Ranma pulls away from Ataru, waving her hands to ward off a possible head-blow from the chef's combat spatula. "U-chan, wait! It's not what you think...!!" she sputters, taking several steps back from Ukyou.
"STOP!"
Ranma spins on Ataru, startled by the booming, almost metallic, tone of his voice. Silence falls like a guillotine blade, then Ranma slowly turns back to Ukyou. The chef, dressed in her usual boy's uniform, appears to be frozen in time. Her face is twisted in a frustrated sneer, one arm raised to seize her combat spatula from behind her back, the other hand almost clenched into a fist, one foot thrust forward as if she was about to march up to her transformed fiance. A minute passes, Ranma gazing almost expectantly at Ukyou, waiting for her to finish whatever she is doing. Finally, she slowly turns to Ataru. "What did you do to U-chan?!" she demands, her fists clench. "What the HELL did you do to her, you...?!"
A finger taps her nose, shocking her into silence. Focusing anew on Tomobiki's most infamous resident, Ranma is quick to see the apologetic look on Ataru's face. "I'm sorry, Ranma," he closes his eyes, lowering his arm. "I didn't mean to shock you like that, but believe me, there's a VERY big problem you've been blinded to for a long time now. Here, let me show you," he walks over to stand beside the frozen Ukyou. "Attention!"
Ranma watches as Ukyou straightens herself, both her arms falling to her side as the sneer on her face melts into a wide-eyed, innocent yet emotionally neutral look. Once her feet have come together in a perfect imitation of a soldier standing to attention, Ataru reaches for...
(Posted Tue, 07 Jan 2003 06:08)
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