Chapter 2: I'm Really a Man, no REALLY I AM!
For a second, Ranma feels a bit dizy and light headed. She tries to find her bearings. The moment passes as she rememberes she's the Tendo's, and Akane is looking at her with a smile.
Akane: Hi, I'm Akane, wanna be friends?
Ranma smiles back.
Akane takes Ranma to the dojo.
Akane: Do you know Karate?
Ranma: A little.
Akane: Then lets have a little match then.
Ranma: Okay.
Akane: And don't worry, I'll go a bit easy on you.
Akane starts her attack, but Ranma manages to dodge each of her blows.
Akane: Why don't you fight back?
Ranma keeps dodging.
Akane: Okay, this time for real!
Akane throws the hardest, quickest punch she can, and it goes straight into the wall.
For a moment, Akane is confused-until Ranma taps her on the shoulder. She turns around.
Ranma giggles.
Akane giggles back.
Akane: Good thing you weren't a guy.
Ranma: Huh?
Akane: I just couldn't stand losing to a boy...
Ranma turns to leave but stops, and turns back to Akane.
Ranma: Akane?
Akane: What?
Ranma: We're freinds, right?
Akane: Sure.
Ranma: No matter what?
Akane: Of course.
Ranma: Promise?
Akane: Why are you so insecure about it?
Ranma: Just promise and I'll tell you...
Akane: Okay, okay, I promise...
Ranma: There's something about me you don't know, and it's a bit...um...unbelievable...you have to see it...
Akane: Okay...
Ranma: Could you get me a bucket?
Akane: Why?
Ranma: I need to show you.
In the kitchen...
Ranma fills the bucket with warm water.
Ranma: Ever heard of Jusenkyo?
Akane: The name rings a bell...
Ranma: It's a buch of cursed springs. If you fall into one, you transform into whoever or whatever drowned there many years ago. The curse can be reversed with warm water.
She pours the warm water on...himself?
Akane: Omigawd you're a g-g-g-g-g...
Ranma: Yeah, I'm a guy...I'm sorry I didn't tell you before but it was a little...difficult. We're still friends, right?
Akane: It's okay...I can handle this, I can handle this, I can handle this, I CAN handle this!!...
Seonds later...
Akane: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kasumi rushes to the kitchen.
Kasumi: What's going on here, who's this boy?
Soun Tendo also enters.
Soun: Ah! I see you've discovered the curse!
Nabiki comes in next.
Nabiki: What happened? Who's he? Did I hear something about a curse?
Genma comes in last.
Genma: I believe we owe you an explaination.
Genma, Ranma, Sound, and Akane take turns explaining what they know.
Soun: This may not be such a misfortune after all. You can chose from any of my daughters. There's Ka-
Ranma: Akane.
Soun: Ah, my youngest daughter-16.
Akane: WHY ME?!
Ranma: Well, we've a got a friendship going right now for a start...and I've got this weird feeling about you...I can't explain it...
Kasumi: And you don't like boys right?
Nabiki: This one's half-girl.
Ranma: You promised about the friendship thing and I'm holding you to that.
Akane: This wont be written in stone, right?
Ranma: Not if you don't want it to be...
Akane: Okay, I'll see how it turns out then...you seem like a halfway decent guy.
Nabiki: He seems like a halfway decent girl too, which makes him an all the way decent person. Haha! Haha! Heh heh...not funny...
Genma: (What has gotten into my son? He's actually showing respect...to a GIRL? Oh well, it's a good thing anyway...my son's finally growing up!)
Tears flow like a river from Genma's eyes.
Ranma: Dad? DAD!!
Genma: Huh?
Ranma: You're embarassing me!!
Genma: Sorry...
Soun: Oh crap...I just remembered something...a martial artist is staying in our guest room. I've already talking with Genma and we're going to be roomates-just like old times...but she's going to be staying here for a few months, and well...Akane would you mind if Ranma would share your room for the next couple months?
Akane: What?!
Ranma: That wouldn't be so bad...
Akane glares at him.
Ranma: No, that would be sinful, we're engaged, not married yet!
Soun: But it will be a two months at least, and you much be tired of laying on the ground from all your travels...
Ranma: And compared to that, the floor is an improvement.
Soun: Well, you could sleep on the floor in Akane's room then...besides, it will offer valuable bonding time.
Genma: Of course, we only mean that in the most plutonic sense.
Ranma: Right...
Akane: I have a sleeping bag from a camping trip, actually.
Ranma: That'll do.
Soun: So when do you think we should have the wedding?
Akane and Ranma reply with irritated stares.
Genma: Perhaps we should give it some time before considering an exact date.
Later that night...
Ranma and Akane sit beside eachother on the floor, staring blankly into space...
Ranma: You know, I don't even like this whole engagement thing...I just kept my mouth shut for some odd reason...
Akane: Well, then-the feeling's mutual...
Ranma: But still, we can be friends and stuff...and if it developes into something more...well, all the better then...and-why the hell am I being so thoughtful all of the sudden?!
Akane: Don't know...so you're not normally this thoughtful...
Ranma: It's like the moment I set my eyes on you I became somehow enlightened...if that's love then love is NOTHING like I first thought it would be...it's probably not-I mean, I didn't feel any attachment or anything, just like I've gotta be careful what I say to this girl...
Akane pours cold water on Ranma, and he transforms into girl form.
Ranma: YOU COULD WARN ME BEFORE YOU DO THAT!!
They go upstairs and get changed seperately...then they head to Akane's room.
Akane pulls out a sleeping bag from the closet.
Akane: Here.
She throws it at Ranma.
Ranma: You don't have to throw it at me that hard!!
Akane: Sorry.
Akane gets into the bed while Ranma rolls out the sleeping bag then gets into it.
Akane: Goodnight Ranma.
Ranma: Goodnight Akane.
For a second, Ranma feels a bit dizy and light headed. She tries to find her bearings. The moment passes as she rememberes she's the Tendo's, and Akane is looking at her with a smile.
Akane: Hi, I'm Akane, wanna be friends?
Ranma smiles back.
Akane takes Ranma to the dojo.
Akane: Do you know Karate?
Ranma: A little.
Akane: Then lets have a little match then.
Ranma: Okay.
Akane: And don't worry, I'll go a bit easy on you.
Akane starts her attack, but Ranma manages to dodge each of her blows.
Akane: Why don't you fight back?
Ranma keeps dodging.
Akane: Okay, this time for real!
Akane throws the hardest, quickest punch she can, and it goes straight into the wall.
For a moment, Akane is confused-until Ranma taps her on the shoulder. She turns around.
Ranma giggles.
Akane giggles back.
Akane: Good thing you weren't a guy.
Ranma: Huh?
Akane: I just couldn't stand losing to a boy...
Ranma turns to leave but stops, and turns back to Akane.
Ranma: Akane?
Akane: What?
Ranma: We're freinds, right?
Akane: Sure.
Ranma: No matter what?
Akane: Of course.
Ranma: Promise?
Akane: Why are you so insecure about it?
Ranma: Just promise and I'll tell you...
Akane: Okay, okay, I promise...
Ranma: There's something about me you don't know, and it's a bit...um...unbelievable...you have to see it...
Akane: Okay...
Ranma: Could you get me a bucket?
Akane: Why?
Ranma: I need to show you.
In the kitchen...
Ranma fills the bucket with warm water.
Ranma: Ever heard of Jusenkyo?
Akane: The name rings a bell...
Ranma: It's a buch of cursed springs. If you fall into one, you transform into whoever or whatever drowned there many years ago. The curse can be reversed with warm water.
She pours the warm water on...himself?
Akane: Omigawd you're a g-g-g-g-g...
Ranma: Yeah, I'm a guy...I'm sorry I didn't tell you before but it was a little...difficult. We're still friends, right?
Akane: It's okay...I can handle this, I can handle this, I can handle this, I CAN handle this!!...
Seonds later...
Akane: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kasumi rushes to the kitchen.
Kasumi: What's going on here, who's this boy?
Soun Tendo also enters.
Soun: Ah! I see you've discovered the curse!
Nabiki comes in next.
Nabiki: What happened? Who's he? Did I hear something about a curse?
Genma comes in last.
Genma: I believe we owe you an explaination.
Genma, Ranma, Sound, and Akane take turns explaining what they know.
Soun: This may not be such a misfortune after all. You can chose from any of my daughters. There's Ka-
Ranma: Akane.
Soun: Ah, my youngest daughter-16.
Akane: WHY ME?!
Ranma: Well, we've a got a friendship going right now for a start...and I've got this weird feeling about you...I can't explain it...
Kasumi: And you don't like boys right?
Nabiki: This one's half-girl.
Ranma: You promised about the friendship thing and I'm holding you to that.
Akane: This wont be written in stone, right?
Ranma: Not if you don't want it to be...
Akane: Okay, I'll see how it turns out then...you seem like a halfway decent guy.
Nabiki: He seems like a halfway decent girl too, which makes him an all the way decent person. Haha! Haha! Heh heh...not funny...
Genma: (What has gotten into my son? He's actually showing respect...to a GIRL? Oh well, it's a good thing anyway...my son's finally growing up!)
Tears flow like a river from Genma's eyes.
Ranma: Dad? DAD!!
Genma: Huh?
Ranma: You're embarassing me!!
Genma: Sorry...
Soun: Oh crap...I just remembered something...a martial artist is staying in our guest room. I've already talking with Genma and we're going to be roomates-just like old times...but she's going to be staying here for a few months, and well...Akane would you mind if Ranma would share your room for the next couple months?
Akane: What?!
Ranma: That wouldn't be so bad...
Akane glares at him.
Ranma: No, that would be sinful, we're engaged, not married yet!
Soun: But it will be a two months at least, and you much be tired of laying on the ground from all your travels...
Ranma: And compared to that, the floor is an improvement.
Soun: Well, you could sleep on the floor in Akane's room then...besides, it will offer valuable bonding time.
Genma: Of course, we only mean that in the most plutonic sense.
Ranma: Right...
Akane: I have a sleeping bag from a camping trip, actually.
Ranma: That'll do.
Soun: So when do you think we should have the wedding?
Akane and Ranma reply with irritated stares.
Genma: Perhaps we should give it some time before considering an exact date.
Later that night...
Ranma and Akane sit beside eachother on the floor, staring blankly into space...
Ranma: You know, I don't even like this whole engagement thing...I just kept my mouth shut for some odd reason...
Akane: Well, then-the feeling's mutual...
Ranma: But still, we can be friends and stuff...and if it developes into something more...well, all the better then...and-why the hell am I being so thoughtful all of the sudden?!
Akane: Don't know...so you're not normally this thoughtful...
Ranma: It's like the moment I set my eyes on you I became somehow enlightened...if that's love then love is NOTHING like I first thought it would be...it's probably not-I mean, I didn't feel any attachment or anything, just like I've gotta be careful what I say to this girl...
Akane pours cold water on Ranma, and he transforms into girl form.
Ranma: YOU COULD WARN ME BEFORE YOU DO THAT!!
They go upstairs and get changed seperately...then they head to Akane's room.
Akane pulls out a sleeping bag from the closet.
Akane: Here.
She throws it at Ranma.
Ranma: You don't have to throw it at me that hard!!
Akane: Sorry.
Akane gets into the bed while Ranma rolls out the sleeping bag then gets into it.
Akane: Goodnight Ranma.
Ranma: Goodnight Akane.