Okay Minna!!! I'm really really sorry about the previous chapter!! I really appriciated all of you reviewing with constuctive critism and not flaming!! I certainly agree that the previous chapter was too fast paced and needed to show how they changed! And to the person who said "they changed but they didn't change" you figured out part of my story!! grrr, don't be smarter than the authoress~.^J/k. I'll try to improve upon it, but I can't promise nothing-anything--
And to those of you who liked it, thanks!!!
I don't own Ranma 1/2
And this one is revised too. I hope you like it. The characters are more IC!!! YAY!!! Enjoy and click that Submit Review button PLEASE!!! I can't update any more until I get feedback from these revised chaps!!!
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Until We Meet Again
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DR. TOFU'S POV
'Where is that girl? Where could she have gone? She was suppossed to be here fifteen minutes ago!' I think in a worried-mad sort of way.
Kasumi comes in now, with some tea for her, myself, and Akane, who isn't here for work yet.
"Oh my, Akane's not here yet? She's never late for work. I hope nothing's happened!"Kasumi says to me.
"Yes, hopefully it IS just the rainy weather that's keeping her, no accidents..." I trail off.
"Well, if she doesn't come soon, we can go look for her. For now, let's just have some tea," Kasumi brightly smiles.
That's one of the many things I love about her. She is always so cheerful and nice. I don't know how I got so lucky to have her.
There's a knocking at the door now. Maybe it's Akane.
AKANE'S POV:
Ranma and I walk in nervous silence to Dr.Tofu's. I haven't a clue as what to say to Ranma. And he's being an idiot for not saying anything. Just because neither one of us is great at small talk doesn't mean he shouldn't think of anything to tell me or make me tell him.
As we walk so silently, we try not to get too near each other. We both walk under the umbrella, but barely. I'm still expecting Ranma to step out from under the umbrella, get soaked, and to change into a girl. But he got cured, so that won't happen.
We pass a newspaper stand and stop to flip through the afternoon paper.
"Hey, look, Akane, here's an ad for 'Ucchan's.' How is Ukyo and all the others?" Ranma asks.
Finallly he says something!!!!
"Well, she's--they're-I don't know. I haven't kept in touch with any of them except Ryoga," I reply.
"Oh. How is Ryoga? Did he get cured?" Ranma says.
Cured? "What do you mean 'cured?' Cured from what?"
Ranma's eyes go wide and he shakes his head in disgust. "Did I say cured? I meant-a-a-a date with you!"
I smile and say,"Yeah, we dated for a while some time after you left. But we broke up."
Ranma sighs a little and then tells me," What about P-Chan? Whatever happened to him?"
I begin to walk away and Ranma follows. I don't want to be too late for work! "P-Chan? He still shows up every now and then, just like he always did. And I hope you're not still jealous over a pig!" I laugh.
Ranma does one of his "Hmph"s and grumbles,"That dirty pig...It's been years!!! Somebody should tell Akane about him..."
"Tell me about who?" I wonder.
Ranma's eyes go wide and he jumps. "N-nothing, Akane."
"Baka Ranma! Same as always," I laugh.
"Hey!"
"'Hey' yourself. We're at Dr. Tofu's now."
I knock on the door.
RANMA'S POV
That good for nothing jerk Ryoga couldn't have told Akane that P-Chan was him or at least stop going over there and sleeping with her in bed!!! Ugh, that still pisses me off!!!
We reach Dr. Tofu's and go in.
Dr. Tofu and Kasumi jog up to Akane.
"We're glad you made it!" Kasumi says.
"We were just about to go look for you,"Tofu states.
Akane bows several times and apologizes,"I'm sorry I'm late! I ran into somebody on my way here."
"Oh you did? Who did you meet?"Kasumi questioned.
"Well, he's standing right over there," Akane smiles. I think if it had been anybody but Kasumi, she would have said it in her 'you're an idiot' way.
Believe me, I know that tone. I've heard it used on me enough.
Akane's pointing at me and Kasumi and Tofu look at me.
"RANMA SAOTOME!!!!" They shout in unison.
"Good to see you! Let me get you some tea,"Kasumi chirps.
Tofu slaps me on the back and says,"Long time no see! What kept you so long?"
I lean my head back and roll my eyes. "Life...I only came back to Nerima to start up my own training hall."
"Here's the tea!"Kasumi comes in carrying the tea for us.
Akane takes a cup, Tofu takes one, Kasumi takes one, and I take one.
Tofu leans in and not-too-quietly whispers,"Akane really missed you and I bet you really missed her. Why not take up the Tendo Dojo and marry Akane?"
I spit out half the tea in my mouth and start coughing. Tofu smiles in his eyes and starts pounding me on the back. Kasumi is saying her all too familiar, "Oh my." and Akane is bobbing around asking,"What? What? What's going on? What happened? Are you okay? What happened?"
I feel myself flush and give Tofu the death stare. "Sorry Ranma," he laughs.
"You're lucky she didn't hear!!" I threaten.
"Well, don't you think I had a valid point?"
"No!! Ahh, Yeah, but still!! Couldn't you at least be QUIETER??"
"Now now! No fighting!"Kasumi scolds.
"Yeah. I know I'm late; can we get to work?"Akane gripes.
"Sure, but don't worry about being late, since you had a good reason," winks Tofu.
Akane hangs her head and blushes, but says nothing.
"Let's get to work then,"Tofu suggests.
They get up and leave, while me and Kasumi stay put.
"Ranma, it really is wonderful to see you again. Are you well?"Kasumi cheerfully grins.
I swear, she's just making small talk.
"I'm good,thank you. And you?"I respectfully reply.
Kasumi must have missed me. "Oh, I'm just wonderful; I really hope you'll stop by the Dojo and see Father and Mr. Saotome and Mrs. Saotome. They're just visiting, you're parents, but I still hope you see them. Do you have anywhere to stay? Maybe you could stay with Akane at the Dojo!"
"Well, Kasumi, I don't think I should stay there for more than a little visit. I mean, I haven't shown up for 7 years."
"Of course, I understand. Where will you be staying while you're here?"
This stops me dead in my tracks. Where /will/ I be staying?
"Well, you should stay at the Dojo! I'm sure Father won't mind and your parents would be very glad to see you!"
"I'll see."
Kasumi nods her head happily, and we both look up when a baby starts crying. "Oh my! Takuya!"
I follow her to a small baby blue room and in a wooden crib is a baby boy, sobbing. Gently, Kasumi reaches her arms in picks him up and cuddles him. "This is Takuya, Tofu's and mine son. He's 10 months old,"She whispers.
I reply,"He's very...cute."
I was surprised that Akane hadn't told me she was an Aunt!!
"Ranma!" I hear Akane call.
I follow the sound of her voice to where she's watching over a little girl with a cut knee and thick glasses.
"Yeah?"
"Could you please bandage her up? I have to go take care of Mr. Yamota."
"Are you sure I can?"
"Of course! You've had plenty of practice!"
She leaves, and I feel a little alone, when the girl talks. "Hello! You new here or what?"
I smile. "Not really."
She points at herself. "I'm named Soap. I come from the Amazon village in China and I'm 5 years old!"
"That's, um, nice!! I knew some people from the Amazon village when I was younger."
I begin to patch up her little knee, when something hits me. "Soap, what are you doing here in Japan?"
"Mommy and Daddy wanted to see Ms. Akane and a guy named Ranma. Hey, that's your name, isn't it?"
I nod, and ask her,"Are your parents Shampoo and...?"
"Yep! My daddy is named Mousse!"
Well. This is a shock. I thought Shampoo hated Mousse. But, judging from Soap, I thought wrong.
As I finish, I pat her on the head like if she were a dog, and say,"There! All done!!!"
She jumps down and runs out the door. 'Cute kid,' I think.
Akane comes in and asks,"Ranma, are you ready to go?"
"Sure am!!!"
We walk down the street where it's not raining anymore. We turn a corner and Akane takes a deep breath.
"Something wrong?"I inquire.
"Nothing, just, Kasumi tells me you have no place to stay."
"I don't."
"Then stay at the Dojo with us."
"If you insist."
"Then it's settled."
We turn another corner and I see that familiar wall of the Tendo Dojo. Akane leads me up the path and inside. No one is home, and a note informs her that they went to a movie. "Maybe that's better..."Akane mumbles.
"Mind if I get some food?"I ask, already looking in the fridge.
Absently, Akane replies, "Help yourself. I'll go get your bedding stuff."
Mouth full of some rice crackers, I agree. As I heat up some sukiyaki in the microwave, Akane comes to let me know where I sleep. "It's in the room you used to sleep in when we were kids."
I smile and think,'When we were kids? That's funny. I still feel like a kid, now that I'm here. But this is still so comfortable for me.'
It still feels like the Tendo residence is home for me, even though I haven't lived there in years.
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There, I'm done! I still care about this story, but I'm sooo tired!!! I''m so sorry about this chapter!! I'm trying to make them more mature, but still have the same personality, if that's possible. Okay, through the good, the bad, and the Digi, I hope you read and review!!!
^.^;;; Milana Pashmina
And to those of you who liked it, thanks!!!
I don't own Ranma 1/2
And this one is revised too. I hope you like it. The characters are more IC!!! YAY!!! Enjoy and click that Submit Review button PLEASE!!! I can't update any more until I get feedback from these revised chaps!!!
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Until We Meet Again
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DR. TOFU'S POV
'Where is that girl? Where could she have gone? She was suppossed to be here fifteen minutes ago!' I think in a worried-mad sort of way.
Kasumi comes in now, with some tea for her, myself, and Akane, who isn't here for work yet.
"Oh my, Akane's not here yet? She's never late for work. I hope nothing's happened!"Kasumi says to me.
"Yes, hopefully it IS just the rainy weather that's keeping her, no accidents..." I trail off.
"Well, if she doesn't come soon, we can go look for her. For now, let's just have some tea," Kasumi brightly smiles.
That's one of the many things I love about her. She is always so cheerful and nice. I don't know how I got so lucky to have her.
There's a knocking at the door now. Maybe it's Akane.
AKANE'S POV:
Ranma and I walk in nervous silence to Dr.Tofu's. I haven't a clue as what to say to Ranma. And he's being an idiot for not saying anything. Just because neither one of us is great at small talk doesn't mean he shouldn't think of anything to tell me or make me tell him.
As we walk so silently, we try not to get too near each other. We both walk under the umbrella, but barely. I'm still expecting Ranma to step out from under the umbrella, get soaked, and to change into a girl. But he got cured, so that won't happen.
We pass a newspaper stand and stop to flip through the afternoon paper.
"Hey, look, Akane, here's an ad for 'Ucchan's.' How is Ukyo and all the others?" Ranma asks.
Finallly he says something!!!!
"Well, she's--they're-I don't know. I haven't kept in touch with any of them except Ryoga," I reply.
"Oh. How is Ryoga? Did he get cured?" Ranma says.
Cured? "What do you mean 'cured?' Cured from what?"
Ranma's eyes go wide and he shakes his head in disgust. "Did I say cured? I meant-a-a-a date with you!"
I smile and say,"Yeah, we dated for a while some time after you left. But we broke up."
Ranma sighs a little and then tells me," What about P-Chan? Whatever happened to him?"
I begin to walk away and Ranma follows. I don't want to be too late for work! "P-Chan? He still shows up every now and then, just like he always did. And I hope you're not still jealous over a pig!" I laugh.
Ranma does one of his "Hmph"s and grumbles,"That dirty pig...It's been years!!! Somebody should tell Akane about him..."
"Tell me about who?" I wonder.
Ranma's eyes go wide and he jumps. "N-nothing, Akane."
"Baka Ranma! Same as always," I laugh.
"Hey!"
"'Hey' yourself. We're at Dr. Tofu's now."
I knock on the door.
RANMA'S POV
That good for nothing jerk Ryoga couldn't have told Akane that P-Chan was him or at least stop going over there and sleeping with her in bed!!! Ugh, that still pisses me off!!!
We reach Dr. Tofu's and go in.
Dr. Tofu and Kasumi jog up to Akane.
"We're glad you made it!" Kasumi says.
"We were just about to go look for you,"Tofu states.
Akane bows several times and apologizes,"I'm sorry I'm late! I ran into somebody on my way here."
"Oh you did? Who did you meet?"Kasumi questioned.
"Well, he's standing right over there," Akane smiles. I think if it had been anybody but Kasumi, she would have said it in her 'you're an idiot' way.
Believe me, I know that tone. I've heard it used on me enough.
Akane's pointing at me and Kasumi and Tofu look at me.
"RANMA SAOTOME!!!!" They shout in unison.
"Good to see you! Let me get you some tea,"Kasumi chirps.
Tofu slaps me on the back and says,"Long time no see! What kept you so long?"
I lean my head back and roll my eyes. "Life...I only came back to Nerima to start up my own training hall."
"Here's the tea!"Kasumi comes in carrying the tea for us.
Akane takes a cup, Tofu takes one, Kasumi takes one, and I take one.
Tofu leans in and not-too-quietly whispers,"Akane really missed you and I bet you really missed her. Why not take up the Tendo Dojo and marry Akane?"
I spit out half the tea in my mouth and start coughing. Tofu smiles in his eyes and starts pounding me on the back. Kasumi is saying her all too familiar, "Oh my." and Akane is bobbing around asking,"What? What? What's going on? What happened? Are you okay? What happened?"
I feel myself flush and give Tofu the death stare. "Sorry Ranma," he laughs.
"You're lucky she didn't hear!!" I threaten.
"Well, don't you think I had a valid point?"
"No!! Ahh, Yeah, but still!! Couldn't you at least be QUIETER??"
"Now now! No fighting!"Kasumi scolds.
"Yeah. I know I'm late; can we get to work?"Akane gripes.
"Sure, but don't worry about being late, since you had a good reason," winks Tofu.
Akane hangs her head and blushes, but says nothing.
"Let's get to work then,"Tofu suggests.
They get up and leave, while me and Kasumi stay put.
"Ranma, it really is wonderful to see you again. Are you well?"Kasumi cheerfully grins.
I swear, she's just making small talk.
"I'm good,thank you. And you?"I respectfully reply.
Kasumi must have missed me. "Oh, I'm just wonderful; I really hope you'll stop by the Dojo and see Father and Mr. Saotome and Mrs. Saotome. They're just visiting, you're parents, but I still hope you see them. Do you have anywhere to stay? Maybe you could stay with Akane at the Dojo!"
"Well, Kasumi, I don't think I should stay there for more than a little visit. I mean, I haven't shown up for 7 years."
"Of course, I understand. Where will you be staying while you're here?"
This stops me dead in my tracks. Where /will/ I be staying?
"Well, you should stay at the Dojo! I'm sure Father won't mind and your parents would be very glad to see you!"
"I'll see."
Kasumi nods her head happily, and we both look up when a baby starts crying. "Oh my! Takuya!"
I follow her to a small baby blue room and in a wooden crib is a baby boy, sobbing. Gently, Kasumi reaches her arms in picks him up and cuddles him. "This is Takuya, Tofu's and mine son. He's 10 months old,"She whispers.
I reply,"He's very...cute."
I was surprised that Akane hadn't told me she was an Aunt!!
"Ranma!" I hear Akane call.
I follow the sound of her voice to where she's watching over a little girl with a cut knee and thick glasses.
"Yeah?"
"Could you please bandage her up? I have to go take care of Mr. Yamota."
"Are you sure I can?"
"Of course! You've had plenty of practice!"
She leaves, and I feel a little alone, when the girl talks. "Hello! You new here or what?"
I smile. "Not really."
She points at herself. "I'm named Soap. I come from the Amazon village in China and I'm 5 years old!"
"That's, um, nice!! I knew some people from the Amazon village when I was younger."
I begin to patch up her little knee, when something hits me. "Soap, what are you doing here in Japan?"
"Mommy and Daddy wanted to see Ms. Akane and a guy named Ranma. Hey, that's your name, isn't it?"
I nod, and ask her,"Are your parents Shampoo and...?"
"Yep! My daddy is named Mousse!"
Well. This is a shock. I thought Shampoo hated Mousse. But, judging from Soap, I thought wrong.
As I finish, I pat her on the head like if she were a dog, and say,"There! All done!!!"
She jumps down and runs out the door. 'Cute kid,' I think.
Akane comes in and asks,"Ranma, are you ready to go?"
"Sure am!!!"
We walk down the street where it's not raining anymore. We turn a corner and Akane takes a deep breath.
"Something wrong?"I inquire.
"Nothing, just, Kasumi tells me you have no place to stay."
"I don't."
"Then stay at the Dojo with us."
"If you insist."
"Then it's settled."
We turn another corner and I see that familiar wall of the Tendo Dojo. Akane leads me up the path and inside. No one is home, and a note informs her that they went to a movie. "Maybe that's better..."Akane mumbles.
"Mind if I get some food?"I ask, already looking in the fridge.
Absently, Akane replies, "Help yourself. I'll go get your bedding stuff."
Mouth full of some rice crackers, I agree. As I heat up some sukiyaki in the microwave, Akane comes to let me know where I sleep. "It's in the room you used to sleep in when we were kids."
I smile and think,'When we were kids? That's funny. I still feel like a kid, now that I'm here. But this is still so comfortable for me.'
It still feels like the Tendo residence is home for me, even though I haven't lived there in years.
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There, I'm done! I still care about this story, but I'm sooo tired!!! I''m so sorry about this chapter!! I'm trying to make them more mature, but still have the same personality, if that's possible. Okay, through the good, the bad, and the Digi, I hope you read and review!!!
^.^;;; Milana Pashmina