Disclaimer: I don't own Love Hina.

A/N: This was a hard chapter for me to produce as I had to think what would be appropriate for things to take place. I understand that there are some concerns. Now regarding Saori knowing both Kyoshiro and Nanami, passing acquaintances since high school and yeah, they don't know her that well and they did socialize a bit at the Hinata Inn years back, there's nothing that I saw that indicates that they didn't but if there is let me know and I'll fix it and that's it and Marumi and Saori know each other a bit more from. Not everyone knows everyone if you know what I mean. So to Hinkly-Pink, Carlton Osis, and Grey Crow 31; I hope this will make it more believable. If not, well…I'll change it.

Also, I had someone say something that bothered me so I'm going to say it for all and that is that I did read the manga and I mean all of the volumes. In fact, I re-read them and when I did, I couldn't help but to frown and I asked myself, "Why did I like this again?" It was one of the reasons why I started writing this fic in the first place. If you're going to give me a review, please don't give one that makes the assumption that I did not read the manga. That tells me that we're seeing different things and/or you don't like what's going on with characters. I'm once again surprised at the many reviews I've gotten, thanks to all who did review and especially those who point out on some things in Chapter 14. That's it for now and now on to Chapter 15 of For His Own Sake.

Chapter 15

"Keitaro, I'm asking you please, don't abandon Naru in her time of need," Mutsumi pleaded.

"Her time of need?" Keitaro repeated upset, "Are you serious Mutsumi?"

"Yes, look, I know Naru said things that were unfair, but Keitaro, you have to understand that you said things that were unfair as well."

Keitaro crossed his arms with a scowl on his face and Mutsumi didn't like the look on Keitaro's face.

"Keitaro, you also said some hurtful things about me as well," Mutsumi continued.

"Well then, why don't you explain to me," Keitaro simply replied.

"Explain?" Mutsumi asked a bit confused.

"Yes, explain why you switch things with Naru and why didn't you tell me the truth from the beginning?"

"It was so Naru could get well again and that you two could be happy together I simply didn't want to get in the way."

"What do you mean?"

"Keitaro, did you know that Naru was very sick when she was little?"

"Yes, Granny told me."

Mutsumi nodded at Keitaro's response, "That's right. Naru was very sick when she was little and I felt sorry for her because it seemed that nothing could really be done for her. Her parents came to the Hinata Inn because they learned that it was place that help people get well and that placed their hope in helping Naru get well. Anyway, the time was approaching with my mother finishing working for the Hinata Inn. I looked at Naru and I saw that she really liked you and in fact, it seemed that her spirit would be lifted if she could be with you so I decided that she could be happy if she was with you because I know that you're a nice person Keitaro. So when I told her that she could be with you at Tokyo University, she got real happy and her health was starting gradually getting better. I even gave her Liddo-kun as a way to remember us and the time we shared." Mutsumi was all smiles when she was telling the story, "I figured that you would be happy with Naru and Naru would be happy with you as well."

"And you didn't think of telling me about this before? You didn't think that maybe the promise was really not valid anymore when you just tossed the promise away with me not being actually involved in the decision and the change that you decided to do for yourself. Besides, even though she had that doll, she didn't remember the time we spent together, Naru didn't even remember us. Her own motivation to attend Tokyo U was to see Seta again. That's what I know," Keitaro said.

"Well, even so, it was because of the promise from our childhood, that Naru got better."

"You actually believe that?"

"I'm sure of it," Mutsumi said with a smile.

Keitaro just looked away, "I don't know."

Mutsumi then got a serious expression, "Keitaro, tell me. Why did you say such hurtful things?"

"Hurtful things…?" Keitaro responded looking at Mutsumi with seriousness shown on his face.

"Yes, why did you just say such cruel things to Naru, about me, and about your grandmother?"

Keitaro sighed irritated, "Mutsumi, if you heard the conversation I had with Naru at the cafeteria, then you should know why. It's pointless to repeat myself. I'd sound like a broken record."

"Keitaro, we weren't doing it to be cruel, I wanted to help you and Naru and Granny was doing to same way."

"Well gee, thanks for the help," Keitaro responded sarcastically, "Thank you Mutsumi for pushing me to a girl that was constantly violent, selfish, and basically an overgrown spoiled child. For being more concerned about Naru and the other girls and never really once actually helping me when you claim you would and for lying to me all this time and for basically selling me out."

Mutsumi was starting to get upset, "I don't like what you're becoming."

"Well, that's your business. I have to go." Keitaro was starting to walk away.

Mutsumi put her hand on Keitaro's shoulder and stopped him, "Keitaro wait, can we try to work this out? There is more I want to tell you."

"I already know what you're going to say and I'm going to tell you right now, I'm not interested. It's a waste of time."

Mutsumi was starting to get upset, "What's happened to you?"

Keitaro was surprised at her question and looked at her, "Excuse me?"

"What has really happened to you? Why have you changed this way?"

"I really don't understand what you're getting at…"

"The things you say and the way you've completely changed," Mutsumi said with her eyes focusing not wanting to believe what was happening, "The Keitaro that I know would never act like this. He wouldn't be so cruel. He wouldn't abandon someone he loved or be this cold-hearted. Someone's influencing you. Who is it? Is it someone in your new apartment? Who's making you act this way?"

Keitaro turned and glared at Mutsumi, "I got news for you Mutsumi, I woke up from my fantasies and realized that I've been naïve and real foolish all this time. The girls were never my friends and I was never doing any good for them or for myself for the past three years, no for most of my life I've deluded myself and I'm seeing things for what they really and I suggest you do the same things. No one is making act this way, this is from my own will."

"Keitaro…this can't be…"

"Mutsumi, you need to realize some things and one of them is regarding Naru."

"What do you mean?"

"Naru is not the person you make her out to be and you need to seriously get over this stupid promise that we've foolishly held on all these years."

"Stupid promise…? Foolish…?" Mutsumi was shocked again at what Keitaro was saying, "You're actually calling what we held all these years f-foo-foolish?"

Cemetery

Nagisa was walking back from her college when she saw the cemetery and decided to go there. She was on her way to a certain resting place. She soon arrived at the tomb of her friend, Takeru Oyame. Nagisa looked at the tomb sadly and held her hand over to her heart, "Takeru…it's been a year since your life was taken away. I'm so sorry that this happened." Nagisa went on her knees and prayed for Takeru closing her eyes. After a long silence of prayer, Nagisa opened her eyes and looked at Takeru's tomb. She then got up and stood on her feet but when she did that, she heard someone approach. Nagisa looked and was surprised to see a woman in her late twenties with red hair that had long strands on each of her side, green eyes, average looking, wearing a business suit. She saw the woman and scowled at the person known as Mayako Oyame, the older sister of the late Takeru Oyame.

"Nagisa, so you're here," Mayako commented.

"…Mayako," Nagisa responded.

"So…you came to pay your respects for my brother."

"Of course I did," Nagisa replied trying to keep calm while internally she wanted to strangle the woman for putting her brother in the situation that cost him his life in the end.

"I see…" Mayako went to her brother's tomb, "It's been a year since my little brother died."

"…Yes…" Nagisa was definitely not happy seeing Mayako.

Mayako just looked at her brother's resting place with a sad expression. Nagisa just looked away from Mayako.

"Kagura will stop by later on," Mayako said surprising Nagisa.

"What?" Nagisa spoke surprised, "Why?"

"She wants to give her prayers to him as well. We ran into each other at the park and she told me that she wanted to pay her respects. I told her that if she really meant that then she should stop by and she said she would be here."

"Mayako, why would you do that? She's the one who killed him," Nagisa replied angrily and disgusted.

"She didn't mean to, it was an accident."

"You actually believe that? How could you?"

"Nagisa, listen, we all suffered when my brother died. Don't you think that we should try to have peace with each other? I know that's something Takeru would have wanted?"

"You…" Nagisa just couldn't take what was happening, "If you want Kagura Hajime, you're brother's killer around, that's your business but don't expect me to be around for this. You make me sick, I can't believe you. It was bad enough that you put him in the situation that eventually got him killed and now you want to continue with this farce and truly disgrace his memory, I'm going to be sick."

"Nagisa, try to understand-" Mayako tried to put in her words.

"You're disgusting and one day, Kagura Hajime will get what's coming to her," Nagisa interrupted with venom and stormed off.

Mayako watched as Nagisa walked away and looked at her brother's tomb, "You understand, don't you brother…I know it would be something you would have wanted, right?"

Tokyo University

"You really are going to be selfish just like that? You're just going to abandon someone who really needs you?" Mutsumi spoke with a bit of anger in her tone, "If that's the case then you really are the worse."

"Say what you want, it doesn't matter to me. I've made up my mind and there's nothing that you or anyone else can do about it," Keitaro responded uncaring of how Mutsumi was reacting to him.

"Keitaro, why don't you understand? Why won't you try to see that I was trying to help and I did it because I care about both you and Naru?"

Keitaro laughed a little, "Oh really? You say that but you were one of the people who were real cruel. You say and do things that always got me hurt even though you knew of the situation."

"What do you mean? I never said or did anything to hurt you."

"Maybe not intentionally but you have brought me harm none the less, for an example, the so called 'trial' that I had to go through which was regarding about you."

"Are you still going on about that?"

"Mutsumi, when I was being questioned, none of the girls was interested to hear my side of the story, they all assumed that I took advantage of you and when you came, I thought that I was safe and that you would prove my innocence and I asked you to clear up the misunderstanding," Keitaro paused for a bit, "but instead, you chose not to do that and you simply said that your test came positive in which the girls assumed the worst."

"Ara, Keitaro, I thought that everyone would be happy that I did well on my test. I don't see what the problem was."

"That would have been great if you were specific about it but you weren't and of all the times to say something like that, it had to be when I was accused of 'having my way with you'."

"Keitaro, you shouldn't dwell on things that happened in the past and besides, you were proven innocent in the end, right?"

Keitaro shook his head, "That's not the point. Don't you understand? You say that you care about me and that you would be willing to help but I seriously don't think that's the case. You've lied to me, you always give reasons why I should stay with Naru and you always give excuses just like I would but now I won't put up with it anymore."

"Keitaro, you're acting like a child," Mutsumi countered.

Keitaro sighed seeing that it was getting nowhere and that no matter what he said at the moment, Mutsumi would not see things that way and he simply turned around, "This is pointless, I don't even know why I'm still talking to you about this. I'm going, and Mutsumi?"

"What is it?" Mutsumi wondered what Keitaro was going to say next.

"I really don't want to be around you so do me a favor and stay away from me from now on."

"Keitaro…you…you can't be the Keitaro I know…give him back…give me back my Keitaro…"

Mutsumi couldn't handle what was happening anymore and she fainted and Keitaro saw this but instead of rushing to catch her like he normally would, he just watched as she collapsed on the grass. Keitaro sighed and shook his head. The young Urashima male went through his bag and pulled out a paper and a pen. He wrote something and put it in Mutsumi's hand and then he walked away. Moments later, Mutsumi recovered and started to get up and then noticed the paper on her hand.

Mutsumi read the note, "Mutsumi, you really need to see a doctor about your fainting spells. It's not healthy for you to be fainting all the time." Mutsumi figured that Keitaro wrote the note and was sad that this was all Keitaro did for her and tears stared to well up in her eyes and was shaking, the whole ordeal was more than she could bear.

"Why…why Keitaro, why…?" Mutsumi uttered upset.

Hinata Inn

The girls were going on with their daily lives in the Hinata Inn but only one person was not in the inn and that was Shinobu. No one wondered where Shinobu was. School was out for Shinobu and Su and Su had already gotten back and had gone into her room working on her project. Kitsune was watching the horse races on TV. She had a lot riding on this and she was confident that the horse she betted on would win. Motoko was busy studying in her room and Naru was sitting on her bed in her room still angry and feeling humiliated after what happened at the cafeteria at Tokyo U earlier today. She gritted her teeth and decided enough was enough.

"The hell with him then," Naru said in an angry low voice, "I'm done trying. I don't need him. He's such a loser anyway. Why would I bother wasting my time with him anyway…but then that would mean that if Keitaro doesn't come back, what's going to happen regarding the inn?"

Naru decided to go and head out. As she was heading to the door of the main entrance, she was spotted by Kitsune.

"Naru, where are you going?" Kitsune asked.

However, Naru just ignored her and went out. Kitsune just sighed and then she saw the end of the horse race and the horse that she betted on didn't win. Kitsune wasn't happy about this and was upset.

"Dammit…not again…" Kitsune muttered, "What am I going to do now?"

Hinata Teashop

Haruka was serving tea to a customer, "Here you go sir."

The customer nodded and just took a sip. Haruka then wondered, "Where on earth is Mutsumi? She should have been here an hour ago."

Haruka wasn't happy about this as she knew it wasn't like Mutsumi to be late for work. A moment later, the one in question finally arrived. Haruka just looked at Mutsumi as the young Okinawa bowed at Haruka.

"I'm so sorry that I'm late," Mutsumi said.

"Just get started, we'll talk later," Haruka simply said as she went to serve another customer.

"Yes…" Mutsumi said sadly.

Mutsumi just went to get herself ready to work. Moments later, Naru came and looked around. Mutsumi saw Naru and approached her.

"Naru, would you like a table?" Mutsumi asked happily.

"Oh Mutsumi, actually no, I need to speak with Haruka," Naru answered.

"Oh…okay, hold on for a moment," Mutsumi went get Haruka while Naru waited.

Moments later, Haruka and Mutsumi approached Naru with Haruka, who had distain showing on her face and Naru didn't like it. Haruka suggested that they go outside and Naru agreed and they went outside.

"This better be real important that you came here not as a customer. I'm getting real sick of you girls coming here during business hours," Haruka stated crossing her arms, "So what is it?"

Naru didn't like what Haruka was saying but ignored it, "Haruka, you still have the deed to the Hinata Inn, don't you?"

"Why do you want to know?" Haruka asked suspiciously.

"I want to talk to Granny about something but first, I want to know if you still have the deed."

Haruka just couldn't believe it and had her thoughts, "This brat is so obvious, and why can't she be honest?" Haruka sighed with her eyes closed and then opened again and looked at Naru, "You really want to know about the deed?"

"Yes I do," Naru answered wondering why Haruka needed to ask.

Haruka crossed her arms, "Fine, I'll tell you but you have to do one thing."

"What's that?" Naru asked with a bit of a nervous tone.

"You have to tell me why you acted the way you did with Shinobu last night and what were you planning to do to her."

Naru was shocked at what Haruka was asking, "Haruka, that…that was…" Naru looked away, "It's not really something to talk about."

Haruka narrowed her eyes at Naru, "Oh really? Then there's nothing for me to discuss." Haruka was starting to walk away."

"Wait Haruka, please…"

"Are you going to answer my questions?" Haruka asked as she stopped, "If you can't bring yourself to do so then fine but don't expect me to tell you anything."

Naru gritted her teeth, "It's because…"

"It's because…?" Haruka repeated.

"It's because Shinobu was being insulting. She was being ungrateful for all the times we had been there for her and she had the nerve to say that she hated us even after all the times Motoko and I protected her and kept her safe and Su being there for her to try to cheer her up. I just got so angry with her that I…lost control."

Haruka glared at Naru, "Oh it was more than that, and you looked like you were ready to physically beat her up. Were you about to physically harm her…like how you've harmed my nephew over the years? Really Naru, just how low can you go when people disagree with you? You act like you're the only one is capable of feeling hurt physically and mentally."

"Haruka, you don't…you don't understand," Naru countered.

"Both Shinobu and Keitaro have told you how they felt and you reacted terribly in a disgusting matter, you're right, I don't understand." Haruka said with venom making Naru cringe, "And I contributed in enabling her and Motoko to act like that, I'm disgusted with myself."

"Haruka-!"

Haruka interrupted, "It doesn't matter now. Anyway, I'll tell what you want to know. In regard of the deed, I gave it to Marumi last night."

"You did?" Naru was not happy of what she heard.

"That's right, I don't know what's going to happen with the inn and to be honest I don't really care."

"Haruka, she, Marumi, she's going to kick us out. We'll be driven out of the inn. She shouldn't be allowed to do that."

"Oh well, perhaps it's for the best. You girls have been running wild in the inn, acting like you owned the place so perhaps going back out in the real world will actually do you some good. Now, I'm going back the teahouse and Naru, I don't want to see you in the teashop again unless you're a customer, relay that to the others as well."

Haruka left to go back to her teashop leaving Naru standing in shock and Haruka had her thoughts, "Besides, I don't know if I'll still have the teashop when Marumi takes over."

"No, this can't be happening, how could Haruka support this?" Naru balled her fist and was angry, "What the hell? Why is this happened? What did I do to deserve this?" Naru looked over at the inn and then had a sad expression on her face, "What am I going to do? This place has been my sanctuary for five years and now I'm going to lose it," Naru got upset and directed her anger at the one person who she felt was responsible for this, "this is another thing that Keitaro is at fault for."

Hinata Inn, Su's Room

Su was putting the finishing touches of her invention, "It's finally done. Keitaro will play with me again," Su was all smiles, "Keitaro will like me again," the Molmolian princess then had a serious expression, "Shinobu would never understand and I'm going to show just wrong she is."

Keitaro's Apartment

Keitaro had just arrived back to his apartment and sighed of relief, "Ah man, what a day."

Keitaro put his stuff away and went to the fridge to get something to eat. He started thinking of things that had been happening as of late. He paused for a moment and thought back as he sighed, "When I think about now, I really did wasted most of my life. I mean, I was able to get in Tokyo U and I think it's great…but at what cost? The people who tried to get me past my obsession really tried to help me...Mom, Dad, Kanako, Kimiaki, Masayuki, Aunt Marumi, and Yoshinari…they tried to really help and how did I repay them? By shutting them out, being difficult…if I apologize to all of them, will they forgive…or will they…?" Keitaro started thinking about two of his relatives, "I wonder will Yoshinari and Aunt Marumi…?"

Flashback: Keitaro's First Year in High School

It was at the time that Keitaro and Yoshinari were attending the same high school. They were walking together at the moment wearing their high school uniforms.

"Keitaro," Yoshinari spoke.

"Hm? What is it Yoshinari?"

"I'm curious; do you know what your plans are for the future?"

"Oh, I'm going for Tokyo University."

"Really? Interesting…you know Haruka went to Tokyo University."

"Yeah," Keitaro smiled, "That's right, how about you?"

"Me, well, I'm planning to attend Waseda University and work for my mom in her company. They have a great business program there. What about you? What do you intend to study when get in Tokyo University?"

"I don't know yet. I'll know when I get there."

"Hmm, still Tokyo U, that's a hard college to get in, of course so is the college I'm going for as well," Yoshinari said it with a smile, "You say you don't know what major you will go for, any particular reason why you would want to attend Tokyo U? Just curious, mind you."

Keitaro smiled, "I'm going to fulfill a promise."

Yoshinari was a bit surprised, "A promise?"

"Yeah, I promised a girl that I would attend Tokyo U and see her again."

"A girl? Who's the girl you promise to?"

Keitaro grabbed the back of his head, "Well, I don't remember."

Yoshinari was shocked at his cousin's response, "Wait, what? What do you mean you don't remember?"

"Well, the truth is that I don't remember the girl's name or what she looked like but I'm sure when I get in Tokyo University, I'll see her again."

Yoshinari couldn't believe what he was hearing, "Are you serious? When did you make this promise?"

"Well…I was five, it was at the time I was visiting Granny at her inn with my parents."

Yoshinari had stopped walking, "Hold it Keitaro."

Keitaro stopped and looked at Yoshinari, "Yes?"

"Let me see if I got this right, the only real reason you intend to go to Tokyo University, a university that's very hard to get in and its academics are top notch, is because of some promise you made at our grandmother's inn when you were five and you don't even know nor do you remember the little girl you made the promise too."

"There is this saying that if two people find each other again at Tokyo University, they will find happiness. That what I was told by the girl I made a promise to and I believe that it will come true," Keitaro rubbed the back of his head and chuckled, "Hard to believe, isn't it?"

Yoshinari raised his eyebrow, "Yeah, hard to believe all right, hard to believe that you doing something silly and completely flawed."

Keitaro was surprised at his cousin's remarks, "Wait…what?" Keitaro didn't like what Yoshinari just said, "What do you mean silly and flawed?"

Yoshinari shook his head, "Keitaro, the fact that you're going for Tokyo University is great but doing it just to fulfill a promise when you were five and you don't remember who should not be taken seriously, I'm going to be honest with you, the whole thing is farfetched. I mean, you don't remember what the girl look like, how do you know that the girl you promised will be there in Tokyo U? What makes you think she will keep her promise? What makes you think that you two will be able to know if you were to see other again and be happy?"

"She will keep her promise and she will know and I will know as well," Keitaro answered.

"How do you know?"

Keitaro smiled, "I have faith."

Yoshinari put his hand on his face, unable to understand his cousin's thinking and then put his hand down and look at Keitaro with seriousness, "You don't really know. You can't guarantee that things will go well for you when you enter into Tokyo University…that is if you will be able to get in on your first try."

"Yoshinari, I know in my heart that it will and I would appreciate it if you didn't insult my goals and dreams," Keitaro countered glaring and pointing at Yoshinari, "I mean, would you like it if I insulted you and your goals?"

"Gee, someone is sensitive. I'll let it go for now but Keitaro, I'm going to tell you that if you continue with this idea that things will work out with this goal of yours, then you're just going to put yourself in unnecessary hardships and you may find that things are not as you thought. I mean, it's been ten years, you don't remember the girl of your 'promise', and even if the girl was to go to the same college as you and somehow remembers you, what makes you think that she will want to 'spend her happiness' with you. She could have very well may have moved on and went there for her own goals."

"Yoshinari…" Keitaro said with anger, "I never thought you would be such a jerk about it, last time I tell you anything of what I'm going to do." Keitaro walked away angrily.

Yoshinari sighed and look at his cousin walking away angrily, "I didn't think you would react like such a child. Oh brother…"

Keitaro flinched when he heard that and turned back at Yoshinari, who shrugged.

Flashback End

Keitaro sighed as he thought about what happened between him and Yoshinari when they were in high school, "If I could go back in time, I would done things differently…I would at least considered Yoshinari's words…if I hadn't let my anger toward him get to me…he wouldn't have been hurt like he did."

Second Flashback: Keitaro and Yoshinari's High School

Keitaro was walking on the campus of his high school when he saw Yoshinari talking to a girl with black long hair wearing glasses and was looking upset at Yoshinari.

"Will you just let it go Urashima?" the black haired girl asked, "I'm asking you please just let it go just once. If you do, I'll go return it and it won't happen again."

"You think it is okay for you do what you're doing?" Yoshinari countered the holding a book in his hand, "I've caught you and you have no way to say otherwise, besides I know you'll pull something like this again."

"If you do this, I'll lose my chances with my scholarship." The girl had tears streaming from her eyes, "I won't be able to get in the college of my choice and my family will be disappointed. Please Urashima, I'm begging you, just let this slide and I promise it won't happen again."

"You should've thought of that before you did this," Yoshinari countered not backing down.

Keitaro was shocked at he was seeing and went to Yoshinari and that girl, "Hey Yoshinari, what's going on?"

Yoshinari and the girl looked over at Keitaro.

"Keitaro, what is it?" Yoshinari asked.

"Listen, I don't know what it is but she looks she's willing to stop what it was she was doing. Why don't you let it go? Besides, she seems like she has her future ahead of her and it would be a shame if that was stopped because of a misunderstanding."

"Keitaro, you don't have an idea of what's going on so I suggest you stay out of this," Yoshinari countered.

Keitaro got mad at what Yoshinari said and then he looked at the book and yanked it off of Yoshinari and gave it to the girl, "Here, go ahead and take it back and promise you won't do it again, okay?" Keitaro smiled at the girl.

Yoshinari was shocked and tried to grab the book back but Keitaro got in his way.

"Thank you, you're a nice guy and I will return this book," the girl said smiling at Keitaro as she quickly took the book ran off with it.

Yoshinari was angry, "Keitaro, what the hell?"

"Yoshinari, she sounded like she was in real trouble-"

Yoshinari interrupted angrily, "Keitaro, you're such a dumbass; you don't know what you've done." Yoshinari left going after the girl.

"Yoshinari!" Keitaro called out but his cousin ignored him and Keitaro just looked on.

School had ended for the students and Keitaro was catching up with Yoshinari.

"Hey, Yoshinari," Keitaro called out.

Yoshinari was in a foul mood hearing Keitaro's voice, "Keitaro, do you realize what you've done?"

"What are you talking about?"

"That girl you foolishly helped never returned that book and that book was stolen from Inaba-sensei's desk and it contained the answers for our upcoming exams."

"What? But she-"

"It's not the first time she pulled something like this and you allowed her to get away with it just because you delude yourself thinking you were being some sort of saint."

"Hey, I'm sure she will return it. Maybe she's being threatened, did you ever think of that?"

"You have no idea and I will thank you not for messing things up. I had to let Inaba-sensei know what happened."

"I was just trying to be helpful," Keitaro said.

"Yeah, you were helpful all right, just to the wrong person. You're so naïve, it's embarrassing."

"All right fine, I see how it is, then I won't bother you anymore," Keitaro responded upset, "It not like you would ever understand anything." Keitaro walked away from Yoshinari.

Keitaro was angry when he walked away and as he did, he was approached by two tall boys.

"Hey, we're looking for Yoshinari Urashima," one of the boys said.

"Huh? You're looking for my cousin?" Keitaro asked.

"Yeah, we want to talk to him about our friend, Chisato Ichimura," the second boy said.

"Chisato Ichimura?" Keitaro asked.

"Yeah, we heard he was harassing her, we came to put a stop to that once and for all," the first boy said.

"You may have met her earlier," the second boy said, "she the one with the glasses and long hair, who pleaded with Yoshinari so that she would return that book and promise not to do it again."

"Oh, so that was your friend…yeah, sure, I'll take you to him." Keitaro said with determination.

Keitaro led the two boys to Yoshinari who was talking to two of his friends. One was a boy who was tall with shaved light brown hair and a girl who was short, petite with short dirty blonde hair.

"Yoshinari," Keitaro called out.

Yoshinari and his friends looked over and saw Keitaro and the two boys.

"Keitaro?" Yoshinari spoke, "What's going on here?"

"They want to talk to you about Chisato," Keitaro said.

"Yeah, we were told that you've been harassing her," the first boy said.

"She stole something, planning to use it to cheat," Yoshinari said.

"Look, we're going to ask you to back off and don't bother our friend Chisato again. She's got a big future and it would be a shame if that all got ruined because of someone decided to be a jerk."

"Yoshinari, do you have something to say?" Keitaro said, "You see, it doesn't pay to be unreasonable, just like you were when I told you about my dream. You need to stop being cynical."

Yoshinari twitched with annoyance, "Keitaro, what the hell are you saying?"

"I'm going, I hope you try to be reasonable," Keitaro said as he left.

"I think it's time we teach you some manners," the second boy said.

Second Flashback End

Keitaro didn't want to think about what happened afterwards as it reminded him how bad it was and it was the main reason why both Yoshinari and his Aunt Marumi weren't very fond of him but he knew he would have to own up and remind himself of what happen since he intended to apologize to them as well.

After doing some real thinking, he decided to leave his apartment and go the dojo and get some practice in.

On his way to the dojo, he saw Ritsuko.

"Oh hello Ritsuko," Keitaro greeted.

Ritsuko saw Keitaro and smiled, "Oh hello Keitaro." Ritsuko went to Keitaro, "How are you?"

"Oh I'm fine. And you?"

"Well, I've been better." Ritsuko had a bit of a sad expression.

"Is something wrong?" Keitaro asked picking up on Ritsuko's expression.

"Oh, don't mind me," Ritsuko tried to put on a smile, "it's just my time at work has really got me down as of late."

Keitaro thought about it for a moment, "Well, if you want, I'd be willing listen whatever it is that's bothering you."

Ritsuko was surprised and looked at Keitaro, "Really?"

"Yeah…it's just that you look like I was whenever I felt down or when I had problems. I don't know if I'll really be able to help you but who knows, maybe talking about it will make you feel better."

Ritsuko felt a bit better and smiled, "Okay then, I'll take you up in that. How about you come over to my apartment later tonight? We could have dinner."

"Sure, I'll be there," Keitaro said.

"Thank you Keitaro, I'll see you later tonight at dinner." Ritsuko left for her own apartment.

Keitaro rubbed the back of his head and grinned and then went to go the dojo.

Train Station

A train had made a complete stop and people where getting off the train. A particular couple made their way out of the train and it was Tsuruko and her husband Hayato.

"Well, here we are, back in Tokyo," Tsuruko commented.

"Indeed," Hayato replied.

Tsuruko sighed, "Well, let's go to the Hinata Inn and pick up my sister."

Hayato nodded, "Right…" Hayato looked over to his wife, "Tsuruko, are you all right?"

Tsuruko looked at her husband, "To be honest with you, no, I'm not."

Hayato took Tsuruko's hand, "We'll get through this, and maybe Motoko will realize her own wrongdoings."

"I hope you're right…because if she doesn't…" Tsuruko didn't want to think what would happen.

Flashback: Yesterday at the garden near the Aoyama Residence

Etsuko and Tsuruko were looking at the garden.

"Tsuruko, I want you and Hayato to go bring Motoko home," Etsuko requested.

"Yes Grandmother, I will bring her home," Tsuruko replied.

"If what is said about your sister true, then we will have no choice but strip her right to lead our dojo. We need to hear what she has to say for herself for her actions and decide what we will have to do."

"Of course…"

"I'm going to need to speak with Hina Urashima, I want to know why we weren't informed of the change of management and that the owner was a man, her own grandson."

"That is something I would like to know as well."

Etsuko sighed, "I'm going to give your uncle a call. We may have to see if we can get either Kazuya or Nagisa to succeed as head of the dojo."

Tsuruko looked away, not happy what her grandmother just said.

Flashback End

Tsuruko was thinking back of what her grandmother said, "Let's go do what we have to do."

"Yes," Hayato said, "Let's hope things go well without an incident at the Hinata Inn.

In front of the stairs of the Hinata Inn

A dark red sports car had just parked on the side. The passenger door opened and it was Shinobu. The driver side of the car opened up and it was a woman with long blue hair, blue eyes, with a slim figure wearing a white sleeveless, buttoned dress with red dress shoes.

"Okay, I'll get my things," Shinobu said, "I hope I could do this with no incident," Shinobu said.

"Well, that's why I'm here, so that you won't have to worry about something like that," the woman said smiling at Shinobu.

"I really appreciate you letting me stay with you Aunt Yukina," Shinobu said happily.

"It's no problem after all I'm just glad you decided to call me and wanted to stay with me. It's going to be great…oh, have you told your parents?"

Shinobu shook her head, "Not yet… I know I should tell them but I just don't want this to add the fuel of their bickering that they have with each other."

"Hmm, good point," Yukina sighed and thought, "If only my idiot brother and his idiot ex-wife would…no, it doesn't matter now."

Shinobu and her aunt, Yukina went up the stairs of the Hinata Inn. They soon made to the entrance the inn.

"All I'm going to do is go, pick up my things and leave, that's it," Shinobu thought as she was about to opened the door.

"Shinobu?" A voice spoke.

Shinobu and Yukina turned to see Hina.

"Granny…"

"Why Shinobu, who is this person with you?" Hina asked.

"This is my aunt, Yukina Maehara," Shinobu answered motioning to her aunt.

"Hi," Yukina greeted.

"Hello, it's so nice to meet a relative of Shinobu," Hina said smiling.

"Granny, since you're here, I'm going to take this opportunity to say good bye," Shinobu said.

"Good bye? Are you leaving Shinobu?" Hina asked.

"Yes, I'm going to live with my aunt."

"Shinobu called me and told me what was going on and when she did, I was more than happy take her in," Yukina said.

Hina was surprised, "Shinobu, just to be clear, if it's because of what my daughter declared then-"

"It's not just that," Shinobu interrupted.

"It's not?"

"No."

"Ms. Urashima, did you know that one of the tenants slapped my niece and another tenant was about to assault her?" Yukina asked narrowing her eyes at Hina.

"What? Who?" Hina asked shocked.

"First it was Motoko who slapped me and then Naru," Shinobu answered, "I told her and the others how I felt and Motoko slapped me accusing me of 'going too far' and Naru decided that she was going to 'teach me a lesson' and she was going to use her hands to do. She had already hurt my arm last night."

Hina was horrified hearing this, "Oh no, Shinobu, I had no idea, I'm so sorry, I'll make sure it doesn't happen again."

"I wouldn't bet on it because from what my niece told me, it's usual occurrence." Yukina interjected, "at least it was with your grandson."

"Granny, I'm going to leave this place, I now see things as they really are." Shinobu said.

"Shinobu, what do you mean?" Hina shook her head, "Wait, Shinobu, please reconsider, let me fix things, I promise things will get better."

Shinobu shook her head, "No Granny, they won't and I know it. I have to get my things."

Shinobu opened the door and she, Yukina, and Hina went inside. As they went inside, they were met by Naru and Kitsune. Naru and Shinobu glared at each other for a moment and then Shinobu went to her room to grab her things.

"I'll be right here Shinobu," Yukina assured keeping an eye on Naru ready to pounce her if she attacked her niece again.

"Okay," Shinobu replied heading to her room.

"What is Shinobu up to?" Naru said with distain.

"Naru," Hina spoke.

"Uh, yes, Granny?" Naru replied looking at Hina.

"I need to talk to you in the kitchen right now."

"…Okay…"

"Where's Motoko?" Hina asked.

"She's in her room studying," Kitsune answered.

"Tell her to come see me in the kitchen as well."

"I'll go get her," Kitsune said as she left to go fetch Motoko.

Hina had her thoughts, "I hope the man I hired was able to derail Marumi and steal the deed away from her."

The dojo within Shinsuke's Apartment Building

Keitaro entered the dojo and saw someone practicing his moves. It was a young man with black hair tied to a braided pigtail, black eyes, average height and wearing a long sleeved Chinese shirt, black pants, and slip on shoes. Keitaro was watching him practice and was impressed. The martial artist ended his practice and saw Keitaro.

"Huh? Oh, did you come to use the dojo?" The black haired martial artist asked.

"Uh, yeah, I just came to do some practice," Keitaro replied.

"Huh…what style do you practice?"

"I don't really practice a style per say, I'm just getting some practice in right now and not with just a sword."

The martial artist went to Keitaro and examined him, "Yeah, you don't really seem like a martial artist."

"Yeah, I know," Keitaro chuckled sheepishly, "Anyway, I'm Keitaro Urashima." Keitaro extended his hand.

The martial artist shook Keitaro's hand, "I'm Ranma, Ranma Saotome, a pleasure to meet you, Keitaro Urashima. You're the guy that works here now."

"That's right," Keitaro said as he and Ranma released each other's hands.

"Yeah, you're the guy Kazuya was telling me about," Ranma commented, "say, how about a little spar with me, I bet I could help you out as well. Kazuya and some of the guys will be here later. Who knows, it may even help us as well."

"If you see that way, then I would be honored," Keitaro replied politely.

In front of the steps of the Hinata Inn

Marumi and Yoshinari arrived and looked at the building that was the Hinata Inn.

"It's been years since I've been here," Yoshinari commented.

"Yes, it's been seven years," Marumi added.

Yoshinari looked over at the Hinata Teashop, "Say Mom, you want to stop by Haruka's teahouse? It will be my treat."

Marumi looked at her son, "Really?"

"Sure," Yoshinari said smiling.

Marumi couldn't help to smile, "Ah my Yoshinari, always thinking of his own mother. All right, I'll take you up on that."

The two Urashimas went to Haruka's teashop.

Hinata Inn's Kitchen

Hina was looking at Naru and Motoko and both girls couldn't quite handle the way Hina was looking at them.

"Do you two have anything to say for yourselves?" Hina asked.

"Granny, let me say that Shinobu was the one who was wrong," Motoko said.

"Even if that's true, that doesn't make it okay to gang up on her," Hina admonished.

"But Hina, Shinobu insulted all of us, we couldn't let her get away with it," Naru tried to reason.

"Naru, Motoko, things are hard and intense as it is, please don't make things harder by attacking people for petty reasons. It's bad enough that you two did that to Keitaro. I've been accused of being cruel and allowing you all to run wild, what you two did does not help."

"But Granny-" Naru tried to put her say.

"Listen, I want the both of you to go apologize to Shinobu and assure her that you never meant to do what you did last night."

"Why should we be the ones to apologize?" Motoko replied, "It's her that needs to apologize to us for her rude statements."

"Motoko, I don't want to hear it. My own grandson turned his back on this place and on me, I don't want Shinobu feel she needs to do the same," Hina countered.

"Granny, I can't do it. It's not fair," Naru replied.

"I must agree with Naru, I refuse to allow the little traitor to feel she has the upper hand. We were not wrong, Shinobu is and we cannot let her win."

Hina couldn't believe how Naru and Motoko were acting, "You two are unbelievable. If I know this how you two would act, I would have-"

"Mom! Are you here?" Marumi's voice was calling.

"Marumi…" Hina uttered and then looked at Naru and Motoko, "we'll talk about this later."

Hina, with Naru and Motoko following her, went to the living room and met up with Marumi and Yoshinari with Haruka and Mutsumi behind them with Mutsumi clearly upset. In the living room were Hina, Motoko, Naru, Shinobu, Yukina, Kitsune, Marumi, Yoshinari, Haruka, Mutsumi, and soon Su came down curious of what was going on.

"What's going on here?" Naru asked and then looked and pointed at Yoshinari, "And who are you?"

Motoko seemed ready to attack, "Miss Marumi, did you bring this male here?"

"Yes I did," Marumi answered, "And?"

"This is an all-girls dormitory," Naru reminded.

"Yeah, yeah, but hey that didn't stop my grandmother here from making my cousin act as landlord." Yoshinari said.

"Grandmother? Cousin?" Kitsune muttered, "Are you an Urashima as well?"

"This is my son, Yoshinari," Marumi introduced.

"Hello everyone," Yoshinari greeted.

"I'm surprised you're actually a mother," Naru rudely commented.

"What the hell that supposed to mean?" Marumi asked glaring at Naru.

Haruka and Hina were disgusted with Naru's comments as well.

"Naru, you are seriously playing with fire," Haruka commented.

"Naru, don't start acting stupid again," Kitsune said.

Naru and the others were surprised at Kitsune.

"What did you say Kitsune?" Naru asked shocked.

"I said don't act stupid, no I should really say, stop acting stupid."

"Kitsune!" Naru spoke with anger, "You too?"

"Everyone stop, let's all calm down please," Mutsumi pleaded.

Su went up to Yoshinari, "Say, will you play with me?" Su asked thinking that Yoshinari was just like Keitaro, indestructible and perfect for experimentations.

"Huh?" Yoshinari was confused raising an eyebrow, "Uh, no thanks. I don't have time to play."

"Please?" Su had her puppy eye look.

"No way, besides, I've heard how you play and I got to say, you're a nutcase."

Su didn't like what he just called her, "You're not like Keitaro at all."

Yoshinari waved off Su's comments, "Who said I was?"

"Hey you, you leave her alone," Naru berated.

"Whatever…" Yoshinari answered unaffected at the way Naru spoke to him.

Naru starting to get angry again, "Why you…"

"Anyway, Mom, I have something important to tell you," Marumi said looking at her mother, "and I'm sure you all remember my intent, it's time for a change here in the Hinata Inn."

"What?" Hina spoke thinking right away that her plan had failed.

"That's right," Marumi held up the deed for all to see, "I went to a law firm with Yoshinari and had the deed put in my name which makes me the rightful owner of the Hinata Inn."

"No," Hina uttered surprised.

"No way," Naru spoke surprised.

"It can't be…" Motoko spoke surprised.

"Oh no, no, no," Kitsune said.

"Really…?" Su spoke, "Does that mean she will try to ruin my plan?"

"Ara, Granny, didn't let Miss Marumi have the deed?" Mutsumi asked.

"No Mutsumi, I did not, Haruka did," Hina said looking at Haruka and in response Haruka just had a neutral expression.

"Now with that, I have something for each of you," Marumi looked over to her son, "Yoshinari, if you will."

"Sure Mom," Yoshinari said as he handed the tenants their notices.

The girls looked at the notices that received and it was just as all of them except for Shinobu had feared.

"These are notices stating that all of you are to leave the Hinata Inn immediately," Marumi said.

"You don't want us to be here anymore?" Su asked looking sad at Marumi.

"That's right, I want all of you to pack your things and leave this place right now. Do what you have to do but I want all of you to pack your things and get the hell out of my inn."

"You can't do this," Naru said, "We still have our leases as residents."

"And I terminated those leases."

"You're being unfair," Mutsumi spoke, "you can't just throw them out. What if they don't have a place to go, what then?"

"That's not my problem," Marumi said, "I don't care about any of them or what they do, I just want them out."

"If Keitaro was here-"

"Keitaro isn't here to help any of you," Yoshinari interrupted, "and I heard he wants nothing to do with any of you."

"You're mean!" Su said upset, "You're real mean! You're not being fair!"

"I don't care what you think," Marumi simply replied.

Hina wasn't happy with what was going on, "Marumi, don't do this."

"Oh well, it was bound to happen," Shinobu said.

The others in the living room except for Yukina were surprised at Shinobu's comments.

"Shinobu, you can't be serious," Kitsune said upset.

"She told us what she was going to do yesterday and I felt that this was going to happen anyway," Shinobu then went to Marumi and bowed to her, "I wish you well and hope for your success in the inn."

Marumi, Yoshinari, Hina, and the now ex-tenants were surprised at Shinobu.

"Oh, uh, th-thank you," Marumi said not expecting Shinobu to react well on this.

"Well, it's a good thing I know where I'm going," Shinobu looked at her aunt, "Aunt Yukina?"

"That's right," Yukina said with a smile, "let's go, Shinobu."

"Yes," Shinobu responded as she and Yukina left.

"I don't believe this," Kitsune said shocked as Shinobu left with her aunt.

Hina went to Marumi, "Marumi, don't be cruel. Don't throw the girls out. Do you know why they all came here?"

"No, why?" Marumi asked curious of what her mother was going to say.

"They needed to a place where they don't have to worry about hardships they've been going through. Please don't take away something that makes them feel safe."

"Granny, it seems to me that you're more concern about the well being and the feelings of these girls then you do with your own family," Yoshinari said.

"Yoshinari, you don't know what you're talking about. I've always had concern with everyone around me." Hina countered.

"Oh really, so you did intend to tell Keitaro that you change the place to an all-girl inn, it's just something got in your way, right?" Yoshinari was being sarcastic.

"Don't take that tone with me," Hina berated.

"You dare talk to your own grandmother that way," Motoko said.

"Just who do you think you are?" Naru added as she and Motoko were ready to teach Yoshinari a lesson.

"You two better stop right now, otherwise, you're just going to make things worse for yourselves," Yoshinari warned as he was about to get in a stance.

"Stop this right now!" Hina said, "It won't do good to start fighting."

"I must agree on this," a voice said.

Everyone turned to trace that voice and two people were standing near the door, Tsuruko and Hayato."

"Sister…and Hayato," Motoko said her brother-in-law's name with distain.

"You're back," Hina said.

"Yes," Tsuruko said and then looked at Motoko, "Motoko, it seems that you are no longer a resident here in this place. Well, there's something else that you need to know."

"What is it?" Motoko asked.

"Motoko, you are to return to Kyoto at once as requested by our grandmother, Etsuko Aoyama."

"Hurry and pack your things Motoko, you're coming home as of right now," Hayato said.

"Our grandmother, along with the other council elders as well as our parents wants to hear of the reasons of the dishonorable actions you have taken."

"Dishonorable?" Motoko was shocked, "No sister, I wasn't being dishonorable."

"If you can prove that, then you should have no problem doing that when you speak with them in Kyoto."

"By the way, we ran into that girl named Shinobu and she told us something that disturbed us, we heard that you slapped her because of how she expressed herself to you," Hayato added.

Motoko was upset at what was happening and the rest of girls were trying to see what they could do to still stay in the inn.

That's it for this chapter. Next chapter: Motoko goes back to Kyoto, Hina tries to fight Marumi for the inn and Su puts her plan in motion. How the now ex-tenants will handle now they no longer live at the Hinata Inn? Also, Keitaro hears something from Seta and it will shock him, how will Keitaro react to the man he considered to be his mentor? Find out in the next chapter of For His Own Sake. Also, it will be explained what happened years ago with Yoshinari when he was confronted with two boys and what Keitaro did that could be described an act of betrayal, all because of a grudge.