A New Home
Chapter 3: In Love?
AN: Heh eh... I'm finally doing chapter 3, YAY!!! Well, R&R!
The guy took him out of the city and back to where the houses were. They arrived at a small house. "I live here with my friend, Heero Yuy. By the way, my name is Duo Maxwell. You can stay here with use for awhile," Duo said, smiling at his companion. "Well now that I've told you my name, what's yours?"
"Ranma Saotome," he said, trying to smile back. Duo opened the door and pulled Ranma inside. He plopped Ranma down on the couch and went into the kitchen and came back with a sub and a soda. He plopped down next to Ranma.
"Maybe some cartoons will cheer you up," he said. Duo flipped on the T.V, and started flipping through the channels. He stopped when he heard something...
"There were two fires this morning, right here in Tokyo. One was at the Tendo Dojo and the other was at the Hiwaka Shrine. No survivors have been found as of this time." Duo glanced at Ranma to see his reaction. He looked sad. Duo quickly changed the channel to an episode of The Powerpuff Girls.
"You lived in the Tendo Dojo, right?" Duo asked Ranma, nonchalantly. Ranma nodded. "Then what is the Hiwaka shrine?"
"No idea," Ranma replied. All of a sudden, the two boys felt some movement behind them. Duo turned around to see Heero.
"Hey Heero, what's up?" Duo asked.
"Duo, where's the milk?"
"I finished it yesterday, want me to go get some? Oh, Heero, this is my friend Ranma Saotome. Be nice. He lost his family in a fire this morning," Duo got up and walked to the door. "I'll be back," he said.
Let's follow Duo for awhile, shall we?
Duo walked down the street to the grocery store. He went in and bought a gallon of milk. As he walked out he saw a girl. She was sitting on the bench, right outside the grocery store. She had black hair and she looked as if she had been crying. Duo slid onto the bench next to her, forgetting all about the, milk. "Hey lady, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Um, nothing," she said, blushing.
"I can tell you've been crying, is everything all right?"
"I lost everyone in a fire last night..." she trailed off.
"Hiwaka shrine?"
"How did you know?"
"It was on the news. There were two fires last night. Hey, do you want to come home with me? I've got another person who has been through exactly the same thing," Duo suggested.
"Sure, why not," she smiled, tears on her face.
Back at da house...
Heero sat in the kitchen waiting for Duo to get home with the milk. He hadn't even said a word to Ranma. What were you supposed to say to a guy who lost his family in a fire? The front door swung open.
"Hey everyone!" Duo called. "I picked up another straggler, her name is... wait, I didn't catch your name."
"Rei Hino, you?"
"Duo Maxwell. And this Heero Yuy and Ranma Saotome," he said, pointing at each.
"And where's the milk?" Heero asked.
"Oops, I'll go get it," Duo said, leaving again. Rei plopped down on the sofa next to Ranma, who was paying no interest to the Powerpuff Girls cartoon.
"You lost your family, too, huh?" she asked him.
"Yeah, my family, friends, and my first fiancé. Boy are Shampoo and Ukyo gonna be upset when they find out that I supposedly died. But, I still can't believe they're gone," he buried his face in his hands.
"I lost my shrine, my grandfather, and my best friends, because they were spending the night. I don't know what I'm gonna do now..." she sobbed and leaned against Ranma's shoulder, crying.
Ranma looked up at her. She's pretty. Maybe we'll become close friends, he thought. He patted her shoulder and told her that it was okay. He fell asleep to the sounds of her crying.
TBC...
AN: Ok, ok. I know it was short, but hopefully I'll get chapter 4 up more sooner than this one. I promise this time! Just please review, please???
~Kara~ 1/19/02
Chapter 3: In Love?
AN: Heh eh... I'm finally doing chapter 3, YAY!!! Well, R&R!
The guy took him out of the city and back to where the houses were. They arrived at a small house. "I live here with my friend, Heero Yuy. By the way, my name is Duo Maxwell. You can stay here with use for awhile," Duo said, smiling at his companion. "Well now that I've told you my name, what's yours?"
"Ranma Saotome," he said, trying to smile back. Duo opened the door and pulled Ranma inside. He plopped Ranma down on the couch and went into the kitchen and came back with a sub and a soda. He plopped down next to Ranma.
"Maybe some cartoons will cheer you up," he said. Duo flipped on the T.V, and started flipping through the channels. He stopped when he heard something...
"There were two fires this morning, right here in Tokyo. One was at the Tendo Dojo and the other was at the Hiwaka Shrine. No survivors have been found as of this time." Duo glanced at Ranma to see his reaction. He looked sad. Duo quickly changed the channel to an episode of The Powerpuff Girls.
"You lived in the Tendo Dojo, right?" Duo asked Ranma, nonchalantly. Ranma nodded. "Then what is the Hiwaka shrine?"
"No idea," Ranma replied. All of a sudden, the two boys felt some movement behind them. Duo turned around to see Heero.
"Hey Heero, what's up?" Duo asked.
"Duo, where's the milk?"
"I finished it yesterday, want me to go get some? Oh, Heero, this is my friend Ranma Saotome. Be nice. He lost his family in a fire this morning," Duo got up and walked to the door. "I'll be back," he said.
Let's follow Duo for awhile, shall we?
Duo walked down the street to the grocery store. He went in and bought a gallon of milk. As he walked out he saw a girl. She was sitting on the bench, right outside the grocery store. She had black hair and she looked as if she had been crying. Duo slid onto the bench next to her, forgetting all about the, milk. "Hey lady, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Um, nothing," she said, blushing.
"I can tell you've been crying, is everything all right?"
"I lost everyone in a fire last night..." she trailed off.
"Hiwaka shrine?"
"How did you know?"
"It was on the news. There were two fires last night. Hey, do you want to come home with me? I've got another person who has been through exactly the same thing," Duo suggested.
"Sure, why not," she smiled, tears on her face.
Back at da house...
Heero sat in the kitchen waiting for Duo to get home with the milk. He hadn't even said a word to Ranma. What were you supposed to say to a guy who lost his family in a fire? The front door swung open.
"Hey everyone!" Duo called. "I picked up another straggler, her name is... wait, I didn't catch your name."
"Rei Hino, you?"
"Duo Maxwell. And this Heero Yuy and Ranma Saotome," he said, pointing at each.
"And where's the milk?" Heero asked.
"Oops, I'll go get it," Duo said, leaving again. Rei plopped down on the sofa next to Ranma, who was paying no interest to the Powerpuff Girls cartoon.
"You lost your family, too, huh?" she asked him.
"Yeah, my family, friends, and my first fiancé. Boy are Shampoo and Ukyo gonna be upset when they find out that I supposedly died. But, I still can't believe they're gone," he buried his face in his hands.
"I lost my shrine, my grandfather, and my best friends, because they were spending the night. I don't know what I'm gonna do now..." she sobbed and leaned against Ranma's shoulder, crying.
Ranma looked up at her. She's pretty. Maybe we'll become close friends, he thought. He patted her shoulder and told her that it was okay. He fell asleep to the sounds of her crying.
TBC...
AN: Ok, ok. I know it was short, but hopefully I'll get chapter 4 up more sooner than this one. I promise this time! Just please review, please???
~Kara~ 1/19/02