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The Younger Senshi

Chapter 2: The Reaction

When Genma woke up, he decided he needed to take Ranma on a training trip to regain his lost skill. However, Ranma was not there. He thought, "Where is that boy?" Soun came into the room with a note in his hand. It was for him, from Ranma. Genma read:

"Pop, I'm not going to live with you anymore. Mr. Tendo and Nabiki know where we are, and they will not tell you at all costs. Don't you dare try to find me, at any cost. I appreciate, however, your teaching me martial arts. I don't know what I could do without it, so I'm still practicing. Did you know that Kasumi practices Tai Chi? I doubt the schools would ever have been united anyway. Akane and I had too many arguments. "

Genma reread the letter in his hands. It seemed that he should leave now, since the schools would probably not be united. Then Soun entered the room. He looked, for once, serious. "Soun my friend, is something wrong?"

Soun replied, " Genma, we need help with the housework now that Kasumi is gone. You , my friend, are going to cook."

"That matters not. We must find a way to unite the schools." Genma exclaimed.

"Then get out. Unless you help around the house, you will not stay here." Soun's voice was the calmest it had been in years.

"Then I'm leaving. I'm going to find the boy and take him on another training trip. I will not let him become a weakling. He will become what he was."

"Goodbye, my friend." Soun had finally risen above it all.

-Juuban-

"Where are we going to live now Kasumi-chan?" Ranma asked.

"We're going to live with one of my friends, Rei Hino. She is a temple priestess and my know of a way to help restore you to your normal age. I'm warning you though, she can be a bit of a firebrand."

"Just as long as she isn't like Akane." The pair walked on. When they reached the temple, they were greeted by a girl with long black hair.

"Hi Rei-chan. How are you doing?" asked Kasumi.

"I'm doing well. Is this Ranma?" replied Rei.

Ranma said "That's me."

Kasumi replied sadly, "He has a curse that turns him into a girl with cold water. Also, he recently ate some age mushrooms. They reduce or increase your age in accordance with the length of the mushroom." Rei was shocked. She noticed there was still something else about his aura. It was hidden, and it seemed to be related to Sailor Venus somehow. She resolved to introduce him to Luna. Maybe she could figure it out. One other thing seemed to be related to cats, but to that Rei paid no attention.

"Well, would you like to come inside? You must be hungry after your trip."

"Let's do that. And I'm very hungry." This came from Ranma.

Once inside, the trio sat down to a large meal. Ranma immediately went into it with his usual gusto. Rei just sat there shocked. She didn't think it was possible to manage eating as fast as Usagi. Not especially with someone the size of Ranma. Kasumi sighed; she knew just the way to get Ranma to learn manners, which she never had had the chance to do. "Ranma?"

The teenager-turned-boy looked up from his vacuum cleaning session on the table. "Yes?"

"From this day forward you are going to go to school as a girl. Maybe it will help you learn some manners." Kasumi stated.

"But…" Then Ranma realized something. This way, no one would have to learn about his curse. In addition, it would let him free of all the obligations of being a man. Besides, who can resist Kasumi?

He couldn't wait, because for once, he would be the smartest in class. Best of all, he wouldn't be noticed by his rivals. Ranma said "well, Kasumi I guess I see your point.""

Then the pair noticed Rei. She was still just sitting there with that shocked expression on her face. Kasumi waved her hand in front of the girl's face. Then Ranma threw his water at Rei. She finally recovered. Rei said "How in the world did you manage to eat as fast as Usagi. She is at least eight years older than you."

Ranma responded, "well, I went on a ten-year training trip with my father. He would always try to steal my food, so I had to eat quickly to get enough food. "

Rei sat in deep thought for several minutes, plotting how to turn Ranma's father's life into a living hell. Perhaps find a way to give him a Jusenkyo curse as well? Perhaps a girl curse especially. Yes, and then find these age mushrooms and turn him into a little girl as well. Now that would be fun. Setsuna could probably help greatly. (She stands the best chance of finding the age mushrooms and turning Genma into a girl, you know!)