Forgotten Fiance

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|Prolog: Memories                                                   |
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                             Who are you?
                        I was fighting Shampoo...
                       ...but what happened then?
                      I feel strangely refreshed...

                         Who are you anyway?
                        Have we met somewhere?
                             Who are you?
                           He's my fiancee!?

                               "Ranma"?
                       That does sound familiar.
                         Where have I heard...
                           "Ranma" before?

                                Stop!
                            That jump....
                       ...he's no ordinary boy.
                        Who on Earth IS that?

                             Who are you?
                         What are you doing?
                            Let go of me...
                         ...whoever you are!

                               "Ranma"? 
                            Who's "Ranma"?
                         What are you doing....
                           ...in my house?

                         Who are you, again?

                              How wierd!
                          What came over me?
                        I saw that girl hug...
                          this strange boy...
                        ...and I was furious?

                       Why is this young man...
                      ...going to such trouble?

                             ...said...
                           ...I'm cute?...

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|Chapter 1: I'm engaged to ... what?                                |
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"Who do you think I'm taking this for, anyway?" the stranger yelled 
at Akane.  "You know something, I'm sorry I ever said you were cute!"

Akane stood stunned.  This strange boy, whom everyone said was her 
fiancee, had called her cute.  He was no ordinary boy and he was 
going to so much trouble for her.  Also, when Shampoo had hugged him, 
she had felt so furious.  So maybe...

"Eh?" Soun observed.  "Say it again Ranma."

"I'm sorry I said you were cute," R-ra-... that guy yelled at her.  
Something started to click.

"She's responding!" Soun gloated, just as the wall caved in.

"Hello!" Shampoo greeted happily as she walked through the new hole 
in the wall.  "Darling!" She cried joyfully and reached out towards 
Rumba.

Akane grabbed the pig tail and pulled him out of Shampoo's reach.  
Akane glared furiously.

Shampoo growled, "you remember Ranma?  You stubborn girl."

"You're one to talk," Akane growled back.

"Too bad," Shampoo sighed regretfully.  "If you no remember, you no 
have to die!"

Akane tensed as the Chinese girl moved in for the kill almost faster 
than her eye could follow, and somehow her fiancee was there to 
intercept.

"Shampoo, stop!"

"You I love," Shampoo melted against him.  Akane grew furious again.

"Now wait a second!" Rama protested.  "Listen to me!  Don't hurt 
Akane."

"Is obstacle," Shampoo explained reasonably.  "Obstacle is for 
killing."

"I guess there is no choice," Ramen sighed and picked up a 
conveniently placed bucket of water.  "I have to tell you the truth."  
Akane stared as he -she?- dumped the water over herself.

"Female Ranma," Shampoo gasped.

"That's right," Random agreed, "I try to keep it a secret.  But my 
male side is just a disguise.  I'm really a girl."

Akane felt faint.  In fact, that seemed a really good idea, right 
then.

"So I'm afraid you and I just can't... uh?"

"Kill!" Shampoo roared furiously as she... suddenly stopped her 
killing blow.  Tears flowed down her cheeks as she stared at the 
girl.

"Bie lao," she cried as she ran off.

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|Chapter 2:                                                         |
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Akane lay on her bed with a nice damp towel over her forehead.  It 
had been a long and confussing day with one shock too many.  She sat 
up and wandered into the hallway.  Thinking that she'd feel a lot 
better after a good long soak in the furo, the dazed girl walked in 
on her fiancee as she dumped cold water over her naked body.

Akane and her fiancee stared at each other in shock for several 
moments before Akane made her move.  Ranma cringed as Akane...

...dropped her towel and climbed into the furo.

"Akane?"

"Yes, R-Ranma?"

"Are you feeling okay?"

"I'm f-fine," Akane stammered.  "Really.  I'm just worn out.  Thanks 
for going to so much trouble."

"It was nothing."  Ranma avoided looking at her as she crept to the 
door.

Akane stared at the water.  "Would you really go all the way to 
China if you had to?"

"Sure, Akane," Ranma said from the changing room, relieved that 
she'd made it out of the room unharmed.

"That's what I thought," Akane nodded thoughtfully.  "Good thing you 
don't have to go anywhere, right?"