This is a work of fanfiction. The characters and situations are the
property of Rumiko Takahashi and are being used with out her permission.

Mother's Love 

By Conrad O Whittle III


Saotome Nodoka sighed as she settled into her futon for bed. The too
small room in the too quiet house pressed in on her. A frown crossed her
features as she played the day's events over in her mind's eye.

She had visited the Tendous again and had beeen disapointed. Again. Her
son had not spoken to her and it hurt. For she knew. Ranko *was* Ranma.
Did they think that she couldnt tell?Did Genma really think that little
of her?

She had figured it out the first hour after seeing him/her. She was his
mother after all. The shape of the face, the look in the eye combined
with the sudden coverups and uncomfortable silences shouted him out to
her. Besides, she grimaced, she had seen the change.

Did he really fear her that much? Did they hgonestly think she would
kill her own son?? Did Genma think that after almost twenty years of
maeeiage she couldnt tell whre he was in all of Japan?

A tear leaked from her eye as she thought "I have to get him out of
there". Oh the engagement was not at fault but the situation was totally
unacceptable. The fightimg,the lack of manners and the deception were
not *manly*.

There was still time to get to him and teach him the things he needed to
know as a *real* man.Respect,responsibility,understanding,humility. But
until *he* came up to her and saiid ,"Mom its me,your son Ranma!" she
could not take him away.

Nodoka felt sleep begin to tug at her and thought as she drifted
off:since Ranma did not approach her he was a coward but *her* coward.


What do you think? Q C&C is wwelcomed and i apologize for the misspells
but i want to keep in the hour limit.

As always con3@webtv.net