The White Star Lotus

A Ranma 1/2 Fan-fiction

by

Ragman

Chinese:Underlined / Italics: Thoughts / Ranmachan: Girltype Ranma / Pichan: Ryoga transformed / Mu Mu Chan: Mousse transformed / Nekochan: Shampoo transformed

Note: This fan-fiction is based on the manga Ranma ½. All characters herein (With the exception of the ones created for the fan-fiction.) were created by Rumiko Takahashi. These events take place after the "arranged marriage fiasco" on Mt. Phoenix.

Prologue

Shampoo stood smiling in the kitchen of the Cat Cafe. She was softly humming a Chinese tune while watching a steamer basket vigorously spewing steam upwards towards the large vents above the large gas stove. A timer was ticking away on the counter, almost in time with her humming.

"They are almost done!" she thought happily to herself. "Soon Ranma will belong only to me!"

Shampoo was soon lost in a wonderful daydream. She stood in front of a grand alter in a majestic cathedral wearing a beautiful western-style wedding gown. She held in her hands a large bouquet of white roses. Turning her head, she looked upward, gazing up at her groom. Ranma was looking down at her, smiling softly in his shining black tuxedo, while an elderly bishop, in a shining white and gold cloak and miter, was reciting the vows of marriage in front of hundreds of gawking, star-eyed witnesses. With love in his eyes, Ranma leans over to give shampoo the kiss of all kisses when a strange ringing sound pierced thought the cathedral. Snapping back to reality, Shampoo realized that the ringing was the timer sounding.

"Ayeeya! It's done!" She thought with glee, as she removed the basket from the pot on the stove.

Carefully removing the cover on the basket, she gazed lovingly at the piping hot steamed buns inside.

"Perfect!" she thought smiling.

Suddenly a stern voice echoed from the living area of the café.

"Shampoo! Shampoo! Where are you girl?"

"Oh no! I've got to hide these before she sees them!" She thought in a panic.

Putting the cover back on the steamer, she removed it from the stove and quickly put it into the nearby refrigerator, hiding it behind some items on the shelf inside. Just as she closed the door to the refrigerator, Cologne, Shampoo's great-great grandmother, entered the kitchen, hopping on her long cane like some bizarre pogo stick. Her long white hair flowed behind her like a flying white dragon, her hands hidden in the sleeves of her green embroidered robes. She had a frown on her face as she approached.

"Shampoo! Did you not hear me calling you, girl! Your inattentiveness is bad for business! We have lots of work to do before we open the restaurant, so you had better stop daydreaming, do you hear me?" she said as she shook her small, wrinkled finger at Shampoo.

"Y-yes, G-great-grand mother, please accept my apologies, I was thinking of what items to offer today for the daily specials!" Shampoo said docilely, while bowing with great respect to her Great-great-grandmother.

"Never mind that! I've already selected the daily specials, they are on the display board. I want you to begin the deliveries for the day. We already have 10 orders for the lunch special and 13 orders for the ramen combo at that new Tokyo anime production studio, Vix, Viz…I can't remember, so I need you to prepare those orders ASAP so Mousse can deliver them before noon, not to mention the new plan I mentioned to you about finally getting that ungrateful son-in-law of mine under our power! I need to talk to you about that! Are you listening to me young lady?" she said poking her gnarled cane into Shampoo's stomach.

"O-of Course, G-great-grand mother! I'll get on it right away!" Shampoo said in a shaky voice, bowing once again.

Cologne's eyes narrowed with suspicion, "What's wrong with you girl? I haven't seen you this distracted since you came back to the Amazon village after your failed attempt to kill Ranma's girl half! What is going on in that limited mind of yours!"

Shampoo blushed with part resentment and part embarrassment, "I'm sorry Great-grand mother! I've just been wondering if all my efforts are in vain! After all, Ranma loves only Akane!"

Cologne closes her eyes in exasperation, "Shampoo, my dear, you know as well as I, that a man's heart is as fickle as spring breeze. What matters most to a man is how he sees a woman in action. The emotions she brings to bear in his heart with her own actions. You are strong, beautiful, and brave in his eyes." Cologne said looking at her Great-granddaughter with part love, part frustration and pride in her eyes. Shampoo blushed under her gaze, almost forgetting the harsh words her Great-Grandmother spoke at her earlier.

"That is enough for a martial artist of his stature. He just needs the proper convincing in order to see the light! Now stop worrying! My plan will soon bend that ungrateful son-in-law to our way of thinking! Now go and get those orders prepared, and leave Ranma to me!" said Cologne, smacking Shampoo in the rump with her cane for good measure.