Cupid's Surprise

It's a Friday night, and most of the five Ronins are calling it a day. Ryo, Rowan, Cye and Kento are relaxing in the living room, watching their favorite movie, "Die, Die Dynasty!". With mugs of hot chocolate in their hands and warm slippers on their feet, they were content with the days events. However, one particular Ronin wasn't ready to call it quits.

"Bye guys! I'm going out with Abby! Should be back at 11:00, or 11:30, it matters what she wants to do, heh heh heh...," shouted Sage from the doorway.

"Bye bye, Sage! Have a great time! And don't get into any trouble!" called out Rowan.

"Hey, would I do that?" asked Sage.

Cye and Rowan both replied, "When it comes to girls...yes."

"Heh, I guess so," Sage blushed a little.

"Hey man, bring me back any leftovers. You know how girls never want to finish their food when they're staring at you," said Kento.

"Well, the cold air is coming in, and Abby looks like she's ready for some fun! Here I come!!!"

Sage ran out the door and hopped into the red car, driving off at a fast speed.

"Ay, that Sage," sighed Cye.

"Who's Abby, anyway?" asked Kento.

"Sage's girlfriend of the hour," replied Ryo.

The four friends laughed and returned their attention to the movie.

Later that night, just as the Ronin's were about to hit the hay, Sage's car pulled in. When he walked into the door with a suspicious grin on his face, Ryo had had enough.

"Sage, I love you like a brother, but you can't keep doing this, man!"

"Yes, you hit on girls, use them, and then you leave them," said Cye.

"Cye, you've always had a deep respect for the ladies," said Sage.

"Well, hopefully no man would use women like that," Cye stated.

"Yeah man, you're not just a flirt master, you are a player. That's just not right!" exclaimed Kento.

"Guys...I'm not a player...women don't like players..." whispered Sage as a smile began to appear.

"Sage, promise me this," asked Ryo. "Promise to only hit on four girls tomorrow."

"What?!? But I always hit on at least 10!"

"It's got to stop, Sage," said a serious Rowan.

"Man...okay. I, Sage Date, vow to only hit on four girls tomorrow."

"Oh, and by the way, tomorrow's Valentine's day," Cye said matter-of-factly.

"What?!? *sigh* Damn...to only hit on four girls tomorrow, Valentine's day."

"You know, guys. I think that this should be on paper with Sage's signature, in case he breaks it," Kento said while a grin spread across his face.

"Good idea, Kento! Cye, would you do the honors?" asked Ryo.

"Certainly."

Cye wrote in his best penmanship Sage's exact words. He left a spot on the bottom for Sage to sign.

"Must I? Guys, come on, you know I wouldn't be able to do it!" Sage pleaded as he signed the contract.

"You don't and we'll tell girls that you're not straight," said Ryo.

"But you know that's not true," Sage replied.

"So? What does that have to do with it?" answered Rowan.

"You guys suck," Sage said as he sank into his chair and fell asleep.

"It's for his own good," Kento said as he and the other Ronins got ready to go back to their own houses and sleep.

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Five minutes to midnight, Cupid was out and about looking for some fun. He was a practical joker, and had already decided what he was going to do, but he was searching for some victims. Then he came across Ryo Sanada's house.

"Hmm...he could be okay. His face has the right shape. I can work with this," he thought to himself.

Cupid worked his magic onto an arrow and shot it through Ryo's window into his arm. Then Cupid flew around the town some more until he came across Cye's house.

"Well, his personality is sugar sweet, so, one magic arrow coming up for this guy!"

He did the same thing to Cye that he did to Ryo and moved onto Kento's house down the street.

"Woah, this guy is nothing like what I'm looking for, but I'm desperate. Hmm, he has a muscular build; that'll work."

Kento became a victim of the same fate as Cye and Ryo. A few seconds before the clock struck midnight, Cupid came to Rowan's apartment.

"Good enough, I don't have much time left."

He shot the arrow, snickered to himself, and flew off into the night sky just as it became midnight.

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It was seven-thirty when Ryo finally woke up from slumber. He scratched his head and stood up. He saundered into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. What he saw shocked him.

"What?!? A bad hair day, again? Wait, what did I just say? I don't talk like that!"

He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and took another look into the mirror.

"Ack! I'm...I'm a girl!"

The magic that Cupid had put into his arrows transformed the four Ronins into females for twenty-four hours. They only had slight control over what they said and did. Ryo picked up the phone and called Rowan.

"Ro! I'm a girl!"

"What? You too?"

"It happened to you too? What happened?"

"I don't know, man! I fell asleep Mister Rowan and woke up Miss Rowan. Did you call the others yet? Maybe it's a plague that Sage had, or something."

"Hey, Sage, do you think he cursed us or something after what we did yesterday?"

"That's nonsense! Or is it?"

"Well, if I was never superstitious before, I am now!"

"This is out of control," Rowan said under his breathe. "D'ya wanna go to the mall later?"

"Oh, sure, there's this new dress I've had my eye on for weeks! Wha???"

"It hurts! It hurts! Okay, that's it! I am hanging this phone up!"

"Rowan? Rowan? I'd better hang up too. This is too weird..."

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Kento woke up and turned on the lights downstairs. He walked into the kitchen and took out the cereal for breakfast. When he walked past the window, he looked outside, but saw his reflection instead.

"The hell...?"

He looked again, but decided that his eyes were playing tricks on him, since he wasn't exactly a morning person. Just as he sat down to pour his milk, Cye burst through the door.

"Okay, I'm sorry for what we did to Sage, but this is going too far!"

"Ehh?" questioned Kento.

"Far as I know, I was born a male!"

"What the hell are you talking about, man?"

"Look at me! I'm...I'm female!"

"Well, do you come equipped with the pink silk underwear?"

"Oh, shut up!"

"I'm just joking'. So, you couldn't find a date for tonight, so your going to bring yourself?

"Ha ha, very funny. If you think it's so hilarious, look at yourself!"

Kento stood up and ran to the bathroom. He looked in the mirror to find a strong built female staring back at him.

"Cye, is this another of your jokes?"

"No! It's...to be frank, I don't know what the hell's going on!"

"Should we just stay home today so that no one sees us. I don't want to know how the other guys would react," stated Kento.

"Well I'm not going to let this ruin my day's plans. I'm still going to go to the park to finish my drawings for art class...even if I will be going in a dress."

"Girls wear pants too."

"Yes, but have you looked in you closet today? It's filled with dresses, skirts, and blouses. We have no choice."

"Nooo! This can't be happening! My manhood!!!"

"There there, little Kento. Well, I have to leave. The park is most quiet in the morning. Good luck today, trooper!"

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