Time passes, but the world is still troubled


A/N:  This is the sequel to "There's something wrong with Ranma"

It is manly in Ryoga's point of view

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Ch.1:  New Students, Old worries.


One Year.

Twelve Months.


Fifty Two Weeks

Three Hundred and Sixty Five days

It has been that long since I came back in Nerima. After Akane, cursed me again and hit quite far away,  I had some luck to stumble my way back to the cursed springs.  I found the people who where cursed and somehow managed to lead them and myself to the right springs.   They thanked me, but all I could think of was getting revenge on Ranma.  Why I couldn't remember.  Shampoo, Uyko, Cologne and Mousse led me back to Nerima where we all found out the news of what happened to Ranma and Akane.  At first I wanted to be angry at Ranma, but I couldn't find the heart to.  I wanted to find that bastard Genma and send him to hell for what he has done.  I mean I may have wished for Ranma to go through hell many times, but I never once realized that he may have already gone through it.  All of us just sat there, his rivals and potential fiancés and that's when it came to me.  Ranma has never had friends, just enemies or pursuers.  The revelation humbled me.  I just sat there with my mind clear for the first time.  I wasted most of my life up until now trying to kill Ranma and every single time he met me with a smile and we would fight.  That was gone now and now I really had nothing.  Everyday, it was my burning passion to kill Ranma, but what do I do now? That was one year ago.  Shampoo and Uyko, being stubborn had set out to look for him.  They came back a month later tried and defeated.  I sat there in the Tendo home wondering what will I do now.  I thank Nabiki, because one day she slapped the hell out of me claiming to be sick of all my  "Moping around crap" and dragged me to be enrolled back into high school.  Soon Shampoo and Mousse enrolled too because they were bored.  To every one's surprise, Shampoo could speak fluent Japanese and was very smart. She claimed that she thought Ranma liked dumb women so she played dumb.  A year later, here we were goofing around in class, oh wait did I mention I don't get lost anymore.  I was surprised when Nabiki pointed it out one day. I guess that it was something the Gods where trying to tell me about my useless hunt for Ranma.  Back to today.  Me, Nabiki, Mousse, and Shampoo were in class staring off into space when the teacher came in.


"Hello Class."
"Hello Teacher" All of us responded

"I have some good news today, we have two new students joining us."

The whole class vibrated with excitement.  They last new comer besides us was Ranma

"Come in and introduce your selves."

A girl came in first and she was hot.  She had long blackish blue hair and a soft figure.  You know the expression "A hourglass figure" She was wearing a long flowing coat and under it some black jeans and red shirt.  I thanked the good god that the school had gotten rid of its uniform policy.  I looked around the classroom and saw most guys where already prepared to ask her out the minute class let out.  All noise ceased as she spoke.


"Hello.  My name is Shiva.  I am pleased to make your acquaintance."


The teacher nodded.


"Okay what about your companion."

I forgotten that there where two students today

"Oh yes sorry.  Kaze! Dear please come in"

I glad I am a martial artist because if I couldn't control my reactions, I would of pissed my pants.  A guy had walked in. He was wearing baggy jeans and a sleeveless muscle shirt, all of which was black.  He had numerous tattoos all over his arms, each one a weird character.  Also he had long hair that went all the way down his back at the bottom was braided together.  To me the most noticeable thing was the chain. They ran all over him, like a snake trying to swallow him up.  Not to mention that they looked sharp.  He simply radiated power. One could not see his eyes because black sunglass covered them.    Let's just say that I wasn't the only one put off.  All the guys looked like they wanted to find a hole to hide under and the girls swooned at his features.  The girl spoke again though with loving affection in her eyes.


"This is Kaze, my boyfriend."

The Teacher who was also a bit scared


"Um…Do you have anything to say about your selves."

The girl put on a big smile


"Oh!  we moved here to open our shop.  It full of magic things and even for you lonely girls some love potions.  That's how a caught my dear Kaze.  Right honey?"

The guy spoke for the first time

"Yes dear.  I still haven't found that antidote"
"Oh you!"

And she whacked him on the head.

"Oh yeah our shop is called 'The Raven's Nest'!  So come on by after school!"


The teacher grinned


"Okay you two can take those empty seats in the corner."


The guy walked towards one seat but stopped when the girl looped one arm through his.  They sat down and took out some notebooks. The girl then sat on his lap and begin playing with his chains.  That was when the teacher surprised everyone again.

"Oh class. I would like to welcome the return of an old student."

Uh Oh.


"Come in"


Kuno walked in


"At last the Blue Thunder of Furinkin high has returned.  Tatiwake Kuno is back."

I sighed.  He had done several victory poses.  Very lame ones at that.  That was when he saw Shiva.  He promptly walked up to her.

"Oh such grace and such beauty.  May this angel grace me with thy name"


Shiva giggled


"It's Shiva Mr. Kuno"

"Ah such beauty.  May I offer to take thee on a date?"

"Oh I am sorry I am taken"

"By who!?  What fiend would take an Angel such as thee?"


She sighed and pointed to the guy who she was currently sitting on.


"Oh."

I counted. 

Five

Four

Three

Two

One

"You brute! I demand that you let go of your venomous hold on her!"


Kaze didn't even answer.  He took something out his pocket and attached it to Kuno's head.  From my angle, I could see that it was a challenge letter

"Lunch"

Was all he said.  Before he went back to taking notes.

I turned to Nabiki.


"Things just got interesting"
"Yes it has.  Are you thinking what I am thinking."
"Betting pool?"

"Betting pool."

I began to take bets.  I got to admit that what Nabiki does is pretty fun.  Robbing people without letting them know they are being robbed.  This is a healthy way to manage all that extra anger.  I guess that earned me the nickname similar to Nabiki's 'The Fire King'is what they now called me. All the while, we were waiting for lunch bell to ring.


Lunch:

I was eating some of Shampoo cooking, watching for the new guy to show up.  I laughed at Kuno who was spouting some nonsense about saving the fair Shiva from the brute  (He didn't even bother to learn Kaze's name)

"Uh Oh.  Kaze is going to beat you up for calling him that."

Shiva appeared out of nowhere right next to Shampoo.  She jumped out of surprise and landed in a puddle near her.  She got up muttering something in Mandarin as she dried herself off.

"Um Shiva how did you get there?"  Nabiki asked

"It's a secret!"  she replied giggling

"What do you mean it's a secret?"
"I mean… Oh look Kaze is here!  You win honey!"

I turned from their conversation and found Kaze standing a couple feet from Kuno.

"I see that you have come, you brute!  Prepare to give up the lady"

Kuno took out a steel Katana and pointed it at Kaze. 

"Come on." 

He said sighing.  Kuno charged him in his usual frenzy of attacks.  Each one got nowhere close to hitting him and that pissed off Kuno more and more. 


"You knave!  Stand still so I can hit you"

"Fine"

He stood still and Kuno did an overhead strike towards his arm that meant to cripple.  At the last moment, a chain flew off his arm and deflected the sword strike.  I was paying closer attention now.  The fight got that much more interesting.  Kuno tried to slash at Kaze's leg, but another chain come off his leg and again deflected the blade again.  This went on for a while.  Each time Kuno would slash, a chain would break free from his body and deflect the attack

"What vile sorcery is this?  Fight me like a man!"


Suddenly, Kaze charged at Kuno who put up his sword to block.  It was no good because Kaze just punched through the sword, shattering it completely and hit Kuno right in the face, knocking him far into the nearest wall.


"Its over"

Kuno got himself out the wall, which shows he has been training and took a stance

"Nay!  I fight on!"


Then he promptly passed out

"Damn!"  Nabiki said "I should have bet on the new guy"


I smirked


"To bad.  Pay up" I said holding out my hand

"You mean you bet on my Kaze's fight?"  Shiva asked
"Ah yes"

She shrugged


"Next time put all my money on Kaze" she said handing me a wad of bills before running off to Kaze

"This is about five hundred bucks!"  I said amazed.


I looked up to find Kaze and Shiva gone.

They weren't back after lunch.  I was curious to see who they were.  Me and Nabiki where walking back to the Tendo home where I have taken residence due to I can't remember where I live.  When we opened the door we were amazed to see Genma talking to Mr. Tendo. I creaked my knuckles and smiled thinking of every unnatural way I was going to bend his back.  Nabiki stopped me being the clam person she is

"Okay someone has some explaining to do"

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