Chapter Seven
The Aftermath
Akane awoke in her bed. She opened her eyes slowly. Her whole body was sore and her nose hurt pretty bad. She turned her head and looked out her window. The sun was in full view. How long was she sleeping? She turned to her alarm clock. 11:36 AM it said. She let her head fall back into her pillow. "Man…what happened back there?" she asked herself. She finally remembered what happened yesterday. "Wow…I had no idea I could do all that…" She took a deep breath, trying to forget her pain.
She suddenly remembered something else. "Oh…I kissed Ranma! How could I let myself do that, especially in front of everyone?" She thought for a minute. She did enjoy that kiss, the parts she could remember any way.
Her door opened. Kasumi slowly entered. "Oh, Good afternoon Akane!" she said with a big smile. "I'm so glad you're awake now. I brought some lunch for you, incase you were hungry."
"Thanks Kasumi." Akane managed. She struggled to sit up straight. Kasumi brought her a small table and placed it on her bed. She lay her food on the table, smiling. "You know Akane, that was a really great job you did. Everyone is so proud of you."
"Well, thanks Kasumi, I was just helping Ranma is all. Shampoo was quite a tough customer."
"Well, I'll go tell everyone you are up, no doubt they are all eager to visit you." Kasumi left Akane's room, going down stairs.
Akane sat in her bed, trying not to move so much. She looked to her plate. Soba noodles for lunch today. She was not hungry right now. She brought her hand up to her face, looking at her ring. It sparkled in the sunlight. She smiled to herself. She really had beat Shampoo. With that threat gone, everything else would be easy.
Akane looked up to her door. Ranma was leaning against it, hands in his pockets. "Ranma!" Akane gasped. She started to blush.
Ranma turned his head to her and smiled. "I knew you would win Akane. Things did look kind of bad for you out there though; you sure gave everyone a scare."
Akane smiled shyly. "Well, I decided to focus in on my training. Seeing all your moves made me think that I should start learning some too. If we are to carry on the dojo, I guess I should be at least a match for you." Akane paused a second, nervously. She had done it again…Well…there was no use trying to hide it any more.
"Yea, speaking of my moves, what was all that back there? How come you didn't tell me you wanted to learn the Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken?"
Akane's face got a bit worried. "Well Ranma…I wanted to do this by my self. I had to prove to everyone that I could fight my own battles. I'm not as weak as everyone thinks."
"Well I just dropped by to tell you that you did a great job. Thanks for fightin' for me." Ranma smiled.
"Well, it wasn't just for you, I kinda wanted to fight Shampoo for a long time now. She would piss me off so bad." Akane paused a second. "Hey Ranma? You knew that I was going to win that duel?"
Ranma stood up straight. "Yea Akane, You are too jealous to have let the fight go any other way." Ranma smiled and walked out.
"Ranma! Come back here! What you mean I was too jealous? Ranma! I wasn't jealous over Shampoo! You are such an idiot!" Akane called to Ranma. Ranma did not return. She sat in her room, fuming. "That Ranma…he always has to be such a kidder doesn't he?" She straightened out her plate and started eating. The food was wonderful.
Ranma walked down stairs, just seeming to kill a bit of time. Kasumi was hanging the laundry. Soun and Genma were playing a game of GO. Nabiki was lying on her stomach, facing the TV. She had her abacus in her hands and a few papers lie beside her. Ranma quietly walked over to the papers. His name was on one of them. He got a worried look, sitting down next to them and watching some TV.
Ranma leaned back. "Well, it's over…Shampoo was the hardest one to get rid of. All that leaves are some "annoyances". I hope she will be ok. I do kinda feel sorry for her." Something shot up from inside Ranma. It didn't feel good at all. It was fear. "With nothing else in our way…I guess that means that the wedding is on. It could go on in a matter of days…" Ranma leaned back, looking at the ceiling. "I guess I'm kinda scared to go through with it…maybe we should wait until we get out of school." He trailed off his thoughts for a few minutes. "I guess I shouldn't worry about it. Maybe I'll just sit back and enjoy the ride…Of course one day I would have to…nah I don't wanna think about that right now. I might scare myself."
Ranma closed his eyes for a second. He opened them. Nabiki sat there, smiling close to his face "Hey Ranma, congrats on your new fiancée. Well, old fiancée as it were." Nabiki noticed that Ranma had a concerned look on his face. "What's with the long face Ranma. I would think you would be thrilled to death to have finally won Akane back."
"Oh…well it's nothing Nabiki, I was just starting to worry…about Shampoo." Ranma recovered. "Yea…she was prolly trying to kill herself or coming up with another law or something to call herself my fiancée."
"Well, Ranma, take it easy. Akane would want you too. Any plans on the future?"
Ranma sat up. "Uh…no not yet…I guess I'll just sit back and watch everything fall into place. Besides, me and Akane are in school right now."
"Well, Ranma, you're the man in this relationship. You'll have to go through with this one way or another."
"Yea, I know…"
"So what are you gonna do about it?"
"I already told you…I guess I'll just wait until me and Akane get out of school. I'll go from there."
"Suit yourself Ranma. Oh, by the way, I still haven't forgotten about our little photo shoot. Is tomorrow after school good for you?"
"No…how about we wait until next year?"
Nabiki smiled. "Tomorrow it is then!"
Ranma continued to watch TV. His mind went back to Akane. "I wonder what she is thinking right now? Well I sure hope she will be better by tomorrow, we have a lot of work to make up at school. Not that I actually wanted to go, but pops would force me."
A few hours passed, Kasumi called for dinner. Everyone sat at the table. The stairs creaked a bit, announcing Akane's presence. She stiffly walked to the table, sitting down next to Ranma. Ranma turned to her, noting the cuts that were all over her body. Akane noticed that Ranma looked a bit worried for her. "Oh, don't worry Ranma, cuts on the face heal faster than any place on the body. I'll go visit Tofu-sensei and see what he can do tomorrow."
Kasumi passed the plates out. Akane reached for a pork bun. Kasumi noticed something sparkling in the light. "Oh! Akane! What is that?" Kasumi asked, grabbing her hand. Akane started to blush heavily as Ranma did.
"Oh My…it's…an engagement ring!" Kasumi exclaimed happily. Nabiki snatched Akane's hand.
"Well look at that…that's one heck of a diamond there…" Nabiki said, smiling at Ranma. Soun and Genma took their turns with their daughter's hand.
"Ranma…this is…I'm so happy for you two!" Soun said, tears of joy starting.
"Ranma! Congratulations boy! You take after your father." Genma said.
The two proud fathers hugged each other. Kasumi just smiled, happy for Akane. Nabiki looked at Ranma. her question was answered.
"H…hey…wait just a second. It's nothing like that. I just wanted to give Akane something special, you know, to help her with the duel." Ranma said, nervously.
Akane turned to Ranma. "But Ranma…I though that…" Akane looked down, sadly.
"Oh geeze…would you people just cut it out! I just thought that since Akane was gonna win that I should give her something that said that."
Everyone continued to praise Ranma's actions, except Akane, she felt a bit lost and confused. Ranma finished eating and went up stairs. He had enough from everyone. Eventually everyone followed suit, eager to greet the new morning.
Ranma and Akane awoke early that Monday. Reluctantly, Ranma got dressed for school. He went down stairs, seeing everyone was starting breakfast. Ranma finished in a hurried manner as to avoid any dialogue between him and his parents. Akane was quiet also. She seemed a bit distant. And the fact that her muscles were sore didn't help matters.
The three students headed off for school; Nabiki taking her usual transportation. Ranma walked along side Akane. The two weren't really saying much.
Ranma looked over to Akane. She seemed a bit down. "Umm…those were great moves back there at the duel. Where did you learn them?"
Akane continued to look down at the street. "Well, I found this old Amazon book outside my window. It was gift-wrapped. Someone had left it there for me to find."
Ranma thought for a second. "I wonder who left it there…"
"I dunno."
"Well whoever did it, we need to thank them. That Divine Dragon God's Rage attack looked liked it took a long time to master."
Akane turned to Ranma; her mood slightly lifted. "Well, it really wasn't hard to learn, it's the controlling of it that took longer. I doubt I have full control yet. Both you and Ryoga used a specific emotion. I figured anger was a good one for me."
"Yea, you got that one right. When it comes to anger, you're the tops."
Akane narrowed her eyes at Ranma.
"I remember all the times you got angry. Come to think of it, that move should have vaporized Shampoo if you put just half your rage in there." Ranma continued.
Akane slipped back into her previous state.
"Ok, Akane…what's wrong now?"
She said nothing.
"Geeze…" Ranma just continued to school, Akane walking silently next to him.
The couple arrived at school. Ranma looked around. "I wonder where Kuno is…he's bound to show up sooner or later."
"As predictable as the tides…a criminal always returns to the scene of the crime…" Kuno started, emerging from behind a tree. "The will of heaven is slow but sure. And as sure as the tides come in and out, so does the wicked receive punishment. Oh…what a duty is placed on my shoulders, for it is my fate to carry on the will of the heavens. However, it is only proper that I, Tatewaki Kuno, the Blue Thunder of Furinkan High, be accepted to carry out the sentences of heaven. Ranma Saotome! You have committed a crime most heinous, and I shall smite the down with the power of righteousness."
Ranma rolled his eyes. "Hey Kuno…of course I would return to the scene of the crime. I do attend this school…"
"Enough of your criminalistic psycho-babble! Ranma Saotome, I challenge you!" Kuno said, drawing his wooden sword.
"Bah…I don't have time to waste with the likes of you. Unless you like bleeding."
"Ranma! I cannot allow you to torment the precious Akane Tendou any longer. This time, I shall deal to you a crushing blow that shall surely…" Kuno paused suddenly; a look of extreme shock was on his face.
Ranma had held up Akane's hand; the engagement ring in full view. Akane looked up to Ranma. She soon realized what he was doing and turned her head from him, blushing.
"R…Ranma! That is…I can not allow it!" Kuno shouted, taking a fighting stance. "Ranma…you have poisoned the lovely Akane Tendou with your charms. But I am able to see through them. Prepare to die, Ranma Saotome!"
During Kuno's little dialogue, Akane again looked at Ranma. He seemed so sure of his actions. "Maybe…he didn't mean all that stuff yesterday. Of course! He was just trying to justify his actions, like he had always done. Maybe I should listen to him…just this once." She thought to herself. Akane then noticed that Ranma had let go of her hand. She looked up, seeing Kuno charging. Ranma was just standing there, calmly.
"I'll take care of this." Akane said. She dashed over to Kuno with her newly acquired speed. She ducked down, placing a palm strike firmly on his jaw. A roundhouse kick sent Kuno on his back. Akane turned her back, heading back to Ranma's side.
"A…Akane…what was that?" Ranma asked; a bit stunned.
"Akane Tendou! Ranma has poisoned your mind. Please try to remember your love, Kuno Tatewaki!"
"I do remember my love, and I'm standing next to him!" Ranma widened his eyes at Akane.
"But…Akane Tendou. What about your…"
"Come on Ranma, lets get to class, we're going to be late again if we don't hurry." Akane said, grabbing his hand and pulling him inside.
Ranma recovered from his state and followed her inside, leaving Kuno and half the student body stunned.
Akane and Ranma entered their first class. They sat down in their desks, a place they haven't been in a week. The teacher started his plans and Ranma started his daily nap. Akane looked over to a sleeping Ranma, smiling slightly.
"Well, Ranma…you did something for our relationship now so have I. Maybe things will start to get better between us now. I'm still not ready for a marriage though, so don't try any funny stuff." She continued looking at Ranma, the weight in her chest felt much lighter after she said that to Kuno.
Another feeling sprung up in her chest. She didn't like it. Akane's mind wandered on their impending marriage, an idea that almost made her shake with fear. "I guess it will happen now" Akane's smile wore off; she looked down at her desk, deep in though. "I…just can't go through with it right now…but I'll have to one day… What would Ranma think?"
She turned her attention to her ring, searching for something that would clear her mind. It always seemed to be sparkling. She played with it a bit, turning it to the sun in various directions. She still couldn't believe it. "I wonder where Ranma got the money for this. It mush have cost a lot…well I suppose if you work hard enough for something you will get it." Akane continued to play with her ring, missing the majority of the class.
Rumors abounded during lunch. "They really do love each other", "I wonder what happened to Akane, she seems to have gotten in a big fight" and, "did you see Kuno get flattened by Akane?" Ranma and Akane sat down at their usual spot. Akane's friends were making too big a deal out of her ring, in Ranma's opinion. He just sat at the lunch table, bored.
The More Things Change…
School ended on a slow note. Kuno was nowhere to be found. Ranma and Akane walked home, side by side. Ranma thought for a few minutes. He had to say something about what was going to happen next between the two. His mind was wandering as much as Akane's
"Hey Akane…about our wedding…"
"Uh, oh…"Akane started. She was at a loss.
"I…I don't know what to say to Ranma" Akane thought to herself "it would just crush him If I told him I couldn't go through with it…not yet anyway." The panic that Akane felt in the schoolhouse started to rise again. She didn't quite know how to handle the situation…
Akane whirled around with that look of hers. "What about it? Ok, so our fathers finally won their battle. Big deal. And maybe I did say I loved you. So what. That is no grounds to go and start tripping over ourselves trying to plan a wedding." Akane said, getting into Ranma's face. Ranma stepped back, stunned
"Yea…and maybe we did kiss the other day, that doesn't exactly make us husband and wife. More like really close friends. Still, that gives you no right to assume that we are already married, because we're not. And if you think you can change my mind with your tricks, you got another thing coming pal. I don't want any of your funny stuff!" Akane turned her back to Ranma, walking to the dojo.
Ranma stood stunned for a few seconds. "Hey!" He recovered. " Where did that come from and where do you get off yelling at me like that? I just wanted to see how you felt. Geeze, you are so un-cute sometimes."
"Well, you're the one that's plotting to get us married so soon!" Akane said, turning back around. Anger had replaced her panic, something she was used to finally.
"W-What! Where in the world did you come up with that? You didn't lose any brain cells during your fight did you? I have better things to think about than some stupid wedding."
"Oh no you don't Ranma! I know you! You are already plotting to propose to me in about a week or so!"
Ranma stomped to Akane, raising his fist. "I am not plotting a wedding. If anyone is plotting our wedding it's you! What was that kiss about the other day then?"
"Please, Ranma. I just wanted to show you that I was Ok, besides, I think you were about to kiss me right before I came to."
"Yea right. Like I would kiss an un-cute woman like you!"
"Well, you did! I just didn't have the strength to resist it!"
"No I didn't! You were the one that pulled me down to your face! All I did was respect your wishes, like a congratulations or somethin'."
"Ranma you stupid jerk! You were the one that kissed me. Besides, if you didn't want to kiss me you didn't have to!"
"Well, how was I gonna escape, your arm was around my head!"
"I was worn out, you could have escaped easily if you wanted to!"
"What was I suppose'd ta do? "Oh no Akane, pleas don't kiss me, after all, if you did, it would be like kissing a guy!""
"Oh, well I guess you know all about kissing guys, don't you?" Akane asked, insinuating his past experiences.
"Yea, I do know what kissing guys is like! You kissed me after all didn't you?"
"What! How dare you…well maybe I did kiss you, but it wasn't like it was my choice. I was in pretty bad shape. Maybe I mistook you for Kuno or…Ryoga"
"Ryoga! How could you have ever mistaken me for that idiot with no directional sense! Oh, that's right. You two did sleep together quite often didn't you?"
"That was different Ranma! I had no idea that Ryoga was P-Chan. Well, you're just jealous that is wasn't you sleeping beside me!"
"Well you should have figured it out! It was practically beaten into you. Why would he have been so desperate to get to the nannichaun?"
"I just thought you two were starting to become friends…"
Ranma widened his eyes, staring in disbelief, his jaw dropped.
"What is it Ranma?" Akane asked, a bit worried.
"I had no idea…after all my travels around China and Japan…I had no idea that…"
"Yea? What?"
Ranma regained his focus. "That such an unbelievably un-cute tomboy existed in the entire world! It is just beyond me on how un-cute you can be sometimes! Do they give you lessons or somethin'? Me and Ryoga could never be friends, after all he did to me!"
"Ranma…You are the most perverted idiotic cross dresser I have ever met! Just be honest, you were jealous."
"Me, Jealous? Please! If anyone around here is jealous, it's you!"
"I am not jealous of a perverted cross dresser who can't even straighten out who his fiancées are!"
"Yes you were! That's why you kissed me the other day. So you could keep me for yourself. And don't give me that mistaken identity crap. I distinctly heard you say "Ranma!"
Akane started to blush a bit. "No I wasn't jealous… I…was just out of it was all. Yea, I had been knocked out you know. I could've kissed anyone. Even Ryoga, had he saved me."
Ranma smiled confidently. "I knew it. You could have never kissed a person on your own!"
"What was that!"
"I said you could have never kissed another person, even if you life was at stake!"
"Is that a challenge, Ranma?"
"Yea, it is.! You are too un-cute to kiss me!"
"Ranma! If you want un-cute I'll show you un-cute." Akane said, drawing closer to Ranma. She grabbed the back of his head, pulling him closer. She paused. Their looks of anger had vanished. They stared at each other for a few moments. Akane got fed up. She threw Ranma's head back and turned around for the Dojo.
"Who would want to kiss a pervert like you anyway?" Akane said softly.
"Ah, I knew it! Totally un-cute…and sexless too!"
Akane whirled around; her temper was flared. "Ok Ranma, This is it! I'll show you what sex-less really is!" Akane ran to Ranma, grabbing his head hard. She pulled his face against hers. The pressure almost made Ranma's lips hurt. They stood like that for a few seconds. Akane's fingers were digging into his skull. She finally released him, looking up at him menacingly. She turned around, leaving Ranma standing alone. Ranma was in shock. After a few moments he recovered.
"Man…Akane called that a kiss? More like a special attack than a kiss. All though it was kinda nice." Ranma though to himself, returning to the Dojo.
Akane entered the Dojo, silently. Ranma followed, his hands were behind his head like nothing happened. Soun and Genma didn't bother asking what happened. Kasumi just smiled, knowing that this would help them in the long run. Nabiki came down stairs, hearing the door open.
Ranma tried his best to avoid her, but it was futile. "Hello Ranma…nice weather isn't it?"
Ranma hung his head, forgetting about his argument. "I'll got a bowl of cold water…" Nabiki smiled.
Akane flopped on her bed, hearing Ranma and Nabiki talking about something. Her anger turned into sadness. "What was my problem back there?" She asked herself. "That was pretty sudden of me to burst on Ranma like that. What was I doing? Maybe…I was just scared of getting married too soon. I just need a bit more time to cope with all this. Everything went so slowly at first and all of a sudden it's all over." Akane sighed to herself, looking at her ring.
"Maybe I should to work off some of this stress. That helps me out…usually." Akane slipped the ring off her finger. "I better not train with this thing on, Ranma would just die if I lost it." Akane got dressed in her Gi and went to the training hall.
Ranma, now female, walked out of Nabiki's room. That didn't go so well. Well, she would just sneak some at any rate. Ranma went to the kitchen, starting a kettle of hot water. Kasumi was standing next to her, having almost finished dinner. "Oh, hello Ranma. Dinner is almost ready. Would you please go get Akane?"
"Sure Kasumi. Where is she hiding at now?"
"Oh…I believe she is in the training hall. I saw her just briefly in her Gi. I think she's gotten all worked up over something."
Ranma poured the hot water on himself, and went in to the training hall.
Akane stood in the hall, looking at her hands. "Man…this new speed is incredible." Akane smiled to herself. "Maybe now I can finally beat Ranma in a spar. That is if he actually tries this time." Akane wiped the sweat form her forehead.
Ranma entered the hall, looking for Akane. Akane looked up to him and smiled. "Oh, Hi Ranma. I was just…uh…practicing some of my moves."
"Well, you can go ahead if you want to. I just came to tell you that dinner is almost done. I'm gonna go back and relax for a bit, things seem to be cooling down."
"Ok Ranma…be there in a little bit. See ya later!" Akane waved.
Ranma started to wave back. Akane seemed like she was in a better mood, and her high spirits had brought his up a bit. Ranma suddenly caught sight of Akane's hand. The ring wasn't there. Ranma looked back to Akane, sadly. Akane had turned around, practicing a bit more. "So that's why she seems to be doing better…maybe she finally decided what she wanted…" Ranma thought to himself.
"So…that's why you yelled at me earlier today. You know, you could have just told me instead of yelling like that."
Akane turned around. "Huh? What are you talking about?"
Ranma started to get a bit angry. "You know exactly what I'm talking about so don't play stupid with me. Besides, its not like I care either way…" Ranma said, leaving the hall and going outside.
"What? Hey! Wait a second Ranma. What are you talking about?" Akane said, chasing after him. She stopped at the archway, watching Ranma just walk off into the dusk. Nabiki followed Akane. "What's with Ranma? Did you yell at him again?"
"Well yea, but not recently. That was earlier today. I don't know what happened. He just got mad all of a sudden, saying "you could have just told me instead of yelling.""
"Well, sis, what did you yell at him for."
Akane started to blush a bit. "Uh…well…Ranma said something about marriage and I told him not to do anything funny. Then we got into an argument, I forget exactly what it was about."
"Well, maybe he's still mad about what you said. You do have that track record you know."
"Yea…" Akane said thoughtfully.
"Well, come on in sis, dinner is ready. Ranma will return with he's cooled off a bit. Its not like Shampoo is around or anything so you shouldn't worry." With that, Nabiki grabbed Akane's hand, noticing the ring wasn't there.
"Hey Akane, where's your ring at?"
"Oh, I took it off to train a bit. I really didn't want to lose it. Ranma would have lost it had he seen me without it. He must have spent a…" Suddenly, Akane figured out why Ranma was mad.
"Wait a second. You think he thinks I lost it…" Akane asked, not allowing Nabiki to take her inside. The first bit of starlight started.
"Well…I don't know…it's a possibility."
"Well, I better go and get it to show him I haven't lost it." Akane said, returning to her room and slipping it on. She ran off towards where Ranma was walking. He was walking to where Akane had practiced in the empty lot.
"Man…what is the big deal. Did he really think I lost it?" Akane thought to herself as she ran after Ranma. "Well I would be mad too if I gave him a ring and he lost it. Actually I would be really mad." Akane saw Ranma walking the down the street, his hands were in his pockets and his head was hung low.
"Ranma! Ranma! Wait up a sec!"
Ranma did not listen.
Akane ran up to him, standing in his path. "Hey Ranma…will you listen to me?" Ranma ignored Akane's pleas, continuing to walk forward.
"Ranma you jerk, why wont you listen to me?"
Ranma turned around. "Because you can't be honest with anyone! That's why!" Ranma turned back around, continuing his walk.
"Be honest with anyone…what is he talking about?" Akane thought.
"Ranma…what are you talking about!"
"I'm talking about that argument we had. If you didn't want to get married you could have just said so instead of trying to hide it."
"Ranma…I still…want to get married…just…not right now. I never tried to hide it from you…" Akane said, approaching Ranma. That was pretty hard for her to say, and maybe she did try to hide it…
"Yea you did. You even stopped wearing the ring I gave you a few days ago. Its not like I care or anything…I just thought it would make a nice gift is all."
"So that's what this is about…" Akane thought to herself.
"But Ranma. I had to take off the ring. I was training and I didn't want to lose it. I would have just died if I had lost it. But…since you don't really care…" A tear appeared in Akane's eyes. The moon did its best on hiding it with shadows.
"So…you still want to get married then…but I thought since you yelled at me for saying it that you didn't want to…"
"No…that's not it. Its just…I was kind of scared at everything that happened the past few days. In fact, I was almost in a panic…things were moving too fast for me. I was used to the slow pace."
"So you really want to go through with it?"
"Yea Ranma…just not right now."
Ranma smiled. "Well, sorry about going overboard with that. It was a kinda hard decision to get you that ring. I guess I was just afraid that you mighta said no…" Ranma's chest now felt a bit lighter.
"Of course I wouldn't. So that means you do care about the wedding then." Akane started smiling
"Yea…I mean only if you care about it."
"Well yea…just not right now…"
"Well of course not right now…we are still in school. I guess we should wait just a little bit. To tell you the truth I'm kinda scared about the whole thing too." Ranma said, nervously scratching his head.
"Well, I guess it's my fault. I shouldn't have yelled at you earlier."
"Yea and I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions like that.
"Yea…I know how that is."
"Well you should. You always seemed to jump to conclusions, especially when everyone was around."
Akane just smiled. She would forgive that one…just this once. "Well Ranma. Kasumi fixed dinner. Lets go eat."
"Ok, sure thing." Ranma said, walking along side Akane.
"Oh, and Ranma, I didn't really jump to conclusions that much."
"Yes you did. In fact every single time you did."
"No I didn't!"
"Yes you did! When Shampoo would grab me I would always try to push her away and you would get mad at me, like it was my fault!"
"I was you fault! If you weren't' such a perverted jerk none of this would have happened!"
"Wait a second! Pops takes me to Jusenkyo to train and kicks me into the spring and it's my fault? Geeze…you are so un-cute sometimes!"
The couple continued to the Dojo, arguing, but secretly happy. Maybe they finally started to understand…
*****Ah yes. My famous set up chapters. Actually, I feel this was an important step of development for our favorite couple. Lets' see. It's 4:30 in the morning, it's snowing outside, and I'm listening to my newest CD "TWO-MIX: Super best files". You guys have got to get that CD. It rules! And as a plus, the Voice actor of Nabiki in Japanese is the lead singer in TWO-MIX. Pretty neat huh? Though I can't remember her name for the life of me…
Well, again, sorry for not updating this in such a long time. You know how it gets. Man, weeks pass so fast.
So, that's about it so far. It looks as though I'm doing fairly well review wise. Thanks guys! I really appreciate it. Although I maybe asking for it in this chapter. I usually spend more than five minutes re-reading my chapters, but tonight, I wanna work on my newest Fanfic. I have no idea what it's about. And it's not Grateful days either. I stumbled on that pretty hard, and it really needs a refocusing again…
Until next we meet!*****