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        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 its 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."

        ************************

    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 to
loving 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 work
anyway?  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."

    Akane nodded again slowly as Ranko moved behind her and started
pulling the zipper down.  "OK, Ranko.  You know, that is an appropriate
name for you, my wild child."  She stood up off the bed, letting the
dress fall from her in a heap.  Akane wore lacy white panties and a
matching bra that would have had Happosai drooling from ten miles away.
Trying to get in the mood, she posed seductively for Ranko.

    The redhead's eyes were wide in rapt attention.  "Oh... Akane."  The
youngest Tendo slipped back onto the bed and over to Ranko.  She slowly
began unfasening the front of Ranko's shirt.  Akane opened Ranko's shirt
and pulled it apart, sliding the material back over the smaller girl's
shoulders and down.  She chewed her lips nervously at the sight of
Ranko's bare breasts.  Akane had seen them often enough.  'Ranko' forgot
to cover up all the time, even recently.

    Akane blushed slightly.  < She really has no sence of femine
modesty.>  She sighed.  < No matter how many times I've seen her like
this before... the reason this time is different.  I'm trying to...
arouse... Ranko... and....>

    Ranko let the shirt fall completely off, only showing the smallest
amount of nervousness at baring her chest.  She dropped the garment to
the side of the bed, still caught up in Akane's beauty.  The short
haired girl's sexy liangerie and sultry pose was very enticing, as much
as Ranko might have denied it before.

    < What's gotten into me?  I've seen Akane like this before... We've
even made love before... while I was a guy... but....>  Ranko somehow
could not get into the mood.  < What am I supposed to do?  I'm a girl,
Akane is obviously a girl.  How do we do this?  Do I really want to?>
Akane reached forward to touch Ranko's left breast lightly, then cupped
it and began touching her right breast as well.  Ranma gasped at the
flood of sensations going through her and fought down an impulse to jump
up and run.

    Akane grinned to herself at the strength of Ranko's reactions.  <
Wow... she's really sensititve.>  Ranko's nipples perked up under
Akane's hands and both girls eyes went wide.  < Ranko's really starting
to get turned on, just by being touched.>  Akane rotated her hands a
bit, causing Ranko to rock back and forth in responce.  "You've never
done this before, have you?"  It was more statement than question.  < I
thought that Ranko would have... explored her body...  I wonder if she's
ever...?>

    Ranko shook her head, her whole body shuddering slightly.  "N-no...
I've... I've never...."

    Akane smiled reasuringly.  < I should have known.  Our first time...
making love... for real, anyways, Ranma really didn't know what to do,
did he?>  She smiled slightly with pride.  < He learned really quickly
though, even if I did have to show him how to do everything.>  Akane
tried to remember the first time she had pleasured herself, and the
strength of the sensations.  < It was kind of overwhelming at first...
even slightly scary... but it was good.>  Concentrating on Ranko's face,
Akane could see similar emotions.  < She's starting to enjoy this... but
Ranko's out of her depth, and getting deeper.>  She slowed down her
actions on Ranko's chest and leaned forward, kissing the smaller girl
lightly.  Ranko responded, back in familiar territory.

    With Ranko distracted, Akane started fondling her again, working her
hands over the redhead's upper body, focusing on the breasts and being
careful not to tickle her and break the mood.  Slowly, Akane
concentrated fully on the breasts again, just barely touching her
nipples.  Ranko moaned into the kiss, her nipple hardening into little
rocks.

    Akane pulled back from the kiss after a minute.  "Ranma... Ranko...
ready to go a bit further?"  Ranko looked a bit uncertain, breathing
hard from what Akane had already been doing to her.

    "O-OK...."  The red haired girl answered timidly.

    Akane smiled gently.  "Just tell me to stop and I will, OK?"  Ranko
nodded nervously, her face flushed.  Akane slid back a bit and leaned
forward, bringing her mouth down Ranko's neck in a long series of
kisses.  Slowly she brought her mouth down Ranko's shoulder, finally
reaching her left breast.  Gently Akane kissed it, then again and again,
covering every inch of Ranko's left breast but her nipple with kisses,
while continuing to fondle Ranko's right breast with her hand.  Suddenly
Akane kissed the nipple, and then began to suck gently on it.  Ranma
gasped loudly and closed her eyes, her head going back from the
increadible sensation.  Akane continued to suck, and carefully tweaked
the other nipple between her thumb and forefinger.

    Ranko jerked spasmicly.  "Eep!  A-akane!  I... oh... Oh Akane!!!"
Ranko's head roled slightly to the left as she let herself give in to
the sensations.  < Oh my god... this is so weird... but good... really
good!  I can't believe... that I'm doing this... that I'm letting Akane
do this to me.>  Akane finally releaced her breasts and started slowly
kissing her way down Ranko's chest.  Ranko took several deep breaths and
looked down at her wife's head.  Akane was at her waist, and the short
haired girl's hands were at the drawstring to Ranko's pants.  "Akane?"
Ranko spoke up hesitantly.  "Shouldn't I... be doing something for you?"

    Akane looked up and smiled, shaking her head.  "This is your first
time.  I want you to remember everything I do to you.  Just relax and
let me...."  Akane blushed.  "Show you just how nice being a girl can
be."  Ranko was blushing brighter suddenly as she noticed a growig
wettness between her legs.  Akane noticed as well.  "Ranko?"

    The red head started to get even more embarrased.  "A-akane?  I... I
think I might have... you know... cum already."

    Akane blinked.  "Already?"  She shook her head with a giggle.  "I
really don't think so, Ranko-chan... you'll know for sure when it
happens."  The short haired girl tugged playfully on her "husbands"
pants.  "Move a bit so I can get these off."  Ranko swallowd and obeyed,
putting her hands back and lifting her legs so Akane could pull her
pants down.  Akane did so and quickly discovered that Ranko hadn't taken
time to put her boxers on in her rush to get dressed in the hall.  Not
wanting to have to stop again, Akane pulled Ranko's pants entirely off,
dropping them to the side and leaving the red head entirely naked.

    Ranko's mound glisened with moisture and Akane tried hard to keep
from blushing.  < I'm staring at Ranma's... at Ranko's... vagina... and
I'm planning on... I can't believe that this is actually starting to
turn me on!>  Suddenly Akane was as nervous as Ranko... almost anyway.
Tentively, Akane brought her hand down on Ranko's mound, cupping it very
lightly.  Ranko gasped and shuddered slightly.  Encuraged, Akane began
to lightly stoke the red head's inner thighs, elicting more heavy
breathing and twitches from her lover.  Slowly Akane's fingers crept
closer and closer to Ranko's sex.  The lips were slightly parted and
were becoming flushed and red.

    Akane brought her head closer, genuinely interested now.  < I've
never seen what happens when I'm getting ready to climax....>  Her
probing fingers reached Ranko's vagina and teased along it, getting even
greater spasms from the red haired girl.  Akane brought her left hand
into play and gently parted Ranko's nether lips.  The red head's clit
was visible now, pink and quivering as Ranko shuddered under her lover's
touch.  Experimentally, Akane slipped a single finger into Ranko,
pushing it past the clit until the first knuckle disappeared, then the
second.  Akane's finger ran into an upstruction.  < Ranko's hymen.
I'm... I'm about to... take her verginity!>  Ranko froze as she felt a
new sensation.  Waves of pleasure still rolled over her, but suddenly
she was aware that something INSIDE her.

    The red head started to panick.  < No... no... NO!>  Abruptly Ranko
scrambled backwards and out from underneath Akane.  The short haired
girl just managed to remove her finger without hurting Ranko.

    Akane looked down at the smaller girl in shock.  "Ranko!  Did I hurt
you?"  Ranko forced her breathing to slow.

    The red head couldn't speak right away, gasping in arousal and
fright.  "Akane... I... I... I can't...."

    Akane looked worried and confused.  "Ranm... ko?  What is it?"

    Ranko stammered.  "You... you kinda... startled me.  I... I guess I
wasn't really expecting you too... go inside me like that."  She went
back to blushing furiously.

    Akane nodded.  "I'm sorry.  I went too fast."

    Ranko's breathing slowed a bit.  "Its... its OK."

    Akane chewed on her lip.  "Actually Ranko... we'd better talk before
I go any further."

    Ranko propped herself up on her elbows and looked at her wife's
face.  "OK.  I think... I'm sure... I can handle it.  It was getting
really good, Akane.  I won't be startled next time."

    Akane chewed on her lip some more.  "Actually, Ranko... you probably
will be.  Ranko... chan, you're a virgin."

    Ranko blinked, then nodded.  "In this body, yeah.  I never thought
it could be so intence...."

    Akane gulped.  "It's going to get more intence before we're done.
When I said that you're a virgin, I mean you still have your hymen."

    Ranko blinked again.  "Hymen?  What's that?"

    Akane pointed tenatively.  "Inside you.  Its a flap of skin... just
a few inches in.  If I... go all the way in... it's going to break.
It'll hurt, and you'll bleed, but...."

    Ranko's eyes were wide.  "Break?  You want to tear something inside
me?  Why?"

    Akane shook her head.  "It's not that bad, Ranko.  We all lose it
eventually... the first time we... you know... have sex."

    Ranko blinked again.  "We do?  You did?  I don't remember."

    Akane sighed, shaking her head.  "It was your cat side... the first
time.  You wouldn't remember."

    Ranko frowned.  "Oh... I'm sorry, Akane."

    Akane shook her head, crawling up Ranko's body.  "Don't be.  It was
an... interesting experience.  It hurt, but the pain went away and it
got better... much better."  Akane's breasts were pressing up against
Ranko's now and Akane kissed the redhead on the lips.  Ranko responded
and the next minute was lost to them.

    When they broke for air Ranko spoke up.  "I'm not really sure I
understand, Akane, but I trust you.  If you think you should... break
my... whatever it is... I'm sure you have a good reason."

    Akane rolled off Ranko and sat up.  "Why don't I just show you,
Ranko.  Then you'll understand for yourself."  Akane undid the front of
her bra and tossed it aside, then pushed down her panties and kicked
them off.  She lay down next to Ranko and turned on her side.  "Face me,
OK?"  Ranko turned on her side as well, blushing at the sight of her
wife, naked, inches away from her own very female body.

    Akane took Ranko's left hand.  "OK, Ranko, I want you to stick your
fingers in me... one at first, then two or three as you want.  You've
done this before...."  Akane pulled her "husband's" hand over her own
vagina and opened her legs.  "I'm already wet down there... so go
ahead."  Akane's face was flush from embarrasment but she closed her
eyes in pleasure as Ranko stuck a finger in.  "Go... go a-ahead Ranko...
deeper."  Ranko obliged, adding a second finger and slipping them in as
far as they would go.  Akane gasped and tightened her vagina down on
Ranko's fingers.  "H-hold it... a second"  She took hold of Ranma's
right and and brought it over the redhead's own mound.  "Now slowly do
the same... to yourself."

    Ranko experimentally stuck her finger in and gasped.  "Ahhhh"
Slowly she pushed it in further, then her finger ran into an
obstruction.  "Oh...Oh!  I get it, it's in the way!"

    Akane nodded, breathing slightly faster.  "R-ranko... you can...
um... move your fingers... in and out... of me... please?"  Ranko
understood and obliged, building Akane slowly up towards climax.
Reflexively she started to do the same to herself and began breathing
quicker and quickly.  Akane's hands covered Ranko's right hand.
"Rank-ko... may I?"

    Ranko nodded shakally.  "Go ahead.  A-Akane... ah... break it...
do... do it."

    Akane nodded and incerted her fingers as Ranko removed her own
hand.  "Ah... it'll hurt... but... b-but... it'll get better... feel
better...quick... ah...! quickly!"  Akane started fingering Ranko
gently, then with slowly increasing force.  "Now."  She whispered and
shoved her finges in all the way.  Ranko hissed in pain and momentarally
stopped fingering Akane.  Akane kept pumping her fingers in and out and
brought her free hand up to cup Ranko's left breast and fondle it.  As
she continued pleasuring Ranko, Akane scooted closer and leaned in,
kissing the smaller girl on the cheek.  "It'll stop hurting so much in a
little while.  Don't worry, everything's fine."

    Ranko nodded, shuddering as wave after wave of increasing pleasure
began to drown out the pain.  As her pleasure grew her free hand began
imitating Akane's, fondling her wife's breast as well and starting up a
rythem with her fingers inside Akane's sex.  Each girl, concentrating on
giving each other pleasure, tried to focus past the sensations coming
from their own bodies and only on what they were doing to the other.
Ranko knew how to ignore pain, and used every bit of her willpower to
keep going.  Akane, used to the sensations now, started to climax, but
kept going as well, determined to finish Ranko off.  Ranko climaxed a
few seconds later, just as Akane's climax was starting to die.

    Ranko convulsed.  "Akane...!"  The redhead kept going by reflex,
continuing to masturbate her lover.  Akane kept going as well, not
willing to be the first one to quit.  It seemed like hours passed before
the two girls finally collapsed into exaustion and rolled onto their
backs.  Their hands slowly found each other and entwined and they lay
there like that for a long time.

    After awhile Akane started to realize how sticky her hand was, and
withdrew it slowly from Ranko's.  Sitting up, she noticed how messy
Ranko was as well, evidence of their lovemaking and Ranko's virginty
between her legs and on the sheets.  Akane leaned over and kissed the
redhead gently on the lips.

    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.  "You
want 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.

             End Chapter 2

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