AN: I'm back! That's right, I'm back from my vacation. It was so awesome! We went to the beach and went on like 9 roller coasters at Six Flags! Aaaaahhhhh, the memories.
Ukyo: So, that's where you've been!
DT: Oh, oh. Ukyo, where did you come from?
Ukyo: I was standing behind you the whole time.
DT: You were?
Ukyo: Yeah, so mind tell me why you went on vacation and not me?
DT: What do you want from me! I can't exactly take you with me.
Ukyo: I want a vacation. That's all I ask.
DT: Okay, okay you can go on vacation.
Ukyo: YAY! I better go pack.
(Ukyo runs to her room.)
Kyle: What's she so happy about?
DT: I gave her some time off. Never thought it would make her that happy. Hey since we'll be short handed around here, can you ask Shampoo to help?
Kyle: Uhh, sure I guess.
DT: Awww, come on. I know you want to spend more time with her. Come on, admit it.
(Kyle walks away mumbling.)
DT: Anyway, now for some reviewer feedback. To Xeno: Yeah, it does need more fluff. I'll try to squeeze it in whenever I can. To Mika: I'll think about putting in Sailor Moon. See I've already got all of it planned out, but I'll do what I can. To Chemical Love: I'm glad you liked the chapter. Don't worry, he won't start to act like Kuno. I didn't mean to make him act like that. That's just the way it came out. As for the rest, you'll just have to wait and see if Kyle mauls Mousse or not. That's it for reviews! I do not own Ranma ½, Yu Yu Hakusho, or Inuyasha. I do own all the characters previously mention. Now go on and read.
Ch 18 The Old Switcharoo Pt 1
Gosenguki sat on the branch of a tree at school. He took out a camera and looked in the direction of the girls PE class. Carefully, he focused the camera on a certain girl.
"Oh Akane, why do I have to admire you from afar?" he snapped a shot of her. He focused the camera again to take another shot when Ranma walked into the picture. Gosenguki's hands shook. He set the camera aside.
"Saotome, why must you always ruin everything!" he quickly pulled out a voodoo doll with a nail sticking through it. He pushed it up against the tree. When he went to hammer it he hit his thumb….again.
"Owwwww!" he screamed as he fell off the branch. He landed face first in the dirt.
"It's just Gosenguki." someone said.
Gosenguki got up and dusted himself off. It was just another normal day for him. It seemed like his attempts to get back at Ranma always failed. The rest of the day went without any interruptions. He kept taking pictures of Akane from 'secret' locations. After school he was about to talk to her. However, Ranma got to her before he could say anything. Ranma and Akane walked away…..together. The wind blew by as Gosenguki stared at the couple. Sadly, he walked towards his house. Yet another failed attempt to talk to Akane. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed that Akane already loved another.
"You seemed troubled young man."
Gosenguki stopped. He looked to his right to see an old man sitting on the street. He had various baskets full of old junk.
"Umm, how can you tell."
"You seemed down. Care to talk about it?"
"Oh, well, it's nothing really."
"In that case….." the old man stood up and stretched his hands out. "Would you care do buy something?" he said with a big grin.
Gosenguki almost face faulted, but he resisted the urge. Having nothing better to do, he decided to look around. He mainly found little trinkets and charms. Then something caught his eye. A scroll was sticking out of one of the baskets. He picked it up and examined it. The label on it said "Switch Spell". Curiosity got the best of him and he opened it.
"Follow these easy instructions and you will be able to switch bodies with a person you desire." he read quietly to himself.
Switch bodies? The wheels in Gosenguki's head began to turn. If he purchased this scroll he could switch bodies with anyone. Which meant he could switch bodies with Ranma and in turn he could….
'I could go on a date with Akane!' he thought triumphantly. "How much for this scroll?"
"For you, I'll sell it for 100 yen."
"Deal!"
Gosenguki pulled out the money and dashed to his house. He laughed as he ran. He was going to go on a date with Akane! Afterwards he could just switch back and everything would be back to normal. Wait, he didn't need to switch back. Why settle for just a date when he could stay with her forever? He stopped running and skipped home happily. He needed to plan his switch with Ranma.
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The next day Ranma and Akane were running to school. At usual, they were about to be late. They crossed the gate and slowed down.
"Boy Ranma, we're always late because of you."
"What do ya mean? We made it didn't we?"
"Yeah, but we wouldn't have this problem if you would just hurry up."
"At it again are we?" said a voice from behind them.
Ranma and Akane turned around. Kyle stood there with a smile.
"Hey guys. Isn't it too early to be fighting?"
"Why do you care?" Akane asked hotly. She then stomped off to class.
"Touchy isn't she."
"What do ya expect from a tomboy?"
Akane grabbed a random rock and threw it at Ranma. The rock smashed into Ranma's head and broke into a million pieces. Ranma fell to the ground. Kyle sighed and helped Ranma up.
"You know that wasn't a very nice thing to say."
"I guess not. I have a bad habit of putting my foot in my mouth."
"We can work on that so your relationship with Akane can get better."
Ranma face faulted. "Why would I want to have a relationship with that uncute tomboy!"
"So, if you don't want to then why not just…….let her go."
Kyle walked past Ranma and walked towards the building. "Cause I have to marry her!" he yelled at Kyle. "I could say the same thing about you too! If you don't like Shampoo why don't you let her go?"
Kyle stopped walking and turned slightly back towards Ranma. His expression was unreadable.
"I don't know. I think I'm……"
Ranma stared at him impatiently. "Say it already!"
"I think I'm….about to be late for class!" with that Kyle dashed in to the building.
"Hey wait up!" Ranma yelled as he ran after his friend.
Unfortunately, they were both late. So, they stood outside holding buckets of water as punishment. Of course it's only punishment if you're not strong enough to hold the buckets. To Kyle and Ranma, this wasn't even a work out.
"So…….what were you gonna say before you ran in?" Ranma asked Kyle.
"Oh, nothing. I'm just really confused about our relationship right now."
"What did happen? I mean we know all that stuff your aunt and uncle said and Mousse said she kissed ya too. Is that what's bothering you?"
Kyle sighed. "It's not the kiss that's bothering me as much as what she said. I mean she's not the first girl I've kissed."
"What she say?"
"She….she told me she lo…loved me."
Ranma stared at him strangely. Then he chuckled. Kyle looked at Ranma with an annoyed expression. What was so funny?
"Look, Shampoo use to always tell me the same thing. It doesn't mean she means it."
"That's the point Ranma! If she's just messing with me then she's no better than Yumi!"
Oh, so that's the problem. He's afraid it's like that. I guess Yumi messed him up pretty bad if he's afraid to have any relationship. Of course his marriage to Shampoo is hard on him because they were forced into it so he knows Shampoo could be forcing herself to like him.
After standing in silence for a few minutes, Kyle decided to change the subject.
"Hey, Ranma?"
"Yeah?"
"What's up with that emaciated looking kid."
"Emaciated? Oh, you mean Gosenguki. Nothing really. Why?"
"Well, he's always hiding in a tree taking pictures of Akane. Is he some kind of stalker?"
"No, he's just obsessed with Akane like every other guy in this school."
Miss Hinako then stepped out of the class. "Okay boys, we can come in now."
Kyle and Ranma put the buckets down. "I'll introduce you to him at lunch." Ranma told him as they walked into class. They sat in their respective seats. Kyle got out his pen and paper to take notes. Ranma proceeded to fall asleep. Miss Hinako didn't take kindly to his delinquent ways and a fight between them soon broke out. Kyle wondered how anyone managed to graduate from Furinkan. Finally it was lunch time. Akane, Ranma, and Kyle decided to have lunch outside since it was such a nice day. Ranma didn't mind handling Kuno because he was the only one he had to worry about fighting. Apparently Ryoga had gotten lost….again. It would be a couple of weeks before he found his way back. Shampoo showed up to feed her husband since last time things didn't go as planned. She hoped that today things would be different. Meanwhile, Gosenguki observed them from a tree. He took out the scroll and went over it one more time. All he needed to do was make sure the scroll was within ten feet of the people that were going to switch. Then he would say the chant and the name of the two people he wanted to switch. This plan was fool prove! He looked over the scroll to observe Ranma eating with Akane, Kyle and Shampoo. He held the scroll up again and began the chant. (sorry if the chant sucks. I couldn't think of a better one.)
"Fire, Earth, Wind, and Water; switch the bodies of the two I desire."
Gosenguki looked over the scroll again to find that Ranma was gone! This was not good. He needed to find him. If he was too far, the switch would not work!
"Hey Gosenguki!"
"AAAAHHHHHH!"
Gosenguki nearly fell off the branch. He looked nervously up at Ranma and Kyle. They both sat on a branch in the tree.
"Oh, Ranma….Kyle. What are you……"
Gosenguki was interrupted by a light. Kyle and Ranma looked at scroll in Gosenguki's hand. Suddenly a light arrow struck Kyle and Ranma. Kyle's spirit and Ranma's spirit flew out of their bodies and into each others. They then fell out of the tree.
Akane and Shampoo had been watching them from a distance. Ranma had spotted Gosenguki and was going to introduce Kyle to him. They had heard Gosenguki scream and then saw the light. Before they knew it, Ranma and Kyle fell out of the tree. Both girls quickly ran over to their objects of affection.
"Ranma, what's wrong!"
Shampoo held Kyle as well. "Wake up Airen!"
Gosenguki hopped out of the tree. His plan had failed! He accidentally switch Kyle and Ranma's bodies! Akane looked at the pale boy.
"What happened?" she asked.
"Well, uhh,…."
Akane clenched her fist. "Never mind." She then looked at Shampoo. "We have to get these two to the nurse! Follow me."
Akane stood up and Shampoo followed her into the school. Gosenguki watched them leave. He looked at Ranma and Kyle. He wasn't so sure if it was a good idea to switch now. After seeing what happened to them, it didn't seem too appealing. He looked at the scroll in his hand. He opened it to find that at the end, Kyle and Ranma's name was written. He rolled it back up and decided it was probably a good idea to hide the scroll. Discretely, he went back to his class room.
Meanwhile, Ranma and Kyle were lying in the nurses office. Akane and Shampoo waited for them to wake up. Both the boys groaned. Slowly Kyle opened his eyes and sat up. Shampoo immediately glomped on to him. Just then Ranma sat up and stared at Shampoo who was hugging Kyle.
"Shampoo worry about you Airen!"
Kyle seemed confused and really nervous.
"What the hell are you doing Shampoo! I thought you liked Kyle!"
Strangely enough, Kyle spoke in Ranma's voice. Akane looked at Ranma. He too looked confused. Actually, he also had a look of envy in his eyes. This made her really angry. How dare he look at Shampoo like that!
"What are you doing Ranma! How dare you look at Shampoo like that!"
Ranma didn't say anything. In fact it seemed like he completely ignored her. Kyle got out of Shampoo's grasp. Both boys looked at each other.
"No way….." they both said.
"Kyle?" Shampoo questioned.
"Ranma?" Akane asked with concern.
Both boys turned to the girls. "I am not Ranma/Kyle!"
"Huh?" the girls asked.
'Ranma' got out of bed and so did 'Kyle'. They looked at each other again.
"I can't believe this." 'Ranma' said.
"How the hell did this happen?" 'Kyle' questioned.
A light was lit at that moment. "Gosenguki!" They both exclaimed. The girls looked at the boys like they had gone mad. What the heck were they talking about? Akane marched up to Ranma.
"What kind of game are you playing!"
Ranma sat down on the bed calmly. "Please Akane I'm not playing any games." 'Ranma' said in Kyle's voice.
"Since when are you good at impersonating Kyle's voice Ranma?"
'Ranma' stood up. "I told you I'm not Ranma! Gosenguki somehow switch our bodies." he said pointing at 'Kyle'.
Akane walked past 'Ranma' and to 'Kyle'.
"Is that really you Ranma?"
"That's what Kyle's been trying to tell ya you uncute tomboy!"
Akane's anger build up. "Ranma no BAKA!" Akane's trusty mallet appeared out of no where to deliver some justice. However, Kyle stopped her.
"Even if it's Ranma on the inside, I would appreciate it if you didn't damage my body Akane."
Akane let down her mallet. "Fine."
Shampoo walked to Kyle. "So, Airen in Ranma's body?"
"For the time being. We should find Gosenguki and fix this me….."
Shampoo glomped on to Kyle. Akane and Ranma stared at her with disbelief.
"Hey, let go!" they both exclaimed.
Kyle looked down at Shampoo who was rubbing her cheek against his chest. He wasn't very comfortable with her hugging him in Ranma's body for obvious reason. He pushed her away from him.
"Please don't do that."
"But you my Airen."
Kyle didn't say anything and walked towards the door. "Lets find Gosenguki."
Akane and Kyle stared at him with concern. Shampoo also looked at his retreating form. Had she done something wrong? They followed him out and to their classroom where Gosenguki was.
AN: Okay that's that. I hope you liked this chapter.
Ukyo: Well, I'm off. I'll be back in a week.
Kyle: Enjoy your time. Bring back some souvenirs.
Ukyo: Okay, I will. Bye guys!
DT and Kyle: Bye!
(Ukyo climbs aboard a plane.)
Kyle: So, now that she's gone what do you plan to do?
DT: I finally get to relax! I won't have to worry about some crazy chick threatening me into writing the chapters or asking for vacation!
(DT lays down on a hammock and sips a lemonade.)
Shampoo: What you doing?
DT: Huh?
(Shampoo kicks DT off hammock)
Shampoo: Get to work! You need write chapters!
DT: Hey now, I'm the boss aro….
(Shampoo holds a sword up to DT.)
Shampoo: You want finish sentence?
DT: (sweat drops) No I'll get to work.
Kyle: So, what were you saying?
DT: How come you didn't tell me she was like this! (Typing furiously)
Kyle: She's not like that to me.
(Shampoo glomps on to Kyle.)
DT: I miss Ukyo already. Please review and no flames.