Subject: [FFML] [fanfic] [Ranma 1/2] Look Out Ryouga! The Love Pill Strikes Again!
From: Hysteliara
Date: 5/21/1998, 9:43 PM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

Okay...  someone helped me out, and I'm going to take their advice and just
 not try and attach the file.  I'm just going to copy and paste it into this e-
 mail, so here it is.  Sorry this has taken so many posts to just get this fic
 out.  I hope you are still willing to read it!  ;)  Anyway, I'll send the
 second part soon.  Thanks, all.

Look Out Ryouga!  The Love Pill Strikes Again!

	Ukyou yawned as she flipped the sign on her restaurant�s entrance door to say
 �CLOSED�.  It had been a long, busy day at Ucchan�s, what with Konatsu gone.
 Apparently, he had been over to the Nekohanten and had learned of the law that
 engaged a woman to the man who defeated her in combat.  He had been so
 enchanted with the idea, that he had packed his things and left on a training
 trip so that he could come back and win her heart through his improved martial
 arts.  Tsubasa had heard about the trip, and decided to tag along.  The pony
 tailed girl doubted that they could ever beat her in a fight, though;  Tsubasa
 and Konatsu could never train as intensely as she had in her art.
	Her thoughts were disturbed when a muffled scratching began outside the door.
	"Hmmm?"  Ukyou opened the door and peered out.  Nothing.  "That�s odd," she
 commented, beginning to shut the panel.
	"Bweeeee!"  A squeal brought her attention downward to reveal a black piglet
 with a bandanna around its neck.
	"P-chan?" she asked.  The pig nodded vigorously.  Ukyou smiled.  "What on
 earth are you doing here?"  At  that question the little animal�s ears drooped
 and an �I-wish-I-knew� expression formed on his face.  "It doesn�t matter,
 honey,"  Ukyou told him, "C�mon and we�ll get you all better, okay?"  P-chan
 gave an affirmative grunt and the spatula girl scooped him into her arms.  As
 she glanced about the sidewalk one last time, she noted a backpack and
 umbrella not far off.  "That looks like Ryouga�s stuff," Ukyou stated and the
 pig gave a nod of agreement.  "That jackass probably set it down for a second
 and then got lost, huh, P-chan?"  The cuddly piglet looked at her flatly and
 remained silent.  "Oh, well," the girl remarked, "better bring it in and save
 it for him."  With that, Ukyou picked up the bag and heavy umbrella and
 returned inside.  She set the items near the door and walked back to the
 kitchen with P-chan.  The okonomiyaki chef placed him on the counter which she
 began to clean, but it became increasingly difficult since the pig�s hooves
 were rather muddy.  Ukyou stepped back and sighed at the animal.  "Geez, P-
 chan, you�re a mess.  Better get you cleaned up before we work on the
 kitchen."  P-chan, looking casually about, nodded absentmindedly until her
 words soaked in.
	"Bweeeeeeee!" he screeched as she reached for him.  He scrambled away from
 Ukyou�s grasp, but the hardened martial artist was not to be deterred by a
 little piglet.  Soon she had him pinned to her chest and was carrying him to
 the bathroom.  She locked the door behind them as she entered.  P-chan, seeing
 no escape, closed his eyes tightly, waiting for the inevitable.
	Ukyou placed him in her bathtub and watched as the little animal tried to
 make himself as small as possible and covered his eyes with his front hooves.
 "What a weird pig," she said.  Shrugging, she grasped the hot water knob of
 her shower, and twisted it.

	Ryouga.  There he crouched, face down in two inches of water, shuddering
 occasionally with his hands over his eyes.  At first, Ukyou could only gape.
 She stared.  She gawked.  Her mouth opened and shut repeatedly as she searched
 for something to say. After the initial shock was over, she grinned.
	"RYOUGA," the spatula girl screamed, "YOU�RE P-CHAN!!"  She roared with
 laugher, falling to the side of the tub.  Each time she seemed to be finished
 laughing, she would look at him and a new fit of giggles would shake her form.
 Finally, she sighed, wiping a tear away.  The smile was still spread across
 her face.  When she turned to look at Ryouga, he was sitting in the tub,
 glowering at her darkly.
	"Thanks for not rubbing it in, or anything," he bit out.  Ukyou attempted to
 look serious.
	"I�m sorry, Ryouga.  I just had no idea!  Of course, it does make sense.  I
 mean, the bandanna and all?  I should have figured it out sooner�  Say,
 doesn�t P-chan sleep with Akane in her bed at night?"  The girl was smiling
 again.  The fang-toothed boy�s eyes bulged.  
	"You CAN�T tell her!  She�d kill me!  I tried to get away the first time, but
 she just wouldn�t let me go!  She�  I�"  Ukyou thought he was going to have a
 conniption fit.
	"Relax, pig-boy, I�m not going to tell Akane a thing.  Then she�d never leave
 Ranma for you.  C�mon, let�s get you cleaned up and, uh, into some clothes."
 Ryouga blushed.
	"Um, yeah."

End Part 1

Author�s notes:  Well, here is the first part of "Look Out Ryouga!  The Love
 Pill Strikes Again!"  It is the beginning/prologue to this series which I have
 been writing for quite some time (months and months) but I�m still only about
 half way through.  I like to think that in this story, there are many
 surprises, both for the characters and the readers.  This is only the first
 one!	C+C is welcome, loved, in fact.  This hasn�t been pre-read, but I tried
 really hard to make sure the punctuation, spelling and grammar were correct.
 Be expecting Part 2 out shortly.