Disclaimer: I don't own anything of Love Hina, I wish I did since it would really help in these troubled times. Nah, anyways let's get on with the story.
AN: Thank you for your reviews they were really helpful, and Keitaro Urameshi is right I want him to be a cross between Keitaro and Yusuke Urameshi from Yu Yu Hakusho. That is the reason that Keitaro is so eager for a fight. "speech" and 'thoughts'.
A Warrior's Spirit
A girl runs through the street, she does not care where she is going she just wants to get away. The girl will become very beautiful when she reaches adulthood but for now she is very, very cute. Out of breath from her exertions she rests on a bench nearby hoping for her nightmare to be over. When she closes her eyes she relives the events that have left her no other choice but to run away from home.
(Flashback)
The girl is spying on her parents from the staircase hoping for an evening without arguing and shouting. But her wish is not heard by the gods above; instead shouts of outrage are channeled up the staircase and permeated the once quiet atmosphere. "Why do you always criticize me when I visit my own daughter?" shouts her angered father. "Because you are not needed anymore, you only come when you want to?" responds her also angry mother. "What are you talking about, I pay the money that you and her live on?"
"Then take your money back we don't have to live in this big house." Tears' streaming down her face the girl is wishing she was never born; her parents always fight when they talk about her. 'I wish I was dead, at least then they would be sad enough not to fight anymore.' thinks the upset child. Shouts can still be heard downstairs, the yelling is reaching a peak and the girl knows that her father will leave soon. "I've had it I am taking my daughter back, I am the one who makes the money that feeds this family." shouts the father. "Don't you dare try to take her away from me, or I will call the police and jail your ass." vehemently speaks the mother. Footsteps can be heard coming down the stairwell and the couple see their only daughter racing out the door. "Wait don't go…" but the girl pays no heed and keeps running as fast as she can.
(End Flashback)
Tears again cover the girls cheeks as she recalls the events this past morning; 'Why must they always fight don't they know it's killing me inside?' ponders the child. Brushing away her tears with the sleeves of her blouse she soon starts to walk aimlessly in search of a place to live now that she has run away. 'Stupid, stupid I should have at least grabbed some cash to get something to eat I'm starving damn.' Looking to and fro and watching others feasting on hot, steaming bowls of ramen her stomach rumbles ominously. 'Great just great no food, no home, no parents I might as well be dead with the way this day is going.' So deep in thought is the little girl she does not notice a group of men that are walking behind her. 'A ripe one perfect for my tastes, she will be perfect in bed and sell well on the black market.' smiling maniacally the leader of the group follows ever nearer to the child.
Meanwhile, Keitaro is having his own problems; he has no food and no money to buy any. "This is just perfect I came down from the inn to get a bite to eat and I forgot my wallet." Kicking at a rock that has unfortunately crossed his path Keitaro kicks it up, up and away until it is a speck in the sky. 'Bored, bored nothing to do; no food to eat what is a man to do.' Keitaro walks along the streets of Hinata looking at all the ramen stores and sushi shops drool collecting on his bottom lip. 'If only I had a couple of bucks then I could get a ramen or at least a piece of sushi.' While pondering if he had enough coins to buy a piece of sushi Keitaro spies a group of men following a young girl. 'Now what are they up to, better watch them just in case.' Walking quickly to catch up to the motley crew he slips right behind them.
Watching the girl, the leader of the group recognizes that she has walked into a dead end. "Perfect, let's go and get her boys; the first one to rip off her clothes gets to have her first." The perverted members all have huge smiles on their faces dreaming of what they will do to the girl once they catch her. I will not go into detail the depraved and overall sick actions that are being depicted in the minds of the would-be rapists; but rest assured it will not end well for the child. Rounding the corner the group finds the child pondering again on her poor lot in life, but upon reaching the dead end she awakens from her trance. Hoping on returning toward the main road the child finds her path blocked by 5 uncouth men who seem very vile. "Umm…hello…what a strange thing to run into you guys here? But I have to go so bye-bye." The men have no intention on leaving their places and stare down upon the child with a most primitive grin. "Oh your not leaving so soon are you little missy? We were just about to have ourselves a little fun why don't you join us?"
"Umm…no…that's okay I think I should be heading home my parents must be awfully worried." stated child whose fear was growing.
"Oh that was not a choice you see we are a little bored and you are our main entertainment tonight. Get her now guys, and remember whoever tears off her clothes first wins the prize." The men lunge at the child all hoping for at least a grope to bide their time if they do not first get to have her. The first man that reaches her is a muscle-bound oaf looking for some fun and now it is within his grasp. But a shadow clouds the man's features as he reaches for his prize, 'thud' and down he goes with a lump on his noggin. The other members too caught up in their lust for the child don't find this odd at all and continue to reach for the child. And one by one they all fall down with lumps on their foreheads and broken noses spilling blood on the asphalt below.
"What the fuck is going on, what is with you guys why are you all lying there?" screams the supposed leader of the gang.
"Well, their just taking a nap so cool your jets lard bucket." an ominous voice resonates through the alley. "Wa…who's there come out into the light so I can kick your ass." yells the leader but seems a little scared with the way he is looking from side to side. "Oh now you have gone and hurt my feeling; that was a bad thing to do cause now it is time for me to really do some damage." Out of darkness steps a figure that seems to come out of the shadows themselves; half his face is shrouded in darkness while his eyes burn with a fire all there own. "So you want to play a game to past the time, how bout you play it with me." With that said the figure lungs at the leader to deliver a quick succession of kicks and punches that leave the pervert on his knees. Replaying the event in slow motion the audience can see that Keitaro has actually landed a whopping 16 punches on the piece of scum. "So how does it feel to be the victim instead of the predator? Feeling scared yet? Don't worry you will be when I'm through with you there won't be enough to fill a thumbtack." voices Keitaro with a gleam in his eye. "You assholes are not even worth my time, I thought I would at least get a decent workout with the odds being 6 to 1. But to shame, oh well time to die you piece of crap."
"Stop, don't do it; he's not worth it you will go to jail." cries the anguished girl who feels the weight of the world on her shoulders. "What do you mean stop, he and his buddies tried to rape you? They should pay the price with their lives, and don't worry about the whole jail business they won't find a thing." With that last comment Keitaro starts to beat the living shit out of the scum in front of him and soon causes numerous teeth to fly out from the leader's mouth. "Ha ha ha, I haven't had this much fun since I came to this boring town. I should thank you guys better with a true demonstration of my strength."
"Please, please stop it no more; I don't want anymore pain. Stop it nowwww!!" Screaming until she passes out the child pulls a chord in Keitaro's heart and he throws the leader away onto one of his groupies. "Alright, alright I'll stop. Now let's get you to a bench kid you look horrible." Gently resting the child in his arms Keitaro walks away from the garbage he has beaten up. "And if you guys ever see me again it will be your last because there will be no mercy given. All you will receive is the sweet gift of death, but it will not be quick no it will be very slow and very painful." Leaving the group to their own recovery Keitaro steps out onto the main road and follows it until he reaches a bench to lay the child down on. 'I'd better get her some water, with all that screaming her throat will be parched.' Stepping away for a moment to retrieve a bottle of water Keitaro does not see the child awaken from her fainting spell. "Oh where am I? A bench but I was in an alleyway wasn't I? How did I get here? Was that whole thing a dream, no it couldn't be it was so vivid."
"You got that right kid, it wasn't no dream now drink up." states a voice behind her. "Ahhhh…don't do that you scared me half to death. Wait…wait a moment you are the one I saw in the alley…you are the one who saved me." voiced the eager teen. "Now let's not get overexcited you first need to get some water in you. You sound as hoarse as a well…a horse. Ha ha ha…(a blank stare greets his joke) ho he ha. Whoa tough crowd."
Taking the water given to her the child gulps more than half the bottle down in one swallow. 'Damn, and I thought I was a fast drinker. She must have been really thirsty.' Finishing the last few drops of water the child returns the empty bottle to Keitaro. "Okay that was fast, anyways lets get the introductions over with first. My name is Keitaro Urameshi, may I ask what is your name?"
"Oh…okay my name is Shinobu Maehara, it nice to meet you Mr. Urameshi. And thank you most profusely for saving my life back in the alley." Bowing so low that her forehead is touching the ground, Keitaro cannot help to notice the number of people watching him and her. "Okay, okay that is enough Shinobu there is no need for such things. I was just happy I could get there in time to save you from those scumbags." Bursting into tears once more, Shinobu is finally hit with how close she came to losing her innocence.
'Oh not again, man this is going to cause a big commotion better stop her before she starts really crying.' Reaching over to pull Shinobu into a deep embrace Keitaro pats Shinobu on the head and soothingly whispering "it's alright, it's over now." Finally calming down to a respectable level Shinobu notices the warmth building on her cheeks and ears. Keitaro mentally chuckling at her display of embarrassment only holds her that much closer. 'He's so warm, why is he doing this for me? Does he want something like those men? No, no this is the man who saved me he can't be bad.' Feeling her stiffen in his embrace Keitaro looks down and finds Shinobu lost in thought once again. "Hey are you okay Shinobu? Do you want me to get you some more water or something?" Finally realizing he is not there to rape her as the other guys tried to do Shinobu only nods with the blush again forming on her cheeks.
'He is so nice and kind right now but back in that alley I thought I saw an oni (Japanese for demon).' Flashes of the battle rage through Shinobu's head and she watches as Keitaro literally destroys the men who tried to rape her with almost a demonic delight. 'Nah it couldn't be he seems too nice to actually take pleasure in the pain of others.' Returning with another bottle of water and what seems to be a steaming bowl of ramen Keitaro takes a seat beside Shinobu on the bench. "Well here you go, your bottle of water mademoiselle. As well as something to eat too, look at this fresh steaming bowl of chicken ramen." Blushing fiercely at the word "mademoiselle" Shinobu takes the bottle of water and sips lightly to conserve the precious liquid. Thanking Keitaro again for the water and the bowl of ramen she digs into the food with a passion. While on the sidelines Keitaro is wishing he had more money in his wallet.
'Damn all I had was just enough for 2 bottles of water and a bowl of ramen. I knew I should have eaten at Aunty Haruka's tea house.' Sighing dejectedly at his misfortune Keitaro does not notice that Shinobu is actively watching him and eating her delicious ramen. Slowing down her pace Shinobu finds she still has half of her bowl of ramen left. Feeling adequately sated she humbly passes the bowl to Keitaro. "What oh no Shinobu there is no need for that I had a very big lunch already." This statement would have been more believable if his stomach didn't pick that exact moment to rumble with hunger. "Ha ha ha…well maybe I could eat just a little of your ramen. Are you really sure this is okay Shinobu? I mean you still look very hungry, I don't want to impede on your growth into a beautiful young woman." Again causing Shinobu to blush with his lofty comments Keitaro does not notice the pink blush on Shinobu's cheeks because of his growing hunger. Shinobu repeatedly offers her meal to Keitaro and after many failed attempts Keitaro finally accepts the ramen. Shoveling the ramen down his mouth in a record time Keitaro soon chokes due to his lack of chewing the noodles.
Giving out a satisfied sigh Keitaro finds though the ramen did quench his hunger pains, he is more than ready for another one of the ramen bowls. Knowing that he has no money to speak of Keitaro does the only logical thing possible he will try to convince Shinobu to follow him back to his Aunt's tea house to receive proper nourishment. "Hey Shinobu are you still hungry? Because if you are then we can get a really good meal at my Aunt's tea house where the food is free and the quality is fantastic. How bout it?" Feeling wary of Keitaro, but also intrigued by him Shinobu is at a crossroads to whether to follow him. The answer is obvious when her stomach grumbles once more (half a bowl of ramen is not good enough to feed anyone), looking toward the ground to hide her embarrassment she nods her approval. "Great, I'm starving that ramen was good but it was nothing compared to the meal we can get at my aunt's place."
Dragging Shinobu along by her wrist Keitaro races through the city in search of his aunt's tea house. The scum that were beaten to a bloody pulp are just coming out of the alley when they are run over by Keitaro and Shinobu. Lying motionless on the main road the leader of the group wishes he had never seen the girl, but before he can pick himself of the road he and his gang are run over by four 18 wheelers. (AN: As you can tell I don't like rapists, they should have died a more horrible death but oh well.)
Shinobu is out of breath when they reach Keitaro's aunt's place, but she does not mind since Keitaro is still holding onto her wrist. 'He has a very firm grip, but it is amazing how warm his hand feels next to mine.' Reorienting herself Shinobu finds that Keitaro has left her side and is now currently talking to a woman who cannot be much older than her mother. "So Keitaro where did you find her? And why are the clothes I gave you stained in blood?" Hoping that the blood is not Keitaro's, Haruka looks over her nephew and finds no wounds to speak of. "Don't worry so much Aunty Haruka this blood is not mine, and to the question where I found Shinobu that is a long story." Relieved to know that her nephew is alright Haruka takes her first good look at Shinobu, 'Okay a young girl, obviously sad but why? Maybe a little food will help her disposition.'
"Alright you two come inside and you can tell me all about it, I'll even make you guys my special fried rice." Eyes gleaming and mouth drooling Keitaro quickly grabs Shinobu across the waist and carries her inside the establishment. 'Now he didn't have to do that, man Keitaro is really an animal when he is hungry.' With a final smirk Haruka enters her tea house to start making her world-famous (or at least Keitaro thinks so) fried rice.
Author's Notes: Well another chapter done, I hope to make a lot of chapters in the upcoming days. Also on the crossover issue, Keitaro is the only crossover component. No one else from the show will be changed into a Yu Yu Hakusho character. As you can see Keitaro loves to fight and he has no qualms about bloodshed either. Anyways normal routine R & R please? Peace I'm out.