Retro's thoughts: Many people have been asking me why the ring doesn't turn Ranma invisible, like it had all the other owners right? Well you'll notice in the movie when the Armies of Gondor and the Elves faced the Dark Lord he was visible to them. Makes you wonder.
Chapter 3
The Nekohanten was bustling with activity that Saturday morning. It was in the center of town so it could be reached easily from all ends of Nerima. Today was especially active. Shampoo and Moose waited tables while Cologne cooked in the kitchen.
"Order 6 is up Moose." Cologne went back to work. She continued stirring noodles when she heard a yell from the dining area. She hopped to the counter and looked out into the room and saw Moose taking someone's plate of Ramen and bringing it to the counter.
"Hey I'm not done with that yet." The man shouted after Moose but he just walked away. The man grabbed his coat and walked out the store mumbling something about stupid waiters.
"Here you are sir." Moose handed the half full bowl of Ramen to Cologne. She took and smashed it on his head. Moose stumbled to the floor and stood up again and adjusted his glasses. He focused in on Cologne and gasped jumping back.
She grabbed his ear and brought his face down to the counter with his eyes facing the full bowl of Ramen. "THIS goes THERE." She said moving his face around with emphasis.
Moose got up and rubbed his ear. "Okay, okay." Moose took the bowl of Ramen to a woman sitting in the corner with a bored look while tapping her foot. He gave her the Ramen and walked past Cologne who was wearing an evil scowl. "Nasty old crow." Moose mumbled as he walked away.
"I heard that!" Cologne yelled back at him. She went back into the kitchen to finish all the orders.
Moose walked up to Shampoo or more what he thought was Shampoo. "Man the dried up monkey is in a bad mood today." He said to a wooden post against the wall.
Shampoo sighed and walked up to him and slapped him upside the head. "Stupid duck boy, that not Shampoo." She turned him around so he was facing her. "This Shampoo." She said as she pointed at her face.
"Oh, heh heh, sorry." Moose said while adjusting his glasses. Shampoo rolled her eyes and looked around the room begging for an excuse to get away from Moose. She saw everyone at the tables content so she crossed her arms and looked back at Moose and started to listen to the gibberish he babbled on about mostly all of it was about how much he adored her. Oh please, she thought.
Cologne was adding spice to some boiling noodles when she stumbled back and knocked some plates down on the ground. She started breathing heavily but regained herself and started breathing levelly again. Shampoo rushed in followed closely by Moose.
"Is great grandma okay?" Shampoo asked her, kneeling down and putting her hand on her shoulder.
"Yes grandchild I am quite fine." Cologne got up and dusted herself off. What was that just back there, she thought. She felt like someone had just punched her in the stomach. Something strange has just happened. I must go and find out.
"Grandchild you must watch the store for me. I must go and find something out. Take care of the restaurant for me. I feel that I shan't be long," she pulled Shampoo closer and whispered, "and keep an eye on him." She nodded her head up to Moose.
"Shampoo watch store and make great grandma happy." Shampoo yelled as Cologne hurried out the door.
Only one other she knew of could be feeling what's going on, she thought as she hopped down the street.
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Happosai hopped into the Tendo home and into the chanoma. He pulled his sack off his back and emptied it onto the top of the table. "What a haul. What a haul." He laughed excitedly as he picked up his pink beauty. Tendo walked into the living room but once he saw Happosai he tried to scoot away.
"Where do you think your going Soun?" Happosai said as he sat down and started smoking his pipe; which now had a new brass mouthpiece.
Soun turned around and started to blubber in front of his master while kneeling on the floor. "I'm so sorry master."
"Sorry for what?" Happosai said toying with Soun. He narrowed his eyes and took another puff of smoke from his pipe.
"You mean you didn't go to the trap at the dome?" Soun said still crying all over the place.
"Yes I did, but I wanted you to admit that you were plotting against me." Happosai said grinning at Tendo. He took another puff of smoke and blew it in his face.
"Genma helped too master." Tendo pointed over to Saotome who was playing with a beach ball and grumbling in panda. "Thanks a lot Saotome."
Happosai was about to continue when he heard the front door slide open and slide shut. A smile cracked his face as he hopped off the table and ran into the hallway. Ranma was walking down the hall whistling with a box in his pocket. A professional did obviously not wrap the box but it was sufficient. Ranma saw Happosai bound up to him happy as ever. Ranma stopped whistling but his lips remained puckered up as he cocked an eyebrow.
Happosai's eyes teared up and he put on his best puppy dogface. "Ra..Ranma," he stuttered for added effect, "can you put this on as a dying man's last wish." He revealed a pink bra, "C" cup.
Ranma's eyes narrowed and he balled and un-balled his fists. "For the last time," Ranma wound up and socked Happosai all the way down the hall, which was a good 20 feet, "I'M A GUY!"
Happosai crawled out of the hole in the wall he just created. "Ranma, when are you going to learn respect for your elders?" His battle aura flared up but went down just as quickly once he saw the ring on Ranma's finger. "Ranma ca..can I see your ring for a second?"
"NEVER!" Ranma screamed, but he realized how loud he had been and cleared his throat. "I mean no." Ranma said it softly but firmly.
Happosai had a worried look on his face as Ranma walked upstairs and into his room. He shook his head trust me boy it's for your own help he said in his mind to himself. He trudged back into the living room to see Tendo and Genma, now in human form, grovel at his feet.
Ranma lie down on his bed and let out a sigh. Why was I so angry back there he asked himself? He felt unusually exhausted today so he took a nap. He tossed and turned in bed as he had the weirdest dream ever.
(Ranma stood in a field as far as the eye can see. The field was littered with both simple and exotic flowers that moved in the light cool breeze that embodied the air. Ranma saw Akane sitting in a bed of yellow flowers. She smelled them from time to time. The smile on her face was all that Ranma could see. Ever since Jusendo he realized that she was always cute and beautiful but he still was too arrogant to admit it. He walked up to her and she stood up and giggled at him. He laughed back sheepishly. She ran away from him into a forest that certainly wasn't there before. The forest had an eerie feel to it, but it beckoned him so he went in without hesitation. Ranma looked around and saw Akane pop out from behind a tree and giggle at him. He ran up to the tree and looked behind it but Akane wasn't there. He saw her behind another tree and she just giggled again. He continued this until finally Akane pounced on his back laughing. He laughed with her as they fell down and tumbled down a bed of flowers the forest forgotten in their happiness. They stopped rolling and laughing and just stared into the other's eyes. They inched closer and leaned forward into each other. Ranma could feel her breath on his lips. He closed his eyes and...nothing came. His eyes shot open and he looked at a giant of a man stand before him; no, this was no man. The man was clad in complete black armor from his head to his toe. He wore a black cape that was roughly ripped at the bottom. He had spiked shoulder pads and had a spiked helmet atop his head. The helmets chin tapered to several points at the bottom. The man wielded a black scepter at his waist. He seemed to be looking at something far in the distance, but his gaze turned to look at Ranma. His fingers, which were pointed at the ends, reached for Ranma. Ranma brought up a fighting stance and threw some punches at his new enemy. The hits did nothing because they never connected; they never even left his body. Ranma stood motionless as the fingers crept closer. Ranma bit the finger that was creeping ever closer to him; he was not going to give up so easily without a fight. The man pulled his arm back and yelled. He then whispered two words that stuck to Ranma. "The Ring," he whispered as he brought his scepter around and swung it at Ranma. It connected and Ranma screamed...)
Ranma shot upwards out of bed gasping breathing heavily. He looked around and then looked at the ring on his finger. He took it off and threw it across the room. It hit the wall and rolled back to him without wavering. It bumped his foot and he jumped out of bed. He was sweating heavily. He backed away from the ring but every step he took it rolled farther towards him. He let out a yell and jumped out the window onto the roof. He stumbled twice on the roof continually looking behind him. He let out a sigh of relief. What in the hell is going on with that ring, with me, he thought.
Ranma lay down on the roof and watched the setting sun shed its gorgeous purple and red hues on the canal. He sighed but when he heard footsteps behind him he jumped up and got in fighting stance. Akane had a mean glare on her face and her fists were clenched at her sides. He didn't even bother to come apologize to me, she thought, the nerve of that jerk. But once she saw Ranma's face of terror her face softened. His lip quivered as he brought his fists down and backed away.
"Ranma what's wrong?" Akane asked moving forward to him with her hand outstretched to him.
Ranma didn't move, but after he saw Akane's care in her eyes he let his arms fall. He rubbed the bridge of his nose, "I don't know just a bad dream I guess." He put his hands in his pockets trying not to let his "tuff" demeanor slip. He felt the small box that he had apparently left in his pocket when he went to bed. "Oh, I uh also got you something." He gave the box to Akane and scratched the back of his head and turned around. "I mean it's nothing...
"It's beautiful Ranma." She looked up to him with a tear in her eye. She held the ruby necklace in her hand, and the box in the other.
"Aaahh I knew you wouldn't..." Ranma paused and looked back at her. "Ya like it, really?"
"Of course." She threw her arms around him and gave him a big hug. Ranma still in a daze returned the hug gratefully. He was glad he had such a fri...fiance. She could be mean most of time, but, sometimes on that rare occasion, Ranma felt nothing but joy when she was around him. He would simply die if he ever lost her.
Ranma felt the eerie silence and sat down and motioned for her to follow. She sat down next to him and looked at the setting sun with him.
He had been gazing at the sun when he looked over at Akane. God she's amazing, he thought. He looked down at the necklace in her hands.
He cleared his throat. She looked at him inquisitively. "May I?" Ranma asked pointing down at her new necklace.
She smiled, "Of course you can Ranma." She gave him the necklace. He moved a strand of hair and placed the necklace around her neck but did not move back. He gazed into her eyes, the setting sun long forgotten. She looked back, a soft expression on her face. He moved his face closer to hers. This time he really could feel her breath on his lips. She saw his actions and responded by moving closer to him. They both closed their eyes and connected a deep passionate kiss. The kiss embodied every feeling that had been welled up for so long, every time he had saved her from doom, every time she kept the romance between them, and every time they shared a moment, good or bad, between them. The seconds passed like hours as the tingle passed through both of them. After what seemed like an eternity they broke the kiss both, more or less, at the same time. They said nothing more for the rest of the night as they just lay down and watched the sunset. Together.
Sorry forgot to add this word last chapter so here you go
Kaisho - A club used by police
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Retro's thoughts: Awwww, finally their relationship takes another step, but what of the ring. It was left in the room! Who will pick it up next?
Chapter 3
The Nekohanten was bustling with activity that Saturday morning. It was in the center of town so it could be reached easily from all ends of Nerima. Today was especially active. Shampoo and Moose waited tables while Cologne cooked in the kitchen.
"Order 6 is up Moose." Cologne went back to work. She continued stirring noodles when she heard a yell from the dining area. She hopped to the counter and looked out into the room and saw Moose taking someone's plate of Ramen and bringing it to the counter.
"Hey I'm not done with that yet." The man shouted after Moose but he just walked away. The man grabbed his coat and walked out the store mumbling something about stupid waiters.
"Here you are sir." Moose handed the half full bowl of Ramen to Cologne. She took and smashed it on his head. Moose stumbled to the floor and stood up again and adjusted his glasses. He focused in on Cologne and gasped jumping back.
She grabbed his ear and brought his face down to the counter with his eyes facing the full bowl of Ramen. "THIS goes THERE." She said moving his face around with emphasis.
Moose got up and rubbed his ear. "Okay, okay." Moose took the bowl of Ramen to a woman sitting in the corner with a bored look while tapping her foot. He gave her the Ramen and walked past Cologne who was wearing an evil scowl. "Nasty old crow." Moose mumbled as he walked away.
"I heard that!" Cologne yelled back at him. She went back into the kitchen to finish all the orders.
Moose walked up to Shampoo or more what he thought was Shampoo. "Man the dried up monkey is in a bad mood today." He said to a wooden post against the wall.
Shampoo sighed and walked up to him and slapped him upside the head. "Stupid duck boy, that not Shampoo." She turned him around so he was facing her. "This Shampoo." She said as she pointed at her face.
"Oh, heh heh, sorry." Moose said while adjusting his glasses. Shampoo rolled her eyes and looked around the room begging for an excuse to get away from Moose. She saw everyone at the tables content so she crossed her arms and looked back at Moose and started to listen to the gibberish he babbled on about mostly all of it was about how much he adored her. Oh please, she thought.
Cologne was adding spice to some boiling noodles when she stumbled back and knocked some plates down on the ground. She started breathing heavily but regained herself and started breathing levelly again. Shampoo rushed in followed closely by Moose.
"Is great grandma okay?" Shampoo asked her, kneeling down and putting her hand on her shoulder.
"Yes grandchild I am quite fine." Cologne got up and dusted herself off. What was that just back there, she thought. She felt like someone had just punched her in the stomach. Something strange has just happened. I must go and find out.
"Grandchild you must watch the store for me. I must go and find something out. Take care of the restaurant for me. I feel that I shan't be long," she pulled Shampoo closer and whispered, "and keep an eye on him." She nodded her head up to Moose.
"Shampoo watch store and make great grandma happy." Shampoo yelled as Cologne hurried out the door.
Only one other she knew of could be feeling what's going on, she thought as she hopped down the street.
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Happosai hopped into the Tendo home and into the chanoma. He pulled his sack off his back and emptied it onto the top of the table. "What a haul. What a haul." He laughed excitedly as he picked up his pink beauty. Tendo walked into the living room but once he saw Happosai he tried to scoot away.
"Where do you think your going Soun?" Happosai said as he sat down and started smoking his pipe; which now had a new brass mouthpiece.
Soun turned around and started to blubber in front of his master while kneeling on the floor. "I'm so sorry master."
"Sorry for what?" Happosai said toying with Soun. He narrowed his eyes and took another puff of smoke from his pipe.
"You mean you didn't go to the trap at the dome?" Soun said still crying all over the place.
"Yes I did, but I wanted you to admit that you were plotting against me." Happosai said grinning at Tendo. He took another puff of smoke and blew it in his face.
"Genma helped too master." Tendo pointed over to Saotome who was playing with a beach ball and grumbling in panda. "Thanks a lot Saotome."
Happosai was about to continue when he heard the front door slide open and slide shut. A smile cracked his face as he hopped off the table and ran into the hallway. Ranma was walking down the hall whistling with a box in his pocket. A professional did obviously not wrap the box but it was sufficient. Ranma saw Happosai bound up to him happy as ever. Ranma stopped whistling but his lips remained puckered up as he cocked an eyebrow.
Happosai's eyes teared up and he put on his best puppy dogface. "Ra..Ranma," he stuttered for added effect, "can you put this on as a dying man's last wish." He revealed a pink bra, "C" cup.
Ranma's eyes narrowed and he balled and un-balled his fists. "For the last time," Ranma wound up and socked Happosai all the way down the hall, which was a good 20 feet, "I'M A GUY!"
Happosai crawled out of the hole in the wall he just created. "Ranma, when are you going to learn respect for your elders?" His battle aura flared up but went down just as quickly once he saw the ring on Ranma's finger. "Ranma ca..can I see your ring for a second?"
"NEVER!" Ranma screamed, but he realized how loud he had been and cleared his throat. "I mean no." Ranma said it softly but firmly.
Happosai had a worried look on his face as Ranma walked upstairs and into his room. He shook his head trust me boy it's for your own help he said in his mind to himself. He trudged back into the living room to see Tendo and Genma, now in human form, grovel at his feet.
Ranma lie down on his bed and let out a sigh. Why was I so angry back there he asked himself? He felt unusually exhausted today so he took a nap. He tossed and turned in bed as he had the weirdest dream ever.
(Ranma stood in a field as far as the eye can see. The field was littered with both simple and exotic flowers that moved in the light cool breeze that embodied the air. Ranma saw Akane sitting in a bed of yellow flowers. She smelled them from time to time. The smile on her face was all that Ranma could see. Ever since Jusendo he realized that she was always cute and beautiful but he still was too arrogant to admit it. He walked up to her and she stood up and giggled at him. He laughed back sheepishly. She ran away from him into a forest that certainly wasn't there before. The forest had an eerie feel to it, but it beckoned him so he went in without hesitation. Ranma looked around and saw Akane pop out from behind a tree and giggle at him. He ran up to the tree and looked behind it but Akane wasn't there. He saw her behind another tree and she just giggled again. He continued this until finally Akane pounced on his back laughing. He laughed with her as they fell down and tumbled down a bed of flowers the forest forgotten in their happiness. They stopped rolling and laughing and just stared into the other's eyes. They inched closer and leaned forward into each other. Ranma could feel her breath on his lips. He closed his eyes and...nothing came. His eyes shot open and he looked at a giant of a man stand before him; no, this was no man. The man was clad in complete black armor from his head to his toe. He wore a black cape that was roughly ripped at the bottom. He had spiked shoulder pads and had a spiked helmet atop his head. The helmets chin tapered to several points at the bottom. The man wielded a black scepter at his waist. He seemed to be looking at something far in the distance, but his gaze turned to look at Ranma. His fingers, which were pointed at the ends, reached for Ranma. Ranma brought up a fighting stance and threw some punches at his new enemy. The hits did nothing because they never connected; they never even left his body. Ranma stood motionless as the fingers crept closer. Ranma bit the finger that was creeping ever closer to him; he was not going to give up so easily without a fight. The man pulled his arm back and yelled. He then whispered two words that stuck to Ranma. "The Ring," he whispered as he brought his scepter around and swung it at Ranma. It connected and Ranma screamed...)
Ranma shot upwards out of bed gasping breathing heavily. He looked around and then looked at the ring on his finger. He took it off and threw it across the room. It hit the wall and rolled back to him without wavering. It bumped his foot and he jumped out of bed. He was sweating heavily. He backed away from the ring but every step he took it rolled farther towards him. He let out a yell and jumped out the window onto the roof. He stumbled twice on the roof continually looking behind him. He let out a sigh of relief. What in the hell is going on with that ring, with me, he thought.
Ranma lay down on the roof and watched the setting sun shed its gorgeous purple and red hues on the canal. He sighed but when he heard footsteps behind him he jumped up and got in fighting stance. Akane had a mean glare on her face and her fists were clenched at her sides. He didn't even bother to come apologize to me, she thought, the nerve of that jerk. But once she saw Ranma's face of terror her face softened. His lip quivered as he brought his fists down and backed away.
"Ranma what's wrong?" Akane asked moving forward to him with her hand outstretched to him.
Ranma didn't move, but after he saw Akane's care in her eyes he let his arms fall. He rubbed the bridge of his nose, "I don't know just a bad dream I guess." He put his hands in his pockets trying not to let his "tuff" demeanor slip. He felt the small box that he had apparently left in his pocket when he went to bed. "Oh, I uh also got you something." He gave the box to Akane and scratched the back of his head and turned around. "I mean it's nothing...
"It's beautiful Ranma." She looked up to him with a tear in her eye. She held the ruby necklace in her hand, and the box in the other.
"Aaahh I knew you wouldn't..." Ranma paused and looked back at her. "Ya like it, really?"
"Of course." She threw her arms around him and gave him a big hug. Ranma still in a daze returned the hug gratefully. He was glad he had such a fri...fiance. She could be mean most of time, but, sometimes on that rare occasion, Ranma felt nothing but joy when she was around him. He would simply die if he ever lost her.
Ranma felt the eerie silence and sat down and motioned for her to follow. She sat down next to him and looked at the setting sun with him.
He had been gazing at the sun when he looked over at Akane. God she's amazing, he thought. He looked down at the necklace in her hands.
He cleared his throat. She looked at him inquisitively. "May I?" Ranma asked pointing down at her new necklace.
She smiled, "Of course you can Ranma." She gave him the necklace. He moved a strand of hair and placed the necklace around her neck but did not move back. He gazed into her eyes, the setting sun long forgotten. She looked back, a soft expression on her face. He moved his face closer to hers. This time he really could feel her breath on his lips. She saw his actions and responded by moving closer to him. They both closed their eyes and connected a deep passionate kiss. The kiss embodied every feeling that had been welled up for so long, every time he had saved her from doom, every time she kept the romance between them, and every time they shared a moment, good or bad, between them. The seconds passed like hours as the tingle passed through both of them. After what seemed like an eternity they broke the kiss both, more or less, at the same time. They said nothing more for the rest of the night as they just lay down and watched the sunset. Together.
Sorry forgot to add this word last chapter so here you go
Kaisho - A club used by police
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Retro's thoughts: Awwww, finally their relationship takes another step, but what of the ring. It was left in the room! Who will pick it up next?