Amazonian Switcheroo
Part 5
"Shampoo!" Mousse cried. He said no more, seeing as Ranma had knocked the idiot out.
"Stupid Mousse." She said, dismissivley. She got back to serving the customers.
She gasped, seeing her fiancee sitting at a table. She walked over, being sure that Cologne wasn't watching. She served her remaining customers, and walked over and sat down next to the tomboy.
"I missed you." The former-boy whined.
"So did I." The tomboy said. "Are you sure it's okay to talk like this?"
The lavender-haired girl nodded. "Yes. Great-grandmother is very busy, and as long as she isn't looking over here, we can talk however long we want."
Akane smiled. "So, what are you going to do about school?"
Ranma smirked. "Why would I want to do anythin'? I wasn't much of a student, remember?"
Akane blushed, nodding. She had forgotten her love's lack of interest in academics.
"However," Ranma continued, "I, that is Shampoo, always drops by once in a while to make a special delivery for 'Ranma'. I can go over during lunch or somethin' and hang out with you. That is, if you want to?"
Akane grasped the former-boy's hand. "Of course I do. I love you Ranma." Suddenly, something occured to her. "Hey, do you think that they might have a cure for this body-switching thing?"
Ranma shook her head. "I've tried lookin', but I couldn't find anythin'. Great-grandmother is always getting sent things from old friends of hers, and she usually puts them away to look at later, usually to plan something to win my heart for that bimbo." She said that last part in a hard tone. "But no, she doesn't have the potion or spell or whatever that counteracts the one currently affectin' me and Shampoo."
Akane sighed sadly. "Oh." Suddenly, a thought struck her. "Why do you call her 'Great-grandmother' instead of 'Old Ghoul'?"
Ranma's eyes widened. "I don't know. At first, I just said it to keep her unaware. Now, it's become so natural. But, it's not like developing a force of habit. I even....I even think of her like that. Like.....family."
Akane stared, but then shook her head. "It's....it's probably nothing." She got up. "I...I better be going. Got school and all."
Ranma waved farewell as the tomboy left. However, she looked thoughtful.
Could there be more to this spell than she had first thought?
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Shampoo had FINALLY healed enough to be able to walk out of the clinic.
As he did so, he was slashed by that insufferable old woman. He blinked. Where did that thought come from? He didn't even know her.
He blinked again. He was a cat, a female one.
She grinned a cat grin. Ranma better prepare himself, for he was about to enter a world of his worst nightmares. (exagerrating, much?)
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Ranma had finally finished work, so now she could go and see Akane.
Suddenly, she was splashed by the old woman. Funny, she no longer felt so bitter towards the woman. Maybe it was because she had given up on becoming male again, for Akane's sake.
Wait a second... She looked into a window, seeing her reflection. She was in her cursed form, not Shampoo's.
She shrugged. No matter. She'd just make a delivery and hang out with Akane, maybe Hiroshi and Daisuke while she was at it. She missed those guys, annoying as they could be.
She rode her bicycle off in the direction of the school, closely followed by a certain cat.
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Akane looked up as a bicycle crashed through the wall. A red-haired girl was sitting on it, wearing Shampoo's clothes. She walked over to Akane, dropping a bowl of ramen in front of her.
"You hungry?" She asked, smiling sweetly.
Akane smiled back, after staring for a good few seconds. "I think I can make room for some nice ramen. So, your curse remains unchanged.
Ranma rubbed the back of her head. "Seems so."
"Hey Ranma." The red-head turned to find Hiroshi and Daisuke standing behind her. Hiroshi had spoken. "Why are you wearing those clothes? They're the same as Shampoo's."
"Well, it's....um...."
"He's trying some dumb trick to confuse Shampoo." Akane put forward. "If you ask me, it's dumb, trying to make Shampoo think that Ranma's that bimbo, and that she's Ranma. I tell you, it's really one of his dumber plans."
Ranma smiled inwardly. In just one fell swoop, Akane had managed to explain her state of dress, as well as recent events all in one fell swoop. And, without revealing the truth.
"Well, it does sound dumb." Daisuke admitted. "But it actually seems to be working. Well, good luck Ranma."
He and Hiroshi walked away, eager to get on with their lunch.
Ranma sighed, slumping. "That was close."
"Yeah." Akane smiled. "I'm glad your curse isn't affected."
The red-head turned to the tomboy. "Really? Why?"
Akane grinned. "Because I think this form is much cuter!"
Ranma blushed, hoping noone heard that. She didn't exactly want her relationship with Akane to become public exactly. Sure, if everyone knew that they were engaged, no problem, but that they were actually going out? Their pride wouldn't allow it.
Akane looked at the ground absently, and her eyes bugged out, her face pale. Ranma noticed this, raising an eyebrow.
"Akane, what's the matter?"
There was a mewing. Ranma, terrified, turned shakily to the sound.
Face to face with neko-Shampoo. Who immediately leapt onto the cursed former-boy's face. Ranma ran throughout the building, screaming in terror.
Akane sighed, putting her head in her hand. It seemed like Ranma's life hadn't changed very much at all.
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Cologne sighed. The game was fun and all, and she loved to see son-in-law squirm, but now was the time to stop.
At first, she wasn't aware of what had happened. However, a life as long as hers, as well as her own inherent skills, had allowed her to divine the truth.
Ranma and Shampoo had switched bodies. She had asked a friend about it, who had told her about an item she had sent that would be the most likely cause.
She sighed. Soon, she would have to tell them. And they would not be pleased.
She was not looking forward to telling the two cursed individuals the true horror of the Switch Perfume.
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I have finally added to this story. Happy?
I promised ya I would reveal the effect on the curses, and I did. The answer: absolutely nothing! This has been the plan from the beginning!
I have also foreshadowed several times a future plot point. Can ya guess what it is? Those who guess correctly will win a prize.....or not.
I am sorry, Aceina, but I could not do as you asked. Not only were you out voted, but I had already had this in mind from the get-go. My apologies if you are not pleased.
I hope you have all enjoyed this chapter/story, and I ask that you please comment! Otherwise, I will not write as often. (This goes for ALL my stories as well)
You have been warned.