"Huh?" went the pigtailed boy, "Did you want something?"
"Yes! For you to pay for leaving me behind!"
"I left you behind?"
"Grr... I just said that, jackass!"
"Um... Ranma," put in Saturn.
"Yeah?" asked Ranma.
"Who is that?"
"Well... that is... um..."
"You don't even remember?!" yelled the unknown child.
"I'll remember. Just give me a moment..."
"Maybe this will help!" The new arrival pulled out a portable grill and whipped up an okonomiyaki which was quickly slung at Ranma's face.
Catching it, Ranma broke out into a big grin. "Hey, I remember now! you're Ucchan from the cart!"
"Don't call me that! My name is Ukyo!"
"So what's got you so mad?"
"Remember the day you left?"
"Yeah... You were chasing after us, cryin' over something..."
"You were supposed to take me with you!"
"Why would you want to go with my old man and me?"
Ukyo glared at him. "You took our cart and left me behind, breaking your promise!"
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"Ranma," broke in Cologne.
"Yeah?"
"You do realize that young Ukyo is a girl, right?"
"Ukyo is a girl?!"
"Of course I am!" barked Ukyo.
The Amazon Elder chuckled. "Quite. And if I do not miss my guess, that 'cart' she is speaking of was a dowry."
The Saotome Heir scratched his head. "Uh... what's a 'dowry'?"
"That means that she is your fiancee."
"What does that mean?"
"You two are to be married."
"I got ta marry him... her?"
"Your dad made a promise with mine!" said Ukyo, "You and your dad would get our cart and I would go with you! When you left me behind, everyone started talking about me and how I wasn't ever going to be a bride! So I trained for the day that I found you!"
"But my Pops didn't say anything about it."
"That doesn't matter, because:
"But why would a cute girl like you be so mad?"
(Posted Tue, 19 Nov 2002 05:28)
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