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Chilly Boulder Ice Cream Shop; Monday Evening.

Despite knowing pretty much exactly what she'd get, Setsuna took her time reviewing all the ice cream selections once her and Ranma made it to the shop. Her head tilted a little. "What looks good to you?" she asked him, one of the first things she said since their interlude in the tree.

[[ yeah, we're late in getting this up; but we had to make sure they didn't kill each other on the way over there, hehe; feel free to post any other late night ice cream gettings; Set's there with Ranma ]]

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//I usually like Green Tea... but they don't have that... so chocolate I guess..//

In spite of her somberness, Setsuna grinned at that a little, until she remembered how Jude had managed to obtain White Tea slushies for her way back when....She cleared her throat a little, blushing a little, and nodded, turning to the cashier. "Vanilla for me, please, in a dish. Rainbow sprinkles?"

"I'll take chocolate in a cone." Ranma pulls out his money, and tries his best to pay for them both. If she stops him then... oh well.

Setsuna had just gotten her money out of the waistband of her skirt when she realized that the cashier had just finished the transaction with his money. "Ranma! //You didn't have to pay for me! I was going to get it..."//

Great. Now it was going to be a lot harder to make the distinction on this not being a date....

//Nah. It's just a few dollars. No problem okay?// He takes his ice cream and ~~licks it like grapes.~~ tastes it. //Mm.. this ice cream tastes different than Japanese ice cream does.//

Setsuna moves across the store to find a seat, speaking quietly around a spoonful as she admitted, //"I've never really had a lot of ice cream before..."//

//Me either. My dad's a cheap guy. He got us the cheapest food. Or stole it... Since hey... free I guess..?//

Setsuna made a small hum of distaste after her next spoonful. If she ever met Ranma's father, God forbid, it would be a very interesting meeting indeed. //"Had it lots when I was little; I'm sure you can imagine that Ojou-sama loves the stuff..."//

//Really? What's her favorite flavor..?// Ranma has been meaning to bring up this Ojou-sama stuff.. her and Setsuna seemed really close... like... more than normal...

Setsuna looked down at her ice cream with a small smile and a significant blush. //"She always liked to just mix a bunch of flavours, really..."//

Why did Ranma want to talk about Konoka-Ojou-sama? Or all the things to talk about, he may as well bring Jude back up...

//Ya seemed really close ta Konoka-san.//

Drawing in a sharp breath, Setsuna grew rigid. Why was he bringing this up? Trying to root out his other competition? Well, if that was his intention, Setsuna knew just what Ranma could do with his competitiveness...

//"Of course I am,"// she sounded a little terse. //"I have been her protector since we were little girls. We grew up together; she's my best friend and she means everything to me. Everything."// She ended with almost a glare of warning across the table.

Woah. That was a really strange reaction.. he was just being friendly. If now wasn't when he was trying really hard not to screw things up he might have pressed it farther. //It must be hard ta be apart..// He says quite sympathetically.

That, and the ice cream, seemed to sedate Setsuna enough, and she relaxed as she leaned back in her chair. //"It is. But I still think it's necissary. She's not--"//

Setsuna cut herself off before she could finish telling Ranma that she wasn't ready. Had she told Ranma about the Pactio stuff? or was it just Alphonse she had confided in? She couldn't be sure and she didn't want to risk him asking and finding out and...

...and what? What if Ranma did find out about it? Was she worried that he wouldn't like her anymore? And, if that did happen, wouldn't that solve at least some of her problems?

//I'm not ready,"// Setsuna changed her approach with a nod. //"She sent me here so I could learn to be just a normal girl, and it's working, but it's not complete."//

//Ready for what...?// Well.. SHE brought it up.

Another deep breath. She had brought it up, true, but she could also manipulate the answer so she was still talking about this whole 'normal life' training. //"To go back to Japan. Go back to protecting her."//

It was entirely the truth, too. Protecting Ojou-sama would be what she'd be doing. Only with...kissing involved.

He smiles at her with admiration in his eyes. //I'll bet you're the best guardian in all of Japan...//

Not only was Ranma's comment extremely flattering, but it also caught Setsuna by surprise. She snorted a laugh, shaking her head lightly as her face glowed red. //I...I don't know about that. But I try. And...and I will be the best guardian for Konoka-Ojou-sama. I know that for sure."// She concluded her oath with a very serious bite of ice cream.

Ranma is presently crunching his ine cream cone. He eats ice cream fast. ~~His tongue is huge.~~ He takes one last thoughtful crunch then grins. //I don't doubt it.//

Blushing and bashfulness and modesty aside, it was hard to ignore a compliment like that or the strange cuteness in the crunching of the ice cream cone. The boy ate like a pig... She smiled, appriciatively. //"Thank you, Ranma..."//

//No problem Setsuna.// He smiles and waits for her patiently. //Ice cream was a good choice. It was nice ta have some after so long.//

Setsuna quirked an eyebrow at him as she scooped some more onto her spoon. //"Did you even have time to taste it?"//

//Don't be silly!// He laughs. //Look when ya have ta compete against my dad for a meal ya learn ta eat fast if ya want more than just one thing ta eat that night.//

But Ranma's dad wasn't here and tehre wasn't anything more for them to eat....Setsuna was about to argue this before she stopped herself. Well, that was Ranma-logic and the persistence of bad habits for you, she guessed. So she just smiled with a little nod and said, //"Surprised you didn't get an ice cream headache."//

//A what..?// He looks at her blankly.

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