A Crazy Departure (And this is just the beginning!)
On the day of the ship's departure, Ranma planned to meet Kuno on the pier. As Ranma waited for Kuno to arrive, she looked up at the huge ship that would be her home for the next 12 days. She sighed. Maybe Akane was right- this wasn't such a good idea after all. What kind of sick things could Kuno have in mind?
"Oh pigtailed giiiirrrrrl!" a voice called.
"Well," thought Ranma, "It's too late to change my mind." She ran towards Kuno with a gleeful cry of "Oh Kuno, my darling!"
Kuno greeted Ranma with an unexpected (and unwanted) kiss. With his arm around Ranma, he shouted, "Our lifelong voyage begins today! Let us go to our first-class cabins!"
"Lifelong voyage…?" Ranma repeated to herself. "This is going to be a long, long vacation…"
~*~
Meanwhile, Akane was watching from behind a tree. "Ranma," grumbled Akane, "I never knew that you would be so… enthusiastic about this voyage with Kuno… I'm really going to keep my eye on you…"
Akane felt something rub her ankle. Looking down, she gasped. It was a small ball of fluff with two eyes and a snout.
"P-chan!" Akane cried. "I haven't seen you in such a long time!" She glanced at her watch. "P-chan, I'm supposed to board the ship in five minutes… hey, how about you coming along? I'm sure no one would mind."
P-chan rubbed her ankle again in reply. With that, Akane picked up P- chan and headed toward the ship.
~*~
Kuno opened to door to their cabin, A-2. Considering that they were on a ship, their cabin was large- about the size of an average hotel room. At the other end of the cabin there was a love seat next to a porthole window. The walls were painted sea green and the room smelled of a fresh ocean breeze. And, to Ranma's dismay, there was only one bed.
"Isn't it lovely, pigtailed girl?" whispered Kuno.
Ranma forced herself to nod, but she was only thinking about the bed. "If we're going to sleep in the same bed," pondered a nervous Ranma, "I am never going to get through this cruise alive. I have to do something!" However, she didn't know what she could do…
Kuno interrupted Ranma's thoughts. "And for tonight I have arranged for us to eat in the most romantic restaurant on the ship!"
Ranma began to feel slightly nauseated. "Excuse me, Kuno, do you mind if I go for a short walk? I don't feel too well…"
Kuno's face erupted with fear and concern. "Would you like me to escort you pigtailed girl, or- or let me take your temperature, you might have a fever, and-"
"I'm fine, Kuno, don't worry!" Ranma said rather harshly.
"Wha- whatever you wish, pigtailed girl…" murmured Kuno as Ranma walked out the door. Then he stood there for half and hour thinking over the conversation and trying to figure out what he did wrong.
~*~
At the same time, Akane had found her cabin, F-36. It was the size of a closet. There were no windows, and not one drop of color anywhere in the room. Akane was NOT amused. "I should have known Nabiki would do this- buy me the cheapest cabin so she would get most of the money for herself!"
After trying to make her cabin a bit more homely (which didn't help much), Akane squeezed into the miniscule shower, turned on the freezing water, and took a literal 4-second shower. "I can't believe this…"
After redressing, Akane was still angry and frustrated. She decided to take a stroll around the ship, leaving P-chan in her cabin. While walking through the first-class hallway, a strange looking note on a door caught her eye. It was a white Post-It, but it was covered with pink and red hearts. In fancy handwriting was written:
My Dearest Pigtailed Girl,
I have gone to the restaurant to set up our private dining room. Meet me in front of the restaurant "Candlelight" at 7:00. You shall be pleasantly astonished!
-Your loving Kuno
There were about 100 sweat drops on Akane's face. Ranma was in for a big surprise! But maybe she could use this to help Ranma prove to Kuno that there was no pigtailed girl… AH HAH!
Akane raced down the hallway towards "Candlelight" to ask for a waitress job for the evening…
On the day of the ship's departure, Ranma planned to meet Kuno on the pier. As Ranma waited for Kuno to arrive, she looked up at the huge ship that would be her home for the next 12 days. She sighed. Maybe Akane was right- this wasn't such a good idea after all. What kind of sick things could Kuno have in mind?
"Oh pigtailed giiiirrrrrl!" a voice called.
"Well," thought Ranma, "It's too late to change my mind." She ran towards Kuno with a gleeful cry of "Oh Kuno, my darling!"
Kuno greeted Ranma with an unexpected (and unwanted) kiss. With his arm around Ranma, he shouted, "Our lifelong voyage begins today! Let us go to our first-class cabins!"
"Lifelong voyage…?" Ranma repeated to herself. "This is going to be a long, long vacation…"
~*~
Meanwhile, Akane was watching from behind a tree. "Ranma," grumbled Akane, "I never knew that you would be so… enthusiastic about this voyage with Kuno… I'm really going to keep my eye on you…"
Akane felt something rub her ankle. Looking down, she gasped. It was a small ball of fluff with two eyes and a snout.
"P-chan!" Akane cried. "I haven't seen you in such a long time!" She glanced at her watch. "P-chan, I'm supposed to board the ship in five minutes… hey, how about you coming along? I'm sure no one would mind."
P-chan rubbed her ankle again in reply. With that, Akane picked up P- chan and headed toward the ship.
~*~
Kuno opened to door to their cabin, A-2. Considering that they were on a ship, their cabin was large- about the size of an average hotel room. At the other end of the cabin there was a love seat next to a porthole window. The walls were painted sea green and the room smelled of a fresh ocean breeze. And, to Ranma's dismay, there was only one bed.
"Isn't it lovely, pigtailed girl?" whispered Kuno.
Ranma forced herself to nod, but she was only thinking about the bed. "If we're going to sleep in the same bed," pondered a nervous Ranma, "I am never going to get through this cruise alive. I have to do something!" However, she didn't know what she could do…
Kuno interrupted Ranma's thoughts. "And for tonight I have arranged for us to eat in the most romantic restaurant on the ship!"
Ranma began to feel slightly nauseated. "Excuse me, Kuno, do you mind if I go for a short walk? I don't feel too well…"
Kuno's face erupted with fear and concern. "Would you like me to escort you pigtailed girl, or- or let me take your temperature, you might have a fever, and-"
"I'm fine, Kuno, don't worry!" Ranma said rather harshly.
"Wha- whatever you wish, pigtailed girl…" murmured Kuno as Ranma walked out the door. Then he stood there for half and hour thinking over the conversation and trying to figure out what he did wrong.
~*~
At the same time, Akane had found her cabin, F-36. It was the size of a closet. There were no windows, and not one drop of color anywhere in the room. Akane was NOT amused. "I should have known Nabiki would do this- buy me the cheapest cabin so she would get most of the money for herself!"
After trying to make her cabin a bit more homely (which didn't help much), Akane squeezed into the miniscule shower, turned on the freezing water, and took a literal 4-second shower. "I can't believe this…"
After redressing, Akane was still angry and frustrated. She decided to take a stroll around the ship, leaving P-chan in her cabin. While walking through the first-class hallway, a strange looking note on a door caught her eye. It was a white Post-It, but it was covered with pink and red hearts. In fancy handwriting was written:
My Dearest Pigtailed Girl,
I have gone to the restaurant to set up our private dining room. Meet me in front of the restaurant "Candlelight" at 7:00. You shall be pleasantly astonished!
-Your loving Kuno
There were about 100 sweat drops on Akane's face. Ranma was in for a big surprise! But maybe she could use this to help Ranma prove to Kuno that there was no pigtailed girl… AH HAH!
Akane raced down the hallway towards "Candlelight" to ask for a waitress job for the evening…