Love Hina
Ever After
By: Belldandy'sKeiichi
Note: [any text in here is a thought text]
Author's Time: Ah...Maybe my last major chapter running fic ever. Anywho, you can say this is the sequel to Always and Forever. Don't expect updates everyday, I'm still planning out this fic. Whew! Hot summer is here! I'm drinking 6 bottles of water a day! This is crazy!
Disclaimer: You know the drill, I own Love Hina...
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Keitaro looked at himself in a mirror. He then smiled happily. "Hello, my name is Keitaro Urashima. I'm the landlord of the Hinata Inn and I want to welcome you here." He kindly said.
[Yup, that's me. Keitaro Urashima, I'm twenty-five years old and a graduate from Tokyo University. A long time ago, I promised a little girl that I would be with her to Tokyo U. Now here I am, finally a graduate and currently an archeologist and a teacher there.] Just then Motoko opened the door and peeked in.
"Hey Urashima, have you seen Shinobu anywhere?" She asked.
"No, sorry Motoko..." He said as she left.
[Her name is Motoko Aoyama, she is a swordswomen perfecting the skills of the secret school of god's cry. She is currently a sophomore at Tokyo U after failing two years in a row to get in.]
"Keitaro!" Su called, rushing into his room with Sarah.
"Where are the extra futons?" She asked.
"I believed they are in the storage room in the basement." He said, pointing down.
[Kaolla Su, she eighteen years old and a sophomore in Tokyo U. Surprisingly enough, she still looks like the baby face girl until a full red moon appears. O yeah, did I also mention that she manage to get into Tokyo U on the first try? Next to her is Sarah Macdougal. She's twelve and in seventh grade at West Hinata Elementary School. She is from the United States and is being taken care of by Seta. Speaking of which, Seta is thirty-two years old, a teacher at Tokyo U and has a crush on my aunt, Haruka.]
"Hey Keitaro, where is the..." Kitsune started.
"It's in the cupboard to the left of the refrigerator." He instantly said.
[Mitsune 'Kitsune' Konno is her name. She is twenty-three years old and her occupation is a full time slacker! I know...not that exciting is it?] Keitaro straightened out his shirt and walked out of his room.
"Kei-kun!" a voice called.
[There is only one person in the world that calls me by the man of 'kei-kun'. Her name is Mutsumi Otohime, she is twenty-five years old, a childhood girl I remember back then, and a graduate from Tokyo U. I always go to her when I need advice....although sometimes she zones off or faints...]
"Hey Kei-kun, where did Kitsune go?" Mutsumi asked. "She's in the kitchen..." He said, pointing towards the kitchen.
"Sempai!" Shinobu called, rushing towards Keitaro.
"Hey Shinobu, you know, Motoko is looking for you..." He said to her.
"I know, I talked to her. But where are your extra study books?" She asked. "They're in my room, under the cabinet." He said.
[That's Shinobu Maehara. She is a high school grad, and is going to apply for Tokyo U. She kinda reminds me of myself when I started to apply; determined, excited, and also nervous. But hey, she'll do fine....she's been studying with me and Mutsumi the whole time.] Keitaro walked into the living room and took a seat. There, he looked at the ceiling and listen as everyone was rushing around. Just then, his vision went black.
"Guess who?" a voice called, covering his eyes.
"Heh..." Keitaro laugh, turning around to see Naru behind him.
[That's Naru Narusegawa...oops, I mean, Naru Urashima. She's my wife and is an elementary teacher. She also graduated from Tokyo U and has been with me since I was a second year ronin and after we graduated. It's almost our first year anniversary in a month and I have something special planed for her.]
"If anyone needs me, I'll be in my room." She said, walking off. Keitaro starched his head.
"Ahh, it's almost like I have it made...." He said, closing his eyes.
"Oniichan, it's your turn to watch her..." Kanako said, giving Keitaro a little girl.
[That's my sister, Kanako. She is also the landlord of the Inn along with me. She implies that she'll do all the organizing around here while I take care of all the repairs...o man...] Kanko left and Keitaro looked down at the little girl.
[Haha, and this is our newest boarder at the in. She's a little girl, a couple of months old, and is very playful. Everyone takes turns baby-sitting her, especially me, Naru, and Kanako. She's able to walk and talk sometimes...who is she? She's Keli Urashima, she's my daughter...]
Chapter 1: The Torch is Passed
"Alright you guys! I'm off! Wish me luck!" Shinobu called, running down the stairs of the Hinata Inn.
"Bye Shinobu! Good luck!" Keitaro shouted.
"Do your best out there Shinobu!" Naru called. She was then out of sight. Keitaro and Naru leaned against each other.
"She is off to finally take that entrance exam to Tokyo U...remember when we were like that?" Keitaro asked.
"Yeah...those were some good times..." She said, kissing him on the check. And coming from behind Naru's pant leg, a little girl peeked out.
"Bai Bai Shinamu..." Keli said.
"Aww...come here sweetie..." Naru said, picking up Keli.
"Ok Naru..." Keitaro responded but was held back by Naru's fist.
"You idiot, I meant Keli..." Naru said to him.
"You think she'll be ok?" Keitaro asked as Shinobu was out of sight.
"Yeah, I think she'll be ok. We did tutor her after all. If she doesn't make it, what would it mean for us? We're not smart anymore?" Naru said, tickling Keli.
"Either way, I'm heading to the spring to give Keli a bath...come if you want..."
"Um...ok..." Keitaro said to her as they walked inside.
**
[I can't believe I'm here...] Shinobu though as she stood in front of Tokyo U. [Years and years ago, I made a promise to myself that I'll in here to make my family and Sempai proud. Year after year I watched as people took the exam as I watched helplessly, knowing I can't take the test but now, here I am. A high-school grad, and ready to take that fated test. I studied with Sempai, Naru, Mutsumi, Motoko and now, I feel confident that I'll make it! Watch out Tokyo U! I'm going for you!] Shinobu though to herself.
"Attention....please make way to your exam rooms now, the test will begin..." the overhead bellowed as Shinobu stood outside the gate.
"Kyahhh! Wait! Don't start the exam without me!" Shinobu called, running towards school.
**
"Whew...glad that's over..." Shinobu said, walking out of the class room. "I barely made it to the class but I knew everything that was on the test." Shinobu said to herself, looking at her exam ticket.
"Ok...now the next test room I have to go to is a couple of floors below me...and I have a whole fifteen minutes to get there...piece of cake..." She happily said, going to the elevator. She pressed the button and waited for awhile. Just then, another guy, about her height, walked next to her and pressed the button going down. He had short hair, wearing blue jeans, a collared shirt with a white shirt underneath and was carrying around his backpack. He was wearing eyeglasses.
"Hi" he said to her.
"Hello"
"My name is Kai, what is yours?" He said to her.
"Shinobu." She said to him.
"Nice to meet you Shinobu, where is your next exam?" Kai asked.
"It's a couple of floors down, class room C-6." She said.
"Really? That's where I'm heading." He said. The elevator door open and they both walked in.
"You're going there early?" He asked.
"Yeah...better late than early...let me tell you..." Shinobu said, head looking down.
"I see..." Kai said, pressing the floor number. "...i'm heading there also."
"Really? Cool, we can walk together there then." She said. Just then, there was a power surge. Kai and Shinobu looked around. The elevator stopped working and they were in the dark.
"O no..." Kai calmly said.
"Great...a black out maybe?" She asked as Kai took out a pocket flashlight and turned it on. "I guess...." He said, but then they heard an announcement.
"The next exam will start in ten minutes..." the intercom said.
"This is bad; it seems that this elevator stopped working only." Kai said to her as he looked for the telephone.
"O no! I can't fail now! I've been waiting so long to take this test!" Shinobu panicked. Kai found the phone but no one was on the other end of the line.
"Beautiful...." He said, with a sweat drop on his head. He scanned around and saw an emergency escape.
"I got an idea..." He started to say, throwing his backpack up, opening the escape.
"You mean we go threw there?" She asked, pointing up.
"Well, unless you want to fail, then no..." He said, jumping up and climbing out.
"Help me! I can't jump that high!" Shinobu called. Kai reached down and grabbed Shinobu's arm. He pulled her up and started to climb the ladder.
"But what if we miss the test! Or the elevator decides to go up and crushes us?!" Shinobu hesitated as she climbed up.
"Heh, you know, you're probably the first girl I've known that thinks of the worst case scenario..." He laughed, opening the emergency escape. "Come on Shinobu, we have a test to take!"
**
"Hey you guys, I'm home!" Shinobu called, sliding the door open. Just then, she was blasted by popers and the whole Inn exploded with sound.
"Welcome back Shinobu! Our next Tokyo U student!" They called.
"You guys! I don't know if I passed yet!" She yelled at them. "But what matters is how you think you did!" Kitsune said to her. "Come on! Let's party!"
"Congratulations!" they called. Naru was looking around and notice someone is with her.
"Hey Shinobu, who's your guest?" Naru asked.
"O him? His name is Kai, if it wasn't for him, I would have instantly failed." Shinobu introduced him.
"O my, look what we have here. It would seem Shinobu brought home a play mate for the night, way to go Shinobu! He doesn't seem half back also..." Kitsune teased.
"Kitsune! Will you quit it! I'm just paying him back is all!" Shinobu yelled at her. Keitaro walked in with Keli.
"Ok you guys, settle down now. Nice to meet you Kai. Now, if we haven't forgotten...this is a party right?" Keitaro said to them as they cheered.
**
"Alright you guys, I'm off to see my results! See you later!" Shinobu quickly said, running out of the Hinata Inn.
"Wait up Shinobu! Don't you want company?!" Kitsune called, but was held back by Naru.
"I think she'll want to be alone for this..." She said to her. "Anywho...did you see Keitaro anywhere? It's like he disappeared without a trace." "If I remember correctly, he said he has business to attend." Mutsumi said to her, cradling Keli.
"Business to attend?" Naru said to herself.
**
[Ah...I can see it now...Shinobu Maehara on the wall that Naru, Keitaro, and Mutsumi's names where once were.] She though to herself, standing in front of the wall that should have her name on it. Just then, Kai walked next to her.
"Hey Shinobu, your name should her here also?" He asked.
"Yeah, yours?"
"Yup, want to look together?" He asked. "Sure...1,2,....3" She counted walking towards the wall. Birds flew overhead and people cheered. The wind blew and the leaves rattled. It was a sunny day today and Shinobu looked away from the Tokyo U acceptant list.
[I....I failed....]
End of Chapter 1
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Like so many, Shinobu failed to get into her most desired school. So she plans to take a "recovery trip" and goes off by herself. Problem is that she never told the others. Next time, Chapter 2: Touring Japan!
Ever After
By: Belldandy'sKeiichi
Note: [any text in here is a thought text]
Author's Time: Ah...Maybe my last major chapter running fic ever. Anywho, you can say this is the sequel to Always and Forever. Don't expect updates everyday, I'm still planning out this fic. Whew! Hot summer is here! I'm drinking 6 bottles of water a day! This is crazy!
Disclaimer: You know the drill, I own Love Hina...
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Keitaro looked at himself in a mirror. He then smiled happily. "Hello, my name is Keitaro Urashima. I'm the landlord of the Hinata Inn and I want to welcome you here." He kindly said.
[Yup, that's me. Keitaro Urashima, I'm twenty-five years old and a graduate from Tokyo University. A long time ago, I promised a little girl that I would be with her to Tokyo U. Now here I am, finally a graduate and currently an archeologist and a teacher there.] Just then Motoko opened the door and peeked in.
"Hey Urashima, have you seen Shinobu anywhere?" She asked.
"No, sorry Motoko..." He said as she left.
[Her name is Motoko Aoyama, she is a swordswomen perfecting the skills of the secret school of god's cry. She is currently a sophomore at Tokyo U after failing two years in a row to get in.]
"Keitaro!" Su called, rushing into his room with Sarah.
"Where are the extra futons?" She asked.
"I believed they are in the storage room in the basement." He said, pointing down.
[Kaolla Su, she eighteen years old and a sophomore in Tokyo U. Surprisingly enough, she still looks like the baby face girl until a full red moon appears. O yeah, did I also mention that she manage to get into Tokyo U on the first try? Next to her is Sarah Macdougal. She's twelve and in seventh grade at West Hinata Elementary School. She is from the United States and is being taken care of by Seta. Speaking of which, Seta is thirty-two years old, a teacher at Tokyo U and has a crush on my aunt, Haruka.]
"Hey Keitaro, where is the..." Kitsune started.
"It's in the cupboard to the left of the refrigerator." He instantly said.
[Mitsune 'Kitsune' Konno is her name. She is twenty-three years old and her occupation is a full time slacker! I know...not that exciting is it?] Keitaro straightened out his shirt and walked out of his room.
"Kei-kun!" a voice called.
[There is only one person in the world that calls me by the man of 'kei-kun'. Her name is Mutsumi Otohime, she is twenty-five years old, a childhood girl I remember back then, and a graduate from Tokyo U. I always go to her when I need advice....although sometimes she zones off or faints...]
"Hey Kei-kun, where did Kitsune go?" Mutsumi asked. "She's in the kitchen..." He said, pointing towards the kitchen.
"Sempai!" Shinobu called, rushing towards Keitaro.
"Hey Shinobu, you know, Motoko is looking for you..." He said to her.
"I know, I talked to her. But where are your extra study books?" She asked. "They're in my room, under the cabinet." He said.
[That's Shinobu Maehara. She is a high school grad, and is going to apply for Tokyo U. She kinda reminds me of myself when I started to apply; determined, excited, and also nervous. But hey, she'll do fine....she's been studying with me and Mutsumi the whole time.] Keitaro walked into the living room and took a seat. There, he looked at the ceiling and listen as everyone was rushing around. Just then, his vision went black.
"Guess who?" a voice called, covering his eyes.
"Heh..." Keitaro laugh, turning around to see Naru behind him.
[That's Naru Narusegawa...oops, I mean, Naru Urashima. She's my wife and is an elementary teacher. She also graduated from Tokyo U and has been with me since I was a second year ronin and after we graduated. It's almost our first year anniversary in a month and I have something special planed for her.]
"If anyone needs me, I'll be in my room." She said, walking off. Keitaro starched his head.
"Ahh, it's almost like I have it made...." He said, closing his eyes.
"Oniichan, it's your turn to watch her..." Kanako said, giving Keitaro a little girl.
[That's my sister, Kanako. She is also the landlord of the Inn along with me. She implies that she'll do all the organizing around here while I take care of all the repairs...o man...] Kanko left and Keitaro looked down at the little girl.
[Haha, and this is our newest boarder at the in. She's a little girl, a couple of months old, and is very playful. Everyone takes turns baby-sitting her, especially me, Naru, and Kanako. She's able to walk and talk sometimes...who is she? She's Keli Urashima, she's my daughter...]
Chapter 1: The Torch is Passed
"Alright you guys! I'm off! Wish me luck!" Shinobu called, running down the stairs of the Hinata Inn.
"Bye Shinobu! Good luck!" Keitaro shouted.
"Do your best out there Shinobu!" Naru called. She was then out of sight. Keitaro and Naru leaned against each other.
"She is off to finally take that entrance exam to Tokyo U...remember when we were like that?" Keitaro asked.
"Yeah...those were some good times..." She said, kissing him on the check. And coming from behind Naru's pant leg, a little girl peeked out.
"Bai Bai Shinamu..." Keli said.
"Aww...come here sweetie..." Naru said, picking up Keli.
"Ok Naru..." Keitaro responded but was held back by Naru's fist.
"You idiot, I meant Keli..." Naru said to him.
"You think she'll be ok?" Keitaro asked as Shinobu was out of sight.
"Yeah, I think she'll be ok. We did tutor her after all. If she doesn't make it, what would it mean for us? We're not smart anymore?" Naru said, tickling Keli.
"Either way, I'm heading to the spring to give Keli a bath...come if you want..."
"Um...ok..." Keitaro said to her as they walked inside.
**
[I can't believe I'm here...] Shinobu though as she stood in front of Tokyo U. [Years and years ago, I made a promise to myself that I'll in here to make my family and Sempai proud. Year after year I watched as people took the exam as I watched helplessly, knowing I can't take the test but now, here I am. A high-school grad, and ready to take that fated test. I studied with Sempai, Naru, Mutsumi, Motoko and now, I feel confident that I'll make it! Watch out Tokyo U! I'm going for you!] Shinobu though to herself.
"Attention....please make way to your exam rooms now, the test will begin..." the overhead bellowed as Shinobu stood outside the gate.
"Kyahhh! Wait! Don't start the exam without me!" Shinobu called, running towards school.
**
"Whew...glad that's over..." Shinobu said, walking out of the class room. "I barely made it to the class but I knew everything that was on the test." Shinobu said to herself, looking at her exam ticket.
"Ok...now the next test room I have to go to is a couple of floors below me...and I have a whole fifteen minutes to get there...piece of cake..." She happily said, going to the elevator. She pressed the button and waited for awhile. Just then, another guy, about her height, walked next to her and pressed the button going down. He had short hair, wearing blue jeans, a collared shirt with a white shirt underneath and was carrying around his backpack. He was wearing eyeglasses.
"Hi" he said to her.
"Hello"
"My name is Kai, what is yours?" He said to her.
"Shinobu." She said to him.
"Nice to meet you Shinobu, where is your next exam?" Kai asked.
"It's a couple of floors down, class room C-6." She said.
"Really? That's where I'm heading." He said. The elevator door open and they both walked in.
"You're going there early?" He asked.
"Yeah...better late than early...let me tell you..." Shinobu said, head looking down.
"I see..." Kai said, pressing the floor number. "...i'm heading there also."
"Really? Cool, we can walk together there then." She said. Just then, there was a power surge. Kai and Shinobu looked around. The elevator stopped working and they were in the dark.
"O no..." Kai calmly said.
"Great...a black out maybe?" She asked as Kai took out a pocket flashlight and turned it on. "I guess...." He said, but then they heard an announcement.
"The next exam will start in ten minutes..." the intercom said.
"This is bad; it seems that this elevator stopped working only." Kai said to her as he looked for the telephone.
"O no! I can't fail now! I've been waiting so long to take this test!" Shinobu panicked. Kai found the phone but no one was on the other end of the line.
"Beautiful...." He said, with a sweat drop on his head. He scanned around and saw an emergency escape.
"I got an idea..." He started to say, throwing his backpack up, opening the escape.
"You mean we go threw there?" She asked, pointing up.
"Well, unless you want to fail, then no..." He said, jumping up and climbing out.
"Help me! I can't jump that high!" Shinobu called. Kai reached down and grabbed Shinobu's arm. He pulled her up and started to climb the ladder.
"But what if we miss the test! Or the elevator decides to go up and crushes us?!" Shinobu hesitated as she climbed up.
"Heh, you know, you're probably the first girl I've known that thinks of the worst case scenario..." He laughed, opening the emergency escape. "Come on Shinobu, we have a test to take!"
**
"Hey you guys, I'm home!" Shinobu called, sliding the door open. Just then, she was blasted by popers and the whole Inn exploded with sound.
"Welcome back Shinobu! Our next Tokyo U student!" They called.
"You guys! I don't know if I passed yet!" She yelled at them. "But what matters is how you think you did!" Kitsune said to her. "Come on! Let's party!"
"Congratulations!" they called. Naru was looking around and notice someone is with her.
"Hey Shinobu, who's your guest?" Naru asked.
"O him? His name is Kai, if it wasn't for him, I would have instantly failed." Shinobu introduced him.
"O my, look what we have here. It would seem Shinobu brought home a play mate for the night, way to go Shinobu! He doesn't seem half back also..." Kitsune teased.
"Kitsune! Will you quit it! I'm just paying him back is all!" Shinobu yelled at her. Keitaro walked in with Keli.
"Ok you guys, settle down now. Nice to meet you Kai. Now, if we haven't forgotten...this is a party right?" Keitaro said to them as they cheered.
**
"Alright you guys, I'm off to see my results! See you later!" Shinobu quickly said, running out of the Hinata Inn.
"Wait up Shinobu! Don't you want company?!" Kitsune called, but was held back by Naru.
"I think she'll want to be alone for this..." She said to her. "Anywho...did you see Keitaro anywhere? It's like he disappeared without a trace." "If I remember correctly, he said he has business to attend." Mutsumi said to her, cradling Keli.
"Business to attend?" Naru said to herself.
**
[Ah...I can see it now...Shinobu Maehara on the wall that Naru, Keitaro, and Mutsumi's names where once were.] She though to herself, standing in front of the wall that should have her name on it. Just then, Kai walked next to her.
"Hey Shinobu, your name should her here also?" He asked.
"Yeah, yours?"
"Yup, want to look together?" He asked. "Sure...1,2,....3" She counted walking towards the wall. Birds flew overhead and people cheered. The wind blew and the leaves rattled. It was a sunny day today and Shinobu looked away from the Tokyo U acceptant list.
[I....I failed....]
End of Chapter 1
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Like so many, Shinobu failed to get into her most desired school. So she plans to take a "recovery trip" and goes off by herself. Problem is that she never told the others. Next time, Chapter 2: Touring Japan!