Alright everyone here you go the next chapter of Nerima's Black Panther

This story involves a lot of sexual innuendos and jokes; the problem is I don't know that many, so a little help here would be nice.

"Regular Japanese"

(Panda/panther signs)

*Chinese* (or Mandarin if you'd like)

'Thoughts'

-Any other languages-

Last time

Slowly Ranma lowered his head and nudged her with his nose. Glancing up she noticed the sign he was holding up for her to see. (Don't be sad…He wouldn't want to see you this way.)

Ryouko smiled as she lay her head down again. "Yeah…he wouldn't." she agreed as she drifted off to sleep again. "Kuranma…thank you." She mumbled just before she lost consciousness.

Ranma smiled as another sign came into view. (You're welcome.)

Secrets

When Ryouko woke up she immediately noticed that Kuranma was still with her. "Hey were you keeping me company all night?" she asked as she nudged the sleeping panther.

Ranma let out a yawn and drowsily held up a sign. (Yeah) noticing the lost girl sitting up Ranma got up as well and stretched her limbs before sitting down near the table. (What will you do?) The sign read as Ryouko yawned.

"Look for Ranma" she declared causing the panther to let its head down in despair. "I still need to beat his ass for my nii-san!" she declared as she raised her fists as tears streamed down her face.

"I can help with that." A voice declared from behind them causing both girl and panther to turn their heads. Nabiki smirked as Ranma sent her a pleading look which she ignored "If you want to find Ranma just stay with Kuranma…he'll pop up eventually."

Ryouko nodded as she clasped the smaller girl's hands within her own. "Thank you. I don't know how to repay you!"

"2,000 yen" Nabiki stated as she held out her hands for the payment.

Ryouko blinked before digging around her pockets after a moment she found the money and pulled out the necessary bills and handed them to Nabiki. "Here you go 2,000 yen" she stated with a smile as Ranma fell face first onto the ground.

Recovering quickly Ranma held up a sign that read (Traitor!) before hiding it away as Ryouko turned around to watch her as if she would magically turn into Ranma right then and there. 'Hope that doesn't happen' Ranma mused as she got up to move into the garden Ryouko following behind making sure to keep an eye on the panther even when she turned to converse with someone else who happened to call her name.

Akane watched in amusement as Ryouko followed the panther around the house trying to find Ranma. "I can't believe she's actually following him around." She commented idly to her sisters as the three of them sat around the table eating breakfast the fathers having gone out with their bentos earlier for their part time jobs.

Kasumi placed a hand on her cheek and sighed "Oh dear poor Ranma won't be able to change back until Ryouko-san leaves then." She stated calmly before resuming her meal.

Akane laughed "Well it shouldn't take too long, as soon as she loses sight of him she'll get lost." She concluded as Ranma walked into the room and sat next to Kasumi followed closely by Ryouko who sat right next to the panther.

"Is something wrong with Kuranma?" Ryouko asked as the panther glared at her. "She's been wandering around the house for a while now." Ryouko slowly began to run her fingers through Ranma's fur before speaking again. "If something is wrong you should get it looked at."

Nabiki giggled "Oh nothing's wrong with her." She replied seeing Ryouko's confused face. "She just needed to stretch her legs a bit is all." She continued as Ranma nodded her head in agreement even though she was a panther.

"I see…" Ryouko muttered before falling silent.

Kasumi noting the tense atmosphere abruptly stood up "I think I'll go shopping today." She declared as she stared at Ranma. "Kuranma-chan, want to come with me?" she asked kindly.

(Sure!) Ranma's sign read as the panther got up and followed after the homemaker of the Tendo household. Ryouko was quick to trail after the two not wanting to miss her chance at seeing Ranma. (What are we shopping for?) The sign read after a minute of silent walking.

Kasumi giggled "Nothing in particular I just needed to get out of the house for the day." She admitted as she patted Ranma on the head. "Is there anything you need Ryouko-chan?" she asked turning to the traveling girl.

"Not really." She stated caught off guard by the sudden question.

Kasumi shrugged before giving the girl's clothing a glance over "Do you have any other clothing?" she asked as they entered the shopping area. When Ryouko shook her head Kasumi frowned before grabbing the girl by the wrist and dragging her towards the nearest clothing store she could find. "That won't do Ryouko-chan a girl needs extra clothing for that special man out there."

Hearing that Ryouko quickly tried to pry her hand loose from Kasumi's grip but found to her own shock that she could not escape the older girl's grip and try as she might she could not slow her progress towards the clothing store as Ranma followed the two amused to no end. "No really I don't need it!" Ryouko wailed as she dug her heels into the ground as best she could.

"Nonsense, what if you suddenly met the man of your dreams and he invites you out?" Kasumi asked as she continued undeterred towards the store. "You'd need something a little more special for him right?" she asked as they neared the store. "Even I have a few sets of "Battle clothes" if you know what I mean."

Ranma wasn't really sure what she meant by battle clothes but he had a few guesses based on what had already been said. Deciding to have a little fun Ranma walked up behind Ryouko and started to push her forward as Kasumi pulled her along.

"Hey that's no fair you two are working together!" Ryouko shouted as she was dragged into the shop. After many different outfits Ryouko exited the store with a bag full of new clothing which she carried meekly, face red in embarrassment. "You two are mean." She complained as Kasumi led them towards the food court.

"Don't say that, you were having fun weren't you?" Kasumi asked with a smile causing the wandering girl to blush as she looked away. "See?" Ryouko said nothing as she kept a hand on Ranma's back as to not get lost.

Ranma gave the equivalent of a smile until she noticed a stumbling kid holding what looked like a cup of hot water. 'Crap' she thought as she jumped out of the way just as the kid tripped and spilled the water over the area Ranma had just been standing. 'That was close.' Glancing over Ranma was treated to the sight of a dripping wet Ryouko who looked rather upset as she squeezed what she could out of her clothing.

"Stupid kid." She muttered angrily before being dragged off towards the bathroom by Kasumi. "Wait where are we going?" she cried out once she realized she was being dragged by the back of her shirt collar.

"Dear you can't walk around in soaking wet clothing." Kasumi explained as she continued dragging the wiggling girl towards the restroom. "So since you already have a change of clothes handy let's have you change into it."

"But…"

"No buts." Kasumi cut her off as Ranma quietly followed after them "here we are." Dragging Ryouko into the bathroom Kasumi calmly looked over her shoulder at Ranma who nodded and sat down next to the door.

As Ranma waited for the two to exit the bathroom she took to laying down and observing the people walking by as they all pointed at her and whispered amongst themselves. 'Annoying people' Ranma thought idly as she rested her head on her forepaws closing her eyes as she did so. 'Just because I look like a dangerous animal they treat me like this.'

"Kitty is so soft!" she heard a squeaky voice call out from her left. Opening her eyes Ranma looked towards the direction to see a little girl about six years old rubbing her back. (Where is your mother?) The sign that Ranma pulled out of nowhere asked. The little girl tilted her head as she looked around the area "Mama is over there!" she shouted as she pointed at a frantic women looking around calling out "Miyuki!" Ranma seemed to sigh as she flipped the sign around (Get on) the little girl nodded happily as she clambered onto the panther's back.

Ranma noting that the little girl was safely on slowly stood up and calmly walked over to the frantic mother and nudged her leg with her nose. The woman let out a muffled sound of surprise as she spun around and looked down. "MIYUKI!" she screamed as she scooped the girl up and hugged her as if she'd disappear again. "Mama was so worried about you!"

"Don't worry Mama, Kitty helped me!" the little girl shouted enthusiastically as she pointed at Ranma's retreating figure.

When Ranma returned to her spot Kasumi and Ryouko where already there as Kasumi smiled "We saw that Kuranma." She stated as she rubbed the panther's head affectionately. Ranma seemed to purr at the contact causing the two girls to giggle as they made their way towards the food court. "So Kuranma-chan what do you think about Ryouko-chan's new look?" Kasumi asked out of the blue as they sat down at a table.

Ryouko, suddenly in the spotlight, blushed and looked away playing with the end of her hair. Her new look consisted of a bright T-shirt and a pair of slightly ripped up blue jeans giving her a very urban look (It's nice) the sign read as Ranma looked away uninterested about clothing in general.

Kasumi smiled as she sat the younger teen down "See? Even Kuranma thinks so." She said cheerfully as she sat down across from the bandanna wearing girl. She got to say no more as a passerby tripped and spilled their hot water all over the group. "Oh my" Kasumi stated fretfully as she wrung her hair out a bit.

"Kyaa!" someone else screamed from behind them causing the two to turn around only to see a dripping wet panther sitting down next to their table looking rather grumpy. A meter or so away from her was a young woman sitting on the ground the remains of a bottle of cold water next to her. "Th-that p-pa-panther t-turned i-into a-a-a b-boy a-and b-ba-back i-into a-a p-pa-panther!" she shouted near hysterics

Kasumi smiled down at her "My I'm sure you're mistaken." She stated as her visage seemed to darken as if daring the other woman to counter her statement.

The woman gulped nervously as she backed away "Yeah…yeah I must've been imagining things…boys turning into panthers? I'm reading too many fantasy books!" she shouted as she ran away.

Ryouko tilted her head to the side in confusion as she watched the other woman run away "Weird" she stated as she began to wring her clothing dry "My clothes keep on getting ruined today." She noted as she looked down at herself.

Kasumi sighed and stood up "Let's go home then." She stated as she grasped Ryouko's wrist and began to lead her in the direction of the Tendo household. "We can change there; come along Kuranma!"

Ranma nodded and followed after the two women after shaking her fur as dry as she could. (Troublesome) the sign read as the trio walked through the city. When the three reached the house Kasumi announced their return before making a beeline for her room with Ryouko in tow.

"Kuranma, Ryouko-chan and I are going to go change." She announced from the top of the stairs earning a nod of acknowledgement

Ranma decided to take a quick nap next to the table and quickly curled up at her normal spot before resting her head on the floor and drifted off to sleep. Ranma was woken up by the sensation of something warm being poured over his head. "What?" he grumbled audibly as he sat up still too tired to realize he was human again.

"Ra-Ra-Ran-Ranma!" he heard someone stutter, realizing what the situation was he didn't bother to turn around and just ran. Ryouko was quick to recover though and she immediately gave chase shouting death threats the entire time. "Get back here you coward!"

Just as she hopped over the wall after Ranma Shampoo jumped in from the opposite side of the house and made her way into the room. "Shampoo miss something?" she asked as she looked around

Akane rubbed her forehead in annoyance before pointing over at Nabiki who still held the teapot in her hands. "Ryouko found Ranma." She stated simply as the shout of "SAOTOME RANMA PREPARE TO DIE!" rang out through the district. "Well it's not like he could keep it a secret forever or anything."

End

Sorry it is so short but I couldn't really think of anything for this chapter. Anyways poll is still up hopefully FF has fixed all the problems by the time this is posted.