Ranko's eyes slowly drifted open, she sat herself up on her futon and reached to the side, grabbing her bra and blouse, removing the vest she slept in before putting on both articles of clothing onto her. Once they were on she rested against the wall, awaiting one of her cousins to arrive and help her with the remainder of her clothing before helping her into her wheelchair.
Her gaze fell and soon rested on the mark that atop her skin, feeling once again a sense of comfort encase her. There was a light nock at the door; Ranko quickly hid her mark on reflex beneath her leg. The door opened to reveal her eldest cousin, Kasumi, wearing her usual housedress and vacant expression with her pleasant smile.
"Good morning Ranko" Kasumi greeted, entering room and heading straight to her dresser before removing a pair of panties and fishing a pair of pants from the wardrobe before lowering herself to her knees. She removed the blanket and slid on the panties, not noticing how Ranko refused to even look at her, this had been done every day for years, a decade by each of her cousins and yet the humiliation remained. Constantly having to have her cousins strip her and dress her, feel their judging gazes the first thing in the morning and the last thing at night. It took five years before they let her dress her upper half and despite the fact that it happened daily it didn't make it any less humiliating.
"Morning" Ranko sighed, her tone without feeling, the feeling of comfort long gone, once the panties were in place Kasumi began manoeuvring her slender legs into the pants with incredible speed and accuracy. Once the job was done she lifted Ranko bridal style and placed her in the wheelchair.
Kasumi returned to the dresser and once again returned, a pair of white socks in hand, she slipped them on her younger cousin before doing the same with her shoes.
'Why even bother with the shoes, they're used for protection…as if I need it stuck in this thing' Ranko inwardly muttered darkly.
Kasumi wheeled her out of the room where she met up with Akane on the stairs and the two resumed to lift Ranko's chair and carry it down the stairs. Ranko wheeled herself into the dining room and Nabiki handed her, her breakfast.
"Hey Ranko you mind if I copy your homework, I was training yesterday and lost track of time" Akane requested.
"Sure" Ranko sighed, Akane grinned, not noticing the depressive tone the redhead had spoken with.
"Thanks Ranko you're the best" Akane said before fishing the homework out of Ranko's bag and copying the answers before replacing the homework.
'Training? How is breaking bricks while muttering angrily training?' Ranko inwardly muttered.
"Well guess we better get going Ranko, it's my turn to take you to school" Nabiki droned, standing from the table, grabbing her bag and taking Ranko's half eaten breakfast from her and wheeling her to the door, slipping on her shoes before heading out the door. Ranko remained silent through the whole thing, not bothering to even say she hadn't finished breakfast and neither had she gotten her lunch from Kasumi.
School…
The journey as usual had been done in silence, upon arrival the two Tendos saw the hentai horde had already accumulated to face Akane in combat in a sad attempt to win a date with her.
'Why would anyone want to date someone who is famous in town for physical abuse of all male peers?' Ranko questioned herself, no emotion even touching her face.
'The answer to that is simple Ranko, you see Kuno at the start of year basically said nobody can have her unless they can beat her and when a human is told they can't have something they instantly want it more, it's psychology' replied a male voice within her mind, Ranko's eyes widened and her gaze darted round the court yard for any sign of her demonic protector.
Nabiki continued to push Ranko's chair before coming to a halt by the cherry blossom tree, where Akane was scheduled to meet her at after the morning fights before taking her to class. The middle Tendo then headed off to her own class to get her seat to watch the morning entertainment. Never noticing Ranma as he stepped out from behind the tree.
"So how have things been at home?" Ranma questioned as he casually leant against the tree.
"Same as always" Ranko replied in a depressive tone.
"That bad huh?" Ranma sighed.
"Yep" Ranko replied "I wish you were there then at least I'd have someone to talk to" she continued.
"Well if that's what you want I have nothing against staying with you" Ranma replied, Ranko's eyes widened and her head bolted round, her eyes meeting Ranma's.
"Really?" Ranko gasped out.
"Yep, if that's what you want" Ranma replied.
"So you'll come home with me…but for how long?" Ranko asked.
"As long as you want, besides I could do with a break from my mother" Ranma replied.
"You're mother?" Ranko questioned.
"Yep, honestly she's worse than a succubus, since she found out I finally formed a contract after so long she's been trying to get me to…bed you, though in her terms that means she wants me to rape you" Ranma said, venom entering his tone, Ranko's eyes widened fearfully.
"Don't worry I would never do that to you" Ranma stated, Ranko felt a mixture or relief and surprisingly disappointment at hearing this.
"Why would your mother try to make you do that?" Ranko asked.
"She wants me to become a demon among demons, the creature monsters have nightmares about, like she is to all those that live in her domain and unfortunately my domain is within hers so until I succeed her I can do nothing about her" Ranma sighed.
"Can't you challenge her…I thought demons always overthrew each other?" Ranko questioned.
"Most do, by killing off the head of the clan but only a fool would attack someone stronger than himself and in this case my mother is far more powerful than me, as you know the Saotome clan is one of the most powerful clans in the demon realm, I have enough power to level most cities with little effort, so imagine how powerful I am, armies fall at a single strike from me, now multiply that by a thousand and you have my mother. Fortunately for me she is easy to subdue, be a pervert around her and she stays off my case and leaves me be" Ranma stated.
"Wow" Ranko stated.
"Yeah, so staying with you is sort of like a vacation to me and if it means you feel safer or more at ease then a bonus" Ranma replied.
"Good to know…Ranma do you remember how I promised you my soul when I died?" Ranko asked.
"Yeah" Ranma acknowledged.
"What will happen to me? You said you would gain control of me of sorts, that you would decide how I serve my sentence, what I would endure in hell" Ranko questioned.
"That's right when you die I gain full authority and power over you and your fate is for me to decide, as for what will become of you will all depend on what I learn of you during my job" Ranma replied.
"What do you mean? What normally happens to those who surrender their soul?" Ranko questioned.
"It depends on the demon, if you made a deal with my mother she would of added you to her collection of slaves you would be used to keep her home clean when she doesn't want you and when she does you would be used for her pleasure…another demon might just torture you for eternity, everyday a new form of torture would be use and at the end you would be fully healed and for every day that passes her a century will pass in hell, other demons may just change you into a demon" Ranma explained.
"And with you?" Ranko questioned.
"That depends on the kind of person you are, the few times I have ever made a contract I analyse the contractor throughout their human life and when they die I see everything, learn everything about them and then I decide their fate, one time I had rapist, he was a good actor I'll give him that but when his time came I learned everything, he is now in hell been carved up by chainsaws every day before been tossed into a fiery pit, forced to stay alive no matter how many pieces he is in, feeling every inch of his flesh been burned before painfully regenerating from his ashes as they come together, healing him, forcing him to relive the whole experience in reverse. I'm a demon Ranko and one of the worst but I am not without mercy, when your time comes it will all depend on who you are when it comes to your fate" Ranma explained.
A/N Sorry I took so long to update, writers block, PLZ REVIEW and as always I am open to suggestions.