Shi-chan: This one's gonna be bearing some weird resemblancees to "Duo-Babe..."<BR>
Duo: Oh please, no more drag!<BR>
Shi-chan: Technically it's not drag.<BR>
Duo: Crap, it's an alternate universe I bet!<BR>
Shi-chan: Sort of...<BR>
Ranma-chan: I'm not supposed to be here, am I?<BR>
Duo: ????<BR>
Shi-chan: Heh. Poor Duo-<i>chan</i>....<BR>
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Jusenkyo Blues<BR>
Part 1<BR>
<i>~By Shimegami-chan</i><BR>
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<i>This is so not how I planned on spending my vacation. </i> Duo Maxwell dragged his tired body into the local park and slumped down on a bench. "My life is now hell."<BR>
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<i>Look on the bright side,</i> the little voice in the back of his mind told him, <i>It could be worse..."</i><BR>
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Quatre sat down beside Duo, who was still talking to himself. "And how exactly could it be worse?!?"<BR>
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Quatre grinned at the violet-eyed pilot. "How are you feeling, Duo?"<BR>
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Duo cast his stare at the ground. "Female."<BR>
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The Arabian boy has holding a book he'd picked up at their visit to China's legendary cursed springs. "It says in the book that just being in the area is a danger. I think you were quite lucky you didn't fall into some other spring, I don't know, 'Spring of Drowned Lamp,' or something."<BR>
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"There IS no 'Spring of Drowned Lamp!" But if Heero sees this, there's gonna be a 'Spring of Drowned Pilot!'"<BR>
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"Who, you or him?" Quatre asked in a mild voice.<BR>
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"Possibly both! 'Spring of Drowned Duo.' Geez!"<BR>
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The blond consulted the thick book. "Whoever falls into the cursed springs shall take on the body of the one who drowned there long ago. It is said that hot water will change a person back from their cursed forms, but the theory has never been proven."<BR>
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Duo stared daggers at his friend. "Since when can you read Chinese?"<BR>
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Quatre shrugged. "Since never." He held up a slip of white paper. "Wufei translated it for me."<BR>
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"Wu-man! For God's sake, why didn't he tell us about the damn springs before we went? He wanted to see me end up as a lamp, I'd say!"<BR>
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"You just said there <i>was</i> no 'Spring of Drowned Lamp.'"<BR>
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"Wait, what did you say about hot water there?" Duo grabbed the book.<BR>
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"It says that supposedly hot water will change a person back."<BR>
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"Thank Kami! I don't have to be a lamp forever!"<BR>
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"Duo, you're a <i>girl,</i> not a lamp. Personally I think that's a better deal."<BR>
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"Hai! Good, maybe Heero won't kill me after all..."<BR>
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Heero Yuy suddenly appeared before him. "Why would I want to kill you, pray tell?"<BR>
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<i>And THAT is how it could be worse.</i><BR>
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Heero did a double take when Duo lifted his head and the blue-eyed boy saw his upper body. "Duo, why the hell are you pretending to be a girl?"<BR>
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<i>Kuso.</i> "I'm, uh, not. These are real."<BR>
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"What?" Heero came closer and poked Duo's chest with his finger, causing Quatre to gasp aloud. "Duo...is there something I should know?"<BR>
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"Um...a few things..." Duo said glumly.<BR>
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"Your hair..." Heero lovingly reached out to touch the once chestnut strands, which were now flaming gold. "You <i>dyed your hair?!</i>"<BR>
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"Heero! Relax! it's not what you think!"<BR>
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"What should I be thinking, Duo?!" Heero asked angrily.<BR>
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Duo's chauvanistic pride took over. "I'm not Duo."<BR>
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This statement cause both Quatre and Heero to gape at him in shock. "You <i>what?!</i><BR>
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Duo hoped he wasn't making a huge mistake here. "I'm not Duo. I'm his sister."<BR>
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Heero's hands dropped to his sides and he eyed Duo suspiciously. "Duo never mentioned a sister before..."<BR>
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"Oh, no!" Duo gushed. "Poor oniichan hasn't seen me in so long! We were separated, so many years ago..." Duo adopted what he hoped was a 'faraway look,' in his eyes.<BR>
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The still-wary Heero took a step back. "I see. I think it's about time I asked Duo about this, if you'll excuse me."<BR>
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"Please don't tell him you tried to grope his little sister!" Duo yelled at Heero's receding back. "He won't appreciate it!"<BR>
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"Apparantly the two of you have the same sense of humor," Quatre said dryly.<BR>
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"Gomen, Quatre-kun," Duo laughed. "My pride got in the way there. What say we find some hot water and straighten out this 'little sister,' thing?"<BR>
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"Sounds okay. Let's get as far away from poor Heero as we can, ne?" Quatre offered Duo a grin and the two of them set off.<BR>
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Duo: This is getting worse and worse. And I didn't like the comment you made up there about the "Duo-babe," fic.<BR>
Heero: I don't get it.<BR>
Shi-chan: You're not supposed to.<BR>
Quatre: This is a Ranma 1/2 crossover, right?<BR>
Duo: I've never seen Ranma 1/2<BR>
Heero: Neither have I. <BR>
Ranma-chan: Welcome to my world. Stay out of the water, Duo.<BR>
Duo: Why don't I like the sound of that?<BR>