Family Socializing

Meet Your Cousin, Don't Mind the Baggage.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma Half or Sailor Moon, both are owned by their respective creators and some big companies. I am making no money of this work.

Author's Notes: Thank you everyone who reviewed, sorry this chapter took awhile to come out. That's all I have to say. This chapter is taking a few days after the prologue

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"Do you have all your things Ranma?" Kasumi asked.

"Yeah, didn't really have that much to pack." Ranma said.

"W-will you still come back and visit?" Kasumi questioned.

"Of course, I'm still coming back to Nerima on the weekends and I'll make sure to come visit here often, no way any one over there will be able to cook as good as you, besides I ain't movin away forever I'm just gonna go there for the school year." Ranma responded.

"Why did your mother decide to send you there for so long any way?" Nabiki asked as she walked into the room.

"She said somethin about not wanting me to switch schools in the middle of the year." Ranma said.

'Hmm, guess that's an okay reason, but with Nodoka, you never know.' Nabiki thought, 'But I don't think Ranma is lying.' "Juuban is a tougher school district so be prepared, you'll actually have to study to pass."

"Yeah I know, Mom said they could always have someone from the school tutor me if necessary, but I hope it won't come to that, it would take a lot of time outta training." Ranma frowned.

"Are you okay about your father not going? I know he's been your traveling companion for ten years." Kasumi asked.

"You kidding me, that's one of the reasons I can't wait to leave. I'll finally be able to take a break from pops, no more weird engagements, no weird training, and no being thrown into a koi pond as soon as I wake up." Ranma grinned

"Well, since you'll be gone it would actually be easier for your father to set more engagements." Nabiki said causing Ranma's face to pale, "But don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him, just remember you owe me one."

"Thanks Nabiki, I better head out I'm sure mom's getting impatient downstairs, but where is Akane?" Ranma asked.

"Um, she's still a little upset, so she decided to stay by one of her friends." Kasumi frowned.

"Mom did go a little overboard in her declarations in the past few days." Ranma responded.

"Still have trouble believing that Nodoka threatened to sever the engagement of any girl who bothered you while on your get away." Nabiki said.

"I'm more surprised that Cologne told Shampoo to listen to it since by there laws I'm already married." Ranma smiled.

"Probably because the demand came from a woman, either that or Cologne doesn't want to get stuck with any bills like the one Nodoka sent her after her home was destroyed." Nabiki grinned.

"Heh, hopefully the rivals will go with the out of site out of mind approach." Ranma laughed, "Well I gotta go, bye Kasumi, Nabiki." Ranma said as he gave Kasumi a very brief hug and reached his hand out to shake Nabiki's.

"I don't think so, if Kasumi gets a hug so do I." Nabiki said as she pulled him into a hug, "Be safe Saotome." Nabiki smiled after she let Ranma go, "I won't be there to make excuses for you."

"Or to put me into situations where I need them either." Ranma shot back as he turned and walked away.

"Well things are going to be different around here." Nabiki frowned as she watched Ranma's retreating form head down the stairs.

"Things are going to become so boring again now that my little brother has left." Kasumi sighed.

"Nah his visits on the weekends should stir up enough trouble that it'll take the whole week to calm it down." Nabiki said making Kasumi giggle.

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"Hey mom I'm ready to go." Ranma said to his mother who was currently threatening a panda with a sword.

"I want to go with the boy" A panda sign read ignoring Ranma's entrance.

"And I said no. He's just staying with my family for awhile, people he never got to meet because I let you take him on that foolish training trip which lasted for ten years." Nodoka glared, "And if I see either you or Soun anywhere near Juuban, the Tendo engagement will be off."

"You can't do that." The sign exclaimed.

"Do you really want me to call Master Happosai here, after all he agrees with me that he should go on this vacation." Nodoka glared.

"The Master." The sign had in bold letters "Enjoy your trip boy." The sign said as Genma turned to Ranma.

"Later pops, Mr. Tendo" Ranma said to the panda and the man wailing in the background about the schools never being joined.

"Let's go my manly son." Nodoka smiled as they walked out of the house.

"Did you really get Happosai to agree with this trip?" Ranma asked.

"Yes" Nodoka smiled.

"How did you pull that off?" Ranma looked at his mom in awe.

Nodoka gave her son a secretive smile. 'Master Happosai wishes you to become as manly as possible; he knows as I do that magical girls would be perfect for your needs.'

"Let's hurry; I'm sure your cousin can't wait to see you." Nodoka smiled.

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"I still don't believe it is a good idea for you to allow one of your relatives to stay, you never know how Setsuna will react to things like this." Haruka said.

"Nodoka is the one family member who still talks to me with out a look of disgust on her face if she wants her son to come over to visit and get to know his family, then I'm not going to turn her down, especially not since that means if she wants her son to know me she's not ashamed of me in secret either." Michiru replied. "Besides if she had a problem she would have seen it in the gates and came to tell us."

"I guess your right, and maybe having someone else besides us around will get Hotaru to open up a little more" Haruka said. "Still though, he's gonna be staying a long time, what if he gets suspicious of us disappearing for sailor activities."

"If Usagi can keep it a secret from her Father, Mother, and little Brother I think we can keep it a secret too." Michiru responded.

"Yeah, I guess, but… what if he is like the other family you have and he disapproves of us, I just don't want something he says to bother you if he is." Haruka frowned.

Michiru smiled and leaned into her lover, "So that's what was bothering you, you were just worried how I would take another rejection?"

Haruka nodded.

"It's cute when your being sweet, but you don't need to worry, I have you and Hotaru, that's all I really need." Michiru said before kissing Haruka.

"Michiru-mama your guests are here." Hotaru called from the living room.

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"Wow, that's a big house, and they got a dojo too." Ranma said as he and Nodoka walked towards the house from the train station.

"Yes, they both are quite well of and bought a large house. I haven't met her yet, but Michiru told me they adopted a little girl Hotaru." Nodoka smiled, "I'm happy I'll finally get to meet her."

"How old is Hotaru?" Ranma asked.

"You know, they never said." Nodoka stated.

"Aunty Nodoka, it's good to see you." Michiru smiled as she opened the front door, "Please come in."

"Michiru, this is Ranma. Ranma this is your cousin Michiru." Nodoka smiled as she made the introductions.

"It's nice to meet ya." Ranma grinned as he shook his cousin's hand.

"It's nice to meet you too." Michiru said, "This is Haruka, and our daughter Hotaru."

Ranma shook hands with Haruka and looked confused for a second before a look of understanding crossed his face then he shook Hotaru's hand. "Hello, thanks for letting me stay here."

'Did he already realize I'm a girl, I'm dressed in guys clothes and most people never pick up that I'm not a guy so why would he?' Haruka thought to herself.

"Before we get settled in we need to let you know about a condition Ranma has." Nodoka frowned.

"A condition?" Michiru asked as she looked at her cousin.

"Ah, yeah if you could get me a cup of hot water and a cup of cold water I'll explain everything." Ranma fidgeted, 'Stupid curse, but mom's right if I'm gonna stay with them they have a right to know. I just hope they don't consider me a freak and tell me to get out.'

"I-I'll go get the water." Hotaru nearly whispered as she left the room.

"She seems to be a very shy girl." Nodoka said.

"She's had a very tough life and she's a little unsure of her self around new people." Michiru said as she turned to Nodoka.

"Poor dear, is, that why you adopted her even though she's a bit older then the age most people would adopt?" Nodoka asked.

"It's complicated, but partly." Haruka responded.

Ranma smiled at them. 'They seem like nice people.'

"I'm proud of you Michiru, helping out someone who needs it, and I'm sure your father would be too." Nodoka stated.

"Thanks aunty." Michiru smiled softly

"I have the water Haruka-papa." Hotaru whispered as she handed the cups of water to Haruka.

"Here you go Ranma?" Haruka said.

"Let's sit down first." Nodoka responded.

"Okay." Haruka frowned.

"Okay, um do you believe in magic?" Ranma asked after everyone sat down.

'Let's see I'm a reincarnated magical girl from a long dead moon kingdom, I battle monsters on a daily basis, I think that's a big check on believing in magic.' Haruka thought to herself as she looked to Michiru.

"Well, yes I'd say we do…why?" Michiru asked.

"If you believe in magic that makes this easier, you see I spent ten years on a martial arts training journey. Near the end of the trip me and Pops went to China because he got a map to the legendary training ground Jusenkyo. Unfortunately the map was in Chinese so he didn't read the warning on the map. You see Jusenkyo is a bunch of cursed springs with poles sticking out of the ground to battle on, if you fall into a spring you take on the form of whatever drowned there. Pops fell into the spring of Drowned Panda, I fell into the spring of drowned girl." Ranma said as he splashed himself with cold water.

Haruka's eyes bugged out of her head, 'How in the hell…damn she's stacked in that form.'

"Wow." Hotaru said.

After giving them a moment to soak in the transformation Ranma continued, "Hot water changes me back, but if I get hit with cold water I turn into a girl again, and for some reason I've turned into a water magnet since I got this curse." Ranma finished.

"Um, well that was unexpected." Michiru said in shock.

"If you don't want a freak like me to stay then I'd understand." Ranma looked down at the table.

"Ranma, you are not a freak, and no one here thinks so, I'm sure Michiru and Haruka are still willing to have you stay as well, right." Nodoka said.

"Of course he's still welcome to stay here, we set this whole thing up, we're not going to send you home before we ever get to talk." Michiru announced.

"Come on I'll show you up to your room." Haruka said to Ranma.

"Thanks." Ranma grinned.

"You could have given us a little warning, Aunty." Michiru said after Ranma left the room.

"You wouldn't have believed me, no one ever believes it until they see it for themselves." Nodoka frowned, "You're not regretting having him here are you?"

"Not at all, it was just a surprise." Michiru said.

"He may also have a problem with cats, but I'm not sure." Nodoka stated.

"What do you mean?" Michiru asked.

"I've never seen it for myself, but I've heard people mention Ranma has ailurophobia, because some training technique called the Neko-Ken that Genma put Ranma through when he was younger, but whenever I ask anyone about it they change the subject." Nodoka replied.

"I see. I'll make sure my friends keep their cats away then." Michiru said, "It seems like he may have had a tough life as well."

"Yes, but my manly son can take anything the world throws at him, as he's been known to say about his talent in the art he's the best." Nodoka smiled.

"He says that around Haruka and she's going to want a spar with him, she's been complaining that she hasn't had a challenge lately." Michiru responded. "Anyway, do you want to help me make dinner Aunty?"

"That sounds lovely." Nodoka smiled.

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Omake

"Come on I'll show you to your room." Haruka said to Ranma.

"Thanks." Ranma grinned.

"You could have given us a little warning, Aunty." Michiru said after Ranma left the room.

"You wouldn't have believed me, no one ever believes it until they see it for themselves." Nodoka frowned, "You're not regretting having him here are you?"

"Not at all, it was just a surprise." Michiru said. "Anyway, do you want to help me make dinner Aunty?"

"Sadly I can't, I have to go and make sure the people from Nerima are behaving themselves."

Nodoka left and Michiru went upstairs to check on Ranma and Haruka only to find the guest room vacant. "Hotaru honey, did you see where Ranma and Haruka went to?" Michiru asked.

"Haruka-papa took Ranma to the guest room in the basement that you and the scouts have sleepovers in." Hotaru said.

Michiru's eyes widened before she turned and ran down the stairs three steps at a time before bursting into the special guest room to find Haruka had Ranma-chan in chains on the wall with a ball gag in her mouth. "Haruka you can't do this to my cousin." Michiru shouted giving the confused Ranma hope of being freed, "You know we need to assemble all of the Sailor Sluts and get our Leader S&M's permission before we get started on a new recruit." Michiru said

"Sorry mistress." Haruka said, "I'll go and call Usagi right away."

Well here's Chapter two, not much to say.