UKYOU Contact Info: Blade, kumonryuu@hotmail.com AIM: Kiima Full Name: Ukyou Kuonji, also called "Ucchan" by Blade. Occupation: Proprietor of Ucchan's Okonomiyaki Residence: Ucchan's Okonomiyaki Height: 5'4" Weight: 108 lbs. Eyes: Blue Hair: Chestnut brown, with a (usually white) ribbon Birthday: July 6th Blood Type: A Curse: None Clothing: At work or in battle, Ukyou wears an okonomiyaki chef's outfit. However, during "normal" times, her wardrobe is fairly varied, ranging from shorts and t-shirts to kimonos. Ukyou very rarely wears anything overtly feminine, even if she does not actually crossdress anymore. She usually, even in otherwise normal outfits, carries her large battle spatula strapped to her back. Personality: Ukyou is a lively, cheery person. She always has a kind word or a joke to cheer up the morose; she is always willing to listen to people's problems; she is everyone's friend, which along with her stupendous cooking skills account for the continuing success of Ucchan's Okonomiyaki. She seems the opposite of the dark, moody Blade, whom she can cheer up like noone else. Problems? She laughs at the question. She has friends, a decent income, and someone who loves her: isn't that every girl's dream? She's here to help -other- people's problems. Ranma? She laughs again. That was a long time ago. Silly childhood fantasies. She doesn't even think about them anymore. Does she still talk to him? Well, things ARE kinda busy. He's welcome to drop by anytime, though...just about anybody is. Family? She waves a mini-spatula, mock-threateningly. Less talking, more eating. Are you gonna let it get cold? Besides, she's got other customers to serve: no time to chat. She laughs a last time, turns to leave; lively, full of cheer. And you never notice the gouges her fingers left in the counter beneath the grill. Ukyou devoted her entire life to Ranma. He -was- her life. She trained for years to match him; she subsumed her own identity and gender because of him, she left her home and family and everything she knew to be close to him. And when they reconciled, she knew there was nothing to worry about. She got along with him better than virtually anyone else; they worked well together; she could support him in anything he chose to do. And she loved him so very, very much. Love like that -had- to lead to a happy ending, right? Wrong. When Ranma married Akane, Ukyou turned away and realised everything she had, everything she was, was a lie. She had built up her entire identity, her sense of worth, around her fiancee. Now he had neatly yanked the foundations of her entire life out from under her. Worse yet, her already fragile sense of identity had been severely shaken at the sight of these...copies...of herself. And worst of all, even they seemed generally headed for happiness and fulfillment. But she kept smiling even as she silently screamed: Why them? Why Ranma? Why Akane? Why not ME? Ukyou is resilient, however, and she didn't stay in her morass of self-doubt and depression for long. She found another purpose, another life to devote herself to, near at hand. Blade was there; Blade needed her. And he loved her. Ukyou was always happiest when others needed her. And she wanted to be loved. Wanted it more badly than anything else. It seemed only natural to fall in love with him in return. So now she continues at her normal routine. She smiles; she talks; she laughs; she is, to all the world, happy. But her happiness is still dependant on another. And deep inside, she knows that what happened once could happen again. This thought terrifies her like nothing else in the world. Ukyou will never do anything to jeapordise her relationship with Blade, no matter how excessive or horrible his actions might be, even if it turns her against her friends and everything she believes in. Because she knows, she KNOWS, that if she does, he might abandon her, like Ranma did. She won't let that happen to her again. She will never be left alone. No matter what it costs her. Identifying Quotes: "Sit down and take a load off, sugar. Want something to eat? Of course you do. What's with the long face?" "YOU JACKASS!!!"