[Episode 31604] [Episode 31604]He was there when the Werewlof Alpha Jetta had called her brother. He was with two friends of Ranma's. They said that a friend of theirs sold himserl, (or rather herself) to a great evil to become a female Kitsune. Now, Tirga was just working on a hunch, but if these people went after some of Ranma's friends, then what was to say they wouldn't go after the Tendos?
Though he didn't know the answer to that, Tirga wasn't willing to take unecesarry risks. He had jeopardized his first true romantic relationship long ago. A weretigress named Galia. She was the first woman that Tirga loved. He made a mistake that affected them both. He wasn't there for Galia when she needed him the most; he had failed her and lost her forever. He wasn't going to risk a chance again and possibly fail Kasumi. He was going to be there for her.
Behind Tirga, Haruka was running behind him. The others needed someone to keep an eye on Tirga, afraid for his safety, after he just changed forms and literally ran from the Hikawa Shrines. And since she was the only werecheetah at the Shrine at the moment, she was nominated to run 'damage control' for the weretiger...
Too bad there was no one to run damage control for Haruka...
*SCREEEECH*!!!
Cursing as Tirga turned into a park, Haruka skidded in one direction trying to stop, while Tirga ran in another direction. "DAMN IT! I HATE THIS!" Haruka screamed as she slammed into a parked car. "STUPID MALE!"
(------)
The Tendo house had been pretty quiet for the most part. Without Soun and Genma, (aka Crybaby and Fatass) going on and on about their plans to unite the schools, most of the action and excitement was actually contained. Only real excitement came from two rooms. The living room, (which also served as the dining room) and the kitchen.
In the living/dining room, Nabiki spent her time going over her papers that had profit margins and such. Seeing the picture of Tirga inspired Nabiki, and she was going to see what she could do about talking Tirga into posing from some provacative pics.
The kitchen was filled with a bit more action than the previous room. Kasumi was moving all about. She was cooking up a storm. She had learned what her Tirga-san's favorite meals were, and she was adding her own spin on them. A current example would be what Kasumi was doing now. While she knew Tirga liked venison, Kasumi wanted to make her own variation of Tirga's favorite recipe. She was cutting the deer meat quite nicely, sprinkling spices over it. Kasumi wanted to make sure everything was prepared in a nice, fresh orderly fashion. She only wanted the best for her dear Tirga-san.
It was then that the doorbell rang. Kasumi dropped what she was doing. Wiping her hands on a nearby towel, Kasumi shifted down from her weretigress form, into her more demure human form. Walking through the house Kasumi came to the door and peaked through the eye-hole. She saw Dr. Tofu and opened the door. "Dr. Tofu, how are you? What brings you here this day?"
As Kasumi looked over Tofu, she noticed that something about Dr. Tofu's presence felt 'odd' to her. He wasn't acting all nice and comical as he usually was. He stood there, stoicly, and yet, somehow smugly. She blinked as she took notice of how his hair seemed to be finer and somehow fuller, like the feather quills if a bird, and while his hair was still brown, seemed to have white splotches. Also his figure somehow seemed more 'rotund', like Mr. Saotome's was. "Is something wrong, Dr. Tofu?"
Nabiki, still in the living room, continued her business, however, she kept an ear open for Kasumi and Tofu's conversation. This was one thing that Nabiki loved about being a jagwere. Her hearing was intensified, and it made spying on people all the easier. She just silently hoped that Tofu wouldn't go after Kasumi for a date or anything like that. Nabiki knew that Tofu had waited far too long, and Kasumi's heart now went out to the roguish weretiger tracker of the Northern Edge Guard; Tirga.
Smiling widely at Kasumi, Tofu spoke. "Kasumi, dear, I've been holding back quite awhile, and I am sorry I have."
"Oh? What do you mean?" Kasumi asked.
Tofu continued. "You see, Kasumi, I have always enjoyed your presence. Though it did make me act, for lack of better term, 'kooky'. I am sorry that I appeared to be such a fool before your presence, Kasumi, and I apologize."
Straining her ear to listen, Nabiki nodded to herself. She was impressed. Tofu got through saying that with such an amount of control, that is was no small feat, considering his past track-record with talking to Kasumi.
Kasumi smiled demurely and nodded her head. "It's all right, Dr. Tofu. I do understand that you had feelings. As a matter of fact, I did too..."
"You do!?" Tofu asked, feeling hope well throughout him.
Sighing, Kasumi continued. "However, Dr. Tofu, I had come to the conclusion that you would never bring yourself to act seriously around me... While that did sadden me for the longest while, I have moved on. Because of a plan of father and Mr. Saotome's, I finally met the man of my dreams. A heroic Knight in shining black leather and tiger stripes. He set my soul free, Dr. Tofu. He set my true self free."
Kasumi continued, even through Tofu's look of shock. "Yes, dear Tirga-san may be rough around the edges, but that reminds me of Ranma-kun. He has a flair for the dramatic, and while Tirga-san has, to my understanding, been a 'playboy', I know he cares for me. Otherwise, he would not have stuck around here. Instead of fleeing, he helps me with cooking, cleaning, and he makes me feel like a real woman, not just some housewife.
Looking Tofu in the eyes, Kasumi concluded, "Basically, Dr. Tofu, Tirga has given me a life. While we haven't done much yet, he has opened new worlds for me," smiling, she then added, "Plus he even promised to take me out on a night on the town."
Nabiki nodded her head to herself, proud of her sister. Her sister Kasumi made her stance on this subject clear. She loved Tirga, and she wasn't going to give him up for anything. Nabiki then made a silent promise to make Tirga's life hell, should he ever betray her sister's trust.
Tofu was stunned speechless. "No..." He said, ever so lightly, shaking his head. "No..." He said again stronger this time, gritting his teeth. "NO!!!" He then yelled out, changing to his hybrid form of wereowl, his gi-top breaking apart as his body expanded quite a bit, his arms changing into fingerless wings, his and nose forming together in a small, yet sharp beak, and his feet expanding into talons. "YOU'RE MINE! ONLY I LOVE YOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!"
Kasumi slammed the door shut, and switched back to her hybrid form. She ran into the living room, screaming, "Nabiki! We have to get out of here! We have to climb the back walls and get to safety!"
Grabbing up her ledger and camera, Nabiki was right behind Kasumi. Something was obviously wrong.
However, as both girls made it outside and into the backyard, they were ambushed. Tofu literally flew over the house, and wrapped his talon-esque feet around Kasumi's arms. "GOT YOU!" He yelled, as he began to lift up a bit again, meaning to take Kasumi with him.
"NO!" Nabiki yelled as Tofu began to take off. She couldn't believe this. He was a wereowl. He had her sister. And he was KIDNAPPING HER! "STOP!!!"
Fortunately for Nabiki and Kasumi, Tofu did stop... As a large tiger literally leaped from atop the gate, and went straight for Tofu, causing the wereowl the lose the slight altitude he was gaining and drop Kasumi in the process.
Kasumi landed in the koi pond with a splash. Fortunately, she wasn't hurt at all. She turned her head to see, Tofu thrashing as a large tiger was literally tearing into him. She winced at the screeching sound Tofu made.
Finally, Tofu flipped the tiger off of him. He wouldn't get away by flying, his left wing looked pretty mangled; feathers torn off, and torn, bloody flesh present, even a bit of bone shown underneath. Tofu had a bit of blood on his beak too.
The tiger growled and was at a ready position. It's mouth and paws steeped in blood. There was a large gash at its neck, where blood was ruching freely from. After a moment, the tiger shifted into a hybrid form, which happened to be nude.
"Tirga-san!" Kasumi said, getting herself out of the pond. She ran by his side. "You're injured!" She said, checking his neck.
Even though it went against her better judgement, Nabiki got her camera ready. When was the next time she'd get an opportunity to take a picgure of Tirga standing there buck-naked?
Tirga motioned Kasumi away. "Kasumi... Get to safety."
"But..." Kasumi tried.
Summoning Fire Claw to his hand, Tirga narrowed his eyes. "NOW!" He yelled, still keeping his eyes on the wereowl.
Kasumi was taken aback, but did as Tirga asked. He probably had a good reason, and she should abide by his wishes. She ran back into the house.
Tirga watched as Tofu started making a beeline for the house. He growled, and thrust his hand forward, the chained made swirling around his arm. "FIREBALL!"
Tofu screeched and stumbled to the ground as he felt the fireball slam into his already injured left wing. Getting back onto his feet, he glared at the weretiger that was keeping him from Kasumi. "YOU! YOU STOLE HER FROM ME, YOU FIEND!!!"
Tirga was openly glaring backl at the wereowl, the usualy mirth, and care-free attitude gone from his features. "Listen you dumb bird! From my understanding, you had MORE than enough time to be with her. It's not my damn fault you were more chicken than owl about making a relationship."
Growling, Tirga added, "What makes a relationship work or not is the effort one puts into it! I myself had loved another once! I failed her and we both paid the price! Because of me, I lost my dear Galia, and I suffer every day, thinking about the love we shared." Looking Tofu directly in the eye, he said, "And if you think I'm going to give up on Kasumi just because you have some obsession, you're in for a dissapointment you asshole!"
Tofu screeched and made a run for Tirga. Tirga growled and rushed at Tofu head on. The two clashed in a blur on martial arts, blood pumping freely from open wounds as claw, talon, fang, and beak tore open flesh in a spray of crimson life.
Fianlly, the fight stopped. Tirga had shrugged the light taps he had felt during the battle as missed punches or kicks... However, no, for some reason, he was stuck, locked into his position like some sort of statue. "W, what the hell?" Tirga barely managed to gasp out.
Though his left wing was near almost totally uselessness now, Tofu was laughing maniacally. Gloating, the wereowl circled around Tirga and said, "Surprised, you mangy weretiger? Those were shiatsu points I touched during out battle! You're completely at my mercy!" Then smiling widely, Tofu then added, "Which you shall recieve none of!" With that, Tofu performed a roundhouse-kick to Tirga's back. Tirga let out a silent scream as Tofu's talons tore through flesh, leaving three parallel cuts along his back.
Tofu laughed again. "Does it hurt? Well, denounce your relationship with Kasumi, and I will let you live."
"NO! I WON'T" Tirga growled out. For this, he felt Tofo place his taloned foot on his back, and literally drag it down quickly. tearing into Tirga. The weretiger gritted his teeth and growled in sheer pain.
"DENOUNCE HER!" Tofu commanded.
"NEVER!" Tirga screamed back. He wasn't going to give up. He genuinely cared for Kasumi Tendo, and he would be rather be damned than let this love he's found get away.
Tofu screeched again, prepared to stab the weretiger in the spine with his beak, however, he felt something heavy slam into him, and he felt as his back literally burst into flame.
Tofu's screeching was now one of pure suffering, as he rolled on the ground, tring to extinguish the flames.
Tirga was surprised. He didn't know what was happening. "Are you all right." Came a female voice, one Tirga instantly recognized as Kasumi's.
Tirga felt as a slender hand touched the back of his neck, and his body unlocked. Turning around, albeit with some trouble, he saw Kasumi, holding out her left hand to him. She had her right hand in an oven-mit, and she was holding onto a silver tea-tray, an item that they didn't manage to sell during the sale since it was a rather plain-looking tray. "You saved me..."
Kasumi was blushing. "Hai, Tirga-san. I know you told me to get to safety, but I couldn't bring myself to leave you behind. I'm sorry you were injured because of me."
Tirga smiled at Kasumi. Leaning forward, Tirga held out his hand to cup Kasumi's chin. Bringing her face closer to his, he kissed her deeply. He would be there for her. He wouldn't fail Kasumi as he did Galia. And now maybe... Just maybe... He could finally close that old chapter of his life and move on.
Tofu growled as he got back onto his feet/talons. He was injured and needed medical attention, his breathing was heavilly labored. He couldn't bring himself to accept the site before him. No! kasumi loved him, and him alone, he knew she did! With ascreech of inner-most emotional pain, Tofu charged at the two weretigers.
"URANUS CHEETAH KNUCKLE!"
Tofu was then surprised as a humanoid-cheetah woman literally bropke through the speed of sound and hit him with an incredible punch, which was multiple as amber-colored after-images connected to rejoin the cheetah. Tofu went flying into a wall, slamming so hard, that his body just gave up to the pain, and surrender to blissful unconsciousness.
The werecheetah Senshi of Uranus cracked her knuckles. She really did like how her speed was incredible useful to fighting. Sighing, she realized that she should contact the others. Pulling out a communicator, she looked at Tirga and Kasumi, trying to avoid staring at Tirga's manhood. Ever since she slept with Raphiel, she couldn't stop thinking about using that... 'Piece' of the male anatomy again. "Okay you two, just what the hell happened?"
"What?"
"You can stop drooling now..."
Read the comments on this episode
See other episodes by Red Priest of the 17th Order
(Posted Mon, 03 Mar 2003 00:18)
Questions? Problems? Suggestions?
Send a mail to addventure@bast-enterprises.de
or use the contact form.
らんま1/2 © Rumiko Takahashi
All other series and their characters are © by their respective creators or owners. No claims of ownership of these characters are implied by the authors of this Addventure, or should be inferred.
The Anime Addventure is a non-profit site.