"Yes," said Soun Tendo somberly, "if one of you girls were to marry him and carry on the dojo, then our family's legacy will be secure."
"Don't we get any say in who we are going to marry?" barked Akane.
"That's right! We've never even met him!" agreed Shampoo.
"That's easily remedied. Ranma and his father have been on avoyage of training. Recently they journeyed into China."
"Hoo-ray," said Nabiki, "we've been there to, remember?"
"Ah... yes. Well they've come back."
"Really? Is he cute?"
"What about my Healer training?" asked Kasumi.
"What kind of guy is this Ranma?"
Soun drew himself up and said, "I have no idea."
"You have no idea?"
"I have never met him."
"Husband," said Gel, deceptively sweetly.
"Yes dear?"
"Why didn't you speak of this earlier?"
"Well... I didn't want to in case anything happened before then..."
"Really?"
The Tendo partiarch was saved from saying anything by the sounds of yelling in the front entry way. "Saotome, it's been so long!"
"Oooh," said Nabiki, "It must be Ranma!"
The two ran for the sounds, only to come running back a few moments later. Following them was a rather large example of a panda carrying what looked like a small person.
"Hey! You're scaring 'em spitless!" yelled the figure on the panda's shoulder.
"Uh... do you know this person?" asked Kasumi.
Her father shook his head vehemently.
"Oh great, so we have them walking in of the street now!" said Nabiki.
As that was being said, the panda took the short person from his shoulder and put it down upon the floor in front of Soun. The Tendo patriarch looked at the individual in front of him and tried to place the face. "You wouldn't happen to be..?"
"Ranma Saotome," said the redhead, "Sorry 'bout this."
"Hmmmm..," went Shampoo as she tried to figure out where she recognized the person from. And then she did and glared at Ranma. "You're the witch who ate my victory feast!"
"Huh? What are yo... Shampoo?!"
The Amazon Tendo pulled out a sword and pointed it at the redhead. "You die NOW!"
"Hey!" went Ranma as she dodged the sword swipes, "Watch it with that thing!"
"What do you think you are doing?!" demanded her stepfather as he grabbed her.
"That tramp must pay! She came into the village, ate my victory feast when I became Champion, and defeated me! And when I gave her the Kiss of Death, she ran away!"
"'She'?" went Soun.
Nabiki poked Ranma in the chest. "Shampoo's right Daddy. Ranma is a girl."
Her father took this information in... and fainted.
Gel sighed. "Well this is just perfect. Akane, why don't you and Shampoo take our guest to see the dojo."
"But..," went Akane.
"Just remember that she is a guest in our home, so no killing her, for now at least."
"That's a comfort," muttered Ranma."
"Nabiki, why don't you check in on the twins while Kasumi and I take your father and make him more comfortable."
"Oh, okay."
"Good. then we'll continue this conversation when your father wakes up."
And as the group broke up,:
(Posted Fri, 03 Jan 2003 03:21)
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