"End of the Treasured Ones" A Love Hina fanfiction by Ben Woo

Disclaimer: See Ch. 1. Oh, I don't own Guilty Gear characters

Author's Notes beforehand: I know that I haven't updated in months, gomen. I just didn't have any inspiration, so I've been doing other things. Well, about half of this was written before my hiatus, so it still has the old style, but now I'm using a new way of writing, meaning no tags to the speeches. Well, most anyway. Oh, and if any of my old readers are still with me, thank you from the bottom of my heart, you guys are great.

We find our no longer secret couple sitting in the living area of Hinata Sou with three angry women, one sympathetic woman, and one hysterical kanrinin. The situation at the baths had miraculously been settled peacefully. Ben is sitting next to Shinobu, the two with hands linked and Shinobu leaning on Ben; they occupy one couch. On the three- seat couch perpendicular to them sit Keitaro, Naru, and Kitsune. The next couch is parallel to Ben and Shinobu's, and there sit Motoko, Mutsumi, and Kanako. Su and Sarah are resting their arms on the back of Keitaro's couch and jumping with their legs. Haruka was standing next to Motoko, a cigarrete in her mouth and a whip strapped to her waist. Kanako, Mutsumi, Haruka, and Sarah had come when they heard of the event in the hot springs. Something bad happening to Shinobu simply wasn't allowed; she was a no hurt zone and almost divine. All eyes are on Ben and Shinobu, most glancing at Shinobu and then staring daggers at Ben. Motoko had labeled him 'defiler', a name that quickly stuck to him. None called him this though, for fear of his wrath.

"Hmmmm.explanation......what can I say? I'm in love with her, and nothing can change that right now. I do believe that should be justification to some extent," said Ben.

"Hai, and I love him. You can't hurt him! Please don't!!!!!" cried Shinobu. Her grip was tightening, her nails slowly but surely digging into Ben's skin.

"Ben, I'm glad that you have decided to fall in love. It's essential to a young man's life, however, the person you have chosen is.questionable in the eyes of the tenants. I however, support you," said Keitaro with a smile and a nod.

"Hmmmmmmm.....I'm with Kei-kun, Ben and Shinobu should be allowed to be together," said Naru, leaning slightly on Keitaro. Neither the 'Kei-kun' or the leaning went unnoticed by the room's occupants. They kept silent however, wanting to get the discussion over and get to breakfast.

"Hmmmmm, Keitaro and Naru agree, guess I'm in for Ben too," said Kitsune.

"I can't believe my ears! I know Ben has a righteous cause, but that's no excuse for him to try and poison our beloved Shinobu!" said Motoko with a 'hmph.' It was clear the incident before hadn't left her.

"I agree wholeheartedly with Motoko-chan. Shinobu is too young to fully understand love, and for all we know this MAN, no offense nii-san, could be trying to get a quick fix before his fight," said Kanako skeptically.

"Mmmmmmmmmmmmhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm...uh, oh yes, we're talking about Shinobu and Ben. I almost forgot! Uh, they're cute, let's have a watermelon!" said Mutsumi while she pulled out a cube shaped watermelon.

"They should be together! This way Shinobu can't go for my papa!" said Sarah.

"Ooooooooooooooh, Shinobu! If you marry him make sure to give me lots and lots of food!" said Su, who apparently didn't care about the situation and was concentrating on sneaking up on Tama-chan.

"Keitaro, I don't believe my vote will count, as it is currently 6:2, and even if the cat and Tama-chan vote for 'no', then it'll remain that Ben wins," said Haruka.

"I thank you all then, for letting us stay togeth--"

"Hold it! I wont' have it unless you can beat me in a fight!" said Motoko, drawing her sword as she stood, but not before Ben pressed his sheathed sword against her waist.

"Motoko, I know that you hate me for 'stealing Shinobu', but please understand that she is staying with me on her own will. I wouldn't force her hand, and if you need proof in a fight, then so be it," said Ben as he lowered his weapon.

"Hehe, you'll lose. I'm fighting with Motoko-chan!" said Kanako, standing.

"Hmph, I guess this is going to be 2 vs. 1, well, that should be fairer than a duel," said Ben mockingly. The concept of fighting women over the right to be with one was absurd to him.

The group made its way to the balcony. Ben took his position on one side as Motoko and Kanako took their positions on the other. Shinobu and the others watched from the roof.

"Hehe, Kanako-chan and Motoko-chan don't know what they're in for," said Keitaro as he sat down.

"Just WHAT do you mean by that, Kei-kun?" asked Naru.

"Oh, pet names already?"

"Kitsune!" said Naru and Keitaro in sync.

"Anyway, I'll continue even though Kitsune is listening. You see, Ben has a tendency to be.protective of almost anything he values greatly. If you said something bad about...well Shinobu would be an example because of the recent events, then you'd better pray he doesn't find out because if he does he'll do his best to make sure you are punished. Oh, these punishments usually vary in length depending on how much punishment you can take before you....expire. I suggest you never talk badly about Shinobu, her father Sho, or me. Yeah, I remember someone talking to me badly, and the guy's body was in a flood channel the next day. He had been 'impaled by a suspiciously sharp tree branch that had fallen on him.' Well, I'm sure you realize what the implications are. He won't let these two go, but he won't go to the extreme either. I suppose we should feel glad, though I wish my sister wasn't so hard-headed," said Keitaro.

Keitaro looked at his listeners, and saw that everyone on the roof had been listening, including Haruka, Su, and Sarah, who had joined during the middle of the explanation. When the group looked at Ben and his opponents, they saw they were still standing, but with weapons drawn. Ben was in his signature stance (described in past chapters), Motoko her usual stance, and Kanako using a new stance. Kanako had her right side facing Ben, her right foot in front pointing at Ben. Her right hand was open, the palm facing Ben. Her left lag was perpendicular to her right and bent at the knee a little, the two legs were spread apart by two feet. Her left hand was a fist, tucked at her side.

*Hahaha, this should be entertaining, to say the least. I know Motoko's moves, but what about Kanako? I shouldn't hurt her too much because she IS Keitaro's sister, but she also offended my relationship with Shinobu. Tsk tsk, the decisions a man must make.* thought Ben as he charged in, not drawing his sword.

"Kanako, Ben is an incredible fighter, so be on your guard."

"Hai,"

The battle starts, and Ben isn't going lightly as he uses both of this weapons and charges Kanako first, wanting to test her abilities. Both of his opponents see the oncoming attack, and react accordingly. Motoko dodges to her right, Kanako to her left. Ben moves towards Kanako, thinking that if he lured Motoko to try and attack him and he moved, she would hit Kanako and that would distract them long enough for him to end the fight in less then a minute. He beings to turn to Kanako, and sense Motoko moving behind him, he smiles, but is caught off-guard when she uses her trademark Zanganzen on him and sending him into Kanako's kick which sends him skyward. Kanako begins chanting, and a bright column of ki force comes upward, following Ben's flying body.
The pillar of ki hits home, and Ben is struck and flies higher yet to the eyes of the viewers. Kanako is drained, having used one of the more powerful techniques of the Urashima style very early into the fight. Kanako sinks to he knees, laughing lightly and staring upwards, thinking that the fight was over. She however, doesn't take in the fact that the ground beneath her is vibrating, probably because of the drain and that the vibration was a low frequency. Motoko however, does and quickly makes her observation known.

"Kanako, run! He's here," said Motoko as she moved toward her obviously tired comrade.

"Ugh, Motoko-chan, I can't really do much now. Ergh, gotta get up," she said while standing and assuming a sloppy stance in comparison to what she did before.

The two go back to back, facing the sides of the balcony with the crowd to Motoko's left and Kanako's right, and the front of the balcony to their other sides; they're in the middle. They thought that Ben would've come from the sides, but they were shocked when the ground below them suddenly opened up, showing a giant pit. Up leapt Ben, along with a shadow that would move along the ground next to him. Ben looked at the two, and they saw that he had changed into his armor.

"Eddie! Go for the Ben, leave the demon to me."

Ben and the shadow, identified as Eddie, rush the two warriors who are still in shock. Motoko reacts first, blocking Eddies numerous attacks, which consisted of shadow heads flying at her. She could slice them all off, but when the shadows made contact with the ground they found their way back to the original. It soon became obvious to everyone, even Shinobu, that Motoko was losing. The attacks were only intensifying while Motoko's skills were dulling.
Eddie could sense that its prey was weakening, and quickly made it's finishing attack. It began to store energy by pulling it's punches a little. Meanwhile, Kanako was more or less fighting Ben, as the battle was completely one-sided. Kanako could tell Ben was pulling his punches, and she could only hope Motoko would somehow beat Eddie and come help her before she was finished, which wouldn't take very long for Ben.
Kanako continued blocking and dodging Ben's attacks with great effort. Even so, the airwaves launched from the speed of Ben's arm were still hitting her, causing moderate damage. Kanako was beginning to think all hope was lost for the battle, when she came up with an idea.

*It'll be dirty, but if it's to win then that's okay!* thought Kanako as she slowly slid away from Ben, who was watching with mild interest.

Back in Motoko's fight, Motoko was in a bit better condition because of Eddie lightening his attacks. She quickly realized that Eddie was planning something and began to formulate a plan. She was suddenly hit with an idea. Her succession technique! It would utterly destroy Eddie and all that would be left was to finish off Ben. Motoko began concentrating so that she wouldn't falter in her move. Eddie was also about to begin his move. It suddenly leapt into the air and morphed into an enormous broadsword, one fit for a giant. Eddie began to fly towards Motoko, who was still concentrating. Just as Eddie reached her, Motoko slashed and released her pent up energy. The cries that Eddie released from the pain of the strike were fit for no other place then hell, but somehow it was made on earth. Everything seemed to stop as Eddie's body began dissipating into the air and the ground. All present could feel the pain, but no one else was showing it like Ben. He had stopped his fight and was trying to grasp Eddie in his hands.

"EDDIE!!! No! I shouldn't have called you to fight.......you wouldn't be dead if I just hadn't called you! I'll avenge you!" cried an anguished Ben.

Ben's body slouched after Eddie's body fully disappeared. He stood up, his torso still hung forward, and he pulled out two broad swords, the one in his right hand was completely white and the left one was completely black. Ben looked up and everyone present could see that he had gone mad, at least for the time being. With a war cry, Ben charged forward, slashing even before he reached Motoko and Kanako.
The two warriors jump out of the way and look towards each other. They can sympathize with Ben because he lost a friend, even if that friend happened to be a demon. They decided the only course of action would be to knock them out. However, as they start towards Ben, who had just turned around, a flash moves past them and past Ben. Kanako and Motoko feel the wind pass them from whatever went past, but Ben feels an impact and falls down, unconscious. The flash turned out to be Keitaro with his spear.

"Girls, let's just say you won," said Keitaro as he picked Ben up and headed for the main lodge.

The girls could only nod and follow him in.

Author's notes: Well, it's been an incredibly long time, and I'm pretty sure I've lost some fans, but if there are any left then I'm very happy. Anyway, this is what I have, and I know it's probably like an average chapter, but oh well, luck of the draw. I have a huge block right now, and I'm going to be re-reading my chapters and re-organizing my story. Oh, I'm no longer doing the chapter naming thing if I haven't already mentioned that.

Thanks to my pre-readers, though I didn't really get to talk to you guys this time: Chris Ta My koishii