I think the only thing I could claim copyright for is the fact that this is my entertaining take on Love Hina other then that I got nothin'.
Remember these chapters are for Keitaro's relationship with all the girls to be filled out this also includes his brother/sister relationship with Haruka and Kanako remember he's been a sibling to both of them. And sorry for the delay disease exams and family holidays away from my computer do the math.
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Story!
Keitaro was getting paranoid, he knew more catnip nonsense was just around the corner and it would hit any second now, all the signs pointed to it, he'd been waking up in the basket every morning while falling asleep on a futon every night /I still don't know how the hell Haruka can move me without me waking up./ It had nearly been a week since Haruka pulled out the pictures and Keitaro was blushing at all the embarrassing pictures he had found after a quick raid of her room and those were the tame ones, he knew she had some really, really bad ones somewhere. He shuddered at the memory of the times that one girl used him for... he shuddered again at the livid memory. If he had any sexual organs he was positive the memory would be exciting to him but as he was now he didn't even want to think about it. It was then he noticed he was subconsciously following a minty scent while he was musing. /Oh no here we go again./
Su had finally finished her latest creation. The ultimate tama tracker watch! She activated the huge thing that was thicker then her wrist and instantly got a beep coming closer and closer. Smiling and pulling out a new weapon the Tama Punching Mecha gun v4.2 (A.N. Imagine one of those punching guns but all metal, the three eyes on the side and a nuclear fusion reactor in the handle) She jumped to grab onto her flying feast only for it to swerve skilfully out of the way trailing something making a rrrrrrrrr sound and a rope. She grabbed on and hung on for dear life laughing as she realized that the rope was Keitaro's tail.
/When I find who put catnip on Tama's shell I'm going to end up serving time for murder. AND GET OFF MY TAIL MONKEY! I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR SPAT WITH A FRIGGIN TURTLE MY TAIL HURTS!/ Keitaro thought as they soared through the house. It was one hell of a sight causing Kitsune to break down in gales of laughter when she saw Keitaro hanging onto Tama and Su swinging of his tail as they passed through the living room. Naru walked in and giggled then rubbed out the spot on the top of Tama's shell. "Aw come on Naru that was funny we should at least have taken a picture!" Kitsune said as Keitaro fought with everything he had to regain his senses.
"No I think not Aunt Haruka's got way too much blackmail material already." Keitaro said with his first normal breath causing quite a bit of giggling causing him to pout which just brought out more giggles. "I don't see what's so funny about the fact that someone is constantly putting my life at risk while robbing me of my self respect and concentration which makes my powers go wonky which just puts me even further into harms way. If this crap keeps up I will start doing this back indiscriminately, and trust me I know all your dirty little secrets." Keitaro said scowling.
"You can't know all our little secrets." Kitsune said cheerily but was shocked as Keitaro laughed darkly.
"The walls are literally paper thin and these aren't for show." Keitaro said first gesturing around him then flicking his cat ears
/Oh crap./ Everyone in hearing distance thought and Keitaro grinned widely. "Also you people talk in your sleep, so Naru when was the last time you saw Seta-kun? Oh that's right it was last night in your dreams and I think you hit a high note." Keitaro said and Naru blushed towards thermonuclear levels as Kitsune stared in awe. "You're not much better fox, I know of your dreams to have him yourself or that one three nights ago that involved a bottle of the hard stuff, a drunk Naru, yourself, and a horny Seta." Keitaro said his grin widening as Kitsune blushed to match Naru. "Yea so spread the word I'm goddamn sick of this catnip bullshit, now if you'll excuse me." He said walking calmly out of the room leaving two stuttering and red girls behind.
He half walked half prowled through the inn until he heard some sobbing from Shinobo's room. /It's really none of my business.... I've got more then enough on my plate without adding her problems on... goddamned celestial nature./ Keitaro mentally muttered and he switched to his full feline form and pawed open her door. She glanced up sniffling as he padded up to her "Alright let me guess, your idiot parents fought in front of you again right?" he asked in his half animal half echoing voice.
"Y-yes..." She muttered breaking into fresh sobs as she hugged a pink bunny plush toy even tighter. Keitaro sighed and stepped up onto her bed and laid down beside her.
"I said it once and I'm gonna say it again, it's not your fault." Keitaro said sternly. "And it never will be. Now dry your eyes, you're too good a person for this." He said wrapping all four of his tails around her. She sniffled for a moment and scooped him up to cry in his neck fur, he whined in sympathy.
"Come on dry your eyes and I'll fix you up a snack. I'm pretty good at baking if you'd like a cake for later. Chocolate helps with both the good times and the bad times." Keitaro said gently as he focused his power until he was the size of a tiger with Shinobu riding on top and he gently padded out of thee room using his tails to open doors. "So what would you like? We have some cookies... I can slice an apple..." He offered and she just scratched behind his ears causing him to sigh internally but purr externally.
She sniffed and giggled a little while scratching the now horse sized Keitaro who purred deeply, the sound making her think about rumbling boulders. "J-just some milk please." She said and he pawed open the fridge and used his very flexible tails to bring out the jug then grab a cup from the cupboard. She watched in awe as he poured her a glass and held it just in front of her face with nothing but his tail. "How did you do that? Doesn't the glass slide against fur?" Shinobu asked and he gently chuckled as he slowly shrunk down until he was a tiny brown four tailed cat no bigger then a housecat kitten walking out from under her.
"It's easy these tails can grow very long and are strong and durable. Many demons use them for both weapons and shields. With a little practice they can act like extra arms. Think elastic steel cables that you can move at will." Keitaro explained as he scratched his nose in cat form making Shinobu blush at how cute it was.
"Wow, want some milk yourself?" She asked with a quiver in her voice that made Keitaro sweat a little. /Great if I say no even nicely it might make her bawl again and my ears really can't take that noise... Bah damn you bleeding heart for murdering my dignity!/ he thought to himself as he said a nervous sure.
He watched fidgeting as (to his horror) she brought out a saucer and poured a little milk in it. His dignity was screaming to maul her but his protective and nurturing nature teamed up on it and got him to lap up some milk from the saucer, a bare moment later (again to his horror) there was a click and he heard footsteps. /Oh my god Sis... you didn't.../ he thought in shame of being caught drinking like a cat. Being in the form of a small cat notwithstanding he still found it embarrassing and was blushing under his fur.
/Might as well just chug the rest then./ he thought as he shifted to his neko-kid form and picked up the saucer and chugged down the milk like a man does a saucer of saké. He spat out half of it in shock when he heard another click, and there was another while the milk was still in midair. "Goddamn it Haruka..." He muttered to himself and his cat ears twitched when he heard Shinobu start to laugh. "Well at least you're in a good mood." He said with a pout and sour tone that made Shinobu laugh all the harder. "I swear to god ever since I came home I've been the freaking comic relief it's like some sadist is controlling my life or something." He grumped to himself (A.N. I'm not a sadist I just thought I'd break the fourth wall a little for kicks.) then he practically collapsed in a purring heap as Shinobu scratched him behind the ears.
/I don't care that this feels good I've got some dignity to bring out of a coma here./ he thought as he rolled out of her grasp and stood up. "Well feeling better now?" He asked and she sniffed and nodded a little.
"Um I've got a favour to ask..." She said a little shyly and Keitaro was instantly wary.
"What is it?" He asked a little nervously catching a glimmer in her eye. /Oh God I know that look. The girls at school had it when I owed them and they didn't want to use catnip. Honour and compassion I curse thee!/ he thought.
"Well your kitten form is very cute and I was wondering if you could stay like that for a bit, it might help, maybe..." She said nervously and Keitaro stared at her incredulously his mind playing a tennis match with the pros and cons of saying yes and transforming. As a small kitten he mewed at her his fur silky fine and his four tails puffed up and fluffy with big brown eyes. She sniffed and picked him up gently smiling.
"Just remember you owe me a sashimi dinner for this." He said putting a paw to her lips she smiled at the feel of the cool soft paw and nodded. In kitten form his voice was more feminine then normal and basically gave the impression that he could kill with cuteness alone. She nodded and stroked his head causing him to give off a small mew in contentment. She giggled then got a sparkle in her eye and she dashed off to her room carrying the tiny kitten with her. /Oh god it's the "I'm gonna make it cuter sparkle..." I should have asked for two sashimi meals./ he thought sadly as she entered her room. Two seconds later he was sitting blinking in confusion on her bed as she riffled through a chest and pulled out a long pink bow.
"Oh dear god." He said out loud when he saw the bow. "This had better be some good sashimi coming at me." He said as she tied the bow around his neck and then cuddled him.
"Hey Shinobu a friend of yours is here..." Kitsune said showing Akiko in. "Is that...?" Kitsune asked her eyes wide.
"Oh what a cute kitty! What's her name?" Akiko asked and Shinobu blushed a little.
"This is Keitaro." Shinobu said holding out the now inwardly panicking kitten demon to her friend who nuzzled him instantly. /Thy doom shalt be slow and painful./ he thought as she started scratching behind his ears causing him to softly mew in response. He managed to crack open an eye when he heard Kitsune dash off. /I should have never agreed to this, now I have a full on human I don't know nuzzling me and the fox is about to bring in the rest./ he thought and low and behold thirty seconds later all of the Hina girls including Haruka with a camera were peering in as Akiko showered the disgruntled demon with attention.
"Oh she's just so cute Shinobu where did you find this little angel?" Akiko asked excitedly and Shinobu just smiled. /I want to claw your eyes./ Keitaro thought getting more and more agitated but crushing it with years of practice behind him.
"She belongs to Haruka she's lived with her for almost her whole life." Shinobu said and Keitaro started to panic when Akiko got the 'I want to take you home and squeeze you till you pass out' look in her eyes.
A few moments of staring balefully at Akiko and Keitaro snapped. "Alright little girl put me down nice and gently or become my new scratching post." Keitaro said and the Hina girls including Akiko gasped but Haruka smirked seeing it coming a mile off as she saw his tail get stiff and ears go flat.
"Di-did the kitty just speak?" Akiko asked and Keitaro growled.
"Yes the kitty just spoke and told you to put it down!" he said stiffly at her and she dropped him while jumping backwards.
"Finally you were getting that "I'm gonna squeeze you to death" look and that never turns out well for me." Keitaro said as he started grooming a little. He noticed everyone staring "Do you mind? I'm having a bath." He said and there were a few twitters and chuckles at this. "Screw this I'm hitting the springs." He said and he walked out stiffly, "And someone take off the friggin bow!" he shouted as he started to pass Haruka.
"But it looks cute on you Keitaro. I think you should keep it." Haruka said and Keitaro glared at her.
"And I think that you should get back together with Seta instead of beating around the goddamned bush but I doubt that's gonna happen." He replied savouring the look of discomfort on her face. "And besides if I try to transform with this around my neck I'll get strangled and you know what I get like if I'm formlocked." Keitaro said and Haruka just smiled at him.
"I do but I also know that you have a hard time using magic in this form. And with the ribbon around your neck instead of your arm I know you won't risk transforming back Kittytaro." Haruka said and Keitaro started growling at her and actually took a swipe at her when she reached down to him. He stalked off his now stiff tail swishing around and growling the whole way. "Let the games begin." Haruka muttered to herself.
"What are you talking about? And what's with that cat?" Akiko asked and Haruka laughed.
"This used to be a punishment for bad behaviour before Yokai Academy's general treatment of the little guy turned it into pure torture. Little sucker needs to get over it though, this should be good for him. He needs to realize that when you are that damned cute you're going to get cuddled, and that not all girls are as bad as the ones at Yokai." Haruka said solemnly. "Shinobu, why don't you and Akiko take him into the springs and just be generally gentle with him. Part of him still likes cuddling but it was squeezed out of him by the Academy girls, I personally miss the Keitaro who had no problem sleeping in a cat basket or cuddling up to people he liked at night. Care to help me bring that back?" Haruka asked and there was a general agreement to this.
"Great she's kept me friggin formlocked now I don't have the thumbs to take this off and if I try to make any I have to grow in size first but doing that will wring my neck... Damnit Sis what's your game?" Keitaro said to himself as he reached down to test the water.
"Aww she's just too cute!" Akiko exclaimed and in his shock Keitaro keeled forwards into the water with a yowl of surprise.
"Bah! Oh god's no not another glomp!" He half screamed when he surfaced desperately swimming to get lost in the mists but Akiko caught him and held him gently. "What the hell?" he asked when he found he wasn't being badly squeezed, Akiko just giggled as she held him close but not tightly and slowly but surely felt him relax. She and Shinobu both gave a slight twitter when he was finally relaxed enough to give a tiny mew of contentment. After about thirty minutes of just sitting down and being gently held Keitaro nodded off and started snoring, but due to his size it was a bunch of tiny mews instead of a buzz saw line up of loud grating yowls.
Polls!
Every Girl available: 6
Every Girl but Kanako: 1
Motoko: 11
Kitsune: 14
Shinobu: 3
Su: 1
Mutsumi: 2
Naru: 3
My Choice: 3
Original Character: 0
Kanako: 1
Reset: 1
Female Keitaro: 1
Male Keitaro: Almost Unanimous
I'm Sorry about the Delay but Exams + Bronchitis + Christmas + Getting back into Collage for semester 2 + my muse going on vacation = One hell of a delay. So Sorry again but Hey I'm Fleshing out Keitaro more.