fandomtownies | The Park, Thursday Evening

Humming happily as she set her course for the church (or maybe the bar, she still hadn't decided), Rosette licked happily at her ice cream cone. It was absolutely divine after her excursion throughout the town; she just hoped it didn't melt before she could finish it. Didn't seem to be a problem, though, as she was practically devouring it.

In a very good mood, she gave a wave with her free hand to the kid walking the dog, and returned to the ice cream. But then, tongue half out, treat half to her face, she does a double-take. Hey! That's the drunk Japanese kid!... Rami-something-or-other. Rosette blinked. Wonder if...

Only one way to find out. Carefully hitching up the front hem of her habit and trying to to lose her ice cream, Rosette jogged over to him. "Hey....you."

Ranma sighs. Agh how embarassing. "Hi you yourself..."

"You're just the little songbird I wanted to find!" Rosette grinned; she could never imagine that he'd be embarrassed about the other night. In fact, the whole thing was pretty fuzzy to her. She paused a moment, considering manners and, grinning, offered out the half-eaten ice cream cone. "Wanna lick?"

"Uh... I'll pass, thanks." He looks bewildered. And embarassed. Ack... songbird...? He hopes no one call him that again. Sounds like a some kind of loveydovey nick name...

Rosette shrugged; good! More for her. She took a quick lick before continuing, breaking some obvious bounds of ettiquette by talking with ice cream still in her mouth. "So, I was wondering, Ramimaha," she covered up her uncertainty of his name with another lick of her ice cream, using it as an excuse for it to be mumbled. "There many Japanese students here at this school?"

"Not many I know of..." Instantly reminded of her whenever he talked to someone ALWAYS. No matter who he met. He'd say "I'm from Japan" and they'd say "Oh I know Setsuna." or "Have you met Setsuna?" and it HAS to always been when they're in a fight or something. It hurts his heart to think what he did. Not to mention hurts his head trying not to think that she might like him after all...

"I see, I see," Rosette nodded, still idly consuming her ice cream, and getting as much of it as she can before she started to gesture with her hands to accompany her description of the girl she'd seen in the church yesterday. "Well, you wouldn't happen to know this one girl, kinda short, really thin and wiry, with a ponytail on the side of her head, like this?" Rosette discovered at that moment that an ice cream cone worked well to represent a ponytail, even if it did drip on her shoulder a little when she held it at the side of her head. "All serious and stuff?" She narrowed her eyes a little, trying to impersonate the girl's very stoic facade. Personally, she felt it was a very excellent impression.

"Yeah. I do." Simple answer makes it hurt less I guess.

Hmmm. Singing Japanese kid didn't seem to have a very good opinion of this girl. That made Rosette think a little. She tapped her chin a little. "She a student, then? Orrrr...do you know her because of other stuff?" Singing Japanese kid did mention that other demon to her, hadn't he? Why wouldn't he have mentioned the ponytail girl, too?

"Yeah. She's a student..." He holds his head. WHYYYYY GODDDDD WHYYYYYY. Can't he spend a single day without thinking about her?

Rosette winced a little at the obvious frustration in singing Japanese kid's expression. "Ummm...." Maybe she should get to the point. He wasn't exactly giving her an annotated history here, and she'd mentioned things like this to him before, so he wouldn't probably be all what are you talking about, you crazy nun?. Probably not, anyway.

Rosette crossed her arms across her chest, forgetting her ice cream for a moment. It was time to get serious. She had to know this. "Tell me something, kid. You wouldn't happen to know if she'd a demon, would you?"

"A demon...?" He recalls with a certain suddeness that night she tried to kill him. And those wings weren't natural. So... that's why. She never told him even. "Maybe. Why do you think that?"

Maybe? How does someone 'maybe' be a demon? Rosette sighed a bit. Perhaps singing Japanese kid wasn't going to be much help at all. "Okay, you know the little purple haired fellow who keeps the church with me? Well, he can sense stuff like that. She came into the church yesterday, and he became really distressed about her being there. And Chrono's pretty unfappable, except for when it comes to one thing: demons. But I'm skeptical. She definately doesn't seem like any sort of demon to me."

"Well if thats how it is. He's probably right." He looks blank. He can't really take it all in right now.

"Probably?" Rosette definately was annoyed. What a disappointment. "Well, do you happen to know anyone else who might know with a bit more certainty? This is kind of important, you know."

"Leave her alone." He's not happy. In fact. He's downright pissed off. She didn't tell him. But he didn't care if everyone on earth but him knew, he'd never let this nun person get near her with this demon hunting thing on her mind.

Rosette arched an eyebrow. "Who said I was going to do anything to her? I just want to keep an eye on her. If she is what Chrono says she is, then I sort of have to. If she is what Chrono says she is, she could be very, very dangerous...."

"I don't care if she is. She's not hurting anyone here. Leave her alone."

Huh. So that's how he was gonna play? Rosette narrowed her eyes. "You know what, kid? You just convinced me that leaving her alone is that last thing I'm gonna do. There are a lot of people on this island, and, if you won't help me, I'm sure I can find someone else who will. I'm sure you're not the only person here who knows her."

"Do you think it's your BUSINESS to barge into the lives of others?! She came into your chruch probably just to pray or something and now you feel like butting into her life? Is that what God tells you to do? I thought you were suposed to protect people! So right now I'm protecting my friend Setsuna okay? She doesn't want to be bothered so you better promise to leave her alone or I'll make sure you do."

"Oh-ho-ho! So her name's Setsuna, is it? So now I've got a name to go along with the face. Thanks, kid, guess you were useful after all!"

Rosette's really quite pleased; she was aiming for a slip-up like that. She couldn't help her wink. But she gets serious again rather quickly.

"And this has nothing to do with God, mine or anyone else's. Once you move into the territory of demons, you're about as far from God as you can get. And I'm protecting your friend Setsuna, too. As well as my friend Chrono. I don't think you can even begin to understand what this girl may mean to us..."

Something just snapped in him, this was the first time he honest to goodness wanted to deck a girl. His knuckles go white as he balls tight fists. He voice is more menacing then most people have heard it before. "I said you better leave her ALONE."

Rosette waved a hand dismissively, brushing aside his anger. She had a gun; what the heck was this little Japanese kid going to do to her that a gun couldn't handle? And, besides, if he had some surprises up his sleeves, she could have a demon to help her out in two seconds flat. This kid had nothing on Chrono.

"Oh, calm down," she said. "It's not like I'm gonna hurt your little girlfriend or anything."

"She's... It's not like that anyways...." Talk about breaking focus. Damn.

Rosette can't help it; she started to chuckle, perhaps even giggle, quickly covering it with her hand. A wide grin spread over her face. "Oh my God, you're sweet on her, aren't you? You have a thing for the little skinny demon girl! Ohhhh, that's so cute! And that's why you want to protect her! Awww!" She was about five seconds away from just hugging the kid. It was the sweetest thing she'd ever seen. Plus, he was being so obnoxious eariler that she really wanted to rub this in. "Do you loooooove her? And her ponytail? Do you want to kiiiiissss her?" Rosette clasped her hands to her chest, lifting her chin and making kissy sounds in the air.

"... N-no! She has a boyfriend! Stop it..." This is actually really hurting his feelings. He covers his eyes and his reddened cheeks. He can't help thinking about what he did now. And how horrible he felt about doing it... but also how horrible it felt to feel bad about it. He wanted to be able to do that, but it can't be that way. So he shouldn't even let himself think about it. Why did everyone have to make him think about it.

It was all fun and games until someone went emo. And it was emminating from this kid so strongly, Rosette thought she was going to suffocate from it. She winced. Yikes.

"W...well, hey," she set a hand on his shoulder. "Don't get all mopey. I didn't mean to...I mean, hey. She's pretty lucky to have a good guy like you who cares for her. I'm sure she'll come 'round to her senses, you know?" She gives him an encouraging little nudge. It was the least she could do; she felt like she'd inadvertantly just ripped the kid's heart out and stomped all over it.

Still, this girl had a boyfriend? She knew personally how...difficult it was, relating with demons. Maybe Chrono had been wrong. From everything she'd picked up that evening, she really seemed like a pretty normal girl.

Ranma looks extra depressed, his shoulders slump. "She'll never like me. So just let it be okay? Anyways please just leave her alone. She's going to be gone for a bit I think... I'll tell her to come talk to you if you promise you'll never bother her after..."

Rosette still felt bad, she really did. But his offer really got her excited. "Would you? Do that for me? Because that'd be really swell! But, of course, I can only leave her alone as long as, if she is a demon after all, she doesn't start demon-ing all over the place. I'm afraid I'd have no choice but to step in then, deal notwithstanding."

"Right..." He sighs deeply, Mizu has been pulling at his leash and his master's heels for awhile now. He's sick of waiting. Ranma leans down to pet him for a bit. //We're going soon buddy... Thanks for waiting...//

Whoa. What kind of freaky-deaky language did he just use on his dog?

...Oh, yeah, probably Japanese. Obviously. Rosette shook her head. She hoped that it wasn't attack commands.

"Cute dog," she said. "I guess we're done here, then? And you'll talk to her for me?"

"When she~~and my mun~~ gets back." He turns to walk back to the dorms. What and unsuccessful walk. He wanted to clear his head of these thoughts.. but instead it only made it all worse.

What a sudden (and rude!) departure. Rosetted huffed a bit, but she still called out cheerfully after the boy. "Thank you for your help, kid! And good luck!" He'd probably be well far away by the time she said as much, but she gave him a little wink.

Even if this girl was a demon, it seemed pretty clear that she was probably on the good side, so she didn't feel she had anything to ruin about. And if a reformed demon had a chance for love, she was all for that. Maybe she might actually do a little praying for that boy. But she'll do it tomorrow.

She had a bar to get drunk at first.

The Park, Thursday Evening

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