The audience applauded as Kodachi finished her song and walked off stage.
Ranma shivered suddenly as Akane walked up to him.
"What's wrong with you?" she asked
"Dunno, I just felt this sudden chill" replied Ranma.
Suddenly, an imitation of Kodachi's signature laugh was heard offstage. Ranma and Akane looked around franticly to see where it was coming from. Then the crazed gymnast swung in on a rope, let go, somersaulted in mid air, and landed perfectly in front of Ranma.
"Showoff" scoffed Akane.
Kodachi ignored her and started to advance toward Ranma. She then pretended to stumble and trip, and then smiled as Ranma caught her.
"Oh, I feel so light headed all of sudden. Please kind sir, would you hold me until my head stops spinning" she said.
Ranma looked at her with an eyebrow raised, "Maybe I'll just go get you a glass of water instead."
Kodachi held on to Ranma as tightly as she could, refusing to let go. Ranma tried everything comically possible to get her off of him. However, even he had to give up.
Ranma sank down with Kodachi clinging to him. He looked over at Akane and asked, "Akane, do you mind going to get her some water."
Akane sounded slightly annoyed when she said "Fine" and walked off stage.
When she left, Kodachi looked up at Ranma, making her eyes as big as possible, "How could I have known that when I came to school today that I would meet the man of my dreams. Your name kind sir?"
Ranma looked very uncomfortable with the girls' affections and stuttered, "R-Ranma S-Saotome."
Kodachi leaned towards him, "Ranma. My darling Ranma, I will allow you to take that which you most desire. Seize the ruby lips of mine."
She leaned he face towards Ranma who backed away every time she came forward. He soon found himself on his back with Kodachi over him.
Kodachi was a millimeter away from her goal when Akane suddenly ran back onstage with a bucket of water. Akane quickly kicked Kodachi off Ranma.
"My, what tragic timing. My Ranma, let us meet again" said Kodachi as she leaped off stage.
Akane turned towards Ranma who was just getting up, ""Now I see why you wanted me to get her water," yelled Akane.
"Akane, it's not like that," Ranma yelled back.
Akane raised the bucket and threw its contents at Ranma yelling, "Pervert".
Ranma ran off stage as the water hit him, returning onstage as a soaked redhead yelling, "Uncute tomboy".
Then all of a suddenly, a rope descended from the ceiling and an actress wearing a purple wig slid down.
"Ranma" she muttered in an angry tone.
"Sh-Shampoo", stuttered the redhead.
"Ranma, you know this girl," asked Akane.
"Ranma, I kill" Yelled Shampoo.
Shampoo came at Ranma with a sword drawn.
"God, why don't you just get over it and leave me alone" said Ranma as she dodged Shampoo's attacks.
"Ranma, who is this" asked Akane who casually watched the girl Ranma and Shampoo Run around the stage.
"It's kinda hard to explain," said Ranma as she dodged another swing of Shampoo's sword.
Then Ranma reached into her back pocked and pulled out a small object. She threw it on the ground and a large cloud of smoke erupted. Ranma grabbed Akane's arm and the two of them ran off stage.
Shampoo looked around exclaiming, "Running again Ranma."
And with that, she took off after them.
After Shampoo left and most of the smoke cleared from the stage, Ranma told Akane about the day he met Shampoo and the kiss of death, and the curtain with Furinkan's picture rose and the audience was taken back to the Tendo house.
As they reached the center of the stage, Ryoga whose face was buried in a map, ran into them.
"Oh, I'm sorry ladies" apologized Ryoga.
"Hey, you're Ranmas' fried right," asked Akane.
Ryoga suddenly looked flustered with Akane staring right at him and a redhead glaring at him.
"You wouldn't happen to have any hot water would you" Akane asked.
"Uh…s-sure" stuttered Ryoga.
Ryoga reached into his pack and pulled out a kettle. Akane took the kettle from him and tossed its contents at Ranma who quickly ran behind a wall and screamed.
Then, the male Ranma walked back on stage.
"The curse activates with warm water, not scalding" he yelled Akane.
"Sorry" she said.
Ryoga interrupted, "Ranma…you turn into a girl".
"Now you know," said Ranma, looking down at the ground.
Then Ryoga started to laugh uncontrollably. Ranma was about to walk up to him until Kasumi came out from the Tendo house.
"Your father has brought over a visitor Ranma. Wasn't that a sweet thing for him to do" said Kasumi.
Then the doors to the Tendo house opened to reveal Genma in panda costume cowering in the corner and Shampoo sitting at the table sipping tea.
Shampoo looked over at Ranma and then got up and stared directly into his eyes.
Her hand suddenly shot up and felt around Ranmas' chest.
"Is….Man" she said.
"Uh...yeah, that's right, I'm a guy," laughed Ranma nervously.
"I guess you've never shown her your manly side Ranma" said Ryoga.
Ryoga took the kettle from Akane and filled it with "Water" from the "Well" in front of the house.
"She came all this way to find a girl, Ranma. You wouldn't want to disappoint her," he laughed.
"Don't even joke around like that" said Ranma, as he backed away from Ryoga.
However, Before Ryoga could do anything; Shampoo drew her sword and jumped at Akane.
"Ranma, where she. You hide Ranma. You too must die," yelled Shampoo.
Shampoo swung her sword at Akane who barely dodged.
"OK, that's it. You've overstayed you're welcome" said Ranma.
He then kicked at Shampoo's sword, only to miss and hit the kettle that Ryoga was holding. The kettle flew from Ryoga's hand and landed on Shampoo's head, knocking her out.
"What a shame, defeated by Ranma" said Ryoga.
"Hey, it was an accident," said Ranma.
"No, he's right, you did win. Don't be so modest Ranma" said Kasumi.
Shampoo got up and advanced towards Ranma.
"No, not the kiss of death" he cried.
Shampoo then put her arms around Ranma's neck, declaring, "Wo Ai Ni".
"Wo Ai Ni…It's you I love, oh my" translated Kasumi.
Then everyone onstage reeled back in shock as Shampoo tightened her hold on Rnama and kissed him.
Ranma was too shocked to notice Akane pick up the fallen kettle and wing him over the head with it.
She then stormed offstage.
As Ranma recovered, he managed to say, "What the heck is going on."
Shampoo then handed him a book, which he handed to Kasumi.
Kasumi read the book aloud, informing the audience about the Amazon Kiss of Marriage.
Then Shampoo pulled herself into Ranma's lap and a very upbeat tune started to play.
Shampoo: It feels so right now
Hold me tight
Tell me I'm the only one
and then I might
Never be the lonely one so
Hold me tight tonight, tonight
It's you, you, you, you
"Please, you have to understand something Shampoo," stuttered Ranma as he shoved her off of him.
Shampoo: Hold me tight
Let me go on loving you
tonight, tonight
Making love to only you so
Hold me tight tonight, tonight
It's you, you, you, you"You're not listening to me" said Ranma as he ran away from her.
Shampoo: Don't know what it means to hold you tight
being here alone tonight with you
It feels so right now
Hold me tight
Tell me I'm the only one
And then I might
never be the lonely one so
Hold me tight tonight, tonight
It's you, you, you, you
"Stop that, I know you don't wanna hear this but listen," said Ranma as he ascended the stairs to the second level of the stage.
Shampoo: Don't know what it means to hold you tight
Being here alone tonight with you
It feels so right now
Hold me tight
Let me go on loving you
Tonight, tonight
Making love to only you, so
Hold me tight tonight, tonight
It's you, you, you, you
"Look, I can't marry you. We should try to get to know each other better," he stammered.
The next thing he knew, Shampoo had leaped towards him and held him in a tight hug.
Akane came back onstage and quickly ran up the stairs. Ranma caught her glaring at him and said, "It's not what it looks like Akane."
Akane spoke in a very low yet angry voice, "I don't care. As far as I know, we were never engaged. So get to know her all you want."
Akane quickly walked past them, opened up the door to her "room", and went inside.
"Hey! Akane, wait…"yelled Ranma, still trying to get Shampoo away from him.
As usual, R&R. This chapter's song is "Hold Me Tight" by the Beatles.
Here's a quick recap of the events that have happened in the play so far for anyone who may be lost:
* The play starts off almost exactly like the first episode/chapters of the series.
*Akane and Ranma head off to school and run into Ryoga
*After ditching Ryoga, Akane fights several boys at school who want to date her.
*Kuno apears and he and Ranma fight. Ranma wins.
*Kodachi witnesses the whole thing and instantly falls in "love" with Ranma
*Kodachi tries (Thanks to Akane) unsuccessfully to seduce Ranma. After failing, she leaves.
*Ranma is transformed into a girl and Shampoo apears and tries to kill her.
*Ranma and Akane run from Shampoo and encounter Ryoga
*Ranma is transformed into a guy and he accidentally beats Shampoo in fight
*Shampoo falls in love with (boy)Ranma. Akane and Ranma get into a fight.