Ch. 2
Akane's eyes fluttered open some time later. She sat up and streched before looking out the window. She could see the top of a giant rollercoaster against the grey just ahead and grinned. It wouldn't be long now. She scanned the park, taking in all the rides and games that awaited her friends and her that day and the next. Her excitement grew with every new ride she spotted. She glanced over at Ranma, who was still asleep beside her. With a few jabs in the ribs, he was awake and eagerly eyeing the park along with Akane. The two easily woke up Ukyo and Ryoga.
"Oooohhhh! We're there we're there we're there! I wanna go on that one, and that one, can't forget that one over there..." Ukyo squealed.
Kuno heard her babbling and opened one eye. When he decided that it was safe to be awake, he opened the other and joined the others in planning out their day.
"First things first." Akane stated. "We find a restroom as soon as possible!"
"Yeah." agreed Ryoga. "Pee first, ride later."
"We have to do the swings first. It's my traditional first ride. we can't do anything until we've tried the swings." Kuno announced.
"Sounds good to me. How about you, Nabiki? Nabiki?" Akane peeked across the aisle to her sister's seat. Nabiki hadn't moved an inch.
"Is she ok?" Kuno asked nervously.
Akane rolled her eyes and jumped into the seat in front of her sleeping sibling. She reached back and held Nabiki's nose. The girl made a face, then sat straight up, gasping for breath.
"Ok, ok, I'm up already!" she grumbled at Akane.
"We're there, 'Biki-chan" Ranma informed her.
"What are we waiting for, then? Let's go inside and find a restroom." Nabiki suggested. With that, they all jumped up and got off the bus.
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"Ranma?" Ryoga called over the stall wall.
"What?"
"We'd better call a temporary truce. I mean, I don't wanna ruin it for the rest of us, so lets not get into any really big fights until we get on the bus tomorrow morning." Ryoga suggested.
"Fine with me." Ranma agreed. "If you don't get lost at all."
Ryoga growled. "Just shut up!"
A second or two later, the boys met at the sinks and waited for Kuno. When at last he emerged from the stall, Ryoga turned his back to Ranma, who conveniently grabbed the bandanna-ed boy's belt loop and dragged him out onto the sidewalk. The girls were already there waiting for them. Ukyo and Akane were busily studying a map of the park.
"Ok, Kuno-baby, those swings of yours are right over there." Nabiki announced.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go!" said Ukyo. The six of them turned and hurried over to the swings. The line was so short that they practically walked right onto the ride. Akane grabbed six chairs and waved for the others to get them before someone else did. They settled in and waited for the attendant to come around and check the buckle.
"Welcome to the swings! For your safety, please remain seated at all times and keep your arms inside your chair. Please secure all loose articles, such as hats and glasses. Thank you and enjoy your ride!"
The swings slowly rose several inches into the air before swinging around faster and faster. Ryoga laughed as the wind blew the hair out of his eyes. He kept one hand on the bar and the other firmly on his bandanna. "They didn't say anything about bandannas." he thought with a grin. He could hear Kuno and Nabiki's delighted laughter next to him, proving that they were having as good a time as he was. Gradually, the ride came to and end.
"Your ride is slowly coming to an end. Please remain seated until your seat comes to a full and complete stop. Then, please exit carefully down the ramp to your right. Thank you for riding the swings and enjoy the rest of the day here at the park!" the attendant announced. Ryoga lifted his lap bar and bounded down the ramp after the others. "That was cool!" Ranma said. He pointed straight ahead to the large wooden rollercoaster. "Let's do that one next, just to warm up."
"Great idea Ran-chan!" Ukyo agreed. "Race ya!"
"Last one there has to eat Akane's cooking!" Ranma taunted.
"Baka! Come off it for once! We're here to have fun, idiot!" Akane fumed.
Nabiki laughted and tore after Ranma and Ukyo, the others hot on her heels. Ukyo reached the line entrance first. She didn't wait for anyone else and simply ran up to the back of the line. Nabiki glanced at the demented-looking cartoon super hero holding a hight requirement stick. She blinked sceptically at it, then turned to Kuno. "Sorry, Kuno-baby, I guess you're too short!" she teased.
"That's a fine thing to say to someone who's taller than you, Nabiki Tendo." Kuno followed Ukyo up the steps to the end of the remarkably short line. He and Nabiki took the line for the third car, Ranma and Akane the second, and Ukyo and Ryoga the front. Within minutes, their train pulled up and the last riders got off. The group quickly took their places. The train was abuzz with chatter about the impending ride, both positive and not so.
"Here we go!"
"Oh, greeeeeeaaaaaat"
"Akane, you're sitting on the seatbelt."
"Oops, sorry."
"Hold on tight!"
"All set, dispatch" announced the operator. Everyone gripped their lap bars as the train dipped down out of the station and onto the chainlift. Ukyo's excitement level rose as the car slowly climbed to the top of the first drop.
"OOOHH! This has got to be the worst part of any coaster ride!" Ukyo mumbled, the excitement and suspence evident in her voice.
Ryoga gave her a nervous stare. "Are you sure?"
"Oh come on Ryoga-sugar! Don't tell me your stomach for rollercoasters is as bad as your sense of direction!" Ukyo gasped.
"Ok, I won't tell you." Ryoga mumbled.
Ranma overheard from the seat behind them. "Too bad, P-chan! We're at the top."
"Eh?" Ryoga squeaked. Sure enough, the track curved down in front of them. Ryoga found himself staring down, down down. Past the track, to the cement sidewalk below it. Exactly what he told himself not to do. "Holy Kami..." With that, the car plunged down the drop. "CURSE YOU SAOTOME!" he screamed as he reached the bottom of the drop. He kept his white-knuckle grip on the lap bar and glanced at Ukyo next to him. To his chagrin, her arms were in the air and she was laughing her head off. So great was Ryoga's shock at her ability to enjoy the ride that he failed to notice the curve. He was driven hard to the left. He squinted his eyes shut, expecting the worst. A second later his face became one with the side of Ukyo's chest. He felt his ears and nose getting hot so he quickly turned to the right, just in time to send a spurt of blood shooting over the side of the car. He didn't dare look at his seat mate for the rest of the ride. Instead, he squeezed his eyes shut and prayed to any Kami who would hear him for the ride to end. Before he knew it, the car pulled into the station. He opened one eye, then the other, only to see the rest of the group laughing at him.
"Shut up!" he growled.
"You should have seen your face, Ryoga!" Ranma choked.
"He can. I got it all on film." Nabiki grinned.
"Come on, Ryo-chan! It wasn't that bad! I _was_ going to kill you for ramming into me, but you saved yourself by not violently bleeding all over me." Ukyo grinned.
Their laughter was cut short by a deafening clap of thunder. A deep voice came over the PA system. "Due to the change in weather, the park will be closing shortly. The overnight will be postponed. The date is still being decided. Please pick up a pass when you leave."
With a click, the PA shut off. "Oh no!" Akane cried. "We've only gotten on two rides!"
"No! That's not fair! I still have to go on the Tsunami, and Thunderhawk, and..." Ukyo was cut off by a flash of lightning.
Ranma eyed the sky warily, as did Ryoga. "If we don't leave soon, we're gonna get soaked."
"But the next bus comes at 7:00!" Kuno pointed out.
"Let's at least get out of the rain. There's a cafe across the street. I saw it on the way in. If we run, I think we'll make it before it pours. We could stay there until the bus comes." Ukyo suggested.
"Fine with me. Just make up your minds before we get wet." Ryoga urged.
"Ok, the cafe it is!" Ranma concluded. Another thunder clap made everyone jump. They hit the ground running out of the park and across the street. No sooner had the door closed behind them than the skys opened and it poured.
"That was close." Akane breathed. "Now all we have to do is wait for the bus.
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At 9:30 that night, six tired figures clambered off the bus and into the chilly night air. With a hiss, the bus pulled away from the curb. Luckily for both Ranma and Ryoga, it wasn't raining in Nerima.
"Boy was that dissapointing." complained Ukyo. "First, the park closes before we could get on any of the rides. Then, the bus is 30 minutes late!. I don't know about you, but I'm bushed. See you later. Ryoga? You know you're free to stay at my place tonight, if you'd like."
"Ok. I'll follow you. I'm too tired to get lost tonight." Ryoga yawned.
"I had better go home, too. Farewell, Nabiki, Akane. I shall see you on Monday." Kuno said before trudging off in the opposite direction as Ukyo and Ryoga.
Ranma, Nabiki and Akane wearily walked down the street in yet another direction towards the dojo. "Great. now we're really going to be bored." Akane said after a moment of silence.
"Tell me about it. I think I'll just sleep all weekend." Ranma sighed.
"Shhh!" Nabiki cautioned as the trio walked up the steps and into the house. "Knowing Kasumi, she's probably in bed. We'd better not wake her up."
"Right." Akane said, tiptoeing towards the stairs. Before she could get very far, she was stopped by a noise coming from the living room. Beckoning for the others to follow her, she crept towards the sound. A quick glance around the room revealed Kasumi's sewing project on the floor, an old Disney movie on the TV a bowl of half-eaten popcorn on the table, and Dr. Tofu on Kasumi. Akane was so shocked that all she could do was stand and stare. Nabiki, however, rolled her eyes and flipped off the movie. Dr. Tofu jumped and practically fell off the sofa. With a nervous grin, he straightened his shirt and glasses and sat back down on the couch.
"Um... It's not what it looks like! Honest!" He stammered.
Kasumi sat up next to him looking a little red in the face. "Yes! I was, um, choking on the popcorn?"
Ranma was the first to find his voice. "Right. Which explains why your blouse is unbuttoned."
Kasumi sighed and covered her face. "Oh my..."
"So... how long has this been going on? And, more importantly, how far would you have gone if we hadn't come home just now." Nabiki asked slyly.
"Funny story, actually." Dr. Tofu said. "Actually, this is the first time we've had a chance to do anything..."
"Right. You confessed your feelings and just said 'Hey, why don't we make out on the couch!'" Ranma joked.
"No, the 'I love you' part came quite a bit before the 'Let's make out!' part." Kasumi said timidly.
"How much is quite a bit, pray tell?" Nabiki questioned.
Kasumi swallowed hard. "About a year and a half."
"A YEAR AND A HALF! How could you possibly have been together for a year and a half?" Akane exclaimed.
"Well, Kasumi's not stupid, you know. She figured out that I liked her, and realized that she liked me, too. We were afraid of what you'd think if we told you, so we carried on our romance through letters." Dr. Tofu explained.
"Oh, how romantic!" Akane sighed. "Waaait a minute! How come I've never seen any of these letters in the mail then?"
"We, um, didn't mail them." said Kasumi.
"So how did you get them back and forth?" Ranma aked, not just a little puzzled by the whole situation.
"You remember those books you always return for me?" Kasumi asked. "Go get the one off of the counter in the kitchen. I'll show you something."
Ranma dashed out of the room. He returned a minute later carying the large brown book.
"Flip through the pages." Kasumi instructed him.
Glancing doubtedly at Kasumi, Ranma did as he was told. To everyone's surprize, several sheets of paper fell out. X's and O's were written all over them, as well as messages written in blue and silver ink. All of them were signed by either Kasumi or Dr. Tofu.
"Wow. And all this time I thought..." Ranma trailed off. After a moment, he pointed at Dr. Tofu. "Then how come you keep spazzing out at the mention of her name, then?"
Dr. Tofu laughed. "It was all an act. Not bad, huh?"
"Sure, but what about your glasses?"
"What about them?"
"They always fog up. How'd that happen?" Ranma asked.
"What? Like this?" Instantly, a fine mist appeared on the doctor's glasses. he smiled. "All I do is take 'em off and breathe on them! My hands move so fast you can't see them!"
Kasumi smirked. "Yes, you really do have fast hands."
All eyes turned to her. She blushed a deep red. "Oh dear! I didn't mean to say that out loud." To her relief, Akane, Ranma and Nabiki started to laugh. A few seconds passed in akward silence. "You aren't... angry, are you? Kasumi asked quietly.
Nabiki glanced at Akane before answering. "I'd just say it was about time. That's all. I don't know about Daddy, though... he might go berzerk."
Dr. Tofu grimaced. Kasumi wrapped her arms around him in a protective hug. "Don't worry." she whispered to him. "I'm sure he'll get over it."
Behind them, Ranma let out a huge yawn. "Well, all this confessing is making me sleepy. Can we talk about this in the morning? We all should go to bed."
"Good idea." Dr. Tofu agreed.
"Oh no you don't!" Akane warned.
Dr. Tofu glared at her. "I wasn't going to try anything! I was, in fact, going home!" he insisted.
"Riiiight..."
"Really!"
"Ok, whatever. Goodnight." Akane said finally.
Dr. Tofu headed for the door. He paused in the doorway and sighed. "What a night."
And that, as they say, was that.
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Authors notes- Ok, sorry that got so long. It was meant to be a shortish fic to tell about the passing notes thing. The amusement park was just fluff. They could've gone pretty much anywhere and come home and caught Kasumi and Dr. Tofu. They just happened to go to the park. End of story. And yes, it is possible that Ryoga hates coasters. No flames for that, unless you have proof that he does like 'em. all other comments/flames are welcome and encouraged. Thanks! -'Sumi-chan =^-^=
Akane's eyes fluttered open some time later. She sat up and streched before looking out the window. She could see the top of a giant rollercoaster against the grey just ahead and grinned. It wouldn't be long now. She scanned the park, taking in all the rides and games that awaited her friends and her that day and the next. Her excitement grew with every new ride she spotted. She glanced over at Ranma, who was still asleep beside her. With a few jabs in the ribs, he was awake and eagerly eyeing the park along with Akane. The two easily woke up Ukyo and Ryoga.
"Oooohhhh! We're there we're there we're there! I wanna go on that one, and that one, can't forget that one over there..." Ukyo squealed.
Kuno heard her babbling and opened one eye. When he decided that it was safe to be awake, he opened the other and joined the others in planning out their day.
"First things first." Akane stated. "We find a restroom as soon as possible!"
"Yeah." agreed Ryoga. "Pee first, ride later."
"We have to do the swings first. It's my traditional first ride. we can't do anything until we've tried the swings." Kuno announced.
"Sounds good to me. How about you, Nabiki? Nabiki?" Akane peeked across the aisle to her sister's seat. Nabiki hadn't moved an inch.
"Is she ok?" Kuno asked nervously.
Akane rolled her eyes and jumped into the seat in front of her sleeping sibling. She reached back and held Nabiki's nose. The girl made a face, then sat straight up, gasping for breath.
"Ok, ok, I'm up already!" she grumbled at Akane.
"We're there, 'Biki-chan" Ranma informed her.
"What are we waiting for, then? Let's go inside and find a restroom." Nabiki suggested. With that, they all jumped up and got off the bus.
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"Ranma?" Ryoga called over the stall wall.
"What?"
"We'd better call a temporary truce. I mean, I don't wanna ruin it for the rest of us, so lets not get into any really big fights until we get on the bus tomorrow morning." Ryoga suggested.
"Fine with me." Ranma agreed. "If you don't get lost at all."
Ryoga growled. "Just shut up!"
A second or two later, the boys met at the sinks and waited for Kuno. When at last he emerged from the stall, Ryoga turned his back to Ranma, who conveniently grabbed the bandanna-ed boy's belt loop and dragged him out onto the sidewalk. The girls were already there waiting for them. Ukyo and Akane were busily studying a map of the park.
"Ok, Kuno-baby, those swings of yours are right over there." Nabiki announced.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go!" said Ukyo. The six of them turned and hurried over to the swings. The line was so short that they practically walked right onto the ride. Akane grabbed six chairs and waved for the others to get them before someone else did. They settled in and waited for the attendant to come around and check the buckle.
"Welcome to the swings! For your safety, please remain seated at all times and keep your arms inside your chair. Please secure all loose articles, such as hats and glasses. Thank you and enjoy your ride!"
The swings slowly rose several inches into the air before swinging around faster and faster. Ryoga laughed as the wind blew the hair out of his eyes. He kept one hand on the bar and the other firmly on his bandanna. "They didn't say anything about bandannas." he thought with a grin. He could hear Kuno and Nabiki's delighted laughter next to him, proving that they were having as good a time as he was. Gradually, the ride came to and end.
"Your ride is slowly coming to an end. Please remain seated until your seat comes to a full and complete stop. Then, please exit carefully down the ramp to your right. Thank you for riding the swings and enjoy the rest of the day here at the park!" the attendant announced. Ryoga lifted his lap bar and bounded down the ramp after the others. "That was cool!" Ranma said. He pointed straight ahead to the large wooden rollercoaster. "Let's do that one next, just to warm up."
"Great idea Ran-chan!" Ukyo agreed. "Race ya!"
"Last one there has to eat Akane's cooking!" Ranma taunted.
"Baka! Come off it for once! We're here to have fun, idiot!" Akane fumed.
Nabiki laughted and tore after Ranma and Ukyo, the others hot on her heels. Ukyo reached the line entrance first. She didn't wait for anyone else and simply ran up to the back of the line. Nabiki glanced at the demented-looking cartoon super hero holding a hight requirement stick. She blinked sceptically at it, then turned to Kuno. "Sorry, Kuno-baby, I guess you're too short!" she teased.
"That's a fine thing to say to someone who's taller than you, Nabiki Tendo." Kuno followed Ukyo up the steps to the end of the remarkably short line. He and Nabiki took the line for the third car, Ranma and Akane the second, and Ukyo and Ryoga the front. Within minutes, their train pulled up and the last riders got off. The group quickly took their places. The train was abuzz with chatter about the impending ride, both positive and not so.
"Here we go!"
"Oh, greeeeeeaaaaaat"
"Akane, you're sitting on the seatbelt."
"Oops, sorry."
"Hold on tight!"
"All set, dispatch" announced the operator. Everyone gripped their lap bars as the train dipped down out of the station and onto the chainlift. Ukyo's excitement level rose as the car slowly climbed to the top of the first drop.
"OOOHH! This has got to be the worst part of any coaster ride!" Ukyo mumbled, the excitement and suspence evident in her voice.
Ryoga gave her a nervous stare. "Are you sure?"
"Oh come on Ryoga-sugar! Don't tell me your stomach for rollercoasters is as bad as your sense of direction!" Ukyo gasped.
"Ok, I won't tell you." Ryoga mumbled.
Ranma overheard from the seat behind them. "Too bad, P-chan! We're at the top."
"Eh?" Ryoga squeaked. Sure enough, the track curved down in front of them. Ryoga found himself staring down, down down. Past the track, to the cement sidewalk below it. Exactly what he told himself not to do. "Holy Kami..." With that, the car plunged down the drop. "CURSE YOU SAOTOME!" he screamed as he reached the bottom of the drop. He kept his white-knuckle grip on the lap bar and glanced at Ukyo next to him. To his chagrin, her arms were in the air and she was laughing her head off. So great was Ryoga's shock at her ability to enjoy the ride that he failed to notice the curve. He was driven hard to the left. He squinted his eyes shut, expecting the worst. A second later his face became one with the side of Ukyo's chest. He felt his ears and nose getting hot so he quickly turned to the right, just in time to send a spurt of blood shooting over the side of the car. He didn't dare look at his seat mate for the rest of the ride. Instead, he squeezed his eyes shut and prayed to any Kami who would hear him for the ride to end. Before he knew it, the car pulled into the station. He opened one eye, then the other, only to see the rest of the group laughing at him.
"Shut up!" he growled.
"You should have seen your face, Ryoga!" Ranma choked.
"He can. I got it all on film." Nabiki grinned.
"Come on, Ryo-chan! It wasn't that bad! I _was_ going to kill you for ramming into me, but you saved yourself by not violently bleeding all over me." Ukyo grinned.
Their laughter was cut short by a deafening clap of thunder. A deep voice came over the PA system. "Due to the change in weather, the park will be closing shortly. The overnight will be postponed. The date is still being decided. Please pick up a pass when you leave."
With a click, the PA shut off. "Oh no!" Akane cried. "We've only gotten on two rides!"
"No! That's not fair! I still have to go on the Tsunami, and Thunderhawk, and..." Ukyo was cut off by a flash of lightning.
Ranma eyed the sky warily, as did Ryoga. "If we don't leave soon, we're gonna get soaked."
"But the next bus comes at 7:00!" Kuno pointed out.
"Let's at least get out of the rain. There's a cafe across the street. I saw it on the way in. If we run, I think we'll make it before it pours. We could stay there until the bus comes." Ukyo suggested.
"Fine with me. Just make up your minds before we get wet." Ryoga urged.
"Ok, the cafe it is!" Ranma concluded. Another thunder clap made everyone jump. They hit the ground running out of the park and across the street. No sooner had the door closed behind them than the skys opened and it poured.
"That was close." Akane breathed. "Now all we have to do is wait for the bus.
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At 9:30 that night, six tired figures clambered off the bus and into the chilly night air. With a hiss, the bus pulled away from the curb. Luckily for both Ranma and Ryoga, it wasn't raining in Nerima.
"Boy was that dissapointing." complained Ukyo. "First, the park closes before we could get on any of the rides. Then, the bus is 30 minutes late!. I don't know about you, but I'm bushed. See you later. Ryoga? You know you're free to stay at my place tonight, if you'd like."
"Ok. I'll follow you. I'm too tired to get lost tonight." Ryoga yawned.
"I had better go home, too. Farewell, Nabiki, Akane. I shall see you on Monday." Kuno said before trudging off in the opposite direction as Ukyo and Ryoga.
Ranma, Nabiki and Akane wearily walked down the street in yet another direction towards the dojo. "Great. now we're really going to be bored." Akane said after a moment of silence.
"Tell me about it. I think I'll just sleep all weekend." Ranma sighed.
"Shhh!" Nabiki cautioned as the trio walked up the steps and into the house. "Knowing Kasumi, she's probably in bed. We'd better not wake her up."
"Right." Akane said, tiptoeing towards the stairs. Before she could get very far, she was stopped by a noise coming from the living room. Beckoning for the others to follow her, she crept towards the sound. A quick glance around the room revealed Kasumi's sewing project on the floor, an old Disney movie on the TV a bowl of half-eaten popcorn on the table, and Dr. Tofu on Kasumi. Akane was so shocked that all she could do was stand and stare. Nabiki, however, rolled her eyes and flipped off the movie. Dr. Tofu jumped and practically fell off the sofa. With a nervous grin, he straightened his shirt and glasses and sat back down on the couch.
"Um... It's not what it looks like! Honest!" He stammered.
Kasumi sat up next to him looking a little red in the face. "Yes! I was, um, choking on the popcorn?"
Ranma was the first to find his voice. "Right. Which explains why your blouse is unbuttoned."
Kasumi sighed and covered her face. "Oh my..."
"So... how long has this been going on? And, more importantly, how far would you have gone if we hadn't come home just now." Nabiki asked slyly.
"Funny story, actually." Dr. Tofu said. "Actually, this is the first time we've had a chance to do anything..."
"Right. You confessed your feelings and just said 'Hey, why don't we make out on the couch!'" Ranma joked.
"No, the 'I love you' part came quite a bit before the 'Let's make out!' part." Kasumi said timidly.
"How much is quite a bit, pray tell?" Nabiki questioned.
Kasumi swallowed hard. "About a year and a half."
"A YEAR AND A HALF! How could you possibly have been together for a year and a half?" Akane exclaimed.
"Well, Kasumi's not stupid, you know. She figured out that I liked her, and realized that she liked me, too. We were afraid of what you'd think if we told you, so we carried on our romance through letters." Dr. Tofu explained.
"Oh, how romantic!" Akane sighed. "Waaait a minute! How come I've never seen any of these letters in the mail then?"
"We, um, didn't mail them." said Kasumi.
"So how did you get them back and forth?" Ranma aked, not just a little puzzled by the whole situation.
"You remember those books you always return for me?" Kasumi asked. "Go get the one off of the counter in the kitchen. I'll show you something."
Ranma dashed out of the room. He returned a minute later carying the large brown book.
"Flip through the pages." Kasumi instructed him.
Glancing doubtedly at Kasumi, Ranma did as he was told. To everyone's surprize, several sheets of paper fell out. X's and O's were written all over them, as well as messages written in blue and silver ink. All of them were signed by either Kasumi or Dr. Tofu.
"Wow. And all this time I thought..." Ranma trailed off. After a moment, he pointed at Dr. Tofu. "Then how come you keep spazzing out at the mention of her name, then?"
Dr. Tofu laughed. "It was all an act. Not bad, huh?"
"Sure, but what about your glasses?"
"What about them?"
"They always fog up. How'd that happen?" Ranma asked.
"What? Like this?" Instantly, a fine mist appeared on the doctor's glasses. he smiled. "All I do is take 'em off and breathe on them! My hands move so fast you can't see them!"
Kasumi smirked. "Yes, you really do have fast hands."
All eyes turned to her. She blushed a deep red. "Oh dear! I didn't mean to say that out loud." To her relief, Akane, Ranma and Nabiki started to laugh. A few seconds passed in akward silence. "You aren't... angry, are you? Kasumi asked quietly.
Nabiki glanced at Akane before answering. "I'd just say it was about time. That's all. I don't know about Daddy, though... he might go berzerk."
Dr. Tofu grimaced. Kasumi wrapped her arms around him in a protective hug. "Don't worry." she whispered to him. "I'm sure he'll get over it."
Behind them, Ranma let out a huge yawn. "Well, all this confessing is making me sleepy. Can we talk about this in the morning? We all should go to bed."
"Good idea." Dr. Tofu agreed.
"Oh no you don't!" Akane warned.
Dr. Tofu glared at her. "I wasn't going to try anything! I was, in fact, going home!" he insisted.
"Riiiight..."
"Really!"
"Ok, whatever. Goodnight." Akane said finally.
Dr. Tofu headed for the door. He paused in the doorway and sighed. "What a night."
And that, as they say, was that.
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Authors notes- Ok, sorry that got so long. It was meant to be a shortish fic to tell about the passing notes thing. The amusement park was just fluff. They could've gone pretty much anywhere and come home and caught Kasumi and Dr. Tofu. They just happened to go to the park. End of story. And yes, it is possible that Ryoga hates coasters. No flames for that, unless you have proof that he does like 'em. all other comments/flames are welcome and encouraged. Thanks! -'Sumi-chan =^-^=