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Chapter 3
Keitaro sat on his bed in his own apartment room. He felt a sigh of relief as he was realized that he wasn't going to be stressing out anymore and it was beneficial for him since Tokyo University wasn't that far from here as it was a good walking distance. He had his bags and suitcase sat on the floor. He would discuss things with Shinsuke tomorrow and head to the school since he had some work to do with Seta. He laid on his bed and started thinking. One thing did worry him though and it was the idea that the girls back at the dorm would hunt him down and try to force him back in the Hinata Sou. It was also possible that his grandmother would try to do the same thing. He knew that his grandmother was adamant about him staying there and she did not want him to leave. He had a determine look on his face, he was not going to go back there, at least not with the way things were. He might consider stopping by but only consider it. Shaking his head, Keitaro let the tiredness take over and he fell asleep. He was sure that things were going to be okay for from now on.
The next morning in the Hinata Inn
Motoko went up the roof and performed her katas like she always did early in the morning. However, on her way to the roof, she felt something was missing and she wasn't sure what it was. It seemed strange but she paid no mind to it and to work on her katas. Later, Shinobu was downstairs in the kitchen making breakfast. She wasn't able to get much sleep last night due to the events that happened that concerned her sempai. She wanted to talk him about things and she was worry that if things kept going as they were that Keitaro would do something drastic. Later on, the each tenant came down to kitchen one by one. Naru was the first to come down and sat on down, Kitsune was next rubbing her eyes, Motoko came next with her sword by her side with Su and Sarah bouncing behind her and sitting in their spots. Mutsumi came down with a smile on her face and greeted everyone. Everyone was here except for one person.
"Ara, Keitaro's not here yet?" Mutsumi asked.
"Ooohh, I'm hungry, I want to eat now!" Su exclaimed losing her small patience.
Shinobu was worried, "I'll go check on him."
"Stop, I will," Naru declared, "I'll drag him down here if I have to. I really don't know what his problem. I'm going to have to give him a serious talking to. I don't like the way he's been acting," Naru got up, "Shinobu, let everyone start eating, it's isn't fair they have to wait because of my ungrateful boyfriend."
"Uh, um…okay," Shinobu complied.
"YEAAHH!" Su was excited.
"Hey Naru, give him a real hard punch to face," Sarah said.
"Sarah, stop!" Shinobu said.
"Oh c'mon, he needs a good punch to face."
"Why?" Shinobu didn't like the way the American was going on about it.
"Because he's a dork, why else?"
"Now, now, I'm sure things will be fine," Mutsumi said.
"Urashima, if not acting like a pervert, he's acting like a child. He needs to act like a decent man, we shouldn't have to put up with his nonsense," Motoko added.
"Motoko, isn't that a bit uncalled for?" Kitsune asked.
"Not at all, my honor prevents me from saying things untrue."
Shinobu was getting a bit irritated, "What honor is she talking about?" She kept it to herself.
Naru was standing in front of the door to the manager's room and she knocked, "Keitaro, breakfast is ready. What are you doing?"
There was silence.
"Keitaro, I know you're in there, get out here."
There was no response and Naru was getting irritated.
"Keitaro, if you don't get out here, I'll open it and drag you to the kitchen. I'm getting fed up with your selfish attitude. You're upsetting me to new lengths. Honestly, this is not how you're supposed to act as my boyfriend. I'm wondering if you actually care about our relationship."
There was still no response. No noise, just complete silence and this was making Naru furious.
"That does it, I'm coming in," Naru declared as she forcibly opened the door.
When she did, she was surprised that Keitaro wasn't in his room and another surprise was that all his belongings were gone as well. Naru was shocked as she looked around, "What the hell?"
Naru soon stormed downstairs to the kitchen and surprised everyone.
"Naru, what's wrong?" Mutsumi asked.
"Yeah, I thought you were going to have Keitaro with you." Kitsune said.
"Keitaro is gone," Naru answered.
"Gone?" Motoko asked, "What do you mean gone?"
"Gone, Motoko, as in not here, as in he took off and left."
Mutsumi waved it off smiling, "There's no need to worry, Keitaro probably went for a walk. I'm sure he'll be back."
"That's what I would have though, if his stuff wasn't missing from his room."
Mutsumi's smile faded and began to worry, "His things aren't there?"
"No," Naru said upset, "He took off and left."
Shinobu was shock and in tears, "Sempai left. Why? Why did he leave?"
Kitsune was upset was well, "Really? Keitaro just left just like that."
Motoko was angry, "That spineless coward. He has once again shown his true color and proved that he's just a typical pathetic man."
"But, but if Keitaro leaves, who's going to play with me?" Su complained.
"Hmph, so the dork left, huh?" Sarah said, "Oh well, if wants to run away like a wuss, I say let him."
Naru, on the other hand, sat down on her spot, "After breakfast, I'm going to see Haruka. She might have some idea."
"Oh yeah, good thinking. Nothing gets past Haruka. She might know where Keitaro is," Kitsune said.
"Yeah, and if not, we can use my Keitaro Tracker to find him," Su said happily.
All of a sudden, everyone except for Sarah was feeling better.
Keitaro's New Apartment
Keitaro got up in the morning and went to the kitchen. There he saw a note. Shinsuke told him last night to go the kitchen when he woke up. There he went and read the note, "Keitaro, my wife left you some food in the fridge so that you could heat it up. We knew that you wouldn't have the chance to make something so she made you something to enjoy."
Keitaro went to the fridge and looked at the delicious meal he saw in the fridge. He was grateful and planned to thank Shinsuke and his wife personally afterwards. He picked up the food and put it in the microwave to heat up. After it was done, he sat down on one of his chairs and ate and he enjoyed every taste of it.
"Wow, this is just as good as Shinobu's cooking," Keitaro said and then suddenly he started thinking about the little blue haired girl, "Hmm; I do feel bad about leaving and not telling her my reason but it for the best. I know she wouldn't want me to go. She would probably think that it had to do with her…well, every time I was near her when she was upset, I'd be the one that got harmed for it," Keitaro sighed, "no point in thinking about now. I have to go see Seta and get some work for him done."
Keitaro finished his breakfast and got himself ready. Later with his bag, he closed the door to his apartment and went for the exit. He saw and greeted Shinsuke.
"Oh, good morning Shinsuke," Keitaro greeted.
"Good morning Keitaro," Shinsuke greeted back, "Off to Tokyo U, I see."
"Yeah, thanks for the meal, it was good."
"Thank my wife, Isana," Shinsuke said smiling.
"Is she here? Maybe I can thank her before I go?"
"Unfortunately, you just missed her. She went to work. She'll be back by three."
"Okay, well, I'll see you later."
"Right, I hope that Seta guy doesn't have too much work for you because I have a list of duties for you to do when you get back."
Keitaro smiled, "Right, you can count on me."
Keitaro left and Shinsuke looked back as he saw his new tenant leave for the day.
"Hmm, well, things are going to be a little easier with him around. Still, I can't believe the kind of situation he was in before. Usually, it would be a guy's dream to live in a place filled with women but I guess if they knew the kind of the women Keitaro was living with, no guy would want to be anywhere near them," Shinsuke sighed, "and to think one of them is my own niece."
Haruka's Teashop
After the girls had breakfast, Naru and the girls went to see Haruka. The older Urashima was busy with customers and was annoyed that they would come in not as customers. She was able get someone to cover for her and went to outside to talk to the girls.
"I'm guessing this has something to do with Keitaro," Haruka deduced.
"Yes," Naru said, "Keitaro left sometime last night."
"We were wondering if he mentioning anything to you last night," Mutsumi said.
"Why yes he did actually," Haruka answered.
"Well, what did he say?" Naru asked.
"He told me that he was leaving so that you girls wouldn't give him so much grief anymore."
"Give him grief? What does that mean?"
"Exactly as you heard it Naru, Keitaro was fed with the way you girls have been treating him and he needed to get away before something really happens to him."
The girls couldn't believe it and they were shaking their heads.
"Just who does he think he is?" Naru said angrily, "Haruka, do you know what this is? It's Keitaro's attempt to make us upset and worry. We'll I'm not buying to that."
"I agree," Motoko added, "That man needs to stop acting like a coward."
Haruka was getting angry with the insults they were throwing about her nephew, "Watch your mouths you two, I will stand here and listen to you two or anyone else her insult my nephew!"
Naru and Motoko went silent and looked down both thinking, "Stupid pervert!"
"Um Haruka," Shinobu spoke, "did Sempai tell you where he was going?"
"Actually no he didn't but he did tell me that someone was going to let him stay at his apartment building. Apparently, he's been planning to leave for a while."
The girls were shocked; they couldn't believe that Keitaro had plans to leave this whole time.
"How long has he been planning this?" Kitsune asked.
"Not sure," Haruka answered, "I really don't know but he did give me the deed to the inn and left it my care or that I give to Kanako."
"K-Kanako?" Naru was shocked as Kitsune and Motoko.
"Haruka, doesn't Keitaro know what will happen if she-" Naru was interrupted.
"Believe me, I know," Haruka said, "but there may be not much to do about it."
"Why would he do this?" Mutsumi asked, "Why would he just abandon this place, abandoned Naru?"
"You really don't know?" Haruka asked.
"Like we would know what the dork is thinking!" Sarah said.
"Sarah, you better be careful who you insult," Haruka warned glaring at the little American girls and Sarah just huffed.
"Doesn't Keitaro like us anymore?" Su asked feeling very sad.
"I'm going back, I have a business to run and I can't spend time with you all," Haruka said as she went back to her teashop.
The girls ponder and left with their thoughts.
"What are going to do?" Shinobu asked upset, "It sounds like Sempai isn't coming back. He hates us." Shinobu was in tears.
"Relax Shinobu;" Naru assured her putting her hand on her shoulder, "I'm sure that's not the case."
"Naru's right," Mutsumi said, "If we talk to him, I'm sure things will go well."
"I'm going to Tokyo U; Keitaro should be there working with Seta right now."
"Right, we should go with you," Motoko said.
"So he's with papa again, hmph I'll show him," Sarah thought.
"Yay, let's go get Keitaro," Su declared happily.
The girls of the Hinata Inn went their way to Tokyo University.
Tokyo University, Seta's Office
Keitaro was assisting Seta with his research materials.
"So Keitaro, how are things with you as manager of the Hinata Dorm?" Seta asked.
"Not good actually," Keitaro answered bluntly, "that's why I left."
Seta was surprised, "Huh? What do you mean you left?"
"Well, I got tired of all the grief they've put me through so I moved out last night."
"What, you moved out?"
"Yes and I didn't bother to tell them."
"This is the first time I heard you talking about the bad things."
"Yeah, I thought things were go better and I was always looking at the bright side of things but the constant beatings, physical and emotional, was too much."
Keitaro continued to tell Seta of the things that were happening with him in the inn when the girls were give him grief from beatings, scamming, experiments, and other bullying.
"Wow part timer, I had no idea, I'm sorry to hear that," Seta said saddened that something like this was happening to his favorite worker, "It's a shock that Naru would be part of it as well. I had no idea, she seem like a sweet girl, I can't imagine her doing those things, especially since you two are in a relationship."
"I really don't think we have a healthy relationship," Keitaro said.
Seta shook his head, "No, it doesn't seem that way."
Seta thought of something and decided to asked, "Keitaro, tell me, has Sarah been part of the abuse you went through."
Keitaro looked at his mentor with a serious look and then look down like he was ashamed. Seta saw that and the answer to his question was obvious.
"She was, wasn't she?" Seta asked.
"Yeah, I think it's because she feels that I'm interfering with the bond between the two of you," Keitaro said.
"I see," Seta was not happy and planned to have a talk with his daughter.
Some time later, Seta decided that they should have a break. Keitaro went to the cafeteria and sat down on a table. He was enjoying his meal he brought, the meal made by Shinsuke's wife, Isana.
It changed when he heard voices. He thought he was going crazy but then he saw several girls and recognized them immediately.
"Oh boy," Keitaro thought, "I should have known they would all show up. No doubt that they're upset that I left with no warning."
When the girls saw Keitaro, Naru marched over to Keitaro with the intent to give him a real talking to and the others quickly followed. They meet with each other.
"Oh, hello girls," Keitaro spoke.
"Hello Keitaro, you have some explaining to do," Naru said glaring at her boyfriend.
"Sempai, why did you leave last night?" Shinobu asked upset.
"Yeah Keitaro, don't you like us anymore?" Su asked sadly.
"Urashima, how could be irresponsible?" Motoko asked ready to slash him if he didn't give a good reason.
"C'mon Keitaro, this isn't like you at all," Kitsune said, "Why did you go up and left?"
"Keitaro, did you really quit as the landlord of the Hinata Sou?" Mutsumi asked.
"One at a time please," Keitaro said in a serious tone. He wasn't going to let things be the same.
Naru slammed her hands on the table, "Keitaro, we want to hear it, why did leave last night?"
"Why you ask?" Keitaro responded with his own glare at the girls and it took them by surprise, "of course, you don't know, you all don't understand anything. You expect people you to sensitive with your issues and problems but when it comes to me, I either get ridiculed, punched, slashed, experimented or any other abuses and none of you bother to take the time to think things clearly. Well, I've had it and I'm not going back." Keitaro glared intently with Naru, "Especially you Naru."
Naru was angry and balling her fist, "How dare you. Who the hell do you think you're talking to?"
"I thought you say that, well let me answer that, I'm talking to the girl that breaking up with."
The shock went on the faces of the girls and was silence for a moment.
"What did you just say?" Naru asked breaking the silence.
"What I'm saying is that I don't want to be with you anymore. As far as I am concerned, you and I are through Naru Narusegawa," Keitaro declared with determination.
Mutsumi couldn't believe it, "Keitaro, you're making a mistake, you're not thinking clearly."
"No Mutsumi, I've never been more clearly thinking than I am right now. Naru, I want nothing to do with you or any of the rest of you any longer. I'm cutting my ties with all of you!"
"This can't be, he breaking with me? Me? This idiot is breaking up with me?" Naru thought and it was upsetting.
The other girls weren't taking Keitaro's declaration well. The way things were it would seem that things were going to go well for the residents of the Hinata Inn.
That's it for this chapter. Next chapter: Keitaro gives his reasons and the girls won't take it well. The Urashima family gets involved and Kanako will demand that the girls will pay for their crimes against her precious brother.
