[Ranma][Fanfic] Ranma and Ranko go to College
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Ranma and Ranko go to College
Here's Ranko: Take Her as He Is
Ranma 1/2 characters/situations created and copyright by Rumiko
Takahashi/Shogakukan/Kitty/Fuji/Viz - Used without permission
Ranma and Ranko go to College story created, written, and
copyright 1999 by Jim Lazar
<Speech text in angle brackets is thought by character.>
"Speech text in double quotes is spoken as English."
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The sky poured rain onto the busy San Francisco street, while
pedestrians scuttled to and fro. Those with umbrellas took their time,
the ones without raced between shop awnings in short bursts.
In the middle of the street, a small redheaded girl jumped away
from her opponent. "Cut it out, Pop!" she exclaimed to her unseen
opponent and took up a ready stance.
A cable car passed in front of her and then, just as the cable car
cleared her, a giant panda landed a savage kick to the girl's stomach.
The girl was knocked backward into some food crates.
"Whatcha do that for?" she cried out. She leapt to her feet and
traded blows with the panda. Pedestrians stopped to gawk at the fighting
pair. After all this was San Francisco, odd things like this didn't
happen here. Well, not often.
The girl had managed to flip the panda over her shoulder. He landed
in a large pile of garbage. The girl wiped her hands off and then
exclaimed, "Who said I wanted to go to college anyway?! I'm going back
to Japan!" She turned and walked away, dragging her large backpack
behind her.0
She was quickly knocked unconscious by a stop sign held by the
panda. The panda swung the girl over his shoulder and carried her off in
the opposite direction.
The surprised pedestrians who had just watched this all happen
finally blinked. Then they jumped out of the way to avoid being hit by
the cars that had not stopped because of the missing sign.
* * *
The panda put the girl down on the bed, then grabbed some clothes
from the girl's backpack and quickly made it's way to the small
bathroom. A few moments later a heavyset man walked out of the bathroom,
dressed in a white gi. He leaned over the girl and slapped her face
gently.
"Wake up, Ranko," Genma said, using the name she was registered
under. The girl stirred. Louder, Genma yelled, "Wake up, Ranko! Now!"
The girl shot to a sitting position and looked around. "Where are
we?" Ranko asked.
"We're in your college dorm," Genma replied.
"I told you I don't want to go to college!"
"If we are to run a dojo someday, you must get a degree in physical
education and take some business courses," Genma explained to the girl,
for the millionth time.
"Well, why on Earth did you have to register me as a girl for?"
Ranko asked, scratching under her left breast.
"The only scholarship you qualified for was one for women and I
don't have the money to send you to college without a scholarship."
"You and your stupid schemes. First you curse me in Jusenkyo and
now I'm going to have to go to college as a girl," Ranko cursed.
"You're the one who wanted to get out of Japan!" Genma insisted.
"Not forever! Just until things cooled down," Ranko replied,
scratching her butt.
"Anyway, I've got to go find a job around here and someplace to
live. Be glad you get a dorm room as part of your scholarship. It's
pretty nice actually and I'm sure you'll appreciate the private bath."
"Well, all I'll say is this plan better not backfire, old man.
Otherwise, I'll sell you to the nearest zoo," Ranko threatened.
"Just behave yourself and keep a low profile and everything will be
okay. Alright?"
"Alright, Pop."
"And for goodness sake, don't tell anyone about your curse or
you'll be kicked out!"
"You don't have to tell me twice," Ranko said.
* * *
Later, Ranko had reluctantly unpacked and was laying on her bed
when the door opened. A young woman walked in. She had long blonde hair,
tied in the back in a ponytail. Ranko looked up, then asked, "Can I help
you?"
"Hi, I'm Andrea. I'm your roommate!" the woman replied, cheerfully.
Ranko got up, then asked, "Roommate? Dang, Pop should have gotten
me a single."
"Single dorm room, right. Where are you from?" Andrea asked,
sarcastically.
"Japan actually," Ranko answered.
"Really?" Andrea looked closer and said, "Oh, the red hair threw
me. You don't look Japanese."
Ranko awkwardly ran her hand through her hair, then came up with a
quick explanation. "Yeah, I get that a lot. The red hair runs in my
family, no one is sure why."
"Well, it's quite lovely. I'm sure you have guys drooling over you
all the time," Andrea said.
"Yeah, unfortunately," Ranko muttered.
Andrea looked puzzled, then walked over and put her bags on the
other bed.
"Um, are you sure you want to share a room? Maybe we can see if
there's any space available somewhere else," Ranko asked, awkwardly.
"No, this is fine. You just want a private room," Andrea remarked,
smirking.
"Something like that," Ranko said.
"Anyway, I need a nice long bath. I was on a plane for five hours,"
Andrea said, slipping her blouse off. Ranko quickly looked away. "We can
get to know each other later, okay? Maybe go have a bite to eat
somewhere?"
"Err...I guess," Ranko replied. She blushed as she saw the bra
tossed onto Andrea's bed.
Andrea noticed Ranko's blush, so she said, "What's the matter?"
Without looking around, Ranko said, "Err...you're naked."
"Yeah, so what? It's just us girls. Lighten up," Andrea said. <I
always thought Japanese people were more casual about nudity,> she
thought, then shrugged and went into the bathroom.
<This is never going to work. She'll find out about my curse and
then beat me to death. I've got to find a way out of this mess,> Ranko
thought, as she lay back down and stared at the blank ceiling.
* * *
Ranko had flipped the beds up to make some room and was going
through her daily exercises when Andrea finished with her bath. She
stood in the doorway and looked on at Ranko. Ranko swung at an imaginary
opponent, did a couple backflips and then spotted Andrea. "Oh, sorry.
Figured I'd get some practice in while you were taking your bath," Ranko
said, wiping her forehead off.
"That's okay, you're pretty good," Andrea said, drying her hair
off. She walked over to her bags and started pulling out some clothes.
Beginning with her bra and panties, she got dressed again.
Ranko moved her bed down and tried not to look at Andrea.
* * *
Andrea and Ranko ate at a run down pizza place near campus. "So,
you've been training your whole life to be a martial artist?" Andrea
asked.
"Pretty much. My Pop and I spent a lot of time on the road. He
keeps saying that we'll run a training hall one day, but so far all his
schemes to do that have ended pretty badly," Ranko replied.
"How so?"
"I'd rather not say," Ranko said, sadly.
"That's okay. I wish that I could travel as much as you did. I had
to beg my parents to come to San Francisco for college. They wanted me
to stay back home in Wisconsin."
"Well, Andrea, sometimes a nice place you can call home can be
better," Ranko said, whistfully.
"You can call me Andi."
"Okay."
* * *
A loud ringing sound assailed Ranko's ears. She awoke and tried to
smash the offending alarm clock, punching several holes in the wall in
the process. Andrea woke up and turned her alarm clock off. Ranko rolled
back to sleep.
Andrea went to the bathroom and freshened up. Ranko was still
sleeping when she came out of the bathroom. Andrea shook her head then
pulled the covers off the sleeping girl. Andrea laughed aloud when she
saw the boxers Ranko was wearing. "Well, whatever is comfortable for
you," Andrea said, then prodded Ranko with her finger. "Come on Ranko!
You'll be late for registration!"
Ranko rolled over onto her back and mumbled, "Let me sleep,
Akane..."
Noticing Ranko's ample cleavage under the muscle T-shirt she was
barely wearing, Andrea thought, <Damn, this girl is stacked. She'll be
popular in no time around this meat market.> Then finally, she yelled,
"Ranko! Get up!"
Ranko jumped out of bed and looked around for something to hit.
"Huh?"
"Hurry up, you'll be late for registration."
"Oh...thanks," Ranko muttered. She scratched her butt then went
into the bathroom, pulling her top off as she went.
Andrea was amazed. <Wasn't this girl just embarrassed about MY
nudity yesterday?> she thought. She finished dressing and left to go to
register for her classes.
* * *
"How'd you do?" Andrea asked, poking at the salad in front of her.
"Okay, I guess. Got all the classes I needed, but I got stuck in a
lame-ass class called 'Romantic Literature'. Something to do with an
arts requirement," Ranko explained, inhaling the hamburger in front of
her.
Andrea looked surprised at Ranko's eating style, but just calmly
asked, "Really? I have that one too. Of course, I actually wanted it.
Which professor did you get?"
Ranko consulted her schedule. "Err...,Professor Donaldson,
Wednesdays at ten."
"Great, that's my class too!" Andrea exclaimed.
They compared their schedules and didn't find any other common
classes. Andrea was a literature major, so didn't have any need for the
physical education courses that Ranko was taking.
"Hey babe, want to go out for a drink with me?" a male voice said
behind Ranko.
Ranko turned around and snapped back, "Shut up, pervert!"
The young man flinched backwards and then made a hasty retreat.
"A simple no, would have sufficed, Ranko," Andrea insisted.
"Maybe, but I just don't need anyone chasing me right now. I had
enough of that back in Japan."
<She must have just been in a bad relationship or something,>
Andrea thought.
* * *
After a long day in the registration lines and then checking out
the campus, Ranko was looking forward to a nice long bath. She finished
filling the bathtub with hot water, slipped out of her boxers, and
slowly lowered herself into the hot water. Within seconds her body grew,
her hair turned black, her breasts disappeared, and a distinctly
non-female body part appeared.
"Ahhhh, it's good to be a guy again," the now male Ranko said,
exhaling with pleasure. "I wonder how long I can keep my curse a secret
around here?" he muttered.
After soaking in the tub for a bit, he stood up and reached for a
towel.
Just then, the door to the bathroom opened and Andrea walked in,
naked. She stopped dead in her tracks and stared at the man in front of
her. She backed out of the bathroom and shut the door behind her.
"Shit, not again," the man swore. He toweled off quickly, then put
on his boxers, pants, and shirt. He cautiously opened the door and poked
his head out. He didn't see Andrea anywhere. "Andi?" he called out. He
was then knocked unconscious by the bat Andrea hit over his head.
* * *
Andrea looked at the man who was tied up in the chair. He was
Japanese. This fact had kept her from calling the police right away.
<Ranko's father? Nope...too young. A brother? He had a pigtail like
Ranko,> Andrea thought. She looked closely at him, and added to herself,
<He's handsome... I hope he's not some pervert.> She rocked his
shoulder, then stepped back and held the baseball bat up.
The man stirred. He opened his eyes and looked around he saw
Andrea. "Andi... um could you untie me?" he asked, calmly.
"Ya... right. What were you doing in my bathroom?" Andrea asked.
"Uh? Taking a bath of course," the man said.
Andrea had the urge to use the baseball bat, so she swung it
backwards in preparation for a bug swing. "Tell me who you are or you're
history, you pervert!" Andrea threatened.
"Wait!" the man called out, then happened to look down at his body.
"Oh. Um.... I'm..." he mumbled. He tried to think what to do. After a
pause, he said, "I'm Ranma...Ranko's brother."
"Ranma?" Andrea repeated, uncertainly.
"Yeah. She... err... said I could crash here tonight," Ranma
explained. <Might be able to keep my curse a secret after all,> he
thought.
Andrea eyed 'Ranma' suspiciously. "Where's Ranko then?" she asked.
"She's... out on a date."
"Well..."
"Look... I'm sorry about what happened in the bathroom. It was an
accident, besides it's not like I haven't seen you naked before..."
Ranma trailed off as he realized he'd goofed.
"WHAT?" Andrea screamed.
"I meant that I've seen other women naked before..."
"Oh. Sorry...I overreacted."
Ranma was a bit surprised. Usually Akane would have beaten him
unconscious again by now. <Strange girl,> he thought. "No, I'm sorry."
"I think I'll forgive you... for now. I wouldn't want to mess up
that pretty face of yours, anyway," Andrea said, smiling. She then went
into the bathroom.
Ranma sighed. <I wonder how long before she starts chasing me
around with that bat after she unties me.> he thought.
After washing up and changing into a long T-shirt, Andrea came back
out of the bathroom and slipped into her bed.
Ranma patiently waited for her to untie him, until she turned the
light out. The he said, "Um... you forgot to untie me, Andi."
From her bed, Andrea replied, "Nope, I didn't forget."
"Well then?"
"As soon as Ranko gets back from her date and confirms your
identity you can go."
Ranma sighed and slumped down in the chair. He flexed his arms and
legs, testing the strength of the ropes again, but couldn't get enough
leverage to break them. It was going to be a long night.
[End]
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Author's notes/ramblings:
Okay, this is the start of a small series that came to mind last year.
Unfortunately, I have so much else on my plate right now that I really
don't have time to do any more with it.
Any and all C&C is appreciated. If someone would like to pick up this
story line and add additional stories to it, please e-mail me and we'll
discuss it.
Revision 0.0 - Rough draft (July 14, 1998)
Revision 0.1 - FFML draft (January 11, 1998)
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