I do not own Love Hina. But I've done a good job keeping the original tone (In my eyes at least) yet totally do it over at the same time. Alright since I've been asked for it a couple of times so be it I'll try to wrap up Keitaro growing up in this chapter. This will unfortunately be a short one as my muse is really out of it, she's not responding to long walks, caffeine, exercise, or music.

"Speech"

//thoughts//

Story Time

A good long while had passed and Keitaro's fangirls had thankfully left, Kanako was allowed to stay under the fact that Keitaro was soon to morph. He'd been stressing out about it, a lot. So in response he had shut down in a sense and spent most of his time asleep. He was nervous, today was the day. One fourty and he'd be twenty. He could feel the building energy, he was frankly scared, worried that it would turn him into something he wasn't ready to be. He could turn out so many different ways, and the energy was huge, building up inside him as his eyes glowed with raw power. He had a hard time sitting still so he was pacing all over the inn, including up the walls and on the ceilings.

"Will you stop that already Keitaro? You're not the only one who's nervous." Haruka said and Keitaro swallowed and looked up, well down actually to look her right in the eye.

"I think I have rights to be nervous. Today everything about me changes! I don't really know what to do!" Keitaro protested and during it lost his grip on his wall walking ability and fell but was caught by Haruka.

"Look Keitaro, I've watched you grow up, literally from birth. No matter what happened to you some things always stayed the same. You've always been kind, you've always worked to keep people safe to the best of your abilities, and you've always brought out the best in people. Look at Kanako, you saved her life, pulled her away from the evil her kind are known for. Motoko has learned to start living around men without going on edge and Shinobu's getting over her shyness with you around. Never doubt that the smallest of choices you make has a far reaching impact." Haruka said as Keitaro shrunk down into a kitten and sat on her shoulder.

"I know but I keep remembering those two I met, they were so… they were jerks! I hated them I don't want to become them!" he half spat.

"Well then don't become them. Remember from what we know about this it's more like going through a fast growth spurt. If you have the mental control, which you do, then you won't be like them. From what I heard about that Ranma kid you turned into a Hanyo is that the major change for him was he got control of his life and undid the damage his father did. He's never been happier and he's gone through his own version of this." Haruka said and Keitaro huffed.

"But that's him! I'm me, so it's going to be very different." Keitaro protested and got flicked in the forehead by Haruka. "Oww! What was that for?" he asked rubbing his paw on the spot.

"For splitting hairs and worrying too much, come on its only two hours away and everyone who could make it has come, including some old friends of yours from the academy." Haruka said and Keitaro eeped.

Haruka had to explain to the guests that he had now gotten one of the worst possible cases of stage fright she had ever seen. This had garnered quite a few laughs but a lot of them were afraid he wouldn't show until Ranma tilted up his head and took a deep whiff.

"Don't sweat it, he's around here somewhere. His scent's fresh." He said before popping some more food in his mouth his long black tail twitching in pleasure and a slight hint of purring. Then there was a crack of energy and a small whirlwind erupted and a tiger's roar joined in.

"This is it ladies and gentlemen! It is one forty and our furry little friend's growing up!" Shinji shouted as the whirlwind increased in size and a bolt of energy shot up then gravity held it and it fell back into the tornado and fire erupted out of it but was blocked by spikes of earth that shot up and it turned to water and splashed down into itself. The spires shattered and the water sank into the ground.

"Wow. That felt good." Keitaro said his voice now deeper but just as gentle carrying a promise of power as well. He was tall and built like a gymnast, his ears were pointed and he had two brown slashes on each cheek going downwards. His eyes were brown with a slanted pupil and his hair was now long and down to his waist in a braid. Again it was brown. He had snow white Hakama on (Kendo pants they are pleated and very, very baggy. So baggy that if you stand with your legs together they look like a robe bottom) and four braided belts hanging off his hips.

He examined himself from his new nails that were razor sharp to the white handled odaichi (really big katana with a big handle that has to be used 2 handed, basically like a short and long bladed polearm) strapped to his back. He had iron cloth wrapped around his torso and was barefoot. Overall he looked really good, really really good. He fit the bill of a bishie to a T and looked a little stunned.

"Take a cat form!" Hina shouted trying to break him out of his reverie. It worked.

"Alright then!" he said excitedly a little high off his power and he jumped up and morphed in midair expanding to a two story tall brown tiger with white stripes and a long bladed tail that was absolutely vicious. He also had definable eyes that were the same as his now normal ones. His ears, oddly were still at his sides and even longer and more pointed. "… who is the little one now?" he asked after a bit of silence getting a few laughs.

"HEY! Cat man! You might want to change back we can really tell your sex from down here!!" Kitsune shouted at the top of her voice and Keitaro promptly changed back.

"Reeeeaal subtle there foxgirl." Keitaro said an eyebrow raised.

"Well sue me cutie pie, not that I didn't enjoy the view though." She said and Keitaro blushed then shook himself.

"I was in tiger form for crying out loud! You… that…. Oh just forget it!" he said before walking off flustered and Kitsune laughed. He almost bumped into Shinobu who took a good long hard look at him, turned bright scarlet, and fainted. "Hey Shinobu are you alrigh… gah! Su what the hell?!" Keitaro demanded as he tried to help Shinobu up and got a flying kick from Koalla which didn't faze him but sure as hell caught him off guard. He picked up Shinobu and put her down in a comfy position under a nearby tree as Su went around bothering other people.

"So Urashima, it looks like you may need to learn some kata's soon." Motoko said and Keitaro thought for a moment before nodding.

"Probably." He said absently noting he was just as tall as she was now. "Are you offering to teach?" he asked and she smiled.

"Perhaps, it will occupy my mornings nicely. What is the name of your blade, from what I know the name of a demon weapon is a sign of its power." She said and Keitaro thought

"Ten-Kirite." He said after a few moments (Sky-Cutter) and Motoko nodded before walking off. Keitaro turned blinking a little and noticed Naru was staring at him. She poked him.

"Impossible, it's physically impossible." She muttered. "Oh I give up." She said dejectedly. "So much for physics and biology, it's just all wrong." Naru said with a sigh.

"In the defence of the textbooks physics and biology are for what happens without magic or Ki introduced. It's solid without those factors." Keitaro said and Naru just walked off sighing.

"Oni-chan!" Kanako cheered giving him a glomp. "Hmm… the girls at school will be so jealous! We need a picture of this!" she gushed and Keitaro caught a whiff of vanilla, actually he could smell it all over the place. He couldn't exactly remember what it meant though… (lust).

The rest of the day was mostly passive as a few people weren't there. Keitaro was surprised to learn that Motoko and Ranma were cousin's thanks to his mother being adopted into the Aoyoma clan as a child. He reclined on the futon of a room he had set up since Hina was back. His odaichi had been hung up and he was still in his natural clothing thanks to the fact he didn't have anything in his own size. When he grabbed the handle of his sword a lot of information had poured in and he was still sorting through it, yet he was fairly certain it had one really, really nasty attack from the word go.

He turned over onto his side and felt a peculiar sensation between his legs, he normally felt such a thing only out the back but he recognized it and headed down to the bathroom. He needed to get used to things being different, but Haruka was right. It was still him.

Authors Notes.

Sorry for how short this is, I'm under a lot of stress right now. But you wanted it so you got it, adult Neko Keitaro. Bishie, powerful, and… clueless. He may be smart but he just became male, so there will be some awkward times ahead.

As for Ten-Kirite's first attack I call it: Niiro-Kouu (Red Rain) Basically it lets out a shockwave that curves into the sky, at first it slices through things then it draws them into itself and grinds it dragging the bits upwards. If this sliced through an enemy it will rain gore on the area hence, Red Rain. Of course it could rain sand or bits of shrapnel. It's not an attack to use lightly. But it is an almost guaranteed one hit kill.