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Hugs and Kisses

    Mousse woke refreshed to the new dawn. It was funny, sometimes he would just wake up, feeling really ready for the day.

    Dressing quickly he stepped out of the room, smiling more as he saw the Dried up monkey/Honoured elder, heading towards him. A second good thing about waking up so well was he normally was outside of his room and ready before the old hag could wake him with a blow to the head.

    "Come on Mister part time, prepare to open for the day."

    *******

    Shampoo listened to the steps of Mousse and the thunk of Great grand mothers staff reverberate as they descended the stairs. When she heard the preparations beginning in the kitchen, she slipped her door open and slipped into the ancestors room.

    She gazed over the items and relics of her family line, quietly stepping over to the chest beside the dresser.

    With silent hands, she opened the lid, and lifted the gauze lining. Leaning in she began to with draw her goal. She allowed the long red cloth snake to uncoil as she brought it out.

    Shampoo whispered a silent prayer as she held up the patterned head of the Snake of Kuan-Yin and into the blue crystal eyes. She knew full well she was breaking tribal law to use this without Colognes permission, but she was scared. Speaking the words of command, she felt the cloth begin to coil around her feet, sliding up her legs.

    She had been expecting a visitor nearly two weeks ago and hoped the Snake would show it was late. But deep down she knew if she was desperate enough to break tribal law, the Snake would show the presence of another.

    As the coils reached her midrift, it contracted around her. She held the head, gazing at the eyes for several moments as the coils spasmed around her. The coils fell limply down to here feet. The eyes turned red.

    Tears fell down her cheeks.

    *******

    Cologne looked across at Shampoo as she bounced into the kitchen. She was obviously upset about something, her bounce and smile far too forced.

    "Niho Great grand mother, is busy morning?" Shampoo refused to gaze up at her ancestor, busying herself looking to see it there was a delivery.

    "Not really. We have a delivery if your up to it?"

    With a nod, Shampoo grabbed the order and moved out the back to her bike, mindful of her Great Grand Mothers eyes.

    ******

    Shampoo made it about half way to the delivery address when she had to stop. The moment she was out of Great Grand Mothers sight, the tears had started again.

    Leaning the bike against the fence, she sat down and wept into her hands.

    Finally she wiped the tears from her eyes. With a smile on her face she remounted her bike.

    "Airen be so happy."

    *****

    Akane looked over at Ranma as he practiced in the yard, he was so
 
 
 
 

*The goddess Kuan-Yin is supposed to be a/the Chinese goddess of childbirth

Trent O’Donoghue
 
 

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