Chapter 2: Goodbye and Hello
*Thoughts* {Japanese}
Tendo Dojo, Nerima, Japan
"Do you think you have enough junk, 'kane?" Ranma questioned as he put yet another suitcase into the taxi.
"Ranma, we are going to be gone a whole year. This isn't like some short vacation. I don't want to forget anything." Akane stated as she got the last suitcase into the taxi, "Which reminds me. Could you please grab P- Chan while I go get his carrier?" Akane handed the black pig to Ranma and head inside the house.
"Don't even think it pork breath. I might have to leave you when we get to the United States or let one of those big cats that they have out there eat you." Ranma told the struggling pig, "but on the bright side you can say you've been to America and you don't even have to pay for the trip. Just don't get any hot water or 'kane will be mighty confused."
"Bwee!!!!" P-Chan took that opportunity to bite Ranma nose since Ranma had been holding him up to his face so that he could properly talk to the pig.
"Ouch!! Why you stupid porker!!" Ranma started grabbing at the furious swine.
"RANMA, QUIT PICKING ON P-CHAN!!!" Akane screamed as she hit Ranma with the small pet carrier in her hands and then picking the pig up in her arms "ah, my poor little baby. Honestly Ranma he's just a pig."
"Yeah, sure he is. You didn't have to hit me so hard." Ranma complained as he held on to his head to make it stop spinning *if she only knew the TRUTH about that little manipulative jerk*
"Here Ranma I got you this so you wont be totally useless when we get to America." Tossing a somewhat large book at Ranma.
"'How to speak English for dummies'. Gee, thanks Akane." Ranma grumbled
"Well are you both ready to go?" Nabiki questioned as she and the rest of the Tendo household came outside to see them off.
"Yeah, sure Nabiki. Now you all know not to tell ANYONE where exactly in America we are?" Ranma looked at everyone praying that none of his usual "friends" were close enough to hear the conversation.
"Yeah I wouldn't want any of Ranma's other fiancés to come looking for us and scare the living daylights out of my sponsor family" Akane state plainly.
"Or worse all those guys that Akane's always stringing along" Ranma muttered under his breath. The tension between the two was starting to become pliable as they glared at each other.
"Actually, I surprised no body squealed about it earlier," Nabiki stated pointedly glaring at the pig in the pet carrier. "I mean how come they haven't caught wind of this yet and are preventing you two from 'running away to be together.'"
"Now, now, Nabiki that isn't nice." Kasumi stated pleasantly "We must get them on their way or they'll miss the plane." She then proceeded to get them in the car and on their way to the airport as the family waved goodbye.
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"Hey Akane, wait up!!" Ranma scurried after Akane trying not losing her in the crowded airport while also carrying most of the luggage.
"If you had let me carry some of the luggage you wouldn't be so slow." Akane stated while reading the gate signs, "ah, here we go gate 25B. I guess we check our bags over there." Pointing to the line of people.
As the two waited in line for thirty minutes they said nothing just trying to stay quiet in the noisy airport.
"Miss, you need to check in your pet." The woman behind the counter said.
"Are you sure I can't just take him on the plane with me?" Ranma rolled his eyes at Akane's refusal to let the stupid pig be checked in with the luggage.
"You know 'kane, we could just leave him here." As he said this the pet carrier started shaking and bouncing around on the ground.
"Ranma, don't start with me about P-Chan. Alright I'll check him in." After she signed the papers and left the counter it was Ranma's turn to check in his luggage.
Keeping his voice low enough so Akane wouldn't hear him "hey Miss, I don't suppose you could let me double check that tag that my fiancé just put on our dear little pig. You see I am surprising her by stopping in the Bahamas first and I want to make sure that Mr.P actually gets to where he needs to go." Ranma flashed the women a smile while discretely watching for signs of Akane's mallet.
"Oh how romantic you are." The women blushed and let Ranma look at and change the tag attached to P-Chan's Carrier
"Thanks Miss, you have no IDEA how much that means to me." Ranma left the counter to catch up with Akane.
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Wichita Mid-Contential Airport, Kansas, United States
"Are you sure that were aren't here too early, Jennifer?" Kate asked between bites of ice cream.
"Well, we might be a little or the plane might be late. In either case, finish your ice cream will ya, I am tired of holding this sign." Jennifer shifted the weight of the sign in her hands for the hundredth time.
"but if I eat it too quickly I'll end up with a fast headache and then I'll be grouchy." Kate pouted as she took way to long to take yet another bite of her never ending sundae.
"oh yes. And we all know how pleasant you can be when you are grouchy." Jennifer sighed, "could you at least gimme a bite?"
"nope"
"Why not?"
"cause I just finished it"
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"'kane, are you sure they knew when to pick you up?" Ranma asked while picking up the luggage and trying desprately not to fall asleep on his feet. The trip was long and jet-lag was not something he was used to.
"The letter said that they would be here with a sign," Akane said as she looked for the sign with her name on it, "oh, it must be those two girls over there. I almost didn't recognize my own name in that handwriting"
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"Hey Jen, that Asian girl is staring at our sign. What if that's her and she can't read your handwriting," Kate mused watching the girl curiously, "oh I guess that is her she's heading our way."
"My handwriting ain't that bad is it?" inspecting her sign carefully started to head towards the girl.
"Hi, My name is Jennifer. You're Akane right?" Jennifer offered her hand *god I hope she knows english*
"Yes, I am Akane Tendo" Taking Jennifer's hand and smiling brightly. "and this is my fiancé Ranma Saotome." {Ranma these are the people we are supposed to meet come over and be polite}
{Be polite? Who's the one speaking in Japanese so they can't understand you} Ranma stated as he hefted the luggage and went to stand next to Akane.
"oh, sorry about that I forgot to speak english. Ranma can't speak english too well so I might have to translate for him for a while." Akane blushed at her rude behavior hoping she hadn't made a bad impression on the two girls.
"Fiance? I thought we were just supposed to pick up you?" Kate said carefully studying Ranma's face. Ranma squirmed under the intense scrutiny of the girl.
"Well, her father wouldn't let her come by herself so I was elected to come with her and babysit" Ranma stated calmly but his eyes were amused as Akane's jaw dropped.
{When did you learn english?} Akane stuttered out obvious surprised by his speech.
"Hey this is some kind of joke right?" Jennifer stated feeling very confused at the scene unfolding before her. The girl, Akane had Blackish- Blue short hair, with brown eyes. She was wearing a cute little skirt and top. The boy, Ranma had black hair tied back and was wearing a red Chinese shirt and black paints. *am I going crazy or what*
"Joke? What kind of joke?" Ranma asked totally confused by the shorter girls inquery.
"I really am sorry about this it wasn't exactly planned that he come along it just sort of happened" Akane apologized.
"oh its no problem. Your just going to have to sleep on the couch for a while until we can arrange a better rooming situation for all of us. And Jennifer I am sure its just a cowincidence." Giving her sister a knowing look and wondering herself if this was some sort of joke.
"I am so sorry. Lets get that luggage to the car and head home. I am sure your both tired so we can pick something to eat on the way out and you can sleep until we get home." Jennifer said grabbing some of the luggage in Ranma's grasp.
"Sleep? How far away is 'home'" Akane asked grabbing a bag or two herself
"oh about 3 hours" Kate stated as she opened the door for the other three.
{ugh, that its just one long ride after another huh Akane?} Ranma complained knowing she was just as stiff as he was from sitting still for so long.
{I am sure it won't be so bad if we sleep Ranma} Akane said as she followed Jennifer our the door.
*Thoughts* {Japanese}
Tendo Dojo, Nerima, Japan
"Do you think you have enough junk, 'kane?" Ranma questioned as he put yet another suitcase into the taxi.
"Ranma, we are going to be gone a whole year. This isn't like some short vacation. I don't want to forget anything." Akane stated as she got the last suitcase into the taxi, "Which reminds me. Could you please grab P- Chan while I go get his carrier?" Akane handed the black pig to Ranma and head inside the house.
"Don't even think it pork breath. I might have to leave you when we get to the United States or let one of those big cats that they have out there eat you." Ranma told the struggling pig, "but on the bright side you can say you've been to America and you don't even have to pay for the trip. Just don't get any hot water or 'kane will be mighty confused."
"Bwee!!!!" P-Chan took that opportunity to bite Ranma nose since Ranma had been holding him up to his face so that he could properly talk to the pig.
"Ouch!! Why you stupid porker!!" Ranma started grabbing at the furious swine.
"RANMA, QUIT PICKING ON P-CHAN!!!" Akane screamed as she hit Ranma with the small pet carrier in her hands and then picking the pig up in her arms "ah, my poor little baby. Honestly Ranma he's just a pig."
"Yeah, sure he is. You didn't have to hit me so hard." Ranma complained as he held on to his head to make it stop spinning *if she only knew the TRUTH about that little manipulative jerk*
"Here Ranma I got you this so you wont be totally useless when we get to America." Tossing a somewhat large book at Ranma.
"'How to speak English for dummies'. Gee, thanks Akane." Ranma grumbled
"Well are you both ready to go?" Nabiki questioned as she and the rest of the Tendo household came outside to see them off.
"Yeah, sure Nabiki. Now you all know not to tell ANYONE where exactly in America we are?" Ranma looked at everyone praying that none of his usual "friends" were close enough to hear the conversation.
"Yeah I wouldn't want any of Ranma's other fiancés to come looking for us and scare the living daylights out of my sponsor family" Akane state plainly.
"Or worse all those guys that Akane's always stringing along" Ranma muttered under his breath. The tension between the two was starting to become pliable as they glared at each other.
"Actually, I surprised no body squealed about it earlier," Nabiki stated pointedly glaring at the pig in the pet carrier. "I mean how come they haven't caught wind of this yet and are preventing you two from 'running away to be together.'"
"Now, now, Nabiki that isn't nice." Kasumi stated pleasantly "We must get them on their way or they'll miss the plane." She then proceeded to get them in the car and on their way to the airport as the family waved goodbye.
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"Hey Akane, wait up!!" Ranma scurried after Akane trying not losing her in the crowded airport while also carrying most of the luggage.
"If you had let me carry some of the luggage you wouldn't be so slow." Akane stated while reading the gate signs, "ah, here we go gate 25B. I guess we check our bags over there." Pointing to the line of people.
As the two waited in line for thirty minutes they said nothing just trying to stay quiet in the noisy airport.
"Miss, you need to check in your pet." The woman behind the counter said.
"Are you sure I can't just take him on the plane with me?" Ranma rolled his eyes at Akane's refusal to let the stupid pig be checked in with the luggage.
"You know 'kane, we could just leave him here." As he said this the pet carrier started shaking and bouncing around on the ground.
"Ranma, don't start with me about P-Chan. Alright I'll check him in." After she signed the papers and left the counter it was Ranma's turn to check in his luggage.
Keeping his voice low enough so Akane wouldn't hear him "hey Miss, I don't suppose you could let me double check that tag that my fiancé just put on our dear little pig. You see I am surprising her by stopping in the Bahamas first and I want to make sure that Mr.P actually gets to where he needs to go." Ranma flashed the women a smile while discretely watching for signs of Akane's mallet.
"Oh how romantic you are." The women blushed and let Ranma look at and change the tag attached to P-Chan's Carrier
"Thanks Miss, you have no IDEA how much that means to me." Ranma left the counter to catch up with Akane.
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Wichita Mid-Contential Airport, Kansas, United States
"Are you sure that were aren't here too early, Jennifer?" Kate asked between bites of ice cream.
"Well, we might be a little or the plane might be late. In either case, finish your ice cream will ya, I am tired of holding this sign." Jennifer shifted the weight of the sign in her hands for the hundredth time.
"but if I eat it too quickly I'll end up with a fast headache and then I'll be grouchy." Kate pouted as she took way to long to take yet another bite of her never ending sundae.
"oh yes. And we all know how pleasant you can be when you are grouchy." Jennifer sighed, "could you at least gimme a bite?"
"nope"
"Why not?"
"cause I just finished it"
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"'kane, are you sure they knew when to pick you up?" Ranma asked while picking up the luggage and trying desprately not to fall asleep on his feet. The trip was long and jet-lag was not something he was used to.
"The letter said that they would be here with a sign," Akane said as she looked for the sign with her name on it, "oh, it must be those two girls over there. I almost didn't recognize my own name in that handwriting"
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"Hey Jen, that Asian girl is staring at our sign. What if that's her and she can't read your handwriting," Kate mused watching the girl curiously, "oh I guess that is her she's heading our way."
"My handwriting ain't that bad is it?" inspecting her sign carefully started to head towards the girl.
"Hi, My name is Jennifer. You're Akane right?" Jennifer offered her hand *god I hope she knows english*
"Yes, I am Akane Tendo" Taking Jennifer's hand and smiling brightly. "and this is my fiancé Ranma Saotome." {Ranma these are the people we are supposed to meet come over and be polite}
{Be polite? Who's the one speaking in Japanese so they can't understand you} Ranma stated as he hefted the luggage and went to stand next to Akane.
"oh, sorry about that I forgot to speak english. Ranma can't speak english too well so I might have to translate for him for a while." Akane blushed at her rude behavior hoping she hadn't made a bad impression on the two girls.
"Fiance? I thought we were just supposed to pick up you?" Kate said carefully studying Ranma's face. Ranma squirmed under the intense scrutiny of the girl.
"Well, her father wouldn't let her come by herself so I was elected to come with her and babysit" Ranma stated calmly but his eyes were amused as Akane's jaw dropped.
{When did you learn english?} Akane stuttered out obvious surprised by his speech.
"Hey this is some kind of joke right?" Jennifer stated feeling very confused at the scene unfolding before her. The girl, Akane had Blackish- Blue short hair, with brown eyes. She was wearing a cute little skirt and top. The boy, Ranma had black hair tied back and was wearing a red Chinese shirt and black paints. *am I going crazy or what*
"Joke? What kind of joke?" Ranma asked totally confused by the shorter girls inquery.
"I really am sorry about this it wasn't exactly planned that he come along it just sort of happened" Akane apologized.
"oh its no problem. Your just going to have to sleep on the couch for a while until we can arrange a better rooming situation for all of us. And Jennifer I am sure its just a cowincidence." Giving her sister a knowing look and wondering herself if this was some sort of joke.
"I am so sorry. Lets get that luggage to the car and head home. I am sure your both tired so we can pick something to eat on the way out and you can sleep until we get home." Jennifer said grabbing some of the luggage in Ranma's grasp.
"Sleep? How far away is 'home'" Akane asked grabbing a bag or two herself
"oh about 3 hours" Kate stated as she opened the door for the other three.
{ugh, that its just one long ride after another huh Akane?} Ranma complained knowing she was just as stiff as he was from sitting still for so long.
{I am sure it won't be so bad if we sleep Ranma} Akane said as she followed Jennifer our the door.