Hey, everyone. This is chapter two. I am happy everyone likes my first story so far. I hope you like this chapter.
Su: Hey, it's you!
Chris: Hey, where's everyone else?
Su: They went different places, remember?
Chris: Oh, right.
Su: Aren't you the author? I thought you would know.
Chris: Well...wait, aren't you in your room?
Su: I got bored, so I went looking through secret passages.
Chris: Well, it's kind of boring with just you here, what with Mutsumi sleeping and Keitaro busy fixing a hole and Shinobu cooking and everyone else out of the house, so how about you read my first story? And no, you cannot post new chapters of that story or this one. Just read.
Su: Okies. Thanks.
Chris: A quick disclaimer to the readers: I do not own Ken Akamatsu or his mangas, much less Love Hina. The only thing I own about this story is the title; the plot may be a little original, I don't know; I do not get income from this story...or at all. Also, since not everyone is a manga reader, here is a list of Japanese words. These are the ones that I will use in my stories.
-san= someone you know, used as a term of respect.
-sama=someone you know more, used typically in between family members, more respectful than -san.
-bozu=brat.
-kun=another term of respect, typically used by women to refer to men, basically their way of calling a boy cute.
-chan=same as -kun, typically used by men to refer to women, their way of calling a girl cute.
Ara= oh, my
On with the story.
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Keitaro sat in his room, thinking over the list of people he got into contact with just in case the girls went too far. He came up with this list when he started dating Naru. Right now, he figured that the men he knew were perfect for the job. That's when he realized that only one man under the list for each person fit the bill. 'I guess I need to tell Aunt Haruka I'm going on a vacation from my duties as manager and sending someone here in my place,' he thought. So he made his way down to his legal aunt's teahouse to break to her the news.
...
"I see. So you did take her up on that offer. I'm glad you finally advocated yourself, Keitaro-sama. The girls kind of deserve a lesson for their treatment of you," Haruka said, trying to comfort him. He had just told her of his plan. "So, how are you going to solve Su's problem?"
"She needs to know how to communicate with a normal person. So, my solution is to tell her this. She may kick me around, but she usually listens to me when I tell her something. She is very obedient. This is surprising, I know," he explained. He sighed and drank more of his tea. "I can take the abuse the girls give me, but I can't stand to see that they have not learned their lesson yet. I want them to be better people. I kind of feel obligated to for all the commotion on the day I got here. I can't take seeing them in this position anymore. I feel saddened when they act as immature as to do things like yesterday's big mishap. Naru sent me to Okinawa. She couldn't even control the power of her huge punch. I can't take seeing her like this anymore. I can't take seeing any of them like this anymore," he ranted.
Deciding to change the subject, Haruka asked, "Wait, what about Mutsumi-san and Shinobu-chan? They didn't do you wrong. They helped you through the fire and the flames."
Keitaro gave her a look. "Really, Haruka-sama? Is this the time to be referencing American rock songs?" he asked.
Haruka cocked an eyebrow. "'through the fire and flames' is a reference to an American rock song?"
"Yep. Anyway, to answer your question, Shinobu-chan and Mutsumi-chan do not have to suffer through this. I will ask them if they want to come with me on my vacation. If they do, I will buy them each a ticket. If they don't, I will tell Mrs. Disciplinarian that they don't need to be taught anything and don't need to suffer through it. I will ask," he responded.
"Seems like you had this thought out. Wait, who are these guys you hired to help the girls?" Haruka asked, taking a drag from her cigarette.
"Only the most gentleman-like men I know. They are a band of Yakuza friends," he responded.
Haruka's eyes were wider than plates at that point, her cigarette on the ground. "Yakuza?! Won't they make it worse?" she asked in a shout.
"Only at first. Remember, we want them to get past appearances and actually get to know a person before taking any action. These gentlemanly Yakuza will completely offset their opinion of them from what it was originally, so they should be questioning their methods when these men tell them of their problems," Keitaro replied, calming her down.
Haruka sighed. "I hope this works, Keitaro-sama. I already have to resist hitting you with a fan if you call me aunt," she warned.
"Don't worry, these guys are serious gentlemen. I've seen them be gentlemen to a group of women once. That's how I found them," he reassured her.
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Monday came. Keitaro actively avoided everyone except Shinobu and Mutsumi whenever he could. Nobody noticed this for the first three days after this because he did not seem any different. Maybe a little happier, but only that, if that. This is why not even Naru knew he was secretly packing his suitcases with everything he owned that he could fit in there. All his clothes, notebooks, and his recently-bought study textbooks. Every night, after he knew everyone was asleep, he would continue packing his suitcases in the secret tunnel leading to his room. Finally, on Friday, he finished packing. He was trying to gather up the strength and words to tell them what was going to happen. So, the next morning, he called a meeting in the living room before he could decide that he wanted to shy out.
Once everyone was gathered, he took a deep breath. "I have an announcement. I will be taking a break from my duties as manager to go on vacation. I can't bear to stay here with no change. It hurts to see almost all of you acting so immature. I'm sorry, but I need a break from this place. I will come back, but not immediately." Everyone gasped at the announcement. Some even started crying. He walked up to a crying Shinobu to comfort her. "Hey. Shinobu-chan. I'm not mad at you. You were one of the things that kept me going so long without a break. I want to make it up to you. So...do you want to come with me?"
This is where Shinobu's face went from a sad mess to a flurry of happiness. Her face lit up, Her mouth formed a smile, and her arms formed a hug around him. He returned the hug. "Oh, Sempai. Of course I'll come with you. I can't stand to be away from you," Shinobu cried.
"Ooh, I love hugs!" Mutsumi exclaimed. She came up behind them and hugged them. Once behind him, she whispered into his ear, "Can I come too, Kei-kun?"
"I was going to ask you anyway, Mutsumi-chan. Of course you can come," he responded. She hugged him and said, "Yay!"
This got everyone's attention. Everyone saw them hug. It made Naru flare up. She ran up to punch Keitaro like usual.
"Shinobu-chan! Mutsumi-chan! Watch out!" Keitaro shouted. He pushed them to the couch to protect them. His eyes turned red and glowed more blood-red than Naru's. She punched him.
Or tried to, at that.
Naru's fist suddenly shot a jolt of pain through her. It felt as if she punched a statue. Once she was on the ground, recoiling in pain, his eyes became normal again. He looked perfectly fine. No punch marks or anything.
Keitaro sighed an annoyed sigh. "Naru-san, this is exactly the kind of immaturity I was talking about. Getting ready to punch me and fly me to the moon and back, even with two innocent bystanders hugging me. You have a lot to learn. Hopefully, the proxy manager I sent in will help with that," he stated firmly.
"H-How-How did you...?" everyone started to ask in surprised concern.
"That is a special Urashima secret. It only activates on command. I only use it in defense. Case in point: Naru-san trying to hit me with a punch that sends people flying while Mutsumi-chan and Shinobu-chan were hugging me," he explained. Then he looked down at Naru. "Consider yourself lucky that you are someone I know. If you were a killer, I might not have stopped at defending two innocent women from your blow. I might have gone further," This is where he looked up at a scared group of Hinata House residents. "Don't worry, guys. I'm not angry at any of you. Not even Naru-san. It is anger that fuels these special Urashima attacks. What I did was a defense. You are safe," he reassured them.
"Y-You're really not angry at any of us?" Sarah asked.
"No, Sarah-chan. I am not angry at any of you, despite the abuse you give me. I'm just saddened to see you guys not learn your lessons. But were still friends," he reassured them.
"Awwww...thank you, Kei-kun!" Kitsune exclaimed, running to hug him. He accepted the hug. Kitsune looked especially comfortable in Keitaro's hug. Su joined in, saying that, "it looked fun,". So Shinobu and Mutsumi joined in, as did Sarah, so that only Naru and Motoko were not in the hug.
"Hey, Naru-san, Motoko-san, aren't you going to join in?" Kitsune teased. Reluctantly, Naru joined into the hug, only to look as comfortable as everyone else. 'W-Wh-What? This is really comfortable. Is this a real hug or just some more of that "Urashima secret" stuff? Ah, who cares,' she argued mentally. Seeing Naru relax into it, Motoko decided it was safe and joined in the hug.
"Wait, who is this 'proxy manager' you sent for?" Naru asked. This killed the moment. Everyone got out of the hug.
"Oh," he said, looking at his watch. "She will be here in five...four...three...two...one...and..."
All of a sudden, the proxy manager appeared. Everyone gasped, as she just appeared out of thin air.
"Hello. Nice to see you again," was the cordial reply of the one and only Tsuruko Aoyama.
"WHAAAAAAAT?! OUR REPLACEMENT MANAGER IS MY SISTER?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Motoko cried, running off screaming.
"...Well, I think you should give her a day or two to not get scared at your mere presence," Keitaro suggested.
"Yeah," everyone agreed.
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And that's chapter two of this story.
Su: WHAT? Keitaro is leaving? Awwww. (sad expression)
Chris: Hey, if it makes you feel any better, Keitaro will give you a great gift.
Su: YAY! PRESENTS!
Chris: And you'll find out next chapter what it is.
Su: Bye, internet! (demonic voice) GIVE ME PRESENT (normal voice) please!
Chris: Ooookay. Chris is signing out. Later!
(stone monkey swings and kicks Chris against the wall)
Chris: Ouch.
(screen fades to black)