** Okaaayyy, so. Duncan-superfan actually helped me with this one, again. **
"It was so nice of you to have me over," I said as I handed Kasumi dishes and china cups.
"No problem, Sofie." Soun smiled. I stood up to take my leave when I looked at Ryoga, who was twiddling with his fingers and sitting next to Akane. I cleared my throat loudly, but he only continued to stare at her. Akane noticed and precipitated a drop of sweat.
"Uh... Ryoga, your sister is trying to tell you something..."
"O-oh. Yes, sister?" Ryoga asked. I scoffed,
"Time ta' go, bro." and picked up my coat. I heard the front door click open, and Nodoka stepped inside with a broad and timid smile.
"I hope I'm not interrupting, but I just thought I would stop by."
"Hey mom," Ranma said, gulping the last of his drink. "I see your not carrying around that creepy sword anymore." When Nodoka looked at me, I quickly bowed, getting lost in her appearance.
"Who is this?" she put her hand on her cheek, looking at me. Ranma put his arm around my shoulders and hugged me to his side.
"My friend, Sofie. We've known each other since a while back, after Pop took me. I forgot you didn't meet her yet." he said with happily closed eyes. I flushed a bit and played with the edge of my shirt, giggling softly.
"Are you staying overnight?" she began walking toward me. I stuttered,
"N-no," and batted my eyelashes. "That would be rude..."
"Of course it wouldn't be, Sofie, dear." Nabiki said fruitlessly. "Your a family friend, aren't you?"
"Eh..um..uh..well.."
Ryoga blurted, "Aren't we all a bit old for a thing like a sleep-over?"
"Who said anything about you, Ryoga? Shoo."
"Wha... I didn't mean--"
"Ryoga." I said, but pleaded with begging eyes.
"Of course. I'll be leaving, now." he took my coat with him after I handed him a map, and headed out into the fading daylight.
Before I realized what was happening, Nodoka exclaimed,
"So it's a sleep-over, then!"
"Well, she ain't sleeping in my room!" Akane growled. I gave her a bland look. Soun began,
"Why no--"
"Sofie can stay in my room!" Ranma smirked in Akane's direction.
"You can't sleep with Ranma! Thats, thats-- DISGUSTING! Y-you pervert!"
"Blah, blah, blah. Lets go!" he grabbed my arm and rushed me down the hallway. I felt vile, so why was I smiling?
"RANMA!!" I heard a man scream. I didn't say anything, so I'm not gonna get in trouble, right?
When everything was situated, it just turned out that I was sleeping with that Saotome's that night... and I was shivering all over. I looked at Mr. Saotome, who, in Panda form, didn't seem to care.
"Can I take a quick bath?" I asked him, holding my clenched fists to my chin. The sign he held up said "sure", so I hurried inside the bathroom and closed the sliding door. What, no lock?
At my house, I have no fear of anyone barging in, because Ryoga is either not at home, or goes to sleep super early to have extra time to find the Tendo's at dawn in case he gets lost. I undressed first, then began running the hot water. I undid my pigtails, and put my hair into a fresh ponytail. I turned off the water, and studied the full tub. When at first my left side was over the edge of the bath and into the water, the door slid open.
I didn't scream. I couldn't. People were sleeping. I didn't fall into the water. I would make a mess. However, I was shaking violently and trying to cover up as much of myself as I could with huge balls of tears forming around the rim of my eyes, blurring my vision.
"WAAH--!! I-I'M SORRY, SOFIE-SAMA! I AM I AM I AM!!" a girl cried, and then speeding footsteps that trampled away. DAMN YOU, RANMA!, I screamed inside.
Getting ready for bed the rest of the night was a bit awkward for all of us. The room was dimly lighted, and steam being exhaled from the pig-statue on the floor was interring the room, making my pajamas stick to my body. Ranma was now a man again, and he dare not look me in the eye. Suddenly he huffed,
"We have a lock."
What--!? RAH!
"You know, on the bathroom door?" he continued.
"What do you think? I wanted someone to see me naked? Who do you think I am?" I said, narrowing me eyes.
"My friend." he replied. Another single tear fall to the ground, but this time you couldn't hear it over the hum on the vaporizer.
"Is that all?" I choked. Ranma looked at me through the dark room.
"What?" he asked.
"Nothing." I coughed. Off topically he added,
"I'm getting married in a week." I blushed. "Is that okay?"
I crawled over to him, and hugged his body to mine while we laid on the floor.
"I don't know." Than our fronts were together. His damp arms hugged me back.
"I want you to be happy. Are you happy?" I questioned him, leaving two wet marks on his clothes where my eyes pressed against.
Without answering he asked, "Are you?"
And we fell asleep in that position.
"It was so nice of you to have me over," I said as I handed Kasumi dishes and china cups.
"No problem, Sofie." Soun smiled. I stood up to take my leave when I looked at Ryoga, who was twiddling with his fingers and sitting next to Akane. I cleared my throat loudly, but he only continued to stare at her. Akane noticed and precipitated a drop of sweat.
"Uh... Ryoga, your sister is trying to tell you something..."
"O-oh. Yes, sister?" Ryoga asked. I scoffed,
"Time ta' go, bro." and picked up my coat. I heard the front door click open, and Nodoka stepped inside with a broad and timid smile.
"I hope I'm not interrupting, but I just thought I would stop by."
"Hey mom," Ranma said, gulping the last of his drink. "I see your not carrying around that creepy sword anymore." When Nodoka looked at me, I quickly bowed, getting lost in her appearance.
"Who is this?" she put her hand on her cheek, looking at me. Ranma put his arm around my shoulders and hugged me to his side.
"My friend, Sofie. We've known each other since a while back, after Pop took me. I forgot you didn't meet her yet." he said with happily closed eyes. I flushed a bit and played with the edge of my shirt, giggling softly.
"Are you staying overnight?" she began walking toward me. I stuttered,
"N-no," and batted my eyelashes. "That would be rude..."
"Of course it wouldn't be, Sofie, dear." Nabiki said fruitlessly. "Your a family friend, aren't you?"
"Eh..um..uh..well.."
Ryoga blurted, "Aren't we all a bit old for a thing like a sleep-over?"
"Who said anything about you, Ryoga? Shoo."
"Wha... I didn't mean--"
"Ryoga." I said, but pleaded with begging eyes.
"Of course. I'll be leaving, now." he took my coat with him after I handed him a map, and headed out into the fading daylight.
Before I realized what was happening, Nodoka exclaimed,
"So it's a sleep-over, then!"
"Well, she ain't sleeping in my room!" Akane growled. I gave her a bland look. Soun began,
"Why no--"
"Sofie can stay in my room!" Ranma smirked in Akane's direction.
"You can't sleep with Ranma! Thats, thats-- DISGUSTING! Y-you pervert!"
"Blah, blah, blah. Lets go!" he grabbed my arm and rushed me down the hallway. I felt vile, so why was I smiling?
"RANMA!!" I heard a man scream. I didn't say anything, so I'm not gonna get in trouble, right?
When everything was situated, it just turned out that I was sleeping with that Saotome's that night... and I was shivering all over. I looked at Mr. Saotome, who, in Panda form, didn't seem to care.
"Can I take a quick bath?" I asked him, holding my clenched fists to my chin. The sign he held up said "sure", so I hurried inside the bathroom and closed the sliding door. What, no lock?
At my house, I have no fear of anyone barging in, because Ryoga is either not at home, or goes to sleep super early to have extra time to find the Tendo's at dawn in case he gets lost. I undressed first, then began running the hot water. I undid my pigtails, and put my hair into a fresh ponytail. I turned off the water, and studied the full tub. When at first my left side was over the edge of the bath and into the water, the door slid open.
I didn't scream. I couldn't. People were sleeping. I didn't fall into the water. I would make a mess. However, I was shaking violently and trying to cover up as much of myself as I could with huge balls of tears forming around the rim of my eyes, blurring my vision.
"WAAH--!! I-I'M SORRY, SOFIE-SAMA! I AM I AM I AM!!" a girl cried, and then speeding footsteps that trampled away. DAMN YOU, RANMA!, I screamed inside.
Getting ready for bed the rest of the night was a bit awkward for all of us. The room was dimly lighted, and steam being exhaled from the pig-statue on the floor was interring the room, making my pajamas stick to my body. Ranma was now a man again, and he dare not look me in the eye. Suddenly he huffed,
"We have a lock."
What--!? RAH!
"You know, on the bathroom door?" he continued.
"What do you think? I wanted someone to see me naked? Who do you think I am?" I said, narrowing me eyes.
"My friend." he replied. Another single tear fall to the ground, but this time you couldn't hear it over the hum on the vaporizer.
"Is that all?" I choked. Ranma looked at me through the dark room.
"What?" he asked.
"Nothing." I coughed. Off topically he added,
"I'm getting married in a week." I blushed. "Is that okay?"
I crawled over to him, and hugged his body to mine while we laid on the floor.
"I don't know." Than our fronts were together. His damp arms hugged me back.
"I want you to be happy. Are you happy?" I questioned him, leaving two wet marks on his clothes where my eyes pressed against.
Without answering he asked, "Are you?"
And we fell asleep in that position.