I do not own Love Hina. Ken Akamatsu and other anime studios own it. Nor do I own Ranma 1/2.

This is an alternate version of chapter 4, only this time around, Shinobu is saved by a certain pigtailed martial artist and teaches the older girls a lesson.

Shinobu Maehara was running towards the Murasaki-inn, hoping to convince Keitaro to come back to the Hinata. She missed him terribly, not that Kanako was ever cruel towards her, but she was also one of the only ones that actually liked him.

The young cook was in such a hurry that she didn't notice a shadow looming behind her. "Hello, little girl." Snarled a raspy voice. Shinobu turned around and saw a large man with a crooked smile on his face. "Who are you? W-what do you want?!" She stuttered.

"Come here and find out," He sneered. Shinobu took a step back. "I SAID COME HERE!" He pulled out a knife and prepared to stab her, when something caught his arm. The would-be murderer looked behind him. A dark-haired, pigtailed boy wearing a red Chinese shirt and pants held his hand in a tight grip, glaring at him.

"Put the knife down." He growled, his aura blazing with anger. The thug shivered in fear as Ranma Saotome wrenched his arm behind him, dropping the knife. "Please! Let me go! I'm sorry! I'll never do it again!" He sobbed.

"Not good enough." With great strength, Ranma lifted him in the air and kicked him into the skies. Shinobu stared in awe at her savior. "Thank you for saving me! If you hadn't come, I've would've died..." Shinobu looked down at the ground.

"Hey," Ranma knelt down towards the young cook. "It's all right now. That guy won't be hurting anybody anymore." With that, he turned to leave. "WAIT!" Shinobu ran up to him. "You... You seem strong... Can you teach me how to defend myself?" Ranma looked at her in surprise.

"You... You actually want me to teach you how to use martial arts?" Shinobu nodded. "All right, but it ain't gonna be easy. Come with me." Ranma motioned Shinobu to follow him as the two left to find somewhere to practice.

As time passed, the two began to go through the basic techniques of martial arts, like throwing, blocking punches, strikes, and kicks. "Man, I can't believe I'm saying this, but you might be ready for the junior tournaments." Ranma teased. Shinobu giggled at that. "What are ya gonna do now?"

"I'm going back to the Hinata and leave that place once and for all." Shinobu stood up with a determined look on her face. "I want to tell my Sempai how I really feel." She bowed to Ranma. "Thank you for teaching me, Ranma-sensei." "No problem. As long as you don't let them beat you." Ranma said with a grin on his face.

"Shinobu Maehara will never lose!" With that, the two laughed heartily and went their seperate ways.

As soon as Shinobu returned back to the Hinata, Naru, Kitsune, and Motoko went up to greet her. "SHINOBU!" They cried out. "Where have you been?" Kitsune demanded. "We've missed you!" "We've been starving for days!" Naru replied. Shinobu just glared at them and walked past them.

"Hey, don't ignore us!" Kitsune walked over to Shinobu and grasped her shoulder. "You've been making us worried sick about you! We want some answers!" "Don't touch me." Shinobu growled at her so fiercely that Kitsune pulled her hand away as she went upstairs to gather her things.

As soon as she did that, Shinobu came back down, backpack slung over her shoulder. "I'm leaving. Don't try to stop me." She headed for the door, but Naru blocked the way. "Shinobu, what is with you?! Did that pervert do something to you?" She glared at the young cook. "Senpai hasn't done anything wrong to me. If anything, it's YOU that's done wrong towards him!" Shinobu glared as she clenched her fists.

"You ungrateful child! How can you defend that beast Urashima? Do you not realize what he has done to us?" Motoko stood up and walked over to Shinobu, preparing to slap her across the face...

...And found herself crashing against a wall.

Shinobu breathed heavily as she glared at the fallen form of Motoko. "I said, DON'T TRY TO STOP ME!" She screamed. She turned to Naru with anger in her eyes. Naru charged forward to grab her, but Shinobu ducked and sent a strike to her abdomen, causing her to collpase onto her knees.

Then Shinobu sent a kick to Naru's chest, sending her crashing into the ground. "Shinobu! Stop it now!" Kitsune ran towards her, only to get an elbow to her gut. The fox slumped to the ground as Shinobu turned around and headed towards the door.

The noise brought the others downstairs to see the fallen forms of Naru, Kitsune, and Motoko. Kanako looked at Shinobu with her backpack on. "Did you do this?" she asked. "Yes, I did. So what of it?" She said teresely. Kanako raised her hands in a peace gesture.

"Nothing, nothing. Are you leaving?" Kanako replied. "Yes. I've had it with this place. I'm tired serving ungrateful people that don't care about a person's feelings!" Shinobu exploded. "All they do is complain how boys are nothing scum, trash, filth, etc! They don't deserve to even have children, let alone a husband!" She took a moment to calm down and sighed.

"Truthfully, I'm glad Senpai left Hinata. He doesn't deserve to be beaten down every day by these two bitches," She glared at Naru and Motoko. "And being conned out of his money," She also shot a glare at Kitsune. "I hope you have good luck finding another maid to take care of your cooking and laundry, because I am not staying here another minute."

With that, Shinobu stormed out of the inn, leaving the three downed girls to Kanako's mercy.

Shinobu walked up to the Murasaki inn and knocked on the door. "Senpai?" She stepped back as Keitaro opened the door. "Shinobu? What are you doing here?" He asked. "I wanted to tell you something..." She looked into his eyes. "I came to say goodbye."

"Goodbye? Why?" Keitaro asked. "I'm leaving for my aunt's and I'm never coming back." She looked down at the ground. "My dad was arrested for killing my mom and he was sent to jail for it. My aunt volunteered to take me in. She lives in a house in Azuban-Juuban." Shinobu then hugged him. "I'm going to miss you, Senpai!"

"It's ok, Shinobu. I'll be sure to write to you." Shinobu sobbed deeply as Keitaro held her in his arms. They stood there for a long time before Shinobu broke away from him. "I have to go now..." Shinobu wiped her tears away and smiled at Keitaro. "I hope those girls can take care of you more than I could."

"Shinobu..." Keitaro looked at the retreating back of the young girl as she headed for the direction of the train station. He stood there for a while before heading back inside with the others. Unlike the others, Shinobu had done no wrong towards Keitaro and would be spared from the karmic events that would soon befall upon the Hinata girls.

The end.