Chapter Two-
Part Four-The Decision
It had been quite a while since the explanation had been told. Still, not one resident of the Kimiya Kasshin Dojo understood what had happened. The still sat in the same places. They still stared at the newcomers as if they had sprouted fangs and horns and were breathing clouds of fire. They still had a look of utter shock plastered onto their faces.
For a whole hour they stayed like this, while Ranma and his group made themselves at home. Finally, and, predictably, it was Kenshin who shook them out of their stupor. "It is not polite, I think, to gape like this, that it is not. We should welcome them, and treat them as friends, that we should."
"H-hai...if that is what you think, Kenshin" said Kaorou. "I guess you're right." Turning to the newcomers she said, "You may stay. You've had a long and hard travel, and I am truly sorry to have treated you so. If there's anything you need, please let me know. I'm willing to help." She looked over at Yahiko hopefully, as if waiting for him to pitch in, but the look on her face changed from hopeful to worried as she saw the look on Yahiko's face. Crawling to his side, she turned him around and looked him in the face. "Yahiko-kun, what's wrong? Daijobou?"
Yahiko's face changed from pale to green and then to pale again. He made hacking noises in his throat, and his eyes enlarged. He gulped madly for air, and when he finally received some, he gasped. After all this, he finally spoke. "D-daijobou desu. It's just that...just...that...I-I thought...I...I THOUGHT RANMA WAS HOT!" he blushed deep scarlet, and hid his face in his hands.
Kaorou's face turned pink, tears came to her eyes, she let go of Yahiko, and looked away, and the she laughed like a madman. "AHA HA HA HA HA AHA HA HA! I can't believe this! Yahiko thought that guy was hot! And...that would make Yahiko gay! Are you, Yahiko? Are you?" She dissolved into mad giggles once more.
"SHUT UP, YOU UGLY WITCH!" Yahiko yelled, but he still sat in the same spot, his red face still hidden in his hands.
"Kaorou stopped laughing. Her eyes glowed red, she bore fangs and she started to growl. "WHAT...DID...YOU...SAYYYY?"
"I said you should shut your trap about stuff you don't understand!" retorted Yahiko, finally bringing his face up from his hands and glaring at Kaorou.
Kaorou came at Yahiko with such force and speed (thought unbelievable for someone like her) that Kenshin and Sanosuke hardly made it in time to stop her from beating every inch of Yahiko. "Now, now, Kaorou-dono, I'm sure you don't want to do that! Stop this now, that you should!"
"Jo-chan, Yahiko, even I wouldn't stoop to this level!" declared Sanosuke triumphantly (this stopped the fighting briefly, a period where the all stared at him in disbelief, and all he could muster was "Nani?").
Finally Kaorou calmed down, and Yahiko looked away. Kenshin, remembering they were accommodating a group, looked towards the new renters, and blushed when he heard the whispers coming from them.
"Is this how they always behave?" Kasumi asked Nabiki in a concerned voice. "I don't know," Nabiki answered, "but do you think it's safe? I wonder what I could get from them if I got them to calm down..."
"Wow, I think they're worse than us, Ranma" whispered Akane to Ranma. "Yeah," he replied, "who'd'a ever thought that possible...?"
"Shampoo, is this bothering you? Would you prefer to go somewhere else?" Mousse asked Shampoo softly, blushing furiously. "No, Shampoo is not bothered. Ranma is here after all!" she said back, and Mousse glared at Ranma with all the hate he had.
"Hey, did you bring any ramen, Soun? I'm hungry" complained Genma. "Nope, no ramen. How can you be hungry? We just ate!" Soun retorted.
They all stopped talking immediately, and looked around. "Where..." said Akane, "...Did..." continued Ranma, "...They..." said Kasumi, "...go...?" finished Nabiki. Looking around in confusion, they didn't realize that P-chan had jumped out of Akane's arms and left for what (if he had seen the pig leave) Ranma would have clearly known was the restroom, presumably for some hot water.
Part Four-The Decision
It had been quite a while since the explanation had been told. Still, not one resident of the Kimiya Kasshin Dojo understood what had happened. The still sat in the same places. They still stared at the newcomers as if they had sprouted fangs and horns and were breathing clouds of fire. They still had a look of utter shock plastered onto their faces.
For a whole hour they stayed like this, while Ranma and his group made themselves at home. Finally, and, predictably, it was Kenshin who shook them out of their stupor. "It is not polite, I think, to gape like this, that it is not. We should welcome them, and treat them as friends, that we should."
"H-hai...if that is what you think, Kenshin" said Kaorou. "I guess you're right." Turning to the newcomers she said, "You may stay. You've had a long and hard travel, and I am truly sorry to have treated you so. If there's anything you need, please let me know. I'm willing to help." She looked over at Yahiko hopefully, as if waiting for him to pitch in, but the look on her face changed from hopeful to worried as she saw the look on Yahiko's face. Crawling to his side, she turned him around and looked him in the face. "Yahiko-kun, what's wrong? Daijobou?"
Yahiko's face changed from pale to green and then to pale again. He made hacking noises in his throat, and his eyes enlarged. He gulped madly for air, and when he finally received some, he gasped. After all this, he finally spoke. "D-daijobou desu. It's just that...just...that...I-I thought...I...I THOUGHT RANMA WAS HOT!" he blushed deep scarlet, and hid his face in his hands.
Kaorou's face turned pink, tears came to her eyes, she let go of Yahiko, and looked away, and the she laughed like a madman. "AHA HA HA HA HA AHA HA HA! I can't believe this! Yahiko thought that guy was hot! And...that would make Yahiko gay! Are you, Yahiko? Are you?" She dissolved into mad giggles once more.
"SHUT UP, YOU UGLY WITCH!" Yahiko yelled, but he still sat in the same spot, his red face still hidden in his hands.
"Kaorou stopped laughing. Her eyes glowed red, she bore fangs and she started to growl. "WHAT...DID...YOU...SAYYYY?"
"I said you should shut your trap about stuff you don't understand!" retorted Yahiko, finally bringing his face up from his hands and glaring at Kaorou.
Kaorou came at Yahiko with such force and speed (thought unbelievable for someone like her) that Kenshin and Sanosuke hardly made it in time to stop her from beating every inch of Yahiko. "Now, now, Kaorou-dono, I'm sure you don't want to do that! Stop this now, that you should!"
"Jo-chan, Yahiko, even I wouldn't stoop to this level!" declared Sanosuke triumphantly (this stopped the fighting briefly, a period where the all stared at him in disbelief, and all he could muster was "Nani?").
Finally Kaorou calmed down, and Yahiko looked away. Kenshin, remembering they were accommodating a group, looked towards the new renters, and blushed when he heard the whispers coming from them.
"Is this how they always behave?" Kasumi asked Nabiki in a concerned voice. "I don't know," Nabiki answered, "but do you think it's safe? I wonder what I could get from them if I got them to calm down..."
"Wow, I think they're worse than us, Ranma" whispered Akane to Ranma. "Yeah," he replied, "who'd'a ever thought that possible...?"
"Shampoo, is this bothering you? Would you prefer to go somewhere else?" Mousse asked Shampoo softly, blushing furiously. "No, Shampoo is not bothered. Ranma is here after all!" she said back, and Mousse glared at Ranma with all the hate he had.
"Hey, did you bring any ramen, Soun? I'm hungry" complained Genma. "Nope, no ramen. How can you be hungry? We just ate!" Soun retorted.
They all stopped talking immediately, and looked around. "Where..." said Akane, "...Did..." continued Ranma, "...They..." said Kasumi, "...go...?" finished Nabiki. Looking around in confusion, they didn't realize that P-chan had jumped out of Akane's arms and left for what (if he had seen the pig leave) Ranma would have clearly known was the restroom, presumably for some hot water.