As Ryouga-Kodachi ran around the haunted dojo, trying to escape (and being hampered by the fact that 'she' kept searching the same 3 walls for a door that the game had magically sealed anyway) Kodachi-Ryouga was trying to catch Akane to stop her from doing gross bodily harm to a body that was not the body of the boy who'd slept against her body, it in a different, smaller body, all while herself in a body that was not her body, and thus a good deal less graceful than she was accustomed to (confusing, ain't it?)
Finally Kodachi-Ryouga managed a clumsy, but effective flying tackle (effective largely because while her present body had not the grace of her normal body, it was a bigger bulkier boy body than the body of the girl she was trying to sit on... bodily).
"Tendo Akane, just whose body do you think that is you are trying to beat bloody!" Kodachi shrieked, as she held down the fuming and struggling girl by sheer weight alone.
"HE WATCHED ME CHANGE AND SLEPT IN MY BED! HE NEEDS TO DIE!" Akane screamed.
"No doubt, but as the wretch is not presently himself, and is in fact myself (in at least a physical sense) I must most strenuously veto any attempts on your part to break my bones or leave permanent disfiguring scars, to say nothing of killing my body outright. What he has done to you is certainly not fair, and demands recompense, but it is equally unfair that I should have to be the one to suffer the long-term consequences of his betrayal of your trust. That is MY body, and presumably when this game is over, I shall have it back. If it is not in the pristine condition that I... left it in... SOMEONE SHALL PAY DEARLY! Am I making myself quite clear on this point?"
Akane still fumed, but Kodachi's words (as bizarre as the extremely formal and feminine Japanese sounded being spoken with Ryouga's deep voice) were getting through. In normal circumstances, Ryouga, unfortunately, would probably be able to recover from even her best attempts to utterly pulverise every bone in his body within a few days at most. Kodachi's body, on the other hand, was likely not quite so durable. It wouldn't be fair to put her back into a body with all its teeth knocked out, the skull cracked in several places, and both arms and legs broken. Likewise, she couldn't very well beat the snot out of Ryouga's real body at the moment, since Kodachi would be the one feeling all the pain Ryouga deserved.
"Okay, I see your point, but he has to be punished SEVERELY, and I don't think I can wait until after this stupid game is over. I'm open to suggestions here."
Kodachi, feeling that Akane had at least calmed down enough to be somewhat reasonable, raised herself into a sitting position. She did not completely dismount the girl though, and remained sitting with all 'his' considerable body weight upon the cushion of Akane's posterior; just in case Akane's cooperation was a ruse to allow her to escape and continue her righteous vengeance (after all, that's what Kodachi would have done in her place).
"Well, as strange as it may seem for me to be advocating the punishment of my own physical body, there are ways to inflict a considerable amount of pain and suffering upon a person without either leaving any disfiguring marks or long-term damage."
Akane glared with utter hatred at Ryouga, in Kodachi's body, cowering in well-deserved terror in the corner. "I'm listening."
Ryouga's face had never looked so evil as when Kodachi smiled through it. "Well then, let us consider our oh-so-many interesting options..."
Ryouga whimpered.
Shampoo sniffed the air. "What bad smell?"
Kodachi sniffed the air as well, then glared at her own body trembling in horror in the corner... in a new slightly steaming puddle. "HIBIKI! How dare you use my body to soil my fine clothes! I would insist you pay to have them replaced, were I not already aware you were a penniless vagabond! Instead, for this offense, I too shall take my turn at you once Akane is finished venting her hurt feelings."
Ryouga screamed like a girl (and he was capable of a very realistic impersonation at the moment) and fainted dead away.
"Well, having him unconscious will certainly make arranging his punishment easier. Now than, we can...
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