Marital Arts 7 - Part 3

Akane reluctantly slipped off Ranma's erect manhood and quickly 
picked up their clothes and the towel.  Ranma picked up the warm 
blanket that covered them.  They jumped through the darkness to her 
room. 
 
Akane:  "Hurry up, Ranma.  I want more..." 
Ranma:  "I want more, too..." 
 
Ukyo watched as the figures passed over her.  For a moment, 
Ranma's body was silhouetted against the house lights, and Ukyo 
could see the outline of Ranma's erect manhood, almost obscene in its 
unashamed maleness. 
 
She wanted it.  She wanted it inside her, giving her pleasure instead 
of Akane.  She didn't want to seduce and abandon him.  She wanted 
to claim him, to marry him, to make love to him until she was 
exhausted.  She reached her orgasm at the sight of her naked fiance. 
 
Ukyo shook with her orgasm, the force even greater than before.  She 
gave out a small cry, unable to control herself in her pleasure.  She 
quickly turned so that she lay against the wall, hoping that it would 
muffle what she could not. 
 
Ukyo laid against the wall for some time, catching her breath and 
gently playing with herself while she waited for the house lights to go 
off.  A small tear escaped her eye as she lay on the ground. 
 
Ukyo:  "Oh Ranchan... I still love you." 
 
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Nabiki put down the phone and looked at the map that Ranma had 
given her.  It had been hard finding a place to stay, since the summer 
vacationers filled all the hotels and inns near the beach, in the 
working world's attempt to beat the upcoming school break.  But she 
had found a small place that was closer than the dojo.  It was still a 
short train ride to the beach itself, but at least they didn't have to 
waste time transferring between trains. 
 
It wasn't, strictly speaking, a hotel or an inn.  It was more of a 
boarding house.  It didn't seem to have a very good reputation in 
terms of the other tenants or the building's condition, but they weren't 
going to be staying long (even if they had to pay a month's rent - 
luckily it wasn't expensive), and they could leave later that day. 
 
She felt a little sorry for Shampoo, being torn between her lover and 
her family.  She probably hadn't even known about the move until she 
returned to the restaurant this morning.  Ranma and Ranko certainly 
didn't blame her. 
 
She crossed out the 'We're moving to the beach for two weeks!' 
wordage on the map and drew an 'X' to show the location of their 
temporary home.  Next to it, she wrote down 'Maison Ikkoku - Clock 
Hill Station', and went to the living room to tell the others of her 
success. 
 
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Ukyo didn't quite understand how she had been persuaded to join the 
others in their trip to the beach.  But most of it was Ranko telling her 
how much she thought of her as a friend. 
 
She smiled at Ranko, who remained in her normal form, in spite of 
taking a bath that morning.  It had been interesting to learn that the 
curse only activated when the head was doused with cold water; the 
rest of the body could get wet without triggering the transformation.  
That didn't make taking cold baths any easier, but it did mean that 
they could stay in their normal forms for awhile longer by being 
careful. 
 
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Kyoko Otonashi (Chigusa if her mother had anything to say about it) 
sat quietly on a bench with a goldfish bowl and a small welcome sign 
at the Clock Hill Train Station, waiting for her new 'tenants' to 
arrive.  It seemed strange to her that they wanted to move in so soon, 
especially since it was clear they'd only be staying a week at most. 
 
Kyoko was glad anyway.  Hopefully they'd occupy the rest of the 
tenants so that she'd have some time to herself.  She knew she had to 
sort out how she felt about Shun... and Yusaku.  She tried to remain 
faithful to Soichiro's memory, but even she had to admit the loss hurt 
less as time went on.  Would she actually have let Shun kiss her last 
night at the summer festival?  He loved her, but so did Yusaku. 
 
The truth was, she wasn't sure how she felt.  She liked them both. 
 
But she wasn't yet ready to make that commitment again.  She wasn't 
ready to choose between them.  They both said they'd wait, but she 
knew it wasn't fair to keep them hanging like this.  She felt closer to 
Yusaku, but he was so spineless at times... 
 
Nabiki:  "Kyoko Otonashi?  I'm Nabiki Tendo.  I talked to you 
        earlier..." 
 
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Kyoko thought about the group she led to Maison Ikkoku. 
 
Nabiki, the one she had talked to earlier that day, turned out to be 
only seventeen!  That was a shock.  She seemed so much more 
mature on the telephone.  It was clear that she controlled the 
finances, however, and the parents seemed to accept that.  Her two 
sisters, Kasumi and Akane, seemed nice enough. 
 
It was a surprise to learn that Akane and her 'husband' Ranma were 
married.  They were only sixteen, so they couldn't be married in the 
strict legal sense, but the ceremony itself wasn't something that was 
under the control of the government; and no one would object given 
how much they seemed in love.  It brought a small ache to Kyoko's 
heart. 
 
The others, Ranko and Kyoko, and the parents, Nodoka, Soun, and 
Genma all seemed normal enough, which was a break from the 
people she knew.  Except for Genma's "curse" of turning into a 
panda, which came in useful for carrying their baggage but drew 
stares from the townspeople. 
 
Nabiki:  "Shouldn't you tell us about the others before we get there?" 
 
Kyoko was startled by Nabiki's statement.  She hadn't said anything 
about the others (she hadn't wanted to). 
 
Kyoko:  "Well... umm... I guess the most normal person there is 
        Yusaku..." 
 
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Kyoko hoped the tenants would behave themselves.  They were 
excited when they learned of the Saotomes and Tendos moving in.  
That wasn't too unexpected; she was the last person to move in and 
that was a year and a half ago.  Mr. Yotsuya seemed too happy, and 
she was concerned about that. 
 
Mrs. Ichinose was the key.  If she had already started drinking... 
 
Kentaro:  "Mom!  Stop it!  You're embarrassing me again!" 
 
Kentaro's voice, followed by drunken laughter, was incredibly 
depressing.  Especially since it came from Yusaku's room and he was 
supposed to be out tutoring Ikuko. 
 
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Kyoko showed her new tenants to their rooms.  It had been decided 
that since the downstairs rooms were larger, Mr. and Mrs. Saotome 
would stay in Room 2, the children in Room 3, and Mr. Tendo 
upstairs in Room 7. 
 
The preoccupation with the new tenants (and Yusaku's subsequent 
arrival) allowed Kyoko to slip back to her apartment unnoticed.  
Almost. 
 
Kyoko:  "Yes?" 
Kasumi:  "Its Kasumi.  Is it all right if I come in?" 
Kyoko:  "Of course." 
Kasumi:  "You looked like you might have wanted someone to talk 
        to." 
Kyoko:  "I suppose it is nice to have someone not from here..." 
 
Kyoko made some tea and poured a cup for herself and Kasumi. 
 
Kasumi:  "Auntie Nodoka said that we might as well eat at the 
        festival and go shopping at the same time, since we didn't 
        bring any food.  Would you like to come with us?" 
Kyoko:  "You're all unfamiliar with this area and need a guide.  Of 
        course I'll go." 
Kasumi:  "So... are Yusaku and Shun and Kozue coming as well?" 
 
Kyoko almost choked into her tea. 
 
Kasumi:  "Oh, I'm sorry.  I didn't mean for that to happen." 
Kyoko:  "How did... how did you know?" 
 
Kasumi pointed upstairs, where the sounds of laughter once again 
overcame Yusaku's objections.  Kyoko blushed and wondered what 
they told the Saotomes and Tendos. 
 
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Nodoka:  "Kasumi!  Come here please!" 
 
Kasumi left Kyoko's room for Room 2 with a little regret.  She felt a 
closeness to Kyoko and wanted to talk with her more.  Kasumi 
entered Room 2 to the sight of Mr. Yotsuya lying unconscious on the 
floor with a frying pan on his head. 
 
Nodoka:  "Has Dr. Tofu been teaching you the shiatsu pressure 
        points?" 
Kasumi:  "Auntie!  What happened?" 
Nodoka:  "This peeping tom was preparing a observation hole from 
        the crawlway between the floors.  I felt him watching so I 
        threw the frying pan at him.  He's unconscious for now." 
Kasumi:  "What are you going to do?" 
Nodoka:  "I have a special punishment planned for this worm..." 
 
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Yusaku walked behind the others on the way to the fair.  At least the 
newcomers didn't seem the type to cause trouble like the other tenants 
of Maison Ikkoku.  He was glad that neither Mrs. Ichinose (who 
decided to stay back at the last minute) nor Mr. Yotsuya (who had 
suddenly disappeared) was with them. 
 
He dreamt that he and Kyoko had stolen off for a private moment in 
the vacant lot... until he ran into a light pole. 
 
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Yotsuya regained consciousness to a truly horrific sight:  Mrs. 
Ichinose undressing and approaching Mr. Ichinose for lovemaking.  
He tried to move, to scream, to shut his eyes to the spectacle, but he 
couldn't.  The application of the Paralysis Point by Kasumi prevented 
him from escaping his punishment. 
 
Below him, Mrs. Ichinose had reacted exactly as Nodoka planned to 
the Shiatsu Libido Point. 
 
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Shampoo followed her father through the fair, eventually sitting at 
one of the many food booths. 
 
Shampoo's Father:  <Daughter.> 
Shampoo:  <Yes, father?> 
Shampoo's Father:  <I will be staying here at the beach restaurant.  I 
        will not be going back to Nerima with you and your great-
        grandmother.> 
Shampoo:  <...> 
Shampoo's Father:  <It has been many years since your mother died, 
        and you are now an adult.  All that is left is the Ceremony of 
        Memories when you are 21.  It is time for me to start 
        rebuilding my own life.> 
Shampoo:  <But father...> 
Shampoo's Father:  <What is it, Shampoo?> 
Shampoo:  <Does this... does this mean that you no longer love 
        mother?> 
Shampoo's Father:  <I will always love your mother.  But she and I 
        can no longer be together - and I am still a man.  Now let us 
        be quiet about this and enjoy the festival.> 
Shampoo:  <Yes, father.> 
 
Ranko spotted Shampoo and quickly jumped behind her, placing her 
hands over her eyes.  Shampoo quickly recognized Ranko's scent. 
 
Ranko:  "Guess who?" 
Shampoo:  "Ranko!" 
 
Shampoo's father looked up at the rest of his daughter's lover's 
family.  He had learned to accept the thought of the outsiders 
becoming part of his family.  There was some new faces behind them, 
though.  And one belonged to an attractive red-head.  It had been 
many years since he made love to a woman. 
 
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Kyoko:  [whispering]  "Who's that?" 
Kasumi:  "That's Shampoo.  She's Ranko's lover." 
Kyoko:  [eyes widening]  "You mean they're..." 
Kasumi:  "Well, Ranko's bisexual.  I'm not sure about Shampoo." 
Kyoko:  "And no one tried to stop it?" 
Kasumi:  "You can stop it?" 
 
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Akemi couldn't quite make out her mysterious chinese lover in the 
darkness, but that was one of the things that made it exciting.  For 
some reason she hadn't laughed off the small, meek man when he 
suddenly came up and told her that he was going to make love to her.  
She had followed him into the empty lot, and he pinned her back 
against the wooden fence, deftly slipping her pants and panties down 
to her ankles. 
 
Akemi grabbed the top of the fence as she felt the man's finger brush 
against her clit, momentarily slipping into her dripping pussy.  She 
was aroused from the anonymity of her lover as well as the possibility 
of being discovered; walking around in her underwear around Maison 
Ikkoku had never excited her like this. 
 
Akemi felt her shoes being slipped off and her clothes dropping from 
her legs, allowing the man to grab hold of her thighs and position her 
body to accept his manhood.  A cold breeze blew across her exposed 
skin, causing her to momentarily shiver in the dark.  The man 
touched his manhood to her inner thigh and let the heat warm and 
prepare her for his entry. 
 
Akemi had never been this ready this fast.  Not with any of her 
boyfriends.  Not even when she was the one doing the seducing.  She 
bit gently down on her lower lip to keep from moaning her desire. 
 
Then he entered her.  Akemi's body started to convulse. 
 
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Kasumi watched as Kyoko was distracted by the arrival of Shun and 
Kozue.  The answer to Kyoko's problem was actually quite simple.  It 
was her tenants that were difficult. 
 
At the same time, just from talking to Kyoko, she knew that Kyoko 
wasn't ready to start a new, permanent relationship.  She could 
imagine feeling the same way if Tofu died.  It was obvious that the 
others around her were trying to push her too soon and cause trouble. 
 
Kyoko obviously had some old-fashioned views about sex.  But at the 
same time, Kasumi could sense something that was ready to start 
experimenting.  Probably be a lot of fun, with Kyoko's shapely body.  
Of course, Kasumi wasn't going to make any moves on Kyoko 
herself; she and Tofu were now together forever.  Any decision to 
include someone else would have to be made between them. 
 
But still, Kasumi decided to help her. 
 
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