Ryuuko sighed as she fumbled inside her pockets and pulled out her keycard. The rain pelted over her head for a moment until she managed to stumble through the automatic glass doors after sliding her keycard against the panel next to it.

Bert the Pig oinked goodnaturedly as he shook off some of the rain and scrunched up next to her legs, following her through the doors

A large luxurious lobby met her eyes, filled with leather sofas and holographic screens projected into the air to show the logo for the "WGO Cares" campaign. 

A portly man in a business suit was waiting at the front counter. He glared at Ryuuko as she dripped a trail of water over.

"5th floor." She said. 

"You have any idea what time it is?"  the man growled. "And is that a pig?"

"Listen Tom, I ain't-."

"Don't give me that 'Listen Tom' shit." said Tom. "It's 10 minutes until Curfew. And you didn't say anything about bringing home an animal!

"Yeah, which means I'm on time, not late." said Ryuuko. "And also get over it, the neighbors have an emu."

"You have ANY idea what the police will do if they catch you out past curfew!?" said Tom with a scowl. "First thing that happens, you get arrested. Next, they investigate your family, then what do you think happens!?"

"They investigate my fridge?" Ryuuko muttered, rolling her eyes. 

"THEY INVESTIGATE ME!! Kamisato! Do you intend to destroy my entire business!?"

"Whatever.." Ryuuko grunted. "Fifth floor please. Not like they'll risk destroying your complex considering how much your brother bribes the police in the first place."

"H-How did you know about- GRRR YOU PIECE OF- whatever, just go! GOOOOO!!!"

"Thanks." said Ryuuko with about as much gratitude as a ham sandwich towards the one eating it. 

She stepped into the elevator next to the large rounded desk, and hammered a hand on the button to close the door, leaning against the inside railing as she felt the lifting sensation that came with elevators that rose faster than even a gravilift vehicle. 

A soft ding resounded as the doors slid open and Ryuuko stepped out onto a carpeted hall with several numbered doors in front of her. 

Going to the leftmost door, she slid her keycard over the black paneled infrared lock, and she pushed open the door. 

"Tadaim- WHAAAAAAAAMMMMMM!!!" Ryuuko was sent flying as a clogged foot kicked her straight in the jaw and sent her flying and smashing right into the wall outside the door. 

"YOU ARE.. LAAAAATE!!" A beautiful asian woman with pale skin and vivid white hair that had red and scarlet tips glared down at Ryuuko, wearing a flora scarlet kimono and folding her arms, her yellow eyes livid like a dragon. 

"YOU OLD HAG BITCH!! I CALLED YOU BEFORE HAND!!" Ryuuko leaped to her feet furiously, remarkably showing no marks on her face, and not even a hint of blood from having cratered the wall behind her. 

"THAT HOW YOU TALK TO YOUR MOTHER!!?" roared the Mrs. Kamisato. 

"OF COURSE THATS HOW I TALK TO THE ONE WHO KICKS ME!! YA WANNA GO!?"

"YOU WISH YOU COULD TAKE ME ON!!!"

"Oink"

"Wait is that a pig?"

"Yeah its mine now."

"YOU DIDNT MENTION BRINGING HOME A PET!!!"

Mrs. Kamisato and her mother immediately charged each other as Ryuuko slammed the door shut behind her and Bert, who had waddled in quietly, and the two of them began furiously exchanging kicks and Judo holds, furiously rolling over each other. 

"Aye querido... come now you two, its time for dinner, you shouldn't be-." A Japanese-latino man who looked around in his forties, stepped over, frowning at the mother and daughter on the floor, the mother now holding Ryuuko in a choke hold as she smacked a hand repeatedly in surrender, making gasping noises. 

"Now now, dear, if we don't do this once in a while, she'll get quite rebellious!" said Mrs. Kamisato, switching to a cheery demeanor with no hint of malice. 

"You old witch!" Ryuuko gasped. 

"WHAT YOU SAY!?" Mrs. Kamisato growled choking Ryuuko harder, causing her to start wheezing. 

"C'mon Mom! Do we have to go through this all the time?"  A latino japanese girl who looked a lot like Ryuuko but a few years older, with black hair tied in a pony tail and what appeared to be a lock of green hair around where her bangs would be if they weren't tied back, looked over, a bowl of rice in one hand, hand on her hip, already dressed in casual shorts and a t-shirt, a stark contrast to her usual uniform. 

"Now now Nemona- this is-."

"A waste of time.. I'm hungry, lets eat!" said Nemona. 

"GRRR THAT HOW YOU TALK TO YOUR MOTHER!?" roared Mrs. Kamisato. 

"YOU BET ITS HOW I TALK TO YA!! RAAAAAAAAHHHH!" Nemona Kamisato let out a furious roar as she dove on top of her mother and sister, and it immediately turned into a three woman brawl of epic proportions. 

Mr. Kamisato sighed as he shook his head. "Well, I suppose even when there are guests, you three will always act the same."

"W-wait.. we have a guest?" Ryuuko's voice came out muffled as her cheek was squished against Nemona's fist. 

Nemona switched from her angry face to a light happy grin. "Yeah! Ya sly dog Ryuuko-chan! Ya didn't tell me you had a girlfriend!"

"HAAAAAH!?" 

The next thing Ryuuko knew, she was staring at what appeared to be Rai from the Alleyway Bar from across the ordinary family dinner table.  

She smiled brightly as she held one chopstick in each hand and used them to spear her meat and put them in her mouth. 

"Rai dear, here let me show you how to use those." said Mrs. Kamisato happily as she took the chopsticks out of the girl's hand and began instructing her how to properly hold them. 

"Uhhhh.." Ryuuko began, but she didn't know where to begin, she was genuinely speechless. How did Rai even figure out where she lived!? Had she followed her home? No.. couldn't be, she got here before her!

"So, Raaaaai.. Rai Rai Rai.. " Nemona grinned in an ominous way that already sent chills down Ryuuko's spine. "How did you and.. uh.. Ryuuko here meet?"

"Oh? Well she came into our bar and-."

"You've been drinking?" said Mr. Kamisato suddenly, switching from his friendly demeanor to a more stern one. 

"Not much Papa, look I'm barely even buzzed." Ryuuko moaned. 

"That's not the point Hija, you know how those diablos at the Policias are cracking down on anyone they even slightly suspect to have drunken even a drop of wine." said Mr. Kamisato.  "I don't want you getting arrested. You especially cannot afford to-."

"Papa, calmate!" Nemona exclaimed. "Everyone goes out to sneak around a few brews in our school, the cops won't care about one girl  going out to do it, not unless the higher ups in the WGO want someone to disappear."

"And you're SURE that nobody with high aspirations wants your sister to do just that?" 

"Enough." Mrs. Kamisato sighed. "Honey, this is hardly the kind of conversation to be having over dinner with a guest present."

"You're right." said Mr. Kamisato with a sigh. "Lo Siento. But you and I are going to talk later Ryuukita.." 

"Bien, Gracias, maybe we can have an entire sermon laid out too." Ryuuko muttered. 

Rai just blinked, her smile still on her face, looking a little confused. "B-bien?"

"Spanish, hope you don't mind, my family likes to confuse me sometimes too. My husband taught me a little bit of the language, but it still confuses me quite a bit." said Mrs. Kamisato. "Even though our names are mostly Japanese haha." 

"Well back on topic.. so.. you two going out or?" Nemona began.

"HERMANA!" Ryuuko snapped. 

"What? It's a yes or no question, either she says yes or no." said Nemona. 

"B-but I'm a woman." said Rai, still smiling in epic confusion, her eyes wide. 

"Oh guess you're a bit conservative huh?" said Nemona with a casual grin. "Haha! No worries, took my sister quite a while before she could come out of the closet."

Ryuuko gritted her teeth furiously as she bowed her head towards her foot, forcefully stuffing Pica de Gallo and tostada into her mouth a warp speed to keep from having to look up. 

What the heck was going on here!? What was this girl doing at her house!? And why did her sister have to be born with such a huge mouth!?

"Actually! Me and Ryuuko are just friends really!" said Rai, blushing furiously as she remained smiling. "B-but I never got to see her house before... by the way Ryuuko! Your boobs are HUGE! GREAT TITS!!"

Rai gave Ryuuko a thumbs up, putting on a  confident smile. 

There was a stunned silence.

Rai froze for a moment as her smile remained plastered on her face, and she began to turn white as a ghost.

Nemona just grinned however. "I approve, don't break her heart okay? Or I'll break ya, sorry, sister's honor!"

"HERMANAAAAA!" Ryuuko screamed, now red as a brick. 

"Pika piiii.." Rai shakily brought a small book out of her pocket and began flipping through it frantically. "Oh shit oh shit oh shit.. I really messed up.. was the delivery wrong?"

"What's that book?" Nemona muttered. 

"Don't pry Nemona." said Mrs. Kamisato. "I see what's going on here, Rai you're really socially awkward aren't you?"

Rai blinked then nodded quietly at Mrs. Kamisato. "I.. I am.." 

"No worries, I used to be in the same spot, my husband practically had to teach me what it meant to talk like a normal human being!" said Mrs. Kamisato with a laugh. 

Rai's eyes went wide, as if she just realized something, her face splitting into a grateful smile before-."

"Fwip!" Nemona took the book in Rai's hand, "Hmmmm.. interesting book. How to make friends with Humans.. by.. eh? The Author's name is in these weird letters that look like eyes with hands. "
"H-HEY!" Rai snatched the book back. 

"Sis you're kinda being a jerk right now." said Ryuuko timidly.

"Sorry, Like I said, if you're dating someone, I'm gonna be nosey as hell cause its my sister she's-"

Glass shattered.  

The sound of Mr. Kamisato spitting out a good amount of orange juice erupted out with a huge "PFFFFFFFFFFFTTTTTTTT!!"

Ryuuko frowned at her mother and father. First Devin, now them? What was with everyone dropping crap today?

Indeed, both parents had dropped the drinks they had been in the midst of drinking, as if it were and rehearsed.

"O-oh dear I need to clean that up." said Mrs. Kamisato. "I should find a broom. Ms. Rai dear, can you help me a little?"

"Pikaaa.. i.. I mean sure!" Rai stammered, standing up abruptly and following Mrs. Kamisato into the kitchen. 

The rest of the dinner was had in silence, but Nemona kept looking extremely cheery, humming to herself in a way that just made Ryuuko feel more embarrassed than ever. 

Her sister had been an avid supporter ever since she revealed she liked women, but she had also taken to trying to set her up on dates because "It's hard enough finding like minded women already in this country." 

Well she wasn't wrong, but still, Ryuuko already had a girl she was smitten for, and she didn't need her sister butting into it. 

Later after cleaning up a little, to Ryuuko's greater embarrassment, her mother dropped a bit of unwelcome news. 

"Rai-dear is staying with us tonight!" said Mrs. Kamisato. "Apparently the rain shower's turned into a hurricane so it's a bit perilous to walk out there right now."

"Guhhh, the 3rd time this week, they've really been picking up lately." said Nemona. 

"She can stay in Ryuuko's room, after all, the two of you are friends!" said Mrs. Kamisato.

"A-actually, this is awkward of me to mention.. but she's not-"  

"You two are friends!" said Mrs. Kamisato. 

"But she's-."

"Friends.." Mrs. Kamisato glowered down at Ryuuko, her eyes once more putting on a draconic look that made her feel as if stepping on just the wrong twig would summon a huge dinosaur to pound her into the ground.

"Ah-ah.." Ryuuko gulped. "Yeah.. w.. we're friends.. C'come on Rai, I.. I'll show you where you're sleeping. "

"YAY SLEEPOVER!" Rai exclaimed cheerily. 

What the heck was going on here!?

Later that night, Ryuuko walked into her room to find that the top bunk of her double bunk bed had Rai cheerily bouncing around on top, wearing a set of yellow brown striped pajamas.  For a moment she could only stare with bemusement at the girl. 

"You have some explaining to-."

"OOOH what's that?" Rai exclaimed, pointing at the various posters on the wall. 

"Uh, that's Fate Stay Night shit, its an anime from the Forbidden centuries that are normally banned around here so don't-."

"Oooooh what's that?"

Ryuuko blushed furiously as she whipped a bikini clad figurine of a character named Jeanne Alter off her book shelf. "Th-that's private."

"Ooooooohh what's THIS!?" said Rai, pulling out several manga from under the pillow. "ohhh.. uhhhh.. Heeennntai.. what's a Hentai? Oh these girls are pretty."

"YOU SAW NOTHING!!" Ryuuko screamed as she snatched the manga out of Rai's hands and abruptly threw them out the window. 

"OW!" the voice of somebody being hit on the head with a couple of books rang out.  "What in the- ohh.. nice."

Ryuuko slammed the windows shut, her entire face steaming, tears just peeking out of the corners of her eyes. "What the fuck!? What the fucking hell is your deal!? Why are you here!? Are you stalking me!?"

"Stalking? U-uh no! Well the thing is, Devin said I should keep an eye on you since its your birthday and you're about to go through Poke-Puberty.. and so I'm here to make sure it all goes swell!" said Rai. "After all, we monsters have to stick together!"

There was a silence.

"I have.. literally no clue.. what you just said." Ryuuko muttered. "When this hurricane is over, you're OUT of here you understand me!? I don't know what your fucking problem is, but you're being a goddamn creep!!"

Ryuuko immediately regretted what she said. Because at that moment tears began to well up quietly in Rai's eyes. 

"Okay.. I.. I'm sorry." Rai bowed her head. "Th.. this is my first time.. u-usually Dev handles things like this.. and.. for once he had enough faith in me to let me go myself.. b.. but.. but.."

Ryuuko sighed. Normally she wouldn't even give this girl the luxury of being pittied. But there were three things she understood from their interaction alone. 

1. This girl knew shit about interacting with people, she was probably just trying to be friends, played it by ear, and ended up seriously miscalculating.  She probably wasn't even aware what it meant to 'stalk' people.

2.  She looked quite timid and scared the whole time, as if she weren't sure what to say or do, and this reinforced the first point. 

3. Devin, the bar tender, had put her up to this for some reason, and if anything, this was his fault, not hers. She was too naive and sweet overall to be doing this on her own. 

"Okay, okay.. I'm sorry, lets start over." Ryuuko muttered. "Why exactly did Devin want you to come look after me?"

"Well he said, it was your birthday today, so that meant your Puberty was going to start, and that for people who are half human and also half One of Us, that big changes usually start happening around your 16th birthday!"

"One of you? What do you mean?"

"You know! A monster!" said Rai cheerfully. "Uhh.. like.. like.. Mom! Yes like my mom! And your mom!"

"My mom?"

"You.. don't know?" Rai said, her face falling. "Oh.. you.. don't know about any of us do you?"

"What about any of us?" Ryuuko muttered, feeling irritated now. "What the fuck? Does my mom know about this? Is this why she made you stay with us? What's going on? Am I being punked!?"

"N-no! This is REALLY important! I'm here to make sure you stay calm and don't overblow your emotions!" 

"Ugh alright enough! I'm just completely confused at this point. Right now I just wanna go to sleep okay? I'm gonna go brush my teeth, you done with the shower?"

"Yep!"

Ryuuko groaned as she stepped over to the bathroom and shut the door behind her, leaning her back against the wall and sliding down slowly tell she was sitting in a hunched position, her head on her knees. 

"What the hell?"

Ryuuko gritted her teeth. Her heart was pounding hard. She was stressed that was for certain. The way her sister had asked all those questions, Rai getting to see all her.. well.. more private things, and her mom without warning asking Rai to stay..

It was all a bit much.

She shouldn't have been this mad. Her mother let people stay over night all the time, Hurricanes causing roads to be unsafe weren't uncommon. 

But.. right now.. something wasn't right, she couldn't calm down.

No, it was all bullshit!

Ryuuko gritted her fangs, slamming a scaly fist against the wall, cracking it as she towered over her mirror. 

All of it!

This was crap! 

Why should she have to stand for this!? Her mother knew something didn't she!? DIDN'T SHE!!?

"RRRRRRRRRR!" Ryuuko growled, her now massive black scaled throat with spikes.. reverbrating, channeling massive amounts of energy into her now full tempered fury.

The shredded remains of her clothes did not grab her attention in the slightest as she slammed her tail on the bathtub, slashing it in half. 

"HOW FUCKING STUPID!" Ryuuko roared. "What the FUCKING hell is going on!? Can't I get a straight answer!?"

"U-uhhhh Ryuuko.. a.. are you okay?" Rai's voice squealed on the other side of the door. 

"SHUT UP!" Ryuuko roared. 

"uh-okay!" Rai squeaked. 

Ryuuko howled with fury as she hurled a kick straight into the bathroom door, her massive taloned feet sending it flying until it smashed straight into the wall. 

"OH MY ARCEUS!!" Rai screamed as Ryuuko stomped out in a huff. 

No.. no this was wrong. Rai was innocent, Ryuuko had already decided this, she shouldn't be angry at her..

But then what should she be angry at?!

SHE HAD TO BE ANGRY AT SOMETHING! SOMEONE.. ANYONE!! SHE NEEDED SOMETHING TO BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF!! THATS RIGHT!!

Blue and purple energy rippled around Ryuuko, fueling her rage.  

That's right.. 

Something to direct her rage at.. 

Move Discovered.. 

Some thing to throw her fury full throttle towards..

The typing is Dragon. Mana Consumption Rate: 10 out of 50.

THAT FUCKING BASTARD DEVIN!!!!

Koraidon Used Outrage. The Effect is Overloading.

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" Ryuuko screamed, and for some reason she could not seem to understand in the moment.. there was something else behind the scream.  

Like the roar of a terrifying monster. 

"OH NO!! MRS. KAMISATO!! MRS. KAMISATO!!!" Rai screamed desperately. "ITS HAPPENING ITS HAPPENING!!!" 

The last thing Ryuuko remembered before blacking out in a full throttle migraine of rage, was the energy exploding around her body as she sent herself hurtling through the wall of her room.. flinging herself into the howling storm and rain..