside the Hinata Inn, He had received a letter from his grandmother asking him to come work at her Inn, at first he was gonna refuse, but after talking it over with his boss Kotaro and his father, he decided to do as his grandmother had asked, So he packed up his and Kotomi's things and headed for his grandmother's Inn.
"What do you think Kotomi?" He asked his daughter.
"Its huge dad! It looks like a castle!" the girl yelled in excitement.
"Shall we go in?" He asked her.
"I don't think we should go in dad." she said after calming down a bit. A year around Keitaro and his sister Kanako helped the girl open up, and was now extremely hyper(Mostly due to his sister dragging her around every where). She was also one of the smartest kids in her class.
"Why not Hun?" He asked as he knelled down next to her.
"Well... The sign says it's girl's dormitory." Stated the girl pointing at the sign. This caught Keitaro's attention and looked for himself.
"Wow... It's a good thing you pointed it out, I probably would of walked in and did something stupid." He said as he rubbed his head. (In the real story Keitaro sneezed. "Someone must be talking about me. Oh I hope its Naru! Unless it's something bad..." The other Keitaro said then went about cleaning the hot spring. *poor sap...*) "Come on Kotomi, Let's go down to Haruka's shop, maybe she can explain this to us." He advised.
"Okay!" she chirped and ran back down the steps followed by Keitaro.
-Haruka's Tea shop-
"Hey Haruka, How ya been?" Keitaro asked.
Haruka was helping a customer when she heard the bell go off. "Welcome! I'll be with you in a Minute!" she said over her shoulder, After she fineshed taking care of the customer she made her way to the door. "Table for two?" she asked in her trade mark monotone voice.
"Huh? Keitaro? Is that really you?" she asked in slight surprise, or as surprised as Haruka could get...
"Yup, How ya been? You know dad's upset since you haven't come visit him." He said in a cheerful voice.
"Sorry, but as you can see I have a lot on my plate. Anyway, I'm guessing you here about the letter granny sent?" Haruka asked as she led him to a table raising an eyebrow at the girl who followed and sat with him.
"Yup, I decided to come after talking to dad and the place I was currently working at. By the way, when did granny turn the place into a girls dorm?" He asked.
"2 years ago. The Inn wasn't making as much money, and running it as a dorm cost less. The only problem is finding someone to keep it up and running, which is why granny sent you the letter." Haruka explained.
"I see, Oh yea, this is Kotomi, My daughter." Keitaro said and pointed to the girl. Haruka nearly dropped her cigarette with how shocked she was.(compared to others this would be mouth open and staring wide eyed at you.)
"Your daughter? Where's her mother then?" Haruka asked, clearly confused and quite interested.
"No no, she's adopted, the story is kind of long and it's not a pleasant memory for her, so I don't really want to go into it." Keitaro explained and hugged the girl close.
Haruka gave them a soft smile. 'Wow, he's really grown up.' she thought. "So how's school going? your in your second year of Tokyo U right?" Haruka asked.
"No, I gave that up, I'm currently attending an art school so I can do Architect." Keitaro explained. Kotomi just looked at them in a confused manner.
"What's Tokyo U?" she asked innocently.
"Tokyo U is the top school in japan, If you make it in there, your guaranteed a job almost anywhere." Keitaro explained.
"Ohhhh." Kotomi said, even though she didn't quite understand.
"Anyway, The girl's should be back by now, I'll have Yuki-chan watch the shop while I introduce you to them." Haruka said and walked off. After a few minutes she returned and led them out of the shop.
"So what are the girls like?" Keitaro asked as he watched Kotomi run up the steps.
"Well... they are unique. You'll know when you meet them." Haruka said as she smiled at her cousin/nephew. 'He isn't taking his eye's off her. She doesn't seem as clumsy as he is though. But I guess that's what a parent is like.' She thought as they got to the top of the steps. She entered first followed by Keitaro, Kotomi following behind him and clasped on the couch with a plop.
"Comfy." the girl said and slowly drifted off to sleep. Keitaro and Haruka laughed softly.
"Sorry Kei, but I got to yell to get the girl's down here so It might wake her up." Haruka warned.
"No it's okay, She can sleep through anything." He said while waving it off.
"Alright. GIRLS GET DOWN HERE!" Haruka yelled, and was amazed that the little girl didn't even Stir.
After a few moments he heard footsteps. the first girl to come down was quite young but older then his daughter, most likely 13, had short blue hair and looked extremely nervous(I'd be to if I heard Haruka yelling). The next person to come down.. well more like jump down was a girl who looked the same age as the girl before her, except a LOT more hyper. She wore her school uniform which was WAY to small for her. she had blondish hair, and looked like she spent to much time in the sun. The next person to come down was a Fox, yes she was sexy, but she had this look on her face that just screamed 'trickster', she was wearing a sweater but it was pretty tight, and a skirt that looked about 2 sizes to small on her.. 2 girls came down next, One with long black hair wearing a training outfit with a wooden sword on her waist. The other girl had long Auburn hair and wore a long sleeve shirt and platted skirt.
"Girl's I'd like to introduce my nephew, Keitaro Urashima. He is going to be living here from now on." Haruka stated. 2 of the girls didn't seem to like the idea and voiced their opinions. (Can you guess who?)
"What do you mean Haruka?! We can't let a male live here! This is a girls dormitory!" The auburn haired girl yelled.
"I agree with Naru, Haruka, It would not be proper for a male to live in a building that was ment for females." The black haired girl said.
"What do you mean? Look at him. He seem's pretty innocent if you ask me." The fox girl stated. 'Maybe I can get some kicks out of him. hehehe' she thought with a grin, which caused Keitaro to shudder.
"I-I don't mind if he stays." the blue haired girl said.
"I don't either! Maybe he can play with me!" The hyper girl yelled. Which caused the others to sweat drop. Keitaro just looked confused. None of them even took notice of the small girl asleep on the couch.
"That's enough girls! Keitaro came here at granny Hina's request, He's gonna be the new handy man. He had to quit his other job just to oblige Granny, so I don't want to hear any lip." Haruka said. The girls all said yes in their own way. Though the auburn haired girl and the black haired girl just glared at him. "Now introduce yourselves." Haruka Commanded.
The fox went first. "Hiya! My name is Mitsune 'Kitsune' Konno. Just call me Kitsune." she said.
The shy girl went next. "H-hello, My name is... Shinobu... Maehara... It's nice to meet you." She said with a small bow, which he returned.
The hyper girl went after her. "Hiya Keitaros!" she yelled which made him sweat drop. "My name is Kaolla Su! Just call me Su!" She yelled again.
The black haired girl went next. "Aoyama Motoko, Heir to the gods cry school." she stated in a monotone voice. (her name fits better like this.)
"Aoyama?" Keitaro asked.
"Yes." she stated.
"Are you related to Aoyama Kotaro?" He asked her, and she gave him a confused look.
"Yes, he is my uncle, how do you know him?" she asked with a glare.
"Ah, I worked at his apartment building before I got the letter from granny. He's one of the people who convined me to come help Granny out." Keitaro explained.
"Oh... I see." was all she said.
"Ahem" The aubrun girled coughed. "My name is Naru Narusegawa." she stated.
"Ha.. My name is Keitaro Urashima." He said then bowed. There was a sudden movement on the couch.
The girl who had been sleeping at the time sat up and yawned. "What'd I miss? Oh... Hello!" she said and jump to her feet, ran over and hugged Keitaro.
"Kotomi, these are the girls that live here, Starting from left to right. Shinobu Maehara, Kaolla Su, Mitsune 'Kitsune' Konno, Aoyama Motoko, She's Kotaro's niece, And last but not least Narusegawa Naru." Keitaro said to the girl.
"It's nice to meet you all, My name Is Urashima Kotomi." she said with a bow.
"Is she your sister?" Kitsune asked.
"Ah no, Kotomi is my daughter." He said and all the girls looked at him in surprise.
"How old are you?" Naru asked.
"I am 20 years old. Why?" He said in confusion. They gave him an even more surprised look.
"How old is Kotomi?" Motoko asked.
"Kotomi is currently 8." Keitaro explained still confused and they all gasped.
"Where is her mother?" Kitsune asked.
It finally clicked in his head about why they were so surprised.
"Oh no, Kotomi is my Adopted daughter, I adopted her a year ago." Keitaro explained and the girl's seemed to relaxed.
"Is there a reason why?" Motoko asked.
Keitaro felt nervous and looked at Kotomi. "Do you want them to know?" He asked her as he knelled down. Which was a huge surprise for Naru and Motoko. Naru leaned over to Motoko.
"Did he just ask for her opinion?" She asked her friend.
"Indeed he did. But we should still keep an eye on him." Motoko stated and Naru nodded. 'He's the first male that I have actually seen ask for a female's opinion, let alone a child's... Maybe he is one of the few good men out there.' the black haired girl thought.
"I guess... it'd be okay... but only if you hold me while you tell it." she said and hugged her dad.
"Alright Hun." He said picking her up. "I found Kotomi in an alley a year ago... she looked like she was starving and when I picked her up she was freezing cold. After I got her home to my parents bakery, I put her to sleep, then talked to my mom about adopting her, She was okay with it but I had to brake a promise to help her out, I figured that a promise for my happiness was worth braking to make her happy, I have not regretted my choice." He said and hugged his daughter tightly, getting a giggle from her.
"If it's okay to ask, what was the promise you made?" Kitsune asked. 'I guess it would be horrible if I took the money he makes, which most likely would be used for Kotomi. I'd be worse than my dad...' She thought.
"Sure, When I was 5 I use to play here as a kid, me and a girl made a promise to meet at Tokyo U and be happy together, I don't remember her name or what she looked like, but I'm sure that if she knew why I broke our promise I'm sure she'd understand." Keitaro explained.
The girls were all quiet after that.
Motoko was the first to speak. "Urashima, I deem you an honorable man, and I would be happy to have to stay here." She said with a bow. This shocked everyone including Haruka.
"Thank you, Oh right before I forget." He started and the girl's looked at him curiously. "I am a complete klutz and oftan trip. I have gotten into some bad situations for it." Keitaro explained with a sigh.
"Can you list a few?" Shinobu asked nervously.
"I guess... let's see... falling off the roof of Kotaro's apartment building, falling into a river, Accidentally falling on a girl once, that wasn't pretty." he shudders and the girls sweat drop. "Anyway, I'd also fallen from the Ferris wheel. That's everything that's happened in the past month." He said with a shrug.
"And... how did you survive all of that?" Kitsune asked, as all the other girls were in awe.
"I don't really know, I didn't even get hurt from any of those." He admitted.
"Yup! My daddy is tough!" Kotomi yelled as she clung to her dad.
"Have you ever been shot at?" Kitsune asked out of curiosity.
"Eh, once or twice." He said with a shrug as if it was nothing. Even Haruka was surprised by this.
"How'd you end up getting shot at?" Haruka asked.
"Oh Oh! I know! the first one was when daddy was Helping Uncle Kotaro! He was protecting his Inn from being robbed! The second time was when he stopped some bank robbers from robbing his bank!" the little girl chirped happily.
Everyone in the room was quiet, except for Keitaro. "Anyway, If you girls have any problems that you need help with or want someone to just listen, come see me in Granny's room." Keitaro said.
"Oh! Before I forget. Keitaro, there is a hole in your ceiling that leads to my room, I think I can trust you, but I think it'd be best to fix it. My... guy friend wouldn't like it if a guy lived under me and had access to my room." Naru explained.
"Alright, I'll do it tomorrow, But I will say this Naru, No guy's are Allowed in the rooms." He said in a serious tone.
"Don't worry, granny said the same thing, the girl's here have all met him." Naru said.
"Alright, Me and Kotomi are gonna go unpack, If anyone needs me I'll be upstairs." Keitaro said and started to head up stairs.
"Oh!" Kitsune shouted causing Keitaro to stop and look back. "The hot spring is girls only, we should probably set up a time for Keitaro to use it girls."
"Your right, It wouldn't be fair if Urashima-san isn't allowed to use it." Shinobu said.
"I'll use the springs at 9 at night, I take one bath a day and it only last a half an hour, maybe an hour at most." He said.
"Alright, so 9 to 10 pm is Keitaro's time. which means if you girls barge in on him, don't over react." Haruka stated and the girls nodded their heads in understanding. Keitaro headed to his room leaving the girls and Haruka to talk.
"So what do you girls think?" Haruka asked them.
"I don't see a problem with him." Naru stated and headed for her room.
"Y-yea, He seem's nice." Shinobu said with a nod and headed for her room as well.
"Yup, a great guy, not my type though, Don't worry about me, I won't try to swindle him or anything, not with that little cutie he's looking after." Kitsune stated and headed for her room.
"Maybe Kotomi will play with me! But I guess I have to tone down the explosion's..." Su stated and headed to her room to check on her safer machines.
Motoko was quiet. "Is something wrong Motoko?" Haruka asked.
"No... It's just... he's amazing. He helped my uncle and even that bank, he took in Kotomi when no one else would. I think I like him." Motoko said with a blush.
Haruka's cigarette fell out of her mouth, It wasn't lit since Kotomi was there so she didn't have to worry about a fire. "Whoa... I think I blanked out there for a second. Did you just say you liked Keitaro? As in... a boyfriend type of way?" Haruka asked just to be sure. Motoko only nodded.
Haruka rushed to the phone and dialed a number. A few rings later and she heard a voice. "Hello, Aoyama residence, Tsuruko speaking." The voice said over the phone.
"Tsuruko it's me Haruka. It's happened, your sister likes a guy." Haruka said. Motoko was stunned.
'H-how dose she know annue?! Oh god! What will she think of me!?" Motoko thought and ran up the stairs blushing like mad.
"Are you serious Haru-chan?!" Tsuruko said in a delighted voice.
"Yes! She just told me herself! Oh, By the way your family owes Keitaro one." Haruka said with a grin.
"What do you mean Haruka?" Tsuruko asked, confusion lacing her words.
"He protected your uncles apartment from being robbed." Haruka told her.
"S-seriously?! Why didn't uncle tell us!?" Tsuruko yelled in annoyance.
"Probably cause Keitaro told him not to. He's doesn't like to broadcast what he dose, but he will tell someone if they ask. He dosen't like to keep secrets." Haruka said.
"Shall we set them up?" Tsuruko asked.
"No need, Motoko already likes him, now I just have to get him interested in Motoko, there is a problem though." Haruka stated.
"And what's that?" Tsuruko asked.
"He has an adopted daughter, She will have to accept Motoko as well." Haruka explained.
"I see... Motoko know's doesn't she?" The older aoyama asked.
"Yes." Was Haruka's answer.
"Then at least it wont be a problem for Motoko, she know's that if she accepts him into her life, she'd have to accept Kotomi as well." Tsuruko explained.
"True enough, But how will we bring him and Motoko together?" Haruka asked.
"I don't know, he's your cousin, figure it out." Tsuruko said with a snicker.
"Fine, But don't forget, you still owe Keitaro one." Haruka said with a smirk.
"Yea yea, I'll bring it up to the family." The older of the two stated.
"See that you do." Haruka said and hung up. "Now to go see how things are with Keitaro." She mused and headed upstairs.