This is the result of way to much Ranma 1/2. When I first started watching the show this idea suddenly came to me. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
It's just comedy/romance from me. Lol, it's my birthday on Friday and I wanted to have this up before then. May is going to be my month of fanfics! I am planning on finishing Bond (which is difficult), and posting the first chapter of my BIG STORY! And of course this one will be finished too! So far I have three chapters planned plus two tentative bonus chapters. Well wish me luck!
Finally, this story is dedicated to the lovely Hallow777 (Rin). She made me the most amazing Satou/Takagi icon on DA. Thank you for everything Hallow! I hope you enjoy!
I disclaim Detective Conan characters and the like. DC is property of Gosho Ayoma. (I guess I disclaim Ranma 1/2 too).
Officer Takagi listed the points of interest of the property off to his superior and fellow investigators. The Beautiful mountain villa was completely enclosed by a seven foot wall. There were only two points of entry: the front gate, which lead into the drive way, and the back door that was chained and bolted from the inside. The backdoor gave access to the backyard but was unused as the neighboring villa owned the property immediately behind the rear wall.
The main gate and walls were equipped with surveillance cameras that fed into a basement monitoring lab within the villa. All angles of the property were completely visible except for the stretch of level ground that held the swimming pool and natural hot spring.
It was by this route, the owner of the villa, Masaou Reizo claimed the attacker got into the house and shot his father-in-law to death.
After reviewing the extensive security features around the property it was reveled that the only additional blind spot was a strip of the walkway that led to the pool and deck.
At the time of the murder only Masaou and three maids had been in the house. Approximately two minutes after the gunshots were heard the young heiress and her chauffer drove through the front gate.
Based on this information, Megure-keibu had ordered that the entire property be searched for the gun. However, even after a three hour search, the weapon had not been found.
Takagi narrowed his eyes at the well dressed man, only a few years older than he was. He didn't seem the least bit bothered by the fact that his father-in-law had been killed, unlike his wife who was sobbing on the couch. A quick questioning by Satou-san had reveled that the father and son-in-law had been at odds since before the wedding. Naturally, Takagi's suspicions had turned to him.
Yet, they could not find the gun, the proof that this man, or at least someone inside the villa had pulled the trigger. Based on the surveillance recordings and testimonies, neither Masaou nor the three maids would have had more than five minutes to get rid of the murder weapon.
It was unlikely that they could have thrown it very far without the use of a vehicle in that time span. And of course the surveillance tape reveled that the Ferrari and Porsche in the garage had not exited the main gate.
Thus, the attention of the police was re-directed to the possibility that an outsider had successfully jumped the wall and entered the villa to commit the crime before returning in the same way.
The deceased was a powerful business man who his daughter claimed had made many enemies on his climb to the top. It was not unlikely that the murderer could have been someone bearing a grudge.
Still though, Takagi doubted this had been the work of an outsider. If the criminal left via the back wall then there should have been at least some shoe marks on the white stone. Takagi had also noticed that the neighboring property would have been an excellent place to dump the weapon.
His instinct told him to at least check it out.
After informing Megure, Takagi left the villa to speak to the neighbors next door. He noted that while this property also had a large house, the lot was much bigger and diverse, forest like even.
Takagi knocked on the door and waited only a minute before it was opened.
"Sorry to bother you at this late hour." Takagi said sincerely to the old Chinese couple who had opened the door while holding up his badge.
"I am Takagi from the metropolitan police, would you mind if I quickly searched your property. I need…"
When they simply leered into his face Takagi stopped talking. They turned to each other and spoke a few words in Chinese that Takagi couldn't understand. The detective straightened when the old man suddenly turned back to him.
"Search all you like, but be warned of the hot spring. You don't want to fall in."
"Oh, umm, thank you very much." Takagi stuttered awkwardly as he bowed before retreating down the front steps.
The old couple watched him quickly make his way around the house.
"Are you sure he'll be fine? The hot spring can be difficult to notice in the dark." The old woman asked her husband in Chinese.
"Hmm, suppose I better follow him, just in case."
Takagi turned on his flashlight and proceeded further into the forested mountain landscape. It was difficult to see and the further he went the more he realized what an excellent place this would be to hide a weapon.
Takagi searched the property and even found the outside of the back wall with the door. He tried to open it and wasn't surprised when it didn't budge. After another thirty minutes of searching he was about to give up when he heard the sound of rushing water.
"That's right, the owners said they had a spring back here."
Lucky them…
Takagi sighed, he had been trying to take Satou-san out to one for weeks. Thanks to work they hadn't been able to find the time. Takagi figured it would be a lot easier if he had one in his own backyard.
Oh well, I'm sure we'll make it there tomorrow on our date.
Takagi had been about to walk back when his foot suddenly slipped. He lost his balance and braced himself to hit the hard ground. He was surprised when his body met with hot water instead.
W-when did I get so close to it!?
The young officer tried to swim to the surface but for some reason he needed to work harder just to move. It was then he noticed a metallic glint in his periphery.
He gasped for air when he broke the surface, his whole body felt…different. When he touched the bank he tried to climb out only to find that his legs wouldn't move the way he wanted them to.
After another attempt he managed to pull himself up onto the grass where he collapsed. He was relived when he saw light heading in his direction. At least someone was coming to help him. Takagi tried to move but his body didn't seem to want to listen.
I didn't hit my head did I?
Takagi was relived when he heard the voice of the old man. His relief quickly faded away when he noticed how large the small man now seemed to him.
He was even more alarmed when the man simply picked him up under the arms and held him up to his face.
"Ling, we have a problem…" the old man spoke to his wife.
"This is why I told you to hurry up and find him!"
Takagi simply looked between the two people who had suddenly grown. How did the old man pick him up so easily?
Wh-what's going on!?
Takagi tried to speak but only managed to make a small, foreign sound.
What the hell!? I can't speak!
Takagi tried to break free from the man as he started to panic. Something was very wrong!
"Oh, this is very bad Keiji-san." The old man spoke in choppy Japanese as he set Takagi on the ground.
"You've fallen into the cursed hot spring of drowned puppy. It's a very sad story, one thousand year ago, dog fall into hot spring and drown, now anyone who also fall in spring turn into a dog."
"See?" the man asked as he took a mirror from his wife and held it up to Takagi. Wataru nearly stopped breathing when he took a look at his reflection.
I! I'm a- a...!!!
Takagi quickly started to look himself over in a wild panic. Brown fur, paws, a tail…
"It's okay, calm down! You don't have to stay that way…Ling, if you would."
Takagi let out a yelp as a bucket of freezing water was dumped on him. He clamped his hands to his mouth when he recognized his own voice.
"I'm a man again!!" He shouted relieved, as he looked down at his human hands.
"Hot water turn you into dog and cold water turn you into man." The old man spoke again in more broken Japanese.
"Look." He said as he pushed Takagi back into the hot spring. A second later a panicked puppy broke the surface flailing its arms. Takagi nearly collapsed in exhaustion when the woman plucked him out of the water with a thick bamboo shoot and set him back on the ground.
Is this really happening!?
A second later more cold water was dumped on him and he once again returned to a human.
"See, now you man again."
Takagi simply stared at the man in shock and disbelief as the woman fished his clothing out of the water with the same piece of bamboo.
"Wait…my…clothes are?"
Takagi flushed in embarrassment as he tried to cover himself up.
"You finally noticed." The old woman smirked, "Too bad." She added slyly as she set his soaking clothes down on the grass.
Takagi tried to ignore the woman's comment as his face burned in embarrassment.
"Is there anyway to get rid of this!?" Takagi asked the man desperately.
"Sure, all you need is a little water from the cursed hot spring of drowned man. It's a very sad story, one thou-."
"Yeah, I get it! Where is the spring!?" Takagi asked, half of him resolved that this was all just a terrible nightmare. This was impossible after all!
"In China." The man answered, only blinking once.
"Ch-china!" Takagi shouted. This was bad.
"Yes but we already had an…incident…and went to the spring. Lucky you! I still have some of that water saved."
Takagi's face lit up. Thank goodness!!!
Takagi was about to get up when he heard another voice.
"Takagi-kun! Are you out here!?"
S-Satou-san! I can't let her see me like this!
Acting quickly, Wataru dove into the spring just before Satou walked into the clearing.
When the officer turned puppy crawled out of the water again he wasn't surprised to see her conversing with the old couple. Takagi was grateful that Ling-san had managed to hide his clothing and his other belongings behind her.
"Oh, the young man, yes he already left."
"Oh I see…" Takagi watched Satou say quietly.
Her eyes widened when they noticed the small puppy simply sitting on the grass beside the old man looking up at her.
Noticing that it was wet, Miwako quickly stepped forward and picked the small animal up.
Those blue eyes…
"Is this dog yours?" She asked slowly, as she brought the dog up to her eyes.
There's something about this little puppy…
"Uh, well no, not exactly..." the old man fumbled.
"Thank you for all of your help. I think I'll take him with me then." Satou said as she turned to leave abruptly.
Ahh! Now what do I do!!?
The couple looked between each other as the young woman walked away.
"Is that alright?"
"Don't worry, he knows how to turn himself back into a man, he'll be back for that water." Ling answered confidently.
At first Takagi had panicked when Miwako walked back to her car with him held helplessly in her arms. But he quickly calmed down once he realized that all he had to do was slip away as soon as he got the chance.
Takagi wasn't sure if a dog could blush, but he definitely felt warmer when she tucked him into her suit jacket against her chest while she drove home. She didn't seem to mind that the remaining water from his fur had nearly soaked through her shirt.
In what seemed like no time they had entered her apartment. Takagi felt extremely odd being handled so easily in only one of her hands.
"Mom, I'm home! Come and see what I've found." Miwako called cheerily as she pulled off her shoes with one hand, the other hand holding Takagi's small form.
"Look" Miwako smiled as she held the would-be-officer up to her mother.
Not quite how I imagined our first introduction would be.
"Oh, Miwa, it's adorable! Where did you find it?" the elder Satou cooed as she reached a hand over to Takagi, petting him on the head.
It…? Well at least she likes me.
"He was by the crime scene…I don't know what came over me. I just had to take him home…You don't mind do you?"
Takagi looked up thoughtfully at his still human girlfriend. She really was the sweetest woman he had ever met.
"Of course not! Though, we need to check on the rules for having a dog here."
Miwako's face lit up, "Great, I'm going to dry him off. Do you think you can find him something to eat?"
Miwako walked toward the bathroom when her mother nodded. What had come over her? There was just something about this adorable little puppy that had captivated her instantly.
Miwako bent down and rummaged through one of the cupboards, smiling when she pulled out the old, orange towel she had been looking for.
"Perfect." Miwako cooed to him before she wrapped him in it and carried him to her bedroom. She sat on her bed and started to ruffle the towel against the dog's wet fur.
Takagi closed his eyes and enjoyed the attention. When she was finished she held him up to her eyes.
"hmm, I guess you actually are a boy." She said aloud absently.
It took a minute before her comment registered. This time there was no denying a deep blush.
She's talking about-! Just kill me!
"I should give you a name." She said as she set him in her lap, a single finger scratching under his chin.
Takagi blinked in confusion when she suddenly started blushing.
"Taru, Taru-chan suits you perfectly." She smiled, her face turning even redder as she hugged him to her body.
"Taru-chan, you remind me a lot of my partner. You have his blue eyes, and your fur matches the color of his hair perfectly. Not to mention how cute you are."
Takagi's heart completely melted as she hugged him tighter to her chest.
This isn't so bad.
It got even better when Satou's mother walked into the room with a hot dish of left over steak. He hadn't noticed how hungry he had become. Takagi quickly bit into his dinner, his new set of teeth proved quite useful for tearing meat apart. He thought it rather endearing when the two women fawned over his apparent 'cuteness' while he did so.
After his meal, Takagi complied shamelessly as the two women took turns cuddling and playing with him. Eventually, Miwako's mother went to shower before going to bed, leaving the two alone.
Takagi whined in delight when she pushed him on his back and started tickling his belly with her slender fingers. He licked at her finger tips in appreciation, not caring that he was completely absorbed in his new role.
Dignity.
Dignity was a small price to pay for her undivided attention and affection. Not to mention the way she suddenly snuggled her face against him before showering him with kisses.
The transformed officer squirmed in pleasure. This is fantastic!!
Takagi watched her, (tail wagging), when she set him on the bed and went to her closet. His breath hitched when she suddenly started to undress. After a few seconds of battling with his will power, Wataru was able to look away, embarrassed once again.
Wataru barked happily at her when she climbed back on the bed and scooped him up.
"Now, time to give my other puppy-dog a call and see where he ran off too."
Wataru's ears drooped down when she grabbed her phone off her bedside table and started dialing his number. There was no use; his cell phone had fallen in the water and would probably never work again. Then there was the fact that even if he had it, he lacked the ability to answer it and talk to her.
"Out of service?" Miwako sighed unhappily before hanging up.
She looked down worriedly at her new pet and stroked his fur before lying down on her pillow.
"Where do you think he ran off too Taru-chan? It isn't like him to leave without saying goodbye or at least calling me later..."
Detecting the worried tone in her voice, Wataru padded over her chest (treading carefully), before licking her nose apologetically.
I'm sorry Miwako-san.
She smiled at him affectionately, "It's alright, I'll see him tomorrow on our date, he probably got home and fell right asleep."
Takagi huffed guiltily, he should leave as soon as she fell asleep and get back to the old couple's house. Takagi had resolved to do just that.
When she rolled over to turn the light off she grasped his small form and kissed him on the head.
"Goodnight Taru-chan." She said while yawning, her eyes already closed. When her breathing was slow and steady Wataru slipped out from under her hand and glanced at the clock.
It's already past midnight.
When he looked back at her his heart warmed. She was just so beautiful, so peaceful. Against his better judgment, Takagi lay back down beside her, snuggling into her neck.
A few more hours of this enjoyment couldn't hurt. He would just wake up and leave early in the morning.
It wasn't long before he fell asleep, content, against her.
Lol, it's a cursed hot spring! Not just a normal spring! A twist! I really hope the slash shows up for the one half. If not I will actually have to go back and fix it to 'one-half'.
Satou/Takagi forever!
