Putting the finishing touches to her tea tray Kasumi smiled
to herself. After having to listen to her two younger sisters
argue in the living room for the last half hour, she had decided
that a nice tea was necessary to regain at least a little peace
within the household...
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Speaking of Horses...
written: 10/2/2001
I'm sorry I haven't been writing (well, I've doing a lot of
writing actually, I just haven't FINISHED anything) as of late,
and I'm hoping that this work heralds my future (soon) pieces.
I'd also like to publicly thank my friend Skuld, who not only
gave me valuable C&C on this short, but also helped supply the
extra Japanese names that I needed (once we'd stopped laughing at
all the possible innuendoes).
And, of course, all characters mentioned from Ranma 1/2 are
owned by Rumiko Takahashi. Warning: This fan fiction is a
"Lime" and suggests adult content.
--- Tabyk (tabyk@yahoo.com) (http://home.dal.net/tabyk)
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"...I just can't believe you, Akane! I mean, okay, so it
could have been a startling experience for someone new to the
whole thing, but jeez..."
"Hey! I was scared, damn it!"
Glancing back down to a photo lying on the table Nabiki
muttered, "Well......"
As the door slid open both girls turned to see Kasumi enter,
carrying a readied tea set. Calmly setting it between the two
quarrelling younger sisters she then sat to join them.
"Whatever is the matter?"
Unable to stop herself from smirking, Nabiki watched as
Akane's face began to flush a deep red before turning to her old
sister and saying, "I just discovered the reason for Akane's
initial reluctance at being engaged to Ranma."
Watching as Akane turned and verbally lashed out at Nabiki
telling her to shut up, Kasumi couldn't help but notice that most
of her youngest sister's skin discoloration was being caused not
due to anger, but from embarrassment.
Unable to hold her own curiosity in any longer, the eldest
Tendo daughter said, "Oh, what could that possibly be?"
Snickering out loud Nabiki said, "It appears that during the
infamous furo incident, oh so many months ago when her fianc�e
first arrived, our dear little sister got the shock of her life."
With that she slid a photo across the table towards Kasumi, who
picked it up.
The photo held a picture of Ranma, an oft target of Nabiki's
photography skills. This one, however, was of Ranma climbing out
of the Tendo family furo...
...completely naked in all of his glory.
There was a long moment of silence, though Kasumi herself
would later swear that she could hear every single drop of blood
as it moved straight to her head, gifting her with a blush that
ran well below the neckline.
"Umm... er... well then..."
Still grinning Nabiki cut in saying, "Kind of takes your
breath away, doesn't it?" Reaching forward she then plucked the
picture from Kasumi's nerveless fingers while adding, "First
viewing is free, duplicates of your own cost money."
Taking a moment to clear her throat Kasumi turned to the
still flustered Akane and said, "Don't worry Akane, I understand.
Running into something like... that... would be rather... er...
intimidating for someone a little inexperienced."
Almost growling in frustration Akane shot back, "Kasumi! He
could kill someone with that thing!"
"Oh yes!" Nabiki added while taking another appreciative
look at the photo in her hands. "The boy most definitely lives
up to his name."
"Of course he does, he's a Saotome."
All three girls froze at the older feminine voice.
Stepping into the room Saotome Nodoka sat down at the table
and poured herself tea. After taking a sip and sighing in
contentment she then said, "Saotome Ranma and Genma, do you think
it's a coincidence that they are named so? Did you know that
Genma's father was named Nagama, or his uncle Jinma? I have even
heard that Ranma's great grandfather claimed the name Saotome
Tsuyoma." Then pausing for a moment she added with a quiet little
smile, "I surely didn't marry Genma for his sparkling
personality."
Another long silence ran its course through the room,
until...
Fingers fidgeting with the hemline on her dress Kasumi
suddenly asked, "So, Akane, you have..." and managed to blush
once again while finishing her question with a limp gesture.
Jumping to her feet Akane practically screamed, "NO!!!"
"Oh... well then... I... I should probably go start dinner."
And with that the eldest Tendo daughter unsteadily got up and
left for the kitchen.
Nodoka just sat and smiled as she watched Nabiki continue to
poke fun at Akane, and it was several minutes later when Kasumi's
voice was heard from the kitchen.
"Auntie Nodoka? Do you know if Ranma enjoys wine with his
steak?"
As the question rang out the back and forth between Akane
and Nabiki stopped, then as one they turned and looked at the
Saotome elder.
An ear-to-ear grin on her face she answered, "To be honest
I'm not sure dear. I would recommend a red though, something...
wet."
Jumping to her feet Nabiki stomped off in the direction of
the kitchen while loudly saying, "Oh no you don't! I saw him
first!"
Two seconds later Akane also left yelling, "Hey! That's MY
fianc�e you're talking about here!"
Still sitting at the living room table, Saotome Nodoka
closed her eyes in pleasure as she took another sip of tea while
visions of grandchildren filled her mind. Eventually, thoughts
of Soun and Genma joined them and she snorted.
"Months of scheming and all they had to do was hide the
boy's towel at the right moment."
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