A/N: Well inspiration struck and I added a new story today called Past Feelings, Future Feelings. It is a Hikaru/Haruhi pairing. Go check it out if you get the chance. Onward with Another Chance. Hunny and Haruhi are getting closer and she is dependent on him. I think it is time to move this relationship along. Thank you to mtnikolle for the self-defense suggestion. Although she was able to fight off Yasu with a couple of the moves Hunny had previously taught her, I am with you about him teaching her some more. XD Review if you get the chance. Thank you everyone!

Chapter 14 – Dojo Love

Hunny and Haruhi finished up lunch and left the restaurant heading towards Hunny's family home. He needed to do a couple of things at the dojo and meet with his brother. He offered to drop Haruhi off at either his apartment or hers, but she said she wanted to go with him and he was not going to refuse her company.

They pulled up to his family's mansion and both of them got out of the car. Haruhi followed Hunny out to the back of the house and to the dojo for the estate. She sat down on the side and out of the way from the few fighters that were there. She knew instinctively that these were all Hunny's family members and she marveled at their skill as he left to change into a gi. It was up to him to help train at the dojos and his father had asked him to come and handle this small group today.

When Hunny walked out of the changing room, Haruhi saw him out of the corner of her eye and instinctively turned her head. She gulped and couldn't help but stare. She had seen him in a gi before, but now he looked so much better than he had a couple years ago. Their eyes locked and she finally turned away blushing. The image was burned into her mind now. She did not look up again until she heard Hunny take command of the class.

Hunny hadn't expected to see what he did when he walked out of the dressing room. He looked towards Haruhi and saw the look of desire cross her face. He knew that look well because it appeared on his face a lot when he looked at or thought about her. He fought to hide it every time and never thought he would see it in her eyes. Secretly, he was extremely happy and wondered if it was time to make his move. He left his thoughts for another time and demanded the attention of the class to start the training.

Haruhi could not take her eyes off of Hunny as he taught the class. His moves were smooth and concise. It was a practiced dance that he knew so well. She knew that he was a good teacher because he had taught her a few moves one night long ago and the lesson had stuck, in fact she believed it had saved her life, but watching him completely in his element made her feel pride. He was phenomenal. "What are you doing here?" Asked a voice from her other side causing Haruhi to turn her neck to see who was talking and if they were talking to her.

"Chika?" Haruhi asked marveling at the man standing to her right.

Chika smirked, "I heard you were back in the good graces of my brother."

Haruhi immediately stood up and pulled the younger man into a quick hug. She felt him stiffen and she pulled back, "Sorry I forgot."

Chika shook his head, "I will forgive you this time." He was joking with her. Chika had actually been surprised to hear that Haruhi was back in the hosts' lives. He was even more surprised when he saw her sitting in a corner of the family dojo watching his brother teach a class. He knew that his brother along with everyone else had missed her and she had even become a friend to him and Satoshi. So when she left, it affected him also.

Haruhi smiled at him and chuckled, "Thank you for your generosity. I will not forget it." He had grown up so much. He had long ago gotten rid of the fake glasses and although he did not completely embrace the cute the way Hunny had, he had admitted to liking some things that were cute. Now he was taller and more muscular. He had filled out and gained maturity and Haruhi could see the family resemblance even more now than she could back in high school.

Chika gave her a small smile, "What are you doing here?"

"Oh Mitsukuni and I were having lunch, so I came with him when we were done. I hope I am not intruding," she stated wondering if she was somewhere she really wasn't supposed to be, but figured she was safe because Hunny knew she was there and watching.

"No, you are fine. So are you and my alien brother together yet?" Chika asked. It appeared that he still had not completely come to terms with his brother and his love of cake, but he was more accepting of him.

"To-together?" Haruhi asked.

"Together as in a couple, as in has he asked you out?" Chika responded. He knew his brother had feelings for Haruhi and figured the way she had been watching him, there was something between her and his brother. He was never one to talk in circles, so he bluntly asked what was on his mind.

"What?" Haruhi squeaked a little louder looking towards Hunny to make sure she had not disrupted the class by being too loud.

"I can see from your response that is not the case," he said out loud and then mumbled under his breath, "Well hopefully he tells you soon because I am a little sick of hearing about it all."

Haruhi heard what he said and turned big brown eyes towards him, "What are you talking about?"

"Nothing, pretend I didn't say anything," Chika said looking away.

Haruhi couldn't though and wanted to know what Chika meant. Thoughts were swirling in her mind and soon Hikaru's words were added to Chika's and she turned back to Hunny. "Could it be true?" She thought to herself. Butterflies appeared in her stomach and her face felt warm.

"Haruhi are you alright? Why don't you sit back down?" Chika said looking at the change that had come over the girl in front of him. "Great, my brother is going to kill me," he said to himself.

"Does Mitsukuni really have feelings for me? Does he love me? How do I feel about this?" Haruhi said talking to herself in her head. Part of her really liked the idea that he could have feelings for her, but part of her was afraid that it was too soon. Not only that it was too soon, but what if this was just some messed up thing where she only had feelings for him because she felt safe with him, or he only had feelings for her because he was protective over her. What if they were both confusing their feelings to be something more than what they really were?

Hunny had seen his brother talking to Haruhi in the corner. He had also seen the panicked look on her face and the way she plopped down to the floor. Chika had stayed with her, but he looked a little worried. Hunny set the students to spar with each other and ran over to where Haruhi was sitting, "What happened?"

"Nothing Mitsukuni!" Chika said in a rush.

Hunny looked at his younger brother with narrowed eyes. He was trying to figure out what happened and figured it had something to do with his brother, "What did you say to her?"

"He asked if we were together yet," Haruhi said simply.

Chika looked from his brother to Haruhi and back to his brother. He knew he was in a lot of trouble now. He had yet to beat his brother in a fight and knew that this might start something between them. He would have attacked his brother following the family rules when Hunny ran up to them, but Haruhi was right there and they needed to tend to her first.

"Yasuchika!" Hunny yelled. He wanted to be able to tell her his feelings in his own time and not rush her. Chika was ruining his plans, "Go handle the class, I will take care of Haru-Chan."

Haruhi looked up at Hunny and into his eyes. She could tell just from the look on his face that he cared about her, but what were those feelings exactly? "It wasn't his fault," she whispered not able to turn away from his eyes once again.

"Are you alright?" Hunny asked worriedly.

"I am fine. I think we need to talk though," she said simply. She needed to know. "Go finish class and then we can talk," Haruhi said regaining some of her composure with her decision.

Hunny nodded and returned to his students. He was going to kill his brother, but decided to wait for that until after he talked to Haruhi to see what the outcome was. He knew what she wanted to talk about and he wasn't sure if he was looking forward to it or not.

Class was finished and Hunny told his brother he would talk to him after he talked to Haruhi. Chika nodded and left the two of them alone in the dojo. He did not want to be anywhere near his brother when he found out everything he had said to the girl and crossed his fingers that the talk between the couple went well. When he and his brother fought and Hunny was in a good mood it was a hard fight, when he was in a bad mood it was a quick and very painful fight.

Hunny walked up to Haruhi still in his gi. "Look Haru-Chan…" Hunny started but stopped when Haruhi's hand covered his mouth.

"Is it true? Do you have feelings for me?" Haruhi asked bluntly. It was just her way.

Hunny took a deep breath and grabbed her hand, pulling it away from his mouth. He lifted her chin so that she was looking directly into his eyes, "I am not going to lie to you. Yes, I have feelings for you. I have for a long time." He dropped the hold on her chin after he made his confession and watched as she dropped her gaze and looked at the floor. It was deathly silent in the dojo.

After a few minutes she responded, "I see. Are you sure that the feelings aren't because of your need to protect me or because you feel sorry for me for what Yasu did?"

"I am more than sure. I have loved you since high school and although my feelings have changed and grown several times over as we got older, they are still at the heart of it, the same." His confession was met with another round of silence again. He was glad his training had taught him to be a patient man when he needed to be and right now it was very important to be patient.

"I care about you too and I like you. I know that I don't love you, at least not yet. However, I don't know that my feelings are not based on the fact that I trust you and feel safe with you. What if they aren't real? I don't want to lead you on," Haruhi whispered.

"Haru-Chan look at me," Hunny said. When she met his eyes, he smiled, "We will take this slow if you want to see what is there. I will not stop being your friend or hate you if you decide that I am not what you want, but I am telling you now that I know what my feeling are and I want to be with you. If you are not ready, I will understand."

She let out a long slow breath and then smiled at him, "Thank you. Can you let me think about it?"

"Take all of the time you want Haru-Chan, but in the meantime do you want to learn some more defense moves? I know that I would feel more comfortable if you knew more than the couple of things I taught you a while ago."

"I would like that, but what about your brother?"

"He can stew a little bit longer, let the anticipation build up for him," he said with an evil glint in his eye.

Haruhi shivered, he still had his dark personality sometimes and she was glad it was not directed at her, "Okay."

"Come on, I will get you something to change into." Hunny helped her up from the floor and went in search of a gi for her. He handed her the outfit and showed her where to change. For the next hour, he trained her one on one and as he was before, he was impressed by her aptitude to learn the techniques he was teaching her. He would make sure that they continued their lessons.

After they were done, showered, and changed, they walked back to the main house together in silence. As they were about to enter the house to search out Chika, Haruhi put her hand on Hunny's arm and spoke so quietly that he almost missed what she had said, "Ok, let's see where this goes."

"Thank you," Hunny said as he turned to her smiling. He had never been so happy and leaned down to kiss her on the cheek. He took her hand and walked into the house with their fingers entwined. He decided that he might just have to thank his brother instead of killing him this night. It had turned out for the better and he couldn't be mad at the results.