I don't own Love Hina.

Chapter 1

He pulled his long hair back into the ponytail and looked at the stairs. He was in a brown monk's robe and had a metallic emblem on a necklace about his neck. Wrapped around his left hand was blood red prayer beads. He notice a figure falling quite rapidly from the steps. He moved gracefully to stop him. He noticed him groan in pain and say someone's name.

"Naru..... why?" he collasped into unconciousness in the stranger's arms. The stranger could tell that he was a kind soul hurting like he did once before. He lifted the stanger unto his shoulders and begin to march up the stairs.

He noticed figures coming towards him.

One yells "Thank you for bringing Keitaro back to us. Naru's blow was too hard for him to handle."

He nods and asks, "Just show me where to put him inside your house. He is injured quite a bit from what I can judge."

The short haired one replies ,"He heals quicker than anyone we know. He'll come out by dinner time ready to eat, fully healed. He is our immortal Keitaro."

He remembers the time of pain and suffering he had gone through and he hope that he can solve his problems or at least help. She introduces herself as Konno Mitsune, or Kitsune. Fox describes her accurately. He feels the gambler's spirit inside of and noticed that she has a trickerster's mind. He sets him upon his futon and she beckons me to join her for a sip of sake.

He bows to her and decline. "I am sorry. My nature prohibits drinking of alcoholic beverages."

"No sake!?! What about sex? Can you have that?" she teases.

"I have taken a vow of celibacy because of my perverted tendency in the past..."

"Sounds like you were a regular Keitaro yourself."

"No, i just acted to perfectly to a vampyric sense."

"Then you would get along with Urashima Kanako fine."

Then a figure enters the room. She is dressed in black and speaks with venom in her voice,

"Someone speak my name?" She notices the unconcious form of Keitaro. "What did you to do, Oni-san...." she demandeed. She whirls around and I read the expression as a simple 'I'm going to kill you'.

"Your loved one is fine. Just hurt from his fall that I caught him from. Do not mess with me."

he speaks in a reassuring voice with the last be a tint of command.

"I mess with anyone I WANT." she defies him. Then she notices the prayer beads and turns away. Kanako thins for a moment 'Not one of them. He is one of the Grays.'

"Since Miss Kanako Urashima already knows what I am, I wish to introduce myself to everyone here." he speaks.

"Okay. Got any money I can borrow?" Kitsune speaks. He hands her a random American bill.

She gazes at the numerals, $50. Her eyes widen and she bolts from the room thinking, 'He's rich! Rich! Rich!'

"Naru! Shinobu! Motoko! Su! Sara! We have a guest.."

Keitaro begins to stir and glances over to the stranger. "Who are you and how may I repay the small favor?"

"I'll explain in a few moments. Relax and heal the rest of the way, please. If you would tell me all you know about the residents of the household please." He replies.

He speaks of each of the girls independently and then someone calls saying everyone is there.

"Come on friend, I will help you to the living room." He helps Keitaro to his feet and notices that Keitaro can walk by himself.

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"Oh I am a pretty fast healer. Come on. Everybody would like to know who you are."