Chapter Three

The nerve of him! Calling me blind then daring to ask me how to get to his own house! I wish that little one luck with him! Mousse was fuming as he got back to the Cat Cafe. "Ahh,Ryoga. You've no idea what your getting into." He thought, as he headed to his post in the back of the cafe.

"Where Siri went to?" Shampoo spoke up from behind him. "I leave her in the back room for Ranma find."

"Ahh,my dear Shampoo. Ranma did come and get her. He says thanks you for watching over her." He got down on one knee,and held out some flowers. "Will you please accept me as your one true love this day?"

"Hiyah!" Shampoo clobbered the poor boy with a mallet. "I no date you! You I hate!" She headed to the back, leaving Mousse knocked out on the floor.

"When will you give up,Mousse? She wants only one guy." Calogne said softly.

"I will have to defeat Ranma again, that is all." Mousse replied with determination to a chair. "You're so stiff. Are you alright?"

"Perhaps you should make sure your glasses are glued to you before attempting to challenge Ranma Saotome." Calogne snorted,leaving him to talk to the chair.

"Ehh?" Mousse put his glasses on. "Oh..." He shook his head. "It is no use...." He wandered off to go find Ranma.

"Here. I've made you some rice balls. Do you like those?" Ryoga asked Siri,as he put the plate of food in front of her.

"Yesh!" Siri reached to take one,but jerked her little hand back when they burned her. "Owwie..."

"Oh! Are you okay?" Ryoga picked her up,and carried her over to the tap,turning on the cold water. "Here now. Put your hand in the water." He hoped she wouldn't start playing in the water,or it could get really messy for them. Please don't splash me please don't- "Squee!!" Ryoga found himself in the form of his "alter-ego" P-chan!

"Wyoga?!" Siri had landed on her bottom when Ryoga transformed. "Wyoga, where go?!"

"Squee!" The black pig beside her nudged the small child,tugging her sleeve with it's flat teeth. "Squee Squee!"

"Stop it!! Let go of me!!" Siri batted at the pig,crying softly. She was scared,being in a strange house alone. "Wyoga!"

The pig sighed,and crawled into the small girl's lap,nudging her,trying to keep her calm. "Squee!" He was trying to tell her it would be okay. Just as he was getting her calm, the doorbell rang. Damn. Who could that be?! "Squee?" He looked from the girl petting him to the door. "Squee." He jumped out of her lap,and ran on his piggy legs to the door,scratching at it cat-like.

"Ryoga?" It was Ranma's voice.

Damn him. This is just the sort of incident he was probably expecting!

"Ryoga?" Ranma opened the door,and walked in,smashing the little pig into a wall. He spied the young girl in tears. "Siri,isn't it? Where is that sleaze Ryoga?"

Siri shrugged, running to Ranma,and wrapping her little arms around his legs.

"H-hey....cut that out...." Ranma sighed, and picked her up. That's when he spied the pig that was his sort of friend. "Heh. That figures." He put Siri down on the couch,turning on the Tv for her. "Here. Watch cartoons or something.." He then picked up the pig by the bandana,and carried him into the kitchen.

"Squee!" Ryoga glared at Ranma,as he was placed in the sink.

"So,are you ready to admit defeat yet??"

"Squee Squee!" He shook his pig head,nudging the water kettle.

Ranma snickered,and dumped the tea on him. "Okay,whatever you say....."

"Gyah! That was hot, you pea-brain!" Ryoga covered his mouth quickly. "Whoops! I mean....why'd you do that to the pig?!"

"He needed to warm up a bit." Ranma muttered. "Look,Ryoga, you need to be more careful,or else you're going to spend your parenting career as a pig."

"I know...." Ryoga explained what happened. "This is going to be a bad idea. I can tell you."

"Yeah...." Ranma slipped off into the living room. "Hey,Siri....wanna come stay with me for a couple of days??"

"Oh no you don't!" Ryoga smacked him in the back of his head with a frying pan. "That wasn't the agreement!"

"Was turning into a pig part of the agreement?" Ranma countered through clenched teeth. "Just let me take her home for a while..."

"Fine. But don't let Mousse try and hurt her again." Ryoga agreed.

"Fine." Ranma walked over to Siri. "Come on,Siri. We're going to go see a real-life panda."

Siri looked over at Ryoga, standing up. "Wyoga too?"

"Actually,I have a few things to do. Ranma's going to take care of you for the time being." Ryoga patted her on the head. "Cute thing you."

"Where's piggy?" Siri was looking under the furniture.

"He....had to go to the market. He'll come around again,I'm sure." Ryoga said slowly, cursing mentally. Not on my watch he's not. He thought silently, handing Ranma a container with her rice balls. "I made these for her dinner."

"Thanks." Ranma took Siri's hand, and the two of them left.