Love Hina – Peril
Fanfic by Steven Biggs
Chapter Three – Revelation
Wednesday Night
"Hikari-san, is he still alive?"
The doctor nods her head in response to Haruka's question.
"He cannot last very long like this. We must get him inside where I can work on him."
Haruka turns to the others.
"Clear off the table in the dining room! We'll bring him in there."
Naru pulls free from Kitsune and Mutsumi and runs over to Keitaro. Her eyes reveal the truth of Hikari's statement and her hands move to cover her mouth.
"Oh my god! Keitaro!"
Haruka grabs her shoulders and presses her away.
"Naru! You won't do him any good if you fall apart! Help the others get the table ready! He doesn't have much time and we have to be quick!"
Motoko grabs Shinobu's hand and pulls her towards the door.
"Shinobu-chan, you go get some clean blankets and towels. I shall bring the doctor's bag from upstairs."
"Aaauuuuu! Sempai!"
A few minutes later, Haruka pushes the other girls out of the room.
"I'll help Hikari-san. The rest of you wait in the common room. Stay together and keep an eye out for that other Keitaro. The last thing we need right now is for it to disturb the doctor."
The door closes, shutting away the view of Keitaro's limp, broken body on the table. Su uses her remote control to bring her Mecha-Tamas into the room.
"If anti-Keitaro shows up again I'll make meatloaf out of him!"
Motoko paces the floor, her knuckles white from her grip on her sword.
"I made a terrible mistake. I assumed that whichever one got the upper hand would be the doppelganger. I underestimated Urashima's passion to protect us and it has cost him dearly."
Kitsune pours a glass of sake. Before she can drink it, Naru takes it from her and downs it in one swallow.
"We have to find the other Keitaro."
Kitsune jumps to her feet.
"Are ya nuts! Didn't ya hear what it said? That animal will rip ya apart if ya come anywhere near it!"
Naru nods her head.
"I know what it said. But we need it right now."
Shinobu grabs her arm.
"Wh-what do you mean, Naru-sempai?"
She looks down at the inn's resident cook.
"Everything that has happen has been caused by that, that thing. He must have been the one that healed Motoko and me. You saw how badly Keitaro was injured. Hikari-san might not be able to save his life! We need the doppelganger, even though it may be dangerous for us!"
Su moves the Mecha-Tamas to block the doors.
"We aint leaving this room. Ya heard what Haruka-san said."
Motoko moves in front of Naru.
"Do you truly believe that we can persuade this being to assist Urashima?"
Naru shakes her head.
"I don't know. But Keitaro may die if we do nothing. It's his only chance."
"Naru-sempai, it could be perilous for whoever confronts him. We cannot risk it."
From the closed room, the older women's voices can be heard.
"Hikari-san! Keitaro's having trouble breathing!"
"Hand me the long tube from my bag. His throat has constricted because of the smoke. Haruka-san, take this probe and help me insert the tube."
Motoko turns back to Naru.
"I shall accompany you. Let us hurry."
Su, still staring at the door to the makeshift operating room, fingers her remote control and the Mecha-Tamas move away from the door. Kitsune hugs Naru and Motoko.
"Ya'll be careful! If ya sees any trouble, high tail it back here. We can't lose both of ya too."
As Naru and Motoko head for the door, they can hear Hikari's voice again.
"We have to start CPR!"
Motoko does not hesitate; on the run, she blasts the doors out of their frame with her sword. She and Naru leap through the opening and disappear into the night. Mutsumi walks to the shattered doors and looks out.
"Oh my!"
In the dining room, Hikari frantically works on Keitaro's chest as Haruka forces air through the tube.
"Come on Kei-Kei! Don't give up now! Fight, fight for us!"
Haruka looks at Keitaro's face as she waits to give his next breath.
"We'd better get Naru in here, he's getting weaker fast!"
Hikari places her ear against his chest.
"It is beating again, but it is very weak. He needs a transfusion, but I do not have the equipment here, even if we had a donor."
Haruka looks down as something touches her hand. Keitaro's hand is resting on hers. He forces his eyes open and looks up at her.
"Keitaro, don't move. Just lie still and everything will be alright."
A tear falls from his eye as he shakes his head.
"Nnn, nnn, nnn . . . . ."
Understanding what he is trying to say, Haruka moves to the door.
"I'll get her right away."
She slides the door open and looks into the common room.
"Naru, please come in here. Where is she? Where's Motoko?"
The other girls stare at the floor, ceiling or anything else to avoid looking at Haruka. She shakes her head.
"Darn it Naru! I knew I should have kept an eye on you!"
She motions to the others.
"The rest of you had better come in here. Keitaro needs his friends near him right now."
They gather around the table as Hikari continues working on Keitaro. Shinobu gently reaches out and places a hand on his arm.
"S-s-sempai?"
Even with the tube in his mouth, he manages a smile for her.
"Aaauuuu! Sempai!"
Su moves next to Shinobu.
"Hang in there trooper! Who am I gonna test my next invention on if ya leave?"
Another tear falls from his eye. Su gently rests her head on his chest.
"Oh, Keitaro!"
Kitsune move up, places a gentle kiss on his cheek, and then brushes a lock of his hair out of the way.
"We still haven't opened that Okinawan sake ya got me for Christmas. It'll be a shame to waste it."
Mutsumi leans over him and kisses his other cheek.
"You still have a darling face."
His eyes look around the room.
"Nnn, nnn . . . . ."
Kitsune touches his shoulder.
"Naru and Motoko-chan went to find the doppelganger. They're gonna try to make him help you."
Keitaro squeezes his eyes shut and shakes his head. His eyes suddenly snap open as his body is wracked with spasms. The doctor moves in and pushes the others out of the way.
"He is going into convulsions! I do not have anything here that can stop it!"
Her next words slam into the girls' souls like a blizzard out of the coldest winter.
"We are losing him!"
Behind Hinata-sou, Naru and Motoko approach the closed guest's rooms.
"Motoko-chan, are you sure?"
Motoko nods her head.
"Yes, I can sense him in there. His chi is identical to Urashima's. We must be cautious. He did not hesitate to injure us before."
They slowly walk up the steps and enter the building. Inside, a light can be seen underneath one of the doors down the hallway. Motoko moves forward, halting as a hand rests on her shoulder. Naru stands next to her.
"Keitaro! Keitaro, can you hear me?"
A few seconds later, the door slowly opens. Urashima steps into the hallway. He bows to them and motions to the room.
"Good evening. Would you please come in? I promise that you will be safe. For the time being."
Naru trades glances with Motoko and they walk down the hallway. They reach the room and look inside. There is a single table with two chairs.
"Please, sit down. I am sorry that I do not have any tea prepared. I did not expect to have to move in here."
Naru sits in the far chair and Motoko moves behind her. Naru clears her throat.
"We want you to . . . . ."
"I know what you want. I expected nothing less from you. Yes, I have the power to heal him. Again."
Naru stares at Urashima.
"What do you mean by again?"
He looks at Motoko.
"I can tell that you understand. Please, would you tell her?"
Motoko briefly closes her eyes.
"She and Urashima are one in the same."
Naru turns to look at her.
"What do you mean? That is a man, not a woman!"
"She is the reason that Urashima has recovered from injuries so quickly. She has been a part of him since he was a child, if I am not mistaken. She is in love with him."
Naru stands and faces her.
"What in the heck are you talking about?"
Motoko looks at Urashima.
"You may drop your disguise now. It will no longer avail you."
Urashima moves next to the table.
"I knew that you would find me out, eventually. I had hoped that my task would be finish before that happened."
As Urashima speaks, his voice takes on a feminine tone. Naru's blood runs cold as she recognizes the voice. She turns and sees the doppelganger's true form.
"Moe!"
She nods her head.
"I will help him. But who will pay the price?"
End of Chapter Three.
Fanfic by Steven Biggs
Chapter Three – Revelation
Wednesday Night
"Hikari-san, is he still alive?"
The doctor nods her head in response to Haruka's question.
"He cannot last very long like this. We must get him inside where I can work on him."
Haruka turns to the others.
"Clear off the table in the dining room! We'll bring him in there."
Naru pulls free from Kitsune and Mutsumi and runs over to Keitaro. Her eyes reveal the truth of Hikari's statement and her hands move to cover her mouth.
"Oh my god! Keitaro!"
Haruka grabs her shoulders and presses her away.
"Naru! You won't do him any good if you fall apart! Help the others get the table ready! He doesn't have much time and we have to be quick!"
Motoko grabs Shinobu's hand and pulls her towards the door.
"Shinobu-chan, you go get some clean blankets and towels. I shall bring the doctor's bag from upstairs."
"Aaauuuuu! Sempai!"
A few minutes later, Haruka pushes the other girls out of the room.
"I'll help Hikari-san. The rest of you wait in the common room. Stay together and keep an eye out for that other Keitaro. The last thing we need right now is for it to disturb the doctor."
The door closes, shutting away the view of Keitaro's limp, broken body on the table. Su uses her remote control to bring her Mecha-Tamas into the room.
"If anti-Keitaro shows up again I'll make meatloaf out of him!"
Motoko paces the floor, her knuckles white from her grip on her sword.
"I made a terrible mistake. I assumed that whichever one got the upper hand would be the doppelganger. I underestimated Urashima's passion to protect us and it has cost him dearly."
Kitsune pours a glass of sake. Before she can drink it, Naru takes it from her and downs it in one swallow.
"We have to find the other Keitaro."
Kitsune jumps to her feet.
"Are ya nuts! Didn't ya hear what it said? That animal will rip ya apart if ya come anywhere near it!"
Naru nods her head.
"I know what it said. But we need it right now."
Shinobu grabs her arm.
"Wh-what do you mean, Naru-sempai?"
She looks down at the inn's resident cook.
"Everything that has happen has been caused by that, that thing. He must have been the one that healed Motoko and me. You saw how badly Keitaro was injured. Hikari-san might not be able to save his life! We need the doppelganger, even though it may be dangerous for us!"
Su moves the Mecha-Tamas to block the doors.
"We aint leaving this room. Ya heard what Haruka-san said."
Motoko moves in front of Naru.
"Do you truly believe that we can persuade this being to assist Urashima?"
Naru shakes her head.
"I don't know. But Keitaro may die if we do nothing. It's his only chance."
"Naru-sempai, it could be perilous for whoever confronts him. We cannot risk it."
From the closed room, the older women's voices can be heard.
"Hikari-san! Keitaro's having trouble breathing!"
"Hand me the long tube from my bag. His throat has constricted because of the smoke. Haruka-san, take this probe and help me insert the tube."
Motoko turns back to Naru.
"I shall accompany you. Let us hurry."
Su, still staring at the door to the makeshift operating room, fingers her remote control and the Mecha-Tamas move away from the door. Kitsune hugs Naru and Motoko.
"Ya'll be careful! If ya sees any trouble, high tail it back here. We can't lose both of ya too."
As Naru and Motoko head for the door, they can hear Hikari's voice again.
"We have to start CPR!"
Motoko does not hesitate; on the run, she blasts the doors out of their frame with her sword. She and Naru leap through the opening and disappear into the night. Mutsumi walks to the shattered doors and looks out.
"Oh my!"
In the dining room, Hikari frantically works on Keitaro's chest as Haruka forces air through the tube.
"Come on Kei-Kei! Don't give up now! Fight, fight for us!"
Haruka looks at Keitaro's face as she waits to give his next breath.
"We'd better get Naru in here, he's getting weaker fast!"
Hikari places her ear against his chest.
"It is beating again, but it is very weak. He needs a transfusion, but I do not have the equipment here, even if we had a donor."
Haruka looks down as something touches her hand. Keitaro's hand is resting on hers. He forces his eyes open and looks up at her.
"Keitaro, don't move. Just lie still and everything will be alright."
A tear falls from his eye as he shakes his head.
"Nnn, nnn, nnn . . . . ."
Understanding what he is trying to say, Haruka moves to the door.
"I'll get her right away."
She slides the door open and looks into the common room.
"Naru, please come in here. Where is she? Where's Motoko?"
The other girls stare at the floor, ceiling or anything else to avoid looking at Haruka. She shakes her head.
"Darn it Naru! I knew I should have kept an eye on you!"
She motions to the others.
"The rest of you had better come in here. Keitaro needs his friends near him right now."
They gather around the table as Hikari continues working on Keitaro. Shinobu gently reaches out and places a hand on his arm.
"S-s-sempai?"
Even with the tube in his mouth, he manages a smile for her.
"Aaauuuu! Sempai!"
Su moves next to Shinobu.
"Hang in there trooper! Who am I gonna test my next invention on if ya leave?"
Another tear falls from his eye. Su gently rests her head on his chest.
"Oh, Keitaro!"
Kitsune move up, places a gentle kiss on his cheek, and then brushes a lock of his hair out of the way.
"We still haven't opened that Okinawan sake ya got me for Christmas. It'll be a shame to waste it."
Mutsumi leans over him and kisses his other cheek.
"You still have a darling face."
His eyes look around the room.
"Nnn, nnn . . . . ."
Kitsune touches his shoulder.
"Naru and Motoko-chan went to find the doppelganger. They're gonna try to make him help you."
Keitaro squeezes his eyes shut and shakes his head. His eyes suddenly snap open as his body is wracked with spasms. The doctor moves in and pushes the others out of the way.
"He is going into convulsions! I do not have anything here that can stop it!"
Her next words slam into the girls' souls like a blizzard out of the coldest winter.
"We are losing him!"
Behind Hinata-sou, Naru and Motoko approach the closed guest's rooms.
"Motoko-chan, are you sure?"
Motoko nods her head.
"Yes, I can sense him in there. His chi is identical to Urashima's. We must be cautious. He did not hesitate to injure us before."
They slowly walk up the steps and enter the building. Inside, a light can be seen underneath one of the doors down the hallway. Motoko moves forward, halting as a hand rests on her shoulder. Naru stands next to her.
"Keitaro! Keitaro, can you hear me?"
A few seconds later, the door slowly opens. Urashima steps into the hallway. He bows to them and motions to the room.
"Good evening. Would you please come in? I promise that you will be safe. For the time being."
Naru trades glances with Motoko and they walk down the hallway. They reach the room and look inside. There is a single table with two chairs.
"Please, sit down. I am sorry that I do not have any tea prepared. I did not expect to have to move in here."
Naru sits in the far chair and Motoko moves behind her. Naru clears her throat.
"We want you to . . . . ."
"I know what you want. I expected nothing less from you. Yes, I have the power to heal him. Again."
Naru stares at Urashima.
"What do you mean by again?"
He looks at Motoko.
"I can tell that you understand. Please, would you tell her?"
Motoko briefly closes her eyes.
"She and Urashima are one in the same."
Naru turns to look at her.
"What do you mean? That is a man, not a woman!"
"She is the reason that Urashima has recovered from injuries so quickly. She has been a part of him since he was a child, if I am not mistaken. She is in love with him."
Naru stands and faces her.
"What in the heck are you talking about?"
Motoko looks at Urashima.
"You may drop your disguise now. It will no longer avail you."
Urashima moves next to the table.
"I knew that you would find me out, eventually. I had hoped that my task would be finish before that happened."
As Urashima speaks, his voice takes on a feminine tone. Naru's blood runs cold as she recognizes the voice. She turns and sees the doppelganger's true form.
"Moe!"
She nods her head.
"I will help him. But who will pay the price?"
End of Chapter Three.