[Thank you for the votes. This is the good ending, some might think I wrote this for reviews, well kinda yes kinda no. I just wanted to know which ending people preferred. Over all this one won out. Sorry ppl, but if you want to see him end up with NE one in particular from me, you'll have to wait. I'm just about pro Keitarou/any of the girls cept for Haruka person. But without further ado, heres the rest. I'll post a few other endings later.]
Restitution
Keitarou had just come to, all he could see was black. Suddenly light shone into his eyes as he felt something being pulled off his head.
'What happened? My head feels like it was run over by Seta-san.'
As he sat up he could feel several people around him but his head hurt too much for him to notice who they were. A hand was placed on his shoulder, shortly after the person gave him a hug.
'must be Su-chan.' Turning his head towards the person he could barely make out an outline. Squinting his eyes some and concentrating on the person he noticed it was Naru instead. Pulling back some he tried to get away only to be firmly held by her. Another person quickly hugged him form the other side.
'What's going on here?'
Again squinting his eyes to get a better image of her, he noticed it to be Motoko. After that he just froze.
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Naru laid Keitarou back down in bed. After pulling the covers up over him she let out sigh.
"We are lucky, you know that right?" Came the voice behind her.
"Yes, we were. How long do you think it will be before he's fully recovered?"
"You already know the answer." said Motoko stepping up to stand next to Naru. "He might be able to see again. But he will never hear us or speak to us again. But at least it will be easier to apologize."
Sighing again Naru returned her attention to Keitarou. She ran her fingers over the blanket that was covering his chest. He was squinting earlier that was their clue that he could see again. No one knew how well he could see just yet but they were all hoping his vision would come back in full given time.
"I know how you must feel. I gave up all that I was supposed to become to make up for my mistake." Motoko sighed and handed Naru a set of sheets.
"I'm glad we gave up so much though. I'm happy he's still alive." said Naru while laying the futon and sheets out next to Keitarou.
"I agree. Naru sempai, I was wondering. Do you think, that, you could, well, umm" Motoko blushed some and just seemed to wait.
"Motoko, what are you going to ask me?"
"Nothing."
"I'm sure you would make a nice couple. You could protect him from harm and would take good care of him, after all, it's now your duty to do so right? Besides, he wouldn't want to be with me after what happened."
Seeing her sempai on the verge of tears, Motoko approached and put a hand on her shoulders.
"I think he would. You just have to give yourself a chance before he can."
Naru nodded and lay down in the futon. After a few minutes she fell asleep, After wards Motoko made her way to the other side and after pulling some blankets over herself fell asleep as well.
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Keitarou slowly became conscious, the warmth that was on his left side had left him a while ago, now he was cold on both sides. Rolling around some trying to find them he finally gave up. Groaning a bit he opened his eyes and was greeted with gray. Standing up he checked around him for his glasses, he felt naked without them. The floor boards shook a bit slowly moving across them. Instinctively he looked over to the door and noticed that he could faintly make out a shadow there. Concentrating on it he tried to make it out. The shadow then began to walk towards him.
'The boards are sinking in sharp strides, and the steps are heavy, Kitsune. She must be here to beat me for running away.'
Keitarou backed away, Kitsune stopped somewhere then continued his way, after reaching a corner where he could no longer escape he could only wait. But when she reached him, he felt something being put on his face instead, his glasses. She then took him by the arm and helped him up. She then took his arm and started to lead him out and down the hall.
'Probably leading me to the stairs to push me down them or something. Then she'll have me do chores. They'll make fun of me while I do them too. Laughing that all I can do is feel around and smell the scents to do them. Well, I can see now, not much but I can.'
By the time he was done thinking he has been led down the steps and into the kitchen where he was guided to a chair.
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Kitsune sat in her own chair at the end of the table. Keitarou was either in one of his dazes where he didn't notice much or he was depressed over something. Naru sitting across from him just stared at him, Motoko was sitting next to him with a mixed expression on her face. Obviously debating her next move, Su, she was sliding under the table trying to play footsie with him, waving her legs around seeing if he was close. Shinobu was bringing the food out of the kitchen and some how, Mutsumi had also appeared and was her usual cheery yet ditzy self.
Every one started eating breakfast, it was mostly quiet, Keitarou fumbled around allot trying to learn where the food was and how to get it to where his mouth is. But he kept looking around obviously trying to figure out who was where. After a piece of scrambled egg landed on Motoko, she got tired of his fumbling around and picking it up with her chop sticks put it in his mouth. The reaction they got was enough to make them all laugh.
"Ohh my, can I put food in Kei-kuns mouth next?" asked Mutsumi who reached over and put food in his mouth without waiting for an answer.
"Me too, me too." Sung Su who leapt onto the table and started stuffing his mouth with food.
"Mutsumi, you should have waited for an answer and Su, if you keep that up you'll choke him."
"Aww come on Naru, let them have fun." Said Kitsune deciding to get in on it as well by waving a piece of bacon under his nose before putting it into his mouth.
"Auuu, I wanna feed Sempai too."
"Tell you what Shinobu, why don't you handle his drink?" Suggested Motoko who got a nod from Shinobu.
Breakfast continued on like that. The only one not chipping in to help feed Keitarou being Naru, who was depressed over most of it and excused herself early. After wards, Shinobu cleared up the dishes, Kitsune went to do whatever, Su went to go play, and Mutsumi and Motoko helped Keitarou back to his room.
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Keitarou was sat down at a table, he figured it was Motoko and Mutsumi because both of them stepped lightly, and one seemed to use him more for support and to keep herself and walking straight so she didn't crash into walls than she was supporting him. He had to concentrate hard on the foot steps of Motoko or he would loose where she was, he hoped she would stay close so he could keep better track of her location.
She walked around and sat in front of him, her weight shifted and he saw the shadow in front of him reach for something. He started to jump back until she returned to normal. The table shifted lightly under his arm in smooth yet complete motions. She was writing something, afterwards the shadow moved to hold something up. He noticed the edges of the paper but the rest was gray. Her weight then shifted towards him then returned. He reached down and felt the table feeling a pen and some paper. Feeling across from him he felt the piece of paper she wrote on and could tell there was some ink on it.
'She's writing something to me, but why would they do that unless they know I can see. I bet that's it. Their testing for how well I can see. I must be polite and answer her or she might get angry and strike me until I do.'
Reaching for the paper and for the pen he lifted them into his hands, concentrating hard he then tried his best to write out that all he can see is shadows and gray. After he was done writing it out, using the pictures of the Kanji that needed to be used in his head to write it out three times in case something did happen to his writing. After he put the pen down he slid the paper over to Motoko. After reading it, her weight shifted again as she stood up, This time he followed her not only through the floor boards, but also by watching the shadow as best he could. Motoko walked around him and gave him a light hug then left the room.
'Why did she hug me? She couldn't be sorry for what happened, I mean it happened because I couldn't be a good manager. She has every right to hate me. I'm little more than a burden to them. Especially now that I can't hear, or speak anymore. I may as well get some rest before they put me back to work.'
Keitarou stood up and walked over to his futon but when he reached there his foot lightly hit against something soft, definitely a person, after blinking a few times he began to think again.
'What is this person doing here, who is it? Lets see, Motoko helped me up here, and so did Mutsumi, Motoko left and Mutsumi headed. I guess some things never change.'
Reaching down he pulled Mutsumi into his futon and covered her up then he took an extra set of covers he found near her and laid down a feet away and drifted back to sleep.
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At the base of the Hinata Sou stood a young girl, Her black hair, hanging down to the middle of her back waved in the wind. Taking a look at the building one more time she began to walk up the steps. Following her was a small black cat floating about shoulder high to her. After reaching the top of the steps she looked over at the cafe' where Haruka was sweeping the steps of it.
"Hello Aunt Haruka. Is Onii-san here?"
Looking up and tempted to beat into this persons head, much like she did with any other person to call her aunt, Haruka noticed who it was and decided not to.
"Go right on in. He should be somewhere inside."
"Thanks"
Haruka watched as the girl left.
'I sure hope the girls don't get on her bad side. Only one that can stop her is Keitarou'
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"He wrote this?" Said Naru looking from the paper to Motoko.
"Yes, Things are looking better and better now that..."
Motoko was cut off as the door to the inn opened and someone walked in. The girls all got up and went to the door to see who just came in. The girl that stood in the entry had the same color hair as Motoko and stood at about the same height, He face was hidden by a sun hat. She wore a black dress with a white vest and had a strange floating cat next to her.
"Hello there, may we help you?"
"I'm here to see my brother."
"Huh? You must have the wrong place."
"This is the Hinata Sou right?"
"Yeah."
"Then I have the right place. Where is my brother? Where is Keitarou?"
"Hold up. You're Keitarous sister? He never said he had a sister."
"Well, he does. I am Urashima Kanako. Now if you don't mind I'd like to see him."
"Now hold up. How do we know your his sister?" Said Naru, skepticism apparent in her voice.
"Here, see for yourself." Kanako held up an id. "Now if you'll excuse me I'm here to see my brother."
With nothing left to be said they led her to Keitarous room and let her in. Kanako walked over to the futon in the back section of the room.
"I'd like to be alone with my brother if you don't mind."
The tenants nodded and left. Kanako walked over to the Futon and leaned down to kiss the person inside of it. Before she could though she noticed it was a girl. Jumping back a bit the girl began to wake up.
"Oh my were you going to kiss me?" Said the mystery girl holding a hand up over her mouth.
"I thought you were some one else."
"Oh, it's okay. I wouldn't mind."
Sweat dropping Kanako looked around the room and noticed another set of sheets with someone in them. She went to stand up but before could the mystery girl latched onto her and kissed her.
"What did you do that for?"
"What did I do what for?"
"Why did you kiss me?"
"Because I like kissing."
Sighing Kanako stood up, composed herself and walked over to the other futon. She then leaned down and after checking to make sure it was Keitarou leaned in and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He stirred a bit then woke up slowly. He looked at her then suddenly jumped back.
"Onii-san, What's wrong?"
Keitarou continues to stay away from her. Standing up and walking towards him he quit cowering back and looked up at her in confusion. Kanako leaned down and after running a hand through his hair looking at him, noticed the different look in his eyes.
"What happened to you?"
He didn't respond. Kanako took a look at his ears and then felt his throat. She then stood up and after helping Keitarou up, she then went to where every one was sitting. She walked into the room and after clearing her throat and giving every one of her cold stares.
"What happened to my brother?"
"He was in an accident. He lost his hearing and ability to speak and temporarily lost his sight." Said Kitsune.
"And why is he cowering from people when they get close to him?"
"Because we are at fault for it. We are truly sorry about it all and have been trying our hardest to make it up to him. But even though we each have given up so much we have still made little progress. We all want so much to go back to how things were but they will never be like that again. All we can do now is watch over him and take care of his needs." Said Motoko who started to break down halfway through
Kanako only continued to give them her cold glare.
"Next time you'll have to go through me. I came here after Obaasan Hina received a letter from Obasan Haruka about Keitarou. Grandma then sent me here to see my brother. Now that I know what happened I will not let anyone of you near him."
Kanako gave every one a final stare down then returned to Keitarous room. Once inside she walked over to Keitarou, who backed away from her. She closed the gap quickly and reached over to take his hands putting them on top of her head, moved them down the sides of her face. She sat against him with her back to him and moved his hands in a washing motion similar to the one he used when he washed her hair when they were younger. After a while he started to make his hands on his own in recognition of who it is. Putting his hands on her shoulders she leaned back against Keitarou.
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'Was that kiss? Who was it from?'
Keitarou opened his eyes and was met with a dark blot on a gray background. It leaned in and thinking it was one of his tenants quickly backed off. She walked towards him.
'I don't recognize this person at all, the steps are like Motoko's but with a hint of Naru and Haruka in them. The comparisons seem familiar but I still don't know.'
The person turned and left his room, obviously angry, Keitarou sat there not knowing what to make of this new person. After a few minutes she came back in, obviously angry. Backing up some just in case she might beat him, however they quickly crouched down and took his hands putting them on top of their head. He could swear it felt familiar to him and he kept trying to place them as they moved his hands to the face, definitely female. After a bit longer she sat against his knees and after placing his hands on her head again started to move his hands in a scrubbing motion.
'She's having me scrub her hair as if I'm washing it. It feel like she's had me wash her hair before cause It may not be just right but this is how I wash my hair. But the only other person I've washed the hair of is, Kanako.'
Hew suddenly realized he had started to scrub her hair on his own, after a little while longer he knew for sure that it was his sister. She took his hands and put them on her shoulders and leaned back against his legs. After a while longer he started to massage her shoulders which only made her relax more against him. After a few minutes she had fallen asleep, Moving her to the sheets he covered her up and sat by her running a hand through her hair a bit longer.
'I may as well go do something or else the others will get mad at me. I'll start on the floors and slowly work to the onsen.'
Standing up Keitarou left his room and walked down the stairs to go get his supplies. Once in the main living area he could see several blots sitting in the furniture. Walking past them he went and got his tools and moved back through the room to go do some of his work. Just right before he could get out of the room he was jumped by just about every one in the inn. Motoko Grabbed him from behind, Su pinned his legs. Shinbou helped Kitsune grab his tools and pull them from his hands.
'Their going to make me work without tools now? I don't think I can do that. But if I don't they will get angry and beat me again. I can't keep up without the tools and if I don't keep up I'll get beat as well. I guess that's all I am good for anymore. A punching bag.'
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The girls didn't notice Keitarou go through the room the first time but they caught him about half way through the second. Noticing he had tools they all jumped him and took them away. Keitarou struggled a bit then gave up and let them do whatever. They led him to the couch where Motoko sat down on his right and Kitsune on his left. Su and Shinobu both sat on the opposite couch with Naru who has sat there with her head turned away the whole time.
"Well I still think that we should still get a chance to help Keitarou. I mean we ALL need at least half a chance. What do you think Naru?" Began Kitsune picking up their previous conversation.
"I think that she's right. We had our chance before and we didn't take it then. We had it right before it happened and we didn't take it then. Why do we deserve one now?"
"Naru, I already told you that he wants us to forgive him. But he needs to forgive us, however we can't accept it until we forgive ourselves and accept that we need to help him. He can see again, not too well but he can see. That alone is a big step in the right direction. Now if we all help him to regain his sight we can then write down our apologies and truly show him that we truly are sorry that we used him like that. It's the only way Naru." Said Motoko.
"I don't think..."
"You don't think what Naru? Whatever you think or feel I'm sure the rest of us aren't too far behind. But we're willing to give it a try. He loved you Naru, he doesn't deserve for you to turn your back on him now when he needs you the most." Blurted out Kitsune.
"You're right. But I don't think we can actually be together. I want one of you to take up and be with Keitarou."
"What are you talking about Naru, your the girl he's been waiting for all these years. Of course he will want you. I'm sure we all want to be with him so how about we make a compromise?" Kitsune added sounding a lot like her old self.
"I'm afraid to ask but I may as well get it over with" said Motoko eyeing Kitsune.
"Well Naru can marry him just because they promised to. Then if you don't want to be with him, well, that's where we come in."
"Kitsune, don't be weird." Replied Naru
"Well if you think bout it, it would save us allot of trouble, instead of us fighting over the only one to be with him we only have to fight over who's turn it is."
"Isn't there a law about that?" Motoko chimed in.
"That's the beauty of it. The law only says he can marry one of us. But it doesn't say he can't have the rest as mistresses."
"It's still weird" Motoko said agreeing with Naru
"Give it time, think about it. I'm sure you'll start to like the idea as well."
"If you think Brother is like that your wrong."
"Their not like that at first but they..." Kitsune froze.
"If your done making your plans to molest and use him now I'll take him back now. Unless you want me to remove him by force."
Kitsune was the first to stand up followed by Kitsune
"We deserve a chance to make up to Keitarou what happened. I will not let you take it from us." Spouted off Kitsune.
"I agree, We have given up too much to go back now." Said Motoko crouching down.
"Fine, I'll take him by force then."
Kanako approached the couch where Keitarou was. Kitsune moved to punch her when she was less than a foot away. Kanako side stepped the punch lifting her arm up so that Kitsunes arm was under it, then moving her arm down trapped it between he arm and body. Using this position she braced her other arm against Kitsune and with a twist of her body threw Kitsune across the room. Motoko leapt foreword at that time and was able to knock Kanako down but when she charged her for a fallow up attack Kanako used her arm to brace herself on the floor, planted her legs into Motoko's gut, and rolled her feet up into the air then to the other side and used her feet to add momentum to the whole motion to push Motoko into the wall near the stairs.
Standing up Kanako looked at the two of them, her cold gaze never changing. Kitsune was taking her time getting up but Motoko wasn't down for the count. Soon she was back on her feet and charging her for a kick to the side. Kanako blocked with her arm, reached over with her other arm and pushed Motoko to the floor using her leg as a way to keep control of her body position. Kitsune by this time had made it back on over to her and tried to punch her again. Kanako let go of Motokos leg and twisting around so that her back is to Kitsune, grabbed her arm and threw her into the wall next to the stairs. Motoko used this to sweep her then tried to pin her at the arms.
Kanako laughed some and bringing her legs up into the air, pushed with her back, shoulders and upper arms to flip up and over slipping out of the pin hold and putting her behind Motoko, where she brought her hand down onto the back of Motokos neck in a chopping motion causing the vision of Motoko to black out for a second leaving her with a migraine. Kanako then moved to bring this dispute to a close by knocking out Motoko and then using her unconscious body to pin Kitsune, who was struggling to stand up again. As she was about ready to do so she felt a soft, gently, yet firm hand on her arm.
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Keitarou could feel that something was going on. There was fight between three of them, Kitsune, Motoko, and Kanako. He knew that Kanako would win, she had mastered the family art of fighting when she was very young. Haruka was a prodigal when it came to her training, finishing it in less years than any one else in the family, but Kanako had broken her record and mastered it along with a few other Martial arts and the ways to counter them in less time than Haruka.
Standing up Keitarou moved over to the dark blur in his vision that could only Kanako. She was making her last move to end the fight when he reached out and put a hand on the arm that he could barely see was going to be used to strike Motoko. Kanako moved quickly turning to look at him, He looked to where he could only presume her head was and shook his head. Kanako seemed to tense up a bit then let Motoko go.
Kanako composed herself and stood looking at him, he returned her gaze with a smile then reached down and helped Motoko up. After supporting her a bit he walked her over to the couch using what little he could see and his feet to do so. After wards he used the same technique to find his way over to Kitsune, help her up, and over to the couch as well.
Afterwards he took Kanakos hand and guided her to sit on the couch with the others. He was always against fighting, in any form, Whenever he found himself fighting in any way he generally tried his hardest to apologize for fighting. He then felt someone stand up and looked over. Shinobu and Su rushed him and gave him a hug. One person still stood over by the couch though fighting with them self to do something.
'I guess they are truly sorry for what happened. It can't be changed but we can live with it, I know there will be a way we can live with this.'
Keitarou walked over to the other person, Naru, and gave her a hug as well. After a while she relaxed into it and returned his hug. After about fifteen seconds of this every one else, including Kitsune and Motoko. Even Mutsumi who had again appeared out of nowhere jumped onto him and gave him a hug as well, dog piling onto him he couldn't help but get lost in the joy of the moment.
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Later on they had all gathered around in Keitarous room. The girls had put different food stuffs over Keitarous eyes letting their nutrition seep into them to help speed up their recovery. It was obvious he had forgiven them all without the fuss every one thought it would be. They had set up and combined their futons in his room for a giant sleep over. Every girl in the dorm, Mutsumi, and Kanako were there. Haruka didn't show preferring the silence of her tea house to the parties of the dorm.
"Kitsune, about your suggestion earlier."
"Yeah, what do you want to put in?"
"Do you think I could be worked into the equation as well?"
"Your weird Kanako. I mean, he's your brother..."
"Only because his parents adopted me." Every one in the room looked at her.
"That still makes him your brother." Said Motoko
"So name one thing that's wrong with it and don't give me that 'we're related by blood' excuse"
"She has a point." Mutsumi chimed in.
"Shut up, your not helping things here. Even if so it would still be weird." Naru this time.
"So you think so too. The way I see it is that that if all of you can be his mistress, which is also weird. Then why can't I be one as well?"
"You know what I think?" Mutsumi asked.
"What?" Asked Su
"We should all have some Watermelon."
"For once I can't argue." Naru again.
Shinobu got the Knife and cut up the watermelon and gave a slice to everyone. There was general eating going on and some seed spitting contests over the balcony. A major one occurred between Motoko and Kanako that lasted for several minute before Motoko missed her target, Kanako humphed a bit went to hit the same target, and missed as well. Eventually every one had eaten there slices except for Keitarou, who was taking his time. After noticing this another contest started, over who would help him eat his Watermelon. After wards the games continued and the joy that once filled the place slowly returned. Keitarou soon went to bed and was soon a prize of who would be the closest sleeping to him in a pillow fight. They all fell asleep with smiles though, things had finally worked themselves out. Many more changes would be happening soon, but, as corny and overused as it sounds, they were ready to take care of them.
End
[I refuse to put on any thing pertaining to time but I did get writers block and I havn't had too much inspiration in a while. I am still up to writing and posting the other 2 endings and for all of you who though this was going to be a cross over. I said before that the cross over wasn't going to be in this story but if you want me to write it and post it say so. Well, I'll write another one as soon as I get inspired to till then Enjoy.]