Do You Like Mummies? [Erica, Ranma]

Of all the scenarios that could’ve taken place then, being pulled into a kiss wasn’t what she’d expected. The blue hue of her kaido disappeared from her hands instantly, caught completely off guard by his sudden move. All of her worries seemed to melt away and after the initial shock passed, the healer found herself deepening it even further, unable to pull herself away. The thought of being caught by someone else was tossed completely aside and for that moment at least, the pink haired woman couldn’t have cared less. He was safe and that was all that mattered to her, which was exactly what her kiss would display to him.

He was right though. There was no need for any further tears and worries today, with the healer realising that perhaps she should try and inherit some of his more laid back traits. Erica had always been so with her other patients, why should she act any differently with Ranma? Urgh, she was getting in her own head and it annoyed her. She was making a mountain out of a mole hole and she promised herself then that she would treat him like any other patient. All right, maybe with a little more hand holding than the rest.

Eventually though, she pulled away reluctantly, looking rather red in the face, briefly putting her hands on her hips. The smile on her face though was all the evidence he’d need to tell that she secretly approved though. “Now, now, we should save that for later.”

With that said, she’d refocus herself and start to heal him once more although she looked rather more happy now.

And perhaps, he should inherit more of her self-preserving traits. Learning a thing or two about Kaidō along the way wouldn’t hurt anybody… besides, if you thought about it, he didn’t need to become an expert in it! Just enough to keep himself alive and in one piece until his heroine patched him back together again…

Ranma, obviously, hummed sadly as the concept of ‘later’ meant he’d have to wait… and, uh, yeah, he wasn’t good at it. Especially when it came to waiting for something he dearly wanted. Still, since Erica was by his side with her heatwave of a smile, Ranma could afford to be a bit more patient. It did spike up a thought… her.

“…” He walked on thin ice for the time being, having a colleague with a grudge against him like that. And if you thought he’d at least expect Armina to have some modicum of self-control… nah. Impossible. She left too strong of an impression. However, thinking back to her words… and her drives… did give him an idea on how to make up with her. But that’d be a story for another time.

“Wonder what Snuggles is up to…”