Personal thanks:
Katsu-chan: Do I always make you late for class? It is awful for us, we have absolutely no time in between classes. But most of them are only a few feet apart. I don't want you to have your privileges taken away, but I'm glad you love this so much.
Christie: Sorry I took all your questions away. Shampoo is going to be a pretty big part of the story from now on, since it will be concentrating on what happens in the Cat Café.
Sacchi: I'll tell you later, if you really want to know. Hold on, what am I saying? It's you, of course you want to know!
Ranchan: Yes it was short. So this reply will be too.
Clow Angel: I love Akane and Ranma waffiness, but not when it is so bad that you get sick from it. Fuzziness is good, but not sickeningly sweet.
Maura: I won't tell, I wouldn't want you not to be able to read this. Akane may have controlled her temper for now, but it could flare up again. We'll have to see how it goes.
Kura-kun: I only had a block for that chapter, I know what I want to happen for this one. I also have a block with Tradewinds, the story I am co- writing with Sacchi. I know what happens, but I don't know how to say or write it down. Writer's blocks are awful!
butterfly: Is that a threat? *arms herself with her two attack cats* I like making my readers curious, that way I know they will enjoy what I write next.
AkaneAlways: Kuno rocks, Kodachi scares me. Have you heard the laugh that her voice actor does for the anime? It actually gives you chills at times and fits the character perfectly. The end should be coming in a few more chapters, not sure how many exactly. I hope you like the ending, whenever it does come out. I thought of it way before I thought of almost everything. All else except for the original plot came afterwards.
dennisud: Did it seemed to rushed? As Akane and Ryoga left, the Kuno's just battled each other. I'm pretty bad at battle scenes, and there were more important matters in the chapter. You are right, it did move the plot along.
Flamemajic: I made it depressing? So didn't mean for that to happen. I wanted this to be some sort of comedy at first, then all these dramatic ideas started popping up and I couldn't help myself. My muse just pointed me in this direction. I hope you enjoy it anyway. Ryoga is one of my all time favorite characters, I wanted to put him in more. Too bad that Shampoo will probably end up getting more screen time then he will.
Lil washu: Ryoga is so cute when he gets lost. In the first season of the anime, the funniest episode is where Ryoga gets lost and keeps ending up in the same town over and over again. It is one of my favorite episodes. I LOVE Inu Yasha! I'm a huge fan. I stayed up almost every night when it was on Cartoon Network. I accidentally fell asleep a few times, but when I did I was kicking myself the entire day. Luckily, two of my friends taped every episode (arigato Ranchan and Sacchi!), so I can just go over to there house and watch it. I think Miroku is the best, he is so cute and a good comic relief.
Vixen: For our homework, we had to do this interactive thing where we learned about Edgar Allen Poe's death. There were sound effects, and a creepy plot. On top of it all, my friends and I were talking on AIM, so whenever she IM'ed me, I jumped. The end was really scary as well, and I totally expected to have nightmares!
V-chan: I hope I don't get you kicked out of college. I always blow off my algebra homework. So you are going to be a pharmacist? Cool!
kishi: You'll find out about the talk soon enough. Thank you for reading my story.
Ranma+Akane4Ever: I won't kill Shampoo, but I would love to kill Akari. You may have noticed that she is not appearing in this story. I despise her. I would make a long rant, but I don't feel like it at the moment. Maybe later. I like to think of the Ghost Cat sitting on her and squashing her. I was going to make that into a story, but my friend told me that it would probably get flamed by Akari lovers. Someone I know likes Akari a lot, and is a die-hard Akane fan. I'll stop talking now, just thank you for reading and reviewing every chapter! Arigato!
The Cat Café is also referred to as the Nekohanten in some places.
Disclaimer: Insert a disclaimer here and pretend I wrote it.
Thoughts are in 'quotations'.
The Cat Café had a mad lunch rush that day, and Akane would barely get through the restaurant to the stairs. "I know they have good ramen, but this is ridiculous!" Akane gasped. Squeezing past people who had to wait on the staircase, she ran up as quickly as possible.
Ranma was allowing Shampoo to spoon feed him shaved ice, which Akane could have probably melted with her glare. "Shampoo, you really should get to work. There is a major crowd down there." She said dryly, throwing an apron at the girl.
She dodged it. "Shampoo on break, Mousse handle costumers."
With a mouthful of ice, Ranma said, "Weren't you supposed to be on your break an hour ago?"
She stuffed the spoonful in his mouth. "Silly Ranma. Has fever, no concept of time." She laughed nervously.
Akane gave an unbelieving look. "Uh huh."
Cologne was walking past, when she peaked her head it. "Shampoo, I told you to get back to work over a half hour ago! Mousse can not handle this by himself. Get down there and do your job. I will take care of son-in-law."
Shampoo pouted, but obeyed the matriarch. Not before giving Ranma a quick kiss to make Akane's blood pressure higher. Akane had to grab her skirt as not to strangle to girl as she exited the room.
"I suppose you would like to know why I asked you for those." She pointed to the blankets that were near a very large heater.
"Yes, that would be nice. What is the heater for?" Akane sat next to Ranma, who ignored them as he ate his ice.
"Same as the blankets. I believe that sweating the fever out will be the best idea, as not to put him in any danger by using herbs that his body may not be accustomed to. An allergic reaction would send him over the edge indefinitely."
Ranma looked up, "Hm? So I just have to sweat? What is the big deal?"
"Son-in-law, it is a difficult matter. We need to bring the fever down to the rest of your body and cool off your head. Special incenses are needed. You will be just as important, Akane." The old woman eyed the Tendo.
"Me? What can I do?" She was confused at the old Amazons request.
"Son-in-law will need someone to watch him almost twenty-four hours. If something goes wrong you will need to put out the incense and cool him off as much as possible. I'm afraid to say that I don't trust my granddaughter with such a responsibility. I have a business to run at the same time. You are also very close to him. That will help." She looked back and forth between the blushing teens.
"Ok, I'll stay. When are we going to start?" She did her best not to meet Ranma's eyes. The two had been getting closer lately; that didn't mean they wanted people to know, especially Cologne.
"Will I be able to do everything as usual?" Ranma asked, not as concerned as he should've been.
"You'll be sleeping or unconscious most of the time. When you are awake, you will be too week to do much." When she saw the look on his face after this information, she continued, "This is best so that the medicine can get through your body as swift as possible."
"Stop grumbling, Ranma, it's very rude! You don't wanna die, do you? You should be thanking her for her hard work." Akane thumped him lightly on the back of the head.
"Yeah, yeah, thanks old ghoul. Can I have more ice?" He held out his bowl.
"No." She looked at Akane. "We will start first thing tomorrow morning. He won't be able to eat anything for the first day. Dinner will be light, as will the rest of his meals until the process is finished. If we do this right, he should still have the need to eat."
Akane gulped at the last statement. "Um, I hope so." A loud crash was heard from downstairs.
"That fool Mousse, cant even take care of the Café for a few minutes." Cologne called downstairs, "You'd have better have that up before I come down there! You have all of thirty seconds." The ancient Chinese woman left, without a word of good-bye to the two startled teenagers.
"Did you have a nice day with Shampoo?" Akane asked haughtily.
"Now, Akane, don't be like that. I was hungry and she wouldn't let me feed myself. I didn't even get breakfast. She wouldn't have gone away, if I had bribed her with millions of yen." He tried to defend himself against the wrath of his fiance.
"Fine, whatever. Don't let it happen again." She took his hand in hers and smiled at him. "Is there anything you wanna do? You won't be able to do regular things for a while. At least that will make you feel better."
"I'm guessing that sparring is out of the question." Ranma sighed as Akane nodded. "I wonder if they have a Monopoly board..."
A/N: Yes, you now know what the blankets are for. Vixen guessed what happened, I didn't steal the idea from her. Ask my friend if you don't believe me. I guess she really knows my writing. Unless she is psychic. Oh, and Vixen, please be a she, because if you aren't, then I am totally sorry. Well, the next chapter will start the healing process. I'm sorry this wasn't out yesterday. I had two tests today that I really needed to study for. I think I did well though, so I guess it makes up for it. Feel free to email me at lavendergaia@yahoo.com. I love getting mail! Questions, comments, reactions,
Katsu-chan: Do I always make you late for class? It is awful for us, we have absolutely no time in between classes. But most of them are only a few feet apart. I don't want you to have your privileges taken away, but I'm glad you love this so much.
Christie: Sorry I took all your questions away. Shampoo is going to be a pretty big part of the story from now on, since it will be concentrating on what happens in the Cat Café.
Sacchi: I'll tell you later, if you really want to know. Hold on, what am I saying? It's you, of course you want to know!
Ranchan: Yes it was short. So this reply will be too.
Clow Angel: I love Akane and Ranma waffiness, but not when it is so bad that you get sick from it. Fuzziness is good, but not sickeningly sweet.
Maura: I won't tell, I wouldn't want you not to be able to read this. Akane may have controlled her temper for now, but it could flare up again. We'll have to see how it goes.
Kura-kun: I only had a block for that chapter, I know what I want to happen for this one. I also have a block with Tradewinds, the story I am co- writing with Sacchi. I know what happens, but I don't know how to say or write it down. Writer's blocks are awful!
butterfly: Is that a threat? *arms herself with her two attack cats* I like making my readers curious, that way I know they will enjoy what I write next.
AkaneAlways: Kuno rocks, Kodachi scares me. Have you heard the laugh that her voice actor does for the anime? It actually gives you chills at times and fits the character perfectly. The end should be coming in a few more chapters, not sure how many exactly. I hope you like the ending, whenever it does come out. I thought of it way before I thought of almost everything. All else except for the original plot came afterwards.
dennisud: Did it seemed to rushed? As Akane and Ryoga left, the Kuno's just battled each other. I'm pretty bad at battle scenes, and there were more important matters in the chapter. You are right, it did move the plot along.
Flamemajic: I made it depressing? So didn't mean for that to happen. I wanted this to be some sort of comedy at first, then all these dramatic ideas started popping up and I couldn't help myself. My muse just pointed me in this direction. I hope you enjoy it anyway. Ryoga is one of my all time favorite characters, I wanted to put him in more. Too bad that Shampoo will probably end up getting more screen time then he will.
Lil washu: Ryoga is so cute when he gets lost. In the first season of the anime, the funniest episode is where Ryoga gets lost and keeps ending up in the same town over and over again. It is one of my favorite episodes. I LOVE Inu Yasha! I'm a huge fan. I stayed up almost every night when it was on Cartoon Network. I accidentally fell asleep a few times, but when I did I was kicking myself the entire day. Luckily, two of my friends taped every episode (arigato Ranchan and Sacchi!), so I can just go over to there house and watch it. I think Miroku is the best, he is so cute and a good comic relief.
Vixen: For our homework, we had to do this interactive thing where we learned about Edgar Allen Poe's death. There were sound effects, and a creepy plot. On top of it all, my friends and I were talking on AIM, so whenever she IM'ed me, I jumped. The end was really scary as well, and I totally expected to have nightmares!
V-chan: I hope I don't get you kicked out of college. I always blow off my algebra homework. So you are going to be a pharmacist? Cool!
kishi: You'll find out about the talk soon enough. Thank you for reading my story.
Ranma+Akane4Ever: I won't kill Shampoo, but I would love to kill Akari. You may have noticed that she is not appearing in this story. I despise her. I would make a long rant, but I don't feel like it at the moment. Maybe later. I like to think of the Ghost Cat sitting on her and squashing her. I was going to make that into a story, but my friend told me that it would probably get flamed by Akari lovers. Someone I know likes Akari a lot, and is a die-hard Akane fan. I'll stop talking now, just thank you for reading and reviewing every chapter! Arigato!
The Cat Café is also referred to as the Nekohanten in some places.
Disclaimer: Insert a disclaimer here and pretend I wrote it.
Thoughts are in 'quotations'.
The Cat Café had a mad lunch rush that day, and Akane would barely get through the restaurant to the stairs. "I know they have good ramen, but this is ridiculous!" Akane gasped. Squeezing past people who had to wait on the staircase, she ran up as quickly as possible.
Ranma was allowing Shampoo to spoon feed him shaved ice, which Akane could have probably melted with her glare. "Shampoo, you really should get to work. There is a major crowd down there." She said dryly, throwing an apron at the girl.
She dodged it. "Shampoo on break, Mousse handle costumers."
With a mouthful of ice, Ranma said, "Weren't you supposed to be on your break an hour ago?"
She stuffed the spoonful in his mouth. "Silly Ranma. Has fever, no concept of time." She laughed nervously.
Akane gave an unbelieving look. "Uh huh."
Cologne was walking past, when she peaked her head it. "Shampoo, I told you to get back to work over a half hour ago! Mousse can not handle this by himself. Get down there and do your job. I will take care of son-in-law."
Shampoo pouted, but obeyed the matriarch. Not before giving Ranma a quick kiss to make Akane's blood pressure higher. Akane had to grab her skirt as not to strangle to girl as she exited the room.
"I suppose you would like to know why I asked you for those." She pointed to the blankets that were near a very large heater.
"Yes, that would be nice. What is the heater for?" Akane sat next to Ranma, who ignored them as he ate his ice.
"Same as the blankets. I believe that sweating the fever out will be the best idea, as not to put him in any danger by using herbs that his body may not be accustomed to. An allergic reaction would send him over the edge indefinitely."
Ranma looked up, "Hm? So I just have to sweat? What is the big deal?"
"Son-in-law, it is a difficult matter. We need to bring the fever down to the rest of your body and cool off your head. Special incenses are needed. You will be just as important, Akane." The old woman eyed the Tendo.
"Me? What can I do?" She was confused at the old Amazons request.
"Son-in-law will need someone to watch him almost twenty-four hours. If something goes wrong you will need to put out the incense and cool him off as much as possible. I'm afraid to say that I don't trust my granddaughter with such a responsibility. I have a business to run at the same time. You are also very close to him. That will help." She looked back and forth between the blushing teens.
"Ok, I'll stay. When are we going to start?" She did her best not to meet Ranma's eyes. The two had been getting closer lately; that didn't mean they wanted people to know, especially Cologne.
"Will I be able to do everything as usual?" Ranma asked, not as concerned as he should've been.
"You'll be sleeping or unconscious most of the time. When you are awake, you will be too week to do much." When she saw the look on his face after this information, she continued, "This is best so that the medicine can get through your body as swift as possible."
"Stop grumbling, Ranma, it's very rude! You don't wanna die, do you? You should be thanking her for her hard work." Akane thumped him lightly on the back of the head.
"Yeah, yeah, thanks old ghoul. Can I have more ice?" He held out his bowl.
"No." She looked at Akane. "We will start first thing tomorrow morning. He won't be able to eat anything for the first day. Dinner will be light, as will the rest of his meals until the process is finished. If we do this right, he should still have the need to eat."
Akane gulped at the last statement. "Um, I hope so." A loud crash was heard from downstairs.
"That fool Mousse, cant even take care of the Café for a few minutes." Cologne called downstairs, "You'd have better have that up before I come down there! You have all of thirty seconds." The ancient Chinese woman left, without a word of good-bye to the two startled teenagers.
"Did you have a nice day with Shampoo?" Akane asked haughtily.
"Now, Akane, don't be like that. I was hungry and she wouldn't let me feed myself. I didn't even get breakfast. She wouldn't have gone away, if I had bribed her with millions of yen." He tried to defend himself against the wrath of his fiance.
"Fine, whatever. Don't let it happen again." She took his hand in hers and smiled at him. "Is there anything you wanna do? You won't be able to do regular things for a while. At least that will make you feel better."
"I'm guessing that sparring is out of the question." Ranma sighed as Akane nodded. "I wonder if they have a Monopoly board..."
A/N: Yes, you now know what the blankets are for. Vixen guessed what happened, I didn't steal the idea from her. Ask my friend if you don't believe me. I guess she really knows my writing. Unless she is psychic. Oh, and Vixen, please be a she, because if you aren't, then I am totally sorry. Well, the next chapter will start the healing process. I'm sorry this wasn't out yesterday. I had two tests today that I really needed to study for. I think I did well though, so I guess it makes up for it. Feel free to email me at lavendergaia@yahoo.com. I love getting mail! Questions, comments, reactions,