Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Love Less Ordinary, Life EXTRAordinary ❯ Small Love ( Chapter 3 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

By: reyna

`Talk' “Mind talk”

3: Small Love

The next morning, Resha ate breakfast that was cooked by Kurama again.

`You are seriously a great cook, Shuichi. A thousand times better than Akane's cooking, beating Ukyo's Okonomiyaki and Shampoo's Ramen noodles as well. I'm seriously impressed!' she exclaimed as they both walk to school.

She was walking casually on fence, a habit she inherited from her brother.

`Who are they?' Kurama asked, looking up at her.

`Oh, I think you know Tendo Akane. She is the worst chef in the world. Seriously! Everyone always avoid her when she got into the kitchen,' she shuddered before continue, `Then there's Kuonji Ukyo, a friend of ours when we were 6, and Shampoo (Reyna: If I'm not mistaken, “Xian Pu” is “Shampoo” in Chinese) is an Amazon fighter from China. The trios are Ranma's fiancées.' She explained unconcernedly.

`Fiancées?' he muttered stunned.

`Yup! It's a long story. Some of Pop's brainless decisions and mistakes. I have no doubt Pop would be awarded “The World Most Imprudent Father”, if there were any.' She sighed, shaking her head.

Kurama smiled at her.

“Hmmm, so I was right when I addressed him as an idiot.” Youko said, nodding his head.

Kurama sweatdropped.

`Do you always go to school so early, Shuichi?' she asked.

Kurama raised an eyebrow. `Don't you?'

`Hmmm, nope! Just once in a blue moon.'

`Why?'

Resha made a face. `Well… there would always be a fight or two before Ranma and me…'

`Ranma and I,' Kurama corrected, smiling in amusement.

Resha stuck out her tongue at him and he chuckled lightly. `I hate grammars! Oh well, as I was saying; there would always be a fight or two before Ranma and I even got into the school gates. And Ranma always loitering about before going to school.'

`Hmm, let's see… and you wait for him?' he raised an eyebrow.

`Of course! Sometimes I have to drag him, but yeah we will always be late. Other than that, fights sometimes, NO! Resolutely finds it ways to the school grounds or in class. There would be a major disaster after that and school had to be closed.' She sighed. `Worst of all is my former school, Furinkan High, has the most craziest principal in Japan! No, seriously!' she said when Kurama smiled in disbelief. `Look. I tell you what; everything in Nerima is not what it seems. Look at it once, you think it's just a normal place, but if you go there, or live there, you know how crazy it is. It's bizarre! It will drive you nuts!'

He only smiled, which for the first time, she couldn't interpret what it means.

They walk in utter silence after that. Perfectly seven minutes and twenty five seconds after that, Kurama broke the silence. `Do you always wear that Chinese outfit? I realized I never seen you in anything but that.'

Resha grinned. `Sort of love it. It's really comfortable. Besides, I haven't bought the school uniform yet, not unless I passed the test anyway.'

`Good luck in it.'

`Yeah, thanks…' she laugh nervously, `I need it.'

As they approach the school gate, Resha saw a bunch of girls in a crowd. She heard Kurama gave a low growl.

`Is something wrong Shuichi?' she asked, looking at him and then at the direction he was focusing, the girls.

After that she chuckled. `Hmmm, let me see… fans?'

`Sometimes, I wish I was back being a ruthless youkai.'

Youko coughed loudly. Resha grinned.

`In that case, I better be gone.' she said, leaping into the school ground.

I'm sure you could guess what happened…

Just where she leapt… was the school's fishpond.

Splash!

“Aww man! Does water always have to find its way to me and Ranma?” she thought desperately.

`Eh, who is this?' one of the girls had heard the noise and came to check.

`Wow, she's so cute!' another one exclaim.

`Let me hold her!' came an extra voice.

If there's one thing Resha-chan hate being a chibi, it's girls squeals and screeches when they saw her. It really scared the wits out of her!

All the girls that had been waiting for Shuichi now swarming her instead.

Resha-chan tried to get out of their reach but failed miserably. They touch her and hugged her in a deathly grip, pulling her cheeks etc, etc. She thought she was going to die when suddenly they all heard a calm voice.

`What are you girls doing?' it was none other than Shuichi.

The girls turned their attention towards him and at that precise moment, Resha-chan slipped out of their grasps and dashed towards the school building. The others stood there blinking, shocked of her speed, save for Kurama that sweatdropped instead.

“Do you think she's afraid of girls?” Youko asked him.

“Maybe something close to that.” he answered him back.

Resha-chan found an empty room and produced a hot bottle from her back. She opened it and poured its content onto herself.

Nothing happened.

Why?

“Aww man! I forgot to refill it this morning!” she thought, smacking her head mentally, irritated with herself for her forgetfulness. She had used it last night! She sighed in annoyance.

An idea suddenly popped out of her mind. She grinned wickedly.

xxxxx

`I'm sorry little girl, but you cannot take the test. You are too young!' the principal, Mr. Kobayakawa frowned as he adjusted his glasses, looking at the little girl in front of him, hardly higher than his knees!

The little girl froze in shock, then, her eyes filled with tears. `How… how could you…' she whined, looking extremely upset and was at the brick of crying.

`Now, now, don't cry!' he said, a little panicky, he didn't want to cause a scene. `Al… alright then, I'll let you have the test. Just don't cry. After this, you have to leave, okay?' he tried to comfort her.

The little girl looked back at him brightly with her pretty silver eyes and nodded happily. `Em!'

He sighed in relief and took out the paper test. He handed it towards the cute little girl, who took it, looking very curious. She sat on a writing table in the corner of the room, since she couldn't sit on the chair that was too high for her diminutive body. She started reading the papers quietly, then took out a pen and began scribing onto the sheets.

Mr. Kobayakawa watched peculiarly at her. “I've never had such odd incident like this before in my twenty years of being a principal. Somehow, she looked quite intelligent for such a petite body. Naw, let her have what ever she wants, as long as she stays quiet and is not crying. She'll go away when she's tired enough. I wonder whose child is it though.” he then shrugged the thoughts off and continued on his work.

Almost three hours later `Is the time up yet, Mr. Principal?' Mr. Kobayakawa was surprised at the sudden innocent voice.

He looked at his watch and said, `Ten more minutes.'

The little girl sighed, pleased with herself. `I'm done!' she beamed and jumped from the table, going towards him. She handed him the papers and he raised his eyebrow. `Check it! If I pass, you must let me into the school.' She said rather seriously.

He saw the determination in her small silver eyes, and didn't have the heart to say no. “Such a cute little girl.” he thought.

`Alright.' He said halfheartedly.

He took the papers and looked it over.

He stopped suddenly, took his glasses off and wiped it. He put it on and looked back at it more carefully, mechanically taking his red pen to mark it. `Sit… sit down, while… while I check It.' he ordered in a hoarse voice.

xxxxx

Resha-chan smirked in her mind. It had been a full two hours now and the principal finally put his pen down after the eleventh recheck. `I can't believe this…' he muttered.

`Did I make it?' she asked a little too excited.

`Ye… yes. Yes, you made it. But how…?'

`I'm not six. I'm sixteen.' She pointed in a rather haughty manner.

The old principal blinked.

Resha-chan sighed. `It's a curse. Cold water turned me like this; hot water turns me back. I err… fell into the fishpond as I got here.' she said sheepishly.

He blinked again then opened his lunch box taking out a thermos which he happened to have one with him.

Resha-chan took it and poured onto herself. She instantly became her usual self again.

`I see. Well, I must say, which I'm sure you knew, we Japanese may not believe in curses, but we don't necessarily not believe in it, ne?'

Resha-chan nodded, thankful that he understood.

`What's your name?' he asked curiously.

`Resha, Saotome Resha. I just moved in yesterday and live with my cousin, Minamino Shuichi.'

`Ah, no wonder your result is the second highest ever rated after Minamino Shuichi. You're cousins.'

`Really?' she said in disbelief. Well, she did thought it wasn't that hard, but still she didn't consider it as something easy.

He beamed. `Yes, as a token for your victory, I will granted you one wish, that is necessary of course.'

`A wish?' she thought for a few seconds then grinned mischievously.

xxxxx

Class 1-A was fairly quiet as the students listen attentively to the teacher's lecturing. A sudden knock on the door broke everybody's concentration and they turned their heads to look as the principal walked in and handed their teacher a paper.

Their teacher, Miss. Miyuki, beamed at the class after that and said, `Well, attention class, we seems to have a new student in our class. Please welcome, Saotome Resha!'

The door opened for the second time and a small girl came in and jumped onto the teacher's desk to everyone's bewilderment.

`Hello, minna-chan! Dozo yoroshiku! My name is Saotome Resha and I just moved in yesterday. Any questions?' she said in a highly fluency cute childish voice.

The class blinked once or twice, and then everybody raised their hands.

Resha-chan and Mr. Kobayakawa sweatdropped.

`Err… you.' Resha-chan pointed to the prettiest girl there.

`Little child, don't you think you are too young to go to high school? Why don't you go back to your kindergarten,' she requested in a very arrogant tone. A few girls giggled.

“My, my. So arrogant. She's so going to pay one day!” Resha-chan thought heatedly.

`I'm sorry but I'm not 6. I'm sixteen, and… I'm stunted.' She acted, saying in a very quiet voice, looking extremely hurt and sad.

Her acting was so heartbreaking that the whole class fell quiet.

Mr. Kobayakawa sweatdropped. “She's a good actor.”

If Youko was there, he would have agreed wholeheartedly.

A boy, sitting in the front row suddenly got up and said, `Well, in that case, it's okay. We welcome you with open arms, right class?'

The were nods here and there and the boy beamed. He was quite attractive with short blond hair and kind hazel eyes that seems to indicate wisdom, importance and leadership.

“Must be the class monitor.” Resha-chan thought. `Thank you, minna.' She bowed gratefully.

`Err, can I asked you something?' another boy stood up beside the class monitor, he was wearing a little differently, which suggest him a prefect.

Resha-chan tilted her head a little, cutely. `What is it?'

`Oh, well… why are you wearing a boy's outfit? You are a girl, ne? In addition, I thought the school rules did mention about clothes ethics.'

She blinked. `Well, I made a request to Mr. Kobayakawa.' She pointed at him.

`Yes, you see, she got the second highest score after Minamino Shuichi last year, so I told her I would grant her a special wish. And that is what she wants.'

They all turned to look at her in disbelief.

She just smiled innocently, mentally laughing.

`Well then, she needs to sat in the front seat…'

`I will sit behind, teacher. She can took my place.' The boy prefect that asked Resha-chan earlier cut off Miss. Miyuki.

`Thank you, Kagami.' The teacher said.

Resha-chan blinked in total surprise.

“Wow, people here are really nice,” she thought.

`Arigato gozaimasu.' She bow again happily then hopped from the teacher's desk to land neatly on Kagami's desk. Everyone looked at her in amazement.

She glared at the haughty-pretty face girl earlier and continued, `Oh, and for a miniature body like myself, I'm quite stronger than most people.' She then smiled innocently at everyone.

Class then carried on rather like before, as everyone turn back their attention to the teacher.

Kringgggg…..!

It was lunchtime. Some of the students went to the canteen to eat, others opened their lunchbox and sat at their own table chatting, and as for Resha-chan, she also sat on her desk, opening her oversize bento that Kurama made for her. She was really pleased about it.

Two boys and a girl stood before her, so she looked up at them. They were Kagami, the prefect, Kazuki the monitor, and a girl with short blue hair that reminded her of Akane's hair and compassionate green-aqua eyes.

`Hello, do you want to sit with me for lunch?' Resha-chan asked kindly.

They looked at each other and smiled at her. `Sure.' They said in unison.

`Hi, I'm Midori. This is the class monitor, Kazuki, and Kagami, the prefect.' The girl introduced.

Resha-chan grinned at them as they sat on the chairs around her. `I'm sure you know my name. Want some?' she asked.

They took it gratefully, thanking her.

`Wow, this is delicious, did you made them?' Kagami asked.

`Naw, Shuichi made `em. He's really nice to cook for me so much.' She answered.

`Shuichi… Minamino Shuichi?' Midori muttered surprised.

`Yup! He's a really great cook. He knows I ate a lot, though it is a little offending.' She made a face and they laugh.

`Hey, you live with the Minamino's?' Kazuki inquired.

Resha-chan nodded. `I'm her cousin.' She said simply.

They chatted for the whole recess until it was time for class again.

xxxxx

Kringggg…..!

Time for home. Resha-chan sighed as she put her things into her bag -that was almost her size; it looked like Akane's schoolbag, if you know what I mean. She swung it on her back and proceeds to the window. Half the class was out already and rest watched her in astonishment as she jumped from the third floor onto a tree then landed safely on the ground. Midori, Kagami and Kazuki were already out and they saw her.

`Hey, Resha! Over here.' Kagami called.

The majority of the school watched in wonder, who the heck is the little girl running towards three of the hottest students -along with Shuichi and two/three more, in the school.

Resha-chan walked with them and chatted until they neared the school gate. She saw Kurama standing besides the gate, surrounded by his fans and she sighed in sympathy at his sort of miserable looks.

`Shuichi! Come on, lets go home.' She shouted in her sweetest voice, waving at him.

The girls turned around in surprised and Kurama quickly made his way towards her. He looked curious.

`Resha-chan, why are you in that form?' he asked in his calm voice.

She winked secretly at him and asked back innocently. `What form?'

He understood immediately and sighed in his mind.

“It seems our little girl wants to play.” Youko pointed smirking.

“Let her, she's just a child.” Kurama said back.

Youko shook his head. “No, she's your fiancée, and she's not that naïve.”

Kurama ignored him and smiled at Resha-chan's company. The girl blushed immediately and the two boys smiled back. `Good afternoon, sempai.' They both said politely.

`Good afternoon. Resha-chan's classmates, I presume?' he asked silkily.

The three of them nodded then said their goodbyes.

`So that means you passed the exam, ne?' Kurama asked as he took her tiny hand and walked home. It made them look like a brother walking with his little sister, and Resha secretly like it that way.

`Em! I've got second highest after you, the principal told me so.'

Kurama smiled at her happy face. `So how was school and class? Do you like it?'

`Yup! Absolutely and completely love it. They are really nice people and I've got friends already!' she continue to tell everything that has happened to her that day from the time she got away from the girls hugs that morning until after school.

Kurama listened, smiling serenely at her cheerfulness.

“You know, I rather like her when she's not being childish.” Youko said suddenly.

“I rather like her this way.” Kurama said back.

“Right, make her your sister.” He said sarcastically.

Kurama paused. “That is a good idea.”

Youko sweatdropped, not knowing what to say now.

Kurama and Resha-chan went home in gladness.