Just what the heck was a 'normal' boy-girl relationship anyway?
All he knew was that his previous relationships weren't exactly... average. There were the other guys he knew... but Kuno, Mousse and even that Tsubasa guy were pretty freaky. Hiroshi and Daisuke just usually leered at girls and asked him questions about what he had 'done' with his fiancees. Then if the guys were out, then perhaps if he considered the girls he knew... Nabiki went out with guys as long as she could bilk the poor sap out of his cash, and Kasumi was kind of oblivious to guys like Doc Tofu who were interested in her. And being around the girls got him bashed plenty of times...
"You appear to be confused about something," Rei stated.
Shocked back to reality, Ranma have a helpless little shrug. "Sorry, but I'm kinda havin' trouble figurin' out what a 'real' relationship is."
"You are?"
"Well... yeah. I mean, I don't think I've ever seen one before."
"If you wish, I can share the books that I have gathered on the subject."
"Ya got books ta tell ya what ta do?"
"Yes. I grew up on a mountain," the yuki-onna stated, "and as such, there was not much in the way of locals to interact with."
"But books ain't the way ta learn anythin'..."
"They are not?"
"Nah... Actually, if ya wanna know about history or chemistry, they're fine. But people ain't all the same."
"Then... what should I do?"
"You're askin' me?!"
"You have had more experience in dealing with people."
The pigtailed boy shook his head. "Not me. Most of the time I've gotten into so much trouble..."
"I see..."
"Umm... Well... ya can try ya smile or somethin'."
"Like this?" the pale girl asked, her lips curving across her face.
"Ack! It looks like you're havin' stomach pains or somethin."
"I'm sorry."
"It ain't your fault. Not so wide, and ya got to look like you're happy or somethin'."
"Is this what you mean?"
Looking over the small smile that she was giving him, he nodded. "That's it. Ya got it. Just stop bein' so... cold all the time."
"Cold is my native environment."
"Ugh... that ain't what I mean..."
Rei cocked her head to the side. "It is not?"
"Nah..," he sighed, and wondered how he could make this work. For the first time he had girls that weren't about to beat him over the head and drag him to the altar, and he had no clue as to what he should do. Heck, the last time that he had a girl he had just met smiling at him, he'd screwed it up completely.
But as he thought about it, he'd done one thing right before that moment in the furo.
"Hi, I'm Ranma Saotome," he told her, holding out his hand, "Ya wanna be friends?"
Glancing at the extending hand, Rei blinked slightly and wondered about what to do with it. She had little experience in these sort of things, and had never had anything approaching a 'friend'. And as she considered it, having him become closer to her could only be good. So she reached out and took it, returing the handshake. "I think that I would like that."
"Great!" he cheered, and grinned at her. Finally he had managed to do something right, but had little idea as to how to continue on. But at least at this moment, he was able to hold her cool hand in his and not get beaten up by her or another.
He just wished he knew what the heck he was doing.
Satisfied for the moment, he looked at her, while:
(Posted Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:31)
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