Haruka Saotome glared at her father. She had been in this current life for around fourteen years and she could honestly say that she hated eleven years of it. She couldn't have been no older than three years old when Genma Saotome practically kidnapper both herself and her older brother Ranma. To make matters worse the man denied her the right to be a girl like she was.
Feeling her eye start to twitch she forced herself to calm down some before she bashed the man in the back of his head with her Automail arm. Fixing her extremely large backpack upon her back, Haruka couldn't help but wonder why she had the largest one out of the three of them. Probably to toughed her up like a man was supposed to be, or at least that's what Genma would say.
"Hurry up boy! We're nearly there." Genma yelled back at them over his shoulder. Grinding her teeth, she felt the continuous desire to ring the idiotic man's neck.
Speeding up a little bit she trailed behind the two males until they came to a stop on the edge of a cliff. Sighing to herself she wondered what they were doing here. Over the years Genma had taken them to dozens of shrine and temples to learn the art of their life, or in most cases to steal their things to feed Genma's monster appetite. It wouldn't surprise her one bit if the man had detectives and other such people searching for him, especially after he ran off after offering up both herself and her brother in marriage agreements.
"Wat we doin' here, Pops?" her brother asked although she had to hold back a sigh at his lack of proper speech. She truly blamed the fat man for that and no matter what she tried Ranma wouldn't fix it, he hated learning anything but the Art.
"The Forbidden Training ground of Jusenkyo, my boy!" Genma threw his arms up in the air like he was showing them a wonder of the world or something, "Only the best of the Art can train here and we are beyond the best!"
Snorting to herself Haruka didn't think so, they had met many practitioners of Martial arts that could beat Genma in a fair fight but then again, the School of Anything Goes was not about fighting fair. It was focused around the action of doing anything to win and while she understood the practice, she still thought that there should be limits to what you do.
The next thing she knew her family were using their skills to jump down the Cliffside like a pair of Billy goats. Never being one that liked heights, Haruka took a deep breath before taking a hold of the Cliffside before scaling her way down.
"About time you got down here boy. We almost thought you were going to act like a little girl and stay up there." Genma's words bit into her a little bit but it was an old news to taunt her over her dislike for heights, so it wasn't as strong as it had been when she was little.
Ignoring him she reached down and adjusted the bandaged that she was forced to wear around her growing breasts before tightening the Gi she wore so it was a little less baggy. Catching on that he was being ignored Genma huffed before he started dragging Ranma off toward the pools.
Moving at her own subdued pace Haruka watched as they leapt up onto the bamboo stocks. One started to bend, almost in half, when Genma landed on it. In the blink of an eye they started fighting.
"No! Mr. Customers! Pools aren't save to fight over, you must get down right away!"
Whirling on the balls of her feet she turned to face a rather hefty looking Chinese man dressed in what looked like a military coat. Peeking out of the corner of her eyes she could see that they were still fighting and she highly doubted anything was going to stop them. Turning her attention fully upon the man she took a good attempt at his language.
"Excuse me, sir?" the mans snapped down to her like he hadn't seen her until then, "But what's so dangerous about the pools?" Given his look of confusion she was pretty sure that she had mangled the language quite thoroughly but thankfully understanding came to him.
"There are curses upon the pools, young sir. Anyone that falls into them takes on the body of the creature that drowned in them. There is no known cure to the curses besides hot water to return the bearer to their birth form. However, cold water changes it back instantly."
Gapping at the man Haruka had trouble at first to even understand what he was implying. Normally she wouldn't have an issue about believing something like this existed, especially not with who and what she was, but even this seemed a little extreme to her. If only Thalia was still with her in this life, then her best friend could have a human form again. But her bastard of a father killed her shortly after she arrived thinking Thalia was attacking them when she was only licking her to death to show affection. She had never forgiven Genma for that and prayed to whatever was controlling her reincarnation would bring the wolf back to her.
Then out of nowhere there was a splash. Snapping her head to face the way it had come Haruka nearly jumped out her skin when a massive ball of wet black and white fur flew out of one of the pools.
"Oh, so very sorry Mr. Costumer. The fat one fell into spring of drowned panda, very sad story about panda that drowned in spring nearly two thousand years ago," Groaning Haruka just knew that the idiot just increased his appetite even more than before.
Before she could even try and warn them the panda kicked Ranma into one of the springs while he was still in shock. Ignoring the Chinese man beside her she quickly dropped her pack and ran to help her brother out of the water. Falling to her knees she waiting for her brother to resurface. There was a dark shape under the water but it was to blurry for her to make it out. Then suddenly the figure erupted from the water.
The first think Haruka notices was that this person was most definitely not Ranma. For starters, they had bright red hair unlike her brothers pitch black, although it was in the same pigtail as he had. Then there was the fact that this was a girl! Heck her breasts were nearly popping out of her training Gi. The girl was still sputtering as she coughed up some of the pool water.
Snapping out of her shock she leaned forward to grab hold of the redhead. However, that plan didn't work out just right. Grabbing the girl, she did but the girl jerked when she did which ended up toppling Haruka right into the waters.
As soon as her body was enveloped in the cool liquid of the pool she could feel a tingle in just the area between her legs but she ignores it for the moment. Swimming up toward the surface she gasped in delight when air greeted her lungs.
"ya Okay bro?" the soft voice of the redhead filled her ears. Ignoring her Haruka pulled herself up and out of the waters. Cold and soaked to the bone, she shuddered heavily. Just barely she caught the last words of the Chinese man from earlier.
"Very sorry Mr. Customers, both you fall into spring of Drowned girl. Very sad story of young girl that drowned 1500 years ago,"
Beside her Haruka heard the redhead, who she guessed was her brother Ranma, gasp at what they had just heard. Looking over at her brother She nearly shrieked in embarrassment when she saw Ranma had pulled at her top enough for her overly large breasts pop out to the world before them.
Before she could even say anything to try and comfort her brother-currently-sister, she found herself being picked up by the back of her own training Gi before getting chucked high into the air. Screaming for her life Haruka found herself land with a mighty splash as she once more fell into another pool. The tingling this time was much more than last time. Now it was on the top her head, at the base of her spine, and around her face.
Getting out of the pool she saw the Chinese man once more standing there. His face was one of sadness and delights but she couldn't figure out why. Feeling a slight twitch in her lower back she nearly jumped when she felt something furry and wet lightly skim over her foot. Looking back her eyes practically popped out of her head. There attached to her body was a tail…a wolf tail!
"I am very sorry Mr. Costumer, when you landed in the spring of drowned wolf your curse of drowned girl blended together. Now you have the form of a wolf girl when hit with cold water." He paused for a minute before looking at her with a rather intense star, "you fell into the spring of drowned girl, and yet you look no different. May I ask why that is?"
Shrugging her shoulders Haruka didn't see a reason why she couldn't tell the man. Explaining her status as intersex was rather interesting to see as wonder flashed across his features. It didn't really surprise her that he didn't find it bizarre, after all he lived right next to cursed springs that change the creatures that fall into it. So, to him it was probably fascinating to him to see someone that seemed like they fell into the springs of drowned girl and man but had in actually been born this way.
"So, you are Miss Customer instead of Mister? Yes, I can see it quite well now that I know. But why the short hair?"
Wincing at the sensitive subject that he had hit she glared off into the distance that she was sure her father and brother had run off to. It was another thing she hated Genma for.
"My father decided I'd be a boy when I was born, even if they couldn't take away my girl bits. So, he has forced me to keep my hair short, unlike my brother, to make sure that I have no way of being girly. It's really stupid since I still have a girl's puberty and stuff but he doesn't listen to me anyway." She could feel the venom roll of her tongue when she said father but didn't bother to try and hide it, she had long since started hating the man and cared what he thought. Sadly, she couldn't do anything until they got back to japan.
Getting upon her feet she warbled a little at the added effect of her tail swaying behind her upright body. Cautiously she took a step towards the man before her and he was nice enough to hold out his hands to guide her to make sure she didn't fall.
"Come, we shall wait for your family at my hut." He eyed her for a moment, "Might as well get you some clean clothes as well, you look frozen." The pair shared a laugh as they made their way toward the man's home.
Now normally a young girl shouldn't go off with a strange man, especially into his house, on her own but Haruka was not normal in anyway. Besides if he tried anything she could always call upon her shadows and restrain the man or pull one of her weapons on him. Glancing down at the charm bracelet that she wore she smiled at the hidden weapons she had. The Scythe she had won from killing Kronos back when she was Persia was still there, as well as the gamer charm which she really wasn't paying attention to anymore since it only told her about the things she had on her. Then there was the Chain blade charm that her Papa Hades had created for her when she was around the age of 12 in that same life. Her only other weapon was the bow she had on her necklace that was created by the Hundred-hand ones in her very first life as Cerilia Atu. Quite the little armoury that she had. And that didn't include the claws inside her Automail arms.
Sitting down in one of the chairs around the Guides, that was what he asked her to call him, kitchen table she waited for him to return from the other room. Taking a moment to get her bearings Haruka took the chance to get a feel of the place. Being a small shack there wasn't many rooms available. If she had to guess this one was a kitchen, dining, and living room all in one while the other three doors were bedrooms and possibly a bathroom. The table was rather old and chipped in places from wear and tear but it still looked rather neat with the little carvings along the legs and sides of it. The top was surprisingly polished and didn't have much damage, so she knew the man kept his things nice. Probably because he doesn't get many guests and he wants things nice for when they do show up.
There was a simple cooking pot standing over what looked like an open top fireplace, which she guessed was for cooking. It was basic but for the area she guessed that it did well for meals. She would bet on it that he made a really yummy stew of curry. She was pulled from her thoughts when a door slammed.
Looking toward the source of the sound, she was kind of happy to find that her family hadn't returned yet, instead it was the Guide with a small pile of clothing. Getting up she bowed to the man, finally able to us the bizarre bowing she had always done in thanks in her last couple of lives without looking weird. He smiled to her and returned it before handing her the stack of clothing. Pointing towards the room he just left she asked if she could use it to change. While she may be a nudist that didn't mean, she wanted to change in front of the man when she had to wear clothing which seemed to be this entire life. Oh well.
Once he gave her an abashed smile she headed on in and shut the door with a light click. Placing her borrowed clothing upon the bed she glanced about. It was rather plain in comparison to her rooms in her old lives but it was nice enough. The walls were a nice cream colour and the western style bed had a bright pink blanket with a few throw pillows and stuffed animals resting at the head of it. There was also a full-length mirror near the corner of the room. The Guide must have had a daughter at some point in his life. Haruka was almost dying to ask but she wasn't sure it was a great idea.
Getting back to the reason why she was in here she lazily shimmied herself out of her drenched and rather ratty look training Gi before undoing the binding around her chest. Sighing heavily, she took in her first deep and none painful breath in what felt like eternity. She had been forced to do this since she started growing three years ago, by Genma, and just took a moment to relish in the feeling of being completely free since she woke up in this life.
Biting her lip, she was dying to see what she looked like. She was pretty sure the last time she looked into a mirror had been when she was around five years of age and they had been staying with Ucchan and her father. Pulling in her courage she strolled over toward the mirror and took a look.
Almost instantly her eyes fell on her face. As she expected she had the typical look of a Japanese girl but she was still rather pretty. Her eyes were an unnaturally bright blue but because she was in her curse form her pupils were slits which she found strange since wolf's eyes weren't slitted. Her face was rather soft looking and her lips pouted at her. Her hair was the same midnight black colour as her brothers but she had a pair of cute ears on the top of her head that poked out from her hair quite easily with how short it was. She almost wanted to squeal when they twitched but managed to hold it in.
Going down she was smirking to herself when she saw her chest. While in her last life she barely fit an A-cup at this time in her life, this time she was most definitely bigger. She wasn't so sure on her size but she guessed it had to be in the B's. Then again it kind of made since if Ranma's had been so big in his girl for at sixteen years old. Anyway, she did get a little distracted followed the pure black swirls that scrawled across her shoulder and down her arm. Even after all this time it was still rather tantalizing to look at.
When she got down to her waist she actually had to blink. Never in her entire existence had she ever seen herself without a penis neatly folded over girl parts but thanks to that spring of drowned girl she was able to. And to be honest, it looked really strange to her. Sure, she had seen other girls down there before in all of her lives but not once had she been in the position to be one of them. If anything, this stupid stop on the training trip had given her a chance to be a girl that wasn't stuck with the anatomy of a boy as well as her girl bits. Sure, she was fine with it but this gave her a little something extra too, although she would have to put up with the cute wolf parts as well but that was easy.
Turning away from the mirror Haruka went over and started putting on the clothing the Guide was letting her us. It wasn't anything fancy but it looked nice. Simply it was a pair of white Kong Fu pants and a nice black silk shirt with what looked like some sort of lilac growing all over it. Sadly, there wasn't anything available to support her chest but she could easily ignore that until they got to a town or city. Thankfully her money was still in her shadow when she died in her last life or she would be doomed and thankfully it looked like American money.
Making sure everything was on right she slipped on the pair of black martial arts shoes before heading out to the other room. Almost immediately she stopped when she saw her panda of a father and redheaded sister for a brother sitting at the table. Both of them turned toward her, the guide remained glued to the cooking pot, and she could feel the annoyance coming from them. Ranma she could understand because he wouldn't like being a girl in the slightest. Her father however was more prejudice in his but then again, he usually is.
What are you wearing boy! A real Martial artist would never wear such a girly outfit like that.
She blinked a few times. Where in the world did he get that sign? Sighing to herself she tried to explain the situation without getting a headache from the panda.
"The guide gave it to me because you ripped my Gi to shreds when you threw me. I didn't have anything else to wear and unless you want to expose my horrible secret I can't go around naked. So, it was this or nothing." She made sure to make quotation mark when she said horrible but Genma didn't seem to catch on to it. In fact, the panda grinned at her while puffing up his chest!
Good job Boy. We don't need anyone finding out about your…abnormalities.
Haruka could feel her teeth grinding when she finished reading the man's sign. How was she the abnormal one when she was simply born this way? It wasn't a choice in her creation but she wasn't going to deny what she was because of it. Why can't she just be born in an accepting world for once?
All the while Ranma just watched back and forth between them. While Haruka knew, he wasn't the most socially smart person in the world, she knew that he knew their father was most definitely an idiot and wrong in most cases.
Fighting the desire to punch, or chop up, her father she turned toward the guide and bowed a little deeper than she had earlier.
"thank you for the clothes sir. They are most appreciated." Coming back up she smiled to herself at the shocked look on her families faces at her speaking mandarin semi-fluently. It was something that she had been practicing in private and rather proud of how well she was at it.
Dinner that night was a rather nice meal of Rice, a side of various veggies, and roast duck. She wasn't sure if the duck was curse made or not but wisely decided not to ask. Although she was pretty sure that either way the guide was pulling out all the stops for them. It was most appreciated. However, Haruka did find herself more than once having to smack her still girlified brother and Panda of a father from doing their normal speed eating.
The night ended with Ranma and herself smushed together in the guides daughters room. It was bizarre having her own breast press up against her brothers even larger chest but eventually she was able to ignore it before falling asleep. She did end up snickering when Ranma's face turned bright red from the contacts, guess he's going to have to get used to the female body really quick.
"Where we goin again?" Ranma's much higher pitched voice whined.
Sighing to herself Haruka had to keep herself from slapping her girlified brother upside the head again. This had to have been the sixth time he asked that same question and yet he still couldn't seem to remember. Personally, she blamed Genma from when he threw railroad spikes at them as dodging practice when they were younger.
"The guide is taking us to the Amazon village. They are the only ones around here that can help you find a cure." Seeing as the guide had already told her that there was no cure she wasn't going to waste her time looking for one. If they did, then that was their choice but she was going to actually live a little.
Ranma just grumbled to herself about aching feet, stupid boobs, and her sense of balance being all out of whack. It had actually been rather funny this morning seeing Ranma turn into a tomato while trying to ignore her body as they washed in the bathroom. To make it all better she slipped and fell when she turned back into a he while they were in the Furo. Thankfully she only snickered when they were poured on by rain not long after they left for the Amazon village. It was just so funny to see them slip around while so uncoordinated.
With a smile on her face Haruka pulled up her old silver flask and look a nice long swig of delicious ruby red blood. Making sure she licked her lips and teeth to get rid of any sign of just what she was drinking, Haruka easily capped her flask and let it dangle near her hip.
It was around noon when the four of them finally reached the village and Haruka soon found her under the stares of a lot of strong woman and a few men. Gulping she hid behind the guide as he made his way into the village. Although, it looked like there was some kind of event going on.
Near the centre of the village was what looked like a ring of people surrounding a rather large log that was being suspended up into the air by ropes. There were a pair of what Haruka thought were girls fighting on top of it. One of them was small in size with purple coloured hair and a pair of bonbais in her hands. The other girl, to be frank, was built like freaking ogre! She must have been at least six feet tall and was covered in massive muscles. Her hair was tied up into two buns on the top of her head and she looked to be missing a few teeth.
To Haruka's eye both appeared to be rather good fighters, in both hand to hand and weapons, but she could tell that the smaller one was better. After being a Huntress, Demigod, an alchemist, and now a martial artist she could tell when someone was good at fighting and when they were holding back or good at something.
Knowing that the purple haired girl was going to win she turned away from the fight and walked over to where the guide had wandered off to while she was distracted. She did however notice a table covered in food saying first place on the front. Guess it must be for the winner.
To her infinite surprise the found the Guide talked in mandarin to an ancient looking woman that sitting on top of a staff. Her body was gaulish but she just thought it was from old age and possible being born small in the first place. Although she was amazed that the woman had snow white hair that reached the ground almost.
All of a sudden the guide turned toward her and gestured toward her, "Honoured Elder, this was the girl I was speaking about. The one that fell into the springs of drowned girl and wolf." He looked rather nervous around the elder but not enough to show he was in trouble which Haruka was thankful for, he had helped her after all.
Unfortunately, the Elder nearly fell off her staff when their eyes meet. Thankfully she managed to catch herself before falling off, Haruka really didn't want to cause in incident. When the older woman looked at her again there was almost an infinite amount of untold curiosity burning in her dark pools.
"Your aura…I have never seen anything quite like it. It speaks of Age and wisdom, as well as skill and viciousness of an animal. And yet, you appear to be a child, not even 16 years old. How is this possible?"
Haruka started sweating a little bit as soon as the woman spoke of aura. She hadn't done anything with her aura since she escaped from Kronos' ship back when she was thirteen and she was sure there was something about it on her Gamer Charm but she never knew much about it.
"I am most sorry Elder but I am not sure of what you speak. What is aura?" making sure to keep any hint of her lie off her face Haruka let her curiosity swell in her eyes. Just because she knew something of it doesn't mean she can't get any more facts about it from this woman. The elder started at her for a long moment before nodding, as if she thought she was right about something.
"Aura is the strength of our existence, child. The longer we live and the more we experience the stronger it becomes. It can put pressure on those around us with a lesser amount the us and if used correctly it can tell more truths about a person that their own lips." she paused for a moment before going on, "Yours for example is that of someone in their first century of life which is was confuses me. Never had I, nor any other amazon, come across something like this. It is entirely possible that it's because of your curse and your upbringing that it is like this but we wouldn't be able to tell unless we tested it with someone else."
Nodding at the older woman's words Haruka could see what she meant. If she was remembering correctly, and she was pretty sure she was, her Aura and presence skills according to the Gamer charm could go up to 1000. Both of them were under fifty the last time she checking in her life as Elfi and if that was what it was like at a century she would hate to see how long it would take her to get it to the max. She'd probably destroy the planet, if not more. Shuddering at the thought, she decided she wouldn't ever use the aura after it destroyed everything within a hundred-foot diameter. After that is was totally overkill and probably will be unneeded.
"Tell me child, where do you plan on going once you leave this village? I wish to be able to contact you sometimes, if you are willing?" The elders voice was sincere and she would honestly like to talk to someone that had a bit more experience than herself. It was so rare these days.
"My father spoke of going to the Nerima Ward in Tokyo Japan, besides that I do not know and I doubt ill find out until we get there."
Unfortunately, their conversation was cut to an end when the crowd around them started going crazy. The next thing she knew she was being thrown over her father's furry shoulder with Ranma on the other. Before she knew it, they were outside of the village and heading off into the wilderness. However, just before they made it out of the village proper she could see the smile on the elder's lips that told her they would be meeting much sooner than she though.
"Will you two quite fighting! We are supposed to be at the Tendo's soon and we will be late if you don't knock it off!" Haruka yelled at her father and brother as they kept fighting through the streets of Nerima. Ducking under a kick sent at her from her rather mad brother she sighed in annoyance. IT had been like this ever since they left china and to be honest, she was getting sick of it!
"I don't care! I'm goin back ta china ta find a cure and ya can't stop me!" Her brothers rather girly voice yelled out.
Frowning at her redheaded sibling Haruka Spun on her heels and matched off. Thankfully neither of them took notice of her or they would probably have done something stupid. If they wanted to be late they could but she was not!
With her tail swishing behind her in a mixture of excitement and anxiety Haruka made her way through Nerima in hopes of finding a hint of where she was going. Getting a little thirsty she sipped her raspberry tea in hopes of calming herself just a little bit.
Walking up to a food cart, she was sure it was a dango cart, she tapped the vender on the arm to get his attention. He was smiling when he turned to face her but it twitched when he saw her Wolfie accessories.
"How can I help you little wolf? I'm afraid I don't have any meat for you but I do have dango!" his voice was rather playful but he didn't need to exaggerate the dango part quite so loud.
"Do you know the way to the Tendo's, sir? I'm afraid I'm a little lost and I was supposed to be back by lunch." As much as she didn't like lying Haruka had to admit it did have its uses. Although she was little wiry of getting into the habit of doing it for everything.
The man's face seemed to pinch in on itself for a moment before relaxing, although his eyes showed a bit of weariness in them, "Just head down this road a good five block, turn right and go for another three, and finally turn right. They are right down there. Have a nice day miss." She didn't even get to thank the man for his help before he just started ignoring her entire existence. What was it about the Tendo's that scared this man so much? Hopefully her father wasn't get them mixed up with a crime lord or something similar. If only she knew.
Following the man's directions, she soon found herself standing outside an old-fashioned home. It even had an old wooden doorway into the property and it was surrounded by a stone wall. Reading the sign next to the door she knew this was the place, although it was surprising there was another school that taught Anything Goes Martial Arts. Taking a deep breath, she pushed her way through the door and found herself on a stone pathway toward what she thought was the front door.
Walking up to it she carefully knocked on the doorframe, just to make sure she didn't tear the sliding door paper or whatever it was made of. She didn't have to wait long when she heard what sounded like two sets of feet. One was rather heavy while the other was much softer but both were in a hurry.
When the door flung open she found herself face to face with a man in his mid-forties with really long hair and what she swore was a pornstache, she shuddered at the thought. The other person was a girl some years older than her, she was wearing a rather nice Yakama that flattered her rather well. The instant their eyes landed on her she could see the disappointment in them. Where they waiting for someone else.
"Uh… hello? This is the Tendo residence, right?" both of them nodded earnestly and she was wondering if they had a screw loose, "Sorry to be a bother but I'm Haruka Saotome and…" She didn't get much farther before she was being pulled inside the house by the creepy man.
"Finally, a Saotome has arrived!" He pulled her in close until her breast was pressed into his body, "Come in, come in! Kasumi get some tea ready! We have a guest!"
Before she could even blink she found herself pressed down onto a pillow on one side of a table that she guessed was their Living and dining room. In front of her were what she assumed were the four Tendo's. The creepy man she had already met, kind of, as well as the girl in the Yakama but the others she hadn't seen before. One had longs brown hair that was styled into a bit of a ponytail with part of her hair draped over one shoulder, she also a conservative western style dress and an apron as well. So, she was probably the home keeper of them all, she'd have to make sure she helped a bit with that while they were here. The other girl was modelled after the oldest one but here hair was a bluish black and she was wearing…as yellow training gi? Well she had seen worse she supposed.
"So, tell me Haruka-san, where is your father and brother? We are most looking forward to seeing them." The youngest girl huffed something of derision but she didn't bother pointing it out. Although she did take notice that all three of the girls were staring at her ears.
Looking them in the eye she wondered what would be best to do. Should she explain about the curses before her brother and father had a chance to muck things up? OR should she sit and wait and let things take its natural course? Sighing to herself she knew which one she was going to have to do or her own stay was going to be a pain in the tail.
Lifting up her cup of tea she took a light sip, hmm...jasmine, before setting it down. With each little moment, she could see the elder Tendo and the fancy dressed daughter were leaning forward just a bit more.
"Okay but once I start I ask that no one interrupts, okay? I promise I'll do my best to explain." They all nodded to her and she could tell she had their undivided attention. "Well for starters you must understand one thing, my father is an idiot. No don't interrupt, you promised."
"Less than a month ago, my father, Genma Saotome, took both myself and my brother Ranma to training ground that was told to be cursed. Being the idiot that he is, Genma immediately dragged Ranma into a fight upon the bamboo pools while ignoring the man that monitored the grounds. Unfortunately, these curses are a bit temperamental and have a thing for cold and hot water. Cold turns us into our curse forms while hot restores us. Genma got kicked into the panda pond while Ranma was forced into the spring of Drowned girl. As you can imagine he was not happy at all."
At this point he was stopped in his story by the girl in yellow, "You actually expect us to believe this? Where's you proof or even your father and brother?" Her attitude was most definitely more than to be desired.
"Yes, I do because you will most likely be seeing them in their curse forms a lot. You see the curse acts as a cold-water magnet. We attract the cold water in order to shift into our curse forms. My case however is much more different. You see when I was born I was birthed with both male and female genitalia, which my father absolutely despises. This is key to how my curse form is affected. However, you see, Ranma ended up pulling me into the same spring as him when I was trying to get him out. This turned me completely into a girl but once we got out Genma, being an idiot once more, grabbed me and threw me into another spring. This was the spring of Drowned wolf. The thing is that the curses don't take over in the place of the other one, they meld together. So now I no longer have my male genitals but I gained wolf ears and tail when I am in this form. I will however, go back to my birth form when I hit hot water."
The room was silent for short while as the Tendo's went over her every word. The ones that she could tell that were thinking the most were the father and short-haired daughter while the eldest looked in wonder and the youngest had something akin to disgust perched upon her face. The silence was finally broken when Mr. Tendo spoke.
"Could you prove this to us, Haruka-san?" Seeing all four girls look at him like he was crazy he elaborated, "I don't mean to show us your lower regions but what you look like, fully clothes, without the effects of the curse?"
Nodding her head, she stood up and walked out into the yard that held the koi pond. Reaching down she picked up her flask and willed it to contain warm water. She had been practicing this at night so she could find the right temperature without out scolding herself all the time. Shutting her eyes, she took off the cap and let it drench her body.
Instantly she felt the tingles throughout her body. The ears and tail were gone rather quickly and she felt something reappear inside her underwear. Tipping the flask back up she quickly recapped it and gave her head a little shake to get some of the water off her. Upon opening her eyes, she found four gob smacked looking Tendo's. Giggling she shook off her legs to get her wet clothing to be a little less clingy.
"amazing! I never thought the curses of Jusenkyo were true but I guess I stand corrected." For whatever reason, the man had tears flowing down his face. Thinking it's better to ignore it Haruka just nodded her head.
"Um…I hate to be a bother but could I borrow some clothing? I feel really off wearing wet clothing." The oldest one nodded before heading off to go get some. Remember that her father was going to be here soon she called out and hoped the older one could hear her, "I can't wear skirts or anything, Genma really doesn't like it."
It was the short-haired one that asked the obvious question, "Why wouldn't he like you wearing skirts? If you're a girl, then you should be able to."
Shaking her head Haruka quickly explained, "Genma things I'm an abomination because of how I was born. He will not accept the fact that I am a girl with extra bits and only focuses on me being manlier which I think is impossible. You see this arm?" she held out her automail arm with black fingernails, "It's actually a prosthetic, I was born without it which doesn't help Genma's image of me at all. In fact, in his mind it justifies his thoughts."
Before she even finished that last sentence the middle Tendo was beside her looking at her arm. Her fingers danced lightly over her metal limb but she could feel it all. Shuddering she forced herself to keep still as the girl went over her arm with a fine-tooth comb. When she was finished Haruka could see the amazement and greed flare in the girl's eyes.
"This is simply amazing! Who built it? What's it made of? Can I see the rest of it?" her words were fired at her like a machine gun and she could feel her head started to spin a little.
"Um… I made it when I was little and it's made out of a steel alloy. I mainly did it when Genma would take Ranma off to train in secret but I finished it right around my fourth birthday." Collectively every single Tendo that had heard her jaws dropped.
"Wait, as a three your old you created this? How is that even possible?" Haruka actually laughed a little at the bewildered expression on the middle Tendo's face. She didn't strike her as someone that showed her emotions so easily but she guessed it was understandable after hearing all that she had.
Rubbing the back of her head with her free hand she tried to explain, "Well I was tired off always being treated like a cripple because I only had one arm. So, I made this to fill its place. It hurt really bad though when I implanted it though because it has to hook up to your nerve clusters."
She shuddered at that. If she thought it was painful to get the darn thing implanted when she was fourteen and with the help of the Rockbells, then it was hell on earth to have it done all at once when she was four years old. And knowing that she was going to have to do that again in her next life and every single one after that was not making it an easier. Hopefully after a while her mind will just be able to block out that pain entirely.
They were interrupted in their chat when the eldest returned with some clothing and they shared a smile before Haruka ran off to go change.
Upon entering the bathroom took her first real breath since entering the Tendo home. She thought they were all rather nice people, even if the youngest seemed off with her. Whatever the reason they were taken here was, Haruka hoped they would be able to stay for a while. She was tired of moving around so much. Sure, in her previous lives she travelled a little but nothing like these last ten years had been. To make it even worse in this one she was stuck with an absolute moronic ass for a father and brother that didn't fight for anything to fix his own life. Not even counting that they had her records legally saying she was male when she was in fact not! That was another thing she would have to change soon.
Pushing those thoughts away she turned her attention to the clothing that the eldest Tendo sister had loaned her. Blinking at it she wondered just what she was holding. Well actually she knew exactly what she was holding but she honestly didn't thing she would be able to wear any of it in this life. There was a pair of plain white panties, some dark green hot pants, a black sports bra, and a white tank top. This was stuff that her mother, Sally Jackson, would have worn as a teen. Well not the sports bra but still!
Slipping each piece on she actually was surprised when there was a sense of… rightness? Welcome? After nearly an entire century of being naked, in some ways wearing girls' clothing was just something she never expected to feel that way to. She had always felt more comfortable nude, no matter the situation, and yet, she felt rather comfy in them now. Maybe it's because she had been forced to wearing boys everything for the last decade? She would definitely have to look into this at some point.
Hearing a commotion outside she quickly hung her clothes up, and made a note to throw away all of her boy's underwear, before heading outside. What she saw was entirely hilarious to her point of view. There sitting outside the house were a pair of very red, like boiled, Ranma and Genma Saotome. And they were totally soaked to the bone! There was even a dented metal tea pot on the ground next to them.
Giggling to herself, she snuck into the sitting room and took a seat next to the short-haired Tendo. Mr. Tendo looked at her and send a very sly looking wink at her before turning his eyes back onto the red and wet males.
"Ah, Genma! I'm so sorry about the water, are you both all right?" For a moment Haruka thought Mr. Tendo was actually sorry until she saw the very small glimmer of humour in his eyes.
Forcing on a smile Genma brushed it off, "No problem Soun, accidents happen."
"Well do take a seat, I would love to hear about your travels. But first, Ranma, these are my daughters. My eldest, Kasumi, she's nineteen. Then Nabiki, she's seventeen. And finally, Akane, she's sixteen. Pick one and they will be your wife!"
"WHAT!" Ranma's harsh yell filled the room. Haruka on the other hand was having trouble picking up her jaw. How in the world did they expect Ranma and one the Tendo sister to marry? Weren't arranged marriages abolished a long time ago?
Reaching up Haruka pulled lightly on Nabiki's Yakama sleeve. The girl looked down at her with confusion written in her eyes. She could also see the hope in there to, did she not have many friends that she had to hope for an arranged marriage of all things to give her a chance with someone?
Talking as quietly as she possibly could she asked what was on her mind, "What's going on Nabiki? This is the first time I heard of any of this? Are one of you going to have to marry Ranma?"
The older girl smirked at her before reaching up and scratching her behind her ears. Stars danced across her vision. This must be why Thalia loved getting scratches and tummy rubs so much!
"That's not a surprise, Daddy only told us the other day. Its supposedly a matter of family honour, so one of us will have to go through with it or our family will be shunned. So yes, one of us will have to marry him but he can't be that bad, can he?"
Biting her lip Haruka shook her head, "He's not bad, as long as he doesn't put his foot in his mouth which happens a lot. But thanks to Genma he also has a lot of really sexist beliefs about females. On top of that he was raised to believe that woman and emotions are useless for men and Martial arts. Stupid I know but it's all he knows."
It wasn't noticeable but Kasumi heard her words and a worried frown appeared upon her feature, not that the males noticed. A very small idea started to form in the back of the eldest Tendo sisters mind but she would have to act if she wanted it to work out right.
Haruka actually jumped a little when Kasumi spoke, as did her sisters.
"Father, if one of us are to marry Ranma then could we hold it off for a little while so we get a chance to get to know him? We could decide at the end of that time on which on of marries him but it would have to be agreed upon by both us and him. Or it won't be very honourable."
All the while she had been speaking Haruka took notice of what she was doing, at least a little. It also helped that Mr. Tendo wasn't looking to go with her idea until she brought Honour into the equation. Immediately he nodded his head with determination in his eyes. Wasn't he just crying a moment ago? So weird.
"That's an excellent idea, Kasumi. What do you think Genma?"
Turning to look at her father Haruka could see the dislike on his face. The panda man didn't want to go along with this deal but if he didn't then it would call into question his own honour and why he didn't want to, which she was pretty sure was because he wanted this one finalized before any of the old ones he made came back to bit him in the butt.
"Its fine by me but only for three months, no more than that." His words were spoken with a finality to them, like the matter was closed.
"Then it's all agreed." Mr. Tendo turned his face towards Ranma, "So in three months you will choose your fiancée. Once you choose though you cannot turn it down, got it Ranma?
"Yes sir" his words were done softly and with a light sense of despair. Quirking her eye at her brother she couldn't help but wonder why he was so against marrying one of these girls. If she had the choice she's go with one of the two older ones but she didn't so she will just have to settle with making friends.
Waking up early the next morning Haruka made her way downstairs towards the kitchen. She could hear some light binging and banging going on so he knew that someone must be awake.
Peering inside the room she was temporarily blinded by the bright lighting. It had been quite some time since she had seen a light as bright as these, at least artificially made. Shaking her head, she cleared the light spots from her eyes and came upon Kasumi preparing what looked like breakfast. Feeling her tummy gurgle slightly she laughed. That seemed to be the key to snapping the hard at work woman from her cooking as her head snapped toward the reincarnated girl.
"Oh, good morning Haruka-chan. Would you like something to drink? Nabiki usually likes coffee, so there's some if you want it." The young woman smiled at her as she got back to chopping up something.
"No, I've got my own but thanks for the offer." Pulling her flask out of the shadows beneath the counter and took a sip of the fresh red liquid inside.
"So, what do you plan to do today Haruka-Chan? The others won't be around for long since they have school but I'm sure there is something you could do in the mean time?" Her words were innocent but she had a very funny feeling that Kasumi wanted her to go to school. Oddly enough she kind of wanted to but, how could she? Her idiot of a father had made all of her paperwork say male when she was born and she didn't have enough of this countries money to stay here and pay for it get changed. Maybe a note from a doctor explaining her biology? That might work.
"Well I was thinking about wandering around a bit, to get to know the area a little? I promise not to get into trouble and I'll stop by the school too before it closes." Kasumi hummed for a moment, jeez was this what it's like to have an older sister? It kind of made her wonder if all her little brothers thought she was guilting them when she talked too.
"Well okay but you have to back by five tonight." Nodding her head in acceptance Haruka hopped off the kitchen stool and headed to the Furo. With her tail going back and forth she easily slipped out of the kitchen.
Strolling into the bathroom she was presently surprised to see her clothes from the other day were washed and folded inside one of the baskets. IT even said her name on it! Kasumi was quickly becoming the best big sister ever!
One quick bathing later with an extra dose of cold water to activate her curse Haruka got dressed in the clothes the Guide had gifted her. Slinging her flask strap over her shoulder she headed out.
Sighing heavily, she went towards the first thing she needed to do today. With a map in her hands she could easily figure out where everything in the city was, thank you Nabiki. Ignoring the honking of cars and the ringing of bicycles was rather easy for her although it was weird feeling her ears twitch all the time.
Coming to her first stop she headed into the building that was marked 'Gyasi Bank'. The entrance hall was rather bland with dull grey walls, little windows for tellers, and the accessional chair to sit in. Seeing as she already had her ID sent to the Tendo's with a little bit of fast thinking when they first got into Japan, Kasumi had wondered why it was there, she didn't have a problem setting up a bank account here. Thankfully there wasn't anyone waiting in line she was able to get right up front.
"Hello, I was looking to set up an account today?" her voice was soft but she kept it steady. She was pretty sure that they wouldn't take her all that seriously here but she would try to be as polite as possible.
"All accounts are set up with the bank manager, if you would go through that door right there he should be open to see you, just please don't waste his time." Nodding to the teller she went on through the door they had pointed to.
Inside was a rather cozy office. A big wooden desk, a jar of pencils already sharpened, a few Knick Knacks placed around and even the guest chairs were comfy looking. The Bank manager was a rather old looking fellow. His skin was showing age lines while his hair was peppered with grey spots, as well as his goatee. He wore a fancy three-piece suit that actually look rather hot to wear in this weather but that's probably why he had a fan pointed on him. Professional but cozy.
The man's eyebrow quirked up a little bit at the sight of her but oddly enough there wasn't any irritation in the man's eyes like she expected or was hinted at by the teller. Was that just a trick to send her away? Hmm…she'd have to look into that more.
"What can I help you with today, child? I assume you want something with our bank, if you need change I believe one of the tellers will gladly assist you." Even his voice sounded old.
He jumped back into his chair a little bit when she summoned up her shadows but easily ignored it, it happened so often she was immune by now. Making to move slowly so she didn't scare him any more than she already was she reached in and pulled out one of her brief cases of money. This one was actually a mixture of both American and Amestrian currency but she had checked before and funny enough both registered as American money, so she was good with that.
Ever so gently she set the case on the man's desk and turned it around towards him. Motioning for him to take a look she dismissed her shadows which happened to also set him a little more at ease.
Staring at the box and herself the man carefully reached forward and undid the little latches before opening the case. Almost instantly he gasped and slammed it shut. His eyes were staring at her rather wearily.
"Is this all real child?" she nodded, "And how is it that you came upon it? A doubt your parents gave it to you or you stole it, otherwise you wouldn't have brought it here."
She stared at the man. There were so many things that could go wrong here but she was sure she could talk her way out of it if she really wanted to. On top of that he could be a true asset to her if he believed what she had to say.
"What would you say that I am a reincarnated soul that managed to keep hold of their past belongings? I have much more money where that came from but I need someone to help me cultivate it in this life. I am willing to allow you to manage my money, you'll be paid of course, but I want your word on your honor that what I say here is not repeated to anyone." Being careful she turned her voice cold and deadly. If he didn't take her offer she would have to snatch the case back and run from here and try another bank but she honestly didn't feel like going through the trouble again.
To her utter amazement, the man just chuckled!
"Kid if what you say is real, and I don't have a reason not to believe it since this is Tokyo and weirder shit has happened, than we are going to have a great amount of money coming in." He strode up and offered his hand out to her and she shook it easily. "Now how much are we talking about here? Names Keota Synde"
Grinning like crazy she pulled out twenty-seven more cases full to the brim with cash. Almost instantly the man's eyes glazed over and she swore he was going to have a heart attack.
With a happy smile upon her face and new checkbook hidden in her shadows Haruka left Gyasi bank. Things had gone better than she thought. During the course of their meeting she had learned that the exchange rate for a dollar to yen was around $1 to 225 yen and considering she had around $200,000 in each case…well she was already loaded. Heck if she wanted to she could buy a house and never step foot near her brother and father again but she didn't for the time being. She just had the feeling that she needed to be there for the time being. However, she did talk to Keota about making it so her family couldn't access her account. Call her paranoid but she knew that Genma would steal it all.
In the meantime, she just had him investing a quarter of her liquid assets into stocks and shares of various different companies that he thought were going to be good mark up. She did recommend a few companies that she remembered from her time as Persia but not many or she would be flooding the market to soon. If she was lucky she would be reborn in this same universe, if she wasn't still in her original still, and could manipulate it from her next lives in this world. If not oh well.
Humming to herself she made her way towards the train station. Seeing as she was financial stable once more she figured now would be a good time as any to figure out her schooling. She did promise Kasumi she would inquire about it after all. One quick ticket and she was off to the other side of town. Hey it was a long walk and she was honestly tired of walk!
Looking around Haruka could say that St. Hebereke's school for girls looked much less like a prison than Furikan high does. Then again, she had never been to a prison or a public school which St. Hebereke's was most definitely neither. In fact, it was actually a Catholic school of all things. She doubted it was like those western catholic schools she had heard about in her past lives but just to be sure she made sure Keota would set up a sizeable donation to the school to shut them up. After all, what school doesn't like lots of money, let alone a religious based one?
Strolling through front doors she headed straight for the front office. The inside of the school reminded her of a monastery actually. With its high ceilings, archaic stone architecture, and stained-glass windows. You could tell that this school wasn't just open to everyone.
Upon entering the receptionist area Haruka went right to the front desk. As she expected the receptionist was a rather pretty but professionally dressed woman. Her hair was done up in a bun, with very little make-up. From what she could see over the desk she appeared to be wearing a pure white blouse and a dark grey pencil skirt. She couldn't tell what kind of shoes she was wearing but she bet they weren't comfy to walk in all day.
The woman jerked a little bit when she cleared her throat to get attention. She just blinked for a moment, as if to turn her brain on, before blushing lightly.
"May I help you?"
Giving her nicest smile possible she nodded, "Yes Ma'am. I was hoping to register for school here? You see I just got back from a long-term business trip with my father and brother and have mainly been keeping up with reading books. We are planning on staying in the area for some time and it was decided that I could return to school."
The receptionist nodded along with her understand and it made her wonder how many time the woman had heard similar stories over the years.
"oh, that's easily done dear. We just need you to fill out this paperwork as soon as possible and we can squeeze you into a class quite easily. There are always a few spots open." The woman gave her a once over before going on, "We do have a rather strict dress code though. Girls must wear the required knee length navy blue skirt, white blouse with a bow depending upon your year, as well as thigh high socks, and leather school shoes. I'm afraid you will have to remove the animal ears and tail though, even though they are simply adorable."
Blushing in embarrassment Haruka had to reject that last part, "I'm sorry ma'am but they are quite literally attached to me. It would take surgery and rehabilitation, which could take years, if I did that. I'm not lying I swear!" for whatever the reason she felt she needed to stress that last part. Besides if they wouldn't take her because of a few wolf parts then she'd find somewhere else.
To her utter disbelief, the woman just sighed, "Then you will have to alter the uniform in the required locations. You'll also have to have a swim cozy made to fit you, as well as gym uniform. The regular one is shown in the school handbook but not many follow it." The woman paused like she was dreading asking what was on her mind, "Are there any other issues that we may be needed to be aware of?"
Coldness filled Haruka's tummy, "Uh… my father had the doctors put male on all my paperwork, for whatever reason he can come up with. I'm trying to get them changed without his notice though, so they should be done within a year?" just to show her the proof of what she said she pulled her portfolio out and handed it to the woman. She only did a quick skim of them but Haruka could tell she was annoyed with what she was seeing. After making a few quick copies of them she was easily handed them back.
"Well Miss Haruka Saotome, I hope you can get those records fixed before your father does more to mess with your life. You're not our first case of this and I doubt you'll be the last." After signing a few papers, as well as the information for her bank account to withdraw the school's tuition she left the school with a smile. Now she only had to wait a week and she can join her class.
One stop that she didn't expect to take was to the school's recommended tailor. Yes, the school's tailor! She must have spent around three hours in there standing upon a stole in her birthday suit. It was so weird getting measured pretty much everywhere by this man. Yeah, it was a man!
In the end however she walked out with enough uniforms to wear for the entire month and even more underclothing. Thankfully he would ship her gym and swim cozies over to the Tendo's house once he figured out a way for her to put her tail through the clothing without it snagging or showing her butt to the entire world, not that she really cared about the last part.
Now she knew why she disliked buying clothing so much, it's so bloody expensive! Crying a little on the inside she dropped her bags into her shadows before making her way back home. The only thing she did get before going home was year-long train pass. If she was going to go to school she wasn't to keep paying every time took the stupid thing, it's just cheaper this way in the long run.
The first thing she noticed when she walked inside was yelling. Who on earth was yelling and why are they fighting already? They had only been there for a day! Moving into the sitting room she spotted the source of the loudness. Akane and Ranma.
"Your nothing but a Pervert! Flirting with Kuno of all people on your first day and then lying about it!"
"I did nothin like that! He attacked me in ma girl form, it's not ma fault the idiot thinks a punch ta the face is flirting!"
Haruka just blinked, she was totally lost here. What does Ranma-Chan punching some guy have to do with flirting? In all her years of life this is most definitely a first for her. Sneaking over to Nabiki she asked here rather bluntly, "Is your sister an attention whore or just romantically inept?"
Snorting the juice she had been drinking out her nose, Nabiki tried to answer her once she finished cleaned up her mess.
"Both I think. She's had everyone's attention on her, both good and unwanted, for such a long time that I don't think she can handle not having it." She paused for a moment to take another sip although she was much more careful this time, "She also is complete against this marriage and is willing to do anything to push your brother away. The problem with that though is that not only is the boy living with her but is also in almost all of her classes. She can't even escape him, so she's trying to force him to keep a distance out of fear."
Now it was Haruka's turn to snort, "Ranma fear a girl? Yeah right, he thinks that no matter how much damage he takes by one that they can't really harm him. Like usual I blame Genma but I don't think there is much we can do to change it." Nabiki just hummed in though before turning her eye back to Haruka.
"So, what did you do today? Kasumi said you went out an explored a bit." She tried to sound innocent but failed under hear century old ears.
Shrugging some she decided there was no point in lying, although she wasn't going to tell it all, "Went to register for school, as well as uniform and underwear shopping. Thankfully I had some money from working little odd jobs while we were out travelling. It wasn't much but I needed some for school." To the wolf girls surprise a sad understanding shined in the curious girl.
At the sound of a splash the pair found themselves looking over to see Akane huffing and bubbles popping in the koi pond. What did her brother do to piss of the girl that much? Unfortunately, she wasn't able to ask because Akane went running upstairs while she spotted a glimpse of Ranma slipping over the wall. Guess no one wanted to hear about her day besides Nabiki.
Sharing a shrug, the duo made their way over towards the free cushions, although Haruka did have to fix the table so it wasn't upside down anymore, and continued their little chat.
"So where are your things? You mentioned going shopping but you didn't come home with anything." Not knowing why but she felt she could drop some of her walls around the older girl, besides it's not like she could use anything she had said so far against her.
Calling up her shadow Haruka reached in and pulled out her flask. When she turned her eyes onto her plausible friend. Giggling to herself she found it awfully amusing how much Nabiki and Keota were look alike right now.
"For some reason, as long as I can remember actually, I have been able to control the shadows around me. I usually just us it for storage though because this way no one can take anything of mine." Drinking from her flask she stared the girl in the eyes as she did. To Nabiki it was rather disconcerting that she was getting such a stare from a girl three years her junior but she couldn't deny it, there was power in those eyes. This ability though…it had potential for so much more! Then there were the few pieces of jewelry that she had seen on the girl. If she was that protective of her things, shouldn't they be in there as well.
"Why don't you store your jewelry then? It doesn't seem to go with anything that you have, so they have to be important. Shouldn't you put them in there to so they aren't stolen?" that however was not the right thing to say.
Narrowing her eyes at the elder girl Haruka bit out with versatile venom, "IF anyone takes them then they are dead, both in the mortal plan and the eternal. Besides they will always return to me and the ones that steal them are always annihilated."
Losing her desire remain chatting to the middle Tendo girl Haruka hopped up before heading upstairs towards the room she shared with her brother and father.
Back at the table Nabiki was pale as a ghost and shacking ever so slightly. Those eyes were practically demonic when they looked at her like that, and while she may be a complete bitch at school she didn't think she could ever have the same effect on people as the girl that just left. Feeling a little sick to her stomach she went into the Furo to at least an attempt and wash those feeling of fear away.
Not really feeling up to spending time, no matter how small, with anyone in the Tendo household Haruka easily laid upon the roof and just watched the clouds roll by.
She did feel bad about snapping at Nabiki the other day but what she said was true. For whatever reason, she could sense when people close to her die or cease to exist. She'd like to blame it on her very small amount of sensing training but it was most likely a side-effect from her dying so much. Anyway, it had happened a few times during the ten-year training trip. Some idiot would see her jewelry and attempt to take it but they never made it that far. Each time they would ignite into pitch black flames and they would be gone, just like that. It had horrified her the first time but after that she came to terms with it.
Sighing she held up her Automail arm and looked it over. It hadn't changed since she first built it as Elfriede Elric but it had also grown with her as she aged. It was most bizarre actually. Sure, the thing was linked to her soul but she had honestly not expected it to grow with her. And then there is the fact that she had no idea where the metal came from as it grew. Did it hold the extra metal in some subspace until it reached it full size? Or did it just take regular energy from her like the rest of her body as she grew up? It was most confusing to the reincarnated girl.
She smiled when she thought back to her father and brother's reaction to her metal limb, weird markings, and jewelry. Of course, Genma had at first demanded that she hand them over so he could sell them for money but that easily changed when she called upon her Scythe to scare that idea out of his mind. And it had worked too! After that he utterly ignored them, although he did like to make sarcastic comments that real men and martial artist wouldn't need a fake limb and would just make due on their own. It was stupid but so was he, so she had ignored him like usual.
Unbuttoning the front of her shirt Haruka slipped out of her black silk shirt and let her bra clad breast feel the warm sun upon her flesh and slightly cool wind hardened her nipples. She relished in the feeling, seeing as Genma started making her wear bandages around her chest the moment a hint of breast start developing. Although she would love to just be able to enjoy this feeling over her entire body, she also knew that doing so in Japan was not a smart idea, especially when the house next door had a creepy old man always looking out his window toward the Tendo's house. That she had noticed within a day of living here.
Looking down at her body she grinned when she looked at her automail shoulder port. Unlike Edwards, hers had been much smaller in size and only big enough for the attachment itself. But when she looked at it she could only barely tell the difference between where her skin and the metal meet. Oddly enough the arm actually changed its coloring to match the rest of her. If it hadn't she would look very silly with a Caucasian arm.
Her eyes followed along her torso and stopped at the dark red Flamel Symbol that covered her breast. She shuddered at the memory of meeting Truth in her last life. That one experience was beyond normal coping skills. The feeling of her arm and throat as parts of her broke down on an atomic level was mind wrenching and more pain than she hoped she would never be able to feel again. And the bastard had to place a mark on her for good measure. Hell, she still didn't know what it did but for the moment she settles for it as being a mark upon her for her past idiocy.
Shaking her head, she let her eyes flow into the pitch-black swirls that covered the entirety of her flesh made arm. Even after two lives and around sixty years they were still as prominent as they were the day she got them. She still couldn't believe she let herself become the 'Blowjob practice doll' for the girls in her school as Persia. What had she been thinking? Oh, yeah peer pressure and a stressing over Dionysus being hurt. Still doesn't make since to her but she was young and very hormonal at the time, so kind of just went with it. Although Dion Sure got a laugh out of it when she had told him but thankfully he hadn't gotten mad at her. How could he seeing as he had kids her own age?
"Haruka! Where are you?"
Perking up a little bit said girl crawled toward the side of the roof at the sound of her sister's voice. Looking over the edge she was more than a little curious on just why Ranma was wearing a bunny costume of all things. Although her face was bright red with embarrassment, so it mustn't have been by choice.
"Up here Ranma!" she waved at him from over the edge and he grinned a little before leaping up to her. As soon as he lander though he nearly tripped over himself at the sight of seeing her in just a bra and Kung Fu pants. She nearly giggled to herself but kept it in rather well.
"Uh…why are ya wearing that!? Pops will go berserk if he knew" She stared at her brother turned sister when a bit of her disgust bled into her tone. Oh yeah, Ranma was raised by a sexist pig that tried to make her into a boy but would never seem to understand that he will fail.
Rolling her eyes at him she spoke in a slow manner, as if she was talking to a child, "Because I am a girl, sister dearest. Besides when I'm practicing the Art it keeps them in place and makes it so they don't bounce everywhere with every step. You should have at least figured that out by now, you are much bigger than me."
If possible, she swore Ranma's face reddened even more!
"But men ain't supposed ta wear girls' clothing! Its sick!" his voice was forceful but thankfully he kept it down to not draw attention, although the man next door was getting a bit of an eyeful, the perve.
Sighing she tried as hard as she could to keep her frustration from showing. She would never understand why people, men in particular, had such warped ideas of what was the proper thing to do. She had met many people in her life and still she couldn't understand their ways.
"Ranma, there is nothing wrong with girls wearing this type of clothing. Heck there are even some boys that have to because they grew breasts as well. It's a natural thing but applies to many different cases." She could see the disbelief shining through his eyes but continued on, "Personally, you know I have both a boy and a girl's parts, we've bathed together enough to know that. Genma is dead set on me being a boy while I know I am just a girl with extra bits. If you don't like it then I'm sorry but I don't care. You'll probably be seeing the real me more often now on though. If you don't like it than ignore me, I don't really care."
Feeling as if a small weight had been lifted off her chest Haruka stood up and stretched like a cat or in her case a wolf. Letting out a groan of relief she happily let her elongate canines show to the bunny clad sister brother besides her. Bending down she swiped up her shirt and put it back on before strolling towards the edge of the roof. Looking over her shoulder she could see Ranma was trying to figure out what to do with what she had just told him. Feeling a little mischievous she had to say one last thing before she left.
"By the way Ranma, that bunny costume looks cute on you. Just don't wear it around town or the boys will be all over you." The last thing she saw before leaping of the roof was Ranma's horrified and pale face. Teasing older siblings can be so much fun!
Landing with a soft oomph she made her way into the Tendo home and towards the kitchen. She was definitely hungry.
As she had come to expect Kasumi was working away preparing things for dinner tonight even though it was just turning lunch time. Seeing as the older girl was busy she mozied on over towards the fridge and pulled out the things she needed to make a sandwich. Peanut butter, honey, and bread! Yummy!
"Oh, Haruka! I could have made you something if you wanted lunch?" looking up with her sandwich dangling from her mouth Haruka wondered why the girl thought she had to do everything for everyone. Thankfully though Kasumi giggled for some reason. Did she have something on her face.
Plucking her sandwich from her mouth she gave her head a small shake, "It's okay Kasumi, I was just craving a sandwich. But thank you though." She actual paused for a minute when Kasumi looked at her with sadness, "But if I'm in the mood for something a bit bigger, I guess you could make something?"
Instantly the long-haired brunette brightened up. Deciding to keep her comments to herself Haruka put her sandwich making things away and headed out. She finally had the chance to go get some hygiene things and she was going to get them! No more bloody clothes for her!
Seeing as it was the first day of school for her Haruka decided that she needed to be feed, bathed, and dressed before everyone else woke up. Add in the hour-long commute to school and she definitely needed to get up early to make sure she got there on time.
Tying on her blue colored bow Haruka strolled downstairs to get herself some breaky. It took a little searching and fiddling but soon she had a nice plate of rice, fried eggs, and some sausages! Making sure to wash everything that she had used Haruka picked up her school bag and headed out the from door. She couldn't have been ten paces away from the house when she heard a mighty yell before a splash in the koi pond. Must be Genma giving Ranma his morning training.
Whistling a rather catching tune from an anime she had seen the other day Haruka happily made her way on the train to go to school. It was rather full of people already so she had to stand near the door. Keeping a firm grip on both her things and the poll next to her she tried to stead her feet before the train took off.
Standing next to hear there was actually a girl wearing a uniform almost exactly like hers, except her boy was yellow which was a year younger than her. She was small in height but she did have a pair of breasts that were equal to her own which only made them look bigger on the small girl. Her hair was red in color with it being up in two cute little bunches on her head. She didn't think the green jacket was a school one so it must have been one of her own.
However, to her utter shock once the train starting moving things took a bit of a turn. It was barely noticeable but she could see the arm of the guy behind her was up under the girl's skirt! The girl was blushing lightly and her mouth was open just a little pit as she huffed for air. She could see the man's hand moving between the other girl's legs and the girl was actually grinding her hips into them.
"Ooh! That feels so good mister. Please…please more!" the girls young voice called out. The man grinned even more and followed up with bringing his other hand up and undoing the girls blouse. With a light jerk of his hand the man pulled her bra upwards, letting her breasts jiggle about a little before he gripped them in his much larger hands.
Haruka stared on in a daze as she watched this happening. No one around seemed to be paying any attention to this obvious molestation of a young girl. Heck even she was getting a little wet just watching!
Moving as carefully as she could she dipped her own fingers between her legs and let one sink into her snatch. It was wet and warm but in no time at all she found herself thrusting another finger in her along with it.
Turning back toward the older man and young girl she was blown away with what was going on. The girl was in the man's arms with her legs spread and facing the door. Her underwear was dangling from around her ankle and her breast bouncing with each thrust the man gave into her. From what she could see the girl was practically oozing juices as the man's cock forced its way into her small opening.
Breathing heavily with her own juiced starting to roll down her legs Haruka nearly moaning out loud when she felt herself reach her orgasm. But it wasn't enough so she kept going. Internally she was cursing at herself for not adding that vibrating function to her fingers when she created her arm.
They must have been no less than five minutes away from the station when the man finally grunted and unloaded his load into the girl. The girl on the other hand was a drooling mess, lost in a sea of pleasure. The man grunted one last time before pulling out of the girl quickly and placing her on her knees. Without a word, he quickly thrusting her cock into her open mouth. Haruka knew it wasn't for a blowjob but to clean himself up. Pulling away from the girl he put his dick back in his pants before slipping back into the crowd of people around them.
Looking down at the younger girl on the floor Haruka could see the man's cum leaking from this girl rather red snatch. Finally pulling herself together she crouched down low and pulled the girls underwear up her legs and into their proper place. It did nothing to stop the little traces of semen from escaping the girl but it was better than nothing. Moving as quickly as she could she buttoned the girls blouse, after fixing her bra, and pulled her up onto her feet. She wobbled a little bit but soon found her balance just as they came to a stop in the station.
Neither girl said anything, both not sure what they should say, and when the doors finally opened the yellow bowed girl practically ran from the train. Trailing behind her she could see the girl was limping a little but nobody else seemed to notice.
Not sure what to do about what she just witnessed Haruka figured it would be better to not say anything until she at least knew what was going on.
The moment she walked into classroom 3-F the class fell absolutely silent. Heck even the teach was staring at her. Then almost as one they all blinked, talk about creepy.
"CUUUUTTTTEEE!" pretty much everyone, minus her of course, squealed in delight. She didn't even know what was happening before she was surrounded by her fellow girls as they all tried to either stroke her tail or scratch her ears. To make it worse she was rather short which only made it easier for them to do so.
Soon she found herself standing there with her tongue handing out just a little bit and her legs twitching madly as her pleasure center was practically overloaded.
"Okay class, this is out new student. Her name is Haruka Saotome and has been out of the country for the last few years. Please give her a big welcome"
Something in her mind twitched, hadn't they just done that?
"GOOD MORNING, HARUKA-CHAN!" they called out at once.
Felling a little lost she just waved at them in response which got her a few giggles. This was turning out much different than her time at that All boys school a couple of years ago. The teacher must have taken note of how uncomfortable she was and directed her to her seat.
Bowing towards the teacher, Ms. Habiki, she made her way to the very back of the class until she stopped next to a girl dressed in a black version of the school uniform and what looked like a witches' hat on her head. Weren't they supposed to wear a certain type of uniform here? Shrugging it off she pulled out a pencil and started taking notes as the teacher started the day off with the history of Japan.
As soon as the bell rang Haruka jumped up and ran for the door. Call it paranoia but she had a feeling that if she stayed there she was going to be put into another drooling mess on the floor. She didn't stop until she was in the locker room and somewhere along the line half naked. Blinking she tried to be as careful as she could be with her uniform and got changed into her Gym clothing.
Her gym clothes…well they were the classic ones that you always see in Animes and stuff. A pair of skin tight bloomers and a tight white shirt that formed to her breasts. For Haruka, her bloomers were a cute shade of lavender and there was a small flap in the back that let her tail out but can't be undone on accident. Slipping on her gym shoes she headed outside to see the rest of her class all waiting by the front door, as if they were waiting to ambush someone.
Sweating a little bit, she went over toward the bleachers she waited for everyone else to hurry up. Thankfully she didn't have to wait long, as a fairly attractive woman with red hair came in. She was just a little bit taller than Ranma's girl form but she was dressed in a knee length skirt and white top and her hair was up in an elaborate weave. The only odd thing about her was that she was carrying a bundle that was nearly three feet long and she swore had a sword handle near the top.
"Girls your supposed to be dressed by now! Go get changed or I'll have to give out punishments again." The woman's words were firm but softs. She could definitely control a room. A few of the girls blushed while most of them paled. And in a blink of an eye they were gone. Now that made Haruka wonder just what sorts of punishments this woman gave out if she could get that sort of reaction.
In no time at all Class was moving and she had to be extra careful not to let the girls around her get to close or they would start petting her again. The only odd thing that she took note of during class was that the teacher had trouble saying her last name or even looking at her. Which was amazing in itself because she had found ever since she got these canine extremities no one could take their eyes of her.
Once was class over she found herself bare butt and cold as she stood in the school showers. Of course, this did nothing to help her problem with the pettings but she hopped that they would get over it soon. Otherwise she's going to have to stock underwear in her desk and locker to change when she kept getting hers all sticky because of their actions. When they had finally released her, she was freezing under the cold spread of the water nozzle. There had been the option for the Furo but she didn't want to trigger her curse with them around. It could end badly for all of them, most of all for her.
Thankfully the rest of the day was a bit tamer. The girls in her class calmed down some about scratching her, which went from once every minute to every three, but that was only by the end of the day. She hoped they got it out of their system and it wouldn't return with a vengeance by the next day.
Walking away from the school with her skirt swishing in the wind and her tail wagging back and forth Haruka couldn't wait to get home. After ten years of nearly no social interaction besides with Genma and her brother Haruka was more than happy to go to school and not groan about it. Besides that, she was able to learn more!
Things were looking up more and more since she returned to Japan.
Looking out her window Haruka couldn't help but be dazzled by the moon as it shined down upon her in all its glory. It was so full of light as it shined through the darkness of space. Sure, the sun did that as well and technically moonlight is just a reflection of the sun but in her mind the Moon breaking through that darkness was an accomplish of its own.
Behind her she could hear the light breathing of her older brother and the ghastly snores of her father but tried to ignore it. They had been at the Tendo's for only a couple of weeks but to her, it felt like months if not years. Maybe it's because they weren't moving every other day and actually coming back to the same place every night?
She nearly jumped out of her skin when something landed outside the window and blocked out the moonlight. When the Window slid open she blinked at who it was.
"Ryoga? What are you doing here?" her voice came out as a whisper but by his flinch she knew he had heard her. His eyes finally looked upon her and she swore his eyes were going to pop out of his head.
"Haruka? What are you wearing!"
Looking down at herself she didn't see anything wrong with what she had on. It was just a pair of boy short panties and a tank top with her tail fitted through the small hole in the back.
"Uhh…pajamas? Most people are asleep by now." Well not her of course but then again, she only needs three hours and she's as good as gold. A shot of irritation ran through her left breast and before she even noticed what she was doing she was scratching at it right before her Brothers middle school friend.
"What…you…girl… huh!" he jerked back and nearly toppled out of the window before catching himself. Amazing neither of the sleeping Saotome men heard the commotion. The eternal lost boy was pointing at her though.
Sighing to herself she stepped over to him and took him by the hand before she started pulling him toward the door. His feet were dragging a little bit but she paid it no mind, after all Ranma did it all the time when she was forced to have talks with him. If she had been looking back at the boy she would have seen the confused starts between her hand and Ranma's sleeping form.
Getting him down stairs was a bit more difficult, especially considering he's a wall of muscles and has that heavy umbrella of his on, but she managed. Upon entering the sitting room, she pulled him down onto one of the pillows. She could feel his sweaty hand in her own and briefly wondered what he was thinking at the moment. Knowing teenage boys, it was something perverted but she had no real room to talk, especially after she watched that younger girl has sex on the train two weeks ago.
"So Ryoga, why where you sneaking into our room at this time of night?" seeing his frightened expression she tried to relieve it, "Don't worry about me freaking out, I'm not like most girls and jump to conclusions." Internally she snorted at that. Didn't she get super cold toward Thalia back in Resembool and Nabiki just the other weak for bringing up something she didn't like? But this case was different! She knew that Ryoga and Ranma had something like friendly rivalry back in middle school, so she could understand a bit of what he was feeling when sneaking in. Luckily, he got the right room though.
Thankfully that seemed to do the trick with the lost boy, "I came to make Ranma pay for ruining my life!" what! "Because of him I had to leave my home and hunt him down, got sick while in china, and then he kicked me off a cliff. Course I didn't know that was him until recently but it's still his fault! He didn't even bother to wait a fourth day for me to find the lot where we were going to have our man to man fight before he ran off to china!"
Okay there were so many things wrong with what this boy just said. She could count on one hand the issues that were actually her dads fault and the rest were Ryoga's. Well maybe the cliff one was Ranma's but he was also beyond furious with Genma for getting them cursed. Frowning she wondered when the boy that would play games with her had gone and been replaced that blamed his issues on everyone else. It saddened her more than she expected but she shook it away.
Fixing the boy with a firm look, which he squirmed under, "I'm sorry to tell you this Ryoga but your wrong on pretty much all of those." He frowned at her but didn't say anything, "It was your own choice to follow us to china, no ours. So please don't blame us for your own actions. I do remember the fight you were supposed to have but Genma forced us to go with him or Ranma would have waited, he's too stubborn to do anything else." Pausing she went over what they had both said and remembered her last point, "But you can blame Ranma for kicking you off the cliff. I can't think of a reason he would do that besides to get you out of the way while running, so that one he did cause."
Ryoga instantly perked up a bit from her dressing down and she swore she saw a flicker of desire in his eyes. "So, I can still blame him for that one, right?" She almost said no but really her brother did need to learn a little responsibility for his actions, Ryoga as well actually.
Nodding her head, she agreed, "You can but no killing or serious injuring of each other. You are also not allowed to fight anywhere near this house. I know how you two fight and it usually ends with things breaking, I don't want to cause damages here since the Tendo's are being nice and letting us stay here." She turned up the fierceness in her eyes and stared him right in the eyes, "If you even break a bowl in this house I will not be happy with you Ryoga. Am I clear?"
His head instantly started bobbing up and down. Relaxing her body a little, she let out a small giggle at his action, he almost looked like a bobble-head. The moment she stopped she could almost swear there was a massive question mark on his head. How the heck can Japanese people do that!
"Ask the question before that thing gets too big." It was true, the longer she was waiting the bigger it was getting. Just what was it?
Just then both realized that not once had they released their hands from the others. Pulling back both teens found themselves blushing and Ryoga tried to keep his eyes down but seemed to only have them focused on her breasts instead. He reached up and pinched his nose tightly before lifting his head and looking at her while trying his hardest not to look down or blow blood everywhere. IT was pretty amusing to be honest.
"How are you a girl? What's with the animal parts?"
Inside she knew he was going to ask this. Maybe she should just put an ad in the paper or make a home video to explain why she is the way she is? IT would make things so much easier and to be honest after living two lives where she always had to explain it when people either found out or she stopped caring what others thought. It gets very frustrating after a while. When will she get to a world where she didn't have to and everyone is like her?
And so, she explained who and what she was. She also told the lost boy what Genma had made her do since her infancy and how tired she was of it. When she explained her curse and the melding of them he paled exponentially but she pushed it to the back of her mind. He'd tell her his thoughts if he felt he wanted to.
At one point in her story it started raining down rather hard, so she offered to let him sleep down here until it passed. She wasn't entirely sure she should have but it was raining and he might have gotten sick if he went out there now. So, she left him with a pillow and blanket to covered up in before heading off to the bathroom to get ready for the day. Luckily, she had already slept before his impromptu arrival. Too bad she had school today or she would have loved to play some games with him.
Oh well maybe afterwards and if not, then the next time he randomly showed up. Ryoga was special like that.
