Author's Note: This is word emphasis

This is book, movie, song, anime/manga, and copy written titles

This is dreams/mindscapes/flashbacks

-This is telepathy-

-This is phone calls-

Chapter 10

Usagi yawns as she stumbles towards the kitchen only to run smack into someone new. Sapphire eyes blink, " I'm gonna say you're Clay's Daddy, right? "

" I am, who are you, little lady? "

Usagi stands up straighter, fully alert, " I am the Heiress to the Albarn Demon Hunting line, direct blood descendant of Lina Inverse, and Xiaolin Lightning Dragon in Training, Usagi Tsukino. "

Daddy Bailey is put on the back foot by her immediate show of dominance, and Usagi sends a message telepathically to Raimundo that Clay's father was there to visit. Usagi heads straight into the kitchen, and accepts the breakfast Ranma had made for her. Raimundo cackles as he leads Clay to his father, " Mi Dragón, what did you do now? "

" Conejita, I only wanted to see if Clay's hat would hold ten gallons of cow's milk, the temple uses goat's milk. Hello, there sir, I'm Raimundo Pedrosa, Xiaolin Wind Dragon in Training, and her boyfriend. "

Clay chuckles, " I won't go poaching, Daddy. "

Daddy Bailey observes Raimundo, " You saw the speculative look in my eyes, didn't you, Raimundo, was it? "

" I did. Besides, Umika approves of me, and Mi Conejita is an emotionally damaged empath, with me as her Shield and Anchor, sir. " Raimundo says, his body language shifting just enough to tell Daddy Bailey that Raimundo was not afraid to tell him where to stick his opinion. Clay wasn't to the point where he'd stand up to him yet, Raimundo on the other hand, could, and would, should he push things.

Raimundo looks at Usagi, and winces, " Do I need to make another Starbucks trip, Conejita? "

" Tres chorros de chocolate negro, una mantequilla de mani y un doble espresso(Three pumps dark chocolate, one peanut butter, double shot of espresso). " Usagi states.

Ranma already has a chocolate milk in front of her, " On'nanoko ga onaji sukejūru ni mada dōki shite inai koto ni kansha shimasu(Be grateful the girls haven't synced to the same schedule yet). "

Raimundo shudders, and was gone. He did not want to face his girlfriend's hormonal ire, thank you very much, his oldest younger sister had been scary enough. Daddy Bailey looks confused as even his son was backing away slowly. Until reason kicks in, only one thing got menfolk acting like this around a filly, that time of the month. Raimundo returns with her drink, and Usagi sips it, humming in pleasure. The males all relax just as Yusuke walks in. The delinquent blinks, sniffs the air, and blanches. Keiko and Usagi were on the same schedule, oddly enough. Yusuke immediately heads for the medicine chest, and brings back two innocuous looking pills, placing them in Usagi's hand.

Raimundo does send Jack a text warning him it was currently a very bad time to piss Usagi off. Jack sends a thumbs up emoji back. Usagi knocks the pills back with her chocolate milk even as Raimundo starts rubbing her shoulders. Kimiko has to laugh when she sees all the guys walking on eggshells, she introduces herself, Ranma, and Yusuke to Daddy Bailey, and gets her own breakfast, " Need I remind you, Kimiko, I have younger sisters as well. " Raimundo points out.

" Are any of them actually old enough for the monthly visitor? " Kimiko asks back.

" Carmenita, she's two years younger than me. " Raimundo replies, and a wave of homesickness hits him.

Usagi looks up, " Podes llamarlos, mi Dragón(You could call them, my dragon). "

" Lo sé, mi Conejita(I know, my bunny). " Raimundo says, and lifts her phone to make the call.

The others are treated to Raimundo speaking in rapid fire Spanish, along with Portuguese as well. His free hand moving animatedly as he talks to his parents, and siblings, along with his maternal grandmother as well. He only came that alive when sparring with Jin, or Usagi. An hour later Raimundo hangs up, just as Dojo announces a new Shen Gong Wu has gone active. This one being the Orb of Tornami. " Omi's element then, what, nami translates into wave, why do you think Japan calls tidal waves tsunamis anyhow? " Usagi asks the non-natives.

Percy has to grin, Yusuke was an excellent teacher for him, as Yusuke taught him the underhanded tactics that would be used against him, along with how to be a damned fine cutpurse as well. Jin taught Percy and Jermaine Japanese, while Ranma taught them styles he felt suited them. The active learning method is also used for Percy, though they did find him some scrolls to read that were written in Ancient Greek as well. They were helping him deal with the fact that his brain was hardwired for Ancient Greek, and they brought Sally to visit him once a week as well.

Usagi stretches heading outside, and climbing up on Dojo, snuggling into Raimundo immediately, even as Daddy Bailey comes along as well. Raimundo cradles her to himself, spinning around to face Clay, and more importantly, Daddy Bailey as well, " Just so you know, Clay isn't done teaching me how to hogtie the idiotas that mess with my Conejita yet. "

Daddy Bailey barks out a laugh, " I think I'm beginning to like you, Raimundo. "

" Ask the American branches of the Sorcerers' and Demon Hunters' Guilds what I did to get her back when the Milieu's sex trafficking branch snatched her out from under me. " Raimundo says, there was a dark look in his eyes, " Oh, and FYI, I'm half wind and fertile rain deity. Annoy me enough, and you won't be having any roundups with Mrs. Bailey anytime soon, we clear? "

Clay chokes back a laugh, and his Daddy's jaw drops. " You have the biggest balls of anyone I've ever met. "

" You haven't met Conejita's paternal grandmother then, nor have you seen Mi Conejita go badass either. " Raimundo says.

" Can you even follow through with that threat, partner? "

" Oh, Yusuke's gone with me while I find deserving idiotas to practice that on, mainly those in the midst of attempted rape, and they suddenly find themselves unable to perform. Then Yusuke kicks their asses, while I comfort the damsel in distress. Conejita already knows, Clay, I am not stupid thank you. "

" Any reason why you're being careful with your word choice? " Daddy Bailey asks.

" Omi is innocent to the way the world really runs, he grew up at the monastery as an orphan. " Raimundo says.

" Basically he's an innocent kid, despite his age. He had the Talk yet? "

Omi shudders even without hearing that question, " We forced Master Fung to give it to him when he asked what it was the day we met. " Raimundo states.

" Ah, I see. You want to ease him into how things really work, don't ya? " Daddy Bailey asks.

" Of course, he's like one of my younger siblings. " Raimundo says, running a hand up and down Usagi's spine when he feels her emotions spike, " No te preocupes, mi Conejita, estás a salvo(No worries, my bunny, you're safe). "

" You know, y'all could stay at the ranch for a little bit, it would give Clay more time to teach Raimundo how to hogtie varmints that deserve it. " Daddy Bailey says, he had noticed his son was protective of the petite blonde, and really cared about his friends, even when they pissed him off.

Raimundo grins, " Haven't been riding in a while, gives me an excuse to ride double with Conejita. "

Daddy Bailey has to laugh at that, riding double was very intimate, " You can ride, partner? Why not say something? " Clay asks him.

" You never asked. I may go to mi abuela's just to exercise her beautiful Peruvian Pasos every week. " Raimundo admits.

" Can't your siblings do that? " Clay queries.

" Not Diablo. " Raimundo states firmly. Infierno Diabolico, or Diablo for short was a vicious bastard for everyone except Raimundo, Carmenita, and Raimundo's paternal abuela.

" Ah, leader of the herd? " Daddy Bailey asks.

" He only became leader three weeks before I was chosen. He's my horse, and he's damned picky about whom rides him. Carmenita can brush him, clean him, and take care of him, but only I can ride him. " Raimundo says.

" Sounds like he knows who his alpha is. " Daddy Bailey states.

Raimundo smirks, " Of course he does. I made sure to establish my dominance when I was raising him as a foal. The cackling abuela let off when one of her hands got his foot stepped on for trying to ride him. Actually, the idiota was trying to break him to saddle. "

" Wait, you ride bareback? " Clay asks, incredulity coloring his tone.

" With Diablo, yes I do. " Raimundo says, " Diablo is a lot like me, Clay. "

Clay gets it then, until he'd had someone to teach him, Diablo was as close as Raimundo could get to flying. What Raimundo didn't say was that Diablo was also part Venti, or Storm Spirit. Fitting for a demi wind deity's mount. How that happened Raimundo had yet to figure out though. Usagi's eyes slit open as Dojo descends at their destination, and nestles in closer. She liked her cuddling time, especially for one certain week a month. Raimundo was quick to leap off of Dojo, and control their fall, keeping them hovering above the ground. Jack tosses Usagi a box of dark chocolate covered espresso beans, " Thanks, Jack. "

Jack grins, he even had the Orb of Tornami already, and scarpers off before they can make a play for it. Usagi munches on her new snack, " I need to talk to baa-chan about adopting him, such a considerate brother he is. "

Kimiko cocks her head to the side, " Okay, yeah, I can see that kind of relationship between you two, which is why Raimundo doesn't go all territorial over you around Jack. "

Usagi grins, " I'm pretty sure he is a Hephaestus kid, or at the least a legacy of Hephaestus. He loves tinkering way too much for anything else. "

" Well, shall we get going to the Bailey homestead? " Raimundo asks.

" I would like to master the art of the milked cow. " Omi says.

" Well, we do have Old Bessie yet. " Clay muses as they head off on Dojo again, Raimundo using the Golden Tiger Claws to take himself and Usagi there.

He sets them down, and Usagi blinks, " I need to borrow the Claws, I do not have ranch clothes. "

He laughs, and she was off to the Texas branch of the Demon Hunters' Guild to get clothes suited to a ranch, and would still survive a fight as well. He reclines in the air, and pulls Usagi up to join him when she returns, dressed the part for a ranch hand, temporarily anyhow. Usagi needs no prompting to curl into him. Daddy Bailey would have said something except his son mentioned the protocol for when the monthly visitor came to Usagi. As long as she was allowed to cuddle with Raimundo she remained mostly docile, mess with her cuddling time that one week of the month, she turned as vicious as a Calico Queen(Prostitute) cheated out of her pay, with the vocabulary of a Calamity Jane(hard drinking, hard cussing frontiers woman). Daddy Bailey happened to have a wife, and daughter, he knew damned well better than to incite feminine wrath, as his wife would help Usagi rip him a new one.

Omi was determined to milk Old Bessie, and Kimiko is lead to his wife to find her ranch appropriate clothes. " You gonna need clothes, Raimundo? "

" Nah, once I can, I'll swing by my abuela's place, and pick up some of my ranch clothes. Not ready for the meet the family stage yet. " Raimundo says.

Daddy Bailey shudders, he well remembered meetin' his wife's daddy. He would admit to being terrified for that first meeting, " What about her family? "

" You've met Yusuke, and the only other one worth mentioning that's directly related to her is her paternal grandmother. The rest of them are a bunch of vipers trying to tear Conejita down, so they can take her place as heiress. " Raimundo deadpans.

Well, damn, no wonder they let her cuddle with him one week a month, she had to be starved for positive physical affection. Clay had mentioned she was also there to heal spiritually, and for her to be an emotionally abused and damaged empath, yeah, letting her do things at her own pace was for the best. Though watching them just drift around the ranch was disconcerting, until Kimiko mentioned it was a control exercise for Raimundo, to keep them aloft without really thinking about it. He found out Clay's element happened to be Earth while Kimiko had Fire, the little monk, Omi, had Water. Raimundo, being half wind and fertile rain deity had Air while Usagi had told him she had Lightning.

When lunchtime rolled around Raimundo brings them down, and Usagi practically teleported to the kitchen. Mrs. Bailey laughs, handing her two little pills, and some chocolate milk. Usagi downs them as Raimundo strolls in, " I'm gonna go get some of my ranch clothes, Conejita, be right back. Try not to verbally eviscerate anyone while I'm gone. " He brushes a kiss across her left temple, before slashing the air with the Golden Tiger Claws.

Mrs. Bailey smiles, " He's a keeper, that one. "

Usagi smiles, " Don't I know it, still haven't tricked him into training topless yet. "

" You could always hose him down while you're here, or let the heat do it's work. "

" He's half wind deity, he keeps himself at reasonable temperatures, dammit. " Usagi points out.

Raimundo reappears, " Why do I get the distinct feeling you two have been conspiring against me? " he asks, now wearing black jeans, brown cowboy boots, and a red button up, long sleeved shirt, with a black Stetson on his head.

Usagi lets her eyes rove, " That's because we were, dear. " Mrs. Bailey flatout admits.

Raimundo refuses to squirm under his girlfriend's appraising gaze, he only quirks an eyebrow, " I think I'm going with option one. " Usagi tells Mrs. Bailey.

" I'll make sure to have my camera ready then. "

Raimundo groans as he sits at the table, "Todavía tratando de sacarme la camisa, ¿ Mi Conejita?(Still trying to get me shirtless, huh, my bunny)? "

Usagi grins, " Only always, mi Dragón(my dragon). "

" I will get you into a white t-shirt one of these days, Conejita. "

" The only way that is happening is if I'm dead tired, and borrowing one of your shirts. " Usagi deadpans, " I don't own white, besides, you prefer me in the shades and hues of gray and silver, Dragón. "

Mrs. Bailey laughs, " Any embarrassing stories about my Clay. "

" Mama! " Clay yelps in protest.

Raimundo obliges, and Clay groans while Kimiko, and Omi wander in, Daddy Bailey joining them shortly. Usagi immensely enjoys the mashed potatoes, sausage patties, and lentils while avoiding every other cooked vegetable. She does grab some fresh peas, and carrots to nibble on though. She mostly avoided cooked vegetables, preferring them freshly grown, or not at all. Her eyes widen at the chocolate cheesecake though, and literally almost stabs Raimundo with her fork when it appeared as though he was going for her cheesecake. Raimundo looks between his hand, the fork, and his girlfriend, " Conejita, I am not stupid enough to get between you, and your chocolate right now. "

" Reflex action. " Usagi says by way of apology.

Mrs. Bailey grins, it was clear Clay got his mama's hair color, and his daddy's body type. Daddy Bailey shudders, apparently his wife had taken to Usagi. Clay had introduced them earlier, and the Earth Dragon looks at Raimundo, " When you gonna be able to have your next hogtying lesson, partner? "

" Why not have him work on his roping near the barn, son? " Mrs. Bailey suggests innocently.

Raimundo looks between her and his girlfriend, " Why do I get a very distinct feeling of trepidation at that suggestion? "

Usagi smiles at him, and Raimundo bangs his head on the table, he recognized that look in her eyes, " Clay, where are all the water hoses? "

Clay looks at him, " Raimundo, you might as well bite the bullet on this one. "

Raimundo glares at him, " No way, dude. I've lived through that once, thanks to my cousin Alejandra, two days before Master Fung showed up. Tengo fangirls, mi Conejita, rabiosas y aterradoras, fangirls(I have fangirls, my bunny, rabid, terrifying, fangirls). "

Usagi stiffens when she hears this, " Would you like me to have Robot Genius troll your cousin? "

Kimiko blinks, " What did I miss? "

" Apparently I need to have words with Raimundo's cousin Alejandra. Thanks to her, he has those that make our gender look bad. " Usagi says, she loathed fangirls.

Kimiko looks at Raimundo, " Why do you have a fangirl hoard? "

Raimundo groans, " Thanks to Alejandra they saw me topless, and now they won't leave me alone. There's a reason why I jumped at the opportunity, other than monetary issues for my family. "

" Couldn't have been that bad, could it, Raimundo? " Clay asks him.

" I won the junior division for barrel racing, and she arranged for me to lose my shirt in front of the crowd. " Raimundo deadpans.

Kimiko was already searching for the picture on the internet, " Fair warning, I know he's hiding a six pack. "

Kimiko curses, " Picture quality sucks. That's it, Raimundo, you're losing the shirt. "

Raimundo groans, " Conejita, por favor no me hagas hacer esto(Bunny, please don't make me do this). "

Usagi looks at him, " No posting any pictures online, Kimiko, I mean it. Not until Conejita makes her claim well known. " Raimundo says, sighing.

" There is a barrel racing competition coming up. " Daddy Bailey says.

" I need to go get Diablo, well, officially Infierno Diabolico. " Raimundo says, and was off with the Golden Tiger Claws to get his horse, and whatever else he would need as well.

Raimundo was back in ten minutes, Diablo snorting as he takes in his new location. Raimundo leans his head on the stallion's, " There's a barrel racing contest coming up, and I need to win this so Mi Conejita can make her claim on me public. I need you to help me with this, Diablo, please. She's mi alma(my soul). " This was the first time Raimundo ever said anything like that out loud, even if it was only to his horse.

Diablo butts his head against Raimundo's, silently telling him he would help. They hear appreciative whistles, " Raimundo, that is one handsome devil of a horse. "

" His name translates into Devil's Inferno, Clay. " Usagi says.

" Come here, Conejita, meet Diablo. Diablo, behave, or I'll tell abuela she can use you for breeding purposes next breeding season. " Raimundo warns his horse.

Usagi walks over, and holds out her hand, letting Diablo get to know her scent, and to the astonishment of Raimundo Diablo nuzzles her hand, " ¿Supongo que apruebas entonces?(I take it you approve of her then)? " Raimundo asks Diablo.

Diablo gives a whicker of agreement, and Usagi sighs, " Did I really just get approval from your horse to date you? "

Diablo tosses his head, he was no mere horse, and bellows that to the world. Usagi face palms, " How the hell does omnilingualism cover horses? I don't care who your damned sire was, Infierno Diabolico. "

Raimundo laughs, " He's like a storm, Conejita. "

" You, shirt, off, now. " Usagi tells him, and then she glares at Diablo, " I am not in the mood for any shenanigans, you understand me? "

Diablo bows his head immediately while Raimundo grumbles under his breath, unbuttoning his shirt, he knew damned well pictures were going to be taken. The wolf whistles from all three females present was unexpected once his shirt is tossed to Clay. Kimiko looks at Usagi, " You will at least let me look, right? "

" Look all you want, no deliberate touching with intent. " Usagi says, her eyes eating Raimundo up even as she slowly circles him. Raimundo was just glad there was no one else around.

" Get the devil settled in, then I am reclaiming you for cuddling, minus the shirt this time, am I understood? " Usagi asks sweetly.

All four males stand up straight at her tone, " Si, Conejita. Mrs. Bailey, look after my shirt please, abuela made it for me. "

Mrs Bailey takes it from her son, " I will, Raimundo. Usagi, if I were younger, and unmarried, I'd fight you for him. "

" Mama! " Clay yelps again.

Raimundo chokes even as Diablo snorts in amusement, though the half-storm spirit was not nearly stupid enough to piss off his alpha's future mate. She was terrifying when she wanted to be, no two ways about that. With Clay's help Raimundo gets his temperamental stallion settled in, and makes his way back to his girlfriend. He was not pressing his luck this week. Once she's happily snuggled into him again, with them lazily drifting through the air once more, he imagines what Jack will do to Alejandra for ensuring he had fangirls. How he loathed the fact he had a herd of them out for his blood, he kept to the mountains in Rio for the most part, for a reason, dammit. He knew he'd been lucky none of his fans had recognized him on his first date, after that, they'd stuck to Paris. Maybe they could go to Madrid sometime soon?

He was just glad he wasn't ticklish, as Usagi was tracing his abs lazily, half dozing off, her head nestled into the crook of his left shoulder. Daddy Bailey was taking care of registering him for the barrel race coming up, which meant an approved vet would have to come check Diablo over. Diablo suffered through these checks for one reason only, so he could prove his superiority on the field of battle his alpha had chosen. Usagi's lazy movements still as sleep claims her, her right arm draped across him while her left was wrapped around his shoulders. He never even realized when he drifted off, his control was now instinctive enough to keep them aloft.

The wind dragon is the first to awaken, and his awareness comes back to him in stages, just staggered enough that he kept his control over the winds, and his grip on Usagi. He yawns as he wakes up fully, and then blinks when he sees the whole ranch flooded. He flies over to join the others, " What I miss? "

" Oh, the Star Hanabi going active, Jack showing up, the usual. " Kimiko says, though Jack hadn't had his bots attack Raimundo or Usagi.

" Omi manage to milk Old Bessie yet? " Raimundo asks.

" Welcome back to the land of the waking, Sleeping Beauty. " Jack teases.

" Robot Genius, your Queen has an assignment for you. " Raimundo retorts.

" After the Showdown. " Jack says.

" That's cool. " Raimundo says, " Clay, what's the Showdown, and so help me, Diablo had better not get involved in...never mind. "

Diablo flies through the air, and settles next to his alpha, " Your horse ain't normal, is he, Raimundo? Anyhow, the Showdown is the Star goes into a Haystack, and the first one to get it wins. "

" Okay, Diablo's half Venti, still haven't figured out how that happened. " Raimundo says.

" Now that everyone's up to speed that's conscious and coherent, let's do this. " Jack says.

" Agreed. " Clay states, his Mama was also with the others.

" Gong Yi Tan Pai! "

Sapphire eyes slit open, and Raimundo fills their owner in telepathically, while setting her on her feet. Usagi stays curled into him though, Jack was using the Crest of Condor, and Raimundo frowns, " You do realize I am so challenging you for that on the off chance Clay loses, right, Jack? "

" Never said I'd give you other Wind Elemental Wu, only that I personally wouldn't challenge for the Sword of the Storm, Eye of Dashi, or Golden Tiger Claws. " Jack fires back.

" Why would you do that, boy? " Wuya asks.

Usagi sighs, " For my sake, Wuya. I am the heiress to the Albarn demon hunting line, right? Well, the jackals behind me in succession are getting more underhanded about how they claim the title from me. During the Chameleonbot incident I was cursed by a brother/sister duo, Raimundo had to steal the Sword of the Storm back from Jack to effectively protect me. "

" I see, what did you do to the fools? " Wuya asks

" Well, the brother, and all those with him at the monastery were judged by Anubis, and the Feather of Ma'at, not sure what my grandmother did to the sister, and I didn't ask either. " Usagi replies.

" How could you summon Anubis? " Wuya asks.

" She's Seraphina's granddaughter reincarnated, Wuya. " Dojo answers.

" The Seraphina that got along far too well with Lina Inverse, and actually had the balls enough to bitch slap Luna Inverse when she started berating her sister? That Seraphina? " Wuya asks.

Usagi cackles delightedly, " Damn, Grandma Sera was a badass in her more spry days. Sweet. " That was when pitchforks start attacking the showdown participants. Jack knocks Clay off of his saddle, and Clay lands on one of the floating hay bales.

" Crest of the Condor! " Jack activates the Shen Gong Wu, and it covers all of his right shoulder, and arm. Then he whips up a twister, and Raimundo scoffs.

Usagi looks at him, " Don't go there, mi Dragón. "

" Fine, I'll wait until it's just me and Jack. " Raimundo pouts, he could so make a bigger, better, and more badass twister. The only reason Usagi wasn't curled up into the fetal position was because she knew damned well she was safe with Raimundo, and that Jack wouldn't put her in undue danger either. Only Raimundo knew how affected she was by seeing that tornado.

He could feel her sag in relief when Clay wins the showdown, and the twister disperses. Jack lands next to them, " You have a job for me, my Queen? "

" Raimundo's cousin Alejandra, troll her unmercilessly. It's because of her he has those loathsome beings known as fangirls. " She spit the last word out like it was diseased.

" Dude, you have fangirls? " Jack asks.

" The insane, scary kind that can't get to me at a Xiaolin Temple. I won a Junior Barrel Racing Championship just before I was chosen, and Alejandra ensured I would lose my shirt in the winner's circle. " Raimundo states.

" Ouch, you got the scary breed, huh? Send me the specifics about your cousin later. Sorry about the twister, sis. " Jack says.

" We're cool, Jack. " Usagi says, though if you listened for it, you could hear the well hidden quaver to her voice, Tubbimura hadn't been as bad, because Raimundo had full control of his element the entire time.

This time Raimundo hadn't been the one in control, though he was quick to grab the Crest of the Condor, and he gives it to Diablo, " You protect that, okay, Diablo. You also use it to protect mi familia also. After we crush our competition barrel racing, you with me? "

Diablo snorts, and tosses his head before whinnying. He'd show those other horses what a true stallion could do. " Cool horse, but why Devil? "

" Technically his full name is Devil's Inferno translated. He's as ornery as they come, " Raimundo admits, swinging up onto Diablo's back, " But, I wouldn't have him any other way. Come on, Conejita, let's ride. "

Usagi lets him pull her onto Diablo in front of him, " Later, Jack. " Raimundo says as Diablo rears before racing off. Usagi could be excused for the surprised yelp she gave off when Diablo reared though.

Jack chuckles, and heads for home. Usagi was going to make Raimundo pay for that somehow. Usagi, while enjoying the arm Raimundo had wrapped around her, is already plotting her revenge. Time to schedule a beach day. Kimiko would love to go shopping for bikinis with her as well. Hell, she'd pick up Keiko, and make a girls day out of it. Raimundo guides Diablo to a stop, " Head on back to where you're currently stabled, boy, and let Clay rub you down, okay. "

Diablo nickers, and heads off, tossing his head as he does so. Raimundo's right eyebrow twitches, " You want to be put up for stud, Diablo? "

The stallion stills, and his head turns back to face his rider, and master, making himself look smaller. There had not yet been a mare that caught Diablo's attention, and he knew Raimundo would follow through with that threat too. Raimundo walks over to him, " Vos sabes que te quiero, caballo loco. Te crié y lo entrené desde que eras un potro cuando nadie más lo haría(You know I love you, you cantankerous stallion. I raised and trained you up from a foal when no one else would). "

Diablo nuzzles Raimundo's bare chest, sighing softly, apologizing for being so difficult for his master. He could be as ornery as he wanted once he was back home, and re-establishing his dominance over the young colts, and younger stallions as well. The geldings didn't trouble him much. " Good boy, Diablo. You can put all the posers in their places when you get back home. Right now, head for your temporary lodgings, be good, and help me deal with all the silly fillies after me, okay. "

Diablo neighs softly, and nuzzled his owner once again, before trotting back to the Bailey Ranch. Raimundo does text Clay to ask him to rub down his persnickety stallion. While mentioning that Diablo had a thing for tart apples, and clover hay.

Back at the front of the ranch Clay blinks, " Daddy, we got any clover hay? "

" No, we use alfalfa, why? "

" Diablo prefers clover hay, Daddy. "

" I'll go pick some up, anything else? "

" Tart apples, and apparently Diablo likes bananas as well. Raimundo does warn us not to feed him by hand, as Diablo is a devilishly tricky cuss, and will nip anyone not Raimundo, his abuela, or his oldest younger sister Carmenita. " Clay reads off.

" Tarnation, and he rides that ornery cuss bareback too. " Daddy Bailey says.

Back with Raimundo and Usagi the young couple is just strolling along, Raimundo keeping her close. He sighs as he takes in the sights, his cousin had almost ruined barrel racing for him, " Conejita, ¿Estas dispuesto a reclamarme publicamente cuando gane?(Bunny, would you be willing to make your claim public when I win)? "

" I was already planning to, Dragón. You are mine, and soon your herd of fangirls will know it. Ranko is the only one I will consider sharing you with. " Usagi says fiercely.

Raimundo would be lying if he said the way she looked in that moment didn't have his hormones sitting up and begging. He brushes a gentle kiss across her lips, not wanting to start something right then, finding a tree to recline in, he still had more cuddling time slotted in with his girlfriend, he could get some serious training in tomorrow for his next barrel racing competition.

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Xiaolin Showdown, Percy Jackson, Ranma Saotome, or Yu Yu Hakusho.