AN: Wow . . . another update!!!!! Hahahaha, I'm so nice to you people.
(^_^) I wasn't going to update until Thursday because my b-day is tomorrow,
but being the nice person I am, I decided to update today! YAY! Well, here
goes!
(Insert standard disclaimer here)
Chapter 3!
Akane stared at the dress in the window. "Are you sure about this Nabiki? I mean, this does look kinda of expensive." Akane looked at her sister whom was also looking at the dress. "You're not having second thoughts are you?" That got Akane's spirit going. "No way!!! It's well, it's just that it seems like it's going to cost a lot!" She turned her head back to the side only to find that Nabiki was no longer there.
"Where could she have . . ."
"Akane you gotta see this!!"
Quickly Akane headed into the store at her sister's excited call. "What is it Nabiki?" Nabiki stared at the beautiful dress on display. It was a lilac color, with little diamond studs on the straps, and at the very bottom of the dress a diamond butterfly. Akane sighted the dress and instantly her mouth dropped open. "Wow." Nabiki smirked.
"I think we just found your evening gown."
Carefully Akane ran her hand over the silky fabric. "Can I try it on?" Nabiki smiled as she rummaged through her purse. "Go right ahead." Akane's fingers brushed over a price tag, which she promptly looked at, and her smile faded. "Nee-chan? This dress is, well, it's kinda expensive."
Nabiki was too absorbed in what she was doing to hear. "Nee-chan?" Akane turned around just in time to see Nabiki pull out a wad of bills. "Did you say something?" Akane blinked.
"Never mind."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ranma stared at the poster in his hands. * No Way* Slowly his head turned back towards the phone. "No. .Way . . ." And, yet again, he turned back to the poster. "Akane?? Miss Japan? Or is it Nabiki?"
He was about to pick up the phone again to see which Tendo sister for sure was entering the contest when a motherly call was heard. "Ranma? Could you come and help me with the groceries?" Ranma sighed and stuffed the poster in his pocket as he snatched his hand back. It was Kasumi; nobody could deny Kasumi.
"Coming!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Shopping was over and done with and now the two Tendo sisters were on their way home. "Now, what is my schedule again?" Nabiki pulled out her palm planner and proceeded to click on the buttons. "Well, tomorrow is the big meeting. You're going to learn about everything you have to do, I think. Do you still have that poster?" Akane checked her pockets, a worried look appearing on her face. "Um, I don't want to alarm you but, I don't have it!" Nabiki shrugged. "It's okay, Kasumi would have picked it up by now." Akane let out a sigh of relief.
"Well, anyway, maybe you should see if you could grab another one." Akane nodded and headed towards the nearest telephone poll. "Got one!" She yelled and hurried back to her sister. "Great, now let's hurry home. Tomorrow is gonna be a big day."
They shared a laugh and hurried back.
~*~*~*~*~The next day!~*~*~*~*~*~
Akane was grinning from ear to ear. She couldn't help it, she was excited and boy did she show. "What are you so excited about?" Akane quickly tried to hide her smile. "Nothing, I uh, I got a really great score on my test! What about you? You look like you're up to something." Ranma turned away. "Feh, as if."
Akane snorted as she looked at her watch. "Ranma, could you do me a favor? Tell Kasumi that I'll be home kinda later tonight okay?" Ranma stared at her a bit. "Where are you going?" Akane blushed. Did he know how close their faces were? Quickly she turned her head, her blue-black locks brushing against his nose. "Nowhere important! I have something I have to do. Are you going to tell her or not?"
A slight blush crept to his cheeks as he too realized how close they were. "Well, fine." Akane turned back before racing off in the other direction. "Arigato Ranma!" She yelled as she ran off, waving slightly. Ranma waved back. As soon as she had rounded the corner, Ranma took off after her. Silently, of course.
Carefully he followed her through the streets, until they reached a huge building. Ranma stared at it a bit, noting all the different kind of girls hanging around outside. A huge banner draped on the outside of the building caught Ranma's attention. "Ah HA!" Ranma smiled triumphantly as he watched Akane enter the building. "I knew it! So this must be her little plan." Suddenly two familiar voices reached his ears.
"NO WAY!"
"What spatula girl doing here?"
"What are YOU doing here?"
Ranma slowly turned around only to see his worst fear come to life. Ukyo and Shampoo were fighting, and whatever they were fighting about, they were getting into it. Ukyo glared at Shampoo. "What you mean? Shampoo here to show Ranma that Shampoo most beautiful in Japan!" Ukyo snorted, crossing her arms. "As if, sugar. I'M the most beautiful in Japan." The two had a glaring contest before Ukyo came up with a solution. "Here's a thought. How about this, the winner of this contest gets Ranma, once and for all." Shampoo thought about it for a bit, then extended her hand. "Spatula girl have deal."
Ukyo smiled. "Then it's settled. Lets hurry up and get inside to sign up!"
That was all Ranma needed to hear. Quickly he started on his way back home, all kinds of thoughts flying through his mind.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ranma was lost in thought as he wandered down the street. "Why would she enter a beauty pagent? It's not her." A stray dog barked at him as he passed, but he didn't notice it. "Why in the world would she do it?" He sat on a nearby bench, leaning back as all of the possible reasons ran through his mind. One thought stuck out more than others, and soon it became clear that this was the reason why.
"Because I called her ugly."
He groaned loudly as he allowed his head to drop in his lap. "I can't believe that she's doing this just to get back at me! Doesn't she know that I already think she beautiful?" Ranma's head snapped up at what he had just said. He said she was beautiful, that he thinks she's beautiful. "Maybe if I would tell her then she wouldn't be entering things like this to prove what I already know."
Ranma sighed. "Poor Akane. Shampoo and Ukyo are also in it. If they decide to team up or anything she's in big trouble." He sat there for a minute, thinking of ways that he could possibly watch out for Akane without her knowing it. Finally a thought hit him. "There's only one person who could help me. It's going to be tough, but I gotta do it!"
Quickly Ranma raced back to the house at top speed. Within minutes he was there, panting slightly at the front door. Looking around he found that everyone was busy doing his or her usual thing, and quietly he made his way upstairs to the third door in line.
A yellow duck with big red letters stared at him as he gathered courage in himself. Slowly he raised his hand to knock.
"Oh Nabiki?"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
KTKG: Okay, I know I promised romance and Ranma's plan in this chapter, but I decided to change it. I don't think I like it all that much but I had thought of what I wanted to do with this story last night and I had to write this to introduce Ukyo and Shampoo into the story! Well, you guys know the drill. Review, review, and let's not forget: REVIEW!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
(Insert standard disclaimer here)
Chapter 3!
Akane stared at the dress in the window. "Are you sure about this Nabiki? I mean, this does look kinda of expensive." Akane looked at her sister whom was also looking at the dress. "You're not having second thoughts are you?" That got Akane's spirit going. "No way!!! It's well, it's just that it seems like it's going to cost a lot!" She turned her head back to the side only to find that Nabiki was no longer there.
"Where could she have . . ."
"Akane you gotta see this!!"
Quickly Akane headed into the store at her sister's excited call. "What is it Nabiki?" Nabiki stared at the beautiful dress on display. It was a lilac color, with little diamond studs on the straps, and at the very bottom of the dress a diamond butterfly. Akane sighted the dress and instantly her mouth dropped open. "Wow." Nabiki smirked.
"I think we just found your evening gown."
Carefully Akane ran her hand over the silky fabric. "Can I try it on?" Nabiki smiled as she rummaged through her purse. "Go right ahead." Akane's fingers brushed over a price tag, which she promptly looked at, and her smile faded. "Nee-chan? This dress is, well, it's kinda expensive."
Nabiki was too absorbed in what she was doing to hear. "Nee-chan?" Akane turned around just in time to see Nabiki pull out a wad of bills. "Did you say something?" Akane blinked.
"Never mind."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ranma stared at the poster in his hands. * No Way* Slowly his head turned back towards the phone. "No. .Way . . ." And, yet again, he turned back to the poster. "Akane?? Miss Japan? Or is it Nabiki?"
He was about to pick up the phone again to see which Tendo sister for sure was entering the contest when a motherly call was heard. "Ranma? Could you come and help me with the groceries?" Ranma sighed and stuffed the poster in his pocket as he snatched his hand back. It was Kasumi; nobody could deny Kasumi.
"Coming!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Shopping was over and done with and now the two Tendo sisters were on their way home. "Now, what is my schedule again?" Nabiki pulled out her palm planner and proceeded to click on the buttons. "Well, tomorrow is the big meeting. You're going to learn about everything you have to do, I think. Do you still have that poster?" Akane checked her pockets, a worried look appearing on her face. "Um, I don't want to alarm you but, I don't have it!" Nabiki shrugged. "It's okay, Kasumi would have picked it up by now." Akane let out a sigh of relief.
"Well, anyway, maybe you should see if you could grab another one." Akane nodded and headed towards the nearest telephone poll. "Got one!" She yelled and hurried back to her sister. "Great, now let's hurry home. Tomorrow is gonna be a big day."
They shared a laugh and hurried back.
~*~*~*~*~The next day!~*~*~*~*~*~
Akane was grinning from ear to ear. She couldn't help it, she was excited and boy did she show. "What are you so excited about?" Akane quickly tried to hide her smile. "Nothing, I uh, I got a really great score on my test! What about you? You look like you're up to something." Ranma turned away. "Feh, as if."
Akane snorted as she looked at her watch. "Ranma, could you do me a favor? Tell Kasumi that I'll be home kinda later tonight okay?" Ranma stared at her a bit. "Where are you going?" Akane blushed. Did he know how close their faces were? Quickly she turned her head, her blue-black locks brushing against his nose. "Nowhere important! I have something I have to do. Are you going to tell her or not?"
A slight blush crept to his cheeks as he too realized how close they were. "Well, fine." Akane turned back before racing off in the other direction. "Arigato Ranma!" She yelled as she ran off, waving slightly. Ranma waved back. As soon as she had rounded the corner, Ranma took off after her. Silently, of course.
Carefully he followed her through the streets, until they reached a huge building. Ranma stared at it a bit, noting all the different kind of girls hanging around outside. A huge banner draped on the outside of the building caught Ranma's attention. "Ah HA!" Ranma smiled triumphantly as he watched Akane enter the building. "I knew it! So this must be her little plan." Suddenly two familiar voices reached his ears.
"NO WAY!"
"What spatula girl doing here?"
"What are YOU doing here?"
Ranma slowly turned around only to see his worst fear come to life. Ukyo and Shampoo were fighting, and whatever they were fighting about, they were getting into it. Ukyo glared at Shampoo. "What you mean? Shampoo here to show Ranma that Shampoo most beautiful in Japan!" Ukyo snorted, crossing her arms. "As if, sugar. I'M the most beautiful in Japan." The two had a glaring contest before Ukyo came up with a solution. "Here's a thought. How about this, the winner of this contest gets Ranma, once and for all." Shampoo thought about it for a bit, then extended her hand. "Spatula girl have deal."
Ukyo smiled. "Then it's settled. Lets hurry up and get inside to sign up!"
That was all Ranma needed to hear. Quickly he started on his way back home, all kinds of thoughts flying through his mind.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ranma was lost in thought as he wandered down the street. "Why would she enter a beauty pagent? It's not her." A stray dog barked at him as he passed, but he didn't notice it. "Why in the world would she do it?" He sat on a nearby bench, leaning back as all of the possible reasons ran through his mind. One thought stuck out more than others, and soon it became clear that this was the reason why.
"Because I called her ugly."
He groaned loudly as he allowed his head to drop in his lap. "I can't believe that she's doing this just to get back at me! Doesn't she know that I already think she beautiful?" Ranma's head snapped up at what he had just said. He said she was beautiful, that he thinks she's beautiful. "Maybe if I would tell her then she wouldn't be entering things like this to prove what I already know."
Ranma sighed. "Poor Akane. Shampoo and Ukyo are also in it. If they decide to team up or anything she's in big trouble." He sat there for a minute, thinking of ways that he could possibly watch out for Akane without her knowing it. Finally a thought hit him. "There's only one person who could help me. It's going to be tough, but I gotta do it!"
Quickly Ranma raced back to the house at top speed. Within minutes he was there, panting slightly at the front door. Looking around he found that everyone was busy doing his or her usual thing, and quietly he made his way upstairs to the third door in line.
A yellow duck with big red letters stared at him as he gathered courage in himself. Slowly he raised his hand to knock.
"Oh Nabiki?"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
KTKG: Okay, I know I promised romance and Ranma's plan in this chapter, but I decided to change it. I don't think I like it all that much but I had thought of what I wanted to do with this story last night and I had to write this to introduce Ukyo and Shampoo into the story! Well, you guys know the drill. Review, review, and let's not forget: REVIEW!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!