"Um... Ukyo-sama... it's nice to know that you like me and all, but... the customers are staring."
"Oh!" Embarrassed, Ukymel let go of the kunoichi. "I'm so, so sorry about that, sugar. I was just sooo happy that you gave me so much water... thank you!"
"Um, you're welcome... By the way, where did you get that costume?"
Ukymel blinked. "Costume?" Then she laughed. "Oh, I get it. You think I look like this because I'm wearing a costume, huh? Sorry, but that's just the way I am."
"B-but mistress... how did you...? I mean... that's a pretty strange new look for you."
Still not understanding that Konatsu thought she was someone else, Ukymel replied: "You don't like it?"
"O-of course I do!" Konatsu quickly answered. "Really!"
The camel-girl smiled again. "Aaah, that's so nice to hear, sugar..." And again, she gave Konatsu a hug.
Suddenly, the door to the storage room opened. "Konatsu, we're out of onions again, could you pleeeeaaaaaasseee..." Seeing the weird scene in front of her, Ukyo could not help but drawing out the last word she said. "Wh-whaaaaat's going on here?"
Konatsu turned around, saw Ukyo, gave off a shout of surprise, turned back around, saw Ukymel, shook his head and looked back at Ukyo.
"I'm seeing double!" he exclaimed.
"Hardly..." Ukyo exclaimed and grabbed her spatula. She marched up to her double menacingly. "All right, who are you and what are you doing to my Konat... to my employee?"
Ukymel grinned. "Giving her an innocent hug?"
"Try again, furry! And by the way: Stop impersonating me!"
"Hey, I already told your cute lil' waitress: That's just the way I am. By the way, I like your bow. Reminds me of my own..." She scratched her head. "Come to think of it, all of you reminds me of something... Have we met before?"
Ukyo growled. Now she was even making fun of her. "All right! Out of my restaurant, now!"
"Oh, you're the owner? Then you should give our sweetie here a raise, she's the most capable waitress I've ever seen in my life."
Ukyo was taken aback by that statement, looked at Konatsu - who was still dazed from seeing two Ukyos at once (not to mention the kiss and hug from the camel-girl one) - and murmured: "Okay... tell me what's going on here! And why do you look like me?"
Ukymel hit her own forehead. "I must've been stupid. Of course you look familiar... you must be my original."
She smiled, stepped forward and shook Ukyo's hand. "Hi, I'm Ukymel, your friendly neighborhood camel-girl double. Nice to meet you!"
And for a while, Ukyo was speechless.
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Nabatty put down the phone. "Okay, I called Setsu... I mean, Sailor Pluto. She will inform the others. They should arrive here soon. And by the way, thanks for letting me use the phone."
"Uh, you're welcome..." Nabiki replied.
Ranko smiled while hugging her friend. "You came just to fetch me? Aww, Nabiki... I mean, Nabatty-chan, that's so nice of you!"
"Hey, I was worried as much as the others... you tend to get into trouble quite often, you know that?"
Ranko stepped back and gave off a small hiss. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Remember the time when the zoo keeper entered your cage to feed you and you bit his hand?"
"Hey, that was an accident."
"Ranko, my cage is exactly opposite from yours... I've seen everything. And that bite you gave him was hardly an accident."
"Meanie!"
"Well, they get along with each other just fine, don't you think?" Kasumi smiled.
Akane shook her head. "So, now we've got two prattling animal-girls in our home from which one has accepted Ranma as her big brother and the other one looks similar to my older sister... And let's not forget the fact that the Sailor Senshi are coming to our house - or that a leonine Kodachi is still on the loose."
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot about Leodachi," Nabatty said. "I wonder where she is right now..."
Suddenly, a loud crash made them all jump in surprise.
"OOOOOH-HO-HO-HO-HO-HOOO!" The horrible laugh came from the dojo. "Admit your defeat, human harridan! You're no match for my feline grace and strength!"
"That should be her now!" Ranko pointed out while smiling.
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