By: Aleta Thuvis
Disclaimer with the first chapter. I apologize this chapter is like three times as large as my previous chapters. but many reviewers will enjoy that so. Enjoy! :-)
Warning, this is near the point of what I don't have written. New chapters will take a bit longer to get up, instead of the every few day updates I've been able to do. I have also revised a few previous chapters, added a few lines and caught one or two grammar things that got by me. I'll try to keep revisions to a minimum.
Version 2- Fixed format problem. Added ** for thought indicators. Added a sentence to clarify time.
Circuit Breakers
They had a party of 20 people and the usual restaurant customers eating, when the worst happened. The power went out. The night finished early, but the dishwashing had to be done by hand. It felt like it took forever to Ukyou.
Her employees left at Ukyou's instance at 1am. She needed them to be fresh the next day to handle the rest of the mess before they opened. She barely made to bed when she fell asleep.
The next morning Ukyou overslept and stepped into the shower. Her mind was on all the schoolwork she likely had to catch up on, her first day back. Which would have to be tomorrow, since half the school was already gone. She turned the hot water on. She barked at the coldness and waited for the water to heat. When it didn't, she whined, realizing they used the hot water on the dishes last night. Shivering, she managed to turn off the water.
So much for Ukyou's plans for what to do when this happened. It was her own traitorous shower that did her in. She hadn't even had time to buy that doggy door she was going to put in the kitchen door. She padded over to her room. Konatsu would be in soon. Hopefully, Konatsu will call the electric company to report a blown circuit. It won't be until late tonight for any hot water. Ukyou would try to enjoy the break as much as possible she decided.
Ukyou slipped outside by a nudging a loose window open. The screen left out but she figure she would get it when she was Human again.
Toyko was greatly different, being a little over 1 foot tall. The trash and smells were a lot more noticeable. She could hear a lot more, also. It was hard to sort out the noises. Wait a minute. She stopped in her tracks and her ears perked up. Is that. a pig squealing? She tracked the sound down to an alley. There was P-chan valiantly fighting off three alley cats.
Ukyou growled. The four fighters paused to consider this interloper. The cats hissed, but stayed. Maybe this dog would find the pig a better target then three cats. Ukyou solved the dilemma by charging the closest cat to her. P-chan seemed to pick a second wind. Together, they made the cats flee.
Now, it was down to a dog and a pig. Dogs and pigs weren't known to be enemies, but P-chan had had run-ins with other bigger dogs. He thought it maybe the confusing scent he had; it was neither pig or totally human.
Ukyou cautiously checked P-chan. Ukyou knew Akane loved her pet. Yet, Ranma hated it. The pig had a few scratches and he was pretty nervous.
"Relax, P-chan." she meant to say, forgetting her dog form. Instead, it sounded like a whine murmur. P-chan relaxed a little. She checked herself, she collected one or two. She nudged P-chan and took some steps out of the alley. She turned; P-chan looked at her confused.
He thought, *A dog was going to lead him somewhere?*
She thought, *Come on, P-chan, Akane will be worried about you.*
He took a few steps towards Ukyou. She walked to the mouth of the alley and waited.
He thought, *Yes a dog was intending to lead him somewhere. Well, animal company was better than no company he supposed.*
Ukyou headed to the Tendo's. It was a job and a half to keep the pig following her. *Sigh! First a guy follows too closely in my dog form, then I can't get a pig to follow me.*
*NO!* She barked. *This way*. This reminded her of trying to take Ryoga somewhere. She stopped in mid-thought and looked at... Ryoga.
That bandanna, his obsession with Akane, Ranma's anger towards the innocent pet pig, it was so obvious. Yet, countless of people didn't have a clue much less Akane.
Ryoga almost ran into Ukyou, since she stopped so suddenly. He looked around checking if the cats decided to follow them. Then he looked back at the dog. IT was glaring at him. Maybe the dog didn't want him to follow after all?
"Breee?" P-chan/Ryoga asked innocently. *What's wrong?*
Ukyou dropped her head, in shame. It was so easy for her to be so self- righteous about things. After all she had only been cursed a short time compared to Ranma and perhaps Ryoga. She took advantage of the guy in china; much like Ryoga was with Akane. Who was she to judge? She nudged P- ... Ryoga again and finished taking him to the Tendo Household.
They reached the door. Ukyou left him on the doorstep and hid in the bushes. Ryoga looked at her strangely and tried to walk away.
He thought, *Why in the hell did the dog lead me here? Akane's not even here, tonight.*
Suddenly, the dog was standing in his way. It gently nudged him to the doorstep again. Ryoga sighed. *Fine, if the strange dog wanted him to go in. he would.* Ashamed once again by his curse, he announced his presence at the door, "Bree! BREEE!" *Please don't be Ranma, please don't be Ranma.*
Kasumi opened the door, "Oh dear, P-chan what are you doing out here? You end up in the most strange of places." She picked Ryoga up and took him inside.
Ukyou sighed and made her way back to her restaurant. It was dark and closed. Apparently, they couldn't get the power on. Ukyou slipped into the restaurant. There was a light from the upstairs, her room. She padded to the door of the room and peeked in. Konatsu was there reading something. Her face was splotchy like she had been crying.
*Ah, no. This isn't good. Well, if the power is on, hopefully there's enough hot water. I'm going to have to tell her the whole story. It wouldn't be fair after what she went through.* Ukyou silently went into her bathroom. She jumped into the tub and nudged the hot water tap.
Ukyou was in luck and 5 feet tall again. She grabbed a towel and strolled into her room.
The shocked expression on Konatsu's face was almost worth it. Ukyou took advantage of the shock.
"I realize I have a lot to explain. And I will as soon as I get drier and clothed, ok?"
Her friend nodded. "I'll wait...downstairs." She fled.
Ukyou looked at the clock. It took longer than she thought getting P-c... Ryoga home. She clothed quickly, and tried to get most of the excess of water from her hair. One day, if she had the opportunity she'll ask Shampoo what she does with her hair.
Her friend waited sitting at a table. She looked calmer. Ukyou sat across from her. "I'll start with my vacation. I didn't go home, I went to China. To get spring of drowned man. That's what the package is that I sent here. Accidentally I fell into...spring of drowned dog."
Konatsu looked at her hands, "oh."
"Today was my fault. I wasn't thinking and I took a shower. We had used the hot water last night and I was stuck as a dog. I figured that I would just stay out until late and hope you would get the power up. I apologize if I caused you any distress."
Konatsu took a deep breath and nodded. "You're forgiven, Ukyou. I'll be going now."
"Wait, what happened tonight?" Ukyou asked quickly.
Konatsu smiled weakly. "When I got here the electric was on. Apparently the electric company blew the circuits on this street. We served dinner and cleaned up. I was waiting for you, because my boyfriend.... Fujita broke up with me, Ukyou. He had a another girl in the apartment and and.." Her friend broke down.
Ukyou kicked herself HARD mentally. The world doesn't revolve around her, or Ranma. She didn't have to confess to her friend! Pushing those feelings aside, she moved to comfort her friend. "If you need a place to stay, you're welcome here."
"Thanks." Konatsu sniffled.
"Let's gets you settled in. You're the first one that knows that I got cursed, please keep it to yourself?"
"Sure, and I'll help you."
Disclaimer with the first chapter. I apologize this chapter is like three times as large as my previous chapters. but many reviewers will enjoy that so. Enjoy! :-)
Warning, this is near the point of what I don't have written. New chapters will take a bit longer to get up, instead of the every few day updates I've been able to do. I have also revised a few previous chapters, added a few lines and caught one or two grammar things that got by me. I'll try to keep revisions to a minimum.
Version 2- Fixed format problem. Added ** for thought indicators. Added a sentence to clarify time.
Circuit Breakers
They had a party of 20 people and the usual restaurant customers eating, when the worst happened. The power went out. The night finished early, but the dishwashing had to be done by hand. It felt like it took forever to Ukyou.
Her employees left at Ukyou's instance at 1am. She needed them to be fresh the next day to handle the rest of the mess before they opened. She barely made to bed when she fell asleep.
The next morning Ukyou overslept and stepped into the shower. Her mind was on all the schoolwork she likely had to catch up on, her first day back. Which would have to be tomorrow, since half the school was already gone. She turned the hot water on. She barked at the coldness and waited for the water to heat. When it didn't, she whined, realizing they used the hot water on the dishes last night. Shivering, she managed to turn off the water.
So much for Ukyou's plans for what to do when this happened. It was her own traitorous shower that did her in. She hadn't even had time to buy that doggy door she was going to put in the kitchen door. She padded over to her room. Konatsu would be in soon. Hopefully, Konatsu will call the electric company to report a blown circuit. It won't be until late tonight for any hot water. Ukyou would try to enjoy the break as much as possible she decided.
Ukyou slipped outside by a nudging a loose window open. The screen left out but she figure she would get it when she was Human again.
Toyko was greatly different, being a little over 1 foot tall. The trash and smells were a lot more noticeable. She could hear a lot more, also. It was hard to sort out the noises. Wait a minute. She stopped in her tracks and her ears perked up. Is that. a pig squealing? She tracked the sound down to an alley. There was P-chan valiantly fighting off three alley cats.
Ukyou growled. The four fighters paused to consider this interloper. The cats hissed, but stayed. Maybe this dog would find the pig a better target then three cats. Ukyou solved the dilemma by charging the closest cat to her. P-chan seemed to pick a second wind. Together, they made the cats flee.
Now, it was down to a dog and a pig. Dogs and pigs weren't known to be enemies, but P-chan had had run-ins with other bigger dogs. He thought it maybe the confusing scent he had; it was neither pig or totally human.
Ukyou cautiously checked P-chan. Ukyou knew Akane loved her pet. Yet, Ranma hated it. The pig had a few scratches and he was pretty nervous.
"Relax, P-chan." she meant to say, forgetting her dog form. Instead, it sounded like a whine murmur. P-chan relaxed a little. She checked herself, she collected one or two. She nudged P-chan and took some steps out of the alley. She turned; P-chan looked at her confused.
He thought, *A dog was going to lead him somewhere?*
She thought, *Come on, P-chan, Akane will be worried about you.*
He took a few steps towards Ukyou. She walked to the mouth of the alley and waited.
He thought, *Yes a dog was intending to lead him somewhere. Well, animal company was better than no company he supposed.*
Ukyou headed to the Tendo's. It was a job and a half to keep the pig following her. *Sigh! First a guy follows too closely in my dog form, then I can't get a pig to follow me.*
*NO!* She barked. *This way*. This reminded her of trying to take Ryoga somewhere. She stopped in mid-thought and looked at... Ryoga.
That bandanna, his obsession with Akane, Ranma's anger towards the innocent pet pig, it was so obvious. Yet, countless of people didn't have a clue much less Akane.
Ryoga almost ran into Ukyou, since she stopped so suddenly. He looked around checking if the cats decided to follow them. Then he looked back at the dog. IT was glaring at him. Maybe the dog didn't want him to follow after all?
"Breee?" P-chan/Ryoga asked innocently. *What's wrong?*
Ukyou dropped her head, in shame. It was so easy for her to be so self- righteous about things. After all she had only been cursed a short time compared to Ranma and perhaps Ryoga. She took advantage of the guy in china; much like Ryoga was with Akane. Who was she to judge? She nudged P- ... Ryoga again and finished taking him to the Tendo Household.
They reached the door. Ukyou left him on the doorstep and hid in the bushes. Ryoga looked at her strangely and tried to walk away.
He thought, *Why in the hell did the dog lead me here? Akane's not even here, tonight.*
Suddenly, the dog was standing in his way. It gently nudged him to the doorstep again. Ryoga sighed. *Fine, if the strange dog wanted him to go in. he would.* Ashamed once again by his curse, he announced his presence at the door, "Bree! BREEE!" *Please don't be Ranma, please don't be Ranma.*
Kasumi opened the door, "Oh dear, P-chan what are you doing out here? You end up in the most strange of places." She picked Ryoga up and took him inside.
Ukyou sighed and made her way back to her restaurant. It was dark and closed. Apparently, they couldn't get the power on. Ukyou slipped into the restaurant. There was a light from the upstairs, her room. She padded to the door of the room and peeked in. Konatsu was there reading something. Her face was splotchy like she had been crying.
*Ah, no. This isn't good. Well, if the power is on, hopefully there's enough hot water. I'm going to have to tell her the whole story. It wouldn't be fair after what she went through.* Ukyou silently went into her bathroom. She jumped into the tub and nudged the hot water tap.
Ukyou was in luck and 5 feet tall again. She grabbed a towel and strolled into her room.
The shocked expression on Konatsu's face was almost worth it. Ukyou took advantage of the shock.
"I realize I have a lot to explain. And I will as soon as I get drier and clothed, ok?"
Her friend nodded. "I'll wait...downstairs." She fled.
Ukyou looked at the clock. It took longer than she thought getting P-c... Ryoga home. She clothed quickly, and tried to get most of the excess of water from her hair. One day, if she had the opportunity she'll ask Shampoo what she does with her hair.
Her friend waited sitting at a table. She looked calmer. Ukyou sat across from her. "I'll start with my vacation. I didn't go home, I went to China. To get spring of drowned man. That's what the package is that I sent here. Accidentally I fell into...spring of drowned dog."
Konatsu looked at her hands, "oh."
"Today was my fault. I wasn't thinking and I took a shower. We had used the hot water last night and I was stuck as a dog. I figured that I would just stay out until late and hope you would get the power up. I apologize if I caused you any distress."
Konatsu took a deep breath and nodded. "You're forgiven, Ukyou. I'll be going now."
"Wait, what happened tonight?" Ukyou asked quickly.
Konatsu smiled weakly. "When I got here the electric was on. Apparently the electric company blew the circuits on this street. We served dinner and cleaned up. I was waiting for you, because my boyfriend.... Fujita broke up with me, Ukyou. He had a another girl in the apartment and and.." Her friend broke down.
Ukyou kicked herself HARD mentally. The world doesn't revolve around her, or Ranma. She didn't have to confess to her friend! Pushing those feelings aside, she moved to comfort her friend. "If you need a place to stay, you're welcome here."
"Thanks." Konatsu sniffled.
"Let's gets you settled in. You're the first one that knows that I got cursed, please keep it to yourself?"
"Sure, and I'll help you."