Ukyo yawned and stretched. When she looked around her tent to find her
clothes she discovered that Akane was already up. She put on her shirt and
wandered outside. Sure enough by the fire sat Ranma, Akane and Ryouga.
Ranma looked up at Ukyo expectantly, hoping for breakfast while Akane sat
there looking agitated. Ryouga was staring off into space not noticing
anything that was going on around him.
"Good morning everyone" Chimed Ukyo. "How did you sleep?"
"Ok I guess except that Ryouga, who not only snored, but kicked me all night" Replied Ranma now not only looking hungry but sleepy too.
Ukyo looked at Ranma with the same look a mother gives when she sees that her child is sick. Then she turned around and gave Ryouga a sour look. Ryouga, who was just noticing that Ukyo was up, looked up at her.
"Oh good morning Uchan" said Ryouga oblivious to the fact that she had just been talking to him. "What's for breakfast?"
Ukyo sighed and shook her head with annoyance. The group was silent. Akane finally spoke.
"So Ukyo.about breakfast?" she said with obvious contempt for Ukyo's cooking abilities.
"Ok um Ryouga go out and find some eggs, something for meat and some mushrooms and Akane will you please gather some more fire wood?"
Ukyo went into her tent and took a small skillet and her small spatulas out of her pack along with the very meager amount of spices she had left. She sighed thinking about her restaurant and ventured back out side where she saw Ranma on the ground obviously thinking about something.
"What's on your mind Ran-chan?" Ukyo asked.
"What.huh?!" Ranma said.
Ukyo's question had brought him out of his deep thought.
"I said, what's on your mind Ranma."
"Oh just thinking about what's gonna happen when we go see cologne, and who kidnapped-what's her name." Ranma revealed.
Ukyo sat down next to him.
I'm sure whatever Cologne has to say will help us try and track down who ever kidnapped Ryouga's friend and killed."
Ukyo paused when she saw Ranma's saddened expression.
".Your father." Ukyo finished.
"I hope so." replied Ranma.
At that moment Ryouga returned with about 8 speckled eggs in his hands. He had a relatively large wild pig tied to his back with a few of his bandanas.
"Here Ukyo will this stuff work?" Asked Ryouga.
"Yes its great Ryouga. It will work perfectly."
"Hey Ryouga did you have to kill one of your relatives?" Ranma teased.
"Why you saotome!!!" Ryouga fumed.
Ryouga lunged at Ranma. Ranma easily evaded by rolling backward and springing to his feet. Ranma stood in a ready position facing Ryouga.
"You wanna fight pig boy!?" Ranma yelled angrily.
"How dare you joke like that!" Ryouga screamed as he charged for Ranma.
Ranma easily jumped over Ryouga and landed behind him. As soon as he landed a large metal object impacted with the top of his head. Knocking him nearly unconscious. Ukyo Had hit him with her BAS (Big Ass Spatula).
"Ranma stop picking fights with Ryouga!" said Ukyo. "Beside Ryouga you forgot the Mushrooms"
"Speaking of which." said Ranma "how did you go into the woods find all that stuff and get back within 10 minutes? Wouldn't you usually have ended up in Okinawa?"
"er.uh I don't know" Ryouga said obviously bewildered. "I guess I was lucky."
"Maybe" Ranma shrugged putting the thought out of his mind.
Ukyo turned to Ryouga and asked him to go find the mushrooms. Ryouga ran off into the woods just as Akane returned.
"Here is the firewood Ukyo." Akane said looking much more cheerful than she had before.
"Thanks Akane! Now I can start making breakfast."
Ukyo sat down and began making breakfast using the fire wood, eggs, wild boar, spices, and other supplies that she had at her disposal. Akane walked off somewhere by herself and Ranma followed at a distance. After about 10 minutes of walking Akane stopped in her tracks and turned around to face Ranma she obviously knew he had been following her. Ranma looked at Akane with solemn look. There were tears in Akane's eyes. Ranma stood facing the crying girl not knowing what to do or say. Akane walked slowly toward Ranma still crying, not saying a word. At that moment Akane lost it and collapsed onto Ranma. Ranma didn't know what to do so he stood there...eventually Ranma wrapped his arms around Akane and held her. The pair stood that way for what seemed like hours. Finally Ranma Spoke.
"What's wrong akane?"
Akane just stood there in his arms, silent.
"Whatever it is you can tell me." Ranma whispered.
Akane backed up from Ranma.
"I.I.I don't know if we'll ever find my father and my sisters. What of they're dead? I couldn't stand life without them! Ranma I'm so worried! I can't stand it!"
"s'ok Akane we'll find them they can't be dead we didn't find them in the rubble. So you have to keep hoping." Ranma reassured her.
"But Ranma, what if they were taken, kidnapped just like Akari?"
"Well then they are still alive. Whoever wrecked the dojo wanted us. So all we have to do is wait. They are probably using your sisters to lure us somewhere." Ranma replied.
Akane was silent she turned and started walking back to camp. After a few steps she turned to face Ranma tears dried on her face.
"Thanks Ranma."
Akane turned and walked back to the camp. Ranma stood there for a minute, confused, watching Akane walk away. He heard a noise and turned around quickly, but seeing nothing he dismissed it and headed back to camp at a slow pace.
When Ranma got back to the camp everyone was sitting around Ukyo's makeshift kitchen with plates of food in their hands. Ukyo was serving breakfast Okinamiyakis with slight modifications.
"Hi Ranma have a plate. This is what I call Ucchans Breakfast Okinamiyaki!" Ukyo beamed.
Ranma gladly excepted the plate, he was starving and couldn't wait to dig in.
"Good morning everyone" Chimed Ukyo. "How did you sleep?"
"Ok I guess except that Ryouga, who not only snored, but kicked me all night" Replied Ranma now not only looking hungry but sleepy too.
Ukyo looked at Ranma with the same look a mother gives when she sees that her child is sick. Then she turned around and gave Ryouga a sour look. Ryouga, who was just noticing that Ukyo was up, looked up at her.
"Oh good morning Uchan" said Ryouga oblivious to the fact that she had just been talking to him. "What's for breakfast?"
Ukyo sighed and shook her head with annoyance. The group was silent. Akane finally spoke.
"So Ukyo.about breakfast?" she said with obvious contempt for Ukyo's cooking abilities.
"Ok um Ryouga go out and find some eggs, something for meat and some mushrooms and Akane will you please gather some more fire wood?"
Ukyo went into her tent and took a small skillet and her small spatulas out of her pack along with the very meager amount of spices she had left. She sighed thinking about her restaurant and ventured back out side where she saw Ranma on the ground obviously thinking about something.
"What's on your mind Ran-chan?" Ukyo asked.
"What.huh?!" Ranma said.
Ukyo's question had brought him out of his deep thought.
"I said, what's on your mind Ranma."
"Oh just thinking about what's gonna happen when we go see cologne, and who kidnapped-what's her name." Ranma revealed.
Ukyo sat down next to him.
I'm sure whatever Cologne has to say will help us try and track down who ever kidnapped Ryouga's friend and killed."
Ukyo paused when she saw Ranma's saddened expression.
".Your father." Ukyo finished.
"I hope so." replied Ranma.
At that moment Ryouga returned with about 8 speckled eggs in his hands. He had a relatively large wild pig tied to his back with a few of his bandanas.
"Here Ukyo will this stuff work?" Asked Ryouga.
"Yes its great Ryouga. It will work perfectly."
"Hey Ryouga did you have to kill one of your relatives?" Ranma teased.
"Why you saotome!!!" Ryouga fumed.
Ryouga lunged at Ranma. Ranma easily evaded by rolling backward and springing to his feet. Ranma stood in a ready position facing Ryouga.
"You wanna fight pig boy!?" Ranma yelled angrily.
"How dare you joke like that!" Ryouga screamed as he charged for Ranma.
Ranma easily jumped over Ryouga and landed behind him. As soon as he landed a large metal object impacted with the top of his head. Knocking him nearly unconscious. Ukyo Had hit him with her BAS (Big Ass Spatula).
"Ranma stop picking fights with Ryouga!" said Ukyo. "Beside Ryouga you forgot the Mushrooms"
"Speaking of which." said Ranma "how did you go into the woods find all that stuff and get back within 10 minutes? Wouldn't you usually have ended up in Okinawa?"
"er.uh I don't know" Ryouga said obviously bewildered. "I guess I was lucky."
"Maybe" Ranma shrugged putting the thought out of his mind.
Ukyo turned to Ryouga and asked him to go find the mushrooms. Ryouga ran off into the woods just as Akane returned.
"Here is the firewood Ukyo." Akane said looking much more cheerful than she had before.
"Thanks Akane! Now I can start making breakfast."
Ukyo sat down and began making breakfast using the fire wood, eggs, wild boar, spices, and other supplies that she had at her disposal. Akane walked off somewhere by herself and Ranma followed at a distance. After about 10 minutes of walking Akane stopped in her tracks and turned around to face Ranma she obviously knew he had been following her. Ranma looked at Akane with solemn look. There were tears in Akane's eyes. Ranma stood facing the crying girl not knowing what to do or say. Akane walked slowly toward Ranma still crying, not saying a word. At that moment Akane lost it and collapsed onto Ranma. Ranma didn't know what to do so he stood there...eventually Ranma wrapped his arms around Akane and held her. The pair stood that way for what seemed like hours. Finally Ranma Spoke.
"What's wrong akane?"
Akane just stood there in his arms, silent.
"Whatever it is you can tell me." Ranma whispered.
Akane backed up from Ranma.
"I.I.I don't know if we'll ever find my father and my sisters. What of they're dead? I couldn't stand life without them! Ranma I'm so worried! I can't stand it!"
"s'ok Akane we'll find them they can't be dead we didn't find them in the rubble. So you have to keep hoping." Ranma reassured her.
"But Ranma, what if they were taken, kidnapped just like Akari?"
"Well then they are still alive. Whoever wrecked the dojo wanted us. So all we have to do is wait. They are probably using your sisters to lure us somewhere." Ranma replied.
Akane was silent she turned and started walking back to camp. After a few steps she turned to face Ranma tears dried on her face.
"Thanks Ranma."
Akane turned and walked back to the camp. Ranma stood there for a minute, confused, watching Akane walk away. He heard a noise and turned around quickly, but seeing nothing he dismissed it and headed back to camp at a slow pace.
When Ranma got back to the camp everyone was sitting around Ukyo's makeshift kitchen with plates of food in their hands. Ukyo was serving breakfast Okinamiyakis with slight modifications.
"Hi Ranma have a plate. This is what I call Ucchans Breakfast Okinamiyaki!" Ukyo beamed.
Ranma gladly excepted the plate, he was starving and couldn't wait to dig in.