Hello friends and admirers. A lot happened since my last fic. My computer
crashed, which really ticked me off, so I haven't really gotten that much
writing done. SO, I de4cided to write a fic to regain the sense of
accomplishment I lost.
I will be attending AnimeCentral 2002 as part of my college's (University of Michigan – Flint) anime club. I recommend all to check it out. The web address is www.acen.org
One final note: If I get 15 reviews for this piece, I will write more. I have been tossing some ideas around.
Part 1: Ranma's decisive plan
It was a late Saturday afternoon in Nerima. The day could e be descried as a perfect fall day. The normal chaos that flowed thru the town seemed to be settled for the moment and peace was prosperous.
Tendo Nabiki sat at a booth in a local coffee shop quietly sipping coffee. Before her sat her calculator and her record book. She was attempting to see what her finances were at.
"Let's see take away the clothes cost, the CD player, and the repair cost to the house…." She quietly said to herself. "I am left with 10,000 yen."
This displeased her to say the least. She needed a quick source of cash to make up for her recent losses. Suddenly her quick source came walking in.
It was Ranma. It had been a while since she had seen him, since he was no longer living at the Tendo dojo. After returning fro the battle with saffron, he soon moved back with this mother on the outskirts of Nerima. Genma had also moved out, but not back to his wife's place. Instead, the couple was having a temporary separation to help to sort out their differenced. Nodaka had also ordered that he move out of the Tendo household and get a job. Genma had quickly found both employment and shelter at R. Tofu's clinic.
Still, this had not changed much in Ranma's life. His fiancés were still squabbling over him and his rivals still wanted his head on a stick. Unfortunately non-could ever match the power that he had.
The red chine shirted young man didn't notice Nabiki's presence and made his way to a booth on the opposite side of the café. Not more than five minutes later, another young man, wearing blue jeans and a brown leather jacket walked in and made his way towards Ranma. He sate down in the seat across from him.
'Hmmm,' Nabiki though to herself "I see that you've been making some new friends since you left.'
Nabiki watched fixated as the two talked. Then, she noticed something interesting. Ranma had pulled out a small black box and pushed it across the table in front of the other, mysterious man. He intern picked it up and opened it, revealing from what Nabiki could tell to be a ring.
Nabiki quickly reached into her bad to find the item she was looking for. It was a high-powered microphone. She put the headphones on, hit record, and propped up a menu to make it look less conspicuous. The conversation came in clear as day.
"So what do you think, Mamoru-kun," Ranma asked.
"I am glad to see you finally thinking clearly," Mamoru said. "May I ask what brought about this decision?"
"Well, ever since I moved in with my mom, I am finally starting to get my life back in control." Explained Ranma. "The only thing that I needed to figure out was with which girl I wanted to spend my life with. So, this ring is to show that I really love her."
"Which one did you decide on?" questioned Mamoru.
"It took me a lot of debating," proclaimed Ranma." But I finally decided on…"
"Another refill Madam?"
"NANI!" Nabiki's head shot up and saw a waitress standing over her. She quickly nodded and the microphone once again was able to pick up the conversation.
"So when are you going to give it to her?" Mamoru asked.
"I have this all worked out." Ranma began to explain his well throughout plan. "First I am going back home to borrow mom's katana. I knew long ago that no matter whom I ended up with it would tick someone off. Then I am going to find a perfect moment to give her the ring and from there she will hopefully take the ring and we'll begin to work out the rest together."
"Good plan my friend," Mamoru said with a smile. "Will you be needing any back-up?"
Ranma leaned back and took a second to think. He then said, "No I think that I can handle this one on my own. Besides don't' you have a date with Usagi tonight?"
"Tonight?" Mamoru asked. "Yes, now that you mention it, I do. I didn't know you would be going ahead with it today. Isn't that a little quick? I mean you just finished with that long meditation. Are you sure you want to go ahead so quickly with this plan?"
"Most definitely," Ranma explained. "I have been putting off this decision for too long."
Mamoru slid out of the booth, stood up and said, "The only thing left is for me to wish you luck. You take care you got that."
Ranma happily responded, "Thanks. Tell Usagi and the others I said hi."
"I will. Good luck Ranma." Mamoru called back as he left the café.
A few moments later Ranma got up and also left the café.
Nabiki pressed stop on the tape recorder. A single thought went through her mind. 'Ranma. Some days I could just kiss you.
Nabiki quickly called Kodachi, Ukyo and Akane to inform them to meet her at the Nekohaten. Once there they met with Shampoo and the five girls found a table to sit at.
"Okay, Nabiki," Ukyo said. "You got us all here now what do you want?"
"Nabiki smiles and said, "I have information that all of you will find interesting. It concerns our favorite boy with a pigtail. Cost to hear is 10,000 yen a person"
The girls were reluctant to say the least. Nabiki was always out for the quick buck. Still, her information was always solid. The girls dug into their purses and produced the necessary yen.
After taking the money, folding it, and putting it into her walled, Nabiki smiles and said, "Thank you ladies. A please doing business with you as always."
Nabiki then pulled out the tape recorder and pushed play. The girls listened with intent to the recorded conversation. After the tape was done and Nabiki had hit stop, three of the girls had huge smiles on their faces.
Shampoo thought, 'Airen finally come to shampoo.'
Ukyo thought, 'Ranchan will finally be mine.'
Kodachi thought, 'My darling Ranma will finally confess his undying love for me.
The three girls quickly bolted out of their seats and made their way out of the restaurant. The remaining girl, Akane slowly pushed her chair out and began to exit the restaurant. IT appeared as if she didn't' really have any place to go in a hurry.
Nabiki noticed this and asked, "Hey sis why aren't you getting ready for Ranma?"
"Why bother," Akane answered. Her voice was full of sadness. "I know he's not coming after me."
Akane's thoughts drew her back to the last real conversation she had with Ranma. IT happened 4 months ago right before summer break, right before he had moved to his mother's.
He had asked her out to dinner, just him and her. It was a perfect romantic night…at least to a point. That point was when Ranma asked a question that continued to haunt her.
"Akane, I don't' want us to beat around the bush anymore. If you tell me the truth with ever going back on you words. I'll do the same. Akane…Do you love me?"
The answer she gave was one she was living to regret. Right when she was about to speak, all hell broke loss.
Shampoo appeared out of nowhere and flung her arms around Ranma. Two seconds later Ukyo appeared spouting stuff about being Ranma's "cute fiancé." To add to the calamity Kocachi "the black rose" appeared spouting her regular load of nonsense.
The next instant came to be a moment that would plague Akane everyday on. As always it seems, she had lost her temper and booted Ranma toward the horizon, shouting to him as he disappeared, "I hate you."
That was the last Akane saw of him for 2 months. He moved out, leaving a not saying he was going on a trip to catch up on lost time with this mom, and that he would be moving in with her after the trip. The note also gave the instructions to boot Genma out of the dojo.
She didn't see him till school resumed in the fall there wasn't much between them except dry hellos and good-bye with meaningless short chatter that went nowhere in-between. The most intriguing conversation had been, "Nice weather, ne Ranma?" "Yup. Ja ne."
'He would have stayed if I had just told the truth' Akane thought to herself. '. But I didn't' and now's he's banished his feelings towards me. She reached the doorway of the Nekohaten, turned back and said, "I know Ranma won't be giving me the ring Nabiki. He thinks I hate him."
Ranma sat in his living room, polishing his mother's Katana. After bringing it to a shine he put it back in its holster and strapped it on his back. He then quickly walked into his mother's room.
"I'm ready," he announced.
"Good. I'm not." His mother said in replied. She was looking thru outfits in her closet. "I still don't' have anything to wear to meet with your father."
"I can't believe you actually are giving him a second chance." Ranma commented snidely. Over the years he had become very sick of his father's underhanded dealings, which constantly got both of them nearly killed, "Well I am going."
"Good luck honey." His mother called as he walked off.
"You too." Answered Ranma. After giving it a few thoughts he decided to stop by Dr. Tofu's and help his father spruce up for the date his mother. 'He makes her happy at least. Besides evening is more romantic anyway.'
To be continued…
This is become longer than I anticipated, so I am breaking it into parts. This is part 1. I should have part 2 done before I go to Rosemont on April 19-21st. I recommend all that can go to do it. It's going to be a great. It's my first anime convention.
Now for the disclaimer's. Yes that was Mamoru from Sailor Moon. Which I don't own. HE 's only in part 1 coming and chilling with Ranma over some coffee. So that's why I am not calling this story another crossover, its' a minor one. Also Ranma ½ and all its characters aren't mine either. I am just borrowing. Besides remember, broke college student here. You wont' et much if you sue.
Well, peace out more coming soon.
I will be attending AnimeCentral 2002 as part of my college's (University of Michigan – Flint) anime club. I recommend all to check it out. The web address is www.acen.org
One final note: If I get 15 reviews for this piece, I will write more. I have been tossing some ideas around.
Part 1: Ranma's decisive plan
It was a late Saturday afternoon in Nerima. The day could e be descried as a perfect fall day. The normal chaos that flowed thru the town seemed to be settled for the moment and peace was prosperous.
Tendo Nabiki sat at a booth in a local coffee shop quietly sipping coffee. Before her sat her calculator and her record book. She was attempting to see what her finances were at.
"Let's see take away the clothes cost, the CD player, and the repair cost to the house…." She quietly said to herself. "I am left with 10,000 yen."
This displeased her to say the least. She needed a quick source of cash to make up for her recent losses. Suddenly her quick source came walking in.
It was Ranma. It had been a while since she had seen him, since he was no longer living at the Tendo dojo. After returning fro the battle with saffron, he soon moved back with this mother on the outskirts of Nerima. Genma had also moved out, but not back to his wife's place. Instead, the couple was having a temporary separation to help to sort out their differenced. Nodaka had also ordered that he move out of the Tendo household and get a job. Genma had quickly found both employment and shelter at R. Tofu's clinic.
Still, this had not changed much in Ranma's life. His fiancés were still squabbling over him and his rivals still wanted his head on a stick. Unfortunately non-could ever match the power that he had.
The red chine shirted young man didn't notice Nabiki's presence and made his way to a booth on the opposite side of the café. Not more than five minutes later, another young man, wearing blue jeans and a brown leather jacket walked in and made his way towards Ranma. He sate down in the seat across from him.
'Hmmm,' Nabiki though to herself "I see that you've been making some new friends since you left.'
Nabiki watched fixated as the two talked. Then, she noticed something interesting. Ranma had pulled out a small black box and pushed it across the table in front of the other, mysterious man. He intern picked it up and opened it, revealing from what Nabiki could tell to be a ring.
Nabiki quickly reached into her bad to find the item she was looking for. It was a high-powered microphone. She put the headphones on, hit record, and propped up a menu to make it look less conspicuous. The conversation came in clear as day.
"So what do you think, Mamoru-kun," Ranma asked.
"I am glad to see you finally thinking clearly," Mamoru said. "May I ask what brought about this decision?"
"Well, ever since I moved in with my mom, I am finally starting to get my life back in control." Explained Ranma. "The only thing that I needed to figure out was with which girl I wanted to spend my life with. So, this ring is to show that I really love her."
"Which one did you decide on?" questioned Mamoru.
"It took me a lot of debating," proclaimed Ranma." But I finally decided on…"
"Another refill Madam?"
"NANI!" Nabiki's head shot up and saw a waitress standing over her. She quickly nodded and the microphone once again was able to pick up the conversation.
"So when are you going to give it to her?" Mamoru asked.
"I have this all worked out." Ranma began to explain his well throughout plan. "First I am going back home to borrow mom's katana. I knew long ago that no matter whom I ended up with it would tick someone off. Then I am going to find a perfect moment to give her the ring and from there she will hopefully take the ring and we'll begin to work out the rest together."
"Good plan my friend," Mamoru said with a smile. "Will you be needing any back-up?"
Ranma leaned back and took a second to think. He then said, "No I think that I can handle this one on my own. Besides don't' you have a date with Usagi tonight?"
"Tonight?" Mamoru asked. "Yes, now that you mention it, I do. I didn't know you would be going ahead with it today. Isn't that a little quick? I mean you just finished with that long meditation. Are you sure you want to go ahead so quickly with this plan?"
"Most definitely," Ranma explained. "I have been putting off this decision for too long."
Mamoru slid out of the booth, stood up and said, "The only thing left is for me to wish you luck. You take care you got that."
Ranma happily responded, "Thanks. Tell Usagi and the others I said hi."
"I will. Good luck Ranma." Mamoru called back as he left the café.
A few moments later Ranma got up and also left the café.
Nabiki pressed stop on the tape recorder. A single thought went through her mind. 'Ranma. Some days I could just kiss you.
Nabiki quickly called Kodachi, Ukyo and Akane to inform them to meet her at the Nekohaten. Once there they met with Shampoo and the five girls found a table to sit at.
"Okay, Nabiki," Ukyo said. "You got us all here now what do you want?"
"Nabiki smiles and said, "I have information that all of you will find interesting. It concerns our favorite boy with a pigtail. Cost to hear is 10,000 yen a person"
The girls were reluctant to say the least. Nabiki was always out for the quick buck. Still, her information was always solid. The girls dug into their purses and produced the necessary yen.
After taking the money, folding it, and putting it into her walled, Nabiki smiles and said, "Thank you ladies. A please doing business with you as always."
Nabiki then pulled out the tape recorder and pushed play. The girls listened with intent to the recorded conversation. After the tape was done and Nabiki had hit stop, three of the girls had huge smiles on their faces.
Shampoo thought, 'Airen finally come to shampoo.'
Ukyo thought, 'Ranchan will finally be mine.'
Kodachi thought, 'My darling Ranma will finally confess his undying love for me.
The three girls quickly bolted out of their seats and made their way out of the restaurant. The remaining girl, Akane slowly pushed her chair out and began to exit the restaurant. IT appeared as if she didn't' really have any place to go in a hurry.
Nabiki noticed this and asked, "Hey sis why aren't you getting ready for Ranma?"
"Why bother," Akane answered. Her voice was full of sadness. "I know he's not coming after me."
Akane's thoughts drew her back to the last real conversation she had with Ranma. IT happened 4 months ago right before summer break, right before he had moved to his mother's.
He had asked her out to dinner, just him and her. It was a perfect romantic night…at least to a point. That point was when Ranma asked a question that continued to haunt her.
"Akane, I don't' want us to beat around the bush anymore. If you tell me the truth with ever going back on you words. I'll do the same. Akane…Do you love me?"
The answer she gave was one she was living to regret. Right when she was about to speak, all hell broke loss.
Shampoo appeared out of nowhere and flung her arms around Ranma. Two seconds later Ukyo appeared spouting stuff about being Ranma's "cute fiancé." To add to the calamity Kocachi "the black rose" appeared spouting her regular load of nonsense.
The next instant came to be a moment that would plague Akane everyday on. As always it seems, she had lost her temper and booted Ranma toward the horizon, shouting to him as he disappeared, "I hate you."
That was the last Akane saw of him for 2 months. He moved out, leaving a not saying he was going on a trip to catch up on lost time with this mom, and that he would be moving in with her after the trip. The note also gave the instructions to boot Genma out of the dojo.
She didn't see him till school resumed in the fall there wasn't much between them except dry hellos and good-bye with meaningless short chatter that went nowhere in-between. The most intriguing conversation had been, "Nice weather, ne Ranma?" "Yup. Ja ne."
'He would have stayed if I had just told the truth' Akane thought to herself. '. But I didn't' and now's he's banished his feelings towards me. She reached the doorway of the Nekohaten, turned back and said, "I know Ranma won't be giving me the ring Nabiki. He thinks I hate him."
Ranma sat in his living room, polishing his mother's Katana. After bringing it to a shine he put it back in its holster and strapped it on his back. He then quickly walked into his mother's room.
"I'm ready," he announced.
"Good. I'm not." His mother said in replied. She was looking thru outfits in her closet. "I still don't' have anything to wear to meet with your father."
"I can't believe you actually are giving him a second chance." Ranma commented snidely. Over the years he had become very sick of his father's underhanded dealings, which constantly got both of them nearly killed, "Well I am going."
"Good luck honey." His mother called as he walked off.
"You too." Answered Ranma. After giving it a few thoughts he decided to stop by Dr. Tofu's and help his father spruce up for the date his mother. 'He makes her happy at least. Besides evening is more romantic anyway.'
To be continued…
This is become longer than I anticipated, so I am breaking it into parts. This is part 1. I should have part 2 done before I go to Rosemont on April 19-21st. I recommend all that can go to do it. It's going to be a great. It's my first anime convention.
Now for the disclaimer's. Yes that was Mamoru from Sailor Moon. Which I don't own. HE 's only in part 1 coming and chilling with Ranma over some coffee. So that's why I am not calling this story another crossover, its' a minor one. Also Ranma ½ and all its characters aren't mine either. I am just borrowing. Besides remember, broke college student here. You wont' et much if you sue.
Well, peace out more coming soon.