Chapter Two

Artemis flipped through a book that he had read one too many time to pass some time on the airplane. He sincerely vowed from this day on that he would only take the family jet on his travels. There was an annoying brat behind him who was whining to her very weary father about something useless and quite frankly, it made Artemis very agitated.

Ranma on the other hand who had never been on an airplane was staring out of the small airplane window in fascination, looking at the clouds that they were currently passing through as the airplane went a little higher. He seemed to be enjoying himself, until he got bored and stared to strike up a conversation with the man behind him who also seemed very bored, and was sitting next to the annoying girl behind Artemis. They talked about Japanese baseball teams comparing one team to another until the plane had finally, landed. Artemis sighed in relief, allowing himself to be out of character for just a moment.

Butler had gone off to bring the car from the airport parking lot, while Ranma and Artemis waited outside for him to come by. It was through this that Ranma attempted to strike up a conversation to try to break the oppressing silence between them.

"So, uh, why are you so interested in magic anyway? It's not like it anything really interesting once you witness it a couple of times."

"There is something about magic that sparks something in me. It feels as though I'm trying to unearth a memory that I have forgotten. Although I do not know how this would be possible as I have yet to forget any aspect of my life."

"Interesting."

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The next couple of days at Fowl Manor were somewhat chaotic to say the least. Juliet was having fun with Ranma getting him to change into his female form and trying to dress her up in what she thought would look 'adorable' on Ranma. Keyword here: try. Juliet let go for now, but swore that sooner or later she would get Ranma to try on some feminine clothing.

It was now Tuesday morning and Juliet was in an uproar when she found out that Ranma only had two outfits to wear. Artemis was trying not to blush at the memory of Ranma [female] topless. He had accidentally walked on Ranma when she had walked out of the shower. It was a hot morning and Ranma decided to take a cold shower for once; figuring he could change back when he got down stairs. It was a rather embarrassing incident for Artemis, but Ranma was unfazed as it happened all the time. [1]

Juliet was now dragging Ranma into yet another department store. She seemed very happy to find a life-sized doll to dress up. The best for her was that she could shop in both the boy's and the girl's sections. Ranma put up no protest through most of the shopping trip until Juliet splashed some cold water on him and dragged Ranma into the female part of the department store.

"Why do I have to get girl's clothing? I'm a guy not a girl!"

"Well you don't look like the guy that you claim to be. Besides it might be good to have some female clothing. You never know when you might need to play the part of one. And it helps if you have the wardrobe for it."

"…Nothing too girly."

---a---

"Of course."

"No way in hell am I gonna do it!"

"If you would just think about this one thing logically for once then you will see that this is the best possible solution for this problem." Artemis was trying not to lose his temper, but Ranma was being very stubborn at the moment and his stubbornness was starting to grate on Artemis's nerves.

Butler, who was watching the argument with his younger sister Juliet, was becoming extremely amused while Artemis was trying to coax Ranma into a plan that would explain Ranma's appearance to his parents should they come back from their trip. Ranma was not happy with the conditions of Artemis's plan.

"I don't see why I have to be a girl!"

"It will only be for a short while, if they even come at all. It is best that you stay a girl, incase of any unfortunate accidents." And mother tends to be more agreeable with girls.

Ranma sighed out of frustration. "Fine. But if I have to stay a girl for more than a week then I'm telling them the truth about my curse." It's better than nothing. It's only a week after all, it could be worse.

"Very well." Artemis was glad that they had reached a compromise though slightly miffed that he could get complete control over the agreement. I just hope mother does not get any ideas about Ranma staying here.

The dreaded day arrived when Artemis's parents arrived from their trip to Paris. Artemis was hoping that they would be too busy to visit him saving him a great deal of explaining. It was unfortunate that this did not happen and Artemis's parents arrived right on schedule.

"Hello mother, father. Did you enjoy yourselves on your trip?"

"Oh yes Arty dear, we had a magnificent time. Oh I do hope that you weren't bored to death staying in this stuffy old mansion with only Butler and Juliet to keep you company!"

"I was quite alright mother, thank you for your concern."

"Artemis, who is this fine young lady standing behind you next to Juliet?"

"Oh this is Ranko Tendou; she is a daughter of a friend of Butler and has offered her services to assist Butler in his duties."

Ranma smiled sweetly, looking every bit the demure young girl she was pretending to be. Was Ranma was not ready for was the whirlwind that was Angeline Fowl. Within minutes, she was whisked away to Angeline's chambers by Angeline who was eager to have a female to talk to when Juliet wasn't visiting. Ever since Juliet had moved to America to pursue her career in professional wrestling she no longer had anyone to talk to.

A couple of hours into Angeline's 'girl talk' and Ranma would rather spend four days with all his fiancées which was its own form of hell on earth. He was spared from further torture when Butler interrupted saying that Artemis need her in his lab. This caused Angeline to go off in a fit of giggles saying her dear 'Arty' was finally growing up. Ranma turned slightly green from her implication and then hurried off before she started planning the wedding.

She arrived to see Artemis testing some of the magic mushrooms in order to find out their properties. He was in the typical scientist outfit; white lab coat and everything.

"How was your conversation with Mother?"

"I have a headache from speaking English too long. I also feel like jumping off the nearest skyscraper. Does that give you any idea of how I feel?"

"I do hope that you will be able to keep up your behavior. I have been just informed that father will be leaving for a business trip within the next three days and mother will be taking a trip to Sweden with some of her closest friends. Apparently she wants to reacquaint herself with her friends."

Ranma seethed at his aloof behavior. Maybe she could convince him to take a swim in the 'spring of a Drowned Chicken' and then eat him for dinner.

"So where exactly did you acquire your curse?"

"China. In the Jusenkyo Valley."

"We will be paying a visit to the Jusenkyo Valley before we go back to school."

"What do you mean 'we'? I'm going through my last year of high school right now, I don't need another year of high school."

"You will be attending your last year of high school in County Wicklow, in a public school. You are not required to pass in this school, this is only to keep up appearances. Whether you want to or not, you are required to attend. I need you there to help me with this."

"Does this mean that I have to speak English all year?"

"They won't understand Japanese Ranma."

"Well do I get to stay in my male form?"

"Yes,"

Ranma sighed. At least she got to stay male. Ranma knew what horrible thing would happen if he stayed in his female form for more than two weeks. At least it was something normal for a change.

---End Chapter Two---

[1] This really does happen all the time in Ranma. Ranma has no sense of modesty when in his female form.

Done! Finally done! I would have gotten through with this sooner but couldn't because I had some previous engagement. Mainly reading and this new anime; Tennis No Ohji-sama. Oh, and I need a beta reader. Someone to catch my mistakes and any errors I may make. Must have extensive knowledge of both Artemis Fowl and Ranma ½ in order to qualify. Contact me at animefanthingie at with a message titled Beta

I'm very sorry for the late update and will try to get the next chapter out sooner!