Timing was the key.
Hiroshi and Daisuke needed Ranma to be female for the spell to work, and they needed the room to be fairly empty for their plan to work. Fortunately for the boys, though Ranma claimed to dislike putting on a show, it seemed to happen frequently enough. Unfortunately for Ranma, it also seemed to happen with precisely the worst possible timing.
And so it happened.
The boys pounced as soon as the opportunity presented itself. Hiroshi lifted the crystal out of his pocket and stepping up to the shower. “Hey, Ranma, look at this!”
“What do you want?” Ranma demanded, valiantly attempting to cover the suddenly formed mountains with a towel. The freshly wet Ranma was justly paranoid, but turned to look just the same. The challenging glare suddenly glazed over, and Ranma’s defensive posture turned vulnerable. The towel fell unnoticed to the floor.
Hiroshi’s eyes fell reflexively downward to ogle the clear indication that the crystal filled Ranma’s thoughts. There just was no way Ranma would just uncover those magically swollen milkers and not make a move to conceal them.
The hubbub in the dressing room suddenly died down into as few confused murmurs of “hey, what’s Ranma doing?” Daisuke ran interference. “Quiet guys! Don’t jinx it.”
That snapped Hiroshi out of his trance and reminded him that he had to snap Ranma out too, before anyone really noticed. Hiroshi gulped and hastily buried the crystal in his pocket, then whispered hurriedly to the dazed Ranma.
“Uh, what? Sorry, I must have drifted off for a moment. What did you want me to look at?” Then Ranma became aware of where everyone else was looking, and hastily bent to grab the towel. “Hey, what gives?”
Hiroshi hastily pushed a pamphlet under Ranma’s nose. “Quick, read this, Ranma.”
“‘How to Conduct a Breast Examination’?” Ranma obediently read. “Hey! Why would I want to read that?” But his eyes scanned over the pamphlet, rapidly absorbing the information, diagrams and all.
“Well, you have to make sure nothing’s wrong with your breasts, right?” Hiroshi answered, fingers crossed behind his back. “I mean, they grew so suddenly. It’s important for your health.”
“You’re right,” Ranma nodded and took the pamphlet. “You know, that is a good idea. I better check them as soon as I get home.”
“You should do it right now,” Hiroshi pushed. This was the big test. “Don’t bother to cover up, Ranma, it’s not like you can actually hide those things.”
“I… I guess you’re right,” Ranma agreed, suddenly letting the towel drop again. It seemed so reasonable. At least, he couldn’t stop himself, so that must be why. “There’s no time like the present.”
Hiroshi sighed as Ranma started following the pamphlet’s instructions. ”Say, you should come out under the light so we… er, everyone… I mean, so you can see what you’re doing.”
“Okay, sure,” Ranma agreed and did just that. “What do you lot think you’re doing?” Ranma demanded of the boys gathered around, but made no move to cover up. Indeed, Ranma’s hands lifted the breasts in full view as the fingers industriously probed every inch for lumps.
“Just ignore them, Ranma,” Hiroshi ’suggested’. “Focus on playing with… I mean fondling… Just make sure you do a good job.”
“Right,” Ranma agreed and bent back to working those mammoths over. “You’d think they’d never seen anyone give themselves a breast exam before.”
Daisuke was wickedly inspired. “Well, you’re right about that. Maybe you should teach us because… it’s important…”
“That’s just silly,” Ranma snorted.
“No, it’s a good idea,” Hiroshi countered, fingering the crystal in his pocket. “Now show us how it’s done.”
“O…okay,” Ranma agreed. For some reason it made more sense when Hiroshi ’suggested’ it. “Hey, boys, pay attention! This is how you conduct a breast exam! You start by looking at your breasts with your shoulders straight and your arms on your hips, like this. You need to look for breasts that are an unusual size, shape, and colour. Well, mine are huge, but they’re evenly shaped, right? As you can see, there’s no dimpling, puckering, or bulging of the skin. The nipples haven’t changed position, and they’re certainly not inverted. In fact, you can see that they, uh, work just fine.
“Next you raise your arms like this and look for the same changes. You guys getting a good look? Look for blood or yellow fluid coming out of the nipples. Er, that is milk, so it’s okay… right? There’s no swelling or redness… I mean … no rash!
“Next, I need to look at my breasts while lying down. Make room for me. Right. Now I use my right hand to feel my left breast, and then my left hand to feel my right breast. No, you can’t help! Just watch. See how I use a smooth, firm touch with just the pads of my fingers, keeping my fingers flat and together. I’m going to use a circular motion the size of a yen, covering the breasts from top to bottom, side to side, from collar to abdomen and from armpits to cleavage.
“It’s important to cover the whole breast. See how I started at the nipple and moved around in larger and larger circles. Watch as I move to the outer edge. You can also move your finger up and down vertically…”
Slap!
“Hey! That wasn’t permission! You can look, but don’t touch. Honestly! Where was I? Right. I’m making sure to feel all the tissue, from front to the back of my breasts. Geeze, there is a lot of it, isn’t there? Anyway, I’m using light pressure for the tissue up front, and moderate pressure on the sides, and deep pressure from the back.
“Okay. Finally! Now I need to feel my breasts while standing up or sitting. The pamphlet says many women find it easiest to feel their breasts when their skin is slippery, so it’s a good thing I was just in the shower. Now watch carefully as I cover my breasts, using the same circular hand movements.”
“This is great,” Daisuke whispered. It was working. Ranma was doing everything Hiroshi ordered, and even accepting suggested explanations as to why. “Think we’re ready for phase two?”
Hiroshi bit his lip as impulses warred. He didn’t want to push their luck… but it was so tempting to see how far they could go. And, well, he really didn’t want Ranma covering up those assets just yet, but still. “Hmm… I think…”
“And that’s all there is too it!” Ranma said at last. “I hope you guys paid attention in case you ever need to … er help a girl… or something. Uhm…”
“Don’t worry about it, Ranma,” Hiroshi assured him. “The important thing is, that you have to do this every day, because your breasts grew so suddenly. Best not to take chances. So we should get used to watching you, right?”
“That’s right,” Ranma agreed, snapping up the explanation. “It’s important for my health, after all.”
“Right, so there’s no reason for anyone to make a big deal out of this or,” he added meaningfully “…tell anyone. Right guys?”
“Right,” murmured the group. “Sure! No problem!”
Sun Sep 18 09:34:31 2011