Here is chapter four, it is a bit small and this series is still at 
the rought draft status.

A Second Chance at Love
Chapter 4 Possibilities
<Flashback Nerima>
	After the love potion incident, Ukyou was still determined to 
split Ranma and Akane up.  However, she would not use anything like a 
love potion again.  'Using a love potion is wrong; thank god that 
plan did not work.   I want Ranma to love me for me not because of a 
potion.  Shampoo and Kodachi would use love potions but Kodachi is 
insane and Shampoo is weird.' 	 

	In the next two months, Ukyou and Ryoga tried a few more 
schemes but they failed.   Ukyou was starting to wonder if any of the 
schemes would ever work.  She wanted to tell Ranma that she loved him 
but he thought of her as a friend.  That was why she had to scheme, 
so that he would see her differently.

	Ukyou was working one day when Akane walked into the 
restaurant.   Ukyou did not hate Akane and if Akane had not been 
engaged to Ranma, Ukyou and Akane might have been friends.  Ukyou 
slowly approached Akane and asked, "What can I get you?"

	"One special of the day."  Akane said.

	Ukyou started to make the special when Akane asked, "How are 
you and Ryoga doing?"

	Ukyou did something strange for her; she lost her 
concentration and slighted burned Akane's food.  As a professional 
chef, this was embarrassing.   "What do you mean?"  Ukyou asked.

	"You are dating him, aren�t you?"  Akane asked.

	'Is she playing some sort of game?' "I am not dating him."  
Ukyou said.  Ukyou quickly made Akane another special and threw away 
the burned one.   

	Akane seemed to ignore that comment, "You make such a cute 
couple." 

	Ukyou tried to ignore that comment and gave Akane the food 
and Akane started to eat it.  "This is good."  Akane said after a few 
bites.

   'My food is always good, unlike yours.  I can't say that, she'll 
attack me and we will wreck my restaurant.'  So Ukyou said,"Thank 
you, Akane."  

	After a few more moments, Akane said "Are you sure that you 
aren't dating Ryoga?  He is kind of cute."
	
   "He is not." Ukyou protested.  'Actually those fangs are kind of 
cute and he is kind of cute when he's blushing.'  "He's nowhere near 
as cute as Ranma."

	Akane smiled and said "That's true but who is?"  

	'Akane just admitted that Ranma is cute, this is not good.  
Maybe she really does care for him.' Ukyou tried to think of 
something to say but Akane paid for her food and left.

	'What the heck was that about?  Is she trying to set me up 
with Ryoga?  That is not like her at all. Wait a minute, what if she 
really believes that I am dating Ryoga, and does Ranma believe it?'

	Ukyou laughed.  Ryoga and I do spend a lot of time together.  
At the movies we looked like we were on a date.  He walked me home 
from the movies and a few days later there were rumors that we were 
dating.         

	  An hour later Ranma dropped by Ucchans and asked for a 
special.  Ukyou, as always, was happy to see him.  "Hi Ranchan." 
'Ranma looks really handsome today.'

	"Hi Ucchan."  Ranma started to eat his special.  "How did 
your talk with Akane go?"  

	"Do you two really think that I am dating Ryoga?"

	"Yes."  Ranma sounded a little nervous but not jealous.

	"I am not dating him." Ukyou protested.  'He really thinks I 
am dating Ryoga, how do I convince him that I am not?'

	After a breif silence, Ranma said "Too bad.  I've seen you 
together and he looks relaxed, which is not like him.  The two of you 
seemed to be having fun at the movie."  Talking about dating was not 
easy for Ranma but he no longer sounded nervous. 

	"We were but that was not a date."  Ukyou protested.

	"So you're sticking to we met outside the theatre story?"
	
        "That's what happened."  
	

     Ranma looked unconvinced and said "If you say so."  Ranma ate 
the special and then left.

	Ukyou was not happy.  Both Akane and Ranma had been convinced 
that she was dating Ryoga and worse both of them had been happy 
about.  Ukyou could understand Akane being happy about it.   Ukyou 
had hoped that Ranma would be jealous if he thought she was dating 
someone else.  If Ranma was even a little jealous, he was hiding it 
very well.

	Ukyou thought about Ryoga some more.  He was cute, even if he 
was not as cute as Ranma.  He was also brave.   He tried very hard to 
be helpful in their schemes and he never seemed to give up.  It was 
nice of him to walk her home after the movie.  All in all, there was 
a lot to admire about Ryoga.  

	The date at the movies had been sort of fun and it was her 
first date in a way.  Ukyou had liked it a lot when Ryoga said she 
was beautiful.   'Maybe dating Ryoga is not such a bad idea.'
	<End Flashback>


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