'What the hell's happening to me?' Ukyo gasped as sat on the floor of her restaurant, push her back against the wooden counter her grill was built into. Her cheeks flushed red, her breathing heavy, her irises shaking.

Having been forced to close her restaurant early when she nearly took off the head of an impatient customer, she was all alone. She could feel it, she had been feeling for the last few days, something was going on with her, her gaze moved to the window to see night had already fallen.

Flashback…

Ukyo stood behind her stove, making half a dozen okinomiyakis (1) at once, sweat adorning her brow as she focused on the multiple meals, determined not to burn a single one of them, she couldn't afford to, already losing a multitude of customers to the Neko-Hanten and she couldn't afford to lose anymore because of a simple mistake.

'I know this is rush hour but this is ridiculous' Ukyo mentally muttered as she flipped one of the batter based meal.

"Oh come on lady we don't have all day here!" a man yelled up from the counter, he was sat with his arms crossed, attired in sandy cargo pants, a black shirt and a sandy overcoat.

"It'll be just a minute" Ukyo responded, aggression slipping into her tone but thankfully only to a small degree. She flipped over another meal and moved the first one she flipped to the customer on the far end of the counter.

The customer who had complained glared at Ukyo as he moved his gaze to the meal he ordered, the one on the far end and the one that would surely be the last one to be finished.

"Hurry up!" he said yet again, Ukyo's fist curled tighter round her spatulas, gritting her teeth as she felt an overwhelming desire to pummel the customer into a fine paste.

"You'll just have to wait" Ukyo muttered.

"I don't have time for this I have to meet up with the guys in a half hour, you may not have a life but I do so fucking hurry up!" he yelled, aggression and pure rage coursed through Ukyo, her eyes rose, she dropped her two small spatulas and removed the large one from her back and all in a single motion struck the man on his back and placed the spatulas blade on his neck once he landed on his front.

"That can be fixed" Ukyo spat, her irises flashing scarlet as her canines sharpened before shrinking back a second after. The man didn't dare move, his heart thumping in his chest as fear took hold of his heart, Ukyo soon began to calm down and get a grip of herself, she glanced round to see everyone looking at her, their eyes wide with fear, she removed her spatula and went back behind the counter, the man remained on the floor, his entire body shaking out of fear, his skin pale.

Ukyo avoided looking at the customers and the man, instead focusing on the okinomiyakis still on the grill, both now burned, she let out a small sigh before looking to the other two customers on the counter.

"I'm sorry I'll make you another one" Ukyo sighed, sparing a glance for the man on the floor, avoiding the rest of her customers.

"No, don't bother" one of them stammered before turning and stepping off the stool before sprinting out of the restaurant, everyone else soon followed, even the man on the floor was dragged out, another sigh escaped Ukyo's virgin lips.

"Guess I'll close early" Ukyo sighed before dumping the wasted and burned meals into the bin and rounding the grill to go put up her closed sign before returning and leaning against the grill to only find herself sliding to the floor.

End Flashback...

"I have never reacted so...aggressive to a customer before" she sighed, glancing over to the spatula that laid beside her on the floor.

'What's happening to me?' Ukyo mused as she pushed her head against the wooden wall, her eyes slowly closing as unconsciousness took her.

...

Ranma-chan sat beside Kasumi at the dining table, lightly picking at her food, a slight tinge in her cheeks as she noticed Kasumi sneak a glance at her or two. She glanced at Akane to see the younger Tendo glaring at her with all the fury she could muster, making it very clear that she was still pissed from what Ranma had told her that morning.

'Maybe tonight wasn't the best time to...test my female form' Ranma mused, the idea had been a fairly decent one, to her anyway, she would spend the night and maybe sometime tomorrow in her female body to see if what it felt like, determine if she could actually live the rest of eternity in that body.

'Scary thing is though...it actually feels nice...sort of a feeling of belonging' Ranma mused to herself as a small smile graced her lips.

"Akane please don't glare at Ranma over the dinner table" Kasumi said, a slight edge in her voice. Akane blinked, glancing at Kasumi.

'Since when has Kasumi cared if I glare at Ranma or not?' Akane questioned.

Happosai glanced up at the elder Tendo from his usual seat, frowning slightly at this strange behaviour, well strange for Kasumi, he brought her aura into sight and almost fell over when he saw the familiar manna residue belonging to that of the Goddess of Chaos, he silently gulped as he realised just how deep he was in it while all the while having no idea how deep into this he truly was.

'What are you up to Eris?...the magic within her...from the looks of it, it's releasing her hormones and reactivating her libido but, that's not all...no what is that?...what are you up to Eris?' Happosai mused.

...

Kasumi stood in her room. Well stood would be exaggerating it a bit, she was leaning against the door of her room using it to remain standing, her cheeks burning with a scarlet blush, her heart over her bosom as she felt her heart pounding within it.

'What am I doing? Ranma's engaged to Akane so even if he does choose to stay I can't stand between them...I won't take away my sister's happiness, but still he is rather attractive no matter what form and he is so kind and honourable...no, no, no she's Akane's fiancé not mine...I shouldn't be feeling this...I even used pressure points to suppress my hormones and those troubling urges so no one would stop me from caring for the family' Kasumi mentally cried.

"So why am I feeling this now...after all these years why am I suddenly feeling this?" Kasumi whispered as she slid down to the floor, her back pressed against the door. A sigh escaped her lips as her eyes closed.

"Well...hopefully when Ranma...leaves...I'll be able to go back to caring for my family" she sighed to herself before moving to remove her housedress, she approached her desk, picking up the hanger atop it and hanging her dress on the door of her closet for the tomorrow, her gaze moved down and over her body as she put her questions out of her head, a small smirk growing on her face with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

'I still can't believe I went the entire day without any undergarments and no body noticed' she mentally chuckled to herself, her hands glided up, briefly caressing her thighs, skimming her nipples before meeting behind her head as she began to stretch out her stiff limbs, she headed to her bed, still feeling 'naughty' from that morning when she woke up from her wet dream, she slipped into bed, giggling to herself about not wearing anything.

"So improper" she giggled, a blush adorning her cheeks growing and becoming more apparent as she felt a familiar...itch down below, her hand glided down and began to lightly scratch it with her index finger, she gasped out as she felt her finger make contact, her other hand shooting to her breast as images of a petite redhead came to her mind, imagining that it was her hands caressing and fondling her and not her own, a small moan erupting from her.

'I guess it won't hurt anyone if I give into this feeling just once' Kasumi mused as she continued to fondle herself, imagining the petite redhead she saw earlier taking her.

...

That night as Ranma-chan lay asleep in her futon she was contacted once again only this time it was not by her mother. Ranma found herself stood in a vast space of nothing but darkness, she looked round but could see no one else.

"Huh? Now where am I?" Ranma asked aloud.

"You're in your mind where else could you be?" asked a feminine voice and one Ranma knew well, she turned and was greeted by the sight of an exact mirror image of her, only she wore a purple toga that left quite little to the imagination and her hair fell freely, unbound unlike Ranma's own and she had to admit, it looked rather good on her.

"My mind?" Ranma questioned.

"Yep, you seem to be having trouble in deciding your choice and so I brought you here" she replied.

"And how will here help me make my choice?" Ranma asked as she placed a single hand on her hip as she flung her hip out without realizing it, the other girl smirked at this.

"Because I'm going to use it to show you the future...well not really the future as neither of us have that sort of power as we aware but I can show you what most likely will be the future based on past experiences if you choose to remain here" she concluded.

"But I still won't know what it would be really be like or what it would be like with mother or what would happen to the people I leave behind" Ranma sighed.

"Ranma I'm merely who you would of been...the minute you make your choice I'm gone and your on your own you need to make your own choices and with choices you don't always know the results, I'm doing this to give you a little more to go on information wise before you choose" she finished.

"Guess you're right there...err...what do I call you?" Ranma asked.

"Just call me Kyoko(2) now come on" Kyoko said before turning and walking into the darkness, Ranma followed after her only find a corridor of sorts appearing around them.

"What the?" Ranma muttered.

"Hello, your mind not real world, no rules" Kyoko responded with a 'duh' like tone, they stopped and Kyoko turned to face the wall on the left, an image of Ranma in male form, wearing a tux at an alter beside Akane in a white dress, neither looking frilled with Nodoka behind them holding her sheathed Katana.

"If you don't choose our mother your curse will disappear leaving you one hundred per cent male, and most likely the minute Genma, Nodoka and Soun discover this you and Akane will be whisked to the alter, you would argue against it as would Akane but...well...we both know how persuasive Nodoka can be" Kyoko explained.

"But wouldn't the other girls try to stop it like last time?" Ranma asked.

"Nodoka learns from her mistakes as does Kasumi and they would both stop Nabiki from sending off invites meaning they would never know of the wedding, Kasumi would stop Nabiki thinking you and Akane would be happy together and Nodoka because she wants grandchildren" Kyoko explained.

"And after?" Ranma asked, Kyoko sighed.

"You know what happens on a wedding night but you and Akane would be too timid for that and you'd probably end up unconscious via her mallet and with the lack of cash either family has I doubt there'll be a honeymoon meaning you and Akane go back to school, married, Kuno will probably try to kill you for marrying her, the fiancés would attack you...or go to your parents to dissolve the marriage and Nodoka will merely attempt to convince them to be your mistresses" Kyoko continued.

"Like that would ever happen" Ranma remarked.

"Don't be so sure, with out you Shampoo can't return home and she has grown feelings for you and in her village having secondary or even third wives are common so as to ensure that more children are bred from strong males, even if in Japan you wouldn't be seen as married Shampoo could take you and Akane back and marry you through her customs, all they'd have to do is restrain Akane and stop her from stopping the marriage, something that would be easy for the Amazons considering Akane's skill and Nodoka would fully support this thanks to Amazon laws equalling dozens of grandkids" Kyoko explained, Ranma paled at 'dozens' doubting he'd survive that.

"D...dozens?" Ranma stammered.

"Yep, think about it, every time you beat a female amazon, marriage and more kids and considering you beat Saffron and Herb respects you...well...a lot of girls will challenge you" Kyoko explained.

"A...and Ukyo" Ranma was almost afraid to ask.

"She can't return home without you and will remain registered as a boy until she either kills or marries you and as she is she would never be able to kill you...which would leave her two options, either convince the Amazons to let them in on their plan if they chose that plan and marry you or get the Saotome clan to adopt her and become a Saotome through that method" Kyoko explained.

"Okay...so what if we can avoid the original wedding?" Ranma asked.

"The Amazons will be more eager than ever since you're the first to gain a cure and they may think it's genetic, Ukyo would push more for marriage knowing that now that you're full male that everyone else will be pulling out all the stops" Kyoko explained.

"So in short, the minute I'm cured the chaos is magnified a hundred fold" Ranma sighed.

"Remember Ranma this is merely an estimate conjured from your memories, this may not be how it turns out" Kyoko said.

"Oh and what way could this turn out good then, this may not be what'll happen but it looks all down hill" Ranma stated.

'Ranma's nightmare is every other teenage boys wet dream, women throwing themselves at him and begging for it' Kyoko mentally chuckled.

"You could challenge your father to become the Saotome patriarch, even with his secret techniques you can beat him, you're faster, younger, more skilled and beat a Phoenix God, then you would have the power to dissolve all marriages and you can keep the Amazons away through intimidation, after all Saffron could have taken out their entire village and you beat him alone, doesn't take much working out and as patriarch you could adopt Ukyo as your sister...though it will take another year before you're old enough to do it the chaos should prevent any marriages from occurring and if you think about it if it gets a tad too close, just invite the fiancés yourself" Kyoko explained.

'She's right, just doing something so simple as that and all my troubles are dissolved, all gone' Ranma thought to herself as he grew a small smile.

"You have many options Ranma, but right now you're at a crossroads, come morning you'll only have four days left in which to choose" Kyoko stated, Ranma's smile fell.

'She's right...I could take control of this life by becoming the Saotome patriarch, if it works or I could go with...mother...and be with someone I know loves me but, if I stay I can save Ukyo and the Tendo's honour and only lose the Saotome honour by dissolving the engagement' Ranma mentally cried, once again unsure of which option she should take.

A/N Longest chapter on this fic yet and I'm now fresh out of ideas, unsure how Amazons would react to this news, either way though writers block has returned and stronger before, I'll consult my notes but any suggestions you have will be GREATLY appreciated, plz review.

(1) Sorry about spelling, I have no idea how to spell that.

(2) Kyoko meaning mirror.