Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ Ranma 4 halves ❯ The Witche's Bathroom! ( Chapter 2 )

 

AN: It was a short chapter and everything has been set up.

 

WARNING DON'T READ IF YOU ARE TOO YOUNG OR TOO SIMPLE MINDED TO HANDLE IT!!!!!!!

 

CHAPTER 2

 

Ranma stood outside a rather familiar looking house. He remembered an old woman splashing water on him a couple of times. Turning into a female during those times was always inconvenient, and the old woman who was for some odd reason, tossing water into the street, didn't seem to notice.

 

Why had Nabiki taken him here? There didn't seem to be anything coming to mind immediately, but he was forced to try and quell the urge to run and hide. Damn, he'd been a woman for two days strait, and ever since then things hadn't been the same, it wasn't even like he was a man anymore!

 

Well, he'd have to put a stop to that. If this woman could help him, then he'd have to go ahead and hear her out. Nabiki would charge him handsomely for this, and he didn't doubt for a minute that this old witch wouldn't too.

 

He shrugged his shoulders and went to knock on the door, but Nabiki put her hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, she'll answer."

 

Sure enough the door opened and an elderly woman stood there, grinning up at them. "Well, well! I expected you five minutes ago! Why the hesitation? Didn't you want what I offer?" She shook her tiny wrinkled head, "No, no, of course you do, I already know that! Well, if you're willing to face the challenges that lie ahead, I'm willing to do my magic."

 

The old woman turned, and gestured for them to follow her. "Come in, come in! We must keep this house hot you know, sweat is good for the soul!"

 

Ranma blinked but followed the woman's order, and sure enough the house's heat hit him hard. The place was like a furnace! It had to be at least 50 degrees! (Celsius) Was this woman out of her mind?

 

“Now, young man,” the old woman blinked then shook her head, “Or should I say young woman now?”

 

“What are you talking about?” Ranma grabbed his throat and looked down, his breast were straining against his school uniform, again! How could this have happened AGAIN?

 

“Well, never mind all that. You want me to split you eh? Nabiki says you are tired of changing from man, to woman, then woman to man. Am I right?” The old woman sat on some kind of black couch. “Well do sit down now, the both of you.”

 

Ranma looked at Nabiki who just shrugged and sat in a chair facing the woman, Ranma had no choice but to sit next to said woman.

 

“So, you want my help then?”

 

Ranma looked down at the old woman. She was starring up at him, eyes glistening with excitement. It unnerved Ranma a bit, why would this woman be so willing to help her?

 

“Yeah but-”

 

“Yes! Glad to hear it young person!” the old woman bounced off of the couch within the blink of an eye. “OH but I do wish this would be more complicated! Been so long since I've used magic, I really wish there were more challenges in this new modern world!”

 

“W-Wait!” Ranma called, suddenly panicky, this woman had taken her `yes' as an invitation to proceed, and Ranma was NOT saying `yes' to that just yet. “You haven't even told me why I keep changing like this!”

 

“Oh!” the old woman stopped moving and suddenly seemed to think a moment. “That's right I forgot that Nabiki wouldn't tell you the details. Let me see, well, there's a simple enough explanation, I suppose...

 

“You Ranma, have two spirits residing within that little body of yours. Over time, your female characteristics started to split from the male, a bit too much spirit energy came your way, and started to create this new spirit, something, I assure you, that doesn't happen often.

 

“Then, as time progressed this new spirit grew, and lived with your own, however it is not meant for one body to carry two souls, so you're two souls have strained against each other, and the body has been the one to suffer.

 

“I plan on splitting the spirits, if all goes well, there will be two bodies left, one with the male's spirit, and the other housing the female's spirit. I don't know if the genders will be exactly right, but it should be.” The woman looked over at Ranma, “Do you understand?”

 

Ranma blinked, “I think,”

 

“Now, do you want me to go on?”

 

Ranma didn't know what to do. He wanted this to happen, it'd be the simplest solution, however, he didn't want to end up in the opposite bodies, but he could feel it, now that the old woman said it, he could feel the other soul swimming inside of him, a different energy than his own, but somewhat similar.

 

What would happen to him? If he did this, what would go on later? Would they have to live with this new girl, this new `Ranma' inside the house as well? Or would she choose to leave?

 

Whatever, he'd waited a long time for an opportunity like this one, he wasn't going to wait any longer. “How much?”

 

“Excuse me?” The old woman put her hand to her ear. “Did you say `how much' how much what?”

 

“How much will I owe you?” Ranma almost growled, pretty much anything she asked for he'd be willing to pay.

 

“Oh, that's simple, just one of your souls will do.”

 

Ranma's jaw dropped to the ground. What had this woman just said? His SOUL?!

 

The woman laughed, “I am only joking with you. I require no payment,” then her voice cracked for a minute. “I only do this to help you, and to practice my sorely misused magic.”

 

Ranma didn't believe that, not for one second. His expression must have shown as much because the woman laughed.

 

“Don't trust it eh? Seems to good to be true? Well, maybe I'm doing this for my own amusement, or maybe I want something to do, maybe, just maybe, I think it's not right that two souls should reside within one body.”

 

Ranma crossed his arms, but what choice did he have? “Alright.”

 

“Good man!” the old woman squealed jumping up higher than her body should've allowed. “Now, miss Nabiki would you mind leaving us for the time? I don't think you want to see Ranma nude, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't want you to see him either.” she laughed at the expression that crossed Nabiki's face.

 

There was a gust of wind and Nabiki was gone. The old woman laughed hysterically, but all Ranma was concerned with is, “Nude?!”

 

“Of course, dear boy, unless you want to climb into the bath with your clothing on. Unfortunately I think that would do you little to no good, and we'd have to start all over.” She laughed and started towards a door. “Well come on now, boy. If you're worried about me, I assure you I've bathed three-hundred-thirty-two grandchildren, most of which are a great deal older than you.”

 

Ranma didn't believe the number he was hearing but shrugged it off. Whatever, she wouldn't touch him, anything that involved touching his skin he'd do.

 

“Oh, that reminds me, little Ameil is hesitating in finding a mate, I'd better go see what that's about within the week.” the old woman shook her head, “I knew she'd be a problem since the moment she came from her mom, poor girl is so shy, well, I can't have my line thinning now can I?”

 

Ranma didn't get a word of that but just ignored it. He was too nervous to care about her ramblings, he was going to stop changing, there'd two of him, granted, but they would be different. It was frightening, and he couldn't help but worry about what could go wrong.

 

“Grandmother!”

 

Ranma turned around just before the old woman opened the bathroom door. Only to find himself violently thrown back by a young woman with bright red hair.

 

“Anna!” The old woman said in a harsh tone. “Where is Alex, your mate? And what are you doing here?! You and the rest of the A's are well aware that you are Not to come here unless I summon you directly!”

 

“I am sorry Grandmother.” the woman, Anna, was using 'grandmother' as a title for the old woman, but it seemed to fit well enough. “but, I have only recently discovered the activities of Da-”

 

“I am well aware of that boy's activities. He is the only direct son of mine still living, think you not I would be aware in everyway what goes on with him?” the old woman hissed. “As a matter of fact I am planning on helping him in his endeavor, of all my 27 children, he was the only to gain immortality, and as well, the only one I could not wed.”

 

“Grandmother! You can not be serious! What Damien plans is-”

 

“Wrong? Why say you that Anna? The boy has avoided finding a mate for over one-hundred years! Beyond that, he has more power in him than I, or you could think to. With all the power he has, 'twould be impossible to stop him, and I don't care to either.” The old woman turned her back on the red-haired Anna. “As well, I've been waiting for him to want for a mate, now that he does, I will not discourage him. Neither will you Anna. Now, go home to your Ameil and inform her that I shall be paying her a visit sometime this week.”

 

“She is too young to have a mate! I was hoping you'd let her wait until eighteen, like all modern girls-”

 

“I care nothing about modern women, Ameil will wed within the year, and that's the end of that. Now, go home to her. As for Alan, he is fourteen, he will be searching for a mate within the next three years, so don't try and make him wait any longer than necessary.” she threw the girl a hard look. “I have been matriarch to this family for nearly thirty generations, this one has given me the most problems.”

 

Anna seemed lost for words, and simply stood still, “Now go, girl. I am in the middle of something just now. Can you not see?” she gestured to Ranma.

 

“Is he part of the family?” Anna asked barely glancing at Ranma.

 

“That is none of your concern girl, now go!”

Anna turned, military style, and exited the house fist clenched.

 

Ranma blinked, that was the strangest encounter he'd ever seen. What was up with this family? Could this woman truly be as old as she claimed? It sounded almost right, but it was rather hard to believe, someone so old shouldn't care much for the activities of her family.

 

“Maintaining my family line, Ranma, has been a tiring endeavor.” the old woman sighed, “It takes up most of my time, but I assure you, knowing that my line will continue for endless thousands of years brings me joy. Now, about changing you, the water should be about right.”

 

The old woman opened the bathroom door ever so slightly. “By the way, I wish for you to call my Grandmother, if you please. After all, it isn't so much for an old woman like me to ask is it?”

 

Ranma shook his head, “Alright.” he said still trying to fit things together in his head.

 

“Alright...?”

 

“Alright, uh... Grandmother.” Ranma suddenly smelled something, something that seemed to be coming from the cracked door. He couldn't be sure but there seemed to be a terrible odor coming from the door.

 

“Brace yourself, boy.”

 

Ranma blinked, confused at first but realization dawned on him when she opened the door wide. The smell hit him so hard, and it was so strong, he found himself flat on his back.

 

 

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