Selene was walking along the main roads of the city. She had her side
pack on and had purposefully avoided the Tendo resident. 'Father told me to
find them and ask to stay.' she thought. Her father had told her that he
and Soun were old friends and that he owned him many favors; and that if
Soun could take in his daughter and train her than all his debts would be
fulfilled. Though Selene couldn't bring herself to be an extra hassle in
the house.
The sun was setting slowly and Selene was still walking. Selene's mind wondered back to when her father was telling her about the Tendos.
"Selene, I want you to go live with the Tendos." Her father's voice was weak, sad, and kind. "I have a letter written telling them about the situation." Slowly, his hands were shaking with the letter in his hands. Selene took the letter from her father to save him the rest of his strength.
"Father but..." Selene said, but her father indicated that he had more to say.
"My darling daughter, I do not wish to leave you yet." He coughed. "But, it seems as though I have no choose. Death is coming for me, but I don't want to leave without knowing that you're happy." Selene's eyes watered. "Please do not cry for me. I will always be watching over you." He smiled weakly but it was enough for Selene. "I want you to go to Japan, finish your training, and live the life in which you have always wanted." His hands were shaking as he reached to touch his daughter's face one last time. Selene took his hand and placed it against her cheek.
"Father..." Her voice began to crack. Her father lifted a finger to tell her to savor this moment.
"Remember everything we have done, and what I have told you." Her father said with the last ounce of his strength. Her father drew his last breath, and for the first time in Selene's life she cried. She cried her heart out that night, she stayed with her father's died body and cried.
Now her hands gripped the note that her father had written. She never opened it herself and the only person who knows what it said was her died father. She obviously knew what was inside, but she just never opened it. She noticed that the sun had set and was now walking by the light of the street lamps. Sighing she set out to find a pay phone.
After walking for a while she found one in front of a cosmetic store. She had the door shut behind her and was flipping through the phone book. "Tendo...Tendo." She skimmed through her page, and found three listings of Tendo. Unfortunately, there were two people with the same Soun Tendo. She punched in the first number; it rang two times before someone answered.
"Hello?" A female voice asked.
"Hi. I'm wondering is Ranma Saotome home?" Selene asked, trying to sound as polite as possible.
"I don't know anyone by that name, sorry." The voice replied. "I think you have the wrong miss."
"Oh, ok." Then Selene hung up, and tried the second number.
"Hello?" Another female voice answered.
"Hi. I'm wondering is Ranma Saotome home?" Selene asked, she wondering whether or not you could become a robot by repeating the same lines again and again.
"Yes, hold on one second." The voice said. "Ranma, you've got a phone call!" The voice hollered. A thumping sound resonated from the other end before another voice was on the line.
"Yo, Ranma here." He said.
"Ranma, it's me Selene." She said softly. "Is everyone there?"
"Where have..." Ranma practically yelled.
"Keep it down! I don't want them to start thinking...well I don't want them to think about this situation." She said. "Did you tell anyone about me?"
"No, not yet anyway." Ranma whispered. "Why?"
"No, nothing. I'm just coming over that's all." Selene replied and knew what Ranma's next was. "I'm at a pay phone in town."
"How did you know what question I was going to ask?" Ranma asked puzzled.
"I'll tell you later, can you just stand outside the Tendo residence in about five minutes?" Selene asked looking at her watch.
"Five minutes see ya." Then Ranma hung up. Selene quickly looked down at the address next to the name and began walking to the Tendo residence.
The sun was setting slowly and Selene was still walking. Selene's mind wondered back to when her father was telling her about the Tendos.
"Selene, I want you to go live with the Tendos." Her father's voice was weak, sad, and kind. "I have a letter written telling them about the situation." Slowly, his hands were shaking with the letter in his hands. Selene took the letter from her father to save him the rest of his strength.
"Father but..." Selene said, but her father indicated that he had more to say.
"My darling daughter, I do not wish to leave you yet." He coughed. "But, it seems as though I have no choose. Death is coming for me, but I don't want to leave without knowing that you're happy." Selene's eyes watered. "Please do not cry for me. I will always be watching over you." He smiled weakly but it was enough for Selene. "I want you to go to Japan, finish your training, and live the life in which you have always wanted." His hands were shaking as he reached to touch his daughter's face one last time. Selene took his hand and placed it against her cheek.
"Father..." Her voice began to crack. Her father lifted a finger to tell her to savor this moment.
"Remember everything we have done, and what I have told you." Her father said with the last ounce of his strength. Her father drew his last breath, and for the first time in Selene's life she cried. She cried her heart out that night, she stayed with her father's died body and cried.
Now her hands gripped the note that her father had written. She never opened it herself and the only person who knows what it said was her died father. She obviously knew what was inside, but she just never opened it. She noticed that the sun had set and was now walking by the light of the street lamps. Sighing she set out to find a pay phone.
After walking for a while she found one in front of a cosmetic store. She had the door shut behind her and was flipping through the phone book. "Tendo...Tendo." She skimmed through her page, and found three listings of Tendo. Unfortunately, there were two people with the same Soun Tendo. She punched in the first number; it rang two times before someone answered.
"Hello?" A female voice asked.
"Hi. I'm wondering is Ranma Saotome home?" Selene asked, trying to sound as polite as possible.
"I don't know anyone by that name, sorry." The voice replied. "I think you have the wrong miss."
"Oh, ok." Then Selene hung up, and tried the second number.
"Hello?" Another female voice answered.
"Hi. I'm wondering is Ranma Saotome home?" Selene asked, she wondering whether or not you could become a robot by repeating the same lines again and again.
"Yes, hold on one second." The voice said. "Ranma, you've got a phone call!" The voice hollered. A thumping sound resonated from the other end before another voice was on the line.
"Yo, Ranma here." He said.
"Ranma, it's me Selene." She said softly. "Is everyone there?"
"Where have..." Ranma practically yelled.
"Keep it down! I don't want them to start thinking...well I don't want them to think about this situation." She said. "Did you tell anyone about me?"
"No, not yet anyway." Ranma whispered. "Why?"
"No, nothing. I'm just coming over that's all." Selene replied and knew what Ranma's next was. "I'm at a pay phone in town."
"How did you know what question I was going to ask?" Ranma asked puzzled.
"I'll tell you later, can you just stand outside the Tendo residence in about five minutes?" Selene asked looking at her watch.
"Five minutes see ya." Then Ranma hung up. Selene quickly looked down at the address next to the name and began walking to the Tendo residence.