~ Chapter 24 ~
Extended Family
I wouldn't call it déjà vu … but it sure felt like it. Chichiri had us cram into the nearest alleyway so he could shape shift us without drawing attention. That'd be a sight you don't normally see …
Tasuki cocked an eyebrow and eyed Chichiri. "You'd better not do anything crazy …"
Chichiri snickered under his breath. "Since this is an extended family no da …" He coughed to cover up a laugh. "I'll be the father figure no da … since I'm the one who will do ALL of the talking no da," He was covered in a cloud for a few seconds, afterwards reappearing with out much change. He was just a little taller, had different clothes, and didn't wear his mask.
"Mits will be the mother figure … while Mitsukake poses as the 5-year-old son no da …" Now they were in a cloud of smoke. When it cleared away Mits was a bit taller and older looking, just about the same age as Chichiri, and with different clothes … otherwise, it was just the same old Mits. Mitsukake was only up to Mits' knee, his hair was very short and tied into a little ponytail at the crown of his head, and he had different clothes. He looked down at himself, and his eyes bugged out.
"I go from a 17-year-old to a 5-year-old?! I DON'T NEED THIS!!" He pulled on his little purple shirt with a huge Barney© face on it. "WHAT THE HELL AM I WEARING?!"
Mits patted his head like a puppy and picked him up. "5-year-old clothes … what else??" She squeezed him … while Mitsukake gasped for breath.
Tasuki and I were the only ones left in the back of the alley. We just stood there, trying to blend in with the brick walls on either side of us … maybe he wouldn't see us …
Wrong.
Chichiri rounded on us and grinned evilly. Tasuki and I exchanged a worried glance and backed up. If this was an extended family … then that meant … we took off down the alley.
"HEY GRANDPA, GRANDMA … WHERE YA GOING NO DA?!" He screamed after us, and we were engulfed in the cloud of smoke as well.
We all walked out of the alleyway calmly, as if nothing was going on or happening. At least … the front half was …
"CHICHIRI……I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!!"
"NOT IF I GET HIM FIRST!!" I waved around my cane.
Chichiri turned around and laughed. "Oh, come on Chiri!!" He snickered really loud. "That's a good look for you no da!!" Mits started to laugh as well.
Chichiri had morphed us into, indeed, a grandpa and a grandma … he had modeled us from the Great Grandmother and Happosai from Ranma ½ © … damn him … why the hell did I introduce him to that …
Tasuki waved around his cane as well. "Where is this fuckin' place?! Let's get this over with so I kin turn back damn it!!"
I thwacked him upside the head. "Stop yer complainin'!!"
After that, it was war.
Chichiri, Mits, and Mitsukake tried to ignore it by walking ahead of us. We walked a little ways down the street, then crossed it and walked a couple blocks, eventually coming to a small building.
"This is it no da," Chichiri turned around to us, still beating each other senseless with our canes. "You'll have to stop that for now no da."
We reluctantly stopped. We would do anything to get out of these forms …
"Please, come in!" The man waved us into his little office. We brought up the rear, walking rigidly as we were forced to be somewhat normal.
"We would like to rent out the apartment we called about earlier …" He winced a little, barely remembering to not use the 'no das.' "…And we have no place to stay … we'd like to get settled as soon as we can."
"That's fine!" The man smiled. "We've been waiting awhile for that place to be rented out … you can take it!"
More talking ensued … I was just zoning in to what I had become. An incredibly short and incredibly ugly grandmother with long white hair. Tasuki looked no better … I kinda felt bad FOR him. We stood there side by side, holding our canes upright, with very pissed looks on our faces.
After a couple of minutes of drawling on and on … Tasuki started banging his cane on the floor loudly to get Chichiri's attention that we just wanted the hell out of here…