Love Hina Fan Fiction ❯ Decision-making is Never Easy ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

Chapter One:

An Unexpected Letter

 

Keitaro has been the manager of the Hinata Apartments for almost five years now. As a graduate of Todai, you would expect that girls would be falling all over him. That, however, wasn't the case.

 

“Ursahima! What have you done to Shinobu this time?!” screamed Motoko.

 

“I haven't done anything!” Keitaro screamed back.

 

“Your perverted actions are unforgivable! Secret technique: Rock-splitting strike!” Motoko shouted as her sword made contact with Keitaro's face and was blasted out of the apartment.

 

Keitaro landed right at the bottom of the stairs and, as always, was unhurt. He gingerly picked himself up and brushed the dirt off his clothes.

 

“Motoko mustn't be feeling well. She would normally have knocked me all the way to the park. Maybe I should go back and apologize.” He sighed.

 

“Excuse me. Are you a… Mr. Keitaro Urashima?” a voice from behind Keitaro inquired.

 

“Yes. That's me. And you are?” Keitaro inquired back.

 

“The mailman, sir. I have a letter from you all the way from Hawaii. Here you go, sir. Have a nice day now.” The mail man said as he tipped his hat to Keitaro and walked away.

 

“Hmmm… It's a letter from mom and dad. I wonder what it's about.” Keitaro thought to himself. He brushed off the last of the dust on his clothes and walked back to the apartments. As soon as he reached the apartment, Shinobu came up to him with a small tray of food.

 

“I'm so sorry sempai. I didn't mean for you to get hit by Motoko. It's my entire fault. I'm really sorry.” She said “Here you go sempai. It's a little something for you, to say sorry.”

 

“There's no need for that Shinobu. Motoko just misunderstood what happened a while ago. It's nothing to worry about.” Keitaro said whole-heartedly and he patted Shinobu on the head. He happily accepted the tray of food and brought it to his room. He slid silently into his room and closed the door gently so he wouldn't disturb Naru.

 

“She's really lucky. She's got a great job as a teacher in Todai. I wonder if I still even have a chance with her. It's been five years now… and our relationship hasn't really progressed any further than `just friends'. Oh well. I better stop thinking about that before I depress myself.” Keitaro thought as he took a bite of Shinobu's cooking. He then remembered the letter he had received this morning.

 

“Oh shoot. I totally forgot about it.” He thought as he reached for the letter in his pocket. He continued to eat while reading the letter from his parents. Suddenly, Keitaro began to choke at the food he was eating. Coughing and beating on his chest, he finally expelled the small piece of food caught in his throat. “You gotta be kidding me! They can't expect me to do that!”

 

In the middle of his disbelief, he heard a soft knocking on his door.

”Hey manager! There's a leak in the toilet downstairs. Could ya fix it please?” Kitsune said

 

“ *sigh* Alright, Kitsune. I'll be right down.” Keitaro replied. “Maybe I can forget all about that letter if I drown myself in household chores today.” He added as an afterthought.

 

Notes: Hey everyone! I'm kinda new to making fanfics and this is the first one I've ever written. Hope you all enjoy it. I know this first chapter is kinda short, but trust me. It's gonna get better with every passing chapter. Any comments and/or CONSTRUCTIVE criticism will be happily accepted. NO FLAMES! Thanks :-D