I'll skip all intros, On with more Love Hina Tomfoolery!! ^_^
Disclaimer: I do not own Love Hina, I wish I did that I do, but I don't.
SACRIFICES FOR LOVE
BY: KiMitsukai
CHAPTER 3: Keitaro the Fugitive?
"Naru honey,....please wake up..." Kitsune stood over Naru and spoke softly while gently shaking Naru awake.
"Hmm,...what is it? Kitsune?" A groggy Naru rubbed her eyes and slid up to a sitting position in her bed.
"Everyones almost ready. Go get dressed and pack a small suitcase."
"Nani? Why?" She stared at the older female Hinata resident with eyes filled with bewilderment.
"We're all going to go find Keitaro and bring him back." She walked over to the window and pushed the heavy navy blue curtains aside to let the early morning sunshine stream into the room. Naru narrowed her eyes against the bright light until her eyesight had adjusted.
"But Keitaro said not to look for him. Shouldn't listen to him?"
"Have we ever bothered to listen to him before?" She smiled mischievously at her friend.
Naru laughed. "No,...we haven't."
"So, what are you complaining about?" She walked over, picked up a pillow and swatted Naru with it. "Now get out of that bed!" A small pillow fight broke out between the two of them and ended with them both sprawled out on the floor laughing and trying to catch their breath.
Naru spoke while still breathing hard. "I'm just worried about him."
"That's why we've got to go find him. So he doesn't do anything stupid on his own. You know how clumsy he is."
"I know."
"So, are you going to come help look for him. I know that you really wanna see him."
"Oh,...when I see him again...." Kitsune took that for an affirmative answer.
Naru stood up and walked into the bathroom. A few minuets later the sound of water hitting porcelain could be heard. Naru emerged 10 minuets later to find that Kitsune was gone and that suited her just fine. She changed into a light brown miniskirt with skin toned stockings and a cream colored v-shaped neckline short-sleeved t-shirt.. The t-shirt was made from light weight cotton so it was fine for a cool summer's day. She slipped her feet into some brown leather penny loafers. She brushed her hair and decided to wear it pulled back in a ponytail. She applied some lip gloss to her smooth lips and a little almond colored eyeshadow to her eyes, then finished it off with a touch of mascara. She smiled to her reflection in the mirror, happy with her appearance. Then she walked into her closet and took out a backpack and began throwing items into the bag.
"Is she coming with us?" Su looked up at Kitsune, who appeared to be the ringleader.
"Yes, she said she was."
"Then whats taking her so long?"
"I think she went back to bed." Everyone turned around to stare at a teenage girl wearing a kendo kimono and holding a sword in her left hand. Her black hair was hanging loose about her shoulders and her bangs hung in her eyes.
"Motoko! Your back!!!" Su ran over and embraced her tightly in a hug. Motoko patted her on the head while smiling.
"Yes, I am back. Can't have a search party go out looking for that idiot without me."
"Did you improve your fighting skills Motoko while you were on retreat?" Naru appeared at the top of the stairs with backpack in hand.
"Oh, so you are coming." Motoko spoke sarcastically to Naru. "Hai Naru, I did improve. Retreats always seem to help. How is everything at Hinata?"
"Keitaro ran away...again." Everyone glared at Su.
"Now we're going to go find him and bring him back." Shinobu whispered. She was still a bit shy even though shes lived at Hinata for awhile now.
Naru walked down the hardwood stairs and stood by Kitsune. She placed her bag on the floor. "Motoko, theres something that you need to know." She paused, unable to go on.
"What is it Naru?"
She swallowed hard before continuing. "Keitaro's dying...."
"NANI?!"
"Its true Motoko. Mutsumi told us and showed us the note that he left behind." Haruka walked up to the group having overheard their conversation.
"Let me see the note." Naru handed it to her.
Motoko read it:
Dear Everyone at Hinata-Sou,
I am afraid that I must leave you all once again. I will be back some day, but not very soon. I'm sorry if I have worried any of you, that was not one of my intentions. However, I do ask that none of you look for me. I have to deal with something and then I'll be back. Don't worry, I'm fine.
From your faithful landlord,
Keitaro
Motoko folded up the note and handed it back to Naru.
"He looked sick before he left. I know that there is something very wrong with his health. I can feel it. That is why I must find him and make sure that he's okay."
"I think you mean WE must find him." Kitsune corrected Naru.
"Then what are we waiting for? Lets go find Keitaro!!" Su started jumping up and down.
"I believe that you were all waiting for me." Mutsumi appeared in the doorway.
"Mutsumi. Your coming too?" Shinobu stared up at the older girl.
"Of course. I'm as much his friend as the rest of you are."
Naru slipped her backpack onto her back and headed to the door. "Okay,...lets get going."
"Phew,..." Keitaro wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve. "....wandering around like this sure is tiring. I think I should find someplace to stay."
With his suitcase in his hand he walked up to a building with a sign that read: Tokyo's Paradise Hotel. "Hmm, sounds like a good place to spend the night."
He walked inside and up to the receptionist's desk. There was no one there. He looked around and saw a sign next to a small bell. "Please ring the bell for service.-Please ring once." Keitaro set his suitcase on the ground next to him and rang the bell.
No one came.
'Hmm,...it said ring once, but maybe no one heard it. I think I'll ring it again to make sure that they heard me.'
Keitaro rang the bell again and even a third time. On the third time Keitaro heard someone's voice. "I'll be right with you. One second." The voice seemed like it was very close to Keitaro.
That one second turned into five minuets. Keitaro was getting impatient and hit the bell again. This time as if on cue with the bell, a short little man popped up on the other side of the desk. He looked agitated and disgruntled. A man in old age. His graying hair was short and unkempt. Keitaro stared at him. "Can't you read?" The old man picked up the sign and held it right in front of Keitaro's face. "It says: Please ring once!! What part of that do you not understand?"
"I'm sorry sir. Its just that I'm really tired and would like a room so I can go rest."
"We're all tired. What makes you special?" The old man fumbled with some account papers and checkout slips.
"Nothing sir. Nothing makes me special." Keitaro's voice held a tint of dejection.
The man chose to ignore Keitaro's statement. "What would you like?"
"I would like a single room with a window view."
"Window view! Hah!" The old man chuckled. "For how many nights?"
"I'd like it for a couple of months."
The old man stared at the young man in front of him. "I see. Let me see what I can do for you. I'll be right back."
"Do you have any idea where he could be? He could be half way across Japan by now!" Naru spoke while breathing hard.
"We've been looking all day and still no Keitaro. My feet hurt." Su complained while hanging onto Motoko.
"Su everyones feet hurt." Motoko lifted the young girl onto her back to relieve her weary feet. She wished that someone could do the same for her.
"I got it!" Everyone stopped and turned to stare at Shinobu. "I think I know where Keitaro might be!" She smiled.
"Where Shinobu?" Haruka asked.
"Not here in Hinata, but in Tokyo."
"Why in Tokyo?"
"Think about it. If he's really sick, then he'd go to Tokyo because thats where all the nation's top doctors are."
"Plus he can then visit Tokyo U." Naru added.
"Okay! On to Tokyo! Keitaro here we come ready or not!!!!!" Kitsune marched steam full ahead.
Keitaro sighed while waiting for the elderly man to return. He let his mind wander over some thoughts. "At least I'm free from them here. There's no way that they can find me here."
The old man then returned and gave a startled look at Keitaro having overheard his thoughts. "Are you in trouble with the law boy?"
"Nani? No of course not!"
The man gave Keitaro a scrutinizing look and then moved on. "I have a room available for you. It even has a balcony and over looks Tokyo University."
'Tokyo U....' Keitaro drifted into a memory at hearing that name.
The old man snapped his fingers in front of Keitaro's eyes. "Hello?"
Keitaro was jostled out of his reverie. "Sorry,..."
"So, do you want the room or not?"
"Hai, I'll take it."
The man filled out a piece of paper and gave it to Keitaro to sign. "How will you be paying?"
"Cash. How much is it?"
"The room costs 13, 246.58 Japanese Yen a night." ((A/N: That amount is equal to 112.00 US dollars.))
Keitaro let out a gasp. That was a lot of money to pay for one night. "I can pay for the first two nights right now. I'll have more soon."
Keitaro handed over the money to the hold man. The man placed it in a cash register and handed Keitaro a slip of paper with the sale's totals. He then took a key off the wall and walked around to Keitaro's side of the desk. "Pick up your bags. I'll show you to your room."
They walked up 4 flights of stairs and down 3 corridors. The halls had expensive carpets and lighting fictures along the walls. Doors with bronze door handles, or they could even be gold, Keitaro couldn't tell. The walls were painted a creamy ivory and had decorative molding along the ceiling and floor and doorways. Each door had a gold plate in the center with the room number engraved upon it. They stopped in front of room number 66f.
"There is a mini bar inside and room service if you need it. Downstairs is a dining room which serves three meals a day. Expect only western food, this a tourist hotel and we accommodate for them not for the locals." Keitaro nodded.
"Thank you sir."
The man nodded and left. Keitaro entered his room and closed the door. Down the hall the old man stopped another employee and whispered in his ear. "Keep a watch on the man staying in room 66f, I believe he may be in trouble with the law." The employee nodded and they went their separate ways.
That's it for now readers. I hope that you are enjoying it so far. I know that there wasn't much drama in that one or angst, so the next chapter will have more. I promise. Please leave a review.
Disclaimer: I do not own Love Hina, I wish I did that I do, but I don't.
SACRIFICES FOR LOVE
BY: KiMitsukai
CHAPTER 3: Keitaro the Fugitive?
"Naru honey,....please wake up..." Kitsune stood over Naru and spoke softly while gently shaking Naru awake.
"Hmm,...what is it? Kitsune?" A groggy Naru rubbed her eyes and slid up to a sitting position in her bed.
"Everyones almost ready. Go get dressed and pack a small suitcase."
"Nani? Why?" She stared at the older female Hinata resident with eyes filled with bewilderment.
"We're all going to go find Keitaro and bring him back." She walked over to the window and pushed the heavy navy blue curtains aside to let the early morning sunshine stream into the room. Naru narrowed her eyes against the bright light until her eyesight had adjusted.
"But Keitaro said not to look for him. Shouldn't listen to him?"
"Have we ever bothered to listen to him before?" She smiled mischievously at her friend.
Naru laughed. "No,...we haven't."
"So, what are you complaining about?" She walked over, picked up a pillow and swatted Naru with it. "Now get out of that bed!" A small pillow fight broke out between the two of them and ended with them both sprawled out on the floor laughing and trying to catch their breath.
Naru spoke while still breathing hard. "I'm just worried about him."
"That's why we've got to go find him. So he doesn't do anything stupid on his own. You know how clumsy he is."
"I know."
"So, are you going to come help look for him. I know that you really wanna see him."
"Oh,...when I see him again...." Kitsune took that for an affirmative answer.
Naru stood up and walked into the bathroom. A few minuets later the sound of water hitting porcelain could be heard. Naru emerged 10 minuets later to find that Kitsune was gone and that suited her just fine. She changed into a light brown miniskirt with skin toned stockings and a cream colored v-shaped neckline short-sleeved t-shirt.. The t-shirt was made from light weight cotton so it was fine for a cool summer's day. She slipped her feet into some brown leather penny loafers. She brushed her hair and decided to wear it pulled back in a ponytail. She applied some lip gloss to her smooth lips and a little almond colored eyeshadow to her eyes, then finished it off with a touch of mascara. She smiled to her reflection in the mirror, happy with her appearance. Then she walked into her closet and took out a backpack and began throwing items into the bag.
"Is she coming with us?" Su looked up at Kitsune, who appeared to be the ringleader.
"Yes, she said she was."
"Then whats taking her so long?"
"I think she went back to bed." Everyone turned around to stare at a teenage girl wearing a kendo kimono and holding a sword in her left hand. Her black hair was hanging loose about her shoulders and her bangs hung in her eyes.
"Motoko! Your back!!!" Su ran over and embraced her tightly in a hug. Motoko patted her on the head while smiling.
"Yes, I am back. Can't have a search party go out looking for that idiot without me."
"Did you improve your fighting skills Motoko while you were on retreat?" Naru appeared at the top of the stairs with backpack in hand.
"Oh, so you are coming." Motoko spoke sarcastically to Naru. "Hai Naru, I did improve. Retreats always seem to help. How is everything at Hinata?"
"Keitaro ran away...again." Everyone glared at Su.
"Now we're going to go find him and bring him back." Shinobu whispered. She was still a bit shy even though shes lived at Hinata for awhile now.
Naru walked down the hardwood stairs and stood by Kitsune. She placed her bag on the floor. "Motoko, theres something that you need to know." She paused, unable to go on.
"What is it Naru?"
She swallowed hard before continuing. "Keitaro's dying...."
"NANI?!"
"Its true Motoko. Mutsumi told us and showed us the note that he left behind." Haruka walked up to the group having overheard their conversation.
"Let me see the note." Naru handed it to her.
Motoko read it:
Dear Everyone at Hinata-Sou,
I am afraid that I must leave you all once again. I will be back some day, but not very soon. I'm sorry if I have worried any of you, that was not one of my intentions. However, I do ask that none of you look for me. I have to deal with something and then I'll be back. Don't worry, I'm fine.
From your faithful landlord,
Keitaro
Motoko folded up the note and handed it back to Naru.
"He looked sick before he left. I know that there is something very wrong with his health. I can feel it. That is why I must find him and make sure that he's okay."
"I think you mean WE must find him." Kitsune corrected Naru.
"Then what are we waiting for? Lets go find Keitaro!!" Su started jumping up and down.
"I believe that you were all waiting for me." Mutsumi appeared in the doorway.
"Mutsumi. Your coming too?" Shinobu stared up at the older girl.
"Of course. I'm as much his friend as the rest of you are."
Naru slipped her backpack onto her back and headed to the door. "Okay,...lets get going."
"Phew,..." Keitaro wiped the sweat off his forehead with his sleeve. "....wandering around like this sure is tiring. I think I should find someplace to stay."
With his suitcase in his hand he walked up to a building with a sign that read: Tokyo's Paradise Hotel. "Hmm, sounds like a good place to spend the night."
He walked inside and up to the receptionist's desk. There was no one there. He looked around and saw a sign next to a small bell. "Please ring the bell for service.-Please ring once." Keitaro set his suitcase on the ground next to him and rang the bell.
No one came.
'Hmm,...it said ring once, but maybe no one heard it. I think I'll ring it again to make sure that they heard me.'
Keitaro rang the bell again and even a third time. On the third time Keitaro heard someone's voice. "I'll be right with you. One second." The voice seemed like it was very close to Keitaro.
That one second turned into five minuets. Keitaro was getting impatient and hit the bell again. This time as if on cue with the bell, a short little man popped up on the other side of the desk. He looked agitated and disgruntled. A man in old age. His graying hair was short and unkempt. Keitaro stared at him. "Can't you read?" The old man picked up the sign and held it right in front of Keitaro's face. "It says: Please ring once!! What part of that do you not understand?"
"I'm sorry sir. Its just that I'm really tired and would like a room so I can go rest."
"We're all tired. What makes you special?" The old man fumbled with some account papers and checkout slips.
"Nothing sir. Nothing makes me special." Keitaro's voice held a tint of dejection.
The man chose to ignore Keitaro's statement. "What would you like?"
"I would like a single room with a window view."
"Window view! Hah!" The old man chuckled. "For how many nights?"
"I'd like it for a couple of months."
The old man stared at the young man in front of him. "I see. Let me see what I can do for you. I'll be right back."
"Do you have any idea where he could be? He could be half way across Japan by now!" Naru spoke while breathing hard.
"We've been looking all day and still no Keitaro. My feet hurt." Su complained while hanging onto Motoko.
"Su everyones feet hurt." Motoko lifted the young girl onto her back to relieve her weary feet. She wished that someone could do the same for her.
"I got it!" Everyone stopped and turned to stare at Shinobu. "I think I know where Keitaro might be!" She smiled.
"Where Shinobu?" Haruka asked.
"Not here in Hinata, but in Tokyo."
"Why in Tokyo?"
"Think about it. If he's really sick, then he'd go to Tokyo because thats where all the nation's top doctors are."
"Plus he can then visit Tokyo U." Naru added.
"Okay! On to Tokyo! Keitaro here we come ready or not!!!!!" Kitsune marched steam full ahead.
Keitaro sighed while waiting for the elderly man to return. He let his mind wander over some thoughts. "At least I'm free from them here. There's no way that they can find me here."
The old man then returned and gave a startled look at Keitaro having overheard his thoughts. "Are you in trouble with the law boy?"
"Nani? No of course not!"
The man gave Keitaro a scrutinizing look and then moved on. "I have a room available for you. It even has a balcony and over looks Tokyo University."
'Tokyo U....' Keitaro drifted into a memory at hearing that name.
The old man snapped his fingers in front of Keitaro's eyes. "Hello?"
Keitaro was jostled out of his reverie. "Sorry,..."
"So, do you want the room or not?"
"Hai, I'll take it."
The man filled out a piece of paper and gave it to Keitaro to sign. "How will you be paying?"
"Cash. How much is it?"
"The room costs 13, 246.58 Japanese Yen a night." ((A/N: That amount is equal to 112.00 US dollars.))
Keitaro let out a gasp. That was a lot of money to pay for one night. "I can pay for the first two nights right now. I'll have more soon."
Keitaro handed over the money to the hold man. The man placed it in a cash register and handed Keitaro a slip of paper with the sale's totals. He then took a key off the wall and walked around to Keitaro's side of the desk. "Pick up your bags. I'll show you to your room."
They walked up 4 flights of stairs and down 3 corridors. The halls had expensive carpets and lighting fictures along the walls. Doors with bronze door handles, or they could even be gold, Keitaro couldn't tell. The walls were painted a creamy ivory and had decorative molding along the ceiling and floor and doorways. Each door had a gold plate in the center with the room number engraved upon it. They stopped in front of room number 66f.
"There is a mini bar inside and room service if you need it. Downstairs is a dining room which serves three meals a day. Expect only western food, this a tourist hotel and we accommodate for them not for the locals." Keitaro nodded.
"Thank you sir."
The man nodded and left. Keitaro entered his room and closed the door. Down the hall the old man stopped another employee and whispered in his ear. "Keep a watch on the man staying in room 66f, I believe he may be in trouble with the law." The employee nodded and they went their separate ways.
That's it for now readers. I hope that you are enjoying it so far. I know that there wasn't much drama in that one or angst, so the next chapter will have more. I promise. Please leave a review.