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Love Found?

By Verse12

Verse12@hotmail.com

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Disclaimer: I do not own these characters nor do I claim too, this is a simple fan based homage. Their creators and the companies they work for and with own the characters and all that pertains to them. (I.E. Rumiko Takahashi, Viz, Shougakukan) This is just fans of the show expressing their love for it for fun, no profit is involved or expected thank you.

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Chapter Four

A New Life Begins

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'It's been two months since I moved into Maison Ikkoku' Ranma thought as he lay down on his futon in the one room apartment. The birds chirped and the sun shone down on his face as he smiled.

'The others are still leery of me, namely Godai and the Coach. Some of them still try to stir up trouble, namely Yotsuya, Akemi and Mrs. Ichinose. But over all things are going well in my new life,' he reflected to himself in contentment.

'I found a good Church to go too nearby, I got a good part time job at a local motorcycle repair shop, and I passed several entrance exams for different colleges.'

'I still have to make a decision on which to go to though,' he mused to himself. 'I think though I may just have to go with my first instinct.'

"Tokyo-U" he whispered to himself with a smile.

'I never thought I could make it in to Tokyo-U,' he contemplated with a grin. 'I just give thanks to my Lord Jesus for this opportunity. Now I just need to qualify for that student loan and I'll be set. But I don't think I'll have a problem with that not after all he has done for me.'

'Once I get the loan finalized this afternoon I'll tell the others the great news that I was accepted,' he thought with a grin.

Ranma thoughts wandered after this as he dozed in the mid morning sun, 'I cant wait to see the others reactions to where I'm going to school. It should be fun, almost as fun as their reactions when I mentioned Kyo-Chan and me being engaged.'

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Two months ago, shortly after Ranma mentioned him being engaged to Ukyo/Kyoko.

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"RAN-CHAN!" Kyoko shouted out in shock over his choice of words.

He turned an innocent face to her and said, "What its true, Kyo-Chan."

All she could do at his blasé comment was to sputter as the others regained their senses.

"I don't care who you are you shouldn't speak so familiarly to the Manager," Godai said.

"What? Calling her Kyo-Chan?" Ranma asked with a smile.

"YES" Godai and the Coach yelled.

"Its just a play on the pet names we've had for each other when we were little."

"So you have been an associate of the fair Manager since childhood my good man?" Mr. Yotsuya asked with his usual smarmy grin.

"Oh I've know the Manager since we were . . . What was it Kyo-Chan? Six?" He asked as he turned back to her and saw her angry expression. "Uh oh, Sorry Kyo-Chan," he said contritely and turned back the others, "Look I was just kidding about the engagement, that was over years ago. In fact it was something our folks set up when we were just little kids."

Ranma apologized to Kyoko for his inconsiderate Joke and asked her in a joking manner if she still wanted him to stay in.

Kyoko took a deep breath and smiled, "it's all right Ran-Chan, in fact its good to see you in such good spirits so soon after what happened between you and Akane. Come on I'll show you the room," she said as she ushered him down the hallway towards rooms two and three with a frown at the little crowd around her door.

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Back to the Present,

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An incessant beep woke Ranma from the light sleep he had fallen into, "Huh?" He said with a start.

Ranma looked at the beeping wristwatch, he frowned and turned off the alarm, "10:45? Oh no I'M LATE!" He shouted as he realized the time.

He leapt up and grabbed his bag before he rushed down the hallway only slowing down long enough to slip on his shoes by the doorway.

He dashed out only to narrowly avoid Kyoko as she swept the front walk. Luckily he stopped in time to not run her down, sure it took a leaping sideways flip over her but he didn't run her down.

Abashed at his almost accident Ranma turned to Kyoko and asked if she was okay.

Hand to her heart as it raced she replied, "I'm okay Ran-Chan. Why are you in such a hurry anyway?" She questioned after she got her composer back. Meanwhile she was thinking about how much of her martial artist skill's she has lost due to inactivity over the last several years.

"Actually Kyo-Chan I'm running late, I volunteered at a nearby homeless shelter and my first shift is in 15 minutes."

Pleased at this good deed he was doing she smiled a beautiful smile and urged him to get going and to have a good day.

With a spin and a flip he leapt up onto the wall surrounding the property "Thanks a lot Kyo-Chan, I'll see you in a few hours."

He paused a second before he yelled back "Oh hey, Kyo-Chan, I may have some great news about what school I got into when I get back, okay?"

"I can't wait Ran-Chan," she smiled happy for her old friend. She was oblivious to the heartsick look on Godai's face as he looked out from the second floor window to see and hear all that was said.

"Manager?" He mumbled almost inaudibly.

To be continued,

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End Notes:

Eleven months since an actual update, but I haven't given up on this fic. Last week I revised the first three chapters, so if you didn't check those out you might want to reread them too.

I want to thank all of you for your support in all my works, but this one is special to me. Please let me know what you think okay?

Thanks again, later.

Signed: Verse12