Disclaimer: I don't own Love Hina – it's a property of Ken Akamatsu.
A/N: Here I am again, now with the second ending. It would be bad enough so don't read blah-blah-blah. Ok, continuing the story:
Completely confused Shinobu didn't resist and soon she was sitting in around a small lamp with all other tenants listening to their conversation. And the conversation just was not going to end constructive.
Everyone wasn't listening to one another, Motoko and Naru insisted that Keitaro must be dealt with, Su and Kitsune wanted to leave him alone, Shinobu tried to say something but was ignored. Girls shouted and quarreled for an hour but still they couldn't come to any conclusion. After all Motoko and Naru won so everyone agreed that the stupidity of their kanrinin must be dealt with. Shinobu tried to defend him but failed. The procession lead by two enraged fighters marched through the halls of Hinata Sou and stopped near Keitaro's door. They were preparing to open the door and storm into the room but young man, hearing their footsteps and understanding what they were going to do and tried to get rid of them verbally:
"Hey, get out of there stupid bitches. I don't want to hear or see you in my room and I don't want to get up and kick you out of it, so go away and don't bother me anymore."
Of course girls weren't pleased with such a welcome so they bashed into the room and circled their victim. Only Shinobu stayed out of his room – she didn't want to take part in damaging her love (maybe just a crush but still…) so she just observed from the entrance. Girls stared at Keitaro for a bit and then "conversation" began:
"What do you think you are doing lying here lazily – you should be performing your duties as a kanrinin!!!"
"Stand up when you talk to a woman!"
"And you better apologize to all of us for your crazy words and doings this morning or we won't forgive you!"
"Yeah and you'd be ready to receive a good beating for it, so prepare!"
"By the way, Keitaro, where is my 10000 yen weekly loan?"
"Mecha-tama is gonna get you!"
Keitaro said nothing to stop them; he just waited impatiently for them to end. When girls said everything they wanted and began to wait for Keitaro explanations, he started his own speech:
"Are you finished? Then I'll answer you all – I'm not in a mood to do anything right now, so do it yourself if you want! I don't see any woman worth standing up in this room and I won't apologize for anything – you deserve every single word and action!! If you'd try to give me a beating you'll regret it to the very near end of your life!!! Kitsune – you'd better repay ME several hundreds thousands or you are moving out of this damned Inn and not returning while I'm alive!!!!! That concerns you Su and your meacha-tamas! Now get the hell out of here – I don't want to throw you away – and be grateful for this - you damned arrogant and ugly bitches!!!!!"
Shinobu fell on the floor near Keitaro's room crying – she's never heard such an ugly quarrel in her life – even her parents' ones weren't this bad. Girls' mouths were opening more and more as his tirade continued and the expression on their faces at the end was a great one – mix of shock and anger – and coming insanity. Then came their reaction:
"You damned bastard!"
"You idiot! Naru Atomic Punch!!!"
"Urashima – you've got it! Hiiken Zankusen!!! "
"Mecha-tamas – attack!!!"
Keitaro's already damaged body was put into some more stress. He definitely didn't like it! Lying near his destroyed wall Keitaro suddenly felt something rising in him. His pain became his energy. He wanted his enemies to feel it and share it with him. And he felt enough strength inside to do it. One more try and he won't need to see these mugs any more. Standing up, staying on his broken legs and looking in the monsters' faces he said:
"You've got it!!!"
Then he embraced his pain, took all of it and then threw in their direction forming a huge fire blast:
"Urashima hell born strike!!!"
Doing this Keitaro hurt himself even more but he didn't care – it was even good because it gave him extra energy. Girls however didn't feel good about this, they tried to avoid the strike – Naru and Kitsune successfully, Su – almost, Motoko stood up to defend others and was knocked down – she deflected most of it but even the remaining part was strong enough. Seeing that not all of the girls got enough of his attention, bloody eyed fire-engulfed Keitaro winched in pain and then repeated his attack:
"Urashima hell born double strike!!!"
This time fireball was even bigger and it almost killed all the girls. They were alive though - lying shocked and burned all around his room but still alive. Keitaro was almost killed by the attack too but he was still moving and feeling – pain and hatred towards these ugly damned creatures that dealt this pain. He didn't care for his life – he only wanted to see them dying - but he couldn't direct his rage and pain any more, so he used his very last weapon without any hesitance:
"Urashima hell born inferno suicide!!!"
Flame tongues consumed everything in his room – remaining furniture, his belongings, bodies of girls and himself. Nothing remained untouched. Collective scream of pain could be heard several miles away from Hinata Sou but nobody took any care – it became pretty noisy this days. However outside his room nothing could really indicate what kind of forces were released inside. This applied to Shinobu also – she was outside his room after all. Young girl collapsed near the door when she heard the scream and wouldn't get up for several minutes. When Shinobu gained enough strength to look into his room she saw only ashes and several piles of fried meat. The sight and smell made her scream for mercy from the gods. But she only received it in form of instant fainting. Even after all this the Inn didn't get on fire so Shinobu didn't burn with it – she sadly remained alive. But her fragile little mind didn't survive the impact – when she was found by Haruka-san half an hour later she was in coma. And she never went out of it.
The things that followed this incident were pretty uninteresting – all tenants were said to be burned to death because of the fire started by loose electronics connection. Haruka immediately shut Hinata Sou and put a "For sail" mark on it - she didn't want to run a place where her best friends met such cruel death and there were no alternative manager now. Grandma Hina was informed about whole business and she hardly survived this news – last hopes for bright future of her grandson shattered and her beloved tenants dead – and the blow ripped off remaining years of her life reducing it to only a month more. Mutsumi has forever lost her smile constantly remembering her now dead friends, but she managed to live on and even got a family, but she wasn't really happy there because she always imagined Keitaro instead of her husband. Shinobu was healed in the best worlds' clinics but she still didn't return to this harsh world and died in the age of seventeen never leaving coma. Haruka married Seta and went away with him finding at least a bit of happiness in her life.
And the mystery of Hinata Sou's tenants' death was never solved. Official report couldn't explain everything that happened and with Shinobu's condition only real witness was useless. Nevertheless all the super countries' investigation agencies (like CIA or MI-6) were desperately trying to find a solution for several years – everyone needs a weapon that can toast one room and only one room – but they couldn't. There were no such portable power sources known. They were wrong though – each of us has such power, we just don't know how to use it. Though one young Japanese man managed to…
Never underestimate the power of soul!!!
Author Notes: Well, thanks for bearing with me for so long. The worst parts of my story are over at last. Next chapter is suitable for reading for almost anyone – except for hardcore original storyline lovers. It would be a strange ending now if anyone has already forgot. I don't know for sure how soon I'll post it so please be patient. Until the next time, Ja ne!
