In the showers, after the lambasting, a chuckling Ranma
congratulated
Sayuri on a difficult gymnastics move as she pulled her braid back and
looked up into the shower spray. Unfortunately, the heat of the water
caused her skin to flush, particularly on her torso, where the Dragon
seemed to preen under the heated spray.
The flush had the effect of throwing her scars into sharp relief,
and Ranma paused as she noted Sayuri's horrified gaze, fixed on her
right breast, where the pale line of an old scar bisected her aureole.
Ranma looked down, blushed, and shook her head, "The problem with my
lifestyle over the past several years is that it has thrown me far too
often into the company of rude strangers with sharp objects."
And she shrugged, and smiled weakly, and went back to her shower.
And Akane, behind her, narrowed her eyes speculatively and nodded, as
though a decision had been confirmed. And then they all went back to
class, looking forward to music, and the end of the school day beyond.
Shouldn't Ranma have changed back to a male form with the water?
What happened to control the curse?
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