The ½ Life

Title: Bathroom Accident

A.N. Hey! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I've been at my cousin's house for most of the summer. Please check out my new website! Find the URL on my Bio. c(:

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or Ranma ½

"talking"

~thoughts~

(author notes)

(~words on a sign~)

*something happening*

_italic_

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Last time:

Ten minutes and a hot kettle of water later, Usagi came out of the bathroom in a fresh pair of clothes.

She went over and hugged Tofu. "It's nice to see you again, Uncle Tofu." She said.

He chuckled and hugged her back. "It's nice to see you too, Usagi." He had been watching Shingo play his Gameboy as they waited for Usagi.

Just then, they heard a loud female voice screech, "STUPID MACHO CHICK! STUPID RAIN!" before there was a loud crash.

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Everybody rushed outside to see what the noise was, Usagi grabbing an umbrella first. There was a large crater in the ground. In the middle of the crater was a girl with red hair in Chinese clothing.

The girl stirred something in Usagi's memory. Dr. Tofu slid into the crater. He kneeled over the girl, looking at her head he saw what appeared to be a large lump.

"Looks like the work of Akane," Dr. Tofu muttered. Picking up the unconscious girl, he walked back up the crater and into his house. Usagi and Shingo followed close behind. Upon entering the house, Usagi put the umbrella next to the door and followed Dr. Tofu into a room.

Dr. Tofu had placed the girl onto a treatment table and was rummaging around in the cabinets. Usagi stared at the girl curiously. She had a red Chinese shirt and black baggy pants. Both appeared too big for her. Her red hair was up in a pigtail.

He took out a small green bottle full of blue liquid. Dabbing some onto a cotton ball, he put it onto the lump. The girl stirred and moaned in pain, but did not wake up. Apparently the liquid burned. Finishing his work by putting a bandage onto her head, Dr. Tofu left the room and went into the kitchen.

He returned a few minutes later with a cup of hot water. "Now, this may come as a bit of a surprise to you," Dr. Tofu advised Usagi. He poured the water onto the girl.

Suddenly, the girl was no longer there. Instead, the girl was replaced by--

"Ranma!" Usagi gasped and rushed forward.

Ranma's eyes opened. He slowly sat up and winced in pain. He held his head as he blinked blearily, adjusting to the light.

"Hello Ranma," Dr. Tofu said cheerily. "Did you upset Akane again?"

~Again?!~ Usagi thought, shocked. ~This happens often?!~

"Not really," Ranma muttered. He didn't seem to have noticed that Usagi was there. "She accused me of being a pervert 'cuz I was talkin' to Ukyo and she smacked me with the mallet--" He broke off as he felt a tingling sensation on the top of his head and the pain disappear.

Dr. Tofu was smiling at something behind Ranma. Ranma turned around and gasped. "U-Usagi?" he said, staring at the grinning, girl.

~She's even more beautiful than before,~ Ranma thought. Indeed, Usagi's hair and eyes had become a little silver, which seemed to give her a glowing appearance.

"I think I've failed to mention," Dr. Tofu said, interrupting Ranma's thoughts. "That my niece and nephew have decided to come and stay with me."

"Nice to meet you again, Ranma," Usagi said. Pulling Shingo towards her, she said, "I think my little brother failed to mention his name last time you met. He might have but I was unconscious."

"The name's Shingo," Shingo said, sticking out his hand.

Ranma smiled and shook his hand.

"I'll go make some tea," Dr. Tofu said, and exited the room.

"I'll go help," Shingo said, winking at his sister. Usagi glared at him playfully.

Usagi turned to Ranma, putting her arms behind her back. "So," she began, "Uncle Tofu says that this happens to you often."

Nodding, he said, "Yeah. My stupid fiancé is a tomboy and everythin' I do seems to upset her."

"Fiancé?"

Eyes widening, Ranma stuck his arms in front of him and waved them furiously. "It wasn't our idea! It was our parent's idea! Them and their stupid talk about honor."

"Riiiiiight."

"I'm serious!"

Giggling, Usagi said, "You are so easy to tease, Ranma."

Blushing, Ranma turned away.

"So what happened to you after I left China?" Usagi asked, sitting beside him on the treatment table.

"Well...."

And he told her all that happened. How his stupid father had dragged him into an Amazon village, how he had beaten the top fighter and how she had given him the kiss of death. He went on and told her _everything_; she seemed sincerely concerned for him. When he reached the part about his fiancé and how his father had set it up without considering how he felt, she said angrily,

"What kind of father does that?!"

"I know," Ranma said miserably. "It's bad enough that I have _this_ fiancé, now I have _three_!"

Usagi gaped at him. "_Three_?!"

"Yeah. My old friend, Ukyo, I thought that she was a guy. Turns out she's a girl. Well, my dad promised her dad that I'd be her fiancé if they gave him their okonamyaki cart. They gave it to him, he took it, an' he ran away. Also that Chinese girl, turns out that if you beat her as a girl, she gives you the kiss of death, if you beat her as a guy, you have to marry her." Ranma sighed and hung his head.

Usagi watched him, feeling really sorry for him. ~It must be tough just for him to walk out of the house. I want to talk to his father when I see him!~

Suddenly Ranma seemed all happy and said, "Enough about me, what about you? What happened after you left China?" grinning, he said, "Did anybody try to eat'cha?"

Glaring slightly, Usagi mumbled, "Once or twice."

Ranma burst out laughing. Slapping him playfully on the knee, she said, "Hey! It's not that funny! How about _you_? Did any guys try to hit on you?"

Ranma stopped laughing abruptly and shuddered. "You do _not_ know how scary these guys are! They see a girl they like and they become obsessed! This one guy, his name is Kuno, he knows my other half as the 'Pigtailed Girl'. I've tried telling him about the curse, but he's too stupid! And he also has this sister, let me tell you craziness must run in the family. She's obsessed with me as a boy! Both too stupid to realize that I'm both the boy and the girl!." Ranma said.

Usagi giggled. "Well I hope I _never_ run into _any_ of them. Hey, that Chinese girl, does she try to kill your fiancé?"

Ranma nodded. "But lucky for her she's a macho jock!"

At the Tendo Dojo, Akane Tendo suddenly sneezed.

"Are you coming down with a cold Akane?" Kasumi asked.

"No, somebody must be talking about me," Akane said angrily.

"You know, Ranma, maybe you can stop insulting your fiancé." Usagi said, frowning. "I'm not trying to sound rude or anything, but I really think that if you stop saying mean things about her, she'll like you a little more."

Ranma snorted. "As if. You don't know Akane, if things don't go her way she gets angry."

Usagi sighed. Changing the subject, she said, "Why don't you go take a shower Ranma? I've already taken one."

"But I don't have any other clothes."

"I'll wash them for you while your taking your shower and put them back if you'll hand them to me."

Usagi pushed him into the bathroom and waited patiently outside the door. It opened slightly and Ranma stuck out his clothes. Taking them, Usagi heard the shower begin to run. They were easy to wash and quick to dry. When they were done, Usagi quietly opened the bathroom door and went inside. Just as she put down Ranma's clothes onto a basket, he came out of the shower (*Drool*). They stood there for a minute before they both turned really red. Usagi turned around blushing and heard a splash that meant Ranma had gone back in the water.

"I'm really, really, _really_ sorry Ranma!" Usagi said, covering her burning face with her hands.

She heard Ranma sputtering in the water. Hurrying to the door, Usagi said all in on breath, "Well-I'd-better-get- dinner-started-so-bye-now-Ranma!" and ran out the door. Closing it behind her, Usagi waited awhile to stop blushing. Taking a deep breath, she hurried to the kitchen and started making dinner.

When she had put everything on the table in the living room, Shingo came into the kitchen sniffing the air.

"That smells really good sis! Are you sure this is your cooking? It smells too good!"

Glaring at Shingo, Usagi said, "Of course it's my cooking!"

"Ok everyone, dinner! That means you too Ranma!" Shingo called. Dr. Tofu entered the room, followed by a still blushing Ranma.

They sat down and began to eat, Usagi sitting next to Shingo and Ranma sitting next to Dr. Tofu.

"Are you okay Ranma? You look red," Dr. Tofu asked. This caused Ranma to blush more and Usagi to choke on her water and turn red also. Shingo patted her back. "You're looking red also, Usagi. Are you okay?"

Usagi nodded, and looked at her food, not lifting up her head. Shingo spent dinner telling Dr. Tofu about all of his favorite Gameboy games. When dinner was over Usagi cleared the plates.

"Well, I'd better get going." Ranma said, standing up.

"Why don't you stay here for the night?" Dr. Tofu asked.

"Yeah, you could sleep in my room!" said Shingo enthusiastically.

"Are you sure? I don't want to be a bother."

"C'mon Ranma! Stay here for the night!," said Usagi, smiling.

"But what about the Tendos?"

"I'll call them and say that you're staying here," Dr. Tofu said, getting up and heading to the phone.

"Come on Ranma! Let's go to my room!" said Shingo. He took Ranma by the hand and dragged him upstairs. Usagi followed them.

"Goodnight Shingo!," Usagi said.

"Goodnight Usagi!"

Ranma looked at her desperately as if he were asking for help as he was dragged into the Shingo's room. Usagi just smiled and waved. He glared at her and mouthed, 'I'll get you back for this!' before the door closed.

Usagi entered her room giggling. Changing into her pajamas in her suitcase. She looked at her decorated room that she slept in every year she came to her uncle's house.

~I'll unpack tomorrow,~ she thought.

Slipping underneath the covers, Usagi fell to sleep smiling.

Inside Shingo's room, Ranma thought angrily, ~I'm gonna get you back for this Usagi!~ as Shingo went from talking about his favorite Gameboy games to his favorite Play Station games.

~Silver Moon Princess~ Yes, I am not dead. Sorry to have not written a new chapter in such a long time! I've just been really busy! First I went the my cousin's house, then I went to my brother's house, then we went school shopping, then we went clothes shopping, now I have to buy a gift for my friend's party tomorrow! @_@ So much confusion! I 2 confoosed! Anyway, a coincidence is that my birthday's the day after my friend's. It's August 9th! Wish me a Happy Birthday! ^_^ I'll post this as soon as my internet's back, the cable thing is blinking so the internet won't work. -_-'