Love Hina: Limit Break
A/N - I seem to have the opposite of writer's block these days, but even though it sounds good to other authors, it's not really helping me. Sure, an overwhelming amount of ideas is the best anyone can wish for, but what good are those ideas if you can't apply them to a fic in progress? Hence, another whacked fic from me.
BTW, this isn't another wacky crossover like I pulled off a while ago. Just because my title says "Limit Break" doesn't mean it's a crossover with Final Fantasy.
ANYWAYS...ON WITH THE STORY
Keitaro woke up, but today was apparently his day off as a manager. He didn't have to wake up at an ungodly time of four in the morning to clean and scrub the entire Hinata Inn and its surroundings and instead woke up at a more humane time of eight. As he tried to shake off the rest of sleep still trying to force him back onto the pillow and the warmth of the blanket, a knock was heard from outside, waking him up fully. "Who is it?" he asked softly, his throat being parched.
"It's Shinobu. Can I come in, Sempai?" she asked from outside. Keitaro looked in the mirror, making sure he looked presentable enough in his current condition, fixed his appearance a tad bit and looked towards the door.
"Yeah, I'm OK now," he answered. Shinobu opened the door and came in with a tray of food.
"Good morning, Sempai. Did you sleep well?" she politely asked after she set the tray down in front of him.
"Yeah, even though I still feel a bit tired," the groggy manager answered, picking up some food with his spoon and munching on it. Shinobu observed his every action; the young girl had a crush on the older man, who apparently had no idea about it. Then, a sudden thought popped up in her head. She silently watched him eat, and as he paused, she voiced her question. "Sempai? What was your first kiss like?"
Keitaro was silent for a moment, as he inserted his chopsticks into his mouth and tapped them against his teeth in contemplation. "Well, my first kiss...just happened," he said, remembering Mutsumi's unprecedented move on him back in Okinawa. Shinobu's mood fell somewhat, remembering what happened earlier in the day. She brought up the topic of kissing in front of resident genius Suu and resident fox Kitsune, and the former had created what she called a kissing trainer. It went after the blue-haired girl and inadvertently stuck itself to Motoko who appeared from nowhere. Once Motoko got it off of her, Suu came up and kissed the older girl, without any form of trigger whatsoever. 'So, that's how it comes down to? It just happens like that?' she thought to herself.
"But you know what?" he asked. The young girl just looked at him, paying full attention. "It really doesn't matter. What matters is, even if it's the n-th time you're kissing someone, that your heart is beating hard and you treat it as a first kiss." Instilled with his advice, she felt braver and was about to ask him to kiss her when she realized that she forgot to bring a cup of water. "Oh! I'll be right back!" she exclaimed, and ran out quickly, leaving the door open in the process. Keitaro observed her strange behavior, but shrugged it off as typical Shinobu behavior and continued eating.
Moments after Shinobu ran off to the kitchen, Suu came by his room, popping a banana every so often and dropping a peel on the floor. She went by Keitaro's room and dropped a banana peel right in front of the door, oblivious to his presence, and disappeared around a corner.
Shinobu came running up with a glass of water and hurried to his room, not noticing any of the peels. "Sempai, I've brought you some watAAAAAAAAAAAH!" she screamed as she stepped on the banana peel sitting right outside the room. Because she was running into the room, the peel sent her sliding towards the manager. Keitaro tried to get up quickly enough but got up a bit too quickly and tripped on the blanket he didn't fold up yet. Both made contact as they fell, Shinobu on her back and Keitaro on top of her. Because Keitaro hugged her as they fell, he couldn't get enough leverage to keep them apart and involuntarily kissed her. This took Shinobu away. 'Sempai has kissed me! This is my first kiss! I'm so happy!' she mentally screamed, letting out tears of happiness.
By now, the rest of the Hinata Inn residents gathered in front of Keitaro's room, curious over the racket from a minute ago. Upon laying their eyes on the scene in front of them, their curiosity turned to anger, which Motoko and Naru were more than willing to show.
"K...Keitaro! How could you!" Naru screamed as she ran towards him, fist ready to connect.
"Urashima! What kind of a pervert are you to molest innocent young girls?" Motoko shouted as she drew her sword upright.
Shinobu vainly tried to protest, saying it was an honest mistake. Keitaro, however, did not grovel and beg. Instead, he simply looked back at both girls with a sad smile. 'I guess this is it, the end of my pitiful existence. Is this what I get for my clumsiness?' he thought to herself, as Naru and Motoko were getting dangerously closer to him. "Come, sweet death," he whispered, simply looking at both girls.
Despite their fury, both girls noticed his difference in attitude. Normally, he would be on his knees, trying to somehow wiggle out of the situation, which never happened. Today, they couldn't tell what he was trying to do. They noticed a faint hint of a smile on his face, but his eyes were telling a whole different story. This stopped both girls on their tracks only a foot away from him and Shinobu.
Noticing that both girls had stopped their assault, the manager assumed that they were hesitant in going all the way because one of their fellow residents was underneath him. He picked Shinobu up and placed her clear of the danger zone by taking her and setting her down next to Motoko. He walked back to the spot he was in and simply sat there, looking back at them. The next few seconds surprised him. "Come on, complete the attack," he simply said. This snapped them from their momentary confusion.
"Say...what?" Naru asked, very confused. Motoko only looked.
"I said, 'finish the attack'. Why have you become so hesitant?" he asked, again in the same calm voice. By now, both were at a loss of words, very confused over his sudden change in attitude. "Well, since you've paused, I might as well make my farewell speech before I get sent away to the afterlife and get judged. I've always wondered why these things happen to me," he started, then paused to gather his thoughts. "I've always been stupid my life. I mean, look at me, what kind of an idiot would still apply for the nation's most prestigious university, just because of a promise he made to a girl who he doesn't even remember anymore?" He stood up, and turned around, facing the table behind him, along with the books. "Not only am I an idiot, but I'm also a liar. And a big fat one at it too. I ended up lying to you that I was a Tokyo U student and when you all found out that it was a lie you were all ready to kill me. Hell, I probably deserved it," he said and paused again. "You know, you were right the whole time, Motoko. I'm a perverted, lowlife and weakling male. All that I've ever done was to walk in when everyone was naked, grope a certain part every day and anything else of such nature. I've always been stupid, being rash over everything and stuff. Narusegawa, you were right, too. Back in Kyoto, you've said that I haven't matured a day since that promise. I guess I really haven't. If I have, I'd be at a different college, studying hard, or working somewhere full-time, having moved on with my life. But no, I haven't moved on, and all I've done was to simply hold onto a stupid promise." He paused, this time to walk around the desk towards the railing that prevented him from falling over and turned around to face everyone. By then, everyone was just giving him their undivided attention, even Naru and Motoko. "So, before I conclude this speech, let me apologize. First, to everyone, I'm sorry to have given you so much hell by seeing you naked and groping you at all sorts of places. Shinobu," he said, facing her. She looked back timidly. "I'm sorry I wasn't your perfect role model. You always looked up to me for everything but all I've been was nothing but a fake to you. I'm sorry. Kitsune," he changed to look at the resident fox. "I really wasn't much to look at eh? Just nothing but a stupid manager, easily conned of money for anything. But that's more my fault than yours, that is, if there is any fault in you for it. Sorry I was nothing but an idiot to you. Suu," he looked at the foreign girl, "I never really paid any attention to you. I never really took time to play with you either. Hell, I should've taken time off to be your full-time experiment. Sorry about not doing all that," he said and briefly paused to take a breather. "Motoko. I'm sorry, I should never have come to this place. All I've done is cause nothing but agitation and anger in you. In fact, I've hindered your training, for all I know. Once again, I apologize." He stopped again, gathering all his thoughts for one final passage. By now, all the aforementioned people were simply looking down on the floor, not able to face Keitaro. "Narusegawa," he started, softer than before. "I have to apologize to you the most out of everyone here. I've been nothing but a nuisance, bothering you with questions I couldn't solve, running into you and groping you and probably a whole list of other things that I'm sure you'd rather not bring up. I've probably hindered you from your own desire to go into Tokyo U and exposed myself as a selfish bastard. I know you didn't really care for me and you wanted me out of the way, and I understand that. I never held anything against you, and I never will. That goes to everyone else," he concluded his speech. "I'm done. If you want to evict me now, you can do so. If you want to beat me, slash me, kick me, punch me, zap me or just maim or kill me in any way fit, go ahead and do so. I realize that I've incurred enough wrath from everyone that I should just simply burn in hell should I die now. And if you're going to do any of that, just tell Aunt Haruka the truth and nothing but the truth. I don't want anyone to worry over me when I pass away." He finished and sat down cross-legged right behind the railing. He lowered his head slightly as in prayer and closed his eyes, mentally preparing himself for a deathblow. 'Come, sweet death,' he thought to himself.
However, seconds passed by and nothing happened. Keitaro, curious, looked up and saw all of the girls bent over, crying. "What in the-" he said before they all stampeded over him.
"Keitaro we're so sorry! Please forgive us!" they yelled amid tears and sobs. Keitaro was shocked to say the least and temporarily lost his common sense. He stuck his hand out, intending to grab one of the shoulders, and instead, grabbed something soft and round.
Motoko felt something on one of her breasts and looked at it to see a hand cupped around it. Her sorrow was drowned in an instant and her anger was back in full force. "YOU! MALE!" she screamed as she slashed across Keitaro. A second later, she snapped out of her anger and noticed her surroundings. The girls were frozen in shock, looking at him, then at her, and repeat. Keitaro was looking up at her, a giant and bloody slash across his chest. He coughed a bit, spitting out blood, and smiled sadly.
"I guess I have finally paid my price for my clumsiness and perversion," he sputtered. "I truly hope, you can all live in peace," he whispered and his head went limp. The dull thud that resounded from his head landing on the wooden floor brought everyone else back to consciousness.
"KEITARO!!!!!"
A/N - One shot? TBC? And another idea is purged from my head. Heh, if I keep this up, I'm gonna have to pretty much give away ideas to those who want them. Oh well, even though this isn't really a serious work (I'm pretty sure there's major OOC here and there and whatnot) I'd still like reviews about this piece. Thanks folks!
A/N - I seem to have the opposite of writer's block these days, but even though it sounds good to other authors, it's not really helping me. Sure, an overwhelming amount of ideas is the best anyone can wish for, but what good are those ideas if you can't apply them to a fic in progress? Hence, another whacked fic from me.
BTW, this isn't another wacky crossover like I pulled off a while ago. Just because my title says "Limit Break" doesn't mean it's a crossover with Final Fantasy.
ANYWAYS...ON WITH THE STORY
Keitaro woke up, but today was apparently his day off as a manager. He didn't have to wake up at an ungodly time of four in the morning to clean and scrub the entire Hinata Inn and its surroundings and instead woke up at a more humane time of eight. As he tried to shake off the rest of sleep still trying to force him back onto the pillow and the warmth of the blanket, a knock was heard from outside, waking him up fully. "Who is it?" he asked softly, his throat being parched.
"It's Shinobu. Can I come in, Sempai?" she asked from outside. Keitaro looked in the mirror, making sure he looked presentable enough in his current condition, fixed his appearance a tad bit and looked towards the door.
"Yeah, I'm OK now," he answered. Shinobu opened the door and came in with a tray of food.
"Good morning, Sempai. Did you sleep well?" she politely asked after she set the tray down in front of him.
"Yeah, even though I still feel a bit tired," the groggy manager answered, picking up some food with his spoon and munching on it. Shinobu observed his every action; the young girl had a crush on the older man, who apparently had no idea about it. Then, a sudden thought popped up in her head. She silently watched him eat, and as he paused, she voiced her question. "Sempai? What was your first kiss like?"
Keitaro was silent for a moment, as he inserted his chopsticks into his mouth and tapped them against his teeth in contemplation. "Well, my first kiss...just happened," he said, remembering Mutsumi's unprecedented move on him back in Okinawa. Shinobu's mood fell somewhat, remembering what happened earlier in the day. She brought up the topic of kissing in front of resident genius Suu and resident fox Kitsune, and the former had created what she called a kissing trainer. It went after the blue-haired girl and inadvertently stuck itself to Motoko who appeared from nowhere. Once Motoko got it off of her, Suu came up and kissed the older girl, without any form of trigger whatsoever. 'So, that's how it comes down to? It just happens like that?' she thought to herself.
"But you know what?" he asked. The young girl just looked at him, paying full attention. "It really doesn't matter. What matters is, even if it's the n-th time you're kissing someone, that your heart is beating hard and you treat it as a first kiss." Instilled with his advice, she felt braver and was about to ask him to kiss her when she realized that she forgot to bring a cup of water. "Oh! I'll be right back!" she exclaimed, and ran out quickly, leaving the door open in the process. Keitaro observed her strange behavior, but shrugged it off as typical Shinobu behavior and continued eating.
Moments after Shinobu ran off to the kitchen, Suu came by his room, popping a banana every so often and dropping a peel on the floor. She went by Keitaro's room and dropped a banana peel right in front of the door, oblivious to his presence, and disappeared around a corner.
Shinobu came running up with a glass of water and hurried to his room, not noticing any of the peels. "Sempai, I've brought you some watAAAAAAAAAAAH!" she screamed as she stepped on the banana peel sitting right outside the room. Because she was running into the room, the peel sent her sliding towards the manager. Keitaro tried to get up quickly enough but got up a bit too quickly and tripped on the blanket he didn't fold up yet. Both made contact as they fell, Shinobu on her back and Keitaro on top of her. Because Keitaro hugged her as they fell, he couldn't get enough leverage to keep them apart and involuntarily kissed her. This took Shinobu away. 'Sempai has kissed me! This is my first kiss! I'm so happy!' she mentally screamed, letting out tears of happiness.
By now, the rest of the Hinata Inn residents gathered in front of Keitaro's room, curious over the racket from a minute ago. Upon laying their eyes on the scene in front of them, their curiosity turned to anger, which Motoko and Naru were more than willing to show.
"K...Keitaro! How could you!" Naru screamed as she ran towards him, fist ready to connect.
"Urashima! What kind of a pervert are you to molest innocent young girls?" Motoko shouted as she drew her sword upright.
Shinobu vainly tried to protest, saying it was an honest mistake. Keitaro, however, did not grovel and beg. Instead, he simply looked back at both girls with a sad smile. 'I guess this is it, the end of my pitiful existence. Is this what I get for my clumsiness?' he thought to herself, as Naru and Motoko were getting dangerously closer to him. "Come, sweet death," he whispered, simply looking at both girls.
Despite their fury, both girls noticed his difference in attitude. Normally, he would be on his knees, trying to somehow wiggle out of the situation, which never happened. Today, they couldn't tell what he was trying to do. They noticed a faint hint of a smile on his face, but his eyes were telling a whole different story. This stopped both girls on their tracks only a foot away from him and Shinobu.
Noticing that both girls had stopped their assault, the manager assumed that they were hesitant in going all the way because one of their fellow residents was underneath him. He picked Shinobu up and placed her clear of the danger zone by taking her and setting her down next to Motoko. He walked back to the spot he was in and simply sat there, looking back at them. The next few seconds surprised him. "Come on, complete the attack," he simply said. This snapped them from their momentary confusion.
"Say...what?" Naru asked, very confused. Motoko only looked.
"I said, 'finish the attack'. Why have you become so hesitant?" he asked, again in the same calm voice. By now, both were at a loss of words, very confused over his sudden change in attitude. "Well, since you've paused, I might as well make my farewell speech before I get sent away to the afterlife and get judged. I've always wondered why these things happen to me," he started, then paused to gather his thoughts. "I've always been stupid my life. I mean, look at me, what kind of an idiot would still apply for the nation's most prestigious university, just because of a promise he made to a girl who he doesn't even remember anymore?" He stood up, and turned around, facing the table behind him, along with the books. "Not only am I an idiot, but I'm also a liar. And a big fat one at it too. I ended up lying to you that I was a Tokyo U student and when you all found out that it was a lie you were all ready to kill me. Hell, I probably deserved it," he said and paused again. "You know, you were right the whole time, Motoko. I'm a perverted, lowlife and weakling male. All that I've ever done was to walk in when everyone was naked, grope a certain part every day and anything else of such nature. I've always been stupid, being rash over everything and stuff. Narusegawa, you were right, too. Back in Kyoto, you've said that I haven't matured a day since that promise. I guess I really haven't. If I have, I'd be at a different college, studying hard, or working somewhere full-time, having moved on with my life. But no, I haven't moved on, and all I've done was to simply hold onto a stupid promise." He paused, this time to walk around the desk towards the railing that prevented him from falling over and turned around to face everyone. By then, everyone was just giving him their undivided attention, even Naru and Motoko. "So, before I conclude this speech, let me apologize. First, to everyone, I'm sorry to have given you so much hell by seeing you naked and groping you at all sorts of places. Shinobu," he said, facing her. She looked back timidly. "I'm sorry I wasn't your perfect role model. You always looked up to me for everything but all I've been was nothing but a fake to you. I'm sorry. Kitsune," he changed to look at the resident fox. "I really wasn't much to look at eh? Just nothing but a stupid manager, easily conned of money for anything. But that's more my fault than yours, that is, if there is any fault in you for it. Sorry I was nothing but an idiot to you. Suu," he looked at the foreign girl, "I never really paid any attention to you. I never really took time to play with you either. Hell, I should've taken time off to be your full-time experiment. Sorry about not doing all that," he said and briefly paused to take a breather. "Motoko. I'm sorry, I should never have come to this place. All I've done is cause nothing but agitation and anger in you. In fact, I've hindered your training, for all I know. Once again, I apologize." He stopped again, gathering all his thoughts for one final passage. By now, all the aforementioned people were simply looking down on the floor, not able to face Keitaro. "Narusegawa," he started, softer than before. "I have to apologize to you the most out of everyone here. I've been nothing but a nuisance, bothering you with questions I couldn't solve, running into you and groping you and probably a whole list of other things that I'm sure you'd rather not bring up. I've probably hindered you from your own desire to go into Tokyo U and exposed myself as a selfish bastard. I know you didn't really care for me and you wanted me out of the way, and I understand that. I never held anything against you, and I never will. That goes to everyone else," he concluded his speech. "I'm done. If you want to evict me now, you can do so. If you want to beat me, slash me, kick me, punch me, zap me or just maim or kill me in any way fit, go ahead and do so. I realize that I've incurred enough wrath from everyone that I should just simply burn in hell should I die now. And if you're going to do any of that, just tell Aunt Haruka the truth and nothing but the truth. I don't want anyone to worry over me when I pass away." He finished and sat down cross-legged right behind the railing. He lowered his head slightly as in prayer and closed his eyes, mentally preparing himself for a deathblow. 'Come, sweet death,' he thought to himself.
However, seconds passed by and nothing happened. Keitaro, curious, looked up and saw all of the girls bent over, crying. "What in the-" he said before they all stampeded over him.
"Keitaro we're so sorry! Please forgive us!" they yelled amid tears and sobs. Keitaro was shocked to say the least and temporarily lost his common sense. He stuck his hand out, intending to grab one of the shoulders, and instead, grabbed something soft and round.
Motoko felt something on one of her breasts and looked at it to see a hand cupped around it. Her sorrow was drowned in an instant and her anger was back in full force. "YOU! MALE!" she screamed as she slashed across Keitaro. A second later, she snapped out of her anger and noticed her surroundings. The girls were frozen in shock, looking at him, then at her, and repeat. Keitaro was looking up at her, a giant and bloody slash across his chest. He coughed a bit, spitting out blood, and smiled sadly.
"I guess I have finally paid my price for my clumsiness and perversion," he sputtered. "I truly hope, you can all live in peace," he whispered and his head went limp. The dull thud that resounded from his head landing on the wooden floor brought everyone else back to consciousness.
"KEITARO!!!!!"
A/N - One shot? TBC? And another idea is purged from my head. Heh, if I keep this up, I'm gonna have to pretty much give away ideas to those who want them. Oh well, even though this isn't really a serious work (I'm pretty sure there's major OOC here and there and whatnot) I'd still like reviews about this piece. Thanks folks!