"So you see, with work, commanding NERV operations, shopping, bar hopping.." the woman prattled off.
"You keep talkin." he sighed, leaving her at the table while snapping. "I'm gonna take a bath."
".. it just isn't possible for me to do ALL these chores.." Misato blinked as the boy shut the door to the restroom, effectively ending the conversation. She sighed, lifting up her beer for a chug. Did I say something wrong? she wondered about that for a time. She realized it was a bit 'dishonorable' to try and weasel her way out of the chores, maybe that’s why he was upset? She mused over that.
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Ranma hung the occupied sign on the door handle before closing the door, glad to be away from the talkative woman. Does she ever shut up? He sighed, mentally as he pulled his shirt off. It was different from what he was use to, anyway. Coming from a place where the majority of most his conversations began with 'Ranma' and ended with 'die', well, it was a little odd to find some one who insisted on flapping her lips over the most mundane things. He realized one thing though, and it made him feel like a total heel. Kasumi had never complained about the work load she was forced to endure, never once lost that smile of hers that could both sooth and calm the raging emotions of the rest of the house hold. How had she put up with it? Heck, she had to take care of seven people, and they only themselves.
"Squawk."
He eyed the furo with a little smirk. He hadn't seen the little bird yet, and was kinda wondering what it would be like to meet the comic relief of the series. He looked happy, soaking in the warm waters with a towel neatly folded over it's head, steam rising and condensing a bit in the air, keeping the half of his body not submerged fresh and wet.
Slipping his pants and shoes off, he made a mental note to get some new threads. He had been stuck wearing Shinji's get up for the last few days, and had come to the realization button up shirts and pressed pants just weren't him. Wish Mihoshi woulda let me keep what I was wearing. He stopped himself then, shaking his head. Wishing for crap you can't change isn't gonna help, Saotome. Just take all this one step at a time. Sitting on the stool, her gazed over the assorted soaps and lathers. Cherry, Jasmine, Lime. He shrugged, picked one out at random and set it aside as hit turned the cold water on and began filling the basin.
"Afta three days, I prolly reek, don't I?" he commented, glancing at the penguin, who just ignored him and sank deeper into the tub. He had the opportunity to wash at NERV, but the little problem with his curse had stopped him. What would they do once they found out about that? If three days of testing just for his guy side was bad, he didn't want to imagine the hell he'd come into once they figured out he could turn into a girl. Nope, better just to try and avoid that.
Turning the water off, he picked up the basin, carefully balancing the container as he lifted it over head. "Don't blink now." he chuckled, winking at the little bird, before dumping the cold water over his head.
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Penpen just stared at the curious little human.
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Ranma tentatively reached down and touched his chest. "Wha.. no.." the feel of it, the texture, and the lack of any protruding objects had left him stunned. "I'ma.. guy?" reaching down and grabbing his flaccid warrior, he gave it an assuring squeeze. "I'ma.. guy?!" his voice was a little more panicked, before he started chuckling madly, "YATTA! NEVA GONNA BE A GIRL AGAIN! NEVA GONNA BE A GIRL AGAIN!"
Penpen blinked, watching the human jump from his seat and go running for the door butt naked. He just sighed, sinking deeper into the warm water. Humans were so weird.
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Misato may like to indulge in serious drinking at times, enough to where normal people would generally be left wallowing in a pool of their own vomit, and that wasn't to mean she didn't ever go that far in her drinking, just not often. However, she was also a soldier, one who understand her duty as the children's Commanding Officer very, very clear.
Hearing her latest charge scream, but not hearing the words itself, she leapt out of her seat with out a second thought. "RANMA!" Slamming the door open, she rushed head first into the unknown, prepared to kick all ass to protect the child.
Ranma jumped around as happy as a kite, kicking his heels together in mid air as he danced around the room, "YATTA! YATTA! NEVA AGAIN!"
Misato was also a woman who had quickly, especially in light of what she was seeing, come to the conclusion that even though he was a child, even if he didn't really look like a fourteen year old, he was still a beef cake. Rolling abdominals, chiseled chest, defined arms and legs, a generous... Maybe having him live with her was a bad idea after all?
If Ranma gave a spit about his state of dress, he certainly didn't show it. Hopping around like a Mexican jumping bean, he eventually came to a stop in front of the woman, who had just stood their frozen. "Misato!" he chirruped, far too happy for any type of modesty as he grabbed the woman up into a twirling hug, "YA KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?!?!?"
"Bad thoughts... very bad thoughts." Misato meeped.
"No!" he dropped her, the stunned woman falling to the ground on her butt, dazed. "It means I'm NEVA! GONNA! BE! A..." he blinked, suddenly realizing that A. Misato had no clue about his curse. B. He was naked, and had just assaulted the woman, even if he hadn't meant to. C. She was staring a little to far to the south with a raging blush, a silly grin, and a nervous twitch in her eye. He coughed. "It means.. ya can get out now." he deadpanned, before diving for the Furo, Penpen crying in outrage as the resulting splash threw him out of the warm waters. He raised one flipper threateningly, almost as if he was flipping the guy off.
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Ranma had enjoyed his bath, taking to it with a zeal he couldn't ever remember having. Just the fact his curse didn't seem to work anymore had left him giddy and as high as a kite. Why, he didn't even blush when he came out and caught Misato staring at him still red in the face. Well, maybe that was because of the beer, but he didn't care to ask. He had already embarrassed the woman enough for two life times.
Which was fine, since later they...
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