Author's notes: here is part two. I hope you enjoy it. I still haven't
gotten any C&C yet so please if you will, point out any mastakes i made.
Growing Up's a Bitch
Part 2
By Oberon
ffml_use@hotmail.com
In a familiar scene of Jusenkyo our two favorite martial artists were in a
contest of skill, strength, speed and endurance. Yes, they were about to do
the stupid thing of knocking each other into magically cursed springs.
"PLEASE SIR! VERY BAD IF...� even as the guide tried to warn them he could
see it was already too late.
"Get up little girl, we're not done yet." Genma shouted to the boy in the
pool.
The Guide stepped up, looking somewhat out of place in his haze-mat suit.
"Ah Mister Customer know of Nyanniichuan curse. Mr. Customer very strange;
curse own son to take body of drawn girl."
"Curse...? Take body of Girl...?" Genma stood on one of the bamboo poles,
shocked at what he has just heard.
At that very moment there was a loud splash as Ranma jumped out of the pool,
cursed water trailed behind him. Ranma saw a distracted Genma, doing what
he had been taught; he seized the opening and exploited it. Unaware of the
exchange between Genma and the guide, he placed a well timed kick to the fat
man's balding head.
"Ha, suck on that." Ranma grinned triumphant while standing one legged on a
bamboo pole.
"That spring of drowned panda." The guide walked over to the pool where
Genma have fallen. "Now whoever fall into spring take the body of panda."
The guide began to fish out the fat customer before he drowns. While
working long stick over the pool he looked over to where Ranma was standing,
his eyes suddenly grow wide.
"Tis... tis..." the guide stuttered. "Impossible. Never see this happen
before." The guide stopped fishing for Genma and looked upon Ranma in
amazement.
"Mr. Customer no change into girl..."
"Hay, AM A GUY!" Ranma shouted at the guide.
"But Mr. Customer fall in Nyanniichuan,"
"Yeah, so?"
"but... but... Nayanniichuan," the guide muttered dumbly.
"So?" Ranma asked again with some frustration in his voice.
"Nyan...nii...chuan...," The guide repeated dumbly, still in shock from what
he had just witnessed.
++++++++
"Hot water turn Mr. Customer back." Guide demonstrated by poring water from
a steaming kettle over Genma. Under the steam a fat over weight panda
changed into a fat over weight man.
Genma scowled at the guide, his face was red from the boiling hot water. He
said nothing for a moment then he looked at Ranma with a serious expression.
"Come 'on little girl, there is still more training to be had."
"What did I say about calling me a girl," Ranma growled. He balled up his
fist, ready to knock some sense into the old man.
"Mr. Customers want to learn powerful Kung Fuu, yes?" the guide interrupted
politely from his position behind a large filing cabinet. (Note: Kung fuu
is another word for martial arts in Chinese.) "Chinese Amazons from nearby
village very strong fighters; know many secret techniques."
++++++++++
The two martial artists and the Jusenkyo guide walked along the mountain
ranges of Jusenkyo, below them the valley of Jusenkyo waited patiently for
its next victims. Ranma was wet and miserable. He was still wet from he�s
little swim earlier and now he is almost chilled to the bone. Of course the
cold mountain air and the autumn wind didn�t help much either.
As the three men continued to walk toward the Amazon village, Ranma couldn�t
help but reflect on the events that got him into this mess.
Two years ago�
Chibi-Usa hated being a princess. The only thing she hated more than being a
princess was being a princess in the age of Crystal Tokyo. But there are
some benefits...
"Mmmm... Mmmm.... Yes... Deeper..." the sound of rapture below her elicited
a silent groan from the a little girl hidding above them.
The child shook her head in disapproval. "God, can't those two ever give it
a rest?" she muttered.
The girl continued to listen as soft candle light from a tiny hole on floor
illuminated a lock of her pink hair.
A few hours passed and in another part of the castle, the same child
normally known as "Small Lady" was sleeping peacefully. Completely
unaffected by what she had witnessed last night.
The first rays of morning had just penetrated the curtains when the doorknob
to the room silently turned. Queen Serenity stepped into the sleeping spy's
room and was instantaneously startled by what she saw. She looked, with her
mouth hung open, at a piece of art on the wall behind the large canopy bed.
The painting was a twisted parody of human form that had caught her by
surprise and almost made her vomit in disgusts.
The queen walked deeper into the room while showing no hint of the previous
night's strenuous activity. She did her best not to appear bow-legged but
all she managed was a slow and very deliberate pace. She seemed to have
succeeded but with every step she could feel friction build up within her
concealed lips. It was a good thing that she was nude underneath the robe
for her lack of underwear allowed some ventilation to cool her burning
pussy. "I really should stop competing with them..." Neo-Queen Serenity
reflected. She tried to put the image of Setsuna's stuffed anus and bloated
abdomen out of her mind but only partially succeeded. Despite her attempt at
self-control, she could feel the initial stirring in her own abused love
channel. The first signs of arouser only caused more pain to her already
overworked sex.
All around her are works of art occupying various positions along the wall.
They were all inhuman depictions of a person that is not quite a man or
exactly a woman but somewhere in between. Her eyes come upon at a particular
painting of a man and woman. All she can think about is Setsuna's cry of
passion as the image of the green hair woman's rectum stretched beyond human
capacity dances in her mind. Serenity can not help but admire the eroticism
in these paintings even as her own inflamed nether- folds cause her to wince
in pain.
Serenity gave the painting one last look before she parted window curtains.
This act had the desired effect as the bundle of cloth on the bed began to
stir. Methodically, she worked on the remaining windows until the entire
room was bathed in sun light. Serenity sat herself on the edge of the bed.
Her robe was almost transparent from the bright morning light. To her dismay
her nipples had became erect and were now poking painfully against her robe.
Before doing anything else she tugged at her robe to salvage at least some
degree of modesty. The weight of her body on the mattress seemed to have
stirred the child. Gently, she pealed off the tangled mass of limbs and
cloth. Serenity managed to peal no more than a few inches of the sheet off
before her efforts were met with resistance.
Upon feeling the cold air, Chibi-Usa unconsciously tried to pull the sheets
back. However, her small and dainty hands were no match for Serenity.
Now fully exposed to the cold Chibi-Usa curled into a fetal position.
Occasionally she would extend her legs around the mattress to search for her
missing sheet. Her efforts were futile and slowly she opened her eyes. This
instantly caused them to be blinded by the sun.
"Hey, time to wake up lazy bones." Serenity teased with a gentle smile on
her face. The little girl did not even bother to look as she developed an
expression of mild disgust that quickly disappeared. "Come 'on, it's too
early..." she whined without finding out the time first. "Go back to
sleep..." Suddenly the little girl's facial expression twisted into an evil
grin. "..I know you want to."
"I resent that, I don't sleep THAT much..." the queen protested
dramatically.
"...not all the time," she added lamely.
At the same time, the girl had finally found the missing sheets. With her
toe around the sheet's edges, she slowly began to tug it back without the
queen knowing. In one shift motion the girl pulled the sheet over her and
buried her head under them, effectively shielding herself from the sun
before the queen could react.
"What ever..." she mumbled once she was safe from the cold and bright rays.
"Oh no you don't!" Serenity, with a wild grin on her face, dived across the
mattress. She was merciless but gentle with a mother's touch, tickled the
girl's sensitive areas. The reaction was immediate; the body under sheet was
moving wildly. After a few more seconds, any resistance from Small Lady
broke down completely as a weak girlish giggle came from under the sheets.
This soon became a full-blown laughter.
"HEHEHEHE...Stop that... HEHE...It's not funny." The little girl managed to
get out between fits of uncontrolled laughter. Despite the fact that her
body was mostly out of control the little girl manage to raise her arm out
from under the cover. With her index finger pointing in a triumphant
gesture, she proclaimed a vow of vengeance.
"I'll get you for this...HEHEHEHEHE" the giggle at the end spoiled any hope
of being taken seriously.
"Give up. Resistance is futile."
"Never!"
But a few moments after declaring her resolve the giggling mass of sheets
and wildly moving limbs couldn't stand it any longer and surrendered. And
threw open the cover to admitted defeat. "Alright, alright... I'm up." The
girl gave the queen an indignant expression that quickly changed into the
evil grin. "You know I'm going to tell Luna about this."
"Humph... Where did you think I learned it from?" Immediately after the girl
opened her mouth the queen pinched her nose. "Pffiiouuu ... Go brush your
teeth," she urged, a look of disgust on her face.
"Yeah well... you don't smell so fresh yourself." the girl retorted. "Less
talk, more brushing."
Resigned to her fate, the little girl marched off toward the adjacent
bathroom in her fuzzy slippers.
Out of sight of her daughter, the queen clutched her chest in fright. "Does
she know?" she asked herself. When her daughter had asked about the smell,
she thought her heart had skipped a few beats. The whips, the bondage, the
toys and the sex - they were all so perverse... so painful... and yet...
they made her feel so good. She would just die of embarrassment and shame if
her daughter ever found out about her midnight activities.
The sound of a flushing toilet brought Serenity out of her revelry. A few
minutes later Small Lady exited the washroom. Serenity wasted no time and
motioned for the little girl to follow her to the vanity table.
The little girl hesitated but seemed to be mustering the courage to say
something. "Mother... You know... That is..." she paused, unsure of what to
say.
"What is it Chibi-Usa-chan?" concern in Serenity's voice.
"Well..." the little girl took a big breath before she continued.
"This-was-fun-and-all-
when-I-was-a-little-kid-but-now-it's-getting-ridiculous" she blurted out in
a single breath.
Panting, Chibi-Usa observed a total different reaction from her mother than
what she had expected. Serenity had this confused look on her face that
lasted for 10 to 20 seconds but then her eyes started to get watery. Then
she broke into a full-blown wailing as rivers of tears poured from her eyes.
"Waaahhh, my little girl doesn't need me any more... I feel so... so...
old... Waahh!" Serenity's wailing with every bit as emotional and loud as
the ones from her days as Sailor Moon.
Serenity ran over to where her daughter was standing and held her in a tight
bear hug. "Waahh, my baby girl is growing up so fast. I'm... I'm... I'm so
happy!" In a tribute to Serenity's emotional stability, she suddenly
recovered from her crying episode. "Ok, don't forget to take care of your
hair." She roughed her daughter's hair one last time then turned to leave
the room. "Don't forget to dress appropriately," she reminded her daughter
while still teary eyed.
Chibi-Usa stared at the retreating back of her mother dumbly. She continued
to stare as the door closed behind her mother. Then she stared a few more
moments at the closed door before violently slamming her palm into her
forehead. "D'oh!" her face-faulted planted her chin to the floor.
The door suddenly opened with Chibi-Usa still on the floor. Serenity's head
appeared in the crack noticeable calmer than a moment ago. "Oh, I almost
forgot. I'll be going to America today. Don't worry I'll be back in a few
weeks. Listen to your sister while I'm gone, ok?" Serenity sniffed once more
before closing the door behind her.
The whole time her mother was talking Chibi-Usa was still in shock. She
continued to stare blankly toward the door but then her expression suddenly
changed into a devious smile. "While the cat is away the mice will play".
She turned toward the closet then remembered what her mother meant by
"dressing appropriately". Her expression darkened in anticipation.
++++++++++
The strong wind blew across Chibi-Usa in her virginal white dress. A huge
crystalline airship's lift off from a platform increased the wind
dramatically. Chibi-Usa visibly strained against the currents that
threatened to carry her off as the ship made a 180 degree turn in the air.
The front of her gown was plastered to her body, while any excess material
became suspended in the air. Finally, the airship carrying Serenity blasted
toward the upper atmosphere, its accent created even stronger wind than
before. Chibi-Usa watch the ship depart, almost certain her dress was going
to rip away from her body in a humiliating display. Luckily, as rapid as the
wind had formed so too did it dissipated.
Immediately a swarm of journalists and security converged on Chibi-Usa and
her older sister. "Pests... Not even 5 minutes and they're already swarming
around me like flies." Chibi-Usa cursed silently. "What's so interesting
about a mother leaving a daughter alone for a few weeks anyway?" Chibi-Usa
continued to fume but she did not let it show. "If I was a normal girl I
think I would be distressed right now. So, I guess that's how I should act.
Yes... That's it... Distressed!" to the rest of the world Chibi-Usa began
her usual performance. With the cutest expression she could imagine,
Chibi-Usa twisted that expression into one which is on the verge of tears.
That image in mind, it was not very hard for Chibi-Usa to fool the so-called
journalists.
"Princess Usagi! Princess Usagi! Do you miss your mother already?" one
reporter managed to get in a question above the numerous others in the
crowd. By shear volume that question managed to silence the others.
Chibi-Usa knew it would appear impolite to ignore the question, thus she
thought quickly and carefully of a response. "Buzz off" that was the first
thing that came to mind but for the sake of deception that was not what she
said.
Chibi-Usa dashed the few steps that separated her and her sister. Once
within arms reach, Chibi-Usa hugged her older sister furiously as if holding
on to a life preserve. "Now here's the clincher" the devious mind of
Chibi-Usa turned. In that brief moment, images of all the horrible things
that went on in Chibi-Usa's life flashed between her eyes. She could feel
the tears welding up in her eyes. She couldn't help but smile. Thankfully,
she had hidden her face in her older sister's gown. Before the crowd of
dozens Chibi-Usa's tears stained her sister's dress with false tears.
Chibi-Usa's sister felt the moisture on her dress but did not know what to
do. The only thing the older princess could think of was to place her hand
on Chibi-Usa's head in a reassuring manner. This seemed to work as Chibi-Usa
visible pulled herself together before the crowd.
The desired effect achieved, the deception mistaken for genuine emotion,
Chibi-Usa separated herself from her sister while leaving her arms around
the older girl. By this time, the crowd of reports had returned to their
noisy ways. But when she spoke they immediately got quiet. "SNIFF...
SNIFF... Yeah... I... SNIFF... really miss my mommiiieee," the simple effort
seemed to have used whatever courage Chibi-Usa had build as she degenerated
back into tears.
There were still questions after her performance but she ignored them. Her
older sister moved her toward the inner corridors of the palace as the
reporters continued to shout out questions and took picture. Before she
disappeared from view, Chibi-Usa felt something was still necessary for the
full effect. Trembling and shacking while in the arms of her older sister,
she was lead away from view with the sound of shouting behind her.
++++++++++
The still trembling Chibi-Usa was taken back to her room. Never in her short
trip did she let up as she cried into the arms of her older sister. Palace
intrigue aside, Chibi- Usa's act at this point was more for the benefit of
her sister than anyone else's. Once within the save confines of her own room
Chibi-Usa quickly dispatched her sister who made a pitiful attempt at
canceling her. "I'm ok sis," she squeezed out between sniffles. "I... I...
Just need to be alone for a while."
The older princess had inherited most of her mother's physical features. In
fact, she was somewhat a younger version of her mother. But in this
situation she was completely out of her depth. The only thing the elder
princess could do was to comply with her younger sister's wishes. The door
closed behind the elder princess as she left. She never saw the smile that
appeared on Chibi-Usa's face. However, neither could Chibi-Usa hear her
older sister's remarks.
With her would-be babysitter out of the way, Chibi-Usa was finally free. She
jumped off the bed and quickly made her way to the wall. Her palm came upon
a distinctive smooth surface of the wall. A low hiss and the part of the
wall disappeared and were replaced by a small compartment containing various
items. Hidden in the corner was the Luna Pen. After some digging, Chibi-Usa
held the Luna Pen in her hand then she raised it into the air. She paused,
collecting her thoughts and preparing herself for what she had thought long
and hard. Her heart was set and Chibi- Usa opened mouth... But a sudden
knock on the doors caused her to quickly toss the Pen back into the safe and
replace the section of the wall.
"Princess, I brought you your favorite. Would you please come out?" a
servant on the other side of the door interrupted. After a moment with no
response the servant continued. "Double Fudge Sunday, with lots and lots of
sprinkles and candy, just the way you like it"
"Yumm... Chocolate..." a part of Chibi-Usa instantly forgot what she was
doing. "No! This is more important" another part of her reprimanded.
"Chocolate..." the first part walked almost zombie like toward the door.
"Well... I suppose just one bowl... but remember: you're supposed to be
sad." She turned around quickly, practically leaped at the door.
With all her willpower, she stopped just short of turning the knob. Her
chest was expanding and collapsing rapidly. She stood there, next to the
door, idle and waited for the adrenaline rush to pass. "Don't forget the
tears," she reminded herself once the rush had gone by.
Again, Chibi-Usa called upon her passed experienced, the imaginary and not
so imaginary abuses to trigger the activation of her tear ducts. All the
pain, all the sorrow and all the humiliations she had suffered all rolled
into one painful thought as tears dripped from her eyes. Almost at the point
of hyperventilating she realized her mistake.
"No, no, no! That's too much." Now instead of just pain, a twinkle of the
happy moments leaked in with her current thoughts. Images of ice cream were
blended with the laughter and taunting of a faceless crowd. No longer on the
verge of loosing control and noticeable calmer, the princess placed one
delicate hand on the doorknob then turned it.
Chibi-Usa slowly opens the expensive oak doors. On the side is Eriza, her
occasional maid. Eriza is a woman in her early 20s with brown her and blue
eyes. She carries with her this mischievous smile that Chibi-Usa sees every
time. "It's almost like she knows something," Chibi-Usa would often think
this way when she encounters the other woman. This time though, Chibi-Usa
got the feeling that the *something* was about her. She looked up into the
older woman's hands and saw that the maid does indeed have what she wanted.
A generous portion of double fudge ice cream with whipped cream almost
completely covered by M&Ms.
Chibi-Usa started to drool even as the intellectual parts of her mind
protested. Her pupils dilated as she gazed into the dairy product that would
bring upon heaven on earth. All thoughts of deceit and subterfuge were
thrown to the winds in favor of ice cream.
"I suppose this is what you want?" the older woman waved the object of
Chibi-Usa's desire casually. Her usual mischievous smile continues to tease
Chibi-Usa. But Chibi-Usa's mind was on other matters. Like the bowel of ice
cream heaven dancing in her eyes.
Without a word, the deprived Chibi-Usa leaped into the air in an attempt to
snatch the bowl of ice cream from the taller woman's grasp. Eriza, who was
quite familiar with the princess' tactics, easily predicted what Chibi-Usa
was going to do. With speed and agility surpassing that of the nimble
Chibi-Usa, Eriza held the bowl of ice cream just beyond the reach of her
charge.
Eriza continues to tease the already fuming princess. She takes the spoon
from the bowl then waved it left and right in a posture of denial. "Nope, no
ice cream until you promises to stop crying."
Chibi-Usa seized the opportunity as the taller woman spoke and made another
grab for the ice cream. She took to the air and this time caught her
antagonist off guard. Chibi- Usa easily wrestled the bowl from the older
woman's hands and before the older woman even realized the bowl was gone,
Chibi-Usa was already on the ground with the bowl held over her head.
"Gotcha!" shouted a Chibi-Usa in retreat as she put some distance between
herself and her maid.
But the surprise on Eriza's face did not last long. "Did you forget about
this?" she held out the spoon as the mischievous smile returned to her face.
"Hey, that's right."
"Here" Eriza tossed her the spoon. Quickly stuffing the spoon into the
mounds of ice cream, the princess wastes no time in devouring her beloved
Double Fudge Sunday.
"Thanks" she got out the words between mouthfuls of chocolate.
"I'll leave you alone with your ice cream then." Eriza turned around,
knowing that she had accomplished what she set out to do.
"Oh, wait" Chibi-Usa called from behind the woman just as Eriza reached the
door. "I think I'll wonder around for a while... so if anyone asks..."
"Right, I'll tell them you're still mopping in here."
"Thanks" a cheerful Chibi-Usa replied.
++++++++++
Finally alone Chibi-Usa once again got up the determination to finish what
she wanted to do earlier. Chibi-Usa raised the Luna Pen then paused while
she collected her thoughts. "I'll show you who's weak!" she growled to her
invisible foes. "I'll show 'em all." She took a deep breathe then began to
shout.
"Lun..." Once again, a knock on the door interrupted.
"Arrhhhhh!" she silently screamed. With a look toward the door, she prepared
herself for yet another annoyance.
"Remember... be sad." In an instant she degenerated into a child who lost
her mother.
"Who... Who is it?" she acknowledged the servant's presence weakly.
"Princess," a stranger's voice came from the other side of the door. "I'm
from the Global Enquirer ((tm)). May I come in?"
"Damn, why does it have to be now?" Chibi-Usa mumbled once the person
outside the door identified himself. "At least this one is polite...
still... Have to get rid of him fast."
"No please... I... I..." Chibi-Usa said aloud with fear deliberately in her
words.
"Just one question," he did not even give her a chance to finish. "Did you
really get sick a little while ago?"
"No please... I... I..." Chibi-Usa repeated.
"That's o.k. princess," the reported relented after hearing Chibi-Usa's weak
pleas. "I'll just that a picture of you if you don't mind" the reporter
continued.
"Please... please... don't" she replied between bursts of fake tears.
"Come' on princess, just one picture. That's all I ask," he continues to
beg. "I promise that's all I want."
Behind the doors, Chibi-Usa could not help but smile at the amateur
paparazzi. It has been a while seen she had seen one this unobtrusive.
Nevertheless she could not let him hang around, especially now. "Leave me
alone or... or I'll... I'll... cry." After a few moments of silence, just as
Chibi-Usa thought she had scared him off, he spoke again. "Princess you're
very brave. What I mean is that other girls would have been crying their
eyes out if their mother left them. But you were so brave, you hung on back
there. You want your mother to know how brave you were while she was gone
don't you? If you let me get a picture I'm sure the queen will know for sure
how strong you were." The sudden changed tactics was a surprise.
"Ha! That's the last thing I want," Chibi-Usa thought to herself.
"Don't you want the queen to be proud..." the reporter added smoothly.
"Hey what are ya doing here?" the voice of a guard down the hall interrupted
the reporter.
"Sir, this is a restricted area please come with me," the guard commanded
more than requested.
The sound of shuffling heard a few seconds later was followed by the
outraged protest of the reporter. "Hey, you can't do this. The people have
the right to..." The shuffling continued for a few more seconds before there
was silence.
"Sorry princess, he wouldn't be bothering you from now on. I'll be outside
in case someone else tries this again."
"Thanks Bart" Chibi-Usa replied from behind the doors.
"Great, thanks to that idiot I got a babysitter standing outside." She
paused to ponder her new escape plan.
She turned and looked at her dresser a few feet away and then back at the
doors. The guard was not going anywhere but perhaps a disguise might work.
She opened her dresser and flipped through the many attires suspended on
hangers. She worked her way passed the party dresses and one particularly
pink and frilly one before coming upon what she looked for. It was a naval
blue skirt and top combo with a red ribbon bow held in a pink locket on the
front. Overall, the outfit created the illusion of a schoolgirl. Now all she
needed was to do something about the hair.
In the end, she found a hat that worked well to obscure the distinctive pink
hair and the unmistakable style it was set in.
After a brief inspection in front of the mirror she was convinced the
disguise was sufficient. A quick trip to her safe of stolen items and she
had everything that she needed. With her preparations complete, she opened
the oak wood doors and saw Bart immediate look toward her. "I think it would
be best if I get some fresh air," she explained.
"Princess, you shouldn't be wondering around."
"Don't worry Bart- I'll just be in the garden. I'll be fine."
"You sure? Maybe I should come with you?"
"Nah, I'll be ok. Who's going to recognize me in this," she pointed to her
disguise.
"Alright... but you should stay away from any strangers just in case" the
guard cautioned.
"Thanks Bart." She walked passed the guard and disappeared after rounding a
corner of the hallway.
She looked around the corner and saw no one in her path. She was flat
against the wall when she glanced toward the other end of the hall just
incase someone was approaching. It was perfect, no one had seen her and it
appeared that she was clear. She reached behind her to pull out a
cylindrical object then pointed the sharp end of the object toward the wall
behind her. A flash of blue light later she disappeared into a hole that had
opened.
+++++++++
Navigation in the inner space between walls was nothing new. After some 10
minutes of running around the maze like space, she finally arrived at her
intended destination. The public restroom on first floor of the palace.
She reached into the pockets of her skirt for the pocket-watch she had
received on her last birthday. The pressed of the little button on the
ancient timepiece popping open its cover. She looked at the hands clearly
illuminated by the lights from the woman's room. It was eleven forty-five;
the morning tour group should be passing outside the rest room on their way
out. All she had to do was to mix with the crowd after they finished their
business.
As expected the sound of multiple footsteps outside signaled the last leg of
the crystal palace tour. As the footsteps got louder, the rest room doors
opened to the arrival of tourists that was holding it in during their visit.
She looked at the watch again, it was eleven forty-seven, and "The first
round should be finished now" she thought. The sound of flushing toilets
moments later confirmed her estimate. She continued to wait in the semi
darkness until the minute hand of the watch pointed at 50 and the second
hand pointed at six. She looked from the watch to the cubicles. All were
empty save for one. Otherwise, the room was cleared except for a woman who
was still powdering her nose.
Tick, tick, tick, the second hand moved across three notches and on the
third tick the last toilet flushed and the woman that was powdering her nose
turned to leave. Chibi-Usa waited three more minutes before the sound of the
restroom door closing prompted her to open a portal in the walls.
++++++++++
By the time she got out of the restroom the crowd was already half way down
the hall. She pretended as if she was left behind when she caught up with
the main group. She ran past the security guards and other employees that
worked in this area without the rise of their suspicions. They seemed to
have brought her act as they only gave her a brief glance before returning
to their businesses. It was doubtful that no more than five or six of the
visitors ever realized she was there. Certainly, those that did thought
nothing of it and most likely forgot about her very quickly.
++++++++++
Chibi-Usa signed as she walked down the streets of Crystal Tokyo unescorted
for the first time. She had decided to put some distance between herself and
the palace before trying anything but had discovered that Crystal Tokyo had
few of the dark places where she could hide from the curiosity of others.
She looked ahead and finally found what she needed, a nice little crack
between two buildings that would do nicely. "Perfect!" The ally was
disserted. Chibi-Usa quickly made her way to the shadow between the two
buildings and got out the Luna Pen. Without hesitation this time, she
shouted out the phrase that would activate the tool in her hand. "Luna Pen!
Transform me into a... a... a..." The glowing crystal on the end of the Luna
Pen dimmed then darkened completely.
"Oh great, I can't decide what I want to be." Chibi-Usa just stood in the
shadows tapping her foot for 10 minutes before reaching a decision. With a
triumphant grin, she raised the Luna Pen into the air and shouted. "Luna
Pen! Transform me into a sixteen year old boy!"
The crystal on the stylized pen began to glow softly once again. It emitted
a light that permeated every cell in Chibi-Usa's body and every crevice of
the ally. Within the light, Chibi-Usa's body levitated off the ground.
Her appearance began to change as the power of the Luna Pen continues to do
its work. The blue skirt and other clothing dissolved leaving her nude
outline in the blinding light. Her limbs and trunk started to lengthen and
gain mass. Her facial features and skeletal profile changed in accordance
with her command to the Luna Pen. The pink hair, held in two masses on her
head a moment ago, began to unravel then twist into a single pigtail.
A very different Chibi-Usa appeared after the surge of energy. She was
taller, a lot taller, about two or three foot taller. She looked a lot
stronger too, with all those newly formed muscles - yet she did not look
like the body builder type. From looking at her arms and the rest of her
body the neck down, she would say that she now looked more like a swimmer or
a runner than a weigh- lifter.
She wore some sort of red silk shirt and black loose fitting pants but most
surprising of all was that she couldn't find the Luna Pen anywhere on her
new body. After some searching she could not even find a single artificial
objects anywhere on her body. There was no wallet, no money, no id and
definitely no Luna Pen. She was beginning to panic at this time.
"What if I couldn't turn back?" her panicky mind screamed.
"How am I going to get any ice cream if I'm like this?"
"I'm so dead! When mom finds out, I am going to be in so much trouble...
WAAAH!" this time with real tears streamed out her eyes.
"DAMN BOOTLEG PARTS, THIS THE LAST TIME I SHOP ONELINE!"
++++++++++
"!@#$#%!@#$ !@#$%$#^#$%#$#@#$@#$!@#$ !@#%@#$^&^*%(^*" twenty minutes of
cursing and Chibi-Usa still had not ran out of breath. People on the streets
would occasionally pause, their attention attracted by the profanity.
Fortunately, none of them ever bothered to investigate the raving young man
further.
"Sir... you really shouldn't swear like that in public." a woman that was
walking by finally interrupted Chibi-Usa's tirade.
"Mind your own business!" Chibi-Usa snapped at the woman.
"My... how rude" the woman eyes inspected Chibi-Usa briefly. "Didn't you
mother ever teach you any manners?" she seem to state it as a matter of fact
rather than a question.
"Besides, you should be at school."
"Wha?" a confused Chibi-Usa asked the woman.
"People have to go to school?" she asked herself dumbly. "What's school?"
"Are you some kind of Neanderthal that just wondered off some mountain?
Don't you know there are laws that require kids your age to attend school?"
"Actually Neanderthals have a larger nasal cavity which constantly leaks
fluids and their cranium is 25 percent smaller than that of humans. I on the
other hand, clearly possess none of those qualities." Chibi-Usa rebutted
with a smirk on her face.
"?" the woman could only stare dumbly at her.
"Neanderthals... you know, they have these huge noses and they can't stop
sniveling." To illustrate she pointed toward her noise and tried to pry them
apart with her fingers.
"?" the woman said.
"Look" Chibi-Usa pointed toward her nose.
"Neanderthals, big nose. Humans, small nose. It's very simple, a ten year
old would understand." The woman still had that look of confusion on her
face. "Are ya some kind of retard or something? Don't ya know basic
anthropology?"
The insult seemed to have brought the woman back into the conversation and
she didn't seem to have taken Chibi-Usa's statement very well. "I know what
a Neanderthal is," she snapped back.
"Then why did ya act like ya had brain damage?" Chibi-Usa countered. Veins
seemed to appear on the woman's tempos from Chibi-Usa's latest comment.
POP...POP... POP... the sound of rushing blood in the woman's veins seemed
almost audible but Chibi-Usa completely ignored it.
"I mean you just stood there with your mouth hanging while I lectured ya, I
just thought you had an aneurism or something." Looking toward the woman
Chibi-Usa finally noticed the twitching eyebrows and the throbbing veins.
"Lady you really should relax more. Ya look like you're about to burst a
blood vessel."
"That's it! I have had enough of you," the woman suddenly exploded. "You
little delinquent, lets see how cocky you are when I drag you to a truant
officer." The woman made a grab for Chibi-Usa's arm but suddenly stopped
when Chibi-Usa pointed toward something behind her.
"Hey, look... What's that?" Chibi-Usa shouted while she was backing away
from the woman slowly.
"You think I'm stupid or something? I'm not falling for that old trick."
"No, you really should look behind you." Chibi-Usa said as she continued to
back away. This time Chibi-Usa had this look of complete horror in her eyes.
"And... and I su...su... suggest you run for it" she stuttered.
The woman saw the look of fear in Chibi-Usa's eyes which triggered her own
survival instincts. She tried to fight these instincts that had evolved for
millions of years but the primitive part of her brain urged her to turn
around. She succumbed to her instincts and finally turned around. She fell
for that old trick after all. "Son of a..." she swore as she turned around
to face Chibi-Usa only to find an empty ally.
+++++++++
"You know... being royalty is not all what it crack up to be..." a somewhat
intoxicated Chibi-Usa managed to slur out. She was in the typical bar with
every bit of the stereotypical atmosphere. The low lighting, the smoky air,
and the pass� music playing over cheap speakers; they were all there. A bar
was hardly the place one would expect to find a princess especially of one
of Chibi-Usa's age, but here she was. Still under the effects of the
defective Luna Pen, she prostrated herself on one of the bar stools with an
empty shot glass in her hand. "You got' ta do this and do that... Do this
when they tell ya ta and do that when they don't... Dress like this when ya
go'na see people and a different outfit for breakfast, lunch and dinner...
Do ya know how tiresome it is to change 6 times a day? I'm a fucking doll,
that's what I am."
"Yeah? How would you know about that?" one of the patrons blurted out from
somewhere in the smoke filled room.
"Oh I know... I know..." Chibi-Usa said knowingly.
"How's dat?" a different voice said from the other side of the room.
"That's simple... I'm a Princess Usagi 'Small Lady' Tskino!" the drunken
mind failed to inhibit Chibi-Usa's reply. If she were sober, she would have
realized how absurd that sounded, especially in her current form. The room
broke out in laughter as the other drunks and the bartender became
hysterical.
"Hahahaha.... You believe this guy?" the patron who spoke last commented.
"How much did ya give 'im?" he asked the bartender.
"Just a rum and coke," replied the burly bartender. With his heavily muscled
arms, he effortlessly mixed the five bottles of alcohol into a shot glass.
"I'm telling ya, I am a princess." Chibi-Usa muttered, who by now had
slumped on to the bar stand.
"Sure ya are," the bartender patronized the drunken Chibi-Usa. Chibi-Usa
frowned at the last comment, rising from her position she suddenly seem
energized and in the process knocked her empty shock glass to the floor. "Ya
calling me a liar?" he stared accusingly into the large man without fear.
Suddenly everyone in the room was looking at her.
"I think ya had enough for tonight buddy," said the bartender who wanted to
avoid any unnecessary trouble. "Why don't ya pay up and scram."
The confused Chibi-Usa looked back at him. "Ya mean I have ta pay for this?"
"Well dah, this ain't free ya know."
"Shit," was the only word that Chibi-Usa could think of.
"Don't tell me ya don't have any money kid," the bartender who by now was
getting impatient.
"Sorry?" she apologized innocently.
"You'll be sorrier in a minute. Bruno," the bartender summoned an even
larger man. From his position beside the door, a huge bouncer type man
stalked toward Chibi-Usa.
"Bruno, show this punk what we do ta people who don't pay up." The smile on
the bartender's face gave away what exactly he wanted to show Chibi-Usa.
"Sure thing," Bruno the bouncer replied. He smashed his fist into his palm;
popping his joints like in a stereotypical scene where the bully is about to
beat on a victim.
"Come 'on kid, lets go outside," he placed his huge hands on Chibi-Usa's
shoulders, gripping her firmly and holding her down on the stool. "I don't
want to disturb the other customers."
Righteous furry suddenly flared up in Chibi-Usa. Sure, this was her first
experience at being manhandled but why did it make her feel so outraged -
she did not know. Through all the indignities she suffered at the hands of
her mother, not once did she feel as angry as she is now.
"How dare this brute touch me!" the princess inside Chibi-Usa screamed. Her
frown darkened as fire burned inside her. POP... POP... POP... the veins in
her temples threaten to burst as adrenaline saturated blood rushed through
them.
"Get... your... hands... OFF of me" her malice filled words come out from
between gritted teeth.
"Wha' did 'cha say punk?" the bouncer never noticed his victim had a firm
grip on his arm. "Come 'on ya little piece of shit, show... AHHHH!" his
sudden scream sailed across the room along with his body. Now all eyes were
on Chibi-Usa who had not moved after completing the throw.
"Wow... stronger than I thought," she commented as she looked curiously at
her hands.
Something at the corner of her eye moved, instantly sending her into action.
The meaty fist of the bartender, who Chibi-Usa had ignored until now, headed
straight for Chibi-Usa's face. Faster than even she thought was possible,
Chibi-Usa's hand moved to intersect the punch. With surprising strength and
precision, she managed to catch the bartender's fist inches before it
connected. She looked into the bartender's eyes while holding on to his fist
firmly. The look in his eyes told Chibi-Usa that he was as surprised as she
was. No doubt, he could see the same in her eyes.
The shock on their faces wore off quickly as both parties stared into each
other's eyes. They continued to stare, neither one willing to make the first
move. An intense few seconds passed and finally it was the larger of the two
that blinked first.
"Ok kid," the larger man said as he became visibly more relaxed. "This one's
a freebie, but next time ya better have the money." A few dollars was just
not worth the trouble.
"Yeah, what ever," releasing the bartender's fist Chibi-Usa turned to leave.
The whole bar scene had just become less appealing Chibi-Usa decided.
As she walked to the exit she could not help but feel the effects of the
alcohol in her blood. The dizziness made her feel like she was on a roller
coaster ride but she held down the feeling to the best of her abilities.
Without faulting in her steps, she got out the door and out of sight before
slumping to the walls for support. She continued to walk the dark streets of
Crystal Tokyo at night for a few more minutes. Each step became harder as
the alcohol worked its way through her systems. Finally, she collapsed on
the street and passed out.
A few hours later Chibi-Usa woke up feeling as if someone had stabbed an ice
pick into her temples. She sat out on the ally floor and groaned. "Drinking
isn't as funny as it looked on TV." Still dizzy she got up to her feet.
"What's this?" she found a piece of paper stuffed into her shirt. "Saomtome
school of Anything Goes Martial Arts..."
+++++++++++
�So tell me of these Amazons��
<TO BE CONTINUED>
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