(Ok I knew you people liked me. I knew it. I wasn't exactly sure how everybody would like the Amnesia deal and it didn't seem that they did much. Glad it's gone now aren't you? I hope so... Well, I guess this is probably where my story actually starts getting the Romance part. If anybody want's to offer tips on how to do that i'm welcome to em because honestly I'm not very good at doing Romance yet. I've done like 6 stories and all of em' have Romance on the beginning but i've never actually made it to the part where Romance begins. Oh well. I'm blabbing now. Happy New Year! By the way. Oh and Celebrating on this New Years Day my Reaching of 20,000 words and hopefully a hundred reviews! (It'll probably actually be a few days after new years that you people read this.) On with the show!
Chapter 10: Caught Red-Handed
WAKE UP YOU STUPID.. Good looking... amazingly hot girl WAKE UP!" Aaron cried as he had been doing for the last half hour. They had brought her back to her apartment and they all resided in her room. They figured she wouldn't mind.
"Hmph, If I didn't know you were kidding i'd smack you again!" Shannon told him.
"Why do you even like her?" Jess whispered.
"She's better then she looks," Aaron whispered back. Aaron then glanced over to where Luc and Paul were conversing... More like yelling each other's brains out.
"Ki?... I don't know what your talking about!" Luc cried.
"YES YOU DO! I KNOW IT! Youngster's these days... hoo hoo. I can't stand you kids and your secrets!" Paul shouted back.
"I wonder if that's why you never got married," Aaron snickered.
"I heard that you little Jackass!" Paul cried.
"Look I don't know what this ki is. I've heard of it in movies and stuff but-"
"Ugh," Ranko moaned.
"Hey shut up! She's wakin' up! Now guys she doesn't know us that well and who knows what happened to her while she was in there!" Shannon told them.
"Oh yeah, the second I stop shoutin' she wakes up! Damnit," Aaron dead panned.
"No Akane... give me five more minutes cuz I heard Kuno was sick today! Agh fwa bwa," Ranko muttered.
'Huh?' They all thought.
"Maybe we should throw some water-" Jess proposed.
"WHAT! NO I'M UP I'M UP! No water, NO WATER! Oh... uh yeah.. uh hey, how did I get here?" Ranko said.
"Ranko! Do.. do you remember me?" Leah asked.
"Yeah, Leah of course I do! Hey.. but I couldn't remember you earlier... Hey! My amnesia's cured! Wow, so how do you look back and think about what you did when you couldn't remember someone... hmm," Ranko said.
'It's so weird! I remember everything now. Ok... So I said I'd had amnesia when I first came here. And how I hit my head. And how I had amnesia. Remembering Not Remembering. It's odd,' Ranko thought to herself.
"Hey, how DID I get out of there? Last I remember was fighting some guy. I was losing untill I got my memories back. Then I beat him into a pulp! But then I fainted and I don't know why." Ranko said.
"Well, your safe and that's all that matters! Right?" Shannon said, interupting whatever anyone else was about to say.
They all agreed.
"Hey, so do you remember your parents? Or anything about that Ju. Jusenkeeyo or something?" Leah asked.
"Uh... no I'm afraid not," Ranko lied.
"Oh... that's too bad." Shannon said.
"Well, what are we gonna do?" Jess asked.
"I think I'm just gonna head home," Aaron said.
They talked for a little while about what happened and wondered who kidnapped Ranko. Paul went to his appartment first until soon all of them left. Aaron and Shannon together first, and then Jess and Leah. All except Luc.
"Luc, what are you doin? Aren't you gonna head home?" Ranma asked.
"Not untill I find out why you lied to them," Luc said, "I was there when that voice rang out and you lifted into the air. It said you regained your memories for a blessing. You know what I'm talking about. You know whatever this Jusenkyo is, don't you, Ranma?"
"How, how did you! I-I mean I don't know what your talking about!" Ranko shouted.
"Yes you do. I was told by something that called itself a Jusenkyo spirit when it said it would give you back your memories... Who are you? And why did you come here?" He asked.
"Look, I got some skeleton's in my closet ok? I planned on getting out of here in a couple of months at most. I planned on leaving looking like I did six weeks ago. But... nothing ever goes as I plan. Lets just say I lied about having amnesia when I came here... and my real name is Ranma. That's all I can tell for now. You wouldn't believe my story anyway," Ranko told him.
"Tell me, or I'll tell everyone you lied," Luc said.
"You can't! My cure is here! I know it now! If I have to leave then I won't ever be-! Uh.. I didn't say that. You-you didn't hear anything, ok? I'll tell you in, two months! Ok?" Ranko told him desperatly.
"...You have a deal," Luc said.
"Thanks," Ranko sighed.
Luc walked to the door. And then turned around and noticed something odd.
"Hey Ranko? Are.. are those men's boxers? On your floor there?"
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"Sir! I swear I don't know how she did it! She must have just got up and walked out! I swear! Honestly! I can't understand it! She was out cold! I- AHHHHH NOT THE FLAIL AGAIN!" Claust cried as a spiked ball colided with his left shoulder and sent him sprawling to the floor.
'God forsaken, flail,' Claust thought as he winced and stood holding his shoulder.
"Damn this girl, she's more trouble than she's worth. And it appears that she won't bother us if we don't bother her... We'll just leave her alone I think. She has the devils luck and i'm not one to tangle with the devil. Have Luc keep an eye on her but don't try anything," Dyne said.
"Yes, sir, I'll make sure he does," Claust said.
"You are dissmised," Dyne said.
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"Uh, heh heh... uh... heh I know what your thinkin! But it's not true! I... I wear boxers! Honestly! I do!" Ranko sighed to the guy in doorway.
Luc began laughing like crazy. He already knew she wore boxers. He didnt' know why she did, but being male, he found out as he was carrying her out of the Black V's base.
'What's he laughing about?" Ranko thought.
"The... ha ha heh, the expression on your face was priceless!" Luc exclaimed.
"Ha ha very funny," Ranko replied.
Luc smiled at her. For some reason unknown to her, Ranko blushed. "I already knew you wore boxers, hon," And with that he left chuckling.
"...hon?" Ranko muttered.
'Uh... What's going on with me? I'm acting like a girl. I can't stand it! My life sucks. What was up with that damn smirk?' Ranko thought.
"Stupid stupid Stupid Stupid STUPID!" Ranko said each time her head banged against the wall. "A month and a half and I'm alreadly losing it! It's not like I have any reason to be acting this way! So WHY AM I? I'm a GUY! Why the hell did I blush when that stupid IDIOT smiled at me!... Damn female hormones. I wish someone would knock me unconsious right now."
Ranko waited... and waited a little more but nothing happened.
"Oh you just love that don't you?" Ranko asked the sky. It thundered loudly as a reply and then began to rain. She laid down on her bed and slowly went to sleep thinking and hoping tomorrow would be a better day. Oh yeah she had school tomorrow... nevermind that thought.
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"Well, maybe I could just skip today... After all I should be dead," Ranko thought as she got up.
"Or maybe something was uncovered about Jusenkyo. And if I don't go I may miss it. I might as well go anyway... I'm already up," Ranko told herself.
She got up and got dressed. Normal outfit. Her hair was now at waist length so she decided to fix it like Ukyo's hair. Once she finished it looked pretty pathetic but better than it had before.
She jumped from her balcony down to the fence and began her walk to school. Once at the school she went into the office. Having been out cold for a week the people who knew what had happened were amazed to see her.
"Mrs. Falk?" Ranko asked.
Suddenly the secratary appeared.
"OH MY LORD RANKO! OH MY WE THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO DIE! AND HERE YOU ARE BACK IN SCHOOL IN WHAT? A WEEK AND A HALF? YOU ARE AMAZING!" Mrs. Falk exclaimed, "I heard when you woke up, that you had amnesia again? Are you allright?"
"Yes, Mrs Falk. I remembered what I forgot. Nothing about my parents or anything but still I'm fine now." She told the excited secratary.
"Allright, well I also heard you were kidnapped!" Mrs. Falk told her.
"Damn gossip," Ranko muttered. "Don't worry about it. That was just rumor's," she said.
"Oh, well alright. Get on to class, you can probably have a few pardons. I honestly don't even understand why you would come so soon after such a horrifying experience. But to each his, or in this case her, own." She said and then handed Ranko a pass.
"Thanks," Ranko said and then left.
"I hate you," She muttered under her breath.
She entered her first classroom. The window's had been repaired since the shooting. When she walked in the whole class was amazed. They had heard their new local celebrity would be paralized for life from the legs down. But here she was bright and early, just like the rest of them. The class was still somewhat up-tight in expecting another terrorist attack but were put on ease when Ranko appeared.
"Hey! Ranm- Ranko! I figured you wouldn't be here!" Luc yelled from a little ways down the hallway.
"Uh... yeah, I know," Ranko replied.
"Well, see you in third hour," he said. He walked away into another room three doors down.
"I wonder about him." Ranko thought aloud.
Two and a half gruesome hours of bordom later, the bell for lunch rang.
"Hey Ranko! Where are you going for lunch!" a girl asked her.
"Uh, I uh..." Ranko replied wondering what she was talking about.
"Ranko! You wanna go with us to lunch?" Shannon yelled from across the hallway.
"Um, you get to... go out for lunch?" Ranko asked.
"...DUH! What hole did you crawl out of!" Shannon told her as she walked toward her.
"Japan," Ranko muttered under her breath.
"Well, lets go then! Aaron's driving. His car's out that exit. About the middle of the parking lot. That's his spot." Shannon told her.
They walked outside and saw Aaron, Leah, and Jess standing between two cars. The car on the right was a busted up Honda Accord. 1992 year. It looked like a piece of crap. It was a tan brown color with rust marks on it. It was in serious need of a paint job... Or a new body kit. Beside it on the left was a much better looking Mitsubishi Eclipse. Very close to brand new. It was a 1997.(The year in this fic at the moment is 2001) It was green with a curved spoiler on the back. Good looking rims, everything about it looked good.
"Uh... Aaron's is the Accord. Jess's is the Eclipse." Shannon whispered.
"Uh... Oh, I could care less. I'm just gonna follow you wherever you go." Ranko told her. "I'm gonna walk,"
"Ok... I guess. I'd say you were crazy but after seeing what you can do, I'll believe you can keep up." Shannon said.
So they went to Burger King. In about fourty five minutes they went back to school, after Ranko's weird encounter with a hamburger and fries. Later after school was over Ranko walked to her home, disappointed with the fact that there was nothing about Jusenkyo that had come up. Just as Ranko was reaching for the door she heard a voice call her.
"YOUR NOT GOING INTO THAT ROOM!"
"Hmm? Why not, Leah?" Ranko said recognizing the voice.
"Your coming with us." Leah told her.
"Why?..." Ranko sighed.
"Because... I can't stand you apparel anymore. You wear... You wear boxers! And no bra! I can't stand it! And those baggy pants and the button up shirt! No it's too wrong for words!" she shouted.
"Heh heh! Later, Leah!" Ranko said fumbling for the card key for her door.
"Ranko! If you are a girl you will put that key down right now. Were going shopping!" Leah told her.
"I dont' wanna!" Ranko said. "I like what I wear, and your not gonna change it!"
"Grr! Ranko you can't just walk around wearing boxers and no bra! Your a girl! Not a guy! If I didn't know better I'd say you were a guy!" Leah exclaimed.
"Uh... I I guess I'll go," Ranko said.
"Good! Come on!" Leah said. She grabbed Ranko's hand and drug her out of the appartment complex.
"But no more than an hour! I need my beauty sleep!" Ranko complained.
"Too bad, Ranko!" Leah told her.
So they went to a mall. Ranko complained and tried to find ways out of shopping. Dressing like a girl... would only bring her closer to being one. Her greatest fear.
First they went to a "Victoria Secret". Ranko almost cried when she saw it. She would've turned tail and ran if it wern't for Leah saying she thought Ranko was a boy. If they found anything out about Jusenkyo and then put together how Ranko acted like a boy they may be able to figure her out, and in turn, either black mail or hate her.
There, they met up with Shannon who complained about having waited for twenty minutes.
"Sorry Shannon... Ranko didn't want to come," Leah whispered.
"And you... made her come? How?" Shannon whispered back.
"Told her I thought she was a boy. Worked like a charm!" Leah said.
"Oh, well that's good... she really needs some more clothes. She's driving me insane with her... uh, masculine habits." Shannon replied.
"Me too," Leah whispered.
"Ranko... this will probably fit you perfectly!" Leah said holding up a lacy bra a little bit later.
"Ugh, excuse me while I go throw up!" Ranko replied.
"... Ok we'll try something else." Leah said.
"How about this?" Shannon requested holding up a more plain bra.
"No way, Not on your life!" Ranko shouted.
"Ok... How bout this then?" Leah sighed exasperated.
She held a sports bra... Ranko could wear one of those.. she supposed. 'Ah, it's not like puttin' on some girl clothes is gonna turn me into one! Right? I mean, I've done it before...' Ranko thought.
"Ok," she said.
"Oh My god she didnt' complain!" Leah joked.
"Ha ha, very funny," Ranko replied.
Sooner or later Leah and Shannon convinced her to put on better looking and fitting bra's untill they finally worked there way around to Leah's first suggestion. Ranma did whine a little when this one was brought up but she put it on and found that it was an almost perfect fit for her. In other words she hated it. She also hated the fact that she was begining to, almost, enjoy herself... A little.
About an hour after entering the Victoria Secret they left with about 15 different articles of clothing. They then went into a place called Maurice's. (I think that's right... Tell me if I'm wrong) A little while later Leah pulled out a Cell phone and made a call. Even later Jess, Luc, and Aaron showed up wanting to see Ranko in her new outfits.
'If Happosai saw me now he would be laughing... laughing.. and laughing some more,' Ranko thought.
"God Ranko! This would look gorgeous on you!" Shannon exclaimed holding up a red skirt that tied at the back and cut off at the upper legs.
"No that is too revealing! Maybe not for you... But for Ranko it would be..." Leah told her.
"What are you trying to say, Leah?" Shannon asked.
"Nothing," Leah deadpanned.
"Ok... I've tried on like thirty outfits... can I go home now?" Ranko pleaded when she walked out of the changing room wearing a spagetti strap shirt and a small pair of shorts.
Luc wistled his approval of Ranko's out fit. The other two snickered at him. Ranma glared.
"Ranko! You said that fourty-three outfits ago! Come on! It's not that big of a deal wearing clothes is it?" Shannon asked.
"...No...(I hope)" Ranko muttered.
"Now come on try this on. About thirty more outfitts and you can be done! After all you have all this money and nothing to spend it on..." Shannon said looking at Ranko's "Wallet"
'If Nabiki saw me now she'd be laughing... laughing... and laughing some more... and then taking that money,' Ranko thought.
"Here! Try this! Leah said throwing another article of clothing over the side of the changing room. It landed on Ranko's face.
"That's it! I'm done now!" Ranko yelled.
"Ranko! Come on! With the clothes you wear your never gonna get a boy to like you! Do you even like boys!?" Shannon yelled through the door sarcasticaly.
Ranko burst out of the changing room and yelled, "OF COURSE NOT! I, uh-... Opps..."
Awkward silence reigned as Leah and Shannon saw their friend in a new light.
"You... You don't like guys?" Leah asked.
"You know what... that's a lot better than the truth... nope I hate guys!" Ranko said.
"Oh come on! Out with it Ranma!" Luc told her.
"Who's Ranma?" Aaron asked.
"You'll find out soon enough," he replied.
"Ugh... Ok... Come with me... at least I get out of shopping..." Ranko said.
They went back to Ranma's appartment. Once there Ranko walked out on the balcony and asked them if she could be alone for just a second. Once she was alone on the balcony she closed the sound proof glass sliding door.
"DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT!!!!! WHY!? WHY CAN'T I KEEP MY STUPID MOUTH SHUT!" She cried in between the bangs of her head on the concrete wall.
"Oh well... I guess they'd'a found out sooner or later... Might as well get this over with," She thought aloud as she walked back in to the room.
(Hope you guys like this. I'm not sure but this is probably the begining of the Romance part of the fic. Well Merry late Cristmas. Thank you to all Reveiwers Happy New year, and Hope that I don't wreck my car when I get my licence in a month. With that.. lata)
Chapter 10: Caught Red-Handed
WAKE UP YOU STUPID.. Good looking... amazingly hot girl WAKE UP!" Aaron cried as he had been doing for the last half hour. They had brought her back to her apartment and they all resided in her room. They figured she wouldn't mind.
"Hmph, If I didn't know you were kidding i'd smack you again!" Shannon told him.
"Why do you even like her?" Jess whispered.
"She's better then she looks," Aaron whispered back. Aaron then glanced over to where Luc and Paul were conversing... More like yelling each other's brains out.
"Ki?... I don't know what your talking about!" Luc cried.
"YES YOU DO! I KNOW IT! Youngster's these days... hoo hoo. I can't stand you kids and your secrets!" Paul shouted back.
"I wonder if that's why you never got married," Aaron snickered.
"I heard that you little Jackass!" Paul cried.
"Look I don't know what this ki is. I've heard of it in movies and stuff but-"
"Ugh," Ranko moaned.
"Hey shut up! She's wakin' up! Now guys she doesn't know us that well and who knows what happened to her while she was in there!" Shannon told them.
"Oh yeah, the second I stop shoutin' she wakes up! Damnit," Aaron dead panned.
"No Akane... give me five more minutes cuz I heard Kuno was sick today! Agh fwa bwa," Ranko muttered.
'Huh?' They all thought.
"Maybe we should throw some water-" Jess proposed.
"WHAT! NO I'M UP I'M UP! No water, NO WATER! Oh... uh yeah.. uh hey, how did I get here?" Ranko said.
"Ranko! Do.. do you remember me?" Leah asked.
"Yeah, Leah of course I do! Hey.. but I couldn't remember you earlier... Hey! My amnesia's cured! Wow, so how do you look back and think about what you did when you couldn't remember someone... hmm," Ranko said.
'It's so weird! I remember everything now. Ok... So I said I'd had amnesia when I first came here. And how I hit my head. And how I had amnesia. Remembering Not Remembering. It's odd,' Ranko thought to herself.
"Hey, how DID I get out of there? Last I remember was fighting some guy. I was losing untill I got my memories back. Then I beat him into a pulp! But then I fainted and I don't know why." Ranko said.
"Well, your safe and that's all that matters! Right?" Shannon said, interupting whatever anyone else was about to say.
They all agreed.
"Hey, so do you remember your parents? Or anything about that Ju. Jusenkeeyo or something?" Leah asked.
"Uh... no I'm afraid not," Ranko lied.
"Oh... that's too bad." Shannon said.
"Well, what are we gonna do?" Jess asked.
"I think I'm just gonna head home," Aaron said.
They talked for a little while about what happened and wondered who kidnapped Ranko. Paul went to his appartment first until soon all of them left. Aaron and Shannon together first, and then Jess and Leah. All except Luc.
"Luc, what are you doin? Aren't you gonna head home?" Ranma asked.
"Not untill I find out why you lied to them," Luc said, "I was there when that voice rang out and you lifted into the air. It said you regained your memories for a blessing. You know what I'm talking about. You know whatever this Jusenkyo is, don't you, Ranma?"
"How, how did you! I-I mean I don't know what your talking about!" Ranko shouted.
"Yes you do. I was told by something that called itself a Jusenkyo spirit when it said it would give you back your memories... Who are you? And why did you come here?" He asked.
"Look, I got some skeleton's in my closet ok? I planned on getting out of here in a couple of months at most. I planned on leaving looking like I did six weeks ago. But... nothing ever goes as I plan. Lets just say I lied about having amnesia when I came here... and my real name is Ranma. That's all I can tell for now. You wouldn't believe my story anyway," Ranko told him.
"Tell me, or I'll tell everyone you lied," Luc said.
"You can't! My cure is here! I know it now! If I have to leave then I won't ever be-! Uh.. I didn't say that. You-you didn't hear anything, ok? I'll tell you in, two months! Ok?" Ranko told him desperatly.
"...You have a deal," Luc said.
"Thanks," Ranko sighed.
Luc walked to the door. And then turned around and noticed something odd.
"Hey Ranko? Are.. are those men's boxers? On your floor there?"
"..."
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"Sir! I swear I don't know how she did it! She must have just got up and walked out! I swear! Honestly! I can't understand it! She was out cold! I- AHHHHH NOT THE FLAIL AGAIN!" Claust cried as a spiked ball colided with his left shoulder and sent him sprawling to the floor.
'God forsaken, flail,' Claust thought as he winced and stood holding his shoulder.
"Damn this girl, she's more trouble than she's worth. And it appears that she won't bother us if we don't bother her... We'll just leave her alone I think. She has the devils luck and i'm not one to tangle with the devil. Have Luc keep an eye on her but don't try anything," Dyne said.
"Yes, sir, I'll make sure he does," Claust said.
"You are dissmised," Dyne said.
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"Uh, heh heh... uh... heh I know what your thinkin! But it's not true! I... I wear boxers! Honestly! I do!" Ranko sighed to the guy in doorway.
Luc began laughing like crazy. He already knew she wore boxers. He didnt' know why she did, but being male, he found out as he was carrying her out of the Black V's base.
'What's he laughing about?" Ranko thought.
"The... ha ha heh, the expression on your face was priceless!" Luc exclaimed.
"Ha ha very funny," Ranko replied.
Luc smiled at her. For some reason unknown to her, Ranko blushed. "I already knew you wore boxers, hon," And with that he left chuckling.
"...hon?" Ranko muttered.
'Uh... What's going on with me? I'm acting like a girl. I can't stand it! My life sucks. What was up with that damn smirk?' Ranko thought.
"Stupid stupid Stupid Stupid STUPID!" Ranko said each time her head banged against the wall. "A month and a half and I'm alreadly losing it! It's not like I have any reason to be acting this way! So WHY AM I? I'm a GUY! Why the hell did I blush when that stupid IDIOT smiled at me!... Damn female hormones. I wish someone would knock me unconsious right now."
Ranko waited... and waited a little more but nothing happened.
"Oh you just love that don't you?" Ranko asked the sky. It thundered loudly as a reply and then began to rain. She laid down on her bed and slowly went to sleep thinking and hoping tomorrow would be a better day. Oh yeah she had school tomorrow... nevermind that thought.
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"Well, maybe I could just skip today... After all I should be dead," Ranko thought as she got up.
"Or maybe something was uncovered about Jusenkyo. And if I don't go I may miss it. I might as well go anyway... I'm already up," Ranko told herself.
She got up and got dressed. Normal outfit. Her hair was now at waist length so she decided to fix it like Ukyo's hair. Once she finished it looked pretty pathetic but better than it had before.
She jumped from her balcony down to the fence and began her walk to school. Once at the school she went into the office. Having been out cold for a week the people who knew what had happened were amazed to see her.
"Mrs. Falk?" Ranko asked.
Suddenly the secratary appeared.
"OH MY LORD RANKO! OH MY WE THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO DIE! AND HERE YOU ARE BACK IN SCHOOL IN WHAT? A WEEK AND A HALF? YOU ARE AMAZING!" Mrs. Falk exclaimed, "I heard when you woke up, that you had amnesia again? Are you allright?"
"Yes, Mrs Falk. I remembered what I forgot. Nothing about my parents or anything but still I'm fine now." She told the excited secratary.
"Allright, well I also heard you were kidnapped!" Mrs. Falk told her.
"Damn gossip," Ranko muttered. "Don't worry about it. That was just rumor's," she said.
"Oh, well alright. Get on to class, you can probably have a few pardons. I honestly don't even understand why you would come so soon after such a horrifying experience. But to each his, or in this case her, own." She said and then handed Ranko a pass.
"Thanks," Ranko said and then left.
"I hate you," She muttered under her breath.
She entered her first classroom. The window's had been repaired since the shooting. When she walked in the whole class was amazed. They had heard their new local celebrity would be paralized for life from the legs down. But here she was bright and early, just like the rest of them. The class was still somewhat up-tight in expecting another terrorist attack but were put on ease when Ranko appeared.
"Hey! Ranm- Ranko! I figured you wouldn't be here!" Luc yelled from a little ways down the hallway.
"Uh... yeah, I know," Ranko replied.
"Well, see you in third hour," he said. He walked away into another room three doors down.
"I wonder about him." Ranko thought aloud.
Two and a half gruesome hours of bordom later, the bell for lunch rang.
"Hey Ranko! Where are you going for lunch!" a girl asked her.
"Uh, I uh..." Ranko replied wondering what she was talking about.
"Ranko! You wanna go with us to lunch?" Shannon yelled from across the hallway.
"Um, you get to... go out for lunch?" Ranko asked.
"...DUH! What hole did you crawl out of!" Shannon told her as she walked toward her.
"Japan," Ranko muttered under her breath.
"Well, lets go then! Aaron's driving. His car's out that exit. About the middle of the parking lot. That's his spot." Shannon told her.
They walked outside and saw Aaron, Leah, and Jess standing between two cars. The car on the right was a busted up Honda Accord. 1992 year. It looked like a piece of crap. It was a tan brown color with rust marks on it. It was in serious need of a paint job... Or a new body kit. Beside it on the left was a much better looking Mitsubishi Eclipse. Very close to brand new. It was a 1997.(The year in this fic at the moment is 2001) It was green with a curved spoiler on the back. Good looking rims, everything about it looked good.
"Uh... Aaron's is the Accord. Jess's is the Eclipse." Shannon whispered.
"Uh... Oh, I could care less. I'm just gonna follow you wherever you go." Ranko told her. "I'm gonna walk,"
"Ok... I guess. I'd say you were crazy but after seeing what you can do, I'll believe you can keep up." Shannon said.
So they went to Burger King. In about fourty five minutes they went back to school, after Ranko's weird encounter with a hamburger and fries. Later after school was over Ranko walked to her home, disappointed with the fact that there was nothing about Jusenkyo that had come up. Just as Ranko was reaching for the door she heard a voice call her.
"YOUR NOT GOING INTO THAT ROOM!"
"Hmm? Why not, Leah?" Ranko said recognizing the voice.
"Your coming with us." Leah told her.
"Why?..." Ranko sighed.
"Because... I can't stand you apparel anymore. You wear... You wear boxers! And no bra! I can't stand it! And those baggy pants and the button up shirt! No it's too wrong for words!" she shouted.
"Heh heh! Later, Leah!" Ranko said fumbling for the card key for her door.
"Ranko! If you are a girl you will put that key down right now. Were going shopping!" Leah told her.
"I dont' wanna!" Ranko said. "I like what I wear, and your not gonna change it!"
"Grr! Ranko you can't just walk around wearing boxers and no bra! Your a girl! Not a guy! If I didn't know better I'd say you were a guy!" Leah exclaimed.
"Uh... I I guess I'll go," Ranko said.
"Good! Come on!" Leah said. She grabbed Ranko's hand and drug her out of the appartment complex.
"But no more than an hour! I need my beauty sleep!" Ranko complained.
"Too bad, Ranko!" Leah told her.
So they went to a mall. Ranko complained and tried to find ways out of shopping. Dressing like a girl... would only bring her closer to being one. Her greatest fear.
First they went to a "Victoria Secret". Ranko almost cried when she saw it. She would've turned tail and ran if it wern't for Leah saying she thought Ranko was a boy. If they found anything out about Jusenkyo and then put together how Ranko acted like a boy they may be able to figure her out, and in turn, either black mail or hate her.
There, they met up with Shannon who complained about having waited for twenty minutes.
"Sorry Shannon... Ranko didn't want to come," Leah whispered.
"And you... made her come? How?" Shannon whispered back.
"Told her I thought she was a boy. Worked like a charm!" Leah said.
"Oh, well that's good... she really needs some more clothes. She's driving me insane with her... uh, masculine habits." Shannon replied.
"Me too," Leah whispered.
"Ranko... this will probably fit you perfectly!" Leah said holding up a lacy bra a little bit later.
"Ugh, excuse me while I go throw up!" Ranko replied.
"... Ok we'll try something else." Leah said.
"How about this?" Shannon requested holding up a more plain bra.
"No way, Not on your life!" Ranko shouted.
"Ok... How bout this then?" Leah sighed exasperated.
She held a sports bra... Ranko could wear one of those.. she supposed. 'Ah, it's not like puttin' on some girl clothes is gonna turn me into one! Right? I mean, I've done it before...' Ranko thought.
"Ok," she said.
"Oh My god she didnt' complain!" Leah joked.
"Ha ha, very funny," Ranko replied.
Sooner or later Leah and Shannon convinced her to put on better looking and fitting bra's untill they finally worked there way around to Leah's first suggestion. Ranma did whine a little when this one was brought up but she put it on and found that it was an almost perfect fit for her. In other words she hated it. She also hated the fact that she was begining to, almost, enjoy herself... A little.
About an hour after entering the Victoria Secret they left with about 15 different articles of clothing. They then went into a place called Maurice's. (I think that's right... Tell me if I'm wrong) A little while later Leah pulled out a Cell phone and made a call. Even later Jess, Luc, and Aaron showed up wanting to see Ranko in her new outfits.
'If Happosai saw me now he would be laughing... laughing.. and laughing some more,' Ranko thought.
"God Ranko! This would look gorgeous on you!" Shannon exclaimed holding up a red skirt that tied at the back and cut off at the upper legs.
"No that is too revealing! Maybe not for you... But for Ranko it would be..." Leah told her.
"What are you trying to say, Leah?" Shannon asked.
"Nothing," Leah deadpanned.
"Ok... I've tried on like thirty outfits... can I go home now?" Ranko pleaded when she walked out of the changing room wearing a spagetti strap shirt and a small pair of shorts.
Luc wistled his approval of Ranko's out fit. The other two snickered at him. Ranma glared.
"Ranko! You said that fourty-three outfits ago! Come on! It's not that big of a deal wearing clothes is it?" Shannon asked.
"...No...(I hope)" Ranko muttered.
"Now come on try this on. About thirty more outfitts and you can be done! After all you have all this money and nothing to spend it on..." Shannon said looking at Ranko's "Wallet"
'If Nabiki saw me now she'd be laughing... laughing... and laughing some more... and then taking that money,' Ranko thought.
"Here! Try this! Leah said throwing another article of clothing over the side of the changing room. It landed on Ranko's face.
"That's it! I'm done now!" Ranko yelled.
"Ranko! Come on! With the clothes you wear your never gonna get a boy to like you! Do you even like boys!?" Shannon yelled through the door sarcasticaly.
Ranko burst out of the changing room and yelled, "OF COURSE NOT! I, uh-... Opps..."
Awkward silence reigned as Leah and Shannon saw their friend in a new light.
"You... You don't like guys?" Leah asked.
"You know what... that's a lot better than the truth... nope I hate guys!" Ranko said.
"Oh come on! Out with it Ranma!" Luc told her.
"Who's Ranma?" Aaron asked.
"You'll find out soon enough," he replied.
"Ugh... Ok... Come with me... at least I get out of shopping..." Ranko said.
They went back to Ranma's appartment. Once there Ranko walked out on the balcony and asked them if she could be alone for just a second. Once she was alone on the balcony she closed the sound proof glass sliding door.
"DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT DAMNIT!!!!! WHY!? WHY CAN'T I KEEP MY STUPID MOUTH SHUT!" She cried in between the bangs of her head on the concrete wall.
"Oh well... I guess they'd'a found out sooner or later... Might as well get this over with," She thought aloud as she walked back in to the room.
(Hope you guys like this. I'm not sure but this is probably the begining of the Romance part of the fic. Well Merry late Cristmas. Thank you to all Reveiwers Happy New year, and Hope that I don't wreck my car when I get my licence in a month. With that.. lata)