Dance in Time

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Chapter 3

"It's too bad that I can't get leave to come back to Earth." The brown-haired woman on the other side of the screen said as she sighed. "Big brother, can you come to Mid-childa?"

Ranma gave her a smirk as looked at her. "Hayate, I would love to come to Mid-childa and spend time with you, but between my children and the fact that I have a new peerage member, I can't really go and do what I want. When the kids are all sixteen and older, I won't have that problem."

"New peerage member?" Hayate asked in confusion.

"A girl from another reality, named Chloe." Ranma explained to her. "I've already got the paperwork put in to adopt her. She'll be joining the others at Kuoh academy after the summer break."

Hayate nodded and pouted softly. "Can't you give me a baby, big brother?"

"We both agreed to wait until after your parole is fully served." Ranma told her. "Besides, don't you have your special forces thing starting soon?"

Hayate nodded at his question. "Yeah. Fate-chan and Nanoha-chan will be a big help with this Riot Force that I got set up. General Gaiz is riding my ass because I'm a former criminal." Hayate suddenly giggled as she blushed. "If this was a hentai verse, he'd probably have some sort of plan to capture me and turn me into his sex slave or something like that."

"Careful there," Ranma pointed out, "I have the soul of the Devil of Lust within me, I've got multiple wives, several children and know a girl who has a dick and tentacles, have fought against tentacle monsters and I know several ways to increase anyone's power by simply sleeping with them."

Hayate blinked stupidly for several moments after that. "...When you put it that way, maybe he will capture me, put me in a metal briefcase and then let me out while taking my virginity and breaking me into his perfect sex slave."

Ranma gave her a flat stare. "He does any of that with you, I'll rip his soul out and send it to Cocyutus."

Hayate grinned and blew him a kiss. "I love you, big brother. If I get a chance to come back to Earth, I'm going to ride you for a whole day."

"Just try not to grope Gabriel again." Ranma told her with an amused expression on his face.

"Her boobs are perfect and they must be squeezed!" Hayate proclaimed and Ranma nodded. "In fact, her ass is really good too, she needs it to be spanked!"

"She's not a masochist, Hayate." Ranma rolled his eyes before hearing a knocking at the door. "Anyway, I need to go. Tell Nanoha and Fate hello for me and tell Vita that I'd love to spar with her again."

"She's still upset about the wedgie you gave her last year." Hayate said before waving goodbye and the screen turned off.

"Come in." Ranma said as the door opened to reveal Cologne still in her bra and panties. "So..."

Cologne smiled as she stepped in and closed the door behind her. "Your newest peerage member is quite talented with various melee weapons. However, her style is more suited for a large, fully grown man, than a girl who has yet to have her first period."

Ranma gave her a flat-stare. "You could have simply said a pre-teen girl."

Cologne giggled at that. "Oh, I know, but I am older than you, so I still sometimes use the old ways for speaking."

"It's easy to forget considering that we look to be about the same age." Ranma said with an amused grin. His grin slowly faded as he thought about Chloe. "So, what would you say is needed for her?"

"Hmm..." Cologne cupped her chin and thought about it. "Well, she can use multiple melee weapons, so I would suggest someone who's really good at fighting with a sword."

"Yohko then." Ranma said and Cologne nodded as she undid her bra, allowing her breasts to bounce free while she walked over to a closet against the far wall and bent over, slowly sliding her panties off while Ranma watched her. "Do you have to do that here?"

Cologne just looked over her shoulder and grinned at him. "Well, is it not the duty of the master of the house to take advantage of his maids whenever he wishes?"

Ranma said nothing as he watched her move in an alluring manner, slowly stripping her dirty clothes off as she got new clothes to put on. "You know that if I start taking advantage of you that I won't stop at just you."

"You make it sound like most of us would mind." Cologne said with a grin, but her grin faded upon seeing Ranma's concerned look. "Are you really worried about losing control?"

Ranma nodded. "Yeah. It's too addictive. I've talked to Asmodeus and she told me that's a big reason why she turned out the way she did. I don't want that, Cologne."

The naked woman nodded as she turned and bowed to him. "I apologize for teasing you. Should I go and get Lilith then?"

"...Might be for the best." Ranma said and Cologne nodded, grabbed a clean pair of underwear, put them on and walked out, swaying her hips as she did so. "Urgh, maybe I do hold back too much." Ranma said after Cologne was gone. "But then again..."

[i]"Trust me, there's a reason it's one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Feeling it the way you do is super addictive and you have part of my soul in you. So long as you never lose yourself to your own power, you'll be fine. I think the best way to avoid that is to simply only fuck your wives for now. And before you ask, you hadn't fully mastered your Sacred Gear before. Now that you have, the potential for you to lose control is greater, ironically."[/i]

"Lousy irregular Sacred Gears," Ranma muttered as he remembered what Asmodeus had told him. He really hoped that he never fully gave into that power.

When Lilith walked in, completely naked, he stopped thinking as she threw herself at him.

(-)

Elsewhere...

Walking down a hallway, Chloe shuffled along, tear streaks dried on her face as she looked rather miserable. "What should I do?" She asked no one, not expecting an answer.

"Well..." A female voice ahead of her caused her to look up and see a young woman with long, brown hair done up in two looped braids and green eyes. The woman was wearing light colored pants and a shirt that hugged her frame, showing her sizeable chest, which made Chloe mentally pout and a small bump where her stomach was, that had Chloe's eyes widening in surprise. The woman's face and over-all body didn't indicate that she was over-weight, which only left one option. "You're someone that I haven't seen before." The woman smiled gently. "May I ask for your name?" Seeing Chloe fidget, the woman nodded. "You're right, that was rude of me to ask your name first." She put a hand on her chest as she introduced herself. "I am Yohko Mano-Saotome."

"You're married to my master then?" Chloe asked softly and Yohko's eyes widened in surprise.

"Oh? Are you a new peerage member?" Yohko asked and Chloe nodded softly. "I see, well, how about you join me?" Chloe looked up at her in confusion. "I just got back from my college classes, since I can't really do mercenary work while this one," she rubbed her belly, "grows in me. I figured I could at least continue my education. But, I'm tired and a bit sweaty, want to join me in the bath? We'll use the women's only side."

Chloe nodded and allowed Yohko to guide her to the bath. At that moment, a bath just sounded really good.

(-)

A few minutes later, Chloe did a cannonball into the water and Yohko could only chuckle as she slid into the bath and sighed in satisfaction. "It was worth it to make the baths like this."

"The water is so good!" Chloe said with awe in her voice and on her face. "The water is perfect!"

"It's magic." Yohko told her. "The water's the same temperature, but the magic makes you feel it at the perfect temperature. If you want to have a super hot bath, it feels super hot. If you want a cooler bath, the temperature for you is cooler."

Chloe's eyes went white and blank in shock. "Really?!" Yohko nodded and she leaned forward in the bath while her butt stuck out of the water. "That's amazing."

Yohko watched Chloe crawl around in the large bath and waited for the girl to look more relaxed before saying anything more. The bath had healing properties that took care of minor injuries and even relieved stress. "Have you calmed down a bit?" She asked after Chloe had dunked her head and came up out of the water.

"Y-yeah. You asked for my name, it's Chloe von Einzbern." Chloe said as she turned to face Yohko. "It's just been so overwhelming. I know that I'm in another reality." Yohko raised an eyebrow and Chloe pulled her knees up to her chest. "There are no Devils in my world. At least, none that I've ever seen. There's nothing about a Demon world either." Her eyes started to glisten as she buried her head. "I'll never see them again. My family, my friends, they're gone forever for me."

The only answer she got was a small sloshing of water before she felt something press against her back before two arms wrapped around her body gently. "I don't think that will be a problem." Yohko said softly. "Maybe we can't help you right away, but you'll be able to see your friends and family again."

"Really?!" Chloe looked up and over her shoulder, hope shining in her eyes.

Yohko nodded at her. "Yeah, but it might take a long time, but I'll ask Nabiki to see if she can do something about it." Yohko smiled as Chloe spun around and hugged her back, thanking her over and over again. "I do have a selfish request though." Chloe pulled back, the water glistening on her tanned skin as she looked at the older woman curiously. "I was an only child growing up. I was always envious of people who complained about their older and younger siblings, so..." She grabbed Chloe's left hand and guided it to her stomach and had Chloe rub it gently. "Could I ask you to be a big sister for my child?"

"A... Big sister?" Chloe asked, her face flushing red as she fidgeted and nodded. "Y-yes..." She nodded, tears in her eyes. "Yes! I can be a big sister!"

Yohko smiled as Chloe jumped and hugged her again. She could feel the little girl trembling and Yohko made soothing sounds. "I imagine that something bad happened to you to have you end up here." Chloe nodded. "I won't ask about it, you can tell me when you're ready. What is it that you wanted out of life?"

Chloe fidgeted in the hug. "...I wanted a normal life. I wanted a family. I wanted friends. I wanted to grow up and find someone to marry and have a family with."

Yohko smiled as she rocked back and forth. "That's perfectly fine. You can still get that, even as a Devil."

Chloe fidgeted and let go of the hug and sank into the water. "What does that even mean? To be a Devil? Do I need to do bad things?"

"I used to be a Devil Hunter." Yohko said, causing Chloe to look confused and Yohko continued. "I hunted Devils down, fought against them constantly and in the end, worked with a Devil to take out a Super Devil."

"Did the Super Devil have a motorcycle?" Chloe asked and Yohko shook her head. "What?! But I was told Super Devils have motorcycles!"

"You're not the first person to be disappointed about that." Yohko giggled. "However, the fight ended in a draw and I was dying. Ranma saved my life by turning me into a Devil. Waking up naked next to a man was a shock."

"I woke up naked next to Lilith." Chloe said and Yohko smiled at her.

"But after that, I suffered an identity crisis and needed a lot of help to come to terms with being a Devil." Yohko continued. "It turns out that there's two major things you need to do as a Devil." Chloe looked on attentively as Yohko raised her left index finger. "The first thing, as a Devil, is fulfilling contracts. In fact, there might be one that needs to be fulfilled coming up soon. If you want to try and fulfill it, you can."

"But, what if it's someone who's a disgusting pervert or wants to hurt me?" Chloe said and Yohko nodded.

"You have a point, please hold out your left hand." Chloe did so and Yohko whispered something and her right index finger glowed blue and she ran it over the back of Chloe's hand. When it was done, a symbol that looked like a horseshoe appeared on her hand. "If you're in trouble or can't complete the request, then just focus on that and you'll be transported back here, okay?" Yohko smiled at her. "As for the second thing you need to do," she held up her left middle and index fingers as she continued to speak, "is represent your peerage in Rating Games."

"Huh?"

"Rating Games are simply sporting events that involves two or more groups. The last one I was a part of was a three-legged race that required everyone to do an obstacle course and we were all forbidden from flying." Chloe giggled at that. "They serve a few purposes. They're mostly entertainment and they help keep violence between supernatural factions to a minimum, since we can take our frustration with each other out in a structured environment. They also give us bragging rights to hold over each other."

"Hey! Remember when I kicked your butt at dodgeball?" Chloe asked and Yohko nodded. "Okay, that's easy."

"And the last thing is to allow the leaders of the factions to watch and observe. Do well enough in the Rating Games and even if you lose, you can get promoted. That doesn't happen often though. You have to put on a really good show if that's the case. And, besides," she grinned at Chloe, who was looking a bit concerned, "winning is the big goal, but the most important thing is to not get so hurt that you can't be healed afterwards."

"So..." Chloe fidgeted slightly. "That's it?" Yohko nodded and Chloe let out a shuddering breath as she sank under the water. A moment later, she burst out of the water and, to Yohko's surprise, started to do cartwheels in the bath.

"...Are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm okay!" Chloe said excitedly. "I feel like a giant hippo was lifted from my shoulders and I just want to WAGH!" She yelled as she slipped and fell onto her butt in the bath.

Yohko winced and got up, walked over to where Chloe was and pulled her out of the water. "Okay, that's enough, young lady. Let's get dried off so that you can get prepared for your first mission as a Devil." Chloe nodded. "And, don't worry, we'll make sure that you're okay. If someone tries to hurt you and you can't get away, you won't get hurt, we'll be there in under two minutes."

Chloe smiled at that. "Thanks."

(-)

Appearing in a small apartment, Chloe, dressed in a light colored top and dark gray skirt, looked around in confusion. "Hello?"

"Oh wow!" A male voice said as a man, who looked like he was closing in on middle age, stepped out from behind a door. "I thought it didn't work." He adjusted his glasses and Chloe looked him over.

He was dressed as a salaryman and wasn't too remarkable, other than being a bit overweight.

"...You're rather young." The man said as he looked her over. "Are you sure you're a Devil?"

Chloe smiled and focused as wings popped out of her back. "I got Devil wings, isn't that enough?"

"Eh, yeah, it is." He nodded as Chloe made her wings go away. "I was hoping for one who was a bit more mature, but I can work with you."

"Uh..." Chloe gulped as the man walked out of the room and came back with a bag. "What's that?"

"A change of clothes." He jerked a thumb towards another door. "That bathroom's over there, go get changed and get back out here."

"Pushy." Chloe muttered and did just that.

A few minutes later, Chloe came out in black platform shoes while wearing striped leggings that went all the way up her legs, hot pants that had legs that she swore were shorter than the crotch area, complete with a cat-like tail attached to the waistband, a tube top over her chest and she had a barrette that had cat-ears on the top. To her utter shock, when she looked at herself in the bathroom, they were twitching and moving just like a regular cat's ears would. What was a further shock was that the tail could twitch and swish depending on her reactions.

"Perfect!" The man gave her a thumb's up, before frowning slightly. "Hold on, that just doesn't look right... Oh! I know!" He ran into the other room and came back with something. "Here, put this on your shoulders."

"A black sleeveless vest?" Chloe asked as she did as she was asked and found that it covered her sides but left her stomach exposed. "Um, okay..." Her tail swished behind her. "So, what's with this? Do you want me to do some cosplay or something?"

"Or something." The man said with a grin. "You're going to make me a lot of money tonight."

"You know that you have to pay for my services, right?" Chloe asked and the man nodded.

"Oh yes, the flyer I got told me how much it would cost per hour."

"Okay then." Chloe nodded and hoped that he wasn't going to ask her to do something weird.

(-)

"Hey, hey, hey!" Chloe said with a smile and a wave at the camera. "My name is Chloe von Meowsberg and it's my big debut as a streamer!" She let out a meow and did a cute cat-like pose before continuing. "I hope that you're all doing well. I've never played video games before, so please be gentle with your criticism when I screw up." She gave a cute pout and even put a finger up to her lips while blinking several times. Behind her was a large, thick, green curtain that was blocking out the rest of the room. "Today I'm going to play this game called Dread."

(-)

"Thank you for the big donation, Hat-and-clogs. And, what's the Jaffe room? I got past it easy? Did someone get stuck here?" Chloe read the response while her character waited by the door. "AHAHAHAHAHAHA! Thirty times?! That's so stupid! Hahahahahah!" She laughed and leaned back in her chair while kicking her legs up and down, thankfully not hitting any of the equipment.

There were more than a dozen dings as more people donated to the stream.

(-)

"I don't know where I'm... What's this? A white door? Ooooh, what... What's this robot? AHHH! It's chasing me! AHHHH!" Chloe's eyes were white and blank as she had her character jumping from one platform to another while a white robot chased after her. "AAAAH! It's catching up! AHHH! OH! SLIDE! SLIDE! SAFE!" She panted as the robot went away. "Huh? What do you mean it can come after me from another angle? AHH! Run away!" She screamed and left the room.

There were more dings as people donated to her stream.

(-)

"And that's all the time today." Chloe smiled at everyone and waved. "That was a fun four hours. Huh? When will I be back? Uh... I'm not sure. But I'll make sure everyone knows when I start streaming again. Follow me on social media," she turned around and bent over to grab a title card that was on the floor, before sitting up normally and holding it up, "and I'll let you all know before I start streaming again. Okay, bye bye." She smiled and reached up and turned the camera off. "PHEW!"

The curtains were pulled to the side and the man looked at her happily. "That was great! I would love it if you came back next week and did this again. I made so much money because of you."

Chloe scratched her head and nodded. "I suppose I can. The payment?"

"Ah, right, before we do that, can I get a picture of you doing a cat pose for your profile?"

Chloe nodded and stood in front of the curtain and did a cat-like pose with a smile as the man took a picture, nodded and pushed a few things on his phone. "There. Uploaded. You have access to the account too if you want to post things, I'm going to post when you'll be streaming, so..."

"Sounds like fun." Chloe said with a smile. "Um, I'm going to go get changed then. Before I leave, I need the payment."

The man snapped his fingers. "Ah, right, get changed and I'll get things set up to pay you electronically."

Chloe nodded and ran to the bathroom. When she got inside, her eyes went white and blank as she realized that she didn't have any way of getting that money. "Oh no, did I screw up?"

A ringing from her skirt had her run over and pull out a flip phone. "H-hello?"

"Hey!" Yohko's voice was heard and Chloe let out a sigh of relief. "Great stream, that was fun to watch. Are you about to come home?"

"Yeah, but I don't know how to get the money electronically."

"Oh." Yohko said. "Okay, I'll text you the address to send the money to. You did good today."

Chloe smiled as she stripped out of her clothes and put her original outfit on. "Thanks."

After hanging up and getting the text, Chloe got out of the room and gave the man the clothes back. "Here." She held up the screen to show him the address.

"...At... Got it." He nodded after typing things on his phone down. "And sent. Over a hundred thousand yen for you. See you next week."

Chloe nodded and disappeared in a flash.

(-)

After getting back to the castle in Makai, Chloe flopped onto her bed and crawled into it, exhausted.

She didn't even realize that there was another body in the bed with her until she felt something that she wasn't used to feeling. Opening her eyes, she blinked and saw the confused look of Kunou. "Oh, sorry, I thought this was my room."

Kunou smiled as she moved the blankets so that Chloe could get under them and hugged her. "It's okay. You seem tired, you can sleep in my room tonight."

Feeling Kunou's tails wrap around her, Chloe nodded and rested her head against the fox girl's chest and drifted off to sleep.

Her only thought while going to sleep was how fluffy Kunou's tails were.

End Chapter 3

Sorry for the delay on this chapter, everyone. Stuff happens.

And yes, Chloe was playing Metroid Dread.