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About two or three hours later, after Ranma and Akane had gotten badly beaten at Monopoly by Ryoga once again, Nabiki came home. She wasn't alone.
"Hey, Ranma, looks like you have some guests." Nabiki called up the stairs. If it had been a stampede earlier, then this was an earthquake. Tatewaki, Kodachi and Ukyo all burst in to the room.
"Ranma-sama, my love! Your black rose is here for you!"
"Ranma honey, I made you some okonomiyaki!"
"Saotome, you cur! How dare you keep Akane Tendo here with you! What have you done with the pig-tailed girl?
The two females were going to glomp onto him, but stopped the moment they saw he was covered with the pink lotion. Akane looked at the mess that was beginning, then turned around and slowly began to bang her hand on the wall. "Why me?" She asked over and over again. "Why me?"
"Is something wrong, Akane? I thought you might be bored, and they all paid good money to learn that Ranma was sick, even if they don't know exactly what is wrong." Nabiki caught her sister's head a moment before it hit the wall a 23rd time. "Watch, it's amusing."
Kodachi and Ukyo's battle aura were up, as they fought over Ranma. Kuno and Ryoga were arguing, something about stepping on someone and pigs, and Shakespeare. Then again, you could never tell with Kuno. All the while, Ranma was sitting on the floor, hugging his knees to his chest, and looking very pale under the pinkness of the calamine.
"Nabiki, he doesn't look so hot," Akane pointed out Ranma's state to her older sister.
Even Nabiki looked concerned. "You're right. Let's see if I can get this group to clear out, seems like the patient over there needs to lie down." But before she could interrupt the arguments, there were sounds of broken concrete on the first floor and more weight on the stairs.
In case I have to remind everyone, this is the Tendo dojo. When you start something, it has to go all out. You don't fall down a hill and only tumble halfway. Especially in Nerima. No, you have to roll all the way down to the rocky bottom. Which explains what happens next.
Not only was Shampoo here now, Mousse and Cologne had followed. Just enough to add to the mess, causing it to spontaneously combust. Shampoo easily joined Kodachi and Ukyo's fight over who had control over Ranma, when she tried to glomp onto him without caring if it ruined her beautiful Chinese outfit. It turned into an all out brawl as spatulas, ribbons and bombori were brandished. Mousse mistook Nabiki for Shampoo, hugging her tightly. Cologne just sat on her staff, egging everyone on and adding fuel to the fire. Finally, Akane had had enough.
"SHUT UP!!!!" She bellowed at the top of her lungs. Everyone froze in the middle of whatever they were doing and stared at the youngest Tendo daughter. Ryoga was throttling Kuno as the older boy's bokken was trying to lodge itself in the middle of Ryoga's head. Ukyo's newly thrown spatulas quivered in the air for a few seconds, before clattering to the ground.
Akane took a deep breath before continuing. "Do any of you understand what is going on here? This is a sickroom. Ranma is ill with the chicken pox. If you haven't had it, you are in grave danger of contracting it. Ranma can not have any visitors, especially if they won't let him get any rest. He needs to get well again, then you can see him until you are sick of him. Until then, GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" When no one moved from their current position she added a hasty, "NOW!"
Everyone filed downstairs, save Akane, Nabiki and Ranma. Akane ran up to Ryoga as he was to be the last one leaving. "Oh, Ryoga, I didn't mean you. You can stay."
Ryoga hesitated, then shook his head and placed a hand on Akane's shoulder. "No, it would be better if I left. I'll come back as soon as I can find this place again. Get better, Ranma." He gave a half-smile to his friend and rival before giving Akane's shoulder a quick squeeze and following the rest of the unwelcome company to the front door. Only then did he realize what he had done and how much he had been with Akane that day. 'This is probably one of the best days of my life. I spent almost the entire thing with Akane, and I didn't have to be P-chan!' His heart was fluttering. Unfortunately, it ended as soon as he stepped outside, into the pouring rain.
Nabiki left Ranma and Akane alone, closing the door behind her. Walking to her room, she mentally figured out the cost of the house's damages. 'We will have to fix those walls, and I should have someone strengthen the stairs.'
Akane and Ranma just sat and looked around at the room, which had been half- destroyed. Black rose petals were everywhere, as where miscellaneous items from Mousse's sleeves. Several small spatulas were embedded into the wall and there were holes all over, from bombori, bokkens and umbrellas.
The destruction, along with all that had happened today, was too much for Akane. 'First Ranma gets sick, and we get stuck together. That wasn't so bad, I don't mind that. Then Shampoo showed up and wouldn't leave. Then the whole insane group!' She buried her head in her hands, crying softly.
She felt a light sheet cover her shoulders and back. She looked up with a tearstained face to see that Ranma had placed it there. She glanced at him, extremely confused. "So I don't get your clothes dirty," he said, thinking it would explain. She was still bemused, until he put his arm around her and drew her against him, lotioned arm lying on top of the sheet.
She resisted at first, then relaxed and leaned against his strong body. She gave into all the mixed emotions and cried, extremely glad his arm was supporting her.
A/N: I got most of the main characters in there, but don't worry they will be back and more will be added. I liked the sentimental moment with Ranma and Akane at the end. It may have been a little out of character. You think so? Thank you so much to everyone who has been reviewing, I really care about what you say, think and suggest. Maybe I'll do personal thanks next time. Questions, comments, reactions, and reviews are greatly appreciated.
Thoughts are in 'quotations'.
About two or three hours later, after Ranma and Akane had gotten badly beaten at Monopoly by Ryoga once again, Nabiki came home. She wasn't alone.
"Hey, Ranma, looks like you have some guests." Nabiki called up the stairs. If it had been a stampede earlier, then this was an earthquake. Tatewaki, Kodachi and Ukyo all burst in to the room.
"Ranma-sama, my love! Your black rose is here for you!"
"Ranma honey, I made you some okonomiyaki!"
"Saotome, you cur! How dare you keep Akane Tendo here with you! What have you done with the pig-tailed girl?
The two females were going to glomp onto him, but stopped the moment they saw he was covered with the pink lotion. Akane looked at the mess that was beginning, then turned around and slowly began to bang her hand on the wall. "Why me?" She asked over and over again. "Why me?"
"Is something wrong, Akane? I thought you might be bored, and they all paid good money to learn that Ranma was sick, even if they don't know exactly what is wrong." Nabiki caught her sister's head a moment before it hit the wall a 23rd time. "Watch, it's amusing."
Kodachi and Ukyo's battle aura were up, as they fought over Ranma. Kuno and Ryoga were arguing, something about stepping on someone and pigs, and Shakespeare. Then again, you could never tell with Kuno. All the while, Ranma was sitting on the floor, hugging his knees to his chest, and looking very pale under the pinkness of the calamine.
"Nabiki, he doesn't look so hot," Akane pointed out Ranma's state to her older sister.
Even Nabiki looked concerned. "You're right. Let's see if I can get this group to clear out, seems like the patient over there needs to lie down." But before she could interrupt the arguments, there were sounds of broken concrete on the first floor and more weight on the stairs.
In case I have to remind everyone, this is the Tendo dojo. When you start something, it has to go all out. You don't fall down a hill and only tumble halfway. Especially in Nerima. No, you have to roll all the way down to the rocky bottom. Which explains what happens next.
Not only was Shampoo here now, Mousse and Cologne had followed. Just enough to add to the mess, causing it to spontaneously combust. Shampoo easily joined Kodachi and Ukyo's fight over who had control over Ranma, when she tried to glomp onto him without caring if it ruined her beautiful Chinese outfit. It turned into an all out brawl as spatulas, ribbons and bombori were brandished. Mousse mistook Nabiki for Shampoo, hugging her tightly. Cologne just sat on her staff, egging everyone on and adding fuel to the fire. Finally, Akane had had enough.
"SHUT UP!!!!" She bellowed at the top of her lungs. Everyone froze in the middle of whatever they were doing and stared at the youngest Tendo daughter. Ryoga was throttling Kuno as the older boy's bokken was trying to lodge itself in the middle of Ryoga's head. Ukyo's newly thrown spatulas quivered in the air for a few seconds, before clattering to the ground.
Akane took a deep breath before continuing. "Do any of you understand what is going on here? This is a sickroom. Ranma is ill with the chicken pox. If you haven't had it, you are in grave danger of contracting it. Ranma can not have any visitors, especially if they won't let him get any rest. He needs to get well again, then you can see him until you are sick of him. Until then, GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" When no one moved from their current position she added a hasty, "NOW!"
Everyone filed downstairs, save Akane, Nabiki and Ranma. Akane ran up to Ryoga as he was to be the last one leaving. "Oh, Ryoga, I didn't mean you. You can stay."
Ryoga hesitated, then shook his head and placed a hand on Akane's shoulder. "No, it would be better if I left. I'll come back as soon as I can find this place again. Get better, Ranma." He gave a half-smile to his friend and rival before giving Akane's shoulder a quick squeeze and following the rest of the unwelcome company to the front door. Only then did he realize what he had done and how much he had been with Akane that day. 'This is probably one of the best days of my life. I spent almost the entire thing with Akane, and I didn't have to be P-chan!' His heart was fluttering. Unfortunately, it ended as soon as he stepped outside, into the pouring rain.
Nabiki left Ranma and Akane alone, closing the door behind her. Walking to her room, she mentally figured out the cost of the house's damages. 'We will have to fix those walls, and I should have someone strengthen the stairs.'
Akane and Ranma just sat and looked around at the room, which had been half- destroyed. Black rose petals were everywhere, as where miscellaneous items from Mousse's sleeves. Several small spatulas were embedded into the wall and there were holes all over, from bombori, bokkens and umbrellas.
The destruction, along with all that had happened today, was too much for Akane. 'First Ranma gets sick, and we get stuck together. That wasn't so bad, I don't mind that. Then Shampoo showed up and wouldn't leave. Then the whole insane group!' She buried her head in her hands, crying softly.
She felt a light sheet cover her shoulders and back. She looked up with a tearstained face to see that Ranma had placed it there. She glanced at him, extremely confused. "So I don't get your clothes dirty," he said, thinking it would explain. She was still bemused, until he put his arm around her and drew her against him, lotioned arm lying on top of the sheet.
She resisted at first, then relaxed and leaned against his strong body. She gave into all the mixed emotions and cried, extremely glad his arm was supporting her.
A/N: I got most of the main characters in there, but don't worry they will be back and more will be added. I liked the sentimental moment with Ranma and Akane at the end. It may have been a little out of character. You think so? Thank you so much to everyone who has been reviewing, I really care about what you say, think and suggest. Maybe I'll do personal thanks next time. Questions, comments, reactions, and reviews are greatly appreciated.