So, leaving behind a circular from a 'special' boutique for Happosai to find, Setsuna set about going to find her Prince. It was not that hard, since he had not gone far. He was sitting with his back against the corner of the house that was furthest from where the dojo had once stood.
"Thinking hard?" she asked him.
The pigtailed boy's head snapped up and turned to look at her. "Umm... yeah."
"About what."
"Stuff."
"'Stuff.' Sounds very important."
"It is."
"I believe you."
"Yeah right."
"I do. I would think that this is the time for such thoughts."
Several times his jaw worked like he was about to say something, but no words came out. "It's just that I... I dunno what to think. Before yesterday, all I knew was that I was gonna be the best martial artist I could be. I didn't ask ta be no Prince."
"None of us asked to be what we are. It is just the way things happened to be."
"Right, like you've ever been..."
"In a situation where I had to make hard choices? Stuck with a problem that I didn't want? Of course, but I manage."
"I'm not sulking..."
"Certainly not."
"Umm... yeah."
Smiling slightly at his confusion, she just looked at him. "You don't have to explain yourself to me."
"That'd be a first. I always have ta try and then nobody listens ta me."
"I would."
"But you're a fiancee..."
"So?"
"Ain't ya mad that I got more than one?"
"Why should I be? Did you get engaged on your own?"
"Well... I sorta managed ta get Shampoo that way..."
"I meant on purpose."
"Uh... no?"
"Exactly. I'm not going to attack you over something that you had no control over."
"You... ain't?"
"No. That would be absurd."
Ranma looked incredulous. "That ain't how things've been."
"I think that you'll be surprisedat how they are changing."
"How's that?"
"There's the report about you..."
"A report. 'Bout me?"
"Yes. And it is quite complete."
"How 'complete'?"
"Oh, you'll find that out soon enough," the Senshi of Time said with a shrug, "In the mean time it looks like there are more visitors."
As one, the pair looked over to where the Inners were arriving, while:
(Posted Tue, 07 Jan 2003 20:16)
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