I once had three, and now have none
"The Tendo Dojo." Ranma whispered. He gulped. His father would demand to know what had happened, if he'd found the spring. Soun Tendo would force him to explain himself, why he'd left his daughter alone. Kasumi was okay, she wouldn't bother him much, but Nabiki would beg for stuff. And Akane.
She was probably married by now. If it was Ryoga, he wouldn't mind- on second thought, he would. Now, if it were Kuno.! Or even worse, Gosunkugi.!
Ranma shivers as he imagines little Gosunkugi look-alike children.
"No! I won't let it happen!" he yelled. Ranma sits down, thinking.
"But maybe. It already has. I mean, she's 19 now. She can make her own choices."
Ranma stood back up.
"I can't see it, no matter the outcome. I'd check on Shampoo, but by now she switched over to Mousse. And Ukyo might have even found a guy! I guess that means I'm out of fiancés." He blinked.
"No more fiancés!" Ranma cheered, running down the street and breaking into song and dance.
"Let's see. Kodachi wouldn't have a man yet, but even if she is pretty, she's an absolute last resort. All those girls from school. Haha! There are thousands of choices available for me!!!"
Ranma was playing so hard that in his jubilation he didn't even notice the old woman had splashed water on him. He still jumped around in glee, however, but where people had once been noticing a young man leaping around with a heavy backpack they now saw a young woman leap about.
"Man, I'm hungry." Ranma muttered as he landed. "I know, I'll go to Ucchan's!"
He smiled, wondering if she'd even recognize him. After all, he'd changed the hair tie. He still had to keep it on, or he'd never get it to stop growing, but he'd merely tied it in the same spot so it was now a ponytail, a bit longer than it had been too.
"I wonder if Ucchan's still here?" Regardless, he skipped down the street as he thought about the thing he had loved most as a kid- Ucchan's okonomiyaki. Seeing his old friend would be good too, but nowhere near the memory of the pastry.
"The Tendo Dojo." Ranma whispered. He gulped. His father would demand to know what had happened, if he'd found the spring. Soun Tendo would force him to explain himself, why he'd left his daughter alone. Kasumi was okay, she wouldn't bother him much, but Nabiki would beg for stuff. And Akane.
She was probably married by now. If it was Ryoga, he wouldn't mind- on second thought, he would. Now, if it were Kuno.! Or even worse, Gosunkugi.!
Ranma shivers as he imagines little Gosunkugi look-alike children.
"No! I won't let it happen!" he yelled. Ranma sits down, thinking.
"But maybe. It already has. I mean, she's 19 now. She can make her own choices."
Ranma stood back up.
"I can't see it, no matter the outcome. I'd check on Shampoo, but by now she switched over to Mousse. And Ukyo might have even found a guy! I guess that means I'm out of fiancés." He blinked.
"No more fiancés!" Ranma cheered, running down the street and breaking into song and dance.
"Let's see. Kodachi wouldn't have a man yet, but even if she is pretty, she's an absolute last resort. All those girls from school. Haha! There are thousands of choices available for me!!!"
Ranma was playing so hard that in his jubilation he didn't even notice the old woman had splashed water on him. He still jumped around in glee, however, but where people had once been noticing a young man leaping around with a heavy backpack they now saw a young woman leap about.
"Man, I'm hungry." Ranma muttered as he landed. "I know, I'll go to Ucchan's!"
He smiled, wondering if she'd even recognize him. After all, he'd changed the hair tie. He still had to keep it on, or he'd never get it to stop growing, but he'd merely tied it in the same spot so it was now a ponytail, a bit longer than it had been too.
"I wonder if Ucchan's still here?" Regardless, he skipped down the street as he thought about the thing he had loved most as a kid- Ucchan's okonomiyaki. Seeing his old friend would be good too, but nowhere near the memory of the pastry.