A New Home
Chapter 4: I was just wondering...
AN: I told ya I'd get it up quicker than the last one! R&R!
Duo walked back into the house. "Hey Hee-" he cut off when he noticed Rei and Ranma asleep on the sofa. "Ro," he whispered. "Here's your milk," he placed it on the table where Heero sat with a bowl and a box of cheerios. Duo slid in next to him. "Don't you think they make a good couple?" he asked.
"Hn." Heero replied.
"Well aren't you Mr. Talkative today," Duo commented.
"Hn." Heero answered.
"Well, I think Rei is really cute, what about you?" Duo asked.
"Hn."
"Well fine, be like that. Call me when you become fun," Duo said, getting up and going down the hallway to his room.
~1 hour later~
Ranma woke up. Who was this girl on his shoulder and where was he? Then it all came back to him: The fire, Duo helping him, the girl named Rei who had been through the same stuff. "Oh man," Ranma said to himself.
Rei stirred and opened her eyes. She sat up. "Oh, I'm sorry," she said, blushing, realizing that she had fallen asleep on his shoulder.
"No, it's okay, I don't mind," Ranma replied. "Besides, we both need comforting right now."
"Yeah," Rei replied. "So..." Rei trailed off.
"So..." Ranma repeated. They looked at each other, blushed and turned away. "Hey where did Duo go?" Ranma asked. As if he had said the magic words, Duo appeared.
"So, you two finally woke up. Can I get you anything? It's 11 o'clock right now," Duo said.
"Yeah. Duo, I have a question. Since we both don't have a home, and we can't live with you forever, what are we going to do?" Ranma asked.
"We don't have anything either except the clothes we're wearing," Rei added.
"Well, you two are in luck. My friend Quatre is a millionaire and will probably lend us some money if we ask and if I tell him what happened. Hold on, let me go call him."
Duo and Quatre's conversation:
"Hey Quatre, can I ask you for something?"
"Not more money."
"Well, this time it's not for me."
"Yeah right."
"No seriously. My two friends just lost everything they owned except the clothes on their back and they need some money."
"Well, I probably could lend you some money..."
"Thanks Quatre, you're the best. Stop by later, bye!"
"Bu-" Duo hung up the phone. Duo walked back out to Ranma and Rei. "Quatre will lend you some money," he told them.
"That's great, but will he have enough money for both of us to get our own place and stuff?" Ranma asked.
"We can just live together," Rei suggested.
"Aw, two love birds," Duo said.
"I DON'T LIKE HIM!"
"I DON'T LIKE HER!" They said at the same time.
"I was, uh, just trying to save money," Rei muttered.
"Yeah, right," Ranma mumbled.
"ALRIGHT! It's settled then. You two will live together in peace and harmony!" Duo announced.
"NO WAY!" They both cried.
"Well, I guess it could work out," Rei said, looking at Ranma.
"Yeah, maybe," he replied, looking at her.
Duo looked at them looking at each other. "Ah ha!" he cried. He put his hand on Rei's and Ranma's backs and pushed them into the guest room together. "Don't worry, everything will work out! I know it," he tipped his hat, and closed the door of the guest room, locking Rei and Ranma inside.
"Oh, now how nice was that?" Ranma asked, rhetorically.
"Maybe Duo just wants us to get to know each other," Rei suggested. She pushed Ranma onto the bed. "Talk," Rei commanded, sitting down next to him.
"Uh... um... you want to know about me?" Ranma asked.
"Mm hmm," Rei nodded.
Should I tell her? Ranma thought. No, not yet. "Well, my name is Ranma Saotome, but you probably already knew that. I'm 17; I used to go to Furikan High. I lived at the Tendo Dojo with my dad, Genma, and the Tendos. Soun, Nabiki, Kasumi, and Ak-" Ranma choked. He felt tears in his eyes.
"It's okay, you don't have to go on if you don't want to," Rei said. "Why don't I tell you about myself? My name is Rei Hino. I'm 16. I worked at the Hiwaka Shrine with my grandfather. That night," she gulped. "My best friends, Usagi, Minako, Makoto, and Ami were spending the night. The shrine caught on fire and then they were gone," Rei choked down her tears and smiled at Ranma.
"I-I'm sorry," Ranma said.
"I'm sorry for you to," Rei looked at Ranma. Ranma glanced up and looked at her.
"Ranma, I was just wondering... if you would..." Rei trailed off.
"If I would what?" Ranma asked, skeptically.
"Oh Ranma," Rei cried, hugging him, and burying herself into his chest. He slowly stroked her hair and held her with his other arm. She looked up at him. Ranma felt really weird, just looking at her.
What is this feeling? He thought. Maybe, it just might be...
"Ranma, I-" Rei trailed off. But there was no need for words. She looked up at him. Slowly, they started to get closer. Their lips were one millimeter apart when the door clanged opened. They stopped and looked at the open doorway.
"Oh, um, I just wanted to tell you that Quatre was here," Duo said, backing out and closing the door, leaving it unlocked.
Rei looked at Ranma. "Let's go out there, okay?"
"Okay," Ranma agreed. They got up and walked out into the living room to see Quatre standing in the doorway.
"Are you the two that need the money?" he asked.
"Yes they are," Duo answered. "Quatre, meet Rei and Ranma." They shook hands.
"Nice to meet you," Quatre said. "Well, I have some money I could lend you. Just tell me how much you need and when and I'll be happy to lend you some. Here's some to buy you some clothes," He said, handing Ranma and Rei some money. "Call me when you need me! Duo can give you my number!" Quatre slowly backed out of the doorway and left.
"Wow, he's nice," Ranma said.
"I told ya man," Duo said.
"Well, wanna go shopping, maybe look for a place to stay?" Ranma asked Rei.
"Sure," Rei replied, smiling. "Why not?"
~The next day~
"Hey look! There's a small house with a for sale sign, wanna check it out?" Rei asked.
"Sure," Ranma replied. Rei and Ranma slowly walked through the cool fall wind up to the house and knocked. An old man opened the door.
"Uh hi. I was wondering if we could maybe look around this house. Have you sold it yet?" Ranma greeted the man.
"No sonny. Feel free for you and your girlfriend to look around," the man said.
Rei and Ranma blushed. "OK." They stepped inside; it was a really nice place, and a place they could live in.
When they were getting ready to leave, Rei asked the man, "How much is this?"
"However much you have. I'm ready to leave any time. I have a nice room at the nursing home waiting for me."
"We'll take it," Rei cried.
"We'll get back to you on the price, what is your range?" Ranma asked.
"Between 1000 and 1000000, I don't care."
"Thank you so much," Ranma grabbed Rei's hand. "Let's go back to Duo's and call Quatre," he squeezed her hand, and looked at her. She blushed.
~Back at Duo's, on the phone~
"Sure, I'll lend you 1000, as long as you pay me back," Quatre told Ranma.
"Thank you so much. We bought some stuff today and if you could just lend us a little more, we'd be set. Thanks so much man," Ranma said.
"Any time," Quatre hung up.
"It's all set then," Ranma told Rei. "Let me just call the old man." He picked up the phone. "Hello? Hi. Yes, we have money for your house. We can move in tomorrow? Thank you so much!" he hung up.
"What did he say?" Rei asked.
"We're moving in tomorrow," he told her.
"YES!" she cried, running and glomping Ranma. "This is great!" She looked at him and slowly their lips touched in a light passionate kiss. It only lasted 4 seconds, but Rei knew she would remember it forever. She let go and ran to tell Duo.
Ranma stood and stared after her. Had they just kissed or had it been a dream? He thought. Well, whatever it was, he had liked it and he could get used to it.
"Oh man, you're leaving already?" Duo cried.
"Yeah," Rei replied.
"I'll miss you guys," he said. "Although we've only been together two days."
"Yeah, I can't believe that all this happened in just two days. It seems it's been forever since I lost my home," Ranma said.
"I agree. Let's get some sleep," Rei said.
~The next day~
"Bye!" Rei and Ranma cried to Heero and Duo who stood on the porch. Duo blew his nose as Rei and Ranma slowly disappeared.
"Our babies are grown up," Duo said to Heero sarcastically.
"What am I going to do with you Duo," Heero said, walking into the house.
"Hey Heero! Wait up!" Duo said, running in after him.
"Nice place," Ranma said, setting his one suitcase down. "I think I'm gonna like it here."
"I think WE'RE gonna like it here," Rei said, coming up and leaning against his shoulder. "Definitely."
~That summer~
"Hey Ranma! Come here!" Rei cried from outside. She had on her bathing suit and was playing with the hose.
"Yeah, what do you want," Ranma asked, coming outside.
Rei, who was hiding behind a bush, jumped out. "Gotcha!" she cried, spraying him with the hose. Ranma stood there, sopping wet in his girl form. Rei put her hand up to her mouth. "What in the world?" she whispered.
"Guess I have some explaining to do," Ranma said.
The End.
AN: *crying and laughing* Oh, that story was so romantic and so funny at the end. Well, it's the end! Please review people! *Grabs tissue, but falls to the floor laughing* so touching and yet so funny...
~Kara 3/10/02~
Chapter 4: I was just wondering...
AN: I told ya I'd get it up quicker than the last one! R&R!
Duo walked back into the house. "Hey Hee-" he cut off when he noticed Rei and Ranma asleep on the sofa. "Ro," he whispered. "Here's your milk," he placed it on the table where Heero sat with a bowl and a box of cheerios. Duo slid in next to him. "Don't you think they make a good couple?" he asked.
"Hn." Heero replied.
"Well aren't you Mr. Talkative today," Duo commented.
"Hn." Heero answered.
"Well, I think Rei is really cute, what about you?" Duo asked.
"Hn."
"Well fine, be like that. Call me when you become fun," Duo said, getting up and going down the hallway to his room.
~1 hour later~
Ranma woke up. Who was this girl on his shoulder and where was he? Then it all came back to him: The fire, Duo helping him, the girl named Rei who had been through the same stuff. "Oh man," Ranma said to himself.
Rei stirred and opened her eyes. She sat up. "Oh, I'm sorry," she said, blushing, realizing that she had fallen asleep on his shoulder.
"No, it's okay, I don't mind," Ranma replied. "Besides, we both need comforting right now."
"Yeah," Rei replied. "So..." Rei trailed off.
"So..." Ranma repeated. They looked at each other, blushed and turned away. "Hey where did Duo go?" Ranma asked. As if he had said the magic words, Duo appeared.
"So, you two finally woke up. Can I get you anything? It's 11 o'clock right now," Duo said.
"Yeah. Duo, I have a question. Since we both don't have a home, and we can't live with you forever, what are we going to do?" Ranma asked.
"We don't have anything either except the clothes we're wearing," Rei added.
"Well, you two are in luck. My friend Quatre is a millionaire and will probably lend us some money if we ask and if I tell him what happened. Hold on, let me go call him."
Duo and Quatre's conversation:
"Hey Quatre, can I ask you for something?"
"Not more money."
"Well, this time it's not for me."
"Yeah right."
"No seriously. My two friends just lost everything they owned except the clothes on their back and they need some money."
"Well, I probably could lend you some money..."
"Thanks Quatre, you're the best. Stop by later, bye!"
"Bu-" Duo hung up the phone. Duo walked back out to Ranma and Rei. "Quatre will lend you some money," he told them.
"That's great, but will he have enough money for both of us to get our own place and stuff?" Ranma asked.
"We can just live together," Rei suggested.
"Aw, two love birds," Duo said.
"I DON'T LIKE HIM!"
"I DON'T LIKE HER!" They said at the same time.
"I was, uh, just trying to save money," Rei muttered.
"Yeah, right," Ranma mumbled.
"ALRIGHT! It's settled then. You two will live together in peace and harmony!" Duo announced.
"NO WAY!" They both cried.
"Well, I guess it could work out," Rei said, looking at Ranma.
"Yeah, maybe," he replied, looking at her.
Duo looked at them looking at each other. "Ah ha!" he cried. He put his hand on Rei's and Ranma's backs and pushed them into the guest room together. "Don't worry, everything will work out! I know it," he tipped his hat, and closed the door of the guest room, locking Rei and Ranma inside.
"Oh, now how nice was that?" Ranma asked, rhetorically.
"Maybe Duo just wants us to get to know each other," Rei suggested. She pushed Ranma onto the bed. "Talk," Rei commanded, sitting down next to him.
"Uh... um... you want to know about me?" Ranma asked.
"Mm hmm," Rei nodded.
Should I tell her? Ranma thought. No, not yet. "Well, my name is Ranma Saotome, but you probably already knew that. I'm 17; I used to go to Furikan High. I lived at the Tendo Dojo with my dad, Genma, and the Tendos. Soun, Nabiki, Kasumi, and Ak-" Ranma choked. He felt tears in his eyes.
"It's okay, you don't have to go on if you don't want to," Rei said. "Why don't I tell you about myself? My name is Rei Hino. I'm 16. I worked at the Hiwaka Shrine with my grandfather. That night," she gulped. "My best friends, Usagi, Minako, Makoto, and Ami were spending the night. The shrine caught on fire and then they were gone," Rei choked down her tears and smiled at Ranma.
"I-I'm sorry," Ranma said.
"I'm sorry for you to," Rei looked at Ranma. Ranma glanced up and looked at her.
"Ranma, I was just wondering... if you would..." Rei trailed off.
"If I would what?" Ranma asked, skeptically.
"Oh Ranma," Rei cried, hugging him, and burying herself into his chest. He slowly stroked her hair and held her with his other arm. She looked up at him. Ranma felt really weird, just looking at her.
What is this feeling? He thought. Maybe, it just might be...
"Ranma, I-" Rei trailed off. But there was no need for words. She looked up at him. Slowly, they started to get closer. Their lips were one millimeter apart when the door clanged opened. They stopped and looked at the open doorway.
"Oh, um, I just wanted to tell you that Quatre was here," Duo said, backing out and closing the door, leaving it unlocked.
Rei looked at Ranma. "Let's go out there, okay?"
"Okay," Ranma agreed. They got up and walked out into the living room to see Quatre standing in the doorway.
"Are you the two that need the money?" he asked.
"Yes they are," Duo answered. "Quatre, meet Rei and Ranma." They shook hands.
"Nice to meet you," Quatre said. "Well, I have some money I could lend you. Just tell me how much you need and when and I'll be happy to lend you some. Here's some to buy you some clothes," He said, handing Ranma and Rei some money. "Call me when you need me! Duo can give you my number!" Quatre slowly backed out of the doorway and left.
"Wow, he's nice," Ranma said.
"I told ya man," Duo said.
"Well, wanna go shopping, maybe look for a place to stay?" Ranma asked Rei.
"Sure," Rei replied, smiling. "Why not?"
~The next day~
"Hey look! There's a small house with a for sale sign, wanna check it out?" Rei asked.
"Sure," Ranma replied. Rei and Ranma slowly walked through the cool fall wind up to the house and knocked. An old man opened the door.
"Uh hi. I was wondering if we could maybe look around this house. Have you sold it yet?" Ranma greeted the man.
"No sonny. Feel free for you and your girlfriend to look around," the man said.
Rei and Ranma blushed. "OK." They stepped inside; it was a really nice place, and a place they could live in.
When they were getting ready to leave, Rei asked the man, "How much is this?"
"However much you have. I'm ready to leave any time. I have a nice room at the nursing home waiting for me."
"We'll take it," Rei cried.
"We'll get back to you on the price, what is your range?" Ranma asked.
"Between 1000 and 1000000, I don't care."
"Thank you so much," Ranma grabbed Rei's hand. "Let's go back to Duo's and call Quatre," he squeezed her hand, and looked at her. She blushed.
~Back at Duo's, on the phone~
"Sure, I'll lend you 1000, as long as you pay me back," Quatre told Ranma.
"Thank you so much. We bought some stuff today and if you could just lend us a little more, we'd be set. Thanks so much man," Ranma said.
"Any time," Quatre hung up.
"It's all set then," Ranma told Rei. "Let me just call the old man." He picked up the phone. "Hello? Hi. Yes, we have money for your house. We can move in tomorrow? Thank you so much!" he hung up.
"What did he say?" Rei asked.
"We're moving in tomorrow," he told her.
"YES!" she cried, running and glomping Ranma. "This is great!" She looked at him and slowly their lips touched in a light passionate kiss. It only lasted 4 seconds, but Rei knew she would remember it forever. She let go and ran to tell Duo.
Ranma stood and stared after her. Had they just kissed or had it been a dream? He thought. Well, whatever it was, he had liked it and he could get used to it.
"Oh man, you're leaving already?" Duo cried.
"Yeah," Rei replied.
"I'll miss you guys," he said. "Although we've only been together two days."
"Yeah, I can't believe that all this happened in just two days. It seems it's been forever since I lost my home," Ranma said.
"I agree. Let's get some sleep," Rei said.
~The next day~
"Bye!" Rei and Ranma cried to Heero and Duo who stood on the porch. Duo blew his nose as Rei and Ranma slowly disappeared.
"Our babies are grown up," Duo said to Heero sarcastically.
"What am I going to do with you Duo," Heero said, walking into the house.
"Hey Heero! Wait up!" Duo said, running in after him.
"Nice place," Ranma said, setting his one suitcase down. "I think I'm gonna like it here."
"I think WE'RE gonna like it here," Rei said, coming up and leaning against his shoulder. "Definitely."
~That summer~
"Hey Ranma! Come here!" Rei cried from outside. She had on her bathing suit and was playing with the hose.
"Yeah, what do you want," Ranma asked, coming outside.
Rei, who was hiding behind a bush, jumped out. "Gotcha!" she cried, spraying him with the hose. Ranma stood there, sopping wet in his girl form. Rei put her hand up to her mouth. "What in the world?" she whispered.
"Guess I have some explaining to do," Ranma said.
The End.
AN: *crying and laughing* Oh, that story was so romantic and so funny at the end. Well, it's the end! Please review people! *Grabs tissue, but falls to the floor laughing* so touching and yet so funny...
~Kara 3/10/02~