[Ranma][Fanfic] Haishin - Chapter 5
By: Aru Sahni
w00t! Another chapter. A big gomen to those who were actually looking
forward to this chapter. *bows deeply* (Yes, I WILL finish this fic)
This is being sent to the ffml, raac, fanfiction.net, cork, and my
website.
Legite ->
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Haishin - Chapter 5
By: Aru Sahni
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--5 minutes later--
The two stood in front of a new gaijin restaurant, named "The Hanging
Prussian"
"What an unusual name, Ranchan."
"It's supposed to be very good, Kasumi-chan, I researched it myself."
"All right," she said, gesturing towards the door, "shall we?"
"Why not?" he replied and stepped in.
******Meanwhile in Yggdrasil******
"Whew, it looks like you three didn't do any permanent damage to the
realm... you are sooo lucky, because if one of my kind was harmed, I
would be very upset." Belldandy chided. The three bound and gagged
goddesses sighed.
*How'd she manage to become this good at knot tying?* Urd wondered,
*Maybe she has _experience_ with it* Her eyes glaze over as she
remembers her "ordeal" with the Nekomi Tech S&M club.
"Yeah, your lucky you old hags," Skuld says, sticking her tongue out.
"And you, Skuld, are more guilty than those three."
"If I'm more guilty, why am I not tied up?"
"Because I can trust you to not run away."
"Point taken." Skuld conceded.
"By creating that dust bunny, you directly put one of the mortals
modeled from my personality by Father in grave danger. It was sheer
luck that she stumbled upon its weak spot."
Bowing her head, Skuld said, "Gomen ne, Belldandy-neechan. I rushed
into action without thinking, and gave into pressure from the others. I
will accept any punishment you give me."
"No punishment will be given to you. Instead I want you to figure out
a way to make life easier for Kasumi and Ranma, the two people who were
affected by that stunt.
"Hai."
"Oh, and Skuld?"
"Nani?"
"Show me how this machine works, I've got an idea."
******Back in Nerima******
"Is that all you'd like *sir*?"
"Yes, thank you." he replied.
Smiling sweetly the waitress hurried off, leaving an upset Kasumi in
her wake.
"Ranchan..." she said warningly?"
"What?"
"Why'd you do that?"
"Do what?"
"She was making eyes at you, and you didn't do anything to stop that."
"She was? I didn't notice. What should I do if she does that again,
kiss you?"
"That wouldn't be so bad." Kasumi mumbled.
Not hearing Kasumi, he continued, "I mean, c'mon! I'm a martial artist
with a bunch of people after my blood, and your... your... Kasumi. How
could we kiss, we're not even a couple?"
Open mouth. Insert foot. Chew vigorously. Serves one.
Hearing this, Kasumi's eyes fill with tears and runs towards the
bathroom.
Ranma, sitting alone at the table is left speechless, "Oro?"
---Bathroom---
*Why am I crying... after all, I don't have any feelings for Ranma, do
I?* Kasumi thought, *He always talked to me, no matter how bad his day
was. He treated me as a person, not as a servant. He tried to defend
me when I was dumped. I felt jealous of Akane. He was always rushing
away, off to strange places to save imotouchan. Then when they'd come
home and relate the story, I'd feel envious of my sister for having
someone there for her. Just once, I'd like to be the damsel in
distress. Yes, I do have feelings for him... now, I just have to stake
my claim. How do I-* Her thoughts are cut off as a slightly damp
redhead in a tuxedo taps her on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry Kasumi-chan. Are you okay?"
"Yes, I'm okay now." She replies smiling, tears still in her eyes.
"Its all my fault. If you want, we can go back to the dojo."
"No, Ranchan, its okay. I was acting very silly. We can eat here.
Just stop that waitress. After all, that kind of thing has caused you
great amounts of trouble in the past.
"Hai, Kasumi-chan."
---Table---
"This food is good, Ranchan."
"I know, but I think yours is better."
"Really, I thought mine wasn't that good. After all, I'm not a
professional chef. I'm sure the person who made this graduated from a
school somewhere-"
"Seriously. Yours is much better. You could teach the cook a thing or
two. I think it has to do with the fact that you put feeling into your
food. It's similar to the way I fuel my martial arts with my
confidence. What feeling do you use?"
Flustered, Kasumi is unable to tell him, but tries to make something
up. "Its--" she is saved by the waitress interrupting.
"Excuse me. Here is *your* soup." she says, shoving the bowl down in
front of Kasumi. Ranma saw this. Luckily for the waitress, none
spilled out. "...And here's your food Mr.?"
"Saotome. Ranma Saotome." He says, accepting the plate with eager
anticipation. He then notices that the waitress is wearing a
substantially greater amount of makeup. "And this is my fianc�e, Kasumi
Tendo."
"Oh," she replies, masking her disappointment, and walks away.
"Why did you say that?" she asked incredulously.
"But you could have said that I was your sister in law or something
like that."
"It was the only thing I could think of. Besides, a guy would be
really lucky to have a fianc�e as kawaii as you."
Blushing, she thanks him. "Arigato, Ranchan."
******Meanwhile in Yggdrasil******
"Are you sure you didn't alter their behavior?"
"Yes oniichan, I'm sure. I ran it through the server, and they say its
because Kasumi, a very happy person, experienced trauma due to Tofu
severing relations with her."
"What about Ranma?"
"That curse he received in China has been removed. He is now more
normal, though, as we just saw, he still slips. If there was only a way
to push them together which would be beneficial to both."
"The only way to do that is to attack them," Belldandy says, her face
contorting into an ugly, crazed expression *Cue maniacal laughter*.
Skuld sweat drops.
******Back in Nerima******
"Thanks for the great evening, Ranchan- I mean, Ranma-kun."
"No problem, but, Kasumi-chan, I kinda like it when you call me
Ranchan."
"And I like having you all me Kasumi-chan."
"Hai, Kasumi-chan."
"Its a beautiful night, isn't it?" Kasumi said, as her hand sought out
Ranma's.
Startled by Kasumi's hand grabbing his own, Ranma said "Wha-? The
night? Oh yeah, its nice."
"Oh look, Ranchan! Isn't that 5-legged chinchilla over there so cute?"
"Oroo?" says Ranma as he sees the strange creature and its equally
strange aura. He also says "Oro?" when, from the sky, falls a large
Nordic warrior, who lands on and crushes the chinchilla.
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA*pant pant*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *gasp, wheeze* HA... (jeez, I gotta cut down on
my maniacal laughter!) ... LOOKS LIKE I STEPPED ON A BUG!!!"
"Eeek!" Ranma cried, and jumped into Kasumi's arms, his hands forming
the traditional warding sign.
"Ranchan, shouldn't I be the one jumping into YOUR arms?" Kasumi
queried.
"Yes, but that guy's aura is huge!"
"No buts, mister. You switch with me right now!"
"Hai, Kasumi-sama," he says, giving her a mock glare.
"Eeek!" Kasumi cried, jumping into Ranma's arms.
Annoyed because no-one was paying any attention to him, the warrior
cleared his throat.
"ahem..." no-one noticed, "Ahem..." no-one noticed, "AHEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"WHAT?!" Kasumi and Ranma cried in unison.
Third times the charm.
"Ranma Saotome?" the warrior questioned.
"That's me."
"I'm here to kill you."
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End of Chapter 5
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Sigh. I could fill this space up and then some with all the reasons
this took so long in getting out, but I'll trim that down to four
reasons: School, work, and IRC being too damn addictive... wait, that's
3! Arch, calculus really screws up your normal math skills.
I don't need prereaders anymore, it just another problem. I can't give
a definite release date of the next chapter, but hopefully it will be
within the year.
A big w00t! goes out to all of #aj-chat!
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