Disclaimer: Ranma 1/2 is the copyrighted property of Rumiko Takahashi. This story is being written out of love of the characters, and I am not making any money from it. My only reward comes from the reviews I get.
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Moving On-Ryoga
Looking around me, I wonder vaguely where I am. Everyone here is speaking Japanese, anyway, so I can at least ask where I am. I stop a man passing by.
"Excuse me sir. Would you be kind enough to tell me where I am?"
"Tokyo, Nerima district."
"Oh, good. Could you give me directions to Ucchan's?" He looks at me strangely, then points to the building behind me. "Oh. Arigato."
He walks away, shaking his head, as I turn and enter the restaurant.
Ukyo is sitting in one of the booths, with her back to the door and her head in her hands. As I enter, the bell above the door jingles. Without looking up, she calls out "I'm sorry, but Ucchan's is closed today."
"That's too bad. I was really hoping for an okinomiyaki."
Her head comes up. "Ryoga! Oh, Ryoga, it's just awful!" She starts to cry.
Dropping my pack, I move to her side, and tentatively put a hand on her shoulder, trying awkwardly to comfort her. "What is it?" I ask, "What's awful?"
"Ranma!" she bawled. Composing herself enough to speak, she continues, "He... he loves Akane! And they're getting married in two weeks!" Her voice breaks, and she weeps again. Suddenly, she turns, and buries her face in my chest. Nervously, I put an arm around her, praying that I don't get a nosebleed.
Then, her words begin to sink in. Ranma loves Akane. No surprise there, everyone but she knows. But... they're getting married in two weeks? A lump forms in my throat, as I realize that I've lost. I've lost to Ranma again. Almost unnoticed, a tear trickles down my face, followed by another, and another. Soon I am sobbing as hard as Ukyo, though not quite as loudly.
Now we are sitting together in the booth, clinging to one another, sharing the pain of a broken heart. Gradually, our tears slow, then stop, and we are left just holding each other.
Slowly, she looks up at me. Though her eyes are red and puffy with crying, and her nose is running a little, she is still beautiful. She sniffles and grins ruefully.
"Thank you, Ryoga. I know that you're hurting too, and yet you were there for me when I needed comforting. So thank you."
Before I even have time to formulate a response, she continues, "Oh jeez... I'll bet I look like hell. Wait here for a minute while I get cleaned up." And then she disentangles herself from my arms, and vanishes into the bathroom. Looking down at myself, I notice a wet spot from her tears. Quickly, while she's in the bathroom, I change my shirt for one from my pack. As I'm stuffing the dirty garment into my pack, I hear the bathroom door open. Quickly, I straighten. She looks better now; the tearstreaks are gone from her face, and her eyes, though still red, are no longer puffy and wet. She seems calmer as well.
"As strange as this seems, I feel a lot better now."
"Yeah, me too."
She looks at me. "Are you hungry?"
"A little, yeah."
"Me too. Wanna go out somewhere? I don't feel like cooking."
"Um... well, I..."
She seems to sense the reason for my stalling, and smiles at me. "Don't worry, Sugar. I won't let you get lost."
Taking my hand, she leads me gently out into the street.
~Finis~
Notes: Wow. This was a lot longer than I originally intended. If anyone is wondering why Ukyo and Ryoga seemed to get over Ranma and Akane so quickly, it's because they are there for each other. Also, I am a firm believer that Ryoga and Ukyo belong together. Akari who? Well, I hope you enjoyed the fic. Bye now!
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Moving On-Ryoga
Looking around me, I wonder vaguely where I am. Everyone here is speaking Japanese, anyway, so I can at least ask where I am. I stop a man passing by.
"Excuse me sir. Would you be kind enough to tell me where I am?"
"Tokyo, Nerima district."
"Oh, good. Could you give me directions to Ucchan's?" He looks at me strangely, then points to the building behind me. "Oh. Arigato."
He walks away, shaking his head, as I turn and enter the restaurant.
Ukyo is sitting in one of the booths, with her back to the door and her head in her hands. As I enter, the bell above the door jingles. Without looking up, she calls out "I'm sorry, but Ucchan's is closed today."
"That's too bad. I was really hoping for an okinomiyaki."
Her head comes up. "Ryoga! Oh, Ryoga, it's just awful!" She starts to cry.
Dropping my pack, I move to her side, and tentatively put a hand on her shoulder, trying awkwardly to comfort her. "What is it?" I ask, "What's awful?"
"Ranma!" she bawled. Composing herself enough to speak, she continues, "He... he loves Akane! And they're getting married in two weeks!" Her voice breaks, and she weeps again. Suddenly, she turns, and buries her face in my chest. Nervously, I put an arm around her, praying that I don't get a nosebleed.
Then, her words begin to sink in. Ranma loves Akane. No surprise there, everyone but she knows. But... they're getting married in two weeks? A lump forms in my throat, as I realize that I've lost. I've lost to Ranma again. Almost unnoticed, a tear trickles down my face, followed by another, and another. Soon I am sobbing as hard as Ukyo, though not quite as loudly.
Now we are sitting together in the booth, clinging to one another, sharing the pain of a broken heart. Gradually, our tears slow, then stop, and we are left just holding each other.
Slowly, she looks up at me. Though her eyes are red and puffy with crying, and her nose is running a little, she is still beautiful. She sniffles and grins ruefully.
"Thank you, Ryoga. I know that you're hurting too, and yet you were there for me when I needed comforting. So thank you."
Before I even have time to formulate a response, she continues, "Oh jeez... I'll bet I look like hell. Wait here for a minute while I get cleaned up." And then she disentangles herself from my arms, and vanishes into the bathroom. Looking down at myself, I notice a wet spot from her tears. Quickly, while she's in the bathroom, I change my shirt for one from my pack. As I'm stuffing the dirty garment into my pack, I hear the bathroom door open. Quickly, I straighten. She looks better now; the tearstreaks are gone from her face, and her eyes, though still red, are no longer puffy and wet. She seems calmer as well.
"As strange as this seems, I feel a lot better now."
"Yeah, me too."
She looks at me. "Are you hungry?"
"A little, yeah."
"Me too. Wanna go out somewhere? I don't feel like cooking."
"Um... well, I..."
She seems to sense the reason for my stalling, and smiles at me. "Don't worry, Sugar. I won't let you get lost."
Taking my hand, she leads me gently out into the street.
~Finis~
Notes: Wow. This was a lot longer than I originally intended. If anyone is wondering why Ukyo and Ryoga seemed to get over Ranma and Akane so quickly, it's because they are there for each other. Also, I am a firm believer that Ryoga and Ukyo belong together. Akari who? Well, I hope you enjoyed the fic. Bye now!