New Tomboy

Part One

By Philip Weigel

Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma ½. I don't own Gold Digger. If I owned either of them, I'd be one rich bugger.

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Ranma could feel his body tense as he looked at the Jaguar girl. He then 'calmed down' slightly as he remembered that she wasn't a real cat. He then calmed down, as he remembered the girl. "Sheila..."

Ranma, realizing Sheila was a Werecat, checked over his body. He found numerous bites and scratches all over, especially around his neck and nether regions, and he could feel a lot of scratches on his bag, as he maneuvered his body to feel it, without waking up either Nabiki or Sheila.

After a moment, Ranma lay back down and closed his eyes. "Okay Saotome, think..." Ranma muttered ever so quietly to himself. "How did THIS come about?"

Taking the time to actually think, (something he rarely does, it goes against one of the basis for Anything Goes, after all) Ranma realized what had happened.

When Ranma was taken to the bar, he was at first trying to avoid his father, making sure that they were a bit drunk first, and then he walked off into one of the corners of the bar, trying to make sure that he could gain some peace even in this place.

And then he saw her...

Ranma was at first amazed by Sheila. She was in human form, and she was quite a sight to behold; standing at over seven feet, flowing red hair, and a bust that put even his girl side's to shame. He remembered how he initiated a conversation with her, wanting to get to know her.

Sheila, as Ranma soon found out her name to be, was quite a remarkable woman. She told Ranma she was not only from out of town, but not even this world. Ranma originally wanted to scoff at the notion, but hey, look at his life!

Ranma remembered how hours passed easily, as the talked, with him telling Sheila about his life, and Sheila telling Ranma about herself in return. This lead to Ranma finding out that Sheila was staying with the Diggers family who were on a business trip, trading some artifacts with the Rivalsan Clan, and how Sheila was just spending her time here, trying to figure out her feelings for a guy named 'Tirga'.

They both didn't understand why, but while they talked, they felt they could trust each other, and they just let their feelings flow. It got to the point where Ranma let Sheila know of his Jusenkyo curse, and Sheila told him she was a Werejaguar.

Soon, some of Sheila's friends and her brother came over to take her back to the hotel. Sheila introduced him to them and he got to know them. They seemed like a nice bunch, a bit odd in appearance, even to his standards, but still odd.

Then it happened. Happosai bounded into the place, being chased by a small group of ninjas, swearing how Happosai would not be allowed to steal from the Ichinohei Clan, and then before he knew it, Happosai ran into his students, throwing that artifact the two had, a decent-sized bag of lust dust at his pursuers. Unfortunately, his swing was way off, and the bag of lust dust exploded as it hit the fan, spreading everywhere. Basically, once that bag opened, all hell broke loose.

That's when Ranma realized something. "Where are all the others?"

Suddenly, Sheila woke up. "Nnnnnnnn. . What happened?"

"Uh, hey Sheila..."

"You're that kid I was talking to.... Last night," Sheila said, blinking and noticing her circumstances. "Oh shit, he did it didn't we?"

"Errr, what?" Ranma asked.

"It!" Sheila said, gesturing with her hand. "You know, sex. What...oh man..." Sheila's eyes were focused a little past Ranma toward Nabiki.

Ranma turned to look, especially as that side of the bed seemed to be getting fuzzier. Looking he saw Nabiki slowly but smoothly shift into a cute little Jaguar girl. Suddenly she wasn't just sleeping, she was contentedly purring against Ranma's side.

"And there you go!" Sheila said, pointing to the where Ranma seemed to be breaking out into fur as well.

"We're changing into Werecreatures now, aren't we," Ranma said with a resigned sigh as the change completed over him.

"Yeah, and you must both be like me," Sheila said. "Your hybrid forms didn't change size."

"Huh?" Ranma asked, trying to ignore the purring Nabiki who was being rather possessive about things around her.

Looking down at himself, Ranma compared his new form's fur to Sheila's. "Yep... I'm a Werejaguar too..."

Sighing Sheila said, "Okay, let's not panic. This isn't necessarily a bad thing... It just means you can transform to three different forms and you'll want to avoid silver..."

"Actually..." Ranma began. "Wouldn't this mean I have six forms, I do change sex with a splash of water you know..."

"Well, yeah it would." Sheila said, slightly blushing.

Continuing to purr, Nabiki was tightening her arms around Ranma's side. "Ranma-sama... Purr..."

His left eye twitching, Ranma asked Sheila, "Is she supposed to act like that?"

"Could be the hormonal changes in her body doing that to her." Sheila said. She sighed again in guilt. She felt as though this was all her fault. "I just wish I could at least remember how it was..."

"Excuse me?" Ranma asked, blushing a shade of red under his fur.

"Oops..." Sheila said, now blushing herself. "What I mean to say is... Er... Well you see Ranma..." Sheila found herself feeling very embarrassed. Luckily, she was saved as the door to the room opened, and a beautiful Weretigress, one with long striped hair in a ponytail and an impressive chest wearing a bathrobe walked in.

"Good morning Ranma-kun." The Weretigress said. "I thought I'd tell you breakfast is ready and. ." She stopped as she noticed Ranma, Nabiki, and some other girl were Werejaguars. "Oh my..."

Staring wide-eyed at the Weretigress. "Kasumi?" He asked hesitantly.

"Yes Ranma." The Weretigress Kasumi said. "It's me."

Her jaw flapping few seconds in shock, Sheila then got enough control to ask. "I take it by Ranma's reaction that you weren't always a Weretiger?"

"Correct." Kasumi said. "The strangest thing happened. I went to that bar to give father his wallet since he had left it at home, and when I got there everyone was in a frenzy, like that time we, I mean my sisters and I were at that floating island of Togenkyo, and this big, strong, strapping Weretiger picked me up his arms. He asked me where my home is, he brought me back here and we did something rather naughty. I woke up looking like that nice man."

Sheila growled slightly, her ears flattening back. "Did the Weretiger's name happen to be 'Tirga'?" Sheila asked.

"Why yes!" Kasumi said. "How did you know?"

"GRRRRRRRRRR..." Sheila growled. She stood up, not caring about the fact she was nude. "My Kapowie Sense is tingling. "Why...why..." Sheila growled, standing up. "He's going to get it now..."

"Excuse me," Kasumi said. "But shouldn't you put on some clothes first?"

"Huh," Sheila said. "EEEEP!" Then she dove under the covers knocking Nabiki awake...or at least as awake as Nabiki got before her morning caffeine.

"Huh?" Nabiki blinked sitting up and stretching demonstratively. "What...where’s my room?" She blinked and scratched her head, her now spotty hair revealing a very bad case of bed hair.

"Oh, Nabiki!" Kasumi said. "I didn't notice you at first."

"Kasumi," Nabiki asked, blinking. "Why are you orange? Why am I covered in fur?” She worked something out in her head at first, and then spoke in a very concerned voice. "Do you know where I can go where Akane won't find me?" Ranma paled at that.

"Where is Akane?" Ranma said suddenly. "She got caught in this too..."

"Well...she wasn't in her room..." Kasumi said.

"She wasn't with you and Tirga last night?" Sheila asked sitting up and covering herself with the blanket...Nabiki grabbed a corner to cover herself as well.

"Oh no," Kasumi said. "I don't believe so."