Disclaimer: I don't own Love Hina

Special great thanks to Shigur3 for beta-reading this fic.

Keitaro was walking through the tea house while cursing under his breath. He already missed the soft touch of his wife's skin and tender kisses from her delicious lips. He groaned in frustration. He didn't like the fact his hand was bare; he hated the fact that he had to leave his wedding band with his wife and because there are some snoopy tenants, he couldn't hide it in his own room. The last thing that he and his wife needed was someone like Kitsune blackmailing them. But then again, she would have been killed by Haruka. He smirked as he knew what his wife was capable of. One of the reasons that he had fallen in love with her was that her skills as a fighter never cease to amaze him.

As he opened the front door of the teashop and put one foot out, he got a swift hit on the head. The fantasy with his wife had crashed into harsh reality when he heard Naru's voice.

"There you are, idiot. Where have you been hiding?" She was yelling so loud that she almost made him deaf.

"Calm down, Naru. I wasn't hiding anywhere. I was having a private chat with Haruka," He had to press down the urge to smirk as he felt the evil eyes of Naru on him.

"About what, more lies about us?"

When Motoko approached them, she overheard them talking. Her overprotective instinct of all women had kicked in. "You didn't take advantage of your aunt, did you Urashima?" Her blade was unsheathed and pressed against his throat.

'She's my wife. I already got her full permission to do many perverted things to her body,' He wanted to scream but something in his mind prevented that. "Why would I do that, Motoko?" He said, nervously as he remembered that he had her sword dangerously close to his neck, "You know Haruka is fully capable of taking care of herself. Do you want me to tell her that you implied she's weak?"

"No, I was simply asking a question," She was a bit amazed at his reaction. She pulled back her sword. 'He managed to show a bit of backbone. I wonder why?'

"Is there a reason that you had to interrupt a family conversation?" He said, trying to keep the bitterness away from his voice and also trying to remember that no one knew he was already married, "We were having a serious discussion," He looked at Naru, "No, we didn't talk about you or anyone in the dorm." 'But then again, we didn't talk at all.' Once again, he fought the urge to smile.

"Follow us. Shinobu wants to see you for something," Naru simply said.

"You could have called me at the tea house," Keitaro suggested.

"And risk the chance that you might molest poor Shinobu?" Naru spat out.

'I'm not a child molester. I'm a happily married man that has no interest in immature little girls like you,' Keitaro mentally taunted her. He wanted to say that to her but held his tongue instead of replying to the poor accusation about him. Before he could say something else, she quickly interrupted him.

"Come on, you're coming with us," She grabbed his hand. Luckily for her, her face was away from his. If he saw her right now, he could see her blush slightly. She was leading him back to the dorm. Motoko just followed her. He knew he couldn't protest due to both Motoko and Naru's hair-trigger temper to boot him where he stands. He could feel his wife watching them. He yearned to be with her. But then again, he could take an opportunity to call to his parents after he's done talking to Shinobu. He needed to talk to them. He had held up his part of the bargain. Now it was his parents' turn, but how to approach the matter without revealing it to unwanted eavesdroppers? His mind was so focused on what to say to his folks.

"We're here, Keitaro!" Naru's voice brought him back to reality.

The male landlord looked around at the entrance of the dorm. As he took off his shoes, he cautiously took one step forward.

"Well, go inside already," Naru pushed him into the living room.

"Congratulations on getting into Tokyo University, Keitaro!!!"

He turned to see Shinobu bringing out a cake while Kitsune and Su cheered for him. He turned to see Motoko and Naru cheering for him as well. "Thank you!"

The party wasn't too bad for Keitaro. No one forced him to accidentally touch any female tenant in an inappropriate manner. He cautiously drank sake that Kitsune poured for him. He couldn't afford to be drunk. His mind needed to be focused when he called his parents. 'Must concentrate on Haruka,'

He managed to get away from the party without anyone noticing. As he approached towards the phone, he kept telling himself to calm down and to breathe. He dialled his parents' home. He heard his father's voice after the third ring.

"Hello Dad, we need to talk."

-

Naru looked around for Keitaro. 'Where is that idiot? I want to talk to him but he's nowhere to be found,' she almost got spotted by Kitsune. She sighed in relief. The last thing she needed was her friend teasing her about her so-called 'infatuation' with the 'perverted landlord.' 'I'm making sure that he's not hurting or molesting the other tenants,' she reassured herself as she tried to search for him. She finally found him talking on the phone in the next room. His back was turned. Ignoring the rapid beating of her heart, she walked toward him. She paused as she heard his voice rise.

"That wasn't the original agreement!"

She hid so she could eavesdrop into his phone conversation.

'Who is he talking to?'

-

"But Keitaro, we are worried about your future. You got married too soon and without our permission. We would like to know if you can support yourself and your wife," His father added.

"Fine, I have to talk to Haruka first before we can discuss any further," He scoffed.

"Keitaro, congratulations on getting into Tokyo University, we knew you could do it!"

'If you knew that, why in the world did you kick me out of the house?' "Thank you, we'll talk later. Bye, mother. Bye, father," He tried not to slam the phone down but failed. 'Damn it, how am I going to explain this to her?' As he re-entered the party scene, he didn't notice that a certain study partner of his rejoined the party as well. He tried to enjoy the party but his parent's words continued haunting him.

"Thanks for the party but I need to cool down from all this excitement," Keitaro stood up.

Naru stared at the only male as he headed towards the stairs.

'What's going on here?'