Chapter 1: Spring of Drowned Girl?

 

1500 years later

 

Kyoto woke up and found herself in a spring. Desperate for air, she struggled to the surface and broke through the surface. She took deep breaths of air and coughed out water. <<Thank the Gods I am alive!>> She managed to drag herself out of the water and sat next to the spring. Then she heard a screaming echoing in her head, Kyoto covered her ears and focused inward.

 

A masculine voice yelled :Help, I’ve been possessed by an evil spirit!!:

 

Kyoto was startled, to say the least. :What are you doing in my head!!??:

 

The voice suddenly stopped then snapped indignantly. :What do you mean? I fell into the spring, this is my head.:

 

She heard a voice say, “Very bad for you to fall in spring of Nyannichuan, spring of drowned girl, who ever fall into spring turn into girl.”

 

Kyoto fell to her knees and started to cry. :I’m so sorry, I didn’t know…:

 

:Its okay, I would have done the same in my place. Since we’re going to be sharing a body, we should introduce ourselves. I’m Ranma Saotome of the Anything Goes Marital Arts School.: There was a hint of pride to that last sentence.

 

Kyoto wiped away her tears. :I’m Kyoto Masaki, nice to meet you Ranma Saotome. Now lets get some hot water.:

 

:Why?:

 

:It’ll change this body back into that of a guy.: Kyoto paused. :Can I have control when we are female? I think that I am better prepared to deal with a girl’s body.:

Ranma stuttered: Okay with me. Uh… what do we tell pop?:

 

:Let’s keep this our little secret for a while. I don’t trust him.: Kyoto got up and followed the Guide and Genma.

 

Kyoto accepted the kettle from the guide and took a good look at him. He didn’t look like Rashka. <<“Did you know of a man called Rashka?”>>

 

Genma jerked his head up when he heard his son..er..daughter speak Chinese. Ranma didn’t know Chinese!

 

The Guide smiled. << “He was the first Jusenkyo Guide. All of his descendants have stayed here for over a thousand years.”>>

 

<< “This place is called Jusenkyo?”>> Kyoto reflected to herself. Fitting that such a tragic place be named after such a tragic ending to a sad tale. Then she dumped the hot water over her head, turning her into Ranma.

 

Ranma stood up and said, “Thanks for the water. Do you know of a place around here where we can stock up on supplies?”

 

The Guide nodded. “There Amazon village ways ahead. Barter, maybe buy. I lead there.”

 

Ranma hesitated. :Kyoto, are you still there?:

 

:Yes, and I’m going through your memories, seeing how much I’ve missed out on the last 1500 years. Just ignore me. I’ll help you with the bartering at the village.: Then there was silence.

 

Ranma shrugged and dragged his father out of the hut after the Guide. Ten minutes later, it started to rain.

 

Kyoto glared up at the sky and swore. “Damnit!! Why does this always happen to me?” She wrung out her gi and caught up with the panda and the Guide. Kyoto was rather angry at that stupid man. After going through Ranma’s memories, she was ready to get them away from that idiot or, at least, pound him with a few chi attacks. The fiancees, the selling, the Neko-ken… what else has that idiot done to this poor child?