Hey there, everyone! Welcome to another chapter. While I'm not going to delete that 'review' I got the other day, I am going to say something about it. '?….!', how am I wasting money? I like the series, quite a lot in fact. It's not wasting money if you truly enjoy the series. I have the first 2 volumes of Negima! and I plan on buying the rest of the series. As for my story being 'messed-up', that's fine if that's what you think. I write these for myself and anyone that wants to read them. I put Negi in here because I thought it would be neat.
Anyway, let's get on with the story…
Love Hina Next: Second Phase
Week 3, Day 10: Hitoshi, Keitaro, Negi, Yamato, and Shinichi… (Return to Hinata House, Part 1)
Ami slowly tiptoed out of her room, hoping that she didn't wake anyone up. She was wearing a white sleeveless shirt and skirt. She had gotten downstairs and was about to turn the doorknob when she heard a noise behind her. She gasped as she saw Shinichi standing behind her, smiling. "And just where do you think you're going, young lady?"
Ami sweat dropped. "Um… I was um… Going to go shopping!"
"It's not nice to lie…" Negi replied, stepping from behind Shinichi, back in his old outfit. "You were planning on going to Hinata House, weren't you?"
Ami gasped. "I never told you about Hinata House!"
Negi began to stammer, realizing his error. "Um, uh, uh… Shinichi told me about it!!"
Shinichi raised an eyebrow. "I did?…" He screamed as Negi stomped on his foot. "Ow!! I mean, I did!"
Ami sighed. "Well, yeah… I was going to Hinata House to visit the others…"
Shinichi and Negi nodded. "Well, in that case…" They fell to their knees begging. "Please take us with you!!"
"I just have to take a break from all of this craziness!!" Shinichi screamed.
"Me too!" Negi added.
Ami sweat dropped. "Um, guys? If a break from crazy stuff is what you want, Hinata House is not the place…" She shrugged. "But oh well, you can come if you want… Actually, the others would love to meet both of you!"
Ami, Shinichi, and Negi reached the top of the steps. "Well, here we are! Hinata House!" Ami giggled as she ran toward the building. "Feel free to look around, I'm going to go talk to some old friends!"
Shinichi and Negi stared at the building in wonder. "Wow, this place is beautiful…" Shinichi said softly.
"Then you fellas should see it when it's spring time and the cherry blossoms are blooming… Man, what a sight…" The two looked over to see a man with black hair and brown eyes, rectangular glasses with a strange design on the arms. He was wearing a black shirt and pants with a white coat. "Hey there! My name is Keitaro Urashima!" He got a confused look on his face. "Um, excuse me, but… I don't think we've met before… Can I help you?"
Shinichi shook his head. "No, Ami brought us here and said we could look around…" 'Urashima… Now where have I heard that name before?…'
Keitaro smiled. "Oh, Ami's here? That's good… So, you're friends of Ami? Want me to show you around?"
Negi nodded. "Thank you, Urashima-san! That would be great!"
Keitaro chuckled. "Well then, follow me!"
Shinichi looked to each other and shrugged, then followed Keitaro into the building.
Meanwhile, in the lounge, Ami was staring at Yamato lovingly while he talked with Tokimi. Yamato was wearing a brown t-shirt and jeans, while Tokimi was wearing a sleeveless pastel green button up shirt and shorts. Just then, Keitaro, Shinichi, and Negi walked in. Yamato smiled and looked to his father. "Hey, dad! What's up?" He saw Shinichi and smirked. "Well, if it isn't Shinichi Suichi… What are you doing here?"
Ami gasped. "You two know each other, Yamato-sama? How?"
Shinichi grinned. "Urashima-sensei!! So you live here?" He looked over to Keitaro. "And this is your father? No wonder his last name seemed so familiar!"
Ami face faulted. "Shinichi, why didn't you tell us that your martial arts instructor was Yamato-sama?!"
Shinichi shrugged. "I don't know… It didn't seem important at the time…"
Yamato raised an eyebrow. "Wait, so you know each other?…" He laughed. "Wow, small world…"
Tokimi smiled as she spotted Negi. "Oh, what a cute little boy…"
Yamato looked to Negi and smirked evilly. "Hey, who's the little runt?"
Negi frowned. "Runt?!"
Ami giggled. "Oh, that's Negi… Negi Springfield… He came to our house when Naoko found him in bad condition on her way home…"
Yamato's eyes widened. "Wait, you two are living together? And who's Naoko?" He gave his student a sly grin. "Shinichi, have you gone and gotten shacked up with your own set of girls?…"
Shinichi sighed. "Yes, it's true… It all started with Ms. Ami, who had saved my life… She was living in a terrible place, so I let her live at my mansion… Then came along my old friend Megumi Thompson, and then we met up with a crazy woman named Sakura Mishima… She didn't stay, but then we got the Sagawa sisters: Junko and her younger sibling Naoko. Naoko's a real sweet girl, but her sister is a bit… difficult, to put it lightly… Soon after that, Sakura came to live with us, but only after her attempts to kill us in jealousy… And now she wants to make me her sex slave since I'm so submissive…" He sweat dropped. "And then there's Ms. Ami's talking pet bunny, but she's always disappearing off somewhere and never tells us where she's going…" He scratched his head. "And oh yeah, there's also that ghost woman haunting the third floor, but so far she's pretty much stayed up there…"
Yamato burst out laughing. "Oh man, you've got your hands full, don't you? That Sakura sounds like a real riot!"
Negi chuckled nervously. "Wow, and I thought I was the only one up until yesterday…"
Everyone gave him a strange look. "WHAAAT?!"
Negi stuck his tongue out. "Oh, nothing! Anyway, Mr. Urashima, when can we check out the rest of the house and it's inhabitants?"
Keitaro nodded. "Oh yeah, that's right…" He looked to Yamato, Tokimi, and Ami. "I'd love to stay here and chat, but I promised these two that they could meet the others… Is that okay with you?"
Yamato smiled. "That's okay, right Tokimi?"
Tokimi gave a thumbs-up and winked. "Of course!" She looked to Shinichi and Negi. "Have fun, boys! Just be careful… Things can get very crazy around here…"
The two chuckled nervously, rubbing the back of their heads. "Oh, don't worry…" Shinichi began.
Negi finished the sentence. "… We're both used to crazy things happening to us…"
"First off, here's the landlord's room…." Keitaro explained, pointing to the door. Negi and Shinichi nodded. "This room first belonged to my grandmother, then me, then my son. He's the current landlord of this place. Aaaanyway, since he obviously isn't in here, let's go downstairs and meet Shinobu…"
Negi cleared his throat. "Excuse me Mr. Urashima, but if we were going to go meet someone who is downstairs, then why did we come up here? Isn't it sort of a waste of time?"
Keitaro stared at Negi, then looked to Shinichi for support, who simply shrugged. "He's got a point, sir…"
Keitaro coughed, then grabbed Negi in a headlock. "Um, let's just go downstairs, okay?"
Shinobu smiled as she turned around from her carrot cutting. "Sempai! Hi!" She looked to Shinichi and waved. "Oh, hello there, Shinichi! It's good to see you again!"
Keitaro smacked his forehead. "You know her, too?"
Shinobu looked to Negi. "Oh, hi there! You're a little cutie now aren't you?" She suddenly grabbed him and hugged him tight. "Ooooh, you're just so huggable!!"
Negi began to blush from all the attention he was getting from women lately. "Um, thank you…"
Keitaro chuckled. "Well, we'd better get going… Seeya later, Shinobu!"
"Bye everyone!" Shinobu smiled, waving. Behind her, the food she was cooking was burning…
"All right, here's Rikina's room…" Keitaro muttered. They were currently standing outside of her room. "Let's get out of here before she gets back…"
Negi tilted his head. "Why?"
Shinichi nodded in agreement.. "Yeah, I met her before… She didn't seem that bad… A little weird, but hey, so is everyone else around here…"
Keitaro shook his head, grabbing Shinichi by the shoulders. "No, you don't understand! Ever since she broke up with her boyfriend--"
Just then, Rikina walked up behind them. "Hello, Keitaro…"
Keitaro screamed, turning around to face her. "Rikina, please don't kill us!!"
Rikina sweat dropped. "Um, what do you mean?…" She looked over to Shinichi. "Oh, it's you again… Hey." She looked down and saw Negi. "Oh well, you'll have to do…" She grabbed Negi by the head and lifted up to her eye level. She then took him into her room and locked a steel door.
Keitaro sighed sadly and bowed. "Poor Negi… He was so young, too…"
Shinichi sweat dropped. "Is it really that bad?…"
Negi sighed as he was strapped up to a table. He would have tried to use some sort of magic to escape, but Rikina was frequently monitoring him and he didn't want to risk showing any signs of his powers. Also, it was a bit awkward being there on the table in nothing but his underwear. "Um… Ms. Rikina? What are you going to do to me?"
Rikina pressed a button and Negi was no longer strapped up. As Negi sat up, she smiled. "I'm already done… I was collecting data on you…"
Negi tilted his head. "Why?"
Rikina sighed. "I actually don't know… It's just an odd habit I've picked up lately…" She looked to Negi and grinned. "But…"
Negi gulped. "But what?"
She walked over to him and crawled onto the table. "I have discovered something very very interesting on you, Negi Springfield…" She chuckled softly and crawled up to him.
Negi began to sweat. "L-like what?…"
Rikina whispered into his ear. "I know what you are, Negi… I know about your powers, your students, and all of your adventures… And I must say, you are very interesting…"
Negi bit his lip and began to pout. "P--please! Don't tell any--"
Rikina put a finger to his lips to silence him. "Don't worry… I also know of the consequences if anyone finds out…" She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks for being my little guinea pig… It really cheered me up…"
Negi blushed. "U-um… Thank you…" 'Wow, she's absolutely gorgeous…' Negi, realizing that he was still half naked, sweat dropped and blushed even more. "Um, could I get my clothes back?"
As Negi walked down the hallway, fastening the rest of his clothes, he happened upon a woman that looked a lot like Rikina. "Um, hello… Uh, you look familiar…"
Kaolla smiled. "Then you must have met my younger sister!"
"Oh, Negi! You're alive!" Keitaro yelled, walking up with Shinichi. "Anyway, this is Kaolla Su!"
Shinichi's eyes widened. "You're the Kaolla Su?! Professor Su, the famous inventor?!"
Kaolla giggled. "Please, just call me Su…"
"Su here is working on the perfect android! This project is so huge, it required the help of a partner!"
A man with black hair and dark eyes walked in, wearing a lab coat, red shirts, and yellow pants. "That's where I come in… Hi, my name is Hitoshi Kobe! Su needed someone who was good at creating A.I. Programs, so she called me over to help…"
Kaolla hopped on Hitoshi's back. "Hitoshi was shacked up, too! With several of his A.I. Programs brought to life!"
"Su, you weren't supposed to tell…" Hitoshi whined. He sighed and smiled. "Oh well!"
Suddenly, there was an explosion. Everyone jumped to the ground as Ami flew through the wall. Shinichi gasped and stood up. "Ms. Ami, are you all right?!"
Am groaned, and stood up. She looked to the others and smiled. "Don't worry, I'm all right!!" She smirked as her twin sister floated in. "You've gotten stronger…"
Meiruuna grinned. "Of course… I'm not going to let you get stronger than me, sister… Hm?" She looked down to the round to see Hitoshi, who had been knocked out by a flying piece of rubble. "Um… Oops…"
And so, the 'men' decided to all hang out in the hot springs, which were currently free. Negi sighed as he eased into the water. "My poor aching body…"
Yamato chuckled. "Well, it looks like we're all in the same boat… Know that we're all together like this, let's introduce ourselves and our situations…"
"Hitoshi Kobe… I'm your average nerd that creates A.I. Programs… after an accident, my A.I. Program known as 'Thirty' came to life… Others soon followed…"
"Keitaro Urashima… I was nerdy, not very bright, and had horrible luck… One day, I became the landlord of an all-girls dorm… Hinata House, where we are right now…"
"Yamato Urashima… I was a bit of an asshole, a former gang member, and I got into a lot of trouble… Then one day, my parents sent me to this same place, to follow in my dad's foot steps."
"Shinichi Suichi… Complete loser, with even worse luck, completely submissive… I'm a rich man in a house of hard luck women…"
"Negi Springfield… I'm a wi-- er, wiz kid… Um, not exactly… I'm a ten-year-old teaching English to a class of 31 girls!"
The other guys gasped. "Whooooa…"
Yamato grinned. "Poor kid… The gals giving you a hard time?" He reached over and gave him a noogie.
Keitaro chuckled. "Hey, leave the poor kid alone…" He sighed and closed his eyes. "We're so alike, yet so different…" He looked to Hitoshi and Negi. "…and those two seem… familiar for some reason…"
Outside, the girls giggled as they watched the guys. "The tables have turned…" Rikina muttered.
To Be Continued…
So sorry for this late chapter, I was just really busy this weekend. For those who don't know, Hitoshi Kobe is from Ken Akamatsu's first professional manga series, Ai Ga Tomaranai. (A.I. Love You here in America.) I don't know much about the characters, besides a few pages I've read and things I've read about the series, I just wanted a few moments between Akamatsu-san's male protagonists and my own. This will be his only appearance, so don't worry about me mangling his character anymore. XD
---Kouji Tamino
