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Last chapter: He dropped down next to Kagome and asked "So why are you here?"
Ch 2: Preparations for the on coming trip!
Kagome tensed up a bit, 'Should I just tell him?' she asked herself over and over. Kagome sighed, 'I suppose I'll have to tell him sooner or later.'
"Ranma, I want to ask you something," she began lamely.
"Okay," Ranma said, looking oddly at his friend.
"Can you take me to the training Ground of accursed springs?" she asked with a nervous grin on her face.
"Nani!? Why?" Ranma asked in surprise. He thought after hearing about the springs, she would stay away from the place.
"Uh... can we talk about this somewhere else?" Kagome asked. Akane was sitting there with her mouth hanging open, eyes popping out of their sockets. Ranma, who only shrugged, stood up and led Kagome to his room.
_*_*_*_*_* At Ranma's room *_*_*_*_*_
Kagome sat down across from Ranma.
"So what's this about?" Ranma questioned breaking the ice. The quiet was getting on his nerves.
"Like I said, can you take me to the training ground of accursed springs?"
"Why on Earth would you want to go there? Do you want to be cursed like I am?" Ranma asked.
"No!!! I just want to go because a Shikon shard is there." Kagome answered. She looked down.
'I should've just went there without him! Why did I have to come? Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka!' she screamed in her head, frustrated at herself. 'Oh, yea. I don't know my way around there or how to get there.'
"Oh," Ranma said. After a long, uncomfortable pause he continued. "Uhhhhhhh... I dunno Kagome."
Kagome looked up. "C'mon Ranma! I just want to go there and get the Shikon shard then come back. That all! I promise I won't fall into any one of the ponds. Please?" Kagome pleaded with Ranma.
Ranma looked as if he was thinking hard and he was. He was battling with his mind.
'Should I?' he wondered.
'NO!! What if she falls into one of the ponds? Hm? Can you explain to her mom that she becomes a whatever when she gets splashed with cold water? Can you?!' His other half retorted.
'I'm not sure, but she promised she wouldn't fall into one!' Ranma tried to rationalize with his other half.
'But she could!! There IS a possibility. Do you want her life to end up like yours? A crazy, insane, hell!?!' his other half screamed.
'No, but she needs to get that Shikon shard!'
Outside, the sun had set, and night was taking over the skies, when Ranma finally finished his raging conversation with his other half. "I guess.." he said slowly.
Kagome was dozing off when Ranma finally spoke. Her drowsy expression brightened as she heard his answer. She lunged at Ranma and hugged him shouting her thanks
"Arigatougozaimasu!" she shouted over and over again. After a minute of practically squeezing him to death, she let go of Ranma, who was very stiff.
"We'll leave tomorrow. Is that okay with you?" Ranma asked. Kagome nodded vigorously.
"Ranma! Dinner's ready!" A voice shouted. Instantly Ranma stood up, opened the door, and bolted to the dining/living room. Kagome only stared at the open door before her, shrugged, and walked in Ranma's wake.
_*_*_*_*_* In the Dining Room*_*_*_*_*_
Genma Saotome was in his panda form, eating. He didn't pay any attention when Kagome entered the room. While Soun noticed. He immediately put down his bowl, stood up, and ran over to great the new comer.
"Hello! I'm Soun Tendo, founder of this dojo. And you are?" He asked rather quickly and happily.
"I'm Kagome Higurashi," Kagome introduced herself and gave him a weary smile.
"Why won't you have dinner with us? Kasumi, my daughter, is a very good cook," he said, while pushing Kagome gently to an open spot between Ranma and himself. She was about to protest that she was tired but Soun didn't pay attention.
"I won't take no for an answer. Everyone needs to eat." Soun insisted.
After a moment of silence, Ranma and Kagome started talking in low voices about the trip they were taking.
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Ranma hissed, while stuffing food in his mouth. Some of it was flying out of his mouth as he talked.
"Yes, of course! I want to finish collecting the shards and I can finally be done with this nightmare!" Kagome hissed back. Akane entered the room with an extra bowl for Kagome. Kasumi filled it with rice and handed it to Kagome who happily accepted it.
Throughout the whole dinner, nothing was the same. First of all, Ranma and Akane aren't shouting at each other. Second, no one spoke except for Ranma and Kagome who were talking about anything that crossed their minds. Third, Soun was starring at Kagome without blinking. This was creeping Kagome out a bit, but she ignored it and carried on with the conversation with Ranma.
Finally, dinner was over. Everyone was now cleaning up the table. Kagome sighed lightly as she watched.
Akane accidentally tripped while carrying dishes and bowls. Ranma caught all of them in a flash, but he didn't catch Akane who fell on the floor face first. Now Akane was screaming at Ranma about why he didn't catch her, and let her fall like that. Ranma tried to defend himself, but of no use. Finally pissing Akane off BIG time, who whipped out the huge mallet that she hit Ranma with that morning, and was now chasing him.
Genma was sitting next to Kagome who was following Ranma with her eyes. He poked her lightly to get her attention. She turned her head to look at the person who poked her to see a very cuddly looking panda.
"Kawaiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!" Kagome shouted and glomped the panda. Then started snuggling it. (XD sorry for this! I just wanted include it in my chappie) Ranma and Akane stopped dead in their tracks, staring wide-eyed at Kagome who was still hugging the 'panda'. Soun walked in on them when Ranma and Akane stopped their chase. He looked curiously from one face to the other trying to see what had stopped them. Finally his gaze landed on Kagome who was now petting the big cuddly looking panda and cooing. His eyes popped out and he was starring like an idiot at the event that was taking place before his eyes. Ranma and Akane did the same.
Genma was holding a sign saying: GET HER OFF OF ME!!!!!!
Finally realizing that Ranma, Akane, and Soun were starring, Kagome stopped petting the very annoyed panda.
"What's wrong?" asked a confused Kagome. But no one spoke. The silence was seemed to last for an eternity, when Ranma broke the extremely awkward silence.
"Kagome," he began questioningly, "You do know that's my pop, right?"
With those words Kagome jumped out of her seat, and turned to face the panda. She spoke embarrassedly. "Gomen Nasi! Gomen! Gomen Nasi......" she repeated over and over until Ranma stopped her.
"It's okay," Ranma reassured her, "You just didn't know." He patted the girl on the shoulder.
Kagome nodded, she was still embarrassed about the accident. She was about to leave the room when Happosai showed up with a small package. He was waving it around in the air and telling Ranma to come with him for some strange reason. Ranma jogged up to Happosai and while glaring at him.
"Kagome, you can wait in my room. We should get ready first. Then we'll get started in the morning." Ranma declared and walked away with his sensei.
Kagome only shrugged. She turned around to leave again, when Akane stopped her. She smiled at Kagome nervously, "Why won't I accompany you to Ranma's room? The house is filled with weirdos." Kagome was a bit confused about the statement, but she agreed.
Kagome and Akane were walking up the stairs leading to Ranma's room, when they spotted Ryoga walking towards them. He was looking around the hall. His eyes were empty, and it looked like he was, well, dead.
'Is he sleep walking,' Kagome asked herself seeing the teenager wander.
When he bumped into Akane, he looked up into her face, not knowing who he had bumped into.
"Gomen! Akane-chan," Ryoga apologized. (I don't know if Ryoga ever says that in the anime or manga. Just go with it for this fic k?)
"Hey Akane! It's been a while since I last saw you!" said Ryoga, happily. "Who's the girl?" he asked as he spotted Kagome.
"Kagome, Ryoga. Ryoga, Kagome," she introduced. Both nodded their greetings to each other. "So what's up with you, Ryoga?" Akane asked.
"Nothing. Can you tell me where Ranma is?" he questioned Akane.
"Not a clue. I saw him two minutes ago. He was going somewhere with Happosai." Akane answered to the best of her ability. Ryoga nodded and walked down the stairs.
Kagome was just about to ask Akane what was up with Ryoga, but Akane answered before she could say a word. "Don't mind Ryoga. He's one of Ranma's friends." Kagome nodded, and started back to Ranma's room.
When the two girls reached Ranma's room, they stopped in front of the door.
"Uh... Kagome, where are you going with Ranma?" Akane asked. "I heard something about the 'Training ground of accursed springs'?"
Akane's body was shaking a bit, because she was a bit, no a lot nervous. In her mind she thought about them going to the grounds. Then she thought about Ranma and Kagome's relationship. Her thoughts grew worse by the second. Finally her thoughts came to the conclusion that Ranma liked Kagome more than her. And there was even the possibility that Ranma might be in love with Kagome!
"Um... he and I are... are.... are... going on a trip to that place!" Kagome finished very lamely, sweat dropping at her own statement.
'That was even lamer than before.' She reprimanded herself. She didn't want to say the place aloud for some strange reason. 'Maybe Akane would follow us and find out about my secret! That can't happen!' Kagome thought to herself. Now she was getting a bit paranoid. But being chased by demons for a long time would do that to anyone.
"Oh..." was the only thing Akane could think of to say.
"Better finish packing before we go!" Kagome said. Opened the door, and went into the dark room.
Akane was still nervous, but she relaxed a little. 'I hope so....'
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A/N: Sorry for posting the chappie late! I've been working on a new fic... Any ways... I'm sorry if I have any OOCness in my fic! And any spelling or grammar mistakes.
I'm still holding the contest I posted on my previous chapter. But No one who voted can vote again!
I'll try to post the next chapter ASAP! And BTW please check out my other fic. It's Reploids and Navis in the Mega Man section.
And by the way, I'd like to thank my friend anime4ever for reviewing my story!! There I said it! You happy now?
Last chapter: He dropped down next to Kagome and asked "So why are you here?"
Ch 2: Preparations for the on coming trip!
Kagome tensed up a bit, 'Should I just tell him?' she asked herself over and over. Kagome sighed, 'I suppose I'll have to tell him sooner or later.'
"Ranma, I want to ask you something," she began lamely.
"Okay," Ranma said, looking oddly at his friend.
"Can you take me to the training Ground of accursed springs?" she asked with a nervous grin on her face.
"Nani!? Why?" Ranma asked in surprise. He thought after hearing about the springs, she would stay away from the place.
"Uh... can we talk about this somewhere else?" Kagome asked. Akane was sitting there with her mouth hanging open, eyes popping out of their sockets. Ranma, who only shrugged, stood up and led Kagome to his room.
_*_*_*_*_* At Ranma's room *_*_*_*_*_
Kagome sat down across from Ranma.
"So what's this about?" Ranma questioned breaking the ice. The quiet was getting on his nerves.
"Like I said, can you take me to the training ground of accursed springs?"
"Why on Earth would you want to go there? Do you want to be cursed like I am?" Ranma asked.
"No!!! I just want to go because a Shikon shard is there." Kagome answered. She looked down.
'I should've just went there without him! Why did I have to come? Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka! Baka!' she screamed in her head, frustrated at herself. 'Oh, yea. I don't know my way around there or how to get there.'
"Oh," Ranma said. After a long, uncomfortable pause he continued. "Uhhhhhhh... I dunno Kagome."
Kagome looked up. "C'mon Ranma! I just want to go there and get the Shikon shard then come back. That all! I promise I won't fall into any one of the ponds. Please?" Kagome pleaded with Ranma.
Ranma looked as if he was thinking hard and he was. He was battling with his mind.
'Should I?' he wondered.
'NO!! What if she falls into one of the ponds? Hm? Can you explain to her mom that she becomes a whatever when she gets splashed with cold water? Can you?!' His other half retorted.
'I'm not sure, but she promised she wouldn't fall into one!' Ranma tried to rationalize with his other half.
'But she could!! There IS a possibility. Do you want her life to end up like yours? A crazy, insane, hell!?!' his other half screamed.
'No, but she needs to get that Shikon shard!'
Outside, the sun had set, and night was taking over the skies, when Ranma finally finished his raging conversation with his other half. "I guess.." he said slowly.
Kagome was dozing off when Ranma finally spoke. Her drowsy expression brightened as she heard his answer. She lunged at Ranma and hugged him shouting her thanks
"Arigatougozaimasu!" she shouted over and over again. After a minute of practically squeezing him to death, she let go of Ranma, who was very stiff.
"We'll leave tomorrow. Is that okay with you?" Ranma asked. Kagome nodded vigorously.
"Ranma! Dinner's ready!" A voice shouted. Instantly Ranma stood up, opened the door, and bolted to the dining/living room. Kagome only stared at the open door before her, shrugged, and walked in Ranma's wake.
_*_*_*_*_* In the Dining Room*_*_*_*_*_
Genma Saotome was in his panda form, eating. He didn't pay any attention when Kagome entered the room. While Soun noticed. He immediately put down his bowl, stood up, and ran over to great the new comer.
"Hello! I'm Soun Tendo, founder of this dojo. And you are?" He asked rather quickly and happily.
"I'm Kagome Higurashi," Kagome introduced herself and gave him a weary smile.
"Why won't you have dinner with us? Kasumi, my daughter, is a very good cook," he said, while pushing Kagome gently to an open spot between Ranma and himself. She was about to protest that she was tired but Soun didn't pay attention.
"I won't take no for an answer. Everyone needs to eat." Soun insisted.
After a moment of silence, Ranma and Kagome started talking in low voices about the trip they were taking.
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Ranma hissed, while stuffing food in his mouth. Some of it was flying out of his mouth as he talked.
"Yes, of course! I want to finish collecting the shards and I can finally be done with this nightmare!" Kagome hissed back. Akane entered the room with an extra bowl for Kagome. Kasumi filled it with rice and handed it to Kagome who happily accepted it.
Throughout the whole dinner, nothing was the same. First of all, Ranma and Akane aren't shouting at each other. Second, no one spoke except for Ranma and Kagome who were talking about anything that crossed their minds. Third, Soun was starring at Kagome without blinking. This was creeping Kagome out a bit, but she ignored it and carried on with the conversation with Ranma.
Finally, dinner was over. Everyone was now cleaning up the table. Kagome sighed lightly as she watched.
Akane accidentally tripped while carrying dishes and bowls. Ranma caught all of them in a flash, but he didn't catch Akane who fell on the floor face first. Now Akane was screaming at Ranma about why he didn't catch her, and let her fall like that. Ranma tried to defend himself, but of no use. Finally pissing Akane off BIG time, who whipped out the huge mallet that she hit Ranma with that morning, and was now chasing him.
Genma was sitting next to Kagome who was following Ranma with her eyes. He poked her lightly to get her attention. She turned her head to look at the person who poked her to see a very cuddly looking panda.
"Kawaiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!" Kagome shouted and glomped the panda. Then started snuggling it. (XD sorry for this! I just wanted include it in my chappie) Ranma and Akane stopped dead in their tracks, staring wide-eyed at Kagome who was still hugging the 'panda'. Soun walked in on them when Ranma and Akane stopped their chase. He looked curiously from one face to the other trying to see what had stopped them. Finally his gaze landed on Kagome who was now petting the big cuddly looking panda and cooing. His eyes popped out and he was starring like an idiot at the event that was taking place before his eyes. Ranma and Akane did the same.
Genma was holding a sign saying: GET HER OFF OF ME!!!!!!
Finally realizing that Ranma, Akane, and Soun were starring, Kagome stopped petting the very annoyed panda.
"What's wrong?" asked a confused Kagome. But no one spoke. The silence was seemed to last for an eternity, when Ranma broke the extremely awkward silence.
"Kagome," he began questioningly, "You do know that's my pop, right?"
With those words Kagome jumped out of her seat, and turned to face the panda. She spoke embarrassedly. "Gomen Nasi! Gomen! Gomen Nasi......" she repeated over and over until Ranma stopped her.
"It's okay," Ranma reassured her, "You just didn't know." He patted the girl on the shoulder.
Kagome nodded, she was still embarrassed about the accident. She was about to leave the room when Happosai showed up with a small package. He was waving it around in the air and telling Ranma to come with him for some strange reason. Ranma jogged up to Happosai and while glaring at him.
"Kagome, you can wait in my room. We should get ready first. Then we'll get started in the morning." Ranma declared and walked away with his sensei.
Kagome only shrugged. She turned around to leave again, when Akane stopped her. She smiled at Kagome nervously, "Why won't I accompany you to Ranma's room? The house is filled with weirdos." Kagome was a bit confused about the statement, but she agreed.
Kagome and Akane were walking up the stairs leading to Ranma's room, when they spotted Ryoga walking towards them. He was looking around the hall. His eyes were empty, and it looked like he was, well, dead.
'Is he sleep walking,' Kagome asked herself seeing the teenager wander.
When he bumped into Akane, he looked up into her face, not knowing who he had bumped into.
"Gomen! Akane-chan," Ryoga apologized. (I don't know if Ryoga ever says that in the anime or manga. Just go with it for this fic k?)
"Hey Akane! It's been a while since I last saw you!" said Ryoga, happily. "Who's the girl?" he asked as he spotted Kagome.
"Kagome, Ryoga. Ryoga, Kagome," she introduced. Both nodded their greetings to each other. "So what's up with you, Ryoga?" Akane asked.
"Nothing. Can you tell me where Ranma is?" he questioned Akane.
"Not a clue. I saw him two minutes ago. He was going somewhere with Happosai." Akane answered to the best of her ability. Ryoga nodded and walked down the stairs.
Kagome was just about to ask Akane what was up with Ryoga, but Akane answered before she could say a word. "Don't mind Ryoga. He's one of Ranma's friends." Kagome nodded, and started back to Ranma's room.
When the two girls reached Ranma's room, they stopped in front of the door.
"Uh... Kagome, where are you going with Ranma?" Akane asked. "I heard something about the 'Training ground of accursed springs'?"
Akane's body was shaking a bit, because she was a bit, no a lot nervous. In her mind she thought about them going to the grounds. Then she thought about Ranma and Kagome's relationship. Her thoughts grew worse by the second. Finally her thoughts came to the conclusion that Ranma liked Kagome more than her. And there was even the possibility that Ranma might be in love with Kagome!
"Um... he and I are... are.... are... going on a trip to that place!" Kagome finished very lamely, sweat dropping at her own statement.
'That was even lamer than before.' She reprimanded herself. She didn't want to say the place aloud for some strange reason. 'Maybe Akane would follow us and find out about my secret! That can't happen!' Kagome thought to herself. Now she was getting a bit paranoid. But being chased by demons for a long time would do that to anyone.
"Oh..." was the only thing Akane could think of to say.
"Better finish packing before we go!" Kagome said. Opened the door, and went into the dark room.
Akane was still nervous, but she relaxed a little. 'I hope so....'
***
A/N: Sorry for posting the chappie late! I've been working on a new fic... Any ways... I'm sorry if I have any OOCness in my fic! And any spelling or grammar mistakes.
I'm still holding the contest I posted on my previous chapter. But No one who voted can vote again!
I'll try to post the next chapter ASAP! And BTW please check out my other fic. It's Reploids and Navis in the Mega Man section.
And by the way, I'd like to thank my friend anime4ever for reviewing my story!! There I said it! You happy now?
