Sam Vilsmeier wrote:

"No... that's... that's a lie..." Hotaru's head dropped, and all anger
slowly began to leave her features. With a sigh, she continued. "Why...
why can't you trust me? Why do you refuse to trust me?"

Because you got drunk and knocked up.  Reason enough?  

Hotaru slowly looked up to Haruka, her eyes red and clouded with unshed
tears "I'm not a child any more... 

You are fifteen.  And not the most mature fifteen I've ever seen.  

Ranma scowled, and pushed Haruka, causing her to put some distance in
between them. "I had no control over what happened. I was drunk, and so
was Hotaru...." 

Well, I wouldn't exactly say no control.  After all, he was sober enough
to perform.


he paused for a moment, and sighed. "I'm stuck between

a rock an' a hard place here. If I don't marry her, you'll kill me... A
fate I'd welcome 'cuz I couldn't live with myself. If I do then I'll
have the psychos in Nerima after my ass, lookin' for blood. It's a
damned-if-I-do, damned-if-I-don't kinda thing. I know things are gonna
be tough for her... the next few months are gonna be hell on both of
us, but were gonna go through this together."

we're

Haruka snarled. "Bullshit. I'll believe that when I see it..."

With a sigh, Ranma said, "Hotaru, could ya back me up here?"

Haruka's fists clenched, but she was stopped by a hand on her shoulder.
Slowly, Haruka turned around to look at her daughter.

"Papa... You don't have to worry" Hotaru lifted her left hand so Haruka

worry."

could see the engagement ring which Ranma had given her. "He's already
asked, and I've accepted his proposal."

Haruka took a long moment to look at the ring, and whistled in
appreciation.  "That's a hell of a stone, if it's real.  Did you see
him buy it?"

If I was Haruka, I'd wonder how Ranma could afford it.  

Hotaru blushed. "Yes, I picked it out. Why?"

"Err, guys, we're startin' ta draw a crowd" muttered Ranma, with a
slight wave to the small cluster of people that was starting to form
within earshot.

Almost instantly, Haruka was in front of the group of people, chasing
them off. "Ok, show's over... break it up... Get the hell out of here!"

"I'll get us somethin' ta eat." He paused for a moment, then motioned
to Haruka adding, "She can come too, if she can keep her trap shut, and
the volume down."

trap shut, or at least turn the volume down."


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