Disclaimer: I still don't own Ranma and Co.
Ranma ½: The College Years
By: Chrissy H.
Chapter 2
"I can't believe I have to live with you!" Akane said as she was walking from the train station to her…no, their apartment.
Ranma glanced over at the girl on his right. She was wearing jeans and a yellow t-shirt and carrying a backpack. "Hey, it's not like I wanted to live with you either. Hell, I didn't even want to go to college!"
Akane sighed. "I know. It just makes me so angry!" She looked over at Ranma, who was carrying all of the bags as if it was nothing. He had three of her bags in his right hand, his bag in his left hand, and her last bag balanced on top of his head. He was still wearing his red Chinese shirt and black pants and she still wasn't used to actually walking next to him. "At least dad said the apartment was fully furnished."
They finally got to the apartment which was only 2 blocks from campus. Reflections was the name of the apartment complex and it looked to have 48 rooms all in all. It looked well kept with a fresh white coat of paint. There were 2 story buildings each with 4 apartments on each level. They made their way over to the front office and saw an old gentleman sitting behind the desk.
"May I help you?" He inquired to the young couple in front of him.
"Umm…yes, actually. My father said that he rented us a room here." Akane said politely.
"Oh! You must be the Saotomes! Yes, yes, your father said that you two would be coming today." The man said getting up from his chair.
"The Saotomes!" Both Akane and Ranma said in unison.
"Why yes, your parents said you're married. You are married, right? Because otherwise I don't let unmarried couples live here." The old man said eyeing them carefully.
Oh, why those two lying…Akane thought to herself while she ground out, "Yes, we're married. I'm sorry, we're newlyweds and still not used to being called that."
"Ah, I see. That makes more sense. Well, I am your landlord, Kawamura Hiroshi. And I will be happy to show you two to your apartment." Hiroshi smiled warmly at the two and held out his hand.
"Well, I'm Akane and this is Ranma." Akane said shaking his hand and motioning over to Ranma who did the same. Thank goodness Ranma has been able to keep his mouth shut otherwise we wouldn't have a place to live. Akane thought as she looked at her fiancé or at this moment, husband, who was turning red…from anger or embarrassment she wasn't sure.
"Okay, lets see here, apartment number 29. This way please." Hiroshi said as he was walking out the door.
They were led down a pathway between the buildings of the complex. There was a nice courtyard and even a pool. Finally they climbed the stairs of a building that had the numbers 24-32 written on the side of it.
He opened up the door with the brass numbers 29 on it. Inside was a small but well furnished apartment. They first entered the living room that had a couch on the left and a TV on theright with a coffee table in between. As they continued walking they moved into the "dining room" which was really an extension of the living room but with a table and 4 chairs around it. Past the dining room was the kitchen, fully supplied with a refrigerator, cooking utensils, microwave, and even a dishwasher. On the right was a hallway that led to a bedroomon the right and a bathroom on the left.
"Umm…there's only one bedroom?" Akane asked while looking around the bedroom. It had one queen size bed, a dresser, and a nightstand next to the bed.
"Why, of course there's only one bedroom. Why would you need two?" Hiroshi asked with a quizzical look on his face.
Ranma could see Akane turning redder and redder and looking as if she was about to explode. So he put down the bags and tried to think of something to do. "Oh, no problem. I'm sure she was just wondering. It's a great apartment. Thanks Hiroshi." Ranma said as he ushered Hiroshi out of the apartment.
"Well, if you two need anything, my number is on the refrigerator. Let me know. I'll leave you two to get settled then." Hiroshi said as he was getting pushed out the door.
"I'm going to kill them!" Akane yelled as soon as the door closed. "I am NOT sharing a bed with you, you pervert! What were they thinking! Married! One bedroom! Ooh, when I get my hands on them…"
"Like I want to share a bed with a kawaiikune tomboy like you anyway! I'm gonna sleep on the couch! There's no way I would ever marry someone as stupid as you!" Ranma said getting on the defensive. "I mean, you're uncute, built like a brick…" Ranma suddenly got cut off when a fist jammed itself into his face.
"That's ENOUGH, Ranma." Akane said taking back her fist. "Lets just unpack and get settled. We have class in the morning." Akane said trying to calm herself down.
Ranma picked himself up from the floor while mumbling something about uncute tomboys. He went over to his bag, picked out his toiletries and put them in the bathroom.
"What are we doing for dinner?" Ranma asked. He saw Akane's light up with the idea of cooking dinner, so he quickly added "I saw a Chinese take out place down the road."
Akane's face fell slightly. "Uh, yea, sure, we can get delivery or something." Akane said while unpacking her clothes into the dresser. "You can have the bottom drawer of the dresser." Akane motioned to it.
Ranma shrugged and picked up his pile of Chinese shirts from his bag and plopped them into the drawer. Next came his black pants, boxers, and white under shirts. "Okay, done." Ranma said as he looked in the phone book for the Chinese place. "What do you want to eat?"
"Whatever, I don't care." Akane said as she was searching through her other bags.
Ranma picked up the phone and ordered some ramen and chow mein. "They'll be here in half an hour." He said as he sat down on the couch and turned on the TV.
Akane came out holding a pile of blankets and a pillow. "Here, these are for you." She said as she dropped them onto the couch next to Ranma. He just nodded not taking his eyes off the television.
A knock came at the door and Akane went to answer it. She paid the delivery boy and sat the food down at the table. The moment the bag hit the table, Ranma was there shuffling through the food. Akane went to get a plate and scooped out some food for herself. By the time she got the other plate for Ranma, the rest of the food was gone and Ranma was sitting in front of the television again.
"That's ridiciulous, Ranma. Don't you know how to eat like a civilized human being?" Akane sighed and sat down to eat her dinner.
She finished it up and did her dishes. She went back to the couch and sat down next to Ranma watching whatever cartoon he was watching. An hour passed by with no one saying anything. She looked at the clock. 10pm.
"Alright Ranma, we should get to bed. We have to be up by 7am tomorrow because registration is at 8." Ranma looked at her and nodded. "I'll wake you up in the morning. And you better get up. Don't make me throw water on you."
"Whatever, I'll get up." Ranma grunted as he made the couch into his bed. Before Akane even got into her room, Ranma was already lying underneath the blankets and asleep.
Akane turned off the lights and went into her room. She changed into her pyjamas and set the alarm for 7. This is certainly going to be interesting. Akane then drifted into a dreamless sleep.
