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Ranma changed from his hospital pajamas to is own clothes, and they were ready to go. But there was this one thing they hadn't thought about – now that there were six of them, they wouldn't fit in the car!
But Nodoka had an idea! They would spend some family time, the Saotomes, by taking a taxi to the dojo!
Soun, Akane and Ryoga drew away, leaving the Saotomes behind to wait for the taxi. It took a while, and Ranma was feeling tired standing up and waiting.
”Come, honey”, his mom said, sat down on a bench and pet it beside her. ”Have a seat.”
Ranma sat down, and his mom placed her hand on his shoulders, starting to rock him gently. He wasn't embarrassed at all. Genma sat down next to them and sighed.
”You know, even though it's like this...” Nodoka mumbled. ”...I love how we are together. Since so long...”
Finally the taxi came. They all sat in the backseats; Ranma in the middle.
”Ahh, I have always loved the scent of a new, clean taxi!” Nodoka smiled.
”ACHOOO!” Ranma sneezed. Too bad they hadn't taken tissues with them from the hospital. Well, he sniffled and wiped his nose in his wrist. ”I can't smell a thing”, Ranma mumbled with his stuffed voice.
The trip went on. Ranma was feeling tired. Every slighest bump by bump, he leaned closer to his mom, when he finally crashed on her lap. She just smiled, took his head in her arms and stroke his cheek with her thumb. She was so happy to be able to see her son, to hold and stroke him. She couldn't see a teen boy, but a little toddler, how she had seen him last time. She would love to cradle him, but he WAS a bit too big for that. Even she could figure that out.
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Ranma gets home from hospital after being there for two days. He is not not 100% well yet but enough to go home. Now the whole Saotome family gets to enjoy their time together after being 14 years apart.
Copic markers and water colors