Akane arrived at 8:35. There weren’t many people at the spa yet. She tried to keep calm and not worry about Ranma’s girl side being gone forever. It was difficult to say the least. ‘It’s what he wanted. His goal of being a complete guy again is what he wanted to do for the past year. Now I hope it doesn’t change him too much. I don’t think I can handle him being more egotistic.”
She shook herself and decided to just relax. There’s nothing she could do about it anyway.
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Ukyo arrived at her destination at 9:45. The place was pretty quiet for a Sunday. Still, she went inside and began to start out with the hot tub to soak away her pains. It was a big one, able to hold about 40 people if needed. The size of the place was the reason for Ukyo to not notice that Akane was there until much later. Specifically right… now. (11:20)
“Akane!? What? What are you doing here?!!”
“Huh? Ukyo why are you all the way out in Azabu-Juban?”
“I needed a break from everything. Do some relaxing; trying to keep sane, you know that stuff. So why are you here? Sick of Ran-chan yet? You know I can always take him off your hands…”
“Ukyo…”
*sigh* “Fine, but why can’t he see that I am the one for him?! I can cook!”
Akane was angrier “Ukyo…”
“Yet he’s been avoiding me for 2 weeks now. I wasn’t that bad was I?”
“UKYO!”
“What?!”
“You helped destroy his mom’s house, AND, you put gunpowder into Okanomiyaki at the wedding! How Ranma forgives you guys I never know.”
“At least I can admit I love the guy.”
“What do I care if I’m not with him!? He’s a jerk anyway!”
“And that’s why I still have hope… even if it’s dying faster each day.”
“What do you mean by that?!”
“Face it Akane, you love that jerk, we all do. It’s what you two see in each other that is getting me desperate.”
“I… you got me. So what if I care, it’s not like we can do anything. Besides, he’s changed now.”
“What do you mean by that?” Ukyo’s yes widened “He rejected you didn’t he? Yes! All isn’t lost!”
“Rejected me? Like that will do him any good. Our parents will make us marry once you, Shampoo and Kodachi stop chasing him. No, he… he found a cure. It worked. He’s never going to be a girl again. I hope he doesn’t change too much.”
“Really? He is finally cured? I bet he was ecstatic.”
“No, he didn’t even tell me.”
“Then how do you know?”
“It rained today. When he was seeing me out.”
“Was he dancing, or singing that tune of his? I bet Nabiki’s pigtailed girl photos will be very expensive now.”
“Nothing, he just took it like it was just normal for him. I’m afraid he forgot that he even was a girl.”
“No reaction at all?! I guess you’re right then. His arrogance was huge before, now…”
“Something is wrong with him I know it. Maybe he liked being a girl at least sometimes.”
“You want a redhead in the sack don’t you?”
“UKYO!!!”
“What? Admit it; you have the hots for his girl side.”
“No! I’m not a lesbian! I…” Akane grips her head and breathes deeply as she calms down “Can’t we just get along? Like when we do stuff school related? This is bad enough. You’re the only one who I can deal with. Don’t make me put you with Shampoo.”
“Ok Ok fine fine!! I won’t talk about your sexuality. We ARE friends, it’s just that you and I are after the same prize Akane. I just won’t try to kill you to get my way like everyone else. I’m not like that. Besides, I know deep down that he’ll never see me more than ‘one of the guys’ no matter what I do. But if he’s going to be with you instead of me, than I will make him pay, got that? Those bombs were for him as well.”
“You’re really giving up on him Ukyo?”
“Well, not really. There is still a chance he comes to his senses, and you guys are really fragile right now. It’s just that if he were to choose today, I know I will lose. Things are changing Akane, and I don’t want them to. Tell you what; I won’t ruin things for you with him when I‘m near you if you allow him to eat at my restaurant without putting holes in the roof. It took me a month to get the place perfect again after how bad you messed it up last time.”
“Argg, I guess you’re right. You guys are friends anyway. Not that I care where he eats.”
“Right, whatever you say sugar.”
“Are you sure Konatsu is ok with running the restaurant by himself?”
“Nah, I gave him a day off, just like I am having. Now let’s get back to relaxing. Truce?”
Ukyo stuck her hand out. Akane looked at it and hesitated. After a moment she shook it. “Truce, just don’t try anything you hear?”
“Loud and clear sugar. It’s still odd that we can be in a spa together without something stupid happening you know?”
Akane started giggling “Don’t jinx it!” then she thought about it “Seriously don’t. I’d like one day of normalcy thank you.”
As if on cue (it probably was) Shampoo splashed her way into the spa and saw two of her rivals next to each other.
“What Spatula-girl doing here with violent-girl? Shampoo knew today she should have gone after arien, but no, Great grandmother say Shampoo need break. Arien now all alone with stupid flower girl!”
Akane sweat dropped while Ukyo responded to her purple haired rival “Aw great, really, you’re here too? Well at least I know that Ranma hates Kodachi.” She sighed “So I guess he got a break from all of us today. Huh?”
“Perfect day to see Ranma and Great grandmother make Shampoo take day off. Shampoo no have luck.”
Akane looked downcast “Shampoo, can we please not fight here? I’d like a day off of fighting and I really need to relax.”
“Shampoo no need fight. Shampoo’s shampoo will make arien no resist Shampoo anymore shampoo guarantied by Shampoo’s Great grandmother that shampoo will make Shampoo better because shampoo is a magical shampoo.”
“… What?” asked a confused Ukyo
“Stupid Japanese language!”
Akane busted Shampoo’s bubble “It won’t matter, those magic things never work.”
Ukyo disagreed “Well, he somehow got rid of his curse so some magical thing did work.”
“Arien no cursed?! Yay! Shampoo plan work!”
The other two asked at the same time “WHAT PLAN?!”
“Easy, Shampoo got magic lamp from Great grandmother and put it in place Arien find when everyone chase him. Shampoo ‘accidently’ drop lamp and Arien make wish to be cursed no more! It work!”
Ukyo heard something off and asked “Wait, you mean a genie? Why didn’t you make the wish yourself then?”
“Shampoo no stupid. If Shampoo make wish, wish may blow in Shampoo’s face! Great grandmother always warn genies in lamps no be trusted. It too, too risk for Shampoo to do it.”
Akane was bugged eyed “So, if Ranma wished he wasn’t cursed anymore, it could make it so that he couldn’t remember being cursed at all?!”
“That right. Genies tricky. Wish no be like you want.”
“So what about the other 2 wishes?”
“Stupid Akane, genies grant only one wish now because too, too many people stupid when making wish. Especially in 1930’s. Great grandmother say that when everyone get greedy.”
“So the great depression caused the genies to grant only one wish?”
“What so depressing that it be great? Is it about stupid lost boy? He always depressed. No look to great to Shampoo.”
Ukyo snickered at that “Never mind about it Shampoo.” She said “I wondered why you announced which way he went.”
“Shampoo plan work! Shampoo tell great grandmother.” She started to get out then stopped “Tell Great Grandmother later. Shampoo deserve spa. Everything go according to plan.”
“So no fighting now?” Akane pleaded
“Shampoo too, too good mood to fight.”
“I hope it stays that way.”
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Ranma was walking through the streets of Azabu-Juban, eating another ice cream. That last ice cream shop had a bunch of girls with odd hair colors that were all radiating magic. He didn’t know how she knew, just that they were. Especially that meatball headed blonde that the black haired girl kept yelling at. She ate ice cream the same way as herself. Ranma wisely decided to get some on the go. Magic doesn’t bode well with her, thank you very much. The presence of someone following her didn’t stop either.
‘Probably Kodachi, she’s the sneaky one.’ Ranma licked her ice cream ‘Ok, I’ve got to stop being a girl this much when I’m hungry. I’m having an ice cream addiction!”
Ranma turned a corner and saw a women’s only spa. ‘Maybe I can lose her through here.’
The clock struck one as Ranma walked into the spa.
A while later she was on the edge of the huge spa pool away from everyone else when her eyes caught something she wished she didn’t see, Akane.
'What's she doing here!! I hope my disguise is good enough. She see's through most, but being Yoiko Hibiki worked for a while. Just sit back and relax Ranma, You're a girl right now in women's only spa. Hot water doesn't change you. You have every right to be here, you are female for half of the rest of your life anyway. Hopefully she doesn't see me... shoot, I see Ukyo and Shampoo here as well. I'm screwed.'
Akane by this time wanted away from her two rivals, this was a time for relaxing, not arguing. She came here to get away from all the craziness.
'Maybe I'll go talk to that blonde haired girl, she looks lonely. Come to think of it, where is everyone? Oh yeah, someone said something about a Yumma and everyone ran out. I'll go help, but I want to relax. Besides, its the Sailor Senshi's job anyway. They will do fine without me. Huh? the Blonde girl looks nervous. She needs my help, and it will get me away from them.'
“Hi, what’s your name? You look a bit lonely, I’m Akane by the way.”
‘Ohcrapohcrapohcrapohcrap!!! Think of a fake name! Think of a fake name!!” “Um, I um, err, mine name’s…
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