Chapter 3: Kuno's new crush

The next morning. It's Monday and school is starting again. "Akane would you please wake Ranma, he should have some more breakfast?" She went upstairs to his room. “Ranma get up!” He doesn't want to get up, so Akane splashed him with cold water. "What's that supposed to do? Have I hurt you?" "You should get up and get ready for school."
"Has something happened? Do you have to go to school now?" Sayoko had heard Ranma's screaming and was therefore standing in front of his door. He put on his things and sat down at the table for breakfast. "Sayoko, what are you going to do while I'm at school?" "I could ask your principal if I can go to school and attend classes as a guest. How do you like my idea?" " I think they're good and you Akane, how do you like them? "" O k, come with me, we're going now. You too, Ranma. "Since the three are late again, they have to run. When they arrive at school, they meet Kuno and of course immediately asks Ranma who Sayoko is.But Ranma didn't tell him and so he went upstairs to the classroom, angry. Then they quickly went to the rector and asked if Sayoko was allowed to attend the class as a guest. The principal has given her permission and she goes to Ranma and Akane's class. During the break, the other girls in her class ask where Akane knows Sayoko from. Akane told them that it was a friend of Ranma's and that she would be staying with them - for the time being. The girls then asked Ranma how he knew Sayoko and he replied that they lived in the same neighborhood and had often played together. After school, they meet Kuno again. Only this time not to fight Ranma, but to ask Sayoko if she would like to go out with him. Of course, he has not forgotten a bouquet of roses. "Hey Kuno, who are the roses for?" "I would like to know what your name is, dear Miss?" "My name is Sayoko. And who are they, whom I can ask?" "They may. I'm Tatewaki Kuno and I would like to ask you if you want to go out with me? "Kuno hands Sayoko the roses." I don't know them and besides, even if I did know them, I would never want to go out with them! Did I make myself understandable? "She looked at him so and at the sentence with such an angry and sour tone that he immediately winced." Ranma, Akane let's go please, OK ?! "
On the way home, Akane and Sayoko talk about Kuno. "Don't think about Kuno. He's always like that with pretty girls, you know." "Well, that's fine. Is he the same with both of you?" "Yeah, u know something, he hates the male side of Ranma and he loves the female side of him. Funny isn't it? "" Yes, totally funny. "Ranma looked at Akane who laughed about it with Sayoko. When they got home, they said hello to Kasumi, ate lunch and did their homework.
Two days have now passed (it is Wednesday evening). Ranma planned to travel to China with Akane one day to go on vacation with her.Without her family, of course. Ranma told these plans to Sayoko, who then went to her room and came back to Ranma's room with a brochure. “What kind of brochure is that, Sayoko?” “Well, that's a brochure from a very nice hotel in China. My parents stayed there for a week and they said it was very nice there and I would should go there with my (laughing) 'sweetheart'. "Ranma looked at the prospectus and also found it, from the pictures and information, very nice. Suddenly Akane came into the room to get them to eat. "What do you have there? May I see that too?" Curious, Akane looked forward to see more. But Ranma quickly hid it behind his back so that Akane couldn't see it. Ranma and Sayoko get up and go downstairs with Akane.
"I have to go to Hokkaido for two weeks next Monday to do an order. But only 4 people can travel with me and since Ranma u.Should get to know Akane better, I decided that you two stay at home and take care of the house. "" That's great. Then I can go to China with Akane without the others noticing, "thinks Ranma. In the next two days, Ranma is planning and organizing the trip to China with the help of Sayoko.

(The trip to China)
It is now Saturday evening. Ranma counts the money he has secretly saved while Genma sleeps next to him. Overall, he saved enough for the China trip he planned. He spent the whole night thinking about how to ask Akane if she would like to go with him and couldn't sleep. Of course he also talked to Sayoko about it and she said that he should say it from the heart. The next morning. Akane was training with her father when Ranma entered the dojo. "Hey Akane, could you come for a moment?" "Yeah, sure." Akane walked up to Ranma and he led her to a 'secret' place. Akane looked around in amazement."What's going on, Ranma?" "Um ... it's like this ..." stutters Ranma, who has turned red. "What's going on?" Akane asks when she notices Ranma blushing. "I wanted to ask if you ..." "What?" "Whether you ... want to go to China with me?", And looks embarrassed at the floor. SILENCE. Akane, who also looked embarrassed to the floor, then replies: "... Sure." Ranma had 'butterflies in her stomach' because Akane had said 'yes'. Out of sheer joy about her answer, he didn't notice that Akane called him several times: "Ranma? Hey, what's going on?" "... Uh ... Nothing. Since we are on vacation next week and your father has to go anyway could we ...? "" Next week on Monday, right? "" Yes exactly. See you later then. ", he said to Akane and leaves her alone. She still looks after him in amazement. > What is that supposed to mean? What is he going to do with me in China? - Do we also go to the hot springs?

The next morning, after breakfast, the three of them first went to the neighbor to ask if she could take care of the dojo and then went to the airport.When you arrive at the airport, you will be greeted with an announcement that your flight will be delayed by an hour. "Nihao, Ranma," comes from the other side. "Uh, shampoo, what are you doing here?" asks Ranma. "I saw you driving to the airport with Akane and this unknown person." "But, uh, we didn't even pass the 'Cat Café'." "I was on a delivery tour." you here? "Akane says annoyed. "First you! What are you doing with my Ranma?" revokes shampoo. "Uh, we, uh ..." Akane stutters. "You come to China with me and visit me there. Mind?", Says Sayoko. "Yes, I have something against it! Why didn't you ask if I want to come with you? I would also like to go to China to visit my family again." She said the last sentence more calmly, but you could hear her anger in her voice. For a few minutes there was a dead silence until Shampoo asks: "And is that also true, I mean that Ranma and Akane are coming to you in China?" "Yes it's right. Here is my adress. Here, you can check it with my ID. "Sayoko shows her the slip of paper and her identity card. Suddenly there was an announcement:" The planes to Hokkaido and China have just landed. We ask you to get on board in 15 minutes. Thank you very much. "Ranma, Akane and Sayoko took their luggage and mingled with the crowd." That might have been close! "" Yes, but thanks to Sayoko we were able to save each other again. Thank you ", Ranma thanked Sayoko. Ranma, Akane and Sayoko get on the plane and looked for their seats." But now you can tell me what the other things are for !? "said Akane. .! "said Ranma." What will it be? "... a surprise," replies Ranma. "A surprise ... for me? Are you serious? "Ranma turns to Sayoko and talks to her.
The plane lands and Ranma explains to Akane where the hotel is when an announcement comes: "The coach to the hotel" Nomona "leaves in 10 minutes.at the exit. All guests of the hotel are asked to get in. "" Come on, this is our bus, "said Ranma to Akane. They said goodbye to Sayoko quickly and then ran off immediately." Is that the surprise, Ranma? "" No. "They kept silent the whole time on the bus.

It is already evening when they arrive at the hotel. Ranma asked Akane if they still wanted to go to the village. She said yes and they both went to the village where a festival was taking place. (Akane has put on her kimono.) "What do we do first?", Akane wanted to know. "Um ... well ... I still have to do something. Wait a while at one of the stands, will you?" "And where?" she called after him because Ranma was already running away. She sighed and then set off. Akane quietly looked at the many stalls. Goldfish could be "caught" at one of the stands. She tried. But somehow she didn't succeed. “This is a scam!” The seller couldn't understand why she was freaking out.Others made it too, didn't they? Akane moved on, offended.
In the meantime Ranma went to a shop selling jewelry. He found three shops, two were already closed. Just before Ranma entered, it began to "rain". But it was only one woman who emptied her dirty water. "Shit ...!" Soaking wet, Ran-chan marched into the store. "Good evening. Can I help you?" came it kindly from one of the shop assistants. "Uh, yes. I need ..." After about ten minutes, Ran-chan had made up his mind. She now looked for a stand where there was tea. There she asked for hot water.