AN: Greetings again. I know my posting times have slowed down a tiny bit,
but posting once a day has just been killing me, hope you all understand.
I'll shoot for at least once every other day...
But many thanks so far for not flaming me! I do realize that the story may seem a bit dull come the romance parts, but hey: We can't have blood and gore 24/7, right? My thanks to you loyal readers, as I hope to continue entertaining you with this series.
As always, Love Hina and its characters belong to Ken Akamatsu, original characters belong to me and may be used with permission.
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For Love and Honor
Chapter 7: The darkest secret of Hinata-Sou
"Oh my gosh, look at that guy! He's so hot!"
"Holy... Dude, check out that babe!"
Sho merely rolled his eyes as he walked beside Yuki for their first day as students at Toudai. He's heard all the whispers before since their high school days, and have come to accept it as part of life. Even though he prefered a solitary lifestyle, he constantly attracted attention due to his good looks and long hair, and it probably didn't help that he towered over most other Japanese by nearly a foot or more...
"Oh, how do I look? You think he'll be interested if I ask him out to coffee?"
"Man, if she'd agree to go with me to the movies this Saturday..."
Sighing, Sho glanced over at his younger sister. If she did hear the whispers, Yuki never seemed to be fazed by it. Unlike her brother, she made friends easily and always seemed cheerful and uplifting to everyone around her. But just like her brother, her snowy white hair and full figure, coupled with her innocent charms, made her an angelic beauty sought after by all single men. And more often than not, Sho had to step in to prevent a lecher's advances on her...
"Too bad, looks like that girl's already got him..."
"Damn, that's probably her boyfriend though..."
The Urashima siblings continued through the campus in silence, while drawing even more attention from the other students. As the two finally reached the main building, Yuki turned to her brother and smiled, who smiled back as he handed her a small backpack and some books.
"Thanks for carrying my stuff, Big brother." Yuki smiled. "I'll see you later tonight, okay?"
"Of course, sis." Sho smiled and squeezed her shoulder gently. "Now run along, don't be late for class..." Nodding, she gave him a light hug before walking down a corridor. Sho watched her for several moments, then smiled before heading off for his own class...
"He's her brother! I think he's going to my class too!"
"Dude! They're brother and sister?! I can still ask her out then!"
Sho sighed as he rubbed his temple, and decided that it was going to be a very long day ahead of him...
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Yuki blinked.
While she was accostomed of men staring at her during class, she definetly wasn't used to being in a computer lab where she was the ONLY female present. Nontheless, she still cheerfully greeted each person who spoke to her, but turned down the people asking her out with kind words. She then sighed, quietly working at her console and praying for time to pass quickly so she can leave the testosterone filled enviornment...
[Su, R.] Hey snow white, you okay over there?
Blinking at the chat text that sprung up on her screen, Yuki quickly looked up and scanned the room. She then saw the tanned scientist in the lab next door, who smiled at her from her own console behind a plexiglass window.
[Urashima, Y.] Yes, thanks for asking though.
[Su, R.] You don't look okay, something or someone bugging you?
Chuckling quietly and shaking her head, Yuki typed a response back.
[Urashima, Y.] I don't want to be mean, but this guy behind me keeps trying to ask me out.
[Su, R.] Gotta be firm sometimes, cousin. Gimme a sec.
Raising an eyebrow in curiosity, Yuki was about to type in a reply when she heard a yelp of panic. As one, the entire lab turned and watched as the console behind Yuki suddenly displayed a vast amount of VERY graphic adult sites, before the system shot out sparks and shorted out. Everyone else in the lab - including one very upset instructor, surrounded the now baffled student and was asking questions and demanding explanations.
Eyes wide in shock, Yuki turned back and saw that Raina had a smirk on her face.
[Urashima, Y.] Raina! That was a horrible thing to do!
[Su, R.] Hey, ask and ye shalt receive, is what I say.
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"...And so she was so out of it, I was worried that the teacher would give her detention or something!" A group of high school senior girls laughed as they walked down a street after school, Emi chuckled nervously, as she was the subject of discussion in the group.
"I know what's on her mind..." One of the girls smiled as she nudged Emi playfully. "She's got a boyfriend, that's why!" With a collective gasp, the group began bombarding the swordswoman with questions to confirm the truth, who nodded while trying to hide her flushed face.
"Wow!" Another girl smiled. "So what's this guy like?"
"Well, he's the landlord of the dorm I stay at..." Emi replied quietly, and several of the group made a face.
"Ugh, you're going out with some old geezer?"
"No!" Emi laughed. "Although we should be meeting up with him shortly..." Sure enough, as the group turned a corner, they saw the Urashima siblings chatting in front of a cafe. With a smile, Emi waved to them, and to the group's surprise the landlord noticed and waved back with a smile.
"That hunk over there is your boyfriend...?" One of the girls asked in disbelief, then narrowed her eyes at the swordswoman. "You sure he's not cheating on you with that other girl he's talking to?"
"They're siblings, silly!" Emi laughed and waved goodbye to her friends as she walked over and gave the siblings hugs before sitting with them, drawing amazed looks from the group of high schoolers.
"They're related?" One of the girls blinked. "What are their parents, supermodels?"
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As the trio climbed the steps leading to the Hinata-Sou, Sho smiled quietly as Emi held onto his arm and told him about everything that happened on her first day back to school, while Yuki walked on the other side of her brother, watching the happy couple quietly with a smile. As they reached the top, Sho suddenly narrowed his eyes and stopped, motioning for the two women to stay behind him.
"Something's wrong... Stay here." Sho whispered, and the two complied as he sprinted towards the dorm, plowing through the front screen doors with a worried look. Trusting his instincts, he rushed over to the kitchen and found Natsumi unconscious on the floor. Picking the chef up in his arms, he glanced around and cursed as he found the reason of his worries: The pilot light in the stove had went out, allowing the gas to fill the room.
"Hey dork, you're back early..." Sarah raised an eyebrow as she exited from a nearby restroom, upon which Sho's eyes went wide as he sprinted towards her with Natsumi under his arm, but arrived too late as the American's hand slammed the restroom door shut, creating a nearly indistinguishable spark...
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The two women standing outside watched in shock as a large explosion engulfed the bottom level of the Hinata-Sou, and quickly rushed towards the flaming building. As they arrived, they both sighed in relief to see Sho carrying out an unconscious Natsumi and a visibly shaken Sarah...
"Don't worry about me!" Sho yelled as they tried to treat a cut on his forehead. "Get that fire put out!" The two quickly rushed for fire extinguishers as he sent Sarah to fetch his other relatives, he then put his ear to Natsumi's lips and frowned.
'She must've inhaled too much gas...' Sho thought with a worried look, then began performing CPR on her. 'Come on, dammit! Don't you dare die on me...'
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As she opened her eyes wearily, Natsumi felt a gentle pressure on her body and was surprised to find Sho's lips meeting hers, and was even more shocked as she found one of his hands on her breasts. But before she could blush, Sho pulled back and looked into her eyes before smiling in relief...
"Glad to have you back..." Sho commented. "How're you feeling?"
"Okay, I guess..." Natsumi blinked, then realized that all the tenants - including Haruka and Kanako, was apparently watching as they all looked relieved that the young chef was unharmed. She then noticed the landlord's charred clothing and gasped at seeing his cuts and bruises. "Sho! Are you alright...?"
"Don't worry about me..." The landlord smiled. "I'm fine as long as you're okay." Natsumi felt her heart skip a beat at his words and caring smile, and watched as he walked away to check up on the damages done by the explosion...
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After calling in a favor, Kanako had somehow managed to find a construction crew who not only repaired all the damages to the dorm in a few short hours, but also install a modern age sprinkler system as well. When asked where she found the construction crew, she merely smiled and replied that she prefered to 'be prepared for anything.'
Having gone through a day filled with enough excitement for a week, all of the tenants decided to either return to their rooms or simply turn in for the night. As Yuki was yawning and preparing to enter the room, a hand gently stopped her, and she turned to see Sarah looking at her with a cheerful smile.
"Hey kid, got a sec to check something out?" The American smiled.
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"I found this while I was charting the underground passageways..." Sarah commented, as the two stared up at a giant vault door, which appeared to be made of at least a solid foot of steel. "Unfortunately, I can't make heads or tails of this... I'd ask your brother, but..." Yuki nodded in understanding, as everyone wanted Sho to relax after his heroic deeds today...
Walking up, Yuki examined the control panel of the door with a curious eye. While she understood the basic mechanics of many machines, she was not as attuned to gadgets and machinery as her brother or cousin. After a moment, she found the power button and switched it on. The two watched as a series of lights flashed on its display, before a prompt showed up on its screen...
[Enter birthdate] After some thought, Yuki decided to enter her mother's birthdate, and was awarded with a green light before the machine began to process more information.
"Hey, not bad!" Sarah grinned.
[Retinal scan required for secondary lock] Blinking, Yuki found what appeared to be a wall mounted goggle, and put her face up against it. Seconds later a beam of light washed over her eyes before another green light came on.
"Alright! You go girl!" Sarah cheered.
[Verbal confirmation of 'Greatest day' required for final lock] Frowning, Yuki looked back at the American, who shrugged as well. The white haired woman contemplated for what seemed hours when an idea suddenly popped in her head, and she turned towards the machine.
"Cherry Blossom Festival!" Yuki exclaimed with a smile, and moments later the vault door opened with a quiet hiss before their astonished eyes, revealing only darkness beyond it.
"Cherry Blossom Festival?" Sarah asked with a confused look.
"Long story, I'll explain sometime." Yuki replied with a smile, and walked inside. Sarah was about to follow, when the vault door suddenly slammed shut in her face, separating the two. Panic gripping her heart, Yuki was about to try and open the door when lights began turning on, and she soon found herself in a technology lab of some sort. She then gasped as she saw a gigantic machine housed in the middle of it all, nearly ten feet in height with all types of lights flashing on its control panel. Then she saw it, on the control panel...
A white envelope, addressed to her...
Curious, she carefully opened the envelope, and pulled out a small letter...
Hello Daughter,
If you are reading this, I would assume that Sarah had led you to my secret lab. You might be wondering why the door shut her out, that is because I coded the security in it to only let those with my genetic coding in their DNA to enter. But let me get to the point of this letter.
By finding this lab, it is clear that something has happened to your father and I, as neither of us would ever want you or Sho to find this lab. What you see before you is my greatest invention of all time, but I fear that its use would only cause pain to others, which is why I decided to seal it here, never to be seen again.
I beg you, do not let anyone else read this letter when you're finished, and make sure that you and Sarah do not mention the existence of this lab to anyone else, especially your brother. Please do not question why, but do it out of love for your father and I.
Love always,
Mom
Nearly at tears, Yuki set the letter down and looked at the controls to the machine. After reading some of the controls' descriptions, her eyes went wide as she realized in horror at what the machine before her was...
"My God..." She whispered. "It's a time machine..."
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Like? No like? Please review!
Ooh, cliffhanger? Perhaps, but how will things go from here? Stay tuned, as more is coming soon! And as always, reviews are greatly appreciated, and suggestions very welcome!
But many thanks so far for not flaming me! I do realize that the story may seem a bit dull come the romance parts, but hey: We can't have blood and gore 24/7, right? My thanks to you loyal readers, as I hope to continue entertaining you with this series.
As always, Love Hina and its characters belong to Ken Akamatsu, original characters belong to me and may be used with permission.
_______________________________________________________________________
For Love and Honor
Chapter 7: The darkest secret of Hinata-Sou
"Oh my gosh, look at that guy! He's so hot!"
"Holy... Dude, check out that babe!"
Sho merely rolled his eyes as he walked beside Yuki for their first day as students at Toudai. He's heard all the whispers before since their high school days, and have come to accept it as part of life. Even though he prefered a solitary lifestyle, he constantly attracted attention due to his good looks and long hair, and it probably didn't help that he towered over most other Japanese by nearly a foot or more...
"Oh, how do I look? You think he'll be interested if I ask him out to coffee?"
"Man, if she'd agree to go with me to the movies this Saturday..."
Sighing, Sho glanced over at his younger sister. If she did hear the whispers, Yuki never seemed to be fazed by it. Unlike her brother, she made friends easily and always seemed cheerful and uplifting to everyone around her. But just like her brother, her snowy white hair and full figure, coupled with her innocent charms, made her an angelic beauty sought after by all single men. And more often than not, Sho had to step in to prevent a lecher's advances on her...
"Too bad, looks like that girl's already got him..."
"Damn, that's probably her boyfriend though..."
The Urashima siblings continued through the campus in silence, while drawing even more attention from the other students. As the two finally reached the main building, Yuki turned to her brother and smiled, who smiled back as he handed her a small backpack and some books.
"Thanks for carrying my stuff, Big brother." Yuki smiled. "I'll see you later tonight, okay?"
"Of course, sis." Sho smiled and squeezed her shoulder gently. "Now run along, don't be late for class..." Nodding, she gave him a light hug before walking down a corridor. Sho watched her for several moments, then smiled before heading off for his own class...
"He's her brother! I think he's going to my class too!"
"Dude! They're brother and sister?! I can still ask her out then!"
Sho sighed as he rubbed his temple, and decided that it was going to be a very long day ahead of him...
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Yuki blinked.
While she was accostomed of men staring at her during class, she definetly wasn't used to being in a computer lab where she was the ONLY female present. Nontheless, she still cheerfully greeted each person who spoke to her, but turned down the people asking her out with kind words. She then sighed, quietly working at her console and praying for time to pass quickly so she can leave the testosterone filled enviornment...
[Su, R.] Hey snow white, you okay over there?
Blinking at the chat text that sprung up on her screen, Yuki quickly looked up and scanned the room. She then saw the tanned scientist in the lab next door, who smiled at her from her own console behind a plexiglass window.
[Urashima, Y.] Yes, thanks for asking though.
[Su, R.] You don't look okay, something or someone bugging you?
Chuckling quietly and shaking her head, Yuki typed a response back.
[Urashima, Y.] I don't want to be mean, but this guy behind me keeps trying to ask me out.
[Su, R.] Gotta be firm sometimes, cousin. Gimme a sec.
Raising an eyebrow in curiosity, Yuki was about to type in a reply when she heard a yelp of panic. As one, the entire lab turned and watched as the console behind Yuki suddenly displayed a vast amount of VERY graphic adult sites, before the system shot out sparks and shorted out. Everyone else in the lab - including one very upset instructor, surrounded the now baffled student and was asking questions and demanding explanations.
Eyes wide in shock, Yuki turned back and saw that Raina had a smirk on her face.
[Urashima, Y.] Raina! That was a horrible thing to do!
[Su, R.] Hey, ask and ye shalt receive, is what I say.
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"...And so she was so out of it, I was worried that the teacher would give her detention or something!" A group of high school senior girls laughed as they walked down a street after school, Emi chuckled nervously, as she was the subject of discussion in the group.
"I know what's on her mind..." One of the girls smiled as she nudged Emi playfully. "She's got a boyfriend, that's why!" With a collective gasp, the group began bombarding the swordswoman with questions to confirm the truth, who nodded while trying to hide her flushed face.
"Wow!" Another girl smiled. "So what's this guy like?"
"Well, he's the landlord of the dorm I stay at..." Emi replied quietly, and several of the group made a face.
"Ugh, you're going out with some old geezer?"
"No!" Emi laughed. "Although we should be meeting up with him shortly..." Sure enough, as the group turned a corner, they saw the Urashima siblings chatting in front of a cafe. With a smile, Emi waved to them, and to the group's surprise the landlord noticed and waved back with a smile.
"That hunk over there is your boyfriend...?" One of the girls asked in disbelief, then narrowed her eyes at the swordswoman. "You sure he's not cheating on you with that other girl he's talking to?"
"They're siblings, silly!" Emi laughed and waved goodbye to her friends as she walked over and gave the siblings hugs before sitting with them, drawing amazed looks from the group of high schoolers.
"They're related?" One of the girls blinked. "What are their parents, supermodels?"
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As the trio climbed the steps leading to the Hinata-Sou, Sho smiled quietly as Emi held onto his arm and told him about everything that happened on her first day back to school, while Yuki walked on the other side of her brother, watching the happy couple quietly with a smile. As they reached the top, Sho suddenly narrowed his eyes and stopped, motioning for the two women to stay behind him.
"Something's wrong... Stay here." Sho whispered, and the two complied as he sprinted towards the dorm, plowing through the front screen doors with a worried look. Trusting his instincts, he rushed over to the kitchen and found Natsumi unconscious on the floor. Picking the chef up in his arms, he glanced around and cursed as he found the reason of his worries: The pilot light in the stove had went out, allowing the gas to fill the room.
"Hey dork, you're back early..." Sarah raised an eyebrow as she exited from a nearby restroom, upon which Sho's eyes went wide as he sprinted towards her with Natsumi under his arm, but arrived too late as the American's hand slammed the restroom door shut, creating a nearly indistinguishable spark...
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The two women standing outside watched in shock as a large explosion engulfed the bottom level of the Hinata-Sou, and quickly rushed towards the flaming building. As they arrived, they both sighed in relief to see Sho carrying out an unconscious Natsumi and a visibly shaken Sarah...
"Don't worry about me!" Sho yelled as they tried to treat a cut on his forehead. "Get that fire put out!" The two quickly rushed for fire extinguishers as he sent Sarah to fetch his other relatives, he then put his ear to Natsumi's lips and frowned.
'She must've inhaled too much gas...' Sho thought with a worried look, then began performing CPR on her. 'Come on, dammit! Don't you dare die on me...'
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As she opened her eyes wearily, Natsumi felt a gentle pressure on her body and was surprised to find Sho's lips meeting hers, and was even more shocked as she found one of his hands on her breasts. But before she could blush, Sho pulled back and looked into her eyes before smiling in relief...
"Glad to have you back..." Sho commented. "How're you feeling?"
"Okay, I guess..." Natsumi blinked, then realized that all the tenants - including Haruka and Kanako, was apparently watching as they all looked relieved that the young chef was unharmed. She then noticed the landlord's charred clothing and gasped at seeing his cuts and bruises. "Sho! Are you alright...?"
"Don't worry about me..." The landlord smiled. "I'm fine as long as you're okay." Natsumi felt her heart skip a beat at his words and caring smile, and watched as he walked away to check up on the damages done by the explosion...
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After calling in a favor, Kanako had somehow managed to find a construction crew who not only repaired all the damages to the dorm in a few short hours, but also install a modern age sprinkler system as well. When asked where she found the construction crew, she merely smiled and replied that she prefered to 'be prepared for anything.'
Having gone through a day filled with enough excitement for a week, all of the tenants decided to either return to their rooms or simply turn in for the night. As Yuki was yawning and preparing to enter the room, a hand gently stopped her, and she turned to see Sarah looking at her with a cheerful smile.
"Hey kid, got a sec to check something out?" The American smiled.
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"I found this while I was charting the underground passageways..." Sarah commented, as the two stared up at a giant vault door, which appeared to be made of at least a solid foot of steel. "Unfortunately, I can't make heads or tails of this... I'd ask your brother, but..." Yuki nodded in understanding, as everyone wanted Sho to relax after his heroic deeds today...
Walking up, Yuki examined the control panel of the door with a curious eye. While she understood the basic mechanics of many machines, she was not as attuned to gadgets and machinery as her brother or cousin. After a moment, she found the power button and switched it on. The two watched as a series of lights flashed on its display, before a prompt showed up on its screen...
[Enter birthdate] After some thought, Yuki decided to enter her mother's birthdate, and was awarded with a green light before the machine began to process more information.
"Hey, not bad!" Sarah grinned.
[Retinal scan required for secondary lock] Blinking, Yuki found what appeared to be a wall mounted goggle, and put her face up against it. Seconds later a beam of light washed over her eyes before another green light came on.
"Alright! You go girl!" Sarah cheered.
[Verbal confirmation of 'Greatest day' required for final lock] Frowning, Yuki looked back at the American, who shrugged as well. The white haired woman contemplated for what seemed hours when an idea suddenly popped in her head, and she turned towards the machine.
"Cherry Blossom Festival!" Yuki exclaimed with a smile, and moments later the vault door opened with a quiet hiss before their astonished eyes, revealing only darkness beyond it.
"Cherry Blossom Festival?" Sarah asked with a confused look.
"Long story, I'll explain sometime." Yuki replied with a smile, and walked inside. Sarah was about to follow, when the vault door suddenly slammed shut in her face, separating the two. Panic gripping her heart, Yuki was about to try and open the door when lights began turning on, and she soon found herself in a technology lab of some sort. She then gasped as she saw a gigantic machine housed in the middle of it all, nearly ten feet in height with all types of lights flashing on its control panel. Then she saw it, on the control panel...
A white envelope, addressed to her...
Curious, she carefully opened the envelope, and pulled out a small letter...
Hello Daughter,
If you are reading this, I would assume that Sarah had led you to my secret lab. You might be wondering why the door shut her out, that is because I coded the security in it to only let those with my genetic coding in their DNA to enter. But let me get to the point of this letter.
By finding this lab, it is clear that something has happened to your father and I, as neither of us would ever want you or Sho to find this lab. What you see before you is my greatest invention of all time, but I fear that its use would only cause pain to others, which is why I decided to seal it here, never to be seen again.
I beg you, do not let anyone else read this letter when you're finished, and make sure that you and Sarah do not mention the existence of this lab to anyone else, especially your brother. Please do not question why, but do it out of love for your father and I.
Love always,
Mom
Nearly at tears, Yuki set the letter down and looked at the controls to the machine. After reading some of the controls' descriptions, her eyes went wide as she realized in horror at what the machine before her was...
"My God..." She whispered. "It's a time machine..."
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Like? No like? Please review!
Ooh, cliffhanger? Perhaps, but how will things go from here? Stay tuned, as more is coming soon! And as always, reviews are greatly appreciated, and suggestions very welcome!