Cold Water Mischief
chapter 1-3
by Silrayn Silverwolf
Ran and Kurama go visit a cousin in Nerima.
Kurama gets a crazy idea.
Ran rolls his eyes…
I'm nearly finished with Oniisan so I decided to post this here.
Title: Cold Water Mischief
Author: kijarel/silrayn silverwolf
Status: Work in Progress
Category: Humor, Crossover
Warning: PG13 just to be sure, doing Ranma 1/2 after all.
Spoilers: Oniisan(Assassin and the Fox Universe 1)
Disclaimer: I don't own Weiك Kreuz or Yu Yu Hakusho or Ranma 1/2,
their respective companies and creators own them.
Teaser: Ran and Kurama go visit a cousin in Nerima. Kurama gets a
crazy idea. Ran rolls his eyes…
Pairings: NONE
Cold Water Mischief
WEIك KREUZ-YU YU HAKUSHO - RANMA 1/2 FANFICTION
I. Knock, knock, nobody's home…
Ran pulled his red Porsche in front of the stated address. It was a pert little
house in a row of traditional Japanese houses in Nerima.
Why do I get myself into these messes? He didn't want to go and visit their
cousins from Nerima but the Little Fox insisted on going since their okaasan had
suggested it. Ran was still uneasy about having a mother, having cousins was
another major adjustment but if Kurama-chan wanted to go he would go with the
Little Fox to keep him safe.
One good thing was that Aya-chan couldn't come since she was still trying to
catch with her studies. It was hard enough to take care of the Little Fox. Now
that Kurama-chan was out of their mother's sight he seemed determined to pop out
the foxy ears and tail and turn his formidable intellect to mischief. Nothing so
great that it caused harm, Kurama had more consideration than that but mischief
nonetheless. The motel guests found something to talk about sudden increase of
blooms in the cut flowers or fruit and vines where there shouldn't be. All of
these were shouting: "There was a kitsune here!" Ran had gritted his
teeth through it all. It was just probably a phase the Little Fox was going
through. After eighteen years of restraint and being a good human, the fox was
being given some free rein to run. He'll grow out of it soon. Or so Ran hoped.
Ran and Kurama got out of the car to walk up the door, Kurama in the lead. Ran
wondered what was up when Kurama stopped short at the door. He was about to
speak out irritably when he too saw the note.
Dear Cousins,
Our family had to take an unexpected trip out of the country. We won't be back
till next week. Gomen, make yourselves at home in the guestroom and the rest of
the house. The keys are behind the second pot.
Regards,
Haiichi Kaji
"Okay that's it, Let's go home." Ran said.
"Aniki, don't be a spoiled sport. We're suppose to stay with them for two
weeks after all." Kurama said and that was that. Ran pulled up the car into
the empty garage and they begun to get their gear from the car.
They were settling in the guestroom as per instructed when a knock came from the
front door…
***
"Ranma would you escort kindly Akane to the neighbors house? I promised to
welcome the their cousins for Kaji but I have to make
dinner." Kasumi said.
"Awww, why should I do that… That tomboy can very well take care of
herself." Groused Ranma to be abruptly bopped on the head with the mallet
by his reluctant fiancée.
"Ranma, it is the duty of the fiancé to safeguard his woman from
harm." Said his father Genma Saotome or rather said the placard of
the panda that was Genma Saotome.
"Yes, yes, I'm going old man. Wait up Akane." Ranma said trying to
catch up to the angry girl who was carrying a small snack made by her sister
Kasumi. Not by Akane herself, thank the gods, they wanted their neighbors'
cousins to feel welcomed not poisoned.
"Can I come too. I saw them pull up into the garage in a foreign car. A
red-hot Porsche can you believe it!" Nabiki exclaimed. The
mercenary Tendo sister was very much interested in wealth, especially in wealthy
individuals that can be induced to part with it. She was now measuring up the
current sheep for shearing so to speak. Maybe they'd want to be introduced
around, or I can charge for introducing girls or boys to them. The girl looked
especially eligible, I bet Kuno would like an introduction...
***
"I'll get it, aniki." Kurama said, rushing out into the living room
then opening the door with Ran calmly following him.
"Konnichiwa, may I help you?" The Little Fox smiled as he saw the
group of teenagers who were standing nonchalantly at the doorstep.
"Konnichiwa, my name is Tendo Akane. We came from the Tendo dojo next door.
We were told to welcome you by Haiichi-san since he couldn't at this time."
Said the shorthaired brunette.
"This is my fiancé Saotome Ranma and my sister Nabiki." Both the boy
with the braid and the brownhaired girl made polite noises.
"I'm Fujimiya Shuuichi and this is my aniki, Ran, come in." Kurama
said, mischief almost making fox-ears pop out of his head. He had
been introducing himself in such a manner since this trip. If their cousins had
been around maybe he would have introduced himself in the proper way but then it
was his real name in a matter of speaking anyway. Besides it made for
uncomplicated introductions, people are perpetually asking about the difference
in his and his brother's names.
"Hn."
So these were the wacky neighbors Kaji was writing about in his letters. They
didn't seem at all crazy to Ran. He looked upon them as
they settled down on the couches with interest. Ranma and Akane looked the part
of martial artists though Nabiki didn't look the part.
That one looked the part of merchant sizing up a customer, Ran was amused to
see. Hmmm, interesting…
"He's glad to meet you too." The Little Fox said as he opened the
snack for everyone to share. They fell into conversation.
***
The meandering talk had somehow gone to martial arts. Ran noted sourly that
somehow, the rest of the Tendo dojo had come in at one point in time or so and
now everyone was sitting in the Haiichi living room while they dined on Kasumi's
cooking.
"So you've trained in martial arts."
"Hai, Saotome-san."
"A slender girl like you? You probably cannot match Akane." Ranma said
in disbelief to be bopped on the head for his impoliteness by the said girl.
"Ah, Ranma-kun, I am not a girl."
"You're a guy!" Nabiki exclaimed.
"Hn." Ran said. Everyone was always mistaking the Little Fox for a
girl. He wondered some times if Kurama had carefully cultivated the image out of
mischief but then the femininity of his face and form were something he couldn't
help. It came with the body.
"Aniki says everyone makes that mistake…"
"What discipline?"
"None in particular, Tendo-san."
"Why not come to the dojo sometime to practice sometime, Ranma could use
the practice."
"I thank you for the generous offer, Saotome-san, but I couldn't
impose…"
"Impose nothing, my future son-in-law needs all the practice he can
get!" Tendo-san said.
Hn, he'll get practice all right. He'll probably be lucky if the Little Fox
doesn't toss him into the next month.
"I will consider it then. Arigatou, Tendo-san."
In hindsight, much later after the incident Ran felt that he should have known
better at that time, he should have taken the Little Fox
into his car and drive away. He too had heard that these particular neighbors of
their cousins were crazy, he should have known better. That's when it all
began…
II. Instant kitsune
"I'm going to the Tendo dojo to practice, Ran-niichan." Kurama-chan
yelled out happily after a day of sightseeing around the little town of Nerima.
"Hn." Ran said getting ready to go with the Little Fox just in case of
trouble. Trouble by definition also meant self-caused trouble. He
just can't leave his brother to the latter's own devices after the hair-raising
trip they just had.
Who knows what will happen if these folks were actually as crazy as they were
reputed to be?
They had gone to the Tendo dojo and were greeted with enthusiasm by the
household. Ran looked around curiously since there seems to be an addition of a
big black and white panda and a bandanna-d piglet to the party. The Little Fox
seems to take this in a stride and didn't ask any questions so Ran decided to
ignore the strangeness as well though it almost became too much when the Saotome
boy came 'round screaming his head off with a beaded cat holding on tightly on
to him.
"Hello, Ran-san and Shuuichi-kun, nice of you to visit today." Said
Tendo Kasumi.
"As you can see, Ranma's currently busy playing with Shampoo so you might
have to wait your turn before you can practice with him." The girl Akane
said somewhat miffed about something. An old man came out of one of the rooms
followed by the shouting Nabiki carrying a huge cloth full of ladies underwear.
Akane took out her mallet out of nowhere and without missing a beat of pouring
out the tea bopped him soundly on the head.
"Here Nabiki." Akane handed the cloth to Nabiki.
A gigantic sweat-drop begun to form on both Ran's and Kurama's heads as they
watch the proceedings.
Suddenly, a shorthaired young man in old fashioned kendo clothes came in the
gate and without further ado started to introduce him self. He wasn't even on
the porch yet.
"I Tatewate Kuno would like to introduce myself to the redhaired goddess
that is said to be visiting the Tendo dojo."
"Oh there you are my long haired lovely Goddess of Love…" Kuno said
when he saw Kurama who was extremely surprised at this turn of events.
Akane got her mallet out again and bashed Kuno into the ground.
"Oh pay him no mind." Akane said.
"But who would say such a thing?" Akane said in a sotto voce. Looking
around then seeing the smug expression on Nabiki's face and
sighed. Ran gathered this was a normal occurrence in this household and didn't
comment. Not that he usually commented. These people were a bit nutty,
harmlessly nutty but still nutty.
Ranma finally extracted the cat from his face and greeted both of them.
"Shall we have a go at it?" Ranma asked the Little Fox which the
latter answered with alacrity. The low table was put on the side with
the chairs of those who wanted to watch around it and the match begun.
Soon both parties were standing up and on defense stance. Kurama-chan let Ranma
attack first feinting and dodging the latter's attacks. He wasn't even using
half of his speed. It looked to Ran that his otouto was trying not to discourage
the Saotome kid too early in the game. Good, this was going to be a good show at
the least.
"He is good. But will he never attack…?" Said the Tendo patriarch
after a while of watching Kurama and Ranma spar.
Just after those words were said, Kurama had closed in for the kill. The Little
Fox kicked Ranma hard in the middle making him fly into the garden and into the
pool of lilies in it.
"Hah! you were lucky at that time." Ranma sputtered his tenor suddenly
transformed into a girlish alto to rival Kurama's. Somehow
he had also become more curvaceous and his facial features had softened.
What the…
***
"Oh, so when you get drenched in cold water you turn into a girl?"
Kurama asked Ranma who was back to normal after having gotten tea poured on him
by an annoyed Akane who he had asked to get hot water. Bad mistake there…
"Yeah."
"So the panda is in fact…"
"My father and the piglet, P-chan, is actually…" Ranma had dropped
his voice on the last phrase but even so the said piglet jumped into his mouth
before he could say anything else. Akane was getting some more tea and didn't
hear any of it.
"Ranma, hidoi wa!" Akane said bashing the innocent Ranma on the head.
"P-chan are you okay, the mean boy didn't hurt you didn't he?" Akane
said to the piglet.
A plan had begun to form into Kurama's mind. As he watched the two couple
squabble over the piglet.
Hmmm, why not? It's going to be fun…
"So are you ready to have another go at it?" Kurama asked after a
moment, making up his mind.
"Yeah, and this time I'm going to cream you for sure."
Kurama just smiled after fighting other youkai this was pretty relaxing.
A replay of the previous bout ensued. No matter how hard Ranma tried to hit
Kurama he never could until Kurama knocked him back into the pool.
"Had enough, Ranma-kun?" Kurama reached forward to help Ranma up from
the pool faking a slip as he did so. Splash! Kurama fell into the pool.
***
Ran wondered what his otouto was up to. The Little Fox was never that clumsy to
slip on a wet stone. Like any Makai fighter the latter knew how to keep to his
feet at any and almost all circumstances. When the huge splash had dissipated in
Kurama's place stood a seven-tail kitsune.
Something tells me things have just gotten stranger and more complicated…
III. Hide, fox and tale after
The kitsune treaded water delicately then began to shake his silver fur dry when
he got out of the pond sending water drops flying
everywhere. Then seemingly oblivious to everyone's incredulous stares, he began
to groom himself fastidiously. Well mostly incredulous stares, Ranma was giving
him a suspicious almost frightened stare. The latter didn't see the kitsune's
front end from
where he had been thrown and thought that his opponent had turned into some kind
of cat.
: Play along, aniki. :
: What? :
: Just let them jump to conclusions. :
: But how are you going to explain to our okaasan if word gets to her, hmmm? :
: Our cousins think these neighbors are crazy remember? :
: Okay, on your head be it. But at the first sign of trouble, we're out of here.
:
: Yes, 'niichan. : The Little Fox was projecting so much innocence into the
statement that Ran almost had second thoughts about allowing this charade.
Between the two of them could make the Tendo household forget that this ever
happened. Ran doubted that the Little Fox would care too much of the game if he
refused to participate. Kurama-chan was like that, obedient in some ways but
annoyingly rebellious in some. Though the Little Fox seemed to be extremely well
behaved when their okaasan was concerned, Ran sighed.
Maybe I'm spoiling him too much.
: Hmm… : Before Ran could ask what he was up to, the Little Fox turned around
to face Ranma and did his best cat imitation. Tails
fluffing out, walking in stiff-legged gait and a hissing he came near the water.
Ranma started from his preoccupation and began to back away. Kurama loped after
the Saotome kid doing more cat-noises as he did so, on his foxy face was an
expression that could only be called as evil glee.
"I take it that he also fell into a Juusenkyo spring." Saotome-panda
"said".
"Spring of Drowned Fox-Spirit." Ran said on cue from his little
brother.
"Why is he hissing like a cat at Ranma then?" Akane asked, surprised.
"Hn."
"Huh?"
"Mischief." Ran said irritated that they didn't get it on their own
since it was so obvious.
"Oh."
The Tendo household as good hosts decided to leave their guests to play without
interference.
***
Kurama tired of the game about an hour later. Hardly panting he decided to find
his older brother. He found Ran sitting with the
Tendos over tea and rice cakes. He plopped onto the latter's lap with a
decidedly foxy grin.
: So where's the Saotome boy? :
"Where's Ranma?" Tendo-san echoed as he noted the smug fox sitting on
Ran's lap.
: Still in the yard, he'll come in soon. :
True enough the topic of their mental came trooping in a few moments later.
"Is that freaky cat gone?" Said Ranma, coming in to grab the hot water
in the teakettle probably left for that purpose, glaring at the
grinning kitsune who just snuggled closer to Ran.
Ran personally liked the furry critter. The few times the Little Fox had taken
to this form had been happy times. Soft fox fur, tails and
ears were fun to stroke. Besides Kurama-chan snuggled more in kitsune form than
when he was human.
"Really Ranma, got problems with your eyesight? That is not cat."
Akane said as he poured tea to a rather wet and bedraggled male Ranma.
"Well it acted like a cat." Ranma said keeping an eye out for sudden
movements from his current nemesis.
"Aren't you going to get some hot water too?" Ranma asked the
Kurama-chan who just fox grinned all the wider.
Ran snorted silently. As if the Little Fox play a trick like that twice, Ran
knew the Fox would find more tricks to play now that that
one wouldn't be so effective.
"It's a fox see." Akane said fed up by Ranma's wary attitude. She
looked at Ran and Kurama as if to ask permission. Ran nodded at that, knowing
what she must be asking. Then she scooped up the fox and shoved it up into
Ranma's face.
Kurama-chan gamely bared his fangs and twitched his ears with his eyes,
twinkling, amber stars. When he was close enough he gave Ranma a huge lick of
apology.
"Ick! I think I liked you better as a cat." Ranma said but he was
smiling and held the Little Fox who squirmed. It gratified Ran to
note that Kurama still objected to being held by anyone but him and Hiei when
being kitsune. With a gigantic twist, Kurama-chan wrenched himself free and
jumped back onto Ran's lap.
"Hey! I wasn't going to hurt you, Shuuichi-kun."
"The Little Fox doesn't like being with anyone but me and his best friend
when in this form." Ran said trying his best not to sound too
self-satisfied as he ran fingers through the soft fox fur ending at one bushy
tail.
"He looks like he's nice to hold." Nabiki said.
"Hn." Refusal was clear in Ran's voice though he knew that it wasn't
going to be the end of it. He saw the speculative looks of the young mercenary
girl.
"I am not one to be trifled with when the safety of the Little Fox is
concerned." Ran warned Nabiki, giving her one of his patented death glares.
If she was going to do anything that endangered Kurama-chan, she'll have it
coming…
Akane also gave Nabiki a glare. She knew that money often tempted her sister and
suspected that the latter had a plan to turn this into some kind of moneymaking
venture. Their father didn't take a strong enough hand to Nabiki. The Fujimiyas
were guests and not suppose to be taken advantage of.
Their combined glares cowed Nabiki at least for the duration of the visit. But
they were to learn that it didn't cow her enough.
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