Chapter 7
[Park, afternoon]
(Ranma is still crying over Akane's still body,
when Dr. Tofu comes)
Dr.Tofu: Ranma! (Ranma looks up, his face
streaked with tears) How's Akane?
Ranma: I-I think s-she's d-d-de.... (Dr. Tofu
kneels down by Ranma and Akane)
Dr. Tofu: Ranma, could you move? (Ranma
doesn't budge) It'll help Akane. (He reluctantly
scoots away, looking over Dr. Tofu's shoulder
anxiously. He checks her pulse, and shakes his
head) I'm sorry, Ranma, there's nothing to be
done. (Although he already knew this, Ranma
just sits and looks torn)
Ranma: N-n-no... it can't be... (Grabs onto
Dr. Tofu's shirt) You're joking, right? Hahahah!
C'mon, the joke's over, do something! There has
to be something you can do for her! She can't
be gone, she can't be! Stop pulling my leg, doc,
and treat her! You have to have something up
your sleeve! (Bursts into tears again) Must be...
something... you can... do...
(Dr. Tofu looks at Ranma sadly, as he continues
to babble and sob)
Dr. Tofu: I'm a doctor, Ranma. I can't play with
the subject of death.
Ranma: Shampoo... (He slowly raises his fist to his
chest, and starts shaking it threateningly) This is all
Shampoo's fault! I'm not going to let her get away
with this! I swear, on Akane's grave that Shampoo
will not li- (Dr. Tofu observes this for a few
moments, and then pokes a few pressure pints on
Ranma's chest) -ve to see (Ranma falls over, snoring
softly)
Ranma-chan'sVO: I wasn't able to chase
Shampoo at first, since I was always kept a
close eye on. After about a week or so,
however, I made a mad dash out of the house
before anybody could stop me.
[Nekohanten, midday]
Shampoo: Shampoo wonder when
great-grandmother let her see Ranma again.
Memory
Cologne: Child, whatever you do, don't go
visit son-in-law until I tell you to!
Shampoo: Why, great-grandmother? Is
Ranma still shocked over Akane death?
Cologne: Just do as I say!
End of Memory
Shampoo: Is strange, but she know what best.
(Sighs) Shampoo miss husband so much!
(Starts humming) Hm, maybe... I know what
she do! She make Ranma miss me, miss me
so much that he want immediately marry
Shampoo! Great-grandmother is so smart!
(Continues humming, now with a great huge
smile)
Voice: Shampoo.
Shampoo: Shampoo know that voice... (Turns
around) Ranma! (Glomps onto her) You come
see Shampoo, ye- GULP! (Ranma's hand are
at Shampoo's neck, and her face is starting to
turn red) W-what you doing?
Ranma-chan: What on earth did you think you
were doing Shampoo?! (Starts shaking her, and
by now Shampoo is a nice shade of blue)
Fighting her is one thing, but killing Akane!-
Shampoo: (Trying to breath) hhh... hhh
(Thought) I no like doing, but Shampoo must.
(Shampoo kicks Ranma-chan's shin. Ranma-chan
loosens her grip on Shampoo's neck. Shampoo
runs into a corner, breathing wildly)
Ranma-chan: (Running to her) I'm going to shut
that mouth of yours for GOOD, Shampoo!
Shampoo: (Scared) AIYA! (Grabs a bucket out
of nowhere, and pours it over herself)
Shampoo-neko: Miow? (Ranma-chan's freezes)
Ranma-chan: (Voice is high) C'mon....
Sha-Shampoo... l-l-let me g-g-give you a k-k-iss...
Shampoo-neko: (Suspicious) Meowr?
Ranma-chan: (Chattering) D-d-don't you l-l-ike me,
Shampoo?
Shampoo-neko: (Thought) He really want me...
Shampoo so happy! (She jumps into he arms,
not noticing the low wails emitting from
Ranma-chan's neck)
Shampoo-neko: (Rubbing her tail in Ranma's face)
Mweor, mweor.
Ranma-chan: (Low) Ahhhh... ahhhh... ahhh
(Shampoo kisses her check) AH-MMWEORR!!
(Shampoo-neko's fur stands on end, and jumps
out of Ranma-neko's arms. Ranma-neko follows her)
YEOOOWRR!
(Shampoo runs out of the Nekohanten, and looks
behind her. Ranma-neko is still hot on her trail, so
Shampoo increases her speed, people stepping out
of her way)
Shampoo-neko: (Terrified) Mweor!!
Woman1: Ahhh! Look at that cat!
Man1: Who cares about the cat, look at the
kid! (Shampoo-neko runs into an alley)
Woman2: (Dropping her bags: Ohmygod,
it's some kind of demon!
Shampoo-neko: (Shivering) Mweaor... meow...
(Ranma-neko approaches her. In the darkness
of the alley, her eyes glowing a bright red.
Shampoo-neko keeps walking backwards,
until she reaches a wall)
Ranma-neko: (Walking to her slowly, almost as
if laughing insanely) Me-ow, me-ow...
Shampoo-neko: (Thought) Why Ranma so mad?
What Shampoo do now? (Ranma-neko is now
less than a foot from her) Is this end of Shampoo?....
[The scene fades, with Shampoo-neko cowering in
a corner of a dark alley and Ranma-neko lifting up her
hand, about to strike]
Nobody minds that I stopped here, right? ;)
I really do hate Shampoo (I bet you've noticed
already), so I might as well kill her... but then again...
(Sorry, to any Shampoo fans out there, but a woman
that solves all her problems by killing ppl is
not popular on my list)
Anwya, I must have bored you to death with my
ramblings on the last chapter, because since then it's
been completly silent! Or maybe you don't like the fact
that somebody as 'cute' as Shampoo kills Akane.
Isabel Arantes