-- David Eddy -- The loungeroom. Kyosuke and Washuu are sitting on one of the sofas watching TV, while Ranma sprawls comfortably on the other. Urd walks in. She is wearing her Goddess uniform (i.e. not very much). She spies Ranma and sits down next to his head. She slowly runs a finger along his arm. URD: [in a sultry voice] Hello, Ranma-kun. RANMA: Gnorf? [he looks away from the TV, straight into Urd's overhanging cleavage. His eyes bug out] Gaaaaa! URD: [smiling, to Ranma, who is now perched on the opposite end of the sofa] Huh. I don't usually have *that* effect on men. RANMA: [shaking] D-don't do that! If A-Akane saw that I'm dead! [looks nervously at the camera] Urd settles into the sofa, a look of interest replacing her earlier "vamp" act. URD: Wow, you're really stuck on that girl, aren't you? RANMA: What? That uncute, clumsy tomboy? I'd never-- URD: Sure, Ranma. I understand. [she grins] Nuku-nuku walks in, holding a small white cat with black socks and tail. The cat is curled up in her arms. As usual, she is smiling and happy. She spots Ranma and bounces over, holding the cat out to him. NUKU-NUKU: Ranma-kun! Meet my friend C-chan! Isn't she cute?! Ranma sees the cat and panics. Ataru enters the loungeroom. RANMA: Aargh! C-c-cat! Gedditawayfromme! He disappears out the door past Ataru, scrambling awkwardly -- but quickly -- backwards. The cat watches his retreat interestedly, while the others all wear shocked expressions. ATARU: What was all *that* about? ================================================== Moonlight briefly lit the cat as it jumped in through Ranma's open window. On the bed, Ranma himself lay sprawled on wrinkled sheets, dressed only in boxer shorts. A light breeze stirred the drawn curtains, wafting cool air into the room. All was quiet and peaceful... except for Ranma's snores. Silently, C-chan stepped over to the side of the bed and looked up curiously. She hesitated for a long moment, then with a brief "mrrrppt" leapt up onto the bed. After three headbutts to his ribs failed to elicit a response, C-chan leapt lightly up onto Ranma's chest and settled down, purring, staring into his face. Ranma's nose twitched, then again, then his eyes snapped open. Every muscle in his body locked solid as he realized that the warm weight on his chest was not what he had been dreaming of... he was face-to-face with a *CAT*!! Frantically he levitated sideways, limbs windmilling as he retreated until his back thudded against his bedroom door. C- chan "mroowr"ed curiously and followed, intent on fulfilling her mission of comfort and affection. "C-c-caaaat!" yelled Ranma, fumbling frantically for the doorknob before simply kicking through the heavy wooden door. Chunks of wood fell musically to the floor even as the panicked Ranma fled aimlessly through the house, looking for somewhere, anywhere, that he could get away from that... There! Sanctuary! He leaped through the door, slamming it behind him, and dove for the bed. Landing on it, he lay panting for a long moment, staring nervously at the closed door. Then he frowned. That cat sure looked an awful lot like Akane, but that couldn't be... could it? Urd awoke with a start, her senses tuning in on the prime male flesh in her bed even before she was fully conscious. Hot and sweaty, excited and nervous... all the indicators for a great evening were there. Trouble is, she didn't remember going to bed with... "Ranma!" Urd sat up, her negilgee transparent in the moonlight, the light from the window showing her sexy smile. "Change your mind?" Her eyes half-lidded as she continued, "I like a man like that." "Aaagh!" Ranma leapt from her bed in fear, thoughts of what Akane would do to him when she saw *this* flooding his mind. He didn't even notice the glass of water Urd kept on the table beside her bed. "Oh, my," breathed Urd. "Ra...Ranma? Ran...ko?" She reached out to touch Ranma's now-red hair. At her touch, Ranma- onna looked up with large, expressive eyes. "Oh boy." -end-