Dance in Time

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Chapter 9

Wiping some sweat off of his brow, Ranma grinned at Atsuko. "Great session." She gave him a grin back as they sat down, catching their breaths. Around them was the signs of destruction from a sparring match.

"Congrats, boyo, you made a mess that I'll have to clean up again." Asmodeus grumbled as she floated towards the two. "Your training sessions get out of control."

"Well, better here than the bedroom." Ranma told her and Asmodeus huffed and crossed her arms over her chest.

"The bedroom's more fun to destroy." Asmodeus said while Ranma and Atsuko both blinked in confusion. "Oh come on! Like your sex doesn't get so insane that it breaks the bed."

"But I've never broken a bed." Ranma told her. "All the beds are enhanced to prevent them from breaking." Atsuko nodded in agreement. "Besides, if they weren't, then Leonardo and Fubuki would have broken five beds by now."

Atsuko giggled in amusement. "It's so cute that she's trying to be too open about it."

"I think it's sweet." Asmodeus said with a small smile on her face. "Anyway, that's not why I'm here. You got a call from your sister."

"...Hayate?" Ranma asked.

"No, your other sister, the one with glasses."

"Oh, Sona." Ranma nodded as he got up. "Why didn't you just say so?"

"If I can't remember everyone I've ever fucked, how am I supposed to remember someone I've never touched?" Asmodeus asked with a roll of her eyes.

Ranma just chuckled and walked into the castle. "I'll call her back in my office."

After Ranma left, Atsuko looked at Asmodeus, who was grinning. "What's so funny?"

"Oh, just thinking how boyo loves having an office of his own." The tanned mini-girl giggled. "Men just loving having their own space where they control everything. It's cute."

Atsuko tilted her head and nodded. "It is cute."

(-)

After grabbing a towel to wipe the sweat off of his face, Ranma opened up the communication screen and called up Sona. He tilted his head in confusion as he saw Sona, looking incredibly sick, answered the call. "...I take it the Rating Game we were going to have this weekend is called off?"

"Sadly, yes." Sona nodded and winced. "Sorry, sick to my stomach. Turns out that Rachel slipped off, got past all security cameras, protective spells and guards that are meant to protect against people getting into the more dangerous areas of the Sitri compound without tripping a single one."

"...Yeah, she is really good at sneaking around." Ranma admitted and wondered where Rachel got that from. "How bad?"

"Thankfully she was stopped before she got into the lethal diseases, but right now everyone in the entire Sitri complex is sick with some of the nastiest non-lethal diseases that can affect Devils." Sona then growled. "And that little brat seems to be just fine!"

"Give her a couple of days." Ranma told her as he sighed. "Should I..."

"No, taking her back would only allow for the diseases to spread. Right now she's being confined to a small room and I've made it very clear that if she sneaks off that she'll be heavily punished." Sona slid her hand under her glasses to rub the bridge of her nose. "Bless it, we won't be able to reschedule the Rating Game for at least three months. Probably closer to four months."

"That's fine." Ranma told her. "That will give me time to get Hayate and Nabiki to join in. I was going to be at a massive disadvantage, even with Chloe's help." Sona looked confused for a moment and Ranma clarified for her. "My newest peerage member. The tanned little girl."

"You aren't..."

"You know that I'm not a lolicon." Ranma gave her an annoyed look. "Jackie aside, I don't do that stuff." Sona smirked before coughing and bending over. Ranma grimaced as heard puking sounds coming out of her. "I'll let you go. Get better, Sona. We'll reschedule for four months from this weekend?"

Sona's response was to raise her left hand and give him a thumb's up.

Ranma ended the call and shook his head. "I hope that Rachel doesn't do anything crazier than that. The last thing we need is a pandemic in Hell." Sighing, he made another call. It didn't take long for the person to pick up and Ranma raised an eyebrow as Nabiki, who was completely naked, appeared on the screen. "I catch you at a bad time?" He heard some water running in the background.

"The only people who would be calling me like this have seen me naked. Plus, it's just after midnight, you're the only one who'd call at this time." Nabiki told him with a grin. "So why would I care if you called me while I'm about to take a bath?"

"Rachel caused a small pandemic and Sona got sick. So we have to push the Rating Game that was going to happen this weekend back four months."

"And you want me to join in?" Nabiki asked and Ranma nodded. "Well, I have less reasons to refuse then. Fine, I'll join in."

"Great. How has things in Vegas gone?"

"Pretty good." Nabiki said with a nod. "Integration is going somewhat slow, but I've taken over more than a dozen casinos and other facilities. So money isn't going to be a problem. I'm currently working on getting a few banks under my control. With the way things are going, within a year, I'll have over a third of the city under my control, within five years, the whole city will be under my control."

"You sound like a villain." Ranma smirked at her and Nabiki blushed.

"And you're staring at my tits." Nabiki countered as she hefted them up and licked her nipples. "They're still full of milk and your son eats way too much." She then let go and they bounced freely with some milk leaking out of the nipples.

"I'm half tempted to teleport to Vegas and make a porno with you."

Nabiki chuckled. "Wait a bit for that. In case you're wondering, Saito's safe." Ranma nodded, relief on his face. "I admit, I'm worried about his future."

Ranma lightly bit his lower lip and nodded. "He isn't the only one of our kids who will face that kind of future."

Nabiki had a conflicted look on her face. "Look, I won't lie, something bad is going to happen here in Vegas over the next year. I'm not sure what, because for some reason, whenever I try to see what's going on, all I get is a scrambled image."

"You think something is blocking your ability to see into the future?" Ranma asked and Nabiki just shrugged, causing her boobs to bounce.

"I have no fucking clue. It's a bit frustrating to go into everything blind. I've got some of that magical girl team to work as my special police force." Nabiki told him and Ranma sighed in relief. "Funny enough, one of them was eager to join up once I started to explain the dangers that she could face." Ranma had an amused look on his face and Nabiki shook her head. "Enough of that. I've got stuff to do before the day starts." Nabiki waved her hand. "Next time we see each other, you better be willing to fuck me with strangers watching."

Ranma just nodded, grinning lewdly at her. "Oh, your hormones came back after being suppressed while pregnant?"

"Don't remind me." Nabiki groaned in annoyance. "I mean, I'm grateful that I wasn't horny while pregnant, but dammit, having all my hormones rushing back is annoying."

Ranma waved her off. "If it's that bad, just ask, I'll be there in a moment."

Nabiki paused for a moment and nodded. "You have ten minutes to make whatever calls you need and then to get your ass here. I'll set the transport sigil to my office."

"Weren't you going to take a bath?" Ranma asked as Nabiki walked away from the tub.

"I will need one when you're done with me." She said. "I'm going to be in my office and if you don't show up, there's going to be problems."

"Got it." Ranma nodded as the the screen turned off. "Well then," he made another call, which only took a few moments to answer.

"Hello?" A tired female voice said with audio only.

"Hayate, did I wake you up?" Ranma asked as the screen turned on, revealing Hayate sitting up in bed, topless. "...What is with me making phone calls to women who are topless today?"

"Are you complaining that you get to see your cute little sister's naked boobs?" Hayate asked while getting a shirt on.

Ranma gave her a flat stare. "My little sister should not be so shameless. ...At least until I've made you into a proper woman."

"Just so you know," Hayate told him, a more serious look on her face, "you shouldn't tell me that, not unless you're serious."

"We have time." Ranma told her. "If you have to wait until your probation is over, then so be it. But that's not why I'm calling you. Do you think that you can get time off in four months from this coming weekend?" Hayate looked confused and Ranma continued. "I have a Rating Game with Sona in four months, do you think you can get time off to join?"

"Hmm," Hayate cupped her chin in thought. "Maybe, but unless there's a Lost Logia involved, it might be hard to convince my superiors to allow it." She grimaced in disgust. "One of the generals would most certainly be against me leaving for no good reason."

"Actually, I had a thought about that." Ranma said and Hayate looked at him in confusion. "You said that the man who supported you after your parents died originally came from Earth and there are others who migrated from Earth to that world, right?" Hayate nodded and Ranma continued, "well, what if some of those Lost Logia that you have registered are actually Sacred Gears of some sort?"

"...I never thought of that." Hayate muttered, "then again, I've never heard of Sacred Gears until just a couple of years ago. It might be worth having Yuuno-kun come with to study someone with a Sacred Gear to figure out how they work."

"There's a few Sacred Gear users on Sona's team. Both Atsuko and I have artificial Sacred Gears and Issei wouldn't mind showing off since he's a celebrity in Hell. Plus there's Yukiko and Asia. I'm sure that Yuuno will get plenty of information on Sacred Gears."

Hayate nodded and frowned slightly. "...Big Brother, can Sacred Gears be changed somehow?"

Ranma scratched his head in confusion. "...I'm not sure, why do you ask?"

"...No reason, I was just wondering." Hayate mused as she rubbed the sleepiness out of her eyes.

"...I'll have to ask Nabiki, but I have to go."

Hayate smiled at him. "Okay. Oh, Nanoha-chan and Fate-chan both wanted me to say hello the next time we talked." Ranma nodded and the screen turned off.

"Well, Nabiki, I hope you're done." Ranma said as he disappeared in a black flash of light.

(-)

When Ranma reappeared, he raised an eyebrow upon seeing Nabiki sitting on her desk with her legs crossed, but otherwise completely naked. "I feel over-dressed."

"You are, strip and fuck me already."

Ranma didn't waste any time.

The poor secretary that showed up hours later was given quite the show first thing in the morning.

End Chapter 9

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