"Hey Chiru, have you seen P-chan?" Akane looked and sounded breathless; she'd been running around the house for the past twenty minutes searching for her pet. "You took him to play and now he's gone." Her words weren't accusatory, but laced with worry that made Chiru feel a bit guilty about telling Ryoga off.
He pushed away the feeling, it was better for Akane in the long-run if P-chan disappeared. "No, I haven't seen him since I left him near the bath room."
"Oh, thank you." Akane rushed off toward the bath room. Chiru knew what she'd find, and open window and no P-chan.
Ranma stepped into the room as Akane left.
"So, P-brain's gone?" Ranma's whole frame seemed happier when Chiru nodded, and he sat down in front of the TV next to him. "Good one less nuisance."
"Hey Ranma?" Chiru wanted to ask what'd been bothering him since Ryoga left. "Why haven't you told Akane who P-chan is yet?"
Ranma stiffened, and then sighed. "Jus' can't." he mumbled
"Why?"
"It's my fault the guy even has a curse." Chiru was surprised by this.
"How, did you manage that?" He asked, eyes still on the screen in front of them.
"Ryoga has a terrible sense of direction, back a few years ago we were supposed to fight, but he got lost." Ranma turned to look at him for a second, "It wasn't my fault, I waited four days! Then pop said we were going to China and the idiot followed us there!"
"Then something happened at the springs. I don't need details." Ranma looked relieved that he didn't have to go further into the guilt trip. "So you felt honor-bound to keep his secret."
"Pretty much." In the back ground they heard Akane calling frantically out the window for her pet. Chiru stood, and Ranma looked up at him. "Where're you going?"
"To talk to someone, I've got a better grasp of your story, now I need the other half."
"How'd you get rid of Ryoga!?" Ranma yelled and Chiru smiled before calling back, "I'll tell you later!" and heading out into the cloudy night.