Oh my...Ranma?
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 "Ranma?"
 Ranma gave a start, as he jolted up to a sitting position. *Belldandy,
how did she come up onto the roof?* But just as quickly, he realised it
was probably a stupid question. She was a goddess after all.
 " I'm sorry if I disturbed you Ranma, but I checked your bedroom and
you weren't in there and I was worried..." Her voice trailed off. Ranma
couldn't be sure, but she seemed to be blushing.
 " I'm okay." He said softly, reassuring her. For some reason, he felt
relaxed around her, felt comfortable around her.
 " What are you doing up here?" Belldandy asked, curious. Her tone was
so tender, so smooth that it put even the finest silk to shame.
 " Nothing much, just thinking." He replied, turning his gaze upwards.
Towards the stars.
 Belldandy carefully placed herself next to him, sitting down with
feminine grace. Not the grace that cats seemed to possess, nor those of
warriors either. Her movements were gentle, and delicate.
 " About what?"
 " Just thinking." Ranma paused slightly, unsure whether to continue or
not. " About my life in general. But that isn't really important."
 Then just as suddenly he said, " You know it's moments like these which
make me really glad I'm alive." He seemed to inch closer to her. "It's
so beautiful isn't it?" He remarked, gesturing with a sweep of his hand,
at the night sky. "The stars, the moon everything."
 " Yes it is. It's all part of God's beauty." Belldandy said, cherishing
the moment.
 " I guess. I'm no Kuno, I just know it's beautiful."
 " You don't need to be, God loves you all the same."
 " What is love? It seems like a pretty darn convienent excuse to me."
 " What do you mean?"
 " I mean, Shampoo and Kodachi both say they love me but isn't love
supposed to be selfless? If so, why do they keep on trying force me to
choose them? Shouldn't I get some free will? Shampoo loves me because of
some law, Kodachi loves me because I saved her once from falling off the
roof. And how about Kuno! He keeps on proclaiming he loves me, when he
keeps trying beat me up to date me half the time, and trying to kill me
the other half."
 " Love like that is shallow. It's not true love, love is a gift from
God Ranma. Love is wanting to spend eternity with someone, love is
deeper than other emotions. It can heal and break a person. Love is the
most powerful thing there is, it can build a nation or it can destroy
one." Belldandy replied, both passionately, yet with the cool tone of
wisdom in it.
 " Belldandy?" Ranma asked.
 " Hmm?"
 " Do you want to go back? To Heaven that is."
 " W...why do you ask that?"
 " I figured it's not fair for me to force you to be my fiancee. I mean
you had no control over the wish, and I forced you to be my fiancee. So
if you want to go back to Heaven, I understand."
 " I'm happy staying here Ranma," Her voice lowered to an unsure and sad
mumble. "That is unless you want me to go back."
 * That's good,* Ranma thought instinctively. * I'm going to miss her if
she does.*
 *Wait a minute? Did I just say that!? Nah, I'm going to miss her
cooking, that's all. Yeah that's all.*  He thought, trying to justify
him having thought that.
 He turned to look at her. A tingly sensation went through him like
goosebumps, as he stared into her eyes. She seemed to have that power
over him.
 " Belldandy..."
 " Ranma?" They stared at each other, unknowingly drawing closer to each
other.
 It started to rain. A now wet and female Ranma looked at Belldandy.
 " Heh heh." Ranma-chan chuckled nervously, rubbing the back of her
neck. " I guess I better go to sleep. See you!" With a leap, she was was
on the ground before running into the temple.

The End.....

Authors Note: This is a little side story which is set after OMR? #3.
Don't worry, this is not the character interaction I meant. Hopefully I
didn't botch up too badly at this,(I suck at romance writing.)
and it actually came out the way I wanted it. Which I doubt, but hey a
guy can have some hopes can't he?
Thanks again to my Pre-readers.

Sining