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What?! Ranma left the Tendo Dojo? He's not a Saotome anymore? What will happen to their
lives now? Can their love still be saved? Read on and find out. - R&R...... R/A pairings
The Right One For Me
by: numbskull
Review of the past chapter: Ranma was accidentally bumped by a girl who fell uconscious.
He brought her to the park and laid her on a bench. He placed his extra shirt under the girl's
head and decided to walk away but he thought the better of it. A group of men gathered
around the girl and Ranma saved her from them. He watched the girl in a distance until she's
finally regained her consciousness. She took the shirt and headed back to where she lives but
Ranma forgot to return her broken eyeglasses. Will Ranma see the girl again. Read the next
chapter and maybe you will have a clue.
Part 5: Ranma's New Apartment
Ranma went out of the restaurant with a content smile on his face. "HAAH!!! It was a
hearty meal!
It sure is delicious! But Kasumi's cooking is still the best in the world!" Ranma said and
realized that he was thinking about the house that he once considered as home. He shook his
head and looked for an apartment to live in.
He asked a passerby where to find an apartment. "I don't know any apartment for boys
here but there is one inn I know of. It's an all girls' inn but the manager is very kind so I think
he will let you live there. Just walk straight to that telephone booth over there and turn right.
Walk for about 8 blocks and turn left. Go straight ahead and you will find the inn there." said
the girl looking charmingly at Ranma. "Ummm....uhh...t-thanks!" Ranma said nervously feeling
uncomfortable with the way the girl looks at him. "You're welcome!" the girl said sweetly and
walked away. Ranma sighed and did what the girl told her. "Geez, I feel like Ryoga already.
But at least I know what's the difference between left and right. And I know where I can find
my way in just a couple of minutes. Unlike him, he gets lost all the time." Ranma giggled as he
imagined Ryoga getting lost and finding his way after a week or two.
Ranma finally reached the inn and saw that it was a big place. "Whoa." was all Ranma
could say.
He went inside the inn and looked for any manager there. "Gomen kudasai? (Is
anybody here?)" Ranma called. Then a boy about 22 years of age greeted him. "Konnichiwa!
(Hello!) What can I do for you sir?" the manager asked. "I am looking for an apartment to
stay and I asked some people if they knew a nearby apartment. They said that there's only an
inn and they directed me here." Ranma said politely. "Ummm....I'm sorry sir but this inn is for
girls only and I cannot let you stay here." the manager said sadly. "I heard of it too but please
let me stay here. I've got nowhere else to go and this is the only place that's near Toudai."
Ranma said begging the manager to let him stay. "I promise that I won't be a bother to
everybody here. I can also help if there's anything you need here since some of it might be a
man's job to fix it." Ranma added. "Well, I think it's okay as long as you won't do anything
perverted because the girls are becoming war freaks if they caught you peeking on them even
if it's only an accident." the manager said lowering his voice. "I know what you mean." Ranma
said as he began to shudder remembering Akane pounding him because he accidentally
walked in on her. "I don't know if the girls will like the idea but welcome to our inn." the
manager said. "Arigatou, ummm....anou....what's your name sir?" Ranma asked scratching the
back of his head.
"Gomen(sorry)! I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Urashima Keitaro and I'm the manager
of Hinata Sou." the manager said bowing. "I'm Sa...." Ranma was about to say "Saotome" but
he remembered he was disowned by his father.
"Satoe Ranma. Yorushku(nice to meet you), Urashima-san!" Ranma said and bowed
too.
"You can call Keitaro. No need to be formal." Keitaro said with a smile.
Keitaro called the girls so he can formally introduce Ranma to them. When everybody
was gathered, Keitaro introduced Ranma. "Everybody, this is Satoe Ranma. Ranma-san, meet
the tenants of this inn." Ranma smiled and bowed to them. "Nice to meet all of you." Ranma
said.
"What is the meaning of this Urashima?! Why is it there's another boy in here?!" said
an angry girl with black hair who's holding a bokken. "He doesn't have any place to live so
that's why I let him stay here." Keitaro said. "This is an all girls' inn! Why the hell is he going to
stay here?!" she asked again this time shaking Keitaro. "He's going to Toudai and this the only
place he knew that is near Toudai. And please stop shaking me, Motoko-san!" Keitaro said
while struggling from the angry girl's grip.
"Anou, if you don't mind. I'll just leave and set camp in the park again. I know when
I'm not wanted." Ranma said sadly. Keitaro and Motoko stopped fighting with each other.
Motoko blinked and looked at Ranma. "You mean you are just camping in the park? How
long have you been there?" Motoko asked. "About 2 days already and my only means of
survival is a cup of instant noodles. I ate in a restaurant today but that was only the last time
I ate there since I need to budget my money. I don't have enough money for other things. Just
for lodging and for my schooling." Ranma said. "I see." Motoko said. "Well, you can stay here
but don't do anything perverted or else you'll be sorry that you ever stepped inside Hinata
Sou." Motoko said loosening her grip in Keitaro. "Hai(yes). I promise." Ranma said. "By the
way, I'm Aoyama Motoko. You can call me Motoko." with that she left and went inside her
room.
"Where's Narusegawa?" Keitaro asked. "She went to the library to borrow some
books. She'll be home for a little while." another girl said with a bottle of sake on her hand and
a cup on the other. She turned to Ranma and introduced herself. "Hi! I'm Konno Mitsune.
You can call me Kitsune. Do you want to drink some sake? Let's celebrate your first stay with
us." Kitsune said to Ranma.
"Uhh, maybe some other time. I don't feel like it." Ranma said. "Okay. But call me if
you changed your mind." Kitsune said and winked on Ranma which made him blush. Then she
went to her room.
"Oh excuse me but I have to go to my room now." a young girl said and ran to upstairs
to her room. "Matte(Wait)! I'll come with you!" another girl said running after the young girl.
Ranma just stared at the girls running toward their rooms. He turned to look at Keitaro
with a puzzled look on his face. "That's Maehara Shinobu and the girl who followed her is
Koalla Su." Keitaro said. "I'll show you your room Ranma-san. Follow me." Keitaro said as
he lead Ranma to his room.
While walking to his new room, Keitaro asked Ranma. "How old are you by the way?"
"I'm 18." Ranma said. "Are you still in high school?" Keitaro asked again. "Hai. I'm a third year
high student at Furinkan High in Nerima." Ranma said. "And you're planning to go to Toudai?
It's only for college students." Keitaro said. "Is that so? I didn't know. Is there a school for
high school students near here?" Ranma asked feeling a little embarrassed. "Yeah. I know one
but I'll tell you later. I have to study for Toudai's entrance exam after dinner." Keitaro said.
"This is your room. If you need anything, just call me. Dinner will be served at about 20
minutes." Keitaro said and left Ranma on his new room.
'Wow! This room is spacious! This is great!' Ranma thought and fixed his things. He
placed his clothes in the cabinet and his tent to another cabinet where a futon, a pillow, and a
blanket is placed. 'This place has its own futon, pillow, and blanket. Cool!' Ranma thought.
After he finished fixing his things, he heard Keitaro called him for dinner. He went downstairs
immediately and sat near Keitaro.
"So tell us about yourself, Ranma-san. Where did you come from?" Shinobu asked as
she passed a bowl of rice to Ranma. "I'm from Nerima. My pop....I mean a man I once knew
as my father and I went to Nerima two years ago from a training trip. We moved in at his
friend's house." Ranma said as he started picking on his food. "Why did you move here when
there's a place for you at Nerima and you said that you are studying at Furkin.....Frukan....
what was the name of that school again?" Keitaro said scratching the back of his head. "It's
Furinkan High." Ranma said clearly. "That's it! Furinkan High. So why the sudden change of
place?" Keitaro asked as he picked some meat on the sukiyaki.
"There's something I want to get out of. I just want to be away for a while think things
over. I'm kinda confused and I needed some quiet time for myself and I want to live normally."
Ranma said as he finished eating his food which amazed everybody. "You want to live
normally? Is it hard to live back there at Nerima?" Kitsune asked. "Part of it is yes and part of
it is no. My life is full of insanity and I want to try to live independently from now on." Ranma
said.
"So you said that you and your ex-father went to Nerima from a training trip. Are you
a martial artist?" Motoko asked curiously. "Hai. I'm the heir of the Musabetsu Kaktou Saotome
Ryuu(Saotome Anything Goes Martial Arts)....." Ranma said and added ".....before."
"Saotome? Is that your surname? Or just the name of the school?" Motoko asked
confused.
"That is my surname before my pop disowned me. Now I don't have any right to tell
people that I'm a Saotome. That's why I changed my surname to Satoe." Ranma said.
"I see. But why did your father disowned you? Did something wrong happened before
you got here?" Keitaro asked.
Ranma thought for a moment if he's going to tell them about what happened that day.
He decided to tell them since he needed someone to talk to. "Hai. You see, when my pop...I
mean Mr. Saotome and I moved to his friend's house, they arranged an engagement to carry
on the Anything Goes Martial Arts. They let me choose one from his friend's three daughters.
The two older ones picked the youngest because she's the same age as me and we both are
martial artists. But we didn't get along too well. We insult each other and call each other
names." Ranma continued relating to them his story, his adventures, and finally the very day
of his departure. He never told them about his curse because he was afraid that they might
get scared and think of him as a freak and he didn't want that to happen. "And so that's it.
End of story." Ranma said.
"Have you ever felt that you loved your ex-fiancee?" Kitsune asked since she felt that
he has feelings for his ex-fiancee.
Ranma blushed furiously and answered "NO!!!! I don't LOVE that TOMBOY!
Anyway she cares a lot about her pet pig and it's best that she should marry her pig for all I
care!" Ranma said furiously.
"Okay, okay. I get the point." Kitsune said but she knows for sure that he really does
care about his ex-fiancee.
"Well, I gotta get going now. I need some rest. Thanks for a wonderful meal." Ranma
said and picked his bowl and cup to the kitchen sink. As he was about to leave the dining
room, he noticed that everybody was looking at him. "Hey, don't worry! I'm not mad or
anything. I'm just tired. I'll just go take a bath for a while. Thanks again for the meal." Ranma
said and went out the dining room.
After Ranma left the dining room, everybody sighed with relief. "I thought he's gonna be
mad." Shinobu said. "Me too." Keitaro said. "Why the hell did you asked him that question?"
Motoko asked Kitsune. "I was just curious. And you know what, I really think that he cares
about his ex-fiancee a lot." Kitsune said smiling. "Me either. The way he saved her and the
times that he was there for her proves it. And I think that his ex-fiancee cares about him too."
Shinobu said. Everybody nodded at Shinobu's comment. Suddenly, the door opened again and
Ranma peeked in.
"Hey guys, I forgot to ask you something." Ranma asked. Everybody was shocked at
Ranma's sudden appearance and nobody answered. Ranma noticed it but he ignored it.
"Well, I was just gonna ask where the bath house of this inn is. I wanna try it and since
no one's gonna take their bath this evening, I might as well soak for a little while." Ranma
said. Still no one answered. "Hey! I'm talking to you guys!!!!" Ranma yelled. Motoko recovered
first. "What the hell do you want?!! Don't you ever scare us like that again!" Motoko said
glaring at Ranma. "Geez! Sorry!!! I was just asking where the bath house is in this inn. I
wanna try it for myself since all of you aren't gonna take a bath tonight." Ranma said.
Keitaro recovered and heard what Ranma said. "From here, turn right and go straight.
There's a door there. That's the entrance to the bath house of this inn."
"Arigatou, Keitaro-san!" Ranma said and walked away.
Everbody sighed and was shocked again when Ranma peeked again.
"I also forgot to ask all of you. Who cooked dinner?"
So that was it. Ranma is staying at Hinata Sou. Chapter 4 is very short as you can see. I made
this chapter a lot longer. Anyway, Ranma made friends with the manager of the inn, Keitaro.
Ranma was so happy that he finally had a place to stay but he was uncomfortable because he
was thinking that the girls didn't like him. But when he told them his story, he knew already
that they are nice people. Ranma didn't tell them about his curse. The reason was indicated in
the story. It might just be better if he never told them since he is following the code and so
that the girls wouldn't freak out if they knew that he changes into a girl. Well, that is all for
now.
numbskull: hmmm....who will be the guest today? I hope whoever it is won't show up
suddenly.
"Konnichiwa!"
numbskull: (looks around)
voice: I'm right here.
numbskull: (finds the voice) Ara! Akane-san! You are the guest for today?
Akane: (smiles) Hai.
numbskull: Wow! Ranma's so lucky to have a beautiful fiancee like you! And he's right when
he said that you look so cute when you smile.
Akane: (blushing) Arigatou!
numbskull: Anyway, what do you think about the story?
Akane: I think it's good but you don't have to break mine and Ranma's engagement.
numbskull: Well, this is just a fanfic and don't worry. This is a RanmaAkane pairing.
Akane: Hontou(Really?)
numbskull: Hai!
Akane: Well, it's still not fair!
numbskull: (getting a little scared) W-why?
Akane: I haven't appeared yet in 2 chapters already! (glaring at numbskull)
numbskull: Whoa! You have to wait. You'll come out in the next chapters. You cannot
disappear in my story because it won't be a RanmaAkane fanfic anymore.
Akane: I see....Well, just make it good okay or else you're gonna know how ot feels like to
be malleted.
numbskull: (gulps) H-hai! But why are you interested anyway? What if I let Ranma end up
with another girl? Is it okay with you?
Akane: Do whatever you like! For all I care!
numbskull: I think you really do care! You don't like Ranma ending up with another girl
because you lomffphhhh!
Akane: (covers numbskull's mouth before he finished speaking)
numbskull: (manages to get off Akane's hand on his mouth) What ya do that for?!
Akane: Ranma might hear you! I don't want him to find out about how I feel for him from
another person, okay? This is just a secret between us.
numbskull: Okay. So you really (lowers voice) do care about him?
Akane: (nods)
numbskull: That's good. Well, I have to end our conversation now. Nice talking to you,
Akane-san!
Akane: Nice talking to you too!
numbskull: (whispers in Akane's ear) And good luck with Ranma:
Akane: (blushing furiously) H-hai!
numbskull: Well, that's the end of our show! Before I forget, this is the preview of the next
chapter:
Ranma soaked in the hot spring but then a girl walked in on him not knowing each other's
presence. When Ranma was given his first hit in Hinata Inn, he finally notices that she's Akane.
The girl is quite familiar to him but he can't remember where he saw her. Will Ranma remember
something about the girl? And who is this girl anyway?! Check it out on the next chapter.
About the reviews:
DarkInuRanma: Well, if you read this chapter, he met a lot of girls already. But this girl that
accidentally bumped on him will be the one...oops...I can't go any further because it is on the
other chapters. Just read on and you'll find out soon. Thanks for reviewing!!! :D
Jerry Unipeg: Thanks!!!! :D
goku905041: Thanks for reviewing!!! Continue to read and please review after reading my
story. Thanks again!!! :D