Love is in the Air: A Christmas Story
Chapter 5
Merry Christmas!
Disclaimer...
I learned something very depressing the other day. Did you know, I don' own Ranma 1/2???? That is so amazing!! I never though of it this way before. Wow!! =^.^=
Ranma looked at the dojo. He had finally arrived. Which was almost like a miracle. After being attacked by everyone and their dog, he had finally escaped from them. And now, he was back...home. Yes, back home. Where he belonged. And it was Christmas Eve, and all was beautiful and still, silver diamonds on a velvet black night. And he entered. Home Sweet Home.
Before...
Akane and her sisters entered the house, with smiles on their faces. Dr. Tofu had to leave some time ago.
Akane, because she had spent the last few minutes singing her heart out, letting out all the joy and pent up exitement in her. Ranma was back to normal! Yes! He had insulted her, called her uncute and tomboy, which meant that she would mallet him later, but for now, she was content. So she entered and smiled.
Nabiki was happy. Singing had been funner than what she had thought. Of course, with Akane being so enthusiastic about it, who couldn't be so happy? The people they had sung to loved the music, and some even gave money!!! Wasn't that so nice of them? She was richer! (Well, Kasumi didn't really want it, and Akane was too happy to notice.) Talking about Akane, her plan was beautiful. Was it only this morning that the fun had started? Ever since Ranma's other fiancees had come over, she had been able to get three million pictures of them. She could see it now, next year's calander for lovers and girl/boyfriends. It was the best! And the pictures would turn out great, she was sure! And she smiled as she entered.
Kasumi was happy. Singing had been so fun! She got to spend time with her sisters, and for once, wasn't the mother figure. She had seen Akane happy, she had seen Nabiki happy. And she had seen Dr. Tofu behave a bit, and not act so silly. Oh, goodness, the doctor was so silly at times, but he was so nice and sweet. So naive too, but that made him seem dearer to him. So, Kasumi entered the house with a smile.
The sisters split to their rooms after telling Dr. Tofu to stay in the living room to open the Christmas presents later. The rest of the family soon arrived at the dojo, although Ranma was not among them. Soun smiled happily at the memory of his daughters singing and took Genma with him to the living room to talk with each other and wait for everyone else. Kasumi came down the stairs and went to the kitchen to make some hot cocoa and opened a bag of marshmallows. Shampoo followed her inside.
"How can I help you, Shampoo?" asked Kasumi as she made the chocolate mix.
"Um, I no can stay. Shampoo have to leave." said Shampoo sadly. She had no time to be near Ranma by themselves, so she had no chance of getting him to smell the perfume. Oh well, she'd try again another day.
"Oh, I'm sorry Shampoo," said Kasumi.
"Can Kasumi give airen present? And tell airen Shampoo say Merry Christmas?" asked Shampoo as she took out her present wrapped in red Christmas paper.
"Of course!" said Kasumi with a smile. She then took a red and white striped candycane the size of her forearm from her pocket. It had a green and red bow tied around it. "Here! Have a candycane. And Merry Christmas!"
"Xie, xie," said Shampoo (thank you) and left. Kasumi put the present on a table near her and continued to mix the chocolate powder. She waited patiently for the next one. She didn't have to wait for too long, as Ukyo came in a few minutes later.
"Hey, Kasumi," said Ukyo shyly. "Hi."
"Hello, Ukyo," said Kasumi with a smile. "Can I help you?"
"Um, I just wanted to tell you that I have to leave. Konatsu will need my help to close up Ucchans and all..." said Ukyo sadly.
"Oh, I'm sorry," said Kasumi. "Anything you would want me to do?"
"Um, could you give this to Ranchan?" asked Ukyo. She took out a blue present. "And tell him Merry Christmas from my part."
"Sure! Here, have a candycane. Merry Christmas!" Kasumi took out another huge candycane from her pocket.
"Thanks, Merry Christmas to you too, Kasumi!" said Ukyo as she left. She felt sad. Ranma hadn't noticed her perfume. Which was weird. To her, it had seemed very strong.
Kasumi spooned the chocolate powder into different mugs. This was her present to each one in the family. A cocoa mug. Each had a different design. For example, Nabiki's had a dollar sign ear to hold it with. And it was green with pictures of currency from all over the world. Genma had a cute panda rolling around the cup. Ranma's had a design of Jusenkyo, with pools and bamboo sticks. Oh, and an SD picture of a guide. Akane's had a bunch of hammers and little pigs. Her dad had one with a Shogi game design. She looked up as Ryouga walked in.
"Hello, Kasumi," he said. "I have to leave, because my parents are expecting me."
"Oh, I'm sorry," she said. "Would you like me to call a cab?"
"That would help," he said, thankfully. "Could you give this to Akane- san?" He took out a box wrapped in yellow paper.
"Of course, Ryouga," she said. She handed him a candycane. "Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas to you too." Kasumi smiled and went to make a call to the taxi service. She
checked the boiling water. Kodachi came in.
"Give this to Ranma for me, please?" asked Kodachi. "I have to go and make sure my dear brother hasn't run away from his father so that we can celebrate Christmas." Kasumi smiled.
"No problem." she said and handed her a candycane. "Merry Christmas, Kodachi." Kodachi looked at the candy.
"Why, thank you, Kasumi Tendo." she said, before turning around and leaving. Kasumi smiled. She poured the milk into the mugs and put a bow on each one. With each mug, she added two huge marshmallows. She smiled and covered the mugs up. Akane came in.
"Hello Kasumi!" she said. "Can I help you?"
"Hi, Akane," said Kasumi. "Here, take these outside and put them under the Christmas tree?"
"Sure," said Akane. She scooped up the packages and took them outside. Kasumi put all the mugs on a tray and covered them, so that no one would see them.
Ranma finally came back.
"Tadaima!" he said weakly as he walked in. Kasumi came out of the kitchen.
"Hello Ranma!" she said. "Go to the living room. We'll be giving presents out soon!" She dissapeared back into the kitchen. Ranma went to his room and gathered the presents that he had bought. He took them down and set them under the Christmas tree, where more presents laid. He sat down and waited. Akane soon came with presents also, all wrapped up in the unique way only Akane could wrap. (That is, very messily.) Nabiki came next and deposited hers under the Christmas tree. Akaen looked around and finally sat next to Ranma. Nabiki saw them and smiled. She went to the door and took out her camera. A hand on her shoulder stopped her from taking a picture. She looked up.
"Um, hi,...sis." she said nervously.
"Hello, Nabiki," said Kasumi with a calm smile. "I take it you're taking pictures to give to Ranma and Akane later?" Nabiki felt trapped. Kasumi's smile grew. "Right?"
"Um.. yeah," said Nabiki. "Right, sis. They are for Ranma and Akane."
"Oh, that's very nice of you," said Kasumi as she went into the kitchen once more. Nabiki snapped her fingers and put her camera away. Darn it. She sat down beside Akane. After a while, Kasumi took out a tray full of the mugs.
"Merry Christmas, everyone!" she said as she handed out the mugs. "Hope you all like them!"
"Thanks!" said everyone. Nabiki looked at hers. She liked it, liked it a lot.
"Oh Kasumi!" said Soun. "It's perfect!" He started to bawl. Kasumi spent some time calming her father. And the presents were opened, and everyone sang and talked.
Ranma got from Kodachi a box full of rose petels. He quickly threw it out the window, and just in time also, since it exploded and sleeping gas fell harmelssly on to the street. From Ukyo, he got a box with a set of mini spatulas and a card. 'To Ranchan, hope you have fun practicing with these! Merry Christmas, from your cute fiancee, Ucchan.' From Shampoo, he got a box with Chinese Instant Jusenkyo Curse packages. Fortunatly, they all worked only once. From Genma and Soun, he got money. 'To buy Akane a ring.' said the note. From Nabiki, he got a slip of paper. 'All debts from August to November have been cancelled.' He liked that too.
Kasumi got a new apron, not that she needed one. But this one was a plain apron, except that each member had signed it and had drawn a little picture or written a note. It was meant to be looked at, and not used. Nabiki gave her a one year subscription of Good Housekeeping, and a new pair of shoes. Soun got her a new watch, and Akane got her a cook book.
Akane looked at her presents. She got the same thing from Nabiki. Wasn't she so nice? From her dad and uncle Genma, she got a new karate gi. Ryouga had given her a box of Swiss Chocolates, a package of Colombian coffee and a box of Chinese teas. Wasn't he so sweet? He travelled all over the place. It was nice that he had thought of her when on his trips. That was so nice of him. Akane felt satisfied; she had nice presents, and Ranma was back to normal. Talking about Ranma... he was reading Nabiki's gift certificate. She was glad that he was back to normal, but she wished that his normal self would be nice to her. Oh well, it was a sacrifice that she had made.
"Here, Ranma," said Akane. "This is for you." She took a lumpy package and gave it to Ranma. Ranma stared at the package. "And I'm glad that you're back to normal." she said quietly. She stood up and went to her room quickly. Ranma stared after her. What was all that about? He opened the present. It was a blue and yellow scarf. She had knit it. He could tell. There were knots here and there, where she had gotten mad at the yarn and had pounded it. But it looked like a scarf. He suddenly remembered. He hadn't given her his preasent yet. But he decided to give it to her later. And around him, they talked and sang. Genma and Soun had taken out a cask of sake to celebrate. Nabiki, Kasumi and Akane had pooled their money and had bought them a new shogi board. They were very happy. Nabiki got a new camera from her father, and Akane had gotten her a little statue of a girl typing away at a computer.
"That's you." Akane had said with a smile. "Always working on your computer."
The night winded down and Ranma went upstairs. He knocked on Akane's door.
"Come in." said a voice from inside. Ranma entered. Akane was writing on a journal she had. "Hi, Ranma. What do you want?"
"Um, here's your Christmas present." said Ranma shyly.
"Oh, you didn't have to," said Akane. She took the package that Ranma offered and opened it. Inside was a thin silver chain with a turquoise stone. She gasped. "Thank you, Ranma." she said. It's beautiful!" The room got quiet. "Um... did you like my present?" she finally asked shyly. Just to make sure that Ranma was still normal.
"Um..." said Ranma, not quite sure what to say. He wanted Akane to feel happy, and he didn't want to hurt her feelings. "It was a nice scarf..." Akane's eyes teared up again.
"It was a sweater, Ranma," she said with joy in her voice. He was back to normal. "But, I'm glad you're back to normal."
"Normal?" asked Ranma. He was confused. Normally, she would have malleted him for confusing a sweater for a scarf, but today, she was acting weird.
"Yes, normal," said Akane. "You're finally yourself."
"Why did you think I wasn't myself?" asked Ranma, confused.
"Because you were nice after supper. I'm glad my cooking's effects have worn out. You got over your selective amnesia. I'm glad." Akane smiled and blushed.
"Huh?" said Ranma. "What's this about selective amnesia?"
"Don't worry about it," said Akane. "The danger is over." Ranma thought for a while. You know, this was very weird. He was sure he had not had selective amnesia. He still remembered her after all! So,... a light bulb turned on. Ping! He knew what had happened!
"Hey, Akane," he asked worriedly. "Are you sure you're OK?" Akane had been the one that was acting weird and he hadn't realized it! She must be the one that had selective amnesia! Probably the toxic fumes from the supper she made had changed her slightly. "I think you're the one with selective amnesia!"
"WHAT???" asked Akane. "What do you mean? None of us have it now. You used to have it but now you are cured, because Ryouga taught you how to insult me again!"
"You mean, you thought, I had amnesia,... because I was nice to you?" he asked, surprised. "And here I though, you were the weird one, because you did all that cooking for me and were so worried..."
"I dont' have selctive amnesia, Ranma." said Akane as she blushed hotly. Ranma did likewise, and stared at each other.
"So, you mean, you were being nice to me, because you wanted to?" asked Akane hesitantly. "And when you hugged me also?" Ranma nodded.
"What about you?" he asked. "When you took me to the doctor, and made me the food... you really wanted me to get better even though it meant I would probably insult you again?" She nodded. The two stood silently, inches from each other, not quite sure how to take in all the information.
"I'm sorry," said Akane finally, tears of sadness streaming from her eyes. "I never meant to cause so much confusion. I promise, I won't ever cook again." She stood there, not quite sure what to do. So she was surprised when she felt arms embracing her.
"Don't worry about it," said Ranma softly. His face felt radiated heat like crazy. "And... I, I like it when you cook for me, even if I don't always show it. And your chicken was good." Akane sniffed and slowly hugged him also.
"Thankyou, Ranma," she said softly. And they stayed like that for some time.
The next day, during lunch, Nabiki handed them two copies a calendar.
"It's next year's calander." she said, with a smile. "Hope you like it." She was about to walk away and escape from the danger zone when Kasumi cornered her in the kitchen.
"Oh, Nabiki!" she said. "That's very nice of you! Why don't you two open it now?" Nabiki jumped out the window as she heard the explosion behind her.
"NABIKI!!!!" shouted Akane and Ranma together. They looked at each other and grinned. "COME BACK HERE, YOU!!!!" And the two ran after her. Kasumi looked at the calanders. Each month had a different pose of Ranma and Akane, all taken yesterday. She flipped through the pictures. She liked February's the best. It was a picture of Ranma holding Akane in his arms with freshly fallen snow around them. (chapter 2) And she giggled. She looked at the sprig of mistle toe. OK, so maybe, they ddin't need the mistle toe. It was so nice to see them get along so well.
...THE END...
Finally! It's over! Thank you for all the reviews. This was meant as a one shot fic, but oh well. I'm glad you all liked it. You have no idea how happy writing this and seeing your reviews have made me! It was wonderful writing for all of you. And it's my first Ranma fanfic!!! I'm so glad!!! Thank you for all your support. To all my wonderful reviewers!!! You guys are just awesome!!!!
Consider this a little present on behalf of it being Easter! Have a great Easter all of you! And remember,
He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!!! (x3)
Yours truly,
Hotaru Kimiko Lai
The Sneaky Chibi Otaku Geek
No, I won't forget... (how this sky is blue)
No, I won't forget... (how this dream came true)
They're the gentle times e'll share forever
Long past all those times are thru.
Even when I'm sad... (days I just don't know)
Even when I'm glad... (days the tears just flow)
Mem'ries of days I'll never, ever let go.
(End of Where Do We Go From Here, You and Me?)
Chapter 5
Merry Christmas!
Disclaimer...
I learned something very depressing the other day. Did you know, I don' own Ranma 1/2???? That is so amazing!! I never though of it this way before. Wow!! =^.^=
Ranma looked at the dojo. He had finally arrived. Which was almost like a miracle. After being attacked by everyone and their dog, he had finally escaped from them. And now, he was back...home. Yes, back home. Where he belonged. And it was Christmas Eve, and all was beautiful and still, silver diamonds on a velvet black night. And he entered. Home Sweet Home.
Before...
Akane and her sisters entered the house, with smiles on their faces. Dr. Tofu had to leave some time ago.
Akane, because she had spent the last few minutes singing her heart out, letting out all the joy and pent up exitement in her. Ranma was back to normal! Yes! He had insulted her, called her uncute and tomboy, which meant that she would mallet him later, but for now, she was content. So she entered and smiled.
Nabiki was happy. Singing had been funner than what she had thought. Of course, with Akane being so enthusiastic about it, who couldn't be so happy? The people they had sung to loved the music, and some even gave money!!! Wasn't that so nice of them? She was richer! (Well, Kasumi didn't really want it, and Akane was too happy to notice.) Talking about Akane, her plan was beautiful. Was it only this morning that the fun had started? Ever since Ranma's other fiancees had come over, she had been able to get three million pictures of them. She could see it now, next year's calander for lovers and girl/boyfriends. It was the best! And the pictures would turn out great, she was sure! And she smiled as she entered.
Kasumi was happy. Singing had been so fun! She got to spend time with her sisters, and for once, wasn't the mother figure. She had seen Akane happy, she had seen Nabiki happy. And she had seen Dr. Tofu behave a bit, and not act so silly. Oh, goodness, the doctor was so silly at times, but he was so nice and sweet. So naive too, but that made him seem dearer to him. So, Kasumi entered the house with a smile.
The sisters split to their rooms after telling Dr. Tofu to stay in the living room to open the Christmas presents later. The rest of the family soon arrived at the dojo, although Ranma was not among them. Soun smiled happily at the memory of his daughters singing and took Genma with him to the living room to talk with each other and wait for everyone else. Kasumi came down the stairs and went to the kitchen to make some hot cocoa and opened a bag of marshmallows. Shampoo followed her inside.
"How can I help you, Shampoo?" asked Kasumi as she made the chocolate mix.
"Um, I no can stay. Shampoo have to leave." said Shampoo sadly. She had no time to be near Ranma by themselves, so she had no chance of getting him to smell the perfume. Oh well, she'd try again another day.
"Oh, I'm sorry Shampoo," said Kasumi.
"Can Kasumi give airen present? And tell airen Shampoo say Merry Christmas?" asked Shampoo as she took out her present wrapped in red Christmas paper.
"Of course!" said Kasumi with a smile. She then took a red and white striped candycane the size of her forearm from her pocket. It had a green and red bow tied around it. "Here! Have a candycane. And Merry Christmas!"
"Xie, xie," said Shampoo (thank you) and left. Kasumi put the present on a table near her and continued to mix the chocolate powder. She waited patiently for the next one. She didn't have to wait for too long, as Ukyo came in a few minutes later.
"Hey, Kasumi," said Ukyo shyly. "Hi."
"Hello, Ukyo," said Kasumi with a smile. "Can I help you?"
"Um, I just wanted to tell you that I have to leave. Konatsu will need my help to close up Ucchans and all..." said Ukyo sadly.
"Oh, I'm sorry," said Kasumi. "Anything you would want me to do?"
"Um, could you give this to Ranchan?" asked Ukyo. She took out a blue present. "And tell him Merry Christmas from my part."
"Sure! Here, have a candycane. Merry Christmas!" Kasumi took out another huge candycane from her pocket.
"Thanks, Merry Christmas to you too, Kasumi!" said Ukyo as she left. She felt sad. Ranma hadn't noticed her perfume. Which was weird. To her, it had seemed very strong.
Kasumi spooned the chocolate powder into different mugs. This was her present to each one in the family. A cocoa mug. Each had a different design. For example, Nabiki's had a dollar sign ear to hold it with. And it was green with pictures of currency from all over the world. Genma had a cute panda rolling around the cup. Ranma's had a design of Jusenkyo, with pools and bamboo sticks. Oh, and an SD picture of a guide. Akane's had a bunch of hammers and little pigs. Her dad had one with a Shogi game design. She looked up as Ryouga walked in.
"Hello, Kasumi," he said. "I have to leave, because my parents are expecting me."
"Oh, I'm sorry," she said. "Would you like me to call a cab?"
"That would help," he said, thankfully. "Could you give this to Akane- san?" He took out a box wrapped in yellow paper.
"Of course, Ryouga," she said. She handed him a candycane. "Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas to you too." Kasumi smiled and went to make a call to the taxi service. She
checked the boiling water. Kodachi came in.
"Give this to Ranma for me, please?" asked Kodachi. "I have to go and make sure my dear brother hasn't run away from his father so that we can celebrate Christmas." Kasumi smiled.
"No problem." she said and handed her a candycane. "Merry Christmas, Kodachi." Kodachi looked at the candy.
"Why, thank you, Kasumi Tendo." she said, before turning around and leaving. Kasumi smiled. She poured the milk into the mugs and put a bow on each one. With each mug, she added two huge marshmallows. She smiled and covered the mugs up. Akane came in.
"Hello Kasumi!" she said. "Can I help you?"
"Hi, Akane," said Kasumi. "Here, take these outside and put them under the Christmas tree?"
"Sure," said Akane. She scooped up the packages and took them outside. Kasumi put all the mugs on a tray and covered them, so that no one would see them.
Ranma finally came back.
"Tadaima!" he said weakly as he walked in. Kasumi came out of the kitchen.
"Hello Ranma!" she said. "Go to the living room. We'll be giving presents out soon!" She dissapeared back into the kitchen. Ranma went to his room and gathered the presents that he had bought. He took them down and set them under the Christmas tree, where more presents laid. He sat down and waited. Akane soon came with presents also, all wrapped up in the unique way only Akane could wrap. (That is, very messily.) Nabiki came next and deposited hers under the Christmas tree. Akaen looked around and finally sat next to Ranma. Nabiki saw them and smiled. She went to the door and took out her camera. A hand on her shoulder stopped her from taking a picture. She looked up.
"Um, hi,...sis." she said nervously.
"Hello, Nabiki," said Kasumi with a calm smile. "I take it you're taking pictures to give to Ranma and Akane later?" Nabiki felt trapped. Kasumi's smile grew. "Right?"
"Um.. yeah," said Nabiki. "Right, sis. They are for Ranma and Akane."
"Oh, that's very nice of you," said Kasumi as she went into the kitchen once more. Nabiki snapped her fingers and put her camera away. Darn it. She sat down beside Akane. After a while, Kasumi took out a tray full of the mugs.
"Merry Christmas, everyone!" she said as she handed out the mugs. "Hope you all like them!"
"Thanks!" said everyone. Nabiki looked at hers. She liked it, liked it a lot.
"Oh Kasumi!" said Soun. "It's perfect!" He started to bawl. Kasumi spent some time calming her father. And the presents were opened, and everyone sang and talked.
Ranma got from Kodachi a box full of rose petels. He quickly threw it out the window, and just in time also, since it exploded and sleeping gas fell harmelssly on to the street. From Ukyo, he got a box with a set of mini spatulas and a card. 'To Ranchan, hope you have fun practicing with these! Merry Christmas, from your cute fiancee, Ucchan.' From Shampoo, he got a box with Chinese Instant Jusenkyo Curse packages. Fortunatly, they all worked only once. From Genma and Soun, he got money. 'To buy Akane a ring.' said the note. From Nabiki, he got a slip of paper. 'All debts from August to November have been cancelled.' He liked that too.
Kasumi got a new apron, not that she needed one. But this one was a plain apron, except that each member had signed it and had drawn a little picture or written a note. It was meant to be looked at, and not used. Nabiki gave her a one year subscription of Good Housekeeping, and a new pair of shoes. Soun got her a new watch, and Akane got her a cook book.
Akane looked at her presents. She got the same thing from Nabiki. Wasn't she so nice? From her dad and uncle Genma, she got a new karate gi. Ryouga had given her a box of Swiss Chocolates, a package of Colombian coffee and a box of Chinese teas. Wasn't he so sweet? He travelled all over the place. It was nice that he had thought of her when on his trips. That was so nice of him. Akane felt satisfied; she had nice presents, and Ranma was back to normal. Talking about Ranma... he was reading Nabiki's gift certificate. She was glad that he was back to normal, but she wished that his normal self would be nice to her. Oh well, it was a sacrifice that she had made.
"Here, Ranma," said Akane. "This is for you." She took a lumpy package and gave it to Ranma. Ranma stared at the package. "And I'm glad that you're back to normal." she said quietly. She stood up and went to her room quickly. Ranma stared after her. What was all that about? He opened the present. It was a blue and yellow scarf. She had knit it. He could tell. There were knots here and there, where she had gotten mad at the yarn and had pounded it. But it looked like a scarf. He suddenly remembered. He hadn't given her his preasent yet. But he decided to give it to her later. And around him, they talked and sang. Genma and Soun had taken out a cask of sake to celebrate. Nabiki, Kasumi and Akane had pooled their money and had bought them a new shogi board. They were very happy. Nabiki got a new camera from her father, and Akane had gotten her a little statue of a girl typing away at a computer.
"That's you." Akane had said with a smile. "Always working on your computer."
The night winded down and Ranma went upstairs. He knocked on Akane's door.
"Come in." said a voice from inside. Ranma entered. Akane was writing on a journal she had. "Hi, Ranma. What do you want?"
"Um, here's your Christmas present." said Ranma shyly.
"Oh, you didn't have to," said Akane. She took the package that Ranma offered and opened it. Inside was a thin silver chain with a turquoise stone. She gasped. "Thank you, Ranma." she said. It's beautiful!" The room got quiet. "Um... did you like my present?" she finally asked shyly. Just to make sure that Ranma was still normal.
"Um..." said Ranma, not quite sure what to say. He wanted Akane to feel happy, and he didn't want to hurt her feelings. "It was a nice scarf..." Akane's eyes teared up again.
"It was a sweater, Ranma," she said with joy in her voice. He was back to normal. "But, I'm glad you're back to normal."
"Normal?" asked Ranma. He was confused. Normally, she would have malleted him for confusing a sweater for a scarf, but today, she was acting weird.
"Yes, normal," said Akane. "You're finally yourself."
"Why did you think I wasn't myself?" asked Ranma, confused.
"Because you were nice after supper. I'm glad my cooking's effects have worn out. You got over your selective amnesia. I'm glad." Akane smiled and blushed.
"Huh?" said Ranma. "What's this about selective amnesia?"
"Don't worry about it," said Akane. "The danger is over." Ranma thought for a while. You know, this was very weird. He was sure he had not had selective amnesia. He still remembered her after all! So,... a light bulb turned on. Ping! He knew what had happened!
"Hey, Akane," he asked worriedly. "Are you sure you're OK?" Akane had been the one that was acting weird and he hadn't realized it! She must be the one that had selective amnesia! Probably the toxic fumes from the supper she made had changed her slightly. "I think you're the one with selective amnesia!"
"WHAT???" asked Akane. "What do you mean? None of us have it now. You used to have it but now you are cured, because Ryouga taught you how to insult me again!"
"You mean, you thought, I had amnesia,... because I was nice to you?" he asked, surprised. "And here I though, you were the weird one, because you did all that cooking for me and were so worried..."
"I dont' have selctive amnesia, Ranma." said Akane as she blushed hotly. Ranma did likewise, and stared at each other.
"So, you mean, you were being nice to me, because you wanted to?" asked Akane hesitantly. "And when you hugged me also?" Ranma nodded.
"What about you?" he asked. "When you took me to the doctor, and made me the food... you really wanted me to get better even though it meant I would probably insult you again?" She nodded. The two stood silently, inches from each other, not quite sure how to take in all the information.
"I'm sorry," said Akane finally, tears of sadness streaming from her eyes. "I never meant to cause so much confusion. I promise, I won't ever cook again." She stood there, not quite sure what to do. So she was surprised when she felt arms embracing her.
"Don't worry about it," said Ranma softly. His face felt radiated heat like crazy. "And... I, I like it when you cook for me, even if I don't always show it. And your chicken was good." Akane sniffed and slowly hugged him also.
"Thankyou, Ranma," she said softly. And they stayed like that for some time.
The next day, during lunch, Nabiki handed them two copies a calendar.
"It's next year's calander." she said, with a smile. "Hope you like it." She was about to walk away and escape from the danger zone when Kasumi cornered her in the kitchen.
"Oh, Nabiki!" she said. "That's very nice of you! Why don't you two open it now?" Nabiki jumped out the window as she heard the explosion behind her.
"NABIKI!!!!" shouted Akane and Ranma together. They looked at each other and grinned. "COME BACK HERE, YOU!!!!" And the two ran after her. Kasumi looked at the calanders. Each month had a different pose of Ranma and Akane, all taken yesterday. She flipped through the pictures. She liked February's the best. It was a picture of Ranma holding Akane in his arms with freshly fallen snow around them. (chapter 2) And she giggled. She looked at the sprig of mistle toe. OK, so maybe, they ddin't need the mistle toe. It was so nice to see them get along so well.
...THE END...
Finally! It's over! Thank you for all the reviews. This was meant as a one shot fic, but oh well. I'm glad you all liked it. You have no idea how happy writing this and seeing your reviews have made me! It was wonderful writing for all of you. And it's my first Ranma fanfic!!! I'm so glad!!! Thank you for all your support. To all my wonderful reviewers!!! You guys are just awesome!!!!
Consider this a little present on behalf of it being Easter! Have a great Easter all of you! And remember,
He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!!! (x3)
Yours truly,
Hotaru Kimiko Lai
The Sneaky Chibi Otaku Geek
No, I won't forget... (how this sky is blue)
No, I won't forget... (how this dream came true)
They're the gentle times e'll share forever
Long past all those times are thru.
Even when I'm sad... (days I just don't know)
Even when I'm glad... (days the tears just flow)
Mem'ries of days I'll never, ever let go.
(End of Where Do We Go From Here, You and Me?)