[FFML] [Lemon] Ranma nibun no ichi - 10 - Skin Deep

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Ranma nibun no ichi - 10 - Skin Deep [Lemon]

All characters portrayed in this fanfic are copyright of Rumiko
Takahashi and Shogakukan Inc, etc, etc, etc.
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[Nekohanten]

Mousse swept the floor of the Nekohanten, enjoying the chore. It was just
himself and Shampoo running the place without Cologne to interfere. He
hoped that it would last. Word had gotten back to them that the youthened
woman was trying to atone for her misdeeds - she had put her pride aside
and was doing a man's work for the Joketsuzoku. Menial chores not fit for
a woman. Through this, she hoped to restore her honour and join the tribe
once again.

He wasn't sure that Cologne would like it, but he knew that she would
endure. Cologne was originally only meant to labour for a month, but with
the trouble Pansuto Tarou had created, her punishment was changed to a
year. The fact that she hadn't wanted to go with Tarou didn't matter to
the tribe.

Mousse almost laughed at the thought of Cologne doing all of the jobs that
he himself had to do, <I hope she never returns so she can never push me
around again!>

Looking over at Shampoo, Mousse smiled even though he only saw a hazy
coloured shape. He would endure Cologne for Shampoo's sake. Her love meant
too much to him just to boot the woman out when she returned.

Noticing how her husband had stopped sweeping, Shampoo smiled back at
Mousse. Addressing him in Chinese, she called, "If you've finished already,
come and help me dry the dishes."

"Just a minute." He finished sweeping the room quickly, and joined his wife
in the kitchen. He was perfectly content. They ran the Nekohanten together
as husband and wife. And with Cologne gone, his life was a dream. They did
have the occasional spat, and Shampoo would insult him as she used to. He
still considered himself to be the luckiest man on earth.

[Dr. Toufuu's Clinic]

Kasumi sat down on a chair with a sigh. She had been cooking dinner when
the baby kicked. She had winced at the sudden sensation inside her, the
feeling of new life - Toufuu and her child. She placed a hand over her
swollen belly. It wouldn't be long now until their child was ready to be
born. Maybe a month, if that.

Toufuu was looking after a patient at the moment, but Kasumi was happy just
to sit and rest for a few moments. She could make sure that nothing burned,
but she didn't feel like standing at the oven for any longer. She closed
her eyes for a moment and relaxed.

She loved her new life with her husband, looking after the clinic, helping
as a nurse to some of the patients. No more looking after her sisters, not
now that they had both gotten married, or her father. Now that was Akane's
responsibility. Akane was now the lady of the Tendou house, the mother of
two beautiful children and Ranma's wife. It was a much easier life for
Kasumi, living at the Clinic. She was pampered and looked after by her
wonderful husband.

Life at the Clinic would get complex with a baby, but she and Toufuu had
talked about it, and they were both ready to be parents. Kasumi smiled to
herself. Like always, everything would turn out fine.

[Somewhere in Nerima]

Asuka Saginomiya, the White Lily, looked like her nickname. She was an
elegant, high-class woman in a beautiful white evening gown, a large white
lily at her shoulder. Long, white gloves and beautiful blonde locks of
hair made her seem even more beautiful.

"I am here to duel with you again!! Ohohohohohohoho!" Her laughter spoiled
her aura of refinement. She continued to laugh as she disappeared in a
scattering of white petals.

[Tendou Doujou]

Masao was almost two years old now. He crawled around the Doujou floor,
exploring his surroundings under Akane's watchful eyes. Ranma himself was
going through his kata, letting Miyabi copy his movements. Akane had
finally consented to allow him to teach their daughter kempo.

Ranma was proud of his daughter, who showed remarkable strength, agility
and an aptitude for martial arts. <It must run in the family,> he thought,
looking from his daughter to his wife. <Her brute strength and my martial
skills...>

Akane looked back at Ranma for a moment, and wondered about the smug look
on his face. She did not ask, instead going back to watching Masao. She
enjoyed this time together, a quiet moment without the rest of the family
barging in. Just Ranma, herself, their son and daughter.

"Come on, Akane. Your turn to show Miyabi some moves." Ranma slung a towel
around his neck and scooped up Masao in his arms. The little boy giggled up
at his father, reaching up to try to grab his pigtail.

"Yes, mama. You teach me now!" Miyabi jumped up and down excitedly as her
mother stood up, and took a stance before her.

"Okay, Miya-chan, like this." Akane started to practice with her daughter,
more because she knew how much her daughter loved martial arts than from
any need to teach her. Ranma had obviously been sneakily teaching Miyabi,
and the little girl was very good for her five years of age. Maybe even
Genma had been teaching her, too. Akane smiled lovingly at her daughter,
then over at her husband and son as she went through her own kata.

[Nerima Gymnasium]

Kodachi was practicing one of her gymnastic routines at the Nerima
gymnasium. She wore a beautiful leotard on her curved, athletic body, the
black shape of a rose against skin coloured material made it seem as if
she was wearing petals over her body instead of a skin-tight body suit.
She stood on her toes, twirling her ribbon as she began her warm up.

A woman's voice called from behind her, "Kunou Kodachi --"

"Sanzenin Kodachi!" Kodachi corrected, pivoting on one foot to face the
speaker. She saw the White Lily standing there, and gritted her teeth.

Asuka the White Lily continued as if she hadn't heard, "-- I gave you a
few extra years to be ready for this duel. But the time is now!"

"Well, now that I have the most handsome man in all of Japan, I will beat
you in this double-date duel! Ohohohohohohohoho!" Kodachi threw back her
head, the back of a hand pressed lightly against her lips. <The last time
we dueled, you had to kidnap a beautiful man! But I have married one, and
no longer have to resort to making Ranma pretend to be my date. You will
lose properly this time, Asuka!>

Asuka gave a refined smile, and sipped tea from a porcelain cup that had
appeared from nowhere. "So arrogant, Kodachi? We shall see. Tonight bring
your date to my mansion!"

"I look forward to beating you, Asuka." With that, Kodachi swirled her
black gymnastic ribbon, and disappeared in an explosion of black rose
petals.

A slight smirk crossed Asuka's face, and she spoke to the empty room. "Ah,
Sanzenin you say? Now I will find this man you have married, and make sure
that he can never be a challenger in this duel of ours! Ohohohohohoho!"

[Kunou-ke]

Soon Kodachi was leaping over the rooftops towards the Kunou mansion,
ready for any tricks that Auska had up her sleeve. Kodachi had to win this
battle, her husband had to be the best looking man in all of Japan!

She soon reached the Kunou-ke, and entered through a window, straight into
the room she shared with Mikado. He was there, standing before a full-
length mirror, trying on a new skating outfit.

"Mikado-sama, did I ever tell you about my kindergarten rival, Asuka the
White Lily?"

Turning, Mikado swept Kodachi in his arms and kissed her deeply. He held
her in his arms, her body pressing against his, both in their skin tight
outfits. He could feel her sexy body against his, her response to his
kiss. He whispered softly against her lips, "No, my Kodachi, why would I
wish to hear about anyone other than you?"

She looked up at him, and sighed happily. He was so good looking. In fact,
she thought he was even better looking than Ranma. His charm was very much
greater than Ranma's charm - Mikado still took every opportunity that he
could to try to charm women, and always had - and his ego was large enough
to allow him to carry it off without a problem.

Women fell at Mikado's feet. Most women, anyway. They also fell at his
feet when Kodachi paralysed them for trying to get too close to her man.
A kiss was one thing - and Mikado was legendary for his kissing - but
anything more and Kodachi got jealous. Mikado had no interest in any of
his fan girls, but sometimes the girls got a little too carried away when
they saw their idol.

Kodachi broke off, and sat down on the bed. Now was not the time for his
kisses, not when Asuka could be here any moment to deal with her husband.
"Asuka is a girl who attacked my boyfriend at kindergarten, claiming that
her boyfriend was better! She thought she won, but my coolest, sexiest
boyfriend never recovered. She started the duel, and now we must win! You
must be ready for our double-date battle!"

"But, my love, I am already the sexiest, coolest and most good looking man
in all of Japan. What else is there to do?" Mikado flashed a smile at her.

"Yes, but she will be wanting to deal with you before the date. She is
wicked and sneaky and will set cowardly traps for you, trying to defeat
me with my honest approach to the duel. You must stay away from all of
your skating matches until I can find her boyfriend and take him out of
the competition first!"

Mikado blinked, and said softly, "But if I don't go to my competitions,
Azusa will come here and cause problems. Also, how could I upset all of my
fans? I could no more make them cry than I could hurt you, my beloved Black
Rose!"

"Mikado-sama, you must do as I say. It won't take long." Kodachi pulled a
bunch of bottles out of a drawer and smirked, "Asuka the White Lily will
be sorry she ever came back to challenge me!"

[Ucchan's]

Saeko was crying. Ryouga picked up his daughter and held her close, trying
to quiet her down while Ukyou served okonomiyaki. He was too scared to
leave the confines of the bedroom while holding his baby girl, even though
Shirokuro was at his feet. If he wandered off with the baby, Ukyou would
get really mad at him. Saeko was still too young to go off on Ryouga's
travels, she still needed her mother.

"Shh, Sa-chan. Daddy's here, shhh." His voice seemed to sooth Saeko a
little, though she was still not a happy baby.

Shirokuro barked, and walked over to the bedroom door, and headed into the
hallway. Then she sat down at the bathroom door, and barked at Ryouga.

"You think she needs changed?" Ryouga looked out of the door at his half
black, half white dog. Hesitantly he stepped out and walked to his dog,
then stepped into the bathroom. He didn't usually get lost while inside
the house, but he didn't want to take any chances.

When inside, he proceeded to change Saeko's nappies. He was a good father,
always extremely gentle with his daughter, and always loving. Although he
realised that Saeko was strong for a baby - she seemed to have inherited
his strength - he still treated her with extra care.

When he disposed of the dirty nappies, and had his daughter in nice, clean
nappies, he turned back around to the hallway. Ukyou was standing there at
the bathroom door. She smiled at him, and hugged him as he came out into
the hall.

These two females were the most precious things in his life. He was happy.

[Kunou-ke]

Nabiki and Kunou sat in the living room, watching television. Kunou's mind
was as blank as always, and Nabiki was bored. She really had no need to go
out and make money - being married to Tatewaki had changed that - but she
enjoyed the challenge. Now all she really had to do was enjoy the life of
a rich girl, waited on hand and foot by her husband. And if he wasn't
around, she had Sasuke Sarugakure to do her bidding. He wasn't much of a
ninja, but he was good at doing the tasks she set for him.

She hadn't really had to worry about her rivalry with Kodachi in ages,
either. She needed something to spice up her life a little. Being the idle
rich wasn't all it was cracked up to be.

"Tacchi, let's go for a walk. You haven't taken me shopping in sooo long."

Kunou stood up immediately and bowed, "Let us go, my beautiful wife. We
shall shop until you are satisfied! Then we can shop some more, my sexy
goddess!"

Nabiki laughed, and stood, taking his arm. Heading to the front door of the
Kunou mansion, they were almost knocked down by Kodachi as she leaped past
them and out of the door, laughing insanely.

Kunou scratched his head, and looked after his sister as she gracefully
leapt off down the street. Nabiki's eyes narrowed, <Hm, there might be
something interesting happening after all...>

"Wait for a moment, Tacchi. I'd like to speak to your brother-in-law first.
Be back." Nabiki headed back into the interior of the house, heading off to
find Mikado, leaving Kunou waiting for her at the door.

Walking through the large mansion, Nabiki made her way to her to Mikado and
Kodachi's room. She knocked on the door, and it opened a moment later.

"Yes, Nabiki? I don't have any extra money for any photos at the moment,
though I might be willing to pose if you wish to sell some to my fans."
He smiled a stunning smile at her.

"Er, no. That wasn't what I wanted to talk to you about, though I'm sure
that we could work something out regarding photos for your fan girls. The
Golden Pair don't have an official photographer, do they?" It wasn't why
she was there, but arranging to make a little extra cash on the side never
hurt anyone.

Mikado took Nabiki's hand, and kissed it, "You may, of course, become our
photographer. I've seen how wonderful your photos are, and I know that
the photos you take of me will make all the women out there so happy."

Nabiki rolled her eyes, but business was business. "It's settled, then. Oh,
by the way, did something happen between you and Kodachi? She went off in
a hurry."

"No," Mikado dropped her hand, and leaned up against the door frame to the
bedroom, "She's worried about some girl she has a double-date with. She
thinks that this Auska will do something to me to win some challenge they
set up while they were children. Of course I will win, as no-one can be
better looking than me," he paused to run his hands through his hair, "But
she is off to put a stop to this Auska's plots."

Nabiki gave a slight nod. She would probably have agreed that Mikado was
indeed one of the best looking men she had ever seen, but she'd gotten to
know him and his ego detracted from his looks. Though if there was the
chance that something interesting might happen, she and Kunou may not go
shopping after all. Anyway, she had a vague recollection of an Auska, but
she couldn't quite place it.

Trying to remember, Nabiki wandered back off to find her husband and maybe
pay a visit to her little sister.

[Outside the Kunou-ke]

Azusa giggled as she and Tsubasa entered the Kunou-ke. She was having too
much fun with Tsubasa, both of them wearing the exact same, cute dress.
In fact, she'd been having so much fun actually spending time talking with
someone, that she'd completely forgotten that she and Mikado had a skating
match coming up.

Asuka watched from across the road as Azusa, and the other girl, entered
the mansion grounds. It had been too easy to find out about Sanzenin. The
Mikado Sanzenin of the Golden Pair and his skating partner Azusa Shiratori.
She was actually rather worried. Mikado was such a good looking man, and
not the usual dross that she thought Kodachi might have hooked up with.
<I will have to deal with him, though I will regret having to do anything
to such a beautiful man.>

She disappeared in a swirl of lily petals as Nabiki and Kunou left the
Kunou mansion.

[Tendou-ke]

Akane was nursing Masao as Nabiki came into their bedroom. She could hear
Kunou and Ranma arguing outside somewhere, but there was nothing too odd
in that. They didn't attack each other too much, anyway.

"What is it, Nabiki-oneechan?"

"Hey, sis. Got a question for you." Nabiki smiled as Miyabi came running
into the room to see her Aunt Nabiki. She lifted her niece up, and hugged
her as Miyabi snuggled against her. "I remember you talked about a girl
called Asuka once. Something to do with Kodachi. You wouldn't happen to
remember her, would you?"

Akane frowned slightly, but proceeded to tell Nabiki the story of Asuka
the White Lily and Ranma's 'date' with Kodachi.

[Kunou-ke]

"STOP IT!!!" Mikado yelled at Azusa, a look of sheer and utter frustration
on his face. As he screamed at her, his partner shrank back, clutching the
chair to her that she had been whacking him with. She started to sniff.

Tsubasa glared at Mikado, and wrapped an arm around the sniffing girl,
hoping to stop Azusa before she started to cry. Azusa didn't just cry, she
howled.

"She only wanted you to go off to your skating match," Tsubasa managed to
yell a cute voice at Mikado as Azusa began to wail like a banshee. "You
won't make it if you don't hurry!"

Mikado sighed and started to comb his hair, trying to ignore the crying
from Azusa. If she didn't get her way, she started to beat him with things
and then cry whenever he got upset. The problem was that Tsubasa didn't
like it. Mikado turned his smile on Tsubasa - for some reason, it did not
ever seem to work like it would on a normal girl, but there was always a
first time.

"My dear Tsubasa, if only the Golden Pair could make it, but there seems to
be a bit of a problem. There is an insane woman out there who would make
skating," he chose his word carefully, "difficult for us right now. Should
we go, and should we skate I can only believe that we shall be attacked at
the competition."

Azusa suddenly stopped crying, "But that's what we do! Our martial arts
skating will defeat anyone who comes against us!"

"I know," Mikado shook his head slightly, "But this girl doesn't skate. If
she is not on the ice, it would be an unfair fight."

"Well, defeat her with a kiss," Azusa pouted slightly, "Then we can get on
with the skating competition!"

Mikado moved in suddenly, standing very close to Tsubasa. He stood so close
that the frills of the pink dress were pressed against him, and Tsubasa was
forced to look up into Mikado's face. "Like this," he whispered as the air
around him suddenly started to sparkle with a pink glow, and he leaned down
to kiss Tsubasa...

"EEEEEEEEEEP! I LIKE GIRLS!" Tsubasa screamed, struggling in Mikado's arms,
the pretty, long brown hair getting tangled and the pink bow falling to
the ground.

Frowning, Mikado stopped and let Tsubasa go, who jumped away, panting and
looking rather upset. Glaring at Mikado Tsubasa took Azusa by the hand,
and stormed out of the room.

<What a strange girl.> Shaking his head, Mikado went back to the mirror to
finish getting ready. He wasn't sure about taking the advice of Azusa and
her strange friend - he had been too busy kissing Kodachi when Tsubasa
had made a gender-related revelation - but he really did want to skate.
<And what could one girl do to me, anyway? I will be there, win the
skating competition, make this White Lily fall in love with me so she
gives up her silly fight with my beloved Kodachi, and be back before
anyone even knows I'm gone!>

He looked at himself in the mirror again, making sure of his perfection,
and left to follow Tsubasa and Azusa to the skating rink.

[Somewhere over China]

A gigantic creature, a terrible mix of animals, flew over the Chinese
countryside. It looked somewhat like a minotaur, but multiple tentacles
protruded from it's back. It's tail was like a serpent, though it flew on
large wings.

<Happousai, where are you? I will make you change that stupid 'Pansuto
Tarou' name you gave me, and then I will kill you!>

The creature searched as it continued to fly, filled with rage and anger.

[Ice-skating Rink]

Mikado and Azusa posed in the centre of the rink, both beautifully dressed
up in their skating outfits. Azusa even looked more adult while performing,
the two looking like a perfect skating god and goddess on the ice. They had
just defeated their opponents, without even breaking a sweat. It was not
just their looks, but their ability on the rink that drove their fans wild.

As the spectators cheered wildly, one beautiful woman sat and watched with
a slight frown. Asuka had not realised how perfect Mikado was. His photos
did not do him justice. Maybe it was the way he flowed over the ice, so
graceful and deadly, or it could be his charisma that electrified the whole
room, but Asuka was worried. <If I don't deal with him soon, Kodachi just
might win...>

[Tendou-ke]

"So what Asuka does is try to damage the looks of Kodachi's date, and win
that way? How... childish." Nabiki gave a shrug, "Is that it?"

"Well, she also kidnapped a man, pretending to be dating him so she could
win the date. I think she used chloroform on him, and his girlfriend found
him and took him away." Akane gave a laugh, "He was gorgeous, though."

"Maybe I'll have a look into this White Lily and see if she has anything
planned..." Nabiki smirked, <Then Mikado and Kodachi will owe me, big
time!>

[Nerima]

Appearing in a swirl of black rose petals, Kodachi laughed as she startled
yet another good looking man, who had been talking to a pretty girl. The
girl screamed in fright, and ran away with a terrified look on her face as
the insane gymnast flicked her, whip-like, with a ribbon.

The man had no time to move as Kodachi threw him a bouquet of black roses.
The roses exploded in a blast of paralysis gas, sending him falling to the
pavement, unconscious.

"One of these has to be her boyfriend! She will never win! Ohohohohohoho!"
Kodachi talked to the empty street as she picked up the man, and leaped
off towards the Kunou-ke, intent on locking him in the underground training
hall with the others she had captured. Midorigame-kun, not a pet turtle -
her pet alligator, would guard them all.

[Ucchan's]

Ryouga was upstairs looking after Saeko when Nabiki turned up. She ignored
the customers and went straight to the griddle where Ukyou was making some
okonomiyaki.

"Ukyou, I've got a proposition for you. I need you to dress up as a guy for
a date."

Ukyou looked at Nabiki in surprise, "Can't you just take Kunou out on a
date?"

"Oh, not for me. And not on a real date, either."

She proceeded to tell Ukyou about Asuka the White Lily and the double date
duel. Ukyou listened and wondered what Nabiki was up to. It wasn't like
her to just go and help someone, not without monetary gain, anyway. But
Nabiki didn't even mention money.

[Asuka's Mansion]

Asuka was furious as she walked back and forth in her room. Her date had
disappeared, and she didn't know where. It was true, she had knocked him
out, but she had made sure that this time he hadn't already had a girl
friend. <Where could he have gone? I've got to find him before the duel!>

[Nerima]

Ukyou, all dressed up in a tuxedo with her long hair flowing around her
shoulders, walked down the street. Her breasts had been bound up under her
clothes, and it felt rather uncomfortable. She was a mother with a two year
old girl, and hadn't bothered with looking like a man in such a long time!

When she heard that Asuka was probably going to attack Mikado, she just had
to help Nabiki out with this plot. Mikado had gone out of his way to help
everyone in the past, especially when trying to help Akane regain her lost
memory when Cologne had first gone insane. He was a good guy, despite his
reputation. Ukyou knew she just had to help out, and realised that if this
worked, then no-one would get hurt.

She nervously fiddled with the bowtie at her neck, and continued walking
down the street. Ryouga would look after Saeko, though he had been worried
that Ukyou was going off to deal with something by herself. Ukyou had told
him that she'd be fine, and told him not to worry, but Ryouga was Ryouga.
She loved her husband for his sweet nature, but she had to remind him that
each time he got lost, she had to watch out for herself. He had reluctantly
agreed to let her go through with the plan.

Ukyou continued walking, not really noticing the few girls that walked
past, who turned to stare at the beautiful 'man' in the tuxedo.

[Azusa's House]

Azusa sat down, still in her skating outfit but this time wearing roller
blades on her feet. Tsubasa sat next to her, still looking rather upset.
Azusa had never really seen Tsubasa this upset before, and the bad mood
had lasted a long time. Even when the Golden Pair had won the competition,
Tsubasa hadn't cheered up.

She thought Tsubasa looked odd, with such a glum face surrounded by all
the cute, fluffy toys in the pretty, frilly, pink and white coloured room.

"What is wrong, Angelique?" Azusa had never started using Tsubasa's name.
She felt that Angelique suited Tsubasa much more than 'Kurenai Tsubasa'.
It was a silly Japanese name, not a cute French name.

"That Mikado, he tried to kiss me! It was horrible!" Tsubasa had given up
trying to correct Azusa long ago.

"Ne, he does that to all the pretty girls," Azusa kicked up her feet and
fell back on her bed, looking up at Tsubasa with a giggle, "It doesn't mean
anything to him, not any more."

A half smile formed on Tsubasa's face, "I know I'm beautiful, so much more
pretty than those ugly girls out there! But don't forget that I'm a guy! I
can't kiss another guy!!"

Azusa popped back up into a seating position, "Oh, I forgot." With that,
she kissed Tsubasa full on the lips.

Tsubasa froze in shock.

It was some moments before feeling returned to his body, and he could feel
Azusa's soft lips against his own. A cross dresser he might be, but he
liked girls. He blush coloured his cheeks as he slowly returned the kiss.
He slid his arms around her, and pulled her against him.

Azusa was much more used to acting like a young girl than her age. She was
in her twenties, and although she had a ton of fans, she'd never really
thought about having a boyfriend. No guy had drawn her fancy, not like all
the cute things she collected did. She enjoyed the feeling of having so
many men worship her, but beyond that she hadn't really cared. The idea of
kissing Tsubasa had suddenly popped in her head. Impulsive, she had just
done it. And it felt good.

Tsubasa held her tightly, the skating outfit was skin tight on Azusa, so he
could feel her soft body against his. He felt her hands slide around to his
back, one sliding up to start playing with his long hair, and he gave a
shiver as certain biological functions started to kick in. He let go of
her, pulling back from the kiss as his blush deepened, "Azusa..."

She gave a giggle, letting go of him, "Well, you don't seem to be a girl.
But I can still call you Angelique, ne?"

"But I'm a guy!" The attempted kiss from Mikado had already made him
defensive, and the sudden kiss from Azusa had put him off balance. He
hadn't been expecting that, nor the sudden feelings that had flooded his
body. He really liked Azusa, but until that moment, he'd been happy just
being burikko - pretending to be a child - with her, being her friend. It
was fun spending so much time with a cute girl. Azusa kissing him was the
last thing he had expected.

Without thinking, he undid his dress, freed his arms from the sleeves and
pulled down the bodice. He was indeed a male, his chest was flat and his
shoulders and torso were that of a man. Despite his hair floating down in
tresses around his shoulders, it was still obvious. Even with the pink
frills of the dress pooled at his waist, he still looked manly.

Azusa's eyes opened wide, and she reached out and touched his chest, her
fingers lightly running over his skin. "You look so different," she said
softly.

He gasped and stuggled to move back, not sure of what he should be doing,
and got caught in his dress. He only succeeded in falling back on the bed,
his hair spreading over the white bed covers. Confused, he stared up at
Azusa, his face still flushed.

<Wow, he's so cute when he blushes!> With a giggle, she leaned down and
kissed him again. She felt him freeze again before he relaxed and again
started kissing her back. She found that she did enjoy kissing him. She
felt warm inside, a flutter in her stomach like butterflies. It was like
finding a cute new playmate, but even better. It was like when her fans
cheered after she and Mikado had won a competition!

Tsubasa closed his eyes and concentrated on the sensation of the kiss, of
Azusa against him. Her breasts felt so soft against his chest, and her
body so light as she leaned on him to kiss him. Before long, all thoughts
of Mikado fled from his mind. All other thoughts slipped away as he enjoyed
the situation.

Azusa, leaning against him, was surprised when she felt him take hold of
her waist, and roll her over to reverse their positions. She now lay on the
bed, her rollerblade covered feet touching the floor, with the bare-chested
Tsubasa on top of her. He brushed a few strands of hair away from her face
and started to kiss her again. She kissed him back, with more passion as
the pleasure of the situation increased for her.

The more passionately she kissed, the more passion she felt, and the more
Tsubasa's body responded to her. Azusa discovered that he was definitely
male as Tsubasa's erection pressed against her hip. She herself blushed,
but she wrapped her arms around him, and continued their kissing. The warm
feeling in her stomach seemed to spread through her body, causing her own
body to react to his. It was not a feeling that she was used to, but she
revelled in the pleasure - so much more exciting than a skating match!

As he felt her start to move under him, as she arched herself and held him
against her, he suddenly realised what he'd been doing and he jumped away,
or tried to. With her martial arts skating, Azusa was stronger than she
looked. He pushed away, a hand each side of her shoulders, but only
succeeded in leaning away from her, his hips still locked against hers as
she held onto him.

"Azusa, I'm so sorry, I should go." He didn't want to move this fast with
her, not with the only girl who was ever interested in him. She had kissed
him first, but going too far might spoil this new interest she had in him.
He really liked her and didn't want to do anything that might hurt her in
any way.

"Why? Don't you want to kiss me any more?" Azusa, too used to getting her
own way, and with too little experience at holding back her emotions, gave
a pout and a slight frown. A look that threatened to turn into her usual
bawling if she didn't get her way.

"Nonononono! It's not that! It's--"

"What is it then? Why won't you kiss me?" She gave a sniff as she looked up
into his eyes.

It was way too easy for Azusa to play with Tsubasa's emotions.

"No, I --" he began, "I do want to. But..." Tsubasa knew he couldn't win
against Azusa. He never liked it when Mikado made it upset, and it hurt him
to even think that he could ever do anything to upset her. "Of course I do
want to kiss you. I'm sorry."

Her look changed back as quickly as she had become upset. She smiled at him
and closed her eyes, "Kiss me."

He lowered himself to lay against her and kissed her again.

As she kissed him back, she started to stoke her hands up and down his bare
back, and through his hair that hung down around his face and shoulders.
The new sensual sensations started to flood her body again, and the more
she felt him give back in to his pleasure, the more her own pleasure grew.
Letting herself go, she explored her sexual feelings for the first time.
Her body felt hot, she could feel her own heartbeat pounding and tingles
of pleasure built up at her sex. She started rocking herself under Tsubasa.
Slowly at first, she began to move faster as she felt more pleasure shoot
through her body.

Tsubasa hesitated at first, but Azusa's motions under him were too sexy for
him to think straight. Her excited state drove him back into the new world
of passion with her, and her kisses were sweeter than plum wine. Soon he,
too, was rocking against her, his manhood hot and hard under the dress he
only half wore.

Azusa moved slightly, and lifted her legs, her rollerblades spinning in the
air as she pressed her thighs tightly against his hips. She needed to be
touched down there, between her legs. The sensation was driving her crazy,
she was so hot and felt so damp and just needed relief somehow. She rocked
her hips, adjusting how their hips met, until she could feel his hard
length, under all that material, meeting her needs. She shuddered and gave
a soft moan into his mouth as the contact through their clothing gave her
even more pleasure.

Tsubasa groaned as they got into their new rhythm, feeling her legs holding
him tightly, his manhood being rubbed against her private spot. With a hand
he reached down, and fumbling, tried to pull the dress away from his hips.
After a moment, he managed to succeed in pushing it away from himself so
that all that stood between them was his boxer shorts and her ice skating
leotard.

They moved together, their motions bringing pleasure to them both. He could
feel her heat, her dampness through their thin clothing, loving how it all
felt against his erect length. She could feel with each stroke of him
between her legs more and more pleasure and her need grew greater. They
both wanted more, but made no move to do anything but explore this first
step in sexuality together. They kissed and pleasured each other with their
body movements, sending each other closer and closer to the edge.

With a sudden gasp, Azusa's body shivered and she arched up as waves of
pleasure went through her, emanating from between her legs. She closed her
eyes, and held on to Tsubasa tightly, keeping him still and pressing her
hips hard against his. She held on for a few moments until she collapsed
back on the bed, her body relaxing after the orgasm wave finally let her
go.

Tsubasa watched her, watched the pleasure in her face through his own half
opened, passion filled eyes. The look was too much for him, and he lost
control as his own pleasure took control of his body. As soon as Azusa
relaxed her grip, he thrust his hips against her, and came. He shuddered
as his body pumped his seed out, catching in his boxer shorts. Too soon for
him, it was over and he let himself relax against Azusa.

Both hot, sweaty and wet, they kissed once more before Tsubasa said softly,
"We'd better get cleaned up and changed..."

"Un. Then we'll go see if San-chan and Kodachi need help, ne Angelique?"

Tsubasa face faulted, "I'm not Angelique! I'm a man!!!"

[Nerima]

Gosunkugi walked slowly down the street, with a young Hinako walking at his
side. Things had been a bit strained between them when Hinako was in her
true adult form, but when she was in child form, she still was close to
him. She still had him tidying up her room and wanting to go to dinner with
him. It was hard on Gosunkugi, still trying to deal with his guilt though
it had been so long ago, what had happened in China... He knew that she had
forgiven him, but he wasn't sure that he was ready to forgive himself, yet.
It was he himself who was making things strained between them.

Once Hinako had gotten over her anger, she had realised that she, too, had
been to blame. Well, it was actually Happousai's fault. If Happousai ever
returned, she would be ready to punish him for what he'd done. And she
would make sure that Gosunkugi took part in that battle. He needed to know
that it was Happousai and Rakkyousai, and maybe he would be able to start
to leave his guilt behind. She liked Gosunkugi a lot, and often her mind
kept going back to the way she'd felt when he had fulfilled her need...
But in child form, she could not deal with her thoughts. She just knew that
she liked him and so hung around with him.

The two walked past Ukyou as she continued to walk down the streets of
Nerima. Gosunkugi frowned at Ukyou, but continued on with Hinako. It wasn't
his business if Ukyou
had decided to start cross dressing again. Ukyou hadn't even noticed him,
anyway.

Ukyou walked slowly, looking around every so often for a beautiful woman
in white. She had seen any number of girls, but no-one matching Asuka's
description. Not yet, anyway.

It was actually rather dull. Walking around the streets this late in the
afternoon. She wandered down towards the park, a good place to watch the
setting sun. It might be harder to find this woman while there, but at
least she could sit down by the lake and relax for a while.

As she headed into the park, she heard laughter behind her. Suddenly she
was surrounded by flying petals and gas, and before she could turn around
to see her attacker, she fell unconscious.

[Kunou-ke]

<Well, that's them all. All that I could find, anyway.> Kodachi entered the
mansion, and headed to her room, laughing.

Hearing her, Mikado opened the door to their bedroom, and let his wife in.
"My love, I'm so glad that you have returned. Did you have a sucessful
outing?"

She looked him up and down, "I think so, but it's time for you to dress up
for our date." She tossed him a pile of clothing, "Put it on. It is wrinkle
resistant and tear proof. It's the best I could do with such short notice.
All she can do now is try to beat you up and ruin your perfect face." As
she spoke, a flare of ki fired up around her, "And if she dares to touch
your face and ruin your looks, my Mikado-sama, I will kill her! Ohohohoho!"

Stepping back nervously, Mikado thought it best to please Kodachi at the
moment. He didn't think her insanity could go so far as to have her hurt
him, but it would be best not to mention the ice-skating competition. He
hadn't seen the White Lily, but he didn't think his wife would approve of
his little excursion.

He stripped down, conscious of her eyes on him. He smiled to himself as she
stopped her laughing to concentrate on watching him. He was in perfect
shape, his body trim yet powerful. He needed strength while ice-skating
with his partner, to dance over the ice and battle with other skating
couples. He knew he looked good and was more than happy to have Kodachi
watching as he undressed.

Naked, he stood in front of her, tall and sexy. Kodachi's husband, the man
of her dreams. The man of a lot of fan girls' dreams. Only Kodachi's dreams
came true. He smiled down at her, and slowly slid into the new outfit, one
piece at a time, so she could enjoy watching him.

He looked in the mirror at himself, dressed now in blood red shirt under
an ivory three piece silk suit. He wondered at the fabric choice, if he
was to be attacked, but it looked really good on him. In the mirror he saw
a flash, and there was Kodachi in her wedding dress. He had not seen her
in that since their secret wedding a number of years ago. It was black, a
full black skirt and bodice with beautiful black roses here and there. She
even had on a black veil, though it did not cover her face. Black was her
colour, even though it was a bit odd that she chose to wear that colour
for their wedding. <But she is the Black Rose, after all.>

"Mikado-sama, also wear this," she placed a long stemmed black rose into
the button hole on his lapel, "If she tries to throw lilies at you, smell
the rose. I've put some anti-paralysis powder in it."

He wrapped his arms around her and drew her into a long, sweet kiss. She
closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around his neck. Mikado's kissed her
gently, then more passionately and he lifts her off of her feet to carry
her out of the room and towards the front door.

Sasuke, used to the strange behaviour of the Kunou family, didn't really
notice too much out of the ordinary and opened the front door for the
two, and Mikado carried Kodachi past him and outside unheeded, still locked
in a passionate kiss as they headed towards the street.

[Somewhere in China]

Two small, old men ran through a village, with a stampede of angry women
chasing them. One held a rather large calligraphy brush, the other held a
bag. In their rush to escape the women, the bag opened a little and a few
panties fell out, twirled in the air, and fell to the ground before getting
trampled under the feet of the angry women.

When the women finally managed to catch them, the two ended up feeling the
opposite of their names. They were not Happi or Lucky. Instead Happousai
and Rakkyousai were pained, tired and panty-less.

[Asuka's Mansion]

Ukyou came to and sat up with a start. She did not recognise the place. It
was obviously not the Kunou Mansion, though it seemed just as large and as
elegant. But it did not seem to be the sort of place where Kodachi and
Kunou would live. While their place was more Japanese in feel, this mansion
had a western feel to it. Grand piano, settees, love chairs, a grandfather
clock and even porcelain figurines on the mantelpiece above the fire place.

It was then that she spotted Asuka, sitting on one of the armchairs. She
was pretty, with lovely curls of blond hair and wearing a slim, elegant
dress that swept down to her feet. She was holding a single white lily and
managed to look the part of a perfect lady.

"Ah, you have awakened I see," Asuka said, "You have the pleasure of seeing
Asuka Saginomiya, the White Lily. Since my last date went missing, I have
decided that you will be my date for this evening! Ohohohohohoho!"

<Are they twins?!> Ukyou stared at Asuka. It wasn't that they looked alike,
it was just their behaviour and the laugh. The laugh! It was insane, the
same quality as Kodachi's laugh. Maybe it was something to do with being
super rich, or maybe it was just that this girl and Kodachi were both nuts.

She quickly gathered her wits, and spoke in a deeper voice, "My beautiful
goddess, how could I refuse to date you?" The voice didn't sound very
manly, but it was good enough. Ukyou flashed a smile and did her best
trying to act like a bishounen.

Asuka smiled, pleased. She mainly had men run away from her for some odd
reason, but at least this one was being sensible. He was pretty, and she
hoped that if she could at least get Mikado trampled in the dust, there
would be no way that she would lose to Kodachi. Not with the pretty boy.
And no losing by technicalities, either! This one had agreed to date her!

"If I know Kodachi, she will play dirty tricks to try to win this dating
duel tonight. My suit of armour is unfortunately being polished. So while
we date innocently, be careful of that nasty woman's wicked ways."

<Look who's talking about playing dirty tricks!> Ukyou remembered the white
lily explosion and nothing else until she had woken. <If she is still going
to try to do something to Mikado and Kodachi...>

[Outside Asuka's Mansion]

"Be very careful of traps, Mikado-sama. She will do whatever she can to
mess up your pretty face. We must be careful!" Kodachi looked around with
suspicion, not sure exactly what Asuka had planned, but she knew that there
would be traps.

"Of course. I will not let anything touch me. I couldn't disappoint you or
my fans..." He trailed off with a sigh, looking skywards, "Ah, how it would
disappoint so many women should I get but a single scar on my face."

Kodachi looked around, and looked to the most likely spots for a trap. Had
she been setting up traps for Asuka, where would she have put them? "No,
don't open the door!"

Mikado paused, his hand on the front door, below a sign that read 'Come
in, Kodachi and Mikado - our double date duel has begun!' and looked up.
Above him was a bouquet of white lilies, done up to look like a bell.
Kodachi pulled a rhythmic gymnastics ball out of thin air and tossed it at
the flowers. As Mikado leaped back, the ball hit the flowers and they
exploded in a blaze of flash powder.

Turning questioningly to Kodachi, Mikado raised an eyebrow, "Is this what I
can expect on this 'date' of ours, my beloved?"

"Only until we get to her, Mikado-sama. Then when she sees your face, she
will have to give in!"

"We shouldn't keep her waiting, then." This time he turned the door knob
gently and pushed. Nothing happened now that Kodachi had disarmed the first
trap. He pushed again and the front door swung wide open.

[Inside]

Sitting on the couch, Ukyou looked up as Asuka came to sit next to her. The
woman even moved with elegance. At the sound of the explosion from the door
trap, Asuka just smiled.

"What was that?" Ukyou asked.

"Oh, just a little welcome present to Kodachi and Mikado. She has obviously
not lost her edge. It will be interesting to see if they manage to get
through the gauntlet without too much damage to her husband! Ohohohohoho!"

"Ack! Err, can I ask what you plan to do to them?"

"Oh, nothing. It's already all set up. But when they make it here," she
gave another laugh, and held out the white lily for Ukyou to see, "Although
I don't wish to mark such a pretty face as Sanzenin Mikado, I may have to
use it to make sure that Kodachi doesn't win!"

"But aren't I pretty enough to win without doing anything more?" Ukyou
flicked a hand through her hair and gave another smile, doing her best to
look bishounen.

"Oh but you are. I just have to have a little insurance, just in case."

They waited in silence for a time, Ukyou jumping as every so often there
was an explosion. If it was anything like Kodachi's traps, she was sure
that the couple would be fine. Kodachi was wily enough to spot them, and
if not, she was sure that Mikado was good enough to doge them.

From the corner of her eye, behind Asuka at one of the windows, Ukyou
noticed movement. She looked without turning her head, using her peripheral
vision to look as best she could. At one of the windows she saw Nabiki's
face, with Kunou behind her looking bemused. As well as Azusa and (she
repressed a shudder) Tsubasa.

Before she could do much else, the door banged open, and there stood both
Kodachi and Mikado, looking somewhat bedraggled but none the worse for
wear. Mikado flashed a smile towards Asuka, and suddenly it didn't matter
that there was a slight smudge on his suit or that his hair was slightly
mussed up. The air around him went all hazy and pink as Mikado's kissing
attack ki aura surrounded him, and he advanced on Asuka.

Having known Mikado for way too long, Ukyou managed to ignore the field of
charm that surrounded him. She looked to Asuka who was trying her best to
break it, realising that he had indeed won with that look. She raised her
white lily and pointed it at Mikado.

"Kodachi, the lily!!" Ukyou called and knocked into Asuka, breaking not
only Asuka's concentration with the flower, but Mikado's stunning effect on
her.

Without seeming to move, Kodachi threw a volley of rhythmic gymnastic pins
at the white lily in Asuka's hand. Surprised, she dropped the flower as
the pins hit it, and barreled into Ukyou, knocking her down to the floor.

As the flower and pins bounced on the floor, Asuka gave a relieved sigh
and sat up, "Kodachi, you should be more careful! That was meant to blow
up! You're lucky that it didn't work, otherwise we'd all be covered in
mud! Eww!"

"Ohohohohoho! I was hoping that it would just blow up in your face instead,
my dear White Lily!" Kodachi stood over Asuka, in front of Mikado, and
stared down smugly at her kindergarten rival. "Now you have no more tricks
left, let's see who has the best looking date!"

Asuka slowly stood up and brushed herself off. As Ukyou stood, she started
to step back, away from the couch, and sidle towards the fallen white lily.
<If I can get to it, I can still cover him in mud, and will win this!>

Ukyou stood up, and brushed herself off, making sure that the tuxedo that
she was wearing was still okay. It was Ryouga's, and pretty expensive!!

"Ukyou?" Kodachi and Mikado spoke in unison.

Noticing the distraction, Asuka made a quick grab for the lily... only to
find it gone.

"Sabine! Sabine!" Azusa was dancing around the room with it, showing it
off to what looked to be a police box. "Sabine, this is Angelique, and
Angelique, this is Sabine!"

Nabiki and Kunou were also in the room, the window open behind them. "Ah,
this must be my little sister's friend. How beauteous you are, White Lily!
Hahahahahahahahaha!"

Ukyou sweated, <No ... more ... laughter ... please!>

Asuka sighed and massaged her temples for a moment. <Where had all these
strange people come from? No matter. I will do this like a lady.>

Kodachi pulled Mikado to stand next to Ukyou, then frowned. "Is this your
date, White Lily?"

"Yes, isn't he beautiful? I think we need a third party to help decide,
now that your husband isn't cheating with that aura of his!" Asuka smiled.
It was a much closer battle now, her bishounen verses the skating god.

"Of course. Hmm..." Nabiki came over to inspect both Mikado and Ukyou. She
stared at Mikado first, and had to admit that he was pretty cute. Then she
went and looked at Ukyou.

With a mock look of horror, Nabiki said softly, "Your date? You can't cheat
like this and hope to win, Asuka dear! This is a WOMAN!" With that, Nabiki
pulled open Ukyou's tuxedo and showed her bound breasts to the room.

"Eeeek!!"

"A woman?!" Asuka looked faint.

"Ah, another win for me, the Black Rose! You can never defeat me, even if
you live to be one hundred!" Kodachi laughed, lording it over the defeated
White Lily.

Asuka fell to her knees, "Noooooooooooooooo!!!"

Suddenly there was an explosion, and everyone turned to see a mud-covered
Azusa and Tsubasa. Azusa started to cry.

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Ranma nibun no ichi - Skin Deep [Epilogue]
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Nabiki left Kodachi and Mikado, a smile on her face. <Well, that was quite
a coup. If nothing else, at least it will keep Kodachi off of my back for
quite some time. They know they owe me, now.>

She slipped back into her room, and smiled happily at Kunou, who was on the
bed, waiting for her. She settled down on the bed next to him and kissed
him tenderly. He responded to her kiss, and wrapped his arms around her
and pulled her down against him, whispering against her lips, "My beloved
goddess."

He slowly tugged at her top, loosening it so he could reach the skin
underneath. His fingers danced lightly over her stomach, sides and back
as they kissed, more passionately. Before long, he began to undress her,
drinking in her presence.

Enjoying the intimacy, Nabiki half closed her eyes and sighed happily into
the kiss, her naked form contrasting against the kendou outfit Kunou still
wore. After a longer kiss, her hands started to quest around his clothing,
undressing him so she could feel him against her own body and share their
warmth.

Finally free of their clothing, Kunou pulled Nabiki gently towards him, and
smiles at her. He runs his hands over her breasts, his fingertips sliding
up over her throat and chin to stoke her cheek tenderly. "I love you so, my
beautiful one."

She pressed close against his body, her hands moving and stroking expertly
over his body. She knew exactly what pleased him, knowing where to touch,
where to kiss, where to stroke. She watched his face with pleasure as she
turned him on, smiling as she felt his manhood becoming erect against her
body. His own skillful pleasuring of her threatened to scatter her thoughs,
but she held on, gazing into his passion-filled eyes.

The room seemed to heat up as they continued their foreplay, both of them
becoming warmed, hotter, and their need for each other grew. The passion
gret in each of them, and when they could not hold it in any more, they
began to make love, laying next to each other, facing each other on their
bed.

Kunou positioned himself, and slowly slid his length into Nabiki's tight,
wet opening. He held onto her hip, pulling her against him as he filled
her. She moaned softly, her leg up over his hip, pulling him against her
with each thrust of his hips.

Their rhythm started slowly, both of them savoring each and every motion
of their bodies as they joined together. Nabiki's breasts pressing aginst
his chest, her hardened nipples rubbed against his skin. His manhood
entering her hot wetness fully, pulling back only to enter again, feeling
her tightness surrounding him. Their moans started softly, but soon grew
louder as their passions rose and their speed quickened.

Their passion finally reached a crescendo as they met again and again,
faster, holding tightly onto each other. Nabiki reached up and kissed him
on the lips, but could not stop a cry of pleasure as she was suddenly
pushed over the edge and orgasmed, pleasure flooding her senses.

Kissing her back hotly, Kunou continued to enter her, her velvety inner
walls clenching around his manhood. Knowing her so well, knowing the
pleasure he'd given her, he finally let himself go, moaning into the kiss.
He came, his hot seed shooting into her, giving him release and such
pleasure.

Nabiki felt him slowly relax, and pushed him gently down on his back on
the bed. She felt him pull out of her body, and gave a little moan as he
brushed her now over-sensitive clitoris. She shivered, and smiled at him,
"And I love you, too, you know."

She closed her eyes and relaxed, her head on her husband's shoulder, an arm
moving to rest over his chest. She felt his hand come to rest on her back
as she snuggled against him.

She wasn't bored any more. Out thinking Kodachi's rival had been fun. Plus
she had set up a deal with Asuka, she would send her photos of any gorgeous
men who happened by, and Asuka would pay for the photos and information on
them. Asuka still hoped to beat Kodachi one day. Nabiki doubted that would
happen.

She tilted her head back and looked up at Kunou as he lay there a smile
on his face, idly stroking her back. He good looking, but not the most sexy
man in the world. He wasn't the smartest, either. She still loved him,
though, and he loved her. That was what mattered.

<But one like Asuka? Sure, she's pretty, but she's not the refined and
elegant lady she pretends to be. Would Asuka ever find someone?> Nabiki
wouldn't want to bet, either way. <Kodachi managed to find love, but...
well. Beauty, after all, is only skin deep.>

She smiled at her beloved, and held him close. They soon fell asleep in
each other's arms.

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I got bored. I re-read my fanfics. I wrote this.

C&C welcome.

Ja, mata!

Kun-chan...
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