Disclaimer: I don't own Love Hina.
A/N: I would to thank those who have read this fic and seem to enjoy it. I also like to thank those who gave me such insightful reviews.
To Gunman 01: Thank you for the list of colleges you suggested.
To leroygordon: It's not invading the Hinata Inn if you were invited by the landlord.
Chapter 2: Reason for the Visit
Keitaro, Haruka, and the residents of the Hinata Inn were sitting in the common room.
"Will someone tell me what's going on?" Keitaro asked.
"I'll tell you Keitaro," Haruka replied, "sorry, I've should have told Sakura to expect you and have you wait in the teashop. We could have avoided all this misunderstanding that was going on."
"Haruka, just who the hell is he?" the now dressed Naru asked.
"Didn't you hear me or do you have selective hearing?" Keitaro said, "I'm Keitaro Urashima, I'm Hina Urashima's grandson and Haruka Urashima's nephew."
"How dare you!" Naru was steaming.
"Naru, be quiet," Haruka said.
Naru scowled and looked away angry.
"Aunt Haruka, where's Granny? Isn't she here?" Keitaro asked.
Haruka was about to whack her nephew with her fan again but this time, Keitaro caught it.
"Don't hit me with that, remember, you insisted that I refer to you as Aunt Haruka in the past or are you afraid that you just feel old because I call you that?"
"Keitaro, you're pushing it," Haruka warned and annoyed.
"It's the truth, isn't it?" Keitaro replied letting go of Haruka's arm.
"How dare you disrespect your own aunt," Motoko said.
"Butt out you sword wielding loon," Keitaro countered glaring at Motoko.
"What was that?" Motoko was about to threaten him with her sword.
"You point that thing at me again and I'll press charges," Keitaro warned.
This surprised the residents at Keitaro's threat.
"You wouldn't dare," Motoko muttered caught off guard since it was the first time someone threatened her with the authorities.
"Are you sure you want to test me?" Keitaro asked glaring at Motoko.
"Motoko, sit down and everyone, be quiet," Haruka demanded.
Motoko sat back down looking angry from Keitaro's warning.
"First off, Keitaro, what did Granny tell you in her letter?" Haruka asked.
"All she said that I should come to the Hinata Inn and that she wanted to tell me something. She didn't get in anymore than that," Keitaro said.
"I see," Haruka replied, "then I guess it falls to me to tell you."
"And that is?" Keitaro replied narrowing his eyes.
"Granny is not here, she's travelling around the world."
This surprised Keitaro, "She's really not here?"
"That's right, she left a year ago."
"A year ago? Granny's been travelling all this time?"
"That's right." Haruka simply said.
"You see, so you really have no business being here," Naru interjected.
Keitaro didn't pay attention to what Naru said because he couldn't believe what he heard from Haruka, "Then if she's not here, who's actually running this place?"
"As of right now, I'm acting as the house mother although I only really come by to get the rent and Granny sends me the money for the bills for the place but really as of now, there's no one managing the place which actually brings the reason why you're here."
"But why would she want him here?" Naru asked pointing at Keitaro.
"If you let me finish Naru, I'll say it," Haruka said glaring at Naru.
"…Fine…"
Haruka looked at Keitaro, "Keitaro, Granny wants you to act as the manager of the Hinata Inn."
The room was dead silent for the moment with shock and surprise.
"Granny wants me to do what?" Keitaro spoke surprised thinking it was some kind of joke, a real bad joke.
"She wants you to act as the manager of the Hinata Inn," Haruka responded.
"He can't be the manager here," Naru spoke, "this is an all-girls house. Who knows what perverted things he will try to do to us."
"I agree with Naru on this," Motoko added, "as much as I respect Granny Hina, I cannot agree with her decision to allow this male to be here as our manager, even if it is her own grandson."
"Ah c'mon," Kitsune spoke, "I don't think it will be bad and who knows, it could be a lot of fun with him around." Kitsune was thinking of all sorts of things from convincing him to give her money through any means to getting him into situations that she would find hilarious.
"Yay! He could be my new playmate," Su said excited.
"Um, if Granny wants him to be our manager, then I won't mind," Shinobu said nervously.
"Kitsune, Su, Shinobu, it's not a good idea to have this pervert be here," Naru said pointed at Keitaro.
"Will you stop calling me a pervert, you arrogant witch," Keitaro said in an angry tone.
Keitaro surprised everyone else in the room.
"What did you just call me?" Naru said shocked and angry.
"An arrogant witch," Keitaro replied, "you seem to enjoy using the word pervert a lot but I never said or did anything perverted to you or your friends here and before you say something like 'I saw your chest', let me remind you, I quickly looked away when your towel was started to fall off and I never even touched you when it happened," Keitaro crossed his arms, "besides, it's not like I'm attracted to you or to any of your friends here."
This surprised Naru and Kitsune while Shinobu and Motoko were a bit confused and Su wondering what was really going not comprehending what Keitaro was talking about.
"Wait, you don't find any of us attractive?" Kitsune asked surprised to hear someone say something like that.
"Nope," was all Keitaro said as even Haruka was surprised at what her nephew said.
"Are you gay?" Naru asked.
"No I'm not," Keitaro replied calmly.
"Are you sure?" Kitsune asked who was a bit hurt.
"Yes I am, just because I'm not attracted to any of you, doesn't mean that I'm gay," Keitaro thought for a moment, "although I take it from the way the two of you are responding that this is the first time you've heard a guy say something like that to you."
Naru felt insulted to what Keitaro said and Kitsune felt that her pride was crushed a little.
"Wow, you're really a rude guy," Kitsune said feeling hurt, "so Mr. I-don't-find-any-of-you-attractive, what's your story?"
"Oh, do I detect that you're feeling a bit hurt," Keitaro said sort of mocking Kitsune.
"You've gone too far," Naru said angrily, "just what is your deal anyway? What's your story?"
"I'm just a simple college student who helps his parents run their bakery with his sister," Keitaro said shrugging.
"Oh really, what college do you attend?" Naru asked.
"I'm on my second year as a student of Tokyo University of the Arts," Keitaro answered.
"Tokyo University of the Arts? Isn't that just Tokyo University?" Kitsune asked.
"No, it's completely different from Tokyo University, a university that concentrates on Fine Arts and Media," Keitaro answered.
"Tokyo University of the Arts? Is it something to eat?" Su asked.
Keitaro was shocked at Su's question, "What? No…how did you come up with that…?"
"Well, of course you wouldn't be a student of Todai, you don't look smart enough to attend Todai," Naru commented.
"Do you always make such idiotic assumptions about people? Also, did you not hear about where I do attend?" Keitaro countered, "You don't even know me, and just who the hell do you think you are?"
"Hmph, unlike you, I'm going for Tokyo University," Naru bragged proudly, "I've already prepared myself by getting perfect scores on my exams and I'm taking cram school. I'll pass my entrance exam and get accepted into Tokyo University."
Keitaro clapped his hands, "Wow, that is so great, you must be real smart and yet, you don't have much common sense and you lash out like an irrational, overgrown, spoiled child."
Naru was once again feeling insulted, "You…you're making fun of me," Naru then looked at Haruka, "Haruka, this guy should not be here, he obviously has no tact with the female gender. I bet he doesn't have a girlfriend because he's always so rude to women."
"He's just a typical male, they can't handle smart and independent women and they only want one thing from us women," Motoko said crossing her arms.
"Oh really? And what would that be?" Keitaro asked raising his eyebrow.
"Don't act like you don't know, you know exactly what I'm talking about."
"Oh brother," Keitaro just shook his head.
"This is getting ridiculous," Haruka interjected, "listen Keitaro, I'll go get the papers you need to sign so that you can begin." Haruka got up and was about to go get the documents.
"Wait a minute," Keitaro spoke stopping Haruka.
"What is it?" Haruka asked looking at her nephew.
"Who said anything about me agreeing to this?"
Haruka was surprised, "Excuse me?"
"I didn't say that I would actually do it."
Haruka and the residents of the all-girl house were surprised.
"Keitaro, Granny asked you to act as manager," Haruka said, "you'll be able to take up residence here."
"I know but I was never told about this," Keitaro said.
"You know now."
"Yeah, but that doesn't mean that I'll just accept this. Granny didn't have the courtesy to tell me what was going on. If you and Granny think that I'll do what she wants without her being honest with me, both of you are dead wrong. Besides, I have my own life to live and I'm not willing to sacrifice my plans just to make my grandmother happy."
There was shock again in the room about Keitaro's statement.
"You won't be our manager?" Shinobu asked sadly.
"I seriously doubt it," Keitaro answered.
"How come, don't you like us?" Su asked.
"I don't even know any of you but I get the sense that most of you are just going to annoy me," Keitaro stated.
"I guess you do have some sense," Naru said, "after all, this is an all-girls dormitory, it's not a good idea to have a guy here be a manager."
"That's true, you're actually making a wise decision Urashima," Motoko said.
"Hang on, what about his grandmother?" Kitsune interjected, "I'm sure Granny is counting on him and she must of thought that he would be would do right here," Kitsune had her thoughts, "besides, I won't let him think that I'm not attractive. I've got a nice body that makes guys drool over and I'll prove it to him," Kitsune had her fox-like grin, "I'll be able to have my fun with him."
"I'm going home," Keitaro said getting up, "I can't believe Granny thought she should get away with this crap. It's official, the old woman is getting senile."
The girls in the room didn't like what Keitaro just said.
"You filthy male, don't have any respect towards anyone?" Motoko said getting up.
"I do but only to those who deserve it," Keitaro replied.
"You're pathetic insulting your own grandmother," Naru added ready to punch his lights out.
"Please don't talk about your grandmother like that," Shinobu added.
"Yeah, don't be a meanie," Su said frowning.
"Geez, you know, you should be lucky that you have such a great grandmother," Kitsune said crossing her arms.
"Oh yeah, well guess what, I'm not feeling lucky," Keitaro said.
"Keitaro, I understand that this news was just dump on you but don't think it's okay for you to insult her like that," Haruka said.
Keitaro just shook his head, "You know, I could care less of what all may think and I'm not taking back what I said. I'm going, I have things to do and I won't waste anymore of my time here. I'm leaving."
Keitaro walked out and was leaving heading to the exit.
"Haruka, we can't let this arrogant jerk get away of the things he said," Naru said.
"Haruka, we have to make him pay for his insulting words," Motoko added, "he has dishonored his own grandmother and you for that matter and has disrespected all of us."
"I don't think I want to play with him, he's a meanie," Su added.
"He doesn't seem like a nice person," Shinobu said.
"I agree, does Granny know about his attitude?" Kitsune commented frowning.
"Girls, you all stay here, I'll deal with my nephew," Haruka said and went after Keitaro, "this is becoming a pain."
In front of the steps of the Hinata Inn
Keitaro was upset of the things that happen, "The nerve of those girls, the nerve of Aunt Haruka, and the nerve of Granny…tch, once again, Aunt Marumi is right about Granny."
Keitaro went to his motorcycle, picked up his helmet and put it on.
"Keitaro, wait," Haruka called out.
Keitaro saw his aunt and sighed irritably, "What is it Aunt Haruka?"
"You are being a pain."
"Oh, I'm being a pain, really?" Keitaro chuckled a bit.
"Keitaro, will just listen for a moment?" Haruka said feeling a bit irritated.
"I'm not going to be the manager; it's not my fault that Granny didn't really think things through."
Haruka had her hand on her head and looked at her nephew, "This is not good."
That's it for this chapter. Keitaro refuses to grant his grandmother's wishes. What will the reactions be? When Hina learns what happens, it won't go well but it won't make her give up as she will head back to Tokyo to try to convince him herself. Keitaro prepares himself for the new semester.