As soon as Ranma's senses weren't being flooded by Tsunami's presence, he turned to look at Ayeka. Even though Tsunami's communication had only lasted a second according to the Collective's internal clock, everything seemed to have changed. Ayeka seemed to be trying to project the appearance that nothing had happened, but Ranma wasn't fooled. Thanks to the Ryo-Oh, the Collective knew every facial clue about a Jurian's mental state. Thus, Ranma knew that Ayeka was having a difficult time holding everything together.
Just as Ranma was about to ask Ayeka what was wrong, the princess flinched away from him and said, "Why! Did this happen to me?"
Thanks to the Collective, Ranma was able to deduce what Ayeka was referring to. Since Ranma did not want to permanently sour his relationship with his new queen, he tried to find something appropriate to say. After a few seconds of intensive searching Ranma discovered that the Collective didn't have a clue on how to handle an emotionally disturbed member of the opposite sex.
So with no other alternative left, Ranma tried to wing it. "I don't know why Tsunami demanded this Ayeka. It's just as much of a shock to me as it is to you."
Ayeka shot Ranma a withering glare and retorted, "You sure don't look all that shocked." Less then a moment latter Ayeka realized what she had said and started to apologize. "Uh look, that last comment of mine wasn't all that appropriate."
Ranma shrugged his shoulders and said, "Don't worry about it. Before I became the king I was constantly sticking my foot in my mouth. As for why I don't seem so shocked, well that's because I think at a faster speed then you do. When your assimilated, your mind will think on these speeds as well."
The mention of assimilation drove home to Ayeka what was going to happen to her. Ayeka didn't want to appear to be a total whinny, spoiled brat and so she gathered her courage and asked, "What will happen when you assimilate me? How, how is the process done?"
Instead of answering right away, Ranma raised his right hand and unsheathed his assimilation tubes harmlessly into the air. He then started to explain things to Ayeka. "Assimilation starts by injecting nanoprobes into a person's bloodstream. These nanoprobes will then attached themselves throughout a person's body linking the person to the Collective. At that point, a person has been assimilated."
Ayeka looked at Ranma's assimilation tubes and then softly said, "If it's not too much trouble, could you give me a kiss before you assimilate me? I want to know what it feels like for a regular person."
After a momentary hesitation, Ranma decided that Ayeka's request wasn't unreasonable and dropped the force field. Ranma then walked towards Ayeka, gently took her in his arms, and kissed her on the lips. At first, Ayeka was put off by the cold feeling of Ranma's lips on hers. However, the gentle manner that Ranma held her made up for how Ranma's lips felt.
Suddenly Ayeka felt two tiny puncture holes in her side and she looked at Ranma in shock. Before Ayeka could do anything, Ranma said, "Sorry Ayeka, you were too nervous about being assimilated. It's better for you if I just got it out of the way while you were distracted."
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