[
<The doors to the threatre open slightly to admit Rarstarr, carrying popcorn. 
He heads down the aisles towards the front where a blue hared girl sits. She 
is Amy Anderson aka Sailor Mercury and sitting on her lap is Luna, the Moon 
cat.>

Rarstarr: Evening Ladies, droid. I see I'm not the last here.
Mercury: Who are we waiting for?

<In answer the operatic song "One winged in Angle" starts playing. As the 
chorus sings "Sephiroth" the man himself enters. The black cloaked man 
strides towards the trio.>

Rarstarr: <To Amy> Not him. <To Sephiroth> Where's Cloud?
Sephiroth: He's been... detaned
Rarstarr: I'm sure. <To Amy> Wanna swap seats?
Amy: Are you kidding?
Luna: You'd let a girl sit next to him?
Rarstarr: Point, point.
Sephiroth: What's wrong with me?
Others: YOU'RE A VILLIAN.

<Rarstarr sits next to Amy and Sephiroth next to him.>

]Rarstarr: Now then, on to the MST. Its...
]

Nekoken Is Out Of The Bag!

Chapter 9 - 10

by Lord Archive


Author's pre-note:
This is a Lemon. There are sex scenes in this even though it has a plot.
It is also has a couple dark scenes, but isn't really dark, just serious.

[
Luna: <Disapprovingly> A lemon?
Rarstarr: A good story.
]

This story takes place after Manga volume 38.

Legal babble: Ranma 1/2 and all characters in this story are copyrighted
by Rumiko Takahashi, Viz Video, ect... and is used without consent. I am
only borrowing them. I will return them... eventually.

---------------------------------------
Chapter 9 - Planning for the Future
---------------------------------------

[
Rarstarr: That reminds me, must look at retirement packages.
Sephiroth: Should I join you?
Rarstarr: ... Don't bother.
]

-Sunday

Akane was pleasantly surprised to find that she woke up before Ranma did. 
His early morning practice had given him the habit of waking up before 
she did. This was the first time in a long while that she had seen him 
asleep when he hadn't fallen asleep first from exhaustion, or awakened 
her by screaming in the middle of a nightmare.

[
Amy: Poor Ranma.
Sephiroth: Sounds like Cloud
Rarstarr:...
]

Akane absentmindedly stroked his hair of the man who was her lover and 
soon to be her husband. She glanced at the clock, and noticed it was 
almost 9:30. <He really slept in this morning. Normally he would've 
been up three hours ago. Then again, I did keep him awake much later 
than usual. He certainly won't complain about it.>

[
Luna: These are sixteen year old kids?
Rarstarr: Yeap. They grow up fast these days.
Luna: Amy, promise me you'll wait.
Amy:<blushing> ...

Rarstar: Should also be "stroked the hair of the man..."
]

Ranma awoke slowly. He realized someone was playing with his hair. He 
opened his eyes and smiled at Akane. "`Morning."

"Good morning. How did you sleep?"

"I slept fine... though last night it was your turn to wake me up."

"Huh?"

"Well, I was starting to have a nightmare the next thing I know, you're 
punching me in your sleep."

[
Rarstarr: <laughs> I'd forgotten about that.
Sephiroth: I don't understand.
Rarstarr: Some people walk in their sleep, some people talk in their
	 sleep, Akane fights in her sleep.
]

"I was?" Akane looked concerned.

"Yeah, but don't worry about it. It was turning out to be a bad 
nightmare, and I'm glad you woke me."

"Are you sure? I don't want to hurt you."

"Yeah I'm sure, and if Ryoga didn't mind you thrashing around at night, 
why should I?"

[
Luna: She's been sleeping around?!
Sephiroth: Fascinating girl.
Rarstarr: No, you've got it wrong. Ryoga was a pig.
Luna: I'll say.
Amy: I think he means the animal.
Rarstarr: Right.
Sephiroth: She sleeps with animals. I thought this was a nice girl.
Rarstarr: <groans> Unlike Ranma, I know when to give up.
]

Akane frowned. "Okay... but please don't remind about Ryoga's curse." A 
slight smile returned to her face. "We better hurry and get downstairs 
for breakfast and then we get to plan our wedding!"

<Oh joy,> Ranma thought sarcastically.

[
Luna: Married at their age? What's behind this?
Rarstarr: It's a long story Luna.
Sephiroth: About 38 manga volumes and 8 chapters apparently.
]

---------------------------------------

Ranma watched, bored out of his skull, as the Tendos and the Saotomes 
went over details of a western wedding, his wedding. He didn't see much 
point to this: get into a suit, toss a dress on Akane, go in front of a 
minister and say, 'I do.' What more was there? Ranma was actually 
relieved when a pair of Amazons interrupted.

[
Rarstarr: Quick Nabiki, call the contractors, the house needs
	repairs, or will at least.
Luna: Want to explain that comment?
Rarstarr:<Smugly> Nope.
]

Something wasn't right with how the Amazons were dressed. Their clothes 
appeared to be ceremonial in nature. Another odd thing was that if this 
was some attempt to get Ranma married to Shampoo, why did Shampoo look 
upset, like this was the last place she wanted to be?

"What do you want old ghoul? There's no way you're going to force me to 
marry Shampoo," Ranma said sternly.

[
Luna: Rarstarr, what's happening?
Rarstarr: <Quickly explains about Amazon laws.>
Luna: I see. I'm starting to feel sorry for this boy.
Rarstarr: ... That would be a first.
]

"You will refer to me as Honored Elder." Cologne smacked Ranma with her 
staff. "As for your engagement to Shampoo, I offer you a means to declare 
it null and void."

"Really?" Ranma asked, shocked, stunned, and surprised.

"If you become an Amazon through trial, rather than marriage, you'll be 
able to break the engagement if Shampoo agrees to it." Cologne glanced at 
Shampoo. "And she will agree to it."

Shampoo sadly nodded.

Ranma couldn't believe it, he was finally given an honorable way out of 
an engagement. "When do we start?" he asked eagerly.

[
Sephiroth: Callous isn't he.
Rarstarr: He's been chased all over two countries by this girl. Then she fell
	in love with him. She's made his life hell.
Amy: Plus he's fairly callous.
Rarstarr: True.
]

"You've already started Ranma. I had you learn Kachuu Tenshin Amaguriken 
to see if you were worthy of truly being an Amazon or just a concubine. 
Your ability to overcome obstacles has earned you a place in the tribe. 
If you can defeat two appointed champions, you'll be accepted as an 
Amazon. Follow me."

Ranma nodded, but was concerned. If Cologne chose herself and Happosai, 
he'd already lost. Ranma, and everyone else, followed Cologne to the 
dojo. 

There were two people already in the dojo.
"Greetings, Saotome Ranma," Mousse said with a bow.

"I, Kuno Tatewaki, shall destroy you and free everyone from the spells 
you've woven to deceive them!" Kuno glared at Ranma.

[
Sephiroth: Such a power. Perhaps I should return this Ranma to the planet
	so I gain this knowledge.
Rarstarr: Wouldn't work, there is no spell. Besides which it wouldn't
	work for you anyway.
Amy: <Sighs> He's so cute. <Blushes>
Rarstarr: See.
]

Ranma shook his head. "Are these your 'champions?'" 

Cologne nodded. "Defeat both of them and you are an Amazon."

"Are you intentionally setting this up so I'd win?" Ranma asked, not 
believing this was his final challenge. 

"Would I do that?" Cologne looked at him with false innocence.

"All right then. Let's get this done with so I can be an Amazon then." 
He feared there was more to this, and that he really wasn't going to 
like it when he found out what that "more" was, but he couldn't pass 
this chance up.

[
Luna: Why is he suspicious?
Rarstarr: Colonge's pulled lots of tricks before. He's right to
	suspect her.
Luna: Poor, poor boy.
Rarstarr: You haven't met his parents.
]

Akane stood off to the side, smiling. When dealing with Cologne to stop 
Ryoga, she started to trust the Amazon. Akane was a little concerned this 
was a trap of some kind, but she also remembered what Cologne said after 
they stopped Ryoga about Ranma's love belonging to her and that nothing 
could change that. This initiation would mean one less headache when 
making wedding preparations.

[
Rarstarr: Yeah, the food's likely to be less lethal.
Amy: Bad cooking?
Rarstarr: I'm told it exploded.
Others:....
]

Ranma faced off against both Kuno and Mousse. Cologne shouted, "Begin!"

"I shall smite thee, you vile..." Kuno started to say before Ranma sent 
him through the roof and into lower Earth orbit with a boot to the head.

[
Sephiroth: That was shorter than my battle with Cloud will be.
Rarstarr: Hehe, you got that right.
]

"I will not go easy on you, Saotome," Mousse said calmly, launching 
chains in an all-too familiar attack.

Ranma, wanting to have a quick decisive victory, dodged the attack, 
setting himself up for, "Kachuu Tenshin Amaguriken!" He was surprised 
when Mousse ducked the attack.

Mousse punched Ranma in the stomach. Ranma responded by kicking Mousse in 
the head. Mousse launched an uppercut only to find himself Judo tossed to 
the other side of the room. Moving to get up, he was hit by a jump kick, 
sending him into a wall.

"Stay down, Mousse," Ranma said, punching the myopic Amazon.

[
Rarstarr: That was a little short sighted of him.
Others: <groan>
]

Mousse collapsed, unconscious, after Ranma kicked him once more in the 
head.

Cologne smiled as she hoped towards Ranma. "Congratulations and welcome 
to the tribe. This is a copy of the rules you'll need to follow as an 
Amazon male." Cologne handed Ranma an inch thick book.

[
Rarstarr: Knew there was a catch.
Amy: This is not a good thing?
Rarstarr: About as good as becoming a Senshi.
Amy: Senshi?
Rarstarr: Sorry, Sailor Scout.
Amy: <nodds in understanding.>
]

"Now how about breaking the engagement?" Ranma asked.

"Of course. Shampoo, do you reject this Amazon male as a possible 
husband?"

"Yes," Shampoo reluctantly answered.

"You are no longer engaged," Cologne said.

"Um, you didn't ask me if I wanted to be engaged," Ranma said, confused.

Akane scowled at him.

"You don't really have a say in breaking an engagement, only an Amazon 
female does," Cologne replied, smirking. "By the way, when you marry 
Akane, she'll be an Amazon female and your superior. Until then, she is 
an Amazon initiate."

[
Rarstarr: Pay attention, there'll be a quiz later. <Get's strange looks 
	from others.>
]

Akane couldn't help but grin at this statement of being Ranma's superior, 
but was a little confused at the wink Cologne gave her.

Ranma rolled his eyes. "Like any girl could be the my superior."

[
Luna: Remove the "the"
]

"Hate to break this to you Ranma, but she's already your superior when it 
comes to her bossing you around," Nabiki smirked. 

Cologne chuckled dryly. "I have one more thing to do before I return to 
the Neko-Hanten. Ranma, Shampoo, come here."

The two approached Cologne.

"It is time I name my successors. Shampoo, I name you Bearer of My Lore. 
You will be taught all my knowledge of magic, science and history, and 
guard all my possessions once I am no longer of this world. Ranma, I name 
you my Bearer of My Arts. You shall be taught all my knowledge of martial 
arts, chi, and combat magic."

Everyone in the room save Cologne, Shampoo, and the comatose Mousse 
gasped at this announcement.

[
Rarstarr: <Falls to the ground in a faint.>
Amy: Think that was momentous?
Sephiroth: I believe so.
]

"Do you accept your positions?" Cologne asked.

"Yes," Shampoo and Ranma answered.

"Very good," Cologne said. "Ranma, I shall contact you later about 
training you."

Ranma nodded.

"We'll take our leave now," Cologne said, waking up Mousse using shiatsu. 
The three original Amazons left.

"Ranma, my boy, you'll be the greatest martial artist that ever lived!" 
Genma elated.

[
Rarstarr : (having recovered) There's an understatement.
Amy: By the time he finishes training he'll probably as old as Colonge.
Rarstarr: <shakes head> Not at the rate he learns. He's capable of
	analysing any martial arts attack after seeing it once.
Sephiroth: If he was my enemy I would be truly scared.
Rarstarr: You should be, you should be.
]

"Once the old ghoul finishes training me... no one will ever be able to 
beat me," Ranma said in disbelief.

"Great, more to add to his ego. How am I going to get him to try other 
emotions besides confidence now?" Akane muttered to herself.

---------------------------------------

Everyone had returned to planning the wedding. Most of the decorations 
and the reception had been planned, but two important topics in Ranma's 
mind had yet to be answered. "Um, whose family name will we take?" Ranma 
asked, uncertain.

"Mine, of course," Akane said flatly.

"I'm afraid not, Akane," Soun said.

"What? He should take my name. After all, we get the dojo because of me."

"Akane, Dear. The agreement with Genma was that my daughter who married 
Ranma would take his name to continue his clan since Ranma is an only 
child. The dojo will still be called the Tendo Dojo, but you'll be 
Saotome Akane."

Akane shook her head. She would've liked to keep her name, but it'd be 
very hard to convince them to allow that. She resigned to get use to the 
idea of being a Saotome.

[
Rarstarr: Quick, call Dr Tofu, Akane's sick.
Amy: A little out of character?
Rarstarr: She's been through a lot. Guess she's learnt to stop bashing
	her head against a brick wall.
]

"Um, okay," Ranma said. "Now when are we going to set the wedding date?"

"Next Saturday looks nice," Soun said.

"I was thinking more like after graduating from high school," Ranma said.

[
Rarstarr: And once more Ranma firmly puts both feet in his mouth.
Luna: Why do you say that?
Rarstarr: Watch.
] 

"Why should we wait, Ranma?" Akane asked fiercely.

"I don't want to be saddled with the responsibilities of a husband yet."

Akane started to get angry. "Tell me what would be different once we get 
married?"

Ranma stammered trying to think of an answer. Her name getting changed 
didn't seem a good enough answer.

"Besides, Ranma," Nabiki intoned, "You're already milking the cow. You 
might as well buy it."

"What?!" Akane screeched.

Ranma sighed, "I guess you're right."

"Excuse me? Did you just refer to me as a cow?" Akane glared at Ranma and 
Nabiki.

"Ah..." Ranma lost capacity of speech.

[
Luna: Poor boy, he just can't seem to please this girl.
Rarstarr: <tries hard not to laugh.> Nice line though.
]

"It's a figure of speech, Akane. I just meant that since your already 
lovers, getting married is only a formality now."

"Oh," Akane said coldly, still glaring at them.

Ranma thought of something that might get Akane happy. "How about we get 
married at the end of this school year. It's only a month away now, and 
that way we could have an actual honeymoon too."

Akane smiled. "That's a great idea! Now where should we go?"

Nabiki scowled at Ranma. He just managed to up the cost of the wedding 
even more, but then grinned. "Oh, Akane, have you been to a gynecologist 
or at least a family planning clinic yet?"

"Um, no."

"Well, I guess it's a good thing I set up an appointment to see a 
gynecologist on Tuesday, then." 

"I guess," Akane said. While she knew she had to go, she didn't like the 
idea.

Nabiki smirked, "Ranma, I set up an appoint for you too." She had been 
planning to get back at Ranma for inadvertently raping Akane while in 
Nekoken. Now was the perfect time and excuse to make him pay.

[
Sephiroth: That is a fairly petty vengence.
Rarstaarr: Nabiki can be a fairly petty girl at times. I hope she didn't 
	hear that.
Amy: You scared of her fighting skills?
Rarstarr: Nope, her planning skills.
]

Akane and Nodoka twitched.

"Um... what's a guyecolgy?" Ranma asked, he hadn't really paid attention.

"Gynecologist, a doctor specializing in women's medicine."

"What?!" Ranma stammered. "Why would I need to see that kind of doctor?"

"You turn into a girl. It'd be a good idea for you to have that kind of 
check up at some point."

"Come on Nabiki," Akane fumed. "Why would he need to? It's not like Ranma 
has periods."

"Y..." Ranma's words died in his throat, paling slightly.

Akane noticed his reaction. "Y-you have periods?"

Ranma barely nodded, whispering, "Yes."

Half of the room face-faulted.

[
R&S: <ROTFL>
L&A: <frown at them>
Amy: That's not very funny.
Rarstarr: Yeah, well fortunately we're males twenty-four hours a day.
]

"You didn't know?" Kasumi asked.

"I didn't think the curse was that... complete," Akane whispered.

Nabiki smirked, "Anyway, there are some female problems that can threaten 
your health. It wouldn't hurt you to see the doctor to make sure your 
female body is healthy. Besides, if Akane has to go through it for you, 
you should too."

Akane couldn't help but agree to Nabiki's reasoning, so she nodded.

"There's no way I'm going to woman's doctor!" Ranma shouted.

"Ranma, Dear," Nodoka frowned. "Nabiki is... right. It would be a good 
idea for you to see the doctor. Especially seeing as your curse might 
cause some sort of complications."

Ranma knew he was defeated if his Mom thought he should go. "Fine," he 
said weakly.

[
Sephiroth: Yes, mother knows best.
Rarstarr: The headless alien?
Amy: Don't insult his mother.
Rarstarr: What? His mother is a headless woman from another planet.
]

---------------------------------------

Ranma, while sitting in his and Akane's room waiting for her before going 
to bed, read a little of the Amazon laws. He stared at the law pertaining 
to the initiation of a male Amazon. [A newly admitted male of the tribe 
must be shown the pleasures that a woman can give by an appointed Amazon 
woman.]

"This is so not good," he muttered.

[
Rarstarr: Aha!
Amy: Why do I get the feeling the lemon scene is comng up.
]

"What is?" Akane asked, looking over his shoulder at what he'd been 
reading.

Ranma became very nervous, he hadn't heard Akane enter the room. He was 
now trying to keep the book of laws away from her.

Akane grabbed it. Skimming over the two pages, she found the same passage 
Ranma had read. "What?!" 

Akane noticed there was a little more to that law, [Amendment - An Amazon 
initiate may take the place of the Amazon woman if appointed by an elder 
of the tribe.]

[
Rarstarr: Phew, that was lucky.
Amy: I'll say.
Rarstarr: I'm surprised it wasn't on the next page like the Nekoken.
]

Ranma was now confused at that grin Akane was giving him. "Ah... Akane?"

"Looks like Cologne appointed me to show you what pleasure a woman can 
give an Amazon male," Akane said sultry.

"But, it says Amazon woman must do it, and you're not one yet."

Akane scowled. "You didn't read further. An Amazon initiate can also do 
so if appointed by an elder." She held the book in his face for him to 
read the amendment. "I am an Amazon initiate, so I get to show you." 
Akane tossed the book onto the desk. She got Ranma to stand up and 
started to kiss him. Breaking the kiss, she said seductively, "I'm in 
control tonight. You'll do as I say."

Ranma nodded. 

[
Rarstarr: Here's an idea. No comments till the lemon scene is over.
Others: Agreed.
]

Ranma rather liked it when Akane led, and no doubt, she liked it when he
led. When the other person led, it meant getting to lay back, letting the 
other focus on giving pleasure, and not expecting to have pleasure to be 
returned. Most times they pleasured each other almost equally, but 
tonight, he was hers to toy with.

<I would've liked to have planned this out before hand. I could've made 
even more of this. Oh, well, I'm going to make the most of this anyway,> 
Akane thought.

Akane kissed Ranma passionately. Slowly she unbuttoned his shirt and then 
slid it off him. She moved down his body, kissing his chin, neck, chest, 
and stomach as she went. She bit on the drawstring of his pants, pulling
out the knot. Her hands caressed his legs, moving them up to his waist.
She tugged at his pants, and they fell around his feet. Akane stood up and 
kissed Ranma on the lips again. Her hand slipped into his boxers, 
massaging his hardened manhood. She felt him rock his hips in rhythm to
her stroking. She continued to do that until he appeared close to
orgasming.

Ranma loved every second of what Akane was doing to him. She was arousing
him to an incredible degree. He never wanted her to stop. When Akane
stopped massaging his shaft he knew she was going to play the game of
delaying him from orgasming as long as possible. While it was frustrating
when she had done it to him once before, it also led to a very strong
orgasm that had made it worth it.

Akane broke off the kiss and led him to their bed. Ranma nearly fell 
since his pants were wrapped around his ankles. Akane pulled his boxers 
down to his feet, and then pulled each foot free from both boxers and 
pants. She then had Ranma sit down on the edge of the bed, and then knelt 
before him. One of her hands gently played with his balls. She then leaned 
forward and took his dick into her mouth.

Akane's tongue swirled around his lower head. Ranma emitted moans, trying 
to refrain from cuming too soon. Akane noticed this and stopped. She took 
off her shirt and bra, waiting for him to regain control. She then, once 
again, took Ranma's cock into her mouth, this time sucking on its length. 
Her head bopped up and down, while his hips moved in motion with her. 
Ranma started to stiffen and Akane quickly stopped. Ranma grunted in 
frustration, having to restrain himself from finishing the job himself. 
He nearly lost it anyway when Akane slipped out of her remaining clothes. 

Akane waited a moment before she started to lick Ranma's male member. His 
organ pulsated, ready to erupt at a moment's notice. Akane took pity on 
Ranma. He was grunting, trying to hold on even with minimal contact. She 
started to suck, and a second later was rewarded with a mouth full of cum 
and Ranma shouting a moan that probably could be heard a block away. She 
swallowed reflexively, trying not to gag. 

Ranma collapsed on the bed, fighting the urge to fall asleep. Akane 
finished cleaning him with her tongue. She knew it would take Ranma a 
while to recover from what she had just done. If she just waited for him
to recover, he would likely fall asleep. She grinned, thinking of a way to 
keep him awake and get him to recover quicker.

Ranma watched, seeing Akane move to the desk chair. She sat down and 
started to play with her breast. Rolling her tits between her fingers, 
she moaned, adding more to it than there really was. One hand moved down 
to the delta of her sex. Her fingers parted her lower lips, massaging her 
opening. Then ever so slowly, she slid a finger into her wet hole, 
wiggling it inside her. She moaned, this time adding nothing to the 
volume. She added another finger to the first, and began thrusting in and 
out of herself. She quickly brought herself to climax. Her fingers became 
covered with her love juices. Removing her hand from her sex, she 
seductively cleaned her juices off her hand.

Akane smiled seeing how enraptured Ranma had been in her performance. He 
was even ready to go at it again. "Lay down," Akane ordered, to which he 
quickly obeyed.

Akane straddled Ranma's knees. She slowly pulled herself up Ranma's body. 
When her sex met the base of his dick, she slowed even more. Over an 
agonizingly long period of time, she ran her dripping cunt along his 
manhood, covering it in her juices.

Akane then gripped Ranma's shaft in her hand, and began to teasingly 
impale herself on him. Each time she went for a different amount of 
penetration, but never less than his tip or more than half his length.

Ranma was surprised and almost came when Akane suddenly impaled herself to 
the hilt. She then began to bounce with her body, raising and lowering 
herself onto him. Ranma was a little surprised at how much her motion had 
brought a bounce to her breasts.

Ranma berated himself as his distraction caused him to lose himself in an 
orgasm he could've held onto. He may have been Akane's toy, but he 
would've liked her to orgasm too.

Fortunately for Akane, he did not go limp immediately after ejaculation, 
and she was able to ride bring herself to orgasm before he did go flaccid. 

Akane laid down next to Ranma, exhausted and trying to catch her breath.

"Akane?" Ranma breathed.

"Hm?"

"You did that too well."

Akane giggled. They snuggled closely together, sleep falling quickly over 
them.

[
<Luna and Amy have both covered their eyes. Rarstarr is nowhere to be
scene.>
Sephiroth: It's over, you can open your eyes.
Amy: Where's Rarstarr?
Sephiroth: He got a nosebleed and had to hurry off. He'll be back soon.
Amy: I see.
Sephiroth: Certainly the scene was well written, and wasn't there just for
	its own value. The love the characters feel for each comes through
	in the descriptions. Rarstarr's right, lemons with plot are the best.
]

		---------------------------------------
		     Chapter 10 - A Woman's Needs 
		---------------------------------------


Monday

"Appointment for Saotome," a girl with red hair said. The girl was 
completely soaked from rain.

The secretary at the psychologist office blinked. She recognized the 
raven haired girl that just entered, but she didn't recognize the 
redhead. "Excuse me, but you certainly don't look like MR. Saotome."

"Ranma?" the psychologist asked from the door of his office. 

Ranma nodded.

"Right on time. If you and... your fiancee would come in, we can start."

Ranma and Akane nodded and entered the office.

The secretary, proud of having a good memory, wanted to know how she 
could forget a red-haired girl since this was Saotome's second visit. 
The doctor's reference to the two girls as being engaged also confused 
her.

[
Rarstarr: <sitting down> She's not a Nerima citizen.
Amy: Because she's smart, observent, and willing to speak out about it?
Rarstarr: Yep.
] 

"How did you know it was me?" Ranma asked.

"Well, I remembered what you said about the Chinese curse, your face 
isn't really any different than when you're a guy, it's raining, and I 
heard the name you gave my secretary."

[
Sephiroth: That name thing just gives it away.
Amy: He's not from Nerima either.
]

"Oh." Ranma shrugged.

"How have you progressed from looking at the photos I gave you?" the 
doctor asked.

Ranma remained silent.

"No improvement?"

"Actually... I haven't looked at them. I've been a little busy and forgot 
about them."

"How could you forget about it?" the doctor asked, confused.

"Well, I made the engagement to her official, officially broke off one of 
my other engagements, became a member of an Amazon tribe, talked to 
various other suitors, and some other things." 

"Not to mention he doesn't have that great of a memory to start with," 
Akane added jokingly.

Ranma scowled slightly at Akane, but then sighed. "I did go cat rather 
easily last Tuesday, and Akane was able to lead me to her room."

The doctor nodded. "Okay. I guess I can understand that. Now Ranma, I'd 
like to observe you go into the Nekoken."

[
Rarstarr: Not a good idea.
Amy: Why?
Rarstarr: You'll see.
]

"Why?" Ranma uttered, shocked.

"It may give me a better understanding of it."

"I really don't think it's a good idea," Ranma said nervously.

"It may help me cure you."

"Besides, I'm here to help keep you in control." Akane gave Ranma's hand 
a reassuring squeeze.

[
Rarstarr: And that's good?
Amy: Considering what happens when Ranma goes Neko, having Akane around
	is not smart
Sephiroth: Unless your making R-rated films.
]

Ranma reluctantly said, "I guess... you got some hot water ready?"

The doctor nodded, pointing to a teakettle and portable stove in the 
corner of the room. He pressed a button on the intercom. "Bring in 
Whiskers."

[
Rarstarr: <Imitating doctor> I meant the cat, not the brand of cat food.
]

Ranma braced herself. 

Akane got a cup of hot water to splash Ranma with.

The secretary entered a moment later holding a brown cat. Instantly Ranma 
was in the corner of the room, scared out of her mind. The secretary 
looked at the redhead strangely. While she had seen some cases where 
someone was deathly afraid, the girl in front of her was scared more 
than anyone else she's ever seen. She wondered how anyone could be that 
afraid of a cat.

[
Rarstarr: You would be too if you were wrapped in seafood and thrown into 
	a pit of starved cats.
Sephiroth: That's some torture.
Rarstarr: Actually it's training.
Luna: That's crazy.
Rarstarr: No arguements here.
]

Ranma stared at the cat in cold fear. She fought to keep her mind as it 
started to slip away, but to no avail. Meanwhile, Akane watched with 
concern as her fiancee underwent the mental shift. "Meowr?"

"Take Whiskers out now," the doctor ordered, his eyes transfixed on girl 
that was acting like a cat.

The secretary left the room, trying to understand what she just saw.

Akane seeing the cat gone and the redhead approaching her, splashed 
Ranma with the water.

The doctor blinked. He had some doubts about what these two and his old 
friend, Dr. Tofu, had told him, but seeing a red haired girl turn into a 
guy with black hair took away much of those doubts. The Nekoken might 
have been an act, but the transformation wasn't.

[
Sephiroth: <Sarcastically> Such a powerful fighting style.
Rarstarr: He can shred anything with a swipe.
Sephiroth: Anything?
Rarstarr: <shrugs> Maybe not, but it is dangerous.
]

"Wha..." Ranma uttered, as he stood up on two legs. "I did a little 
better that time."

Akane nodded. "Yeah. I think it took almost a minute this time."

"How long does it usually take?" the doctor asked.

"Lately it's been close to instantaneous. But I've seen him hold on for 
long periods of time, even when confronted with many cats," Akane informed 
him.

[
Rarstarr: Yeah, it took a tiger the first time."
Others: A ttiger?!
]

"Can you guess as to why it took longer now than it had previously?"

"I guess, it's because I've been facing some of my other fears," Ranma 
replied.

The doctor nodded. "What are those fears?"

"Let's see... I'm sort of afraid of commitment and rejection, and I was 
afraid of hurting Ukyou and Shampoo."

"Who are Ukyou and Shampoo, and why is that fear past tense?"

"Ukyou and Shampoo were two of my fiancees. And I already hurt them. Now 
it's a matter of trying to become friends with them, hoping they don't 
reject me."

"I see," the doctor said. "Have you tried to face your fear of 
commitment?"

Akane raised her hand, showing the engagement ring. "In less than four 
weeks, we'll be married!" She smiled.

The doctor smiled back. "Well, I suggest now we continue to work 
desensitizing you to the presence of a cat. I'll give a schedule to Akane 
for her to make sure you look at those pictures."

"Okay," Ranma replied with a little trepidation.

---------------------------------------

The secretary looked up when two people left the office, and blinked. The 
guy she had remembered to be Saotome was exiting the room, but he hadn't 
gone in. The red haired girl wasn't there either.

She looked at him strangely while he made an appointment for the next
week. Something just wasn't adding up in her mind.

"Um, doctor?" The secretary uttered.

"Yes?"

"I think I'm... seeing things."

"Oh, what have you been seeing?" The doctor looked amused.

"Saotome entered as a girl with red hair and left as a guy with black 
hair."

The doctor chuckled. "You're not seeing things. They are both the same 
person." He looked at his secretary carefully.

"He's a cross-dresser?"

"Er... something like that." The doctor didn't care to find out what 
proof of magic would do to his secretary's sanity.

The secretary noticed the reluctance of the doctor to answer. One thing 
really bothered her about the idea of Saotome being a crossdresser. 
<How does he shrink and grow?>

[
Amy: Poor lady.
Rarstarr: The universe is not only stranger than we imagine it,
	but stranger than we can remember.
Amy: Who said that?
Rarstarr: Can't remember. A Russian comonaught I think.
]

---------------------------------------
Tuesday

The doctor walked through his clinic, approaching the room where his next 
patient was. He used to enjoy his job. Getting paid to see a women's 
vagina, what guy wouldn't be happy? But, day after day and week after 
week of seeing a women's sex caused him to no longer have any interest 
in seeing another one. Maybe that's why Hikaru was his only child.

The doctor almost sighed as he picked up the file of his patient that was 
placed on the door. <First time patient... standard series of exams... 
name...> He blinked. His patient couldn't be...

[
Rarstarr: Trouble.
Amy: <Sarcastically> Really, you think so?
]

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