Life of Chaos
Prologue - An Insane Day
Chapter 9 - The End Of A Long Day
Most of the characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Viz Communication,
and some other companies. Used without permission. I'll return them as
soon as I finish my other series, and... well... that might take a
while. I lent Ryoga's mom a copy of story plots and well... she's a
Hibiki... it'll take some time before I see her again and find out what
she did with them.
Lime warning. No sexual acts depicted, but there are suggestive parts in
this chapter.
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Akane stormed into her house, quickly changed and went into the dojo.
This wasn't unusual behavior, and those at the Tendo home understood
that Akane was very upset. Kasumi and Nodoka did find in troubling, but
neither knew how to deal an irate teenaged girl. They left her be,
hoping she'd be able to calm herself down.
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"Who knew Shampoo could turn into a cute animal like Charlotte?" Azusa
asked.
Mikado had been trying to ignore her. He hated that his father was
forcing him to walk Azusa to and from school. "Don't try to make her
your pet, she'd probably kill you."
Azusa pouted. "True. She does have an ugly personality."
"I wouldn't say that. You know, she's got a great body."
"Wasn't it because of similar comments that got you in trouble with
Kodachi-dono?"
"Don't use a term of respect for her," Mikado demanded.
"Why not? She is of noble blood, like us, and does deserve some respect.
Which I must say, you did a good job of alienating her and everybody
else today. Your good looks and family only go so far."
Mikado waved off her comment. "It was just Kodachi, and she doesn't know
how to take sincere flattery."
"Sincere flattery? If you call that flattery, it's no wonder you've
never gotten more than a kiss from a girl."
"My first time will be a momentous event, and it will be to a very
important girl."
Azusa laughed. "You mean that red-head from our final skating match?"
"I've considered her."
Azusa smirked. "You drove her into being a lesbian, and she's probably
that Tendo girl's lover."
"That's a lie." Mikado glared at her angrily.
"Well, I don't know if you're why she doesn't like guys, but she
admitted she was a lesbian this morning, then there were some perverted
comments from a couple guys about how Akane would wake her up, and at
gym all the girls were talking about how Akane is bi-sexual."
"You shouldn't listen to rumors. They'll fill that empty head of yours
with nonsense."
Azusa scowled and him and then her face brighten immensely. "Joanne!"
She rushed over and hugged a tanuki statue. "Joanne, I found you!"
"Oh, no. Me and my big mouth," Mikado moaned.
The sales clerk sweat dropped seeing the high schooler hugging his
statue. He hated this afternoon job, but he needed the money to pay for
his classes at the university. "Listen miss you can't just take that."
"But it's Joanne. My precious Joanne." Azusa pouted at the salesman.
The guy looked dumbly at the cute girl and was trying to figure out what
to say.
Mikado shook his head and sighed. "How much is it?"
"Eighteen hundred yen," the clerk replied.
Mikado fished the money out his wallet and tossed it at the clerk.
Azusa frowned a little and walked away. The salesclerk was very cute.
"Happy now?" Mikado asked angrily. "I wish you would stop that stupid
cute act."
"What act?" Azusa questioned.
"Whatever. Can we hurry home?" Mikado knew Azusa better than her own
parents. She wasn't nearly as bad a kleptomaniac as most people thought.
Sure, there were times that she would latch on to something, like
'Charlotte,' and claim it as hers, but that wasn't always the case. He
doubted she had found the tanuki statue cute, but had gone into that act
because she was upset at him and the salesclerk had some good looks. Of
course, even if was a just an act, he understood that she wasn't going
to let him know that.
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"Hi, Ranchan, Konatsu," Ukyou greeted.
"Hello, Ukyou-sama," Konatsu bowed to her and rushed to his room to
change for work.
"Hi." Ranma was a little surprised at Ukyou's chef's outfit. It was
sleeveless, showed a bit of cleavage, and a lot more feminine that her
old one. "What's with the clothes?"
"Just trying a new look."
Ranma shrugged and sat down.
Ukyou quickly prepared some okonomiyaki for him. "How was your day?"
"A bit exciting," Ranma replied.
"What happened?"
"Oh, I'd say a week's worth of stuff crammed into one day."
Ukyou sighed and finished making his meal. You'd think with the amount
of time that he spent at her restaurant eating, he'd confide something
to her- even if it was just the events of the day. She shook her head.
Ranma was just a private person who didn't like to talk about his
troubles.
Konatsu returned in a new waiter's outfit which, considering his and
Ukyou's current choices of clothing, didn't surprise Ranma. Kenzan
immediately began to clean the dining area.
"Konatsu-chan, how was your day at school?" Ukyou asked.
"Quite an adventure," Konatsu replied. "Remember that flashy trick I did
before you left?"
Ukyou nodded.
"Well, it seems I accidentally cut part of Shampoo's hair off when I did
that."
"You didn't?!"
"I afraid I did," Konatsu answered sheepishly. "She challenged me to a
fight after school. I was winning when Ranma warned me that defeating
her might get me married to her, so I threw her into the swimming pool
and declared it a draw. Did you know she has a Jusenkyo curse?"
"Yeah, I know." Ukyou shook her head. She felt a little disappointed she
hadn't lost a rival, but was also a bit relieved that he didn't win.
"Anything else?"
"Well, there was a commotion at the end of gym concerning the girls' gym
teacher. Seems he was using explosive in the balls. Ranma wasn't too
happy when we found out and knocked the teacher unconscious."
"You beat up a teacher?" Ukyou asked Ranma.
"After what he did? You bet. He knocked Akane out cold, threw one of
those balls at Akari, and you can't forget there are some normal girls
in our class," Ranma answered sharply.
"Glad I don't have gym. How is Akane?"
"Okay, I guess. Haven't had a chance to talk to her yet. She's been
pissed since gym though." Ranma let out a long breath. "Ah, I should be
getting back home. Want to practice a little before dinner. See you
later."
"Bye." Ukyou turned to her employee. "All right, Konatsu-chan, tell me
everything that happened today."
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"Kurenai Tsubasa, what is the meaning of you skipping your afternoon
classes? After all the work I went through to get you transferred there,
and this is how you repay me?"
Tsubasa could only stare at the floor as his mother scolded him. He had
wanted to be near his beloved Ukyou, but not if everyday at Furinkan was
like it had been today.
"What do you have to say about this?"
"I'm sorry. I didn't think the school was insane. A Lovecraft monster
was practicing martial arts in the swimming pool. One of my teachers is
a vampire, and I have her for three classes. There's a guy who attacked
me with fire and wind for trying to pass a note to Ukyou."
Mrs. Kurenai glared at her son. "First cross-dressing and now you're
either lying or using drugs? Tsubasa, until you clean up your act, I
can't love you."
"B-but Mom! I didn't do any drugs and I'm not lying. It really did
happen."
Mrs. Kurenai slapped Tsubasa. "Not another word. You will go to school,
you will perform well, and you will stop telling me of all this
nonsense. Is that understood?"
"Yes, Mom."
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"How was school today, Yuka?" Mrs. Masaki asked her daughter.
"Very exciting. The girl's gym coach had us play dodge ball with
explosives inside them. After Akane got knocked unconscious a second
time, Ranma found out and beat him up. Oh, many of the girls now
consider Ranma fair game for dating, but I know he'll be married to
Akane soon. The rumor of Akane being bi-sexual is back, but this time I
think it'll stick as perceived truth as Akane did little to dissuade it
and one of the new girls at school, Akari, gave a good reason why Akane
would like girls. I mean, Ranma has that curse that changes him into a
girl, and it might be tempting to 'try her out.' Oh, Akari has moved in
with Ryoga at his house. Ryoga's Uncle Dan is our new math teacher, and
he's also a Street Fighter. Dan fought another new student, Kumon, and
defeated him. If Kumon had a little more skill or used the moves Ranma
wouldn't let him he would've won...."
Yuka continued to rattle off the day's events, but Mrs. Masaki had tuned
her out. Yuka had such a vivid imagination since there was no way all
that stuff could have happened. It seems that she was no longer limiting
her fantasized story to just Ranma, Akane and a few others, but her
entire class as well. Next she'd be saying things about Sayuri being
able to do unbelievable things. Mrs. Masaki would be more worried if he
imagination interfered with Yuka's schoolwork, but it didn't. Besides,
telling stories like those would be great to use to put Yuka's children
to sleep. Perhaps she could even make money off it by writing manga or
something.
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"Tendo Nabiki, I would have words with you."
Nabiki was about to leave Furinkan, but if Kuno wanted to give her more
business, going home could wait. "What do you want?"
"I need to do something about Konjo Mariko."
"Oh? Like what? How to ask her on a date?"
Kuno shuddered. "Are you daft? She is not one of my beloveds, and she is
far too annoying for my tastes."
"So what do you want me to do about it?"
"Find a means to deal with her."
Nabiki though for a moment. "You know I do better thinking over food."
Kuno slouched. Talking with Nabiki always lifted the weight off his
feet, by removing all the heavy cash from him.
Nabiki smiled as she led Kuno to her favorite restaurant. She could make
a lot of money by helping Mariko while at the same time being paid to
sabotage any attempts. This could be a lot of fun.
Nabiki would have to call home to tell Kasumi that she wouldn't be home
for dinner. This talk with Kuno should be long enough to satisfy her
appetite.
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Shampoo stomped into the Nekohanten. The only way she could redeem today
was by completing her marriage to Ranma. School had been unbearable.
Konatsu had humiliated her not once, but twice. He would have to pay
dearly. At least he declared their fight a draw, since she didn't want
any complications with her marriage to Ranma.
Mousse followed her, a bit battered. He could die a happy man at the
moment though. When he had poured hot water on neko-Shampoo, she didn't
have any clothes on. He got a good close up look at certain parts of her
body he would gladly take any amount of thrashing to see.
The Amazon matriarch glared at them from the kitchen. "Where have you
two been? School let out over an hour ago. You're suppose to get here
immediately after classes end."
"Sorry, Great-grandmother. No easy to turn back into human with no
clothes."
"I take it with that grin on Mr. Part-time, he got a good look."
Shampoo growled at the reminder, wheeled around and punched Mousse
across the street.
Cologne's eyes widen as she saw why Shampoo was wearing a pony-tail.
"What happened to your hair?!"
"Stupid ninja-boy cut it."
"Does he still breathe?"
Shampoo's scowl hardened. "Unfortunately."
"Come over here and explain what happened, while I fix your hair."
Shampoo nodded and went into the kitchen. She hated the sound of every
snip of the scissors. Her hair was beautifully long. The idea of having
short hair was repulsive, but there was nothing she could do.
While Shampoo's hair was being cut, she explained how her hair had been
cut and some of what happened in the subsequent fight.
"So, the boy is skilled," Cologne said, finishing the last couple trims.
Shampoo made a disgusted sound. "Ninja-boy have some ability, but
Shampoo beat him next time for sure."
"Um, Shampoo, are you sure you want to try that?" Mousse asked
nervously. "I mean, Saotome did tell him to throw the fight."
"Son-in-law did that?" Cologne asked in surprise. "Well, well. That is
interesting. How good is this ninja-boy?"
Mousse's fist clenched. "He was playing with Shampoo like she was an
amateur. He disarmed her with his first two moves, and later was dodging
every strike she made. He then copied a throw Hibiki's new girlfriend
used in a fight at lunch. For doing that, I should hurt him severely."
Cologne chuckled dryly. "My, my, Shampoo. You do know how to find strong
men."
"Ninja-boy not strong! Shampoo can defeat him."
"Oh, really?" Cologne raised an eyebrow. "Do you want to risk being
married to him if son-in-law decides to run off with another girl?"
"Airen no do that! Ranma..." Shampoo eyed Mousse. "...no love anyone
else." She watched as Mousse snarled impotently. <Can't let duck-boy
know about being with Ranma tonight. He'd get in the way, and I won't
let anything spoil it."
"Shampoo, why do you persist after Ranma? You know he loves Akane.
There's...." Mousse was interrupted as he was slammed into the wall.
Cologne sighed, knowing Shampoo was planning something. The girl was too
stubborn for her own good. The sooner she realized that Ranma would
never be hers the better. However, that was something Shampoo needed to
learn on her own. After all, life was the best teacher, even if the
lessons were often very harsh.
"Finished?" Shampoo asked, pointing to her hair.
Cologne nodded, handing her a mirror.
Shampoo grimaced as a tear streaked down her check. Her hair only
reached down to her shoulder blades. The mirror handle broke in her
fist. <I don't care how I do it. The asshole dies.>
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Nabiki arrived home after her family finished dinner, and went into the
kitchen. Akane had been saying something, but stop cold and grew nervous
when Nabiki entered and asked, "Any phone calls or mail?"
Kasumi nodded more times than she needed. "There is a letter from
Fujita-san on your desk."
Nabiki raised an eyebrow. Something was up. Plots to figure out what
ended when Akane rushed out of the room saying something about homework.
Nabiki shrugged, knowing she'd find out eventually. The letter could
wait until later.
The middle Tendo daughter went into the main room to work on her
homework. When she first walked into the room, she could swear Ranma was
in there. A strong breeze coming from the room indicated to her that he
had been there and that he was avoiding her.
Looking all over the house, Nabiki couldn't find either Ranma or Akane
now. They had disappeared on her. Something was up, and Kasumi knew what
it was.
Nabiki asked her older sister various questions, and was becoming
increasingly upset at being ignored. "Do you know where Ranma or Akane
are?" would not be answered. "Can I have a soda?" was answered with the
can of soda pop.
Nabiki growled in frustration, and left. Only when everyone was turning
in for bed did she see onna-Ranma and Akane. They were going into his
room, dressed for bed. "What are you two doing?" Nabiki asked
suspiciously.
"Shampoo is planning on visiting Casanova, here, tonight. I'm making
sure nothing happens," Akane answered sharply.
"Is that why he's a girl?"
"More insurance," Ranma replied simply. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight." Nabiki stood at the door for a while, but if either Ranma
or Akane said anything, the snoring panda was drowning it out. Ten
minutes later, she checked to see where they were sleeping.
Two pairs of angry eyes from two very different locations glared at her.
Nabiki returned to her room and put the camera away. Trying to get a
picture would be fruitless if they were awake. Besides, it offered
little gain for her since they weren't sleeping in the same bed. She
slipped into bed, hoping for better luck next time.
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Akari finished humming as she put away the last of the dishes. She
didn't mind doing the housework for Ryoga, it kind of made her feel
married to him. Her hand caressed the kitchen counter and thought about
how she could get used to living in a house like this. She preferred her
farm, but knew Ryoga didn't. While she might not be able to raise her
sumo-pigs here, she could have a family.
Akari sighed as she made her way to the changing room, taking the time
to pet one of Shirokuro's puppies. She undressed completely save her
panties and put on an oversized T-shirt she got from the ninety-two
sumo-pig championships, which Katsunishiki won.
Ryoga noticed her coming out of the changing room. He had been a bit
surprised the first time he had seen what she wore to bed. She looked
cute and kind of sexy in that T-shirt, even if it had two oversized pigs
emblazoned on it.
"A kiss goodnight?" Akari asked hopefully.
Ryoga blushed and stammered, but his nod was all Akari was looking for.
She reached up and kissed him passionately. Ryoga didn't know if he
could ever get used to feeling like this.
Akari decided to up the kiss by slipping her tongue into his mouth. It
felt strange, but good as his tongue wrestled with hers. She was
surprised to feel Ryoga grab her shirt and start lifting it.
Ryoga was really into the kiss, not believing what Akari was doing with
her tongue. Yet, it seemed right. He was startled when Akari pull away
from him. He then stared dumbly at what his hands had done. His mind
locked up as his arms lifted a little more and Akari lower herself. He
now held the empty shirt and Akari stood before him clad only in her
panties.
Akari smiled at Ryoga and guided him into his room.
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A puppy looked questioningly at the door to his master's room. There
were some strange sounds coming from it. He looked to his mother hoping
she could explain.
Shirokuro looked down at her son, uncertain what to do. She knew what
those sounds were, and tried to think of what to say. She then shook her
head at her son, he was still too young to know.
The puppy sighed and lay down. He hated being too young.
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Neko-Shampoo hissed as she entered the Tendo home. Of course even after
putting the duck into his cage and sneaking past Cologne, something had
to go wrong and in this case it was rain. But that had never been a
problem here. Hot water was easily accessible due to the demand for it.
Shampoo first went to the bathing room. After a few tries, the Amazon
cat turned on the shower's hot water, seeing none already available.
After two minutes, she yowled in frustration as the water never heated
up. Failing to be discouraged, Shampoo let the shower run while she went
to the kitchen. She hissed at the lack of any prepared water.
Akane, Shampoo was certain, was behind the lack of hot water. She
prowled her way upstairs checking everywhere for any hot water. She
entered Ranma's room and then tried to swear. Her beloved was a girl.
She then noticed Akane asleep in the corner of the room and that both of
Ranma's parents were also sleeping in the room.
The cat yowled angrily and left. No hot water, female Ranma, and too
many potential meddlers didn't speak well for success. She'd have to try
again later.
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Author's Notes:
The End of Part 1.
What's going on with Ranma and Akane? Answers to that are in Life of
Chaos - Journey part 1-1.
What happens tomorrow at Furinkan? Find out in Life of Chaos - Furinkan
part 1-1.
I base characterizations primarily off the manga. While Azusa is clearly
a buriko kleptomaniac in the anime, in the manga she's only shown to
have stolen two things: P-Chan, a cute animal, and a blanket with a cute
bird embroidered on it, which happened to cover Mikado who Azusa was not
happy with at the time. So, I'm playing around with Azusa's inclination
to steal cute things.
One of the harshest punishments a Japanese mother can give her child is
'removing her love.' By saying "I don't love you anymore," a mother has
basically grounded her child. The child would not be allowed to
participate in any family function and sometimes the mother will barely
recognize the child's exists. The emphasis on keeping your mother's love
is strong and goes as far as if a man has to chose between obeying his
mother or his wife, his mother will win every time even if the man does
not agree with his mother.
Akane has used a variation of 'removing my love' punishment on Ranma
when she said, 'We're no longer engaged.' Akane doesn't have the right
to declare it void, only to transfer it to Nabiki or Kasumi if they are
willing. Only the Tendo clan head, Saotome clan head, Genma and Soun
have the right to end engagement.