Disclaimer: I don't own Love Hina.

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As everybody, save for Kitsune and Naru, headed towards the dining table, Shinobu asked,"Should we wait for Kitsune and Naru? Or should someone go and ask them if they're coming to eat?"

"Hey, I say put some aside for them and leave it at that. I'm starving!" Sarah answered as she crossed her arms. She then noticed the photo album Keitaro was carrying. "Whatcha bringing that for, Dork-meister?"

Patting the photo album, he said, "Just felt like telling a few more stories. This time with a few pictures for context, Sarah."

"Then it might not be a good idea to get Kitsune and Naru," Shinobu muttered.

"That might be a bad idea. Ms. Narusegawa might be feeling that she is being replaced by my sister. Leaving her alone might convince her of it," Tsuruko said as she suddenly appeared. "On the other hand, forcing her would be pouring salt into the wound. If no one volunteers, I-"

"I will. I can sorta sympathize with Naru, because of… Well, you don't need to know. If she tries anything, I know how to calm her down," Haruka called out from the stairs.

"How long have you been here?" Keitaro asked as Tsuruko studied Haruka.

"Long enough to see problems," Haruka answered before she went up the stairs.

"Soooo….. think she'll play nice cop or bad cop to get them down?" Sarah asked.

"Hopefully the more peaceful one. Forcing them will only make their tempers worse…" Keitaro answered, still looking up the stairs. After looking at the others, he asked, "Shall we wait at the table?"

The others nodded, allowing Keitaro to add, "Shinobu, I'll help you with dinner."

"As will I!" Motoko quickly said, blushing a little. Keitaro put the album on a stand in the dining room as Motoko added, "After all, you still have your casts on, Urashima!"

"That's really sweet of you, Motoko-chan, but they aren't that much in the way," Keitaro answered.

"I insist!" Motoko said, poking Keitaro in the chest.

Tsuruko smiled and thought, 'Even after all they've told us, Motoko-chan is still jealous of the other girls. How cute.'

As Shinobu, Motoko, and Keitaro went into the kitchen to finish setting up supper, Tsuruko and the younger girls waited at the table. A few times, Sarah got a mischievous grin on her face, but Tsuruko was able to ward it off by asking her to wait until after dinner and then Sarah would have Tsuruko's help with any pranks.

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When the kitchen trio was bringing out the food, Haruka was leading down Naru and Kitsune.

"Ah, excellent timing," Haruka said as supper was being put on the table.

Naru noticed the album that Keitaro had nearby and asked, "What's that doing here?"

"I thought looking though it might be a good idea during supper," Keitaro said as he began to place plates on the table.

"I see... " Naru muttered. An idea hit her. "Keitaro, can I help with plates?"

Before Keitaro could answer, Motoko appeared, snatched the plates away and said, "There is no need. Urashima, I said I would put the plates down."

"Motoko, you-"Naru began.

"He still has his casts on and I do not wish to risk any dishes being broken," Motoko quickly said before she leveled a glare at Keitaro. "So sit down, Urashima. Now."

"Uh… right, right…"Keitaro muttered as he did so, feeling a bit ashamed of himself.

When she put Keitaro's plate down, Motoko made sure to rub her bosom against his back as she whispered, "I'll apologize later, Keitaro…"

Naru didn't like how Keitaro blushed.

Seeing that Naru was starting to have signs that she was thinking about running back to her room again, Kitsune grabbed the album and began to flip through it. By the time she found a picture, food was already on the table.

"So what's the story with that?" kitsune asked as she pointed a a photo of Keitaro and Motoko on an inner tube, made for couples.

In the picture' Motoko was wearing a White two-piece swimsuit and looked liked she was trying not to panic. Keitaro was wearing blue swim trunks, also trying not to panic and was blushing. There was a photobooth 4-pictures row of them. In one picture, they were hugging each other. In the next, Motoko had a blushing Keitaro in a headlock. The third was her kissing him on the cheek, and the final was her riding on his back and both were smiling.

"We went to a park and had fun. I think we dodged some of Motoko's fangirls… Didn't we?" Keitaro said before he looked at Motoko.

"No, it was some other schoolgirls out to the pool. I thought it was Naru and someone she told us about," Motoko answered.

"And while you were hiding, Did the dork ruin your swimsuit?" Sarah asked.

Motoko blushed and quickly covered Keitaro's mouth. "I do not wish to admit it, but yes. I had brought a blue one-piece that Keitaro somehow ripped by accident when I pulled him behind some pillars to hide us."

"Ooh! I would've guessed a romantic rendezvous gone a bit too far, if you asked me," Kitsune cooed.

"We're… not that far in our relationship…" Keitaro said, looking away. Motoko shot him a glare,warning him to shut up.

"Well, when you do get to it, I got a hot little maid uniform for Motoko. The slightest thing will give you a nice upskirt shot, Keitaro!" Kitsune teased. Naru grimacing made Kitsune regret her words.

"Kitsune, cease your teasing at once," Motoko sternly said, as both she and Keitaro were both blushing.

"Alright, alright… don't get your knickers in a twist," Kitsune muttered as a particular set of photos caught her eye. "Huh…"

"Spot something?" Keitaro asked.

"The Karaoke ones… It's weird to see Motoko so…. So… that with you!" Kitsune replied, gesturing to the photos. Keitaro frowned out of sadness, While Motoko merely smiled a little and nodded.

'The old me would never even be able to contemplate something like this,' Motoko thought.

In the photos, both Keitaro and Motoko were wearing sleeveless shirts and shorts. The room that a few photos were in was a Karaoke room. In one, Motoko was obviously singing, and judging by her smile, enjoying the encouragement she was getting from keitaro. In the next photo, she was trying to pose as she sang. it was a mix of cute and sexy.

In another photo, Keitaro was the one to sing. Both Naru and Shinobu had a brief thought, wishing that they were in Motoko's place, as Keitaro seemed confident in it.

"So what song did he sing in this one?" Kitsune asked as she pointed at it. With a smirk, she added, "Because I kinda want to play it and see more of this Keitaro…"

"My apologies, but that will remain a secret," Motoko answered with a sneaky smile.

'Ah! Either it's an embarrassing one that I have to use on him or it's some sappy one that she decided will be their love song…' Kitsune thought. 'Now I have to find out!'

"Well, that's a cute one…" Tsuruko said as she gestured to the sticker photo. In that one, Musical notes and microphones decorated the border. As for the photo itself, Keitaro and Motoko were holding microphones and had their arms intertwined, so that they were seemingly singing into each others' microphones.

"It… was Urashima's idea. He thought it would be… cute," Motoko explained, blushing more and more with each word

"Well, he was right. The two of you do look cute in it," Haruka said, giving Keitaro a rare grin.

'It'd be cuter if it were Naru with him…' Kitsune thought before spotted a photo that made her give off an annoyed click.

This photo was an interesting one. Keitaro was wearing a white shirt and blue pants, While Motoko was wearing a blue skirt, a white blouse, and a black sleeveless vest. Curiously, she was smiling while holding a plushy version of some samurai-ish cat.

"What's this one? Something from a bizarro-universe?" Kitsune asked, trying to hide her growing irritation.

"No, we had left a movie theater and decided to go to an arcade. Urashima decided to try his hand at one of the claw games and win me something. It took a few tries, but he achieved his task," Motoko answered with a smile as she remembered that day.

"So why haven't we seen the little toy whenever we were in your room?" Naru asked, still too drained to rouse any anger.

"Where I keep my belongings in my room is no one's business, except mine," Motoko quickly said, getting the tiniest bit of angry.

Before anyone could say anything, Haruka added as she turned a page in the album, "And I agree, Motoko. So let's find another photo to galk over, instead of starting an argument more stupid than those two guys Keitaro hangs out with."

The next page had photos that all had the same theme of being taken at an amusement park. Some were taken in front of various rides. One or two had been taken while on a roller coaster. There was even one where Motoko was licking some ice cream. All had another common link; Motoko was smiling, but her body language hinted that she was still shy about dating Keitaro in public.

"How come you didn't take us?" Su asked Motoko, tearing up comically.

"It was only a few days before you and Sarah, Su. Besides, it was also our first date," Keitaro answered as he ruffled Su's hair. "I got the tickets from some friends and asked Motoko out after one of our training sessions."

Looking over at Motoko, Tsuruko asked, "And her reaction when you asked her?"

"Cute stuttering denial for a while, then a quick acceptance," Keitaro answered, getting a light tap from from a blushing Motoko.

'Why didn't he ever take me out like this?' Naru thought with a frown. Another thought came to her. 'Probably when I would have woman'ed up and given him a chance without instantly judging him…'

She lowered her head and thought, 'Sometimes, I really hate me…'

The first photo on the page after had been taken at the photo booth near the aquarium, due to the fish stickers. Motoko had her arm around Keitaro and had her hand making a victory sign

"So what happened there?" Tsuruko asked as she looked at the couple.

"We learned about aquatic life and had a pleasant time with how peaceful it was…." Motoko answered with a smile. When she frowned, she added, "Until we had to get the demon out of there…"

"Tama was given to me by Mutsumi. He's a hot springs turtle," Keitaro explained. "Luckily, Seta was nearby and took Tama home for me."

"So how'd you get Motoko all happy afterwards? Sweet-talk her a little and then make out with her a little?" Kitsune teased. When the couple blushed and looked away, Kitsune uttered, "Heh… Wish I was just lucky picking horses…"

Shinobu uttered a cute, yet annoyed pout before she said,"So that's where they went! I thought Su ate all that food!"

"What photo are you looking at?" Keitaro asked. Shinobu pointed at a photo where Keitaro had taken of himself and Motoko. They were wearing jackets more suited to fall weather. In the background was a blanket and a large basket. There was even some half-eaten food on a couple of the plates. Keitaro scratched his head as he muttered, "Oh, that. Well...

"So Motoko made the food or did she have you do it at swordpoint?" Kitsune asked, getting a glare from Motoko.

"I did it willingly and before anyone was up. I thought Motoko was overworking herself for a tournament and needed a break. So I begged her to go on a picnic with me," Keitaro Explained before Motoko could speak.

"Wasn't it too cold to be outside?" Kitsune asked. "I'm freezing, just looking at the pictures!"

"Some of us actually do go outside enough to get used to the colder weather, Kitsune," Motoko muttered.

"Eh, over-rated. Gotta have a good reason for me to go out into the cold, or it's hibernation time for this girl," Kitsune retorted, pointing her thumb at herself.

Shinobu made a slight whine after she turned the page. "Auoh…"

Looking at the album, Keitaro spotted the picture that now had the Hinata chef's attention. "Ah, the skating one. Fun times, that winter…"

The two pages had photos taken at winter, at some place where people ice-skate. Both Keitaro and Motoko were wearing winter clothes, only having their faces uncovered. In a good deal of them, either Motoko or Keitaro were waving at the camera as they skated on the ice, though Keitaro sometimes looked like he was about to trip in mere last few pictures were of them standing next to each other, each about to kiss. All of those photos were of a couple very much in love.

"Ah, yes. We never could take a decent photo of us kissing each other. Either the timer was somehow shut off, was too short or too long, or some brat hit the camera with a snowball," Motoko muttered.

"There's always next winter, Motoko," Keitaro said, putting his hand on her shoulder.

"Yes, yes… I know, it's just… It was a nearly perfect day that time, until the snowball fight," Motoko muttered.

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Notes from HotelKatz :This fanfic was an idea started by Antimatter of TheFanfictionForums . They are also the planner of this fic.

A huge round of thanks to chronodekar and everybody else at TheFanfictionForums for their suggestions.