Disclaimer: The characters in the story, the general plot, the
background... in other words, basically everything about this fic is NOT
my idea. I just combined them into one, ridiculous, stupid idea. Don't
blame me, and DON'T sue me.
Ranma Papa!
Chapter 2 < Acceptance >
After the short mishap caused by Happousai, the Tendo Dojo had quieted
down once again. Soun had retired to bed after exhausting himself with
all the crying. Nodoka had dragged Genma somewhere, probably the dojo.
She said something about now wanting to show any "brutal and cruel
things" to a little girl, which made Genma wail like his friend. It was
only three sisters and Ranma who were left in the living room with
Makoto. The girl was really happy right now, with a cookie in both
hands.
But the atmosphere in the living room was still grim, espeically around
Ranma. He felt so helpless. He hadn't even kissed a girl yet... well,
except for Shampoo, but she didn't count! Anyhow, he had just become
seventeen but was now a father! A father of a four-year-old, no less!
'What the heck am I gonna do with that kid?! How the heck am I gonna
explain this to everyone?!? Arrgghhhhhhh! Someone tell me what to do!'
Ranma clutched his head in frustration. If he could punch and kick his
way out of this, he would have done so already. But a delicate matter
like this really caught him off-guard. His mental capacity couldn't
handle a problem this big and complex. He hung his head in defeat, when
a cookie suddenly came up to his face.
"Huh?" Ranma looked up to see the smiling face of Makoto right in front
of him. He was so deep in his thoughts that he hadn't even noticed the
girl standing before him until she spoke up.
"Want a cookie, oniisan?" Makoto smiled even more brightly as she held
up the cookie in her hands. Apparently she saw that he was in a bad
mood, and decided to cheer him up somehow.
"Eh..." 'ONIIsan?' A bead of sweat ran down his head. It seemed that
somehow Makoto didn't know that this pigtailed boy was SUPPOSED to be
her father.
Which wasn't really surprising when Ranma thought about it. There was
no way Doctor Tofu could explain something like the sperm bank to such a
young child, a girl at that.
'So I gotta do that myself?! Geez, how typical of my life...' Ranma
rolled his eyes when he realized that Tofu had left the hardest part to
him.
Ranma then looked at the girl whose clear green eyes caught his breath
off-guard. They were so pure and innocent that even a rough-edged guy
like Ranma couldn't help but to feel very affectionate towards her.
When he thought about it, this girl was the source of his current
problem. If it was someone else, even if it was Akane herself, he would
have yelled and screamed at her from the top of his lungs. But to this
child... Ranma felt so natural to just smile back at the happy face of
the girl.
"Thanks, Makoto-chan. I'd really like tha..."
However, before Ranma could finish his words, the gate of the Tendo Dojo
bursted open.
"Where are thou, you filthy cur?! Reveal thyself to the righteous sword
of Kuno!"
"Oh, my dear Ranma-sama! Tell me it isn't so! Who's the wench who had
dared to steal what is rightfully mine?!"
"Shut up, both of you! Ranchan! You got some explaining to do, right
now!"
_BAM!_
Ranma staggered as he tried to stand up after a rather painful
facefault. He already had enough on his mind right now, but things were
getting really worse. With these INVADERS here, there was no way he
could solve things in peace. Angrily, Ranma hissed at his family.
"Alright! WHO told them?!?"
It was rather obvious, really. Ranma was ready to have a fit when he
saw the Kuno siblings and Ukyou handing a bundle of money to Nabiki.
"NABIKI!"
Nabiki calmly replied to the pigtailed boy. "What? Can't a girl make a
living?"
Before Ranma could get madder at her, Kuno stepped in between them.
"So, 'tis true. You scoundrel finally did the unthinkable! Not only
have you tainted the honor of the beauteous Tendo Akane and the precious
pigtailed girl, you have draped an omen over the fate of this world by
creating an offspring to carry on your dark and evil ambition! I, the
great Blue Thunder of Furinkan High, will no longer tolerate your wicked
deeds! I will..."
_CLANG!_
Kodachi sighed in relief as she watched her unconscious brother lying on
the ground. "Finally! You did well, Okonomiyaki wench. Another minute
of his ranting, and I would have gone mad!"
_CLANG!_
Ukyou hissed as she removed her battle spatula off the face of the
now-asleep gymnastic girl. "YOU SHUT UP TOO! Ranchan, you better have
a good reason for this, or I will fry your sorry ass!"
The confused Makoto turned to Akane who was slowly rubbing her head.
"Why's that lady angry? Is oniisan in trouble?"
'More than you think.' Akane kept it to herself, though, as she guided
the little girl away from all the commotion. After all, the girl
probably wasn't ready for the truth yet, nor was she ready for the all
the violence that was about to happen. "Makoto-chan, why don't we go
into the kitchen for a while? I think Kasumi-neesan has some more
cookies back there."
"Um... okay..." Makoto followed Akane somewhat reluctantly. She didn't
know what was going on, but for some reasons she didn't feel very happy
to see Ranma in trouble. She wondered what was the problem with that
lady with a large spatula. 'Maybe I can cheer her up too, if I had more
cookies...'
"Ca-calm down, Ucchan. There's no need to be upset..." Ranma
sweatdropped as he backed away from the glowing chef.
"Calm down? CALM DOWN?! I AM CALM!" Her words contradicted her face,
which had flames burning inside the eyes.
Ranma gulped audibly as he took another step back, away from Ukyou.
When he saw that he had nowhere to go, with his back now against the
wall and all, he tried to calm her down again. "Eh... maybe you should
calm down a BIT more...?"
"HOW CAN I BE CALMER THAN THIS?! YOU HAVE A KID! YOU FREAKING
WOMANIZING BASTARD HAVE A KID!"
At that precise moment, the wall behind Ranma exploded into bits and
pieces, revealing the very upset Ryoga.
"You have WHAAAAAAAAT?!?!? Ranma, you bastard! Prepare to die!"
"Darn it! Another income lost!" Nabiki snapped her fingers with a
frown on her face. 'I'm gonna get that guy a cellular phone or
something... with a service charge, of course...'
"Is money all you can think about!? How about giving me some help
here?!" Ranma yelled at the mercenary girl as he dodged Ryoga's
umbrella attack. "I wouldn't be in this mess if YOU didn't call them
here!"
"Hey, I didn't call EVERYONE. You don't see Cologne or Shampoo here, do
you?"
Just then, the upset voice of the cat-girl and the Amazon elder rang
through the air.
"Airen! You cheat on Shampoo! Shampoo mad now!"
"Son-in-law! This has never happened in the 3,000 years of Joketsuzoku
history!"
"Oh good. I thought they'd never make it." Nabiki turned her head
toward the gate with the expectant look.
"Naaabiiiikiiii!"
Not paying attention to the upset voice of Ranma, Nabiki walked up to
the two Amazons and put out her hand. "Give."
Both Cologne and Shampoo blinked in confusion. "What?"
Nabiki frowned mildly. "Didn't Mousse tell you? The charge for this
information is 5,000 yen per each person."
Again, both Amazons blinked. "What information?"
Nabiki's frown got deeper. "Why, of course about Ranma's kid. Mousse
must've told you that. How else could you have found out about it?"
Shampoo kept blinking, but Cologne smiled with a realization. "Oh, so
THAT was why Mousse looked so happy hugging that tanuki(raccoon) statue
in front of the restaurant. I thought something was weird when he kept
saying something about Shampoo being his now."
Nabiki, for the first time tonight, showed her surprise. "Huh? Then
Mousse didn't tell you anything?"
"No, he didn't. Or, more precisely, he couldn't. My
great-granddaughter smacked him good when he kept calling that statue
Shampoo."
Shampoo nodded furiously, while cracking her knuckles.
"Oh." Nabiki's face turned cool again. "Then how did you find out
about this?"
"Happousai."
Cologne left that word before walking off with her great-granddaughter,
leaving Nabiki who now had an annoyed look on her face.
"Damn that old pervert."
********************
Inside the Tendo kitchen, Makoto smiled again as she drank a glass of
milk. When she put down the glass, she eagerly grabbed another cookie,
causing the eyes of the two Tendo sisters to widen in disbelief.
Kasumi whispered to her younger sister, not wanting Makoto to hear their
conversation. "She must be Ranma's daughter. She's got his appetite.
*giggle*"
"Uh-huh..." Akane sighed deeply.
Kasumi blinked. "What's wrong, Akane?"
Akane sighed again. "Everything. Everything's wrong. That idiot now
has a kid. What am I supposed to do?"
The oldest Tendo girl blinked again, before realizing her sister's
problem. "Oh. You think this is going to cause some problems for your
relationship with Ranma?"
"Hey! I do NOT have a relationship with him!" Akane instinctively
screamed at the mention of Ranma and her being "a couple," but shut her
mouth tightly when she saw the surprised and curious eyes of Makoto
directed at her. She quickly grabbed a cookie and handed it to the
little girl. "Wa-want another one, Makoto-chan?"
"Um... okay..." Makoto slowly took the cookie Akane, but continued to
stare at the Tendo girl as she munched on it. Akane sweatdropped, and
quickly put her face to close to her sister.
"Kasumi! I'm not..." Both Tendo girls took one glance at the still
staring Makoto, and turned their back toward her. Akane then continued
to speak. "...I'm not worried about that pervert! Not at all! Ranma
and I are NOT getting married, period!"
After hearing her sister's protest, Kasumi smiled. "Who said anything
about getting married?"
Akane shut her mouth again, realizing that she had somehow showed her
mind more than she wanted to. Kasumi continued to smile kindly at her
sister as she began to spoke. "Akane, I know you are worried about him,
but you don't have to hide it from me. I think you should be."
"But..."
"Not," Kasumi put a finger on Akane's mouth, preventing her from
speaking. "not because you are his fiancee, but because you are his
friend."
Akane stared at her sister silently, before opening her mouth again.
"...friend?"
"Yes." Kasumi nodded her head. "I know father and Saotome-ojisan have
been rather... persistent on you and Ranma getting married, but I think
it's rather too early for both of you. You guys are still young. It's
nice to love someone at your age..." Again Kasumi put a finger on
Akane's mouth, which almost opened in order to voice her protest.
"...but right now is not the time. You should enjoy and learn more
about your lives, before making any serious decision. It's not going to
be late even if you two stay only as friends for a few more years. You
don't have to think about each other as fiances. That will only stress
you out."
"..." This time, Akane didn't speak back as she continued to listen to
her sister.
"Akane, I understand that you didn't want this engagement. I'm really
sorry Nabiki and I imposed this on you. But Akane, that doesn't mean he
can't be your friend. You were the one who offered your friendship to
Ranma first, weren't you?"
"..." Akane only nodded as her reply.
Kasumi continued to talk to her sister. "You two live in a same house,
and go to the same school. You guys also have gone through a lot
together, seen a lot together, and done a lot together. If that's not
being friends, what is?"
"..."
"Akane, be honest and tell me. You care about him, don't you?"
"..." Akane didn't answer. However, her silence spoke more firmly than
words.
"I thought so. Now, forget that he is your unwanted fiance for a
moment. Can't you see that Ranma is going through a crisis right now?
Don't you feel sorry for his situation? You and Ranma are the youngest
in this house, but he already has more problems than any one of us has
had in our lifetime! Just leave aside your anger and jealousy for a
while, and you'll see that Ranma's still a little helpless boy, who
needs your help and support right now."
"..." The youngest Tendo girl didn't open her mouth, but the tears
brimming in her eyes told her sister that she had understood everything.
Kasumi gently patted Akane's back as she gave her little sister a hug.
"It's not too late, Akane. You can still make it up to him. Ranma has
never hated you before, and he never will. You don't have to try hard.
All you have to do is just to be there for him, and he will open his
heart to you some day. Then you two can finally make that decision...
okay?"
"...okay." Akane answered, in a teary voice. She curled up in Kasumi's
embrace, holding back some tears. Kasumi closed her eyes with a faint
smile as she continued to gently pat Akane's back.
While the two sisters were joined in a loving embrace, Makoto sneaked
out of the kitchen with a cookie in her hand.
'I don't know what's going on, but maybe I can cheer up that angry lady
with this cookie! I know I would.' With a smile, Makoto tiptoed toward
the living room where the chaos was still on.
********************
In the yard in front the living room, the duel was intensifying as Ranma
again dodged Ryoga's umbrella. "Quit it already, P-chan! I ain't got
time for this!"
"Shut up, Ranma! This time you've gone too far! How could you betray
Akane-san like that!? It's unforgiva..."
_CLANG!_
Ryoga couldn't finish his sentence, largely because his face was now
embedded on the ground thanks to the battle spatula smacked down on his
head. However, Ryoga was tough, tougher than anybody in Nerima. He
quickly got up and screamed at Ukyou. "What did you do that for?!"
"You shut up, Ryoga! This is between ME and Ranchan! Go and play with
your dear Akane-san or something! This has nothing to do with you!"
"But..."
Before Ryoga could retort, Shampoo jumped on his head as she yelled
furiously at Ranma. "Ranma, Shampoo your wife! You no have kid with
other woman, yes?"
Ranma blinked, not knowing how to answer her question. Not because he
was worried about the consequences, but because he couldn't understand
her question. "Um... no?"
He realized it was the wrong answer when Shampoo struck him down with
her bonbori. "Nooo! You really cheat on Shampoo!"
Cologne stood beside Ranma, looking down at his face which was now
embedded on the ground. "*tsk tsk* You really shouldn't have,
son-in-law. What were you thinking? How could you bring such a shame
to our 3,000 years long tradition?"
"...hey, wait a minute... it ain't like that..." Ranma barely managed
to get some words out as he lifted his sore face.
"Hold it right there! This has nothing to do with you people! Go away,
and leave me and Ranchan alone!"
"Look, Ucchan..." Ranma tried to explain, only to be interrupted by
Shampoo.
"You go away, spatula girl! This matter of husband and wife! You no
belong here!"
A vein popped on Ranma's head. "Shampoo! Willya listen to me first?
This is not..."
"Shampoo is right. This is an Amazon family matter. There is no place
for outsiders in this. By the way, who is the mother, son-in-law? I
don't think Akane has anything to do with this, but I have to be sure."
Ranma was now fuming with anger as he turned to Cologne. "Wait just a
sec, you old ghoul! Akane has..."
"Hey, you leave Akane-san out of this! She wouldn't do such a thing
with a pervert like him!"
Ranma smacked his forehead in frustration. "You are not helping,
Ryoga! Stay out of..."
"You wanna go at it, you chinese ramen witch?! I'll show you who
doesn't belong here!"
"Anytime, spatula girl! Shampoo ready all the time!"
"I knew you were a thickheaded, but I didn't know you were stupid,
Ryoga. You really don't want to talk to an Amazon elder in that tone.
I might go a little serious on you."
"Hah! You don't scare me! Just because you taught me some techniques
that doesn't mean you can boss ME around! I'll show you how to really
get serious!"
"WILL YOU PEOPLE JUST LISTEN TO ME ALREADY!?!?!?!?!?"
Everyone, including Makoto who just stepped in the living room, stood
stunned when Ranma finally exploded.
Not noticing Makoto, Ranma continued to shout in anger and frustration.
"You guys think I DID this?!? You think I WANTED this?!? I got nothing
to do with this! I didn't wanna be a father! It just happened! I
didn't do anything! It's all Pop's fault! He screwed me again! You
think I am HAPPY about this?!? Well, I am NOT! I didn't know I had a
kid! I certainly don't want any kid! My life already sucks as it is!
I don't care what the Doc said, but I don't WANT TO BE HER FATHER!"
_SPLAT!_
Ranma froze when he heard something being dropped on the floor, and so
did everyone else. They slowly turned their heads to where the sound
came from, only to discover the trembling and teary Makoto.
"Ma-Makoto..."
"You-you are my daddy?" Makoto's mouth quivered as it was slowly
covered by her shaking hands. "I-I have another daddy? You-you are?
You are my re-real daddy? Then-then who was my daddy before?"
"Look, Makoto-chan..." Ranma tried to go near the girl, who slowly
backed away in tears.
"I-I have a daddy again? You-you can be my daddy? I-I can have a daddy
again?" Makoto continued to shudder out her words in a confused voice.
But suddenly, her eyes widened as her face came clear with a harsh
realization. "...but... you don't... want to be my... daddy..."
Everyone held their breath in shock. Ranma, who quickly regained his
senses, tried to explain. "Makoto-chan, it's not like..."
But before he could explain, Makoto turned around and ran.
"Waaaaahhhh!"
"Makoto-chan! Stop! Don't go, Makoto-chan! Wait!" Ranma quickly ran
after the girl.
After Ranma disappeared, the four people, who had watched everything in
stunned silence, slowly looked at each other.
It was Ukyou who spoke first in a tiny voice. "Maybe... WE did...
something wrong...?"
The rest could only sweatdrop nervously, when Nabiki walked into the
living room. "Hey, what's up with the kid? She was wailing like my
daddy. Also, where's Ranma going?"
"What's that about me, Nabiki?" Soun also entered the living room while
yawning. "By the way, what's all this noise? I can't go to sleep."
"Is anything wrong?" Nodoka joined them with her husband, who looked
really worse than before. Genma was actually limping as he tried to
follow his wife.
It was then when Akane and Kasumi ran into the room. Akane quickly
scanned the living room, before asking in a bit nervous voice. "Where
did Makoto-chan go? Did anyone see her?"
Slowly, but surely, all the eyes of the Tendo family turned towards the
four in the yard, who now started to sweat and fidget nervously.
Besides them, the Kuno siblings were still playing in the land of
Unconsciousness
********************
"Makoto-chan! Wait!" Ranma called out the girl's name as he tried to
catch up to her. 'Damn, she's fast!'
"Waaaaahh!" Makoto didn't seem to be aware of the pigtailed boy
following her, as she kept running.
"Makoto-chan! Stop! Let me explain!"
But Makoto couldn't even hear Ranma's plea as her mind was filled with
pain and sorrow. 'I don't need a daddy! I'm not a kid anymore! I was
okay after mom and dad were gone! I'm gonna be strong! I am gonna be
fine alone! I don't need a daddy! I don't...'
"Look out!"
Ranma's sudden yell finally caught up to her ears, making her stop
running. Unfortunately, that put her right in the path of an oncoming
truck which honked furiously at the stunned girl.
_HONK HONK!_
Makoto knew she was in danger. She knew she had to run. But fear
seized both her mind and body as she froze and just stood there,
watching the truck advancing toward her. Her mouth quivered but it
refused to make a sound. For a split second, she just watched and
watched. Finally, her mind managed to get through fear's hold. But it
was too late, as the distance between the girl and the truck was now
less than a few feet. So her mind ordered her to do only thing she
could. She screamed.
"Dadddddddy!"
_SWISH!_
Suddenly she felt wind passing by her. Then she realized that
something, or rather someone, picked her up off the ground. She felt as
if the time around her had slowed down. She slowly looked up, and saw
Ranma's face, teeth gritted, as he held her in his arms and jumped.
Right at that moment, the face of her father overlaid on Ranma's own.
"!"
_WHOOSH!_
The truck missed them by just a few inches, as Ranma skillfully landed
on the side, the stunned Makoto still in his arms.
_HONK HONK!_
"Watch where you are going, you idiot!" The truck driver yelled out the
window, before driving off.
Ranma scowled and shook his fist at the truck. "You're the idiot, you
jerk!"
"..." Makoto just silently watched Ranma's face, her mouth hung open.
Drool slowly rolled down on her chin, but neither Makoto or Ranma
realized it.
When the truck was gone, Ranma put away his scowl and gently put Makoto
down. "You okay?"
Makoto dumbly stared at him, before slowly nodding her head.
"...uh-huh..."
"Heh. You are drooling." Ranma smirked lightly as he wiped the drool
off her face. Then his face turned serious. "You're sure you okay?"
"...uh-huh.." Again nodding her head, Makoto tried to stand up, only to
fell right back on her bottom. "Ouch!"
"Geez, you're not okay. You're still scared." Ranma smirked again,
before picking her up and putting her on his back. "C'mon. I'll give
you a piggy-back."
"..." Makoto didn't answer for a while, before finally nodding her
head.
"Okay, let's go."
Ranma started to walk with the girl on his back. He set his path toward
the Tendo Dojo, and continued to walk in silence. Makoto didn't speak
either, as she just let her body drape over Ranma's back. She just
watched the back of Ranma's head for a while, then she closed her eyes
and leaned her head on his back. 'It's warm...'
For a few minutes, the two didn't talk at all. It was when they were
half way home, Ranma opened his mouth again.
"Hey, Makoto-chan."
"Uh-huh?"
"You still upset?"
"...uh-uh."
"Really?"
"Uh-huh."
"Good."
Again Ranma stayed silent, and so did Makoto. After a few minutes, it
was Makoto who broke the silence.
"Oniisan?"
"Huh?"
"Are you really my daddy?"
Ranma stiffened when he heard the question. He kept his silence for a
while, before answering back to the girl. "...yeah."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Okay."
Silence again. But this time Ranma was becoming curious. He didn't
open his mouth so soon, though. After a few more steps, Ranma finally
decided to ask the girl.
"Hey, Makoto-chan?"
"Uh-huh?"
"Aren't you curious? I mean, you had a daddy before, right? Aren't you
curious how come I'm your daddy if you already had a daddy?"
"A little."
"So? Aren't you gonna ask me?"
"Uh-uh."
"Huh? Why not?"
"I don't wanna know."
"Why not?"
Makoto didn't answer right away. She paused for a moment, before she
replied in a tiny voice. "Because I don't wanna lose a daddy again."
"..." Ranma kept quiet. He didn't understand what she meant quite yet,
but he felt that he shouldn't ask any more. After some more moment of
silence, Ranma inhaled deeply, before asking another question.
"Makoto-chan?"
"Uh-huh?"
"You want a daddy?"
"..." Makoto again didn't answer right away. She kept her mouth closed
for a while, which Ranma felt like an eternity, before finally opening
it. "I'm not a kid any more. Doctor Kazuo told me so."
"Okay..."
"I'm gonna be strong. I don't need a daddy."
"..."
"But..."
"...but?"
"...I WANT a daddy..."
"..." This time, Ranma kept his mouth shut. The pair was again in
silence, as they continued to walk back.
Suddenly, Ranma stopped at a corner, startling Makoto somewhat. The two
of them just stayed under a streetlight quietly. Makoto was wondering
why he stopped, but didn't ask him. She just silently leaned her head
on his back.
Finally, Ranma spoke up, breaking the long and awkward silence. "Okay."
"...huh?"
"I'll be your daddy."
"...really?"
"Hey, Saotome Ranma never lies. I always keep my promises. You want a
daddy? I'll be your daddy. Simple as that. ...okay?"
"...okay."
"Good."
Ranma started to take another step, when Makoto's voice stopped him.
"Wait."
"Huh? Why?"
"I can walk now."
"Oh."
Ranma put down the girl, who stood on her own feet. Back on the ground,
Makoto started to walk away alone. Ranma stared at her for a moment,
but shrugged and followed her.
--------------------
Not long after, the two of them finally arrived at the Tendo Dojo. But
they didn't go in, and just stood dumbly at the gate. Inside the dojo,
all sort of voices were creating a ruckus.
"She Ranma's kid! Shampoo Ranma's wife! So Shampoo raise the kid!"
"She is correct. If my great-granddaughter and son-in-law are to wed,
it is only right that the girl is brought up accroding to the tradition
of our Joketsuzoku tribe."
"Wait a minute! Ranma's the heir of our dojo! Once my girl and Ranma
get married, that girl will be adopted into our family. She must stay
here to carry on OUR school!"
"You are right, my friend! This is going all according to our plan!
Now we don't have to worry about an heir for the next two generations!
All thanks to me... I'll be quiet now, dear."
"Good, and if you speak another word I will really make you go through
with seppuku, understand? Now, I DO have to agree with my husband.
Makoto should be adopted into our Saotome family and..."
"Are thou all insane?! Do you not see the grand-master plan of the Dark
Sorceror Saotome?!? He has harvested his evil seed on to this world!
We should destroy his plan now or the virtuous Akane and the
high-spirited pigtailed girl will..."
_SMACK!_
"Quiet, brother! This is a matter of whether I become a mother or not!
This is no place for your crazy ranting!"
_CLANG!_
"Nor is it a place for YOUR crazy ranting! Stay asleep, both of you!
Now, I agree with Nodoka-sama. Of course the girl should be raised by
his father, and especially with his CUTE fiancee, which would be me!"
"*Grrr* Shut up, Ukyou! Besides, don't you people think you should look
for the girl first? We have a missing child here, in a place she has
never been before! What if something happens to her?!"
"I'll go look for her, Akane-san!"
"You? *snort* You can't even find yourself out of a closet, Ryoga. By
the way... can I introduce you to a cellular plan?"
"Cookies, anyone?"
The chaos was getting worse by the second. A bead of sweat rolled down
on each of their heads as Ranma and Makoto dumbly stood in front of the
gate. Ranma then turned to Makoto. "I don't think I wanna go in right
now. Do you?"
"Uh-uh."
"Then let's go for a walk. How about it?"
"Okay."
Ranma and Makoto turned away from the gate. But before he took a step,
Ranma looked around him nervously. When he saw that there wasn't anyone
else but the two of them, he extended one of his hands to Makoto, who
blinked in surprise. She looked up to see her new daddy, who was
looking away with a blush. She smiled, and happily took his hand.
Ranma, seeing his offer accepted, also smiled. Then two of them walked
away from the still-noisy Tendo Dojo.
"Hey, Makoto."
"Uh-huh?"
"What do you like?"
"Um... I like cookies!"
"Really? Me, too. How about ramen?"
"I like ramen!"
"How about okonomiyaki?"
"I like okonomiyaki, too!"
"How about ice cream?"
"Ooh, I looooove ice cream!"
"*snicker* You MUST be my kid. How about dim-sum?"
"I like dim-sums!"
"Meatballs?"
"I like meatballs, too!"
"Sushi?"
"Uh-huh!"
"Cakes?"
"Uh-huh!"
"Pork buns?"
"Uh-huh!"
"How about... *snicker* Akane's cooking?"
"Huh?"
"*snicker* I'm gonna have to teach you that one later. Let's do it
again. Udon?"
"I like udon!"
"Oden?"
"I like Oden, too!"
"Yakisoba?"
"Uh-huh!"
"Sweet buns?"
"Uh-huh!"
"Tempura?"
"Uh-huh!"
"Fried rice?"
"Uh-huh!"
...
..
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At the same time, behind the Nekohanten...
"*brrr* I'm so coooold! I wanna go homeeee! Cologne-channnn! Please,
unfreeze meeeee! Waaaaaahh!"
Chapter 2 ends...
This... was hard... -,-;; I am really crazy...
Well, the chapter 2 is done. But don't expect chapter 3 so soon! I
still have to work on Stallion! For those of you who are wondering,
chapter 3 will begin 10 years later, when Makoto moves to Juban with her
father! What happened? You are going to have to find out...(you people
made me do this! This is my revenge! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!)