"An uneventful day"
Ranma 1/2 Fanfiction
Jonathan Ng <jonathan@worldy.com>

Ranma 1/2 and its respective characters are owned by Rumiko Takahashi
Publishing Rights go to Shogakukan Inc. Tokyo, Jademan (Holdings) Ltd.
and Viz Inc. for Japan, H.K. and North America, respectively.

Now...

"An uneventful day" v0.1

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It was a usual day in Nerima (as usual as it can get).  Ranma and
Akane were walking towards Fuurikan High.  Ranma was walking on the 
fence.

"Ranma, will you ever get tired of showing off?"

"Who's showing off?"

*SPLASH!*

The old lady had splashed some water onto Ranma.  An angry and dripping
wet onna-Ranma appeared.

"Oh great!  Now I have to go back and change."

Akane said, "We don't have time.  Can't you do stay like this for a 
day?"

onna-Ranma shook her head.  "No!  I don't want that creep Kunou getting
all touchy-feely over me."

Ranma ran to Doctor Tofuu's, changed back and was on the fence again.
Akane waited for him.

"Can we go now?  We're gonna be late if we don't hurry."

They continued on their journey. Akane noticed that Ranma was walking 
on the other fence.

"What are you doing on the other side?"

"I've had it with that water lady.  Now I'm starting to think she does
this purposely..."

As if to punctuate his point, another stream of cold water from the 
water lady splashed onto him, turning him female.  The water lady had
arced her water high over the other side of the street.

"See, Akane?  Now I'll have to go back to Doctor Tofuu's."

"We're gonna be late!"

"I don't care!"

			* * * * *

Ranma and Akane were off to school again.  This time Ranma requested
a hot thermos, just to be on the safe side.  They were running top 
speed.  Ranma decided to avoid the water lady by jumping high... and
promptly landed on a banana peel, slipped and fell into the canal.  He
didn't have a good grip on his thermos, and it fell to the ground, 
spilling the contents.

"Ranma, you jerk!  You forgot to screw the cap on tightly."

"Awww... not again!  I'm starting to think Kami-sama's out to get me
with a vengeance!"  onna-Ranma whined from the canal.

"Let's go to Doctor Tofuu's..."

			* * * * *

Another hot water splash and a thermos refill (and cap screwing) later, 
Ranma and Akane were running top speed to school.  They were late 
already, but it didn't matter.

They arrived... and it rained.

"See?  I told you you shouldn't have changed back.  Now it was all for
nothing."

"Kami-sama _is_ out to get me." onna-Ranma grumbled.

			* * * * *

Ranma, male, and Akane are out in the hall holding buckets of water.

"Ranma, this is all your fault."

"Come on Akane, I don't feel like myself if I'm stuck in cursed form
for more than a few hours.  See how you feel if you got a curse similar
to mine... Wait a minute, you _do_ have one.  Tomboy."  He stuck his
tongue out.

Akane upended the bucket onto Ranma, soaking her whole body.

			* * * * *

<Nothing like a nice gym class to get everything off your mind.>  Ranma
said as he came out from the shower.  He came out, towel draped around
him, only in his boxers.  Someone decided it was a convenient time play
with some water.  Some got splashed onto him, transforming him.  
Onna-Ranma grabbed the offending splasher and slammed him against the
wall, then went back into the shower to change back.  <Geez, can't a guy
even enjoy a few minutes of peace without interruption?  That's all I 
ask.>

He got dressed again and went outside of the change room.  *SPLASH!* 
The guys were playing with squirt guns again, and some of the water
landed on Ranma, turning him female again.

<Oooooohhhh...> She clenched and unclenched her fists repeatedly.  <I'd
love to pound whoever's doing this to me.>

			* * * * *

"Vile sorcerer Saotome!  Are you pestering the goddess Tendo Akane?  
Your sorcery has to be stopped!  I shall smite thee!"

<Not that crazy Kunou again.> Ranma dodged the blows as they came again
and again for him.  He leapt back and sprang off a wall.  The kendoist
charged... and broke the water pipe.  The water splashed all over Ranma
and Kunou.  Kunou leapt for Ranma.

"Pig-tailed Goddess.  You will be free from the clutches of the evil
sorcerer Saotome!  Please date me!"

An angry Ranma punted him into Low Earth Orbit.

<Kami-sama, this is not my day.  Please leave me alone.>

			* * * * *

A male Ranma and Genma are sparring over the pond again.  At first, 
Ranma seems to have the upper hand.  Ranma kicks Genma, who falls
into the pool... but drags Ranma along with him.  They fall in the koi
pond.

"What didja do that for?"  Onna-Ranma was spouting her usual cold-water
comments again.  <_Someone_ must be having fun with this.>

Genma bonked a sign over Ranma's head that said [Don't be such a sissy!]
written on it.  They went back inside.  Kasumi was waiting with a kettle.

"Thanks, Kasumi." onna-Ranma pours the water over her head, changing him
back.  "I'm going out for a walk.  I've been splashed by water all day!
I need to get away from it all."

Five minutes later, he was splashed by a car rolling by.

<Kami-sama, this has gone long enough.  I'm not changing back this time.>

Onna-Ranma felt the change in her pocket.  <I guess I can go for some
ice cream.  Ice cream can usually perk me up.>

She arrived at the ice cream parlor.  She ordered a huge sundae and 
was eating it in large chunks.  <Man, this feels good...>

A pair of girls were talking.  One of them had a hot drink in her hands.
"Hahahaha!!!  That is sooooo funny!"  A joke made by the other girl sent
the first girl's drink flying.  "Whoops!"

The drink, of course, falls onto Ranma, turning him male again.

With everybody staring.

"Uhhh..." Ranma said with a mouthful of ice cream.  He felt his face
turn beet red.  He ran out of the ice cream shop, stopping to wipe his
mouth.

<Kami-sama!  Can't I even enjoy an ice cream sundae?>

Another stream of water, courtesy of the water lady, managed to find its
way towards Ranma.  A dripping wet and _very_ angry onna-Ranma appeared
again.  She looked like she was ready to kill.

Fortuneately, Ryouga jumped towards her, yelling "DIE, Ranma!"

"Mouko Takabisha!"

The blast caught Ryouga full in the stomach, knocking him unconscious.

onna-Ranma splashed cold water on him.  "Let's go, P-Chan.  Akane's 
waiting."

She picked him up and walked back to the Dojo.

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Author's Notes:
This originally was a "How many times can I splash Ranma" ep, and it
still is.  Murphy's Law abound.  Who says I can't write funny :-P
She just snaps at the end.

C&C Very very welcome (then again, maybe not...  aw, why not?)

April 22-23, 1998




Jonathan Ng
jonathan@worldy.com