Suggested changes: {before : after}

On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 09:45:43 -0400 Sam Vilsmeier <syp104@email.psu.edu>
wrote:

Hopefully they could deal with this quick, before she started getting big=

.

He didn't want her to have to face the social problems she would be facin=

g

alone. It was his child, and he would be at her {in this :} side no matte=

r

what.

The girl was too much like Akane: she depended on striking fast and soaki=

ng

blows. That in {its self : itself} was curious because her endurance was =

really nothing

special.
=20
Ranma slipped back onto the offensive and considered this. Haruka could b=

e

useful. While her relationship with Hotaru was strange to say the least, =

if

she really did care for Hotaru, she might be able to assist in fighting {=

of : off}

the fianc=E9es.
=20
Ranma's eyes narrowed as Haruka once again committed to the offensive.  T=

he

woman was getting sloppy, {leavening : leaving} herself open. Time to end=

 this.

Haruka nodded, but said nothing. The girl was right. She had become too
{depended : dependent} on her Senshi form's {super human : superhuman} du=

rability by ignoring her defense

and committing totally to the offence.

"You're kidding me!" said the {blond : blonde} Senshi.

Ranko chuckled to herself, then took the bag from Haruka and threw a coup=

le

of handfuls of nuts into the fire. She then looked over into the {blonds =

: blonde's}

eyes, and said, "I ain't 'pulling' anything. The technique I'm gonna show=

 ya

is called the 'Kashuu Tenshin Amaguriken' for a reason. It's an ancient
Chinese Amazon technique that had the Emperors of China shaken' in there
{boot : boots} for 3,000 years, or at least that's what they told me."

Haruka nodded. There was just one thing that she didn't understand. Most
martial {artist : artists} were very secretive with their techniques. "Wh=

y are you

showing me this?"

"Ranma said that he was going to ignore the engagements, including the on=

e

engagement that our old man actually cared about, and marry Hotaru. I agr=

eed

with him and {pops : Pops} kicked us out of the house over it."
=20
Haruka features softened as some of her anger drained. He was willing to =

{so : do}

what needed to be done, even if it cost him. She could respect that quali=

ty.

"So what do you mean it's your father's fault?"

Ranko smiled then dumped another couple handfuls into the fire. "Now {its=

 : it's]

your turn. If you can pull the nuts from the fire without getting burned,
you will have mastered the technique." Ranko's eyes then narrowed, "I'm
warning you now. Your hands *will* get burned, and it *will* hurt. One of
the few truthful things my father has eve said was this, 'The path of a t=

rue

martial artist is {wrought : frought} with peril'."

Hotaru smiled as she opened her eyes to the morning light. Her {nights : =

night's} rest

refreshed her. It was as if all the stress of the past day was washed awa=

y.

Now here she was, in bed, with her Ranma, her lover, father of her child,
and soon to be her husband.

She stood in place for a moment getting the kinks out of her back, then
exited her room. She would get dressed later, because she was hungry righ=

t

now. As she opened the door, her nose was greeted by the sweet smells of
breakfast, wafting up the stairs. It made her stomach {rumbled : rumble} =

in

anticipation.

Ignoring Hotaru, Haruka continued on her rant. "You should have seen her
move! Wait, you couldn't have seen her move! She was just a blur! She pul=

led

those chestnuts from that fire with ease! Imagine how fast {: I} would be=

 if I

could pull off this technique normally!"

Michiru quickly realized that her services were no longer needed, and gav=

e

Hotaru the space she needed to work. "Your {friends : friend's} in the ki=

tchen. I had to

tend to her wounds so Ranko-san volunteered to cook breakfast." She then
gave Haruka a dirty look and said, "I just {hoped : hope} this does not b=

ecome an

every day occurrence."

Her eyes narrowed as the pain in her head increased ten fold. She sat dow=

n,

smiled insincerely, and in an acidic voice she said, "Good morning,
Saotome," while looking Ranma directly in the eyes.

Oops!  At least she used the family name.  It gives everyone a chance to
duck and cover.

I hope the next chapter will be ready soon.  This meal conversation is
going to be priceless.

--=20
Mac :})
Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day.
Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age.



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