With the import of that weighing upon him, the man with the mustache blew out a long and heavy breath.
"What's the matter, Tendo?" Genma asked, glancing over at his friend.
"It's nothing, really," Soun murmured. "I'm just realizing that we've actually reached this point."
"And this is a bad thing?"
"No, of course not. It's... It's one thing to dream of it, but to actually know that one of my little girls is going to be your son's bride."
"True, but we couldn't think of turning back now."
"Absolutely not. We're so close...."
Nodding, the man in the white gi chuckled. "Obviously, old friend. We have waited so long, and the schools are being joined. There's only one delay that I can see."
"What could that be? My daughters like your son, and no one has said anything against it."
"But which one will actually go through with the wedding isn't clear yet."
"Ah, right. I'm sure that we'll know which one to choose soon enough," the Tendo father admitted.
"Too true. Isn't it nice that we've trained our children to be so well behaved?"
"Yes, I know. My daughters have always listened to what I tell them, and it looks like your son is doing the same."
"Aren't we good fathers?" Genma declared, sharing a pleased laugh with Soun.
Kasumi frowned and slipped back into the kitchen, perfectly aware of how silly the fathers were being. But she knew that they behavior wasn't going to be much of a problem. More than likely their assumptions would be corrected, and hopefully she'd get to see Ranma's true bride soon enough.
She could have merely walked completely down the gangplank to the dock, but Shampoo had a playful urge to jump along. There was no need, as it wasn't like there was anything wrong with the ramp, and no one was ready to block her from getting off the ship. It was only her own desire to have some fun that pushed her to do it, and since there was nothing to stop her from doing so, she didn't hold back.
A few steps from the end of the gangplank, she hopped off, landing on the dock lightly on her toes. More than a few male eyes watched the bounce of her full breasts as they settled down from her movement. Not that they hadn't been watching her come off the ship, seeing as they weren't above watching such a shapely beauty stroll down amongst their midst. Some of them even straightened clothing and hair in response to her presence.
But she paid them no more mind than it took for them to fawn over her looks. As much as she was going to be shaken over her conviction and love for Ranma, she wasn't above acknowledging that she liked the way that men reacted to her. It felt good to be seen as sexy, and as long as they understood that they wouldn't get to enjoy her favors, she had no problem with teasing them. Such fun was joking at best, and everyone knew that there was nothing to it.
She wasn't like those girls that she knew that hung around the docks though. There were some women who did work amongst the ships, but there were plenty of girls who were there more for after hours 'entertainment'. Any man who thought that she was as free and whorish as that wasn't about to enjoy the beating that she would give him in response. No man would ever get to have her on their arm, save for her husband, Ranma Saotome.
Of course, there would be those who would like to think otherwise... like the 'gentleman' who was currently glaring in her direction. Many guys drooled over her figure, but others, like this one, took one look at her and saw the worst. They tended to look at her like she was some sort of tramp, rather than the warrior that she was, and didn't want to be told differently. And what made it worse was that he looked rather like the man who she would have to deal with as the customs official.
Heaving a sigh that pleased the dockworkers watching, she dug her Japanese travel papers out of her bag and headed over to get the hassle over with, while:
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