Scarlett one half: Ranma's look alike troubles Chapter 7: You dropped me into a spring! It's okay!, a ranma fanfic

Ryoga plopped down on the ground before holding Scarlett in his lap. He raised a hand. Just when it was close to making contact, Scarlett snuggled into his chest. He blushed. He looked at Shampoo with pleading eyes.

"Fine. Shampoo wake her up. WAKE UP SCARLETT!" That earned a slap to the face. "She is too, too mean when she sleeping." Shampoo groaned. "Why you no wake her up?" Ryoga looked down at the redhead.

"I can't hit a girl." He sighed. Shampoo rolled her eyes. She then took out her favorite book. Sleeping Beauty. She skipped to the picture with the prince and the princess. She looked up at Ryoga and Scarlett then back at the book, then at up again.

"Aiya! Shampoo know how you wake up Scarlett!" He looked up at the purple haired beauty. "Is just like story! You is Prince and Scarlett is Princess!" She cheered. Ryoga didn't like where this was going. "You kiss Scarlett and she wake up!" Shampoo explained. Ryoga blushed.

"That didn't happen the first time." He then covered his mouth. Shampoo tilted her head.

"What?"

"Nothing, nothing! I just said that I don't think that would work!" He shouted quickly. Shampoo blinked. She turned to the side.

"If you no want to be Scarlett's prince, then…" She looked around. "Mousse will be her prince!" Ryoga gagged.

"What?" He shouted.

"Mousse! You come here please!"

"No, no, no, no, no! That won't be necessary!" Ryoga called. Shampoo grinned.

"So you kiss Scarlett?" She asked. Ryoga gulped, how'd this happen? He sighed before nodding. He brought Scarlett's face closer to his. He closed his eyes and pressed his lips against hers. A click was heard but Ryoga dismissed it. Scarlett's eyes twitched before snapping open. Ryoga's eyes snapped as well. Scarlett slapped Ryoga. They went into a fit a rage as they yelled at each other. She pulled out her mallet. They finally stopped when Scarlett slammed it on Ryoga's head. "This will be too, too precious memories." Shampoo chimed while holding her video camera.

Scarlett took in her surroundings. She saw a bunch of springs with poles sticking out of them. "Oh, this is Jusenkyo isn't it?" Cologne nodded.

"You will be facing Shampoo. Hop onto the poles and proceed in combat." The two girls nodded and hopped onto a pole.

"Mousse! You get this on camera for Shampoo!" She called. Mousse gave her thumbs up as he held the video camera.

"Shampoo, I'll give you the first move!" Scarlett offered. Shampoo nodded.

"Is bad choice! Okay! Here Shampoo come!" She jumped off of her pole and aimed a kick for Scarlett. Scarlett jumped off and landed on another pole. The two girls jumped before throwing punches at each other while in midair. They landed on other poles.

"Come on Shampoo! I expected you to be more of a challenge!" Scarlett taunted. Shampoo smirked.

"Shampoo was thinking same thing about you!" She retorted. Mousse watched the girls.

"They're really getting into it." He said. Ryoga nodded. Cologne looked at the two boys.

"Of course. They are both skilled fighters. They need to give it their all in combat. Shampoo fights with Amazon skill. While Daughter-in-Law fights with the skills she learned from the Saotome School of Anything-Goes-Martial Arts. Both groups are very prideful." She lectured. Scarlett caught their attention.

"Scarlett's Final Attack! Mystical Aura Beam!" Ryoga's eyes widened.

"Ranma told me about that move!" He declared. The group looked at him. "It's a really strong attack that Scarlett made up! She gets real close to her opponent and the slams her palm on their chest. Then a type of aura beam explodes from her hand. That move can knock someone out for weeks if she wants to! It all depends on who it is. She used it on Ranma once and he was out for a month!" He explained. Shampoo heard this and sweated slightly.

"Shampoo no can get knock out for month! She has too many plans for Ranma!" She then jumped over Scarlett, and kicked her. Scarlett would have fallen into a spring if Ryoga hadn't caught her. She looked at him curiously. He turned to the side.

"If Ranma and Genma find out that you got cursed, they'll automatically assume it was my fault, and I'm not taking any of that." Cologne laughed loudly.

"Is that the real reason? Or do you wish to be my son-in-law as well?"

*Let me clear that up for you. Cologne sees me as her daughter-in-law. She believes that Ryoga wishes to marry me, making him her other son-in-law.*

Ryoga and Scarlett blushed at what she was intending. Ryoga let go of her and turned to yell at Cologne. A splash was heard. Ryoga sweatdropped.

"Uh-oh." He muttered without turning around.

"Yip! Yip yap! Yip!" They all looked into the spring to see a red fox kit with black ears and paws, and large blue eyes flailing in the water. Out of nowhere, the Jusenkyo guide picked the kit out of the water and placed it on the floor.

"Oh, too bad. You fall into Spring of Drowned Fox Kit. Fox kit fall in spring and drown very long time ago. Is very tragic story, no? Now when you splashed with cold water, you turn into fox. When splashed with warm water, you turn back into girl." Shampoo jumped off of her pole and picked the fox kit up.

"Scarlett is too, too cute as fox kit!" Scarlett growled at Ryoga. He gulped and turned to Mousse.

"You're still using that! Turn it off!" With that, he snatched the camera from him and turned it off. Cologne sighed.

"It appears that our training trip is over. We'll camp out and head back to Tokyo tomorrow."

Several days later…

The group walked in silence. Ryoga walked up to Scarlett.

"Scarlett, are you still mad about Jusenkyo?" He asked. Scarlett ignored him and walked on. He walked after her. "I'm taking that as a yes. Come on, Scarlett! I said I was sorry!" She growled and walked faster. Unfortunately, she walked right in front of an old lady who just happened to be splashing cold water onto the sidewalk.

"Yip yap! Grrr…!" Ryoga waited until the lady went into her house before picking a protesting Scarlett up while wrapping her up in a towel. She gave in, but continued growling quietly. As they arrived at the Tendo Residence, Ryoga shivered at the thought of having to face Ranma and Genma if they see Scarlett like this. He sighed.

"Hello?" He called as the group entered.

"Oh, hi Ryoga. What a darling little baby!" Kasumi cooed as she saw Scarlett had fallen asleep from the warmth of the towel and Ryoga's heartbeat. Now that she was a baby, in a way, the sound of a heartbeat soothed her. Akane and Nabiki came rushing in.

"A baby? Where?" Akane asked. She saw the fox in Ryoga's arms. "Oh, how cute! A kitsune!" Nabiki smiled. Hey. All girls have a soft spot for babies, especially baby animals.

"Where'd you get her Ryoga?" She asked. Ryoga sweatdropped.

"Well… we may have… gotten her at… Jusenkyo…?" The girls all sweatdropped.

"Don't tell me…" Akane started.

"That this kitsune is…" Nabiki continued.

"Scarlett Saotome?" Kasumi finished. Shampoo and Mousse nodded.

"Yes!" Shampoo chimed.

"We got it on video! Want to see?" The girls nodded. They all watched the video in the living room.

Ranma and Genma walked into the living room. "Hey are you watching a movie?" Ranma asked. They plopped onto the floor and watched.

"If Ranma and Genma find out that you got cursed, they'll automatically assume it was my fault, and I'm not taking any of that." Cologne laughed loudly.

"Is that the real reason? Or do you wish to be my son-in-law as well?"

Ryoga and Scarlett blushed at what she was intending. Ryoga let go of her and turned to yell at Cologne. A splash was heard. Ryoga sweatdropped.

"Uh-oh." He muttered without turning around.

"Scarlett is too, too cute as fox kit!" Scarlett growled at Ryoga. He gulped and turned to Mousse.

"You're still using that! Turn it off!" With that, he snatched the camera from him and turned it off.

Everyone slowly looked at Ryoga. Ranma gritted his teeth as he spoke.

"You dropped my sister into a spring!" He demanded. Ryoga sweatdropped.

"I-I didn't mean to! I was surprised and forgot that I was holding her!" Ranma was about to punch the hell out of him before Akane stopped him.

"Ranma, stop it! He didn't mean to! Plus, Scarlett's asleep; you know what happens when you wake her up." She whispered. Ryoga blushed at the fact that Akane was sticking up for him. Ranma sighed.

"Fine. Can we at least change her back?" Cologne came hopping on her cane while holding a pot of hot water. She began to pour it over Scarlett.

"No wait! Not yet!" Ryoga cried. Thank GOD there was a towel! Ranma quickly snatched his cousin/sister away from him.

"Akane put some clothes on her!" He ordered as he put the redhead in the bluenette's arms. She quickly raced upstairs. "Good thing she's a heavy sleeper. Now Ryoga-"

"Ranma!" Akane shouted. He groaned.

"You got lucky Pork-butt!" Ryoga sighed of relief. Cologne hopped out of the house.

"Come now, Shampoo. We should be going now. You too Mousse." With that, the Chinese trio exited the house. Kasumi smiled.

"Well, I should feed Miyu. She's probably hungry." She announced while walking into the kitchen. Nabiki nodded.

"I should go count my money or something." She stated while walking toward her room. Soun stood.

"And I should be… not here." With that, he exited the room. All who was left was Ryoga and Genma. Ryoga knew the look in Genma's eyes, he quickly splashed himself with cold water and rushed upstairs into Akane's room.

"RYOGA HIBIKI! I'LL GET YOU SOON!"

Scarlett sighed awkwardly as she walked around the city. She stood up straight, put her hands on her hips, putting up a grin.

"Look on the bright side Scarlett! Foxes are cute!" She told herself. She stood like that before sighing. "I'd be more enthusiastic if I wasn't dropped into a spring." She continued on before getting splashed with water as a car drove by. "Yip yap?" She then made a whining noise. She continued on sulking as she walked.

"Hey, Akatsune-Chan!" It was Ryoga. He picked up the kit before smiling at her. "I've been looking for you Akatsune-Chan."

Scarlett tilted her head. 'Why is he calling me Akatsune-Chan?' She thought.

"I got something for you! Let's go to the park first…um… you lead the way." Scarlett sweatdropped, then sighed as she walked in the direction of the park. As they arrived, Ryoga picked Scarlett up and sat on a bench. Scarlett looked at him curiously. He turned her around and tied something around her neck. It was a sapphire blue ribbon that was tied into a neat bow at the back, in the front was a little bell. "Do you like it? I picked it out for you. It cost a lot; it's made of really fine silk." He chimed. Scarlett blushed, good thing her fur was red. She smiled.

"Oh what a cutie!" A girl squealed. Ryoga blinked. "Your pet fox is so adorable!" With that, several girls crowded around him.

"Where'd did you get her?" One girl asked,

"F-found h-her." Ryoga answered shakily. Scarlett's ears perked. Is he actually letting these girls believe that she's his pet?

"What's her name?" Another girl asked.

"A-Akatsune-Chan." He answered.

"Akatsune-Chan? That's an unusual name." The first girl stated. Ryoga noticed that Scarlett was beginning to growl. He held scratched her behind the ear. She calmed down, fox instinct being the likely reason. "Well… Akanbō means baby, kitsune means fox. Aka from akanbō, and tsune from kitsune, plus she cute, so I added Chan to it." Scarlett leaned into his hand subconsciously, making a purring sound, sort of like a cat, but not quite there.

"She really likes how you scratch her like that." She smiled at him. "Can I hold her?" Scarlett ears perked up and she stopped purring. Ryoga heard her growling quietly.

"I-I-I don't think she likes that idea. Sh-she's not quite used to people." He stated. "Um… I should go, she needs a bath." He then ran from the girls. He then sweatdropped as she bared her canines. They were a couple millimeters larger than his, despite her being a kit. "Look, I'm sorry for letting them think you're my pet Akatsune-Chan! But do you really think that they'd believe me if I said that you were a girl who turns into a fox with cold water? That's like saying Akane would believe me if I told them I turn into P-Chan when I'm splashed with water!" Scarlett's eyes widened. "N-not that I do! That's ridiculous!" Scarlett giggled.

"Yip yap!" Ryoga blushed. She then remembered that he pretended she was his pet. "Grrr!"

"I'm not using you as an accessory!" He took her clothes, which he had been holding onto, and put her in the bundle. He then boiled some water with a little camp fire and poured it over her. She looked at him.

"You are using me as an accessory!" She huffed. She heard a soothing ringing sound. She pulled out her mirror angled it at her neck. The ribbon was still there, and there was a bell on it. Scarlett looked at Ryoga. He smiled and scratched the back of his head.

"I thought of the bell, it's so I can find you if either of us get lost… More preferably me." He stated with a sweatdrop. Scarlett giggled and ringed the bell with her finger.

"I like it. Its ring is soothing. I'll ring it for when I'm stressed or something. Thanks a lot Ryoga!" She chimed happily She looked at the eternal lost boy. She saw that Ucchan's was about a block away. "Why don't we go to Ucchan's? We'll get some okonomiyaki!" She offered. Ryoga blinked.

"Hey, sure!" She took his hand and ran toward the restaurant. She let go, and right when she was about to enter the restaurant, another car drove by with a splash. "Wow, two times in a row, Akatsune-Chan." Ryoga laughed while closing his umbrella.

"Yaaap!" Scarlett whined. Ryoga picked her up and entered.

"Hey Ukyo! You got any hot water?" He called.

"Yap!" Scarlett snapped.

"Oh and some spare clothes?" He asked. Ukyo sweatdropped. "You'll find out in a minute. Here, can you give Akatsune-Chan a bath?" He asked while placing the kit in her arms.

"Um… Okay. My, what a cutie you are!" She cooed. Ryoga watched her go into the bathroom.

"Three…two… one." He counted.

"Scarlett you went to Jusenkyo!" Ukyo shouted.

"Yes! Ryoga dropped me into the Spring of Drowned Fox Kit! I brought the video with me, you wanna see?" Scarlett stated. Ryoga sweatdropped. She's gonna turn everyone against him.

"Maybe later." Ukyo answered.

"Great, can I borrow some clothes?" Ryoga watched her go into her room before back into the bathroom. Minutes later the two girls came out. "Hey Ucchan, can Ryoga and I have some okonomiyaki?" She asked while sitting next to the said boy.

"Sure Le-Chan. Would you like an octopus okonomiyaki? On the house." She offered. Scarlett looked at Ryoga, who nodded.

"Sure, that would be great!" She answered. Ukyo made the two dishes and gave them to the duo. "So Ucchan," Scarlett started before swallowing her bite of food. "How's the engagement with Ranma going?" Ryoga sweatdropped before sighing. Great. He's gonna have to listen to girl talk.

"Not too well. I think Ranma-honey sees me as nothing but a childhood friend." She sighed. Scarlett swallowed again.

"That's too bad. I think you two have a lot of potential. But you know Ranma; poor boy's dumb as a brick. If you want to win him over, you gotta try really hard! Just try to spend a lot of time with him, but don't get to close that he'll see you as obsessed. The reason he sees you as a friend is because you act like a friend. Give him a couple of hints… and don't whack him with your spatula every time he compliments you. You'll be all set if you do that. It works for boys and girls." She instructed. Ryoga took mental notes of this. Ukyo blinked.

"I thought you supported Ranma and Akane?" She asked. Scarlett took a bite out of her okonomiyaki.

"Well… they do have great potential, but they're both stubborn. I was thinking that you can try to date Ranma and see how it goes. If you don't like the relationship, just go on and be friends. All though… Ranma is pretty dense and is most likely to not notice the hints. Try real hard but don't change yourself for him." Ukyo nodded. She looked between the two.

"So… are you two an item?" She asked. Scarlett looked around.

"Who?" She asked. Ukyo smiled.

"You and Ryoga." She declared. Scarlett choked on her okonomiyaki while Ryoga blushed and looked away. Scarlett pounded on her chest a couple of times before sighing.

"No way! Ryoga and I are just friends! He loves Akane remember? Right, Ryoga?" He didn't look at her.

"R-right." He answered. Ukyo tilted her head.

"Okay then, whatever you say…" She sang. Scarlett groaned. "So Ryoga, what our latest plans for getting you and Akane together?" Ryoga blinked.

"I don't know. You usually come up with those ideas." He said with a shrug.

"That's right… I know! There's a carnival coming this week! You can take her there! Take her on the Ferris wheel… or take her into the tunnel of love! Or into those spook houses. She hates being scared and she'll be clinging onto you like her life depends on it!" Ukyo offered. Ryoga nodded eagerly.

"Yeah, I like that idea!" They heard a slamming sound. They looked to the side to see that Scarlett had her hands on the counter and was standing, her eyes closed and her eyebrow twitching slightly.

"Well, I'm obviously not in this conversation. I'm done eating, so I'm going home." She put up a strained smile. "Good luck on your plan!" She waved and walked out of the restaurant. Ukyo and Ryoga blinked.

"Geez, what happened to her?" He asked. Ukyo glared at him before whacking him with her spatula.

Scarlett was inside the dojo, taking her anger out on cinder blocks, only this time, she'd switch her hands.

"Take her into the tunnel of love. Take her on the Ferris wheel! Why do I bother! They even sound cute together. Akane and Ryoga. Ryoga and Akane. This whole, Pig-tailed Girl pretends to date Ryoga Hibiki gig is too irritating. I can't take it anymore!" She growled. She smashed another pile. "I just need to find another guy to like!" She sat down and poked holes into the blocks as she thought. "Let's see… Mousse is Shampoo obsessed. Kuno is a medieval doofus who only likes 'perfect' girls… Dr. Tofu is too old and is Kasumi obsessed… Oh man! I don't know any guys potential for having a relationship with! The guys at school drool over any girl with a cute face and a nice figure…"

"Then what about meee!" Suddenly, a short, old man jumped onto Scarlett and hugged her breast!

"AAAAAHHH! THERE'S A PERVERT IN THE DOJO!" She shouted while punching the man off of her. "Uncle Panda! Uncle Tendo!" The two men rushed into the dojo. Scarlett quickly hid behind them. Ranma and Akane rushed in as well.

Soun and Genma shrieked. "Master Happosai has returned!" They quickly bowed, tears of 'joy' streaming down their faces.

"Oh no, it's the old man!" Ranma growled. Scarlett looked at him.

"You know this creep?" Ranma and Akane nodded.

"Hey, where'd you get that ribbon and bell?" She asked. Scarlett blushed. Akane decided to leave her be for now. "All right Happosai, why are you here?" Happosai ignored her and walked up to Scarlett.

"So m'dear, you said you were looking for a boyfriend?" He chuckled. "How about me?" Scarlett scoffed.

"Yeah right! My standards are fifteen like me, or sixteen years old! Not five hundred!" She retorted. Happosai gasped.

"I'm not five hundred years old, I'm four hundred years old! I'll have to punish you for that! Happosai Burst!" He threw some weird ball at her with a light on it. The group shrieked. Scarlett grinned.

"I get it! You wanna play catch! One!" She tossed it back at him. He stared at her. "Well? Throw it back and shout two!" He stared for a minute before nodding.

"Two!" He threw it at her. Scarlett smirked.

"THREE!" She tossed it at him and it exploded, right in Happosai's face! When the smoke cleared, they saw him knocked out with swirls in his eyes. Scarlett laughed loudly. "Stupid old man fell for it!" Genma and Soun panicked.

"Do you know what you have done?" They shouted. "Now the master will plot his revenge against you!" They shrieked. Scarlett blinked. They quickly dragged her out of the dojo. They sat her in the living room.

"What are we to do? I can't let the master hurt my little girl!" Genma cried. Soun nodded.

"I agree, Scarlett is like my own niece. We need a plan." Scarlett looked between two. She sighed and picked Miyu up, petting the kitten that has grown just a bit. The trio heard muffled voices.

"Come on you coward! Do you wanna go on a date with Akane or not?" It was Ukyo.

"I-I do but!" Ryoga hesitated. They heard Ukyo whack him with something…Most likely her spatula.

"No buts! Get in there!" She then shoved him into the house and into the living room.

"Oh, hi Akatsune-Chan!" Ryoga greeted to Scarlett. A light bulb seemed to light up in Soun and Genma's heads.

"That's it!" They shouted together. Scarlett leaned away slightly. The next thing she knew, she was splashed with cold water, and was under a pile of soggy clothing.

"Hey! Those were my clothes!" Ukyo complained. The clothes began to shuffle, and then, a fox kit and a kitten popped out. Miyu looked at Scarlett.

"Meow?" She asked. Scarlett sweatdropped and smiled before nodding.

"Yip yap!" Miyu smiled before purring against her. Genma picked Scarlett up and dropped her into Ryoga's arms and forced him to sit.

"Scarlett is to pretend to be your pet fox until Happosai forgets about her knocking him out with his own weapon." Scarlett's ears flattened against her head. Ukyo blinked.

"I don't think she likes that idea. She could pretend to be my pet fox." She offered. Scarlett snapped her jaws at her. "Okay, maybe not." Scarlett jumped out of Ryoga's arms and sat on his lap, thinking of some way to get out of this predicament.

"Get back here old man!" Ranma shouted. He and Akane were chasing after the enraged Happosai.

"Where is that insolent brat! Oh, Ukyo! Nice to see you m'dear!" He then jumped onto her, or at least tried to as she quickly whacked him with her trusty spatula. He shook his head and looked around. "Where is she!" Ryoga blinked as Scarlett clung onto his chest, shaking at the old man's rage.

"You mean that red haired girl?" He asked, pretending not to know who Happosai was talking about. "The one who looks like Ranma?" He nodded. Ryoga shook his head. "I have no clue on who you're talking about." Happosai anime fell.

"Then I'll just search the whole house! She's here somewhere! Hey, what's with the fox?" He asked. Ryoga looked down at the kit as she began to calm down at the sound of his heartbeat.

"This is my pet fox, Akatsune-Chan." Happosai tilted his head.

"I could've sworn I just saw her shaking like hell a few seconds ago." He announce skeptically. Ryoga sweatdropped.

"Y-yeah… well… she seems to calm down at the sound of my heartbeat. She's a kit, kits are babies, and babies relax at the sound of the heartbeat." Akane smiled at this.

"She's so cute when she's calm like that. Um… I think she's falling asleep." The bluenette pointed out. Ryoga blinked and looked down to see that Scarlett's eyes were beginning to droop. He sweatdropped.

"That's sweet, but I need to catch that redhead!" Happosai declared before jumping and bouncing off of Ryoga and causing him to fall over… and hit his head and pass out.

"Master! Wait!" Genma and Soun called, running after him. Ranma growled before running after him.

"Get back here old man!" He ran after him with Akane following.

Ukyo sighed. "I should get home. I'll continue our plan tomorrow." She then walked out of the house. Kasumi entered the room.

"I wonder where everyone has gone." She looked in Ryoga's direction. "How cute, Scarlett is asleep on his chest!" Kasumi cooed. "It's almost like she belongs there." She sighed happily. She gently took the kit off of him before putting her into the bundle of clothing, placing her next to Ryoga, and pouring warm water over her. She was now in her human form sleeping next to the lost boy. Kasumi saw nothing wrong with this, seeing as Ryoga was a polite boy and had not a perverted mind. She placed a blanket on them and left upstairs to her room.

Scarlett turned onto her side, as did Ryoga. She snuggled into his chest, and he wrapped his arms around her. After a few minutes, Scarlett's eyes twitched before opening. She saw the position she was in and blushed. She smiled.

"Maybe Ryoga dropping me into the spring wasn't a bad thing after all…" She yawned quietly. She snuggled into his chest again, listening to his heartbeat and slowly falling into sleep once more. Ryoga held onto her tighter, as if protecting her in his sleep.

Yep. Scarlett ended up turning into a fox kit. I think it was a good idea! Please thank samsoom for the awesome idea! It just seems to fit her! Thank you so much samsoom! ~Meow~! *Does peace sign before cute kitty pose!* =^w^=