Welcome to another chapter. Wow, didn't think anyone would like the mega crossover… But here's the thing… I know next to nothing about Hitoshi and his set of girls… So if you want me to write them in, you'll have to send me as much information as you can. My e-mail is in my profile. I need character profiles, story summaries, anything that can help me get a good grasp of the characters. Otherwise, I can't go through with it. Anyway yeah, this is the last chapter of the side story. Next chapter, we return to Hinata House in 2031.
By the way: (That's a link to a picture of 14-year-old Sarah from one of Ken Akamatsu's art books. It's where I got the inspiration for her current state of dress in this side story. Don't let the word 'hentai' being in the url scare you off, the picture is completely harmless. I'm guessing that 'hentaimaster' is the account name.) She's pretty cute, if I might say so myself…
---Kouji Tamino
Love Hina Next: Second Phase
Side Story: The Birth of Yamato (2)
"Keitaro…" Naru began, holding her tummy. "I'm going to have a baby…"
Keitaro could only stare with his mouth open, pointing to himself. "I--is it mine?…"
Naru glared and pounded him in the head. "Of course it is, you idiot! I'd never cheat on you!" Her angry expression softened and she hugged her husband. "Oh Keitaro… What will we name it?…"
Keitaro rubbed his chin. "How about Ken?"
Naru shook her head. "Nah, might grow up to be a pervert… But how do you know that it's going to be a boy, huh? I want 2 girls and a boy!"
"Well that's fine, Naru…" Keitaro began. "But why not a boy this time, and a girl later?"
Naru pouted. "Well, we'll just have to find out what it is later on, now won't we?…"
Keitaro chuckled. "I guess we will…"
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A month later, Naru, Shinobu, Su, Sarah, and Kitsune were doing some shopping at the store. They were buying clothes, toys, etc. for the new baby. Shinobu smiled. "Naru, I think it's so wonderful that you're having a baby!" She sweat dropped. "All though it was a bit disturbing to have witnessed the aftermath of the conceiving of the child…"
Sarah nodded, dressed in her usual outfit minus the hat, her hair in pigtails. "I think I'm gonna have nightmares after this…"
Naru raised an eyebrow. "Sarah, do you really think it's appropriate to wear so little out in public? You're just encouraging more stares…"
Sara chuckled, her arms behind her head. "That's the point! Boys go ga-ga whenever I go out dressed like this! I reel then in, then dump them!"
"That's terrible, Sarah!" Shinobu screamed. "You shouldn't play with people's emotions like that!"
Su nodded slowly. "I have to agree wit Shinobu here…" She sweat dropped. "That's a little mean…"
Sarah scoffed and crossed her arms. "So what? I hate men… They're either pigs or complete losers…" She smiled. "Except my papa… He's the greatest…"
Kitsune looked at a few brands of diapers. "Hmm… What kind should we get?…"
Naru looked over to her best friend. "Hmm? What was that, Kitsune?"
Kitsune looked over to Naru. "Oh, I was just wondering what brand of diapers we should get…"
Naru sighed. "Well, let's see…" She stared at the hundreds upon hundreds of different companies and varieties. There were small diapers with super protection, large ones without, but with a cute design and was several times cheaper, ones that had nothing special about them, yet were three times more expensive. Naru wanted to tear her hair out at the large selections. "Arrgh!! My god, can't there just be a few brands and leave it at that? So many freaking choices!!" She chuckled nervously as total strangers began to stare at her. "Um.. Sorry! Don't mind me, just go back to your shopping!"
Later, they were in the clothing section. Kitsune looked around. "So, what are we shopping for?"
Naru sighed. "A boy… We found out 3 days ago…" She smiled. "I wanted a girl, but as long as he's healthy, I'll be happy!"
"Shinobu nodded. "That's good, Naru! Maybe someday you'll get your wish!"
Kitsune held up a tiny thong. "How about this?"
Naru, Shinobu, and Su gasped. "Where the hell did you get that?!" Naru screamed.
Kitsune pointed to an entire underwear section. "Over there… I was just kidding, though! But god, it amazes me how disturbing these stores can get… baby thongs?"
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Later, the baby shopping was finished and they were picking up some food. Su stared at the shopping cart that Naru was pushing around. "That damn wheel has been getting on my nerves… Mind if I fix it, Naru-yan?"
Naru, not paying attention, waved her hand. "Huh? Oh sure, go ahead…"
Su giggled and the others watched as Su took some tools, seemingly out of nowhere, and fiddled with the wheel. After a few minutes, she stood up and smiled. "There! I'm done! Not only did I fix up that wheel, but I also equipped the entire cart with a jet engine!"
Naru jerked her head toward Su. "You whhhhaaaa!!!" Naru screamed as the jet went off, sending the cart and herself zooming down the aisle at dangerous speeds. Naru narrowly steered the cart away from would be victims, but lost her grip. She fell on her ass and watched as it crashed into some nearby cans. She slowly turned her head toward the princess. "Su…"
Su smiled as everyone glared at her. "Uh… Heh heh…"
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Soon…
Naru, her belly definitely showing signs of pregnancy, was sitting on the couch and reading. Motoko walked in and smiled, sitting down next to her pregnant friend. "Hello there, Naru… How are you feeling today?"
Naru looked up from her book and smiled. "Hey there, Motoko! I'm fine!"
Motoko looked around. "Where's Keitaro? You'd think that he'd be here with his wife expecting anytime now…" She said, a tint of annoyance in her voice.
Naru nodded. "Yes, but he's been working really hard on this new discovery… If he can dig up all the pieces, our new family will have plenty of support for years to come!" She sighed. "He really does work hard for us… But lately, he's been spending less time with me…" Suddenly, she grabbed her stomach and groaned. "Agh!"
Motoko's eyes widened. "Naru, are you all right?!"
Naru looked up slowly with one eye open. "Motoko… It's time…"
Motoko nodded, yelling upstairs. "Everyone hurry! Naru is going into labor!!"
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Meanwhile, on the island of Pararakelse…
Keitaro wiped his sweaty brow, put down his shovel, and slowly picked up the old looking vase that he found. "Ah, here we go!"
"Part-timer!" Seta screamed, causing Keitaro to drop the vase and accidentally break it. "Naru's gone into labor! We've got to get to back to Japan and fast!"
"Whaaat?!" Keitaro yelled. He quickly stood up and ran into the ocean. "Don't worry, Naru! I'm coming!"
Seta grabbed Keitaro by the collar. "Now just wait there, part-timer… I doubt Naru wants to become a widow and have her son be fatherless… Calm down and let's get to my plane!"
Keitaro sighed. "You're right, Seta…"
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At a hospital, Naru groaned in pain. "Oooh, where's Keitaro? I want my Keitaro!!"
Kitsune sighed. "Keitaro isn't here right now… I got a call from Seta, though… He and Keitaro are on their way!" She sweat dropped. "That was almost a few hours ago, though…"
"Oh my, this is it!" Mutsumi yelled in excitement. "The birth of Keitaro and Naru's child! This is so exciting!"
Sarah glared. "Where's papa and Keitaro? They should have been here by now!"
"Just give them time…" Shinobu muttered. "I trust that they'll get here on time…"
"Got another call from Seta…" Kitsune muttered. "They made it back to Japan, but their plane crashed and they're stuck in a tree…"
Haruka sighed, smacking her forehead. "They're both boneheads…"
"I'm sorry, but you'll all have to leave…" the doctor said. "We're about to go into the procedure…"
"Hey, wait!!" Kitsune screamed, getting pushed out of the room along with the others. She sighed as the door closed. "Well, now what do we do?"
Su raised a fist in the air. "I say that we go rescue Keitaro and Seta!"
"Not today…" Motoko muttered. "It's not the time for adventure…"
Shinobu glared. "Fine! We'll just go by ourselves? You with us, Sarah?"
Sarah grinned. "Of course I am!"
"Then that settles it!" Su screamed, crossing her arms. "In that case, I hereby annouce the return of the group 'Puffy Mushroom'!!" The trio ran down the halls, Sarah dragging Ema with her.
"W-wait!!" Ema cried, "Why do I have to go?!"
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Using one of Su's Mecha-Tama, they quickly reached the tree that Keitaro and Seta were trapped in, thanks to the tracking device she had snuck onto Keitaro. "Hey! Seta, Keitaro! Look down here!"
Keitaro looked down and smiled. "Well, Seta! If it isn't Puffy Mushroom and Ema!"
Ema blushed, waving at them. "Um, hi…"
Sarah sighed. "So, how do you suppose we get them down from up there? It's like… really hi-- Hey wait!! You guys are immortal, why don't you just jumped down?!!"
The men chuckled lightly. "Because we can still get injured, that's why!!"
"Sarah, press the button on your panties!!" Su yelled.
Sarah growled as she saw the button. "Su, I swear if you don't stop screwing around with my damn panties…" She pushed the button and a rocket sent her up the tree. She accidentally knocked Keitaro and Seta off the tree, and the men fell to the ground. Sarah's 'rocket panties' ran out of gas and she was now stuck in the tree. "Um… Help?"
Ema sighed. "I know I'm gonna regret this, but…" Ema reached into her shoe an pulled out a thick string. She reached into her other shoe and pulled out a big paper clip. She shaped the paper clip like a hook and tied it to the string. Swinging it over her head, she tossed it in the air, where it lodged onto the branch that Sarah was stuck on. "Now climb down!"
Everyone stared at her. "How did you throw that so high?" Shinobu asked in shock. She sighed as Ema shrugged.
Sarah shook her head. "Nuh uh! I don't trust that thing!"
"Oh come on, Sarah!" Seta said, getting annoyed for once in his life. "We're in a hurry! Look, if you fall, I'll catch you!!"
Sarah sighed. "All right, if you say so…" Sarah slowly grabbed the string and climbed down. Of course, even in this crazy world you can't crawl down a string like that, so it snapped. Sarah screamed as she fell… and landed in a man's strong arms. "Thank you, pa--" She looked up and gasped as she discovered that it was not her father, but Keitaro who had rescued her. She blushed a bit, looking away. "T-thank you, Keitaro…"
Keitaro chuckled. "You're welcome, Sarah…"
Sarah glared at Seta. "Papa! You said you'd catch me!!"
Seta, who was bent over for some reason, stood up. "Huh? Oh sorry, I was tying my shoes…"
"Papa!!" Sarah screamed. "I could have died if it wasn't for Keitaro saving me!!" She looked up at her rescuer, a bit of a blush still on her face. "I guess… that you're almost as cool as my papa…"
Su cackled. "Now! Let's get back to Naru!!"
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"What do you mean I can't go in?!" Keitaro screamed. "My wife is in there!"
"Sorry, new hospital policy…" A brown haired nurse said. "There's nothing I can do…"
"Well the new policy sucks!!" Kanako screamed. "Whether I like it or not, that's my sister-in-law in there and she wants her husband!" She held onto Keitaro's arm. "My brother is here to see the birth of his son!" Tears ran down her face. "Please don't make him miss such a moment…"
"Yes, how can you be so cruel?" Mutsumi asked, glaring at the nurse.
Kitsune nodded. "Yeah, let him in!!"
The nurse sighed, then smiled. "You know what? The new policy is a pile of shit." She opened the door. "Go on in, sir… And an early congratulations."
Keitaro smiled. "Thank you…" He ran in and walked over to a screaming Naru.
The doors closed, and the residents of Hinata House all smiled. "Well, our work here is done…" Kitsune began. "Let's go home and we'll welcome the happy family when they get back…"
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Keitaro held his wife's hand. "Naru, I'm here… Sorry I'm late…"
Naru looked at Keitaro, wincing in pain. "Oh, Keitaro… I'm just glad you're here with me…" She screamed, squeezing Keitaro's hand and crushing it in the process.
Keitaro flinched, then quickly smiled again. "Just breath, honey… Everything's going to be okay…"
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The doctor handed the baby to Naru. It was normal sized and had tiny bits of brown hair, obviously from the mother. "Mrs. Urashima… May I present to you your son…"
Tears ran down both of the new parents faces as they looked down at him. Naru bit her lip. "Oh my god… Keitaro, it's our son… Our little baby… Isn't it wonderful?…"
Keitaro nodded, sniffling. "He's so beautiful… He has your hair, Narusegawa…"
"What will we name him?" Naru asked, looking up at her husband.
"How about… Yamato?" Keitaro suggested.
"Yamato… Urashima Yamato…" Naru smiled. "It has a nice ring to it… I like it."
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A few weeks later, the couple returned with their baby. There was a welcome home party and everyone got to see the new baby. His name was Yamato Urashima, and this was his first visit to Hinata House. 19 years later, he would return and the old place would never be the same…
End of Side Story.
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And that's that! Tomorrow we get back to the current storyline and tomorrow also marks the last day of my Summer Vacation. Ugh. Oh well, I had fun this Summer. Time to get back to the books.
---Kouji Tamino
