This one's kind of short, but more to come! I have another fic I'm working
on too, so it may be a short while! R/R please!
I don't own any of this stuff...yeah!
Chapter One
Akane jogs along the main stretch of Nerima, still in the residential district. She was very upset that Ranma had disapeared the previous night, but not as much as she was now because he didn't come back. Why did he feel it nessicary to upset her so much? Insulting her, running off...it was very rude indeed. But, despite her anger, she was also worried. Ranma never did this before. What was he thinking? As the girl turns a corner she comes apon the normally empty lot and spots Ryoga's tent piched in the center. 'Great! I'll just ask -him- if he's seen Ranma!' She trots across the gravel and reaches the smoking fire pit. Next to it are two empty bowls. 'So,' She thinks bitterly. 'He came here to eat instead of staying home and having -my- food.' Akane does her best to sound ever so happy and sweet. It was Ryoga after all. "Hello? Ryoga?"
The fanged boy sits up and throws his blankets aside. 'Wow, what a night!'
"Ryoga! Its me, Akane. Are you in there?"
The boy's face flushes when he turns to his side and finds Ranma sleeping away buck-naked on top of the extra blanket. The youth hurridly covers him with his own, and partially unzips the tent flap. He sticks his head out.
"I'm sorry for waking you up." Akane beams. "But I was wondering if you'd seen Ranma."
The boy's mind tries to come up with something. Anything. But the thought of the bare martial artist behind him kept on calling his attention. He shakes his head. "No."
The girl scowls. "But you have two bowls out. Did he come and eat?"
"Uh, yeah. We ate and then he left. Said he was going to sleep out or something...right, that's it!"
"Okay. Thanks. Sorry to bother you. You can go back to sleep." Akane retreats with a sour expression. Something wasn't right about the way Ryoga was acting, but she couldn't place it. What reason would -he- have to lie to her? What reason would she have to doubt his answer?
The bandana weilding boy hurredly closes the tent flap and turns to his sleeping friend, slightly numb. 'Wow.' That was one word to describe how he was feeling. The night before was a blur of odd body positions and randomly shouted curses. But he did remember that it had been fun, and a great release.
The pile moves slightly, and he quickly pulls them down so that he can see his bunk-mate wake.
Ranma slowly opens his eyes, and blinks up at Ryoga. A slow smile crosses his face.
"I know." The other grins back.
"Wow." The pigtailed boy sits up and pulls his boxers back on. "Um."
"Yea?" 'Gosh this is awkward.'
"Thanks Ryoga."
"Welcome? Thank -you-."
"Welcome."
They sit staring at each other.
"Has Akane come by?"
"Yes. I told her you stopped by to eat cuz she saw the bowls, and then went on to camp out on your own."
Ranma smirks. "Good thing I brought my bag inside the tent last night!"
"Yeah."
They both laugh.
After the previous night, Ryoga completely felt different. Like he had under gone a change. He had never done such a thing before, and Ranma probably too, but the aftertaste of it all was pleasant. "Ranma?"
The said boy looks to him.
"About it all."
"No need to say anything. It was an experience alright." Ranma looks expecially perked up after it all, and not as dead. "You are the best at making me feel better."
The words kind of stung. Ryoga had hoped for more of a compliment, but then again, this was the real world. Ranma had several fiancees, and was a guy, and what they did had probably just been a way to releave tensions. It had worked though. It was just that after all of it, Ryoga saw Ranma in a different light. -Very- different light. But at least he made his friend happier. "Are you going to go then?"
"Yeah. I need to talk with Ukyou and Shampoo today."
"You're really going to go through with it?"
Ranma pulls his shirt on. "Yeah, like I said last night. I have to be firm."
"Want me to go?"
The pigtailed boy looks at his friend, his dark eyes wide. "Really?"
"Sure. It'd probably be eas-"
Ranma gives him a tight hug. "Thanks a bunch!"
'One good thing about these guy-guy relationships...' Ryoga gleefully dresses. 'Is that I don't get all bloody nosed when -he- hugs me half dressed!'
Chapter One
Akane jogs along the main stretch of Nerima, still in the residential district. She was very upset that Ranma had disapeared the previous night, but not as much as she was now because he didn't come back. Why did he feel it nessicary to upset her so much? Insulting her, running off...it was very rude indeed. But, despite her anger, she was also worried. Ranma never did this before. What was he thinking? As the girl turns a corner she comes apon the normally empty lot and spots Ryoga's tent piched in the center. 'Great! I'll just ask -him- if he's seen Ranma!' She trots across the gravel and reaches the smoking fire pit. Next to it are two empty bowls. 'So,' She thinks bitterly. 'He came here to eat instead of staying home and having -my- food.' Akane does her best to sound ever so happy and sweet. It was Ryoga after all. "Hello? Ryoga?"
The fanged boy sits up and throws his blankets aside. 'Wow, what a night!'
"Ryoga! Its me, Akane. Are you in there?"
The boy's face flushes when he turns to his side and finds Ranma sleeping away buck-naked on top of the extra blanket. The youth hurridly covers him with his own, and partially unzips the tent flap. He sticks his head out.
"I'm sorry for waking you up." Akane beams. "But I was wondering if you'd seen Ranma."
The boy's mind tries to come up with something. Anything. But the thought of the bare martial artist behind him kept on calling his attention. He shakes his head. "No."
The girl scowls. "But you have two bowls out. Did he come and eat?"
"Uh, yeah. We ate and then he left. Said he was going to sleep out or something...right, that's it!"
"Okay. Thanks. Sorry to bother you. You can go back to sleep." Akane retreats with a sour expression. Something wasn't right about the way Ryoga was acting, but she couldn't place it. What reason would -he- have to lie to her? What reason would she have to doubt his answer?
The bandana weilding boy hurredly closes the tent flap and turns to his sleeping friend, slightly numb. 'Wow.' That was one word to describe how he was feeling. The night before was a blur of odd body positions and randomly shouted curses. But he did remember that it had been fun, and a great release.
The pile moves slightly, and he quickly pulls them down so that he can see his bunk-mate wake.
Ranma slowly opens his eyes, and blinks up at Ryoga. A slow smile crosses his face.
"I know." The other grins back.
"Wow." The pigtailed boy sits up and pulls his boxers back on. "Um."
"Yea?" 'Gosh this is awkward.'
"Thanks Ryoga."
"Welcome? Thank -you-."
"Welcome."
They sit staring at each other.
"Has Akane come by?"
"Yes. I told her you stopped by to eat cuz she saw the bowls, and then went on to camp out on your own."
Ranma smirks. "Good thing I brought my bag inside the tent last night!"
"Yeah."
They both laugh.
After the previous night, Ryoga completely felt different. Like he had under gone a change. He had never done such a thing before, and Ranma probably too, but the aftertaste of it all was pleasant. "Ranma?"
The said boy looks to him.
"About it all."
"No need to say anything. It was an experience alright." Ranma looks expecially perked up after it all, and not as dead. "You are the best at making me feel better."
The words kind of stung. Ryoga had hoped for more of a compliment, but then again, this was the real world. Ranma had several fiancees, and was a guy, and what they did had probably just been a way to releave tensions. It had worked though. It was just that after all of it, Ryoga saw Ranma in a different light. -Very- different light. But at least he made his friend happier. "Are you going to go then?"
"Yeah. I need to talk with Ukyou and Shampoo today."
"You're really going to go through with it?"
Ranma pulls his shirt on. "Yeah, like I said last night. I have to be firm."
"Want me to go?"
The pigtailed boy looks at his friend, his dark eyes wide. "Really?"
"Sure. It'd probably be eas-"
Ranma gives him a tight hug. "Thanks a bunch!"
'One good thing about these guy-guy relationships...' Ryoga gleefully dresses. 'Is that I don't get all bloody nosed when -he- hugs me half dressed!'