Major Complications
P-Chan walked slowly down the hallway. He had no idea where he was going. His only purpose was to find Ranma and get him to change back into a guy… wait a minute! If Ranma changed back into a guy, then that will make things better between Ranma and Akane! And of course P-Chan didn't want that. So actually, the best thing for him to do would be to keep Ranma and Akane as far apart as possible! That sounded simple enough.
Meaning that there was no real reason to wander around the ship yet. Then P-Chan realized that he didn't know what direction he came from. Greatly confuzzled (lol), he headed for the upper decks of the ship.
~*~
"Pigtailed gi-girl," stammered Kuno, "I wanted to… to know…" Kuno reached into his pocket and took out a small black box. He let out a sigh and whispered, "I wanted to know if… if you will be my wife."
Kuno looked at the ground and handed Ranma the black box. Inside was the most beautiful diamond ring Ranma had ever seen. "Oh, Kuno," gasped Ranma, but it was from pain in her heart, not from awe.
"I know that it's a bit early," rushed in Kuno, "but you have the whole cruise to decide. Please, pigtailed goddess," begged Kuno with tears in his eyes, "I love you more than you can possibly imagine. Keep that in your heart when you decide. You mean a lot to me."
Ranma turned to look up at the stars, and then answered, "Come on, Kuno. It's getting cold. We should go back to our cabin." Together they turned to go in silence.
~*~
The next morning when Akane woke up, she thought it was still nighttime. But the clock said 8:00! "Oh, I forgot," grumbled Akane. "There aren't any windows in my cabin."
Akane looked around the room. Where was P-Chan? "P-Chan?" Akane called. "Where are you, P-Chan?" Realizing that there was no one in the room except her, Akane dressed quickly and hurried out of the room.
~*~
Ranma couldn't believe that it was only the second day of the cruise. She had spent most of the night in the bathroom, as she was still slightly afraid of Kuno and she didn't feel that well, anyway. She couldn't believe that Kuno proposed to her. What a pervert! And she thought things were bad before that! But she couldn't help feeling sorry for Kuno. If she explained things to Kuno now, he would be so devastated that he would probably jump off the ship or something!
Kuno was in an exceptionally good mood this morning. He happily suggested that him and Ranma go to the "Sunshine Café" for breakfast.
After they sat down and ordered their meals, Kuno said cheerily, "Well, pigtailed girl, we have a long day ahead of us, but nothing planned! What would you like to do this morning?"
"Hmmmm," thought Ranma, "What's a safe and unromantic activity to do with Kuno?"
"Well," said Ranma aloud, "I was thinking that- RYOGA!"
Ranma's eyes shot out of their sockets as she spotted a fatigued black pig walking wearily around the café. "What the **** is Ryoga doing here?!?" Ranma thought to herself. "When- and how- did he get on board??"
"What did you say, pigtailed girl?" Kuno asked, looking slightly confused.
Ranma had forgotten that Kuno was even there. "Umm… I said 'we yoga!' Yeah, I thought maybe you wanted to go to the gym and take a yoga class or something…" She hoped that didn't sound too crazy. She wasn't even sure that there was a gym on the ship.
But Kuno was thrilled. "What a marvelous idea, pigtailed girl! You're always so smart and cunning!"
Ranma thought she could hear him add under his breath, "That's why I love you so much…"
~*~
"P-Chan?" Akane shouted down hallway after hallway. She couldn't find him anywhere! And to make her feel worse, people kept sticking their heads out of their cabins and telling her to shut up (well that does make sense. You're supposed to sleep in when you're on vacation!)!
After an hour of searching, Akane gave up and headed toward "Sunshine Café" for breakfast. She was so lost in thought that she tripped over a black ball of fur.
"P-Chan!" Akane shouted with joy.
P-Chan was also glad for the rescue. He had spent all night searching the ship for Akane's cabin, but had never found it. Instead, he had been found and chased by the ship's cook several times.
"Come on, P-Chan," said Akane, "Let's go back to our room and have breakfast there. I'm not so hungry anymore."
On the way back to the cabin, Akane and P-Chan passed by the ship gyms' glass doors. To Akane's dismay, she saw Ranma and Kuno laughing while trying to copy each other's yoga positions.
"Ranma!" Akane mumbled, "I've had enough of this! I'm going to go talk to you myself!"
~*~
That afternoon, there was a knock on the door of cabin A-2. Ranma and Kuno had just returned from eating a quick lunch, and were about to go out again to play shuffleboard. "Who could that be…?" murmured Ranma as she went to the door.
Standing there was a girl with short green hair in a stewardess' uniform. Ranma noticed that she looked strangely like The Waitress- and Akane…
"Excuse me?" asked The Stewardess. "Are you the pigtailed girl?"
Ranma grinned. "Umm, yeah, I guess I am."
"There is an urgent message waiting for you at the communications center of the ship. Would you like me to escort you there?"
Ranma looked back at Kuno. "Come on, Kuno, it's probably on the way to the shuffleboard-"
"NO!" shouted The Stewardess. Ranma and Kuno looked at her with alarm. "I mean, the message is supposed to be very private, and I would suggest that you come alone."
Ranma shrugged. "Okay."
The Stewardess looked thrilled. "Follow me, then."
As soon as the door closed behind The Stewardess and Ranma, The Stewardess grabbed Ranma's wrist and pulled her down the hallway. "Hurry!" The Stewardess cried, "We have to hurry!"
P-Chan walked slowly down the hallway. He had no idea where he was going. His only purpose was to find Ranma and get him to change back into a guy… wait a minute! If Ranma changed back into a guy, then that will make things better between Ranma and Akane! And of course P-Chan didn't want that. So actually, the best thing for him to do would be to keep Ranma and Akane as far apart as possible! That sounded simple enough.
Meaning that there was no real reason to wander around the ship yet. Then P-Chan realized that he didn't know what direction he came from. Greatly confuzzled (lol), he headed for the upper decks of the ship.
~*~
"Pigtailed gi-girl," stammered Kuno, "I wanted to… to know…" Kuno reached into his pocket and took out a small black box. He let out a sigh and whispered, "I wanted to know if… if you will be my wife."
Kuno looked at the ground and handed Ranma the black box. Inside was the most beautiful diamond ring Ranma had ever seen. "Oh, Kuno," gasped Ranma, but it was from pain in her heart, not from awe.
"I know that it's a bit early," rushed in Kuno, "but you have the whole cruise to decide. Please, pigtailed goddess," begged Kuno with tears in his eyes, "I love you more than you can possibly imagine. Keep that in your heart when you decide. You mean a lot to me."
Ranma turned to look up at the stars, and then answered, "Come on, Kuno. It's getting cold. We should go back to our cabin." Together they turned to go in silence.
~*~
The next morning when Akane woke up, she thought it was still nighttime. But the clock said 8:00! "Oh, I forgot," grumbled Akane. "There aren't any windows in my cabin."
Akane looked around the room. Where was P-Chan? "P-Chan?" Akane called. "Where are you, P-Chan?" Realizing that there was no one in the room except her, Akane dressed quickly and hurried out of the room.
~*~
Ranma couldn't believe that it was only the second day of the cruise. She had spent most of the night in the bathroom, as she was still slightly afraid of Kuno and she didn't feel that well, anyway. She couldn't believe that Kuno proposed to her. What a pervert! And she thought things were bad before that! But she couldn't help feeling sorry for Kuno. If she explained things to Kuno now, he would be so devastated that he would probably jump off the ship or something!
Kuno was in an exceptionally good mood this morning. He happily suggested that him and Ranma go to the "Sunshine Café" for breakfast.
After they sat down and ordered their meals, Kuno said cheerily, "Well, pigtailed girl, we have a long day ahead of us, but nothing planned! What would you like to do this morning?"
"Hmmmm," thought Ranma, "What's a safe and unromantic activity to do with Kuno?"
"Well," said Ranma aloud, "I was thinking that- RYOGA!"
Ranma's eyes shot out of their sockets as she spotted a fatigued black pig walking wearily around the café. "What the **** is Ryoga doing here?!?" Ranma thought to herself. "When- and how- did he get on board??"
"What did you say, pigtailed girl?" Kuno asked, looking slightly confused.
Ranma had forgotten that Kuno was even there. "Umm… I said 'we yoga!' Yeah, I thought maybe you wanted to go to the gym and take a yoga class or something…" She hoped that didn't sound too crazy. She wasn't even sure that there was a gym on the ship.
But Kuno was thrilled. "What a marvelous idea, pigtailed girl! You're always so smart and cunning!"
Ranma thought she could hear him add under his breath, "That's why I love you so much…"
~*~
"P-Chan?" Akane shouted down hallway after hallway. She couldn't find him anywhere! And to make her feel worse, people kept sticking their heads out of their cabins and telling her to shut up (well that does make sense. You're supposed to sleep in when you're on vacation!)!
After an hour of searching, Akane gave up and headed toward "Sunshine Café" for breakfast. She was so lost in thought that she tripped over a black ball of fur.
"P-Chan!" Akane shouted with joy.
P-Chan was also glad for the rescue. He had spent all night searching the ship for Akane's cabin, but had never found it. Instead, he had been found and chased by the ship's cook several times.
"Come on, P-Chan," said Akane, "Let's go back to our room and have breakfast there. I'm not so hungry anymore."
On the way back to the cabin, Akane and P-Chan passed by the ship gyms' glass doors. To Akane's dismay, she saw Ranma and Kuno laughing while trying to copy each other's yoga positions.
"Ranma!" Akane mumbled, "I've had enough of this! I'm going to go talk to you myself!"
~*~
That afternoon, there was a knock on the door of cabin A-2. Ranma and Kuno had just returned from eating a quick lunch, and were about to go out again to play shuffleboard. "Who could that be…?" murmured Ranma as she went to the door.
Standing there was a girl with short green hair in a stewardess' uniform. Ranma noticed that she looked strangely like The Waitress- and Akane…
"Excuse me?" asked The Stewardess. "Are you the pigtailed girl?"
Ranma grinned. "Umm, yeah, I guess I am."
"There is an urgent message waiting for you at the communications center of the ship. Would you like me to escort you there?"
Ranma looked back at Kuno. "Come on, Kuno, it's probably on the way to the shuffleboard-"
"NO!" shouted The Stewardess. Ranma and Kuno looked at her with alarm. "I mean, the message is supposed to be very private, and I would suggest that you come alone."
Ranma shrugged. "Okay."
The Stewardess looked thrilled. "Follow me, then."
As soon as the door closed behind The Stewardess and Ranma, The Stewardess grabbed Ranma's wrist and pulled her down the hallway. "Hurry!" The Stewardess cried, "We have to hurry!"