SMST 5B: Journey to Adventure! – By DS Wynne
Disclaimer: SM, R1/2, ST and other genres belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a multi-genre story.
Special Note: This story will focus on the "Sekirei" and "Rosario Plus Vampire Capu Chu" series. C&C are welcomed.
Part 32
Later…
"Hey, boss!" Ranma said, as he carried his work tools with him. "Have you seen Seo around?"
"I'm afraid he quit his position of laborer," the stern man said. "Frankly, he was a bit undependable."
"Huh, no kidding…"
Later than evening…
"Hey, I'm home-" Ranma said.
"Hey," Seo said, as he finishes eating his meal. "How was work?"
"…"
"Welcome back, Minato-san," Miya said.
"Hello," Musubi said happily.
"What the hell are YOU doing here?" Ranma said with annoyance. "I had no one to talk to all day."
"Eh," Seo shrugged.
"Seo is here because he was my late husband's friend," Miya said with a pleasant smile. "Under normal circumstances, I would simply throw this…'piece of trash' right out of here…"
As Miya gives Seo the "Death Aura', the Ashikabi slinks back.
"But he has been helpful at times."
"Damn, you're scarier than ever," Seo replied.
"By the way, how did you know where I am staying?" Ranma asked.
"Your lunch reminded me of Miya's cooking," Seo said. "So, I took a chance that you lived here at the Izumo Inn."
"Huh, you don't say…"
"Besides, I wanted check the kid…"
Seo spots Kusano, who was peeking behind the main screen door.
"Ah, there you are kid."
Kusano merely sniffed.
"Why don't you come over," Seo said.
"Uh-uh," Kusano said.
"Humph. Some gratitude you're showing-"
BANG!
"Sorry about that," Miya said, after throwing a pot at Seo's head. "But bullying is NOT allowed."
"Thanks for the reminder…"
"Hey!" said a voice from the outside hallway.
Everyone peeks their heads to see the Lightning Twins Hikari and Hibiki.
"Oh, hello," Miya said.
"We apologize for Seo bothering you…again," Hikari said.
"Well," Seo said, as he nonchalantly starts to leave. "It's time to go-"
"Not so fast, Seo," Hibiki said. "We want to have a word with YOU."
"Oh? Like what-?"
BLAM! POW! SMACK!
"Ah, it's good to see someone ELSE go through this for a change," Ranma said with a smirk, as Seo gets beaten up by the Lightning Twins. He then turns towards Miya.
"Aren't you going to stop this?" Ranma asked.
"And missed this? Pity the thought."
"Huh. Well, as much as I would like to agree with you, I consider Seo my friend."
"A pity."
"Really?" Seo said, as the Lightning Twins stopped beaten on him. "I'm flattered."
"Well, I had WORSE acquaintances."
"Well, in that case, my card," Seo said, as he presents his business card to Ranma.
Ranma accepts it, and reads it.
"Ah, an entrepreneur."
"Indeed," Seo said. "Call me anytime if want anything."
"I'll keep that in mind."
"And just to let YOU know, that doesn't mean US," Hikari said.
"Yeah!" Hibiki said.
"Um, okay. I wasn't planning on anything perverted, but point taken."
"See?" Miya said. "I already told you that Seo was trash."
"I see…"
Later that night…
"Minato!" Kusano screeched, as she jumped into Ranma's bed.
THAK!
"Ow!" Ranma said, as he awakens. He turns to see the intruder.
"Kuu-chan?"
"I…I saw a ghost!"
"'Ghost'?" Musubi said, as she crawls out of her bed, which was next to Ranma. Thankfully, Musubi hadn't tried anything while she was in Ranma's room.
"Hmmm," Ranma mused. He didn't sense any ghost in the house…
"Well, you can stay in my room tonight," Ranma said.
Kusano said with a smile.
"Thank you, Big Brother!" Kusano said with a hug.
The next day…
"This ghost had long hair and glasses," Kusano said, as she sniffed.
"Huh?" Uzume said. "That sounds like-"
"Nothing," Miya said. "Right, Uzume?"
Enter: "Death Aura".
"Er, right," Uzume said nervously.
"But-"
"It'll be okay," Miya said pleasantly. "But in the meantime, I will visit my husband today. Until I return, I want this place spotless."
"Eh, no problem," Ranma said. "You've done so much for us, it's the least we can do."
"I appreciate that, Minato-san."
"And we'll help Minato-san!" Musubi said.
"Yeah!" Kusano interjects excitedly.
"Eh, I'm going back to bed," Uzume said.
"Fingers," Ranma said.
During the day, Ranma, Musabi and Kusano do their best to clean the Inn…
"Hey, guys, check this out," Ranma said, as he slips on some cleaning on his feet.
"What are you doing, Minato-san?" Musubi said out.
"Making chores fun," Ranma said, as he stands up. "Now, watch…and learn…"
With the floors wet and soapy, Ranma began to skate back and forth, while humming a "skater's tune", using the brushes to scrub the floors clean of dirt.
"Woooo," Kusano said excitedly.
"And now, the triple axe finisher," Ranma said, as he leaps, hops and spins to a stop.
"Ta-da!"
"Oh, that's fun, Minato-san!" Musubi said, as she and Kusano clapped their hands.
"Let me try it!"
Ranma smiles.
No matter how dangerous I think you are, stranger with a pigtail, I can't help but think about how much I want to open myself to your manly embrace. Be still, my beating heart…
Meanwhile…
"Okay, according to that nice girl I spoke to, the Izumo Inn should be in the north quadrant of the city," said Hikari "Kari" Kamiya, an eighteen year-old from the City of Tokyo. She arrived at Shintou Taito with the express purposes of finding the one she had a crush on for many years:
Ranma Saotome.
Back when they were children, they and several others were temporarily trapped in a virtual realm known as the Digital World. It was there that Kari met Young Ranma, when he was actually young, and it was there that they had found and trained "familiars" known as "Digimon" (or "Digital Monsters"). She thought that it was cute that Ranma was afraid of cats, like her Digimon named "Gatomon". Gatomon could "Digivolve" to "Angewomon" (The Angel of Mercy), while Ranma's Digimon, "Ponimon", could Digivolve to "Centaurwomon" (The Huntress). Sadly, everyone went his or her separate ways, but Kari never forgot her crush…
Now, wanting to move on with her life, Kari wanted to see Ranma again, if for the very last time, though she doesn't know what Ranma has been up to since then.
"Now, let's see- Oof!" Kari said, as she fell down. Someone had bumped into her…
"I'm sorry," said the boy with the gray hair. "I wasn't paying attention."
Kari took a look at the boy, and saw Ranma in him.
"Aw, it's okay," said Kari. "But, are you?"
Before the boy could answer-
"Why are you running away like that?" said a sexily clad girl, as with blond-hair shaped like oz horns. "You KNOW I have to take you back with us."
"No!" said the boy. "I'm NOT going with anyone who bullied Kuu-chan like that!"
"Huh," the girl said, as she took out her whip. "Well, then I will have to discipline you-!"
CRACK!
"Look out-!" Kari said.
BAM!
Kari moves the strange boy away, just as the whip destroys a part of the pavement. She then looks up.
"I don't know what's going on, but I will protect you!" Kari replied.
"Wow," the boy said in amazement.
"Move aside, girl," the strange girl said. "I don't want pedestrians to get hurt."
"Don't worry, because we're running away!" Kari said. She then grabs the boy's hand and took off with him.
"Huh?" the boy replied.
"Come back here-!" the strange girl said, as she took off after them…
Meanwhile…
Personal Log, Supplemental: with the housework done, I have time to ponder my thoughts. According to Musabi, a Sekirei who has his or her Ashikabi mark removed, thanks to losing a fight, he or she disappears. They don't fade from view or anything, but they are supposedly picked up by MBI for "storage". I hope to the Great Maker these Sekirei are used as a resource, because if that's the case, I am more than willing to take MBI down. But, in the mean time, Musabi's enthusiasm for this…game, no, CHALLENGE, as Musabi would call it, is palatable. If I were to end things, the purpose of being Sekirei will have ended, leaving behind broken psyches everywhere. Worse, a person without purpose can be a dangerous individual, either to him or herself, or to others. For now, I will allow this silliness to continue…
Later…
With Miya back from paying her respects to her late husband, Musubi volunteers to do some errands for tonight's dinner. In the meantime, Ranma, still dirty from cleaning the Inn, decides to take a bath.
"You're up," Miya said.
"Thanks," Ranma said, as he goes to the bathroom with furo. "You know, Musabi is running a bit late from her chores, even for her."
"Oh, don't worry about it," Miya said. "All Sekirei has received all kinds of training from MBI, which is why it's called 'The Training from Hell'."
"You don't say."
"Anyway, once you are done with your bath, Kuu-chan and I follow you. But take your time."
"Alright."
"Oh, and Minato?"
"Yes?"
"Thanks for cleaning up the place."
"You're welcome," Ranma said with a smile.
Once alone in the bathing area, he relaxes a bit while cleaning up. However, he was still being watched….
You are alone now, thanks to me, stranger. Now, I shall explore my femininity with your body…
SHHHK!
"Huh," Ranma said to himself. "It's occupied-"
BLOOP!
Ranma could feel ample "gifts" on his back.
"Musubi-?"
"No," said a cute, auburn-haired girl with a really long pigtail braid. Her "assets" were bigger than Musabi's.
"Who are you?" Ranma demanded.
"Yours," the girl said, as she removed her towel.
"Oh, boy…"
Tbc.