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Here Kitty-Kitty-Kitty.
Ranma stood, energy ready to fight the demons to the death. The short one with the long hair and dark eyes smiled widely. "'Ey, girl, don'cha worry 'bout lil' Nick here. The whole family loves humanity- Especially his father. But we're actually here to help. At least, I am. Rho's here to protect Toby, and Tob and Nick are on a little vacation. Family was getting a little stressful." The short boy sighed.
"Hoboy. Maybe I outta explain it a little better, huh? Well. We're aliens. 'Cept Nick, he's a demon. No, demons are not so bad. In fact. They protect humanity from other races. One of the last lines of defense. Which is what we are. Rho and me, at least. Hoboy." He looked at the others. Toby was gently holding Nick, still unconscious, and Rho was glowing with anger.
"It's a long story. How 'bout we explain over okonomiyaki later? Right now, I wanna finish my ramen. And Nick's too, while he's asleep." The boy's smile grew bigger as he picked up his chopsticks.
Ranma stared. "But-"
"Eat yer damn ramen, Zuu- dis ain' d place fo' us."
"Shut up, man!" Zuu slurped up a big bite, then continued to talk around it. "It's cool here. Reminds me of something from one of my comics, seriously. All I need to see is some gender-and-shape-shifting and a boy in a yellow bandana running in here yelling 'Where the hell am I now?' and swinging an umbrella."
"Hibiki?" Ranma asked incredulously.
"'Ey, you read that one too! Great books, huh? Takahashi's brilliant. I wish I could remember the name of the story and characters right now though."
Ranma blinked. "Ri-ight."
"Oi! More ramen over here! Three bowls, one extra, extra spicy! Szechwan style with like extra hot sauce an' shit."
".Dammit. Hot sauce an' shit, dammit," he added, finishing his ramen.
"Three order ramen, one too too spicy, come up now, okay?" Shampoo called from the back.
"Hell yeah. But take ya time, I'm in no rush." Zuu picked up a menu. "Gimme one of these 'Airen Memorial Specials' too, 'kay? I'm pretty hungry." Zuu smiled. "We'll go eat about eight okonomiyaki after this, right?" Ranma gulped.
"Uh, right, at Ucchan's. Sure thing."
"'Ucchan's'. Hmm. There's something familiar about that name."
Shampoo came out with four bowls of noodles. "Three plate regular ramen, one too too spicy, and one Airen Special. Is all for today?"
"Damn, she's cute!" Zuu whistled. "In fact, why don'cha go talk to Rho over there-" She looked at Toby. "Nah, Rho's not the cute one, he's the- "
"I do to look good!" Rho yelled, hitting Zunni. "Bu why re ya tryin' t get dis gal t talk t me anyway-"
"Nihao!" Shampoo replied as he tried to finish. Rho blushed.
"Ch-Cha aye mu," he replied, stammering and blushing. "Ii thaye ya-"
"In Japanese ya lil' sombitch!" Zuu hollered, smacking him.
"Oh." He gulped, still blushing. Zuu grabbed his ice water that came with his sake and threw it at the two. "Dammit, do ya need ta wake up?!" he growled as the water splashed on them. "She's really hot, and I'm tryin' ta set ya up here, Rho!"
Shampoo transformed. Ranma screamed and ran behind Zuu, who was scratching his head in recognition.
Rho, however, was unaffected. "Hot water reverses it," he said calmly.
"But only until the next time! And he's got three martial arts-master fiancés! But what was the story about again?" Zuu sobbed. "Lost boy with an umbrella, there was a lost boy with an umbrella! And the underwear kid! An' the sword dude, and the rose chick, and the. Fuck, I can't remember!"
Ranma stared at him with a questioning expression on his face. "What are you talking about?" Rho sighed, pouring some water on Shampoo and tossing his cloak on her.
"That's the thing, I can't remember!" Zuu wailed. He slid off his backpack. "It's in here." he muttered, pulling out some clothes. "This one!" he said, holding up a black t-shirt and showing it off.
He looked at it. "That's funny, the names faded off, but the color's perfect." He bit his lip. "I can't remember the names, either, but this was the best character."
Shampoo and Ranma grabbed the shirt and stared. They stared for a long, long time.
Here Kitty-Kitty-Kitty.
Ranma stood, energy ready to fight the demons to the death. The short one with the long hair and dark eyes smiled widely. "'Ey, girl, don'cha worry 'bout lil' Nick here. The whole family loves humanity- Especially his father. But we're actually here to help. At least, I am. Rho's here to protect Toby, and Tob and Nick are on a little vacation. Family was getting a little stressful." The short boy sighed.
"Hoboy. Maybe I outta explain it a little better, huh? Well. We're aliens. 'Cept Nick, he's a demon. No, demons are not so bad. In fact. They protect humanity from other races. One of the last lines of defense. Which is what we are. Rho and me, at least. Hoboy." He looked at the others. Toby was gently holding Nick, still unconscious, and Rho was glowing with anger.
"It's a long story. How 'bout we explain over okonomiyaki later? Right now, I wanna finish my ramen. And Nick's too, while he's asleep." The boy's smile grew bigger as he picked up his chopsticks.
Ranma stared. "But-"
"Eat yer damn ramen, Zuu- dis ain' d place fo' us."
"Shut up, man!" Zuu slurped up a big bite, then continued to talk around it. "It's cool here. Reminds me of something from one of my comics, seriously. All I need to see is some gender-and-shape-shifting and a boy in a yellow bandana running in here yelling 'Where the hell am I now?' and swinging an umbrella."
"Hibiki?" Ranma asked incredulously.
"'Ey, you read that one too! Great books, huh? Takahashi's brilliant. I wish I could remember the name of the story and characters right now though."
Ranma blinked. "Ri-ight."
"Oi! More ramen over here! Three bowls, one extra, extra spicy! Szechwan style with like extra hot sauce an' shit."
".Dammit. Hot sauce an' shit, dammit," he added, finishing his ramen.
"Three order ramen, one too too spicy, come up now, okay?" Shampoo called from the back.
"Hell yeah. But take ya time, I'm in no rush." Zuu picked up a menu. "Gimme one of these 'Airen Memorial Specials' too, 'kay? I'm pretty hungry." Zuu smiled. "We'll go eat about eight okonomiyaki after this, right?" Ranma gulped.
"Uh, right, at Ucchan's. Sure thing."
"'Ucchan's'. Hmm. There's something familiar about that name."
Shampoo came out with four bowls of noodles. "Three plate regular ramen, one too too spicy, and one Airen Special. Is all for today?"
"Damn, she's cute!" Zuu whistled. "In fact, why don'cha go talk to Rho over there-" She looked at Toby. "Nah, Rho's not the cute one, he's the- "
"I do to look good!" Rho yelled, hitting Zunni. "Bu why re ya tryin' t get dis gal t talk t me anyway-"
"Nihao!" Shampoo replied as he tried to finish. Rho blushed.
"Ch-Cha aye mu," he replied, stammering and blushing. "Ii thaye ya-"
"In Japanese ya lil' sombitch!" Zuu hollered, smacking him.
"Oh." He gulped, still blushing. Zuu grabbed his ice water that came with his sake and threw it at the two. "Dammit, do ya need ta wake up?!" he growled as the water splashed on them. "She's really hot, and I'm tryin' ta set ya up here, Rho!"
Shampoo transformed. Ranma screamed and ran behind Zuu, who was scratching his head in recognition.
Rho, however, was unaffected. "Hot water reverses it," he said calmly.
"But only until the next time! And he's got three martial arts-master fiancés! But what was the story about again?" Zuu sobbed. "Lost boy with an umbrella, there was a lost boy with an umbrella! And the underwear kid! An' the sword dude, and the rose chick, and the. Fuck, I can't remember!"
Ranma stared at him with a questioning expression on his face. "What are you talking about?" Rho sighed, pouring some water on Shampoo and tossing his cloak on her.
"That's the thing, I can't remember!" Zuu wailed. He slid off his backpack. "It's in here." he muttered, pulling out some clothes. "This one!" he said, holding up a black t-shirt and showing it off.
He looked at it. "That's funny, the names faded off, but the color's perfect." He bit his lip. "I can't remember the names, either, but this was the best character."
Shampoo and Ranma grabbed the shirt and stared. They stared for a long, long time.