Ranma 1/2: Enter Perfume
Chapter 5: Scandal...REVEALED!
Akane slammed the front door to the Tendo Dojo open, and rushed up
the stairs, tears streaming from her eyes. Kasumi poked her head out from
the kitchen, upon hearing Akane's entrance. She sighed and shook her head
slightly. She set the towel she was holding on the counter and walked up
the stairs after her. Kasumi knocked on Akane's door.
"Akane? May I come in?" she asked.
"Who cares..." Akane sobbed. Kasumi opened the door and saw Akane
lying on her bed, gripping her pillow. She sat down next to her and placed
her hand on her sister's shoulder.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Akane looked up at her sister and
nodded, she sat up and hugged Kasumi, crying into her shoulder.
"He's such an jerk!" she cried. Kasumi sighed and looked down at
Akane.
"Ranma?"
"Who else?"
"What did he do?" Akane explained to Kasumi what had happened,
about
the "tiff" that they had gotten into and then seeing him ride by with
Shampoo
in his arms and taking her on a date. "Oh my!" Kasumi replied. "Do you
think he did it because you hit him?"
"Who cares? He's such a jerk. I wish I had nothing more to do
with
him."
As Kasumi hugged her sister, they heard the front door open. Akane
looked up at Kasumi, who only smiled at her. "That's probably Ranma. I'll
go speak with him now." Akane smiled.
"Thank you, Kasumi."
Kasumi got up and closed the door behind her. She sighed and then
stormed down the stairs. She rounded the corner into the dining area where
Ranma usually was. Sure enough, he was sitting on the deck, looking over
the pond.
"Ranma, we need to talk," Kasumi said, flatly. Ranma turned to see
who was addressing him and was shocked to see it was Kasumi. The sweetness
of her voice was completely gone. _I-is she angry?_ he thought.
"Uhh...sure, Kasumi, what's up?" he said, standing up, facing her.
"Akane arrived home shortly before you did...Upset."
"Why? *She* hit *me*, that happens everyday, why should today be
any
different?"
"Because you went on a date with Shampoo afterward."
"I WHAT!?!?"
"Don't play dumb, Ranma. She saw you riding her bike with her in
your arms."
"But I nev--!" Ranma was interrupted by Kasumi's hand smacking him
across the cheek. Ranma stood shocked. It was the slap that was heard
across the globe. All fell silent.
"I'm tired of you hurting my little sister, Ranma. You've been
acting like a child since the first day you arrived. If you want to be
treated like a man, start acting like one." With that, Kasumi turned and
walked back into the kitchen. Ranma still stood staring after Kasumi.
Ryoga stood in the doorway off to the side also staring after her.
"Wh-what happened?" Ryoga asked, holding his bath pan.
"Something set her off. I only wish I knew what." Ryoga snapped
out of it and turned to Ranma. He jabbed his finger at his direction.
"This is all your fault, Ranma!"
"What!?! How is it *my* fault? I don't even know what it was I
did!"
"Enough talk! For Akane's honor, prepare to die, Ranma!" Ryoga
cried as he charged Ranma. Ranma stepped aside and Ryoga tripped over his
leg, flying straight into the pond.
"BWEEEEEE!!!!!!" P-chan cried, reaching the edge of the pond.
Ranma did not acknowledge the screaming piglet and walked off. As
he passed by the front door to the Dojo, he someone knocking. Ranma sighed
and answered the door. Ukyo stood there, growling, her battle aura fuming.
"Ranma, you jack-ass!" she hissed.
"Aw, what'd I do now?" Ranma sighed, tossing his hands into the
air.
Ukyo cried out her battle cry and hurled a dozen or so tiny
spatulas
at Ranma. He ducked, and the spatulas "thocked" into the hard wood wall
behind him.
"Utchan, what's going on?"
"You know damn well, you jack ass!"
"No I don't!" Ukyo growled and leapt at Ranma, grabbing him and
slamming him to the wall. "Dammit, Ukyo! Tell me what's going on!"
"Oh, like I'd almost believe that you wouldn't remember! You and
Shampoo in my restaurant this evening!"
"Me and Shampoo? I was nowhere near your restaurant, Ukyo! You
know
that!"
"What on earth is going on down here?" Akane demanded as she came
down the stairs. Ukyo let go of Ranma with a shove.
"Just confronting Ranma here on his date with Shampoo!"
"So you *did* go out with her!"
"I didn't!" Ranma protested.
"We both saw you with her!" Akane and Ukyo shouted in unison.
"Fine! If you two so much want to think that I'd go out with
Shampoo, then maybe I will!" Ranma shouted, dashing out the front door.
Ukyo ran out after him.
"Ranma, you jack ass! Wait!" Ukyo yelled, running after him.
Akane
only sighed then decided to follow.
* * *
Perfume purred as a large saucer of milk and a plate of sushi was
set down in front of her. Shampoo smiled at the neko and stroked her fur.
Perfume purred again and started into her reward. She stood up and went to
close up Neko-hanten. As she reached the door, it slammed open. Ranma
stood there, looking very angry.
"Shampoo..." he said. "We need to talk."
"Aiya! Ranma!" she shouted with joy as she glomped him. "You come
to take Shampoo to date?"
"From what I heard we already had one." Shampoo stopped and got
off
Ranma.
"What you talking about?"
"Akane and Ukyo both hate me because they said that we went on a
date tonight. Tell me what you and that old ghoul are up to now."
Shampoo smiled inwardly to herself. _Plan is working, Great-Grand-
mother,_ she thought. "I know not what you talking about."
"Don't play stupid with m...." Ranma stopped mid-sentence. He
looked down to see a cat that looked like Shampoo in her cat form purring
against his leg. Ranma leapt back about ten yards.
"AUGH!!!! GET IT AWAY!!!!" he screamed. Perfume blinkblinked at
Ranma. As Shampoo and Perfume approached Ranma, he continued to back away,
quickly. He tripped over a bucket of water, splashing it all over,
catching
himself and Perfume, just as Akane and Ukyo burst into the restaurant.
Shampoo was able to jump back enough and avoid getting splashed by the
water.
Akane and Ukyo gasped as they saw what just happened. Ranma only
stared at him...er...HERself. Perfume blinked at Ranma-chan, as if looking
into a mirror. Shampoo simply put her hand to her forehead and slowly
shook her head. Cologne poked her head out of the kitchen to see what had
just happened.
"Oops..." she muttered.
"Aiya..." Shampoo sighed.
Ranma bolted up and ran over to Cologne. "Alright, you old ghoul!
What the hell is going on!?!"
Cologne sighed. "Everyone, let me introduce you to Perfume."
"Perfume?" Ukyo, Akane and Ranma all said in unison. Shampoo put
a dress onto Perfume and sat her down.
"You mean *she* was the one that you came into my restaurant with?"
Ukyo demanded.
Shampoo only blushed and nodded.
"I can see that we can never pull one off on you, son-in-law. Let
me explain..."
Cologne had Shampoo get some tea for their guests while she
explained
who Perfume was, briefly what she had attempted to do, and that she would
temporarily be staying with them at Neko-hanten.
"How dare you!?!?" Ranma shouted. With that, he stormed out. Ukyo
looked at Akane and took the initiative, and dashed after Ranma. However,
when she reached the door, Ranma had already disappeared. After a few
moments of silence and quite a few evil glares, Akane and Ukyo left as
well.
Cologne sighed and began then began to laugh. Perfume and Shampoo
stared at her.
"It's for the better that they know."
"Why this, Great-Grandmother?" Shampoo asked.
"I have a back-up plan that will work better. It will call for
patience on your part Shampoo. Be sure to stick by Ranma at all times no
matter what happens next."
Shampoo and Perfume looked to each other, then to Cologne. Cologne
smiled, then pulled out a small bottle.
"This is a potion. Perfume will be taking it. She will fall in
love with Ranma. This will cause her to do whatever she has to do for him.
However, it will also cause her to go into heat in her cat form, so we must
keep her out of that form at all costs."
"Perfume no like being human." Perfume protested.
"It will only be for a short time, dear. Then I promise you,
you'll
be living the easy life." Perfume nodded understandingly. "We will begin
tomorrow...night. When the groom is asleep."
* * *
Ranma sat ontop of the Tendo Dojo, watching the moon. _Damn old
ghoul, interfering with my life like that. What the hell's the matter with
her. Bad enough I have pop and Mr. Tendo doing the same. I almost wish
that her plan hadn't failed, that way I can get away from all this shit.
I'm so sick and tired of it all._
Ranma slapped his head into his forehead and sighed. _Or I wish
someone would make it all that much easier on me. And now Kasumi, of all
people, is mad at me...Chikusho..._ Ranma sighed, laid back and went to
sleep.
End Chapter 5...
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Craig Vincent a.k.a. Greg Thompson
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