What Ranma and Kodachi were doing, namely seeking a little bit of pleasure and closeness, was by no means exceptional in these apocalyptical times. Many people had answered the call of lust and sought escape in the physical act of Love. In the majority of cases, the assurance of an imminent death made the concerned people forget about protection, inhibitions, laws and so on...
Unfortunately, there were still many others who chose a quick clean death rather than be killed by the impact. Surviving it may be even worse as numerous experts had described the likely following scenario: A new ice age provoked by the dust cloud, rampant disease, war for the few remaining ressources and other Hokuto no Ken-like niceties.
Some unleashed their frustrations in raw violence. Rioters and pillagers were running amok in several cities across the Globe. The Police and the Army were mobilized and trying to regain control despite having a severe deserter problem. Predicators were having a field day. More religious people had converged in their respective churches and temples to pray for salvation.
Alcohol and drugs were also another popular way of trying to ignore what was happening. Bars were more than full almost worldwide.
In short, Chaos reigned everywhere. The news of the nuclear strike's success did little to calm things down as few people still paid attention to the media, caught up in their personal version of the End of Days.
******
Keitaro Urashima drank a cup of sake in one go and loudly sighed. Here he was, alone in the Hinata-Sou, waiting for the inevitable. He took a look around, accentuating the feeling of total abandonment. No one was here to share the last moments with him.
"Dammit!" exclaimed Keitaro as he gulped another cup, crying at the injustice of it all.
Life just wasn't fair. He had finally managed to get into Todai and what happens? A freakin' piece of rock was going to annihilate human civilization and pretty much Earth in one fell swoop. After years of blood, tears, pain and humiliation, the prestigious Tokyo U was going to be so much rubble in a few hours.
Shinobu had been the first to leave. Her parents had reconciled in the face of the coming disaster. They wished to be a family again for the little time they had left. How could he and the other tenants deny such a heartfelt request?
An emissary had come to bring back Su to Molmol. No doubt she was with her brother and sister now, waiting for the hammer to fall. He hoped they were going to be okay.
Motoko had gone to her family in Kyoto at her sister's insistance. The Aoyama clan wanted to gather one last time, he supposed.
Kitsune was still here with him in Hinata-Sou. Unfortunately, she had tried to break her alcohol drinking record. She was so drunk she had honestly started to seduce him. Too bad she dropped unconscious when things were getting good. The fox woman was currently sleeping it off in her futon "Sometimes, I wonder if I'm too much of a nice guy..."
No signs of Mutsumi anywhere. She was probably with her family in Okinawa. He couldn't fault her for that. The approach of Death had convinced many families to gather and/or reform before it was too late.
Keitaro kept drinking. He had phoned his own family but couldn't go back to his parents, there was not enough time. They had given him bad news at the same time: Kanako had disappeared and no one knew where she could be. Haruka was in the Hinata teahouse and the fact that he saw Seta's van parked in front of it told him his aunt would certainly be too busy in one way or another.
And Naru... Like many others, family had taken precedence. He didn't begrudge her the right to be with her father, her stepmother and her sister in the final hours of humanity but it hurt so much...
Keitaro was completely drunk when he felt slender arms embrace him from behind. The twin sensations in his back instantly told him it was a girl who was doing that. His first reaction was panic and he tried to get away.
He was too drunk to manage escaping. Instead, the two of them tumbled down and he found himself on top of the unknown girl in a compromising position. Having lost his glasses in the fall and his vision blurred by alcohol, he didn't recognize her at all, despite the fact he knew her rather well.
Sake had rid him of most of his inhibitions by that time so it wasn't surprising that Keitaro Urashima's libido, repressed for years and forced to look but not touch so many beautiful girls, broke out of its restraints. He lowered his lips to hers and kissed her fiercely.
Apparently, the unknown girl didn't mind as she returned the kiss with as much fervor as he was showing. Their hands roamed over each other's bodies, getting clothes out of the way.
See other episodes by Jamil Nate
(Posted Thu, 05 Feb 2004 22:31)
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