Wild Kitten
Disclaimer: *Omi cleared his throat* "Ehem, Chibi Shamps doesn't own the characters in this story although she wished she could own Nagi and Omi so she could-" *Omi blushed* "I'm NOT reading that!" *He quickly ran away*
"..." - talking
/.../ - thought
~...~ - telepathy
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Chapter 6: A Curse Revealed
"...a black panther," Ranko finished. She paused to see their reactions.
"PANTHER?!"
Everybody jumped at the loud shout and they stared at Aya who had shouted that out.
Ranko rubbed her ears after hearing her brother's shout full blast. "Yes, nii-chan. I turn into a panther when splashed by cold water and back to normal when splashed with warm or hot water."
"Sorry but I find that hard to believe," Yohji commented. His head was still swirling from her story and this topped it off.
Ranko sighed. She had expected that. She couldn't blame them really, afterall she still have a hard time believing it herself. Oh well, I guess she just have to show them. "I know it is but it's the truth. I'll demonstrate it for you."
Yohji was still in doubt when he suddenly find himself staring at a giant black panther in front of him. He jumped up in surprise and scuttled backwards. "HOLY SHIT!"
Omi, Ken and Aya had taken it a bit calmer. Well, Omi fainted when he saw the panther. Ken turned white and ran behind one of the couches. Aya? He remain expressionless but his eyes had widened in shock.
The panther rubbed against Aya's legs. He looked down and started stroking her silky fur. Ranko purred in pleasure. She stayed in her cursed form for a few more minutes before turning back to her human form but she forgot one little detail.
Yohji started to drool as he saw the panther turned into a very *naked* buxom young girl.
Ranko yelped and hid behind her brother. She quickly put on her clothes while Aya glared at Yohji for staring.
"Gomen." She blushed embarrased beyond belief. Then she noticed Omi still on the floor out cold. She rushed to his side and patted his cheeks gently trying to wake him up. "Omi-kun, wake up."
Omi opened his eyes slowly and saw a red blur. He focused on the blur and blushed when he saw who it was.
"Omi-kun? Daijoubu ka?" she asked concern reflected in her blue-gray eyes. /Hmm, his face is a bit flushed. I hope he's not sick/.
"Daijoubu," he replied still blushing. He hoped that she didn't look closely at his face right now and prayed for some distraction. His prayers were answered.
"That's good. Can you help me with Ken-kun now?" She pointed to where Ken was hiding.
He chuckled a bit and said, "Sure." Ken had never taken surprises very well especially not when a human turned into a big panther.
They both went over to where Ken was and tried to coax him out.
"Ken-kun, come out. I won't hurt you," Ranko assured. It was quite amusing actually. A grown man hiding behind a couch and whimpering.
Whimper, whimper.
"Come on out, Ken-kun. The panther is gone now," Omi said. He tried to hold back his chuckle. Who would have thought a ruthless assassin could be sent to hiding by a young girl. But then he remembered himself fainting and a slight blush appeared on his cheeks.
Ken shuffled a bit and poked his head out. "I-it's gone?"
"Yeah."
Ken slowly came out and looked around cautiously before deciding that it was indeed safe.
Omi then remembered something. "Ranko, didn't you say you need cold water to change? There wasn't any water around when you turned into a panther."
The others looked at Ranko curiously except Ken who started backing away when the word 'panther' was mentioned before he was grabbed by Aya and pushed down into a seat roughly. (AN: Poor Ken-ken!)
Ranko sighed before explaining. "My curse is a bit complicated. After Jusenkyo I was not in any condition to travel because...you know. So the guide took me to a nearby Amazon village. It's a village filled with female warriors."
"Female warriors?" Yohji asked imagining a village filled with big and ugly women. A shudder went through his spine.
"Yes. Don't think they're ugly. The village is filled with beautiful women. They run the village and men were nothing more than mere slaves."
Yohji brightened up before paling at the last statement. He made a mental note never go to an Amazon village.
"When I entered the village nobody was friendly because they don't like outsiders. Luckily I was saved by an elder named Cologne before they started a fight. Elder Cologne said I have a strong chi and she offered to teach me on how to harness it in exchange for me to become an Amazon."
"So what did you do?" Omi asked curiously.
"I accepted of course. What else could I do? I just lost Pops and I had no idea how to get back to Japan. I had no intention of swimming back to Japan in my cursed form."
"But that still doesn't explain how you change without water," Aya pointed out.
"I was getting to that. Don't you know patience is a virtue?"
Aya humphed. "Fine."
"Well, after 6 months I finally mastered all the techniques Elder Cologne could teach me. I asked permission from her to get out of the village and travel. In my travel I encountered a group of people who said they could cure Jusenkyo curses. I was really desperate that time so I accepted to be their test subject. Even if I no longer hate the curse, I was still uncomfortable and I really wanted to go back to Japan. What I didn't anticipate is what they did to me." She started shivering at the memory.
"W-what did they do to you, Ranko?" Omi asked hesistantly.
"I-I don't really want to talk about it. Suffice to say that it resulted in me changing without any water and becoming telephatic."
"You're telephatic?" Yohji asked surprised.
~Yep! I am and a strong one at that~
They all jumped except Aya and Ranko, startled by the voice in their minds. They were a bit unnerved by this new revelation especially since they had a bad encounter with another redheaded telepath.
"Are you stronger than Schuldig?" Ken inquired further. Schuldig was a very powerful opponent and he couldn't imagine this small girl was more powerful than him.
"Of course," she replied indigantly. "That German redhead ain't got nothing on me." She grinned. Her mind wondered back when she felt his lips against her and blushed a bit.
The others except Aya chuckled remembering the incident at the fastfood restaurant. Aya narrowed his eyes when he spotted the slight blush on his younger sister's cheeks.
"Well, I'm pooped. Can we continue this discussion tomorrow?" she asked while yawning.
Aya almost hit himself. /She's injured. No wonder she's tired. Aya, you idiot!/ he berated himself.
Ranko giggled when she heard his thoughts. "That's okay, Ran-niichan. I'm not an invalid you know."
"You got shot. The doctor said that you have to stay in bed for two weeks and do nothing strenuous. The wound will take longer to heal otherwise especially after that scuffle with Schuldig."
"But, but," she sputtered. She wanted desperately to argue but she couldn't think of anything to say. Not when her brother was in one of his moods.
"No buts. You're going to stay in bed, young lady." With that he picked her up and carried her princess style to his bedroom.
"Ran-niichan! Put me down now!"
"No. Doctor's orders," he stated calmly.
"I was able to handle Schuldig just fine so don't you dare say I'm not capable of taking care of myself."
"I don't care. You're staying in bed and that's final."
Ranko fumed but stayed silent.
Yohji, Ken and Omi decided to call it a night and went to their respective bedrooms.
*End Chapter 7*
AN: I'm so sorry this took so long! *gets down on hands and knees* I sorta got sidetracked with my other fic and ended up neglecting this one a bit. I hope you're not mad at me! I also had heaps of assignments one after another and I didn't have a chance to relax and write the story. I hope you enjoyed this chap and Ranko's curse is finally revealed but that is not all. She still has one more little secret. Please REVIEW!!! Replies to reviews will be in the next chapter.
PS: If you want to be notified when this fic is updated, leave your e-mail address in the review or just send me you e-mail address.
Disclaimer: *Omi cleared his throat* "Ehem, Chibi Shamps doesn't own the characters in this story although she wished she could own Nagi and Omi so she could-" *Omi blushed* "I'm NOT reading that!" *He quickly ran away*
"..." - talking
/.../ - thought
~...~ - telepathy
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Chapter 6: A Curse Revealed
"...a black panther," Ranko finished. She paused to see their reactions.
"PANTHER?!"
Everybody jumped at the loud shout and they stared at Aya who had shouted that out.
Ranko rubbed her ears after hearing her brother's shout full blast. "Yes, nii-chan. I turn into a panther when splashed by cold water and back to normal when splashed with warm or hot water."
"Sorry but I find that hard to believe," Yohji commented. His head was still swirling from her story and this topped it off.
Ranko sighed. She had expected that. She couldn't blame them really, afterall she still have a hard time believing it herself. Oh well, I guess she just have to show them. "I know it is but it's the truth. I'll demonstrate it for you."
Yohji was still in doubt when he suddenly find himself staring at a giant black panther in front of him. He jumped up in surprise and scuttled backwards. "HOLY SHIT!"
Omi, Ken and Aya had taken it a bit calmer. Well, Omi fainted when he saw the panther. Ken turned white and ran behind one of the couches. Aya? He remain expressionless but his eyes had widened in shock.
The panther rubbed against Aya's legs. He looked down and started stroking her silky fur. Ranko purred in pleasure. She stayed in her cursed form for a few more minutes before turning back to her human form but she forgot one little detail.
Yohji started to drool as he saw the panther turned into a very *naked* buxom young girl.
Ranko yelped and hid behind her brother. She quickly put on her clothes while Aya glared at Yohji for staring.
"Gomen." She blushed embarrased beyond belief. Then she noticed Omi still on the floor out cold. She rushed to his side and patted his cheeks gently trying to wake him up. "Omi-kun, wake up."
Omi opened his eyes slowly and saw a red blur. He focused on the blur and blushed when he saw who it was.
"Omi-kun? Daijoubu ka?" she asked concern reflected in her blue-gray eyes. /Hmm, his face is a bit flushed. I hope he's not sick/.
"Daijoubu," he replied still blushing. He hoped that she didn't look closely at his face right now and prayed for some distraction. His prayers were answered.
"That's good. Can you help me with Ken-kun now?" She pointed to where Ken was hiding.
He chuckled a bit and said, "Sure." Ken had never taken surprises very well especially not when a human turned into a big panther.
They both went over to where Ken was and tried to coax him out.
"Ken-kun, come out. I won't hurt you," Ranko assured. It was quite amusing actually. A grown man hiding behind a couch and whimpering.
Whimper, whimper.
"Come on out, Ken-kun. The panther is gone now," Omi said. He tried to hold back his chuckle. Who would have thought a ruthless assassin could be sent to hiding by a young girl. But then he remembered himself fainting and a slight blush appeared on his cheeks.
Ken shuffled a bit and poked his head out. "I-it's gone?"
"Yeah."
Ken slowly came out and looked around cautiously before deciding that it was indeed safe.
Omi then remembered something. "Ranko, didn't you say you need cold water to change? There wasn't any water around when you turned into a panther."
The others looked at Ranko curiously except Ken who started backing away when the word 'panther' was mentioned before he was grabbed by Aya and pushed down into a seat roughly. (AN: Poor Ken-ken!)
Ranko sighed before explaining. "My curse is a bit complicated. After Jusenkyo I was not in any condition to travel because...you know. So the guide took me to a nearby Amazon village. It's a village filled with female warriors."
"Female warriors?" Yohji asked imagining a village filled with big and ugly women. A shudder went through his spine.
"Yes. Don't think they're ugly. The village is filled with beautiful women. They run the village and men were nothing more than mere slaves."
Yohji brightened up before paling at the last statement. He made a mental note never go to an Amazon village.
"When I entered the village nobody was friendly because they don't like outsiders. Luckily I was saved by an elder named Cologne before they started a fight. Elder Cologne said I have a strong chi and she offered to teach me on how to harness it in exchange for me to become an Amazon."
"So what did you do?" Omi asked curiously.
"I accepted of course. What else could I do? I just lost Pops and I had no idea how to get back to Japan. I had no intention of swimming back to Japan in my cursed form."
"But that still doesn't explain how you change without water," Aya pointed out.
"I was getting to that. Don't you know patience is a virtue?"
Aya humphed. "Fine."
"Well, after 6 months I finally mastered all the techniques Elder Cologne could teach me. I asked permission from her to get out of the village and travel. In my travel I encountered a group of people who said they could cure Jusenkyo curses. I was really desperate that time so I accepted to be their test subject. Even if I no longer hate the curse, I was still uncomfortable and I really wanted to go back to Japan. What I didn't anticipate is what they did to me." She started shivering at the memory.
"W-what did they do to you, Ranko?" Omi asked hesistantly.
"I-I don't really want to talk about it. Suffice to say that it resulted in me changing without any water and becoming telephatic."
"You're telephatic?" Yohji asked surprised.
~Yep! I am and a strong one at that~
They all jumped except Aya and Ranko, startled by the voice in their minds. They were a bit unnerved by this new revelation especially since they had a bad encounter with another redheaded telepath.
"Are you stronger than Schuldig?" Ken inquired further. Schuldig was a very powerful opponent and he couldn't imagine this small girl was more powerful than him.
"Of course," she replied indigantly. "That German redhead ain't got nothing on me." She grinned. Her mind wondered back when she felt his lips against her and blushed a bit.
The others except Aya chuckled remembering the incident at the fastfood restaurant. Aya narrowed his eyes when he spotted the slight blush on his younger sister's cheeks.
"Well, I'm pooped. Can we continue this discussion tomorrow?" she asked while yawning.
Aya almost hit himself. /She's injured. No wonder she's tired. Aya, you idiot!/ he berated himself.
Ranko giggled when she heard his thoughts. "That's okay, Ran-niichan. I'm not an invalid you know."
"You got shot. The doctor said that you have to stay in bed for two weeks and do nothing strenuous. The wound will take longer to heal otherwise especially after that scuffle with Schuldig."
"But, but," she sputtered. She wanted desperately to argue but she couldn't think of anything to say. Not when her brother was in one of his moods.
"No buts. You're going to stay in bed, young lady." With that he picked her up and carried her princess style to his bedroom.
"Ran-niichan! Put me down now!"
"No. Doctor's orders," he stated calmly.
"I was able to handle Schuldig just fine so don't you dare say I'm not capable of taking care of myself."
"I don't care. You're staying in bed and that's final."
Ranko fumed but stayed silent.
Yohji, Ken and Omi decided to call it a night and went to their respective bedrooms.
*End Chapter 7*
AN: I'm so sorry this took so long! *gets down on hands and knees* I sorta got sidetracked with my other fic and ended up neglecting this one a bit. I hope you're not mad at me! I also had heaps of assignments one after another and I didn't have a chance to relax and write the story. I hope you enjoyed this chap and Ranko's curse is finally revealed but that is not all. She still has one more little secret. Please REVIEW!!! Replies to reviews will be in the next chapter.
PS: If you want to be notified when this fic is updated, leave your e-mail address in the review or just send me you e-mail address.