Twins and One Half
Chapter 2
[ ] means sign the panda is holding.
Nerima was a seemed to be a nice, quiet little town. Unlike the recent stormy weather in China, it was rather nice as the midday sun shone down on Ranma-chan and Genma as the made their way to the Tendo Dojo. Ranma-chan was carrying each twin in its own carrier. They both were thankfully asleep even though it was getting close to feeding time. She just wanted to get to the dojo before waking them so they wouldn't start crying. Ranma-chan just didn't want to hear her father's mouth.
"Boy, why are you still a girl?" Genma growled.
"You know the answer to that." Ranma-chan Sighed, "We've been over it a thousand times already. The babies get upset when I'm in my male body, it's easier to deal with them like this. You're the one who keeps gripping when they cry, not me."
"You're becoming more like a girl every day," Genma said, his voice very condescending, "It breaks a father's heart!"
"Now look what you've done!" Ranma-chan groaned, Michele starting to cry. At least they were there. Genma knocked on the door and a young woman with long brown hair, brown eyes, wearing a yellow blouse and black skirt with an apron answered the door. Ranma-chan noted how cute the girl looked when she smiled at them.
"Can I help you?" the girl asked cheerfully.
"I'm here to see Soun Tendo." Genma replied.
"Oh, father is in the living room, this way." The girl led them through the hallway and into the living room. At this time, Michael decided to join his sister crying.
"May I use your kitchen?" Ranma-chan asked, trying to be polite. She then noticed the strange looks the girl kept giving the babies, Genma and Ranma- chan.
"Sure, this way." The girl replied, leading Ranma-chan with the babies into the kitchen. "Can I ask you something?"
Ranma-chan put the carriers down on the floor near the corner of the kitchen and dropped her pack down near them. She dug out two bottles and the canister that had the baby formula in it. "Sure, go ahead."
"Well, what is your relationship to that man?" the girl asked.
Ranma-chan finished filling the bottles with water and put them in the microwave and pushed a few buttons, starting the water heating, "He's my pops, though he can be a real ass-hole at times." Ranma-chan. At first she didn't think much about the question until seeing the look of relief cross the girl's face. What was that about anyway? "Why?"
"Um, well," the girl, said, her face turning crimson with embarrassment, "I kind of thought he was your babies' father."
That almost caused Ranma-chan to choke, why the heck did this girl think that? "NO WAY!" Ranma-chan snapped.
"I don't know why I thought that, the man just looked too old to be their father. How old are you, anyway."
"Sixteen." Ranma-chan said, removing the bottles from the microwave and checking how hot the water was. Satisfied, she took a small scoop from the canister and scooped some of the powder into each bottle and put the tops on them. Ranma-chan then looked at the girl considering asking for help feeding the twins.
"Would you like me to help?" the girl asked.
"You wouldn't mind?" Ranma-chan asked hopefully.
"Not at all." The girl said.
Ranma-chan handed the girl one of the bottles to the girl and walked over to the fussing babies, picking Michael up from the carrier. Gently, Ranma- chan handed him to the girl who took him with a smile. "Michael here isn't too fussy with who feeds him as long as he eats."
The girl giggled at that as the baby in her arms started sucking on the bottle. "Oh, my. How rude of me, I haven't even introduced myself yet. I'm Kasumi Tendo."
"That's alright." Ranma-chan said as she picked up Michele and started feeding her. "My name's Ranma Saotome."
"Ranma, if I may ask, who is the father?" Kasumi asked.
"I don't know."
"What do you mean, you don't know. How could you not know something like that?" Kasumi asked, her voice shifting to a harsh tone.
"Because I adopted them when their mother died in a fire." Ranma-chan explained, a wave of sadness flowing through her at the memory.
"I'm sorry." Kasumi said, burping Michael as he finished eating. She gently placed the boy back in his carrier, tucking him in with the blanket.
"That's all right." Ranma-chan said. She then saw water starting to spray from around the sink's faucet and turned her back to it, protecting Michele as hot water started spraying full force a few seconds later. Ranma-chans back was completely soaked by the water turning her male, which seemed to upset Michele who started wailing loudly.
"I'm so sorry!" Kasumi gasped, rushing over to the sink and turning the main line underneath off. It was amazing that she avoided getting drenched herself.
"That's alright." Ranma said, using his ki to quickly dry his clothes. Kasumi just stared at the black haired boy who was standing in place of the redheaded girl. "Do you have some cold water, then I'll explain everything."
Kasumi went to the refrigerator and pulled out a pitcher of ice water. Ranma took the pitcher and carefully poured it over his head, avoiding getting any on the baby. Kasumi stared as the black-haired boy changed back into a redheaded girl. "How?" was all Kasumi could say.
"It's alright, mommy's back." Ranma-chan cooed, calming the little girl down. When Michele finally fell asleep, Ranma-chan put the little girl into the empty carrier and turned to Kasumi. "Ever hear of Jusenkyo?" Kasumi shook her head no and Ranma-chan explained everything that happened at Jusenkyo and who she saved the twins from the fire. Ranma-chan also explained what happened to the twins' mother and Kasumi looked very sympathetic at that.
"Daddy wants to talk to us all," a girl with short brown hair said from the doorway.
"What about, Nabiki?" Kasumi asked.
"Don't know, but he said to bring Ranma also." Nabiki said, turning away and walking from the kitchen.
Ranma picked up the two carriers and followed Kasumi into the living room where Genma and Nabiki was sitting at a table wit a man with long black hair and a mustache and a young girl with long bluish-black hair. Ranma sat next to Kasumi, placing the carriers between them.
"Good," the man said, "I'm glad you finally came. My name's Soun Tendo."
"What do you mean, father?" Kasumi asked.
"This here is my old friend Genma Saotome and his son Ranma Saotome." Soun said, indicating each with a finger.
"You better check again," Nabiki said with a smirk, "That, daddy is a girl." Nabiki said, reaching over and squeezing one of Ranma-chan's breasts with emphasis.
"Will you please stop fondling me." Ranma-chan asked, her face burning with embarrassment.
"I can explain that." Soun said, explaining everything about Jusenkyo's curses. "It was a very tragic accident."
"Do you really expect us to believe that?" Nabiki asked.
"I'll prove it." Genma said, splashing the tea he was drinking on Ranma- chan, turning her into a male again and upsetting a now fully awake Michele.
"What you do that for?!" Ranma demanded. Everybody else at the table, with the exception of Kasumi and Genma looked on with shock. Kasumi hurried to the kitchen and back with another pitcher of ice water which she dumped on Ranma's head. Ranma-chan shivered after she changed, that water was even colder than the last! "Thanks Kasumi." Ranma-chan said, trying to soothe Michele back down.
"Your problem isn't so bad now after all, is it?" Soun laughed, "These are my daughters, Akane, Nabiki and Kasumi. Pick any one and she'll be your new fiancé."
"WHAT!?" All three Tendo daughter snapped.
"It was decided before you were all born," Soun said, "It's a matter of family honor."
"Then Akane would be the perfect choice, after all, she hates boys and Ranma's half girl." Nabiki said.
"It's settled then!" Soun declared, "Akane will be your new fiancé!"
"I am not marrying some freak!" Akane snapped.
"Who are you calling freak!?" Ranma-chan snapped, recovering from the shock. What had that jackass of a father gotten her into now?
"You, you sex-changing freak!" Akane growled.
"Look at that!" Genma said.
"They're already the perfect couple!" Soun said.
"Oh happy day!" Genma and Soun cried together, "The schools will finally be united!"
* * * * *
There was no way she was staying there, she had only been there a few hours and that psychopath Akane had attacked Ranma-chan multiple times. She packed everything back into her pack and slipped it on over her shoulders.
"Where do you think your going?" Akane snapped.
At least Ranma-chan didn't have to worry about their fathers, they went celebrating the engagement, which meant they were getting drunk somewhere. "Away from here, you psycho,"
"Good, nobody wants you here, you freak! Nobody could ever want a freak like you!" Akane sneered.
That hurt Ranma-chan, more than she tought possible. Why did she care what this psycho thought? "You can go to hell." Ranma-chan snarled, "My pops and yours can go to. And in fact, all of you can go. Except Kasumi, you don't deserve her!"
"How dare you!" Akane shrieked, diving at Ranma-chan. Ranma sidestepped Akane, letting the girl's momentum carry her into the wall and unconsciousness.
"At least that will shut you up." Ranma-chan said, picking up the baby carriers and walking out the door. She was going to miss Kasumi even though Ranma-chan only knew the girl for a few hours. Ranma-chan was glad to be away from there as she made her way to the train station, it was time to go home to her mother.
* * * * *
Disclaimers
Ranma and affiliated characters are property of Rumiko Takahashi, I am not making money from this fanfic or do I plan to. Also, if for some strange reason wants to repost this or any of my stories feel free to do so. If by the same reason anyone wants to rewrite any of these stories or write new ones based around them, then please do. I only ask that either a copy of the story or the web address where I can find them be e-mailed to me. My e- mail will be listed at the bottom. I gladly accept all comments, good or bad, flames, critiques and advice.
I came up with the idea for this story after reading Ranma and the Gemini by
fantasy_raan. The first chapter or two may resemble his story some, but after that, it'll be going off in a completely different direction.
Thank you,
Gatomonomega
e-mail address: gatomonomega@hotmail.com
Or you can leave a message as a review, if it is about the story, at http://www.fanfiction.net
Make sure to leave it under the story it's meant for.
Chapter 2
[ ] means sign the panda is holding.
Nerima was a seemed to be a nice, quiet little town. Unlike the recent stormy weather in China, it was rather nice as the midday sun shone down on Ranma-chan and Genma as the made their way to the Tendo Dojo. Ranma-chan was carrying each twin in its own carrier. They both were thankfully asleep even though it was getting close to feeding time. She just wanted to get to the dojo before waking them so they wouldn't start crying. Ranma-chan just didn't want to hear her father's mouth.
"Boy, why are you still a girl?" Genma growled.
"You know the answer to that." Ranma-chan Sighed, "We've been over it a thousand times already. The babies get upset when I'm in my male body, it's easier to deal with them like this. You're the one who keeps gripping when they cry, not me."
"You're becoming more like a girl every day," Genma said, his voice very condescending, "It breaks a father's heart!"
"Now look what you've done!" Ranma-chan groaned, Michele starting to cry. At least they were there. Genma knocked on the door and a young woman with long brown hair, brown eyes, wearing a yellow blouse and black skirt with an apron answered the door. Ranma-chan noted how cute the girl looked when she smiled at them.
"Can I help you?" the girl asked cheerfully.
"I'm here to see Soun Tendo." Genma replied.
"Oh, father is in the living room, this way." The girl led them through the hallway and into the living room. At this time, Michael decided to join his sister crying.
"May I use your kitchen?" Ranma-chan asked, trying to be polite. She then noticed the strange looks the girl kept giving the babies, Genma and Ranma- chan.
"Sure, this way." The girl replied, leading Ranma-chan with the babies into the kitchen. "Can I ask you something?"
Ranma-chan put the carriers down on the floor near the corner of the kitchen and dropped her pack down near them. She dug out two bottles and the canister that had the baby formula in it. "Sure, go ahead."
"Well, what is your relationship to that man?" the girl asked.
Ranma-chan finished filling the bottles with water and put them in the microwave and pushed a few buttons, starting the water heating, "He's my pops, though he can be a real ass-hole at times." Ranma-chan. At first she didn't think much about the question until seeing the look of relief cross the girl's face. What was that about anyway? "Why?"
"Um, well," the girl, said, her face turning crimson with embarrassment, "I kind of thought he was your babies' father."
That almost caused Ranma-chan to choke, why the heck did this girl think that? "NO WAY!" Ranma-chan snapped.
"I don't know why I thought that, the man just looked too old to be their father. How old are you, anyway."
"Sixteen." Ranma-chan said, removing the bottles from the microwave and checking how hot the water was. Satisfied, she took a small scoop from the canister and scooped some of the powder into each bottle and put the tops on them. Ranma-chan then looked at the girl considering asking for help feeding the twins.
"Would you like me to help?" the girl asked.
"You wouldn't mind?" Ranma-chan asked hopefully.
"Not at all." The girl said.
Ranma-chan handed the girl one of the bottles to the girl and walked over to the fussing babies, picking Michael up from the carrier. Gently, Ranma- chan handed him to the girl who took him with a smile. "Michael here isn't too fussy with who feeds him as long as he eats."
The girl giggled at that as the baby in her arms started sucking on the bottle. "Oh, my. How rude of me, I haven't even introduced myself yet. I'm Kasumi Tendo."
"That's alright." Ranma-chan said as she picked up Michele and started feeding her. "My name's Ranma Saotome."
"Ranma, if I may ask, who is the father?" Kasumi asked.
"I don't know."
"What do you mean, you don't know. How could you not know something like that?" Kasumi asked, her voice shifting to a harsh tone.
"Because I adopted them when their mother died in a fire." Ranma-chan explained, a wave of sadness flowing through her at the memory.
"I'm sorry." Kasumi said, burping Michael as he finished eating. She gently placed the boy back in his carrier, tucking him in with the blanket.
"That's all right." Ranma-chan said. She then saw water starting to spray from around the sink's faucet and turned her back to it, protecting Michele as hot water started spraying full force a few seconds later. Ranma-chans back was completely soaked by the water turning her male, which seemed to upset Michele who started wailing loudly.
"I'm so sorry!" Kasumi gasped, rushing over to the sink and turning the main line underneath off. It was amazing that she avoided getting drenched herself.
"That's alright." Ranma said, using his ki to quickly dry his clothes. Kasumi just stared at the black haired boy who was standing in place of the redheaded girl. "Do you have some cold water, then I'll explain everything."
Kasumi went to the refrigerator and pulled out a pitcher of ice water. Ranma took the pitcher and carefully poured it over his head, avoiding getting any on the baby. Kasumi stared as the black-haired boy changed back into a redheaded girl. "How?" was all Kasumi could say.
"It's alright, mommy's back." Ranma-chan cooed, calming the little girl down. When Michele finally fell asleep, Ranma-chan put the little girl into the empty carrier and turned to Kasumi. "Ever hear of Jusenkyo?" Kasumi shook her head no and Ranma-chan explained everything that happened at Jusenkyo and who she saved the twins from the fire. Ranma-chan also explained what happened to the twins' mother and Kasumi looked very sympathetic at that.
"Daddy wants to talk to us all," a girl with short brown hair said from the doorway.
"What about, Nabiki?" Kasumi asked.
"Don't know, but he said to bring Ranma also." Nabiki said, turning away and walking from the kitchen.
Ranma picked up the two carriers and followed Kasumi into the living room where Genma and Nabiki was sitting at a table wit a man with long black hair and a mustache and a young girl with long bluish-black hair. Ranma sat next to Kasumi, placing the carriers between them.
"Good," the man said, "I'm glad you finally came. My name's Soun Tendo."
"What do you mean, father?" Kasumi asked.
"This here is my old friend Genma Saotome and his son Ranma Saotome." Soun said, indicating each with a finger.
"You better check again," Nabiki said with a smirk, "That, daddy is a girl." Nabiki said, reaching over and squeezing one of Ranma-chan's breasts with emphasis.
"Will you please stop fondling me." Ranma-chan asked, her face burning with embarrassment.
"I can explain that." Soun said, explaining everything about Jusenkyo's curses. "It was a very tragic accident."
"Do you really expect us to believe that?" Nabiki asked.
"I'll prove it." Genma said, splashing the tea he was drinking on Ranma- chan, turning her into a male again and upsetting a now fully awake Michele.
"What you do that for?!" Ranma demanded. Everybody else at the table, with the exception of Kasumi and Genma looked on with shock. Kasumi hurried to the kitchen and back with another pitcher of ice water which she dumped on Ranma's head. Ranma-chan shivered after she changed, that water was even colder than the last! "Thanks Kasumi." Ranma-chan said, trying to soothe Michele back down.
"Your problem isn't so bad now after all, is it?" Soun laughed, "These are my daughters, Akane, Nabiki and Kasumi. Pick any one and she'll be your new fiancé."
"WHAT!?" All three Tendo daughter snapped.
"It was decided before you were all born," Soun said, "It's a matter of family honor."
"Then Akane would be the perfect choice, after all, she hates boys and Ranma's half girl." Nabiki said.
"It's settled then!" Soun declared, "Akane will be your new fiancé!"
"I am not marrying some freak!" Akane snapped.
"Who are you calling freak!?" Ranma-chan snapped, recovering from the shock. What had that jackass of a father gotten her into now?
"You, you sex-changing freak!" Akane growled.
"Look at that!" Genma said.
"They're already the perfect couple!" Soun said.
"Oh happy day!" Genma and Soun cried together, "The schools will finally be united!"
* * * * *
There was no way she was staying there, she had only been there a few hours and that psychopath Akane had attacked Ranma-chan multiple times. She packed everything back into her pack and slipped it on over her shoulders.
"Where do you think your going?" Akane snapped.
At least Ranma-chan didn't have to worry about their fathers, they went celebrating the engagement, which meant they were getting drunk somewhere. "Away from here, you psycho,"
"Good, nobody wants you here, you freak! Nobody could ever want a freak like you!" Akane sneered.
That hurt Ranma-chan, more than she tought possible. Why did she care what this psycho thought? "You can go to hell." Ranma-chan snarled, "My pops and yours can go to. And in fact, all of you can go. Except Kasumi, you don't deserve her!"
"How dare you!" Akane shrieked, diving at Ranma-chan. Ranma sidestepped Akane, letting the girl's momentum carry her into the wall and unconsciousness.
"At least that will shut you up." Ranma-chan said, picking up the baby carriers and walking out the door. She was going to miss Kasumi even though Ranma-chan only knew the girl for a few hours. Ranma-chan was glad to be away from there as she made her way to the train station, it was time to go home to her mother.
* * * * *
Disclaimers
Ranma and affiliated characters are property of Rumiko Takahashi, I am not making money from this fanfic or do I plan to. Also, if for some strange reason wants to repost this or any of my stories feel free to do so. If by the same reason anyone wants to rewrite any of these stories or write new ones based around them, then please do. I only ask that either a copy of the story or the web address where I can find them be e-mailed to me. My e- mail will be listed at the bottom. I gladly accept all comments, good or bad, flames, critiques and advice.
I came up with the idea for this story after reading Ranma and the Gemini by
fantasy_raan. The first chapter or two may resemble his story some, but after that, it'll be going off in a completely different direction.
Thank you,
Gatomonomega
e-mail address: gatomonomega@hotmail.com
Or you can leave a message as a review, if it is about the story, at http://www.fanfiction.net
Make sure to leave it under the story it's meant for.