-1Chapter 1: Back form the dead?

Disclaimer: I do not under any uncertain circumstances Own Ranma 1/2 more any other of Takahashi-Sama's work

"Wake up P-chan!" He heard through the muffling of his spinning head his eyes tried to pry themselves open though it seemed as if his entire body was just one heave weight confining his and chaining his soul to this heavy weary Mortal realm as if he didn't need that shell they called a body.

"Common you freaking Idiot I don't have all day!"

The redhead didn't seem to happy as she hoisted the lost boy up by the collar and began to smack him accost the face with a modified version of the Chestnut fist.

The first couple of slaps didn't hurt all that much they were just loud smacking against the numb skin of Ryoga's face. However as she continued it became more than just a minor annoyance and with a great deal of initial effort Ryoga pulled his strength together, moving.

"Enough already." Ryoga yelled his body suddenly energizing as he exploded upward and grabbed Ranma by her collar. I mean cant a guy get a little rest around here?" He asked I mean its the middle of the night and Its raining and..."

"Its raining? and im not, a pig..."

"Ya I thought it was a little strange myself, you had better not be holding out on me Ryoga." Ranma half yelled letting Ryoga go and splash down onto the wet pavement.

"What was the idea Ranma Wakening me up in the middle of the night? You want to challenge me or something, its been a while but this time Saotome I promise you I won't hold back...

"Like You never tried to jump me in the middle of the night in the rain before Ryoga!" The redhead replied rather briskly. Look Ryoga I was concerned about your pigheaded ass for once..."

"What do you mean Ranma? Since when have You the great and powerful Ranma Saotome Ever been concerned with me for that matter anyone else around you. Your still leading on Akane like you were before aren't you and those other girls, bet you haven't told them, Have you?

"Don't go there Ryoga not about Akane Not at a time like this!" She clinched her fist and turned to the lost boy the rain pouring down her fiery bangs as she readied her stance.

"If that's the way you want it Saotome..." Ryoga replied cracking first his knuckles followed by a small smile.

In a flash the two nearly disappeared and were locked in a watery combat.

"What happened to Akane?" Ryoga yelled Punching Ranma-chan several feet through a brick wall.

"Non of your damn business!" She yelled back springing from the rubble throwing several punches before flatting Him into a nearby tree.

"I always know that you would let something happen to her." Ryoga growled crawling to his feet. "No matter how hard you tried Ranma I always knew it, so who was it this time, Pirates? Some Lecherous prince in search of a bride who, her real Fiancé?"

"If you really must know Ill burry you with the secrete!" Ranma Yelled as they both leapt into the air there was a blurring exchange of blows in mid air before Ranma gaining the upper hand delivered a earth shattering downward punch sending Ryoga hurdling down into his own personal crater."

"baxui tenkets!!!" he yelled breaking his fall by softening up the ground a little bit where he hit.

"She married Shinnosuke, Damn it!"

"Hugh?" Ryoga's jaw dropped open as he crawled out of his crater "T...th...that guy with the crazy grandfather?"

"No way this has to be a dream Habiki wake up, Akane couldn't have married that guy he couldn't even remember her name for half a day and now..." Calm down Ranma is just messing with you I mean All of that couldn't have happened I haven't been gone that long and even if I had she would have mailed me an invitation or something that way I could rush in at the last monument where the priest says if any man has just reason why these two should not be wed then let him speak now or forever..."

"SMACK!" Snap out of it already Ryoga damn talk about fantasies." Ranma said as she once again was kneeling over the lost boy griping his collar.

Ryoga sighed and took a deep breath slumping down as he felt the will to fight leavening his body. "When Did all of this happen?" he asked Slowly sitting up to face the gorgeous redhead kneeling over him.

It was Ranma's turn this time to be flustered as she slumped over Ryoga still tightly gripping his collar and let out a long drawn-out sigh.

"Ryoga that was three years ago, we all thought you were dead. You had to be dead, I saw it with my own eyes. When that mountain crashed down onto of you, you don't remember, of course you wouldn't. anyway it took pops, Mouse and the old freak to drag me off of that pile of rubble, I dug at the mountain until my fingernails came out. Next thing I remembered I was at your funeral Wearing black and talking bout that time you broke in to the Tendo's in the middle of the night trying to settle an honor dispute or something.

Ranma smiled as she sat down beside of the lost boy with a sploosh on the soggy pavement. The fall rain beating down on them steadily she thought she felt a small tear began to drip form her blue eyes before she felt a strong warm arm rap itself around her shoulder.

"Hump who would have think it?" Ryoga said staring off at the dark cloudy sky. "You did miss me after all, loosening your edge Ranma?" He smiled still staring at the sky.

"That's Not funny Ryoga!" She said sternly wiping a single tear form her deep blue spheres and sniffling a little. "They never found the body but then again they never managed to clear all of that rubble. I thought you and your stubborn ass with those bone slicing yellow bandanas were still down there. You were the closest thing to a friend I ever had... even if you did want to kill me." She cracked a faint smile.

"Guess you just don't know what you have until its gone do ya." Ryoga said not moving even an inch. "Ya know I Always thought that you and Akane would Be those two silly kids I knew Hating each other on the outside while keeping the fires burning deep down on the inside for each other. I always thought your engagement would last forever and you two would grow old together, apart like that and she would always have room in her heart for me her pet P-chan, guess those days are over Hugh Saotome?

"Me too Ryoga me too." Ranma sighed and hung her soggy red head.

"Well I suppose that was just a rivalry thing after all, I mean there was always always Akari." Ryoga struck in after a long moment of silence sheer only the rain could be heard falling over normal. "I mean she is the one who truly Loved me and..."

"Ryoga you have been dead for the last three years and well..." He stared at Ranma for a moment with a funny expression of his face."

"Well what?"

"Akari, Well, she uh... she found someone else Ryoga.

His grip on her tightened and Ranma felt a sudden wave of angry ki surge through the surrounding atmosphere.

"Just tell me its not you Ranma, that's all I ask just tell me its not you, and I won't kill you." He gritted his teeth as he spoke afraid to look at her afraid that he might loose control if he seen that womanizer Saotome. That was the only shame at this point that Ryoga Habiki Could not bare. He could stand the fact that everyone here had forgotten about him, he could stand the fact that Ranma could still beat him in a fight, and he could even though just barely stand the fact that Akane was married but Akari. If she had fallen for Ranma that would be the last straw the Final and complete defeat. Ranma would have taken Everything that was good in his life everything that was good on his life and at that point even if I meant his life he would regain his lost honor.

He remembered when he had first met her small, cute, sweet she had the smile of angles still at first Ryoga had doubted the Pig girls intent, thought that she was insulting mocking him but as they got to know each other he had come to realize that she had come to cherish him like no other. Someone that would love him for who he really was someone that would lover him for the man as well as the curse that was something that Akane could never do especially since he had kept his curse from her a secrete for nearly a year and a half. And then for her to abandoned him at the slightest sign of his disappearance, it broke his already shattered heart.

"Who's she with?" Ryoga asked trying hard not to let even a single tear fall form his stone faced resolve.

"Don't know honestly I wasn't invited to the wedding, think she's over in the United states now her Husband is supposed to own some kind of pig ranch...

"Good, good, As long as she's happy." Ryoga said patting Ranma on the knee standing up out of the rain still staring off stone faced as a single tear fell from his eyes, slowly dripping down his cheek among the beads of rain running through his shaggy mop of hair and down his young yet weathered face, just a single tear amongst the Innumerable fakes.

"Ryoga..." It seems as if nature was crying for him Ranma stared at him shocked as to what he just said in less than 10 minuets Ryoga had given up on both Akane and his beloved Akari. "You've grown Ryoga." She thought to herself as lightning flashed accost the Dark evil sky's, illuminating his rugged face then thunder like none she had ever heard Boomed in place of Ryoga's yell of agony shaking the very ground that they stood upon and the breath of their lungs.

They stood there for god knows how long, Ryoga watching the Lightning and the rain as it crashed about the all too familiar vacant lot that he and Ranma had grown up fighting in. Memories of them pounding each other silly flooded his mind and with them came the thoughts of where had the last 3 years gone. Ranma said it had been 3 years but he dident know weather to believe her he er.. she didn't look that much different than she had when he last seen her but the way she got fired up about Akane and then what he had said about Akari Ranma was one to try and mess with someone but He was sure that even Ranma wouldn't go that far. The lost boy was standing rain pounding upon his shaggy head and running down his stern face he was lost in thought trying hard to put all of the broken pieces of the last 3 years together when...

"So you planning to stay out in this mess all night or what?" Ranma asked standing up beside of him.

"Well where else am I going to stay with Akane gone and everything I mean..."

You idiot I mean you don't even have your tent or heck even your umbrella I mean common if you want to be a fool and get chilled to the bone and catch something..."

"So who died and made you my mom Ranma!?! you know if I want to stay out in this and die of cold that's my own business, not like it matters anyway with Akane and Akari married its not like I have any reason to go on.

"Sigh. Guess it cant be helped" Ranma said Sucker punching Ryoga in the stomach. He doubled over and Ranma grabbed him by the collar.

"You can stay over at my place at least for little while till you, don't think the roomies would mind." She said as she began walking off in the direction of her place.

"Roomies, what you moved out of the Tendo's?" Ryoga asked breaking loose from Ranma's grip as they walked.

"Yup kind of had to, after Akane got married N' all and well, Kasumi was Dead set on finishing up school and going off to college, smart girl, smarter than she ever gave herself credit for that's for sure She's currently an Exchange student at UCLA."

"What about taking care of the family and everything that's what she always did, Mr. Tendo how did he take it? I mean His girls Especially Kasumi was... they were his life."

"Ya I know Now Tatski is." Ranma said with a smile.

"Tatski?" Ryoga said curiosity in his voice.

"O' yea should have mentioned her, Akane's Daughter shell be three soon, Hell of a martial artist haha, kind of reminds me of what pops said I was like when I was that age..."

"Cant hardly walk and she's already breaking boards with her head." Another smooth Female voice struck in as they turned the corner. "She's Daddy's world now." A tall girl with brown somewhat shaggy bobbed hair said as they turned the corner.

"Hey Ranma not like its by business of Anything but who's the guy, I mean its not like you to bring guys home or anything, I mean its perfectly alright with me if you want to well ya know..." "She gave him a sly grin.

"Common Nabiki, you know me better than that!" "Ranma-chan said as they slid open the rice paper door and walked into what appeared to be Uuchans restaurant. "Sides I know better than to bring anyone here you'd make it your business wither or not I wanted you to."

"Moi?" Nabiki pointed at herself Innocently she paused briefly bathing in the sarcasm before she looked up what she made her nearly drop the bag of groceries that she was carrying "OH my GOD! Ukyo get in here." She yelled still in partial shock Ranma hadn't seen her eyes this big since she had first seen him turn into a girl.

"Hold your horses sugar im coming im coming." The Okonomiyaki chef replied as the clanging of silver and cook wear could be heard coming form the back room before emerging from the back room...

"Oh my... Habiki, no way back form the grave!" She looked over the counter at his legs.

( Japanese ghost aren't supposed to have any legs) before vaulting over it and embracing him with a big hug.

It was a tight hug and She held it nearly choking the life out of him. For a moment Ryoga didn't know how to react so he just stood there taking it (He was good at that) A moment or two later she released him.

"Let me get a good look at ya." She said backing up and eyeing the lost boy she was smiling.

Her eyes pried at his rugged frame in the flickering fluorescent lights of the closed restaurant.

"Hum she thought Filled out a little taller, Stronger looking legs, bigger arms, chest, his hair is a little shaggier than last time but he has been gone for the last three years that's to be expected.

"Looks Like you have done well for yourself Habiki did you bring me any souvenirs?" She said when she was finally finished with her through scan.

Uh… sorry Ukyo I didn't think to pick up you anything form Anemisia ville sorry."

"So you're a kidder now Hugh Habiki? I like that anyhow get your Jack-ass up those stairs out of those wet clothes and in the shower before you catch Cold."

"Sure I would but." He said almost as if her were responding to an order not a suggestion though he looked a little distressed. "Thing is I don't have anything else to wear and well...

"Don't worry about it Ryoga you can wear some of my old stuff." Ranma said. "Ill get it for you when you get out." But you got to promise not to rip it or get it dirty or…"

"Yea yea I got it. Jeese you are such a girl anymore Ranma " He said as he gave a weary smile and then headed upstairs.

"Ryoga you take that back!" Ranma yelled but it fell on deaf ears as Ryoga was already in the shower.

"The hot water poured out of the showerhead and with a whining sound and splashed over his dirty face. granted it wasn't the Tendo's giant bathtub but it worked." Ryoga thought as he felt his cold limbs warm up and seem to reanimate. "He couldn't remember the last time he had a shower, of course he couldn't remember the last time he could remember much if anything as he tried to remember anything about the last several years but he would always draw a blank. It was frustrating it was aggregating and it was..." Well tears finally fell from his weary eyes as he thought about all of the lost time, and it finally hit him that Akari and Akane were both gone, gone for good this time, it was a felling that hit him in the pit of his stomach like none had ever before. It was going to be a hard time for Ryoga Habiki adjusting to a world that he left three years ago and he knew it as he broke down and cried until the shower ran cold.

A couple of hours later...

Are you sure its ok for me to be staying with you like this?" Ryoga asked as he pulled himself underneath the covers of his futon, I mean I should have stayed out in the park or..."

Look Ryoga why you got to always be that way its fine if you stay here for a while I mean everyone thought you were dead for crying out loud it will give you some time to rest up and try and sort some things out and since you couldn't find your way out of a wet paper bag..."

"Ranma!"

"Fine fine, whatever just chill here for the night, then in the morning you can wander off and end up in Hong Kong for all I care." Ranma-chan said as she cut off the light, walked over in the corner of the room and threw off her towel. steam rose from her fair skin in the slightly cool air of the room as she slipped her loose fitting Fish sausage pajamas on in the every so often lightning lit room.

"You never change Ranma you know that." Ryoga said his back turned to her.

"Whatta mean?" She asked slipping into her futon several feet over on the floor from Ryoga's.

"Still have no sense of feminine modesty at all I would have thought that you would have... Wait a minuet You just got out of the shower right?

"Ya and what's it to you." Ranma replied.

"Shouldn't you be a guy or something?"

"Hey shouldn't you have been a pig when I found you out there on the street!?!" She fired back.

"Shut up Ranma, I've been dead for the last three years or did you forget? Its not like I remember a damn thing about the last three years you guys keep going on and on about. You on the other hand have been alive all of that time and from what I know of you last I'm sure you wouldn't have wanted to stay a girl after a shower. That is unless you felt the compulsion to take a cold shower since you live with a couple of hotties like Ukyo and Nabiki, which somehow I Doubt."

"Shut up already Ryoga, go to sleep." Ranma said pulling herself underneath the covers. "And since when were Nabiki and Ukyo A couple of hotties?" she asked.

Since Akane and Akari got married." Ryoga half joked trying to make light of the situation.

"Ha ha very funny Ryoga." Ranma responded sarcastically. "Now go to sleep already P-chan!"

There was a moment of dead silence as nothing but the thunder and the steady pounding of the rain could be heard beating on the restaurants roof.

"How long has it been since you could change back?" Ryoga asked bluntly breaking the silence and Ranma's blood ran cold.

I would like to Dedicate this first chapter to Geishakitty for helping me With my other story "Saotome Brothers Did I miss something" thanks for the help with my English girl )

So Ryoga is cured right? But what happened to him over those 3 years and what's the deal with Ranma's curse? And why are Nabiki, and Ranma living at Ucchans? Ideas Suggestions, request their all welcome So please review I can use every bit of the feedback I get.

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