Author's Intro: Well, this is drawing near the end of what might probably be the longest series of third-person "events" until closer to the time of the wedding. In this chapter, the morning after, and maybe one guest journal entry to finish it off (there's a lot of stuff that's going to happen in the event, so I'll save Ranma and Akane's entries for tomorrow).
Ver.: 2.0
Update: Some changes to Mouse's journal entry to make it a bit more accurate.
The Morning After:
When Akane woke up, she, strictly by instinct, pushed Ranma off the bed yelling "PERVERT! BAKA!" followed, after fully waking up and remembering the previous night "OHMIGAWD I'M SORRY RANMA! ARE YOU HURT?"
"Only my pride…and damn it hurts!"
Just then the door opened, and Kasumi stepped in.
"Excuse me, is anything wrong?"
"Well, Ranma and I had to share the room tonight because of the guest-"
"We have a guest?"
"Didn't father tell you?"
"I'd think he would."
"Oh shit…" Ranma said.
"They couldn't have!"
"I think they did…"
"Was his room locked?"
"Yeah, when I heard his name, I checked there first."
"When I see them, I'm gonna-"
"I don't think you're in any condition to do anything like that, at least, not until after a trip to Dr. Tofu's."
Later, at that very place…
"Seems like you two haven't quite gotten off on the right foot since the engagement was made official." Dr. Tofu commented, "Of course, you guys have rarely even been as much on the right foot as toe-to-toe."
"Actually, this time it was an accident…well, kinda." Ranma explained.
"What do you mean, KINDA?!" Akane shouted.
"She did it by habit, I can't blame her. Honestly, I really can't. This is what I was afraid of when she said I could sleep in her bed last night."
"Oh…I don't think I'll ask anymore about it…"
"It wasn't anything…our parents made us think there was a guest staying in his room."
"They even went so far as to lock the door, although I probably should've tried. I was just so tired."
"And I'm going to probably have to get you some hot water, since you probably haven't used any since the storm last night."
Ranma cringed a little at the memory, but she was glad that Akane didn't say anything about her fear.
"Well, there you are, good as new. I'll go fetch a kettle for you."
"Thanks." Ranma said, for once showing gratitude to someone.
Once Dr. Tofu had left, Ranma also did the same for Akane.
"Thanks for not telling him about the storm, it's kinda embarrassing…"
"Kinda?"
"Okay, really embarrassing."
"Remember: Honesty."
"Yeah."
Just then Dr. Tofu came in with the kettle and poured the hot water over Ranma's head, transforming him back to his normal state.
"I wish someday people would remember that it just needs to be warm."
Sunday, June 1st, 2003:
I don't recall ever feeling so humiliated in my life. Shampoo didn't take me to the dance because she liked me, but because she wanted to make Ranma jealous. Well, at least she seems to think she succeeded, although I highly doubt it. Anyway, I was devastated, quite obviously, I still am, kind of, but now I have a plan. From what I know about Amazon tribal rituals, and particularly if the "fiancé" isn't agreeable to the marriage, another man can make a challenge, and if he wins, will gain her hand/ Although I know that it's really about the strongest man, but I don't think I can prove it by defeating Ranma, more than likely I'd be expected to kill him in order to be considered victorious, since that's the only way they can know for sure that Ranma didn't just let me win. Still, this is the only chance I have to win her heart, I'm sure of it, but I don't have the skill for it, otherwise I would have tried before, so I'm going to ask Ranma and Akane to train me, since both have defeated Shampoo before, albeit with the obvious differences in the results. If they do it well enough, she might end up believing that I'm stronger than Ranma, or at least that's what I hope. It will also help them to make sure that Shampoo won't ruin their own wedding, so it is to our mutual advantage. I will ask them perhaps during the week after their graduation. In the meantime, I must find a place of lodging because I'm not sure if it would be safe to stay in her company if she discovers my plans.
Author's conclusion: This chapter is a little shorter than the others, I know, but it is an extra entry for the day, so what do you expect? Also note the Author's notes I made in Mouse's entry, so you Ranma experts who have all the episodes memorized and probably even all saved somewhere on you computer, please give me a hand here. Also, on the same note, if the whole Amazon law thing turns out to be confirmed as wrong in an episode of Ranma, it'll probably have to be one of those things I need to either rewrite somehow to add a little way Mouse can get around that tribal law, some kind of exemption, or just dismiss it as one of the little "alternate universe" elements of this fic. Well, I hope you enjoyed this in either case, cya in tomorrow's updates!
Ver.: 2.0
Update: Some changes to Mouse's journal entry to make it a bit more accurate.
The Morning After:
When Akane woke up, she, strictly by instinct, pushed Ranma off the bed yelling "PERVERT! BAKA!" followed, after fully waking up and remembering the previous night "OHMIGAWD I'M SORRY RANMA! ARE YOU HURT?"
"Only my pride…and damn it hurts!"
Just then the door opened, and Kasumi stepped in.
"Excuse me, is anything wrong?"
"Well, Ranma and I had to share the room tonight because of the guest-"
"We have a guest?"
"Didn't father tell you?"
"I'd think he would."
"Oh shit…" Ranma said.
"They couldn't have!"
"I think they did…"
"Was his room locked?"
"Yeah, when I heard his name, I checked there first."
"When I see them, I'm gonna-"
"I don't think you're in any condition to do anything like that, at least, not until after a trip to Dr. Tofu's."
Later, at that very place…
"Seems like you two haven't quite gotten off on the right foot since the engagement was made official." Dr. Tofu commented, "Of course, you guys have rarely even been as much on the right foot as toe-to-toe."
"Actually, this time it was an accident…well, kinda." Ranma explained.
"What do you mean, KINDA?!" Akane shouted.
"She did it by habit, I can't blame her. Honestly, I really can't. This is what I was afraid of when she said I could sleep in her bed last night."
"Oh…I don't think I'll ask anymore about it…"
"It wasn't anything…our parents made us think there was a guest staying in his room."
"They even went so far as to lock the door, although I probably should've tried. I was just so tired."
"And I'm going to probably have to get you some hot water, since you probably haven't used any since the storm last night."
Ranma cringed a little at the memory, but she was glad that Akane didn't say anything about her fear.
"Well, there you are, good as new. I'll go fetch a kettle for you."
"Thanks." Ranma said, for once showing gratitude to someone.
Once Dr. Tofu had left, Ranma also did the same for Akane.
"Thanks for not telling him about the storm, it's kinda embarrassing…"
"Kinda?"
"Okay, really embarrassing."
"Remember: Honesty."
"Yeah."
Just then Dr. Tofu came in with the kettle and poured the hot water over Ranma's head, transforming him back to his normal state.
"I wish someday people would remember that it just needs to be warm."
Sunday, June 1st, 2003:
I don't recall ever feeling so humiliated in my life. Shampoo didn't take me to the dance because she liked me, but because she wanted to make Ranma jealous. Well, at least she seems to think she succeeded, although I highly doubt it. Anyway, I was devastated, quite obviously, I still am, kind of, but now I have a plan. From what I know about Amazon tribal rituals, and particularly if the "fiancé" isn't agreeable to the marriage, another man can make a challenge, and if he wins, will gain her hand/ Although I know that it's really about the strongest man, but I don't think I can prove it by defeating Ranma, more than likely I'd be expected to kill him in order to be considered victorious, since that's the only way they can know for sure that Ranma didn't just let me win. Still, this is the only chance I have to win her heart, I'm sure of it, but I don't have the skill for it, otherwise I would have tried before, so I'm going to ask Ranma and Akane to train me, since both have defeated Shampoo before, albeit with the obvious differences in the results. If they do it well enough, she might end up believing that I'm stronger than Ranma, or at least that's what I hope. It will also help them to make sure that Shampoo won't ruin their own wedding, so it is to our mutual advantage. I will ask them perhaps during the week after their graduation. In the meantime, I must find a place of lodging because I'm not sure if it would be safe to stay in her company if she discovers my plans.
Author's conclusion: This chapter is a little shorter than the others, I know, but it is an extra entry for the day, so what do you expect? Also note the Author's notes I made in Mouse's entry, so you Ranma experts who have all the episodes memorized and probably even all saved somewhere on you computer, please give me a hand here. Also, on the same note, if the whole Amazon law thing turns out to be confirmed as wrong in an episode of Ranma, it'll probably have to be one of those things I need to either rewrite somehow to add a little way Mouse can get around that tribal law, some kind of exemption, or just dismiss it as one of the little "alternate universe" elements of this fic. Well, I hope you enjoyed this in either case, cya in tomorrow's updates!