Disclaimer: Ranma belongs to me. Yes, you read that right. I said, Ranma belongs to me. ....

.... *CHRIIINGG* Oh, is that the alarm? It's morning already? GAAAHHH... Gotta get up, no more time to dream.... ToT


Dangerous Territory

It was a sweltering evening, and the streets were empty, the people seeking relief inside their houses. Dark rainclouds gathered overhead, promising a welcome respite later. Akane hurried along the sidewalk, keeping away from shadows, clutching a package securely to her chest. She cast worried glances over her shoulder, eyes flitting from every murmur of the feeble breeze to the soft click of her heels on the cobbles underneath. Her right hand gripped a gun tightly, ready, poised to aim. She had to deliver her package, without fail, against all odds.

Even if the odds were Ranma.

She knew she was on dangerous territory here. She was on his turf. And she had something that he wanted. And Ranma Saotome always got what he wanted.

An audible sigh escaped her lips as she saw the white picket fence that signaled that she had arrived at her destination. She increased her pace, practically flying to the gate set into the fence. For a single moment, she transferred her gun to her left hand, the same hand that clutched the package, and held out her right hand to undo the latch on the gate.

A shadow flitted across the corner of her vision. Too late, one leg already a step inside the gateway, she realized her folly. Her hand let go of the gate, and it slammed shut on well-oiled hinges, smashing into her leg. Blinded by pain, she fumbled to snatch her gun into a firm right-handed grip—

A flurry of blue eyes and lethal fingers pounced on her. Desperately, she brought her gun up and fired; Ranma flipped over her shot, over her head, and into the nearest tree. And Akane felt the loss of the weight of the package against her chest.

"NOOO!" A guttural cry escaped her lips, her fists clenching and unclenching.

Overhead, neko-Ranma happily clawed open the package and tore into the delectable Sashimi that Kasumi had made with so much care for her fiancé, Dr. Tofu.

A thin stream of water dripped in the wake of the now useless gun in Akane's hand.


I wanted to make the suspense more... uhh.... SUSPENSEFUL! But... :'(

As it is, I had to beat up the words to make them even remotely express what I wanted to... Ah, and Akane was carrying a water-gun so that she could change neko-Ranma back to normal, which, obviously, she couldn't! :D

Anyways, I learned something while writing this. Sushi is NOT a fish recipe. It's a rice recipe, and adding fish to it is optional. Sashimi primarily consists of raw fish served with sauce or wasabi paste with certain other condiments and garnishes. And here, I always thought sushi was synonymous to fish... =.="

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