I do not own Love Hina. Ken Akamatsu owns it. I only own my own OCs.
Today would be a very special day.
Today was the day that the Hinata girls would know true fear.
Ever since Kanako had taken over as landlord, the girls were forced to stop their usual activities and, for once, do the chores around the Inn. Naru and Kitsune were cleaning the floors; Motoko And Suu were doing laundry, Sara was cooking. And Kanako made them go into every last detail on their chores.
"How are we doing, ladies?" Kanako smiled at them dementedly. "Are you doing a good job?"
"Have mercy, Kanako. My hands are becoming prunes!" Kitsune dramatically whined.
"Oh, reaaaally?" Kanako just rolled her eyes at her.
Kanako looked over to Naru, who had stopped working to catch her breath. "NO SLACKING, BITCH!" The young Urashima cocked her leg and kicked Naru in the ass. "OW! That hurt!" Naru cried, holding her bubble butt. Kanako just shot a death-glare at her.
"Get busy, Narusegawa. You are fucking FAR from done." Kanako snarled at her venomously. She turned and walked up the stairs. "Oh, god. I really miss Keitaro." Kitsune sighed. Naru hung her head. It was her fault that she drove off Keitaro. It was her fault that Kanako was here; making sure that their lives was a living hell.
The only person that escaped Kanako's wrath was Shinobu, who was now missing. 'Keitaro, I'm sorry. Please come back...' Naru thought sadly in the back of her mind as she returned to cleaning the floor by hand.
Meanwhile, at the Murasaki-sou...
Ebi was lying on the couch, snoring her ass off. "EBI!" Lai shrieked bounced upon her. "OW! DAMMIT, YOU LITTLE ASSHOLE!" Ebi swore loudly as she grabbed her stomach.
"Ebi, how many times have I told you not to swear around Lai?" Sayaka walked in. "You know how impressionable she gets!" "Motherfuckers!" Lai chirped happily. "Can we send her away to an orphanage?" Ebi jokingly asked, which earned her a glare from Sayaka.
Hitomi entered the room in a T-shirt and shorts. "Kei-chan is so my 'Mr. Right'!" She glomped Ebi to her chest.
"ACK! Down, girl, down!" Ebi pushed her away, breathing heavily. "You trying to give me a heart attack or something?"
"You're just jealous because you haven't had a boyfriend." Hitomi huffed.
Lai turned up the volume of the TV and gazed at the show that was playing.
"Oh, Shiori. You're the only one for me..."
"Oh, Yuuto..."
"Shiori..."
"Yuuto..."
"Bleh..." Lai yawned.
"OH, YUUTO!!!"
"SHIORI!"
"YUUTOOOOOOOOOOOOH!"
All the Murasaki gals jumped at that sound and saw what Lai was watching.
"LAI!" Hitomi cried in horror.
"HOLY SHIT!" Ebi struggled to find the remote.
"Why are they wrestling naked?" Lai asked innocently.
Sayaka quickly turned the TV off. "What were you thinking?" She turned upon Ebi. "She's just a child!"
"Hey, it's not MY fault! She came in here, jumping on my stomach for no reason!" Ebi complained.
"And you were watching one of your filthy pornos again." Masako chided, poofing into the room. Everyone jumped and cried out.
"STOP DOING THAT!" They all screamed at her, causing her to flinch back.
"Anyway, I'm going out for a jog, anyone wanna come?" When she got no reply, Hitomi shrugged and walked out the door.
The girls sighed and relaxed on the couch. "Thank god." Ebi sighed. "Exercise is a killer on my body." Masako shook her head. "My family's training would make you think twice about that comment, Ebi-san."
Suddenly, a loud scream could be heard from down the block. The girls rushed outside and saw Hitomi on her knees, looking at a young girl's body lying on the pavement. "Help... me..." The girl whispered out. Keitaro immediately ran out of the building and saw Shinobu. "NO! SHINOBU!"
At the hospital...
Shinobu Maehara was in the bed, IV strapped to her arm. "Senpai..." She wheezed out. "Oh, god," Keitaro held her hand, tears in his eyes. "Who did this to you, Shinobu?" Hitomi and the gang were looking at the scene with tears in their eyes. "What monster did this to you?!"
"I... I... love....you... Senpai...." Shinobu smiled as the last of her warmth faded away as she passed on to the next life. "NO!" Keitaro roared in anguish as the Murasaki girls wept for the young cook of the Hinata. They had never really known the girl, but their new manager had loved her like a little sister.
Keitaro looked at the doctor. "What happened to her, doctor?" "She was attacked by a mugger fleeing from a store." The doctor shook his head. "The wound was deep. It was a miracle that little girl lived long as she could." Keitaro sobbed deeply as Hitomi held him.
News of Shinobu's death would soon reach the Hinata. One of Kitsune's drinking buddies was a nurse at the hospital where Shinobu died and relayed the message to Kitsune, who was shocked at the news.
Kitsune rushed back at the inn and told everyone about Shinobu. "Shinobu's dead...?" Su's eyes began to water. Sara broke down and cried.
"No....No!" Motoko wailed, holding her head in her hands as if she were having a nightmare.
Naru was deadly silent, as she began to put two and two together. "That fucking pervert did this.... He killed her..."
"Naru, honey, we don't know that. It wasn't him-" Kitsune tried to reason, but was cut off by Naru's enraged yell.
"KEEEEEEIIIIIIIIITAROOOOO! YOU BASTARD! YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS! I WILL HAVE YOUR HEAD!!!" The red-haired tomboy ran out of the door, fire in her eyes.
The noise roused Keitaro's sister and she came downstairs. "What the hell was that?!" She demanded. "Where's Narusegawa?" Kitsune looked at her fearfully. "You know something, Konno. OUT WITH IT!" Kanako roared at her, causing her to flinch.
"Naru's gone off to k-kill Kentaro for d-dumping her." Kitsune lied, stammering out the words to her. Kanako looked at her suspiciously, and then stormed up the stairs. "Oh, god." Kitsune fell on her ass. "Keitaro is in one hell of a night." The other residents were shivering in fear, for what Kanako will do to them once she found out the truth.
Haruka had watched the whole thing from the kitchen. She brought out her cell phone, ready to warn her nephew that Hurricane Narusegawa was coming to his doorstep. 'Those bitches can be dealt with later. Right now, Keitaro needs to be warned.' She thought as she glared at the deceptive fox of Hinata House.
TBC.
