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Just a sudden idea.

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Story: Rosemary For Remembrance

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Ranma opened a drawer of Akane's dresser and peered inside. He had never done anything like this before, unless you counted the time he searched his pop's dresser for a lost okonomiyaki. But he would never dream of looking through Akane's things if it weren't for the special cirumstances. Akane had been missing for a week now, and Ranma was starting to get worried.

He looked in the first drawer-clothes. The second drawer-a martial arts gi, black belt,and her mallet. "Strange- I would've expected her to take that..." he thought. Third drawer-er, underwear. The fourth drawer was empty except for a note. Strangely, it was addressed to him.

'Dear Ranma,
I know you don't know why I left, and I'm not going to tell you. But I want you to have something. Press the button in the top left corner of my last drawer.
Love,
Akane.'

Ranma put down the note and stared into space for a while. He was thinking about the note...Akane had said 'Love, Akane'. He wondered why... Presently he stirred himself and pressed the button. The bottom of the drawer flipped up and revealed a small space. In it was a sheaf of hair that looked familiar...Of course! It was Akane's hair, the long ebony sheaf of hair that Ryoga had chopped off with his razon-sharp metal bandanna. A faint smell came to Ranma's nostrils, and he bent his head to sniff it. "Rosemary..." he said aloud, "Rosemary, for remembrance..."

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Yeah, yeah, I know, it's all sentimental drivel. This is what comes of reading an Agatha Christie in the bathtub! Of course, it might be that there was Rosemary in the book("Remembered Death" or "Sparkling Cyanide") and I was 'Shampoo'ing my hair...anyway, hope you like it!
Sasami Tombo
02/08/04