"Where are we going again, Pops?" The red haired pigtailed girl who asked this pushed a wet strand of hair out of her eyes before looking at the large panda which walked at her left side. On her right side was a curvaceous lavender haired girl wearing Chinese style clothes like the pigtailed girl except that hers were tended to cling more then what the redhead was wearing. The lavender haired girl was also the only one in the group that was dry. That probably was due to the fact that she was the only one holding an umbrella. The panda produced a sign that read: <I told you. We're going to the Tendo dojo to visit an old friend.> "Right," the redhead snorted. "You have friends? I'm really buying that one." <Show some respect,> the panda's reply sign read. "Hard to show respect for stupid animal," commented the lavender haired girl as she formed a smirk. Chuckling at this, the redhead said, "Good one, Shampoo." "Much thanks, Airen," replied the lavender haired girl whose name was apparently Shampoo. <No respect,> the panda's new sign read. <I get no respect at all. Shouldn't you respect your Elders, girl?> "Not when they act like you, Pops," the redhead retorted. "And stop trying to use Shampoo's code of honor as an Amazon against her. Y'know it ain't going to work." As the redhead and the girl named Shampoo continued to walk down the road, the panda grumbled lowly before he held up a sign that read: <It was worth a try.> "Ranma," began Shampoo in slow hesitant tones. "I not sure I understand why we come here still. Is friends of your stupid panda father? That it?" "Yeah," said the red haired girl known as Ranma while she chuckled once again. "I guess that's it. Maybe Pop wants to check up on his friends now that we're back home. That's the only thing that I can think of." Shampoo nodded solemnly before she mused, "Still. It very strange. Idea of stupid panda man having friends." "You're telling me?" Ranma asked ironically. "The guy nearly got killed a hundred times in your village. Only thing that kept people from coming after him was you." "Is so," said Shampoo as she gave him an impish smile. "They not go near relatives of their Champion. Is very bad to threaten because of that and all in tribe know so they play nice. Even if mean have to not kill stupid panda man." "And what about me?" asked Ranma. "You is too cute to kill," Shampoo replied playfully. Snorting in disdain at this, Ranma never-the-less blushed slightly as she paused in front of a rather nice looking house and read the sign before she turned to the panda. "Hey Pops!" Ranma called out to the panda which was waddling their way. "I think that I found it!" <At last!> the panda's sign read as he stood in front of the large wooden gates before he began pushing them open. <At long last our promise can be fulfilled, Tendo!> Ranma and Shampoo watched in dim surprise as the panda went barreling onto the premises. But after a moment, Ranma shrugged and said, "We might as well go in." Slowly following after the redhead, Shampoo had the strangest sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach. It was like somehow she knew her life had just changed. But whether it was for the better or the worse she didn't know. She just hoped that it was for the better.
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