Ok on with the fun stuff. ^_^

 "Where is he Koenma?" Anja stood in front of the small God and glared, "I want to know where he is?"

 "Kuronue is reborn there's nothing. . ."

 "Who is he reborn as?"

 "Well there was a soul dying in a living body so we had to ah. . . had to exchange souls and
distribute part of. . ."

 "And?"

 "He's in the subconscious mind of  a boy they call Shadow, a distant cousin of the fighter Ryoga, in a
border village of China. In fact he is from Japan, but for now China. . . he might be there now I don't
know. Shadow is already dead, but Kuronue thinks that he is him they have merged."

 "I want him back Koenma. Tell me everything you know." She lowered her sword from his throat
and sighed, " Please."

 "I was sorry for taking him so I found a lost soul who didn't want to be here anymore, he ah, his soul
went to the baby Kuronue was scheduled for and Kuronue went into this Shadow character he has
all of Shadow's memories he may no remember his last life yet or ever. And I must warn you Anja,
he IS Shadow now, even when he remembers he will still be Shadow." Koenma frowned worriedly,
"Don't tell my father ok?"

   "He was in China."

 "Yes."

 "Is he still Youko?"

 "With a twist."

 "A twist?"

 "He's under a curse."

 "Excuse me?"

 "He turns into a small dragon with cold water. He fell into an accursed spring."

 Anja smiled at the cute image of Kuro as a little dragon then nodded and kissed the God's forehead,
"Thank you Koenma." She smiled and took his little hand, "I am sorry for yelling at you I just felt. . .
lost. I needed someone to blame."

 "I know, I knew then too." He smiled, "I never blamed you for it."

 Anja smiled and nodded, "Good bye Koenma! I'm off to China!"

 Koenma gazed down at the hand she had held, it was shaking,  and then up at the door which was
closing, What is happening to me?
 
 

 Anja and Duo rushed around the Chinese market looking at everything they could find. The two
Americans were talking non-stop and making all of their friends dizzy trying to keep up with them.

 "Wow! Duo! Check it!" Anja cried and picked up a delicate origami dragon.

 "Cool!" Duo smiled.

 Then Duo was off again but Anja stayed, "Ma'am, could you teach me to make one?"

 "It was made by Akane, you can find her in the Tendo's dojo in Japan, across the waters."

 "Thank you kindly." Anja smiled, storing the place in her memory for later.

 "Um. . . Miss?" A boy came up beside her.

 "Hai?"

 "I'm lost, I'm looking for Japan."

 "Well you're in China."

 "Still?!"

 "Yeah." Anja spotted the boat they had come on, "If you take that boat over there then they should
be able to get you there."

 "Oh great thanks!" He turned and started walking the opposite direction from where she was
pointing.

 Anja giggled as an idea hit her, she pointed in the direction away from the boat, "anou. . . It's over
there."

 "Great!" He smiled and walked right to the boat docks.

 Duo came up behind her and smiled, "That is one lost kid."

 "Anja! Duo! Come!" Kurama called to them.

 "Hai Kura-kun." his sister called back and waved to the old woman and the boy.

 When they reached the training grounds Anja smiled, it was a series of bamboo poles sticking out of
some natural springs. She had excellent balance, this should be a snap. They took their positions and
started, everything was fine at first, Hiei, Kurama, Trowa and Anja all had perfect balance, Wufei,
Duo, Quatre and Heero were stable, Yuusuke and Kuwabara were barely staying up.

 "Yo Kuwa-kun!" Anja called, "Give it up!"

 He grinned and launched himself at her but she jumped right over him and he landed on Quatre who
slammed into Hiei, knocking them all into the water. Duo started to laugh but lost his balance and
Heero jumped to help him forgetting Duo had wings. Heero and Kurama fell into the pools. Trowa
and Yuusuke jumped out of the way and landed on shore but as they did they upset Wufei's balance
and he collided with Anja sending them both into another of the springs.

 Yuusuke groaned as Duo landed beside him and asked, "Um. . . Yuusuke didn't you say something
about these springs being cursed?"

 Their leader groaned again, this was going to be one of those days.

 Three cats emerged from the spring Kuwabara, Hiei, and Quatre had fallen into. One had long, fluffy
yellow fur, one had short and curly red fur and the last had spiky black fur with a white starburst on
it's forehead.

 Yuusuke snickered, "H. . . Hiei?!" He fell to the ground rolling with laughter and the black cat
pounced on him, clawing his face. "Ow! Ow! OW!"

 "Hiei stop that!" Kurama yelled then clapped his hands over his mouth. His voice was soprano! He
looked down and screamed, "I'm a girl!"

 Duo started laughing from his place on shore.

 Heero climbed out of the spring he was in and growled, "Duo." Somehow it wasn't quite as effective
in second soprano.

 Duo's eyes widened in shock, "Heero! You're a girl!"

 Heero looked down at himself and frowned.

 "This could get kinky." The American grinned.

 Anja flew up next to them and blinked her eyes, "Why am I seeing things so funny?"

 Kurama looked at his sister and gasped, "You're a little dragon!"

 "No Wu-chan is the little dragon."

 "No Anja, you are really a little dragon! Look." He pointed into the springs he had climbed out of
and she looked at her reflection.

 "Aaaa!" She cried.

 "Hn." Hiei growled through his mind link to them.

 Wufei flew to shore and Anja laughed, "Now you really are my little dragon."

 "Funny." He said dryly.

 "How will I explain this to Shori?" Kurama whimpered.

 Yuusuke grinned, "according to legend Hot water will turn you back, cold water will transform you
again."

 "Well heat up some water then!" Heero said looking at his chest, "I'm a female!"

 Anja and Wufei circled each other, sniffing, making a mental note to remember the smell of their new
forms.
 
 

 After hours of calming everyone down, and a lot of boiling water, Yuusuke managed to return all of
them to normal. Anja took one look at her. . . brother, and burst out laughing. "Well, you and Hiei
can have kids now."

 "Shut up Anja."

 "Heero. . . "

 "Shut up Duo."

 "What is it with you guys and telling us Americans to shut up?" They both asked.

 "Shut up."

 "Hn." Anja frowned, "Kitsune no baka."

 "Hiei. . .!"

 "I know, it's my fault she picked up on my bad habits." He frowned, "Is this permanent?"

 Yuusuke grinned, "You should have been more careful."

 "Kuwabara." Hiei growled.

 "N. . . nani?"

 "I am going to kill you!" He sprang on the startled red head and Anja thought fast, dumping her
canteen of cold water over his head. Hiei became neko-Hiei and all he could do to Kuwabara was
bite and scratch. Anja picked the ragging Cat up and passed him to Kurama who stroked his spiky
fur.

 Neko-Hiei purred and rubbed against his fox. <Maybe this isn't soooo bad.>

 Kurama answered on their mental link, <We can have some fun with these changes, you've never
had a girl before, and I've never taken a cat in my fox form.>

 Hiei gave a mental blush

 Anja laughed and turned to Duo and Heero. "You ok?"

 "Yeah, we don't have it too bad." Duo grinned, "Heero turned into one hot chick! We can do some
pretty kinky stuff."

 Kuwabara groaned, "Are you all Hentai?!"

 "What's wrong with that?" Anja asked. "I can bet good money that Yukina will love to pet her
neko-Kuwa-chan.

 Quatre was laying in Trowa's lap asleep, Trowa smile at him and Duo giggled, "You always did have
a way with animals.

 WuFei took Anja into his arms and snuggled her softly.

 "Are you ok WuFei?"

 "It felt so strange."

 She nodded, "But it isn't all so bad." They sat down together by the camp fire Yuusuke had started,
"We still have each other."

 "Hai."

 "And Kurama and Duo are right," She grinned broadly, "things could get kind of . . . interesting this
way."

 "We need a place to stay." Kurama said softly.

 Anja smiled, "The Tendo's!"

 "Who?"

 "A woman at the market told me there's a dojo just on the water in Japan.  The Tendo dojo, they
might take us in for the night. It's just a ferry ride away."

 Yuusuke, who had forgotten to make the reservations in the first place, was relieved at this.

<Part 2>

The doorbell rang and Shampoo jumped up from where she and Akane had been arguing, "I get it!" When she opened the door she found a bedraggled bunch of travelers standing there on the steps. "I help you?"

 A girl with bright coppery hair stepped forward and nodded, "I am Nightwing Anja, My friends and I had an accident involving China's cursed springs and we need a place to stay for the night."

 "The Jusenkyo?!"

 "You know of them I see."

 "Shampoo fall in springs too, She know!"

 "Perhaps you might explain them to us then." A handsome Chinese boy beside Anja requested.

 "Yes. . ." Shampoo's eyes seamed to melt into WuFei and she smiled brightly, "My name Shampoo,
you are?"

 "Chang WuFei." He said held Anja's hand tighter.

 Shampoo looked at the joined fingers with distaste and nodded, "Come in."

 "Shampoo! Who was it?" Kasumi asked.

 "Strangers, they fall in Jusenkyo"

 "Oh my!" Kasumi took in the bunch and smiled, "I am Tendo Kasumi."

 "Ohayo." Anja smiled at the friendly face, she liked this girl much more than Shampoo, especially
since Shampoo seemed to have eyes for her Wufei. "I am Nightwind Anja, this is my lover Chang
Wufei, my brothers Minamino Kurama and Hiei, Urameshi Yuusuke and Kazuma Kuwabara, and
my friends Maxwell Duo, Yuy Heero, Winner Quatre and Barton Trowa. We have no where to stay
and need shelter."

 "And if you could help us. . . we need to find out more about this curse." Kurama asked politely.

 "Of course." Akane smiled from behind her sister.

 Just then a giant panda and a red headed girl barreled through after an old man who was hugging a
handful of women's underwear. Anja's eyes went wide and she grabbed out and picked the man up
by his britches, "These are my under things!" She snatched them away and handed them to Wufei to
stuff back into her backpack.

 Duo grabbed a very skimpy, black silk and velvet one piece with very little to cover the wearer and
grinned, "Hey can I borrow this sometime? I can see why Wufei is never home on time."

 Anja and Wufei both blushed furiously and she dropped the little old man and snatched the lingerie
from Duo.

 Shampoo scowled.

 "Oh what a pretty young thing, she deserves to have fun and such beautiful under- garments!" The
old man leapt on to Anja's chest and tried to remove her bra.

 Wufei plucked him from his lover and glared, "That is dishonorable old man. She is mine." He threw
the old one across the room and gave Anja a kiss to prove his claim.

 Anja pulled away and teased her hands under his shirt, "And you are mine Fei-chan, aren't you."

 He gasped and nodded and Anja removed her hands and ruffled his pony tail.

 Shampoo was very angry at the public show of affection.

 The Panda and red head, who had been watching with curiosity stepped forward. "Hi." The girl
smiled. "My name is Ranma."

 The panda held up a sign, "I am his father."

 "Let me guess. . . Jusenkyo?"

 "Yeah! How'd you. . ."

 Anja smiled lopsidedly, "We just found out about it the hard way."

 Shampoo pouted as the American leaned closer to the Chinese boy.
 
 

 That night after every one was settled in, Wufei found Anja outside by the dojo pond. He sat behind
her and pulled her up between his legs, to rest her back on his chest. "Your Chinese is getting
wonderful."

 She smiled and leaned back into his offered warmth, "You are an excellent teacher."

 "You just like your rewards for a job well done." He chuckled.

 "Well your kisses are a perfect incentive program." Anja turned sideways and curled into Wufei like
a sleepy child.

 They snuggled closer and Wufei wrapped her in his arms. "How did I ever live before I found you?"
He asked happily.

 Anja sighed through her smile and ran her fingers through his freshly washed and loose black hair,
"You're beautiful."

 He laughed out loud and hugged her tighter, "You are a treasure."

 "I made you rethink your rule on fighting women and bleeding hearts now didn't I."

 "You, my love, are anything but weak!" He assured her, "You're insane when you fight, I have seen
you in battle."

 "I heard you were just as ruthless."

 "Not so much," Wufei sighed, "As lost."

 "Tell me?"

 "I felt empty after fighting a weaker enemy and soon all I fought were weaker enemies, that is why I
started with Kushrenada. He was a challenge, that made the emptiness go away for a little while.
Then when he introduced me to more. . . sensual pleasures, that kept me from hurting, but never for
long. I was missing a part of myself."

 "Have you found it?"

 "Hai." He smiled at her in the soft moonlight, "I found you."

 Anja closed her eyes and breathed in his scent. Like a sandal wood and eucalyptus forest at dawn
after a night of rain.

 Kuwabara walked outside and gave a yelp when he saw the two.

 "It's just us Kuwa-kun." Anja smiled and peeked over Wufei's shoulder.

 "Can't you two keep your hands off of each other for one night?"

 "We were only talking." Anja smiled.

 He foster brother looked down at them skeptically and snickered, "Must of been a hell of a
conversation."

 Anja chuckled and Wufei hid his face behind a black fall of hair. Kuwabara just grinned and sat
down, right in the pond.

 A very disgruntled red furred kitten emerged and Anja laughed, "Oi Kuwa-chan! You never looked
so good!"

 The cat glared at her but she settled him on her lap and scratched his ears. Wufei stroked his fur and neko-Kuwabara shut his eyes and purred loudly. They both laughed.
 
 

 Shampoo watched the guests from the top of the Tendo's wall. She glared at the girl who had prior
claim on Wufei. She would have to go. . . but how?

 The kitten pounced up on Anja's chest and pushed her into the pond, she dragged Wufei in with her and they emerged as two small dragons! The spring of the drowned dragons! She grinned, Dragons Bane! Nightwind Anja, make your peace with your ancestors!
 

 Anja came up sputtering and flew to the roof of the dojo to dry off. "Not funny Kuwabara." She hissed.

 Wufei coughed and a little flame came from his lips to singe the kitten's tail.

 "Merow!!!!" Kuwabara jumped and ran into the house and Wufei started to preen and dry his
scales.

 The sweet smell of lilacs and musk floated down to meet him and he glanced up to see Anja's
dragon form, preening in front of the bright, full moon. A. . . Anja? He felt his new body hardening
and his hormones racing. He took to the air and moved toward her.

 Anja glanced up just in time to dodge as he swooped down, she gave a surprised yelp and flew into
the dojo and hid herself in her brother's shirt, "Hiei help!"

 The little fire demon yelped and shot awake when the two foot dragon (four and a half if you count
the tail) crawled over him, hitting Kurama in the process.

 "Hiei what is it?"

 "Anja!" He growled.

 "Wha. . ." He looked down the Koorime's shirt, "Anja what are you doing?"

 "Hiding, Wu-Chan is going crazy!"

 "Wufei?" Kurama asked skeptically.

 Just then the male dragon swooped into the room and dove into Hiei's shirt after the girl.

 The fire demon screamed and jumped up, "Dragons no Baka! Get out of my shirt!!"

 Kurama laughed as they darted around the fire demon under the bed sheets, Anja flew up his
sweat pants leg and whimpered, "Niisan! Help!"

 Wufei followed and Hiei gave a sharp cry and held the cloth down to prevent the dragons from
going too high. They emerged in a moment and dove around his head, and his hair! Hiei screeched
and tried to get them out, Kurama doubled over with laughter, and Anja and Wufei finally flew out
the window.

 Hiei just sat there, stunned.

   Kurama caught his lover to him. "Are you ok? Hiei? Hiei speak to me."

 "Hn." He curled into his fox's arms and shivered. "I'm starting to hate dragons."

 "They really worked you over!" Kurama smiled softly then he caught the musky scent. "Hiei what is
that scent?"

 "Pheromones." He mumbled.

 "Nani?"

 "Dragon's are different from most animals. They can choose their sex, so Anja and Wufei are boy
and girl even if they fell into the same pond. The male goes into heat every full moon."

 "So Wufei. . ."

 "He's in heat and he got his damn sex scent all over me." Hiei growled.

 "I can take care of it for you." Kurama smiled and began to lick the scent away, "You wear no one's scent but mine."

 "Aa." Hiei agreed and snuggled closer to his mate.
 
 

 Anja darted in and out of the clouds and the village trying to escape from Wufei, Then she caught a
scent on the shifting wind. She felt dizzy, empty, she needed to be filled. "Fei."  She changed course and barreled right into him, they both landed in the ocean.

<Part 3>
 

 The next night two very tired looking dragons came into the Tendo Dojo.

 "Anja! Wufei! What happened?!" Quatre gasped. "We've been looking all over for you!"

 They both smiled drunkenly and swayed on their feet, "Fun." Anja groaned licking her dragon lips.

 "Where did you go?" Quatre asked concerned.

  "We did it over and over." Wufei smiled wider, "in the water. . ."

 "we did it on the land." Anja added.

 "In the tree's."

 "In the lilacs!"

 "In the. . ."

 Ranma, now in male form, covered Akane's ears and stared at the two sated creatures.

 "In the clouds."

 "On the roof."

 Hiei picked up his climax dazed sister in one arm and her dazed lover in the other. They sprawled
out on their backs purring.  He turned to Kurama

 Kurama poured hot water on the two of them and a very naked Anja and Wufei lay belly up in
Hiei's grasp.

 Ranma covered Akane's eyes and his eyes grew even wider.

 The Youko shook his head and covered the two of them with fire demon's cloak and shirt, "And we
thought they were bad before!"

  Kuwabara snickered, "At least we know this transformation doesn't bother them."

 Anja and Wufei smiled and entwined their legs together in their sleep.

 Ranma finally found his voice, "Are they usually like that?"

 "Anja is." Yuusuke grinned, "Wufei used to be the sanest one but I guess Anja is contagious."

 "Y~u~m~m~m." Wufei mumbled and licked his lips. Duo started to laugh, "Where is a camera when
you really need one?!"

 Kurama tossed Anja over his shoulder and Hiei did the same to Wufei. "Where are we going to put
them?"

 "There is extra room at Shampoo's home." Shampoo smiled, "have a room no need. They take."

 "Thank you Shampoo." Yuusuke bowed.

 "No trouble." She smiled.
 
 

 When Anja awoke she looked up to find an odd boy with short black hair  and a broad chest
perched on the foot board of the bed watching her and Wufei sleep. Wait a sec! Weren't we. . . oh
yeah. She gave a sexy smile as she remembered and licked her lips, "Y~u~m~m~m."

 The boy watching her grinned.

 "Who are you?" She asked.

 "Shadow." He answered in a voice very deep for his trim build.

 Shadow?! Kuronue?! He might not remember yet. She smiled "Hi Shadow, what are you doing at
the foot of our bed?"

 "Anou. . . watching?"

 Anja groaned and sat up and shadow fell off of his perch, "Wha. . . oh!" She quickly pulled on her
clothes and ran to check the dazed boy, "Are you ok?"

 "I am sorry I didn't mean to. . ."

 She shook her head, "I'm to sated to be angry."

 "S. . . sated?" His voice cracked.

 Anja wiggled her eyebrows and looked at Wufei's sleeping form, "Yum."

 Shadow's nose started to bleed.

 "Oh! I'm sorry!" Anja laughed and gave him the first thing she could find. Her bandana. "Aw! Kuso!
I needed that to keep my hair off of my face." She pouted.

 Shadow pulled his own yellow scarf from his forehead and handed it to her. "Here. Sorry I bloodied
your bandana."

 Anja shook her head and tied the scarf around her forehead, "‘s ok, this is cool. Thank you."

 "You are welcome."

 Anja motioned for him to sit on the bed with her, "So are you Shampoo's honey?"

 Shadow smiled, "That is Mousse's obsession, but she has eyes only for Ranma, just like Akane. It
breaks my niisan's heart, mine too. Hn. Baka. I don't see why Ranma is so special."

 "I've seen you before. . . you're the guy who was looking for Japan!"

 "I remember you! Excellent directions! That's the first time I actually got to where I wanted to go!"

 Anja giggled. "So what are you doing here?"

 "My brother and I are living here for now while Mousse is away."

 "Where is your brother?"

 "Annoying Ranma most likely. He has a crush on him."

 She smiled.

 "So who are you?"

 "Nightwind Anja." She smiled, "That is Wufei."

 "Is he your lover?"

 "Hai, We had two others but. . . it's a long story. My son Kuro is at his grandmothers training in
magic since none of us know it well enough."

 "You have a son! How old are you?!"

 "Twenty."

 "And you have a son old enough to train?!"

 "He is a Youko breed, they age differently."

 "Youko?"

 "Fox spirit."

 Shadow looked warily at the girl beside him, "You aren't human are you."

 "Not completely." Anja shrugged.

 "Oh. . . ok." He accepted with a smile, "What are you?"

 She laughed, "You took that rather well."

 "Well it's not everyday I get to chat with such a beautiful girl, I don't want to spoil it."

 She laughed louder, "Ah! You're good! Akane must be made of stone."

 He shook his head, "She is just more interested in Ranma. I thought I could. . . but it is too late
though."

 "It's never to late." Anja assured him. "I don't see anything wrong with you."

 "I turn into a dragon with cold water."

 "Oh!" She chuckled, "You're a dragon too?"

 Shadow chuckled too, "Only when wet. You too?"

 Anja grinned, "Just add water . . ." When they were through giggling Anja smiled, "She must be
made of stone."

 "To tell you the truth, I'm starting to wonder why I wanted her in the first place."

 "She is very pretty."

 "Yeah."

 "Smart."

 "Sort of."

 Anja grinned, "Probably a good kisser."

 Shadow looked shocked then joined her in her laughter. That caused Wufei to stir and Anja stopped
and put a hand to Shadow's lips. "Hm?"

 "Let's go outside so we don't wake Wu-chan." She whispered.

 "Oh, ok."  He whispered back.

<Part 4>

 Back at the Tendo dojo Kurama, Heero, and Yuusuke were listening to Akane's explanation of the cursed springs while Hiei and Kuwabara insulted each other and Trowa petted Quatre whom Duo had pushed into the pond. Duo was standing in the corner watching all of this, mostly Heero, with a silly grin.

 "So we're cursed forever." Kurama sighed.

 "I am sorry."

 Ranma and Ryoga chuckled, "I'm not, finally another boy/girl. I'm not the only one." Ranma smiled.

 Heero glared at him.

 "I wonder if this effects my Youko side too." Kurama mused, "This could really affect my status in
the Youko community either way."

 Anja and Shadow walked in and Anja grinned as the others did a double take looking at the twins,
"For the better niisan, you'll be the dream of both genders strait or not this way."

 "Good morning Anja." He ignored her comment. "Sleep well?"

 She grinned suggestively and Hiei rolled his eyes, "What are you always saying about My habits
fox?"

 Kurama blushed and Anja giggled.

 "Who is that?" Kuwabara asked.

 Anja smiled, "This is Ryoga's twin brother Shadow."

 "And what are you wearing on your head?" Yuusuke asked, "Where's your beloved bandana?"

 "Shadow got blood on it so he gave me this one."

 "We don't want to know!" Her brothers chorused and the Gundam boys laughed.

 Anja shrugged and turned to her brother, "Go Youko."

 "Why?"

 "I wanna see if it works."

 "No."

 "Please?"

 "No."

 "P~L~E~A~S~E~?"

 "No."

 "I bet I'm a prettier Youko than you." She grinned.

 Pride got the better of him, "Fine."

 Hiei gave an evil snicker at how easily the cunning fox was manipulated by his sibling.

 Everyone watched in stunned silence as the brother and sister were surrounded in glittering fog.
When it cleared, the two had transformed. They were both taller by at least a foot, their muscles
more hard and lean their skin creamy and pale and their eyes more slitted and fox- like. Kurama had
a mantle of long silver hair and a mess of silver tails. Anja's hair was the same as her brothers but her
two fox ears were tipped with copper as were her two tails. Those tails now twitched as she grinned, a menacing look. Kurama grinned back at her.

 "Well? Lets see."

 He nodded and poured some cold water over his head. Sure enough, his Youko form shrank to
Anja's height and obtained feminine curves, his face softened and lips became more full.

 Anja giggled and jumped onto his back, "Yeah I have another sister!"

 Kurama shrank to fox form and chased Anja who went fox form herself and ran up Duo's back.

"NO!" He yelled as they chased around his shoulders then leapt to Heero's then Yuusuke, Kuwabara and Trowa.

  Anja was leaping toward Hiei when she was caught in mid air and brought up against a hard, warm chest. She purred and looked up at Wufei, //Ohayo koi.// She melted back into human form and hugged him, "Missed you."

 Kurama chuckled and melted into Shuuichi form, still female. "You tricked me."

 Anja smiled innocently, "Who? Me?"

 Duo groaned, "I'll go heat some water."

 "DON'T!" The Tendo's screamed. They had found out that morning not to let Duo anywhere near
the kitchen.

 He shrugged and glomped onto Heero. "Oi Heero, lets go look around the city huh?"

 Heero shrugged, "Fine." He took Duo by the hand and they left.

 Ranma's father looked green, "Are they. . . ?"

 Anja nodded, "Of course."

 "Gross!"

 Ranma hit him over the head with the kettle of hot water he was bringing to Kurama. "How mean
can you be old man?!"

 Nabiki smiled "I think it's sweet."

 "You would." Akane grumbled.

 "I heard that!"

 Kurama took the kettle and dumped the water over himself and Quatre then carefully handed it back to Akane. "I am sorry if our choices in mates offends."

 "Our?" Mr. Tendo asked nervously.

 "I and Hiei."

 Trowa nodded and held Quatre closer.

 The two fathers almost fainted. "So you. . . He pointed to Yuusuke and Kuwabara."

 "UGH!" Yuusuke shook his head, "NO WAY! I am not with him! I have a girlfriend back home thank you very much!"

 Kuwabara nodded, "I, Kazuma Kuwabara have a beloved waiting for me also."

 Anja smiled wickedly, "Wu-chan and I were in a foursome."

 Ranma's nose started to bleed and Ryoga gave him one of his many bandanas. "W. . . were?"

 "One died, we are searching for the other's next life form." Wufei nodded.

 Anja smiled at Shadow then whispered, "Found." To Wufei.

 "I am sorry." Akane said softly.

 Anja shrugged and smiled, "Hey I saw a unicycle out there, who's is it?"

 "It belongs to Mousse." Shadow replied. "Why?"

 "Can you ride it?"

 "Yeah."

 "Teach me how to ride?"

 "Anou. . . ok?"

 "Yeah!" She grabbed his hand and pulled him outside, Wufei followed snickering.

 "Is she really your sister?" Mr. Saotome asked Hiei. "She seems so. . ."

 "Unruly, disrespectful?" Kuwabara guessed.

  "Demented?" Yuusuke tried.

 "Out of control." Trowa nodded.

 "Um. . . American." He finished.

 The boys looked at him like he was crazy.

 "She is a part of the pack." Kurama smiled.

 "Oh."

 The doors came crashing open and Anja tumbled in after the little old man again.

 "Happosai! You dirty old man." Ranma accused when he saw the bag of underwear the man toted.

 "So that's that creature's name." Anja growled, "Happosai! You come back here with my bra you
hentai jiji!"

 Ranma starred after her then burst into laughter.

 "Master please!" Mr. Tendo begged, "Do not torment our guests!" But Anja was already chasing
after him out the window and down the street. The two men ran after them.

 When the rest of them looked through the open doors they found Wufei balancing precariously on
Mousse's unicycle.

 "What. . .?" Quatre stared.

 "How did. . .?" Trowa shook his head.

 "He's learning to ride a unicycle?" Kuwabara and Yuusuke blinked, "This is weird."

 Kurama laughed, "Come on Hiei, lets go explore."

 The way he said it made it very clear to the Koorime what they were going to be. . . exploring. He
flashed a bit if fang and nodded.

 Yuusuke and Kuwabara decided to go see what they could see and Quatre dragged Trowa off to
shop.

 Ranma and Ryoga stood there blinking in shock, "Um. . . what. . ."

 Akane shook her head, "I'm going to the dojo."

 Ryoga licked his lips and turned to Ranma, "follow me."

 "why?"

 "There's something I need to tell you."

 They left the house through the back door.
 
 

 Shadow left Wufei to shut the Tendo's front door for them. He heard Wufei curse and got back just
in time to catch him as he slammed backwards. The both fell to the ground.

 "How do you move on this thrice cursed thing?!"

 The boy chuckled, That deep chuckled sounded so familiar to the Chinese boy. "You just balance
and steer with your body." He helped the boy back on, "Here, hold my hands until you get the right
balance. . . ok. . . no no no! Don't. . .!" They both crashed to the ground again, ". . . get tense."
Shadow finished from underneath the Chinese pilot.

 "Sorry."

 "It's ok, let's try again." Shadow held onto his waist this time, "Now don't tense up! It's just like
riding a bike."

 "A bike?"

 "Yeah, only with one wheel." Shadow grinned and let go, "Ok good! Now turn."

 "How?"

 "Lean with your body, a little, little more. Not to much! That's too. . .!" CRASH ". . . much."

 "I will never learn this!"

 "Don't give up." The tall boy smiled, "Once more."

 "all right."

<Part 5>
 

Duo zipped from one place to another at a speed Heero could only call inhuman. His Wings were now disguised as a long leather vest but still the glow of death surrounded him. Shinigami. "Oi Heero! Look at this! Wow! A festival is starting tomorrow! Cool! Can we go? can we go? Can we go?"

 Heero nodded and Duo seemed to explode with joyful energy. "Yes! We're going! Cool! I love festivals don't you love festivals? You know I was in a festival once it was. . ."

 The Japanese pilot smiled slightly and listened to his partner's babbling. Duo talked constantly and
Heero always listened, even if he appeared to be ignoring his husband. After living with Duo during
the war time, quiet was abnormal to Heero, quiet meant something was wrong. Duo's constant
chatter was a reminder of how right their lives were at this time.

 "Oi Heero what 'cha thinking 'bout?"

 "You." Heero answered plainly.

 Duo hugged him and grinned, "I love you too koi!"

 Everybody on the street was staring at them. Heero glared and the eyes all found other things of
interest. All but Duo's. Heero flashed a tiny grin, he wouldn't have it any other way.

 "You just grinned!" Duo teased.

 "Did not." Heero replied in a monotone.

 "Yes you did! I made you grin!"

   "Baka."

 "I did though didn't I?"

 ". . ."

 "We aren't fighting anymore so the perfect soldier doesn't need to be so perfect."

 "Duo. . ."

 "I love you." Duo grinned and hugged him tight as the walked.

 Heero sighed and gave in, "love you too."

 Just then Anja slammed through waving quickly to Duo as she raced after Happosai, "Come back
here! Hiretsukan! Hansetsu hishou! Oh hi Duo, Heero." She smiled tumbled and leapt up again,
"USURA BAKA! Get back here!"

 Duo made a funny face ad then burst out laughing watching the two race away.

 Heero's spirit lifted at the beautiful sound of Duo's laughter. He was glad his lover had found a good
friend here in this new place. Duo deserved to have someone to talk to and Youkai or not, he got the feeling that Anja would protect her friends with her life. Duo would always be safe with her around.

  "What's that look for?" Duo asked.

 Heero jumped, He has been watching me? "Just thinking."

 "Well with that look I hope it was about me."

 "Who else baka." Heero asked and Duo through his arm over the other boy's shoulders, Heero
didn't push him away, he just stared up at him through bright cobalt eyes, "Have I told you how beautiful you are?"

 "You are in a talkative mood!" Duo marveled.

 "Have I?"

 "Not enough." Duo grinned, "Your beautiful too Heero."

 The soldier snorted, "I am not beautiful."

 "Yes you are." Duo's eyes shined, "And you're all mine."

 Then Heero did grin and Duo gave a melodramatic exclamation and grabbed his chest, "Oh my god! Heero Yuy is grinning! And nobody's dead!"

 Heero growled, "Not yet."

 Duo Eeped and ran braid flying out behind him and Heero chased after him with the usual death
threats. That made the American boy smile. He had learned a long time ago that when Heero was
talking to him, Omae wa Kurosu meant the same as 'I love you'. It was just more familiar and easier
for the other boy to threaten death than to pledge love. "I love you too Heero!" Duo yelled back earning him another volley of curses and threats. He laughed happily and raced on. I love you too.
 
 

 Trowa and Quatre sat in companionable silence, the two of them cuddled close and simply breathed in the aura of love that surrounded them.

 Trowa looked down at his little angel. The arab seemed to have gotten over the shock of the time
change they had gone through, the people here had helped, they were all very kind, but the two boys
preferred to keep to themselves for the moment. They loved their new world and their new friends,
but it was confusing. Trowa hated to be confused.

 "You're brooding again."

 "Hm?"

 "You're brooding again." Quatre repeated. "Why?"

 Trowa shook his head.

 "Come on, tell me."

 Only a smile answered him.

 Quatre grinned and sat across his legs, "Don't make me get it out of you."

 Trowa just kept smiling.

 Quatre started to tickle him and Trowa tried very hard to hold back his laughter, of course he failed.
He fell into fits of breathless chuckles and fought lightly to get away, "You! You! I was thinking about you!"

 Quatre smiled and kissed the huge smile on his lover's lips.

 Trowa moaned and moved into the kiss, holding Quatre close.
 
 

 That was hardly easy. Anja thought after she had captured Happosai and thrown him into the ocean
for his theft. She tucked her bra back into her pack and settled herself beneath a large and fragrant
tree. Her Youko form melting through in her lazy mood.

 Youko Anja opened the dented metal music box carefully, almost in reverence. The faint, chiming
notes of 'Love Story' flowed from it and she leaned back against the tree and closed her eyes. I was
their song. Her's and Kuronue's. He had given the music box to her shyly when she was fifteen. It
had held the red and silver pendant that he guarded so carefully.

 She smiled at the memory. He had been so sweet. So unsure. She chuckled softly. How could
someone as loving and soft as her Kuro worry about rejection? Especially from a silly ningen like her.

 Her soft lips hummed along to the notes as the song lulled her into a light sleep. She tucked her tails
around her and dozed in the warmth of the setting sun. Kuronue, I've finally found you again. I'm the
one fearing rejection now. What will happen if you can't remember? Where will we go from there?
Oh Inari let him remember.
 
 

 Wufei finally got the hang of the unicycle and with a smirk, he and Shadow went to search out Anja
to tell her.

 They found her napping in her Youko form against a tree. Both boys caught their breath at the sight
of her. Wufei smiled and moved to snuggle beside her, kissing her slightly parted lips in a quiet
greeting.

 Anja smiled and returned the kiss then licked his nose, "Ohayo koibito."

 "Ohayo." He murmured, "You shouldn't go Youko form out in the open like that."

 "Sorry." She breathed and curled against him.

 "Wake up Anja, we have to go back now."

 "Mmm." She said negatively.

 Wufei rolled his eyes and lifted her into his arms, "You, Koibito, are spoiled."

 "I know." She purred, "So are you."

 Shadow blushed and turned from the scene to pick up the music box she had been holding. He
wound it up and the notes washed over him, stirring something inside of him. So familiar. And a
name. . . Kuronue. He shook his head to clear it and handed the box to Anja.

 "Arigato." She smiled.

 "Aa." Was all he said as they walked home.
 
 

 Shadow perched on the foot of their bed that night and watch them sleep.

 Wufei and Anja. They were seductive in their simplicity. Beautiful. Not like Akane's sisters or
Shampoo, not planned, not so much unknown, just effortless. Every move they made had graceful
undertones to it but they didn't mean to move that way. They didn't try to be the way they were they
just. . . were.

 But what are they?

 The question haunted him for a long time, slowly becoming, 'What am I?'. He watched them. New
once did his gaze wander from them. There was just something about the two of them. . . something
from his past? But why can't I remember? What am I forgetting? There's no way I could have met
her before. He finally gave up his pondering for the night and climbed down from the foot of the bed,
crept out of the room and shut the door.

 There was Shampoo! Standing there trying not to be noticed. He had been looking for so long it was
impossible not to notice her. "What are you doing up so late?"

 "Shampoo was taking walk."

 "Oh. . . I am going to bed now."

 "What you do in their room?"

 "Thinking."

 "In their room."

 "It seemed like a good idea at the time."

 Shampoo studied him carefully. In the past year or so Shadow had changed. He wasn't so stupid
anymore. He could have almost been cute. . . but not like Ranma or Wufei. Now all Shampoo need
to do is pour cold water on dragon/fox/lady and bring her to dragon's bane The amazon chuckled to
herself. Wufei want Shampoo then.

~tbc~