Dark Mauve: "Exposition" A Ranma 1/2 lemon by Rpgingmaster Email me at: rpgingmaster2003@yahoo.com Note: This is a lemon, a story with mature content, and is not reccomended for those underage or offended by such materials. If this applies, I urge you to leave now, for I take no responsibilty for the consquences of ignoring this warning. Note 2: This is the sequel to Dark Mauve: "Challenges" *************************************************************************** It was night at the Kunou manor. Kunou Tatewaki was passed out cold in his bed, pleasantly reciting sonnets in his dreams as he courted the two women he had fallen head over heels for, Sasuke was enjoying a rare moment of rest, and Kunou Kodachi's pet alligator, Midogorame, was sleeping off a rather prodigious meal that had consisted of what seemed to have been a six foot pile of steaks. The aquatic pet wasn't capable of advanced stages of intellect, but it did know that when his owner was happy, his meals increased in direct proportion, and recently, it seemed she was on top of the world. In fact, she lay in bed, a cheerful smile on her face, despite the fact that she should have gone crazy having flipped the pillow over approximetely 235 times looking for a cool side. The reason for this happiness lay, ironically, with one of her rivals. She had had a contest a few weeks ago, a contest over who would last longer giving the man they loved pleasure, and though it had come to a draw, neither of them had conceded. Instead, it had never ended, the two of them meeting clandestinely, always ready for another round. Neither of them LOVED each other, but their romance did keep those lonely feelings at bay, at least until either of them managed to win their fiance's heart, and one or the other would become Ms. Ranma Saotome. **************************************************************************** Meanwhile, at the Tendou dojo, one Akane Tendou lay in bed, her dreams unpleasant and fitful, causing her toss and turn. In her dreams, she saw herself in the Stone Ages, a fair maiden being fought over by the males, carried off by whatever thug had the biggest club. A few of them seemed geniunely nice, but they all stayed away, leaving the cavemen to fight over her. She soon awoke from her nightmare, shaking and sad. Her life was terrible as it stood. Every guy in her age group had fought over which one had the right to date her, her father had forced her to be the fiance of a complete and utter womanizing pig, and she felt like she was being treated like a trophy by all the men in her life. That's why, though she never openly admitted how deep it ran, she hated men. They were rude, arrogant, selfish, unmannered, and the only thing she had that they were interested in was her looks. Never mind that she was a lousy cook, short tempered, and sullen to most of them, all guys wanted was her. And she was sick of it. That's why she had a secret attraction to women. Women were the complete antithesis of men. They were compassionate, sensitive, didn't fight over her, didn't treat her like a trophy, and completely understood her. They were kind, caring, and polite as well. Very few guys in her life could claim that. However, she kept this to herself. Almost every woman had a slight envy of her. It seemed she held all of Nerima male population in thrall, a single gaze from her, no matter how innocent, was enough to make a guy jilt his girlfriend. She hadn't for that to happen, it just did, so she no other woman to turn to for the love and caring she had always wanted. She was all alone, and as she turned over in her sleep, trying her noble best to ignore the nightmares, she knew it was a futile effort. **************************************************************************** The next morning, Shampoo was wide awake, working early in the Nekohaten kitchen, fixing up some ramen for her airen, Ranma. Ever since he had beaten her in combat back at the Amazon Village, she had pursed him, or rather her, due to Ranma's curse that changed him into a girl when splashed with cold water, with the intent to kill her, as it was the Amazon way to slay any woman who defeated them in combat. However, when she had learned that Ranma was really a man, she instantly became his fiance, as it was Amazon custom to marry any man who bested them in battle. That was proving rather difficult, as it seemed that Ranma had several women engaged to him, Akane Tendou was engaged to him because of a promise made between their families, Ukyou because of another promise made long ago, and Kodachi, who wanted to marry Ranma as repayment for saving her life. With all this competition, she knew she would have to be the fiance to top them all, and as she poured the ramen into a handy box for her airen, she wrote his name on it, in large, bold kanji, then she jumped through a window and then across the rooftops, all so she could meet him at Furinkan High and show him why she was the only logical choice. And all the ramen would do was cement that, given that a large part of Ranma's heart was indeed in pawn to his stomach. ************************************************************************ Meanwhile, Ranma was walking the fence to Furinkan High, Akane slightly ahead, and as he saw her head nearer and nearer to the school gates, he thought about his life. It really wasn't fair, he concluded. He didn't want to be engaged to Akane, as it was quite clear that she didn't like him all that much, and the fact that he had a curse that turned him into a girl only added to the tension. At first, he had thought that Akane liked girls, owing to how pleasant Akane had been to him during their first meeting (he had been a girl at the time), but how unpleasant she had been since she discovered he really was a guy. However, he had never seen her express an interest in women up till now, and he really didn't care. He may have been honorbound to be engaged to her, but even he knew that she deserved better. Even with that decided, he still had three other fiances who wouldn't leave him alone. "Nihao, Ranma!" (Oh crap!), he thought, (It's Shampoo!) The Chinese girl had just jumped in front of him, and thankfully, she hadn't glomped him yet, which would have just given Akane cause to mallet him into the lower stratosphere, not that Akane wasn't already grinding her teeth in frustration already. He saw that Shampoo had a box of ramen in her hands, and his thoughts were instantly subverted to the thought of food. He still had several minutes before school, and he was still hungry, owing to having one of his poorer days in weaseling food away from Genma. However, just as he was about to grab the ramen, he saw a very familiar swirl of black rose petals and heard an eerily familiar laugh, and he inwardly groaned as he realized that his most persistent fiance, Kodachi "The Black Rose" Kunou was behind him. (Oh goody.), he though sarcastically, (The deity that oversees irony must be getting a good laugh right about now.....) Kodachi was also bearing food, a plate of chocolate chip cookies in fact. He knew that she probably hadn't poisoned them or anything, but knowing how Kodachi liked to use various chemicals to debilitate and stun people, he felt the urge to run anyway. However, that's when he realized he was stuck. He didn't want to offend either of them, and he knew that if he listened to his stomach, he would knocked into the sky like a homerun by a mad Akane. He started to sweat, and that's when both of them started to close in on him. "Shampoo have ramen for Airen!" "Here are some cookies, Ranma-sama!" At that, he got really nervous, and that when both of them got so close to him that their bodies were just millimeters from touching his own, and that's when he heard a telltale rush of air that signified a swung mallet in his direction by his angry fiance, and as his feet left the ground from the blow, he heard her yell, "Ranma, no baka!!!!" He went flying, crying, "Kawaiikune otenba!!!!", as he cleared the lower cloud cover over Nerima. Meanwhile, Kodachi and Shampoo were brawling amongst themselves, each arguing that Ranma would have liked what they had prepared more, but things got ugly when Kodachi whipped out her combat ribbon and tried to take Shampoo's head off with it, and as Shampoo angrily attacked back with a bonbori in return, both completely ignored Akane, who was having her own problems. Kunou Tatewaki had shown up, doing his whole posturing number, the lightning flashing in the background, the gigantic boquet of red roses, not to mention the poetry that was so bad it made Tuxedo Kamen off "Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon" look intelligent by comparison. Thankfully, the world was spared his tired and overused Shakespearian redentition when she laid him out with her mallet and stomped inside the school. Meanwhile, Ranma fell to earth, right in the koi pond outside the Tendou Dojo, and as he crawled out, his body now that of a teenage girl thanks to his curse, he didn't even stop by the kitchen for some hot water to change back before he sprinted back to the school as fast as he could, hoping he made it in time before Miss Hinako made him hold buckets outside class for being late. **************************************************************************** Later that afternoon, Kodachi made her way to the public baths, her school uniform in dusty disarray. Her and Shampoo had had a rather heated battle that morning, and though neither had been seriously injured, they had gotten exceedingly dirty, and as she walked inside, she was looking forward to washing the grit out of her hair and out from underneath her nails, thus cutting a more respectable figure. She disrobed in a small changing area, and after she had wrapped a towel around her, she walked out to the baths, and she saw two things. One, aside from herself and one other person, the baths were deserted, which wasn't so odd, especially given that ithe baths were rarely visited during this time of the year, but still, the lack of people was a bit of surprise. However, her ire was raised when she saw that the other person in the baths was Shampoo. The Amazon girl was there, sunk down to her waist in the slight steaming bath, relaxing against the side, devoid of a towel. Apparently, Kodachi concluded, she didn't have a lot of modesty, but, then again, there was hardly anybody here. However, since she was too tired to complain, she lowered herself into the same bath as Shampoo, folding her towel and placing neatly to the side of the bath, then, after lowering herself nearly down to her neck, picked up some nearby soap, and began her bath. Shampoo's eyes had opened in the interim, and she herself wasn't the mood to start a fight either, so she merely said nothing and continued to relax as Kodachi bathed herself. However, soon after Kodachi was finished, she relaxed herself, and couldn't help but feel jealous of Shampoo. Apparently, Shampoo had been blessed with a knockout body and a decent cup size, and, while she herself had enough curves to turn most heads, she felt a little envious of Shampoo's bust size. However, to cover her irritation at the unfair distribution of nature's blessing, she sighed sarcastically and said, "Sad, isn't it?" Shampoo, realizing she was being addressed, opened her eyes and asked suspiciously, "What Rose Girl mean? Kodachi stretched, thus giving Shampoo a good look at her and said haughtily, "It seems to me that whatever state I'm in, dirty or clean, I'm still beautiful enough to catch Ranma-sama's eye....... Shampoo's temper started to flare. Apparently, Kodachi was spoiling for a good war of words, and if that's what the Martial Arts Rythmic Gymnast wanted, then she felt obligated to answer to the challenge. "Rose Girl crazy. If airen like you, then why he run away?" Undaunted, Kodachi retorted, "Maybe he just can't handle this much flawless beauty all at once...unlike you, who has to bribe him with food to get him to stay around." The fact that she had done that as well was diplomatically left out. "Whatever Rose Girl. Shampoo still cuter than you.". It was of note that by this time, Shampoo was nose to nose with her antagonist. Kodachi leered at her and smugly replied, " You know, there is something we can do that is more constructive than you hopelessly arguing that you are better for Ranma-sama, don't you?" Shampoo looked confused, but that when confusion gave way to surprise as Kodachi initiated a liplock. She was originally shocked, but, considering that making out was a much more pleasurable alternative to getting into a nasty scrap, Shampoo gave up any thought of resisting, and soon, the two of them were happily kissing away their day. ************************************************************************** As Akane got into a towel, she looked at her hair in a mirror, which was now liberally plasted with mud, and she sighed as she remembered having to KO Kunou as she left school, just so she could get home without having to listen to another one of his sad attempts to court her, and her plan to KO him had had a monkey wrench thrown in it when Kunou landed in a mud puddle, which drenched her school uniform in the process. She would have used the furo at home, but the builders were repairing yet another fiance sized hole in the roof, so she, after getting a clean change of clothes, had headed here. Now that she was finished, she cinched her towel a little tighter around her waist and prepared to enter the bathing area. However, as she got to the door, she heard voices. Very familiar voices. Curious, she slowly cracked the door opened, and her jaw dropped in shock. Kodachi and Shampoo, fellow rival fiances and bitter enemies of her and each other, were kissing. Very passionetly in fact. For a few seconds, Akane just stood there, shocked, but her mind kicked in soon enough, and she realized it would be prudent if she weren't discovered, so she merely kept the door cracked open enough to see and continued to clandestinely watch, mesmerized. *************************************************************************** Shampoo felt really good up against her, Kodachi decided. It had just been making out, but now the fire of lust had been stoked, she was feeling more than a little lecherous, so it was fair to say that Shampoo was surprised when Kodachi raised her hand to clutch her left breast, but her surprise turned into protracted pleasure as the gymnast gave her a quite exquisite massage. Soon, Shampoo found herself wanting to return the favor, and she raised her own hand to Kodachi's right mound, and as did, she heard her lover moan with pleasure..... *************************************************************************** Akane couldn't believe what she was seeing. Kodachi and Shampoo hated each other, considered each other little more than below them and a mere stumbling block to winning the heart of the man they loved, and Akane found it hard to believe they were now ecchi suru, but, despite her disbelief, it was true. She continued to watch, stunned and curious, so entranced by what she had secretly fantasized about that she was unaware of the desire that made the deep pools of her eyes glaze, nor the incredible warmth it stirred inside her. *************************************************************************** It had advanced far beyond the light touches and kisses of before. Now, it had transformed into their chests heaving as ragged breath escaped passion swelled lips as their hips ground and their sexes crushed together, eager for release. Both of them were on Cloud Nine. These moments made them feel so euphoric it was like drinking the ambrosia of the gods, and as climax drew near, the sweet nectar of passion bound the two of them together, and soon they reached their peak, crying each other's name in ecstasy as sweet release claimed them. Kodachi was lying against Shampoo as she recovered, her head resting on her lover's shoulder, giving her a good view of the door, though she was more concerned with recuperating than her vision, but soon, an aftershock hit, driving her eyes open. As it did, she clutched Shampoo tighter, but as she did, she finally looked at the doorway, and realized they were not alone. In fact, she realized exactly who it was. That caused her mouth to drop as well. **************************************************************************** Fear gripped Akane as Kodachi eyes shot open. Panic that she had been discovered seized her, and with haste, she hurridely donned her clothes and left, fleeing the scene, half wondering if she had been discovered, and half unable to do anything but think of what she had witnessed, and unable to drive how excited and wanting it made her feel from her mind..... **************************************************************************** Later that night, Kodachi had found herself unable to sleep, and this time, it wasn't due to an off temp pillow. Her mind couldn't get over the fact that her and Shampoo had been watched. Akane Tendou, of all people, had been watching them. She knew that Akane would probably not tell anyone about what she had witnessed. However, was it possible that Akane had liked what she had seen? Was it possible that- Kodachi decided to get out of bed. She couldn't sleep for all these unanswered questions, and she finally decided to go with a plan she had originally been against. She made her way to her chemical lab, gathered the nessecary tools and powders, then, after donning her leotard, she lept out her window, and onto the rooftops of Nerima, heading for some answers. Soon, she was already at the Tendou dojo, and after slipping into Akane's bedroom window, she quitely set up the incense burners and the miniature tape recorder, then she waited while the incense she had lit started to work on Akane. Kodachi was quite proficent in mixing various chemicals, and while she had tried to synthesize a weakness potion, she had synthesized a truth serum instead. It was still experimental, but it should work. When the body is asleep, the subconscious is more aware than it is during the day, and during REM sleep, dreams occur. The unintentional result of this subconscious activity is the weakining of the conscious mind's grip on it's self control, specifically the area of will and resistance. While asleep, it is possible to extract information through interrogation of the one who is asleep, through the means of asking questions to the sleeping party, and, due to the weakened state of the consciousness, it is possible to extract truth from the asleep party through their sleep talk. Kodachi had decided to use this method, but by use of the truth serum she had invented, she hoped to counteract the chemical in the brain that inhibits overfrankness. To bolster the effect, the truth serum incense also had an agent in it that would put the asleep party in a semiconscious state, which would further lower the mind's resistance, and also allow the asleep party enough motor control to speak while asleep without slurring or slipping back into unconsciousness. After about 15 minutes, during which time Kodachi had wisely stayed away from the fumes, Akane was ready. Akane lay in her bed, her eyes half lidden, her pupils evidencing a dull look, her breathing patterns and pulse similiar to someone under the influence of hypnosis. That's when Kodachi began her interrogation. "What is your name?", Kodachi asked softly, testing the results. "Akane Tendouu......" "Were you at the public baths today?" "Yess...." "Why?" And Akane told her. "Did you see anyone?" "Yes..." "Who?" "Ko...Kodachi and Sham..poo..." "What happened?" And Akane told her. "What did you think?" "I...liked..it...." Kodachi felt her veins turn to ice as Akane spoke. "Do you like Ranma?" ...no...not really..." Her blood heated up again, and she inwardly rejoiced, realizing there was hope for her and Ranma-sama after all. "Do you....like girls? A small smile crossed Akane's expressionless face as she said ".........yes........" At that, Kodachi, clicked off the tape recorder and gathered up her tools. She placed down a sleeping incense next to Akane for fifteen minutes, and once she was sure that her antagonist was asleep, she left, an idea forming in her mind.... **************************************************************************** That next afternoon, Akane found herself walking into the St. Hebreke School for Girls gymnasium, holding a challenge letter. Ever since last night, things had been strange. She had had a weird dream about being interrogated, then she had found a challenge letter from Kodachi in her locker that told her to come alone to the St. Hebreke gym after school, and oddly enough, the Black Rose had been a no show all day. As she entered, she saw nothing but a bunch of mats. She stepped inside, and that's when the door shut. She turned around, and she saw Kodachi lock the door. Before she could say anything, Kodachi asked her, "Did you have a dream about being questioned last night?" "That's right.....", Akane replied, feeling very uncomfortable. When Kodachi had said that, she felt very uneasy, and she felt her heart sink into her stomach when Kodachi pull a small tape recorder out of her pocket and press PLAY. The tape played, and Akane felt faint as she heard herself answer truthfully to questions she never wanted to be asked or answer, and as the tape concluded, Kodachi stood nose to nose with her and asked, "So Tendou, should I tell Ranma-sama......." (No, not that, anything but that!), Akane thought. Kodachi had her right where she wanted her, and she just wanted to disappear, knowing her secret would be exposed. "....or do you want to kiss me?", Kodachi finished seductively. Akane felt her eyes close, accepting her fate. Kodachi taking this as affirmative, drew her into a kiss. This was Akane's first kiss, and even though it was her first, she had never expected it to be from a woman, nor did she expect that the kiss would feel so soft, so wonderful. Encouraged, the Black Rose deepened the kiss, and Akane, confused but growing rapidly euphoric, responded in kind as she felt the invisible yet oppressive chains called taboo's fall away. She had always imagined it would be this way among women, but her fancies had far underestimated the passion. As their lips finally parted, Kodachi held her close and said softly, "Well, I guess you finally mine......" That's when she felt Akane's grip on her turn to iron. Suddenly, Akane held her close, her embrace as rigid as a ramrod, and as Kodachi looked in apprehension into Akane's now fiery eyes, that when, through grit teeth, the blue haired girl said, "I...belong...to...no...one...." With that said, Akane, took her into a deep bruising kiss, and as Kodachi felt herself submit, she decided to let Akane take her, kiss her...... And love her. *************************************************************************** Author's Note: Well, here it is, the long awaited sequel to Dark Mauve: "Challenges". First, I would like to thank Dark1. I had already started to work on this, but Dark1's email inspired me to overcome a case of writer's block and finish this. Thank you very much. Also, even though this is a sequel, I would consider writing another Dark Mauve story, as I personally believe that the canon of this story is far from over. And, to clear something up, this series was called "Dark Mauve" because of it's two main characters in the first one./ Kodachi has dark hair and is called the "Black Rose" (hence, "Dark"), and Shampoo has purple hair. (hence, "Mauve") Finally, I would like to say something about lemons in general: Lemon writing should not be an excuse to throw away good taste. It should have a plot, realism, and it's lemon content should compliment the story, not drive it. It should not be crass and tasteless, rather, it should be written well, if for no other reason than to show good taste. Well, anyway, as I say to my fans, and to my detractors: Have a nice day!!!!