Stopping in a nook on a rooftop, Ranma crouched down and opened the letter to read it.
Two minutes later, with a loud crash, the stunned figure of of one Ranma Saotome tumbled from the roof to make a painful landing.
I, Kasumi Tendou, give myself to Ranma Saotome, to do with as he pleases.
I will endeavor to make Ranma happy and comfortable. In doing so, I will feel youthful and energetic. Making Ranma happy makes me happy.
Kasumi Tendou does so because she wishes to do so.
Tendou, Kasumi
Enjoying her day out shopping with her friends, Akane was surprised to see Ranma. More accurately it was seeing him wandering the streets looking like something horrible had just happened.
Knowing it could be anything with Ranma, but that it likely meant trouble, Akane sighed and moved to intercept the pigtailed lad. Finding he was extremely out of it, she waited until she was right beside him before speaking up sternly, "Ranma!"
Coming out of his funk, Ranma looked up in surprise to find Akane standing before him. "Huh? What? Akane?"
Upset at having her nice peaceful day with her friends ruined, Akane went straight to demanding answered. "Alright Ranma, what is it this time?"
Realizing Akane was demanding answers and just how bad what had happened was, Ranma went into full on panic.
Watching Ranma run around in a panic at the end of the world, Yuka and Sayuri smirked in amusement.
Fortunately, running around in a panic thinking of all that had happened gave Ranma an idea. Coming to a stop, he turned his terrified gaze to Akane. "It's Mom. She had a talk with Kasumi."
Blinking at hearing something so mundane sounding, Akane knew from experience it could be something horrible or just Ranma overreacting. "So, Kasumi and Auntie talk all the time, they have a lot in common."
Horrified expression still honestly on his face, Ranma started to fumble his explanation. "Ah, well, Mom was talking about the engagement. Ya know, how we don't get along so well, and what Kasumi thought about it."
Hearing that, Akane was starting to suspect that Ranma was overreacting. Nodoka might get some strange ideas, but obviously Kasumi wouldn't. "So?"
Suddenly very nervous as he realized what he was going to tell to whom, Ranma started nervously fidgeting. "Uhm, well, Kasumi kinda agreed with Mom."
Starting to get suspicious, Akane frowned intently at her fiancé, intent on getting some answers soon. "Just spill it already!"
Suddenly realizing how horrible an idea it was to tell Akane this particular part of the truth, Ranma started non-so-subtly stepping backwards from the irate girl. "Uhm, Kasumi kinda agreed that well...she should be my fiancée instead."
Still backing up, Ranma was well aware that Akane was only trembling quietly. In his opinion, that was worse than her screaming and chasing him.
Yuka helpfully piped in, "Isn't that great Akane? Now you don't have to be engaged to Ranma anymore."
Knowing better than to take what Akane said about Ranma when she was upset at face value, Sayuri hoped Yuka didn't lose an arm.
Trying a new version of his ultimate technique, 'Backing away quietly', Ranma nervously spoke up, "Ah yeah, I'm a gonna go now. Uh, later girls."
As Ranma slipped into the crowds, vanishing from sight, Akane trembled quietly as Kasumi once again quietly outdid her.
Entering into the Tendou compound, Ranma could immediately tell the difference. Kasumi wasn't just humming, she was singing. It was wordless but conveyed a definite feeling of contented happiness that made even Ranma feel marginally better.
Stepping into the house and following the sound of happiness, Ranma spied Kasumi preparing food in the kitchen. Hips swaying merrily to the beat of her own music, Ranma spied a Kasumi he'd never seen before.
Turning around, Kasumi in turn spied Ranma, favoring him with a sunny smile. "Ah, welcome back Ranma-kun. I've been making snacks for you."
Noting the plate of cookies and at least dozen other dishes that were either done or on their way to being done, Ranma idly wondered just what he had released. Seeing the warm smile Kasumi gave him as she presented her cookies, he momentarily forgot his worries about somehow catching hell for all of this.
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