Ranma 1/2-Ranko 1/2: Marital Arts Lovemaking
A Lemon Story by J. K. Hayashi
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Episode One: Introductions - Part I
Soun Tendo walked out from his house with a backpack on his
shoulder while his three daughters accompanied him to the front
gate. The youngest, Akane, looked at him with a mixture of doubt
and worry; he smiled back at her to reassure her that everything
would be all right. She did not look convinced.
He felt that everything would be good hands with Kasumi in charge;
she had certainly grown up and taken charge of the household duties
when his wife died. She was 19 now, and he had begun to worry
about her finding a husband. Maybe it was time to arrange one. He
hugged her and said "Don't worry, I'll be back in a week, and Mrs.
Saotome will be coming here. Take good care of the house."
He hugged Nabiki next, the package of snacks crackled as they were
squashed when her hands met behind his neck. He supposed that he
ought to be worried that she seemed to be eating all the time, but she
never seemed to gain any weight. He thought to himself "Ah well,
she's only 17, she must still be a growing girl. Maybe this is just a
phase." He wondered briefly where she was getting the money from
as he didn't think that her allowance was quite that large.
He hugged Akane last. She had been indignant when he told her
that she and Ranma were engaged. She had given all her objections;
that she was only 16, that she didn't know him at all, that she wasn't
ready for such a relationship, and so on. Eventually, Kasumi
convinced her to at least meet him, reminding her that she had
already met him previously though they hadn't seen each other in at
least five years. Since mother's death, really.
Kasumi had borne up well at the funeral, but Nabiki and Akane had
cried and held on tightly to Ranko and Ranma. If Genma had taken
them on a long training trip at that time, Soun wouldn't have known
how the family would have coped. Soun said "I'm sure that Ranma's
a fine person, Akane. I don't think you'll have anything to worry
about." and started to walk down the street.
Soun waved as he turned the corner and the three sisters waved
back. He looked forward to seeing his old friends, Genma and
Nodoka, and their twins, Ranma and Ranko for the first time in
years.
***************
According to the postcard, Soun was almost at Genma's house.
According to the deal that they had made with Nodoka when she
found out about the engagement, Nodoka would present Ranma to
Akane while the two of them "butt-ed out" for a week. He stopped
outside a small house with the right address and was promptly run
over by a girl and a panda throwing water balloons at another girl.
Voice: "Genma! Ranma! Ranko! Stop fooling around. Soun will
be here any time now."
The three of them stopped moving. Unfortunately, the panda
stopped right on top of Soun. Nodoka stepped out of the house and
saw the four of them in the street. She quickly got Genma off the
unconscious body and attempted to revive him.
Genma: "Growf" [Sign: I thought the road was just bumpy.]
After a minute or so Soun regained consciousness.
Nodoka: [Re-introducing everyone] "This is Ranko," [pointing to a
young girl with red hair tied in the back with a pigtail, with
green eyes] "and this is Ranma." [indicating a young girl
with red hair tied in the back with a pigtail, with blue eyes]
Soun blurted out "Ran... ma?" and fainted again.
***************
Soun woke in the Saotomes' living room. Nodoka and Ranko were
applying some smelling salts while Genma looked down at his old
friend.
Soun: "Saotome! Now our families will never be united. How
could you let Ranma have a sex change operation?"
Nodoka: [looking grimly at Genma] "It wasn't a sex change
operation. My stupid husband," [Genma flinched] "took
them to this place in China and got them all cursed. They
all change forms when they get wet. Here, I'll show you."
Nodoka lined the three up and filled a bucket of water.
Ranma: "I hate this."
Ranko: "At least your clothes doesn't become too small and chokes
you."
Genma: "Shut up, both of you."
Nodoka throws the water on the three leaving a red-haired blue-eyed
girl, a black-haired blue-eyed boy, and a panda.
Soun fainted again.
Ranko: "Gee pop, he sure faints easy for a martial artist."
***************
Nodoka left the house with Ranma and Ranko behind her. She
reminded them, with katana out, that if they came anywhere near
the house in the next week she would kill them. They then gathered
up their things, and the three of them left.
Soun: "She's not really serious, is she, Saotome?"
Genma: "I'm afraid so, Tendo. I'm afraid so."
***************
Ranma: "Mom, you're not really going to make me marry Akane,
are you?"
Nodoka: "What's wrong, Ranma? Don't you like her?"
Ranma: "I don't know, mom! The last time I saw her was at her
mother's funeral, and that was five years ago! I don't think
its fair to engage me to someone I don't even know if I'll
like after all that time."
Nodoka: "I know, Ranma. When Akane's mother and I found out
that your fathers had made the engagement, we agreed to a
compromise. When the both of you were sixteen, I'd bring
you over for a week without either father interfering, and
the two of you could decide whether or not to let the
engagement stand. I also think that it wouldn't do you any
harm to at least meet her again."
Ranma: "I guess."
Nodoka: "And don't forget, she probably feels the same way about
you."
The three of them walked in silence for awhile.
Ranko: "Why am I going, mom?"
Nodoka: "There are some other things I need to discuss with the
both of you and the Tendo sisters. Besides, if I left you at
home those two would probably decide to engage you to
either Nabiki or Kasumi."
Ranko: "What other things?"
Nodoka: "I'll explain when we get there."
Ranko: "Why did we pack out things?"
Nodoka: "Because even if the engagement is broken off, we'll be
moving in with the Tendos and taking over some of the
dojo's classes."
***************
Kasumi met the three Saotomes at the front door and showed them
to what would be their rooms (Nodoka and Genma in one room,
Ranma and Ranko in another) and told them that Nabiki and Akane
should be home from school within the hour. Kasumi started back
downstairs as Nodoka informed the two that they would be attending
school from tomorrow. Her two children groaned.
Nodoka grinned at Kasumi's descending back, then entered her own
room and started to unpack her things.
***************
Akane and Nabiki had come home and everyone was introduced.
While Kasumi started preparing dinner (after refusing Nodoka's
offer to help) Nabiki related what had happened during the
intervening years since the Saotomes' last visit. Everyone noticed
the way Ranma and Akane seemed to look at each other
appraisingly.
Dinner went by fast and Nodoka explained to Akane that at the end
of the week, either she or Ranma can break off the engagement if
they want to. Kasumi cleared the table and Nodoka said she had
something important to show Akane. Ranma looked at his mother
with eyes that said "Do we have to?". Nodoka just nodded "yes" and
poured a glass of water on his head, changing him to his female
form.
All three of the Tendos were startled. Kasumi's eyes opened wide
and she said "Oh my!". Nabiki leaned closer and poked at Ranma's
breasts, making sure they were real. And Akane jumped up and
shouted that there was no way she was marrying a sex-changing
pervert.
Ranma leaped up and shouted back that there was no way he was
marrying a girl who didn't even give him a chance and who was
nowhere near as good looking as his female self and was in fact,
totally uncute. Akane got mad, grabbed the table and knocked
Ranma unconscious underneath it.
Nodoka: "Ranko, why didn't you stop Akane?"
Ranko: "Because Ranma deserved it. I think he thought he
deserved it, too, otherwise he wouldn't have gotten caught
with such a slow attack."
Akane: "What do you mean, slow?"
Akane lifted the table up to squash Ranko, but she had already
crossed to Akane and slapped her in the face. Akane dropped the
table (onto Ranma) and brought a hand to her cheek.
Nodoka: "Ranko, how can you just slap her? We're guests!"
Ranko: "Because she deserved it, too. She didn't even give Ranma
a chance before she rejected him."
Akane: "What do you know? How would you like to be engaged to
some freak who changes sex?"
Ranko sadly looked at her and dumped a glass of water on her own
head.
***************
Ranma and Ranko sat in their room, taking out a change of clothes
for the bath, both in their girl forms. Akane walked past their door
on the way to her room and noticed it was open a small crack. She
decided to listen in when she heard her name.
Ranko: "So what do you think of your Akane?"
Ranma: "That slow, stupid, tomboy? I don't know how pops could
have engaged me to her."
Akane started to get mad.
Ranko: "Then why didn't you hit her when you two were sparring?"
Akane listened a little more attentively. It was true that Ranma
hadn't hit or even swung at her. He (or she, whatever) had just
avoided her attacks and then tapped her on the head. Ranko had
certainly shown no such constraint, sweeping her legs out and
winning their match quickly.
Ranma: "'Cause... because she's a girl."
Ranko: "So? You swing at me pretty easily. And remember
Shampoo? You defeated her pretty fast."
Ranma: "That's different."
Ranko: "Why? You were both girls. Is it because you like Akane?"
Ranma: "Hmph! No way!"
Ranko: "Then why are you blushing?"
Akane quietly left the door and continued on to her room, thinking
about what she had heard.
****************************End Part I