I have added quite a bit to this short little fic.  My original post left
too many unanswered questions.  I think I have done a better job with this
now.

The characters contained within are the property of Rumiko Takahashi.  The
only exception is the SI character.  Ms. Takahashi has sold he rights of her
characters to many companies.  I will gladly cease and desist upon the
request of Ms. Takahashi or any of her agents.

Misty

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[If I ever see P-Chan's lover on the FFML, I will delete it unread.]  The
man at the computer thought to himself. The den he was in  looked
comfortable, but a little cramped for space. It had a  beige rocker-recliner
with matching ottoman. There was a Blue and gray striped recliner in the
room. The man was sitting in an office chair. In addition, the room had:
another computer, one computer desk, two printers, two bookcases overflowing
with books and another bookcase that held a VCR, TV and his collection of
non-anime videos. The walls had been sponge painted a combination of sky
blue, misty blue and daisy yellow by the previous owner.  On the walls were
a picture of his oldest son, a Noah's ark print from his youngest son's
nursery and a memory board.

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Ring. Ring.

[Huh? I thought that the modem was connected to the Internet.] He thought as
he went to get the phone.

"Hello?" He asked.

"Michael Allen, is that you?"

"Yes it is. May I ask who's calling please?"

"This is the shhrrr (static noise) Relief Office. You are to receive a wish.
Please wait right there."

"Yeah, right. Who is this?"

Click.

As he went back to his den, he muttered, "I can't believe someone would call
me at ... What time is it? 11:34 at night. Especially for some dumb prank
like that. I guess I should have wished for some wish like: I wish I was a
character in a Japanese animation show."

As he entered his den, he saw someone climbing out of his TV. [Uh-oh] "You
didn't hear what I just said, did you?"

She glanced at him and then started twirling in the air.

[I guess she did.]

"Your wish has been granted."

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BZZZZZZZZ. Click.

[Huh? What happened to me? Why am I in bed? Let's see, last thing I remember
is that woman twirling and saying my wish was granted.]

[OK, I can handle this. Don't panic. The first thing to do is to open my
eyes.] As his eyes opened, he saw the alarm clock he just turned off. It
looked like a typical anime alarm clock.  [I've seen that clock before.]

[OK, so far so good. Let's sit up and see what I can see.] As he pushes
himself up from his side, he notices that the room he is in is decorated in
an understated yet feminine style.

[Uh-oh] He looks down at himself. [OH NO!! I'm a girl?! D-d-don't panic.  I
can handle this.] She sees that she is wearing a very delicate nightgown.
It has ruffles on the sleeves and the hem. It has lace around the neckline.
The bedspread is a cute pink with a red rose motif. She also notices that
she has a large bosom. [OK, I am a girl with a large bosom. That's pretty
typical for an anime woman. At least, I'm not fat or old. I wonder who I
am.] She sees a mirror.

Standing up, she notices that she is pretty tall for a woman. [All right,
let's go to the mirror and find out who I am. I hope I'm somebody like
Ryoko, Shampoo, or Yohko.]

She looks in the mirror. [No, I couldn't possibly be her. Oh please, let me
wake up! Pinch yourself hard, Mike]

AAAHHHHH!!!!! She collapses onto the floor, crying.

[I'm awake. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh god, I screwed up!]

There is a crashing at her door. Three men and two girls are standing in the
doorway looking at her.

"Are you okay, Kasumi?" Soun asks.

As Kasumi slowly brings her hands up to her face, she folds them into fists
and places them against her cheeks.

She looks at herself and says the only appropriate thing, "Oh my!"

<They call me Misty.>

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[Huh, who just said that?]

<I did, dear.  It's me, Misty.  The one whose body you've taken over.>

[My name is Mike, not dear, Kasumi.]

<I'm sorry, you just don't feel like a Mike to me.  You are after all in
what used to be my body.>

[Um, err, right.]

<Don't you think it's about time to let the others know we're all right?>

[I guess.]

**********************

She looks up and notices that Akane and Nabiki have moved forward and are
looking at her intently.  "Are you okay?"  Akane asks with concern, "I'll be
happy to make breakfast, if you're not feeling well."

"I'm fine, I just stumbled ... over the hem of my nightgown as I got out of
bed.  Thank you all.  Akane, I'll be able to make breakfast.  Why don't you
go on your morning run?"

"If you're sure... Then OK."  Akane looks doubtful.

Nabiki quickly jumps in, "Akane, I'm sure that she is okay."

Ranma, Soun and Genma are all nodding their heads vigorously in agreement.

Genma asks, "So, when will breakfast be ready?"

"At the usual time?"  she answered hesitantly.

"Good!  Boy let's get some real sparring in.  I've been much too lenient on
you lately.  This will give us a long morning to work out in."  Genma said
to Ranma.

"Let's go, Pop!"  Ranma said excitedly.

Soun was crying in relief.  "Oh, my oldest daughter is fine!"

"Father, I'd like to get dressed, please."  [I'll be glad to get these
idiots out of this room.]

"Yes, well I'll be in the family room then."  Soun beat a hasty retreat.

Akane left shortly afterwards.

Nabiki hung around.  "It's not like you to stumble getting out of bed,
sister."

"There's a first time for everything.  Why don't you go get ready for
school?  I'll be downstairs in a little bit to fix breakfast."  Kasumi
smiled at Nabiki.

Nabiki took one more long look at her sister and then left the room.

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[Hey, Kasumi?  What is your morning routine?]

<I usually go to the bathroom, get dressed and make breakfast for everyone.
I also make lunches for Nabiki, Akane and Ranma.>

[Hmm, I do need to relieve myself.  Where's the bathroom?]

<Silly, just think about it.  If you think about something, if you need the
knowledge, it'll be there for you.>

[I'm having a hard time concentrating, I have got to pe... tinkle!  Hey, how
come I can't say, pe..]  She got up and walked out of her room.

<You wished to be an anime character, right?>

[Yes, how did you know?]  She was walking down the stairs.

<If you become a character, that means that you have to stay in character.
Kasumi Tendo would never say the word pee.  It would be embarrassing.>

[How come you could say it, then?]  She walked into the lavatory.

<You are Kasumi, now dear.  I am the one who used to be her.  When you have
settled into your new life, I get to choose a new life for myself.  Oh by
the way, we're in the bathroom.  You can relieve yourself now.>

[Where's the toilet?]

<Sigh, look at the floor, dear.>

[This is going to be different.]

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Did you really think I was going to describe the rest of the bathroom scene?
You are a true baka and a hentai, then. ;-P

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Back in Kasumi's bedroom.  The internal conversation between the two started
up again.

[I don't think I've ever been more embarrassed.  It's a lot easier for a man
to tinkle.]  As she thought that, she felt a small blush creep onto her
face.  [Why am I blushing at the thought of a man tinkling?] she thought and
blushed even more deeply.

<You did fine.  Next time, though, try not to get any on your legs.>

[Hee hee, that wasn't nice.]  Kasumi giggled in embarrassment.

[At least getting dressed won't be that bad.  I can always just slip on a
tee and a pair of pants.]  she began relaxing a little.

<You don't own any pants.>

[Shorts?]  she thought a little anxiously.

<I'm sorry, no>

[Skorts?]  she desperately tried.

<No.  All you own are either dresses, skirts, jumpers, kimonos and other
feminine styles.>

[Why?  Why don't I have some pants or something.  Nabiki wears hot pants
most of the time.]

<Sigh.  You are not going to like this.>

[So?  This day has pretty well suc... This day has not started very well.
Why not tell me the rest of it.]

<Tell me, what do you know of Kasumi?>

[Kasumi became the mother figure and matriarch of the Tendo family after her
mother died.  She is very nurturing.  She is an excellent cook.  She is also
about the biggest air-head on the planet.  She actually waved goodbye to the
phoenix as it left.  She likes Dr. Ono.  Her family is her number one
priority.]  While going through this list, she absently began to select an
outfit to wear.

<Very good!  You almost have it.  Have you ever wondered why Kasumi could be
such an air-head?  After all, Nabiki and Akane are fairly intelligent.>

[Actually, I've never given it much thought.  I thought maybe she was comic
relief.] Kasumi had removed her nightgown and had begun to put on her
undergarments.

<Your biggest duty now is to keep the household harmonious.  Nabiki is cool
and calculating.  Akane is almost always ready to fly into a rage.  Father,
well, he's weak emotionally.  Genma is an eating machine.  Ranma is a
trouble magnet.  Happosai is a perverted little freak..  The only way to
keep everyone from tearing each other apart is for
someone to always be cheerful and happy.  That often means that you must be
oblivious to a lot of things.>

[You mean that if Akane throws Ranma through the roof, I can't call her a
...  I can't even say it in my head!  All I can say is something like, "Oh
my!"]

<Yes, dear, that's correct.>

[Sigh, my name is Mike, not dear.]  This was thought as she pulled her dress
over her head.

<Really?  Would you mind telling what your name is again?>

[Not at all, my name is Kasumi.]  Startled she thought, [Hey, you tricked
me!]

<No I didn't trick you.  You are merely adjusting to your new life.  You
will always remember who you were, but you are now Kasumi Tendo.  You are
the heart of the Tendo household.>

[What about you?  Aren't you jealous of my taking over your life?]

<Not at all!  I'm going to get to become my own person.  I can now say what
I am really thinking!>

[So who are you going to become? ]

<I don't know, I think Sailor Moon would be fun.>

[Ha, ha ,ha.  I thought that you might want to become Belldandy or one of
her sisters.]  Without thinking about it, Kasumi had gotten herself ready.
[Hey, I got ready!]  Looking at herself in the mirror, she asks [Did I dress
myself correctly?]

<Yes, you look fine.  Why don't you go downstairs and start breakfast?>

[I guess I need to don't I?  I don't want to make them wait too long.]

<That's right.  If your family had to wait too long for breakfast, the
harmony of the house would be disturbed.>

[One thing,  I'm speaking Japanese right now aren't I?]

<Yes, you are.>

[I'm an American.  English is my native tongue.  How did I learn Japanese?]

<Remember, I said that you would know what you needed to know?>

[Yes.]

<You needed to know Japanese.  You don't need to know English anymore.  I
took English in High School.  I think that your English is now only as good
as Kasumi Tendo should know.>

[You mean that I wouldn't be able to read anything in English?]

<No, Reading anything in English would be slow and confusing, though.>

[I don't think that taking my knowledge away was very nice.  Won't that make
me nothing more than you?]

<That was your wish, wasn't it?>

[...]

[I think I need to make a special breakfast.]  Kasumi smiled as she entered
the safe confines of her kitchen to start her old and new life again.

<Goodbye, dear>

[Goodbye.  Have fun!  Let me know who you are and where you are when you've
settled!] Kasumi continued her thoughts, [Let's see after I make breakfast,
I need to fix bentos for Nabiki, Akane and Ranma, do the dishes, wash
laundry, clean and dust.  I might get a chance to read a little before going
shopping for tonight's groceries.]  Kasumi happily planned her day.

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I hope that you liked my little story.  As usual, any C&C, MST's, flames or
thoughts are welcome.

As you can see, my take on self-insertion is a little harsh.  If you were to
truly get inserted into an anime character, I feel that you would be locked
into that characters personae.  However, one can still act on your
knowledge.  Kasumi would be able to divulge P-Chan�s secret to Akane,
provided she can prove to herself that it benefits the harmony of the house.

Thanks for reading this,

Mike Allen