Destiny

A Ranma ½ Fan Fiction

By jinpun-sixerz

Disclaimer: All legal babble in here. I DO not own the series. If I did, I would've forced all TV stations around the world to play the series 365 days a year. Mwahahahahahahahaha.

Chapter One

First Meeting

"Ranma!"

A 6-year-old Saotome Ranma came running at his mother's call.

"Yes, okaasan?" he politely inquired.

"Come and pay your last respects to your father." Saotome Nodoka said sadly as she motioned to the body in front of her.

Young Ranma observed his mother silently with his slate blue eyes as he neared his father's corpse. She had been a total wreck. His father, Saotome Genma, heir to the Musabetsu Kakuto Saotome-ryu, had succumbed to liver cancer at the age of 30.

Ranma slowly climbed the unoccupied chair beside Nodoka and bowed in respect to his father.

"Otousan, I'm sorry for the bad things I've done. I'll train to be the best martial artist in the world for you!"

As Ranma rambled on and on about his promises in front of his father, Nodoka smiled.

Someday, my son surely will be the best. she thought.

At Genma's wake, many people came to pay their last respects. Among them was the Tendo family.

Tendo Soun was Genma's best friend. He was the heir to the Musabetsu Kakuto Tendo-ryu. His three daughters were with him.

Tendo Kasumi, 9 years old, the eldest daughter, assumed the position of playing mother when her own mom died when she was still 6. She had a very warm and friendly personality.

Tendo Nabiki, 7 years old, the middle daughter, loved cold hard cash and was insensitive to strong emotions, unlike her sisters. She never cared about anything in the world except money.

Tendo Akane, 6 years old, the youngest daughter, was training to be in her father's footsteps. That's right, like Ranma, she was the next heir to the school.

To be continued…

A/N: Sorry, people, I'm just too tired… What do you think? V