All Ranma characters are property of Rumiko Takahashi, first published
by Shogakugan in Japan and brought over to North America by Viz Communications.
Sailor Moon was created by Naoko Taeuchi.
A Different Viewpoint: Curses
and Demons:
Chapter 2:
Honeymoon Night
Downstairs in the lobby of the Ritz, Kasumi emerged from the elevator carrying her feline twin. "I see...." She frowned, walking forward, talking softly. "I understand, Kasumi, but I'm not sure." The black cat hung it head with a sigh and Kasumi imitated it, as she walked out of the lobby. "Oh my." Behind her, several people exited the elevator, staring at her back.
"Strange girl." One older woman commented. "Talking to her cat as if it could understand."
The elderly man next to her raised an eyebrow. "I find it stranger that the cat actually DID seem to understand her." He looked around him slowly. "I wonder if we're being taped?" He and his wife started looking around for a hidden camera as the front door closed behind Kasumi.
"Are you sure, Kasumi?" The eldest of the Tendo sisters asked quietly as she walked into the parking lot. The cat nodded firmly, and the human Kasumi took a deep breath before speaking again. "I would do the same... yet... I... I don't want you to make this sacrifice." Her grip tightened slightly on her cat half. "We must ask Johnathon what he wishes. If he agrees I will abide by your decision, but if he doesn't agree... and I do not think he will, then you must stay. You will simply have to be a part of our family." Kasumi-cat squirmed, trying to escape, but could not get loose. She looked up at her human self imploringly, but Kasumi shook her head and tightened her grip. "I know why you feel you must go. But... it is not right. Johnathon was right, I understand that now. He is married to you, every bit as much as he is married to me."
Kasumi walked up to the passenger side of the car and waited for Johnathon to open the door for her, not daring to release her grip on her cat side. Her husband blinked at Kasumi through the glass in confusion, and leaned over, opening her door lock. When she did not pull it open, he leaned farther and shoved the door open with his fingertips. Kasumi quickly got in, holding her cat half tightly.
She waited for the door to swing shut on its own and then spoke. "Johnathon." She paused to take a deep breath before continuing. "Kuno... Tatewaki Kuno trapped the door to the honeymoon suite with... the water from the spring of drowned twins."
His eyes went wide, and Johnathon stared down at Kasumi's hands. "No... oh no."
Kasumi nodded sadly. "Johnathon, this... this is my other half." Slowly she released her cat side and sighed. "I'm sorry... Kasumi. I had to tell him." Kasumi-cat nodded reluctantly, then looked fearfully up at her husband. Johnathon unhooked his seat belt and turned slowly to face his two wives.
He reached down, cupping Kasumi-cat's face in both hands. "Kasumi... it is you. Oh Kasumi, I'm so sorry." His face hardened and he looked at his human wife. "Kasumi, where is Kuno?" Johnathon's voice was low, but his tone was cold with anger.
Kasumi shook her head. "I'm not sure. I think Sasuke dragged him off, after Ranma pulled Akane off of him. He's probably on his way to the hospital now."
The tall american started to shake as he fought his
impulse to strike out in anger. "K-Kasumi?" Johnathon gathered
his wife's form onto his lap and stroked her, forcing himself to remain
in control. Kasumi sat next to him, looking on with concern but remaining
silent.
When it looked like her husband he calmed down enough
to stop shaking, Kasumi quietly spoke. "Johnathon... Kasumi... the
cat half... wanted me to tell you something."
Johnathon glanced over at her, then down at the black cat in his lap. "I can guess... No." He shook his head firmly. "You're staying with us." His lip curled up slightly in a faint smile and he petted her fondly. "Don't be silly. You're my wife. Why would I want you to leave?" He shook his head again. "I've already said what we'll do. We're going to Jusenkyo, and you are going in the spring of drowned girl, Kasumi-chan. After that, what you do is up to you, but I want you to stay."
Johnathon's human wife nodded. "Yes, Kasumi-chan, you should stay. I would be happy to have you around."
Johnathon nodded. "It's settled then. We will leave right away."
Kasumi gasped. "Oh my...! Ranma! She can use the springs too!"
Johnathon blinked. "Ranma?"
Kasumi nodded. "Ranma got splashed too. He... she, tried to save me...." Kasumi indicated the rip in the front of her dress. "Ranma's tuxedo was ruined. I don't know how they're dealing with this...."
Johnathon started to get out of the car. "Let's go talk to them. Ranma's girl side will definitely want to come to Jusenkyo with us."
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Upstairs in the honeymoon suite, Ranma-chan and Akane had moved into the bedroom and were sitting together on the bed, while Ranma-kun leaned in the doorway. Akane had removed her veil and gloves, and was starting to feel overdressed in the wedding gown, while both Ranma's were in their casual Chinese clothing.
Akane sighed. "Alright, for starters, you are married to me, both of you. I want you both to remember that." The Ranma's nodded slowly. Akane looked first at the male Ranma, then the female. "I want... to treat you both equally, alright? I love you both, and I can't, and won't let either of you be alone."
Ranma-chan sighed. "Akane... is that really going to work? I mean... look at me! I can't be your husband like this."
Akane hesitated, then a thoughtful look passed over
her face. "Ranma... chan, you have a girl's body, yes... but you are still
my Ranma. I asked myself what I'd do, after we married, if you got
stuck in your girl form again. I realized I couldn't give you up,
Ranma. I love you. So, I decided that one way or another I'd
learn to accept you, as you are." Akane shifted across the bed until
she was sitting only inches away from the busty red head. "Maybe...
maybe I'm not... attracted to other girls... that way, but... for you,
Ranma... I'd learn. I love you, your heart, your soul, you."
Akane brought up her hand to caress the smaller girl's cheek.
"It's only a small step toloving your body as well." Akane leaned
in an kissed Ranma-chan on the lips. The red head froze. Akane
kissed her with growing force, trying to loose herself in it. <
This is Ranma, I love Ranma.> It was
surprisingly easy for her to get involved in the kiss. It was
Ranma, and Akane did love... her. Ranma-chan finally surrendered
to the kiss and responded, grabbing the back of Akane's head gently and
running her fingers though the girls short blue/black hair.
Ranma-kun looked away, embarrassed and jealous, and yet unwilling to take the moment away from either Akane of his girl side. < What the hell are we going to do? Does Akane want to live with both of me?> He considered that. <What do I do if Akane does treat us both "the same"? Is Akane really going to...?> Ranma gritted his teeth. < What about my girl half? What would I do if I was stuck as a girl.> He shook his head. < I always thought that Akane deserved a real guy for a fiancee, or a husband, not a girl, but... but Akane wants to make it workanyway? What would I do?> Ranma glanced back at his newly married wife and his other self, winced and looked away again. < I wouldn't want to give Akane up. I love her.> He sighed. < I guess... I guess I'll have to try and make it work.> Ranma clenched a fist. < I've got nothing to be jealous about, Akane and I are husband and wife. Akane's in love with me... and my other self, even though she's a girl. I guess whatever Akane wants to do, I'll have to accept.>
Ranma took a deep breath and cleared his throat. "Um... Akane... Ranma...." The two girls broke apart and looked guiltily at him, only to see he wasn't looking back. "Listen... whatever you two need to do... I'll accept, OK? I mean, I don't want you to be unhappy, Akane, and if that means I have to... share you... then I guess I ain't got no choice." He gritted his teeth and tried not to pop a vein. "I... I'm not jealous or nothin... no way!" The two girls glanced at his hands, which were clenched into fists so tight that they were turning white, and rolled their eyes at each other in disbelief.
Ranma-chan snorted softly. "Oh yeah, you're not jealous... Fat chance! If you were any more tense we could use you for a trampoline."
Akane broke in quickly. "Ranma... and Ranma... calm down, there's no reason to fight."
Ranma-chan sighed and sat back on her hands. "Oh heck... you know I don't mean nothin by it... Ranma. It's just... I know this isn't going to be easy for you... or for me.. or for Akane, but...."
Ranma-kun sighed and turned to face them. "But it don't matter, cause we both love Akane, and she loves us, right?"
Akane nodded firmly. "Right. We can all get along, right? Ranma... and Ranma?"
Ranma-chan winced. "That's going to get confusing before long."
The three newlyweds looked at each other with a mixture of annoyance, confusion, and worry, when they were distracted by a strong knock on the door.
Ranma-kun jumped up and went over. "I'll get it. What could it be now?" He opened the door, and blinked. Johnathon Kasumi, and a black cat were in the doorway. "Oh... hi. Um... come on in, I guess."
Johnathon held up his hand. "This shouldn't take long... We just thought of something important." Ranma-kun stepped back and the threesome came inside, closing the door behind them.
Akane spoke up. "What are you three going to do? About the twins curse, I mean."
Kasumi glanced over at her husband. "We've
decided to go to Jusenkyo, and put Kasumi-chan in the spring of drowned
girl."
Ranma-chan blinked. "Now why didn't I think of that?
I just go to Jusenkyo and jump in the spring of drowned guy, and presto,
I'm back to my old self!" She grinned. "Even better, it'll
take hot water to change me into a girl! I can be a guy almost all
the time!"
Johnathon nodded, thoughtfully. "I hope so. Anyway, we can leave tomorrow.... Well actually, unless we want to chance smuggling Kasumi-chan in... we'll have to make arraignments." He looked at the black cat questioningly. "It's your call, Kasumi-chan. If we want to do this legally, you'll have to go to a vet first...." Kasumi-chan nodded somberly, and Johnathon looked sympathetic. "That's my girl. You're very brave, love." He nodded. "Very well, we'll do that tomorrow. We all have passports still, even Ranma...." Johnathon indicated the red head.
"Yeah." Ranma-chan nodded. "Nabiki made me get that second passport as "Ranko Saotome. It came in handy." She sighed. "Listen, why don't I go by Ranko for now. Legally, that's who I am, anyway."
Kasumi looked thoughtful. "That's a good idea, Ranko-chan. Now what should we call my other half?" She smiled. "I could always change my name, and let her keep ours." The black cat considered this for a moment, then shook its head.
Akane spoke up. "Hey, I've got an idea for a name!" Ranma and Ranko exchanged an amused glance.
Ranma chuckled. "What, K-chan?"
Akane turned red. "No... I... um... that wasn't it... it was... um...."
Ranko rolled her eyes. "Suure, Akane."
Kasumi glanced at her feline twin. "Why don't we call her Kasumi-chan, for Kasumi the smaller?" The black cat blinked, and looked thoughtful.
Johnathon scratched his chin. "What about using an English variation on your name, like Mist, or Misty?" He looked down at his black furred wife thoughtfully, then shrugged. "It really isn't necessary for us to decide this right now, I suppose. You can take your time and think about it for awhile." Kasumi-cat nodded in agreement.
Akane broke in. "Then we'll be leaving in a couple days, after Kasumi...." Akane pointed at the cat. "After my sister gets cleared to go to China?"
Johnathon nodded. "I'll make the arraignments. Acctually, I think I'll get Nabiki to help."
Akane smiled. "Good, we should go as soon as possible." She looked at Ranko and Ranma. "It's... it's still our honeymoon... we won't be leaving for at least two days, so.... I think we should spend that time. We have this nice room... and...." Both Ranmas blinked.
Johnathon cleared his throat. "I think that's
probably best. Kasumi, Kasumi-cat and I will inform everyone.
You three take it easy,and talk things out some more, OK?" He rose
and held out his hands to his feline spouse. The black cat jumped
into his arms, and Kasumi got up off the bed as well. The three of
them headed for the door and went out. Johnathon looked back.
"We'll call tomorrow and tell you what's going on." Ranma, Ranko
and Akane all nodded. The door closed, leaving
the three newlyweds alone.
Akane looked from Ranma to Ranko. "Ranma... Ranko.... This is our honeymoon, but... what do you two want? I love you both... and I want you both...." Akane blushed. "I... could we... go back to where we left off?"
Ranma blinked. "Where we left off?"
Ranko's eyes widened a bit, as Akane slid over toward her. "Akane... when you say... where we left off... you mean... umph?!?"Akane cut the red haired girl off by leaning forward and abruptly kissing her on the mouth. Ranko started to move back and Akane moved with her, putting her arms around the smaller girls back and holding on as Ranko tried to retreat across the bed. In her confusion, Ranko fell onto her back, and Akane followed, pinning her down to the bed with her body, still kissing her with increasing energy.
Ranma was torn between terminal embaressment and
raging jealousy. "Whoa...." The sight of Akane pinning his girl half
to the luxerious honeymoon suite's bed, still dressed in her wedding gown,
was enough to have given a monk a nosebleed. When Ranko finally stopped
trying to get away, and started to respond to Akane's advances, putting
her own hands around the short haired girls back, Ranma stood up.
"Whoa! Hold on...." Akane pushed herself up, still straddling
Ranko, and glanced at
Ranma. Her face was flushed, and she looked almost frightened.
Ranko glanced his way as well, looking guilty and embarassed at the same
time.
Ranma put his hand to his forehead and closed his eyes. "I don't know if I'm up to this yet." He shook his head and opened his eyes, shrugging apologetically. "I mean, sharing... you know? I can't get used to seeing Akane with someone else... even if they are me."
Akane started to protest. "But, Ranma... I love you both. How can I just choose one of you?"
Ranma shook his head. "You don't gotta, OK? I... I just... I'm just saying its not easy for me to deal with."
Ranko cleared her thoat. "Hey... I understand. Anyways, Akane, you don't have to... I mean... I'll be able to change back into a guy before too long, so you don't have to... force yourself... or nothin."
Akane glanced at Ranko, then at Ranma. "Ranma... I know this isn't easy... but try to accept that I feel the same way about Ranko as I do about you." She turned to Ranko. "And I mean exactly that. I'm not going to let the fact that you're a girl right now spoil our honeymoon... and I'm not forcing myself, OK? I... I... love you. In that body, or as a guy. I want to do this. You may be be able to change back into a guy again... at least temporaly, but you'll still turn into a girl part of the time. I want you to know I can accept you as a girl, or guy."
Ranma stood up. "In that case... I'm going to go... catch a movie or something. I can accept it... I just... I'll be back, OK?"
Akane slipped off Ranko and went to Ranma. "Ranma... you don't have to go."
Ranma chewed on his lip. "Yeah... I do.
I'll be back... in a few hours.... It's not like I'm leaving or nothin...
just... giving you
and... Ranko some space."
Ranko nodded. "Thank you... Ranma. I know what you must be feeling...."
Ranma glanced back at his female twin and nodded. "And I know that you'd rather you were alone with Akane right now." He looked at the floor. "I'll come back in three hours... or tomorrow, if ya want."
Akane glanced back at Ranko, then looked at Ranma again, blushing. "T-three hours, Ranma... It's your honeymoon too." She looked over at Ranko. "If... if that's OK with you."
Ranko swallowed and nodded. "Sure... I know if I was him, I wouldn't want to wait until tomorrow...." She blushed and nodded to her twin. "Come back in three hours. It's fine with me."
Ranma hesitated, then nodded. "OK." He opened the door and slipped out, closing it behind him.
Ranko turned nervously to her wife. "Akane,
are you sure you really want to do this?"
Akane nodded. "Very sure, Ranma. I love you.
It's time I made love to you." She fiddled slowly with the zipper
at the back of her wedding dress. "Ranma... why don't you help me
with this?"
Ranko gulped, then nodded. "OK, Akane... but...
why don't you call me Ranko... just so we don't get confused."
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Ranko had fallen asleep and Akane gently prodded her. "Ranko... wake up. We should clean up before Ranma gets back." Ranko moaned a bit but didn't wake. Akane sighed and slipped off the bed. "I'll run you a bath." She went into the bathroom and started running the water. The tub was luxurious and big enough for two. Akane washed her hands and then gave herself a good scrub then desided to soak for awhile before waking Ranko. She nodded off in the warm water, then jerked awake seemingly moments later.
< What time is it?> Akane glanced around but didn't see a clock. Quicly she got out of the tub, dried off and grabbed a fluffy robe to cover up. She walked out into the bedroom and checked the clock in there. < Oh my! Ranma's due back in a few minutes!> Akane hurried over to the sleeping Ranko and pushed her in the shoulder. "Ranko... Ranko wake up. Ranma's coming back in just a couple more minutes!"
Ranko yawned tiredly. "Huh? What is it?""
Akane sighed and walked around the far side of the bed. "I'm glad you're small." She scooped up Ranko in her arms and lifted the smaller girl off the bed.
Ranko blinked awake. "What...? Akane... what are you doing?"
Akane held the mildly stuggling girl still. "Shush. I've run you a bath. Ranma's going to be back soon."
Ranko quit struggling and lay still, feeling strange but comfortable in Akane's strong arms. "OK...." She mummered sleepily. "I am kinda sticky."
Akane began to carry Ranko around the bed when she heard a key in the lock. Sighing, she turned her back so that she was concealing at least part of Ranko's naked form from Ranma as he entered.
Ranma slipped inside then swallowed noisily as he spotted them. "Ah... I'll come back later."
Akane shook her head, although Ranma had already turned away. "No Ranma, you can stay. I'm just taking Ranko into the bath. She's exausted." Akane started walking toward the bathroom. "Wait out here and I'll be right out, OK?"
Ranma nodded nervously. <Ranko's exausted? Whoa, I guess they really went at it!>
Akane entered the bathroom and set Ranko down at the edge of the tub. Half awake, Ranko let Akane clean her off with a warm washcloth before being helped into the water.
Ranko giggled slightly. "You don't have to baby me, Akane. I'm not quite that young."
Akane shrugged, smiling. "I don't know. I kind of like it for a change. You relax, have a good soak. I'm going to go to Ranma." She blushed at that and hesitated.
Ranko looked up at her wife. "It's cool with
me, Akane-chan. If Ranma can top that, I'll applaud." Akane
giggled, blushing, then bent over and kissed the red head on the mouth
again. Seperating, Akane winked at her and headed for the bathroom
door. Ranko sank into the bath and tried to relax. < There's
no reason to be jealous. Ranma and I are the same person. She
married both of us at the same time. He's just... a guy.> Ranko
sighed. < OK, one reason to be jealous. I don't
want to be stuck as a girl forever. I'm a guy! Can Akane
really love me like this?> the red head's face turned as bright as
her hair. <OK, we had... sex. I still can't believe I've
done it as a girl... with a girl. Does this mean I'm a lesbian?
I'm a guy? But this is a girl's body...." Ranko sighed again.
< I love Akane... and right now... I'm... I am... a girl.> She
shuddered. < Not for long, damn it! This is just temporary!>
Ranko closed her eyes. < It's got to be.>
Out in the bedroom, earlier, Ranma had gone over
to the bed and sat down. As he did so he noticed a sticky spot under
hand and checked it. < Blood?> Ranma blinked. < Blood
and....> He blushed furiously. < They had sex... but why
is there blood?> Ranma frowned to himself. < I hope nothing
bad happened.> Akane came out of the bathroom wearing the
hotel robe and sat down next to him. Ranma hesitated before speaking.
"Um, Akane... why is there blood?"
Akane blinked and looked over at the stain Ranma was pointing at. "Oh... ah, Ranma... this is Ranko's... you see... she was a virgin." Inwardly she winced. < Of course he doesn't know! Ranko didn't!>
Ranma blinked in confusion. "What do you mean? Why was Ranko bleeding? Is she all right?"
Akane nodded. "Yes Ranma, Ranko's fine. This happens to all girls... when we... lose our virginity. "Akane blushed. "Since I lost mine to your... cat persona, you don't remember it."
Ranma looked uncomfortable. "Oh... I... I didn't know. Does it hurt?"
Akane nodded patiently. "It does, but not too bad. Ranko will probably be walking funny for a day or two, but she'll be fine."
Ranma nodded slowly. "OK. Um... Akane... so you and Ranko...?"
Akane nodded, looking with concern at Ranma. "Yes, I showed Ranko how to... you know... as a girl I mean."
Ranma blushed and tried not to picture that. "So... what now?"
Akane smiled faintly and began untieing the belt of her robe. "Youwant to know what we do now?" Ranma gulped as Akane opened the robe and slipped it off her shoulders. "What would you like to do now?" She asked innocently.
Ranma hurridly began to unbutton his shirt. "Actually... something makes me think that we have the same thing in mind."
Ranko spent a long time in the tub. After several minutes she had heard the faint sounds of lovemaking even through the door, but she did her best to ignore it until it was over. She waited until she felt herself falling asleep in the tub and got out. Drying off, Ranko grabbed a robe and slipped into the bedroom quietly. Ranma and Akane lay sleeping, facing each other under a single sheet. The bed's outer cover was on the floor, bloodstain and all. Ranko paused, then rifled through the clothing in her suitcase and pulled out a pair of boxers and a tank top and put them on, droppin the robe next to the rest of the clothes on the floor. She hesitated once more, then slipped into bed behind Akane, curling up against her back.
Ranko stared at the back of Akane's shoulders. She knew that her male half was on the other side of Akane, but right now, she couldn't see him without moving. Ranko closed her eyes and fell asleep moments later, glad to at least be sharing a bed with Akane.
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