Thanksgiving

October flew by with a blink of an eye and November had arrived. Thanksgiving was right around the corner. Also, Kenzo had come to them to let them know that the new dojo was complete. He invited the Tendo family and Ina and her father. It was three times the size of the Tendo dojo, but it had to be in order to have a proper training area.

"Oh my gosh," Sho said in shock, "this is marvelous." Kenzo was giving them a grand tour. The training area, the sleeping area for the boy and girl students, all of it was grand.

"I can't believe our good fortune," Ina said in disbelieve.

"I think you'll find everything that you'll need to train your students," Kenzo stated.

"I would say so," Sho replied.

"This is amazing," Nabiki stated, "I think I'll move here."

"WHAT?!" Soun shouted, "NABIKI!"

"It was a joke Dad," Nabiki said while laughing.

"Oh my," Kasumi stated, "the kitchen is fabulous."

"There is so much room," Ryoga stated.

"You need a lot of room to properly train for Archery Martial Arts," Kenzo stated. Everyone looked around happily.

"Sir," Sho stated, "this is a great place. Thank you." Kenzo smiled.

"Well then," he stated, "I wonder how you are going to react to the fact that I have your first new student." Sho looked at him in amazement.

"You do?" he asked.

"Yes," Kenzo said as he nodded his head, "Kazuo!" Then, a young man with red brown hair and wearing everyday clothing.

"Whose this?" Sho asked.

"My son," Kenzo stated, "he says he's interested in learning from you."

"Really?" Sho asked Kazuo. However, he seemed shy.

"Y-Yes," Kazuo replied finally.

"It's nice to meet you Kazuo," Sho said happily, "I'm Sho Ichisano, Grandmaster of the school."

"N-Nice to meet you," Kazuo said nervously.

"Don't act so nervously," Sho stated, "after all, you are going to be staying here for awhile." Kazuo nodded his head.

"Now then," Kenzo said happily, "let's get ready."

"What do you mean?" Sho asked.

"It's simple," Kenzo replied, "we are celebrating Thanksgiving here." Sho smiled.

"That's a great idea," Sho agreed, "but do we have enough time to prepare everything?"

"I've already talked the Tendo family into it," Kenzo stated, "they have already started cooking. Akane and Ina went into town with Ryoga to get some supplies."

"I see," Sho said happily. He looked around the the school again, still in shock of how lucky they were.

******

Mia was walking through the town, carrying a bag full of instant food.

I would prefer trying some of Akane's new cooking, she thought, but I dought that's possible. She continues to walk and walks by Akane, Ina, and Ryoga without noticing.

"Mia!" Akane shouted. Mia turned around to finally see them.

"Hi there," she said happily.

"What's on your mind?" Ina asked curiously, "you walked by without noticing us at all."

"Sorry," Mia apologized, "I have a lot on my mind right now. You see, I have to have instant meals for Thanksgiving."

"Really?" Akane, Ina, and Ryoga asked in shock.

"Yeah," Mia replied.

"We can't have that," Ryoga complained, "come with us." Ryoga grabbed her wrist.

"What are you doing?" Mia asked.

"We're going to Sho's new dojo," Akane replied, "that's where we are going to have Thanksgiving this year."

"Really?" Mia asked curiously.

"Yes," Ina replied, "you should come. Instant meals is not the way to go with Thanksgiving." Mia smiled and nodded her head. She helped lighten the load and carried back some of the groceries. They arrived at the dojo and Mia was amazed.

"This is incredible," she said happily.

"I know," Ina said happily, "I'm really glad this could happen." They went inside to the kitchen to find Kasumi cooking.

"Oh," Kasumi said happily, "did you get the supplies?"

"Yes," Ryoga replied, "and a new guest." Kasumi saw Mia and smiled.

"Oh," she said happily, "good to see you again."

"You too," Mia replied happily.

"Would you like to help out with the cooking?" Kasumi asked.

"Sorry," Mia apologized, "I can't cook."

"That's fine," Akane stated, "neither could I for awhile. However, I learned how. I can teach you." Mia struggled not to laugh.

"I'm sorry," she apologized, "I've gotten cooking lessons before, and let's just say that they didn't go well."

"Well," Akane stated, "I'll be more patient."

"Thanks anyway," Mia replied, "but I must politely decline. I want to check out this dojo." Mia ran out of the kitchen with a smile on her face.

"Oh well," Akane said as she started putting on a apron. She started helping Kasumi make Thanksgiving dinner. Mia happily walked around the dojo, and then bumped into Kazuo.

"Excuse me," Mia said with a bow.

"I-It was my fault," Kazuo replied nervously.

"No it was mine," Mia stated, "I don't think I've seen you before."

"I-I'm Kazuo Yamada," Kazuo replied.

"Does that mean that you're Kenzo's son?" Mia asked.

"Yes," Kazuo replied.

"Nice to meet you," Mia said happily, "I'm Mia Tome."

"Like wise," Kazuo said less nervously.

"Any way," Mia stated, "I'm just looking around so see you." Mia ran off and Kazuo went the other way and found Ina.

"Hey there," Ina said with a smile.

"H-Hey," Kazuo replied.

"Why are you so nervous?" Ina asked, "after all, we are going to be fellow students."

"Y-Yeah," Kazuo replied. Ina giggled.

"Oh well," she stated, "I'm sure that you'll get over it soon." Ina smiled at him and happily walked away. Kazuo simply stared at her.

She's really pretty, he thought.

*Later*

Everything was prepared for Thanksgiving dinner. Akane, Kasumi, Nabiki, Soun, Genma, Ryoga, Kenzo, Kazuo, Ina, Sho, Mia, and Happosai sat down for dinner. With a quick prayer and everyone started eating. Everyone was smiling and laughing together. After it was over, Mia stood up.

"It was delicious," she stated, "if you don't mind I'm going to take a bath." She started walking out when she stopped.

"What's wrong?" Akane asked.

"I don't have any of my bath stuff here," Mia replied with an embarrassed look on her face.

"That's fine," Akane stated, "you can use mine." Mia blushed.

"No no no," she argued, "I couldn't do that. Actually, I do need to head back to my home." Mia headed for the door.

"Already?" Ryoga asked curiously.

"Yes," Mia replied. She then started heading for the exit. After she left, Happosai stood up.

"I'm curious about something," he stated, "Akane, where did you meet this girl?"

"School," Akane replied, "she's in my class. Why do you ask?"

"No particular reason," Happosai replied, "Soun, Genma!" Both of them looked stiff.

"Yes Master?" they asked.

"Come with me," Happosai demanded and left the room. Soun and Genma followed him. They went outside to a training ground.

"What do you want to talk about Master?" Soun asked nervously.

"I think that Mia is Ranma," Happosai said with out hesitation.

"REALLY?!" Soun and Genma shouted. Happosai hushed them.

"Not so loud," he demanded.

"Sorry," Soun and Genma apologized quietly.

"But are you sure?" Soun asked curiously.

"I'm ninety percent sure," Happosai replied, "the first thing is that her chest feels similar to Ranma's in girl form."

"Only our Master could know that," Genma said happily.

"Another thing is the way she kicked me when she woke up that one night she stayed at our house," Happosai continued, "only Ranma kicked me like that. There is also the fact that she is distant with us. Maybe trying to make sure we don't discover his secret."

"The facts do sound solid," Soun stated.

"I agree," Genma agreed.

"The reason I don't want to tell anyone is not to give up hope," Happosai stated, "we need to do this without the others noticing that we are trying to discover the truth."

"Of course Master," Genma agreed.

"We will do our best," Soun stated.

"Then we have to use the ultimate test," Happosai stated, "splash him with warm water." All three nodded in agreement and started forming a plan.

Thanksgiving went fine, and the new dojo looks great.

However, Happosai is on to Ranma's game.

Will the truth be revealed?

Find out in the next chapter of. . . .

Ranma ½

Tragic Love

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