While most had just nick-named the past-time, 'the Daily Ranko Glomping'. True, Happosai would fondle the young former-heir of the Anything Goes School, but Happosai did a whole lot more for the crippled redhead.
A LOT more.
When Happosai recieved word of what happened to his young pupil, whom Happosai hoped to become the first FEMALE heir of the Anything Goes school, he was panic-striken. It was true that Happosai did like to make Ranko's life a pain from time to time, (best to keep her on her toes) but he NEVER wanted to hurt her. Even those times when she fought him to defend her worthless father and the Tendos from his 'wrath', Happosai held back any strikes that could be considered lethal or do any physical damage.
It had been a dark day for Happosai when he heard the news of Ranko's condition, that she could no longer walk. For two hundred-plus years, Happosai had been teaching Anything Goes. In all that time, Ranko was the only one that Happosai could even consider for an heir seriously.
Yes, Happosai did rationalize the opposite gender to be weaker, but Ranko and her adventures helped Happosai to see things differently. All the times he fought with Ranko, she was able to give him a run for his money. She was someone worthy of his respect, and also had Happosai consider finding those two orphan girls again. They had potential to be the new heirs of the Anything Goes School of Martial Arts.
But still, there was now Happosai's current relationship with Ranko to consider. He would still come by daily to cop a feel, but when he was done 'teasing' her, he'd stay around to help Ranko learn something else.
English.
Yes, though Happosai could no longer teach Ranko how to fight, he still wanted to be her sensei. And finding out that Ranko was working to help a writer in America, Happosai was all for helping her perfect her skills with the English language. Ranko had taken to writing English on an almost eerie-level of learning. Withing two weeks, Ranko was writing English as if it were her first language, (now if only Happosai could get her to write Japanese as well.)
And currently, Happosai was teaching Ranko to now speak the languagr, since she took such an interest in it. And Happosai was findign she wasn't doing too bad. She could speak English as well as that Amazon bitch could speak Japanese.
Happosai smiled. So what if it made Ranko sound a little like a bimbo? Happosai felt it made her seem 'cuter'. Besides, Happosai was sure she'd grow past that stage of talking soon. Her writing was absolutely perfect, and when Ranko learned how to speak more English words, she'd be able to hold a conversation in English easilly. "Sure, she'd have an accent, but hey, no one's perfect," Happosai rationalized
And then there were the other two greatest joys Happosai had at being around the Saotome home. First was beating down Genma whenevr he spoke badly of Ranko. And second, that Nodoka woman was very nice, always calling him manly, "Must be a blow to Genma's pride," Happosai thought with glee.
Seeing he was almost at his target, Happosai bounded down from the roof of the building he was on and landed on the grounds of the Saotome home. Smirking, Happosai walked up to a window and looked in to see Ranko...
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(Posted Sun, 05 Oct 2003 19:21)
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