Chapter 2: Old friends
Disclaimer: Ranma ½ is not mine ( im just borrowing it's characters for a while I promise )
"ugh what's this..." Ranma thought as she rolled over in a vain attempt to rid her face of the sunlight pouring in the window and onto her face. This process of tossing and turning went on for a while Until she decided that she was fighting a loosing battle and crawled form the futon on the floor and to her hands and knees.
There like a giant cat she yawned and stretched loosening up tight ligaments and freeing the kinks form her back.
When she stood up she felt a rush of blood form her head and instinctively she smacked her self in the head and groaned and began to rub it." "Aw man It feels like I just got pummeled by pantyhose taru, And where the heck is everyone at?" "Pop, Pop, where are you old man?!? the redhead yelled looking around the room for a stocky bald man in a white karate Gi or a giant Panda.
Whichever it didn't really matter" She thought to herself as the stumbled groggily towards the door and slid it open.
"I had the most god awful; dream last night she grumbled almost inaudibly to herself as she walked out into the hallway and towards the bathroom. However Ranma with her eyes squinting nearly closed couldn't see the staircase that was just in front of her until it was too late and...
"BANG, oooh, Bump, Ahhh, smash, Ooowwww, clatter, BOOM,
The redhead found herself lying in a mess at the bottom of a set of stairs behind a curtain and the air smelled strangely of Seafood.
"That you Ran-chan?" She heard a familiar voice cry out and as Ukyo came bursting through the curtain accompanied by the sound of Okonomiyaki frying on a giant griddle.
"Uuuggghhhh... So it wasn't a dream then." She growled to herself and began to pick herself up.
"you poor thing" Ukyo said as she bent down to help her oldest friend.
"I'm fine." Replied quickly hopping to her feet trying to act tough, it worked well at least until the hangover headache returned that was. and she fell into Ukyo's arms.
"When ranma came to again she was leaning overtop of a hot plate and falling face first at it, fourtinaly he was quick enough to catch herself at the last minuet and pull away.
"Uh, how long was I out Ucchan?" She asked once again rubbing the left side of her face and eye with her hand.
Only a couple of Minuets that time, Ranma Honey." The spatula girl said cherry as she mixed up some batter or other.
Ranma sat there for a moment of two trying to go though and remember the events of the previous night, her face still partly covered with her hand. She reviewed what she could remember until she was satisfied and then spoke.
"So it happened last night Ucchan didn't it." She stated her hand still protecting her eye form the light.
Ukyo let out a sigh and turned around. "It did Ran-chan it did... I'm sorry."
"Sorry, What do you have to be sorry for!" The redhead spoke regaining some of her usual fire and pep. "Its not like you went and married Gisenkugi or nothing, Stupid Akane!" She growled lowly "Uncute, unsexy, built like a brick, thighs are too thick..."
"hey its not like i Expected it either Ranma honey." Ukyo interrupted.
"There was a brief selience as Ranma stopped her routine Akane griping and waited to say something.
"Its not like i would have cared so much if she had ended up with a good guy like Shinnoske or nothing but Hakaro Gosenkugi common he's not even a martial artist he's a total creep and..."
"For once i couldn't agree with you more." Ranma heard a familiar female voice come form outside of the restraint. "mind if i come in Ukyo she asked.
"Sure why not.." The okonomiyaki sighed finally she hag gotten Ran-chan all to herself then...
"Slowly the restraunt door slid open and in strode none other than Nabiki Tendo lugging a backpack that appeared to be almost nearly her own size on her back. She was wearing a pair of Faded blue jeans with black and white sneakers and a white long-sleeved thermal t-shirt under a black short-lived t-shirt With a red Chinese dragon screen printed on it and the words Tendo School of anything goes martial Arts accost the logo.
with a good bit of labor Nabiki carried the backpack into the restaurant and slung it on the floor beside of Ranma. "Gosh you'd think he lived outta that thing" she said sarcastly. before slumping over the counter and onto one of the nearby stools.
"So what do you want Nabiki?" Ukyo asked searching for an alterier motive in the Tendo girl's eyes.
"Well for starters I'll have 2 shrimp and a seafood Okonomiyaki, please. and uh Ukyo hold the clams you know how the go with my stomach."
"Listen here Nabiki if you thought you could just come in here and take Ran-chan back with you have for another thing coming honey!" Ukyo nearly exploded turning around in the Tendo girls face her battle aura flickering in the fragrant air of the restraunt.
"Oh please" Nabiki haughty responded. "You think i came after Ranma carrying that Sack of bricks?" she said pointing to he backpack at Ranma's feet.
"Hey what are you calling a brick!?!" Ranma yelled as he nearly ripped the top of the pack off began tearing some of his close form the bag.
"It was a figure of speech Ranma." Nabiki said coolly looking at the redhead before coolly turning to Ukyo.
"No Ukyo i simply came by to drop off Ranma's things, I had a felling he would be here, you two are a little more civil then He and shampoo or Ranma and Kodatchi." "Oh and Ukyo there is no need to shout you know you two aren't the only ones that woke up hungover today." as she rubbed her head
Ukyo's rage once like that of an Okonomiyaki cooking hotplate quickly fizzled out and she started to apologize...
"I'm sorr..."
"Don't worry about it Ukyo o know how you feel." Nabiki said as she chomped down on an one of her Okonomiyaki.
"But common Admit it Nabiki" Ranma said breaking the selience. "Pop and Mr. tendo didn't just send ya over here to bring me my stuff, they want you to bring me back with you isn't that right, i mean after all Soun still has You and Kasumi to marry off doesn't he?"
"Ol that," Nabiki sighed "Well I was hoping to keep that little tad of sunshine to myself, and not bother you with it, but here goes. Ahem, Ranma do you want to come back to the Tendo dojo with me and marry either me or my older sister Kasumi as per our fathers agreements?" She asked as scarstacly as possible. And for Nabiki that was pretty sarcastic.
"Feh... NO" Ranma replied angrily.
"Shucks, and i gave it my best try too..." She said laying it on thick. "Anyhow Ranma I really am sorry about the whole thing, I know how you felt about Sis... Akane and for her sake I kinda sotra hoped that you 2 would eventually work things out," The cool girl paused thoughtfully for a second and for that second Ukyo though that some words of comfort might come form The ice queens mouth, instead "Well what happens Ka sara sara, whatever happens will be and all that sorta thing" I'll see you two at school , and don't worry this time ittle only cost ya 3,000 yen to make sure that Shampoo and Kodachi don't find out Don't worry you can bring it tomorrow . she said as she picked up her 2 remaining okonomaki's and headed out the door.
Um yea, right." The stunned Ukyo replied. She was so confided Just a moment ago she wanted to pound the Tendo girl into the ground like a tent peg yet Nabiki left them like they had been friends for years and the anger had some how subsided in her. She had to admit one thing even though Nabiki wasn't know for her martial prowess she was still a force to be reckoned with that was for sure.
There was a long silent pause at the atmosphere when Nabiki left as both occupants of the restraunt just marveled at what had just happened. Finally Ranma broke the selience.
Well" she sighed shouldering her bag "I had better change back to a guy and get on out your hair Ucchan"
"Are you going back to the Tendos?"
"Probably not, doesn't feel right without Akane there ya know."
"Then where are you going Ran-chan?" Ukyo asked.
"Who knows" she replied Still plenty of Japan i haven't seen and then there is always china i might finally be able to get rid of this curse once and for all, See ya later Ucchan." She said flipping up the curtain to leave.
"Wait Ranma!" Ukyo said as the redhead was about to leave the restaurant "Hey i know you have had a hard time with everything that's happened in the last couple of weeks and you just got Dumped and (I said it I said DUMPED) How terrible Ukyo though to herself as she began to turn red with the embarrassment of rubbing salt in open wounds but somehow she held her composure and pulled it together long enough to keep speaking.
"I mean Ran-chan if it isn't too much of a bother couldn't you stay here for a week or so maybe get your strength back stock up little bit before you go off training alone..."
A small tear formed in her eye as she watched ranma barely flinch at her undercover plea, he wasn't going to stay even just for a little while, she was crushed and then just in her moment of deepest despair...
"Of course Ucchan, I got nowhere else to go do I unless I want to stay with Shampoo and the old ghoul while waiting for mouse to try and kill me. I can hear it now. "Prepare to Die Saltome enemy of all women, you will pay for your crimes against my precious Shampoo." She did her best mouse impersonation.
Ukyo laughed as he continued
"Or i could always go to The Kuno's God what would it be there "O' my Pigtailed Goddess thought Akane tendo has forsaken me thy love for me shines truly 100 fold," Then i change and "Oh ranma Darling eat some of this paralysis powder so i can throw you in one of the shoddy old broom closets here and Have my way with you, you manly beast you."
Ukyo was doubled over laughing so hard by now that she didn't even notice the burning okonomiyaki on grill and was leaning on her giant so as not to fall onto the hot grill.
"Well you never know?" ranma said scratching her chin. "Me and Koditchi might make a good couple , that is if I wouldn't mind getting Drugged poisoned, raped and possibly fed to Mr. green turtle, if i somehow transformed around her.
"Your a riot Ran-chan Ukyo said when she was finally able to contain herself. "Now get that pretty little ass of yours upstairs take a hot shower and turn back into a guy so i can feed ya. she motioned upstairs with her head.
"Yes Mam" Ranma Said as she took up off the stairs and fired up the shower, Now that's the Ucchan i remember he said to himself as the hot water began to wash over his face removing the tear and alcohol stains of the previous night. Its nice to have a good friend After all.
Meanwhile downstairs Ukyo smiled to herself, "Hah it was finally working maybe just maybe this time she had a chance, with Akane out of the way and Ranma honey staying with her she could show him her womanly side and... "Ill think about that later best not to Jinx it" She said to herself as some customers walked in.
Well hopefully this Chapter was a little less depressing than the last, I want to hear some reviews guys all I got last time was a flame, (which I accept) A kick ass suggestion and a very inspiring Review telling me to read the manga, to the rest of you guys it cant be that bad can it, and if it is Tell me for crying out loud, I take suggestions and I consider request, And ol yea Who said this being a Ranma X Ukyo Fic Ranma still thinks Ukyo is 100 pure in her motives as far as he's concerned they are just Buddies though Ukyo has different plans… R&R guys Please )
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