Ranma walked though the dark street carrying his female self. Of all the weird things that have happened to him, this has to be the weirdest. He should have known something like this was going to happen, because no major weirdness had happen to him in weeks. Ranma reviewed the day in his mind hoping to find any detail that could have explained how he came to be carrying his female half towards the Cat Café. The day started out normal enough, well normal for him anyway. He woke up late and ran to jump in the tube without knocking, causing him to walk in on Akane taking a bath and get malleted through the door. After finally getting ready he and Akane walked to school, He got Glomped by Shampoo. Akane called him a Jerk, and a pervert. He called her an un-cute tomboy. No, Ranma couldn't think of anything out of the ordinarily there. He fast-forwarded him memory, they had morning classes; he talked to his friends, and had a pop quiz. Ukyo made lunch for him; Akane got mad at him and threw her glass of water on him turning him into a girl. Kuno came up from behind him groping him, while professing his love. Both Ranma and Akane punched him through the roof. Again Ranma couldn't think of anything unusual. After school Happosai, did a raid of the girl locker room, stealing all of the gym shorts. Ranma couldn't let him get away with that so jumped to the roof and managed to kick the lecherous old man a few miles away. Unfortunately Ryoga had some how manage to find the school after weeks of searching, only to have a bag full of gym shorts fall on him. Which lead that mob and angry girls looking for their stolen underwear to think he was the thief. Ranma could have cleared up the misunderstanding but thought it was funnier to watch Ryoga to get stomped into the ground by a bunch girls. Hearing Ranma's Laugher Ryoga jumped to the roof giving chase swearing to kill him for humiliating him like that. Ryoga chased Ranma from roof to roof Ranma was sure he could beat Ryoga but he needed a work out and having a crazed martial artist chase you all over town counted as one. Ranma frowned a bit, while reviewing the next sets of event, because this is where all of the weirdness seemed to start. While being chased by Ryoga, Ranma slipped on a loose roof shingle. Causing him to take a tumble into a public fountain. As he hit the water, he thought to him self "Oh great now I'll have to be a girl till I get home." But he didn't feel his normal gender transformation, but instead he felt an intense pain. As his whole body was being torn apart. The shock of the weird sensation stunned him a bit and he lay at the bottom of the Fountains pool for a few second. "What the hell was that?" Ranma wondered as he stood dragged him self out of the water. He looked him self over to make sure nothing was bleeding or broken. He then realized his female curse red hair and breast where nowhere to be seen. He had been Cursed of a few years now and had grown accustomed to seeing him female body as soon as he got wet. So it took him a few seconds to wrap his mind around that fact that he was now soaking wet and still male. But the weirdness was just starting.
Ranma then heard Ryoga's voice and then what he saw shocked him even more. Ryoga was standing a few feet away Holding Female Ranma yelling at her. "Your dead now Ranma, your going to pay for your humiliation!" Ryoga then punched Female Ranma in the belly, he or she what ever he was looking at fell to the ground, Soon Ryoga jumped onto of his female half, ready to pummel her."
Well Ranma could stand by and let Ryoga bet him up even if, he was doing it to his disembodied female half. Ranma leaped through at air and grabbed Ryoga from behind. Ryoga eyes grew while, as he looked at the female Ranma under him and the male Ranma behind him. "What's wrong with this picture Ryoga?" He asked the stunned, perpetually lost boy. The strangest thing was his female half looked frightened and then spoke some Chinese, then fainted.
Ranma blinked a few times and come out of his review of the day's events. She still couldn't understand what was going on. How could have fission of from his female self? What did she start speaking Chinese? "Sigh" why did all the weird stuff happen to him? He and Ryoga hurried quickly through the streets of Nerima jumping form roof-to-roof top, closing in on Shampoos restaurant.
"Ranma what do you think is the meaning of all this? And why are we going to Shampoo's Place? " Ryoga asked while keeping pace"
"Ryoga I have no ideal what going on! And as to why we're going to Shampoo's because I, err… I mean she.. Ugh! MY Female half here was speaking Chinese, and since nether you are or I speak the language I figured Shampoo and Cologne could help." Ranma answered. He never understood why these things happened to him, But it was the duty of all martial artist to face any challenges no matter how strange.
Shampoos hummed a cheerful tune as she cleaned the tables. It was a very busy dinner crowed, and she and Moose has lots of work to do before to the night was done. Her face looked up from her duties up one hearing the door chime." I sorry. We closed now." She told the visitors before noticing Ranma has walked in " Aiya! Aeren come to see Shampoo!" she squealed running to jump into Ranma's arms, But his arms where occupied at the moment. Shampoo looked at the Pretty red haired girl Ranma was holding and blinked a few times before asking. "How come Boy-type Ranma holding Girl-type Ranma? Shampoo is very confused."
"If you think you're confused how you think I feel?" Ranma said angrily.
"And what do we have here Son-in-law? " Cologne asked looking that the unconscious female Ranma.
"That's what I was hoping you could tell me Cologne."
Ranma looked that at his female self once more. That had laid her out on a bed mat, allowing her to sleep. Ranma's eyes traced the smooth lines contours of her face, the soft lines of her lips, and deep red of her lustrous hair. "It feel weird looking at myself, er. I mean her from the outside. She quite cute you know." Ranma admitted
Shampoo pinched Ranma's ear and said "You no get funny ideal Ranma."
Cologen inhaled a long slow drag from her pipe. Seeming to contemplate the situation. " And you Say she split from you after you fell in water? Hmm I wonder if this mean your curse has somehow been lifted?"
Ranma eyes grew while," My curse??? I didn't even think about it!" Spying a glass was water Ranma poured it onto his head, his head trembled with joys as no transformation took place. "I'm not cursed! I'm a hole man again!"
Seeing this Ryoga, asked. "I was at the same place Ranma was when this happened so this must mean I'm cured also!" The Lost boy said laughing triumphantly. Which turned into squeals and oinks after Ranma poured water on his head, turning him into a Black piglet.
"Sorry P-Chan, looks like your still bacon." Ranma grinned, as the angry Piglet growled back.
Moose finally chimed in stating." I remember being told a story when an evil sprit took the form of Ranma's female half" The Master of hidden weapons paused long enough to adjust his glasses. "Perhaps another ever sprit or some demon has taken this form, in order to fulfill some evil purpose."
"Duck boy not as stupid a normal. Maybe he right Airen." Shampoo said, clutching Ranma's arm. Ranma winced as he saw the pained expression cross Moose's face at Shampoos "Duck boy and Stupid" comments. Besides having tried to defeat Ranma on many occasions. Moose was a pretty ok guy, and very smart. His words did have a ring of truth to them. Ranma had fought monsters and demon in the past. Perhaps an Oni had taken this cute form to lull them all into some trap.
A small groan escaped form the sleeping girls lips. Her and large eyes slowly opened. Her eyes seem to focus first on Ranma. She seemed a little confused then her face twisted with fear. The frightened Girl quickly sat up cringed away from the on lookers gathered around her. Ranma tried his best to keep an open mind and smiled warmly at her." Don't worry Miss we aren't going to hurt you. We're friend trust us" Ranma crawled towards her on his hands and knees reaching out towards her.
Xiao was more then confused. She was also still very traumatized after the horrible ordeal she went through. Every thing about her surrounding was stranger and alien to her. But This Japanese boy did seem nice, and she found herself trusting him. There was an intangible instant connection with him she couldn't properly explain. She just knew that he was strong, kind and would protect her. "Ok…. I am Xiao shun Ye, from the southern province. Please tell me where I am. This place and the place before seem so strange. I never seen place like it."
Ranma Blank in confusion as his female half spoke nervously in Chinese. "Heh, you would think after spending all that time in China you would think I would have picked up the language by now." Thinking back to some of the few Chinese words and phases he knew and said. "My name Ranma, I are friend to you, I put fish in my pants."
Cologne and Shampoo chuckled " You keep fish in your pants Son in law?"
Ranma laughed, and asked His female self, "I guess my Chinese not to good eh?" with a cheerful smile. Spite of the weirdness on the situation Ranma seemed to feel a weird closeness with this girl. The cheerfulness and pure honesty of Ranma laugher put Xiao even more at ease, she truly believed in this kind foreign boy. Ranma felt Xiao's hand touch his and heard a small giggle from her mouth.
Ranma slurped up the bowl or Ranma, as Cologne and the girl Talked. He couldn't wait to get home and tell every one he wasn't cursed, and that he was a whole man again. He didn't care how it happened. He could have a normal future with Akane. Ranma choked on some noodles. Why was he thinking about such an un-cute tomboy at this time?
"Ranma!" Shampoo called to him from the room where they were interviewing his female half who was now calling herself Xiao. "This very strange, you should listen."
Ranma, Ryoga and Moose sat and listened as Xiao told her sad story, as Cologne translated it into Japanese for Ranma and Ryoga. They heard, about how she was a born into a poor family in ancient china. How she became a concubine to a wealthy man, and how his First wife had horrible things done to her and tried to drown her in a spring in Jusenkyo. Then she found her self here in the strange land wearing strange clothes with Ranma. The story swirled in Ranma's mind, he just couldn't make sense of it. "Ancient China, Jusenko, Drowning?" Ranma muttered
"Yes Son-in-law sounds familiar?" Cologne asked smoking her pipe.
It finally hit him who this was sitting in front of him. "The drowned girl!"
"What? You mean from the pool you fell in at Jusenko?" Asked Moose.
Ranma stared in disbelief; he was curse with the body of the drowned girl. And he wondered about who she was and what she was like, and now she was sitting in front of him. Then Ranma started to imagine what it was like for her thousands of years out of time in a totally different land. No wonder she was so frightened and confused. Ranma reached out and took her hands telling her. "Xiao I'm not sure this is and why, but this is not where or when you once was." Ranma paused to let Cologne translate his words figure out how to explained, unfortunately this was never covered in the "Any thing goes style of fighting" He had once heard honesty was the best policy. "Xiao, I'm not sure how to tell you but…you… you did die in that pool." Xiao hands trembles under Ranma's she had died and tears streamed out of her beautiful eyes. "But you somehow got a second chance, your alive now and you can start over."
Xiao blinked the tears out of her eyes and looked at Ranma's kind face. "I feel out of place…, things is so…… strange. Will Ranma….help?" Xiao said in broken Japanese.
Ranma gazed into her sad pretty face, and almost blushed for some reason. So she did know some of his language. "Of course I will! There lots about our world and time you need to know and I'll show it all to you!" Ranma and Ryoga rose to and began to head out the door." So you should stay here with Cologne and Shampoo, and I can come back here after school. Then we can…." Ranma was cut off when Xiao ran across the room and clutched her arms around his body, burring her weeping face into his chest. "Please..no leave Xaio. Take with you Ranma!"
"She seems to have bonded with you Son-in-law" Perhaps you should take her home and bring her here before school"
Shampoo grimaced a little muttering. "Shampoo no like how she hold Ranma."
"Ranma! Once again you dare disgrace Akane in my presence!" Ryoga growled.
"Ha! Son-in-law has that effect on Chinese girls" Cologne laughed
Moose frowned drawing little hearts on that table with a throwing knife." and I can't even get ONE to fall in love with me" He said sadly while staring at Shampoo.
Ranma face tuned red at Xiao's warm plush body clung tightly to his. "Why do these thing happen to me?" Ranma thought.
"Dinners ready" Kasumi cried as every one in the Tendo household took their spots at the dinner table. "Oh dear! where's Ranma? His late for dinner" Kasumi said softly
"I'll take his share if he doesn't show up" The sign said that the large panda held up, that was Mr. Saotome.
"Humph! Well if that baka doesn't show up maybe we can have a nice quite dinner for once. Who cares if he comes home or not." Akane said, hoping her uncaring tune would convince her self and others that she wasn't really worried about Ranma.
Nabiki smile wickedly saying." Yeah don't worry about Ranma. He's probably, being hand fed Ramen by shampoo." Akane looked at if she swallowed a bite of food wrong. Nabiki was having fun toying with her sister, so she continued." Or he's cuddled up some where nice with Ukyo, chatting about old childhood memories eating her home cooking" Akane broke her chop sticks as her fist clenched in anger. "I thought you said you didn't care Akane." Nabiki said with only the slightest of grins.
Akane laughed rather artificially and said, " Of course not! That stupid pervert could come home with another Fiancé for all I care"
"I'm home every one!" Ranma announced.
Akane Spin around filled with joy that Ranma was home safe. "Ranma!" She said cheerfully at the couple standing in the hallway. Couple!? Akane looked at Ranma and the girl clutching his arm rather closely as her own words echoed in her mind.' That stupid pervert could come home with another Fiancé for all I care' even a non-martial artist could see the anger surging though her Aura. "Ranma you BAKA! How dare you come home with another Fiancé!" Akane yelled
"Fiancé? Baka………What are you talking about Akane? Didn't you take a good look at our new guest?"
Akane and everyone else in the Tendo household stared at the Male Ranma standing next to the female Ranma. Xiao swallowed nervously and removed her self from Ranma's arm. Her dainty feet stepped forward. The Once Drowned girl bow formally and Said, "My name is Xiao, it is a pleasure to" She pause trying to think of the correct words in this unfamiliar tongue. " It's a Pleasure to meet you." Then she hurried back to Ranma's side where she felt comfortable and safe.
"That was very good Xiao. I can't believe your Japanese has improved so much just on the walk over here." Ranma said with a comforting smile on his face. Ranma then turned to the stunned onlookers and said. "You know the weirdest thing happened today"
Author's note: For some reason every thing I write turns out way longer then I planed. I wanted to be way father along in the story. Then I got by the second chapter. But I thought it was important to explore how Ranma and Xiao relate to each other. A few pepole the reviewed the first part Asked for a Ranma Xiao love story. I happen to be a big fan of the Ranma / Akane relationship. But this is a fan fic. where anything could happen, we'll see. But I well say this Xiao and Ranma have well have a very close relationship. And Xiao will play an important part of how Ranma finally starts to deal with all of his Fiancés trouble.