A/N: I was done with this story. I had really intended to leave My Turn as a one-shot, but the response was quite nice and there is something within me that wants to add on to this. Please read and enjoy. I hope this fulfills everyone's expectations and that it's not crap.

Disclaimer: See the first chapter. Love Hina belongs to Akamatsu Ken.

My Turn

Chapter 2: A New Couple is Born?

(From last chapter) Shocked, Keitaro stared at her retreating back. He never knew that she felt that way. More than anything, Keitaro wanted to love a nice girl and be loved by her in return. In his 23 years, he had never experienced affection like Shinobu had just given him. He wasn't sure if he had the same feelings for her as she did for him, but if she would kiss him like that again, the love-starved man was willing to explore it. Decision made, he stood up and ran up to Shinobu's room. "Shinobu-chan, can we talk?"

A few agonizing heartbeats passed, and then Shinobu opened the door. "Come in, Senpai," she said as she led him into her room. The room had changed since the last time he had been in there. Shinobu had a bookcase filled with cookbooks and her personal mementos, but gone were the girly decorations. The room reflected the woman that she was becoming. They sat on the floor facing each other. Shinobu's face was alternating between fear and dread. "Senpai," she began, "if you are just going to reject me, please do it now and do it gently. I fell in love with you on my own, and it may take some time, but I can get over it on my own. Don't give me hope if there isn't any."

Keitaro reached over and grasped her hands, asking, "What if I don't want you to get over it? What if I want to see if I can fall for you? Yes, I'm still hurting over Naru, but you showed me your courage, and I really am curious what you would be like as a girlfriend." He paused a moment, and gathering his thoughts, continued, "It is also true that I've always thought of you as a little sister, but knowing how feel about me has made me question that."

Light began to shine in Shinobu's violet eyes as she searched Keitaro's for the truth, and seeing that he wasn't lying, her shoulders began to shake. "I'm sorry, Senpai, I was just so afraid that you came up here to tell me that I'm too young again," she sobbed. "I could take an outright rejection better than that. I'm not 13 anymore. I'm 17, and I'm a 3rd year high school student that has been accepted into Japan's best culinary school. My love for you has matured just as I have."

"Shinobu, please believe me," Keitaro pleaded, trying not to notice how the young chef's face flushed with pleasure at the lack of honorific. "It's too soon for me to sure about my feelings, but I want to slowly get to know you as a woman and not just as the girl that I thought that I knew. I must say that you opened my eyes with that kiss. I realize that the girl is gone and there is a beautiful woman that now goes by the name Maehara Shinobu."

Shinobu moved closer and leaned her head against his shoulder. "Kei-senpai that knowledge will cost you."

Chuckling, Keitaro ventured, "I'm almost afraid to ask this, but I'm curious, what will it cost me?"

The petite chef lifted her head off of his shoulder, and with a mischievous look that he had never seen from her before, she replied, "First, it will take a real date, and then I reserve the right to amend as things progress."

Stunned, Keitaro thought to himself, 'She's actually flirting with me!' The idea was not as unpleasant as he might have thought that it would have been two hours ago. Finding his resolve, he whispered in her ear, "Does a Sunday trip to Tokyo work for you, Shinobu-chan?"

Shinobu squeaked at the ticklish sensation of his breath and voice in her ear. She smiled, thinking, 'Good, he's flirting back. Now, I cinch it!' Reaching her arms around Keitaro's neck, she pulled him close, kissed him on the cheek and whispered back, "Sure, Kei-senpai, I will be waiting for you at Haruka's tea shop, 10 AM sharp. If you are late, you'll owe me a compensation gift. For now, to tide me over, this will do," she finished and then gently and lovingly kissed her crush on the lips. "Goodnight, Kei-senpai, I'll see you in the morning!"

And before he knew it, Keitaro was standing outside of Shinobu's door. He shook off the effects of the kiss. "Kami, that girl is something else. I could get used to this,' he thought as he happily walked back to his room.

Meanwhile, Shinobu was happy, but worried as she got ready for bed. 'How long do I have before one of the other girls makes their move? They will probably give his some space to grieve the end of things with Naru, and then they'll start chasing him for real. I can't get comfortable until we are officially a couple. I hate being cunning like this, but I lost to Naru before because I was too young and now there is no way in hell that I can afford to let his head get turned by one of the older girls. My guess is that it will be either Kitsune or Motoko that acts first. Mutsumi will be the hardest to fend off because she is a "Promise Girl" too. I'll fight that battle if it comes up.' Just as she was beginning to fall asleep, a brilliant idea popped to her head, she smiled to herself, 'That's mean, but all's fair in love and war.'

Early the next morning, Shinobu was in the kitchen preparing breakfast for the residents of the Hinata-sou. She was making all of Keitaro's favorite foods, including his beloved beef bowl. 'The Americans have a saying, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach." Now to go wake up Kei-senpai,' she concluded happily.

As Shinobu walked up to Keitaro's room, she kept her face neutral, so that if she ran into any of the other girls, they wouldn't know that she had stolen a march on them. 'When exactly did I lose my innocence,' she asked herself. 'When did I become so calculating? I hope that everyone forgives me later, but I'm not going to stop now.' She composed herself and gently knocked on the door, "Senpai? Are you awake? Breakfast is ready," she called softly. Hearing no response, she quietly opened the door and crept into the Kanrinrin's room, and saw her crush sleeping peacefully. Wanting to get a closer look at her beloved's face, Shinobu crouched down and was pained to see that his eyes were red from crying. 'I should have known that it wouldn't be that easy,' she screamed at herself. 'I can't let him continue to hurt over her,' she decided and crawled into his futon, savoring the warmth. She snuggled up close to him, hugging his broad back. 'Oh Kami, this feels so nice,' the teen thought before she drifted off to sleep as well.

Thirty minutes later, Keitaro awoke, startled to find someone in the futon with him. His first thought was, 'When did Kanako get here?' And when he rolled over, he was astonished that it was Shinobu and not his adopted younger sister. His first instinct was to make sure that the door was locked in case the Pervert Patrol was waiting outside to punish him for molesting Shinobu, but he resisted to urge to move because he didn't want to lose the soft warmth in the futon with him. "If I'm going to get killed for this, I might as well enjoy holding her as the last act of a dead man,' he chuckled as he drew the sleeping girl into his arms, loving the sensation of her soft feminine body. 'Kami, why couldn't I have had this with Naru?' He thought sadly. Shinobu stirred slightly and snuggled even closer. 'This is such a wonderful feeling. It would heaven to wake up like this every morning.'

Keitaro gently kissed her forehead and when she woke, he saw the surprise in her violet eyes that he'd kissed her. Shinobu sat up in shock with an "Eep!' She covered her mouth quickly with her hands, and after a heartbeat lowered them, "Au, Kei-senpai that was the first time that you've kissed me!"

He chuckled and responded, "Well imagine my surprise to wake up to a girl in my futon!" They both laughed quietly so as to not disturb the sleeping dragon in the room above.

Shinobu gave him a peck on the lips and said flirtatiously, "Breakfast is ready downstairs unless you'd rather stay here and devour me." She laughed at her love's shocked face.

"Shinobu," he sputtered, "are you trying to get me killed? If Motoko or Naru heard that, I would be in Lower Earth Orbit quicker than Usain Bolt can run."

The petite teen kissed the tip of his nose, and said, "I said before that I would never let that happen again, and I meant it. I love you and I want to enjoy building our relationship. If those two prudes can't handle it, they can come after me. You are doing nothing wrong, so don't be afraid of them anymore. I will protect you."

The Kanrinrin bristled slightly, "Wait a minute, Shinobu. Isn't the job of the boyfriend to protect the girlfriend? I may look like this, but I have some pride as a man."

Shinobu giggled, "So now you are calling yourself my boyfriend? If that's a proposal, I accept gladly, my love." She threw her arms around Keitaro's neck happily, and whispered, "I know what you meant, but you cannot defend yourself against those two. I'll protect you from them, and you can protect me from everything else."

As he felt her sweet-smelling breath caress his cheek, Keitaro felt a peace that he hadn't in years. 'I know that this wrong so soon after my breakup with Naru, but by all the gods, this feels so right.' He wrapped his arms around to return the embrace and soon found her lips with his own and murmured, "Kami, Shinobu, I know that I shouldn't get caught up like this so soon, but you are too warm, too sweet, and too cute to resist."

Feeling heat diffuse throughout her body, Shinobu kissed him back with urgency and asked, "Kei-senpai, how did you learn to kiss like this? Don't stop, Darling." They continued to kiss until he suddenly froze up and backed away from Shinobu, curling into a protective ball in corner. The violet-eyed girl was disappointed that he'd stopped until she saw Naru's wrath-filled face looking through the hole in the ceiling.

Narusegawa jumped down, landing on Keitaro's table. She observed her ex-boyfriend in the corner prepared for the beating that she was going to give him, but putting first things first, she rounded on Shinobu, "You little bitch. You certainly didn't take your time jumping into his futon, did you? It was through your instigation Shinobu that I broke up with the pervert last night. You planned this all along didn't you? Maybe I should tell Motoko and Kitsune how you took your advantage and got ahead of them. I cannot fucking believe that I let a little slut like you set me up like that!"

Naru wound up her first to send the petite chef into Lower Earth Orbit when her fist hit something that felt like iron. Surprised, she opened her eyes to see that Keitaro had caught her fist. He thundered at her, "YOU…WILL…NOT…HIT... HER! If you even lay a finger on her, I will evict you on the spot. If you want to hit someone, hit me. At least this time, I'm guilty of something. Come on Narusegawa; punish me like you did every time I tried to show you my feelings. Gods, you belted me for trying to hold your hand after we were engaged. We were together for two years and the only time that I kissed you was by accident. I have felt more love in the last 10 hours than I have in 23 years. All I ever wanted was for you to love me like I loved you…sorry, Shinobu, like I still love you. But you never gave me a chance. You never truly returned my feelings. I put up with so much from you because I wanted to be with you, but no more. One more thing Naru, Shinobu is 17, which means that if I decided that it was right and she accepted that we could be married anytime. So if two consenting adults wish to be affectionate with each other in the privacy of one of our rooms, what business is it of yours?" He took a breath, "Now Naru, I would like to get ready to go to school and eat some breakfast, so would you kindly go back to your room? Thanks."

Naru crumbled again like she had the previous night. Her eyes filled with tears and she said sadly, "For what it worth, I did like you, Keitaro. There were a few times that I felt for you like I did for Seta-sensei, but the intensity of your feelings kind of scared me. But when I saw you kissing Shinobu, I finally understood what you were offering me and what I kept pushing away. Be happy, Keitaro, and I won't tell the others about you two."

She turned to go out the door and when she opened it, Kaolla, Kitsune, and Motoko all fell into the room. Kitsune was the first to recover, and said, "Well ladies, it looks like Eep-chan got a little ahead of us. The race is on. You better prepare yourself, Kei-kun, because it's my turn now!" She walked over to the startled landlord and kissed him passionately.

Motoko threw her to the side with a gentle Ki-blast. "Do not be so vulgar, Kitsune-san. Urashima, I will also be courting you."

Kaolla looked confused for a moment and then said, "What's for breakfast, Shinomu?" She then leapt onto Keitaro's back, kissed him on the cheek, and breathed into his ear, "Onii-chan, I want you for myself to play with as well. I don't mind sharing you with Shinobu though."

Keitaro peered into the eyes of the four love-struck women and had one thought, 'Oh shit…'

To be continued?

A/N: There it is. I started serious and gave it a light ending. I might consider continuing this again because I want to give Shinobu her happy ending. What do you all think? Anyway, thanks for reading.