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This one's exceptionally... off. I think it's a spamfic, but that
doesn't quite convey the sheer... dross that this story is.
Turnabout
Disclaimer: Ranma 1/2 and associated characters are the property of Viz,
Rumiko Takahashi, and assorted others. Not mine. I'm using them without
permission, and if you don't like it, then... I'm sorry. Really I am.
Note: Yes, this was an hour challenge.
18:15 start
In the downstairs bedroom of the Tendo home -- the one that had once
housed Happosai -- three figures lay strewn about aimlessly, all of them
snoring heavily.
A fourth figure groaned, doubtless from the strain of the previous
night's exertions, and rose to stumble towards the bathroom, past a
disapproving look from Kasumi.
In the relative safety of the furo -- it had been declared neutral
ground, and was therefore 'safe' -- the figure removed the few articles
of clothing that had won the tenacious battle to remain _on_, and tossed
them into the hamper.
A splash of water brought about the familiar shock, waking her
instantly. She stared stupidly at the bucket in her hand for a long
minute before shaking her head and setting it on the floor, alone with
her thoughts for the moment.
Of course, no one had ever bothered to closely examine what would happen
in an extended relationship with multiple others... what was the plural
form of spouse, anyway? Spouses? She grumbled, dismissing it as
unimportant.
But like it or not, there were three others in a relationship with her,
once rivals, now... She shook her head. She didn't want the three of
them. Not at all. It wasn't that they were bad people, it wasn't even
that she didn't love them...
Because she _did_ love them, but, not as much as... no sense thinking
about what she had lost.
They were nice enough, and they had learned to get along... for her, she
supposed. But...
She spat, "Feh. I gave up what I thought I didn't want... and..." She
trailed off, staring at the bucket again, and wondering what she was
going to do next.
Of course. Solve all the problems of honor and obligations in a method
that -- somehow -- Moth- check that. Nodoka. Nodoka somehow found
agreeable. Never mind the tenuous legality of the situation.
Having three spouses was an irritation, in the long run. And even though
they were all friendly _now_ the strain and irritation of the
relationship would eventually fracture it. She felt like she was the
only one who could see it, some days. The Amazon never seemed to get
along with the others, some days... but...
The curses weren't nearly as much of an impediment as she had originally
thought they would be, but... something about the relationships just
didn't... make her happy. A crazy Kuno as an in-law was scary enough,
but being married to one... She sighed, brushing some hair away. There
was genuine love behind the crazed front, despite the occasional
wandering eye.
And she knew that she had to respect and love someone who was that...
loyal, and eager to defend her name, but... it was nothing she had ever
expected. She had thought that she would only fill her original
obligation, and then... well, she would be married to the one she truly
_did_ love, without having the faint unhappy sense that what she felt
for her current spouses was... manufactured... somehow.
And gods, managing a relationship was awkward enough, but when the three
of them all decided that they were 'in the mood'... it wasn't easy, and
she expected they got a lot more out of it than she did. And then
children... when the time came for that, she _knew_ it was going to be
messy.
It would be so simple if only she had one, but... but... no, she had to
deal with three of them. It was a real pain, some days making her
question the worth of the affair.
But... she wanted... she wanted... She wanted what she couldn't have.
The girl she had first met in this very house, so long ago, and more
importantly...
She looked up sharply, as someone else walked into the room, but...
how... how had...
The two stared at each other for a long, shocked moment.
"Ranma?"
"A... Akane..."
"So... how have you been?"
"Okay, I guess... Just... kind of..."
"Yeah. I know the feeling. Really I do... I don't... I think some days
that it's going to drive me nuts, you know?"
"I know what you mean. I'm used to... well. Weird stuff, but this is
even weirder than I'm used to."
"Tell me about it. I was wondering though... if... you..."
"You want to add me to your little... harem?"
She dropped her head, wondering how she could have thought that the
other would possibly say yes. "Yeah... I guess it's... kind of foolish
of me to ask, eh?"
"Depends..."
She looked up sharply. "What do you mean?"
"Don't you know look... do you love me?"
There was a long moment of silence. "You really are stupid."
She stared at the floor, disconsolate. "I guess I was."
"Of course I love you."
Heaving a sigh of relief, she said, "Then... I love you too. Enough...
to share you, if that's the only way I can have you."
Akane smiled. "Some days," she whispered. "I wish it could have been
just you and me... but..."
Ranma silenced her with a kiss, then said, "Don't worry about it too
much. I'll get used to sharing you with Ryouga, Kuno, and Mousse. As
long as I get you too."
"What are you going to do about Ukyou, Kodachi and Shampoo?"
"Er..." Ranma flushed, looking away. "They decided I wasn't exactly,
er... necessary. I got really tired one night and convinced them to try
girl/girl..."
Akane laughed, "Oh my..." Maybe it wasn't so bad after all...
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Author's notes:
Gotta make a balance here, folks. Ranma gets all the girls bunches of
times. Why doesn't Akane ever get all the guys? This idea's been
bouncing around a while. Oh well.
18:59 I can't do much more with this. It's done.
--
Haiku of my lament:
Forgive my spelling,
my U.S. education,
is the source of blame.
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