Join us, will you for.. the most unlikely couples of Ranma ½. Well,
not exactly.. you see, Shel convinced me (isn't it always her?) that I
should write fics for all the combinations of the show, not just the ones I
liked. And of course, Nikkia, my best friend, convinced me that Ryoga is
one of the best characters on the show.. She has a thing for his fangs.. So
anyway! Here is installment 1 of the alternate pairings of the Ranma
characters. These will take place in the same universe, and have an
entirely different story than the first. Pending, there is a third, the
most unlikely pairings.
Holy Matrimony!
The alternate chapters
Ryoga-Akane
"P-chan!" Akane shouted, picking up the small black pig, "There you are! I've been looking all over for you, my little ham hock!" she said pressing in his small wet nose.
"Akane." Ryoga thought desolately, "Is there nothing I can do to get you to notice me? Other than becoming a pig.." The small pig jumped out of her arms. He oinked.
"P-chan." she said. P-chan ran into the kitchen, where Genma and Soun sat, drinking tea.
"Akane, please rein in your pet!" Soun called. Ryoga slipped under the table, and through the door to the outside.
"Ah! There you are!" Ranma said, grinning lopsidedly, "You are in for it Ryo-" he started, but paused as Akane walked in. He sneered at P-chan, glancing at Akane through half-lidded eyes.
"Ranma! Leave P-chan alone!" she shouted.
"Hey, Akane, I think P-CHAN needs a bath, don't you?" he said. Ryoga squealed in protest.
"Hmm, now that you mention it, he is kind of dingy.." she said thoughtfully. She grabbed the small black pig again, this time taking a firm grasp on his bandanna. She brought it up to her eyes.
"Hey, where did you get this, P-chan? It reminds me of someone, though I can't think of who.." She replaced it, walking to the baths.
"Oh crap crap crap." Ryoga thought, "This is bad, this is really bad." He wiggled, trying to break free.
"Oh, no you don't!" Akane said. Ryoga wiggled all the more frantically. Ranma was walking beside the windows, making faces at P-chan. Akane reached the baths, and ran a sickeningly warm bath for P-chan, who was trying to get away as she choked him with the bandanna.
"You won't get away that easily.." she murmured. And as soon as the bath had finished running, she took off the bandanna and unceremoniously dumped him in the water. She bent over to get some soap. When she stood up, there before her eyes was a very wet, very warm, and very naked Ryoga. She backed against the wall.
"Oh, my god!" she shouted. Ryoga held up his hands.
"No no no. don't scream, please.." He looked down. Then he ducked down in the water.
"You, you," she said, pointing an impotent finger at him, "Oh my god!" she shouted again, as it dawned on her.
"I suppose, it's really my fault.." he mumbled, eyes down. He felt the tears well up in his eyes.
"No! No! Only girls and weaklings were meant to cry.." he thought, wiping his eyes on his arm. Akane handed him a towel.
"R-r-ryoga.." she mumbled, "Why did you?" she started.
"I just. I never thought that you could look at me the same again after finding out I was P-chan." He murmured.
"But why not just. Oh no, that wouldn't work." She said, bringing a hand to her mouth. Ryoga wrapped the towel around himself and silently trod to the door.
"I'll just. get lost forever." He said. Akane held up a hand as he reached for the knob.
"Don't." she said. He turned to her. She gave him a hurt look, "Ryoga, don't you think that I wouldn't care about that? You're my friend. As P-chan and as you. And Ryoga, I'm kind of hurt that you didn't think to tell me." She got up and walked to the window, "go now." She said softly. Ryoga silently pushed open the door. Ranma was standing outside. Rather than grinning, he looked a bit worried.
"Gee, Ryoga, I thought you'd be able to wiggle free before that, I'm sorry." He said. Ryoga gave him an angry glare.
"I'm leaving forever." He said. Ranma scratched his head.
"Uh.." he said articulately. Ryoga got dressed and walked out the door. He walked the streets for a while, a bit aimlessly.
"Geez, I wish I knew where the exit was to this town.." he thought halfheartedly. A door he had been in before beckoned, and he walked through the door to Ucchan's..
"Hey Ryoga.." Ukyo said, waving a hand at him. He paid no attention to her. He sat down.
"The very same chair, the very same place. I can almost see her there.. sure she was sweaty. But there was a break in communications. She was still lovely." He thought.
"Ryoga!" Ukyo shouted, clapping her hands. He snapped back to reality.
"What?" he asked.
"What's the matter?" she asked, leaning down on the counter.
"Oh, nothing, just that my life is over, and any chances I ever had with Akane are gone forever." He said glumly.
"Oh, come on, don't be so hard on yourself, nothing could ruin all your chances.." She said cheerily, "Unless." she looked at him. He nodded desolately. She growled, and hit him with a fan.
"Ow!" he shouted.
"You stupid jackass!! How could you let her find out?" She asked. He shrugged.
"It wasn't my fault, it was Ranma." He said, "Something like 'hey doesn't P-chan need a bath?' and with those words my life is over." Ukyo patted him sympathetically on the shoulder. Then she looked up.
"Well, I don't know if they're completely over." She murmured, getting down to his eyes level and pointed to the door. He glumly glanced over. Then he got up. Akane waved.
"I thought I'd find you here.." she said softly. She offered a hand. In it was Ryoga's bandanna, "I thought you'd want this back.." she said, looking down. Ryoga took it shyly.
"Thank you.." he said. Ukyo looked at him expectantly.
"Well?" she said. Ryoga blushed.
"Arigatou, Akane," he said, taking up his bundle, and starting to walk.
"Ryoga, I just want to know one thing before you leave.." she said. Ryoga looked up, "When I P-chan looked at me with all that love in his eyes, that was really you, ne?" she said. Ryoga nodded shyly, "Well, then why didn't you tell me that you loved me?" she said. Ryoga stared at her.
"I-I just, I mean.." Ryoga stuttered.
"And, why didn't you tell me that you wanted to be engaged to me?" she said.
"Well I." he said.
"Is it the same reason you won't tell me that you want me to kiss you now?" she asked, walking up to him. He blushed, "Fine then, I will," She came up to him and kissed him, tenderly. He smiled.
"Oh, Akane, I just.." she put her finger to his lips.
"Quiet." She said. She walked with him out the door. Ukyo stared at them, smiling serenely.
"Don't they make a cute couple?" She thought, "And now, perhaps, Ranchan will be free for me. That was the plan the entire time, wasn't it?" she thought. And yet, she couldn't help but feel like she was missing something.
Outside the okonomiyaki restaurant, Akane smiled at Ryoga.
"Ryoga, I just wanted to say, I think it's sweet how you really kept your love hidden from me. But now that I know. I don't want you to leave. Please stay." She said, her eyes filled with hope. Ryoga was surprised.
"Akane, I just, I mean, I never realized that you would, well, I mean.." Akane smiled.
"Shush, I know what you want to say, but just spit it out." She said.
"Akane, I want you to be my wife." He said. Then he gaped at himself.
"Yes," she said. Then.. he fainted.
An indeterminate amount of time later...
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of Ryoga Hibiki, and Akane Tendo." said the priest, Father Random, "If Ryoga Hibiki would ever get here." he added.
"MYYYY DAUGHTER!!!!!" Soun shouted, "IS MARRYING A PIG!!!" Of course, Genma cried the most.
"That's what you get when you pimp your kids for pizza!" Shouted Ukyo, "Jackass." she mumbled under her breath. Akane giggled.
"Ukyo, please try to curb your shoutings, this is my wedding after all." She said. Ukyo blushed. The bridesmaids and groomsmen for this wedding were: Ukyo, Nabiki, Kasumi, and Ranma, Sanzenin, and Kuno. Kuno, of course, was weeping.
"Oh, Akane, lost to me forever." He mumbled. Ranma was frowning, for some reason he didn't understand.
"Oh, well, I know I hate her.. so it's not a problem." He thought. Sanzenin was confused.
"Why am I here, even?" he thought. That was a question only Ryoga knew the answer to. And of course, Ryoga wasn't there yet. Asuza was in the pews, looking very pissy.
"Why is it that Sanzenin was invited, and I wasn't even in the wedding?" she thought angrily. She crossed her arms petulantly, and frowned. At the front, Sanzenin shrugged apologetically. Just then, a freak thunderstorm began outside. Ryoga ran in, just as the downfall really started, thankfully avoiding getting wet.
"Finally!" Akane said, breathing a sigh of relief. He was, thankfully not wet at all. Until..
"RoarRrRrRr!" Genma said, cruising into the door, he had been waiting outside for Ryoga. HE had gotten wet, and, though usually there was enough room for a giant panda in the Tendo Dojo most of the time for some reason, there were just too many people for him to fit gracefully. He squeezed against the wall for a moment, and, while trying to get up a sign that said, "I need to lose some weight.." He knocked over the holy water, and is splashed straight on Ryoga. Of course, he turned into P-chan.
"Squeelll!" P-chan shouted angrily. Asuza, who had been paying no attention whatsoever, heard it and shrieked.
"CHARLOTTE!!!" She said, running up and grabbing P-chan. She ran off into the halls. Akane gasped.
"HEY, THAT'S MY GROOM!" she shouted. Nabiki sweatdropped.
"I told you, you should have married Ranma.." she said. Ranma sweatdropped.
"Geez, this is bad." He said. Ukyo grabbed him by the hand and they went off into the hallways. They found Asuza in Akane's room, trying to jump out the window with P-chan.
"Hey, let him go!" Ukyo shouted. Ranma nodded.
"That's, uh, pet, Akane's pet!" he said, then he giggled. Ryoga gave him an evil look. Asuza clutched him to her chest harder.
"No, Charlotte is mine, Charlotte belongs to Asuza!" she said angrily. Ranma rolled his eyes. He caught her by the arm. She shrieked.
"Ranma, you pervert!" Every student at Furinkan High screeched. Ranma sweatdropped.
"Here, Ranchan, let me get it.." Ukyo said, grabbing P-chan.
"EEWW! Mange a toi!" Every student at Furinkan High screamed. Nabiki frowned.
"That's menage a toi." She said, calmly. The students gave her a disgusted look.
"We meant eating!" they said in unison.
"Sure.." Nabiki said, rolling her eyes. She leaned against the door frame.
"So, Ranma, are you going to beat that poor girl to death, or come to your friend's wedding.." She said, as the Furinkan high students silently filed out to spread rumors. Ranma smiled.
"I'll have to wait, then.." he said falsely brightly. Ukyo noticed the look in his eye. She brought out a teapot and poured it on Ryoga. He sputtered, and coughed, and smiled. Except for now, he was naked, all his beautiful clothes were on the floor, outside. Nabiki's eyes widened, and she smiled.
"I'll just. go get the clothes then." She said smugly. Ryoga blushed, nearly all over. Ukyo was already blushing all over. Ranma averted his eyes, and handed Ryoga a towel. Ukyo ran out of the room, after contemplating beating them all over the head with her spatula, and deciding against it.
After Nabiki had come back with his clothes, and he had put them on, and the wedding was on once again. er, rather, finally. The ceremony went off without a hitch. In fact, all the people in the audience clapped loudly, most especially Shampoo, Kodachi, and Ukyo. They glanced at each other militantly. This wouldn't come to any of them easily.
Later.. At Ucchan's
Ranma sat at a table, staring glumly at the okonomiyaki that had been set in front of him. Ukyo patted him on the shoulder.
"What's up Ranchan?" she asked, concerned. He sighed.
"Nothin, that Kawaiikunai tomboy getting married doesn't bother me at all." He said, utterly unconvincingly. Ukyo smiled, and patted him on the shoulder.
"It's okay, Ranchan, you can tell me.." she said. She sat down. Ranma looked up.
"Well, it's just that." he looked at her, "Hm, you really are a girl.." he said, looking at her low-cut bridesmaid's dress. Ukyo blushed.
"Oh, Ranchan.." she said. They both looked over to Ryoga and Akane dancing together. Ryoga looked so happy. He smiled, and whispered in Akane's ear,
"I love you.." She smiled at him, and nodded.
"Ryoga." she murmured, "I love you too." She said. Ranma watched the newlywed couple dance, and a part of him broke apart. Ukyo watched Ranma.
"Ranma, it's all right." She said comfortingly. Ranma smiled.
"Of course it is!" he shouted, "I'm not jealous or anything.." he said. Ukyo smiled.
"Of course not.. Would you like to dance?" she asked. Ranma nodded. As he swept her out onto the floor, he smiled. Akane looked at him, and then turned back to Ryoga. She had found her prince, she didn't have enough time to wait for Ranma to admit he loved her. That was okay, Ranma knew he deserved it. Ukyo nodded to him, smiling.
"It's all right, isn't it?" she said.
"What?" he said.
"Dancing like this.." she said.
"Yeah," he said, smiling, the old twinkle back in his eye, "A guy could get used to this.." He finished. Ukyo blushed and hit him over the head with a fan.
"Don't say things like that, you jackass. you make me blush." Ranma smiled. The dance floor was like a rejuvenation for his tired heart. Ryoga and Akane looked deep into each other's eyes. And they found what they had always been looking for. Each other.
Holy Matrimony!
The alternate chapters
Ryoga-Akane
"P-chan!" Akane shouted, picking up the small black pig, "There you are! I've been looking all over for you, my little ham hock!" she said pressing in his small wet nose.
"Akane." Ryoga thought desolately, "Is there nothing I can do to get you to notice me? Other than becoming a pig.." The small pig jumped out of her arms. He oinked.
"P-chan." she said. P-chan ran into the kitchen, where Genma and Soun sat, drinking tea.
"Akane, please rein in your pet!" Soun called. Ryoga slipped under the table, and through the door to the outside.
"Ah! There you are!" Ranma said, grinning lopsidedly, "You are in for it Ryo-" he started, but paused as Akane walked in. He sneered at P-chan, glancing at Akane through half-lidded eyes.
"Ranma! Leave P-chan alone!" she shouted.
"Hey, Akane, I think P-CHAN needs a bath, don't you?" he said. Ryoga squealed in protest.
"Hmm, now that you mention it, he is kind of dingy.." she said thoughtfully. She grabbed the small black pig again, this time taking a firm grasp on his bandanna. She brought it up to her eyes.
"Hey, where did you get this, P-chan? It reminds me of someone, though I can't think of who.." She replaced it, walking to the baths.
"Oh crap crap crap." Ryoga thought, "This is bad, this is really bad." He wiggled, trying to break free.
"Oh, no you don't!" Akane said. Ryoga wiggled all the more frantically. Ranma was walking beside the windows, making faces at P-chan. Akane reached the baths, and ran a sickeningly warm bath for P-chan, who was trying to get away as she choked him with the bandanna.
"You won't get away that easily.." she murmured. And as soon as the bath had finished running, she took off the bandanna and unceremoniously dumped him in the water. She bent over to get some soap. When she stood up, there before her eyes was a very wet, very warm, and very naked Ryoga. She backed against the wall.
"Oh, my god!" she shouted. Ryoga held up his hands.
"No no no. don't scream, please.." He looked down. Then he ducked down in the water.
"You, you," she said, pointing an impotent finger at him, "Oh my god!" she shouted again, as it dawned on her.
"I suppose, it's really my fault.." he mumbled, eyes down. He felt the tears well up in his eyes.
"No! No! Only girls and weaklings were meant to cry.." he thought, wiping his eyes on his arm. Akane handed him a towel.
"R-r-ryoga.." she mumbled, "Why did you?" she started.
"I just. I never thought that you could look at me the same again after finding out I was P-chan." He murmured.
"But why not just. Oh no, that wouldn't work." She said, bringing a hand to her mouth. Ryoga wrapped the towel around himself and silently trod to the door.
"I'll just. get lost forever." He said. Akane held up a hand as he reached for the knob.
"Don't." she said. He turned to her. She gave him a hurt look, "Ryoga, don't you think that I wouldn't care about that? You're my friend. As P-chan and as you. And Ryoga, I'm kind of hurt that you didn't think to tell me." She got up and walked to the window, "go now." She said softly. Ryoga silently pushed open the door. Ranma was standing outside. Rather than grinning, he looked a bit worried.
"Gee, Ryoga, I thought you'd be able to wiggle free before that, I'm sorry." He said. Ryoga gave him an angry glare.
"I'm leaving forever." He said. Ranma scratched his head.
"Uh.." he said articulately. Ryoga got dressed and walked out the door. He walked the streets for a while, a bit aimlessly.
"Geez, I wish I knew where the exit was to this town.." he thought halfheartedly. A door he had been in before beckoned, and he walked through the door to Ucchan's..
"Hey Ryoga.." Ukyo said, waving a hand at him. He paid no attention to her. He sat down.
"The very same chair, the very same place. I can almost see her there.. sure she was sweaty. But there was a break in communications. She was still lovely." He thought.
"Ryoga!" Ukyo shouted, clapping her hands. He snapped back to reality.
"What?" he asked.
"What's the matter?" she asked, leaning down on the counter.
"Oh, nothing, just that my life is over, and any chances I ever had with Akane are gone forever." He said glumly.
"Oh, come on, don't be so hard on yourself, nothing could ruin all your chances.." She said cheerily, "Unless." she looked at him. He nodded desolately. She growled, and hit him with a fan.
"Ow!" he shouted.
"You stupid jackass!! How could you let her find out?" She asked. He shrugged.
"It wasn't my fault, it was Ranma." He said, "Something like 'hey doesn't P-chan need a bath?' and with those words my life is over." Ukyo patted him sympathetically on the shoulder. Then she looked up.
"Well, I don't know if they're completely over." She murmured, getting down to his eyes level and pointed to the door. He glumly glanced over. Then he got up. Akane waved.
"I thought I'd find you here.." she said softly. She offered a hand. In it was Ryoga's bandanna, "I thought you'd want this back.." she said, looking down. Ryoga took it shyly.
"Thank you.." he said. Ukyo looked at him expectantly.
"Well?" she said. Ryoga blushed.
"Arigatou, Akane," he said, taking up his bundle, and starting to walk.
"Ryoga, I just want to know one thing before you leave.." she said. Ryoga looked up, "When I P-chan looked at me with all that love in his eyes, that was really you, ne?" she said. Ryoga nodded shyly, "Well, then why didn't you tell me that you loved me?" she said. Ryoga stared at her.
"I-I just, I mean.." Ryoga stuttered.
"And, why didn't you tell me that you wanted to be engaged to me?" she said.
"Well I." he said.
"Is it the same reason you won't tell me that you want me to kiss you now?" she asked, walking up to him. He blushed, "Fine then, I will," She came up to him and kissed him, tenderly. He smiled.
"Oh, Akane, I just.." she put her finger to his lips.
"Quiet." She said. She walked with him out the door. Ukyo stared at them, smiling serenely.
"Don't they make a cute couple?" She thought, "And now, perhaps, Ranchan will be free for me. That was the plan the entire time, wasn't it?" she thought. And yet, she couldn't help but feel like she was missing something.
Outside the okonomiyaki restaurant, Akane smiled at Ryoga.
"Ryoga, I just wanted to say, I think it's sweet how you really kept your love hidden from me. But now that I know. I don't want you to leave. Please stay." She said, her eyes filled with hope. Ryoga was surprised.
"Akane, I just, I mean, I never realized that you would, well, I mean.." Akane smiled.
"Shush, I know what you want to say, but just spit it out." She said.
"Akane, I want you to be my wife." He said. Then he gaped at himself.
"Yes," she said. Then.. he fainted.
An indeterminate amount of time later...
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the union of Ryoga Hibiki, and Akane Tendo." said the priest, Father Random, "If Ryoga Hibiki would ever get here." he added.
"MYYYY DAUGHTER!!!!!" Soun shouted, "IS MARRYING A PIG!!!" Of course, Genma cried the most.
"That's what you get when you pimp your kids for pizza!" Shouted Ukyo, "Jackass." she mumbled under her breath. Akane giggled.
"Ukyo, please try to curb your shoutings, this is my wedding after all." She said. Ukyo blushed. The bridesmaids and groomsmen for this wedding were: Ukyo, Nabiki, Kasumi, and Ranma, Sanzenin, and Kuno. Kuno, of course, was weeping.
"Oh, Akane, lost to me forever." He mumbled. Ranma was frowning, for some reason he didn't understand.
"Oh, well, I know I hate her.. so it's not a problem." He thought. Sanzenin was confused.
"Why am I here, even?" he thought. That was a question only Ryoga knew the answer to. And of course, Ryoga wasn't there yet. Asuza was in the pews, looking very pissy.
"Why is it that Sanzenin was invited, and I wasn't even in the wedding?" she thought angrily. She crossed her arms petulantly, and frowned. At the front, Sanzenin shrugged apologetically. Just then, a freak thunderstorm began outside. Ryoga ran in, just as the downfall really started, thankfully avoiding getting wet.
"Finally!" Akane said, breathing a sigh of relief. He was, thankfully not wet at all. Until..
"RoarRrRrRr!" Genma said, cruising into the door, he had been waiting outside for Ryoga. HE had gotten wet, and, though usually there was enough room for a giant panda in the Tendo Dojo most of the time for some reason, there were just too many people for him to fit gracefully. He squeezed against the wall for a moment, and, while trying to get up a sign that said, "I need to lose some weight.." He knocked over the holy water, and is splashed straight on Ryoga. Of course, he turned into P-chan.
"Squeelll!" P-chan shouted angrily. Asuza, who had been paying no attention whatsoever, heard it and shrieked.
"CHARLOTTE!!!" She said, running up and grabbing P-chan. She ran off into the halls. Akane gasped.
"HEY, THAT'S MY GROOM!" she shouted. Nabiki sweatdropped.
"I told you, you should have married Ranma.." she said. Ranma sweatdropped.
"Geez, this is bad." He said. Ukyo grabbed him by the hand and they went off into the hallways. They found Asuza in Akane's room, trying to jump out the window with P-chan.
"Hey, let him go!" Ukyo shouted. Ranma nodded.
"That's, uh, pet, Akane's pet!" he said, then he giggled. Ryoga gave him an evil look. Asuza clutched him to her chest harder.
"No, Charlotte is mine, Charlotte belongs to Asuza!" she said angrily. Ranma rolled his eyes. He caught her by the arm. She shrieked.
"Ranma, you pervert!" Every student at Furinkan High screeched. Ranma sweatdropped.
"Here, Ranchan, let me get it.." Ukyo said, grabbing P-chan.
"EEWW! Mange a toi!" Every student at Furinkan High screamed. Nabiki frowned.
"That's menage a toi." She said, calmly. The students gave her a disgusted look.
"We meant eating!" they said in unison.
"Sure.." Nabiki said, rolling her eyes. She leaned against the door frame.
"So, Ranma, are you going to beat that poor girl to death, or come to your friend's wedding.." She said, as the Furinkan high students silently filed out to spread rumors. Ranma smiled.
"I'll have to wait, then.." he said falsely brightly. Ukyo noticed the look in his eye. She brought out a teapot and poured it on Ryoga. He sputtered, and coughed, and smiled. Except for now, he was naked, all his beautiful clothes were on the floor, outside. Nabiki's eyes widened, and she smiled.
"I'll just. go get the clothes then." She said smugly. Ryoga blushed, nearly all over. Ukyo was already blushing all over. Ranma averted his eyes, and handed Ryoga a towel. Ukyo ran out of the room, after contemplating beating them all over the head with her spatula, and deciding against it.
After Nabiki had come back with his clothes, and he had put them on, and the wedding was on once again. er, rather, finally. The ceremony went off without a hitch. In fact, all the people in the audience clapped loudly, most especially Shampoo, Kodachi, and Ukyo. They glanced at each other militantly. This wouldn't come to any of them easily.
Later.. At Ucchan's
Ranma sat at a table, staring glumly at the okonomiyaki that had been set in front of him. Ukyo patted him on the shoulder.
"What's up Ranchan?" she asked, concerned. He sighed.
"Nothin, that Kawaiikunai tomboy getting married doesn't bother me at all." He said, utterly unconvincingly. Ukyo smiled, and patted him on the shoulder.
"It's okay, Ranchan, you can tell me.." she said. She sat down. Ranma looked up.
"Well, it's just that." he looked at her, "Hm, you really are a girl.." he said, looking at her low-cut bridesmaid's dress. Ukyo blushed.
"Oh, Ranchan.." she said. They both looked over to Ryoga and Akane dancing together. Ryoga looked so happy. He smiled, and whispered in Akane's ear,
"I love you.." She smiled at him, and nodded.
"Ryoga." she murmured, "I love you too." She said. Ranma watched the newlywed couple dance, and a part of him broke apart. Ukyo watched Ranma.
"Ranma, it's all right." She said comfortingly. Ranma smiled.
"Of course it is!" he shouted, "I'm not jealous or anything.." he said. Ukyo smiled.
"Of course not.. Would you like to dance?" she asked. Ranma nodded. As he swept her out onto the floor, he smiled. Akane looked at him, and then turned back to Ryoga. She had found her prince, she didn't have enough time to wait for Ranma to admit he loved her. That was okay, Ranma knew he deserved it. Ukyo nodded to him, smiling.
"It's all right, isn't it?" she said.
"What?" he said.
"Dancing like this.." she said.
"Yeah," he said, smiling, the old twinkle back in his eye, "A guy could get used to this.." He finished. Ukyo blushed and hit him over the head with a fan.
"Don't say things like that, you jackass. you make me blush." Ranma smiled. The dance floor was like a rejuvenation for his tired heart. Ryoga and Akane looked deep into each other's eyes. And they found what they had always been looking for. Each other.
