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	Hi!  It's me again Dion Starfire with another installment of A MOUSSE SPURNED.  I would like 
to apologize to all two of my readers.  The reason it took me so long (a year to be exact) to get this chapter 
out to you is because I lost it and before I got started it up again I found a girlfriend, actually we found 
each other. Unfortunately she and I are no longer together.  So as you can imagine that I had very little 
time to write. But I started this chapter on 6/26/97, I hope to get this out in two weeks. I don't remember 
what I named chapter 4 in GOODBYE, I HAVE A DATE. (Ch 3) but the new title, I think, for ch 4 is 
Starting Over. On with the show! (Pause) Blink Blink.  Heh Heh.  I mean on with the story.

Yours in insanity or sanity depends on your point if view.
Dion Starfire

P.S.
I almost forgot to tell you I didn't like the way I did the Chinese translations in the first two chapters so when Chinese is spoken it will be between *and* and thoughts will be in (and).




	Ukyou took a dazed and confused Mousse in her arms and started to leave.  But before they go out 
the door Mousse turns around to see a shocked Shampoo and says,  "Shampoo, I want you to know that I 
will always love you but I can't stay under this house anymore.  You've taken everything, my heart and 
soul.  I have to start over now.  I'll come back for my stuff later." He looks at Ukyou then looks at 
Shampoo with tears coming out of his eyes, "Good-bye, I have a date."   With Mousse using Ukyou for 
support they turn around and walk out of the Nekohanten arm in arm.

	An hour had passed when Ukyou came into the Nekohanten; she walked right up to Shampoo 
with a mixture of anger and joy on her face. "Just so you know Shampoo, Mousse beat Ranma." 


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A MOUSSE SPURNED
                                
A fanfiction by
Dion Starfire
                                
All copyrights belong to
Rumiko Takahasi and Viz Distributing Co.

CHAPTER 4 - Starting Over


	Shampoo almost went after Mousse to tell him that she was sorry and that she didn't want to lose 
him.  She wanted to tell him that she cared and that she needed time to decide but something inside her was 
holding her back. Shampoo noticed Great-grandmother started to clean up.  She tried to help but she 
couldn't seem move; her mind was in too much turmoil.  (Mousse beat me.) The phrase was like a litany in 
her head. She felt like she was robbed; after all these years she finally got what she wanted, an actual fight 
with Mousse and she felt robbed. Why? She didn't know. Maybe because of the fact that she drove away 
her best friend the one person she confided everything to, even when it came to Ranma. She knew it hurt 
him every time she told him her feelings and she enjoyed watching him squirm with every syllable. It 
would make him go after Ranma even  harder and it would reinforce her decision but this time he didn't 
squirm.  He died.  Shampoo started when she saw the look on his face.  It was like he turned into stone.  
The stone cracked a little when he looked at Ukyou but sealed right back up when he looked at her.  She 
knew this time was different, that he wouldn't be going after Ranma.  Ranma, her  heart and amazon law 
told her that she loved him.  But she also knew what it was to be loved but not by him. She was robbed of 
the pleasure she felt being Mousse's love.  The  last time she felt this way was....  Oh no.

	Cologne gazed at Mousse leaving for the last time and was saddened by the circumstances that 
lead to it. She watched the Mousse and Shampoo grow up and train  together. She saw a strong friendship 
grow between them and thought she saw a love between them but, when Mousse got engaged to Rinse.  It 
died for one and not the other.   Their friendship was a strong one, she regretted not seeing the end product 
of it.  Cologne was finally satisfied that Ranma was the one Shampoo picked. Cologne was going to  wait 
for Shampoo to come out of shock before she started to clean but it was taking too long. So she decided to 
let her granddaughter alone to her thoughts.


	An hour had passed when Ukyou came to the Nekohanten.  Through the window she saw the old 
crone cleaning up and found a little bit of satisfaction that Shampoo was still on her knees when she went 
in.

	Cologne gazed at Ukyou stride towards Shampoo with a purpose not known to her and decided to 
delay her.   "How is Mousse?"

	Ukyou's face softened in concern.  "I took him to Dr. Tofu's, although there's not much _he_ can 
do for Mousse.  Please leave us alone for a minute, I won't be long. I want to talk to Shampoo."

	Cologne nodded in understanding and went upstairs.  Ukyou ignored the death glare Shampoo 
was giving her.

	"If you come to change Shampoo's mind is waste of time."

	"Humph! You're right; it is a waste of time. I didn't come to convince you. I wouldn't want to put 
Mousse through that kind of hell.  I care for him too much.  I came to ask why?  He loved you so much."

	Shampoo frowned at the comment. "(Loved? She's just trying to make me jealous.)  This is not 
Spatula girl's business.  Should give 'kiss of death' for getting involved."

	"I thought that for obstacles or when you lost to an outsider woman. Think about that Shampoo. 
Am I a obstacle? Did you lose to me? I don't know yet but _I_ think  you lost to yourself." With that she 
turned to go. 

	Curious as to what she meant Shampoo asked, "Why you say that?" 
 
	Ukyou walked right up to Shampoo with a mixture of anger, joy and a little fear on her face. 
"Because Shampoo, Mousse defeated Ranma before he _ever_ considered  challenging you."  Seeing the 
look of shock on Shampoo's face, Ukyou smiled. "(That was for Mousse!)"  Having said her peace she 
started to go.

	"Take care of him."

	To say that Ukyou was shocked would have been a severe understatement.  Cologne was the last 
person Ukyou expected to give that kind of sentiment for Mousse. She turned around to give Cologne a 
slack jaw, bug-eyed face.

	"Oh, come off it! Don't give me that face! Yes, I do love for Mousse, idiot though he may be, I do 
love Mousse. I love all of my subjects."
 
	Ukyou's eyes narrowed at this. "You just love him 'cause he's one of your subjects, not for the 
person he is."

	"Believe what you want.  I have a special interest in Mousse. You see, Mousse was a baby when I 
found him at Mt. Quanjing. I was going to raise him as my own but a  matriarch showing such mercy was 
seen as a sign of weakness at the time.  I changed that but it was too late by the time the custom changed.  
And since I had given him to my brother, they were already too much a part of each other's lives to break 
them up.  So Ukyou when I say I love Mousse, don't ever disregard it. ...He is not to know what has  been 
said here."

	Ukyou is in complete and utter shock at the revelation that she just heard managed to shake heard 
no.  "You mean he doesn't know! He deserves to know the truth about his past!  You don't have the right to 
keep it from him, you or your brother!"

	"Please, keep this to yourself.  You know how proud he is to be an amazon.  He's more proud than 
some of the women in the tribe.  To tell him would be a grave mistake.   You would literally pull out all of 
his beliefs out from under him." 

	"But he doesn't believe in your marriage law and the 'kiss of death'."  Ukyou interrupted.

	" True, he doesn't agree with all of the laws but so do a lot of the new matriarchs and change is 
needed in order for the tribe to survive. But none the less he still believes in  our way of life. Ask him what 
he thinks about our village and you'll see what a mistake it is to tell him the truth."  Cologne straightens 
and her caring demeanor disappeared as if it never existed. "Go take care of Mousse. Here are his things.  I 
assume he is going to stay with you until he finds his own place. Just don't wind up pregnant."

	Ukyou could have been mistaken for a stop sign she was blushing so hard. "EXCUSE ME! 
WE'RE NOT LIKE THAT!"

	Cologne smirks as she starts ushering Ukyou out the door, "I know.  I just wanted to know how 
deep your relationship was and now I know.  Now stop sputtering Mousse needs you right now.  Go." 

	As Ukyou is pushed out the door she can't help but wonder if what she heard was genuine. 
Cologne was known for her schemes and this could be one of them. And for her to be so concerned for 
Mousse's well being was like a contradiction in terms. But still she couldn't help but feel that it was 
genuine."(I guess there's more to the hag than I thought.)" She heads for Dr. Tofu's at a breakneck speed 
and feeling a lot more certain about her future even if she didn't know what was going to happen.

	"(She'll make a good amazon if Mousse plays this right.)" Cologne smiled at that thought and 
turned to see a once proud amazon crying and over a man no less. Her Smile quickly turned into a scowl of 
anger.