"Hey, Red!"
Ranko looked up to find Ukyo and Ryoga at the
counter and Yoiko behind the grill.
"Yoiko?" Ranko said. I found you in less than a
day. This must be a new record."
"Ohh...my head." Ukyo groaned.
"Here, swallow these." Ranma said and handed her
a couple of tablets from the packet Cologne gave him.
Ukyo swallowed the tablets and her eyes snapped
open. "Hey, my headache's gone. What was that?"
"Herbal hangover remedy I got over at Shampoo's"
Ranma replied.
"That bimbo!" Ukyo yelled. "After all the times we
were doing shots at her place, she never mentioned this
once."
"All the times?" Akane asked.
"Yeah, Shampoo and me want to stay on good
terms. So when get into arguments we have a drinking
contest instead of fighting." Ukyo replied. "It keeps us
from killing each other."
"Well, that must have been some bender you were
on last night." Ranma said. "Usually you won't let anyone
near your grill."
"She's not just anyone, she's my new employee."
Ukyo said.
"Employee?" Ranko asked.
"Yep." Yoiko said. "Miss Konaji gave me a job as
cook and waitress."
"Really? How much does it pay?" Nabiki asked,
never one to pass up a chance to see how much money
someone has.
"Who are you?" Yoiko asked.
"Oh, that's right. You left before she got home."
Ranko said. "This is Akane's sister, Nabiki."
"Pleased to meet you." Yoiko said. "And to answer
you're question, the job pays 15000 yen a week plus room
and board."
"Room and board?" Ranko asked. �Aren't you going
to live with me?"
"Well, actually, Ryoga doesn't think I should live at
the Tendo's" Yoiko replied.
"Why not?" Ranko asked Ryoga.
"I hate to tell you this, but your brother can't be
trusted around women." Ryoga replied.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Ranma asked.
"It's bad enough you have to live under the same
roof as Akane, but I'm not letting you get your hands on my
sister too!" Ryoga yelled.
"Yeah, right!" Ranma yelled. "If she's anything like
you she'd get lost before she'd get to my bedroom!"
"That's right, Yoiko." Akane said. "How are you
going to wait tables without getting lost?"
"Oh, Red can help with that." Yoiko replied. "She's
got a map spell that can help me find my way around
buildings and stuff like that."
"I hope you don't want me to do it now." Ranko
said. "I'm kind of drained and that spell takes a lot of
energy."
"That's okay. Just don't come to me for a recharge."
Yoiko said. "I'm not into that."
"Do I want to know?" Akane asked.
"Nope." Ranko said.
"Hey, Miss Tendo. Did you know that Ryoga turns
into a pig when he..." Ryoga put his hand over Yoiko's
mouth.
"Er...She means I turn into a pig when I eat good
cooking. And since she's such a good cook, I can't help
myself."
Ranko leaned over to Ranma. "What was that all
about?" she asked.
"I'll explain later." Ranma said.
"Well, now that I'm feeling better, I guess we better
open up." Ukyo said. "Right, Yoiko?"
"Right, Boss." Yoiko replied.
"You guys want something to eat." Ukyo asked.
"No. We just had lunch and Akane's cooking dinner
later." Ranko said.
"You poor girl." Ukyo said.
"Huh?" Ranko said.
"Let's go!" Akane said and pushed Ranko out the
door before anyone could insult her cooking.
Later at the dojo, Ranko watched while Akane and
Ranma spared.
"You two are really serious about this martial arts
stuff." Ranko said.
"You mean you're not?" Akane asked as she threw
a dozen punches at Ranma.
"C'mon, Akane." Ranma said as he jumped, ducked,
or side stepped all of Akane's punches. "She's my sister,
she's got to be a martial artist."
"Well then, let's see how good she is." Akane said
and they both turned to Ranko.
"You want to fight me?" Ranko asked.
"You think this is a good idea, Akane?" Ranma
asked. "I mean, she might hurt you."
"I can handle myself." Akane said as she and Ranko
took fighting stances.
Ranko threw a series of kicks and punches which
Akane blocked. Akane countered with a few punches and
kicks of her own, which Ranko also blocked.
"I think she's taking it easy on you." Ranma said to
Akane.
"Oh, yeah? Well, block this!" Akane yelled and put
all her strength into one big punch.
"Oh, shit." Ranko said as the punch connected and
knocked her across the dojo, bouncing her off the wall.
"Yes! Finally someone I can beat!" Akane yelled
and then saw that Ranko wasn't moving. "Oh, God.
Ranko!"
"Akane. You didn't..." Ranma asked in shock.
"I don't know!" Akane yelled as she ran to Ranko.
"Call Dr. Tofu!"
Just then Ranko's eyes snapped open. She grabbed
Akane's legs and knocked her off her feet. Suddenly she
was on top of Akane, pinning her arms above her. "Just
because I'm not as skilled as you doesn't mean I can't be a
sneaky little bitch when I have to."
"..." Akane was frozen in terror.
"Ranko, stop! You're scaring her!" Ranma yelled.
Ranko looked down to see the frightened look on
Akane's face and leaped off of her. "I'm sorry, Akane. I got
carried away."
"That's...okay,...Ranko." Akane said, trying to catch
her breath.
"What was that all about?" Ranma asked.
"Yeah?" Akane asked. "I knew I could break free
of you're grasp, but I was too scared to do so."
"Even a goddess has her dark side." Ranko replied
grimly.
"Oh." Akane said.
"Well, anyway." Ranko said, reverting to her
normal, cheerful self. "As you can see, I'm not that great at
unarmed combat."
"I would have thought that you'd be better, being a
monster hunter and all that." Ranma said.
"Nah. I usually let Yoiko do most of the fighting."
Ranko replied. "I am pretty good with a sword, though."
"Akane!" Kasumi called from the house. "Time to
start dinner."
The look of terror on Ranma's face surpassed the one
that Akane wore moments earlier. She leaned in close and
whispered in his ear. "Keep your opinions about my cooking
to yourself, or you're dead."
"Eating your food is a fate worse than death."
Ranma whispered back.
"Would you rather I sent Ranko to your mother's for
dinner." Akane whispered.
An image of Ranko sitting across the dinner table
from Nodoka's mutilated corpse popped into Ranma's mind.
"You win."
"How romantic." Ranko said.
"What?" Akane asked.
"You're whispering sweet nothings in each others
ears." Ranko said with a smile.
"I wasn't...she wasn't...we weren't..." Ranma tried
finding an excuse that wouldn't get him into more trouble.
"Oh, never mind."
"Well, off to work I go." Akane said and went off
to prepare something which resembled food.
"I guess now would be a good time for me to finish
unpacking." Ranko said and went to her room.
A few minutes later, Ranko was unpacking boxes
with Nabiki's help.
"Hey, Ranko?" Nabiki asked.
"Yeah?"
"I was wondering, were you serious about what you
said to Shampoo earlier?" Nabiki asked.
"You mean about not seducing Akane? You bet."
Ranko answered. "I get people together, not break them
apart."
"No, I mean about inviting her to join us." Nabiki
said.
"Oh. Sorry. I guess I should have asked you first."
Ranko said with an ashamed look.
"I never said I was against the idea." Nabiki said.
"Although Shampoo wouldn't have been my first choice for
a three way."
"How about one of your friends, then?" Ranko
asked.
"I don't think my friends are ready for you yet."
Nabiki answered.
"Is that why you're going out without me tonight?"
Ranko asked with a touch of mock disappointment.
"Sorry, Ranko baby. The shows been sold out for
weeks." Nabiki answered. "Besides, what would happen
with you and me when the lights went down?"
"I can control myself." Ranko answered.
"That doesn't mean I can." Nabiki said.
"Ooh. Maybe I should be warding against you,
too." Ranko said as she placed a series of wards around the
door and window.
"What are you warding against, anyway?" Nabiki
asked.
"Once these are in place, only you, Kasumi, and
Yoiko can get in without being invited." Ranko replied.
"Why Yoiko and Kasumi?" Nabiki asked.
"Yoiko's my best friend. I trust her with my life, so I
can trust her in my room."
"What about my sister?" Nabiki asked.
"I don't know." Ranko answered. "It's like I know
she wants what's best for me, and I would do anything to
make her happy. I think I love her, but not the same way I
love you. It's hard to explain, because I've never had
anyone like her in my life before."
"Ranko, do you know what you just described?" Nabiki
asked.
"What?" Ranko asked, because she didn't have a
clue.
"A mother." Nabiki replied.
"I think I'm going to be sick." Ranko said.
"Not before Akane's dinner, I hope." Nabiki said
with a grin."
"Someone's not telling me something." Ranko said.
"Let's just say that Akane's cooking is an experience
you'll never forget." Nabiki replied.
*Ding-Dong*
"There's my ride." Nabiki said and ran out of the
room, down the stairs, and out the door.
"Why do I get the feeling I've got a long night ahead
of me?" Ranko asked herself as she finished putting her
things away. In the back of her mind she thought that
something was missing, but she didn't know what.
Later, Genma, Soun, Ranma, and Ranko sat at the
dinner table as Akane served her idea of dinner. Kasumi
said she had a large lunch, so she wasn't hungry.
"What's with you guys?" Ranko asked, looking at
the expression of dread on her family's faces.
"Nothing's wrong with them. Right, Ranma?"
Akane asked.
"Er...right." Ranma replied.
"Well, since Akane was kind enough to cook this for
us, then we might as well dig in." Ranko said and brought a
piece of food up to her mouth.
"No, wait!" Ranma yelled.
"Wait for what?" Ranko asked as she took a bite,
Ranma was shocked when his sister didn't have a
violent reaction to the food. "Are you feeling all right?" he
asked.
"Yes. Why?" Ranko replied.
"Hey, Akane. It looks like you finally cooked
something edible." Ranma said as he and their fathers all
took bites...and immediately collapsed on the floor.
"Well, at least someone likes it." Akane said.
"This reminds me of Urd's cooking." Ranko said.
"You mean it's as good as a goddess's food?"
Akane asked.
"No, it's as bad as a goddess's" Ranko replied while
still eating.
"What!" Akane yelled.
"I take that back. Urd's food is usually moving
when she serves it."
"Ranko, you jerk!" Akane yelled and punted Ranko
outside and into the pond.
"What was that all about?!?" Ranko-kun yelled as
he climbed out of the water.
"You just implied that my cooking sucks!" Akane
yelled.
"Well, at least I ate it, unlike some people." Ranko
yelled, pointing to the twitching forms of Ranma and their
fathers.
"I'm not speaking to you!" Akane yelled and
stormed off it the kitchen.
"Tempermental, isn't she?" Ranko asked, but no one
was in any condition to answer.
In the kitchen, Kasumi was washing dishes when
Akane entered.
"That jerk!" Akane yelled.
"Did Ranma not like dinner?" Akane yelled.
"I'm used to Ranma not eating my cooking. It's his
sister that's the problem." Akane said.
"Oh, my! What did Ranko do?" Kasumi asked.
"She actually finished her meal, and then told me
how bad it was." Akane answered. "I mean, if she didn't
like it, then why did she eat it?"
"Maybe she didn't want to hurt your feelings."
Kasumi said.
"Maybe, but I'm still mad at her." Akane said.
"You need something to calm your nerves."
Kasumi said. "Would you like a cup of tea?"
"Sure." Akane replied.
Kasumi looked through the cabinets and found the
box marked 'Lemon Tea'. "Ranko gave me a box of lemon
flavored tea. Is that okay?"
"Yeah." Akane said and took the cup of tea that
Kasumi handed her. She took a sip and made a funny face.
"Something wrong?" Kasumi asked.
"No. It's just that this tea isn't lemon flavored."
Akane replied. "It a little bitter."
"That's strange." Kasumi said. "There's a hand
written label on the box that says 'Lemon Tea', but I can't
read the writing on the box."
"Maybe it means you're supposed to add lemon
juice." Akane said.
Kasumi took a slice of lemon and squeezed a few
drops into the cup. "How's that?"
Akane took a sip. "Much better."
Kasumi went to the dining room to see the three
men on the floor in pain. "Where's Ranko?" she asked.
"In there." Ranma groaned and pointed to the next
room where Ranko was watching television.
"I see you found out what Akane does when
someone insults her cooking." Kasumi said, noticing that
Ranko was in his male form.
"I didn't mean to insult her." Ranko said.
"Akane has trouble controlling her temper
sometimes, so you should be careful what you say around
her." Kasumi said.
"I guess you're right." Ranko said. "I'll apologize
first thing in the morning."
"Would you like some hot water to change back?"
Kasumi asked.
"No. I was going to wait up for Nabiki, and..."
Ranko grinned. "Well, you know."
"No, I don't. And I don't want to, either." Kasumi
said and went back to her business.
"Something tells me she's still not too thrilled with
me sleeping with her sister." Ranko said to himself and
returned to watching television.
Later that night, Akane laid awake in her bed. She
rolled over on her right side. Then she rolled on her left
side. Then onto her stomach. Then on her back.
"I can't sleep." she said to herself. Normally she'd
cuddle up to P-chan when she had trouble sleeping, but he
disappeared the day before.
"I wish I was with Ranma." She said and sat up
straight. "Why did I say that?" She closed her eyes and
imagined the first time she saw Ranma as a boy.
It was right after Ranma arrived. Too ashamed to
admit that he was cursed, he let Akane believe that he was a
real girl. So of course Akane didn't think twice about
entering the bathroom while Ranma was inside. When she
opened the door she found Ranma-kun stepping out of the
furo. Her eyes trailed down the hard muscles of his chest
down to his manhood, which was rapidly becoming erect as
he stared at her body. Akane smiled as she stepped into the
bathroom. She knelt before him and took his hard on in
her...
"Woah!" Akane yelled as she snapped back to
reality. "I remember what happened, and me giving him a
blow job most certainly did not happen." She remembered
that she was afraid of the stranger she found in the
bathroom. But she was ashamed to admit that part of her
fear was that she was aroused by the first naked man she
had ever seen.
"Okay, so thinking about Ranma as a guy isn't going
to do me any good.." Akane said and closed her eyes, this
time imagining Ranma as a girl.
It was later that same day. Akane had a fight with
Ranma resulting in him getting flattened by a table. She was
in the furo in an attempt to relax. After her bath she went to
open the door to find herself face to face with a naked
Ranma-chan. Akane raised her hand and placed it against
the girl's cheek, drawing her in for a gentle kiss. Ranma's
hand trailed down Akane's body, coming to rest between
Akane's legs. Akane gasped as Ranma inserted a finger into
her...
"No, no, no." Akane said as she shook her head,
banishing the image from her mind. "I am not a lesbian."
That was only a half truth, though. While she had a healthy
amount of attraction to boys, she also felt something when
she was around cute girls. She thought that maybe
Shampoo was right and she was a pervert girl.
"Well, I'm obviously not going to get to sleep at the
moment." she said and went down stairs to break bricks
untill she was tired.
Downstairs she heard the television on and went to
see who was still up. She found the pigtailed boy dressed in
boxers and a muscle tee and sleeping in front of the
television. "I guess Genma must be snoring again." Akane
said and turned off the TV. She turned and was about to
try to wake the boy when she noticed the large bulge in his
shorts.
Something in Akane's mind snapped. She had a
need for something all night and it was right in front of her.
She got down on her knees and pulled the shorts off of him.
Akane wasted no time and grabbed his erection and started
stroking it. She leaned forward and ran her tongue along
the length of it. When she got to the top she sucked on the
head for a moment. Then she ran her tongue down the
other side and when she got to the bottom she sucked on his
balls. Finally she returned to suck on the tip and started to
bob her head up and down, taking in inch by inch untill the
whole length was in her mouth and throat. She was too lost
in her actions to even think of choking. After a few minutes
of work she felt his member begin to pulse as he shot his
seed into her stomach. To Akane it was the most delicious
thing she ever tasted. She felt him sit up and released his
manhood. She looked up to see her lover's eyes.
Green eyes.
"Oh, God. Ranko..." Akane stood up and took a
step back.
"Akane..." Ranko said and took a step toward her.
"No..." Akane turned and ran toward the kitchen.
"Akane, wait!" Ranko yelled and ran after her.
In the kitchen, Ranko found Akane over the sink
with a knife held to her wrist.
"Don't come any closer!" Akane yelled.
"Akane, you don't want to do that." Ranko said,
trying not to startle her.
"Yes, I do!" Akane yelled. "I'm going insane."
"Why, Akane? What's making you do this?" Ranko
asked.
"You have to ask?" Akane said. "I just gave you a
blow job, for crying out loud. I think I was hallucinating
earlier. How long before I completely lose control and start
killing people?!?"
"Akane, I'm not going to let you kill yourself."
Ranko said.
"You can't stop me." Akane said just before an
invisible force yanked the knife from her hand.
Ranko gave a sigh of relief. The magic he used
wasn't enough to deplete his reserves. Akane was in a
fragile state, so he'd hate to have to go to her for a recharge.
She looked down at the knife in her hand. "Akane, this is a
butter knife."
Akane fell to her knees. "I can't find my way around
the kitchen even if my death depends on it." she said and
started to laugh a little crazily.
Ranko set the knife down on the counter and saw
the 'Lemon Tea' box. "Have you been drinking this?" he
asked.
"Yeah. It was pretty good with lemon juice."
Akane said. "I wonder how it would taste with rat poison."
She started looking through the cupboards.
"I think I know why you're acting this way." Ranko
said.
"I told you. I'm insane." Akane said.
Ranko sighed and used the hot water from the tap to
change back to her female form. "Akane, come with me to
my room."
"I'm not going to fuck you even if you are a girl."
Akane said.
"Akane, I can explain what's happening to you."
Ranko said.
"Sorry. I'm busy trying to commit suicide." Akane
said.
"Akane, I have a gun in my room." Ranko said.
"Really?" Akane asked with an insanely happy look
on her face.
"If you still want to die after I've told you what I
have to, then you can have it."
"Deal." Akane said and ran up to Ranko's room.
In her room, Ranko dug through her closet and
placed three items on the bed. The first item was a bottle
with a clear red liquid inside. Next was what looked like a
pair of reading glasses. And finally she pulled out a Colt .45
with a full clip. Akane made a grab for the gun but Ranko
slapped her hand away.
"Listen first, remember?" Ranko said.
"Okay, but you'd better hurry up or I'm taking you
with me." Akane threatened.
Ranko picked up the bottle and handed it to Akane.
"Take a sip of this."
"What is it?" Akane asked.
"What's the matter, afraid I'm going to poison you?"
Ranko said.
"You'd be doing me a favor." Akane answered and
took a sip from the bottle. The insane look on her face
disappeared.
"Feeling better?" Ranko asked.
"Ranko, what's wrong with me?" Akane asked,
tears forming in her eyes. "I...I almost..."
"I know what your problem is." Ranko said. "You
love Ranma."
"No, I..."
"It's no use denying it." Ranko broke in. "The
proof is right here." She handed Akane the box of 'Lemon
Tea'.
"It says 'Lemon Tea' but I can't read the rest."
Akane said.
"Here." Ranko handed her the glasses.
Akane put on the glasses and looked at the box.
"Hey, I can read it now. It says: 'Add lemon juice to the tea
and be consumed with uncontrollable lust for the one you
love. Warning: Drink only in the presence of your true
love. If you don't insanity, depression, and suicide may
result. Especially if you have trouble expressing your true
feelings.'"
The only reason you came to me is because you
thought you thought I was Ranma." Ranko said.
"My God. I really do love him." Akane said.
"Don't you think you should tell him that?" Ranko
asked.
"I can't. I don't know if he loves me." Akane said.
"I see." Ranko said. "I won't tell him untill you're
ready."
"Crisis over?" Nabiki asked from the doorway.
"Nabiki?!?" Akane yelled.
"How long have you been here?" Ranko asked.
"Long enough." Nabiki answered. "The real
question is what will Ranma do when he finds out Akane
has been fooling around with his sister?"
"How much?" Akane asked.
"Nabiki! You can't blackmail her for that!" Ranko
yelled.
"Ranko baby, I can't have my sister move in on my
territory." Nabiki said and went over and kissed Ranko.
They both turned to see the shocked look on Akane's face.
"You two are..." Akane said.
"I suppose you had to find out eventually." Ranko
said. "Nabiki and I are lovers."
"So it wasn't an act." Akane said. "You really are a
lesbian."
"Actually, we're both bisexual." Ranko said.
"Let's get back to discussing the price of my
silence." Nabiki said.
"It's not her..."
Nabiki put a finger to Ranko's lips. "Watch and
learn."
"What's this going to cost me?" Akane asked.
"I'd rather that Daddy and Mr. Saotome didn't know
about me and Ranko." Nabiki said. "So if you keep our
activities to yourself, then I might forget that tonight's
incident ever happened."
"Thanks, Nabiki." Akane said. "I realize you could
have asked for more."
"Yeah. Well, I guess being in love is making me
soft." Nabiki said and then turned to Ranko. "What do you
say we spend tonight in my room?"
"I've got to talk to Akane first." Ranko said. 'I'll be
over in a few minutes."
"Don't be too long." Nabiki said and kissed her
before leaving.
"What do you want to talk about?" Akane asked.
"You're not the only person who knows about us."
Ranko said. "Kasumi found out this morning."
"What did she do?" Akane asked.
"Actually, she took it rather well." Ranko replied.
"She just said that she wants me to help Ranma adjust to his
curse."
"What's that have to do with me?" Akane asked.
"Well, Nabiki makes love to me in both my forms."
Ranko answered. "If things work out between you and
Ranma, do you think you could do something like that with
him?"
"I don't know." Akane replied. "I used to think I
was straight, but I'm not so sure anymore."
"Loving Ranma as a girl doesn't necessarily mean that
you're not straight. He's still a guy on the inside." Ranko
said. "It's all a matter of perspective."
"But won't he think I'm a pervert?" Akane asked.
"I'll explain that love between two women isn't
perverted."
"Thanks." Akane said. "Um, Ranko?"
"Yes?"
"I don't know if it was the love potion, but...well..."
Akane said.
"C'mon. Spit it out." Ranko said.
"Well...does it always taste that good?" Akane
asked and blushed.
Ranko giggled. "I guess 'spit it out' was a poor
choice of words."
To be continued...
It's finally done.
One of the reasons this took so long was that I got a Sony
Play Station with Final Fantasy 7 and Ghost in the Shell.
Anyway, the next part will be shorter and hopefully be out
quicker.
Thanks to T. H. for reminding me to limit Ranko's power
level. (Read Shikima Interface. It's delightfully twisted.)
Sent questions, comments, suggestions, etc. to
MrNuke999@aol.com. Avoid flames, though, because they
will only encourage me.
I'll start the next part after I get some feedback on this one.
Speaking of which:
Next episode: Kasumi said she wanted Ranko to help
Ranma adjust to his curse. But would she approve of
Ranko's hands on approach. What happens when you put
two aquatransexuals in a hotel room together? See you
next time for 'Three Nights'.