Disclaimer: I don't own Love Hina
"The late results of stubbornness"
Prologue
It was a sunny day – even as for early November. Even though the winter was near, everything looked just so beautiful – the grass was still as green as in the summer; the trees had beautiful and breathtaking shades of red, orange, gold and yellow. Even the chirps of those birds that don't fly away for the winter were beautiful. Everyone would be cheered up seeing this. But not her. Not after all those awful experiences, she went through. The dark-haired girl with a cute ponytail and very pretty face was just sitting there, holding her knees. Crying. And if you have a good hearing, maybe you would be able to hear her whispering between the sobbing.
"Mommy... Today... Today is my... my..." Another sob rocked her body. "My 15th birthday... Why couldn't you... Spend this day with me? You promised!" The answer obviously didn't come. "Why were you the one who had to die!" she cried with a mixture of anger, sorrow and indescribable pain. She clenched her fists and her tears started to run down like a waterfall... "W... why..." She slowly calmed down, but didn't stop crying. "Eight months... has it really been already eight months?" She looked up to the sky, and slowly stopped crying. She stood up and stared at the beautiful sunset. That encouraged her a little. "I shouldn't cry… Wasn't that you who told me to be strong? But still… I miss you so much… I love you mommy… And I'll never forget you. I promise. And I always keep my promises." She let a big sigh. "You don't even know how hard is living without you…" Suddenly, she dropped her head. She felt guilty… "Oh, I'm so stupid… If I'm saying so, why am I running away? I guess I'm as stubborn as you have always been…" A little smile appeared on her pretty, but still so sad face. "This is something I learned from you…" She let another sigh and kept staring at the sky for hours.
The sun has already set, the birds were quiet for a long time and she still stood there… Now, staring at the beautiful full moon. Finally, she wiped her tears away, turned back, went to an old mat in the centre of the glade and lied down on it. She looked around carefully as if she were looking for someone, made sure no one is watching her and finally covered herself with another mat, but this one was in a better condition. She slowly closed her tired eyes. "At least, only five more years to freedom from now on… Why is the adult age in Japan so high? Why has it to be 20? What about orphans like me?"
Slowly, she fell asleep and dreamed about her mother… She didn't know the police are still looking for her… And the commandant keeps saying "Missing girl's data: Name – Ai. Surname – Narusegawa. Date of the birth: 10th November 2002. She's an orphan and a runaway from the child's house. Physical appearance: dark hair, with characteristic antenna-style bangs, has a ponytail. Eyes: blue or green…"