Unable to hold her anguish in, it sought escape in the form of crystaline tears and a soulwrenching sob. Unconsciously she tightened her hold on Ranma as the tears began to flow.
Tears. Such simply things, used to keep the eyes lubricated and to denote such things as sadness and pain. Well.. if they were so damn simple then why oh why did Ranma feel like utter shit whenever a girl let loose those deadly weapons?
Shifting his posture slightly, Ranma raised Brit's chin with his free hand, bringing those feral green eyes to meet with his etheral blue. He stared in them, wincing internally as stray tears escaped those expressive orbs. "Brit? Shhhh. Its okay, tell me whats got yah cryin.."
Shivering, Brit tore her gaze from Ranma's, perfering to cry into his chest as she sobbed out, "Mu,Muffin used to hold me like this.."
Ranma blanched, "Maybe we should get up...." and went about doing just that.
Brit felt momentary panic, thought she didn't know why. As he moved to stand up Brit forcibly held him down, hugging him tighter. "Please.. please don't go.. I don't... don't want to lose this feeling.. please."
Ranma sighed, lowering himself back down - Only this time pulling the oversized Catwoman into his lap. She didn't complain in the least, though her purring had him on edge slightly. It was the simple fact he knew that if he ran, left the woman to face her pain by herself, he would simply be hurting her more. It was tempting to run though.. very very tempting all things considered.
***
Nodoka risked taking a peek into the kitchen, a smile erupting on her face at the sight of the two entagled as they were. She knew her son was manly, but if Brittany already had him on the floor then she underestimated him to a large degree.
Why, it was like a burst to her pride that her son could console such an emotionally distraught woman, espically so soon after meeting said woman. She hoped, since the current rate suggested it, that Ranma would take Brittany as one of his mistresses, or maybe.. oh she so hoped it was true... maybe as a wife?
Giddy from such thoughts, Nodoka remained as quiet as she could - Watching her oh so manly son pull the distraught woman into his lap.
***
He sat there for a time, rocking back and forth slowly in his attempt to sooth the womans pain. He was content.. very very content. The feeling of her curvy body pressed so intimatly against his own would normally have him running like a bat out of hell...
Normally he would have run at the first sign of such contact, but his sense of decency kept him here. Now that he was having prolonged exposure to such.. and experiencing it with his own free will, Ranma found to his dismay a certain.. monster.. awakening from a MANY MANY year slumber...
***
Brit closed her eyes as she leaned against the young man. He reminded her of her lost love. Why.. if she just closed her eyes.. yes.. all she had to do was close her eyes and she could very easily see Ranma as being Strype..
It felt wonderful to the woman, her memories conjuring Strype forth from the dark. She watched her in minds eye as Strype took Ranma's place. Watched with belated breath as he smiled his rougish grin, her heart fluttered as she gazed into those eyes...
Loosing herself to those memories, she inched herself closer to Ranma. Her lips parting in expectance of the kiss she knew her love would give her.
Ranma, for himself, was confused. Very very confused in fact. Brittany had closed her eyes a few minutes ago and now, with her eyes still closed, seemed to be getting closer and closer to him.. Just what on earth was she doing? He couldn't fathom it!
Its only to be expected then, when Brittany initiated the tender kiss that Ranma reacted the way he did. His reaction? Complete and utterly nothing. He froze up, the feelingof the womans warm moist lips meshing with his own being something he had not anticipated, and truth be told never expected even if he was experienced in such things.
When her tongue joined the kiss, turning it from a tender and sad kiss into something akin to a raging inferno, Ranma groaned against the feelings she was bringing up into him. The taste of her lips were ever so sweet, the feeling of her tongue tracing the inside of his mouth gently heavenly and strangely... dangerous..
He tentativly returned the kiss, ever so slowly introducing his own inexperienced tongue to the heated kiss...
Only to have it end so abruptly when Brit's eyes opened and realized what she was doing, and who she was really doing it with. Pulling back, she watched as Ranma recovered for her unexpected lip service, a glaze over his eyes fading away as he once again regained complete control over his mental faculties.
"I,I'm sorry." she sounded feebly, feeling both ashamed that she would do such a thing to some one who had been nothing but kind to her since the begining, and horrified inwardly that she could have brought herself to even do such with another man.
Ranma shook off the debilitating effect her kiss had held over him, he chuckled nervously - sweating slightly as he realized what exactly had just happened. "It's allright. heh.. heh.. heh.. how.. how about ya go take a bath or somethin.. help yah relax abit..." he stuttered quite alot, and mentally bashed himself for being so stupid.
Brit nodded fast at that, wanting to get away and have some time to think to herself about her actions. "Th, that'd be great Ranma.."
***
Nodoka nearly cheered at the sight of Ranma and Brit kissing so fiercly. Her son certainly was manly! Just before she could break out the victory signs, however, the kiss stopped.
She watched as the two talked slightly, and try as she might she couldn't make heads nor tails of what they were saying.
Brittany and her son seperated, the former quickly exiting the room and passing by her hiding place with out taking notice. Nodoka was amused to discover a raging blush visibile beneath the fur of the grieving woman. Heh, yes her son certainly was manly.
Turning her gaze away from the woman, Nodoka peered back into the kitchen and watched as her son quietly went back to cleaning. Even though she hadn't spent all that much time with him, she could tell his thoughts were focused inward, and that he was brooding.
Pondering whether or not to disturb him, Nodoka eventually....
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