Disclaimer: I WANNA OWN RANMA!!! But I don't...never will...*walks away crying*
Hi everybody! (Hi Dr. Nick! HAHAHA!) Yes it has been quite a while since I added to this story last but I promise, things will be a bit better! Anyway thanks so much for your support and reviews and stuff-they've helped me a whole lot! And without further ado, Chapter Six of Following Rules!
Following Rules
by Hanko-chan
Chapter Six: Double Date
Shampoo waited outside the Nekohanten for Mousse, Ranma and Akane. She didn't feel like staying inside...she didn't want to relive the incident the day before. There was a rustle behind her and Shampoo turned around to face Mousse. He was not in his used white robe, but in clothes similar to Ranma's normal attire. Mousse smiled at her.
"You look nice, Shampoo," he complimented. Shampoo looked down at her plain blue Chinese dress and shrugged. This was hardly considered a 'nice' dress. Compared to the things she wore to impress Ranma with her body, Mousse was just lucky to see her in a dress.
"Thank you, Mousse." Ranma and Akane ran up the street, flustered about something.
"Sorry we're late," Ranma said between breaths.
"Yea, family issues. You know me and Ranma on a date..." Akane leaned over and braced herself on her knees.
"Oh." Shampoo grinned and turned back to Mousse. "So were we go?"
"Yea! Where are we going?" Ranma asked, now breathing normally. Mousse adjusted his thick glasses and pulled out a little slip out paper.
"We're going to an Italian restaurant called Piccolo's," He read, "I heard they're very good."
"Sounds good to me!" Ranma said, rubbing his hands together eagerly. Shampoo nodded, jumped from wall to wall in a nearby ally and flipped to the roof of the Nekohanten, beckoning everyone to follow her. Mousse easily flipped up beside Shampoo and Ranma was prepared to do the same when he saw Akane looking up at the stars.
He rolled his eyes and grabbed her by the waist and followed the two Amazons. Akane didn't do anything in retaliation, just enjoyed the ride. Mousse led the group and before long they jumped down in front of a brightly light restaurant with Italian music drifting out from the open doors.
"Well? What are we waiting for? Let's go in!!" Ranma dashed inside as Mousse and Shampoo looked at Akane, confused.
"He didn't have breakfast...or lunch..." She told them. They both nodded in understanding and they strode in after the pigtailed boy. A man with a large goatee greeted them.
"Good ev'ning! Welcome to Piccolo's! How many are we going to serve tonight?" He asked in very strangely accented Japanese.
"Four," Mousse replied. The man gave them a cheesy smile and nodded.
"Please follow me." He led them to a round table by a window and placed menus down. Ranma, Akane, Shampoo, and Mousse sat down and made themselves comfortable. Ranma was the first one to pick up his menu.
"Wow! What a selection!" Akane rolled her eyes as the waiter pulled out a pad and pencil.
"Could I start you out with a NICE, COLD, drink?" He asked?" The three Jusenkyo cursed teenagers shook their heads violently.
"I'll have tea, please." Akane said beaming at her own genius. The waiter nodded and walked away. Everyone, with the exception of Ranma-who was mumbling to himself-stared at each other. "So..." Akane ventured weakly.
"I wonder what spa-ghe-tti is," Ranma wondered aloud. They all ignored him and Mousse began to talk.
"Thanks so much Akane for coming with us on our first date." Akane smiled.
"No problem, Mousse. I just hope this goes by smoothly."
"As do I."
"Me too!" Shampoo said cheerfully.
"Par-me-san?" Ranma asked himself. Akane yanked his pigtail to shut him up. Soon, the waiter returned with Akane's tea and a pitcher filled with iced water. Ranma, Shampoo and Mousse eyed it intently, inching slowly away from the water. The waiter went to pour some in Ranma's glass but he lost his balance, knocking the water over.
Ranma changed and she scowled at him. The waiter was so surprised the threw the rest to the water in the air which came down to splash on the rest of them.
"Quack!"
"Meow!" Pause.
"YEEEEAHHHHH!" Akane simply sat there while a duck chased a cat who chased a screaming red head. The waiter dropped to the floor next to the piles of clothes and hugged his knees whining for his mother. Akane sighed picked up her kettle filled with hot water and poured on all three of them.
"Thanks, Akane," they all said in unison, sitting down again. A woman at another table looked over at them, shrieked, then fainted.
"You two should put some clothes on, really..." Akane pointed out to the Amazons. Mousse and Shampoo looked at each other, looked down and blushed violently.
"Ah...I go change now." Shampoo grabbed her clothes and ran from the room. Mousse also picked up his clothes and followed pursuit. Akane sighed and looked at Ranma-who was again looking at the menu.
"Ranma..." She growled. "Will you PLEASE stop looking at that stupid menu?" Ranma glanced over the top of it and put it down reluctantly.
"What's on your mind 'Kane?" He asked leaning back in his chair. Akane shrugged.
"That was quite a scene just now..."
"Yea...and? This stuff happens all the time. I just don't have to worry about losing my clothes like Shampoo and Mousse do." Ranma returned to his menu and then glanced at the waiter that was still on the floor whimpering to himself. "Yo, waiter. Get up! I wanna order over here!"
The waiter recollected himself and smoothed his hair. He bowed hastily and hurried out of the room.
"So much for service..." Ranma grumbled. Akane scooted closer to him. "What do you need?" He asked her.
"We are supposed to be on a date remember?" She said, blushing slightly. "Can't you just talk to me or something instead of looking for stuff to eat?"
"Ah...er..." Ranma started to sweat. "Talk to you about what?"
"Your choice."
"Er...uh...what happened to Mousse and Shampoo? They've been changing for a while, now."
Akane face faulted. "What?" She looked around and nodded. "You're right. They have been changing for a long time now..."
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
Shampoo stood there on the balcony, ready to fight. She saw Mousse look at her body. She wouldn't have been mad if she wasn't stark naked! Even worse, he touched her! He said he wouldn't take advantage of her. How could she had trusted him? "*Mousse! You will die!*"
Mousse reluctantly got in a stance and backed away from the purple haired girl. "*It was an accident! I didn't have my glasses and I thought I was tapping a waiter on the shoulder! Honest! I just wanted to ask for the bathroom!*"
Shampoo didn't know whether to believe him or not. He did promise... She lowered her hands down and fell to the ground to sit. Mousse put his hands down too and cautiously walked over to her side. Shampoo looked away from him. He leaned the other way to look her in the face but she turned her head again. Mousse would have just taken her actions as being, well, Shampoo, but she was...trembling?
"Shampoo? Are you crying?" He asked in Japanese. Shampoo whirled her head to face him which was a mistake. They were face to face, noses almost touching. The two both blushed and looked away.
"*No*," she retorted, her long hair being a barrier to Mousse's face. "*It's just so hard trying to except you...*"
Mousse stood up quietly and left to go back inside, leaving Shampoo there alone.
"*But...It is getting easier. You aren't that bad, Mousse. I'm sorry for accusing you of touching me on purpose. I know you wouldn't do that to me, Mousse...*" She expected him to say something, what was taking him so long? "Mousse?" She turned around to see no one. "Mousse..."
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
Author's note:
Ah! Sad cliffhanger! Sorry this took so long to write. Two words: Mid-terms...I hate 'em... I'm really sorry this is so short...GOMEN!!! Gah! I need to put my priorities in line! Welp, I'm gonna have a snow day tomorrow so I'll be here writing away...Losing my eyesight slowly. All I need to say so, BYE and thanks for reading!!
Hi everybody! (Hi Dr. Nick! HAHAHA!) Yes it has been quite a while since I added to this story last but I promise, things will be a bit better! Anyway thanks so much for your support and reviews and stuff-they've helped me a whole lot! And without further ado, Chapter Six of Following Rules!
Following Rules
by Hanko-chan
Chapter Six: Double Date
Shampoo waited outside the Nekohanten for Mousse, Ranma and Akane. She didn't feel like staying inside...she didn't want to relive the incident the day before. There was a rustle behind her and Shampoo turned around to face Mousse. He was not in his used white robe, but in clothes similar to Ranma's normal attire. Mousse smiled at her.
"You look nice, Shampoo," he complimented. Shampoo looked down at her plain blue Chinese dress and shrugged. This was hardly considered a 'nice' dress. Compared to the things she wore to impress Ranma with her body, Mousse was just lucky to see her in a dress.
"Thank you, Mousse." Ranma and Akane ran up the street, flustered about something.
"Sorry we're late," Ranma said between breaths.
"Yea, family issues. You know me and Ranma on a date..." Akane leaned over and braced herself on her knees.
"Oh." Shampoo grinned and turned back to Mousse. "So were we go?"
"Yea! Where are we going?" Ranma asked, now breathing normally. Mousse adjusted his thick glasses and pulled out a little slip out paper.
"We're going to an Italian restaurant called Piccolo's," He read, "I heard they're very good."
"Sounds good to me!" Ranma said, rubbing his hands together eagerly. Shampoo nodded, jumped from wall to wall in a nearby ally and flipped to the roof of the Nekohanten, beckoning everyone to follow her. Mousse easily flipped up beside Shampoo and Ranma was prepared to do the same when he saw Akane looking up at the stars.
He rolled his eyes and grabbed her by the waist and followed the two Amazons. Akane didn't do anything in retaliation, just enjoyed the ride. Mousse led the group and before long they jumped down in front of a brightly light restaurant with Italian music drifting out from the open doors.
"Well? What are we waiting for? Let's go in!!" Ranma dashed inside as Mousse and Shampoo looked at Akane, confused.
"He didn't have breakfast...or lunch..." She told them. They both nodded in understanding and they strode in after the pigtailed boy. A man with a large goatee greeted them.
"Good ev'ning! Welcome to Piccolo's! How many are we going to serve tonight?" He asked in very strangely accented Japanese.
"Four," Mousse replied. The man gave them a cheesy smile and nodded.
"Please follow me." He led them to a round table by a window and placed menus down. Ranma, Akane, Shampoo, and Mousse sat down and made themselves comfortable. Ranma was the first one to pick up his menu.
"Wow! What a selection!" Akane rolled her eyes as the waiter pulled out a pad and pencil.
"Could I start you out with a NICE, COLD, drink?" He asked?" The three Jusenkyo cursed teenagers shook their heads violently.
"I'll have tea, please." Akane said beaming at her own genius. The waiter nodded and walked away. Everyone, with the exception of Ranma-who was mumbling to himself-stared at each other. "So..." Akane ventured weakly.
"I wonder what spa-ghe-tti is," Ranma wondered aloud. They all ignored him and Mousse began to talk.
"Thanks so much Akane for coming with us on our first date." Akane smiled.
"No problem, Mousse. I just hope this goes by smoothly."
"As do I."
"Me too!" Shampoo said cheerfully.
"Par-me-san?" Ranma asked himself. Akane yanked his pigtail to shut him up. Soon, the waiter returned with Akane's tea and a pitcher filled with iced water. Ranma, Shampoo and Mousse eyed it intently, inching slowly away from the water. The waiter went to pour some in Ranma's glass but he lost his balance, knocking the water over.
Ranma changed and she scowled at him. The waiter was so surprised the threw the rest to the water in the air which came down to splash on the rest of them.
"Quack!"
"Meow!" Pause.
"YEEEEAHHHHH!" Akane simply sat there while a duck chased a cat who chased a screaming red head. The waiter dropped to the floor next to the piles of clothes and hugged his knees whining for his mother. Akane sighed picked up her kettle filled with hot water and poured on all three of them.
"Thanks, Akane," they all said in unison, sitting down again. A woman at another table looked over at them, shrieked, then fainted.
"You two should put some clothes on, really..." Akane pointed out to the Amazons. Mousse and Shampoo looked at each other, looked down and blushed violently.
"Ah...I go change now." Shampoo grabbed her clothes and ran from the room. Mousse also picked up his clothes and followed pursuit. Akane sighed and looked at Ranma-who was again looking at the menu.
"Ranma..." She growled. "Will you PLEASE stop looking at that stupid menu?" Ranma glanced over the top of it and put it down reluctantly.
"What's on your mind 'Kane?" He asked leaning back in his chair. Akane shrugged.
"That was quite a scene just now..."
"Yea...and? This stuff happens all the time. I just don't have to worry about losing my clothes like Shampoo and Mousse do." Ranma returned to his menu and then glanced at the waiter that was still on the floor whimpering to himself. "Yo, waiter. Get up! I wanna order over here!"
The waiter recollected himself and smoothed his hair. He bowed hastily and hurried out of the room.
"So much for service..." Ranma grumbled. Akane scooted closer to him. "What do you need?" He asked her.
"We are supposed to be on a date remember?" She said, blushing slightly. "Can't you just talk to me or something instead of looking for stuff to eat?"
"Ah...er..." Ranma started to sweat. "Talk to you about what?"
"Your choice."
"Er...uh...what happened to Mousse and Shampoo? They've been changing for a while, now."
Akane face faulted. "What?" She looked around and nodded. "You're right. They have been changing for a long time now..."
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
Shampoo stood there on the balcony, ready to fight. She saw Mousse look at her body. She wouldn't have been mad if she wasn't stark naked! Even worse, he touched her! He said he wouldn't take advantage of her. How could she had trusted him? "*Mousse! You will die!*"
Mousse reluctantly got in a stance and backed away from the purple haired girl. "*It was an accident! I didn't have my glasses and I thought I was tapping a waiter on the shoulder! Honest! I just wanted to ask for the bathroom!*"
Shampoo didn't know whether to believe him or not. He did promise... She lowered her hands down and fell to the ground to sit. Mousse put his hands down too and cautiously walked over to her side. Shampoo looked away from him. He leaned the other way to look her in the face but she turned her head again. Mousse would have just taken her actions as being, well, Shampoo, but she was...trembling?
"Shampoo? Are you crying?" He asked in Japanese. Shampoo whirled her head to face him which was a mistake. They were face to face, noses almost touching. The two both blushed and looked away.
"*No*," she retorted, her long hair being a barrier to Mousse's face. "*It's just so hard trying to except you...*"
Mousse stood up quietly and left to go back inside, leaving Shampoo there alone.
"*But...It is getting easier. You aren't that bad, Mousse. I'm sorry for accusing you of touching me on purpose. I know you wouldn't do that to me, Mousse...*" She expected him to say something, what was taking him so long? "Mousse?" She turned around to see no one. "Mousse..."
*~~~~~~*~~~~~~*
Author's note:
Ah! Sad cliffhanger! Sorry this took so long to write. Two words: Mid-terms...I hate 'em... I'm really sorry this is so short...GOMEN!!! Gah! I need to put my priorities in line! Welp, I'm gonna have a snow day tomorrow so I'll be here writing away...Losing my eyesight slowly. All I need to say so, BYE and thanks for reading!!