Suggested changes: {before : after}
On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 19:33:55 -0400 LSMcGill <lsmcgill@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Urd blinked as she looked around the devastation. What had happened?
Wild party?
She touched the dried stain cautiously, and shuddered at the torrent
of pain that clung to the blood and the sure knowledge that it was
Mara's. What could have done this to a Demon First Class?
And might do it to a Goddess Second Class, Limited License?
Her voice faded as her eyes closed again and she drifted back to
sleep. Urd sat back on her heels as she contemplated the {demons :
demoness'} words. Legend had been talking to Mara? And promised the
demoness that she was coming?
Sounds more like assured.
She gently extracted her hand and went to the window, looking down to
where Keiichi was patiently waiting by his bike. "Yo! {Moriasato :
Morisato}! I need a hand up here."
Keiichi did a double take. "Whoa. She's a demon{: ,} Urd. And our
biggest headache! Even you said she's been acting crazy."
Then she passed it off as a trick of the wind. There was no way Mara
could have said, "I love you."
Now that she's free of her previous entanglements. If I recall
correctly, Mara was in a real bind and didn't think she had any way out
except dying, if she could.
"She does have bigger breasts." Kyoko added helpfully from where she
was busy massaging Megumi.
Especially in her cursed form. Real helpful that is.
"Zhu Shu's not even interested in any of them, Ayeka. Haven't you
noticed she's barely noticed anyone other than Akane or Ranma?"
Megumi said. "I don't think you need worry about Ai {dissing :
ditching} us for the little tramp."
Kaede watched for a few seconds before setting next to Ayeka. "Just
watch," She purred in Ayeka's ear as she rubbed her shoulders. "Ai
will find {something : some way} to handle Zhu Shu."
Akane shrugged. "I don't know. Zhu Shu said they were going to come
by and to {handle : have : take} their lessons this week. I don't
know where they are." Her ears twitched in aggravation. She turned.
"Hang on, Kasumi's calling."
Akane sauntered over to the smaller girl as Luna nosed back out the
{Dojo : dojo} door. "Well, it looks like we're stuck with no class
to train. Care to spar?"
For some values of spar.
"Give it time. No-one but you expects results overnight." She
paused from rubbing Ranma's shoulders as she untied her {Gi : gi}
top. "Now, are you going to spar with me, or not?"
Ranma watched as Akane removed her {Gi : gi}, admiring the curves
her body was developing, and smiling as Akane's bunny tail came into
view. Akane noticed her watching and gave her rear a shake. "So, do
I have a nice tail?"
Yeah, cute and fluffy.
She looked down at the pair of stiletto heels she had bought, and
sighed. All dressed up and no place to go. Stepping in front of the
mirror, she examined the deep v front dress she'd bought, the
neckline plunging down so far that she'd had to shave, and the lower
hem barely hiding the fact she'd dispensed with underwear. The black
nylons accentuated the ensemble, and left her feeling incredibly
sexy.
The neckline is so low she had to shave? That's pretty low.
Kasumi nodded as she wiped her hands on the apron. "Well, I should
{defiantly : definitely} get dressed before anyone comes in."
Nothing defiant about getting dressed, unless Nabiki asks her not to.
Kasumi's apron {landed : sailed} over her head. "You're terrible. I
just want you to know that."
It was amusing watching some of the antics her Japanese sisters went
through about something as simple as sex. Sex was a natural
expression of love, whether it was between sisters or mates. Amazons
kept it simple. Sex for fun was fine between fertility periods. Sex
for procreation was for marriage. She'd been surprised that Zhu Shu
had never been trained to read her {bodies : body's} own signs of
when she was fertile, but she'd remedied that during their two months
hunting Ranma. Now, judging from Nabiki's comment, it looked like
she would need to educate her new sisters as well.
I'd have thought that bit of knowledge would be essential for a well
trained courtesian.
She wandered over to the dojo and climbed up to the sill of one of
the high windows, watching as her two beloved {fiance's : fiances}
played with each other, wishing she could join in. Comforting
herself with the hope she'd learn enough about Akane and Ranma to win
their hearts, she laid her head down on her paws to study what her
{fiance's : fiances} seemed to enjoy most, for future reference.
She sighed. The problem was, she did want to beat Zhu Shu, but she
wanted to do it more to save face for the cheerleading squad than
pure animosity. As aggravating as losing to her had been, she had to
admit that Zhu Shu had fought fairly, and had been graceful enough to
call it a draw, when she could have possibly won. She still had to
be defeated, but Ai couldn't make herself hate Zhu Shu like she did
most of her {enemies : opponents : rivals}.
The walls were filled with shelves containing a vast array of
{nick : knick-} knacks ranging from grotesque to indescribably
lovely. Rings, mirrors, daggers, shrunken heads, and other less
identifiable items crowded the various displays, and the very air
felt strange, like it was filled with static electricity just below
the level of lightning.
"Make sure you give it to her in dragon girl form. It won't work
{other wise : otherwise}."
Tao-Ching watched as the yacht pulled up {towards : to} the dock at a
slow pace and a lone figure jumped to the dock. His eyes narrowed as
the yacht bounced off the dock and veered off into night. He studied
the figure on the dock.
The figure lashed out, a line of explosions crossing the dock to
shatter the crate Tao-Ching had been behind, but he'd already moved.
His last encounter with Herb had taught him the value of not being
seen until he was ready to strike.
So he's studied 'how not to be seen'?
"Yes, I do indeed find myself in an unpleasant situation, Tao-Ching.
But I am still more than a match for an orphan {cast off : castoff}
that the Amazon's took pity on."
There was the sound of a metallic click. "I see you've misunderstood
the situation Herb. This isn't a fight."
A red pinprick of light touched Herb's temple and she started to turn
as Tao-Ching continued.
"It's an execution."
So Tao-Ching has mastered the ancient art of Ka-Ching-Pow. That
reminds me of the sceen in, I think, Raiders of the Lost Arc where a
swordsman makes a bunch of fancy passes and is shot by Indy. But will
she stay dead?
Tao-Ching stood on the dock grimly watching as Herb sank, waiting
nearly ten minutes before lowering the weapon and putting the safety
back on. Finally sure Herb wasn't going to re-surface, he walked
over to the object Herb had dropped, picking up the narrow bucket and
fishing the ladle out from under the boards it had wedged into. He
held up the bucket and laid the ladle across the handle like Lo Shen
had advised him, and smiled as a beam of light shone off into the
darkness. With a smile, he took the bucket to his Humvee. With a
guide like this, there was no way he'd get lost! He'd have the
Kaisufuu back to the Tendos before morning!
No way he'd get lost? That's just asking for it.
Under the dock, tossed carelessly by the tide, was a naked girl.
Blood was clotted from a bruised cut on her temple, a long line that
creased her skull just above her ear. Another obvious bullet wound
pieced her left shoulder blade, the wound far cleaner than any the
men had ever seen. She was pale from blood loss, and unconscious,
but didn't seem to be in danger of dying immediately. The first
scavenger grinned. "Well. This is a pretty happenstance."
Tao-Ching should have been more careful. There's a lot to be said for
the method of dealing with vampires, stake, behead, and fill mouth with
garlic; then your really sure it's dead.
"{Truely : Truly}. But we certainly can't deliver her untested can
we?" The first said as he used his foot to roll the girl over and
spread her legs to reveal her virginity.
They're so dead.
Several days passed {with out : without} word from Tao-Ching, and
Nabiki was starting to get worried. And even hornier. Despite
teasing her, Kasumi had so far been unbeddable, and she was getting
enormously frustrated, and was even contemplating seducing Kuno.
Tao-Ching needed to show up before she lost total control of herself!
Kuno? That's really out of control!
It had become obvious that Kasumi's theory about her animal instincts
getting worse as she came closer and closer to her period was
correct, but it didn't make it easier to deal with. She had a week
to go before her period, and already the drive to mate was getting
unbearable. Her reputation as an Ice Queen was already in peril with
Tao-Ching chasing her, but if he didn't get back soon, she'd end up
with a reputation as a slut worse than Ai!
Actually, wouldn't the mating urge be strongest a little before her
period?
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" Nabiki yelled. "Oh never mind where you've
been! Are you ever going to actually ask me out officially? Are you
going to be my boyfriend? And if the answers yes, DO YOU HAVE A
CONDOM?"
She doesn't? I'd expect her to plan ahead that far and have a couple
cases on hand.
A cleared throat caught their attentions and they both looked to the
house. Soun was standing there with his arms crossed, Kasumi peeking
over his shoulder. Soun took in the fact that his daughter was
straddling the older bay and raised his eyebrow. "Well, young man.
I think I need to ask what your intentions are towards my daughter,
since it seems she's made her intentions towards you rather clear."
Well put.
"I see." He took a long drag on his cigarette. "Very well, I
approve the engagement. It's a suitable one for Nabiki, as you come
from a fine family, and Akane has accepted her familial duties to the
School." He took Tao-Ching's hand and pumped it. "Welcome to the
family, {son : Son}."
"Yes, {daughter : Daughter}?"
"You can't just engage me like this!"
She'd have a stronger case if she hadn't just been trying to ravish
him.
"Nabiki, you asked him if he had a condom. That certainly tells me
you wanted to marry him. And at least I'm certain that one of my
daughters will be in something approaching a normal relationship.
Now kiss him for pity's sake and drag him upstairs. I'm not getting
any younger you know."
That says nothing about marriage, she just wanted raw animal sex.
"Long time no see, {son : Son}. I hear you've been a bad boy. Lo
Shen sent me to collect you, and the Kaisufuu."
Tao-Ching rubbed his skull. "Alright, okay. I'm sorry. I went
after the Kaisufuu alone because I wanted to get it for Nabiki and
her family. I was afraid if I told Lo Shen first, she'd demand I
bring the Chisuitton back first and that would take forever. I've
seen the elders work, {mother : Mother}. They'd have debated for
days on who would need to be sent to retrieve this." He shook the
kettle.
"That was not for you to decide, {son : Son}. I have been sent to
bring you back to the Council. Don't make me have to tie you up and
spank you."
"Alright. I submit, {mother : Mother}. You know I can't beat you."
Nabiki let out a "Hey!" in protest as Tao-Ching smiled. "Indeed she
{is mother : is, Mother}. A warrior of the mind and intellect. In
our first meeting, she bested me in fair combat, mind to mind."
Tao-Ching smiled. "Yes, but you didn't know, and I wasn't about to
try and force them on you. This is Japan, {mother : Mother}. I
can't apply all the Amazon laws to modern life."
The Amazon raised her eyebrow, the dark violet blending into her
pinkish lavender hair. "Since when, {son : Son}?"
"Because you could never be bothered with any of the Amazon men,
{mother : Mother}. It was either adoption or nothing."
"Ah. Still, you were ordered to report to Lo Shen and instead took
matters into your own hands. None of the Elders have much tolerance
for that. I'm sorry, {son : Son}, but you brought this on yourself."
"Yes, {mother : Mother}."
Then she did a double take.
*Shan Pu's* curse?
All the pieces are available, now she just has to put them together.