Devils Child

by chikane-chan

The devil is sick of Ranma evading him, and he creates a clone of Ranma's girl side to frame him. But things don't go as he planned as the girl breaks away from his control. Ranma gains a sister from the after math, that sticks by his side and there for him and his mother. As well as the usual cast here and there and some other oc's and appearances from some lesser characters.

47. Chapter 47

Chapter 47: Shifting

Back downstairs, no one said anything for a few minutes, until Tenka got up and started to tip- toe towards the front door. " I should be going now." Ranka gave her dull look. " Sure, but mom will kill you, if you try to leave." Tenka started sweating nervously. " Why, did she try to kill you?" Ranka hahed. " No.. but she said she'd chase me down and drag me back. See you, she'll kill, because you are a demon, it's what she just told you." Tenka huhed. " No, she didn't.." Ranma hahed back at her. " Yeah she did, she told you she wouldn't let you stray." Ryouga nodded in agreement. " It's set in stone."

Tenka walked herself back as she plopped back down, looking annoyed. " So what, are you going to beat me up now?" She directed that more at Ranma. Ranma had his arms crossed. " That's for YOU to decide." Ryouga couldn't help but protest. " Now Ranma, even if she's a devil, she's still a kid and.." Ranma huffed as he knew his rival was some what aware of the enemies past actions, though the block head, probably already forgot, so it didn't hurt to remind him and get him back on track. " Yo Ryouga, that's the brat that pretended to be Ranka with you before, and got you in trouble with the real one." Ryouga got all flustered as it started to come back to him and the rage started building as he pointed at Tenka. " That.. was "you?" It built up enough he was more angry than embarrassed. " You, toyed with me! and.. made Ranka look bad!"

Tenka eeped at the fury she was feeling from the pig boy. " No, I just said what needed to be said." Ranka furrowed her brows at her. " Hey! You don't know, nothing!" Ryouga tightened his fists. " That's right, you can't dictate like that! Even if you are a kid.. that's going too far!" Ranma had a smug smirk on his face. " Yeah, you tell the lil, hell- demon brat, man." Ranka sighed as she got up and went over to where Ryouga was and gave him a gentle punch to his shoulder. " Knock it off.. as much as she deserves the hurt, it'll get us ALL in trouble and piss off mom, both being really bad things." Ranma grumbled in annoyance. " How about just a little then?" Ranka shrugged her shoulders. " That's fair."

Tenka gasped at hearing that, as it had seemed like the traitor was keeping her safe at first. She eeped as both Ryouga and Ranma gave her a gentle, yet also firm whap to her head. Ryouga wasn't finished though as he kept at her with angry words. " You better not try to deceive me again, got it?!" Tenka nodded furiously, as she rubbed at her head, pouting with her lip. Ranma and Ryouga left it at that, as they went off to the couch to watch some tv.

Tenka pouted at her predicament, while Ranka got up and went off upstairs, sensing that her mother needed her. She gave a knock and let her mother know it was her, before she let herself in. Nodoka had gotten up to answer the door, at seeing her daughter, she embraced her tightly as she choked up. " I'm.. so sorry Ranka, I'm.. a.. fool.." After she broke off the hug, she wiped at her eyes with her hankie. " I, understand why Ranma's been so furious with me lately.." She sat down on the side of her bed, as did Ranka. "I'm sure, you're mad at me as well.."

Ranka shook her head. " I'm not, not like Ranma is, anyway's.." Nodoka wiped at her eyes some more as Ranka continued. " It's a dream come true, since you didn't get to have either of us as little kids. It was easy to be mislead." Nodoka hung her head. " I feel so awful and stupid.." Ranka rubbed her mother on her back, to try to help calm her down. " Not for anything, for quite awhile Tenk was using a charm spell on you." Nodoka sighed heavily. " If I weren't so invested in slaying demons, I would step down.. as I've brought dishonor upon myself.."

Ranka rubbed at the back of her head, unsure of if she could get through to her mother. " We all make mistakes and learn them from, right? I know I have, with my families guidance. Maybe you got fooled, but you are still up holding demon hunting law. You said you won't let her stray and well she's been purified in a way already, since she can't take on her real demon form anymore." She laughed a bit. " Course she tried to blame me." Nodoka found strength from her daughters comfort. "Alright, I'm starting to feel better now, thank you Ranka dear." She gave her an embrace. " I'm sorry for putting you in danger, because of my selfishness.."

Ranka just nodded in agreement and let her mother be selfish and hold her for a few minutes. Nodoka wiped at her eyes a bit more, before getting up. " I need a nice bath, and then we'll order some take out, please let everyone know." Ranka nodded again. " Will do, you go relax." She got up from where she was sitting and took her leave from her mothers room.

Nodoka sighed heavily as she got herself together, going off the bathroom as she prepared herself for a nice warm bath, while her mind wandered. She would've liked some support from her son, but knew it was much harder for him. He hadn't been taught how to properly do so, and what she had taught Ranka, had stuck, as well as how she was a real girl and it was something that came more naturally. She worried about her son, how much pressure had been put on him for years, lumped in with her pressure of him, being, " a man, among men." It was like it was the heaven's, divine intervention when they placed such a curse upon her son, to also become a girl.

She kept to her thoughts as she relaxed in the hot tub. While that water curse, had seemed to help her son be a bit more in touch with feminity, he still lacked a whole lot of it. That was her fault though as her stupid promise with Genma, had set Ranma on the path of ruin. He feared allowing himself to be seen as anything but macho. She couldn't fault the fact that he and Ranka had deceived her before, as they both were protecting each other. Again she knew the reason Ranma had lied to her and pretended to be Ranko, was out of fear of having to kill himself, honorably. It had at first hurt and bewildered her how both of them had lied to her, but they both had their reasons and felt horrible about having to do so. She couldn't blame them for such actions, since they had remorse.

Could the same be said for her youngest daughter Tenka, she wasn't certain. It remained to be seen, now that she knew she was dealing with a she-devil, child. A demon disguising itself as a human. While she had initially thought Tenka and Ranka had the same matters going on, it was quite different, because Ranka was not a demon. The child was born in hell and raised. While you could say the same of Ranka, she was not a demon, she was created by one and used, like she was one and to a point raised, but under false pretense. Once she had broken away from being controlled by the devil and taught right, she was a normal girl, by rights. It would be much more a challenge, dealing with a real demon though.

Unlike Ranka, the child wasn't controlled, forcibly. She was one of Satan's kin, she was born to follow and worship him. She willingly did his bidding and delighted in it. While she relaxed and thought on things, she was also to put things into better perspective, seeing the full picture. That vivid dream you had before, about how the child was a demon and driving a wedge between her and her real children, with the mission to take Ranka away from them. She had become too attached to the child now and determined to turn her around.

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A bit of time went by before Nodoka came back downstairs, she reminded herself she couldn't dote as much on Tenka now, as she gave her a stern look. " Tenka, I trust there were no problems." Ranka answered for her. " Nope, she's been behaving." Nodoka gave a nod. " Good. Have we all decided on where we'll be ordering food from?" Ranma chimed in on that matter. " From Uchans!" Nodoka smiled. " Alright, sounds good."

Not much longer and Ukyou had delivered the food, she declined staying as she was quite busy. Dinner went by pretty quickly, as did clean up. While everyone was busy watching tv, Ranka went to sit on the porch. Ryouga took the chance to follow after her, to talk to her about tomorrow. He took a seat next to her nervously, before he psyched himself up. " Ah Ranka, about tomorrow's date.." Ranka tilted her head. " What about, it? Did you figure out where we're going?" Ryouga nodded furiously. " To the aquarium." Ranka quirked an eyebrow at him. " Are you sure, that's such a good idea?" Ryouga had a serious look on his face. " It's worth the risk." Ranka blinked at him. " Okay, if you say so." They then went back inside to join the others.

The evening went by and soon it was time for bed, as they got themselves settled into their beds. Ranma-chan fussed to her sister about tomorrow. " Don't let that jerk think it's a real date, it's just to throw off the french, big-mouth." Ranka nodded in agreement. " I know that." Ranma-chan laid off as she was a grumpy mood, not wanting to risk an argument with her sibling. They said good night to each other, hoping tonight they'd be able to fully rest. Ranka relaxed with her headphones on for a bit, listening to some soothing music to ease her mind.

Once they had fallen asleep, they stayed asleep until it was time to get up the next day. Going through the motions of waking up, which included having breakfast. When everyone was finished, Ranka went back upstairs as she fussed about what to wear for the outing. She finally settled on a nice light blue dress, to pair with her pink sweatshirt hoodie, jacket. As usual she made sure she had shorts underneath. She griped about wearing boots, but settled on sneakers in the end. When she finished up, doing her hair and make up, which for her was usually just a some chap stick, she went off downstairs with her shoes.

Nodoka shook her head in a bit of dismay at her daughters outfit choice. She couldn't help but protest it a bit. " Ranka dear, does that really say, " date.?" Ranka had a dull look on her face, with a bit of a frown. " I'm wearing a dress, aren't I?" Ryouga fumbled about as he came downstairs, which got worse as he spotted Ranka, and had heard the back and forth, going on. " I think she looks just fine." Ranka felt her cheeks flush a tad. Nodoka sweat dropped. " Perhaps, but this is meant to put that Chardin boy in his place." She turned her attention to Ryouga, as she frowned at his same old outfits. " The same can be said for you Ryouga dear.."

Ranka huffed at her mom's critique. " Yeah well, we're not trying to impress "him." And I don't really care." Nodoka shook her head as she groaned at Ranka's shoe's she held in her hands. " Ranka.. the more appropriate choice would be heels." Ranka gave her mother an annoyed look. " Yeah well I'm not appropriate, now am I.. I wanted to wear my boots, but I went with sneakers instead, because boots aren't.. appropriate."

Ranma stayed out of the matter, while he was busy watching tv. Tenka on the other hand, couldn't turn down a chance to poke at her enemy. " Yeah you don't look like date material." Ryouga growled at her. "Why you.." Nodoka gave Tenka a stern look. " That's not nice Tenka, even if it is true.." Ranka had an angry vein on her head as she grabbed Ryouga by his hand and pulled him off to the front entrance with her, where she put on her sneakers, really fast, taking a pause, before pulling him outside with her, once he got his shoes on as well.

After walking a ways, she gave the near by chain link fence, a good kick with her foot out of frustration. "Ughh, I just, can't win.." Ryouga rubbed at the back of his head, feeling bad for her. "It's just how your mom is, but I, think you look just fine." Ranka smiled a tad, really quickly. " You already said that, stupid and yeah you look fine too. We don't have to go all out." Ryouga nodded in agreement as they kept walking. She could see he was straying, and would tug him back over as she led the way to the shopping district.

They finally made it to their destination, to which Ranka gave him a concerned look. " Again, are you sure you want to go to a place, that's full of water?" Ryouga tightened his fists. " Yes I do! I have to!" He shouted loudly, which Ranka flushed a bit on her cheeks, before giving him a quick whap to his head. " You don't have to yell about it.." Ryouga laughed nervously as he rubbed at the back of his head, before he got all serious. Nodoka had gotten him a magazine with dating tips, down to the best places to go to, with the aquarium being at the top of the list. The section showed it off with pictures of the girls being all lovey dovey with their guys. He had been studying it so much, he had a dream about the date, where Ranka swooned over him, getting lost in the romantic atmosphere.

Not too far off, up on another roof top was Ivory, as they had gotten word of the date and Satan told her to carry out a plan to ruin it. She disappeared off through the shadows and off inside to the aquarium, where she carried out the plot, as the devil was intent on getting his revenge on both Ranka and Ryouga.

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After they got tickets to get inside and looked at a few things, Ryouga could tell Ranka was fascinated by a lot of it, as was he. Though the scenario from his dream, didn't seem to be coming into play. At seeing one of the fish exhibits, for the puffer fish, while Ranka got all excited, it was in a different way. Ryouga took it any ways, enjoying the time alone with her. Ranka pointed at the puffer fish. " I bet, I could use this guy as a weapon, he kinda looks like one, right?" She gave him a smirk. Ryouga nodded in a dumb founded way. He enjoyed watching her being so happy, and seeing her reactions from different exhibits, like the seals and penguins, which he could tell she really enjoyed.

Going through a bit more of them, they finally took a break, getting some food from the vendor at the eating area, which was surrounded, all around by the sharks on all sides. They sat and enjoyed some Wac Donalds burgers and fries at a table, with drinks. They finished pretty quickly, as Ryouga looked at the map for the place. " There's a few more things to see, then there's also the gift shop." He of course wanted to look at the sharks with her, a bit hopeful, maybe she'd latch onto him, which a lot of girls on dates were doing with their guys. When they finished they went over to look.

Behind the scenes, Ivory watched in anticipation as she had fed all the sharks gems, while they had been touring around. Now she sat back and watched the show as the out of control and enraged sharks, all at the same time, started ramming themselves into the glass. Normally they wouldn't be able to break it easily, but they were powered up by the gems, making them stronger as the glass started to crack. Both Ryouga and Ranka's eyes widened as the burst of water, gushed out from all the tanks, all around them and the room started to fill up with water, very fast. People were screaming as the sharks were suddenly swimming around.

Ryouga's curse had been triggered as he was turned into his cursed form, as the little black piglet, P-chan as he and Ranka got separated by the gushing water. One of the sharks had it's mouth wide open as it went to engulf a frantically, swimming P-chan. The water had gotten deep enough the sharks had free range. P-chan squealed loudly with bulging eyes as he tried to swim faster, but was about to get swallowed up. Ranka grabbed him away, just in the knick of time, as she shoved a chair off into the sharks mouth, before swimming up to the surface, with P-chan. P-chan had tears in his eyes and big sparklie eyes at how she had saved him.

She placed him on top of her head, as she swam towards the middle of the room. P-chan took in what was going on, as he heard people screaming, yet he saw they seemed to be protected. His eyes widened as he spotted Ranka's red gem lit up, which meant she was protecting everyone there. He also noted there seemed to be more than one from the brighter red glow, meaning she had more than one barrier up. Almost able to get to the side of the dining area, till she felt a rough tug on her foot. P-chan's eyes bugged out at seeing the shark had her by her foot. Ranka used her free foot and smashed her other foot into the sharks face, repeatively, till it lost it's grip, making her get away as she got out from the water.

The water kept gushing out from the giant tanks all around them, as it kept filling the room up. People kept screaming, some set off by how they seemed to be trapped in one spot, while others were grateful for whatever was protecting them. P-chan tried to protest to Ranka, as he fwailed his hooves about and made upset noises, while she set him down on top one of the tables. She got the jest of what he was trying to say to her, giving him a small smile, before she pushed her loose and wet hair off to behind her. Ivory appeared as she was standing on top one of the floating tables. "Small world, seeing you here."

Ranka curled her lip at seeing her. " Yeah right, this is YOUR doing." She said as she remarked on the state of the shark and dining area. Ivory cackled. " Come and get me, if you win, I'll stop the water and stuff." She enticed Ranka as she motioned for her to come over. P-chan shook his head and made more upset noises. Ranka sighed, giving him a look. " Who else is going to be able to try to stop this, huh? It's sure not you. I mean I could warm up the water but then you'd be naked." P-chan looked all flustered as he hung his head.

Ranka took Ivory up on her offer as she leapt over to another table that was floating, steadying herself. Ivory gave off a sneer. "No backing out, got it." The sharks that were swimming about, gave off electricity that crackled about on the waters surface, all around them. P-chan squealed loudly from his safe spot, as the water kept rising, which sent more people into a fearful frenzy as the water went up above their bodies, almost to their heads. Some of the kids were crying, while others were enjoying how they seemed to be under water, with the sharks. P-chan choose to jump off from his table, onto one that floated by.

As Ivory's floating table got close enough to Ranka's, she lashed out with her devil tail. Ranka growled as it grazed her one leg, while she had moved to avoid it as best she could, she couldn't move too much. Ivory laughed as she couldn't help but mock her. " You seem to have your hands too full, to help yourself hmm." Ranka gave her a glare, which was cut short as one of the sharks popped up and chomped off half of her table, making her eep as some of the electricified water caught her foot a tad, giving her a shock.

Ivory snickered at her. " Aww did you get a little shock?" Ranka scowled at her, before she leapt off her broken floating table, and onto a different one. P-chan's eyes bulged at seeing how she almost slipped off, making upset noises, before sighing at seeing she had caught herself. She sighed heavily as she tried to keep her balance and catch her breath as Ivory's table was separated a good ways from the new one she had jumped to. That's what she thought until she saw Ivory on her table, being pushed around by one of the sharks at full speed, coming towards her.

Ivory cackled as she tried her best to keep her legs steady and planted. Ranka hehed as she moved fast, once she was close enough, to crouch really fast and side sweep with her foot, knocking Ivory off her perch, into the water. Of course too much friction on her own perch, sent her off into the water as well, with one of the red gems acting fast, putting up a barrier around her. She was able to pull herself up on to another near by, floating table, much to P-chan's relief. Ivory surfaced on top of one of the sharks, as she stood a top of it, riding it.

Some more people were screaming, while others shouted, how they needed help as the panic was setting in. Ranka bit her lip, as it would've been easy enough to swim to the bottom of the room and blast out, but with how deep it was, never mind, multiple sharks with electricity and super strength to boot. Now with all that stacked against her, she had no chance of doing so. She turned her attention to P-chan, knowing Ryouga could've easily gotten through with his "breaking point", but with water in the way, he couldn't in his current form.

She sighed as she disliked to use too much magic, as well as she'd have to temporarily take down one of her barriers, obviously not the one, that was keeping tons of people from danger. She also knew Ryouga would probably not like the idea of having to leave, but it was necessary. She turned her attention back to him. " Ryouga, I'll get you out of here, so you can save everyone, okay." She gave him a sad smile as she concentrated with her gem, reciting the teleportation spell within her mind, the star symbol appearing under neath P-chan, as it lit up, along with the gem as he was phased out from the building, to the outside.

Once that was done, she put her concentration back on the other barrier, to keep the water from leaving the room. The small amount of time she had dropped the barrier, it had leaked a bit of water, but no one had noticed, as just like how Ranka had barriers, Ivory had her own barrier around the room, so nothing inside it was noticed, from the outside, including sounds.

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Back outside P-chan had been teleported right outside the room, as he realized what had happened, he started to panic. He was fwailing around and running around in circles as he ranted to himself, un aware that a woman was sitting outside, at the out door area. Kalu had taken a break outside with a snack and some tea, she had brought a long. As she watched the little black pig with a yellow bandana, seem to have a freak out. After watching him a few seconds, it came to her as she pointed at him. "Ooh you're one of those cursed ones, aren't you?" P-chan stopped dead in his tracks, his eyes all wide. Kalu laughed a bit. " Well Nodoka had told me, about Ranma of course and then how there are other "cursed ones." It just came to me how she had told me about a pig with a yellow bandana."

P-chan started fwailing his hooves about at seeing what looked like a thermos, which might contain something hot. Kalu got the message as she smiled at him. "Oh I get it, Nodoka also told me how "cursed ones", turn back with hot water. I happen to have some tea with me, you must want it, yes?" P-chan nodded his head furiously, to which Kalu dumped out the contents of her thermos on top of the black piglet, watching in amazement as he transformed into a rather handsome boy, before her eyes.

Ryouga got all flustered as he covered his lower regions with his hands. Kalu chuckled some as she pulled out a t-shirt and shorts, both with Hawaiian designs on them, from her bag, as she tossed them to the naked boy. " Aren't you lucky, I bought my nephew an outfit from the gift shop." Ryouga changed into the clothes, in a blink of eye, giving the woman a long bow. " Thank you very much, now stand back please miss, or you might get hurt."

Kalu smiled as she took a big, long steps back away from him, as she watched him attack the wall to the building. As she did she could tell from the movement and attack, that the boy was a martial artist, like Nodoka's son, Ranma.

Back on the inside, Ivory sneered as her shark she was riding, chomped the table that Ranka was standing on, in half. Ivory hahed. " Just forfeit, you can't win and you know it!" Ranka balanced on one foot, with the tiny piece of the table that was left over from the shark eating most of it. She managed till another table floated near enough, that she spread her other leg out to it, so she was balancing, between the two, until the whole one got close enough. Or would've if another shark didn't chomp the new table in half, just like the other one, leaving her stretched out between the two small pieces that were left. Ivory laughed and pointed at her.

On the outside Ryouga used his attack, " the breaking point." aka "Bakusai Tenketsu" feverish and fast, until he broke through part of the wall, which started to gush out water from it. He kept at it, making more holes, letting out more water. Kalu applauded from where she was. He didn't let up until he had made a huge hole, which sent a huge wave of water, like a water fall, come gushing out. He jumped away, to stay out of it's path.

Kalu laughed as she watched a bunch of sharks and some girl spill out from the water fall, with the black haired girl yelling. The water started to let up a bit, but still came pouring out. Ryouga spotted Ranka as she came spilling out as well and thrown into the air, to which he leapt up and caught her in his arms. He of course then realized that was probably a huge mistake, given how she was just like Ranma, as well as all the embarrassing things that had been happening between them. They both stood still, very red in their faces.

Kalu was applauding again, with big sparkling eyes at the grand show that happened before her eyes. She put her hand to her mouth at seeing the familiar red head girl, that was Nodoka's daughter, Ranka, and so the boy must be her suitor, she guessed. Knowing how Nodoka was she was able to figure that out. She couldn't hold back her excitement as she laughed the female Kuno laugh, that sent shivers up your spine, which broke Ranka out of her embarrassment trance, which turned to anger, as she punched Ryouga in the face, making him let go of her. Though she had lashed out, it was a very gentle punch, that didn't hurt, it was more a warning.

She was still extremely embarrassed, more so at seeing who was there, though it was short lived as Ivory had made her move, after recovering from her daze. Ranka rushed over to block her attack, putting a barrier around herself and Kalu. " What the hell, aren't their rules about attacking civilians!" Ivory had gotten her weapon materialized from her gem, as she lashed out with it at Ranka, for stopping her. " Nope, but that's what you get for not forfeiting!" Ryouga was furious to see the she-devil, bully, still after the girl he was crushing on, making him grab a near by bench, lifting it up off the ground and chucking it, so it smashed right into her. " Hey YOU, leave Ranka alone!"

Ranka took the chance to check on Kalu, turning her attention to her. " Auntie Kalu, are you okay?" Kalu smiled at her. " I am, so is this demon, bothering you dear?" Ranka blinked and nodded. Kalu pulled out a demon ward from her purse, handing it over to her. " Me and your mother are both educated about them, and I always carry some demon wards on me, just in case." Ranka gave Ivory a smug smirk as she could see a bit of fear in her eyes at seeing the ward, as she waved it around at her.

Ivory got up from the impact from the broken bench, glaring at her enemies, though more directed at Ranka as she pointed at her. " THIS, isn't over!" She snapped her fingers, fixing the damage to the area, restoring it with her magic, before running off and disappearing. Ranka sighed, before turning her attention back to Kalu, as well as giving her back her demon ward paper. " I'm really sorry you got involved." Kalu had a big grin on her face. "I'm not, this was way more exciting than I had thought a trip to the aquarium would be." Ryouga rubbed at the back of his head all nervous. " I'm sorry about everything.. too.." He said as he referred to her seeing him nude and how she gave up her gift to someone else, for him.

Kalu waved her hand at him. "Oh it's nothing." She turned her attention to Ranka who was soaked. " Ranka dear, why don't you and your friend come with me to my place and have a bath, you don't want to catch a cold, like that." Ranka wanted to protest about it, but just nodded, knowing she couldn't really fight with her mothers friend. Kalu smiled. " Wonderful, I'm just going to go to the gift shop again and then we can be on our way, so you two just wait here, alright." She then went off, back inside to go get another outfit for Tatchi and to decide if she would get Dachi anything or not, with her recent behavior.

Ranka looked really upset with her head down, as she dropped all her barriers, knowing the people back inside were safe now. Ryouga could tell she looked upset, but also couldn't help but adore how cute she also looked, with her hair loose and wet, while he couldn't help but oggle, he was about to say something, but she beat him to it. She still looked miserable. " I'm sorry.." Ryouga waved his hands about. " It's not your fault Ranka." Ranka clenched her fists. " It is, I just.. trouble will always follow me.. I can't go any where, without one of his minions, out to get me.. or any one I'm close to.." Ryouga shook his head at what she was saying. " Cmon don't say that, it's not your fault and it doesn't really bother me, I'll keep fighting them, any where and any place!" He said with an pumped fist and a serious look. Ranka smiled a tad, but was solemn.

Kalu interrupted them as she came back out, with a new bag. " Alright, let's be going." She hustled the two teenagers to follow her, as she hailed a taxi for them as she rushed back to her house.

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As soon as they got to her house and inside she had some of her maids, take Ranka off to the baths, as well as Ryouga to them. Where they were both stripped and ushered off into the pool size baths. Once they were done, they were ambushed again by the maids, as they dressed them up and pushed them off to be presented to Kalu in the living room.

Ranka looked flustered at having been forced into a fancy kimono. While Ryouga was wearing a fancy, hawaiian shirt and shorts. Kalu smiled as she greeted them, patting at the couch for them to have a seat, to which they did. Though Ryouga almost tripped, as he was caught up in how beautiful Ranka looked in the stunning kimono. Kalu caught on to the fact as she giggled, before clearing her throat. " You know Ranka if you wanted to see sharks, you could've come to visit your auntie." Ranka sweat dropped. "Ah hah, well it was just a day at the aquarium, not specially for sharks, but if I had wanted to, I definitely would've done that." Kalu smiled with a nod. Ryouga twiddled his fingers nervously as he looked around the fancy house.

Kalu caught his eyes darting about and smiled. " You like what you see, young man? I know it's not your typical traditional japanese home, but I like a bit of a mix and got my best friend Nodoka on the same style." Ryouga blinked a bit. "Oh I see, now it makes more sense." Ranka nodded in agreement. " Yep it's auntie Kalu's influence. Anyway's.." Kalu cut her off, knowing what was on her mind. " Once your clothes are done, you can be on your way, but for now relax." She got up from the couch and handed the big tv's remote to Ryouga, before leaving the room. " I'll be back."

Ranka sweatdropped, wondering what Kuno's aunt was up to, as she yawned. Ryouga looked over with a concerned look. " Ranka, did you use too much power?" Ranka sighed. " I probably did, so yeah, I'm a little tired, nothing like before, since I have more than one gem to use." Ryouga furrowed his brows at her. " Yeah but you used them ALL at once, didn't you." Ranka looked a bit sheepish. " Yes and no, so I'm a little tired, don't freak out. I just need a little nap." With that her eyes shut and she started leaning over, to where her head lay on his shoulder. Ryouga tensed up at feeling her on him, things were racing through his mind, as he had a happy, stupid, grin, plastered on his face.

About half and hour later she woke up to hearing Kalu, as she came back into the room. "So, did you two have some nice alone time together? I must say, Tatchi will have his work cut out for him." Ranka looked grossed out at hearing Kuno mentioned, which woke her right up. " Well.. my mom, has Ryouga in line for top suitor candidate." Kalu nodded as she listened. " Like I said he will have to work extra hard, anyway's, let's have some tea and snacks." She signaled for her maids, as they brought in plate after plate of all kinds of snack foods, from sandwiches to sweets, as they filled up the large table, that was next to the couch.

Ryouga more so than Ranka, watched in awe. Kalu smiled as she sipped some of her tea. " So your mother tells me, you have a new little sister now hmm? You must be jealous hmm, you and Ranma." Ranka took the cue to sip some of her tea as well, before replying. " Well.." Ryouga couldn't help but interject on the matter. " That's only because the demon kid, inserted herself in and has been plotting against Ranka and Ranma, constantly." Kalu munched on a sandwich piece. " How crafty and sinister. A demon, Nodoka should know better.." Ranka sighed. " Well it's always what she's wanted and didn't get to have, a little kid." Kalu set her tea down with an annoyed look. " Ranka, your mother loves you and Ranma very much, besides if she doesn't, I'll take you." Ranka sweat dropped with a nervous smile. " I know.."

Ryouga was too busy starring at all the different foods, his mind was racing on what to try first, sending his eyes spinning. Ranka got annoyed as she watched him, grabbing a sweet mochi and shoving it into his mouth. Kalu started to giggle at the adorable display. Ryouga smiled stupidly as he ate it with no complaints, and loved it even more since Ranka gave it to him. They had a few more things to eat here and there, while they chatted and finished their tea. Kalu then put her hands together. "Oh Ranka, you remember your last visit you and Ranma loved my game so much, why don't you and your friend Ryouga play it together."

Ranka rubbed at her head nervously, looking a bit flustered, as she couldn't easily turn down the invitation. "Okay.." She then blinked a few minutes. " Wait a sec, I can't play in this fancy get up.." Kalu laughed. " I'm sure you could, but I do see your point." A few seconds later one of the maids came over and let Kalu know Ranka's outfit was dry, to which she had Ranka go change in a room.

When she came back she was back in her outfit. " Well since my outfits dry now, we should be going." Kalu gave her a poutie look. " Don't you want to play a bit first?" Ranka sighed. " Okay, but then we really gotta go, or you're going to get me in trouble with my mom, auntie Kalu.." Kalu had a big smile on her face as she led them off to the room where the dancing game was and she set herself up to watch.

Ryouga looked over the game with a puzzled look. " What, is it?" Ranka took off her sweat shirt jacket, laying it on a near by chair, before she got up on the dance platform. " It's a dancing game, it's kinda like martial arts in a way." Ryouga smiled a bit. "Oh? Well I bet I can get the hang of it." Ranka gave him a smile and pumped fist. "That's it, show me what you got, Hibiki." Ryouga smirked back at her. " Alright, I will!" Ranka giggled as the game started and she started moving about to the moves and the rhythm, seeing that Ryouga was struggling a bit, but learned fast.

A bit more time went by, before they called it quits, as they had really started to get into it. Kalu applauded that they had tied. " You two put on quite a show." She had cool drinks waiting for them, which they gladly took. After that Ranka said they really had to go and thanked Kalu for her help and invite. Kalu tried to sway her. " Are you sure you two don't want to stay for dinner." Ranka ahahed with a nervous look. " Thanks but no, my mom would kill me.." Kalu laughed a bit. " Well we don't want that, but Ranka dear I want to give you a present for your help today." Ranka waved her hands about. " Oh no, you've done way too much and it was you, who helped." Kalu shook her head as she had a maid shove a bag off to Ranka. " I insist, you wouldn't want to hurt my feelings, now would you dear?" Ranka gulped as she took hold of the bag with a nervous smile. " I would not, so thank you auntie Kalu for the gift." Kalu smiled back as they said their good bye's and she added she had a taxi waiting outside for them.

On the ride back, Ryouga took the chance to enjoy his alone time with Ranka as they chatted. " That Kalu woman was nice, but she also seems kinda intimidating and she really likes to talk about Tatchi, whoever that is."

Ranka held onto the bag the whole time, as she quirked an eyebrow at him. " You know she's talking about Kuno, right? Kalu is his aunt.." Ryouga's eyes widened in shock. " Are you serious?!" Ranka nodded. " I am dead serious, she also happens to be my mom's best friend." Ryouga looked weirded out. "It kind of makes sense.." He then had a serious look on his face or tried to, but ended up getting flustered. " I um, thanks for saving me back there.." Ranka was looking out the window, avoiding, looking at him as she was flushed in her cheeks. " Well that makes us even, since.. you saved me and all those people today.."

Ryouga fwailed his hands about. " What, no?! YOU saved all those people." Ranka shook her head. " I just tried to keep them safe, it was you who saved everyone, with your killer move." Ryouga rubbed at his nose, swelling with a bit of pride at hearing her compliment him, something that Ranma didn't really do, but he could definitely see how, if he did, he likely would've said similar. Ranka was a bit more relaxed at admitting things, for the most part." He could tell she was still upset about the whole ordeal though and tried to make her feel better. " Hey, we should go back to the aquarium another time and see it properly, okay."

Ranka looked very upset as she wrinkled up her nose. " Yeah, I'll pass, I'll just endanger you and everyone else there again.." Ryouga felt bad, but knew it was best not to push it, he'd bring it up again, after some time had passed. He was enjoying the alone time with her, wishing the ride would never stop, but it did, to his disappointment. Ranka got out holding the bag, to which Ryouga opened the door, letting her go inside first, before he followed.

Ranka set the bag down on the living room table, before going back and taking off her shoes. " We're back." Nodoka came over with a smile. " Welcome home, did you two have a nice time?" Ranka sighed heavily. " I don't want to talk about it, okay. Long story short, auntie Kalu happened to be around and had us go visit and forced a gift on me.." Nodoka smiled. "Oh my that Kalu." She could tell by her daughters mood, it was best not to force her to talk about it, and went back to what she was doing with Tenka.

Ranma gave Ryouga an annoyed look from the couch. " What'd ya do?" Ranka shook her head. "He didn't do anything." Ranma could also tell his sister was not in a good mood, visually and by her chi aura, so he moved on as he pointed at the bag. " So, what is it?" Ranka shrugged her shoulders as she plopped down on the couch. " I dunno, go ahead and see what it is." Ryouga took a seat as well, as he was also interested in what the woman had given to Ranka. Ranma got all excited at seeing it was a new game system, with added controllers and games. " Alright, whoo hoo auntie Kalu!"

Nodoka had come over with her arms crossed as she shook her head. " I told her not to buy another one.." Tenka stopped doing her chore as she ran over all excited. " See big brother got a new game, so I don't have to work it off now." Nodoka gave her a stern look. "Oh no sweetie, you still do, I expect you to work daily with the chores, until you have rightfully paid back the amount of the game." Tenka groaned and grumbled as she went back to doing her chores.

Nodoka went off to the kitchen to give Kalu a call, to give her a piece of her mind for under minding her say. Back in the living room, Ryouga and Ranma were already busy, going about to setting it up. Ryouga basked in the glory of it. " This is great, now we can ALL play, together with so many controllers." Ranma was too into setting it up, to respond. Ranka watched them go about it. " Yeah, that's pretty cool and really nice of her, even if she is Kuno's aunt.." She got interrupted at hearing someone at the front door, to which her mother beat her to, as she came back in, setting the fish bowl on the living room table, that held a fighting fish, handing Ranka the card. " It looks like it's for you, Ranka dear."

Ranka groaned as she opened up the envelope and grumbled as she read the letter that was from Picolet. Where he was obviously spying on her, since he had found out about the aquarium trip. The letter stated. " Since you like pretty fish, I got you one, one of the best." Ranka in turn, crumpled up the letter. Ranma finished setting up his part of the gaming system and turned his attention to his sister. " Don't tell me that, big mouth french guy sent you that?" Ranka crossed her arms. " He did.. someone's been running their mouth to him, about MY business.." Ryouga finished his part, and got annoyed at seeing the fighting fish. " He's got some nerve!" Ranka nodded in agreement. " He's a persistent, pain in the ass.." She sighed. " I better see if Akane or maybe Ukyou want a fish, because I sure as hell, don't!"

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Everyone had a good dinner and evening, Ranka went off to bed earlier than everyone else. Later on everyone else went off to bed as well. Ranka was sulking outside on the rooftop, which she had her barrier up, to prevent being attacked from the outside. She felt a whap to her head, before seeing an annoyed Ranma-chan, standing behind her. " Fess up, what went on with you and Ryouga today?" Her look turned to a more concerned one. " I can't believe you didn't want to play the new games.." She plopped down next to her sister.

Ranka grumbled as she rubbed at her head. She really didn't want to share, but knew it couldn't be hidden and Ranma would annoy the hell out of her, until she did. It was better to just get it over with. Talking about it upset her though, as she tensed up with her head down, against her knee's she had pulled up to her chest. "Ivory.. is what happened.." Ranma-chan frowned at hearing that, but more at hearing her being referred by name. First she tried to lighten the mood with a distraction. "Oh and here I thought Ryouga pulled something perverted." She furrowed her brows some. " Hey, it's "demon- wench", remember."

Ranka sighed deeply, staying in the same position. " It became shark a pooloza.." Ranma-chan quirked an eyebrow at her. " A what now?" Ranka kept her head down. " You'll get it, after you see for yourself." She said as she referred to how Ranma could link up to her mind, which she did. After which she was annoyed as she gave Ranka a jab to her shoulder, which made her react as she gave her twin an irked look. " What was that for?!" Ranma-chan gave her a stern look, as she gave her another one. " You know exactly, what!" Ranka gave her a frustrated look. " It's not like the other time, okay.." They kept their voices hushed as they went back and forth.

While Ranma-chan was upset with Ranka, she also had to commend her, as she gave her a pat on her shoulder and a quick smile. " I'm proud of you for not giving in, to the demon-wench's demands, but don't be stupid like that again." To that she gave her another jab to her shoulder. Ranka frowned at that. " I wasn't, I had more than one gem on me, you know.. If it had been like the last time with just one, than sure yeah, then you could be mad at me.." She huffed as she puffed her cheeks, showing her frustration.

Ranma-chan sighed. "It's too bad the lil demon brat couldn't have gone along and been left to the sharks." It was Ranka's turn as she gave Ranma a jab to her shoulder with a dull look on her face. " You should know better by now." Ranma-chan smirked back. " Doesn't mean I can't picture this or that." Ranka looked down and played with her gem on her necklace. "She's not going anywhere." Ranma-chan huffed. " Yeah I get it, doesn't mean I'm happy about it." Ranka quirked an eyebrow at her. " And you think I am?" Ranma-chan looked thoughtful. "Oh! If we could get her to change back into her real form then mom would get rid of her!"

Ranka shook her head. "Tenka's fate has been sealed, regardless of her form, once she admitted to being a demon. Mom will never let her go." Ranma-chan grumbled at hearing that. Ranka continued on. " Just as how she likely can never return her true form, since it was purified. It's pretty ironic, she was just following orders." She got up and went back inside first, as she climbed back in through the window.

Ranma-chan followed after, then shutting the window behind them. " Well at least the little brat doesn't have any more tricks up her sleeves, to use against either of us." Ranka nodded in agreement as they started off towards their own beds. Ranma-chan rubbed at the back of her head sheepishly. Though no words were spoken, they both knew. Ranka smiled a tad as they opted to set up their futons on the floor, to be a bit closer. She could tell, that's what Ranma was trying to say, as they were still shook up from Tenka's attack on them, trying to mess up their bond.

That was the jest of it and also how Ranka's dangerous interactions for the day, had Ranma upset, also part of it was to rub it in Ryouga's face, knowing it would get him going. It wasn't long before they both drifted off to sleep for the night.

The first one to wake up in the morning was Ranma-chan as she smelled her mothers cooking, getting her up and going. There wasn't an immediate need to wake up Ranka, so she let her be. A few minutes later after getting ready and dressed, she was downstairs at the table, just as Nodoka had finished setting the food on the table. The next one down was Ryouga, as like Ranma he had woken up to the aroma of delicious food. While they had started to eat, Nodoka went off to get them some thing to drink.

Ranma-chan took the chance to taunt Ryouga, in between bites. "So, how'd ya sleep? Me and Ranka had a nice chat, opting for futons." Ryouga tightened his grip on his utensil, as he seethed with jealously. " Stop bragging, you know you're wrong." Ranma-chan blinked cutely at him. " How so?" She had a smug look on her face as she went back to eating, having accomplished her goal.

Mean while upstairs, after Tenka got up and used the bathroom, still not all the way a wake she wandered into the wrong room. At seeing Ranka was what she saw, she woke up, as she could see she was still fast asleep. Even though she had technically failed and was stuck there, she still felt the same and being presented such an opportunity. She couldn't help but think about how she could try to take her enemy down. With a bit more thought she shook her head, deciding that wouldn't work. Till another idea came to her as she smirked to herself, if she could get one of "the traitors" gems, that could be a start towards redeeming herself to Satan.

She hehed as she had the opportune moment, no one was upstairs, it was just her and "the traitor", who was fast asleep. She looked around before she used her power to shape shift, though she couldn't seem to turn back into her true form, that didn't stop her from over all, being able to use her talent. She sneered as she shape-shifted into a snake, and slithered towards Ranka, her eyes set on her gem necklace as she closed in.

Suddenly she felt something grab onto her, feeling the squeeze. Ranka had grabbed her, acting on impulse, while still sleeping as she swung the snake about in a death grip, flinging it off into the wall, before she layed back down muttering. "Take that you old pervert.."

Back downstairs at hearing a loud noise, they all stopped eating for a second. Nodoka looked towards upstairs. " I'd better see what's going on, besides it's high time they both get up." Ranma-chan furrowed her brows as she shot up out of her chair. " No problem, I'll do it, you finish eating mom." She didn't let her finish as she rushed off upstairs, as she realizing the little demon brat was still asleep and alone up there with Ranka. She skidded off into the room, just in time to see the snake that was plastered against the wall, turn back into Tenka as she slid down the wall, with spinning eyes.

Ranma-chan glared at her as she grabbed her up by her shirt collar. "Hey, lil demon brat, what the hell were you up to?!" She gave her a good shake. " Answer me, dammit!" The yelling woke Ranka up as she stretched and yawned, and observed what she was seeing. Ranma-chan got more annoyed at not getting a response and dropped the brat. " Ranka, didn't you know the lil stinker was in here?" Ranka was a little more awake as she rubbed at her head. " Nope news to me. I think I just had a dream about the old pervert, trying to leech on me." She got up and went off to the bathroom to wake up some more.

Tenka owwed as she came to as well as gulped at seeing a furious Ranma-chan, towering over her. Ranma had an angry vein on her head. "I see, you tried to go after Ranka huh, too bad she thought you were the old pervert huh, Kicked your ass good, huh. Serves you right. So, are you going to tell mom what you did, or am I?" Tenka gave her a glare. " YOU wouldn't.." Ranma-chan gave her a deeper glare back. " You better start running then." With that she rushed off downstairs a head of her.

Ranka came back into the room as she yawned. " Oh so, YOU were who I thought was Happosai. I also thought I heard a snake hiss, which was weird." She bent down and used her gem to heal Tenka. " She then gave her an angry smirk. " Sucks for you but I have the same reflexes as Ranma." She then shoved her out from the room, shutting the door behind her.

She then pieced together what Ranma said as she gasped and ran off downstairs, but it was too late as Nodoka had already heard, with her arms crossed. Ranma-chan had a smug smirk on her face, with her arms crossed as well. Ryouga was glaring daggers at her, and shaking with anger as he contained himself. Nodoka furrowed her brows at her. " Tenka, did you try to attack Ranka again?" Tenka bit her lip, as she decided to bend the truth. " No, I just..I miss my home, I wanted a gem.." It wasn't a complete lie. Nodoka sighed heavily, looking pained for a brief second, before she gave the child a stern look. " I was hoping to have a nice family day today, but now I shall have to revise our plans."

Tenka gulped at hearing that. Nodoka put her hand to her head, looking distressed. " Family doesn't do such things to one another." Tenka couldn't help but shout back in anger. " You're NOT my real family!" Ranka came down downstairs just in time to see that un fold. Nodoka tightened her fists. " Perhaps not, but now WE are the closest thing to it. You came into our family, and you WILL abide by MY rules or I will be forced to help you find peace."

At seeing Ranka she rushed over and fussed over her. " Oh Ranka dear, you're not hurt are you?" Ranka flushed a bit at being fussed over. " I'm fine mom." Ranma-chan nodded. " Yeah, it's actually the lil demon, brat that got hurt." Nodoka hmmed as she looked Tenka up and down. "She seems fine to me." Ranka took a seat at the table and made herself a plate. " Oh yeah I healed her." Ryouga couldn't help but fuss over Ranka. " Ranka, are you sure you're okay?" Ranka sweat dropped. " Do I look hurt to you?" Ryouga rubbed at his head. " Ah.. I guess not."

Tenka fussed as she was lifted up by Nodoka and sat down at the table. She hated that part about the smaller form she was now stuck as. Nodoka had fixed her a plate and made sure she had her spicy condiments. At first Tenka was too mad to want to eat, but at seeing spicy stuff, she changed her mind. Soon she was the only one eating at the table as everyone else had finished.

Ryouga had decided he had better be taking his leave, as he had shown Picolet, that he was in the picture. Nodoka tried to sway him to stay until after lunch. Ryouga shook his head. " I appreciate the kindness Mrs. Saotome, but I really should be going." Ranma came back into the room, having gone off to use some hot water to change back into a guy. " Yeah, you really should." Nodoka smiled. " Alright, we'll see you soon then Ryouga." Ranka gave him a wave. " See ya, Ryouga." She then went off to the porch, and off outside to tend to the garden, really fast. Nodoka tried to protest. " Ranka, that was hardly a proper send off.." Then noticed she wasn't there. " That girl.." Ryouga waved his hands about all nervously. " It's fine, really." He then took his leave after having gathered his things.

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Once the lost boy was gone, Nodoka waited till she saw Ranka come back inside. " Alright everyone get ready, we're going to have a nice time at the spa." Both Ranma and Ranka gahed, while Tenka gulped, as what Ranka had said had come to mind. Ranma out right protested. " Ya know I'll just stay here and let you girls have a nice time." Nodoka shook her head at her son. " Nonsense Ranma, you'll be coming with us as well." Ranma gave her a frustrated look. " Those places are for girls.." Nodoka sighed. " Spa's are for everyone dear and you're going." She clapped her hands together, telling them all to go get prepared for the outing.

While they all went off upstairs to do so, doing what they were told to. Ranka gave Tenka a knowing look. " Well at least I'm not the one being targeted for the spa visit this time." She then hahed as she went off to her room. Ranma just gave Tenka an evil smirk before he went off to his own room, leaving her frozen in place, like a deer, caught in the headlights of an on coming car. Until Nodoka came upstairs and snapped her out of it. " Tenka, I told you to get ready, didn't I?" Tenka sweat dropped. "Um.. ah.." Nodoka then put her hand to her mouth. " Oh how silly of me, you don't know where that is, now do you." She took Tenka off with her, to her room.

Once everyone had a bag packed with a swim suit and about ready to go, they had lunch first, before taking their leave from the house. Ranma tried once again to protest. " I'm a guy mom." Nodoka didn't let her son finish. " Perhaps I might've agreed before but things are different now, finding out about your curse and how you are not just a man, you are also a woman. Thus the foolish promise I had made with your idiotic father, no longer holds. It's also important to have balance, Ranma dear. Going to the spa won't kill you." Ranma grumbled as they walked.

While Ranka sympathized with her sibling, she also saw their mothers point, but still she tried her best to help Ranma out. " I don't see why Ranma can't just go hang out at the arcade, while we're "girl-ing" it up." Nodoka shook her head. " As I said, we are ALL going as a family.." She said in a very serious tone. Ranma groaned at seeing there was no way out, but was grateful that Ranka had tried her best to help him bail out.

Once they got there, Nodoka signed them up for things. She had to a bit pushy with her son, to get him in through the front door. Ranma was in wardly panicking as he could hear his father, taunting at him, in his minds eyes. Nodoka gave him a gentle pat on his shoulder. " Relax Ranma dear, there is nothing wrong with being here. Now I signed up you for a nice massage, while your sisters and I do other things, then we'll all have a nice soak in the jacuzzi." She waved off as they went their separate ways, to different dressing rooms.

When they finished, Nodoka had an ominous smile on her face as she walked Tenka to the executer, aka the dreaded room. "Alright Tenka dear, I love this treatment, it's so invigorating." She led her off into the room, setting her up, before taking her leave. Ranka had a smug smirk on her face, as she watched someone else get to live one of her nightmares. The timer went off and then a few minutes later there was a loud scream from the room.

Nodoka went in and retrieved a soaked and bewildered, looking Tenka, as she patted her on the head. " Wasn't that just lovely, sweetie?" She smiled all giddy as she ran off into the room in her one piece swim suit. " My turn!" She shut the door behind her. Ranka smirked at Tenka. " Did you like that?" Tenka shook her head and shuddered. Ranka put a hand to her face with an amused look on her face. " Any time you piss mom off, "this" is what she'll use to keep you in-line. Oh and I wouldn't break it, if I were you, that'll just get you in deeper trouble." She huffed as she looked off the other way, not thrilled it had been fixed so fast. Tenka shuddered more, as she heard Nodoka enjoying it. "How can "she" like that evil thing?!" Ranka shrugged her shoulders. " You mean mom, she just does." Tenka hmpfed with her arms crossed. " She's not my mom.." Ranka hehed at her attitude. " Whatever, you're still expected to call her mom, and you'd better do it, unless you want more of that "evil, thing." Tenka groaned at hearing that.

Else where Ranma had gone off to the massage room, begrudgingly. He sweat dropped at seeing there was a big macho guy there and tried to get out of it. " I think I'm in the wrong room.." The big guy looked at his notes. "Ranma Saotome, correct? Nope this is the right room." Ranma gave him an annoyed look. " Look I don't want no dumb massage." He went to move to try to leave the room and the macho guy, blocked his way and shut the door. They both glared at each other as they squared off.

A person in the room next door heard shouting and loud noises for a few minutes, looking distressed, until the massager assured them, sometimes they have to be rough with stubborn clients. Back in the room the bigger guy moved fast as he slapped a pad of hot wax on the back of Ranma's leg. Ranma stopped in his tracks, giving the other guy an annoyed look. " What the heck did you put on me?" He went to go at the guy again, only for the bigger guy to make the same move, though this time he ripped the pad off really fast, making Ranma yell as he kneeled to the ground.

A few minutes later the macho guy had blind sided him while he was feeling the pain from getting a small part of his back leg, waxed, where he had set him up on the table, and got to work on pounding out his back. Ranma sweat dropped at rough ness of it, as it was not what he had been expecting. He was kinda looking perplexed as the macho spa guy, roughly cracked his joints, a bit similar to how Doctor Tofu did. He wasn't complaining, as this was by far not some gentle and sweet massage, which made him feel better about it.

By the time it was done, he was in a much better mood and on friendlier terms with the other guy. While he was getting a deep and rough massage, the girls were getting gentler ones. After they were all finished, they all met up at the jaccuzi. Nodoka smiled at seeing her son. " How was your massage Ranma dear?" Ranma moved his arm around. "Not so bad.. I guess.." He sweat dropped at seeing the water. Nodoka smiled. " It's very hot, so don't worry."

He realized it really was, after getting in. Nodoka smiled. "See, isn't this nice?" Tenka blew bubbles in the bubbling water, looking annoyed. Ranka was enjoying it. Nodoka then had to make it weird. " See Ranma dear, this is something that you and Akane should do together in the future." Ranma groaned at hearing that. After awhile, everyone was sitting back and enjoying the hot, bubbling water. It brought Tenka back as it was close to as hot as hell's bubbling water. She was interrupted as Nodoka lifted her up out from the jacuzzi. " Children can't stay in too long, dear." Tenka puffed her cheeks and stomped her foot. " I wasn't feeling hot!" Nodoka shook her head. " That's just how it is dear, we'll be out in a minute."

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True to her word she was as after that they went and got changed back into their clothes before leaving and heading back to the house. Tenka thought about trying to make a run for it again, as Nodoka had stopped to chat a bit with another woman who had waved her over. Tenka then decided to go for it, as the opportunity was there, as she made a mad-dash for it. She only got so far down the street till she bounced back from hitting Ranka's barrier she had put up. Tenka grumbled as she rubbed her butt and got up, ready to tell her off, only to see the after math as Nodoka's katana had been thrown and it landed, stuck into the ground, right in front of her, making her yelp.

Nodoka had done so with the flick of her wrist, as fast as lightning, so it wasn't seen to the un-trained eye. Ranka sped over to her, with her hands behind her back. " Boy, you sure don't listen do you Tenk?" Ranma had a smug smirk on his face as he pointed to himself. " I'm just glad, it's not me." Both him and Ranka started laughing, much to Tenka's discontent. She balled her fists as she stomped her feet at them. " It's not funny! You're both awful!" Before she knew it she was snatched up and met face to face with a very serious looking Nodoka. " Tenka.. were YOU.. trying to leave this family?" With her free hand she retrieved and sheathed her katana. " Do you wish for eternal peace, that badly?" That sent shivers up Tenka's spine, but she was intent on trying to get the two traitors in trouble, since, she was stuck in such a cute form, why not use it. " They both laughed at me!" She pointed at both Ranma and Ranka.

Nodoka smiled at her though it was an annoyed one. " Well you were being quite silly, so you should expect such a reaction." She set her back down on the ground after awhile with a stern look. " If you try to runaway again, I can't say that I won't miss, next time.." Tenka gulped as she felt the shivers hit her spine again.

Not too far down the street Shampoo had just finished a delivery as she spotted them, setting the metal delivery box down, before she leaped up into the air, coming back down as she hugged onto Ranma first. " Aiya, Ranma I so happy to see you." Ranma grumbled as he tried to pry her off. " Cmon, enough already!" Shampoo giggled as she jumped over and latched onto Ranka next. " Shampoo so happy to see Ranka too, Shampoo always happy to see both her airens." Ranka eered as she was starting to get flushed in her cheeks. Nodoka smiled a tad. " Hello Shampoo, you're as aggressive as ever I see, do try to keep it pg in front of Tenka, she's just a child."

Shampoo un latched herself from Ranka and took a closer look at the child, though she was cute, she knew this was no mere child, but played nice in front of Nodoka as she greeted her and the child as well. Tenka's eyes widened at what she saw coming towards them, what looked to be a giant panda, with an old lady riding on top of it.

Colonge gave Genma- Panda a tap with her staff. " Keep moving." Ranma and Ranka burst out laughing at seeing the panda. Ranma pointed at him. " Oh man pops, what the heck did ya do?" Cologne made him keep going till they were close enough to everyone, before she jumped off with her staff. Ranka smiled at seeing her. " Hello granny." Cologne smiled and greeted her back, as well as the others. Her and Nodoka got chatting a bit. Genma- Panda then stood up on his two feet with tears streaming down his face as he hugged up on Ranma. Ranma made annoyed noises as he shoved him off him. " What the heck pops!" Genma- Panda then held up a sign, asking him to help him.

Ranka looked over at Shampoo. " What's up with granny, riding the old man?" Shampoo smiled. " He pay off debt he owe great-grandmother, give her and customer's children rides." Ranma crossed his arms. " Serves ya right pops, work off what you owe." Genma- Panda hung his head as he tried to appeal to Nodoka, holding up a sign with tears streaming from his eyes. Nodoka gave him a menacing smile. " Genma.. you made the mess, and YOU will clean it up." Cologne just laughed at the remark.

Nodoka invited the amazon's to come in for a snack. Cologne accepted since it was a quick thing, they had some time to spare. Genma- Panda did a happy dance at hearing that, until he caught his wife's glare. Nodoka gave him a stern look. " Under the circumstances you may come in as well Genma and hurry up and change back.."

Everyone went off inside, with Genma-Panda running off to the nearest bathroom, before coming back, changed back. Nodoka had her arms crossed. " Genma, this is Tenka, she's part of the family now." Genma's eyes got all big at seeing the small red head child. Nodoka kept her stern look on. " She's a demon Genma, but now she's trapped in her current form." Tenka sweat dropped at the excitement in the bald mans face. Genma's eyes sparkled with anticipation. " Well then she'll need to be trained properly." Nodoka gave him a glare. " I agree, but I will be doing all of her training, as I cannot trust you to train children.." Genma tightened his fists. " But Nodoka, she needs to be trained in the way of martial arts." Nodoka started to go for her katana as she grew angrier. " I've already said my peace Genma.."

Cologne chuckled at the show. " She's right, it's best to give up, un less you want to be embarrassed." Genma grumbled as he hung his head. " But.. the wasted potential.." Cologne couldn't help but add her two cents. " Honestly the girl wouldn't be able to survive such grueling training, she's no martial artist." Shampoo nodded from where she was sitting on the couch, sitting in the middle of her two airen's, loving up on both of them, back and forth. "Is dumb to try to teach demon, new tricks." Nodoka nodded as she went off into the kitchen to fix up some snacks, for everyone.

It didn't take too long and soon everyone was sitting at the table, enjoying them. Of course Shampoo was trying to feed some to both Ranma and Ranka. Tenka couldn't help but poke fun at them as she pointed and laughed at them. " Haha, their little babies, needing to be fed." Shampoo glared daggers at her. " No make fun of Shampoo's airens.." Ranka saw where things were heading as she gave Shampoo's arm a poke, grabbing her attention, before she popped a sandwich piece in her mouth, making her melt and forget her target. Ranma was too busy fighting with his dad over food.

Cologne laughed at the entertainment, before she sipped her tea. Nodoka shook her head at Tenka. " Tenka, that's not nice.." After the elder amazon finished her tea, she got up and thanked Nodoka and gathered up her crew. Genma pouted to Nodoka. " Nodoka.. please do something." Nodoka shook her head and bid him farewell, with the amazons. Shampoo pouted at having to leave. " Airens, we go on date on soon, yes." She waved at them both, before they took their leave. Ranma and Ranka groaned at hearing that.

Nodoka went off with Tenka to get her going with her chores, while Ranma and Ranka were sitting on the couch. Ranka gahed at seeing the fighting fish in the bowl on the little coffee table. " Aww man, I forgot to ask her, but then I dunno.. I don't think anyone will really want a gift that Picolet gave to me.. I mean, I don't even want it.." Ranma frowned at the fish. " Dumb fish." Ranka gave him a look. " It's not the fish's fault that he got lumped in with the french, big-mouth." Ranma hmmed. " Yeah, that's true." Ranka looked to be in thought a few seconds before an idea hit her. " Oh! I know, I'll just drop it off at the aquarium, they love fish!" Ranma gave her a thumbs up, before he went to put a game on and tossed a controller over to Ranka.

When Tenka finished her chores, she thought she was done, only to get pulled away by Nodoka, off outside to the porch. Nodoka handed her, her practice wooden sword, as she held her own. " Now then, let's begin your sword training." Tenka got all upset, her hand shaking as she held the wooden sword. " I don't want to.." Nodoka stood tall and firm. " Either you abide by my rules or I grant you eternal peace.."

After playing the game with Ranma a bit, Ranka bailed and went over to where her mom and the lil, demon-brat were outside in the yard, to see Tenka shaking and crying. She took the chance to try to use Ranka as a shield, pointing at her. " Why do I have to, when you already have "her", doing it." Nodoka gave her a serious look. " Because you may be a demon, but you have become part of this family and I especially expect all my girls to carry on in the family art of demon slaying." Tenka yelled back all upset as she tossed the wooden sword down. " I am a demon!" Nodoka looked furious as she tightened her fist. " Ranka, watch her, I'll be back." She stormed off inside to go calm herself down.

Ranka had Tenka take a seat with her on the porch. " I told you before, you'll get to use to it." Tenka sniffled as she glared at her. " I'm NOT like YOU! I won't be a traitor!" Ranka put her hand to her face. "Someone's cranky. You're not, then how come you took on my form, just in kid form, huh?" Tenka hung her head at having that thrown in her face. "It doesn't matter, I'm still a demon!" Ranka hmmed. " Maybe but you can't really prove it. So, did you like the spa?" Tenka tensed up at the mention of the horrid place. Ranka went on. " If you don't just follow mom's rules, you might end up going to the spa, twice in one day.." Tenka looked horrified at hearing that.

She then also blurted out in anger, aggressively. " She's not my mom!" Ranka gave her an annoyed look. " Look if you want to fight a loosing battle, go right ahead Tenk, but you don't want to mess with her. It's better to be on her good side. But hey if you like the spa treatment and dealing with a holy sword, over getting ice cream and attention, etc, then have fun. Because she's not going to quit." Tenka had her cheeks puffed and her arms crossed, looking angry. Ranka sighed at her attitude. " And you've been abandoned by your allies, since you can no longer change back into your real form." Tenka bristled at hearing that. " YOU'RE A LIAR!" She screamed at her in anger.

Nodoka came rushing back out with an angry look on her face. "Young lady.. apologize this instant to your big sister!" Ranka hehed. " It's fine, I don't care." She sweat dropped at seeing the anger in her mother's eyes. Tenka hmpfed. " No." Ranma had paused his game and was watching from around the corner, not wanting to go in, while his mother was so angry, unless he had to.

Nodoka fumed as she grabbed the girl by her arm. " Then I suppose we should go back to the spa.." Tenka looked all frazzled at hearing that and looking all shocked as she looked at Ranka. She shuddered at the thought and admitted defeat, as she did not want to go through such torture a second time in one day. " I'm sorry big sister Ranka.." Nodoka then let go of her wrist. " That's better, now pick up your sword." She looked over to Ranka. " Ranka dear, why don't you show your little sister how it's done." Ranka nodded and went off to the other room, getting another wooden sword, before she went back outside.

Nodoka gave Tenka a stern look. " Watch and learn dear." Her and Ranka got into position, as they went back and forth with their swords, clashing. After a bit longer Nodoka set her sword down. " Ranka dear, have her practice a bit longer." She then went off inside to go get ready to make dinner. Tenka thinking she was done, tossed her sword down in defiance. Ranka's eyes gleamed as she moved really fast, side sweeping her, right off her feet, so she fell back on her butt. " Pick it up, you heard mom." Tenka pouted as she rubbed at her butt and glared at her. " You big bully!" Ranka shrugged her shoulders at her. " Go ahead, I dare you to go cry to mom, you'll be going to the spa, that much faster."

Tenka groaned as she picked up her wooden sword and glared daggers at Ranka, as she charged at her, swishing it about blindly, only to get whacked on her head by Ranka's, knocking her off her feet. Ranka gave her a dull look. " And you're dead, for not paying attention to what you're doing with your sword.." Ranma snickered from where he was watching for a minute, before he went back to playing his game.

Tenka got back up fueled by anger as she charged at Ranka again, only to get knocked back again and her sword knocked out of her hand. Ranka gave her a look. " Too slow." Tenka growled as she got back up. " And your a cheater! I'm not a fighter like you are.." Ranka gave her a cold look. " Well that's why training is important, now isn't it. Maybe you're not a martial artists, but you can still learn your basic sword moves." Tenka threw her sword down on the ground and sat down on the porch, defiantly. " I'm done." Ranka sat down next to her with a dull look on her face, while she kept jabbing at her with the wooden sword in different spots, at a fast speed. " And you're dead again." Tenka started to get really angry at all the quick and fast jabs. " Stop it, already!" Ranka kept at it. " Make me, with your sword."

Tenka arghed as she picked it back up and tried to jab back at Ranka with her own wooden sword. They smacked swords back and forth a few minutes, before Tenka lost her footing as she stumbled back wards. She was able to steady herself so she didn't fall, but huffed as she tossed the sword down in annoyance. " I don't want to do this, i don't want to hurt my own people.." Ranka sighed as they both sat down on the porch. " Well I hate to say it, but THEY will hurt you." Tenka puffed her cheeks at her and balled her fists in the air. " No they wont, you're such a liar.." Ranka picked up the wood sword from the ground before heading off inside. " Whatever.."

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Soon everyone was enjoying dinner at the table. Of course Tenka was still in a bad mood and felt the need to take it out on her targets, this time taking aim at Ranma as she watched him eat feverishly. " Why do you have to eat like such a pig, big brother? Maybe you should've had the pig curse instead." That earned her glares from both siblings, though it was Nodoka who voiced herself, as she banged her fist down on the table with a stern look. " Tenka! You're behavior is un-called for, Ranma's a growing boy, and men in general have a hearty appetite, it is not something to make fun of. I don't want to hear anymore snark from you young lady, or there will be NO dessert." Tenka crossed her arms at having her fun, ruined so quickly.

Ranma wasn't really bothered by her petty attempt, he had a come back, but wouldn't use it in front of his mother. The rest of dinner went by quietly as did the clean up. Nodoka left them alone, while she went to take some time for herself. After both siblings saw their mother went upstairs, they turned to the little traitor with smirks. Ranma gave her a big vicious grin on his face. " So demon-brat, about your remark at dinner, you know what, maybe if you wanna turn back into a demon so bad, there's probably a cursed spring at Jyusenkyo for that." Tenka gave him a glare. " You're a liar, just like "she" is!" She said as she pointed at Ranka. Ranka quirked an eyebrow at her. " Again, someone's cranky."

Ranma hahed. " Yeah, she is. Of course a lying little demon is going to say everyone else is the liar but her." Ranka nodded in agreement. " Sad but true." Tenka huffed. " And you're a big bully!" Ranka gave her an annoyed look. " I'm sorry that you don't got the moves." While she was busy arguing with Ranka, Ranma put on the game, to which she protested. " Hey! I was watching that!" Ranma stuck his tongue out at her. " And now your not." Tenka huffed and puffed as she jumped down from the couch and ran off all angry.

Ranma hehed as he started up the game, only to be met, by Tenka as she ran back in with a bowl of water, which she flung in his face and stuck her tongue out at him. Ranma-chan shook her head off pissed. " Why YOU.." Before she could act, she was surprised as Tenka herself got splashed with water, making her pout. Ranka gave her an evil smirk from above, as she held the empty contents of her glass of water and stuck her tongue out at Tenka. " Right back at you." Ranma-chan hehed, feeling satisfied, even though the brat wasn't cursed, she was still just as wet.

Tenka growled at both of them. " Turn it off, my shows on!" Ranma-chan hmmed as she tossed her a controller. " Make me and I might." Tenka sweat dropped at it, but was intent on getting her way, even though she had never really played video games. " You're on!" Ranka sat back and watched as she failed miserably, even after getting three tries.

Ranma-chan chuckled at her. " I win, so no show for you." Tenka tossed the controller down. " That's because you cheated! " Ranka had her hand to her face. " Don't be such a sore loser Tenk." Tenka bristled at her about to go off, but got scooped up by Nodoka. " That's enough fun time, it's bath time."

After awhile they were back and everyone was relaxing on the couch, watching tv, until Nodoka cleared her throat. " I have an announcement, since Tenka is part of our family, it's only fair she should also have her own room, so this coming weekend I plan to have that done. It'll be very noisy, so if you two would like to stay elsewhere for that time, you may, or you may join me and Tenka at Kalu's." Ranma-chan and Ranka sweat dropped at hearing that and both stated they'd stay else where. Tenka had to pitch a fit about the whole thing. " I don't want anything from you, you're NOT my real family!" Nodoka gave her a pat on the head. " Such a temper tantrum, I think it's time for someone's bed time." She scooped up the protesting child, as she went off upstairs with her.

Ranma shook his head. " She must be the un luckiest demon." Ranka laughed a bit at that. " Can't say that you're not wrong about that.. I tried to tell her, but yeah, the other demons are probably laughing at her. It's just how it is." They played the game while they chatted back and forth. Ranma-chan kept pressing the buttons, feverishly. " I just don't get it, mom's obsession with a demon.." Ranka played back and forth with her own controller as they battled enemies on the game. "It's just how she is, she likes big challenges, that's for sure." Ranma-chan nodded in agreement. " And extremely persistent."

Ranka sighed, knowing that full well. " That's for sure." They played through a bit more, before hitting a save point, to which Ranka got up and stretched a bit, before going off to the kitchen and coming back with two popsicles. Ranma-chan smiled as she took one. One of the things she liked about having a sibling and how in sync they were, where a lot of the time words weren't needed. Something that Ranma didn't have connection wise with anyone else and felt very comfortable with Ranka. To a point Ranma missed staying at the Tendo's, but the environment, even with the demon brat added, was still more peaceful and more lavish. From things like having a bed for the first time, and having more leisure.

Talking to Akane, could end up being painful. With Ranka, most anything could be talked about and usually agreed on. They had both finished and were kind of watching tv. Ranka was fidgeting with hair. " You can go back to your room now, since Ryouga's gone and Tenk has the guest room back now." Ranma-chan looked a bit distressed at hearing that and rubbed nervously at the back of her head. " Well yeah, it's just.." Ranka smiled a bit. " Or not, that's up to you."

They were interrupted as Nodoka came down and hustled Ranka off upstairs to go take a bath, letting Ranma-chan know she was next, as she also went on to them both about homework, before she went off to the kitchen. When she came back, Ranma-chan decided to try to talk to her. "So um mom, why are you putting up with that demon brat? I mean she hates it here and us." Nodoka set her drink down on the coffee table. " I can't easily explain it myself. Perhaps it's like finding a stray animal, who may hate you, but in the end with perseverance and patience, soon the animal has grown to love you." Ranma-chan looked very confused, but definitely agreed with what Ranka had said about their mother.

Ranma-chan hmmed. " So if she still looked like a demon, would you feel the same?" Nodoka looked thoughtful a moment before she responded. "Perhaps, of course it's easier this way. I feel like your sister, likely understands. I suppose I pity the poor dear, a demon she may be but she's still a child." She sighed heavily. " Something that may come hard for you to understand, as you weren't taught such things. I know your curse has been difficult, but it's also a way to see both sides." She gave her a pat on the head, before going off to finish some things up.

Once Ranka was done with the bathroom, Nodoka hustled Ranma-chan off to take a bath and a reminder to make sure their homework was done. After getting un dressed and settled into the hot bath, Ranma relaxed and went to his thoughts for awhile, but didn't get too comfy as he got a bad feeling.

Cut to a few minutes later, having changed back into his girl form and gotten dressed for bed, running to the room, sliding in to see Tenka, pitching a fit. Ranma-chan glowered at her as she stormed over and gave her a good whack on the head. " Get out, now.. or I'll get mom." Tenka stopped jumping up at Ranka after getting an un welcome whack to her head and eeped at seeing how angry Ranma looked, which made her back down. Though not before getting in a last word as she pointed at Ranka. " "This" isn't over.." She eeped more as she heard Nodoka's voice from downstairs. "Is that Tenka's voice I hear? Young lady you are supposed to be in bed.."

Ranma-chan smirked at the brats dismay. "Uh-oh someone better get back to bed." Tenka growled at her, before she ran off back to the guest room. Ranma-chan pfted as she shut the door behind her. " What the hell was the lil stinker up to?" Ranka sweat dropped with an annoyed look on her face. " Just demanding my gem, pitching a fit about how it's my fault, since I broke her demon-mirror." Ranma-chan hehed at hearing that. "Someone's got issues.." Ranka gave a dull look. " I know right, can't be happy with her new mirror." Ranma-chan rolled her eyes. "So un-grateful." She rubbed at her head annoyed. " Did we have homework?" Ranka sweat dropped. " We usually do."

They went and sat themselves down at the ground table, going through their school things as they figured out what was needed to be done and chatted while they worked. Ranma-chan rubbed at her arm sheepishly. " Could we sleep on the futons another night.." Ranka smiled a bit. " Sure." Ranma-chan looked a bit flustered. " It's just, everything got so messed up, with that stupid dream, hocus-pocus, that lil demon brat, did to us.." Ranka sighed as they started to finish up. " That's for sure.. and Thrista had to save my butt.." Ranma-chan rubbed at the back of her head. " She kinda.. saved my butt too.."

Ranka rubbed at the temples of her head. " I'm still kinda mad at what she pulled, but ugh.. now I can't really do that, but I still am a bit." Ranma-chan was playing with her pencil, balancing it on her nose. " She's not the brightest. I wasn't happy about it either, but yeah she helped us both out, a lot.." They finished up and put things away, before getting themselves settled into their own futons for the night. Ranka fidgeted with her gem on her necklace. " You still want to tell her about the curse then?"

Ranma-chan bit her lip. " I kinda gotta, but definitely not at school.." Ranka had a dull look on her face. " Definitely not.. So it'd probably be best to.. invite her over and tell her." Ranma-chan looked flustered. " Probably.." Ranka looked a bit annoyed. " She'll probably want to sleep over.." Ranma-chan looked more nervous. " Oh man.. I hope not.." Ranka crossed her arms. " Because I'm never spending the night at her house, definitely NOT alone.." She shuddered at thinking about the past ordeal. " And I don't think I need to tell you, how dangerous it'd be, if either of us got caught.." Ranma-chan gahed. " Well we definitely don't want to invite Shampoo to it, she'll try to give Thrista, "the kiss of death." Ranka had a dull look on her face again. " She's been trying to do that, every chance she gets.."

Ranma-chan looked more nervous. " Does it have to be a sleep-over?" Ranka played with her hair nervously. " No but she'll probably nag it, into one. Girl's are really good at doing that.. and it was so hard to say no to Ukyou.. and then it got to me.." She said as she referred to how she had gotten Ranma dragged into that sleep over in the past with Ukyou. She fidgeted with her fingers looking guilty. " It just grabbed a hold of me and I got so swept up into it.." She sighed. "A lot of things, seem to do that to me.." Ranma-chan quirked an eyebrow at her. " Yikes.." Ranka balled her fists all flustered. " Pretty much.. it's kinda frustrating.."

Ranma-chan was a bit curious, as she wondered about things. " Was, Akane like that about that sleep-over at Sayuri's, before?" Ranka thought back on it. " Oh yeah, she was super gung-ho about it, way more than me and Ukyou were. It was a bit different from the one we had." Ranma-chan scratched at her head. "Huh, so like when Akane gets all giddy about wearing stuff and if it'll make her sweat too much, right?" Ranka nodded. " Right." Ranma-chan hmmed on the matter, not quite understanding. "So, all girls worry about that?" Ranka nodded again. " Yeah, pretty much and some like a lot of the girls in our class, really like their make up, especially that lip-stick."

Ranma-chan huhed. " Do you think Akane like's that stuff?" Ranka hmmed. " I think.. she does and doesn't." Ranma-chan quirked an eyebrow at her. " Do you like that stuff?" Ranka quirked an eyebrow back at her. " Not really.." She played with her hair some. " It seems to be something that a lot of the girls in our class like and how boys like it." Ranma-chan thought about Kodachi suddenly and grimaced. " So they think like.. Kodachi.." Ranka sweat dropped. " Some do I guess, she does almost always seem to be wearing lip-stick, doesn't she." Ranma-chan ughed,now not liking lip-stick, especially the color that Kodachi wore on her lips. "Aww man, now I'm gonna have nightmares about her.."

Ranka hmmed. " How about the old man as a panda, wearing some." That caused Ranma-chan to forget about Kodachi, focusing on that image, which made her snort. "Ugh or the old leech." Ranka ughed and stuck her tongue out. "That's way worse." Ranma-chan hahed. "Oh yeah that pervert Mikado, he loves that." That got them both snickering, before they said good night to each other.

Elsewhere at the Sanzenin residence, Mikado sneezed from his bed, with his face mask on his face. One of his fans, or perhaps many were talking about great her was, is what he told himself, before he settled back down, un aware he was being made fun of.

Notes: I do not own Ranma 1/2 or any of it's characters.