Gary Kleppe wrote:

	"Crushed pineapple," he replied, grinning broadly. "I be
bringin' in de whipped cream and chopped nuts next, wahine. We goan'
make a human sundae!"

*ERK* Wait just a moment, my lunch has come up.

	As she busily scrubbed the dishes clean, she pictured the scene
in her mind, the one she had imagined a hundred times before. Ranma
finally deciding that he's fed up with his life, that he truly loved his
cute fiancee and wants to elope with her. Herself hugging him excitedly
and telling him how much she'd been waiting for this day -- true, but
not in the way he thought. Ranma meeting her the next day, his
belongings all packed, his eyes full of love, love for her. Herself and
Hikaru driving away, cheerfully waving and calling out *Bye-Bye!* to
Ranma. Ranma's expression changing from love to shock, then to sadness,
then to hurt, then to anger, as he ran in vain trying to catch them,
eyes crying, arms flailing about desperately, voice crying out the words
that made her entire life worthwhile.

	*You said you'd take me with you!*

Y'know. Of all the things in this fic, this idea is the closest one that
feels so...right. One could almost feel the desire for justice in Ukyou
returning that 'favor' Ranma inadvertantly did to her all those years ago.
I wouldn't mind seeing a fic using that as a story premise either.

	"We tried once before back in China, remember? It almost worked.
Good thing, too. Pop was about to take my head off when he caught the
two of us together. Good thing that shampoo of yours doesn't need hair
to work. 

BWHAHAHA!!! I never thought of that.

A really good one. As always.

D.B. Sommer