A normal life?

Ryouga Yagami

Rumiko Takahashi owns Ranma 1/2

Day 1 - Monday

Prologue

Everything was ready for the big day. He looked at himself on the mirror. Shirt, pants, socks, shoes… everything was fine. He checked again just to be sure and took a deep breath. He caught his things and was ready to leave the room when he felt he was forgetting something. He looked at himself again. Shirt, pants, socks, shoes… everything was right.

"Could you stop doing that? It's not like you are going to meet a girl, you are going to school", a black haired woman dressed in a seductive blue kimono said. She was leaning on the door and watching her friend for a few minutes.

"I'm afraid something goes wrong. Here in Nerima happens a lot", the young man replied.

The woman sighed. He would never leave this anxiety and this shyness behind, but that was what made him special. "Don't worry. You even know some people there, so there will be no problem for you to at least socialize with someone on your first day. Now go or you're going to get late", she warned.

The young man caught his things and then smiled, something very rare and that the woman liked a lot when it happened, "Thanks. I'll be back on the afternoon to watch the shop. Bye", he passed by her, but she tugged his arm.

"Your lunch", she handed him a small box.

The young man scratched his head, "Thanks", he got his lunch and looked at the clock, "Better go. Bye!"

"Bye", the woman said and watched as her 'pupil' ran through the streets of Nerima.

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In some minutes, he was in front of the school and stayed there a few moments. It wasn't the best school in Tokyo, but he couldn't ask too much. He gave value to everything he gets.

He walked inside the school and looked for the teacher that would present him to the class. After asking a few people that worked there, he finally found his teacher, mr. Ryo Masuyo.

"How are you, young man? Ready for your first day?"

"Yes, sir", the boy replied.

Masuyo looked at his clock, "Well, class is about to start, let's go"

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Ranma Saotome was on the far left of the classroom the last chair of the line. He took a glance outside. Everything was calm. Now that Kuno left the school and he was on his last year in Furinkan it seemed that peace would take place, at least there. He didn't decide yet if it was a good or a bad thing yet. Without Kuno there, less fights for sure. And that meant boredom at same time. 'Well, it's not like Kuno will not come here to piss me off', he thought.

He looked at the front seats. Akane was, two desks ahead, talking to some friends, chatting as usual. Ranma could bet that she loved the fact that her sister would not sell pictures of her on the halls and that Kuno would stop to annoy her. Even when they walked to school she seemed happy. Ranma thought on teasing her a little, but he wasn't one to spoil someone's day. Not on purpose.

"Hi, Ranchan. Ready for a whole new year?", Ukyo asked.

A whole new year. 'Yeah, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays of pure happiness', Ranma thought sarcastically. It wasn't that Ranma didn't think studying wasn't important. But he'd rather fight someone than read a book and study for tests and… well it's not important for him. "Hi, Ucchan. You seem very happy today, did anything happen?", he asked.

"Oh, I'm just happy to see you again. It's been a while since you went to Ucchan's. What…", Ukyo was interrupted by the entrance of teacher on the classroom.

"Everybody on your seats", he ordered.

"Later we talk, Ranchan", she said and went to her place.

"Later", Ranma said and turned his attention to the new teacher. He wasn't tall, conserved a beard and wore glasses. His black hair was a little disarranged and it seemed that he hadn't slept very well last night. 'Or maybe he's like that everyday', Ranma thought, 'Another freak'

"My name is Ryo Masuyo, I'm pleased to meet you. I'm going to give you math classes", at some grunts he stopped, "Ready with the complains?", the class was in silence again, "Good. Well, there's a new student. I'd like you to be nice to him. Please come in", Ryo said and the new student came in.

His presence made everyone look at Ranma. And Akane and Ukyo look very surprised when the new student stepped inside.

"His name is Ryoga Hibiki and he'll finish his studies in High School with us"

"Ple… Please to meet you", Ryoga said and bowed.

"Hi, P-chan!", Ranma taunted what only made Ryoga narrow his eyes and throw one of his bandannas at him. He missed and the bandanna went through the window.

"Wanna fight, piggy?"

"Anytime lady!", Ryoga replied and then he heard the teacher sigh. Then he remembered where he was.

"Good to see you two are good friends already", Ryo said tonelessly, "Now, would you mind go to the hall?"

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It wasn't the way he planned, but somehow, Ryoga knew that this could happen. He knew that Ranma was on his class and maybe he and his archenemy on the hall holding two buckets full of water would happen a lot.

"What the hell are you doing here?", Ranma asked.

"What? Can't I come here just because you are here?", Ryoga replied angrily.

"It's not that. I mean, who did bring you here?"

Ryoga smiled to himself and declared happily, "I came alone"

The seconds of silence were followed by laughs, "What?"

"You? Alone? The directionless one? C'mon, tell me another"

"It's true. I'm not directionless anymore", Ryoga answered nonchalantly.

Ranma looked at him. He really doubted of that, but Ryoga didn't look like he was joking. "Alright, let's see. There's the bathroom", he looked at a door in the middle of the hall, "Go there, walk inside and come back without going to South America first and I'll believe you"

Then Ryoga looked at the buckets on his hand, "And these?"

"It's just a minute… or hours, or days, depending on where do you go before coming back", Ranma teased.

Ryoga ignored the tease and put the buckets on the ground, "If something goes wrong I'll kill you for spoiling my first day more than already is"

"Right, right", Ranma replied and gestured to Ryoga go fast. The young man walked to the bathroom door and went inside.

'Let's see, in a few minutes he'll be yelling that he doesn't know where he is and…", then Ryoga came out of the bathroom, got the buckets and stood still.

Silence.

"What the…", Ranma's eyes were wide. He couldn't believe it, "But… you… went and then…"

Ryoga smiled, satisfied, "See? Told you"

"What happened?", Ranma yelled exasperated and then regretted doing it, but nobody seemed to care as no teacher came out of his class to complain about the noise, "What happened?", Ranma whispered this time.

Ryoga looked at him, "It is not of your damn business"

"If you can find your way anywhere, this is universal business. Now spill it out. Or we will be in silence for a long time", Ranma said, "Or maybe you want to be a pig", he said and looked at the buckets.

"Ok, ok, I'll tell you. Last month I was…"