Not that he'd forgotten the arrangement he'd made with his friends. His son had made friends with the little child, and had become attatched to her. Which was exactly what his father wanted, and so the elder man was pleased by the progress his plan was making. Even though they only made quick stops on occasion, the boy looked foward to them, and he was certain that she did as well.
Even now, while on the road, the Tomoes and he kept in contact with each other, sending messages to keep each other up to date with how things were going.
Such as was the case at the moment.
Not that he was pleased by what he'd just heard.
However, he had decided that he couldn't run from this, and had to go face it.
Which meant immediately stopping the training and heading back to Tokyo.
"I don't know how this could happen," Professor Tomoe said as he sat in his chair, "Keiko was the only woman I've ever wanted to be with. How could she be taken away like this?"
Genma pressed his lips into a thin line. "I am sorry for your loss, but such things do happen. I wish they didn't, but they do. The only thing to do is to be there for your daughter."
"Hotaru... She's never going to know her mother, you know."
"Yes, but you can tell her all about her."
"It's not the same."
"I know," the portly man agreed, "But life isn't always fair. All we can do is to keep on going, and deal with the loss as best we can."
Souichi snorted. "I'm not sure I can ever really do that."
"Try. And you won't have to do it alone."
"I won't?"
"No, you won't. Ranma and I'll stay here to assist you as best we can."
"But what about the training?" the professor asked.
"We can train right here. And if we need to, we'll just take a trip. Besides, the boy needs to learn how to adapt to changing circumstances."
"Thank you."
"Don't worry about it. What are friends for?" Genma asked, already pondering how he could work things out, though the coming luxuries of indoor living made it easier, while:
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