Disclaimer: All the characters belong to Takahashi,
Now that I've said it you can't sue me! HA!
However, the character Lo Xian is my creation!
A/N: Sorry that this chapter took so long to type, but I got a new idea and I've been messing with the plot a little bit. The actual storyline will start to reveal itself in the near future, which also means, CLIFFHANGERS! Aren't you so happy now! ^-^ Don't worry, I'm not as evil as I may seem…he he he he ….
Marsgirl22: You are no where near as evil as me.
WildfireDreams: I really am sorry, but I've got my plot set out already, I'm not doing any original pairings. Keep reading however, I'm sure you'll like the end. I have something special planned…Mwahahahaha!
Obsessed with anime: Rashi, I think you've finally lost your mind.
"text"= Japanese
[text]= Chinese
Chapter 9: New arrivals
Miroku looked at the map he was holding and the turned to Kagome's grandfather.
"I think this is the place, the Tendo dojo, right?"
"Yes, this is where we'll be staying" he replied, turning into the driveway. Just as everyone was exiting the car, they saw Ranma, Akane, and Inuyasha carrying a would-be-annoyed-but-much-too-excited Kagome on his back, heading toward them. Inuyasha landed right in front of them with grace that no one would have thought he possessed.
"Kagome! I'm so glad to see you again!" said Miroku as he helped her off of Inuyasha's back, earning a viscous growl from Inuyasha, and a well placed slap from Kagome. Soon to be followed by a bonk on the head from Sango's Hiraikotsu and Akane's mallet (I don't think I need to explain what happened). The rest of the group greeted one another as Miroku lay unconscious on the pavement.
"Well, shall we go in and have some tea?" asked Akane.
" Yes, I think that's a wonderful idea!" said Sango, dragging Miroku along as they went inside.
"Oh! I see your friends have arrived Kagome!" said Kasumi with her usual cheery smile as she spotted them from her work in the kitchen.
"Yeah, this is Sango," she said, gesturing to the taijia who was still carrying her Hiraikotsu.
"This is Shippo. Shippo waved happily from his place on top of a now very annoyed Inuyasha's head.
"This is my grandfather." He nodded and smiled.
"Kirara." Kirara poked her head out from behind Sango and cautiously stepped forward.
"And that's Miroku." …….
"Oh my goodness! What happened to him!" Kasumi asked, kneeling beside him and inspecting his bruises. She then looked accusingly at Akane.
"I only hit him once!" Akane confessed "but he deserved it!"
"Then where did these other bruises come from?"
Sango shifted uneasily but stepped forward.
"Ummm…well he did deserve it. And he's taken a lot worse than that."
"Well, I don't want you to hurt him anymore." Kasumi said sternly. Then, seeing the weapon on Sango's back, she pointed to it and said "give that to me for now. Until you and Akane learn to control your tempers you'll have to settle for slapping him if he does something wrong. And Akane, no more mallets!"
Kasumi looked back at Sango and reached up to take the Hiraikotsu.
"Stop." said Sango "No one takes this weapon away from me. I promise that I will not use it to harm Miroku, but I will not hand it over to you."
Kasumi looked a little irritated, but conceded in the end.
"We were wondering if we could have some tea?" asked Kagome, breaking the awkward silence.
"Of course!" replied Kasumi, her cheery smile returning in the blink of an eye.
They were in the middle of tea when a new hole in the wall announced Shampoo's arrival.
"Nihao Ranma!" she shouted as she glomped him, spilling his tea everywhere.
"hmpf…Shampoo! Get off me!"
Ranma managed to wiggle himself out of Shampoo's tight hold and asked in a very irritated tone, "What do you want Shampoo?"
Seemingly unaffected by the harshness in his voice, Shampoo gestured to the person behind her, who had gone completely unnoticed until now. She was about a head taller than Shampoo and had even longer hair that was a shade of dark forest green and cascaded down her back. Her violet eyes were bright and full of life, but had a certain sense of seriousness to them. She wore a gold and purple striped dress that was very similar to Shampoo's dresses. Her face showed no emotion at all as she surveyed the people in front of her. She then smiled slightly and said in perfect Japanese,
"Hello everybody. My name is Lo Xian. I have traveled from China to visit my little sister."
"Is big sister!" Shampoo said happily.
Lo Xian laughed. "I see that your Japanese is still as horrendous as ever Xian Pu."
Shampoo grumbled but got over it and said "Shampoo no learn Japanese when little like sister. Only learn when following Ranma."
"Would you mind if we joined you for tea?" asked Lo Xian.
"Not at all, come sit down." Invited Kasumi, delighted at having someone her own age to talk to.
"So, Lotion…"
"Lo Xian" Shampoo corrected.
"I'm sorry, Lo Xi- Xia-…"
"Never mind." Said Lotion, slightly irritated at Kasumi's inability to pronounce her name.
[You'll get used to it] Shampoo reassured her.
After tea, everybody sat around without a clue as to what they should do. (A/N:Yep, writers block…-_-)
Eventually, Ranma and Kagome decided to go train some more and Sango followed them out of interest.
'Hey, I guess it wouldn't hurt to learn a little about martial arts' she thought as she watched Kagome failing miserably. It was all she could do to keep from cracking up. She knew that Kagome was trying her best, but she just wasn't good at it. Sango could see though, that she had gotten a bit stronger. Finally getting bored of just watching, she got up to join them.
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Miroku, Inuyasha, and Shampoo just sat around staring at each other. Kasumi and Lotion had gone off to talk about who knows what and Akane had gone up to her room claiming to have homework. Inuyasha would have joined her, but the way she said it, it didn't seem like a pleasurable activity, so he decided on staying downstairs.
The three were so bored that they thought they would fall asleep, that is, until a certain little black pig wearing a bandanna walked in.
"Little lost boy find way back!" Shampoo said almost teasingly to the little pig, who seemed to be glaring at her.
"Um…Shampoo, why are you talking to a pig?" asked Miroku.
"Is no pig. Is Ryoga." She said, looking at them in confusion and then realizing that they did not have a clue about Jusenkyo.
"Come, me show you." Shampoo said, ushering them into the kitchen. She put a towel over the little pig, then poured some hot water on him, turning him back into his human form. Ryoga quickly covered himself with the towel while Shampoo looked away. Inuyasha and Miroku just stared. Shampoo reasoned that this would be a good time to tell them about the accursed springs.
After a brief explanation, Ryoga went off to get dressed and find Akane. Miroku and Inuyasha were still in shock.
"So…he turns into a pig." Miroku said shakily.
"Yes, Ryoga turn into pig, Ranma turn into girl, Muu Tzu turn into duck, and Xian Pu turn into cat.
"Weird…" said both Inuyasha and Miroku.
Shampoo decided that her great-grandmother might need her back at the Cat Café, so she left for the day. Ryoga had managed to find his clothes, but instead of finding Akane, he found his way to Tokyo.
"Hmmm…I wonder who lives at that shrine." (A/N: LOL! Just had to put that in there)
Miroku and Inuyasha walked about the Tendo residence for a while, and by some weird twist of fate, ended up in Nabiki's room.
'Heh heh…I love getting visitors' she thought as she started scheming how she should set them up to trick or blackmail them into giving her money.
"So, who are you?" Nabiki said, faking a friendly smile.
"I'm Miroku, and this is Inuyasha" said Miroku.
"I'm Nabiki" she replied, holding her hand out to Miroku. However, instead of a handshake, Miroku took her hand in his and asked her the question he asked every woman upon meeting them. Nabiki wasn't expecting anything like that and, in a fit of rage, slapped Miroku and threw both of them out of her room.
"Why the HELL did you have to say that to her!" yelled a furious Inuyasha.
"What? I say that to all good looking girls!"
Of course this statement made Inuyasha even angrier and in a matter of seconds, Miroku was once again unconscious.
A/N: Did you enjoy this chapter? I was at a complete loss for ideas so I just added in a new character. But don't worry, Lo Xian, or Lotion as everyone calls her, will play a huge role in the story from now on. It may take a while for me to get the next chapter up, but don't give up on me! I will finish this story sooner or later. That said… REVIEW!!!
