On Wed, 30 Oct 1996 11:47:01 -0500 Bridget Ellen Engman wrote:
: Ranma 1/2: Flambe!
: by bengman
:
: Week 3: Blackened Crab Cakes
Ah, another part of this delicious series. Yum, yum, yum! You
said it would be a four-parter, didn't you.
: Now all he had to do was confront the spirit who had caused
: all this. The old woman would probably transform into a huge
: demon, which he could then battle with all the skills at his
: disposal. Akane would see the battle, of course, and know that
: she had been mistaken, that Ranma had been right. She would rush
: out of the dojo, stars in her eyes, and beg him to forgive her
: for ever doubting him. Like a true man, he would brush aside her
: compliments, graciously forgive her, and say, "it was naught but
: my duty as a martial artist, and as the Man of this household."
: (Genma and Soun didn't count, he reminded himself.) Then he
: would gather her close to his side, just like on the covers of
: all those sword-and-sorcery novels, strike a heroic pose, and...
Gee, I knew that Ranma is not exactly a Mr.Modesty Award nominee,
but that he is *so* full of himself... I dunno.
: "But, Akane...."
: "Didn't you hear me?" her voice finally rose above a whisper
: on a hysterical note. "I'm never going to cook again!" She
: walked slowly out of the room. Ranma stared after her
: helplessly.
Well, at least he seems to realize that Akane is more hurt than
usual.
: "No." He knew the stories. If he didn't invite her in, she had
: to stay outside. Well, that was vampires, but it wouldn't hurt
: in this situation.
Huh? I thought that was the devil. And anyway, that's a
metaphor. :)
: "Yeah, right. Try another one, evil spirit."
: She laughed again. "Do you generally have a problem with
: capricious spirits wreaking havoc in your life?"
: Ranma was taken aback. "Well, yeah. It's happened
: before."
:D :D :D
: "Ha!" he shouted after her. "I already have! You won't
: be sinking your claws into her again!" Now Akane would
: be back to normal, she would be safe. But as the woman
: vanished around the corner, Ranma felt strangely hollow,
: as if something had gone terribly wrong. The problem
: was, he had no clue what it could possibly be.
I guess he'll find out in part 4, when he realizes that Akane
*isn't* going "back to normal" after this traumatic experience. I
am anxious to see the conclusion.
Sebastian