But she knew that she couldn't delay, and so she shouldered the brand new pack that she'd been given and headed out to where the boy who owned her would be waiting.
Stepping outside, she saw that there were three people waiting for her. She already recognised Makoto, so that meant that the other two had to be her Master, and likely his father. Moving over to them, she tried not to worry, but there were some that burbled in the back of her head.
Though, the sight of her new Master wasn't one of them. He didn't look like he was a bad sort at all. In fact, he had an open face which displayed his emotions quite easily, and a physique that she didn't need to be a doctor to appreciate. There was a bit of something untamed about him, and a self-confidence that was readily apparent. She remembered a full use slave she'd once met who'd gushed about how her young owner was 'capable all night long', and this young man looked likely to be possibly able to head in that direction.
Blushing at the line of her thoughts, she turned her attention to the elder man, and frowned. Something seemed... not trustworthy about him. He had a bit of the look of a used car salesman about him, though he didn't seem as bad as her previous Master. Still, something told her to be glad that she was owned by his son, and not by him.
Once all the formalities were taken care of, she stood in front of him, and prepared herself for the real test. This would be her first moment as his slave, and his reaction would tell her at least in part what to expect. She looked at him and said, "Hello Master..."
For a moment, Ranma wondered what he should do. Standing before him was his new slave, and by what he'd been told, she had been abused by her last master. But no one had told her that this elder woman would be... attractive. He could tell that she was waiting for him to say something though, and he felt that it should be something that spoke of him being strong, but kind.
What he managed to say was, "Uh... Hi. Nice ta meetcha."
Kumori blinked at the informal greeting, and it took her a few moments to realise that he wasn't going to be anything like a typical master. "It's good to meet you."
"Same here, even this is really not somethin' I thought would happen."
"I understand..," she murmured, wondering if he was regretting having purchased her.
"Good, 'cause I ain't real good with explainin' stuff. But ya, it's just wierd tryin' ta imagine leavin' one slave off, and comin' back ta own two. It's a bit surprisin' ta be told that, suddenly, ya own another slave, and ya didn't even know that ya did it."
"I'm sorry about that Master," Makoto apologised.
"Eh, it's okay. The way I figure it, what's done is done," the pigtailed boy said with a shrug. "All that's left now is ta go with it. I'm just gonna hope that ya can be happy with bein' my slave Doc."
"'Happy'," the elder woman parroted.
"Yeah. I mean, what good is it ta make ya miserable. I know what it's like, and it ain't fun. But I can try ta be a good Master, even if I can't change Pop."
"Stupid boy," the elder Saotome said with a sniff, "What I do, I do because I have the experience to know that you'll thank me."
"Like that'll happen."
Seeing the younger slave act like this was a usual occurance, the Doctor realised that this wasn't going to be anything similar to even what she'd been told to expect before she was processed. This young man didn't seem to be one for proprieties, nor was he acting all superior. Rather, he acted as if he would prefer to keep everything relaxed and off the cuff.
And for some reason, that appealed to her.
"What will we be doing Master?" she asked.
Ranma was surprised out of his glaring match with his father and shrugged. "Simple. We're travellin' right now."
"Oh? And is there a destination?"
"Yeah, we're heading for:
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