Hair all in place? Check.
Make up properly applied? Check.
Perfume a whiff on the breeze? Check.
Suit nice and tight without wrinkles? Check.
Of course, this was all just to put on a professional air. A modicum of dignity and restraint was necessary to deal with any problem. That it might make her more attractive to Ranma had no difference to her. It wasn't like she had been thinking about it before she went to sleep. Really.
Taking a breath to steady herself, Setsuna stepped over to knock on the door. It opened to frame a pretty brunette in a housedress.
"Oh hello," said the girl brightly, "May I help you?"
"Yes, I'm here to see Ranma Saotome."
"You are? Come on in," Kasumi said, "Are you another fiancee?"
Setsuna stopped to look over her shoulder as she stood in the entry way. "What?"
"I'm sorry, but it just seemed right to ask now."
"Yes, I'm sure." The Time Senshi tried not to let her eyebrow twitch. During her investigations, she had seen a lot of what had happened to him on his training journey. At the very least, it let her see exactly why he had such a vehement reaction to the Moon Cats. Oddly enough, she wasn't as adverse to having a panda-skin rug as she once might have been. "Where is he?"
"He'll be just a moment," Kasumi said, "Would you like some tea?" "Yes, please." After a few moments of tea drinking, Setsuna began to wonder what was taking so much time. It couldn't be so long just to get him...
"RANMA! YOU GET BACK HERE!" screeched an angry female voice somewhere in the house.
"WHAT ARE YOU SO ANGRY ABOUT?!" Ranma yelled back.
"Stupid boy! Stop treating your fiancee like that!"
Forget the Tylenol, bring on the Excedrin. Setsuna fought the urge to rub her temples and sipped delicately from her cup. At least the tea was good. So she sat, drinking her tea and trying to ignore the various crashes and bangs while she wondered:
(Posted Wed, 30 Oct 2002 14:49)
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