My first fanfic. This is just a redo of the first bit of Ranma 1/2, so feel free to skip it. This isn't my best attempt at writing, and my later chapters are a lot better in my opinion, but I'm keeping this as it was the first chapter I ever wrote
It was raining heavily. Two figures could be seen running through the mist. One girl, and a... panda? The redheaded girl was carrying a bag while avoiding the panda's kicks. She jumped, flipped, and stopped in a defensive stance
Tossing the bag aside, she shouted "Hey, you'd better cut that out!"
The panda tried to hit her, but she jumped out of the way easily.
"Wah!" She shouted, launching a successful kick on the panda, who fell back.
Panting, she paused for a moment, hoisted the bag back on her back, then started walking away. Behind her, the panda rose up again, and hit her on the back, sending her flying forward on the wet pavement. She skidded to a halt once she came onto the street, and took on a fighting stance once more. There were a few gasps from the watchers, increased when a giant panda came out as well. The panda took up a fighting stance.
"It's a panda!" Gasped a man with a green shirt
Ignoring the crowd, the girl said "Your move"
The panda took a swipe, which the girl avoided
"Well I still say the whole thing sucks!" said the redhead, avoiding three more blows. Then, grabbing the panda's paw on the fourth strike, She threw it over her head and continued "Picking my fiancée for me without even asking! The panda was rammed into a signpost, upside down. "I'm going back to China now" said the girl "So suck on that, old man"
Putting the bag higher up on her back, she again started to walk away. but the panda rose again, and hit the girl from behind with a signpost. She crumpled and fell unconscious. Slamming the signpost back into the ground, the panda put the girl over one shoulder, and her pack over another. It started to walk away, but obviously got annoyed about the continued whispers. Turning its head from side to side, it roared. The people quickly dispersed, and the panda walked on.
Elsewhere, a long haired man was reading a postcard
"At last, Ranma is coming. How I've waited for this day" Said Mr. Tendo, tears running down his eyes. "And soon, very soon, Ranma will be here" Then he shouted "Listen up! Kasumi! Nabiki! Akane!"
Not getting an immediate answer, he went to them separately
"Kasumi"
"Yes what is it father?"
Then "Nabiki"
"Akane" Then, noticing her missing from her room he continued to himself "Where is that girl"
The blue-haired girl was currently in the Tendo's school of anything-goes martial arts training hall, wearing a gi, by a set of two bricks. Measuring them up, the girl smashed downwards with her hand
"Hiiiiii-YAAAA" Screamed the girl, shattering the blocks. One of them was caught under Nabiki's foot.
"Whew" Said Akane, wiping her forehead. "That felt pretty good"
A camera flash distracted her "There you go again Akane" Said Nabiki, lowering the camera "This is exactly the kind of thing that makes boys think your so weird"
"So why should I care, Nabiki?" Retorted Akane, tightening her belt "Not everyone thinks the whole world revolves around... BOYS!" She turned her head away
"No?" Asked Nabiki, with a smile "Then I guess this news won't interest you"
She started walking away with her hands behind her head
"Fiancée?" Said Kasumi in her soft voice
"Yes, the son of a very good friend of mine. His name is Ranma Saotome. If one of you three girls were to marry him, and carry on this training hall, then the Tendo family legacy would be secured." Said Soun
"Wait a minute here" broke in Akane angrily "Don't we get to have some say in who we are going to marry?"
"Maybe you should wait until you meet him" Said Nabiki in an infuriatingly calm tone "You never know, he might be cute" Akane turned away. "Right daddy?" Asked Nabiki
Soun Tendo laughed, and then stopped and said "He'll be here any minute" He stood up "He and his father have been on a training mission. Recently they crossed into China"
"Oooh China" Said Nabiki.
"So he hiked all the way to China" Akane pouted "Wow. Big deal"
"Father, how old is this Ranma?" asked Kasumi
"Yea, is he cute?" asked Nabiki
"Younger men are so... Young"
"Well what kind of guy is he?"
Soun laughed, with his back turned to the girls. Turning his head, he said "I don't know"
"You don't know?" pressured Nabiki
"I've never met him"
The girls looked at him incredulously. "Oh please" thought Akane "I don't believe this"
"Let go you old fool!" Said a high voice from the hallway "I told you, I don't want any part of this! Now PUT ME DOWN!"
"Sounds like we have visitors" said Kasumi
"Oooh, I must be Ranma" Nabiki ran into the hall
"Saotome! My friend! We've been waiting!" Cried Mr. Tendo, following his daughter
Slower, Kasumi and Akane followed "I hope that he's older than me" said Kasumi
Father and daughter came running back, followed by a panda with a person over his back
"C'mon Pop! Your scaring them spitless!" Ranma said
"So father, this is your friend?" asked Kasumi
The man shook his head
"Oh, so this panda just decided to drop in, is that it? Huh?" Retorted Nabiki
Again, Soun shook his head. Then the panda placed Ranma in front of the Tendo
"You wouldn't be..."
Looking down, the redhead said "I'm Ranma Saotome. Sorry 'bout this"
Nabiki and Mr. Tendo welcomed Ranma
"We've been waiting"
"Ohhh he is cute"
Pulling Ranma into a hug, Tendo said "I'm so glad you're here"
Then his eyes widened, as squeezed her. Looking her over he stepped back, shocked as he realised it was a girl he was facing, not a boy
Nabiki poked Ranma's breasts
"Ummm..." Said Ranma "Could you stop that?"
Nabiki turned to Mr. Tendo, hand on Ranma's chest "Ranma's not a boy! He's a girl!"
"A-a girl?" Said Mr. Tendo. Then he fainted
"Father..." Said Kasume
"Poor father" commented Kasumi "He must be so disappointed"
"He's disappointed?" cried Nabiki "He's not the only one! Look at her! Some fiancee?"
"Stop it you two! He - She is our guest" reprised Akane
"Look, fathers coming to" Said Kasumi
"This is all your fault Daddy. Don't you know the difference between a boy and a girl?"
"I assumed my friend Genma's son was a boy"
"Excuse me but does this look like a boy to you?" Asked Nabiki, squeezing Ranma again
"I do wish you'd stop that" Complained Ranma quietly, head down
"You heard what she said Nabiki" Defended Akane "Now why don't you leave her alone? A guest is a guest"
"Hey" She added you Ranma " You wanna go practise? I'm Akane. Wanna be friends?" She smiled
Ranma pondered it for a moment, then nodded, smiling too.
In the dojo, Akane said "You study Kenpo, right?"
"A little" Replied her companion.
"Well why don't we have a little match then?"
"Huh?"
"C'mon, just for fun"
Settling into an attack crouch, she looked at Ranma, who was rocking on her feet.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you" Akane smiled.
Then, getting serious, she threw a high punch at Ranma, who, to her amazement, jumped over it. Akane looked confused for a second, then threw a kick, two punched and another kick, all of which Ranma tilted to avoid.
"What's wrong?!" She shouted at the smiling Ranma, angry now "Attack me!"
Throwing three more punches with loud exclamations, she paused, trying to figure out the problem.
'Why am I missing her' She thought 'Is she reading my moves?'
"Ok!" Shouted Akane, shifting her stance a bit "This time for real!"
"Hiiiiii-YAAA" Screamed Akane, throwing a punch, which Ranma jumped. It split the wood behind where Ranma was. Ranma had, using Akane's head for balance, flipped over the blue haired girl. She then poked the back of Akane's head, who turned round. Ranma started laughing. After a second, Akane started laughing too. When they stopped, Akane commented.
"Your pretty good."She started walking away, and added "I'm just glad your a... girl"
"Huh?"
"It's just, well err, I'm just glad your not a boy"
She walked away, leaving a not as happy Ranma.
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I hope you don't mind about me repeating the first chapter: I wanted to get the feel of writing first. This is my second attempt at this fanfic, but I've kept this chapter exactly the same. All reviews, comments etc... are welcome. I'm going to be updating this soon, so I hope you enjoy and review!
Looking back, this was not my best piece of work...
