Well, those of you who read the first chapter, I will say, yes your suspicions about the spring Kuno fell into were correct. I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Chapter Two- Training While Cursed

"Master Kuno!" Sasuke exclaimed as he and the guide reached the water's edge. Sasuke would have leaped in to rescue his master, if the guide hadn't been holding on to his shirt.

"Oh, dear," the guide said. "Sir fell in Nyannichuan- Spring of Drowned Girl. Very tragic story of girl who drown one thousand five hundred year ago. Now whoever fall in spring, take body of young girl."

"What does that mean?" Sasuke demanded.

"It mean that young sir will change to girl when hit with cold water. When water warm or hot, sir be boy again."

Sasuke swallowed hard. Neither one of them had known that Jusenkyo was so dangerous. Now, his master had fallen in a spring where cold water would turn him into a girl! If the guide hadn't stopped him from going in, he too would have been cursed as well! "Isn't there a cure?" he asked desperately.

The guide shook his head. "I sorry. There no cure."

At that moment, the water's surface was broken as a figure rose from the spring. It was a teenage girl with short blond hair, of medium height, a lean and somewhat muscular body, and fully-developed chest. In short, she was strikingly beautiful, except for the fearsome scowl she was directing at Sasuke. Suddenly, her fist whipped out and struck Sasuke's head hard.

"You fool!" she yelled. "You made me lose my concentration!"

"I-I'm sorry…Mistress Kuno."

"Mistress? Have you gone blind, Sasuke? I'm a man."

"Not at moment, Sir," the guide spoke up.

"What are you blathering about?" Kuno demanded, still oblivious to the sound of her voice and her new body.

"Jusenkyo known for it many cursed springs. Each has own tragic story. If someone fall in, they take body of whoever or whatever last drown there. You, sir, fall in Spring of Drowned Girl."

Kuno felt like a block of ice had settled in her stomach at the guide's pronouncement. A cold chill swept over her as she looked down at her chest. At the sight of her breasts, she screamed in horror and passed out.

A hot sensation on his head brought Kuno to full wakefulness. He sat bolt upright and immediately looked himself over: Normal. He was normal. He then noticed he was in a small hut. Sasuke sat at a nearby table and standing over him with a steaming tea kettle was the guide.

"Oh, good. You awake," the guide said.

"Master Kuno, are you all right?"

Kuno scowled at him. "Of course I'm not all right. Thanks to you, I'm cursed!"

"It is not all bad, Master. You see, if you're splashed with cold water, you become a girl. Hot water turns you back into a guy."

"So I must avoid cold water so I don't change into a girl."

"Not easy," the guide remarked. "Cold water find you if you try to avoid it."

"Despite this unfortunate mishap, my training is proceeding smoothly."

"Indeed, Master. Your speed was most impressive."

Kuno felt encouraged and motivated by those words. "I am ready to resume training though not at Jusenkyo."

"Do we return home then, Master?"

"Not yet. There must be other training grounds in China that could be useful."

"I know of many training grounds, sir," the guide spoke up. "And none are cursed."

"Excellent. Lead the way."

Kuno held his sword in front of him horizontally to stabilize his balance. He slowly inched his way along a length of rope that served as a type of bridge. There was a more suitable bridge nearby, but he wished to discipline himself. Below the rope was a river, which was Kuno's motivation to not slip off the line.

Sasuke and the guide stood on the side Kuno was heading toward. Sasuke wanted to shout some words of encouragement, but he remembered what happened the last time he did that, so he wisely kept his mouth shut until Kuno was on firm ground.

"Congratulations, Master. You made it."

"I am in need of more practice. That was far too slow."

"Your balance was wonderful, though."

"Be that as it may, an improved sense of balance will not defeat Ranma Saotome. I intend on staying here until my skills have improved significantly, even if it takes a month."

As stated in the animated series and in one of my previous Ranma fics, more than one person can be cursed by the same spring, which makes for interesting fanfics. Next time, Kuno returns home and will find that avoiding cold water can indeed be difficult to do.