Donny Cheng 


Disclaimer:  All characters portrayed in this story are owned by their
respective creators and companies.  I don't own any of them.  Please
don't sue me.

This story takes place after volume 38 of the Ranma manga.  It draws
ideas from the anime of both series.

This is a sequel to Sailor Moon R1/2, A Goddess's Kiss, Ranma Muyo in
Love!, and Restless Spirit.  This is part five in my crossover series,
Life and Times.

C & C welcomed.  Flames not.

A Ranma and Nuku Nuku crossover

Kitty Love

By

Donny Cheng

        "Class, I would like you to meet a new classmate.  He will be
staying with us for a couple of weeks as part of an inter-school
exchange program."  Kyusaku pointed towards the boy standing in front
of the room.  The boy, Ranma, was dressed in a red Chinese silk shirt
and black pants.  Kyusaku grimaced as he looked at the Ranma's choice
of clothing.  Ranma had quite a reputation among the city's various
schools.  From grade school to high school, every school that he
attended, there had been massive property damage.  However, each school
also benefited the youth's extraordinary physical prowess.  Almost all
the principals allowed the dress code to bend for this single person if
it would mean that the school would gain medals in any competitive
event.

        "Hi, I'm Saotome Ranma."  Ranma looked bored as he greeted the
rest of the class.  When he had first heard of the exchange program, he
had jumped at the chance to move away from Nerima for awhile.  The
girls back home were getting out of hand lately and he needed some time
away from them.

        "Hello, Ranma."  Atsuko, or Nuku Nuku as she preferred to call
herself, immediately rose up at gave an exuberant hello.  She liked to
make new friends.

        Ranma stood still as looked over a cute girl that just stood
up.  A feeling of uneasiness overwhelmed him.  Everything about the
girl gave him a sense of dread.  If he didn't know any better, he would
say that he was afraid of the girl.  But that couldn't be, he's Saotome
Ranma of the Saotome School of Anything-Goes.  He didn't fear anyone,
especially not some overly cute defenseless girl.  Ranma then proceeded
to his desk, giving the girl wide berth, of course.

        Nuku Nuku blinked.  That was different.  Every boy she had
every greeted always greeted back warmly.  What it something she said?

        The rest of the girls in the class gasped in shock as they saw
Ranma cringe at Atsuko's greeting and then go to his desk without
giving her a second glance.  He was the only boy in the whole school
who didn't give into Atsuko's charms.  The girls looked back and forth
from Ranma to Atsuko, wondering what was wrong.  They then turned and
looked at each other.  "MINE!"

        Kyusaku rubbed his head.  He could feel a headache coming.

                               * * * * *

        Ranma forced himself to calm down as the girl, Nuku Nuku,
approached him at the end of class.  What was wrong with him?  There
was something about her that made Ranma use all of his control not to
scream.  "H-hi, Nuku Nuku!  What a surprise seeing you here."

        "Nuku Nuku is in the same class as Ranma."

        "Oh yeah.  I guess I forgot.  Hehehe!"  Ranma laughed nervously
as he started to inch away from her.

        "Nuku Nuku can show Ranma around school if he like."  Nuku Nuku
noticed that Ranma seemed to be avoiding her.  Maybe if she were a bit
more helpful he would like to be friends.  "There are lots of friends
Nuku Nuku can show Ranma.  Does Ranma need help to catch up with
homework?"

        "That's okay, really.  I'm sure I can get a hang out everything
by tomorrow.  I don't do homework anyway."

        "..."  Nuku Nuku did not quite know what to say to that.  Maybe
Ranma just didn't want to be friends with her.  The concept was nearly
totally foreign to her.

        "Oh, look at the time, school's over.  I'll see you later."
Ranma immediately raced to the window and jumped out.  They were on the
fourth floor of the school.

        Nuku Nuku stared at Ranma with a look of confusion.  He didn't
seem to like her at all.  She, however, liked him very much.  She
didn't know why that was as she just met him today.  There was
something odd about Ranma.  He had a very unique scent about him.  It
was the scent of a man and a woman.  Ranma must be around women a lot.
Also, there was some undeniable characteristic about Ranma that drew
her to him.  He reminded her of a cat.

                               * * * * *

        This was ridiculous, Ranma told himself as he walked back
towards the school.  How could he have run away from a girl that was
totally harmless?  He would be the laughing stock of Nerima if anyone
ever found out about that.  He stopped in front of the school gate to
gather up his courage.  He could see Nuku Nuku had not left the
premises yet, as there were a horde of boys surrounding her pleading
for dates.  All he had to do was just stand in front of her and a have
a short pleasant conversation to prove he wasn't scared of her.
Preferably a very short conversation.

        

        Ranma turned his head to see a bunch of schoolgirls gossiping.
He could hear Nuku Nuku's name being thrown around.

        "That girl is such a slut."

        "Yeah!  Look at all the boys she's got tied around her finger."

        "What do you expect?  Look at the body of hers."

        "I bet they're not even real."

        Ranma's face contorted with anger.  How could they spread such
rumors about Nuku Nuku?  Though he had only met the girl just today, he
could tell that she was not of the type his classmates were describing.
She was a nice and friendly person.  She couldn't help it if the male
half of the student body threw themselves at her.  He heard enough as
he worked his way up through the throng of boys towards Nuku Nuku.  He
grabbed her by the wrist a dragged her and her bike away from the
school.  "Come on, let's get out of here."  He stopped in front of the
group of girls.  As much as he hated their gossiping, Ranma couldn't
bring himself confront them.  He couldn't even stand up against the
ones he had at home.  Instead, he just scowled in the direction of the
girls and continued dragging Nuku Nuku along with him.

        The group of girls looked in shock as the one boy they thought
was theirs just left with Atsuko.

        "NO!  She's stolen another one."  They all cried in unison.

        The group of boys glared daggers into the back of Ranma.

        "Who does that boy think he is?"

        "Grabbing Nuku Nuku like that and leaving."

        "It's not like we can do anything about it.  Did you see the
stuff he did during gym."

        "Hey, all's fair in love and war.  I'm sure the all of us
combined can take out Saotome anytime of the week."

        "After all, fists and feet don't have eyes.  I'm sure nobody
would say anything if soccer tomorrow got a little rough"

        "Hahaha!"  The boys had evil grins on their faces as they
laughed out maniacally.

        Kyusaku witnessed all of this as he walked to his car.  His
headache just got worse.

                               * * * * *

        Ranma grumbled to himself as he tried to get as far away from
school as possible.  He never did like it when someone was picked upon
by so many.  It was a weird sight to see.  He was holding up a bike in
one arm and dragging a girl with him with his other.  However, in this
part of the city, dueling mechs causing chaos were the norm.  Nobody
even batted an eye.

        "Ranma doesn't hate Nuku Nuku now?"  Nuku Nuku asked cheerfully
as she looked at where Ranma held her hand.  She had seen Papa-san hold
Mama-san's hand whenever he thought that no one was looking.  Papa-san
told her that it was a form of affection.

        "Erk!"  Ranma let go and nearly jumped out of his skin.  All
this time he had nearly forgotten about his fear of her.  He berated
himself and quickly regained his composure.  He realized that his
treatment of Nuku Nuku during school could have been seen as someone
that did not like her.  "Sorry about how I acted in school.  I never
hated you.  It's just that you reminded me of someone that I didn't
like very much."  It wouldn't do to tell a person they resembled the
animal he feared.

        "That's okay.  Ranma reminds Nuku Nuku of animal that she
likes.  Ranma looks like a cat."

        "Erk!  I do not!"  Ranma was starting to freak out again.

        "Ranma doesn't like cats?"  Nuku Nuku could feel sadness well
up within her.  It was an emotion that she rarely felt.  She didn't
like it at all.

        "It's not like I hate them.  I've just had a few bad
experiences with them."  Ranma shuddered as he remembered them.  "Well
anyway, I have to get back to the hotel.  It's getting late.  I'll see
you tomorrow Nuku Nuku."  Ranma looked around him.  "I think I've lost
my way.  Do you know how to get back to the school?  I can find my way
from there."

        Nuku Nuku brightened as she heard Ranma.  Maybe Ranma would
feel better about cats if had some better experiences with cats.  She
decided to give him directions to go back to school with a few short
cuts through the alleyways that housed a lot of her feline friends.

        Ranma nodded as he noted the directions in his memory.  Did
they go through so many alleyways while they were walking?  He looked
worriedly as Nuku Nuku got ready to leave.  He had taken a lot of her
time.  He hoped she would not get into too much trouble for getting
home so late.

        Nuku Nuku waved to Ranma as she got on her bike and left.  She
left the cars in her dust as she passed them all by.

        Ranma's jaw dropped at the sight.

                               * * * * *

        Now let's see I take a turn in to this alleyway.  Ranma felt
uneasy as he walked.  It sure was dark in here.  Ranma could feel
something move against his leg.  There was another body moving against
his other leg.  Another soon followed.

        

        "Arrgh!"

                               * * * * *

        Nuku Nuku slowed down as her sensors picked up something
following her.  It was probably Eimi-chan or Arisa wanting to play with
her again.  Her body was tackled off of the bike as somebody suddenly
jumped at her from the side.

                               * * * * *

        "Papa-san!"

        Kyusaku lifted his head from the medicine cabinet to look at
his daughter.  Her clothes were dirty and torn in many places.  Also,
she was sporting a big grin.  "How much property damage did you cause
this time?"  It was then that he noticed the new boy Ranma on all fours
by Nuku Nuku's feet.

        Nuku Nuku picked Ranma up into her arms.  Ranma licked her on
the cheek.  "Can I keep him Papa-san?"

        Kyusaku looked at the two tablets in his hand.  Two were
definitely not going to be enough.  This was going to be two very long
weeks.

                               * * * * *

        Kyusaku rubbed his temples as he watched Nuku Nuku and her
brother, Ryunosuke play with Ranma-neko.  His tests showed that Ranma
was indeed human.  But they did not explain to him how the boy's brain
waves matched those of a cat.  They also did not tell him a normal
human could use a whole tree as a scratching post and whittle it down
to nothing in a few moments.  He hoped that Ranma would wake up from
this cat state and tell him what the hell was going on.

                               * * * * *

        "Good night, Nuku Nuku."  Ryunosuke called out to his sister.
He shook his head in wonder.  He still could not believe how Nuku
Nuku's friend could imitate a cat so well.

        "Good night!"  Nuku Nuku then turned at looked at Ranma who was
at her feet.  Where was Ranma-kun going to sleep?  He father told her
specifically it was a human custom that boys and girls not sleep with
each other.

        Ranma-neko looked curiously back at Nuku Nuku.  He nudged her
with his nose and purred against her legs.  He wanted to be petted
again.

        Nuku Nuku could watch over him while he slept in her room.  She
didn't need to sleep, so technically they wouldn't be sleeping
together.  She picked Ranma up and brought him to her room.  She sat on
her bed and carefully held him waiting for him to fall asleep.

        Ranma-neko purred contently on the lap of Nuku Nuku.  He
brought his nose up and nuzzled against her cheeks before finally
falling asleep.

        Nuku Nuku held her cheek in shock.  She had often heard the
girls at school gossip about first kisses.  She had wondered what was
so special about that.  Papa-san told her that you kiss the person you
love so it's very special.  When she tried to kiss Papa-san, he told
her that there were different kinds of love.  Her love for Papa-san,
Mama-san, Ryunosuke, the boys at school, fish, and chasing rats were
all different.  She hadn't understood what Papa-san had meant then, but
now she was beginning to see the light.  Her 'love' for the boys at
school did not feel the same at all the as her love for the boy
sleeping on her lap.

                               * * * * *

        Ranma opened his eyes.  It was morning already?  The last thing
he remembered was the hoard of cats closing in on him.  It was then
that he noticed he was sleeping in a rather awkward position.  Also, he
sleeping on something rather nice and round.  Fearing the worst, he
looked at what he was sleeping on.  His head came up face to face with
Nuku Nuku.  Definitely bad.  "What the heck!?"

        Nuku Nuku could not explain the sadness she felt as the boy
scrambled to get off of her.  "Ranma is now awake?  Nuku Nuku find you
yesterday acting like a cat."

        Ranma smacked his head.  The nekoken.  That explained
everything.  The NEKOKEN!?  He looked worriedly at Nuku Nuku.  He'd
been told by the others that he often attacks those he does not like
including his father.  "I didn't hurt anyone yesterday, did I?"

        "No, Ranma was a very good cat.  Ranma play with Nuku Nuku all
day yesterday."

        Ranma blinked.  That was unexpected, to say the least.

                               * * * * *

        Nuku Nuku, for the first time in her life, felt utter
hopelessness.  She ran to her room at shut the door.  She just couldn't
face Ranma.

        Ranma stared at Nuku Nuku's retreating form.  "Why did she get
so emotional about my story?"

        Kyusaku and Ryunosuke looked sadly at each other.  Ranma had
explained to them of his behavior yesterday.  Kyusaku could not
understand how any father could do that to his own son.  "Ranma, I
think I should tell you something about Nuku Nuku."  He proceeded to
tell Ranma of what exactly Nuku Nuku was.

                               * * * * *

         

        Since Nuku Nuku wouldn't open the door, Ranma opened it
himself.  It was unlocked.  He walked into the room to find Nuku Nuku
sitting her bed staring at the floor.  There was a moment of silence.

        Nuku Nuku was the first to speak.  "Nuku Nuku know why Ranma
doesn't want to be friends now."

        Ranma looked at Nuku Nuku with determination.  "You're wrong.
I do want to be friends with you.  You're a very nice person."

        "But Ranma is afraid of cats and Nuku Nuku is a cat."

        "A true martial artist is supposed to overcome his fears.  I
won't let something like that stop me from making friends with someone
that's done nothing but help me since I got here.  You didn't need to
take me home with you and take care of me.  Besides, you told me that
my cat form was friendly towards you.  My family back home tells me
that I like you more than I fear you."

        Hope was beginning to form within Nuku Nuku.  "Ranma is telling
the truth?"

        "I see you as more human than some jerks I've had to deal with
during my life."  Ranma answered back truthfully.

        Nuku Nuku squealed with joy as she glomped onto Ranma.  She
quickly let him go as she felt him freeze up.  Oops.  She wondered what
on earth possessed her to do that.

        Ranma sighed with relief as Nuku Nuku let go.  However, the
fear he felt this time excited him.  It was kind of like the rush he
felt whenever he fought someone as strong or stronger than him.  It was
going to be an interesting next few days.

                               * * * * *

Later that day...

        The soccer field looked like a war zone with so many bodies
lying prone on the ground.

        "So how long is Saotome staying?"  One of the boys lying on the
ground asked out.

        "Eight more school days, eight more gym classes."

        "S**t!"

        "You can say that again."

        Groans could be heard throughout the field.

                               * * * * *

Way in the future...

        Nuku Nuku's inner sensors placed the object of her goal to be
about five kilometers to the north.  This was definitely better that
hunting for mice.  She smiled as she thought of what she would do with
Ranma when she found him.  Life had certainly become more fun when
Washu helped upgrade her systems.  She had much fun in proving to Ranma
just how 'fully functional' she now was.

                               * * * * *

The End. (maybe)

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