I don't own Ranma 1/2, Rumiko Takahashi does.

Have you ever wondered how Ranma 1/2 would be with the introduction of only a few people? In this one, we will ponder over one of these new characters and her relationship with Ryoga.

First a few reminders.

"" Are what people say.

( ) Are peoples thoughts.

Are the author's comments.

'' Are what's on the Panda's signs.

Disclaimer: All characters except the added ones belong to Rumiko Takahashi. The new ones belong me, Ryoko.

This story would brobably be Rated PG13 to a lot of people, but I don't care. If you're comfortable with the series, READ ON.

One last thing. The main enemy has had some changes made to his powers for dramatic purposes. I know full well what he's supposed to do, so don't worry about it.

The Saga Begins: Kayley and Ryoga

Ryoga Hibiki found himself in a strange mall, not near as strange as the time he wandered into India, but he realized that he wasn't even in Japan. Whils trying to find the Tendo Dojo, Ryoga once again got lost. Now he's somewhere in America. Luckily, in his travels, Ryoga learned English.

A crowd gathered around two combatants. One of them was a girl. She was 5 foot 1 with blonde hair that didn't quite reach her shoulders and had blue eyes.

The other one was a man. He had long, brown hair and he wore a long Chinese robe. He wasn't a particularly powerful man, but it has been in Ryoga's experience, that martial artists that lack strength tend to make up for it in skill.

While blocking the man's kicks, the girl asked, "I guess Saffron can't even do his own dirty work."

Soon one of the man's kicks struck her in the stomach. The man retorted in between punches, "If you'd...only...stayed with him...this wouldn't...be happening."

The girl was so disoriented from the previous blows, that she couldn't block the fist sailing towards her. Fear set in and she let out a short scream. The man yelled, "NOW IT ENDS!"

A hand caught the punch only inches from the girl's face. The girl looked up to see her savior. She saw a young man, about 16 years old. His hair was black and his bangs were so long, that the yellow and black patterned bandana was probably the only the only thing keeping his hair out of his eyes.

He was, well, the best way of putting it was, snarling at her attacker. His teeth were bared and man, niether could believe it, but he had fangs. To the girl, his fangs were down-right cute, but to her attacker they were fearsome. As if you haven't guessed, I'm talking about Ryoga. Anyway, Ryoga used his astounding strength to painfully crack the man's knuckles as Ryoga growled, "Yes, now it ends."

With one hand, Ryoga grabbed the man's collar and lifted him off the ground. He then slammed him back into the ground causing a crater to form.

Ryoga checked to make sure the man was still alive, he was. Then he went to see if the girl was okay. Now that he had a better look at her, he could tell she was older than he thought. He thought she was only 13 or 14. The poor girl was shaking and he knew that the girl wasn't really an experienced fighter. The girl was on the verge of crying but, somehow, the presence of Ryoga made her feel better.

Soon she calmed down and she started to notice just how cute he actually was. Her smile showed her teeth and Ryoga noticed that she had fangs too, though her were smaller than his. The girl finally said, "Oh thank you so much!"

Ryoga asked her, "Just what were you doing trying to fight him?"

The girl answered, "Well, I tried to run away from him, but when you're backed into a corner, what else can you do?"

Ryoga admitted, "You have a point." Then he asked, "My name is Ryoga Hibiki. What's yours."

She said, "I'm Kayley Ryne."

Ryoga commented, "What a pretty name." Then he started to blush, but he had an important question to ask, "Uh, do you know where Tokyo is?" He expected her to start busting out in laughter, but it never came.

With complete seriousness she answered, "To the best of knowledge, it's 10,000 miles to the East and at this time of day, I don't even know which way East is without a compass."

Ryoga looked disappointed and Kayley begged, "Oh, please forgive me, but I really have a hard time navigating in towns and cities. I'm very sorry."

Ryoga gave her an I know what you mean look, then said, "Well, I guess I've got a long way to go, so goodbye and I hope no one else bothers you."

Kayley waved and said, "Bye."

As Ryoga walked off he thought to himself, (What a sweet girl, cute too. Who on earth would want to hurt her?)

Kayley had thoughts of her own, except they were, (Man! He's gorgeous!) She walked over to where the man still layed. Ryoga's words popped into her mind, (I hope no on else bothers you.) She sighed because she knew that Saffron would never give up.

About one month later in Tokyo, more specifically, Nerima. Akane and Ranma race to school. Akane, who was in a particularly good mood this morning, wanted to tease Ranma, "Hey, did you see P-Chan trying to bring me breakfast in bed? How cute!"

Ranma started muttering something about "Stupid Ryoga" when one of Akane's friends came up from behind them and said, "Hurry up, we're going to be late." Ranma and Akane leave a cloud of dust in thier wake.

At Furnkin High, everyone leasurely waits for the bell. Ranma and his "partners in crime" Hiroshi and Daisuke noticed a girlwith kinda short blonde hair. Ranma asked, "Who is she?"

Daisuke said, "I don't know her name but she's a senior."

Hiroshi cut in, "She's also a babe."

Ranma watched her. She was very small, probably the smallest girl in the intire school. It wasn't that he was interested in her, but a girl like her wouldn't be able to handle hentais like Kuno. And as if bad luck had read his mind, Tatewaki Kuno, the biggest hentai of them all, came into view.

Kuno presented a rose to the girl and announced himself, "Golden-haired goddess, I am Upperclassman Kuno, grade 11. Who might you be?"

With a cruel imitating tone she said, "Asinine, I am Upperclassman Ryne, grade 12."

Her comment was meant as a put-down for his pick-up lines. But Kuno was such a baka, that it only encouraged him. Kuno commented, "Ahh, you have exquisite tastes." He then advanced to Kayley with the intent on kissing her.

It was at this time that Ranma decided to intervene, "Hey, Kuno! Give the girl a break. It's only her first day."

Kuno swiftly twirled her into his arms and asked Ranma, "Saotome, why must you try to destroy our love?" Before either knew what happened, Kuno's face twisted in agony and fell to his knees. ranma saw that she was taking him down with one finger.

On closer inspection, he saw that she had pressed her thumb into the cuticle of his thumb. She finally let go of him and Ranma asked, "Wow! How did you do that?"

Kayley explained, "pressure points. The human body has thousands of them. Some of them hurt, terribly, while others can heal." She laughed in spite of herself, "And I know them all."

Of course it didn't change Kuno's feelings for her, niether did the constant beating he got from his pig-tailed goddess. So Kayley would just have to keep getting rid of him.

A few days later, kayley decided to take a break before going home, so she sat down under a tree. She was enjoying the cool breeze,and the sounds of the PLOP. Do you like my special effects? -Kayley looked on the other end of the tree and saw an exhausted Ryoga. Surprised, she smiled and said "Hi!"

She waited paitently for him to catch his breath and when he did, he asked, "What are you doing all the way here?"

Kayley told him, "Well I was in the neiborhood and I thought I'd stay here." Which was aflat out lie, just so you know. She playfully teased, "So, did you ever get to where you were going, or did you just get here?"

Ryoga shook his head and said, "No, I was only gone a few days this time."

Some guy came up to Kayley saying, "Hey Sweety! How 'bout a date?"

Without saying anything, she took her thumb and index finger and grabbed the bone that connected his thumb and index finger. Soon he went down the same way Kuno did.

Ryoga exclaimed, "How did...! I mean...!"

She told him, "let's just say, if I have the opportunity, I can be a powerful opponent." To change the subject, she asked, "So, where are you headed?"

Ryoga ssaid, "I'm trying to find the Tendo Dojo."

Kayley patted his shoulder and said, "That's great! I go by there on my way home anyway. I'll even buy you a coke."

(What a deal,) Ryoga thought! How could he pass it up? Ryoga quickly realized that Kayley wasn't kidding about her having probems getting around. They became so confused after a short while and before they knew it, they reached the outskirts of Nerima. Kayley soon got ticked off and mumbled a few choice words. Hey! I'm not saying them because they're not important. Besides, they're not the slight profanity. Kayley called out, "TAXI!"

Thirty-six seconds later, a cab arrived and they were heading for the dojo. During the trip, Ryoga said, "I'm sorry that I got you lost."

Kayley told him, "Ryoga, it's not your fault. I'm not mad at you. Heck, I can't get anywhere without calling a cab. I just get mad at myself, that's all."

When they got to the Tendo Dojo, they were greeted by Kasumi, "Hello, Ryoga. Who's your little friend?"

Ryoga said, "This is Kayley Ryne. Is Akane home?"

Kasumi smiled innocently and told them, "Why, yes. Come on in."

They found Akane and Ranma sparring. Well, sort of. Ranma wasn't throwing any punches, just dodging them. Ranma saw Ryoga and Kayley and let his guard down. Of course, Akane punched him. Ryoga laughed and Akane noticed them and said, "Ryoga, how long have you been there?"

Then Ranma put in, "Hey, Kayley, where'd youdig him up? Canada?"

Akane asked, "Do you want to practice with us?"

With that, Akane and Kayley sparred while Ranma and Ryoga sparred. To tell the truth, Ranma and Ryoga were pretty even in overall skill. But Ryoga had superior strength while Ranma had superior speed. It would be hard to compare Akane and Kayley. Kayley's basic moves were that of an amature, but her defense was very good. Akane finally asked, "Don't you know any special moves?"

Kayley anounced, "Of course, I just didn't want to hurt you."

Akane said, "well, show us."

Kayley thought for a moment, "Ranma, will you help me? Just stand against the wall."

When he did, Kayley shoved her fists into his arm sockects. Ranma didn't feel any pain. He said, "So?"

Kayley said with a smirk, "So, try to move."

Ranma couldn't move. Even when she released him, his arms were still paralized. Ryoga asked, "What in the world did you do to him?"

A bit frightened, Akane asked, "Is he going to stay liked this?"

Kayley explained, "Don't worry. All I did was lock up his arm muscles. Once he works out the kinks in his arms, he'll be fine."

Soon Ryoga told them, "I guess I better be going." And he walked off.

Kayley was starting to get hungry, so she said, "I better go too. I'm planning on fixing a pizza."

Ranma cut in, "You mean Okonomiyaki?"

Kayley shook her head, "No, American pizza. Bye!"

Outside the Dojo, Kayley saw Ryoga head towards a pond bihind it. He jumped in and emerged as a little black piglet with a yellow and black bandana around his neck. Kayley watched him go back into the Dojo and heard Akane yell, "Oh, P-Chan! You came back!"

Kayley finally walked off and after much brooding, she stated flatly, "Jusenkyo."

Furinkin High was in an uproar today. A mysterious man with white hair appeared, threatening everyone. Kayley was getting worried because he was after her. What was so bad was that it was someone whom noone has defeated. He was Saffron, himself. Most of you have heard of him, if not, well here goes my description. He was the self-proclaimed ruler of the Phoenix people that live in the Jusnkyo Mountains. And like the Phoenix, he can be reborn when his energy is depleted. Though he tries not to let that happen. Kayleyknew all too well of the power he possesed.

Luckily, Kayley saw him coming a mile away and started looking for a place to hide. Running like crazy, she quickly came upon the figure of Ryoga. She whispered, "Oh no. Please no." She wanted to tell him to run away. But then, Saffron would here her for sure.

She got to Ryoga and started to tug on his arm. Ryoga asked, "What's wrong, Kayley?"

Kayley was afraid, not for herself but for Ryoga. He had helped her and she pretty much knew that Saffron had a detailed description of him. Kayley became desperate. She tugged even harder and her voice let out a strangled choke that let Ryoga know it was serious. Ryoga followed her into a shed.

He started to ask something but Kayley clapped her hand over his mouth. He felt her hand shaking and had to wonder what Saffron had done to make her so frightened. Kayley heard Saffron's footsteps and scooted even further back, bumping into Ryoga. Without thinking, Ryoga put his arms around her protectively.

Saffron stopped in front of the shed and listened for the faintest sound. None came so he moved on. Kayley gave a sigh of relief and laid her head on his shoulder.

Ryoga finally realized what he was doing, blushed, then let go. kayley opened the door, finding the coast clear. By now, Ryoga was beyond confused. Sternly, he asked, "Kayley, tell me. What's going on?"

Kayley lowered her head, as if ashamed and replied, "He wants my energy." Ryoga looked at her strangely and she continued, "Basically, I'm energy food for Saffron. When he drains my energy, Saffron's powers increase to it's maximum range."

Ryoga asked, "Does he really need your energy?"

Kayley told him, "Well, he could get energy by other means, but the transformation takes much longer. Draining my energy takes only a few minutes.

Ryoga couldn't exactly imagine how she felt, but he knew how drained he felt when he used his Shishi Houkodan and somehow he knew it was worse for her. Ryoga made a decision, "Tell me where this Saffron is and I'll make sure he never he never harms you again."

Kayley told him fearfully, "And get yourself killed? In his current state, it wouldn't matter how strong you are." She wanted to say, "And I like you too much." But she couldn't. She told him, "Ryoga, I've put you in too much danger already. Don't get any more involve."

Ryoga started to oppose her decision, and in fear for his life, she hit him in the breastbone with the palm of her hand. Ryoga fell to the ground, gasping for breath. Even though it did seem cruel, at the moment, to leave him like that. She knew it was for the best.

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