RANMA 1/2 THE NEXT GENERATION HENTAI RPG - 10: thread 2

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Compilation and proofreading by St Fan


[CONTINUED FROM EPISODE 8, THREAD 1]

Highlights of depression -

Byooki Desu

"Ano..."

Frowning at her knees, so many things left unsaid that she had wanted to 
utter so many missed opportunities.  What had started as such a 
promising day had turned into her worst birthday ever!  Her mom had 
gotten upset with her because she had fought with that... monster 
Mascara and then she had gotten lost and lost her backpack....

She didn't know where it was all she knew was that her new cellphone was 
in it... and ontop of everything else the last thing she wanted to loose 
was something her mother had given her.

Where was her daddy!?

Daiji didn't cry but her aura, which at times was a sickening brownish 
color, slowly got green highlights of heavy depression.  Daiji did a 
very good job at ignoring angst, replacing it with her overconfidence 
and spite but her subconscious shield wasn't impeccable.

"C-can I use your phone, Aunt Kasumi?"

Kasumi wasn't related to her by blood, but the she had always considered 
the woman family.


Re: Highlights of depression -

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

"Of course, sweetheart." Kasumi answered.  She had already finished 
tending Daiji, and brought her a cordless phone.  "You want to call your 
mother?  Don't worry about missing school today, I'll explain 
everything."


Re: Highlights of depression -

Byooki Desu

"Mmmm..."

Daiji had nodded her head in response to Kasumi's question; of course 
she wanted to call her mother.  Even if her mother had been upset with 
her earlier and even if the small redhead was for some reason get 
scolded, she still wanted to talk to her mom, to hear her voice.  It 
wasn't fun constantly getting lost, it wasn't fun at all, and now with
Yoiko off somewhere the kami only knew, she didn't even have her sister 
to confide in.

Dialing her mom's number, she waited patiently for anyone to answer.


Highlights of depression - and family

Austin_S_Dakota

Not knowing much beyond his current situation, Saotome Hiro stood with 
his back to a small building.  Looking up and down the street, he lost 
himself for a moment to his absentmindedness as began to wonder where a 
good place to eat was.  Folding his arms the young man leaned back, miss 
judging the distance to the wall.  With a loud crash he landed....


Re: Highlights of depression -

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

The phone rang several times in the Tendô Dôjô before someone noticed it 
up.  Akane, dripping wet and with a towel wrapped around herself, walked 
to it while mumbling.  She had spent a little too long in the bath, 
trying to gather her thoughts about her impromptu fuck with Samari-kun.  
She had no idea how she would explain this one to her husband... her and 
Ranma swore to always be honest with the other, but there she was 
certain he would be rolling on the floor in laughter.

Wondering where Ranma could be, she picked up the phone and answered.

"Moshi moshi?  Oh, it's you Daiji-chan?  What's happening, you should be 
in school...."


Family Reunion... maybe

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

A bunch of Nerima citizens had noticed the young man that just knocked 
himself out by leaning on a wall that was four feet behind him.  They 
gathered around Hiro, cautiously at first, but his face was new and not 
recognized as a local martial artist.

So, an elderly person suggested bringing him to Dr. Tôfû, in order to 
check out if he had injured himself.  Some younger men nodded, and 
carried the downed Hiro to the near-by clinic.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

When Hiro awoke, it was in a strange room.  Something in the back of his 
mind tickled; it was a memory of the place he was in.  It was something 
so far back it was with him before the accident....  Sighing, he 
strained getting up quickly to his feet.  Rolling his neck he went 
through a quick check of his muscles and joint, checking to see that the 
dull ache in his head was his only problem.  With a little effort the 
young man was soon ready to go.  Not that he could have paid for a 
treatment anyways, Hiro turn around looking for a window to escape from.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

A man entered the room, his back turned to Hiro as he was still talking 
to someone on the other side.  "... You can get dressed and go back 
home, Kimiko-chan, I've done enough tests for today.  But I'll have to 
talk to your parents later."

His attention returning to the other room, he frowned when he saw Hiro 
heading for the window.  "What are you doing, young man?  You shouldn't 
move, you got a bad bump on the head, I must check if you have no 
concussion."

Not leaving the youth any option to protest, he sat him back on the 
examination bed.  "I am Dr. Ono, but you can call me Tôfû-sensei.  And 
you are?"


Re: Highlights of depression -

Byooki Desu

"Mom, it's Daiji.  I want to go home!"

Daiji had blurted out as soon as she had heard the unmistakable sound 
that told her that somebody had picked up the phone at home.  But 
instead of her mother's honeycombed voice, it was her mom's wife that 
addressed Daiji.

"No I shouldn't!!" she growled as she heard the woman talk about school, 
talking to her as if she could boss her around or something.

"This is all your fault!!" she told Akane angrily.

"I really don't wanna talk to you, 'kay??  Could you just tell mom I'm 
at Doctor Tôfû's clinic??  I think Mascara might have hurt Kimiko 
badly...."


Re: Highlights of depression -

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

"WHAT?  Kimiko-chan is hurt?" Akane blurted out in surprise.  Kimiko was 
impervious to many things; it took a lot to actually hurt her... (not 
that her sisters weren't trying, it was good training after all).  "How 
could that have happened?"

While she was talking with Daiji, Akane wondered where Ranma could be... 
until she heard some loud, erotic sounds coming from upstairs 
(fortunately too far away for Daiji to pick over the phone).  A vein 
started to pulse on Akane's head.  This was answering her question.  
Then she vaguely remembered having literally tossed Samari's mother in 
Ranma's arms earlier, so she calmed down.  She gave her husband the go 
to foul around with another woman, so she had no right to complain 
(though it was lucky she didn't recognize Chisame's voice).

"Daiji-chan, your... mom is busy right now.  Could you tell me what 
happened?"

On the other end of the line, before Daiji could confuse the situation 
even further with her "childish innocence", Kasumi gently pried the 
phone from the redhead's hands and responded.

"Akane-chan, it's Kasumi.  Don't worry too much about Kimiko, my husband 
is giving her a physical right now, but she wasn't hurt that badly.  I 
think she was trying some new martial art technique with Mascara-chan, 
and she overextended a bit.  Now, if you could come to the clinic and 
pick up Daiji-chan.  We already called school to excuse her...."


Re: Highlights of depression -

Byooki Desu

The huffing redhead was about to tell Akane a thing or two about not 
letting her talk to her mommy when the phone was snatched away from her.  
As hard as she had held onto the phone it shouldn't have been possible, 
but here Kasumi picked it out of her hand without any effort the second 
she had unclenched her hand.

Plopping down on the stool she had been sitting on earlier, she let out 
a sigh.  She didn't know what to think about this new ability of 
Kimiko's; it was... weird.  Having seen the rubbery girl detach herself 
from Mascara had provided Daiji with the last piece of the puzzle, 
having already ascertained that she indeed didn't have any burn marks 
when she had been examined by Kasumi.  Her fear had been understandable 
however, memories from an incident a few years back where she had been 
burned having risen to the surface.  She could still remember the 
feeling of numbness and the horrendous pain that had followed once the 
shock had worn off.

Another thing she owed Big Sister Shitagi for.  Had the older girl not 
seen them and thrown that ki-blast to separate them from the electric 
cables, she didn't think she would be here today.

"Stupid crap..." she mumbled, crap being an analogy for every stupid 
thing that happened in her life.

Yoiko wasn't in the same room as Hiro and Kimiko so she neither heard 
nor saw them but that wouldn't have mattered since she most likely 
wouldn't have recognized him anyway.  Kimiko, however, was his twin and 
all twins it seemed... shared a special bond with each other.


Re: Highlights of depression -

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

At the other end of the line, Akane nodded, although her older sister 
couldn't see it.  "All right, Oneechan, just the time to get clothed and 
I'm going to fetch Daiji-chan and Kimiko-chan.  Keep an eye on Daiji so 
that she doesn't get lost before I arrive, please.

Hanging up, Akane pondered if she should tell Ranma about it.  But if 
the sounds coming from upstairs were any indication, he was quite busy 
right now.  He'd better be finished before she was back with the kids, 
though.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

"HIRO!!!!!"  Kimiko bounced from the examination room and pounced on her 
long lost brother, glomping him.

Amazon's have nothing on glomping when compared to a rubber girl.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

Turning around, Hiro in a suppressed manner tensed himself for a fight.  
For a brief moment the name of the man that had confronted him popped 
into his head, but that was bumped aside seeing the doctor's apparent 
martial skill.  Immediately the young man found himself bracing for the 
inevitable clash between them.  One thing nearly ten years on the road 
had taught the boy was that people always wanted to be compensated for 
their services, even if it had never been asked for.  "I can assure you 
that I'm fine Dr..." Reaching up to the back of his head, Hiro took a 
few moments to assess himself.  "I see that there is no visible 
laceration at the impact sight, I currently do not feel a sense of 
nausea or the need to rest.  Also of the four major symptoms of a 
concussion I am currently experiencing only a headache, which can be 
simply be attributed to the blow and not a secondary....  Do you happen 
to know of any places to eat around here that might serve a filling meal 
for less then seven hundred yen?"  With his demeanor completely 
changing, Hiro found himself moving onto another topic.

Before he could get his answer from the doctor, a sudden bundle of 
excited sibling pounced upon him sending him back with a surprising 
force.  Overburdened with his sister's powerful hug, Hiro once more fell 
back, this time managing to save his skull from impact.  "Kimiko?" he 
almost shouted in shock.  "What are you doing here?"  His arms tightened 
with the strength that only a Hibiki could have hugging his twin to him 
with joy.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

In some twenty-five years as a doctor, Tôfû-sensei had seen plenty of 
reluctant patients -- especially among martial artists -- so he didn't 
let Hiro's protest impress him.

"Young man, I have no doubt you learned good first-aid on the field, but 
one tends always to assess his own wounds as less severe than they 
really are.  I am the doctor here, and I wouldn't..."

That's when the boy suddenly changed subject, which made Tôfû raise an 
eyebrow.  But before he could add anything, an elastic blur rocketed 
from the other room and latched herself on the young man (doing a good 
imitation of an anaconda in the process).

> "HIRO!!!!!"

"Hiro?  Kimiko, I don't think this is possible..."

> "Kimiko?  What are you doing here?"

o_O; "You... you are Hiro Saotome-Hibiki?" the doctor asked in 
disbelief.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

Kimiko thrilled as she felt her brother's powerful grasp cinch around 
her, and she buried her face in his neck, breathing in his scent.  
Something she'd picked up from Mascara.  She might not have had her 
sister's keen nose, but her brother's scent was strong, and familiar.

"Oh, Big Brother," she whispered, her voice tight with emotion.  "I've 
missed you so much."


Re: Highlights of depression -

Byooki Desu

Scrunching up her cute little face in a stressed expression, Daiji 
shifted around on the stool.  She didn't like to remain still for long 
period of times; it wasn't in her nature, she liked being on the move.  
Dropping off of the stool she landed on the floor, deciding that she had 
to stretch her legs for a few moments.  Strolling up to one of the walls 
where a nice painting of a boat was depicted, Daiji traced her fingers 
across it, marveling over its texture.  She wasn't all that good at 
painting herself, but she could sure appreciate the work of other 
people.

"Wow... this is really nice..." she mumbled as she walked across the 
room towards another picture that depicted what looked like a few 
houses.  Leaning over to touch it, Daiji was taken by surprise by the 
lack of resistance as she fell right through the "painting" and ended up 
outside of the clinic.


Re: Highlights of depression -

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Kasumi hung the phone, smiling as usual.  She couldn't help but think 
that Akane's recommendation of keeping an eye on Daiji-chan was a bit 
too much.  Her younger sister was getting a bit paranoid about the 
Hibiki girls' abilities to get lost.  It wasn't like the little girl 
could disappear while inside the clinic....

Kasumi blinked and gasped when she saw Daiji trying to "lean" against 
the entrance door... and fall outside.  Okay, maybe Akane-chan was 
right.

Walking swiftly, Kasumi grabbed Daiji's hand before she could wander out 
of range and not be found before another week.

"Daiji-chan, were are you going?  You have no need to try walking home 
by yourself, Akane-chan is going to pick you up with Kimiko-chan.  Just 
wait with your sister, will you?  I'm sure she won't be long."


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

Taking a hold of his sister's shoulders, Hiro pushed her back breaking 
the hug.  For a moment he just looked at her with open mouth disbelief.  
"Kimiko, when did you get so big!?"  All thoughts of trying to escape 
from the clinic without paying, like his grandfather had taught him, 
vanished from his mind.  Giving her the up and down he was amazed at the 
change she had gone through over the years.  "I remember you being just 
a little thing....

"Have you been keeping up with your training?" he asked, breaching the 
one thing that mattered to him.  The world of martial Arts.


Re: Highlights of depression -

Byooki Desu

Her face turning a bit red Daiji chewed at one of her pigtails 
embarrassment.  It was a bad habit of hers, one of those little things 
that helped telling her and Yoiko apart, something a mother took notice 
of but that other people eve as close as siblings or "aunts" never gave 
more than a second thought.

"I'm a big girl, y'know." she mumbled, her cheeks burning hotly.  Age 
had never done the Hibiki sense of direction any good, no the only thing 
age added was another sleeve of embarrassment.  She had turned fourteen 
today, she wasn't some little kid that needed help from getting lost!

Why, the way she saw it she was a whole freaking year older than she had 
been only yesterday and she was tons more mature then she had been then 
-- hell she was practically a grownup just like her grandpa!

"S'not like I need anyone to hold my hand anymore." she explained to her 
"Aunt" Kasumi.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

At the mention of training, Kimiko's mind called up all the things she'd 
done during the day, and a blush colored her face.  "Oh, training, yes!  
I've been training very hard."

As she said hard, Kimiko's blush deepened even further.  Hastily she 
kept talking trying to keep her imagination at bay.  "I've gotten so 
much more flexible since the last time you saw me.  I can't wait to show 
you."

Kimiko's traitorous mind called up a sudden image of her wrapped around 
her big brother, showing her just how close they could get to each 
other.

Her flush spread over her whole upper body, and she dropped her eyes, 
afraid if she looked at her brother directly he'd be able to tell what 
she was thinking about.  Thank goodness she didn't have Mascara's 
handicap.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Kasumi nodded with that warm, motherly smile that she mastered so well.  
A smile that no child could ever find condescending, but instead telling 
of complete understanding.

"Of course Daiji-chan, you're a big girl.  And you don't need to be hold 
by hand... but it is nice to do so, don't you think?  Me, I like having 
a strong, courageous girl like you holding my hand.  I feel more 
secure."

With these ego-boosting words, Kasumi was leading the Hibiki girl to the 
next room, so smoothly that Daiji was barely realizing how the woman 
nudged her in the direction she wanted.

There, they found Kimiko in great discussion with a boy... who looked 
vaguely familiar.  Kasumi wondered where she could have seen him.

Would Daiji recognize her long-lost brother?


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

Turning a bright shade of red, Hiro placed one of his hands at the back 
of his neck.  He wasn't the smoothest when it came to the opposite sex, 
and misread his twin's discomfort for something else.  In his limited 
experience he found himself wish he could take his last question back.  
It really didn't matter if Kimiko was still practicing or not.  Like a 
complete jerk he had missed the chance to make a good impression on his 
sister for the first time in years.  "Uhhh... I'm sorry, I didn't mean 
to embarrass you....  What are you doing in a hospital?" he asked, once 
again losing focus on the topic and changing it completely.  "Are you... 
Hello." he once more switched subjects seeing the two new arrivals.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

"Oh, I'm just here for a check-up..." Kimiko started to say, but trailed 
off as she saw her brother's attention had wavered from her to.  A spurt 
of jealousy colored her emotions green as her brother greeted Kasumi and 
Daji.  It wasn't fair, he'd just gotten here.  She wanted him all to 
herself.

If it had just been her sister, she would have tried to drag Hiro's 
attention back, or literally drag him from the room, but as one of the 
people was Kasumi, she was unable to do either of those things.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Kasumi, entering the room with Daiji in tow, answered to Hiro's salute.

"Good afternoon, young man.  Do I know you?  You look familiar."

Then to her niece: "Kimiko-chan, your mother... I mean, Akane..." she 
corrected herself (Kasumi still had some trouble calling her sister 
Kimiko's father), "... is on her way.  She'll pick you and Daiji-chan 
shortly."


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Byooki Desu

Daiji, just like her parents, was a sucker for praise and so it wasn't 
until she bumped into what she thought a hard wall that she looked up 
and noticed that she was back in the clinic again.

Craning her neck, the small redhead took a couple of steps back as she 
glared at what obviously wasn't a wall but a very big boy.  Big people 
annoyed Daiji greatly, there were so many of them and they always made 
her feel as if she was short or something.

As if it wasn't enough that big sister Kimiko always seemed to get so 
excited whenever a big boy or man was around now she had to wait here 
and watch the whole exchange?

Missing the jealous look her sister was shooting her way, Daiji tugged 
at the loose-fitting and much-too-big shirt Shitagi had supplied her 
with at the bathhouse.

"Mmmm, he does!" Daiji piped in reply to her Aunt Kasumi's comment about 
the boy looking familiar.

Ever since she had been little, big people had always thought they could 
take things away from her, but she had always made them regret it.  She 
and Yoiko might not have liked having to share their mother with their 
sisters, but that didn't mean they liked it when other people tried to 
take their sisters away from them.  This boy would be far from the first 
boy that she had to get rid of.

"Why, did you leave your gorilla-cage at the zoo, mister?"


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

Reaching out Hiro, placed one of his large ham-sized fists on top of 
Daiji's head, and gave her hair a tremendous tussle.  Turning his head 
he looked at Kimiko.  "Cute kid," was all he said.  Having already lost 
the moment of being insulted, Hiro pulled his hand back and asked a few 
questions.

"Sir, I really don't have the means or even the potential to pay for the 
services you rendered."  This statement was directed towards Dr. Tôfû.

"Boy Kimiko, it really has been a long time, how is mother doing?" was 
asked at his twin.

"Hello, Ms.?" he said towards Kasumi.

"Excuse me, where can I eat for under 1,000 yen?" to everyone

In one quick round of questions, Hiro was able to show everyone one his 
short attention span.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Tôfû pushed his glasses up his nose, still looking a bit stunned.  But 
it was soon replaced by a warm smile.  "You don't have to pay for 
anything, Hiro.  You are family.  And you can call me 'uncle'."

His wife looking at him quizzically, he added: "Kasumi-chan... you're 
never going to believe me, but I think this young man is Hiro Saotome... 
Kimiko-chan's twin.

"Oh my!"  Kasumi Ono's usually unflappable countenance broke down a 
little this day.  She quickly hugged the confused boy (not letting go of 
Daiji's hand, giving her a chance to embrace her brother too).

"It was so long... we were so worried about you!  Where were you all 
this time, Hiro-kun?  Your parents searched for you for months!"


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

Kimiko was not about to be left out so she jumped back into the fray and 
gave Hiro as big a hug as she could manage with Daiji and Aunt Kasumi in 
the way.  "I missed you so much, big brother," she said with great 
feeling.  While Hiro was no older than she was, he was certainly much 
bigger.  Calling him big brother had been a teasing thing that turned 
into affection long ago.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Byooki Desu

A vein popping in her forehead as she heard the "cute kid" remark, Daiji 
was about to speak up when she heard the other people start babbling.  
Hiro?

The cogwheels shifting in her mind Daiji straightened her hair as she 
studied the big boy.  Nope, no way!  This wasn't Hiro!  Unable to shake 
her other hand free, the slight redhead glared at the hugging people.

"Like hell he is!  This guy is way bigger than Hiro... and Hiro isn't 
this tanned!"

Tugging at the big boy's clothes, she pointed out the obvious.

"-'sides, his clothes are dirty!  Mommy always washed Hiro's clothes!"


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

Hiro felt the little girl pulling at his shirt.  With mild humor in his 
eyes, he reached down and gently broke the grip she had on him.  It 
wasn't that he was rude, in fact when he was able to stay focused he was 
exceedingly polite.  But ever since he was six and had received a deep 
crack to the base of his skull, Hiro had not been able to stay focused 
on many things for very long.  Felling his stomach growl, hunger became 
the imperative.  Not saying a word to the others, the boy simply turned 
his back on them and rifled through his bag, pulling out two items.  One 
was a clock, and the other was a travel-worn day planer.  Opening the 
book, the others were able to see a very exacting list of the days 
plans.  6:30-9:00 train; 9:30-10:00 breakfast... Everything was planned 
out for his entire day.  "Hum," he said looking at the planer and the 
clock.  Only the things in his book were ever even attempted to be kept 
too.  "I should be eating right now..." he said to no one.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Tôfû adjusted his glasses, more than a bit puzzled.  He remembered 
having treated the concussion Hiro got when younger.  No doubt it was 
the same boy.  The brain damage had been mostly healed, but it had left 
a very easily distracted young man, apparently.

Kasumi blinked, a bit surprised by Hiro's sudden loss of interest for 
them.  But her hostess instincts quickly took over, and she immediately 
proposed: "Ho, if you are hungry, I can cook something.  Would you like 
that, Hiro-kun?"


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

A hurt feeling churned in Kimiko's stomach as her brother turned his 
back on her.  She knew about his problem, but understanding the why did 
little to ease her hurt feelings.  For her brother's sake she tried, 
however.  "I could fix you something to eat, Hiro," she said 
tentatively.  "If aunty Kasumi will let me use her kitchen?" she 
continued, a questioning look in her eyes as she looked at her aunt.

She had reason to question her aunt's feelings on this.  Kimiko was not 
a good cook, not an awful one, but she'd learned from a very bad 
teacher, namely her Dad.  With near immunity to serious physical harm, 
Kimiko was just about the only one in her home that never thought twice 
about being in the kitchen at the same time as her dad, Akane.  She was 
also one of the very few people who could eat her dad's cooking, and 
expect to survive.  That had left her with some serious 
misunderstandings as to how to prepare food, however.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Byooki Desu

Popping up beside her tiny girl that was her older sister, Daiji nodded 
her hear vigorously.

"That sounds like a super idea, 'miko!" she said, her face taking on 
what she thought a shrewd look.  Yes, after he had eaten it she wouldn't 
have to be bothered by this big guy stealing her sister away from her -- 
after all toxic waste was a pretty good deterrent.

"You should make 'em a great big batch of it!"


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

"No, I wouldn't want to put anyone out on my behalf."  Standing up Hiro 
placed his day planner into his back pocket and looked at his twin.  
"How's..." he started to ask, but stopped.  This one wasn't due to his 
short attention span, but his shame at being away so long.  Looking into 
the darkened corrodes of his mind, Hiro remembered that while growing 
up, only he had been able to eat what his sister and Ms. Akane had been 
able to make.  Like his father, he was too worried about hurting 
someone's feeling to not eat it.  "I've a few coins, perhaps we could 
celebrate my home coming..." he said lamely, offering to pay for a meal.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

"Oh, I'd love that," Kimiko gushed.  "We can go to this special little 
place I know."  Kimiko flushed with pleasure at having her big brother 
all to herself.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Kasumi was about to protest; this was her home, she was the one supposed 
to make food for any guest.  Even though she understood Kimiko's desire 
to be better acquainted to her twin after this long separation.

She was distracted by a ringing at the door.  She decided that it was 
best that her husband keep an eye on the kids, so she excused herself 
and walked to the clinic's entrance.

"Oh, glad to see you, Akane-chan.  You'll never guess what just 
happened."

"What?  Oneechan, please don't tell me that Daiji-chan managed to get 
lost while I was en route.  And how his Kimiko?"

"Kimiko is alright, don't worry.  And Tôfû-chan is with the children, he 
won't let Daiji-chan 'escape'.  But it's something else I was talking 
about... you are going to have a surprise."


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

Hiro watched as Kasumi walked away from the small group.  Not that he 
had any dislike for the woman (far from it in fact), but he had never 
really been comfortable in a crowd.  Reaching down, he picked up his 
sack, flinging it over his shoulder.  "Well Kimiko, where would you like 
to go?"  He smiled at his sister, not knowing where to begin or even 
what to say.  It had been so long, he wondered if she was even the same 
person he remembered.  "Or perhaps you could pick," he said to Daiji, 
not picking up on the oozing malice she was directing towards him.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Byooki Desu

"How about back to the zoo...." Daiji mumbled under her breath, then 
directed a brilliant smile towards Hiro.

"Oh, you wanna be with me too?" she asked him as she grabbed onto one of 
his arms and hugged it.

As short as Kimiko, the two sisters looked more like they belonged in 
kindergarten when standing beside the tall boy.  Okay, fine, so her 
original plan hadn't worked, but maybe this one would.  Maybe she could 
get Kimiko jealous and angry enough to clonk the big guy.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

Kimiko scowled at her little sister.  The brat, why couldn't she go get 
lost?  It should be easy for her.

"Why don't you go take a long walk on a short pier?" she asked her 
little sister.  Looking around Hiro's barrel chest, she gave Daiji a red 
eye bedaaaa, pulling her lower eyelid down and sticking out her tongue 
to blow a raspberry.


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St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

"Well, I see I shouldn't have worried about you, Kimiko-chan.  You seem 
to be in pretty good shape." said a familiar voice who made Kimiko 
froze.  "Healthy enough to hug some boy, in fact.  And that really 
wasn't a nice thing to say to your little sister."

Standing at the entrance, Akane Saotome was lightly tapping her foot, 
arms crossed.

Behind her, Kasumi tried to tell her, "Akane-chan, that boy, in fact he 
is--"

"Let me guess, Kimiko's new boyfriend?  Never seen him around.  Do you 
at least know his name, young lady?" she asked, not recognizing Hiro.


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Byooki Desu

Pulling at her own mouth, Daiji stuck her tongue out in Kimiko's 
direction, making an ugly grimace.  That stupid idiot!  Why'd she go and 
take her anger out on the wrong person for?  That's not how it was 
supposed to work!  She was supposed the become all angry at this guy.  
Locked in heated battle of who could make the ugliest grimaces behind 
Hiro's back, Daiji froze as Akane's voice suddenly filled the room.

Ranma was a loving father and fantastic mother, but Ranma was a big 
softy; not a pushover, but a parent that simply couldn't say "no" to his 
or her children.  With stubborn and wild children like Shitagi and all 
her siblings constantly battling each other for supremacy, if it hadn't 
been for a certain woman named Akane, the house would probably not have 
been in one piece today.  Having been the source for so much of the 
destruction of the old house in the past, it was a bit ironic that 
Sôun's youngest daughter would play such a large role now in keeping it 
in good condition.  Ironic as might be, but Akane had come to play the 
role of the mediator and the arbitrator both.  Yes, Shitagi might 
overpower her siblings on a regular basis, but a lecture by her was not 
one that left a lasting impression.  On the other hand, a lecture from 
the self-proclaimed matriarch of the dojo left the siblings no other 
choice but to obey.

Listening to Akane lecture her big sister Kimiko, Daiji nodded in 
vigorously, agreeing with her that Kimiko was a big meany.  Well, maybe 
not "big" but she could be so mean!  And here Daiji was trying to look 
out for her and get rid of this stupid boy.  Hoping on top of the boy 
Daiji sat on his shoulders as she started pulling at his face and 
contorting it into the most stupid of grimaces.

"Uhuh!  Uhuh!  He is my boyfriend too!  He said he was goin' to take me 
and Kimiko to the zoo and play with us!"

The term "play" was something Daiji had picked up once when she had been 
lost and a few boys that had looked older than big sister Shitagi did 
now had asked her... if she wanted to come play with them.  Having been 
only ten at the time, Daiji being a very fun-loving child might have 
gone with them if her grandfather had not showed up.  The boys had 
dispersed quickly enough, but her grandpa had hugged her as if he had 
been scared she was going to get lost again if he didn't.  "Never play 
with boys," he had told her, "boys could be animals".  Daiji had giggled 
at that, after all her grandpa was a big panda himself.  But despite 
never having quite understood what it had all been about, she had 
listened to her dear grandfather and she knew that boys just spelled 
trouble.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

To say the room got colder would have been an understatement.  Hiro's 
body in one moment lost all color and warmth.  The voice was one that he 
was very familiar with, more so in recent days.  The sight of Mrs. Akane 
sent a terrified jolt through his body.  Looking at the older version of 
his cursed self, he lost all sense of feeling.  In his eyes fear quickly 
turned to hate and hate turned to anger.  Reaching up to the top of his 
head, Hiro took a hold of the front of Daiji's top and pulled her off of 
his head.  "I should be going," he said in a low nearly dangerous tone.  
Though Akane had spent a good portion of his youth raising him, as of 
now Hiro could only see the cause of his curse.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

Kimiko felt her heart lurch.  Her big brother couldn't leave!  Turning 
an angry look toward Akane she said, "Daddy, how can you be so mean?  
You know this is Hiro!"


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Byooki Desu

Blinking as she was suddenly pulled away from on top of the big guy, 
Daiji was left hanging more than a foot above ground as he never let go 
of her T-shirt.  Twisting irritably, she glared up at him then directed 
her glare in Kimiko's direction, while she kicked at the big boy's 
shins.

"Liar, liar, rubber-body on fire!" she whined, as she started to really 
get annoyed.

Why did Kimiko have to insist on pretending this guy was Hiro?  Kimiko 
always liked big boys for sure... but why did she have to pretend he was 
their brother just as an excuse to see him?  Didn't she think Daiji 
missed her big brother the lumphead too?  Kimiko could be so selfish 
sometimes!  Just like that stupid bitch Mascara!


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

The pregnant woman puffed rather exasperatedly.

"Kimiko-chan, I already told you to not call me daddy!  Okay, I see 
you're at least on a first name basis, but do you know his family name?"

Seeing what was happening to Daiji (and ignoring the fact that the 
feisty teen was raining kicks on the boy's legs that would have 
incapacitated a lesser man), she added for Hiro: "And you, big bully, 
stop pestering Daiji-chan!  She's still a little girl, you're gonna hurt 
her!"

Behind her sister, Kasumi was desperately trying to smooth the 
situation.  "Akane-chan, he said it's Saotome..."


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

"That's right, Daddy," Kimiko said.  "He's Hiro!  My brother!  Can't you 
tell?"

Kimiko was a fairly compliant girl, but she had one stubborn habit, she 
always called Ranma, Mom, and Akane, Daddy, no matter what gender they 
were.  It was her way of dealing with her rather strange genesis.  It 
had taken her a long time to actually understand the how and why of her 
conception, but once she had, at around five or six, she'd latched on to 
the basic facts like a leech.

Ranma was her Mom, and Daddy Akane had put her in Mom's belly to grow up 
to be a baby.  She now had a more sophisticated knowledge of the 
biology, but that did not change who was who in her mind, and she was 
not going to pretend that Akane was her mom just because she was now a 
girl.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

Hiro was unable to take his gaze from Akane.  More importantly, her 
protruding stomach.  He knew that his mother had been a man, one with a 
gender curse like his.  The knowledge that he could become pregnant had 
been a constant burr in the boy's often-unfocused mind.  The idea of 
having sex as a girl, let alone getting a child from it had caused him 
many night terrors.  This sight of his girl form, older but unmistakably 
being pregnant was too much.  It had been easy to ignore at first, his 
shock at seeing Akane overpowering his senses.  The conversation that 
followed gave him more then enough time to see that the woman wasn't 
fat.  It was proof that he could become...

"Pregnant!?" the wanderer screamed in fear.  In that moment the flight 
portion of his survival mechanism kicked in.  Turning, he bowled 
everything in his path out of his way.  Chairs, tables, Dr. Tôfû, even a 
desk was batted aside.  Everything went flying until he ran face first 
into a support column, ending his panicked flight and any other thoughts 
he had as well.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Although she had gotten better, Akane hadn't totally lost her habit of 
jumping to conclusions, and generally choose the worst one.  So, it took 
her little while to consider what Kasumi and Kimiko were telling, and 
even so she was still skeptical.  It has been a long time since she'd 
last seen Hiro, and the boy had grew a big deal since then.

"Hiro?  You don't say... no way, after all this time??"

That's when the big boy unexpectedly panicked.  This startled Akane and 
her sister, who couldn't understand why he was having such an extreme 
reaction.  Akane wasn't that frightening, was she?

It was a pandemonium as Daiji and Kimiko, who where too close from Hiro 
when he frantically turned around, where bowled over.  Dr. Tôfû was too 
stunned to stop Hiro either, he was shoved out of the big boy's way 
before he could hit any soothing pressure point.

Good thing the support column was sturdy, as it finally stopped the 
panicked Hibiki lad.  The various object that where sent flying began to 
be reclaimed by gravity, crashing on the floor.

Including a pitcher of water, that inevitably aimed for the nearest 
Jusenkyô-cursed individual.  Which happened to be the knocked out 
Hiro-kun.  A splash later, he was Hiro-chan, and a dead-ringer for Akane 
in her teens, stuck in way-too-big clothing.

The eyes of the adult Akane rolled in their orbits, and she slumped 
backward, fortunately to be caught by a worried Kasumi.

"Oh my!"


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Byooki Desu

When Hiro had started panicking and suddenly taken off Daiji had been 
too surprised to stop him, she had however possessed enough self-
perseverance to grab onto the first steady object that came in their 
way.  So this was when Hiro was finally halted by a pillar, Daiji was 
cradled in Tôfû's arms where she held onto his head for dear life.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

True to her nature, Kimiko bounced back off the floor, and a few walls, 
after being swept aside by Hiro.  She had moved to stop him, when he'd 
stopped himself, and spilled the water.

Kimiko blinked in shock, shifting her gaze from Hiro-chan, to her Dad, 
who was currently being supported by her Aunt Kasumi.  "No way!" she 
said.  Dropping down on her knees beside Hiro-chan, she reached out and 
fondled a breast.  "They're real," she said in amazement, staring over 
at Dr. Tôfû.  Sure, she was used to gender curses, but not ones that 
produced a young duplicate of her Dad out of her brother.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

"Would you stop that," Hiro said in what was unmistakably Akane's voice.  
The tone though was one that only a few had ever heard before.  It was 
the flat emotionless voice Akane had spoken with when she had been 
possessed by the vengeful spirit doll.  At first, one would have 
mistaken it for having been devoid of life, but it wasn't.  Under the 
cool soulless tone was an unchecked rage; it was an anger waiting to 
spill forth.  "Please don't ever touch me like that again."  If the 
offender hadn't been his sister (someone he loved more then his own 
life), the younger "Akane" would have responded with violence to rival 
the cruelty of Yôma's Hell.  Rising to her unsteady feet, Hiro placed a 
small delicate hand to her forehead, touching the massive bruise already 
forming.

"Sorry for..."  Starting to apologize, the young "girl" realized no one 
would ever understand the cause of her fright.  Sighing, she looked at 
her feet, hating the dainty toes she saw.  "Can I get some hot water?"


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Tôfû Ono sat on the floor, holding a scared Hibiki girl in his arms.  
Despite the commotion, he was looking very calm, as if this kind of 
things were common in this clinic.  Well, in fact, they were.

Daiji's deceptively-strong arms locked around his head limited a bit his 
movements, so he asked in a patient, gentle voice: "Would you not 
squeeze so hard, Daiji-chan, please?"

When Hiro's demanded for hot water, the doctor turned to look at the 
transformed boy.  Tôfû nodded, or tried to despite Daiji's grip.

"Kasumi-chan..." he started to say; but looking around he saw his wife 
was already tending to her fainted sister.  Shrugging, he rose to his 
feet, still carrying Daiji.  It looked like he'd have to fetch the hot 
water himself.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Byooki Desu

Still clinging onto Tôfû's head, her action was more an ingrained 
martial reflex than it was anything else.  Daiji's mommy might not have 
subjected any of her children to the often dangerous and downright 
stupid training methods her father had put her through, but she did 
teach her kids the art, and as with anything Saotome in origin it left 
unforeseen consequences.

On such unfortunate example was Ranma's reflex training that she had 
employed on many of her kids.  Instead of using hot coals and other 
things that could have hurt her children, she opted for a safer 
approach.  Deciding to make a game of it to better teach them, Ranma 
modified a simple game of tag into a training exercise that was meant to 
heighten her kids' reaction skills.  It worked, only problem was that, 
whenever their reflexes kicked in the kids immediately sought what they 
subconsciously saw as the safest place.

Thus such was it that Daiji didn't let go of the nice doctor even when 
he started walking around with her and fetching water for Hiro.  Daiji 
had seen the transformation and she could only stare at the new Akane.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

Kimiko snatched back her hand from her brother's?  Sister's?  Dad's, 
breast.  "Sorry, sorry.  I didn't mean..." she blurted out before 
trailing off.  She backed off to give Hiro lots of room, feeling more 
than a bit flustered by the sudden transformation.  She likely wouldn't 
have blinked if Hiro had turned into a pig or something.  But her own 
dad!!!  How weird was that?

She would have offered to go and get some hot water, but she was afraid 
she might miss something, or that Hiro might wander off while she was 
gone, and it would be years before she saw him again.  She wasn't going 
to let him out of her sight till she found out everything about what had 
happened to him.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

Standing with her back rigid, Hiro gave everyone in the room a 
challenging glare.  Though the "girl"'s parents were Ranma and Ryôga 
respectively, the look was unmistakably Akane's.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Still carrying Daiji around, Tôfû-sensei went to a sink and opened the 
hot water tap to fill a glass.

Kasumi gently patted Akane's cheek, hoping to revive her fainted sister.  
She wasn't very successful.

The kind woman was also a bit worried about the angry glares Hiro was 
giving everyone.  Had they failed at making him... her... feel welcome 
among them?

Trying to casually restart the conversation, Kasumi innocently said: 
"Oh my, Hiro-chan... that's startling... you look exactly like 
Akane-chan did at your age."


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

Kimiko's chin was quivering, and there was a suspicious brightness to 
her eyes.  She'd been waiting forever for her big brother to come home, 
and now he didn't even seem to know her.  What was worse, he hated her.  
The way he had talked to her when she had accidentally touched her, him.

She faded back into the room, feeling miserable, and wishing she could 
melt into the ground.  Actually, maybe she could do that, but things 
were bad enough without showing her brother that.

A tear trickled down her cheek as she felt the door to the street at her 
back.  Her stomach hurt.  She fumbled for the doorknob.  Maybe she'd 
better go.  Her brother didn't want to be with her.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

Reaching out, Hiro placed a small hand on top of Kimiko's holding to the 
doorknob.  "Wait," she whispered.  "I'm sorry, I know you must hate 
me... I'm such a freak."  Hiro knew that he was a bitter disappointment 
to his sister.  He hadn't wanted anyone to see his curse, lest of all 
the person he loved the most.  Unshed tears did water the "Akane"'s 
eyes.  "I hate this body," she said angrily, wiping at her face.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

"Now, now," the soothing voice of Tôfû-sensei said from behind the 
teenagers.  He walked back in, with Daiji still clinging to him like a 
barnacle.  "I understand it must be hard for you, Hiro-kun.  But nobody 
in Nerima will ever hate you just because you have a Jusenkyô curse.  In 
fact, several people here are in the same case, some in your family.  
I'm sure they'll help you to cope."

A warm smile on his face, he handed Hiro a glass of hot water.

Not far away, Akane was coming back to her senses, and started to rise 
with Kasumi's help.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

T.H. Tiger

"Yes, yes, of course we'll help," Kimiko cried, her heart jumping up in 
her throat at her brother's words.  "It's not even really a very bad 
thing, not compared to some of the people who live here.  Wait till you 
meet Shitagi.  Now there's a real monster!"


Re: Family Reunion... maybe

Austin_S_Dakota

"Uhh, thank you." was all Hiro could say as he poured the water over her 
head.  In a matter of moments Hiro once more stood in his male body.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

Byooki Desu

If any of her siblings had cast a glance in her direction, they would 
have noticed the funny expression Daiji-chan was wearing.  Incredulity 
written all over her face, her lower lip was twitching slightly.

Suddenly letting go of Tôfû's head, Daiji pushed away from him and 
landed on the floor, avoiding eye contact with Hiro at all costs.

"Lookie, lookie..." Daiji exclaimed.

Pulling up her sleeve, she was looking at her wrist -- where anyone 
looking could see that she was wasn't wearing a watch.

"I better head home, or mom's gonna think I'm lost or somethin'!"

Spinning on her heels she headed towards the nearest exit, then after a 
few muttered curses stepped out of the medical-supply closet and headed 
towards the other door.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Akane, now steady on her feet, absentmindedly grabbed Daiji by her 
collar before she could go anywhere near the door.  That was almost a 
reflex for any parent having watched over the Hibiki twins for any 
length of time: if you could, never let them get away unattended.

Ranma's wife walked to the newly reunited Saotome twins while carrying 
Daiji -- whose legs were flailing above the floor.  Despite her pregnant 
state, Akane's strength proved superior even to a Hibiki kid.  With her 
free hand, she bopped the back of Kimiko's head (seemingly hard, but 
with Kimiko it wasn't sure she even felt it).

"Don't talk that way about your sister." she sternly warned.  She knew 
quite well of the rivalry between Kimiko and Shitagi, but it was no 
reason for any child of her to badmouth a sibling.

"Kami-sama... so you really are Hiro?  I bet you got a loooong story to 
tell... especially about this curse." she said to the cursed boy.

Akane then shoved the reluctant Daiji toward her newfound big brother.  
"Come on, Daiji-chan, why don't you give a big hug to your oniisan and 
tell him how much you're happy to see him?"


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

Austin_S_Dakota

Turning, Hiro faced the Tendô woman, for the first time realizing he 
nearly looked her in the yes.  "I'm sorry for my outburst," he 
apologized to everyone with his head bowed.  Without realizing he had 
yet to let go of his sister's hand, gaining strength from her very 
presence.  "My actions were uncalled for, it was very rude."  Losing 
focus on the fact Akane had been speaking to him, Hiro's mind wandered 
to the damaged clinic.  "Is there some way, I can make restitution, sir?  
Perhaps, I could make amends by working off my debt....  Have you 
decided on where you want to eat?"  The last part was directed towards 
Kimiko.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

Byooki Desu

Daiji would have kicked Akane had the woman not been pregnant.  Daiji 
didn't want to be here any longer, she didn't want to any part of this.  
Daiji might have been the visibly more crude and confident of the young 
Hibiki twins, but she also was the one of them that ran away whenever 
things didn't go her way.

Forced to crane her neck, Daiji looked up at Hiro as he tussled her 
hair.

"You ... you really are Hiro?" she asked her eyes all big and hopeful.  
"Is it really you?"


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

T.H. Tiger

"I'll eat anywhere with you, big brother," Kimiko exclaimed, holding 
Hiro's hand at least as firmly as he was holding her.  She wasn't going 
to let him out of her sight ever again if she could help it.

She grimaced at Daiji's comment and opened her mouth to make a sarcastic 
comment.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

"You don't have to pay for anything, Hiro-kun.  We are all very happy to 
see you back." Tôfu-sensei pleasantly said.

Akane confirmed this.  "You don't have to be sorry for anything.  I 
guess your curse is making you nervous, right?  It gave me a shock too.  
But don't worry, nobody will hold it against you, your mother was in the 
same case anyway."

To Kimiko, she added: "But Kimiko-chan, even if you are happy to be 
reunited with your brother, you can't keep him for yourself."

She concluded for Hiro: "We have to tell Ranma-chan of the good new.  
*You* are going to eat with your family tonight, young man."


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

Austin_S_Dakota

Lowering himself onto his hunches, Hiro let go of Kimiko's hand and 
placed both palms on Daiji's shoulders.  "Don't worry it's me," as he 
spoke, Hiro flashed a smile his Hibiki inherited fangs catching the 
light for a second.  "It's your big brother, I promise you."  Never 
breaking eyes contact, Hiro wanted to assure the young girl he was 
telling the truth.

> "We have to tell Ranma-chan of the good new.  *You* are going to
> eat with your family tonight, young man."...

Hearing Akane, Hiro lost focus on what was going on.  Centering in on 
"eat" he raised to his feet, and turned to look at his sister.  "Have we 
eaten yet?  I'm hungry, where do you want to eat at?"  It wasn't spoken 
to be rude, Hiro had just lost focus on what was important.  Namely 
Akane.


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Byooki Desu

Tears appearing in her eyes, Daiji looked as if she was about to burst 
into tears; that or glomp onto her big brother in a big hug.

"... Oniisan."

The little girl sobbed, toweling at her eyes before suddenly leaping at 
him in what looked like an embrace.  Flipping in midair the hug changed 
into a dropkick and her foot connected with Hiro's face.

"... Oniisan!  I'll kill you!"


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Akane's eye twitched, and some hairs were sticking out of her head.

"Daiji-chan, no killing your estranged brother just the very day he's 
coming back home!" she said in a stern voice... though no sterner that 
you could imagine from a mother scolding a child being mildly rude.  The 
Saotomes tended to have different standard of acceptable behavior than 
many other families.

Kasumi simply said "Oh my!"

Tôfû-sensei blinked, adjusting his glasses, and added "Yes, Daiji-chan, 
please, your brother seems already to be suffering of some concussion, 
I'd like you not aggravate it...."


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

T.H. Tiger

"Daiji, you jerk!" Kimiko cried out in surprise.  Unlike the adults, who 
seemed content to stand around and make disapproving sounds she sprang 
into action almost before Daiji's foot returned to the ground.

After all, she expected her little sister to be a complete fool, and she 
hadn't been disappointed.

She swung her arm in a wide arc toward Daiji, and should have missed by 
a mile as she was a good four feet away, but the centrifugal force of 
her fist at the end of her arm, combined with her desire to stretch 
caused her arm to extend to the point where the part that represented 
her forearm struck the Daiji's back, and bent.  Kimiko's stretched out, 
arm wrapped around Daiji, and she grabbed her own elbow as her hand 
looped around.

With a yank, she pulled Daiji toward her like a lassoed calf.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

Austin_S_Dakota

Daiji's kick didn't hurt.  Hiro was more tank than man with the intense 
body conditioning he had gone through.  Long ago, like his father the 
young boy had given up his sense of pain for an inhuman ability to take 
punishment.  While Ryôga had learned other techniques for fighting, Hiro 
had specialized in the way of the unstoppable being.  Even Akane-san and 
mallet-sama couldn't hurt the boy.  Hiro was plain too tough for that to 
happen.  His primary concern was for his little sister's foot, had her 
attack been of even the tiniest bit stronger she could have crippled 
herself for life.

Before he could react, though, Kimiko's response happened first.  For 
all of his incredible power, Hiro was one of the more lumbering of the 
Nerima fighter, actually slower then your average black belt.  Not 
knowing of his sister's cursed nature, Hiro watched as her arm seemed to 
break in three, four, seven over a dozen places.

THUD....

The sight of what he though was his twin taking massive damage was too 
much for Hiro.  Eyes rolling into the back of his head, the boy fainted.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

Byooki Desu

Daiji had been about to continue her assault on her brother, when what 
felt like a rope wrapped around her torso and pulled her away.  If you 
saw a technique enough times you eventually developed a counter for it; 
that was one thing all of Ranma's children had inherited from her.  That 
and many other of her more dubious traits.

Kimiko's sudden innovative attack, powerful as it was, couldn't have 
been more unfortunate -- It resembled Shitagi's braid attack.

Far too accustomed to Big Sister Shitagi's braid trick, the twins had 
developed several devastating counterattacks to it; something that poor 
Kimiko would now be the wiser of.

With and angry yell Daiji didn't resist the pull but added to it 
instead, as she shifted her body and flew straight at Kimiko with both 
her feet in a crushing "foot to head" maneuver.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Akane pinched the bridge of her nose as her children were starting to 
brawl.

Tôfû-sensei kneeled next Hiro.  He was starting to get worried for him; 
between his fainting and lack of attention, the boy had every symptom of 
a concussion.

Kasumi... smiled warmly.  "Kids, please, don't get too rowdy inside the 
clinic... you can always go play outside."


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

T.H. Tiger

Up till her heavy-duty training, translation, wild sex with Mascara and 
Shitagi, Kimiko's body had most closely resembled a hard rubber doll.  
She could stretch to a limited degree and most attacks bounced off her, 
while forcing her back from the force.

Now, however, her body was much more malleable.  Indeed, only her self-
image let her maintain a human shape.  So when Daiji's heels hit her 
forehead, her head bent backward at an impossible angle allowing Daiji 
to slid over top of her.  The continuation of the motion caused her to 
fall backward her body following Daiji's till she literally wrapped 
around the other girl and in an ungainly ball they rolled till they hit 
the wall.

Kimiko's head stuck out from the misshapen ball, her eyes twirling as it 
swayed back and forth.  "She started it," she slurred in protest over 
her aunty's admonition against fighting.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Akane's jaws crashed soundly on the floor at the sight of what Kimiko 
and Daiji had become... a ball of rubbery members around a rolled-up 
little girl.

Tôfû-sensei, his attention attracted by the crashing sound, turned to 
the girl.  Then, something that hadn't happened since many years -- 
since he married Kasumi, in fact -- made a sudden return: his glasses 
instantly fogged up.

Picking them from his nose and intently whipping them clean, he mumbled: 
"I think I need a new prescription...."

Even Kasumi blinked, her usual blissful countenance slightly cracked and 
she looked disconcertedly at her nieces.

"Ho my... Daiji-chan, Kimiko-chan, are you hurt?"


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

Austin_S_Dakota

"Oh my dear...."  Thud.  Slowly Hiro raised his head from the floor his 
senses somewhat returning when he saw the ball.  His sister was 
stretched like a shawl around Daiji's shoulder giving the appearance of 
have been skinned.  His mind unable to comprehend the sight shut down, 
once more slamming his head against the wooden floor.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

Byooki Desu

Daiji and Yoiko had similar fight abilities, but something Daiji had 
always prided herself with was that in a straight wrestling competition 
she would beat her twin nineteen times out of twenty.

Yes, grappling was were Daiji truly excelled -- even in a bout between 
herself and Shitagi, the small redhead was certain she herself would 
come out as the victor.  But if Shitagi was on one end of the scale on 
which all of Ranma's children measured themselves; Kimiko was on the 
other.

A fight between Kimiko and Daiji should only have been able to end one 
way, and it sure wasn't like this!

Desperately grappling with what she thought a leg, Daiji wrapped her 
arms around her rubbery sister's head and arms in a headlock.  What the 
redhead hadn't expected, however, was her sister's other leg wrapping 
itself around her neck!

"This sucks!" she growled as Kimiko continued making a bundle out of 
them.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

T.H. Tiger

Kimiko flushed red with embarrassment over her loss of control.  She 
struggled to free herself from Daiji, but was finding it hard to keep 
track of what went where.  And Daiji wasn't helping by yanking on 
various parts of her body.  The only thing keeping her even slightly 
cohesive was her clothing.

"Stop struggling, you little brat!" she hissed at her younger sibling.  
Putting action to her words, she wrapped all four limbs around Daiji's 
body.  Unfortunately, while she had the advantage in flexibility and 
position, Daiji was more than strong enough to stretch her limbs.  So, 
even though she was wrapped thoroughly around the other girl, she could 
not keep her still.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Akane, who had stayed stunned and reactionless for a while at the sight 
of Daiji and Kimiko tying themselves in knots, finally got a grip on 
herself and walked to the kids.

"Kimiko-chan... Daiji-chan... could you please stop that?  That's rather 
unsettling..." commented the pregnant woman.  She was, indeed, looking a 
bit green.

"Kimiko, does this hurt?  My baby, talk to me... please..." she added, 
nearly crying from worry.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

Byooki Desu

Daiji's cursing thankfully muffled by her sister's body, the redhead 
growled as her submission moves seemed to have no real effect.  Forcing 
her fingers into Kimiko's mouth Daiji pulled at her sister's mouth ... 
and pulled.  What happened to Kimiko's face was something you'd only 
expect to see on a member of the Chardin family.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

T.H. Tiger

"Iff wooff, iff If coold," Kimiko mumbled, answering her father's 
demand, meaning 'I would if I could', but her diction was sadly lacking 
due to the fingers currently pulling her face into something out of 
BeetleJuice.  At any moment she feared she'd be staring at her Dad from 
out of her own mouth.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Akane didn't like yelling against either of the twins, because she could 
tell the little girls were still resenting her for "stealing" their 
"mommy".  But there were limits to her patience.

"Daiji-chan... if you don't stop doing this to Kimiko-chan, I may be 
unhappy with you." she sternly said.

Unable to watch and stay idle as her little baby was put into weird 
shapes, Akane tried to pry the girls apart... though it was hard to get 
a good grasp on either of them.


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Byooki Desu

Telling someone you might get stern and being stern was two different 
things.  Daiji had no respect for Akane but she did fear her temper, 
whether it was directed at her mommy or at anyone else.  Watching an 
angry Akane wasn't fun, and certainly not something one should subject a 
child to.  No, watching your mother getting kicked through the roof or 
get hit with a frying pan was not something any child should have to 
witness.

"You're uuuuuuugly!  U.G.L.Y!" the small redhead chanted, spelling it 
out as she moved Kimiko's mouth in all kind of impossible angles.  
Whether she was talking about Kimiko or Akane however was left unsaid.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

T.H. Tiger

Kimiko was not happy about Daiji putting words in her mouth, literally.  
She let herself go limp, and with her newfound talents, that meant a 
whole lot more than when a regular person did it.  She literally flowed 
away from Daiji's hands and off her body.  A few seconds later, Daiji 
was sitting smack dab in the middle of a puddle of Kimiko.

A puddle that suddenly sprouted tentacles all around the edges that 
speared upward and halfway over Daiji, before coming to a stop.  For a 
second Kimiko struggled with the urge to fully envelope her little brat 
of a sister, and give her a Shitagi-style lesson.  Proving that her big 
sister had been a bad influence on the flexible teen.  At the last 
moment however, reason overrode anger, and she let the tentacles 
hovering over Daiji flow back into her body.  A corner of the puddle 
farthest from Daiji humped up, and the rest of Kimiko flowed over to it, 
leaving Daiji sitting on the floor as Kimiko assumed her more or less 
human appearance.

She was nude of course.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Akane was about to admonish Daiji-chan for good for her dumb attempt to 
insult her while framing Kimiko-chan.

However, when she saw her little girl turn into something out of a 
hentai manga, her eyes bulged out to the size of saucer, and she 
fainted, toppling backward for the second time.

"Oh my..." Kasumi simply said.

Tôfû-sensei, frantically cleaning his glasses, got closer from the 
recomposing Kimiko.  "Fascinating... it seems you have reached a very 
impressive level of control over your body, Kimiko-chan...."

His choice of words involuntarily triggered a memory of Kunô Tantô in 
Kimiko's mind... thankfully, the good doctor was no mad scientist.


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Austin_S_Dakota

"Kimiko...?" was all that Hiro could say.  With Mrs. Akane draped across 
his lap, the young man had awoken to such a sight.  Before him on the 
floor sat his twin sister, naked.  "Gaugh!" was all the wanderer got out 
before his nose sprayed a mist of blood.  The sudden light headed 
feeling left him drained, and once more Hiro collapsed to the floor.

THUD!


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

T.H. Tiger

> "Fascinating... it seems you have reached a very
> impressive level of control over your body, Kimiko-chan...."

After an initial spinal shiver at Dr. Tôfû's words, Kimiko realized what 
he'd said.  She looked down at her nude body, for the moment not 
concerned with its nudity, but awed over the fact that everything seemed 
to be just where it should be.

She hadn't even thought about what she was doing, and everything had 
moved just where she wanted, and then back where it belonged.

"Wow," she said.

Of course, it was at that point she realized she was starker in front of 
her big brother, no doubt brought on by the sight of him suddenly 
gushing blood.  "Kiaaahhhhh," she cried out, covering as much of herself 
as her hands and arms could manage.  Forgetting completely that she 
could simply shift her body to no longer look nude.  Heck, she could 
likely alter her outer appearance to look like she was wearing clothes.  
All that flew right over top of her mind.  All she could think about was 
the kind of thoughts Hiro must be having to react in that way.

"Big brother, you pervert!" she cried out.


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Byooki Desu

Daiji could only stare as Kimiko melted away.  To her credit, however, 
she didn't faint or start screaming.  Some would say the reason Daiji 
didn't faint was because she was made out of sterner stuff than her 
weak-minded brother and that stupid Akane -- others would say it was 
because she was the one that was weak-minded and stupid.

"Gakk!" she exclaimed as Hiro sprayed her with a gout of blood and 
brought her out of her silent pointing at Kimiko.  Giving her head a 
shake she quickly stuffed a strawpipe into each of Hiro's nostrils.  
Toweling away some of Hiro's blood from her face, Daiji gave a relieved 
sigh.

"Kimiko-chan... you aren't going to eat Hiro, right?" she asked in a 
small and worried voice.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

> "Big brother, you pervert!" she cried out.

Kimiko's yell did have an unexpected effect... it woke up Akane quite 
instantly.  Acting by reflex, she immediately jumped to her feet and 
waved Mallet-sama around, while shouting "WHAT?  PERVERT?  WHERE?"

Although the mother had changed a lot since her younger days, she was 
still an adept pervert-basher.  Not so much with people her age, 
considering all the madcap sexual adventures she had with Ranma and his 
friends.  But whenever she suspected anybody of having perverted 
thoughts with one of her children, she could get nasty.

However, she calmed down when she saw it was only Hiro having a 
nosebleed.  If the boy was anything like his father at his age, then it 
was a false alarm.

"Kimiko-chan!" she exclaimed, dropping the hammer and hugging her 
daughter tightly.  "Oh man, you scared me so much.  Don't do this again.  
Hu... young lady, you realize you're naked?"

> "Kimiko-chan... you aren't going to eat Hiro, right?"

"Of course not, Daiji-chan." Kasumi reassuringly said, helping Daiji 
clean the blood drops on her.  "Your sister wouldn't do anything bad to 
your brother."

Tôfû-sensei tsked while looking at what Daiji had done to Hiro.  Maybe 
she thought she was helping by using strawpipes, but she would really 
need some first-aid lessons.  Pulling away the straws, he replaced them 
with cotton balls to stop Hiro's nose from hemorrhaging.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

Austin_S_Dakota

Without opening his eyes, Hiro captured the doctor's wrist.  "I'm OK," 
he said, letting Tôfû know that his services were not needed.  "Is it OK 
to look?"  Hiro's voice was a lot less sure than it had been before.  
Not wanting to take any more of his sister's dignity than he already 
had, the wanderer waited for the OK.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

T.H. Tiger

"Wait, wait," Kimiko cried out.  She bent over and gathered up her 
discarded clothing, flashing her "charms" toward her brother as she did 
so.  A fact she realized as she looked between her spread legs and saw 
him laying there with his eyes clenched shut.  Face burning, she hastily 
stood up and dashed toward one of the treatment rooms.

"OK, you can look now," she said as she slid the drapes closed.


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

Byooki Desu

"Yeah, you can look now..." Daiji parroted and waited for Hiro to open 
his eyes.

"Right into my foot!" she screamed, planting her foot in her brother's 
face when he opened his eyes.  Damn that Hiro!  Just leaving like that 
without saying anything!


Re: Family Reunion... maybe not

St Fan, Kami of Writer's Block

Akane had enough of Daiji's attitude.  She knew the girl was difficult, 
but today this was going too far.

Grabbing the little Hibiki girl by her pigtails, she pulled her away 
from Hiro.  "Daiji!  You're THAT close from getting a bare-assed 
spanking!  What is up with you?  Aren't you happy that your big brother 
Hiro is back?"


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Byooki Desu

"Let -- Let go of me!"

Daiji screamed, almost screeched in anger.  Her hands gripping her 
pigtails reflexively, Daiji would have attacked Akane if the woman 
hadn't been pregnant.

"I hate him and I hate you!  You bitch!"


[TO BE CONTINUED IN EPISODE 13, THREAD 4]