By: Aleta Thuvis
Disclaimer posted on first chapter.
I do want to apologize to any true die-hard Ranma fans right now, before you read my version of Konatsu. All I know of Konatsu is a character summary online; I haven't seen any shows with him/her. Which means, quite likely, I'll be rewriting the character's personality. I will obey the cross dressing thing, I do realize Konatsu is a guy, but I do refer to Konatsu as a girl, since my Ukyou doesn't know that.
One more note, the same thing will possibly happen to. other sideline characters that came in a few seasons into the Tv show. I'll follow what I can of their characters, and use a sideline character whenever I can fit them in. It was a surprise to me, when I first wrote the ship chapter who Ukyou managed to taglong with.
Welcome Home
It was a relief to jump to the roofs. A surge of freedom rushed through Ukyou. She was home, after her week long vacation turning into a two-week nightmare.
She did her favorite move, down to the alley behind her restaurant. Jumping from roof to different level of crates, she had set up for the exact purpose of doing so. She landed perfectly and at the kitchen door.
Ukyou entered, finding her employees rushing about in an evening rush. Konatsu spotted her and ran over to her.
"Ukyou! So glad you are back!" Konatsu glomped Ukyou and soon the whole staff gathered around her.
"Guys! I'm glad to be back, but we have a restaurant to run. I'll join you in a minute." Ukyou was elated. It was nice to be missed. She sprinted up the stairs to her room and quickly dressed in her chef outfit. It felt great to wear her clothes again. She was feeling quite unsettled, not having her spatulas. She grabbed her spare huge spatula from her closet. She was going to need it tonight.
Ukyou eagerly took over the grill from Hoshi. He gave Ukyou a grateful look and went to help the waitress take their orders out to their customers. Hoshi was a good back up chef, but he didn't have the training cooking okonomiyaki that she did. She fumbled a bit, since Hoshi had rearranged some of the spices, but quickly got into the swing of work.
It was an uplifting charge, to be with people she knew and work so well with. Her customers recognized the faster service and tipped the waitress well for it. Before Ukyou knew it, the rush dwindled until one table of customers was left. They were talking more than eating. Ukyou started to close down the grill. Konatsu came over to the order window.
"The waitresses are done with their closing duties. Should I send them home?" Konatsu asked Ukyou.
"Sure, make sure that table.never mind." The two last customers came up to the cash register to cash out. "I'll cash them out, Is Hoshi prepping for mopping?"
"Yes, are we meeting tonight?" Konatsu asked Ukyou, who was already moving to the register.
"Yes, please. I won't keep you long." Ukyou reached the register. "How was everything?"
"Ukyou! I should've known it was you cooking back there! Great food as usual. Your replacement wasn't bad, but no one cooks like you do." Seiichi, her customer, handed Ukyou some yen.
"Thank you. You're one of my most loyal customers, Seiichi." Ukyou looked at the money. "Seiichi, this is more than."
Seiichi waved her off, "Keep it. You deserve it. When did you get back?"
"Oh, tonight, during the dinner rush."
Seiichi nodded. "You are really dedicated to your business, Ukyou." Seiichi looked over his shoulder, his date was waiting not so patiently at the front door. "I'll talk you later, Ukyou."
"Good tonight!"
The door closed and locked behind the last customers. Ukyou quickly ran the reports to begin the closing of the register. Once the register finished, she took the drawer out and moved to the back of the restaurant and sat down. Konatsu was waiting for her at the table. She was waiting with a glass of water for Ukyou.
"Thanks. I just want to know a brief of what happened the last couple weeks." Ukyou took a long drink of her water.
Konatsu nodded. "The financial reports are on your desk. It was a bit slow when you left. We don't run as smoothly with Hoshi at grill. Overall, we didn't do bad, and we're still making more this year than last."
"Hoshi does better than any other backup we've had. I've offered to train him, but he's not interested in the offensive side of okonomiyaki."
Konatsu nodded. "There was the usual problems with the middle sink. We stopped using it last Friday. It wasn't draining. A plumber will be here Monday or Tuesday to fix it."
"How's Hana doing?"
"Oh, her wrist is doing better. We need to concentrate sitting her with small parties, at least during rushes. There were no other problems or injuries. You have a good team, Ukyou."
"My package come in?"
Konatsu nodded. "That's in your room as well. I'm glad you were able to get that to us. Your note about staying longer really eased some minds around here. I'd be worried out of my head, otherwise. How's your grandfather?"
Ukyou blushed. The note said her grandfather had became unexpectedly ill. No one knew she went to China, she had told them she went back to her home to visit. "Doing better. He was up and around when I left."
Konatsu stood. "I should be heading home. Fujita said something about waiting up for me, tonight."
"See you tomorrow, then."
Disclaimer posted on first chapter.
I do want to apologize to any true die-hard Ranma fans right now, before you read my version of Konatsu. All I know of Konatsu is a character summary online; I haven't seen any shows with him/her. Which means, quite likely, I'll be rewriting the character's personality. I will obey the cross dressing thing, I do realize Konatsu is a guy, but I do refer to Konatsu as a girl, since my Ukyou doesn't know that.
One more note, the same thing will possibly happen to. other sideline characters that came in a few seasons into the Tv show. I'll follow what I can of their characters, and use a sideline character whenever I can fit them in. It was a surprise to me, when I first wrote the ship chapter who Ukyou managed to taglong with.
Welcome Home
It was a relief to jump to the roofs. A surge of freedom rushed through Ukyou. She was home, after her week long vacation turning into a two-week nightmare.
She did her favorite move, down to the alley behind her restaurant. Jumping from roof to different level of crates, she had set up for the exact purpose of doing so. She landed perfectly and at the kitchen door.
Ukyou entered, finding her employees rushing about in an evening rush. Konatsu spotted her and ran over to her.
"Ukyou! So glad you are back!" Konatsu glomped Ukyou and soon the whole staff gathered around her.
"Guys! I'm glad to be back, but we have a restaurant to run. I'll join you in a minute." Ukyou was elated. It was nice to be missed. She sprinted up the stairs to her room and quickly dressed in her chef outfit. It felt great to wear her clothes again. She was feeling quite unsettled, not having her spatulas. She grabbed her spare huge spatula from her closet. She was going to need it tonight.
Ukyou eagerly took over the grill from Hoshi. He gave Ukyou a grateful look and went to help the waitress take their orders out to their customers. Hoshi was a good back up chef, but he didn't have the training cooking okonomiyaki that she did. She fumbled a bit, since Hoshi had rearranged some of the spices, but quickly got into the swing of work.
It was an uplifting charge, to be with people she knew and work so well with. Her customers recognized the faster service and tipped the waitress well for it. Before Ukyou knew it, the rush dwindled until one table of customers was left. They were talking more than eating. Ukyou started to close down the grill. Konatsu came over to the order window.
"The waitresses are done with their closing duties. Should I send them home?" Konatsu asked Ukyou.
"Sure, make sure that table.never mind." The two last customers came up to the cash register to cash out. "I'll cash them out, Is Hoshi prepping for mopping?"
"Yes, are we meeting tonight?" Konatsu asked Ukyou, who was already moving to the register.
"Yes, please. I won't keep you long." Ukyou reached the register. "How was everything?"
"Ukyou! I should've known it was you cooking back there! Great food as usual. Your replacement wasn't bad, but no one cooks like you do." Seiichi, her customer, handed Ukyou some yen.
"Thank you. You're one of my most loyal customers, Seiichi." Ukyou looked at the money. "Seiichi, this is more than."
Seiichi waved her off, "Keep it. You deserve it. When did you get back?"
"Oh, tonight, during the dinner rush."
Seiichi nodded. "You are really dedicated to your business, Ukyou." Seiichi looked over his shoulder, his date was waiting not so patiently at the front door. "I'll talk you later, Ukyou."
"Good tonight!"
The door closed and locked behind the last customers. Ukyou quickly ran the reports to begin the closing of the register. Once the register finished, she took the drawer out and moved to the back of the restaurant and sat down. Konatsu was waiting for her at the table. She was waiting with a glass of water for Ukyou.
"Thanks. I just want to know a brief of what happened the last couple weeks." Ukyou took a long drink of her water.
Konatsu nodded. "The financial reports are on your desk. It was a bit slow when you left. We don't run as smoothly with Hoshi at grill. Overall, we didn't do bad, and we're still making more this year than last."
"Hoshi does better than any other backup we've had. I've offered to train him, but he's not interested in the offensive side of okonomiyaki."
Konatsu nodded. "There was the usual problems with the middle sink. We stopped using it last Friday. It wasn't draining. A plumber will be here Monday or Tuesday to fix it."
"How's Hana doing?"
"Oh, her wrist is doing better. We need to concentrate sitting her with small parties, at least during rushes. There were no other problems or injuries. You have a good team, Ukyou."
"My package come in?"
Konatsu nodded. "That's in your room as well. I'm glad you were able to get that to us. Your note about staying longer really eased some minds around here. I'd be worried out of my head, otherwise. How's your grandfather?"
Ukyou blushed. The note said her grandfather had became unexpectedly ill. No one knew she went to China, she had told them she went back to her home to visit. "Doing better. He was up and around when I left."
Konatsu stood. "I should be heading home. Fujita said something about waiting up for me, tonight."
"See you tomorrow, then."