Hey again. Sorry for the late chapter. Once again, headaches are my worst enemy. I also feel kind of sick, almost like I'm about to throw up. So um, yeah…

Edit: That was yesterday. So now, besides the hot weather, I feel great! :D

Anyway, what's up with the Ranma comparisons? All I know about it is that it involves people that turn into something when they get hit with water or something. But come on, a guy turning into a girl is not the most original concept. I'd bet that there are a few obscure, forgotten series involving gender changing curses that were made years before Ranma 1/2.

And about then letting Yamato in the springs as a girl… They had no idea that he was going to turn back anytime soon, so they just thought 'hey, might as well get used to this…' Of course, once they realized that he would turn back randomly, they quickly began to think 'oh, so he turns back… never mind, then… evil smile Let's get him…'

---Kouji Tamino

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Love Hina Next

Chapter 40: A Visit from Mother?!

Yamato sighed as he stared at the ceiling from his spot on the couch. Just a few hours ago, hot coffee was poured into his lap. He flinched at the memory. He was still sore. He tried to think of a good memory, like waking up to see the girls all dressed up as French maids. He tilted his head and drool, spacing out. However, he tilted his head a little too far to the side and tipped over, falling off of the couch. He hit his head on the table, getting knocked out. A blanket fell on top of him, covering him up.

Suddenly, Naru walked in, smiling. She was wearing a white blouse, gray skirt, and white high heels. "Hi everyone, I'm here for a little visit!" She looked around and saw no one. "Hello, anyone here?" She sighed, closed the door, then walked over to the front of the couch, not seeing her son on the ground, under the blanket. She stepped on the blanket, stepping on Yamato with her high heels in the process. "Odd, this floor is lumpy for some reason… They really need to take better care of this place!"

Yamato took this time to wake up. His eyes widened as Naru stepped on him. He tried to yell out, but she stepped on his head, pinning it to the ground. He struggled to get up, but was horrified when he found that he couldn't.

Naru continued to walk all over Yamato, literally, as she yelled out. "Hello?! Is anyone here?!" She suddenly heard groaning coming from under the 'lumpy' blanket she was standing on. She looked down. "Eeeeek! This blanket is possessed!!" She reached into her bag and pulled out a huge textbook. "Begone, evil spirits! Feel the wrath of education!!" She tossed the book at what she believed to be the monsters head. "Ha! Got him! Now to reveal the--" She yanked off the blanket and screamed. "Kyaaah!! Oh Yamato! My little boy!!! I'm so sorry!" She pulled his once again unconscious body up with one hand, sat on the couch, and laid his head in her lap. She began to rub his head gently. "I'm sorry, son… I hope you can forgive me…"

Yamato awoke again, shaking his head. He stared at his mother and smiled. "Owww… Oh hey, mom… How long have a been out?"

"Actually…" Naru began, sweat dropping. "…You were only unconscious for a few seconds after I beaned you with a book…"

Yamato raised an eyebrow. "Really? Geez, I wake up quickly…"

"Where are the girls?" Naru asked.

Yamato yawned. "They all went somewhere… I dunno…" Suddenly, they could both hear the sounds of a stampede approaching. "Ah, there they are!"

Naru's eyes widened. "W-what the hell?!" She screamed as the girls all burst into the house, knocking down the door and leaping toward Yamato. During the chaos, Tokimi hugged Yamato for support, then fell over as he turned into a girl. Naru, who hadn't seen this, looked around for Yamato. "Yamato? Where are you?" She looked over to Yamato the girl and smiled. "Oh, hello? Who are you, a new resident?"

The others gasped. "Oh, crap!" Sarah yelled.

Naru looked at the girls suspiciously. "Hey, wait a minute…" The girls froze, sweating nervously. Naru glared at them. "Just where were you girls at, anyway?" The girls face faulted.

Tokimi stood up. "Um, we were shopping for stuff…"

"In French maid outfits?"

"Um, yeah! Didn't you hear, it's the latest fashion, along with, um… butler suits! In fact, that's where Yamato went! He went to go dress as a butler!"

Naru blinked, staring at Tokimi. "All righty, then…" She looked to Yamato snd smiled. "So, what is your name?"

Yamato panicked. "Eh, um, it's… um, it's…"

Rikina pushed Yamato out of the way. "Ya-chan! Her name is Ya-chan!" She smirked at Yamato. "Isn't that right?"

Yamato glared at Rikina for shoving him, but nodded. "Yes… My name is Ya-chan…"

Naru patted her on the back. "Welcome, to Hinata House, Ya-chan! I hope that you find your experience here enjoyable!"

'Ya-chan' looked around nervously, chuckling. "Yeah…"

Shinobu dusted her outfit off. "Well, I'll just go get lunch prepared…" She walked into the kitchen, leaving the others to do whatever.

Everyone looked at each other awkwardly. Sarah coughed. "So… What's on RAW?"

"Huh?!" everyone else asked in utter confusion.

Sarah shrugged. "American joke…" She stared at the broken door awkwardly, then stared at Naru. "Oh, and we'll get to fixing that… Eventually…"

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At lunch, everyone gathered at the table. Naru looked around, confused. "Where is Yamato? It's not like him to miss a meal…"

"He, um…" Tokimi began. "… he must be looking for a really good suit!"

Naru nodded slowly, a bit unsure. "Riiight… So, Shinobu! What's for lunch? I haven't had your delicious cooking in such a long time…"

Shinobu smiled while setting the food at the table. "Well, I just decided to make something simple… Some steak with a side of either a baked potato or salad! Western theme!"

Naru stared at Shinobu. "T-that's simple?!" She chuckled, staring at all the food. "Shinobu, you never cease to amaze me when it comes to your cooking!" She snickered. "By the way, how's it going with teaching Ami how to cook?"

Ami sunk under the table, embarrassed. "Waaaaah… I suck at cooking…"

Shinobu raised an eyebrow, a bit surprised at the girl's choice of words. "Um… We're working on it…" She chuckled nervously. "Um, she's can make a nice cup of tea and um… cake! She made a very tasty cake a while back! And, um…"

Naru shook her head and smiled at Ami. "Poor girl… Don't worry, you'll get better someday! Just keep at it!" she said, winking.

Ami sat back in her seat and smiled. "Thank you, Mrs. Urashima…"

Naru squealed in joy. "Eeee! She's just so adorable!"

The others sweat dropped, staying silent for a while, before Meiruuna belched loudly, bringing everyone back. They all stared at Meiruuna, who simply stared back. A very creepy stare, in fact. Way too creepy for a 15 year old girl. Everyone else shuddered, then went back to eating.

Just then, there was a poof of smoke. Everyone except Naru gasped. Yamato quickly ducked under the table. He began crawling around, trying to not let his mother see him.

Naru's eyes narrowed. "Heeeey, where'd Ya-chan go?"

Kaolla looked to the left, then to the right, then leaned over and gave Naru a quick kiss on the lips. She snickered as Naru gasped. "Su!" Naru screamed. "Why did you do that?! You know that I'm married!! What if Keitaro found out! He'd blah blah blah blah, --"

Yamato took this time to crawl from under the table and run out of the kitchen. A few seconds later, he walked back into the kitchen. "Hey, everyone! Did I miss lunch, or is there still some food left?"

Naru raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "Hi, son… The girls said you went to go get a 'butler's suit'…"

Yamato chuckled nervously. "Oh, they did?"

Naru nodded slowly, obviously not buying it. "Uh huh… And um, I don't see it…"

Yamato began to stammer. "Uh um, you s-see, what they meant was…"

Suddenly, Shinobu screamed like a maniac and whacked Naru in the back of the head with a frying pan, knocking the older woman out. Shinobu began to breath heavily, then calmed down. She looked down at Naru and screamed in horror. "Oh my god, what have I done?! I killed her!! I'm going to go to jail! Sempai will hate me forever!!" She began to run around the kitchen, eyes swirling and waving her arms around once again.

Ema also began to panic. "Oh my god!!! One of my friends is a murderer!! Oh, the shaaame!!" Ema fell to her knees and began to burst out crying.

Sarah looked around, the chaos getting louder and louder. Her eyebrow twitched rapidly and violently. Nina poked her, but she gently pushed the girl away. "Now's not the time…" In an instant, she was somehow dressed up in a full referee's uniform. She grabbed her whistle and blew into it loudly, silencing everyone. "Settle down! Keep your damn shirts on, she isn't dead!" She sighed, calming down. "She's just unconscious, she should be out for only a few hours at the most."

Yamato sighed, then picked her up. "This is insane… Maybe I should just tell her? I mean, what's the worst that can happen?"

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"What?! You turn into a girl?! I disown you!! I disown you, damn it!!"

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Yamato sweat dropped. "Then again…" He sighed and walked into the lounge. He walked over to the couch and gently set her down, then smiled. "Mom, you sure can be a handful sometimes… But I love ya… And dad, too… You guys are the best…" He sat down on the other couch, then scratched the back of his head. "I wish I could tell you about this curse, but what would you say about a son that turns into a girl?" Yamato gasped as Naru slowly sat up, smirking.

"I would still love you either way, silly… You're my son, er, daughter, er… She-male thingy…"

Yamato face faulted. "Damn it, mom! You were faking!! That's not fair!!"

Naru giggled. "Yes, I'm bad… But you tried to keep it a secret… But it didn't work, I had my suspicions that something was going on since that whole 'Ya-chan' fiasco."

"Ah, heh… Anyway, it's not permanent, dad said that he was going to try and find out how to break the curse."

"Oh, so he was hiding things from me, too, huh?" Naru said, glaring. "Well, I'll have to go have a talk with your father when I get home…"

Yamato chuckled to himself. "Heh heh, poor bastard…"

"What was that?…" Naru asked, eyebrow twitching.

"Oh, nothing…" Yamato muttered.

"But damn, that hit on the head really hurt…" Naru groaned, rubbing her head.

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Naru waved, walking away from Hinata House. "Bye, everyone! I'll see you all later!"

The others waved back. "Bye bye, Naru-sempai!" Shinobu smiled, waving with both of her hands. "Sorry for almost killing you!!"

Naru sweat dropped. "It's okay, Shinobu! If you ever meet a guy tha tries to take advantage of you, just hit him with that frying pan of yours!"

Sarah sighed, smacking her forehead. "I'm surrounded by a bunch of crazy people…"

Rikina leaned to the side. "My, my, my… Now isn't that what's known as 'calling the kettle black?', hmmm?"

Kaolla gently wrapped her arms around Sarah's neck and laughed. "Nyahaha! Yeah, just admit it, Sarah! You're just as crazy as the rest of us!"

Yamato smiled. "My crazy little 'extended family'… And I wouldn't have it any other way…"

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Meanwhile, at the home of Naru and Keitaro, Keitaro was busy studying the rest of the Lakunian alphabet. He hadn't slept at all today, and it showed. He squinted at the message he had written down on paper. It was written in the Lakunian language, then translated into Japanese. He gasped, his eyes widening. "Well, I found a way to break the curse, but I don't think that our happy little new couple will like it at all…"

End of Chapter 40

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Well, I stopped procrastinating and got this damn chapter finished… This one gave me a lot of trouble for some reason, and it is now 1:47 A.M. I am really disappointed with how this one turned out. But I am so tired… If I had more time, I would try and add some things and improve on it, but my parents will be kicking me off soon. There will still be a chapter later today, so don't worry about that. yawn I'm going to bed now… Goodnight, everyone… (Zzzz…)

---Kouji Tamino (Knocked out for the night)