I read your reviews once again! And I'm proud to announce that I have chapters until Monday! So check everyday until that around this time and you'll have a new chapter from me! Now on to business, The story is making a HUGE turn now that Ranma and Shampoo decided to go work at the Neko. Remember that this was the idea of a reviewer, I didn't like the idea at first but then I said, why not? So, there you have it, the why I decided to make the twist.
Chapter 8: New Beginnings
Finally, it happened. Changes have been made just like Ranma wanted. Shampoo and he not only had just decided to change their habitual life-style and place. But also resurrected the Nekohanten as both decided to work in there. Ranma never thought about that way of things to happen, but they did so and he was ok with that.
Now, both were walking back to the Tendo household. The two of them had a smile on their faces. Both were in complete agree of what was happen. But the other's reactions were not going to be good and they had it clear as crystal.
As they entered the house they decided to keep a low profile for now and started sparing full out. Those were the best ways to improve in short time. The two of them demanded the best from the other and that way they got to the limit and further.
Just as Shampoo was ducking from an air double-kick from Ranma, both heard a voice
"Son, come with me." Genma said seriously. Ranma landed behind Shampoo and followed suit. Both men entered the Dojo were they found Soun in there already sitting and waiting.
"Ranma." He saluted and the newcomers sat down. "Have you any idea of why did we call you?" He asked and Ranma blinked
"Nope." He replied with a question for face.
"Son, we called you because we are in the need of telling you that we cannot allow letting you get nearer Shampoo. We know that she isn't your fiancée anymore but it seems that it doesn't trouble you to get closer to her. Look at what she has done in the past…"
"Pop, don't start with the past to me from one that trained with Happosai!" Ranma interrupted and both elders shuddered to the name "If I want to get married with Shampoo, I damn will do if I want to! You are no one to tell me what to do! If it wasn't for your 'honourable' engagement, I'd be gone a long while ago." Ranma blew up seriously this time. But he didn't care that much of what the two of them would do.
"If that's the case of all…" Genma started and Soun lowered his head
"Boy, we have no choice but to forbid you to go out with Shampoo. Or even talk to her. If you do so, you are out of this house." He spoke silently and quietly, denoting his seriousness. Ranma was dancing in his insides
"For real?" He asked shocked
"Ha! I knew that you still cared for your old man!" Genma exclaimed at the look of his son's face.
"WOOHOO!" Ranma exclaimed suddenly shocking Genma. Both index fingers up in a Homer Simpson way. He got up and left right away to his room leaving both elders looking at each other in doubt
"What's got him?" Genma asked
"Is he…happy to leave? To leave my baby girl?" Soun started crying in self-pity. "I failed you, daughter!" He sobbed and Genma patted his back
"We tried. But it was destinated to be like this. All the way since Shampoo changed we knew in the bottom that this was the way it would end. We never could accept the truth behind all this. Now, only one fact remains to do, one that I will not like that much." Genma trailed off
"And that is?" His partner asked looking at him now. Tears stopped.
"Give them our blessing." His face darkened at that instant and Soun's eyes grew.
"WOOHOO!" Ranma exclaimed again while he packed all of his possessions, even some of his father that he wouldn't need anymore. Kuno's bokken was included in all that stuff. All pilled up in his huge backpack.
The door opened and Shampoo came in. "What Ranma doing?" She asked with a brow up
"Packing up. They said that if I even talked to you I was out of this house. So, I just did what I supposedly couldn't. That way, I'm out of this house." Ranma finished and also finished packing up in that moment. He closed the bag and looked at her "What are you waiting for? We are moving to the Neko, aren't we?" She nodded still shocked at the news "Move on, then!" He exclaimed and she moved finally.
While she was packing, Ranma went downstairs to inform the elder ones of his leaving. He entered the Dojo with a short smile just to find Akane practicing
"What?" She asked surprised to see him there
"Nothing." He replied and left. He thought of the places they could be and he found only one that they could be at that moment. Playing shogi (I think this is the game they play all the time.).
He got to the living and he found them there. Both with their brows furred in concentration of the game.
"Pop, Mr.Tendo. I have to make you an announcement." He started
"We know." Soun replied without even looking at him.
"If you have thought about everything, then you can leave." Genma added
"Why does everyone ask me that all the time!" Ranma exclaimed. Tofu was reasonable of him to tell Ranma that, but his father? "And when did you thought about everything before leaving?" Genma ducked sheepily in realization of what he had said and how it back-fired completely. Ranma turned around to face Nabiki
"What?" He asked
"What announcement?" She replied with a brow up
"I'm leaving this house." He added and moved past her towards his room where Shampoo should already have finished her packing. In concordance to his thoughts, she was sitting next to her bag with a thinking face.
"What's up?" He asked
"Thinking. What could happen if Shampoo never change. What would be of Shampoo." She replied looking at the roof. Her gaze dropped to his eyes. "What would happen to Ranma." She finished
"Never thought too much of that. But now that you mention it…" He sat indian-style, and crossed his arms in thinking. Now that she says it…What would it be like? She would be the same extortionist and manipulative as ever, the one of her that I don't like. But then I would be stuck with Akane… He shuddered to that thought. I guess I stick with the way things are now. He got up "Maybe you're right. Let's go down and practice a bit before we leave, kay?" She nodded and he aided her to get up. Both got out just to face Nabiki again who was passing by
"What?" She asked to their faces
"Nothing." He replied and both continued their way. Things are odd today He thought as they got out and positioned in their stances. The fight was ended when both of them calculated wrong were they would land and splashed directly into the pond. A "C-C-C-CAAAAAATTTTTTTTT!" shout and a "Meow!" later, both of them were crossing Nerima's street faster than a bullet.
"Finally. Those two disappeared." Kasumi sighed in relief and nodded to her sister, Nabiki. She nodded back and got up from her manga. She got upstairs while Kasumi checked the surroundings in a sudden appearance of the "Chaos pair" (Yes, that is the nickname I placed them.). Five minutes of nerve breaking waiting, Nabiki got back with a smile on her face.
"Success?" Kasumi asked
"Of course, dear sister." Nabiki replied "I placed it in Ranma's backpack. In the bottom just for him to find it when he fully unpacks." Nabiki replied
"Great." Her sister smiled her smile in contentment of the complete accomplishment of their plan. It wasn't the big deal but it was hurried when they found out that Ranma was leaving that day.
"Pant…pant…You…pant…cat…pant…" Ranma-chan tried to bring back her breath. Shampoo-cat was sitting looking at him while licking her paw, very cat-like.
"Meow?" She bent her head to a side and Ranma-chan shuddered to that sound.
"We better be more careful next time we train next to water." Ranma added and shuddered again as Shampoo-cat jumped on top of her head
"Meow!" She replied in an agreement. Ranma-chan started walking and fighting back the urge to ran like desperate. Five blocks later, Ranma-chan couldn't stand it more and started running like nuts with her arms to the front and fully extended above her head with fingers extended too. (Let's see if one of you knows what I'm talking about… evil grin)
Finally, two minutes later, the two cursed ones arrived to the Tendos. The last time they were going to be there for some time.
Ranma-chan sighed in disappointment as she rummaged through her backpack in a search for clean clothes. Shampoo was intending to do the same
"MEOWWWW!" She heard from Shampoo's backpack. She shuddered again to that sound but approached nonetheless. She discovered the problem. Shampoo was looking for her clothes in her cursed form and somehow got to the bottom of it in the confusion of the place. "MEOW!" Ranma-chan's sweat went cold this time.
"Do I really have to do this?" She asked to self
"Meow! Meow!" Shampoo replied instantly in an obvious "YES!" Ranma's eye twitched
"Oh, man. I'll…" She gulped "I'll do it, but you owe me BIG time for this one." Ranma finished and introduced her hands in the backpack. Just as she was looking for her, the door opened.
"Pervert!" Akane exclaimed and began stomping to her
"Wait! This is not what it looks like!" Ranma-chan defended
"Then what is it? You are looking through Shampoo's underwear!" Akane gaped at her hands, were just like she was saying, were through that piece of clothes
"No! I'm trying to take her out of the bag! She fell inside!" Ranma quickly shot back
"Meow!" Shampoo assured his opinion from the inside
"Just…a bit…more…" She mumbled "There! Got you!" Effectively, she removed her hands of the backpack with a cute pink and bits of purple colours.
"Meow!" She exclaimed happy to be free again. Ranma realized in that moment what he was touching
"AH!" He exclaimed and shooed the cat out of his hands in that instant. "Now you owe me BIG for this, REAL big" He said pointing at her. The cat nodded slowly in agreement.
"I-I guess I misinterpreted things…" Akane commented and both gasped for two reasons: One, they just realized they weren't alone, and two, Akane just admitted she was wrong about something
"Will wonders never cease?" Ranma commented in a laugh tone and Akane scowled at her before leaving. "I'll go first to the bath!" Ranma exclaimed and left in that instant
That's so fresh… Shampoo thought fuming. She had the same or more right to bath first than him but the fact that she was quicker than her really weighted here. She sighed and continued looking for some clothes but more carefully this time, there wouldn't be a Ranma to take her out of the clothes now.
Now, for last comments. I'll held a small contest to see if any one of you can guess form where I took the way Ranma-chan ran back to the Tendos. It's funny just to think about it. Good luck, everyone! And as a second trial, I'll write a small part of a song I'm traumatized with and I'll make you guess which song it is and from where.
Like a shooting star,
Across the midnight sky,
Wherever you are,
Gonna see me flyyyy..
Again, good luck and
Soulcry out.