First Christmas

By: Twisteddarkness225

I thought this up one day when I was bored. R&R and enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Love Hina and make no profit from this story.

The story of Shinobu's first Christmas living at the Hinata Inn. Motoko x Shinobu. Motoko may be a little OOC.

11:57 PM Christmas Eve. Motoko awoke in the dark of the night. She rubbed her eyes groggily and wondered why she had woken up from such a peaceful slumber. She found the reason when a low growl came from her stomach. Motoko silently cursed herself. It wasn't the first time she had woken up with the craving for a midnight snack.

Getting out of bed, Motoko quickly and carefully made her way down to the kitchen. On the way she stopped in the living room and looked at the Christmas tree. She loved the way the lights shined in the dark room, reflecting off of the ornaments on the tree. There was something oddly calming and enchanting about it.

Motoko's attention was diverted from the tree when she heard a noise. It sounded like was someone was crying. Who else would be up at this hour of the night? Motoko inched closer to the source of the noise. There sitting on the floor, and sobbing quietly was the youngest member of the Inn turned all girls dormitory, Shinobu Maehara.

Shinobu had only moved in a couple of months ago. She was always quiet and shy. She hardly interacted with the other girls at all. Motoko had found herself attracted to Shinobu. Motoko couldn't quite understand why, but she knew she had a crush on the younger girl. And right now she felt a weight in her heart as she saw the young beauty weeping on Christmas Eve.

Motoko approached Shinobu and gently placed a hand on her shoulder. Shinobu looked up at the older girl and wiped the tears from her eyes. Motoko looked down at her with concern in her eyes.

"Shinobu, are you feeling ok?"

Shinobu sniffled a little and shook her head.

"You want to talk about it sweetie?"

Shinobu nodded. Motoko helped her to her feet, sat on the couch, and pulled Shinobu into her lap. Shinobu felt a little awkward, but at the same time comfortable.

"So what's wrong?"

"I…I miss my parents. It's the first Christmas I haven't been with them."

Motoko understood how Shinobu felt. It was pretty much how she had felt on her first Christmas without her family. But Shinobu is younger than she was then and therefore it must have been harder for her to be away from her parents at that age. Motoko wrapped her arms around the blue haired girl in a gentle hug.

Shinobu blushed at the sudden gesture from the normally stoic swordswoman. However she found comfort in it. Motoko spoke in a gentle, understanding tone.

"I know how you feel right now. It was hard for me living on my own at first too. I'm sure the other girls felt the same at first as well. But you'll adjust to it as time goes on we all did."

Shinobu looked up at the older girl, "Really?"

Motoko smiled and nodded, "Yes, really. And remember just because you aren't with your parents anymore doesn't mean that you're alone. You have me and the other girls. We're here for you Shinobu. I'm here for you. I always will be."

"M-Motoko, what are you trying to say?"

Motoko swallowed the lump in her throat. "I…I care for you Shinobu. I found myself attracted to you ever since you moved in. I…I love you."

Before Shinobu could react, Motoko pressed their lips together in a chaste kiss.

Almost as if acting on instinct, Shinobu returned the kiss. She pressed herself closer to Motoko, enjoying the warmth emanating from the older girl's body. The kiss only lasted a few seconds. Motoko pulled away, a light blush on her cheeks.

Shinobu was confused. She didn't think she liked girls. But when Motoko had kissed her, she found herself enjoying it. However she wasn't sure if it meant she liked girls. Wanting to find out, she brought her lips to Motoko's again.

Motoko made no move to resist. She returned the kiss gently, allowing Shinobu to have complete control. Motoko's lips felt soft and smooth, something Shinobu noted with a blush. Shinobu pulled away. It was official; she now knew she liked girls, or at least Motoko.

Motoko lovingly brushed the palm of her hand against Shinobu's cheek. She let out a giggle as Shinobu nuzzled her cheek against her hand in response. She could be so cute.

"Motoko?"

"Hmm?"

"Did you really mean that? When you said you loved me?"

Motoko nodded, "I meant it with all my heart."

"I … I think I might love you too. I've always loved to watch you while you did your training. A-And I kind of looked at you one time when we were bathing together. I always thought you were pretty."

Motoko looked quizzically at the younger girl, "You snuck peeks at me while I was bathing?"

"I'm sorry! I know it was wrong! I just…"

Motoko pressed a finger to Shinobu's lips, hushing her. She reached up and brushed a stray hair out of Shinobu's face.

"It's ok. You were just curious, you naughty girl. I'm actually flattered that you would do that. Besides, I've taken more than my fare share of peeks at you in the bath."

Shinobu's face lit up like the Christmas tree. Motoko giggled at the reaction, she leaned down and pecked her on the cheek. Motoko excused herself, got up and made her way to the kitchen. She returned a moment later with a bowl of ice cream. She sat back down and pulled the younger girl into her lap once again.

Shinobu looked at the contents of the bowl, "Is that cookie dough?"

Motoko nodded, "I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and need to eat a little something to help me fall back to sleep." Motoko scooped up a spoonful, "Want some?"

Shinobu opened her mouth and Motoko fed her. She then ate a spoonful. She alternated between feeding Shinobu and herself spoonfuls of the dessert until there was none left. She set the bowl aside and got up from the couch one more and retrieved a blanket from a nearby closet. She returned and laid down on the couch, gesturing for the younger girl to join her. Shinobu snuggled up next to the swordswoman and sighed in content. Motoko covered herself and Shinobu in the blanket, the latter resting her head on the older girl's chest. The two girls relaxed and fell asleep in the warm glow of the lights from the Christmas tree.

End.