(Author's Notes: Welcome to the next installment of Triumvirate. Last chapter ended with Keitaro's parents popping up and knocking on the door. This is the start of the arrival of the in-laws, and well, if you are one of the people who have been following Triumvirate closely, this is most likely a moment you are looking forward too. I hope I do not disappoint. Lets see, what else... Uh, if you ever have any Triumvirate related questions, or just questions about my fics in general, do drop me an email, and I will answer all emails. Uh that's about it, but then again if I have misnamed anyone in this story, parent wise, let me know. Oh well, let's just cut to the chase, please enjoy chapter Four of Triumvirate, entitled Family Values.)

(Disclaimer: Ahem, I do not, and I repeat, do not in any way, shape, form or contrived notion claim Love Hina as my own. It is the intellectual property of Ken Akamatsu, and I would not dare claim it as my own. I can't afford to be sued, because, well, do the math yourself.)

Triumvirate

Chapter Four: Family Values

From inside a muffed holler of a response to the knock was heard, but it was indecipherable. The faint sound of footsteps growing louder followed this response. Moments later the door was opened and standing in the doorway as Haruka.

"Yes?" asked Haruka. "What is it... Kenjo! Kasumi?"

"Hey little sister, how is every little thing?" smiled Kenjo, giving Haruka hug. "It's been a while, hasn't it?"

"Yes, yes, almost two years. I knew you where coming, but what are you doing here so early? It's eight in the morning!"

"Well." said Kasumi. "We thought we'd come and catch Keitaro in the morning, see how he was doing, meet his wives. And then just all in all, enjoy a little trip away from home."

"Oh, I see. I don't know if Keitaro is up yet or not, I just got here about ten minutes ago to make sure all was well, plus it saves me from having to cook." Haruka paused and motioned them in. "Come on in and make yourselves comfortable."

Kenjo followed his sister in, followed closely by his wife. "Wow this place looks great! Much better than the last time I was here."

"Yeah, Keitaro's worked hard to keep this place in good shape." Haruka paused. "Anyway, just come on into the kitchen."

Haruka and company walked into the kitchen, where they found Keitaro sitting at the table and Shinobu cooking.

"Morning Haruka, when did you get here?" asked Keitaro. Looking directly behind his aunt, Keitaro's eyes grew huge. "Mom! Dad! You're here early." Keitaro got up on one crutch and walked over to hug his parents.

First his dad caught him in an embrace. "Keitaro, my boy, I've missed you. And right now, I am very proud of you. Living here has changed you for the better, you actually do work!"

"Thanks Dad." said Keitaro. "I've missed you too." Kenjo increased his grip and Keitaro yelped in pain.

"Oh! I'm sorry, are you okay?"

"It's nothing serious, I think my rib cage got bruised, that's all."

"How did that happen?"

"Well you see, after a very um... interesting day yesterday, I was exhausted, and well I went to bed. But because my wives insisted on sleeping with me, I ended up sleeping in the middle of the two of them. That in itself is fine, except both of them wrapped an arm tightly around me while sleeping and well, I guess some people don't know their own strength."

"Sweetheart, maybe you should go and get that checked out..." said Kasumi in a worried tone as she hugged Keitaro, taking extra care not to inflame his injury.

"Nah mom, I'm fine. Really."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Keitaro turned to look at Shinobu. "Say, Shinobu. Do you know where Naru or Motoko are?"

"I saw Motoko this morning as usual, I think she went to the hot springs. Naru, I have no clue, I assume she is still asleep."

"Oh, then I'll let her sleep." chuckled Keitaro nervously. "I'm kinda afraid of waking her up."

"Ah go ahead and wake her up, Keitaro." said Kitsune in an irritated tone as she walked in the room. "Getting pummeled by your wife won't hurt as bad as a night with Kaolla Su. Yargh, tonight she goes back to Motoko. Guess what, she's ya'lls problem now. I can't endure that kinda punishment!"

Kasumi's eyebrow quivered. "What is she talking about? Lesbian casual sex?"

"No Mom, it's a long story. I'll tell you later."

"Su is odd in most of her habits and one of them is that she has to be close to someone when she sleeps." said Kitsune. "Not quite sure why, but it's basically the only way she sleeps. Before Motoko, all the girls in the house took turns passing Su around. Noone likes sleeping with her though, she is very rough and kicks in her sleep."

"Kitsune, speaking of Su, where is she?" asked Shinobu.

"Right here!" said Su, bounding in after Kitsune. Su turned to Keitaro.

"Please, no Su." said Keitaro, backing into a corner. "No good morning any things today."

"Whassamatter? Too much lovin' last night? Sausage a little sore?"

"SU!" shouted Shinobu. "That is certainly none of your business!"

"Aww, Shinobu, your just jealous!"

"Okay, that's enough." muttered Keitaro. "No more of that for this morning!"

Kasumi leaned over to her husband. "Kenjo, dear, do you have any clue what is going on?"

"Not in the least, but it's entertaining none the less."

"Oh, Keitaro, I didn't know we had guests." said Naru as she walked in the room with Motoko.

"I knew we where going to have guests, but not this early. I haven't even had breakfast yet." added Motoko.

Keitaro took to his crutch and walked over to his wives. "Mom, Dad, I'd like you to meet my wives, Naru and Motoko. Naru is the brown haired one, and Motoko is the black haired one."

"Keitaro my boy, I do believe I just became even more proud of you." Kenjo was beaming. "Such beautiful wives you have."

Kasumi glared at her husband and cleared her throat. "Hello girls, it is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Kasumi Urashima, I'm Keitaro's mother." She bowed.

"Yes, and I am Kenjo, Keitaro's father." he bowed as well. "And it is a great honor to meet you girls."

"Oh no, the pleasure is all ours." said Naru, with a bow.

"Indeed. I am beginning to see where Keitaro gets a bit of his, 'unique' personality from." added Motoko, bowing as well.

"Everyone!" said Shinobu. "Breakfast is ready. Let us sit down and eat."

Everyone took spots around the table as Shinobu brought out the food.

"Before we start, I would like to say one thing." said Keitaro. "These are the breakfast ground rules for today. Let me make these very clear. First, and well, really everything, there will be no sex chat, erotic discussions, pillow talk, sexual innuendo of any kind, and well in fact, anything even strangely erotic is not to be discussed. This is done to insure that there is no chaos in the ranks. I want to eat in peace."

"Now that's just no fun." sighed Kitsune.

"Well fine, if everyone wants to talk about the sex that never was, I'll take my meal to the roof or my room or something!"

Kasumi sighed. "With that kind of attitude towards sex, it'll be a miracle if I ever get any grandchildren."

Breakfast proceeded without further incident. Keitaro had been calmed down enough to sit and eat, and noone brought up sex period. Keitaro's parents spent most of breakfast amassing information about Naru and Motoko, to really see what kind of girls Keitaro had married.

"So, Naru." said Kenjo. "I understand your in Tokyo U?"

"Yes, that's right." replied Naru. "Almost didn't make it, but I did. And with my help, Keitaro finally made it in. So I think it's all worthwhile, everyone wins. Well, everyone will win when old crutches over here gets out of his cast and into class."

"Keitaro, are you skipping class?" asked Kasumi.

"No! No!" said Keitaro with a tinge of panic. "The doctor said I should stay off my leg as much as possible, and that school would be too much to work around on crutches, you know with all the books and the walking."

"Here I go thinking you've changed but your still the same old slacker you where when you left home!" Kasumi looked over at her son who was visibly hurt by her comment. "Oh honey lighten up. It was a joke. I didn't really mean it, I just figure that you'd have a friend or someone help you around with your books."

"Moving on!" said Kenjo. "Motoko, I understand you belong to a very prestigious school of martial arts?"

"Uh, I used too." sighed Motoko. "Alas, my sister kicked me out recently. In fact, this whole wedding is partially my fault." Motoko smiled and shook her head. "No, look at me saying such foolish things. Fault? Why place blame on anyone? I'm married to a wonderful, caring, loving, man, and I share him with one of the best friends I have ever had. In some backwards way, I am blessed."

Keitaro blushed. "Did you, really mean all of those things you said just now?"

Motoko blushed as well. "Of course I did. I mean, things could be worse, right?"

"Keitaro..." said Naru. "I... I..." 'Come on, idiot! Tell him! You told Tsukuro, how hard can it be to look him in the eyes and tell him you love him!'

"Naru, is something the matter?" asked Keitaro.

"No! No!" laughed Naru nervously. "I lost my train of thought, that's all."

Keitaro looked at Naru closely, trying to read her. But before he could make any kind of judgement, there was a knock at the door. Naru was saved by the bell, or in this case, the door.

"I'll get it." said Keitaro, getting up from the table. Keitaro walked over to the door and opened it, causing him to jump backwards with a yelp. "OH! Hello Tsukuro! Come on in!"

"Ahh, Keitaro!" said Tsukuro walking in and giving him a hug. "It's good to see you, dear brother-in-law."

"Uh... Tsukuro, it's been what, two days?"

Tsukuro smiled. "Well, I suppose so."

"Ah well, we were just finishing up breakfast." said Keitaro, walking back to his seat at the table. Tsukuro followed behind him.

"Oh, have I barged in on company?" asked Tsukuro.

"Not at all, in fact, these are my parents." replied Keitaro. "Mom, Dad, this is Tsukuro, Motoko's sister."

"Hello, it is a honor to meet you." said Kenjo, getting up and bowing. "My name is Kenjo Urashima, Keitaro's father."

"And I am Kasumi Urashima, Keitaro's mother." Said Kasumi, bowing as well. "It is a great honor to meet you."

"Oh no, the honor is all mine." Said Tsukuro, bowing like everyone else. "How fortunate that I was here to meet you all! But alas, that is not totally why I am here. Motoko."

"Yes, A-ne?"

"I have done some thinking and, I have decided to let you back into the school. You may again follow the way of the sword."

Motoko's eyes grew wide with excitement. "Do you mean it!"

"Yes, but…" smiled Tsukuro. "Only if you also attended to your marital duties. You have to make sure everyone in this marriage is happy, and somewhere in the future, children will happen, this is expected, be warned if this takes too long, you will be kicked out again. But you may restart your training."

"Oh thank you so much!" said Motoko, jumping up to hug her sister with tears of joy in her eyes. "I promise, I will not disappoint you."

"Wait, Tsukuro, is there a catch?" asked Keitaro.

"Well, there is one little catch." Replied Tsukuro. "The marriage most be consummated both ways by the end of the month, or Motoko will never be allowed to take up the sword again. You have three weeks, trust me, I will know if your telling the truth or not."

"Oh…" Keitaro started to blush. "Um… I think I saw this in a porno once…"

"How strangely erotic." Said Naru.

"Naru! Did you just say what I think you said?" asked Motoko. "And Keitaro! You pervert, you have porn? When Naru and I rearranged our room we didn't see any. Where are you hiding it?"

"I think I did…" blushed Naru. "But nevermind that. Keitaro? Answer her question, where do you keep your porn?"

"I… uh… don't have any?" stuttered Keitaro. "Honest… I only borrowed it from my friends, you know, the ones whose names I can never remember!"

"You are so sleeping on the couch if you're lying Keitaro…" muttered Naru.

"Uh… So! Tsukuro, would you like something to drink and or eat?" asked Kenjo. "I am sure Keitaro would be happy to get up and defuse his situation, I mean get you something!"

"Some tea would be lovely."

"Yes! Right away!" Keitaro got up and scrambled for the kitchen.

"But… there is a pot of tea right there on the table…" said Motoko.

Just then a loud crash came from inside the kitchen, followed by a knock at the door.

Naru sighed. "Motoko, I'm going to go make sure Keitaro is breaking too much stuff in the kitchen. Would you be so kind as to get the door."

"Of course." The two girls got up and parted ways, Naru heading for the kitchen and Motoko heading for the door. Motoko reached the door and opened it to find two adults standing with a teenager with them. "Hello, are you looking for someone?"

"Yes, as a matter of fact we are." Said the woman. "My name is Anju Narusegwa, that is my husband Soichiro, and our daughter Mei. We are Naru's family, come to see if she still has her right mind."

Motoko nodded. "Of course, come on in." The group followed Motoko into the house and Motoko went back to her seat at the table. Just as they entered the room, Naru was dragging Keitaro in from the kitchen by his cast.

"Honestly Keitaro!" said Naru, dragging him to the table. "You have got to watch where your walking with that cast of yours. You'd think you would have learned by now that you trip easily over things. Oh well, least you didn't break any pots or pans." She looked up at her parents standing in the doorway. "Mom! Dad! Mei!"

"Well, at least you remember who we are." Said Anju. "When I called up here and spoke to Kitsune, she told me you had gone off and eloped. Further more you ended up marrying a guy with another wife! I know is legal know, but what the hell where you thinking?"

"Yes, What the hell where you thinking?" repeated Soichiro. "We've never even gotten to meet this man, and you go off and marry him! God, your pregnant, aren't you? He knocked you up and you run off into the sunset with him to live happily ever after."

"Mom, Dad, please!" said Mei. "Just calm down. I am sure Naru will tell us the whole story if we just let her. By the way, sis, it's good to see you again."

"Thank you Mei, it's good to see you as well." Smiled Naru. "Now, lets all be rational people, and sit down to discuss this one. First off, everyone, meet my husband and wife, Keitaro and Motoko."

"We've already met." Said Motoko. "Might I add it is a pleasure."

"Oh why hello then." Said Keitaro, with a bow. "My name is Keitaro Urashima. And uh, those are Kenjo and Kasumi, my parents and that is Tsukuro Aoyama, Motoko's sister."

The three people waved at Naru's family.

"Well, I am Anju Narusegwa, and that is my husband, Soichiro, and our daughter Mei. It is… well it is something to meet you."

"So, Naru, your pregnant?" asked Soichiro.

"No, I am not Dad." Sighed Naru. "Look, I'm old enough to make my own decisions, and well, what's the big deal that I married Keitaro?"

"For one, it was so sudden, and well, he has another wife!"

"So what? If we all love each other does it really matter?"

"Love each other?" asked Keitaro. "You mean…?"

"Oh then that changes everything." Said Anju. "You can't mess with love, took me two tries but I have found it. Honey, we just don't want you to marry someone you don't really love."

"Don't worry, I thought this out, Mom."

"Mr. Urashima!" said Mei. "I have a question!"

"Please, it's Keitaro, and what's your question?"

"Tell me, just how good are you to land two wives? I bet you must be packing, hardcore! And your probably a really good kisser and…"

"Okay Mei, that's enough. Your embarrassing him." Said Naru, blushing, looking over at Keitaro who was blushing twice as hard. "Besides, when did your hormones kick into overdrive? You really shouldn't be thinking about that sort of thing."

"Oh come off of it!" laughed Mei. "Don't act like a saint, I can remember when you would obsess over your tutor. My god you would have boned him in a heartbeat."

"So, Anju." Said Kasumi, trying to ignore the sibling argument. "What do you think about grandchildren?"

"Oh well, now that you mention it… I would love to be a grandparent!"

"Yes, that would be lovely. Together, we could be fantastic grandparents!"

Anju looked over at Kasumi. "Kasumi, this is the start of a very beautiful friendship."

End Chapter Four

Coming Next Chapter! The In-laws get to know each other better, and then a friendly game of Pictionary goes wrong. To top it all off, the Triumvirate only have three weeks to consummate their marriage, or Motoko can never return to her family's school! Stick around for the next chapter, sure not to disappoint!

(Author's Footnote: Sorry that one took so long to get up, I will try to be diligent about the next chapter. Sorry if it sucked sorta, next chapter will be even better.)