All of the characters used belong to Rumiko Takahashi. :)
Home?
Part Two
By Skuld-and-Sigel/AkaneTendo1995/Whatever
"Mom?" Ranma was frozen to the spot. He stared at the tall and slender middle aged woman standing in front of him. Finally, after twelve, long years, Nodoka Saotome met her son- as a man, that is.
"Ranma..." the corners of Nodoka's mouth turned up slightly into a smile, her eyes brimming with tears. "Is it really you?"
Ranma opened his mouth to reply, but no sound came out. His brain was temporarily out of order.
"Auntie Saotome-" Kasumi was cut off by Nodoka's cry of happiness.
"My son!" she smothered Ranma in a bear hug, tears flowing down her cheeks. Ranma just stood there, a blank look on his face, his brain unable to produce any intelligent answer other than 'what the hell is going on'.
"Mom..." Ranma finally choked out, pulling away from Nodoka. "What are you doing here?"
"Ranma, honey," Nodoka smiled. "You're coming back home with me."
Ranma promptly fainted.
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"What do you mean I'm going home?!" Ranma exclaimed.
"I've waited too long for this Ranma. You're coming home- it's final."
"What do you mean, 'waited too long'?"
"I've waited to long to see you. I miss you, Ranma. You're my only child- I haven't seen you for twelve whole years!"
"But why do I have to come home? Why can't you stay here?"
"I don't trust your lump of a father and his 'training' tactics, that's why!" Nodoka said stubbornly. Simultaneously, Genma poured a bucket of cold water over himself and held up a sign that said 'But I'm just an innocent, fuzzy, cute panda!'. Ranma snorted.
"We leave tomorrow," Nodoka stated matter-of-factly.
"What?!" Ranma jumped to his feet. "You just met me for the first time in twelve years, and you don't even care about what's going on in my life!"
"Now, Ranma! How could you accuse me like that? Of course I care about you!"
"Are you kidding? You don't even know what's happened to me during the past twelve years! I've been dragged by my 'lump of a father' all over China and Japan, I've had several near-death experiences, there are people here that I care about, and to top it all off, I'm cur-" Ranma's voice was muffled by Genma's paw.
"Ranma, you're coming home."
"But Nerima is my home!"
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Author's Note: I apologize for it being so short, but if I hadn't cut out the last part the chapter would've been explaining too many things at one time. Next chapter will be up soon!