1 Chapter 2: More Chaos
The next day dawned bright and cheerful. Strange, Akane thought to herself, yawning while getting dressed. I thought something bad happened yesterday. Must have been a funny dream. She stopped in the doorway and froze.
Conditioner was waiting for her outside the room.
"What do you want?" Akane asked, trying to keep her voice casual. I don't want her to kill me first thing in the morning!
Conditioner fingered the hilt of her sword before replying. "Just to let you know, I won't be leaving anytime soon. I cam to make sure Shampoo wasn't being bothered. And I aim to exterminate the bother before it becomes too big."
"Is that a challenge?" said Akane warily, wondering how long she would survive in an all-out fight with Shampoo's sister.
"Not really," Conditioner answered. "Just a warning." She gave Akane one cold-eyed look before walking down the hall.
Akane went down to eat breakfast. Today was a no-school day. Shampoo, Mousse, and Cologne had already left. Ranma sat sleepily at the table, munching on rice. He had bruises all over his body.
"That Conditioner sure packs a punch," he told Akane as she sat down next to him. "I ache all over! It's even worse than when you hit me."
"Thanks," Akane said, helping herself to the food.
"We back," announced Shampoo, walking straight through the wall. Immediately she ran to Ranma and hugged him. Akane turned red, but noticed Conditioner standing off to one side, her hand on her sword hilt and the other flicking her ribbon. Shampoo's using Conditioner as a back up in case she gets into a scrape! Akane realized. She's making sure I'm too afraid of her sister to attack her! The little…
The house was deceptively quiet. Akane trained by herself in the practice room, fuming about the new Amazon. Next thing we need is for another person to show up, she thought in exasperation. In the dining room she could hear yells and sounds of destruction. I need a little peace and quiet—which there is none of when Ranma's involved! Honestly! She walked into the garden, hoping to relax in the shade of a tree.
Someone was already there.
She was a girl a little taller than Akane, wearing a Chinese outfit with white bird silhouettes on the blue front. The sleeves were long and drapey, lavender edged with blue. The pants were calf-length and also lavender with blue trim. Her long black hair was tied in a loose ponytail about halfway down her back. Akane stared.
The girl was nonchalantly twirling a gigantic, double-edged scythe.
"Um," said Akane, not sure how to address this teenage girl with an enormous weapon, "may I ask what you're doing here?"
The girl twirled her weapon for a few more minutes before finally realizing there was someone in front of her. "I'm sorry!" she said instantly. "I'm just waiting for my friend."
Akane felt a feeling of dread in her stomach as she put on a smile and asked politely, "Who's your friend?"
The scythe flew up in the air and landed with one blade down next to the girl's foot. The sounds of destruction became louder as the makers got closer.
"Conditioner."
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Chapter Two done! How do you like it so far? Please review!!!
The next day dawned bright and cheerful. Strange, Akane thought to herself, yawning while getting dressed. I thought something bad happened yesterday. Must have been a funny dream. She stopped in the doorway and froze.
Conditioner was waiting for her outside the room.
"What do you want?" Akane asked, trying to keep her voice casual. I don't want her to kill me first thing in the morning!
Conditioner fingered the hilt of her sword before replying. "Just to let you know, I won't be leaving anytime soon. I cam to make sure Shampoo wasn't being bothered. And I aim to exterminate the bother before it becomes too big."
"Is that a challenge?" said Akane warily, wondering how long she would survive in an all-out fight with Shampoo's sister.
"Not really," Conditioner answered. "Just a warning." She gave Akane one cold-eyed look before walking down the hall.
Akane went down to eat breakfast. Today was a no-school day. Shampoo, Mousse, and Cologne had already left. Ranma sat sleepily at the table, munching on rice. He had bruises all over his body.
"That Conditioner sure packs a punch," he told Akane as she sat down next to him. "I ache all over! It's even worse than when you hit me."
"Thanks," Akane said, helping herself to the food.
"We back," announced Shampoo, walking straight through the wall. Immediately she ran to Ranma and hugged him. Akane turned red, but noticed Conditioner standing off to one side, her hand on her sword hilt and the other flicking her ribbon. Shampoo's using Conditioner as a back up in case she gets into a scrape! Akane realized. She's making sure I'm too afraid of her sister to attack her! The little…
The house was deceptively quiet. Akane trained by herself in the practice room, fuming about the new Amazon. Next thing we need is for another person to show up, she thought in exasperation. In the dining room she could hear yells and sounds of destruction. I need a little peace and quiet—which there is none of when Ranma's involved! Honestly! She walked into the garden, hoping to relax in the shade of a tree.
Someone was already there.
She was a girl a little taller than Akane, wearing a Chinese outfit with white bird silhouettes on the blue front. The sleeves were long and drapey, lavender edged with blue. The pants were calf-length and also lavender with blue trim. Her long black hair was tied in a loose ponytail about halfway down her back. Akane stared.
The girl was nonchalantly twirling a gigantic, double-edged scythe.
"Um," said Akane, not sure how to address this teenage girl with an enormous weapon, "may I ask what you're doing here?"
The girl twirled her weapon for a few more minutes before finally realizing there was someone in front of her. "I'm sorry!" she said instantly. "I'm just waiting for my friend."
Akane felt a feeling of dread in her stomach as she put on a smile and asked politely, "Who's your friend?"
The scythe flew up in the air and landed with one blade down next to the girl's foot. The sounds of destruction became louder as the makers got closer.
"Conditioner."
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Chapter Two done! How do you like it so far? Please review!!!