Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with Love Hina.

A/N: Somehow, I managed to produce this in one day. Extremely lucky on my part, so here's the chapter.

The After Effect

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Hina was in a casino with some of the people she was traveling with on her world tour. She was enjoying playing the slots and was winning a lot.

"Hohoho, Lady Luck is smiling on me," Hina said as she was celebrating her winnings, "it's too bad Kanako refused to come with me. Granted, she wouldn't be able to even step in a casino with me but she could have at least enjoyed the sites that Las Vegas had to offer."

Hina proceed to collect her winnings when another woman around the same age as Hina went to her.

"Hina," the woman spoke.

Hina turned to the woman, "Oh, Ester."

"Hina, have you heard anything that has happened in your home country recently?"

Hina raised an eyebrow, "No, why?"

"You might want to take a look at this," Ester said as she handed Hina a picture.

Hina looked at the picture and when she did, she was shocked, "What is this?"

The picture Hina was looking was one of Motoko pointing her katana at Keitaro.

"Here's another," Ester said as she handed Hina another picture.

Hina looked at the second one and it showed Motoko being arrested and being put in the back of a police car.

Hina looked at Ester, "Ester, where did get this? How did you get this?"

Hinata Inn, Hinata City, Japan

Naru was gritting her teeth.

"Well Naru?" Haruka spoke, "We're waiting."

Naru huffed, "Fine," Naru looked at Keitaro frowning and said in low soft voice, "I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry Naru, I couldn't hear you," Keitaro said, "could you say it a bit louder?"

"I'm sorry," Naru said a tiny bit hearable tone.

"I still can't hear you Naru," Keitaro said.

Naru was getting angry and gave in and with her eyes closed, fists shaking, and spoke in a loud tone, "I said I'm sorry, okay?! I'm sorry I hit you yesterday. I was wrong to do so! I'm sorry! It won't happen again!"

Keitaro simply nodded, "Okay, apology accepted," Keitaro then stood up, "so then with that, I'll be going now."

Keitaro simply bowed and then proceeded to leave. Naru had her hands on her head and was very bitter as to her it was a humiliating thing to do.

"I guess I'll see you around Keitaro," Haruka said.

Keitaro looked at Haruka and nodded, "Yeah…I guess."

Keitaro left the inn and when he did, Haruka looked at Sachiyo, Emi, and Kikuko.

"You three," Haruka spoke.

The three fangirls of Motoko flinched and simultaneously spoke, "Uh yes?"

"It's time for you to leave as well," Haruka firmly said, "go on and get out of here."

"You're just going to have us just leave?" Emi asked.

"Yes and as far as I'm concerned, you three have caused nothing but trouble."

The three girls were shocked and Kitsune and Naru were surprised.

"Haruka, don't you think you're being unfair to them?" Kitsune asked.

"No, these three have really caused trouble; I would like it if Motoko didn't have anything to do with them."

"Haruka, you can't decide on that," Motoko said.

Haruka sighed, "True, but Motoko, look at what has happened."

"They are not at fault…" Motoko said looking away.

"I don't believe this…" Haruka said in her head, "…Fine, but I want them to still leave, right now."

"…Fine, we'll go," Kikuko said as she as well as Emi and Sachiyo left.

"I'll walk you three out," Motoko said.

"Um actually Motoko-senpai, we'll be fine on our own," Sachiyo said.

"Yeah, really…" Emi said as she looked away.

"Oh, okay, I'll see you three at school tomorrow," Motoko replied.

"…Um, yeah…I guess," Emi said.

The three girls proceeded to leave the inn as well, unsure what to really say to the person they admired.

"Haruka, don't you think that was harsh of you say something like that?" Kitsune asked.

"It's Motoko's fault for what has happened however, those three just fanned the flames of the situation and made things worse," Haruka said.

Naru slammed her hands on the table, "I'm going to my room. I have studying to do."

Naru then looked at Motoko and gave her a disappointed look and threw Motoko off. Naru left to go to her room. Motoko felt sad and picked up the hilt part of her broken katana.

"I will retire to my room for now," Motoko said sadly as she picked up both broken parts of her Shisui and left for her room.

Kitsune was concerned for Naru and Motoko, "I'll see them later and try to cheer them up."

Su was concerned as well, "I'm going to go to Motoko, I bet she'll feel better if she plays with me."

"Su, I think it would be best if you leave Motoko alone for now," Haruka said.

"Huh? Really?"

Haruka nodded, "Yes, I think she wants to be alone for a while."

"Oh, okay," Su said, "well, I'm going to have some of my bananas," Su looked at Shinobu with a smile, "Shinobu, want to join me?"

Shinobu shook her head, "I have to do my homework and get some laundry done and I need to cook tonight's dinner."

"Oh, okay," Su then had her thumb up, "we'll do it later then."

Su left energetic and filled with joy.

Shinobu sighed, "Well, I better get started," Shinobu said as left to do the things she set out to do.

Kitsune looked at Haruka, "You know, I feel bad for Motoko. She not only lost in her duel but her katana gets broken in the process."

"That's true, but she lost because she clearly underestimated Keitaro," Haruka replied.

Kitsune sighed and then left, "I'm going to try to cheer them up."

Haruka shrugged and left the common room as well.

Shichimura Apartment Complex

Keitaro had just arrived by at the place he lived and worked and went inside the garage and parked his motorcycle. Keitaro then went to the lobby and as he got there, he was greeted by a high school boy with long brown hair and it was Shinsuke's son, Kazuya.

"Hey Keitaro," Kazuya greeted.

"Hi Kazuya," Keitaro greeted back.

"You have a visitor."

"Huh? Really?"

"Yeah, she's waiting for you in the dojo with my dad."

"Who is it?"

"Your sister."

Oh, really? Kanako came to visit?"

"Yep, your little sister is dying to see you."

"Oh, I see. Well thanks for telling me."

Keitaro went to the dojo. When he got there, he was surprised to see a sparring match between Kanako and Nagisa.

Shinsuke saw Keitaro, "Ah Keitaro, you're back."

Keitaro nodded, "Yeah," Keitaro looked at the sparring match, "how long has it been going?"

"For a while, your sister is talented."

Keitaro smiled, "Yeah, she's actually better than me."

Nagisa threw her right fist only to have Kanako counted and Kanako tripped and used a judo throw on Nagisa, pinning her on the ground. Nagisa was panting and was impressed.

"You're amazing Kanako," Nagisa said impressed.

"Thank you," Kanako said with a smile as she helped Nagisa up.

Keitaro clapped his hands and the two girls saw Keitaro.

"Oh Keitaro, you're back," Nagisa said.

"Yeah, you two were great," Keitaro said.

"Thank you Keitaro," Kanako said happily.

"Why don't you girls go on ahead, I need to talk to Keitaro about something," Shinsuke said.

"Okay, Keitaro, I'll be waiting by your apartment."

"Yeah," Nagisa said as she and Kanako left.

When the two girls left, Shinsuke looked at Keitaro with a serious expression, "So Keitaro, what happened regarding my niece Motoko?"

Keitaro looked at Shinsuke with a serious expression as well, "I won my match against Motoko."

"I see…your thoughts?"

Keitaro sighed, "Well, Motoko is very skilled and she has great potential but sadly, her skills are very dull. I don't think she spars with anyone and the aura from attacks are only motivated by her…well, disdain for men in general. She would be so much better if she didn't put 'barriers' around herself."

"Hmm, I see…so, you'll be pressing charges on her."

"I have to."

Shinsuke sighed, "I see…"

"Will you be calling your family members in Kyoto?"

"That won't be necessary, I'm sure that they have already found out," Shinsuke pondered, "most likely, my niece Tsuruko will be coming to deal with the matter," Shinsuke looked at Keitaro with a pleasant expression, "oh well, no need to worry about my family issues. Go ahead and see your sister. I don't have anything for you to do for the rest of the day, so go ahead and relax."

"Okay, thanks Shinsuke," Keitaro said with a smile as he left.

Shinsuke looked on and then had his thoughts, "Poor Tsuruko, it's a shame that she's the one who will have to come here in Tokyo."

Hinata Inn, Motoko's Room

Motoko was upset and kept staring at the broken Shisui. She recalled of her older sister, Tsuruko giving her the sword when Tsuruko gave up her right as heir of the God Cry School. Motoko was trembling and didn't know what to do. Motoko then recalled her fight with Keitaro and how he got the upper hand against her and how he broke her katana.

Motoko closed her eyes flinching and then opened them, "As much as it pains me to admit it but I clearly underestimated Urashima. I thought he was just another weak perverted male who talked a lot…but, it seems that he's actually very skilled."

Motoko gritted her teeth and was getting even more upset. She then looked at the other side and looked at the katana Motoko herself loaned Keitaro in their duel. She was surprised that he didn't keep it himself. There was a knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Motoko asked.

"Motoko, it's me, Kitsune," Kitsune's voice replied.

"…Enter."

Kitsune opened the door and closed it behind her, "Hey Motoko, how are you?"

Motoko just looked down depressed.

Kitsune went to Motoko, "Hey, don't let it get you down. It's not like it's the end of the world and besides, so what if you lost to Keitaro, you're still a strong swordswoman and I still think you're great."

"That sadly brings me no comfort," Motoko replied.

"Motoko…"

"I never thought that I would lose. I never believed that there would be a male that would best me but instead…"

"Like I said, don't let it get you down," Kitsune assured.

"Worse of it, I let everyone down. I let Sachiyo, Emi, and Kikuko down, I let you down, and I certainly let Naru down."

Kitsune got concerned, "Motoko…"

"I failed you all and now Naru is not happy with me."

Kitsune was taken back, "What do you mean? Naru's not upset with you."

"Yes she is. Did you see the look she gave me? She was disappointed, disappointed in me. I don't blame her though, I promised her, I guaranteed her that I would defeat Urashima, but instead I was the one defeated and all I did was made her doubt my abilities."

"Motoko, you're worrying over nothing. I'm sure Naru is not really angry with you," Kitsune said as she got up, "watch, I'll talk to Naru right now and I'm sure that she's not upset with you."

"You're wasting your time Kitsune," Motoko said sadly.

"Look, I know Naru. I've known her since high school and I'm sure isn't really angry with you, okay?"

Kitsune went to see Naru and Motoko just looked at her broken Shisui again and clutched her fists and gritted her teeth.

"How can I go on?" Motoko asked herself.

Naru's Room

Naru was studying and writing things down for her assignments. She was concentrating on her work but at the same time, she was bitter. She was bitter at the fact that Motoko was defeated by Keitaro and she had to apologize to him. It left her a bad taste in her mouth.

"How could Motoko lose to Keitaro?" Naru asked herself, "She should have been able to beat him."

There was a knock on Naru's door.

"Come in."

The door opened and Kitsune came inside and Naru saw Kitsune.

"Oh Kitsune, what is it?" Naru asked.

"Say Naru, I was just in Motoko's room, talking to her."

Naru flinched and then looked at Kitsune with a serious look, "And?"

"Motoko is really depressed."

"Well of course she's depressed. She lost to that creep Keitaro."

Kitsune rubbed her head, "Well, here's the thing, Motoko thinks that you're upset with her."

"I am," Naru admitted and it threw Kitsune off.

"Naru…"

"Motoko promised that she would win, she shouldn't have lost to Keitaro. It's embarrassing."

"Okay, yeah, that's true, but Motoko is hurt. She's the one who fought against Keitaro."

"And yet she lost…"

"Naru…"

"I was forced to apologize to Keitaro," Naru said bitterly, "do you have any idea how humiliating it is for me? I get insulted, embarrassed and assaulted and he doesn't answer for them. How is that fair?"

Kitsune was concerned, "Naru, I understand, I understand that it's frustrating and unfair but Motoko is angry about this as well. I'm sure she understands as well."

Naru just looked at her table, "Then she should have tried harder."

"Naru," Kitsune was shocked.

"Kitsune, right now, I don't want to talk about Motoko or about that duel. I just want to get back in studying," Naru looked at Kitsune, "I can't be distracted, okay?"

Kitsune didn't know what to say to it and just sighed, "Fine, I'll leave."

"Thank you."

Kitsune got up and then got to the door and gave Naru one last look and saw Naru studying. Kitsune shook her head as she was unable to understand Naru reacting the way she did and then just left.

Keitaro's Apartment

Keitaro came by with Kanako and her cat Kuro waiting for him.

"So what brings you here Kanako?" Keitaro asked.

Kanako brought out a flyer and handed to a Keitaro. Keitaro looked at it and saw it was a theme park with an event that was going to happen in the following weekend.

"Dad suggested it," Kanako said, "he wants us go together as a family."

"Really?"

"Yes, and he also said that it was okay if we brought friends along as well. In fact, he also intends to invite Shinsuke and his family along as well."

"That would be great, yeah, I'll be free and I would like to come along," Keitaro said happily.

Kanako smiled, "Great. Let's go tell Shinsuke and the others about it as well."

Keitaro nodded at the idea, "I'm sure they would be happy."

The next day, Motoko's High School

Motoko arrived at the campus at her school and saw her three fangirls.

"Good morning," Motoko greeted.

The three girls were surprised and saw Motoko.

"Oh, um, g-good morning Motoko-senpai," Sachiyo greeted nervously and then looked away.

"Um, how are you Motoko-senpai?" Kikuko asked.

"I'm okay, I'm getting there," Motoko replied.

"Yeah, I see," Emi commented.

The three girls looked away.

"I'm sorry," Motoko said sadly.

They looked at Motoko confused.

Motoko continued, "I'm sorry about yesterday. You had faith in me believed that I would win and you cheered for me but instead, I came up short."

They felt a bit uncomfortable and decided they needed to go.

"Um Motoko-senpai, there's somewhere we need to go," Kikuko said.

Sachiyo and Emi nodded.

"Oh, I see, well, I guess I'll see you later then," Motoko said and then had a smile, "Come by the Kendo hall, we'll have a mock battle before our competition tomorrow."

"Um, y-yeah, sure," Sachiyo said, "we'll see if we can drop by."

The three girls left in a hurry and Motoko was a little worried as she felt their behavior was a bit strange.

It was break time and Motoko was sitting in her desk looking outside. Motoko sighed and wondered what she was going to do. She felt the need to call home in Kyoto to let them know what happened but she was worried how it would happen if she did call them. Motoko still had to worry about the charges that were against her and that made things worse. Soon, the door opened and all the students in the class looked and saw the long dark gray haired girl looked around and then saw Motoko. She smiled and went to Motoko and when she did, she put her hand on Motoko's desk, getting Motoko's attention.

Motoko looked and saw the person, "Aya, what business do you have with me?"

Aya smiled, "Motoko, the Student Council President wants to see you right now."

Motoko narrowed her eyes at Aya, "About what?"

"You'll see, c'mon, she wants you there now."

Motoko sighed and got up, "What is this about?"

Motoko left with Aya and headed to the Student Council Room. Soon, Motoko and Aya got to the Student Council Room and Motoko was surprised to see another student there. She had short black hair with flower hairpins on the side and was sitting with an unpleasant expression. It was the captain of the Kendo Team as well as Emi's older sister, Mizuki Ichikawa.

"Captain, what's going on?" Motoko asked.

Motoko looked and saw the Student Council President and the brown short haired girl with the braided strand with serious expression.

"Sit down Motoko," the Student Council President requested.

Motoko sat down on a chair, "So what's going on, Student Council President, Shizuka Sumeragi and Vice President Hiyori Kuromaki."

"Motoko Aoyama, we called you here regarding a certain incident that happened yesterday," Hiyori said.

Motoko flinched, "Incident?"

"Yes," Shizuka said, "an incident where you threatened someone with a real sword and was arrested as a result of it."

Motoko gritted her teeth, "That was…"

"Motoko," Mizuki spoke, "it seems that you and my sister as well as her friends managed to embarrass yourselves yesterday."

"It was…it was Urashima, he's the one at fault," Motoko said.

They looked at Motoko and they were not pleased.

"Aya," Shizuka spoke.

"Yes," Aya replied and handed Motoko a picture and it was shown with her pointing her katana at Keitaro.

"Tell us Motoko, did this Urashima make you do that?"

"W-Well, no, but he trampled on their feelings," Motoko said and then turned to Mizuki, "Mizuki, he insulted Emi terribly, I was just trying to defend your sister's honor."

"My sister has no honor to begin with," Mizuki countered, "and you have no sense if you managed to get arrested. People are talking about it. They know that you attend here and you're part of the Kendo Club. Motoko, do you have any idea how much embarrassment you brought because of the stunt you pulled."

Motoko was shocked at what the Kendo captain said.

"Aoyama, this kind of behavior is not to be tolerated in this school. You have brought shame to our school because of what you did. How do you intend to make up for it?" Hiyori asked.

"Make up for it?" Motoko asked, "I…this wouldn't have happened if-"

"I hope you're not going to say along the lines like, 'it was that Urashima guy's fault', are you?"

Motoko flinched and looked away.

Mizuki sighed heavily, "Because you're such a team player and skilled in kendo, I wanted you to stay and continue for our school's team, even though we have members who really can't stand you because of your beliefs and how you have some sort of snide comments about guys in general but now…I can't ignore what has happened. We have a match against our rival school tomorrow but I can't let you take part of it."

Motoko had her eyes widened in shock, "Mizuki, captain, what are you saying?"

Mizuki sighed, "It pains me to do this but Motoko I'm kicking you out of the Kendo Club."

Motoko couldn't believe what she just heard, "You…can't be serious."

"Sadly, I am. This is something I don't like to do, but I have no choice. Motoko Aoyama, you are hereby official out of the Kendo Club and one more thing."

"Wh-What?"Motoko asked upset.

"I want you to stay away from my sister; you really are a bad influence to her, you as well as Sachiyo and Kikuko."

God Cry School in Kyoto

Tsuruko was sitting with her grandmother, Etsuko.

"Tsuruko, you know what you have to do," Etsuko said.

"Yes Grandmother," Tsuruko said.

"That incident has brought shame to the God Cry School," Etsuko said, "Motoko will explain her actions with us and depending on her answers and the situation, we will have Motoko make up for it."

Tsuruko sighed and was not pleased at what she had to do, "Motoko, how could you bring shame to the God Cry School? I don't understand," Tsuruko got up, "I'll be going now."

Etsuko nodded and Tsuruko left. Etsuko sighed heavily and wondered what she would have to do.

Hinata Inn

Haruka was on the phone with Hina.

"Haruka, what's going on?" Hina asked upset.

"Motoko was arrested and Keitaro is pressing charges," Haruka simply said, "there's not much we can do about it."

"Haruka, I want you to tell me what has been happening."

"Fine Mom, I'll tell you what happened."

Shinobu and Su's Middle School

Shinobu was in hall and she went to talk to a certain someone and she saw her with two others with her. She mentally steeled herself and went up Miyuki, Sana, and Hiroe. They saw Shinobu and they frowned.

"What do you want Shinobu?" Sana asked.

Shinobu just looked at them, "I want to talk, please, just for a bit. Miyuki, about your brother…"

Miyuki gritted her teeth and glared at Shinobu, "How dare you, how dare you bring up by big brother…"

Shinobu was sad but continued, "I know, I know, but please, I want to make it up to you and him."

That's it for this chapter. Next chapter: Tsuruko pays a visit to the Hinata Inn.