Sorry for taking so long on this chapter. I've been a little hung up with preparing for finals. That and I took a break to write a few x-mas fics. But form here on I'm focusing solely on this. So let me start off by responding to reviews again.

To Yama-mocchan: Glad you liked the date. I hope you enjoy the one Yumi and Motoko have this chapter.

To Halo expert: Thanx. I had a bit of a hard time deciding what would happen.

To Hyrulian Hero Akai: I know that Shinobu did act a little childish. That was my fault because I didn't pay that much attention as to whether she was OOC during that last chapter. But I think I found a way to use what I did last chapter in this one. Also, thanx for the tip on how I can make my chapters longer.

To cookiethief56: Thanx, I thanx. nice to know you like the plot. As for the others finding out about Shinobu sleeping with Yumi and Yumi being harassed by other demons, well I won't say just yet. But I will involve it in this story.

Also, I looked back at the previous chapter and realized that I did go out of character with Shinobu. I'll double check my work more carefully from now on. Just to be safe Shinobu has a potential OOC warning. Now just because I don't want to keep you waiting here's Yumi and Motoko's date.

Disclaimer: I don't own Love Hina or the House of Flying Daggers.

Chapter 6)

Shinobu's head was resting on Yumi's chest. A gentle smile was on her face. She snuggled closer to the half-breed and let out a content sigh. Yumi's eyes fluttered open and she was welcome by the sight of the sleeping beauty at her side. The sunlight was coming in through the window and bathing her in its warm glow. Shinobu looked like an angel sent to earth as she lay there, a soft smile on her face, in the light of the morning sun.

Yumi could have laid there with Shinobu all day; unfortunately she did promise Motoko that they would go out to a movie after lunch. She had to get up and get ready in a few hours but opted to stay in bed a while longer, so Shinobu could get more sleep. She relaxed and closed her eyes, enjoying the sweet bliss of lying in bed. Too bad it didn't last very long.

Motoko had gone to Shinobu's room looking for her. It was way past the usual time Shinobu woke up. Naru had made breakfast for everyone since Shinobu had obviously slept in. Motoko had found the room empty. She went next door to Yumi's room as she hadn't shown up for breakfast either.

Motoko had knocked and received no answer. She knocked again, still no answer. She opened the door a crack and peeked in. Yumi's sleeping form could be seen lying in her bed, under the covers with her backside towards the door.

Quietly opening the door enough to slip inside, Motoko entered Yumi's room. She walked up to the sleeping girl… and froze in her tracks. Motoko felt a few different emotions. The first was that of surprise. That turned to confusion. And that became a mild irritation.

Yumi was fast asleep in her bed like Motoko originally thought. What Motoko hadn't thought of was that Shinobu would be in Yumi's room and lying comfortably in Yumi's arms.

Well at least she knew why Shinobu hadn't woken up to make breakfast. She let out a frustrated sigh and knelt down to wake the two sleeping beauties up. She nudged Yumi's shoulder, roughly enough to wake her, but not so to hurt her.

Yumi sat up, startled. Her sudden movement had woken Shinobu as well. The two got out from underneath the blanket and rubbed the sleep from their eyes. Shinobu's gaze fell on the clock and she was suddenly wide awake.

"Oh no! I slept in again! I need to make breakfast!"

"Naru already took care of that. However I would like a word with you. Alone." She turned to face Yumi, "you might want to eat something and get dressed. We're supposed to head out in a little less than two hours."

Yumi nodded and began to change into her clothes for the day. Motoko led Shinobu out of the room and far away enough so they could speak in private.

"What exactly happened between the two of you after you went to bed last night?"

"I …I don't know what you're talking about. We just slept in the same bed. Nothing happened."

Motoko wanted to believe her, but having seen the way Yumi acted around Shinobu, she wasn't going to let it go without being completely sure.

"Shinobu. I know that you and Yumi are becoming close friends, but that doesn't mean you should let her be so forward with you. The next time she asks you to spend the night in her bed, just let her know you don't want to."

"But, it was my idea to stay with her last night. I didn't want to sleep by myself."

Motoko couldn't believe what she had just heard, "You didn't want to sleep by yourself? That's rather childish. If I didn't know any better I'd say that you really wanted to stay with Yumi last night because you wanted her attention."

Shinobu's face flushed a slight tinge of red. She began to fiddle with her fingers and mumbled something that Motoko didn't quite hear.

"What was that?"

"I…I did do it to get attention from her. On the way back from the amusement park last night I decided I wanted to spend more time with her since out date didn't go the way I had planned it."

Once again Motoko couldn't believe what Shinobu had just said. This was not something she would have ever expected from the young girl.

"Shinobu! That is very immature of you! You may as well have thrown a temper tantrum while you were at it."

Shinobu's face burned red. "S-shut up! You're not my mother Motoko! I may not be as beautiful as you. I'm not as developed. But I am not going to let you take my Yumi-chan from me you floozy!"

Shinobu stormed off. Motoko stood in shock. She had never seen Shinobu lose her temper like that. Today was definitely one surprise after another, and it wasn't even 11:00 yet. She regained her composure and shouted a response to the younger girl.

"Shinobu you aren't acting like yourself! You're acting like a brat!"

Shinobu didn't hear her. She had gone out of earshot before Motoko could even open her mouth to speak. Motoko decided to let it slide…for now. But later she and maybe Naru and Haruka would have a long talk with the young chef. In the mean time she had a date to prepare for.

Noon rolled around and Motoko met up with Yumi on her way to the front door. Motoko was wearing a dark blue miniskirt and a white t-shirt. She hadn't planned on wearing those, but Kitsune persuaded her that it would be a good idea if she did.

Yumi on the other hand was wearing a pair of black jeans and a dark purple t-shirt. When she saw Motoko her jaw dropped. She hadn't been living at the Inn very long, but she had been there long enough to know that what Motoko was wearing wasn't part of her usual attire.

Motoko noticed Yumi's staring at her and blushed, "What?"

"Sorry, it's just; I've never seen you wear those kind of clothes before."

"I wasn't going to. But Kitsune said I should wear them."

Yumi raised her eyebrow in curiosity. "Kitsune told you to wear them?"

"Well, she came to my room this morning…"

-Flashback-

Motoko had gotten up early as usual for her daily training. The sun was just beginning to peak over the horizon. The chill of the night was giving way to the warmth of a new day. Motoko had gone to the roof and begun. Two solid hours of training later, she allowed herself to take a breather. By now the sun was fully up and slowly climbing higher into the morning sky.

Her training would have normally lasted longer but Motoko had other plans today. She descended the stairs and returned to her room. She changed into her school uniform which she had planned on wearing for her day out with Yumi. As she was about to leave her room she ran right into Kitsune.

"Motoko, you aren't honestly planning on going out on your date dressed like that are you?"

The next thing she knew was dragged to Kitsune's room. Not allowing the swordswoman a moment to protest, Kitsune immediately started to go through her closet, pulling out different outfits for Motoko to try on. Or rather, to force Motoko to try on. Motoko had been dressed in a nurse's outfit, a waitress' outfit and a maid's out fit before Motoko could point out that none of them were appropriate to wear in public.

Kitsune took that into consideration and continued going through her closet until she found the miniskirt and t-shirt which Motoko changed into. It was still better than walking down a busy street in a nurse's outfit in Motoko's opinion.

Kitsune tried to get Motoko to wear make-up, but the swordswoman managed to talk her out of it. She snuck out while Kitsune was distracted looking through her jewelry to see if there was anything that would look good on Motoko.

Motoko then went downstairs for breakfast.

-End Flashback-

Yumi giggled, "So where are we going?"

"I thought it would be nice if we saw a movie. Is that ok with you?"

"That's fine."

The two left the Inn and descended the stairs that led to the street. Motoko led the way, glaring at any guy that glanced her way. The downtown area wasn't that crowded. There were people on the streets going into the stores or just out enjoying the day.

After walking for a good ten minutes or so, they reached their destination. Yumi looked up at the sign on the movie theatre and read the title of the movie.

"'House of Daggers?' Isn't that a martial arts movie?"

Motoko nodded, "I didn't know what kind of movies you liked so I decided on a movie that I've already seen. It's a very good movie. Lots of action."

Yumi tried not to laugh. "You like movies with action? I never would have guessed since you're such a tomboy."

Motoko let the comment slide and bought their tickets. They entered the theatre and found some empty seats. They didn't get any snacks since they had both eaten a late breakfast. The opening previews played and the movie started.

----X----

Yumi found the movie enjoyable. The plot was good and there was lots of action, like Motoko said. She found the lead actress attractive, which made the movie all the more enjoyable to watch. And at some point in the movie, Motoko place her hand over Yumi's. Although Yumi wasn't sure if she intended to do it or if it was by accident, but she didn't complain.

When the movie ended they got up and left the theatre. They walked down the street, trying to decide what to do next. Shinobu was going to make a big dinner to make up for not cooking breakfast so eating at a restaurant was out of the question. After the previous night Yumi didn't feel like going to an amusement park so that was ruled out. In the end the two opted to just walk around for a little while and enjoy the day.

They walked off in a random direction and found themselves at a park. The lush green grass stretched on as far as they could see. A small pond was at the center of the property. There was a variety of trees throughout the park. A paved walkway etched across the landscape with benches here and there for people to sit in when they got tired of walking.

Motoko and Yumi walked around and took in the scenery. After a while they took a seat on a park bench and just talked. At first about the movie, then about school. They didn't have any classes together and only saw each other during lunch so they had a lot to talk about. While they were talking Motoko was trying to think of a way to bring up what has transpired between her and Shinobu that morning. Thankfully for her Yumi brought up the subject.

"So, why did you want to talk to Shinobu this morning?"

"I just thought that you were being forward again since you let Shinobu sleep with you in bed."

"It was actually her idea."

"I know. She told me. She also told me she only did it to get attention from you. Isn't that childish of her?"

Yumi thought for a moment, "I guess, but I also think it's kind of cute. When I woke up with her cuddling next to me, she looked like an angel."

"You, you really like her don't you?"

"I do. I find her attractive. I wouldn't mind in the least if she became my girlfriend."

Motoko felt mildly upset by that. Did Yumi really feel that way about Shinobu? Was there a chance that maybe they could be together? She had to ask her. She needed to know.

"Yumi. Do you think we could possibly be more than just friends?"

Yumi was taken aback. She didn't think that Motoko liked her that way. She thought that the reason Motoko wanted to go out today was because she wanted to spend time together as friends. She thought about it and yes she did find Motoko attractive. In fact she was right up there with Shinobu. But there was something else. Something that she knew would keep her from being able to have any kind of relationship with the swordswoman.

"Motoko, don't take this the wrong way. You are a beautiful girl who I wouldn't hesitate to go out with if I could. But…"

"But what?"

"The fact of the matter is. Your sister murdered my mother. And I want her dead. I can't possibly be with you in a relationship knowing that. I hope that this doesn't ruin our friendship."

Motoko didn't say anything. She only shook her head. It was obvious she wasn't happy about this. She stood up and began to walk back to the Inn. Yumi got up and followed her.

The walk back was unnervingly quiet. Motoko didn't want to talk and Yumi felt it was best she let Motoko be at least until they got back. They arrived home and went inside. They removed their shoes and went upstairs. Before they went their separate ways, Motoko spoke up.

"Yumi. I…I just want to let you know that I had a good time today. And even though you hate my sister, I want you to know that it doesn't change how I feel about you."

Motoko pressed her lips to Yumi's in a chaste kiss. It only lasted a second, but it was enough to surprise Yumi.

"I don't hate you Yumi-chan."

Before Yumi could say anything Motoko left for her room. Yumi brushed the tips of her fingers over her lips. She had no idea that Motoko felt that strongly about her. But that only made her feel worse about turning her down like that. Motoko was her friend and she hurt her. She felt like a bitch. She promised herself that she would find a way to make it up to her.

That night both girls skipped dinner. They just didn't feel like eating.

TBC.

I hope you liked this chapter. Sorry for the long wait but I took a break from writing this story to do a few x-mas oneshots. That and I also have finals this week so my time has been limited.