Okay, Ranma thought, Let's see if I can avoid getting my boob poked this time.
The tall man with the mustache leaned over, pointing a finger in her face. "You ... wouldn't be ...?"
Ranma bowed. "I'm the female Ranma Saotome."
The man backed up a step, face twisting in confusion and the beginning of despair. "Female?! But ... but ... Ranma is supposed to be Genma's son!" His voice rose to a wail at the end.
The short-haired girl stuck out her finger to poke anyway. Ranma sighed inwardly, This girl must be a lesbo or something. Outwardly she just smiled, grabbed the girl's hand before it could reach her, shook it firmly, and announced, "Pleased to meet ya!"
Then she looked up at the Tendo father, stating with a serious expression, "And technically, I am his son."
"Technically?" Nabiki demanded, trying to wring life back into her hand. This red-haired girl had one hell of a grip! "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
Ranma swept her smile across all of them. "You'll have to get pop to explain it, once you meet him. This was all his stupid idea."
The panda bear standing behind Ranma growled, lifting a paw threateningly.
Still smiling, Ranma announced, "Oops. Almost forgot." She pulled a rope seemingly from nowhere and, before Genma realized her intention, wrapped several loops around the bear, binding its arms tightly to its torso and even tying the legs together. "Can't let wild animals run around loose," she said cheerfully. Dragging her father out into the yard, she secured the other end of the rope to a tree. Cracking her knuckles vigorously, she told them, "Pop should be along eventually."
Shaking his head, tears gathering at the corner of his eyes, Soun whined, "I don't understand!"
Ranma patted him on the back. "That's okay. I'm sure it'll all be clear by morning."
Akane stepped forward, mildly confused but with a heart considerably lighter than it had been a short time ago. Instead of the feared fiance, here was a girl her own age whose speed suggested she might have some skill at martial arts. Giving a bright smile, she said, "Hi, I'm Akane. You want to be friends?"
Ranma sat in the furo, warming up from the earlier cold rain which had turned him into a girl before reaching the Tendo home. I wonder if this'll work? It ought to give me a chance for a better look, and at least a pretty good chance of not being attacked afterward. Just remember, if she does attack, try not to get distracted this time. No matter what you see. After all, he smirked, there'll probably be plenty of more chances on other todays to see it again. He sighed. Somehow I oughta find a way to get one of the other girls in here for a bath as well. Akane's got a pretty hot body, but I wouldn't mind getting a good look at Nabiki or Kasumi either. Though I'm beginning to wonder if that Nabiki chick might try to molest me if she catches me in here as a girl.
Just then he heard the outer door of the changing room open. Oops. Time to get moving.
Ranma jumped out of the furo, and gave himself a quick spray in the shower. Then she sat down on the stool, turned most of the way from the door.
To be continued ...
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