Another day, another silly short story.  ^_^



Tigger Trigger
M A Davis / Miko


        "There kitty kitty," the girl said, soothingly.  "Nice kitty 
kitty."

        Akane Tendo sat on the floor in the center of her room, her 
fiancee curled in her lap.  She rubbed his back -- well, her back, 
at the moment -- and spoke in calming tones.

        Her bedding was shredded.  Her door was a pile of wood 
shavings scattered across the floor.  Outside the room, claw 
marks lined the walls and floor.  They appeared to come from the 
bathroom at the end of the hallway.

        "I warned you," Nabiki said.  "He dresses quickly, and often 
in the dark.  He doesn't necessarily look at what he's putting on.  
At least," she added, "not until he gets to a mirror, apparently."

        "Well, they're off him now," Akane said.  "Thanks for the 
water, by the way.  I don't think I could have undressed him and 
dressed him if he was... well, you know."

        "Think nothing of it," Nabiki said, magnanimously.

        "Honestly, though," Akane said, "it was just a joke.  I just 
wanted to surprise him, is all.  I mean, it's not as if he doesn't need 
new ones; his old ones are starting to fall apart!  I didn't really 
think it'd send him over the edge like that."

        "You don't know your fiancee well, do you?" Nabiki 
replied.

        Ranma opened her eyes slowly, and yawned.  It usually took 
a while for her to come out of the neko-ken completely.

        "But, really," Akane said, "all this, from a pair of Hello 
Kitty boxer shorts?"

        Kasumi stepped into the room.  "With all of the chaos this 
morning," she said, "I didn't really have time to make a hot 
breakfast.  Is cold cereal okay?  I've got frosted flakes...."  She 
held up a cereal box, with a familiar, grinning tiger mascot on the 
front.

        "Kasumi!" Akane said in alarm.

        "Oh my!" Kasumi exclaimed.  "I completely forgot!"

        "Mrrrrroooowrrrrrrr," Ranma growled, deep in her throat.

        Nabiki rolled her eyes.  "Well," she said, "here we go 
again...."


FINI