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Chapter 21:
The letter came through as quite a shock. For some. Not Ranma. Or Akane.
They suspected it only to be a matter of time before something of the sort was conjured up.
It was in the form of a letter which arrived from Shampoo. It was a letter of challenge.
Shampoo saw it. Something Ranma tried to hide moments after he dropped it. He blushed before making a lame excuse to run. He ran. She didn't chase him. Not immediately.
She went gallivanting after him. Why was he hiding it from her?
"Ranma!" She called. "You can say. No be shy!"
He shook his head. "It's not for you."
Shampoo sat alone with her knees drew up to her chin. Why did she even let herself dream. She knew. Of course she knew. There was no other possibility. Why should he want her when he has Akane?
Without her knowing, a tear spilled past her eyelids. She let him past her barriers. She should have been wary, careful not to let him break her heart. Mousse would have been a safer decision.
Ranma was a dog with no leash. She couldn't stop the attack on her heart. No one could.
She should never have clung so tight to a love that wasn't hers.
It was never intended for her. Turning out the lights she nodded to herself.
This one chance would decide. Does Ranma want a winner...
Or a loser.
This was the last chance to prove herself to him.
Akane and Ranma sat together, dinner just having ended. Akane suspected Shampoo may have done something of the sort, wanting to break the bond that was solidifying between her and Ranma, however, she didn't know just what it was that sparked it all off.
Ranma knew. He knew what she wanted. Where this all came from.
He was all too knowing.
Short update. I know it's been a while but I have decided what I want to add to this next (now).
P.S.
Can you guess what Ranma is keeping a secret?