RART Episode #18 - Ran
Written by: CS-Masyet
?1: You really do, Ran...
Ran: I really do what, Taser?
Taser: Look like a girl. Your face does, anyway. Heheh...
Ran: Shut up, it does not! Grabs his hair. Jeez, my hair grows way too fast... I'll have to cut it again...
Taser: I bet you couldn't last one day with long hair.
Ran: Of course I could; everyone already knows I'm a guy. I just hate my stupid hair...
Taser: Aren't you moving tomorrow?
Ran: Yeah, for a year. Why?
Taser: Try lasting a week with long hair. I bet you couldn't.
Ran: Of course I could! I could even last the whole year!
Taser: Alright, you'd better come back with long hair or you lose the bet!
Ran: Yeah, yeah...
Taser: (There's no way he'll actually do it.)
Ran: (I'll show him.)
The next morning, Taser drives Ran to his new school.Ran: Thanks for the ride, Taser.
Taser: So, you didn't cut your hair after all, huh?
Ran: Nope. I'm not losing that bet.
Taser: Oh, you will; I know you. Well, see ya. Drives away.
Ran: *sigh* Here we go... Walks inside the school. He sees Raena trying to move a box in the hallway.
Raena: Ergh, this is heavy...
Ail: Goes out into the hallway. Let me help you with that...
Ran: Standing in front of them. ...
Raena: Oh, hello...
Ail: Who're you?
Ran: Excuse me, is this room 39?
Ail: Yeah, why?
Ran: I'm a transfer student. I was assigned to this room.
Ail: ...huh?
Raena: Eh?
Ran: What?
Ail: I'm sorry, I think there's been some sort of mistake...
Ran: What do you mean?
Ail: A girl can't share the same room with a boy. It's against school rules.
Ran: G-girl...? You think I'm a girl?
Ail: Aren't you...?
Ran (angry): I'm a guy!
Ail: *sweatdrop* O-oh, sorry... You look like a girl, so I thought...
Raena: *sweatdrop* Don't mind us, go ahead in...
Ran: Thanks... Goes in. (Jeez, people already think I'm a girl?!? My hair isn't even that long yet! I shouldn't have made that stupid bet...)
Ail: Moves Raena's box outside. Alright, here we go... Puts the box in his motor bike. Is that everything?
Raena: Yeah, thanks Ail.
Chelsea: Walks up to them. Hey, Ail! Are you helping Raena move?
Ail: Yeah, I just got everything in the trunk.
Chelsea: Cool. So, will you be lonely without a roommate, Ail?
Raena: Actually, someone already moved in. A transfer student.
Chelsea: Really? Is he nice?
Ail: I don't know, but I don't think we made a good first impression...
Chelsea: What do you mean?
Ail: Well, it's kind of embarassing, really...
Raena: He looks like a girl, so we thought...
Chelsea: Oh, I see... I think I want to meet him now! Runs to Ail's room.
Ail: W-wait a sec, Chels! He and Raena follow her.
Taffy: Comes in Ail's room. Hey Raena, let me help you pack!
Ran: Unpacking. Huh?
Taffy: Oh, are you one of Raena's friends?
Ran: No, I'm a transfer student. This is my new room...
Taffy: But that's impossible! Unless... Ail, you're so bad!
Ran: ...eh?
Ail/Raena/Chelsea: Come in the room.
Taffy: Oh, there you are Raena! Where'd you go?
Raena: I went to go put my stuff in Ail's motor bike. I just finished packing.
Taffy: Aw, but I wanted to help you...
Raena: Sorry...
Chelsea: Hey, who're you?
Ran: ...me?
Chelsea: Yeah, you! Are you another girl that came here to confess your love to Ail?
Ran (confused): Huh...?
Ail: *sweatdrop* Chels, this is the guy I was talking about before... My new roommate...
Chelsea: W-wha...? So, you're a guy?
Ran: Yeah...
Chelsea: Starts crying. N-no way...
Ail: By the way, I don't think we introduced ourselves. I'm Ail. This is Raena...
Raena: Hi. Smiles.
Ran (blushing): (She's kinda cute...)
Ail: This is Chelsea...
Chelsea (crying): (He's cuter than I am...)
Ail: And this is...
Taffy: Sits close to Ran. My name's Taffy! What's yours?
Ran: R-Rander, but you can call me Ran...
Taffy: Ran; okay! How old are you? What grade are you in?
Ran: 14, 9th grade...
Taffy: Cool, me too! Let's be friends!
Ran: Sure, okay...
Ail: Alright, let's go bring your stuff to your sister's house now, Raena.
Raena: Alright, see you guys later. Leaves with Ail and Chelsea.
Taffy: So, are you done unpacking yet?
Ran: Not yet...
Taffy: Don't worry, I'll help you!
Barry: Comes in. Hey Taffy, you still here?
Taffy: Hey brother! I'm helping my new friend Ran unpack!
Barry: Ran? I see...
Ran: I'm a guy, though...
Barry: Of course you are.
Ran: Finally, someone doesn't call me a girl...
Barry: Of course I know you're not a girl. The Master Chef can tell these things.
Ran: "Master Chef"?
Taffy: He's my brother, Barry. He likes to call himself "Master Chef" for some reason. *giggle*
Barry: "Some reason"? I really am a Master Chef!
Taffy: *giggle* You're so silly! Heehee!
Barry: Starts crying. Taffy, you're so mean...
Ran: (What's wrong with these two?) Finishes unpacking. There, finally finished...
Taffy: Hey, you want me to show you my friends?
Ran: There are more...?
Taffy: Of course! Let's go! Grabs Ran's arm and runs out of the room.
Ran (running): H-hold on a minute!
Barry: *sweatdrop* ...
Taffy: In room 38 is... Opens the door.
Ran: Don't just barge in!
Mac: Hey Taffy! Who's this?
Taffy: This is Ran, a new transfer student!
Mac: Nice to meet you. I'm Mac.
Ran: Who's that other guy?
Taffy: He's Rud. He's a drummer in a band.
Rud: Oh, nice to... Faces Ran. M-meet you... (S-she's really cute...)
Ran: You okay?
Rud: O-of course! Heheh...
Ran: (Another weirdo...)
Taffy: Time to meet more people! Grabs his arm again and runs to room 37.
Ran: Ow, stop doing that!
Taffy: Opens the door. That's Tech, he's really smart and quiet. Closes the door. He's boring, next room!
Ran: Not aga-...
Taffy: Runs to room 36 with Ran.
Tech: ...huh?
Taffy: And this is my room. My friend Leia shares this room with me... They hear an explosion in the room.
Ran (shocked): W-what the heck was that?!?
Taffy: Don't worry, that's normal!
Ran: *sweatdrop* (How can I not worry?)
Taffy: Opens the door. Hey, Leia!
Leia: Her corner of the room is all burnt, including herself. Hey, Taffy! Just working on some new explosives!
Ran: (E-explosives...?)
Leia: Oh, who's this?
Taffy: He's Ran, Ail's new roommate.
Leia: Nice to meet ya, I'm Leia! Say, do you want to help me with an experiment?
Ran: Uh, n-no thanks...
Leia: Alright, suit yourself...
Taffy: Well, that's everyone. See you later, Ran!
Ran: Yeah, see ya... Goes back to his room. (Jeez, the bet is the least of my problems now... How am I going to survive this school?)
Ran moves in and meets a whole bunch of wacky friends. How will his days go from here on out? Anything could happen...