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The Park, Before Sunset Monday

Ranma is sitting on a park bench waiting nervously. He's fidgeting a bit and looking at his knees. This time he can't tell himself it's not a date. It is. He even has a rose in his lap. Oh man... he better not mess this up. This is his only chance probably. Ekk... He wished he had Mizu along for some comfort. He waits for her, not sure if he'd prefer her getting here and stopping his worrying or if he'd rather she didn't come so he didn't have the potential to totally screw up...

((OOC: You can use the park if you'd like, Ranma and Setsuna will be wandering around))

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For about the fiftieth time since heading for the park, Setsuna took a nervous glance up as if trying to see the sky through her umbrella. No, it certainly wasn't raining yet, but she still clung to the handle underneath it nervously. She didn't like the look of those clouds. At all. But she said she'd meet Ranma and she couldn't exactly just not show up and use the chance of rain as an excuse. He'd think she was just saying that to cover up some other reason...

"Hi," she said quietly, spotting him on the bench, walking up to him, with a nervous smile. She readjusted her hands on the handle of the umbrella, lifted her shoulders as if doing so would offer more protection.

He perks up and blushes at her. He holds out the flower to her with a little smile. //Hey... How was your day...?//

Setsuna looked away for a moment as she replied. //"G..good. Did...some training...y'know..."// Her shoulders lifted as she looked back, nodded at the rose with a gulp. //"Is that...that for me?"//

//Yeah..// He has a light smile to accompany his light blush. //Glad ta hear ya had some time fer trainin' today...//

//"T...thank you,"// Setsuna nodded stiffly, taking the rose gingerly, eyes down, and brought it lightly to her nose. //"I..I don't have any classes on Monday, so I usually get my best training in."//

//It's a shame it's cloudy out... It ain't supposed ta rain but I can remember when I'd carry an umbrella when I saw even one cloud in the sky.// He grins.

Setsuna frowned a little. Was he...was he making fun of her? Either way, the mere mention of rain makes her cling back to the umbrella handle. //"Yeah, well, you don't have it so bad. At least if it rains on you, you still have opposable thumbs..."//

//There's nothin' wrong with bein' nervous... I still feel like it's my fault anyways.. Don't worry though, if it does rain we'll head straight back. You've got nothin' ta worry about.//

Setsuna nodded. //"I'm a little reluctant to take any chances; this isn't very good weather for a walk, really. But, even if something does happen, it isn't as if you don't know what to do to change me back or anything."//

//Of course... plus the umbrella is pleanty of protection. As long as you have it you're safe... But if ya really wanna just head back it's okay.//

//"N..no, we can walk for a bit,"// she said. //"Besides, we still have ice cream to yet."//

Yes, it was getting colder and wasn't exactly approaching ice cream weather. But she was a girl who had been consistently depressed for going on over a week now. She was getting some damn ice cream.

//Oh yeah! The ice cream! I almost forgot.// Yay! That part was inside, so even if it rained he still had a chance! HE stands up and looks towards the beach. //So? Ya ready ta go?//

Setsuna nodded. //"Yup."// And she started walking, taking a moment to wonder what she should do with her rose and settled finally on carefully tucking it into the waistband of her skirt, which allowed her to go back to gripping the umbrella with both hands. Another benefit of having it: as well as protection against potential rain, it served as a place to keep her hands without feeling awkward about it. Because, really, this was all quite awkward enough, thank you.

//"So, um, how about your day? How was it?"//

He considers talking about how Cross Species had left him shicering due to people meowing allll around him... but he stops himself. //It was fine... but 's great now...//

A flare of red sprang up in Setsuna's cheeks and she lowered her head a little. Ugh, what was she thinking? He probably just said that because classes were over, and his assesment had nothing to do with her. Her head bobbed in a nod. //"I...I see. What'd you do today?"//

//Just Cross Species Communication. I talked ta Kaoru.//

//"Yeah?"// her head tilted a bit in a conversational gesture. //"About what? In which language?"//

//Cat...// He winces. //He spoke dragon.....

Setsuna blinked; it didn't really make sense to her at first.

//"Wait, so you talked two different languages. Kaoru spoke dragon and...you...you spoke cat?"//

The surprise is evident in both her voice and her widened-eyes, but it's also clear that she's impressed, too.

//Yeah... well it's better than having someone meowing at me...// He sighs. //But it's nice ta know. I can tell cats ta leave me alone...//

Setsuna smiled at him. //"It still seems like a big step."//

He blushes. //Thanks... I've been tryin' ta not freak out about it. When we had cats in class ta talk ta I almost had ta leave... but I stayed mostly calm...//

The impressed looked stayed, as did the grin. //"Did you actually talk to them, then?"//

//Yeah... I stood far away... and the cat was teasing me. Cats aren't very nice...// He looks a little annoyed as he recalls it saying it would brush against his leg. //He made me tell him all about why I ws scared of cats...//

//'But you talked to it! Ranma, that's incredible!"//

Clinging to the umbrella handle was temporarily forgotten; Setsuna was now clinging happily to Ranma in a congratulatory hug.

Oh man... She's hugging me... He blushes and smiles. //Well... I don't wanna be such a coward anymore..//

//"Good!"// Setsuna said, almost brightly, but the excited tone fell away like a rock once Setsuna realized she'd totally just glomped the boy. Her eyes went wide as red rushed to her face and she quickly released him, quickly put a more respectful distance between them, quickly went back to strangling the umbrella. Eeeeeeep...

Eyes darted in the other direction. //"Ummm, well, uhhh, I mean...."//

//Look at the sky Setsuna...// He points at the beach, which they're getting close, and over the water the sun is shining red and gold though small breaks in the clouds.

//"Hm?"// Setsuna looked toward him for a moment before tilting the umbrella back against her shoulder so she could look up as she turned to where he pointed.

//"Oh,"// she said softly, almost with a gasp. //"The clouds broke..."//

Her head tilted slightly; it was rather pretty...

Ranma has a sudden idea and his face lights up. He takes her hand to pull her quickly. //Hey! Come with me quick! There's this great tree. We can sit up there and watch it!//

//"W..wha...Ranma!"// Setsuna was too surprised to do anything else but be pulled, and try to keep her umbrella over her although it was really quite a failed goal. The blush was back in her cheeks. A tree? For them to sit in together and watch the sunset? Oh maaan... This was almost too much.

Like Ranma even THOUGHT of that..? He was muchly excited by the fact that he thought of something to do. He's so caught up in the moment when he gets there that he sweeps her up into his arms and hops them both up into the tree. He sets her down in a second, it might have felt like it happened so fast that it wasn't really real. Just a quick rush of air and warm arms before he was standing on the branch next to her with one arm propped against the tree trunk. //Ain't this the best view? I noticed this tree has a great view of the ocean by mistake sorta.//

It did all happen really quickly, and Setsuna's mind was kind of a muddle for a second, hand to forehead as she regained her composure. She was used to doing the pick-up-and-sweep, not having it done to her. She kind of blinked at the scenery he was talking about, not really seeing it. //"B...by accident?"//

//Well I was helpin' Mizu chase this squirrel an' so I carried him up this tree... an then I looked out and the sunset was right over the water. It was like I was back in China... I sorta miss livin' outside sometimes...//

Setsuna looked out over the water with a sort of reflective gaze, not really sure what she was being reflective of. Its simple beauty? The moment itself? Ranma? She bit her lip a moment, letting out a small sigh. It was a good spot. All from chasin...

One eye slid shut as she turned toward Ranma a little. //"Wait, did you say helping him chase squirrels?"//

Ranma gives a guitly grin. //Hehe... yeah. We never hurt em or anythin'.. It's jus' fer fun. Mizu has a good time.//

Setsuna looked at him for a moment, shaking her head a little as she turned away, almost as if to hide her little grin from picturing Ranma running around, chasing squirrels with his dog. The whole idea was just...terribly cute, to be honest, despite the fact that she had trouble believing such a silly side of Ranma could exist. But the fact that it did...oddly enough, seemed to mean something to her. Something significant, but she couldn't quite understand what.

He watches the sunset with a soft smile on his face. He's quiet and don't want to break the silence for a few moments while he watches the sinking sun. It should be quite obvious to her that he's not going to try to make any moves on her and that that was not his intention at all when he pulled her up here.

She did realize that, but it didn't dispell the fact that, after the quiet moment had passed, there was still the fact that, there they were, in a tree, watching the sunset and thinking sappy thoughts. Well, she really had no idea what Ranma was thinking; with a small grin and laugh to herself, she reminded herself that she shouldn't be too surprised if Ranma was thinking something completely random. Or about chasing squirrels again. But she knew she was thinking them, and it made her uncomfortable, and blushy.

//"So,"// she turned and looked at him for a second before dropping her eyes just slightly, though still facing him. //"Ice cream?"//

He smiles softly at her. The twilight lighting up her face slightly, he bends and kisses her cheek lightly, //Sure..//

Setsuna kind of forgot about ice cream for a moment. Her breath had caught and she stood there, unable to move. He'd kissed her. Sure, it was just a little peck on the cheek, but, with consideration of the scene, the sunset, them being in a tree...When you got right down to it, it was just terribly romantic. She lifted a hand to her cheek, lightly brushing her fingers against the spot he'd kissed. //"R..>Ranma..."//

//Setsuna.. Ya know... Jude must be a bigger idiot than I thought... 'cause I know if ya were my girlfriend I wouldn't let anyone else get the chance ta steal ya away...//

Ooof. Way to strike when a girl was down on her defenses. Setsuna's shoulders stiffened, guilt starting to seep in.

//"He...he just...wants me to be happy,"// she said quietly. //"That...that's not so bad a thing..."//

//I mean sure... that's nice but... If it was me I'd just try ta make ya happier. I mean... I'd think, I was the better one in the first place. Ya picked me. So I wouldn't want ta just give ya up without a fight.// He blushes. What am I saying?!

Setsuna lowered her gaze for a moment. She'd been thinking that. A lot. But things you thought rarely really had any impact until you heard someone else say them. That's right. He didn't fight. He wouldn't fight; it wasn't in his nature to do so. But if the situation were reversed, if it was someone trying for, say, Konoka-Ojou-sama's affections, she would fight. Until she absoultely couldn't fight anymore. And Ranma...

She shook her head slightly. //"Let's go get that ice cream,"// she said, hopping down from the tree branch.

Ranma follows and nods. //Right.//

Setsuna nodded, and lead the way (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomtownies/1206957.html) quietly.

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