Neko Love 10. Demon Nightstalker of Nerima

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Disclaimer: I don’t own Ranma!

Author’s Note: Yes, I am a pervert girl and proud! I haven’t set loose my full lemon’s yet. So anyone criticising me for the lack lustre performance of the lemons in earlier chapters shouldn’t really judge it by those chapters. They were really just limes.

Chapter 10

Akane ran to try and catch up with Ranma. He had been avoiding her all morning. He hadn’t even insulted her bento box she’d given him. Something was wrong and it all came down to Nabiki. He could be avoiding her in case he turned Neko again. It had been happening quite a lot lately. As if it was some strange wish of the gods.

*What did I ever do wrong.* Akane wondered.

There was a crack of thunder from the heavens and the rain began pouring down. Ranma stopped dead in her tracks to stare at the sky.

“It was clear skies just a second ago.” She moaned as she swept her red hair from her eyes.

Akane caught up to the now turned girl. “I thought you were used to the sudden showers by now.”

“Must be a bad omen.” Ranma sighed. “Thunder after clear skies, it can’t be good.”

“The only bad thing is we’re late.” Akane growled. She grabbed Ranma-Chan and dashed for school. “We just better hope everything’s calmed down from yesterday.”

Furinkan High loomed on the horizon. As the pair came closer a tall figure could be seen. He was wearing a cloak that flew dramatically in the wind. The rain suddenly stopped as the pair stood in front of the stranger.

“When did cloaks become fashionable again?.” Akane asked as she slowed down. She didn’t trust mysterious people in cloaks it spelled trouble.

Ranma scratched the back of her head. “So who’s that guy.”

“I am glad you do not recognise me, precious flowers.” A bamboo sword shot out of the cloak and the man raised his head.

“Kuno?!” Both Akane and Ranma shouted in disbelief.

“My fair maidens have fallen to the dark monster that is Ranma Saotome.” Kuno said. “Thus, I have become the one thing these creatures fear.”

“What is he on about?” Ranma moaned, totally lost by the references Kuno was making.

“Remember he thought the rumours about you being Dracula were true.” Akane whispered.

“What that pale guy that goes ‘blah!’.” Ranma-Chan said making a face.

“Ah-ha!” Kuno shouted pointing his sharpened brokken. “You are under his spell pigtail girl.”

“Oh no, please upper classman.” Akane moaned.

“I, the Demon Nightstalker of Nerima” Kuno announced, the wind whipped up faster making his cloak flap dramatically. “Shall slay the foul demon and free my maidens of his evil spell.”

“Demon pervert stalker?” Ranma said slightly confused. “What happened to blue blunder?”

“It is an inappropriate name for such a task.” Kuno boomed. “Now sweet pig tail goddess let me save you!”

“I don’t believe this!” Akane moaned. “Can this get any worse?”

“Hey RAN-CHAN!”

Ukyo was walking quickly toward Ranma. She was wearing her full battle gear. “I got a few questions about that Neko thing.” She said.

“You know you shouldn’t say that Akane!” Ranma-Chan warned. “Whenever anyone says, ‘it can’t get any worse’, it does. It’s like saying, ‘Oh well, at least Ryoga’s not here!’ Sheesh!”

“RANMA PREPARE TO DIE!”

Ryoga Hibiki appeared out of some trees like an avenging archangel.

“Okay, you made your point.” Akane sulked. She didn’t like it when she was proven wrong.

“You know sugar I don’t reckon you ever telling me about this Neko thing.” Ukyo growled. She clutched her large battle spatula holding it high in an aggressive manner. “You haven’t exactly told your best friend about it.”

“What Neko thing?” Ryoga growled. He was still sore from last night. He was sure Akane had been acting like a cat. He had made the assumption it was Ranma’s fault.

“Dearest Pigtail goddess and Akane Tendo!” Kuno was now charging at them his new cloak. “Let me free you!”

Ranma stuck out her foot to stop Kuno from hugging her. He avoided it by dodging. Ranma, slightly shocked by Kuno’s evasion instead of his usual collision didn’t have time to prepare for the inevitable grope. As Kuno grabbed the now screaming Ranma. Akane smacked Kuno in the face with her satchel. She pulled her fiancee off the too eager senior.

“When did Kuno learn to evade?” Akane said slightly baffled. “He always moves in a straight line!”

Ranma-Chan was visible shuddering. She would prefer to were a bra than have Kuno hug her again.

“I really need a bath.” Ranma moaned.

“Kuno just cut it out!” Akane shouted. “We are not under any spell!’

“Akane Tendo, do not lie for the monster.” Kuno said. “You have another mark of the demon. It is worse than I thought!”

“Oh no!” Akane grabbed her own throat but it was too late. They had all seen her other hickie mark from yesterday.

“ANOTHER MARK?” Ukyo screamed.

“RANMA WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO AKANE?!”

Ranma groaned. “Just once I would like a normal life.”

Then hell really did break loose. Kuno had recovered from the satchel attack and was advancing on Ranma-Chan. Ukyo swung her spatula down to stop him so she could hit Ranma herself. Ryoga had lifted a boulder and was screaming his fury at the girl/boy. Akane stood watching helplessly as the battle increased. Ranma dodged and blocked all of Ukyo’s angry barrage. Kuno was also attacking but he received some warning punches from Ranma. This wasn’t being helped by Ryoga chucking boulders at Ranma.

“Ryoga stop it!” Akane shouted. “Ukyo calm down, Kuno just stop it!” She hated being this useless and defenceless. Didn’t they understand she was a martial artist too? She could fight! Akane clenched her fists and ran into the free for all. She would help Ranma even if the jerk didn’t appreciate her!

Ranma didn’t notice he was too busy eluding Kuno’s brokken strikes. For some reason he thought freeing his pigtailed goddess meant hitting her rather hard.

Akane intercepted Ukyo’s small spatula’s. Some of them hit her, tearing part of her uniform.

“Get out of the way klutz!” Ukyo yelled. “You don’t wanna get hurt do ya?”

“Leave Akane alone!” Ryoga said. He dropped the boulder that he had been aiming at Ranma’s head. He grabbed some of the fallen spatula’s and chucked them back at Ukyo.

“Hey!” Ukyo spat. “Just what do you think you’re doing Ryoga!”

“Protecting Akane!” Ryoga snarled.

“I can look after myself!” Akane said, but just as she said it Kuno and Ranma knocked into her. The Tendo girl was thrown onto the road. A van was heading along and tried veering out of the way. Ranma finally saw the danger Akane was in and picked her up while kicking Kuno away. The newly found demon slayer of Nerima was sent skyward.

Ranma-Chan landed with the furious Akane to the side of the road.

“What did you go and do that for?” She snarled. Before Ranma could come out with a remark Ryoga had intercepted him. Ranma flipped back leading Ryoga away from Akane.

Just as Akane was about to shout some more abuse at Ranma the van’s contents spilled out. The driver tried to cry out a warning but it was too late. Raw fish piled on top of Akane and all she could do is stand in shock.

The fight between Ukyo, Ryoga and Ranma stopped.

“Oh sugar, how awful.” Ukyo said in some sympathy, but not much.

A fish had landed on her head and she was just staring blankly. All around her the crowd commented on how tough fish oil was to get out of clothes.

“The smell can just linger.”

“Yeah, she’ll have to burn the dress.”

Ranma moved slowly towards Akane. It was the same strange feeling he had when her hair had been cut by Ryoga. He felt guilty and a bit shocked himself. Even if it was her fault for getting in the way.

“Hey Akane are you okay?” She asked her.

Akane slowly turned her head to face the boy turned girl. Ranma grinned nervously. It was taking all his will power not to laugh at her. He could hear behind him Ryoga trying not to laugh as well. Ukyo was giggling nervously. It wasn’t helping Ranma’s will power.

“Yo guys quit it.” Ranma hissed.

The pair exchanged glances and looked at the floor.

“It’s all your own fault.” Ryoga mutter while Ukyo said.

“It was Akane’s own fault.”

Akane was still staring at Ranma.

“It’s not so bad Akane.” Ranma said looking at the fish still perched on her head. He was close to cracking.

Akane smiled back at him.

*Good it’s okay.* She thought.

Ranma quickly changed his mind when Akane pounced on her. The tomboy’s face was firmly pressed in-between Ranma’s chest and she was rubbing herself against her. There was also a very deep purr emanating from his uncute fiancee.

Ranma gave out a high pitch squeal as she was thrown backwards. Neko-Akane was back and was feeling his girl-side up.

“Ahh!”

“Ranma stop molesting Akane!” Ryoga shouted, horrified at the turn of events.

“Sugar you’re seriously treading on thin ice.” Ukyo warned Akane.

Neko-Akane wasn’t listening she had her Ranma-Chan mate! She knew that her mate’s body was female but the more intelligent side knew that sometimes that changed so best to stick real close to her. Neko-Akane’s interpretation of that was by sandwiching her head in Ranma’s breasts and furiously rubbing herself against them.

“You guys you’ve gotta help me!” Ranma screamed.

“Seems you have got all the help you can get.” Ukyo snorted. “I thought Shampoo was the hussy and here it seems Akane’s been the seducer all along.”

“No, it is Ranma’s fault Akane’s acting like this.” Ryoga said. He had to hold onto the small belief he had he couldn’t believe Akane would willingly hug Ranma.

“It was Shampoo’s spell!” Ranma-Chan choked. Neko-Akane had pinned her down and was putting her full weight on her.

“Seems a pretty lame excuse Saotome.” Ukyo growled. “How long has this been going on.”

“She only changed last night!” Ranma said. “Please you have to make sure I don’t turn Neko.”

“Why?” Both Ukyo and Ryoga said.

“Because my Neko side will want to have, have s-s-SEX with Ak-a-ne!” Ranma explained, it was really distracting with a writhing Akane on her. “If we have sex before marriage, she’ll lose the dojo.”

“So...” Ukyo huffed. “You can always marry me sugar and we’ll inherit it.”

“I shall marry Akane even if she is dishonoured by you!” Ryoga said.

“NO!” Ranma-Chan shouted a little too loudly. “If me an’ Akane have sex like that I’LL marry her! I’ll give up inheriting the dojo too, it is the only honourable thing to do.”

Ryoga and Ukyo paled, their small delusional world they had just created shattered.

“No, you can’t...” Ukyo gasped. *I’m you’re cute fiancee.*

“Ranma, you wouldn’t?” Ryoga growled. *It’s just his trick to make Akane’s his...* The trail of thought stopped as Akane meowed loudly at Ranma.

“You have to promise me to protect ourselves against our Neko sides.” Ranma said struggling against Akane’s hug.

Ryoga stood dramatically. “I promise to protect Akane from your perverted Neko side.”

Ukyo bent down to Ranma. “I promise to protect you from Akane’s perverted Neko side.” She whispered and then winked at him.

“Okay that’s a start.” Ranma said. She tried to push Akane off her. Neko-Akane wasn’t budging and Ranma was starting to feel extremely nervous.

“So Saotome’s spell is worse than I thought!”

Kuno had arrived back from the other side of Nerima; from where he had been kicked too. He was horrified at the demon monstrosity that he saw. Somehow the demon’s spell had moved from vampirism to lycanthropy.

“Does this devil know no bounds?” Kuno yelled. “Beloved tigress Akane you have truly turned into your animal soul!”

Neko-Akane looked at the annoying man before her. He was intruding on her territory. The tall fanged man she didn’t mind he was harmless, but this intruder was different. He needed chased away or else she wouldn’t get any mating done!

“Meowrrrrrr!” She warned as she stalked towards him.

“No not again!” Ranma cried. She could only just handle the purring and meowing but when she attacked it was too much. She had to get away. Ranma jumped onto the roof and shot away.

Neko-Akane attacked Kuno. She leapt up high in the air, Kuno charged towards her. Akane flipped down and ripped into Kuno’s back. His clothes tore off as her teeth and imaginary claws dug onto him.

“Ooooh!” Some of the girls in the crowd said at the now naked Kuno.

“.....” Kuno quickly grabbed his cloak. “This dishonour will not be forgotten...” He was silenced by Akane kicking him in the head as she ran after Ranma.

“MEOWWWRRRR!!” She called as she bounded onto the roof after her mate.

“C’mon sugar after them.” Ukyo said to Ryoga. The pair leapt onto the roof in pursuit of them.

Ranma-Chan had stopped running and was shaking with fear. He didn’t like his Akane like this. She wanted her back to normal. She knew she would have to talk to Shampoo about it. The fee would probably be quite humiliating and would annoy Akane. Perhaps a date, or some work in the Nekohaten. It would be worth it though if she could get her back to normal. Maybe she could tell her the truth about her feelings?

Ranma didn’t have much time to think about it. Neko-Akane had found him and had glomped him. He fell backward off the roof and down into the building they were on.

Women screamed at the intruders as Ranma and Akane landed with a splash into the hot bath.

A male Ranma ran out as the women screamed at him. Neko-Akane was close behind meowing for her Ranma to come back!

Ranma kept running he couldn’t let ‘it’ happen! He didn’t look were he was running and he froze as he realised where he was.

“MEOWWWRRRR!!!” A hundred odd cats meowed at him. He had run into a cat kennels. All the caged animals were hissing and mewing at him. Ranma began to feel quite dizzy and nauseous. He could feel the change coming over him and there was nothing he could do.

He turned to see Neko-Akane advancing on him with a very determined look in her eyes.

Then for Ranma the world turned black as he slowly fell under the Neko-Ken.

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Author’s Note: Cliffhanger!

*Mz D dodges stuffed cat!*

Well I do like to keep the suspense going. Ryoga and Ukyo will have to hurry to keep those kittens apart!

Thanks so much to those people that spotted I was trying to keep in the hectic style of Takehashi but I am going for a slightly perverted turn of events!

I hope Joseph D. Hale doesn’t mind that Kuno stole your idea. It was a really cool concept and I couldn’t let it go to waste.

I shall try my hardest to update soon!