On Mon, 21 Oct 1996 20:26:37 -0400 Suds-kun wrote:
: "The High Cost of Loving - Chapter Two"
: "The Money Pit - Part One"
: by Suds-kun (suds1964@tir.com)
: "But what about tomorrow, onnechan?
Oneechan.
: "I don't think so." Ranma paused, " Things had been going so well.
: We had even gone on a couple dates. Everything changed after the
: last one, when we went out with Ukyou and Konatsu." Ranma let out a
: heavy sigh. "We had thought that if _we_ could have a good time
: together, why couldn't they? I mean, Konatsu had a crush on Ukyou,
: and she _was_ starting to treat him better." Ranma then clenched his
: fists. "But that damn gas attack killed him." Ranma frowned and
: started to rub the back of his head. "Akane and I stopped dating
: right after that and we were back to the old arguing again. It just
: feels meaner now. No matter what I say or do, she gets mad and
: pummels me."
So you tied this in with the new story and are going to make it
part of a larger whole, right? I'm looking forward to seeing
that.
: "Come on in, onnechan."
Ouch. Oneechan.
: Akane shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. He started look.. um,
: acting differently after our last date."
:
: "Oh, the one where Konatsu died?"
:
: Akane flinched and looked away. "I..I guess so. We visited Ukyou
: afterward, she looked o.k. But, he was different. He said that Ukyou
: should be proud of what Konatsu had done." Akane turned to her
: sister. "How could he _say_ that? Didn't he hear her scream? Konatsu
: died in her arms! And she should be proud?" Akane turned away. "It's
: our fault he died, anyway. If I hadn't of talked Ranma into asking
: them to go with us, Kontasu wouldn't have died."
So she blames herself and Ranma for what happened? Hmmm.
: "How did it go, onnechan?"
Aaargh! Oneechan.
: Kasumi took a deep breath. "It seems that Akane is afraid of losing
: Ranma the way Ukyou lost Konatsu. I believe that she thinks if she
: loves Ranma, he'll die in her arms. So, she's pushing him away to
: prevent that possible pain."
Good analysis on Kasumi's part. And I'd like to know more about
that mysterious agenda the two older sisters seem to have for the
two fiancees.
: Nabiki laughed, "Touche', onnechan!"
Ayaaa! Oneechan.
: "Goodnight, onnechan."
Aarraaargh! Oneechan.
I like Nabiki's characterization.
: Akane smiled at Kasumi. "Arigatoo, onnechan!"
Eeeyaaah! Oneechan.
: "Not yet," Akane replied, "I haven't seen him at school and it really
: has been pretty peaceful there. If you don't count Kuno-sempei."
Um, sempai.
It's good. I'm moving on to the next part.
Sebastian