DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LOVE HINA. LOVE HINA GOES TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER

AN: Yeah so I went from 434 words to 4,162. Hope you guys like it and feel free to point out any mistakes at all. Also, this fanfic takes place after the Love Hina spring special.

It was now 2:15 PM and all the girls finished their bath in the hot springs. Keitaro had a huge smile on his face, but none of the girls knew exactly why and continued staring at the man. He had denim shorts that went a little below his knees, a black jacket that said Aeropostle in blue with the sleeves rolled up, black high-top shoes with a man jumping with a basketball, and glasses about the same size as Seta's. His hair was black and seemed to flow to his right and he had a nice smile on his face. By the looks of it he worked out and drank a lot of milk. He was 5'9" and had a good amount of muscle.

"Everyone!" Keitaro announce and everyone's gaze shifted to him. "This is Reno Ryuji! He is the first friend I met in middle school." "Nice to meet you all!" said Ryuji as he bowed.

"Ah, well nice to meet'cha! My name is Konno Mitsune. But you can just call me Kitsune." said the Osaka accent with a wink. And with that, everyone felt obligated to introduce themselves.

"Hi, I'm Kaolla Su!" said an energetic blonde.

"Hello I'm Maehara Shinobu." said a timid girl.

"My name is Aoyama Motoko." said a calm, composed voice.

"Yo! I am Sara McDougal!" said yet another energetic blonde.

"And my name is Narusegawa Naru! Glad to meet you!" said the auburn-haired girl.

"So how'd you meet the pervert?" said Naru glaring at who she was addressing. Ryuji with a bit of surprise in his eyes turned to Keitaro and whispered, "I see they like you very much. Heheheh!" "Aaaaah, it's nothing like that Ryuji. Narusegawa and I didn't—You know what? Can we talk about this later?" Keitaro replied quietly with a nervous tone. "Well, anyways, I met Keitaro when a couple of punks were pushing him around for 'fun'." Keitaro looked at the ground with embarrassment and shame. "But it's not his fault, I mean you guys must see how nice and kind-hearted Kei is. He doesn't like to start fights." "Hmph…I don't see it." Naru interrupted with a pout. "Narusegawaaaa…" said poor Keitaro as quietly as he could.

"Heh, anyways I decided I couldn't stand it anymore and knocked all of the little snobs to the ground. They all looked at me as if they were going to make me sorry. But I beat them up and sent them crying to their mamas! Hahahaha!" laughed Ryuji.

"Man, that really brings back memories…" said Keitaro. "So do you study martial arts?" said Motoko with a look of interest. "Yes. I studied ever since I was five. Martial arts I like are kung-fu, karate, muay thai, tae-kwon-do, and jeet kune do. I like hand-to-hand combat much more than using weapons." Motoko looked completely amazed and Sara's ears pricked up when 'jeet kune do' was uttered.

"Hmm, let's see…" Immediately there was a flash. Ryuji stood up and performed a muay thai leg block. "Sara!" yelled Keitaro. "Haha! Nice roundhouse kick! You got some natural skill, huh?" Sara stood down and grinned at the compliment. "You're not too bad yourself! Although I was hoping for a jeet kune do defense."

"Sara, you just met him and you tried to kick his face off?" "Shut up, dummy!" Sara slammed a random ceramic on Keitaro's head. "Umm, are you okay?" asked Ryuji very concerned. "Well, I think this is the best time to tell you that this happens on a regular basis." "Man, you are still so soft, Kei!"

"So you got any other interests Ryuji-san?" asked Kitsune. "Well, I play the drums and violin. I played the drums and jammed out with some American friends, but we never actually performed. For the violin, I played in orchestra throughout my school life and now I just play by with my own sheet music. I might join an orchestra sometime. In fact, my violin is this case right here." Ryuji pointed at a case that certainly looked like it held a violin. "I probably won't play it, but I just couldn't leave it with my parents." "Man, you have a lot of things to do in your spare time! All I do is sip sake all day. I'm a bit jealous of you, cutie!" said Kitsune. "Eh, thanks." Ryuji replied with a slight blush.

"But you guys do know that Keitaro was in my orchestra, right? He plays the cello." "EEEEHHHH?" said the girls definitely surprised. "Ahhh, chotto matte! I haven't played ever since seventh grade!" "Yeah, but you were a natural, Kei! Why did you quit?" said Ryuji with disappointment. "Our orchestra teacher saw it, too. You performed scales with such ease." "Well, you did too!" Keitaro countered. "Senpai is so cool…" thought Shinobu. "Why is Keitaro hiding those kinds of talents from us? It really would be romantic if he played something like Pachelbel Canon for me…AUGH what am I thinking?" thought Naru daydreaming.

Keitaro definitely wanted to change the subject. "Hey Ryuji isn't it you used to take gymnastics?" Ryuji had a reflex and covered Keitaro's mouth with a blush. "Ssssssshhh! They'll think I'm some sort of weirdo…" "Wooooooow!" exclaimed the girls excluding Motoko. "No guy ever has the guts to do gymnastics!" "Yeah, that's impressive!" Naru and Kitsune pointed out.

"Thanks. I've always been a bit embarrassed about it. Well, down to business." Ryuji said with a firm voice. "My parents are having a bit of a quarrel, they're even thinking about divorce, and I do not want to be around them for at least a month…So—", he then got on his knees and bowed. "Please! Allow me to stay here for a little while!" Keitaro never saw Ryuji bow to anyone. Ryuji didn't have a big pride or ego, but he always stood his ground. "I promise once I get a decent job I will go find an apartment to live in. I can't face any of my relatives and tell them about the fight my parents are having." After at least 5 seconds, Ryuji looked up to see the girls with faces of uncertainty. "Well, you are much more trustworthy than Keitaro…but this is a girl's dormitory." said Naru. "Okay then." Ryuji stood up. "How 'bout a deal? Hey Keitaro."

"Nani?"

"You must have lots of responsibilities around here being a manager and all." said Ryuji.

"Well, I have to get up early and clean the springs and pretty much make sure everything is ship-shape." said Keitaro with a bit of pride.

"Well, now you don't. If you let me stay here, I will clean and make sure everything is in order. You can sleep in and do whatever the heck you want. Whaddya say? Deal?"

Keitaro was now very interested. Managerial duties got in the way of his Tokyo University studies. He could get much better grades and his parents won't think of him as much of a disappointment anymore.

"Well, I don't think it's such a bad idea." said Kitsune "I think we can all agree on one thing…He isn't a pervert like a certain someone, hee hee!" Everyone nodded and Keitaro, shaking off the insult, turned to Ryuji. "Well, you got yourself a deal!" "Yeah, thanks, man! I won't let ya down! Hey…for old time's sake." Ryuji held out a hand. Keitaro instantaneously knew what to do. "Haha I never forgot!" The girls watched as the boys did their handshake also trying to remember it. Slap, backhand slap, pound it, grab forearms, knee touch, and the rest they couldn't remember.

"Haha, you remember!" Ryuji patted Keitaro on the shoulder. "What you thought I forgot?" Keitaro said putting Ryuji in a headlock and pretended to be angry. "Ooooh, you got stronger. What's your workout?" said Ryuji. "My sensei has me do some hard work."

Right after that sentence, Ryuji tripped Keitaro forward and got him in a headlock with his face facing upward. "But you're not better than me yet, heheheh!" Ryuji released Keitaro and pounded fists. The girls never saw Keitaro so happy and out of character. Keitaro never even laid a hand on those two other guys with glasses. "Hey Ryuji, I'll show you to your room." "Great!"

"So here it is. Mine is right next door and next door to me is Kitsune." "Ooooh, so you're next to her? I bet you did something perverted to her too, huh?" Ryuji teased. "Those were misunderstandings, darn it!" Keitaro said with comedic tears. "All right, I'm just joshing ya. Hey, I'm kind of thirsty, mind if I get a glass of water?" asked Ryuji. "Of course go ahead, man. You are now a guest at Hinata Inn." "All right!" Ryuji laid his suitcase on the floor of the room and ran down to the kitchen.

Once he got there, little Shinobu was there humming and preparing something delicious for lunch. "Ah, hi!" Shinobu a little startled replied with a quiet, timid voice, "Hi…" "Wow, something smells good over there." said Ryuji opening the fridge for a water bottle. "So young, yet having so much knowledge on cooking. I admire that!" Shinobu blushed at the praise of the man. "I-I'm sorry. I completely forgot about the 3:30 PM lunch…It's going to be late since I usually start cooking at 2:20 PM." "Ah, my bad. I guess that conversation we got into took up your time." "A-a-ah, no! It's not your fault." said Shinobu not wanting to be misunderstood.

"Here, I got a bit of culinary experience. What do you need done?" "O-oh please, it's okay! You just got here I wouldn't want to put work on you…" "Nah, it's fine. I really see you have a lot of responsibility and I think you deserve a break." said Ryuji then gulping down water. He then looked into the oven. "Mmm, salmon! I can cook salmon! I even got a secret sauce." Shinobu looked at him with curiosity. How did he know so much? He has talents in music, martial arts, and now cooking? It seems he completely dedicated his life to learning everything! "So anyways," Shinobu snapped back to reality. "you want to know the secret?" he said with a wink.

"Wow Shinobu this is delicious!" exclaimed Keitaro. "You amaze me every time!" Shinobu's face flushed with a red glow. "Arigato, s-s-senpai." She then looked at Ryuji who winked at her, then Ryuji continued to stare at the tan girl with blonde hair who continued to scarf down food. "I think you'll become famous one day! You will probably become the best cook in Japan if you keep this up!" said Kitsune. "W-well, Reno-san..." she then saw Ryuji smile and put a finger to his lip saying very subtly, "Let's keep this a secret." "Ummm…never mind." Shinobu felt a blush since Ryuji let her take all the credit. "I wish I could cook like you, Shinobu. My food always comes out deformed." said Naru scratching the back of her head.

About an hour passed and everyone was done. Ryuji was washing the plates and Shinobu dried them. "Hey Ryuji, I need to do some work, so I'll be in my room, 'kay?" said Keitaro. "All right, man I'll take care of the stuff here." replied Ryuji.

"S-so," Shinobu want to start the conversation this time. "did you and senpai have some good times in junior high?" "Oh, you betcha! Keitaro is such a fun guy to be around. He and I would mess around in gym and just end up being scolded by the teacher. Our little group used to get in trouble a lot, but we never got into really big trouble, just some scolding." said Ryuji reminiscing. "Keitaro really does have a wild side. I especially got in trouble for performing backflips all the time. The guys knew I took gymnastics, so they would constantly bug me to entertain them with some tricks." Just then, Ryuji stopped talking. He seemed to be in great concentration.

"U-umm, is something wrong?" asked Shinobu. "Uuuuh, Shinobu-chan may I borrow that towel for a bit?" asked Ryuji pointing at the drying towel. Shinobu handed it to him with a nod and watched him soak it completely with water. With that he ran outside to the side of Hinata Inn. "Huh?" said Shinobu confused as to what he was doing.

"Come on, we came to see Keitaro, not to peep!"

"You know you want to. I want to see that girl Keitaro was with when buying groceries. She was HOT."

"We'll probably get beaten up by the other girls that live here. Let's spy on Haruka!"

"That's boring! I can't understand your older women fetish! She does nothing, she just smokes and reads. Also, we got caught and definitely got our butts handed to us!"

The two men speaking then felt a sharp pain on their backs. "OWWWWW!" they both yelled. "Oi, oi. What do you two think you're doing conversing about peeping on girls?" asked Ryuji. The two men, their faces still strangled with the pain they felt, looked at the man. "W-w-we're sorry! Please we just wanted to speak with the manager. Man, what did you hit us with?" the taller one asked and saw a wet towel in the man's hands. He then came to the conclusion that they were whipped by the wet towel with great force, but when he looked at the man's face he could tell that he was pondering something. "I feel like I know you two…" said Ryuji.

All the girls and Keitaro came running out to where they heard the scream of pain. "What happened?" said Keitaro with worry in his voice. He looked at the two…"Keitaro! We wanted to see you!" said the two men. "Ummm, do I know you?" asked Keitaro rubbing the back of his head. "Argh! How can you still not remember us? Haitani and Shirai!" "Ah! You two are Haitani and Shirai?" yelled Ryuji.

"What the heck were you to doing sneaking around Hinata Inn?" asked Keitaro a bit annoyed. The four men were now seated in the living room. All the girls except Naru and Kitsune went back to their rooms and did whatever the heck they did in their rooms. Naru and Kitsune were in the kitchen having some tea. "We wanted to ask you something, but then Ryuji came and whipped us with that wet towel." said Shirai defensively. "You two deserve it since you were trying to play peeping tom…" mumbled Keitaro. "Haha, it's been so long, yet you two still go babe hunting!" laughed Ryuji. "And you're still as strong as ever Ryuji…" murmured Haitani and Shirai.

"Man, they must of had lots of fun times in junior high, huh?" said Kitsune listening to the conversation from the kitchen. "Hmph, so what? I had lots of good times in junior high too." replied Naru. "Oh? Are you jealous just because Keitaro is having a good time without you?" Kitsune teased. "Oh, whatever Kitsune! That baka can have all the fun he wants without me!"

"I still can't believe you turned down all the girls that asked you out in junior high. You didn't even accept any of the hot ones!" said Haitani with jealousy. "I told you I wanted to focus on my grades. Also, you have to admit none of those school relationships ever last." Kitsune was surprised at such an answer. She did know it was true none of the relationships lasted. Naru felt that Ryuji had a point. She also felt that they had something in common. Naru turned down all the guys that asked her out.

"Although, I definitely started dating at about the last year of high school." Both the girls and the boys listening had their ears wide open. "So, how many girlfriends have you had?" asked Shirai. "Even though I said I started dating I turned down a lot of other girls. I had my eye on one girl that I met on the first year of high school. Her name is Daniella. She and I have been good friends. We could talk about our troubles to each other and we would eat lunch together. She was very popular and I was pretty popular, too. All the guys were jealous of me having so much time with the hottest girl in the school. My friends were also telling me to go for it even though it pained them with jealousy, heheh!" explained Ryuji.

He could tell the boys wanted him to go on and even though he could not see the girls, they wanted him to go on too. "So, we keep in touch even after high school. She and I got pretty close. We went to parties with friends from high school, we went to amusement parks, and sooo many other things. I finally found the gall to ask her to be my girlfriend after three years after high school. She was so cute when she said 'yes'. She had a blush and everything. Aaaah, then our lips touched and it was official. I am in love…"

All the boys stared at him with blushes. Again, jealousy was present in the eyes of Haitani and Shirai. The girls were also blushing inside the kitchen. "How romantic…I wish that would happen to Keitaro and I." thought Naru. "How come there weren't any guys like this at my school? He's so nice and humble…" thought Kitsune with the blush still present.

"So how does she look like?" asked Haitani expecting Ryuji to talk about certain features. "Well, her eyes are as blue as the sky. Her hair is blonde, cut short, and sparkled in the sunlight. She is an athlete so she has a pretty good body. She's about Keitaro's height, 5'7", and has a smile of an angel." said Ryuji staring off into the distance blushing and remember her.

"Oh that's right!" said Ryuji surprising the three. He took out his iPhone 4G. "I have a picture of her if you guys want to see." said Ryuji. The boys gave a nod of excitement as the girls restrained themselves from running into the living room to see the girl. "Wooooow! You really got it good, darn yoooou!" said Haitani.

The restraints were broken.

The two ran as fast as they could to see the so-called angel. The five interested people looked at the American girl and definitely saw what Ryuji was talking. Daniella was dressed in a red two-piece bathing suit that complemented her features and body as she smiled at the camera with a peace sign.

"Wow…" said the girls. "N-n-naniiii?" said a surprised Keitaro. "When did you two get here?" "So how did she react when you told her you were going to Japan for a while?" asked Kitsune. Ryuji knew the kitchen wasn't far from the living room so he guessed they overheard the conversation. "Well, I told her I would be gone for a little to take care of some business in Japan. I wanted to greet all my old friends, but not my relatives due to the fight…Speaking of business, wasn't there a reason why you two were here?" said Ryuji addressing the glasses bros. "Oh yeah. Keitaro we've been bored lately. Want to come do some ba—" "Forget it I'm not going babe hunting." said Keitaro dismissing the subject.

It was now 10:30 PM. All the Hinata Inn residents had their dinner thanks to Shinobu who got more cooking tips from Ryuji. "Oi, Kei." Ryuji called out. "Yeah?" replied Keitaro. "I need to take a bath. I haven't taken one for two days." "Oh sure. I need to take a bath, too. I'll get one ready for you." said Keitaro. "Thanks, man. I'll be there in a sec."

Ryuji quickly got undressed. He wore nothing, but a towel covering his…well you know. He walked across the hall to where the men's bath is located. None of the girls were out of their rooms and seemed to be busy.

"Oh no! I forgot about the dishes!" A shoji door opened exactly to the left of Ryuji's path. Shinobu rushed out to only find herself tripping over her own feet. She felt hands on her back, she flipped over and looked at her savior's eyes. "Are you okay?" asked Ryuji.

The petite girl could not help but to let her eyes wander over his features. She saw his eight pack and his pecs. His biceps bulging a bit because of her weight in his arms. She then looked into his face. He took off his glasses before he headed for the men's bath, but could definitely see the girl fall. Even though Ryuji had a common eye color of brown Shinobu saw them sparkle and they looked as beautiful and endless as a clear night sky.

"Ummm, are you okay?" asked Ryuji once again feeling uncomfortable due to the fact he only had a towel on. "W-what?" It was apparent she had fainted. Ryuji put her on her futon and pulled the covers over her.

He got out of the room and pulled the shoji door shut. "Kisamaaaa…" "Huh?" was the only thing Ryuji could utter until he saw the girl named Motoko charging at him. She had a white tank top and short shorts on instead of her hakama and gi. "What the heck were you doing in Shinobu's room WITH ONLY A TOWEL?" yelled Motoko. She lifted her sword and let it fall. This time it was her turn to say, "Huh?" She looked and saw she was countered with a tae-kwon-do block. All Ryuji had done was take a step forward and block the girl at her forearms. "Sheesh calm down! Shinobu fainted for some reason and I carried her back into her room." said Ryuji a little annoyed.

Motoko then saw what Shinobu saw. Such deep, endless brown eyes. Abs, pecs, biceps… "You need to get the facts right before you attack..." mumbled Ryuji snapping Motoko back to reality. "W-why are you in only a towel then?" asked Motoko. "I was on my way to the men's bath, when Shinobu suddenly rushed out of her door, tripped, and fainted. I caught her so I don't know why she got knocked out. Anyways, why would I do something as nasty as what you are thinking? You think I'm a child molester?" asked Ryuji still a bit annoyed. "N-n-no…I'm sorry…" said Motoko with a blush. Ryuji felt a bit bad that he was being mean to her. "Ah, no I'm sorry….I didn't mean to scold you." said Ryuji patting her head. Immediately Motoko's face flushed with red. "Well, see ya." said Ryuji heading towards the bath again. Motoko just stared one more time before heading downstairs to get a drink.

"Aaaaaaaaah…" said Ryuji with his eyes closed. "This is so much better than taking a normal, old shower. I haven't been in a hot tub in forever." "It feels so good after getting my usual beating from the girls." said Keitaro with a tone of agreement. "Ooooh, I'm guessing the one who called you a pervert is the one who likes you." Keitaro blushed furiously. "W-w-we're not together…Although, I did confess to her I liked her…"

This raised a bit of interest into Ryuji's eyes. "So, you do like her. You guys gonna get together soon?" "I don't know…Maybe..." said Keitaro. "Well, whatever your heart tells you to do. Anyways I'm just gonna come out and say this…Did you make it into Tokyo University?"

(FLASHBACK)

"I want you to have a smile on your face and tell me you Tokyo University."

(END OF FLASHBACK)

Ryuji just stared at his best friend. "So, you remember that promise we made at the airport." Ryuji nodded. "Well, I do to."

Keitaro smiled as happily as he could.

"I got into Tokyo University!"

AN: So there you go! *SPOILERS*: IF YOU LOOK UP LOVE HINA SMILE AGAIN ON GOOGLE YOU WILL SEE ONE OTHER GIRL I WILL BE INTRODUCING!

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