Part Five-Enter Ryoga!
"Those guys...I totally forgot that they were here..." Whispered Kaorou, "and I lost my head like that...even though" She punched Yahiko in the face "THERE! You deserve that for what you called me! What else would you expect me to believe if you said you thought Ranma-kun was hot?" she dropped to the floor suddenly, and rested her head in her hands.
"I didn't know that she-I mean he-was a man! I mean, if you look at him when he's a girl, you could never tell he was a man in reality" stated Yahiko, still blushing.
"Now, now, you too, give this a break. Let's get back out there and treat our guests," Kenshin looked around at everyone in the room, "like guests, that we should."
"Ahh, you're right again, Kenshin." Said Sanosuke. "Well, what're we waitin' for? Let's get in there!" He pushed himself away from the wall and walked through the door leading to where Ranma and his friends were.
Kenshin, Kaorou, and Yahiko followed him, Kenshin in the lead and Kaorou at the rear. "You guys, don't make a scene" Kenshin said to the two behind him. "N-nani? Sano?" Kenshin had abruptly stopped, causing Yahiko to smash into him. For Sanosuke had stopped suddenly, and was staring into the room as if it were suddenly full of 5-foot tall three-headed dog named Fluffy.
The three peeked around him to see what had caused the holdup, and they too, stared. For what they saw was another black-haired young man, wearing the same bandanna P-chan wore around it's neck. He carried a traveling pack, and a red umbrella was laid above him. However, it was not him alone that was weird, it was the scene before them.
The man was facing Ranma and seemed really angry. Ranma, on the other hand, seemed to be enjoying the confrontation. The remaining members of the Tendou/Saotome family looked faintly surprised, but for the most part, extremely bored. It was Kasumi that spoke first.
"Why, Ryoga, however did you find us here?" She asked, politely puzzled.
Ryoga looked scandalized at this seemingly innocent question, and Ranma's grin widened. "Yeah, P-chan, however did you find us?" he mimicked.
Ryoga seemed to come back to earth at the sound of Ranma's voice, and something about what Ranma had said seemed to anger him. He stalked up to Ranma, his hands clutched tight into fists, and yelled in his face, "I AM NOT P-CHAN! SHUT UP, RANMA!"
Ranma grinned even wider (if possible) and said, in an innocent but baiting voice, "But P-chan, you weren't with us when we left, with your bad sense of direction, you'd never have been able to find us on your own, and I don't see anyone else with you..."
Ryoga just stared blankly, and Ranma used this time to add in a little extra..."What's wrong, P-chan? Pig got your tongue?"
(Meanwhile all of this, the Kenshin-Gumi stared intently, unable to muster a single word, and the rest watched the fight as if they could've died of boredom...well, all except for Akane, who looked as though she could kill someone...mainly, Ranma)
Ryoga finally snapped out of his daze, and ran at Ranma, aiming a punch for his face. Ranma quickly steps to the side, causing Ryoga to crash rather violently into the dojo wall. ("Oh, no" Kaorou whispered, her paralysis temporarily gone. "They're guna wreck the whole dojo!")
After what seemed like forever, Ryoga jumped up, laughing crazily. At this point, everyone in the dojo thought he had cracked, lost his marbles, but he started to speak. "Ha! You think you know everything Ranma, but in reality, you're as stupid as they get! I was following you guys at a distance the whole trip!"
Ranma's brow arched, and he stared at Ryoga. "Are you sure about that P-ch...OW!" Ranma crumpled on the floor, rubbing his head (once again) in pain. Akane stood over him, Kenshin's sakambatou still raised high over her head (She had hit him with the flat side of the sword). She lowered the sword, breathed deeply, and screamed in Ranma's ear "HE'S NOT P-CHAN!" all Ranma could do was scream in pain "OW! WHAT THE HECK DID YA DO THAT FOR?"
The Kenshin-Gumi looked from the sakambatou to Kenshin, then back to the sakambatou. Kenshin, however, was on his knees, wide-eyed. "ORO? H-h- how did you get that, Akane-dono...?"
Akane ignored Kenshin's question, and began hitting Ranma with the flat side of the sword with every word she spoke...I mean, yelled. "HOW...MANY...TIMES...DO...I...HAVE...TO...TELL...YOU...? RYOGA...CAN'T...BE...P-CHAN...'CAUSE...P- CHAN'S...RIGHT...HERE!" Akane cut of abruptly, her hand in mid-swing, and let out a cry of horror. "P-CHAN! WHERE IS MY P-CHAN?" She dropped the sword and began searching the room frantically.
Ranma looked over the room at Ryoga, who had a mixture of sadness and worry on his face, looking at Akane. Ranma got up quietly, and tiptoed over to where Ryoga was standing. "There's cold water in the well outside. Hurry up." He whispered. Ryoga nodded his head and crept out of the room quietly.
Akane had finished searching the dojo, and headed over to Ranma, fuming. She took him up by the shirt collar and started to shake him. "WHERE'S P-CHAN, RANMA? IS THIS SOME KIND OF JOKE? TELL ME WHERE HE IS!"
Ranma looked at her in disbelief, and tried to get out of her hold. "I-I-I-I d-d-d-don't k-know w-w-where that s-stupid p-pig I-is!" he stammered. Finally, she stopped shaking him and her grip loosened. He dropped to the floor, and looked up. "EH?" She was crying! Again! "Honest, Akane, I have no idea where the stupid pig is! Why don't you ask Ryo-"
"OH, SHUT UP RANMA!" She turned to leave, but a loud "Oink" stopped her in her tracks. She turned slowly, and began to smile. "P-CHAN!" she cried out, and ran to envelop the pig.
Sanosuke, finally finding his voice, shook his head in disbelief. "Jeez, all that over a stupid pig."
"Those guys...I totally forgot that they were here..." Whispered Kaorou, "and I lost my head like that...even though" She punched Yahiko in the face "THERE! You deserve that for what you called me! What else would you expect me to believe if you said you thought Ranma-kun was hot?" she dropped to the floor suddenly, and rested her head in her hands.
"I didn't know that she-I mean he-was a man! I mean, if you look at him when he's a girl, you could never tell he was a man in reality" stated Yahiko, still blushing.
"Now, now, you too, give this a break. Let's get back out there and treat our guests," Kenshin looked around at everyone in the room, "like guests, that we should."
"Ahh, you're right again, Kenshin." Said Sanosuke. "Well, what're we waitin' for? Let's get in there!" He pushed himself away from the wall and walked through the door leading to where Ranma and his friends were.
Kenshin, Kaorou, and Yahiko followed him, Kenshin in the lead and Kaorou at the rear. "You guys, don't make a scene" Kenshin said to the two behind him. "N-nani? Sano?" Kenshin had abruptly stopped, causing Yahiko to smash into him. For Sanosuke had stopped suddenly, and was staring into the room as if it were suddenly full of 5-foot tall three-headed dog named Fluffy.
The three peeked around him to see what had caused the holdup, and they too, stared. For what they saw was another black-haired young man, wearing the same bandanna P-chan wore around it's neck. He carried a traveling pack, and a red umbrella was laid above him. However, it was not him alone that was weird, it was the scene before them.
The man was facing Ranma and seemed really angry. Ranma, on the other hand, seemed to be enjoying the confrontation. The remaining members of the Tendou/Saotome family looked faintly surprised, but for the most part, extremely bored. It was Kasumi that spoke first.
"Why, Ryoga, however did you find us here?" She asked, politely puzzled.
Ryoga looked scandalized at this seemingly innocent question, and Ranma's grin widened. "Yeah, P-chan, however did you find us?" he mimicked.
Ryoga seemed to come back to earth at the sound of Ranma's voice, and something about what Ranma had said seemed to anger him. He stalked up to Ranma, his hands clutched tight into fists, and yelled in his face, "I AM NOT P-CHAN! SHUT UP, RANMA!"
Ranma grinned even wider (if possible) and said, in an innocent but baiting voice, "But P-chan, you weren't with us when we left, with your bad sense of direction, you'd never have been able to find us on your own, and I don't see anyone else with you..."
Ryoga just stared blankly, and Ranma used this time to add in a little extra..."What's wrong, P-chan? Pig got your tongue?"
(Meanwhile all of this, the Kenshin-Gumi stared intently, unable to muster a single word, and the rest watched the fight as if they could've died of boredom...well, all except for Akane, who looked as though she could kill someone...mainly, Ranma)
Ryoga finally snapped out of his daze, and ran at Ranma, aiming a punch for his face. Ranma quickly steps to the side, causing Ryoga to crash rather violently into the dojo wall. ("Oh, no" Kaorou whispered, her paralysis temporarily gone. "They're guna wreck the whole dojo!")
After what seemed like forever, Ryoga jumped up, laughing crazily. At this point, everyone in the dojo thought he had cracked, lost his marbles, but he started to speak. "Ha! You think you know everything Ranma, but in reality, you're as stupid as they get! I was following you guys at a distance the whole trip!"
Ranma's brow arched, and he stared at Ryoga. "Are you sure about that P-ch...OW!" Ranma crumpled on the floor, rubbing his head (once again) in pain. Akane stood over him, Kenshin's sakambatou still raised high over her head (She had hit him with the flat side of the sword). She lowered the sword, breathed deeply, and screamed in Ranma's ear "HE'S NOT P-CHAN!" all Ranma could do was scream in pain "OW! WHAT THE HECK DID YA DO THAT FOR?"
The Kenshin-Gumi looked from the sakambatou to Kenshin, then back to the sakambatou. Kenshin, however, was on his knees, wide-eyed. "ORO? H-h- how did you get that, Akane-dono...?"
Akane ignored Kenshin's question, and began hitting Ranma with the flat side of the sword with every word she spoke...I mean, yelled. "HOW...MANY...TIMES...DO...I...HAVE...TO...TELL...YOU...? RYOGA...CAN'T...BE...P-CHAN...'CAUSE...P- CHAN'S...RIGHT...HERE!" Akane cut of abruptly, her hand in mid-swing, and let out a cry of horror. "P-CHAN! WHERE IS MY P-CHAN?" She dropped the sword and began searching the room frantically.
Ranma looked over the room at Ryoga, who had a mixture of sadness and worry on his face, looking at Akane. Ranma got up quietly, and tiptoed over to where Ryoga was standing. "There's cold water in the well outside. Hurry up." He whispered. Ryoga nodded his head and crept out of the room quietly.
Akane had finished searching the dojo, and headed over to Ranma, fuming. She took him up by the shirt collar and started to shake him. "WHERE'S P-CHAN, RANMA? IS THIS SOME KIND OF JOKE? TELL ME WHERE HE IS!"
Ranma looked at her in disbelief, and tried to get out of her hold. "I-I-I-I d-d-d-don't k-know w-w-where that s-stupid p-pig I-is!" he stammered. Finally, she stopped shaking him and her grip loosened. He dropped to the floor, and looked up. "EH?" She was crying! Again! "Honest, Akane, I have no idea where the stupid pig is! Why don't you ask Ryo-"
"OH, SHUT UP RANMA!" She turned to leave, but a loud "Oink" stopped her in her tracks. She turned slowly, and began to smile. "P-CHAN!" she cried out, and ran to envelop the pig.
Sanosuke, finally finding his voice, shook his head in disbelief. "Jeez, all that over a stupid pig."