Chapter 1: The Engagement?
Disclaimer: I don't own Love Hina or Ranma 1/2 but if I did... er no forget that part... anyway i got off on a rant and well... forgive me if anyone seems OCC its my first Love Hina Fic k guys so makeing certain events fit might be a bit of a pain)
Rain fell and rippled in puddles covering the cool streets of a sea side city as a short redheaded girl carrying a large brown backpack darted quickly down an alley way, an angry giant panda close on her heels.
"You went and Did what!?!" the girl yelled throwing her pack to the side as she dodged several of the black and white bears attacks before she flipped down the street to face him. "If you think you can get away with taking me there like this and Engaging me to someone I've never even met then you got another thing coming, OLD MAN!" She yelled flatting the giant bear with a jump-kick to the face.
The panda simply grumbled some incoherent speech sat up and attacked, the force form the blow was enough to send the girl sliding out into a crowded street. onlookers were stunned and shocked at the conflict they were witnessing between a short redheaded girl and a giant panda over 7 feet tall, even more so at the fact they were both using highly advanced systems of martial arts.
The two continued the scrap for some time neither one seeming to gain much ground until. "Ha take that old man!" The redhead yelled as she splayed the panda on its back with a powerful overhead toss. She then shouldered her backpack and spoke arrogantly as she began to walk off. "I'm going back to china now so suck on that Old man!"
It was then as the panda took his advantage and exploited it, ripping a road sign from the pavement the panda smacked the girl upside the back of the skull and then proceeded to shoulder the girl backpack and all. growling at the passersby making them all to aware they had better mind their own business. Violently sticking the road sign back into the pavement as he left.
Nothing but raindrops gently falling could be herd for moments as the panda began to walk off with his prize.
The fresh spring air whipped and blew Around Haruka's face filling her nostrils full of the sweet smell of late summer as she sat on a bench just inside of the Hinata inn.
She was sorting through the mail when a postcard caught her attention. It was a plain and simple postcard with a picture of a giant panda eating some bamboo on it and It showed makings as though it were sent from China.
She flipped it over and on the back was written in impeccable Kanji.
"To my Dear friend Urishima, Haruka,
Sorry to inform you on such short notice but due to certain circumstances myself and my son Ranma will be stopping by the Hinata inn, Just didn't want you to be suppressed when I showed Up. Expect us in a week or so."
Genma Saotome"
P.S. You do have a resident there that goes by the name Of Motoko Aoyama correct?
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"Genma." Haruka muttered. And it was just getting quiet around her too." she mumbled to herself not letting her cigarette drop from her bottom lip as she let out a low growling sigh.
At this time the entire Hinata Crew threw open the front door. "Were back" They all chimed in in unison.
"Sorry Haruka if we worried you." Keitaro Apologized.
"Don't worry bout it Keitaro," She replied. "Your old enough to take care of yourself, and still young enough you still don't know what you want to do. Speaking of that What did you decide to do anyway?"
"I Think ill stay on as the Landlord for another season if its alright Ya know chill out take it easy for a while, till I can find myself and really decide."
"Sounds fair enough, well looks like my work here is done." Haruka said Non-shortly picking up her things and walking towards the door past Kitsune and Su who were freaking out in excitement with Keitaro about him being able to stay.
"By the way Motoko You got a piece of mail." she threw the Postcard seemingly non-shontly but at the same time wit the same accuracy of a ninja throwing a shrunken accost the lobby where the kendo girl Caught it without even seeming to move.
"Who's it from?" Motoko asked flipping up her straw hat and turning to Haruka however the House mother Was already reminding Naru of the Graduation ceremony she was schugled to attend this afternoon.
"Hum it would be rude to interrupt them? she through flipping the well worn postcard with a picture similar to the one Haruka had received with a picture of a panda on it and began to read.
"My Dear Little sister,"
As moto0ko began to read silently and quickly her face first flushed With embarrassment followed by the beat red color of rage before she couldn't take it any more.
"ENGAGED!!" Her normal cool calm demeanor was shattered and the warrior erupted like a geyser. "Engaged! I don't have time for this imp in the middle of my training and then there's high school and... and..."
Suddenly her rage faded and her harsh demeanor died off as she realized what she had Just blurted it out. Her face flushed Beat red with embarrassment she stood there in shock as all of her friends and roommates were staring at her with blank looks on their faces.
The silence was broken when Kitsune lunged at her somehow grabbing the letter.
"Engaged, why Motoko you sly dog you and to think you had us under the impression that you hated men." Kitsune chimed in a sweet southern accent as she played Keep away from the freaked out Motoko and began to read the letter.
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To my dearest Little Sister Motoko,
For a long time I was really worried about you little sister your Irrational hatred of men rather concerned me up until now, However I believe I have found an alternative to your lonely road as well as the loneliness your position normally requires. In roughly one week a man named Genma Saotome and his son Ranma Should be arriving Where you are staying As I do not have enough time I will allow Genma To explain the terms of the agreement of the engagement when he arrives.
Though I must say I feared this day would never come so Congratulations Motoko.
Love Tsuroko"
"Aw aint that Sweet Looks Like Our little Motoko Is going to be a bride after all, Guess she beat you to it Naru too bad hugh." She said to her jokingly to her friend.
"Like I care I'm late enough as it is." Naru hollered as she bolted out of the door surprisingly leavening Keitato's face intact for once.
"So that's what the old Dogs coming her for." Haruka said to herself thoughtfully.
"Hugh Kitsune Motoko and Keitaro said in unison as they turned to her."
"Oh its nothing." Haruka replied Nonshontly "I'm sure you can take care of yourself Motoko." She said Flipping a cigarette up over her shoulder as she descended the stairs back to her tea shop.
"Nothing, Nothing! How can she say something like an engagement is nothing?" Motoko yelled its its just so unfair what am I going to do I mean...
"Don't worry bout it Motoko." Kitsune said trying to cheer her up. "It said they will be here in a week that gives you a little time to let is sink in and maybe run away or think up some crazy capper like scheme if you really cant stand the though ya know, I mean its not like they are just gonna come marching up the Stairs at this very moment demanding that you fulfill this silly engagement imminently or anything right?"
It was then that Motoko flipped the postcard over and she froze with what she saw.
"So I wonder when that old rogue is going to show his face here I know he had a plan after all" Haruka said to herself as she passed a Panda carrying a redheaded girl up the stairs past her two rather large backpacks in toe.
"Put me down I told you already i don't want any part of this, stupid old man going behind my back and getting me engaged like that Why i outta..."
"When did the circus come to town?" she though "But knowing this place... "Wait a minute." Haruka flipped over the postcard it was postmarked exactly one week ago to the day.
"I knew something was up." She spun around To face the panda. "There's only one guy I know that walks like that and for whatever reason Panda or not, what the hell are you doing showing your face around here after what you pulled last time?
A fire Erupted in her brown eyes as momentarily the panda froze in shock. Their eyes locked for a moment and involuntarily Haruka's house slipped right foot twisted and torque on the paved stairs as almost as if her leg were a large spring coiling for action. there was a brief silence as the wind Picked up blowing the freshly first fallen leaves of autumn and dust between the two. Involuntarily Haruka squinted to keep the dust out of her eyes and the panda seeing his chance bolted off up the stairs redhead in toe. Quickly followed by and infuriated Haruka.
"Well maybe he's Loaded, or cute or both." Kitsune said to the near panicked Motoko. " Say Maybe I'll just steal him away from you when he arrives? How would that be I can be Motoko Aoyama Heir to the Gods cry school of swordsmanship, common I mean he's got have some kind of unique Quality if your sister thinks you and he could carry on the School together."
"Don't joke about things like that Kitsune." Motoko said rather annoyed
"Yea I mean your big sister would want to take care of you Motoko She wouldn't pick Out anyone weird and creepy or anything." Keitaro said adding his two cents.
"Odiously you don't know my sister very well do you." the kendo girl replied
"And she's So young." Shinobu jumped in on the melee of a discussion. "I mean 17 isn't the age where grownups… well do grownup things, is it?"
"Ranma Do I have to add hot water to eat it?" Su forced her way in as always holding a giant fork with three eyes on it.
It must been all of those long years of training that forced her shattered senses to focus or maybe Just blind luck that forced her senses to focus but whatever it was Motoko looked up just in time to see a giant panda carrying a redheaded girl violently up the stairs and through the front door.
"Stop it pops Your scaring em spittless" the small but voluptuous Redhead Yelled beating on the panda's shoulder.
"What the Hell!?!" Kitsune exclaimed as she and the other girls split from the path of the giant panda.
Motoko was the only one that stood her ground Steeling herself focusing her Ki into the blade of her sword and "Air cutting Blade!" she yelled striking the air with such force it erupted into a gale force wind headed right toward the girl and the panda.
However much to her surprise The panda Gently sidestepped the attack grabbed a peace of paper form the tumultuous air and had grabbed the hilt of morocco's sword Before she could even blink.
Hitting its knees In front of her the panda thrust the postcard it had clamped between its claws into Motoko face. Just as Haruka Delivered a well placed Boot to the back of his head forcing the animal to bow even deeper.
Motoko struggled for a few moments not knowing what to think about what just happened as the rest of the Hinata residents slowly crowded in behind her.
The group took a go look at The redhead Before Kitsune Walked up for a closer inspection." Well at least he's cute." She said "Fair soft skin, small hands almost feminine looking, Kinda guy like that would suit you well wouldn't it Motoko." Kitsune Joked.
"Watch it Konno." Motoko exclaimed as she rested he sword sheath on the foxes throat.
"Easy now there Sugar i was just trying to make light of the situation, He looks plenty mainly enough Why just look at that manly chest."
Brushing the worksheet aside Kitsune observed the redheads chest. Poking it a couple of times expecting to feel firm mussel not the soft bouncy chest she was felling.
"Would you please spot that" the redheaded girl asked timidly. There was a moment of aquward silence before.
"Wait a tick i think we have a little problem He Is a she."
"I'm Ranma Saotome im sorry bout this." The redheaded girl said looking up fatherly timidly.
"Wah... What kind of a sick joke is this?" Motoko asked her head suddenly becoming light and her face flushing red before. "WHAM" She crashed to the floor back first with a thud.
A few moments later...
"Are you ok?" Shinobu asked Kneeling beside of the kendo girl.
"Wah...What what am i doing on the floor? Did i have a bad dream, too much Sake with Kitsune or what?" Motoko asked pulling her head up and looking around.
"Sorry fraid Not girl." Kitsune replied moving out of there way where Motoko could see Ranma standing there.
"Anyways you should rest Motoko." Said Keitaro. "Ill see to your guest and make sure we find out what's she really here for."
"You look kind of dirty Ranma Want me to show you the baths?" Keitaro asked standing up and waking with Ranma.
"Don't you dare Urishima." Motoko yelled Exploding up from the floor. "Rock splitting sword!"
there was a sudden flash of her blade and an instant later Keitaro was flying through several partitioned rice paper walls.
"I'm sorry about that sick stalker back there who knows what he would have tried back there if he had gotten you to the baths and the Little misunderstanding we had earlier lets just let bygones be bygones ok." Motoko said throwing an uneasy smile at Ranma.
"The redhead returned the uneasy smile trying not to show too much emotion as she waited for what was going to happen next.
"So Ranma My sister mentioned in the letter that she had met you in China where you were working on your kenpo skills she said Your something of a carrier martial artist you wouldn't mind going out back and going a round or two of sparing would you?"
"Uh um sure i guess." The redhead replied timidly as the two waked out back to the back acre.
"Here you go." Motoko said throwing Ranma a sword. which she caught it before abruptly tossing it to the side.
"Why did you do that I warn you your gonna need it that short stuff"
"Ill be fine I just don't want an unfair Advantage that's all." she replied with a small smile.
"A might overconfident Are we." Motoko stated her green eyes beginning to glow as she unsheathed her sword. "Very well then Saotome I warn you I wont go easy on you just because You didn't choose to take a weapon."
"Fine with me." The redhead replied and in a flash Motoko had struck, nothing but air that is.
Her hands behind her back Ranma Was evading a fury of sword and Ki based attacks like they were nothing but a pesky buzzing mosquito on a lazy summers day.
"Why wont you attack me?" Motoko questioned angrily as she hadn't even been able to come close to striking this mysterious redheaded girl. The flurry continued until Motoko was able to back Ranma Back up against the partition wall just outside of the headsprings.
"I've got you now Ranma she thought striking with a powerful Boulder splitting sword. Ranma Simply jumped up bounced off the wall flipped over Motoko and tapped her on the shoulder as the wall in front of them disintegrated.
Motoko sighed and turned around. "At least your a girl, if you had been a man I may as well commit ritual seppuku right here because my life is over from that point on." She sighed again and gave the short redhead a smile. "Don't worry bout what I just said If nothing else You could really help me with my training after all we warrior women have to stick together right and she gave her a pat on the back.
Ranma's bare wet feet tried to grip the surface of the wet boulder she was standing on but with the force of the friendly pat on the back she lost her near supernatural balance and toppled head over heels back first into the hot springs.
"Oh snap this is not good!" Ranma though as he held his breath just beneath the surface of the hot springs water. "Stupid old man Its all his fault that we even went to china and Now this some stupid engagement with Queen of the samurai. "I was almost out of it too just convince her im a chick and them were outta here back on the road with no more women worries but no , no I just gotta go and fall in nothing other than a hot springs! Great just great."
Meanwhile up top the entire Hinata gang was staring at the water.
"Ranma are you alright?" Shinobu asked as Motoko stared into the water overtop of where Ranma had fallen.
"Dontcha think she looks a little larger now?" Kitsune asked Scrutinizing the solloute of Ranma underneath the surface of the water.
"No your just imagining things Kitsune." Motoko replied calmly. "Though It is surprising that she has stayed under for this long as good of a fighter as she is Something like this shouldn't even be a concern to her. I'm sure she's just enjoying the warm water on a cool day like today.
Meanwhile underwater "Damnit I cant hold it any longer." Ranma screamed to himself As he sprung up from the hot springs gasping for air in his burning lungs water flying everywhere.
"Where the hell did he come from?" Kitsune was the first to exclaim as Ranma burst forth from the waters surface.
Motoko stared on in shock as where once there was a short timid redheaded girl in baggy clothing appeared a soaking wet long haired somewhat handsome young man.
"Where is Ranma and what did you do with her!" Motoko demanded grabbing Ranma up by the color of his red Chinese shirt lifting him part way out of the water.
"Listen I can explain." Ranma said grabbing Motoko's hands and freeing himself from the hold springing into a back flip onto another rock somewhat behind his previous location.
"I don't care what you have to sat you pervert All i know is that you are a man in an the girls bath of an all girls dorm and now Ranma's gone, what evil plans do you have for her you stalker!?!"
Its not like that Motoko you have it all wrong!" Ranma yelled as he dodged a powerful evil cutting sword attack and watched as his left sleeve ripped from his arm just as he entered close combat with Motoko.
"Motoko you don't understand." He said desperately trying to get her to listen to him
"I understand well enough You broke into our dorm and were lying in wait in the baths so you could get a peep show and possibly even worse to corrupt the innocence of your young ones. You already have claimed Ranma in your evil schemes i cannot allow such a travesty to continue."
"Motoko Its me I'm Ranma." He said to her as he caught the hilt of her sword and forced his face in hers. "Me and the Short little redhead called Ranma you met earlier were one in the same I'm Ranma Saotome."
"Impossible! Unless that means that you have already..." A worried face filled Ranma's face and instinctively he put up a hand up defend himself as a righteous fire filled Motoko's sea green eyes Motoko yelled wrenching the hilt form Ranma's grasp with a well placed kick to the stomach and smacked him upside the side of the head with the hilt
The pigtailed boys body went corkscrewing threw the air and into the side of the building next to the bathhouse.
Ranma smashed through a wall before he landed crouching one hand digging into the wooden floor the other defending his heart as Motoko launched another hellatious Ki basked attack.
Ranma kicked up a series of bathhouse buckets just in time to use them as a shield of quickly splintering pieces to break through the winds of ki and deliver a well placed kick knocking the sword from Motoko's hands as his shirt tore from his torso.
The blade twirled in the air Motoko watching in shock as she had never let besides Seta and her big sister get this close to her and no one other than her big sister had ever disarmed he like that or otherwise, but for just some random pervert to have overpowered both her and her new friend Ranma, not only was it disgracing but also for the first time in a while she felt a tiny inclining of fear rise up in her."
Ranma landed his now shirtless back to the Kendo girl leaving a huge opening, she saw this opening and charged it just as Ranma snatched the blade out of the air and draped it over a shoulder placing the sharp blade on the side of Motoko's neck the cool metal resting against her soft skin ever so gently.
"I told you already Motoko I am Ranma Saotome, me and the pigtailed girl are the same person! Why wont you believe me?" Ranma shouted.
"Like hell..."
" He is telling the truth." A deep manly voice echoed clearly through the steam of the baths shortly followed by a splash of cold water from no where as a portly man wearing thick glasses a towel and a rag on his head emerged form the hot springs carrying an empty bucked.
"Damnit old man Why did you have to go and do something like that for!" Ranma exclaimed somewhat in Anger and embarrassment as she crossed her arms across her chest to cover her exposed breast.
"Now do you believe me Motoko." She said turning toward her Ranma's blue eyes shining innocently.
A few hours later...
I am aware that a martial artist must be prepared to make many sacrifices along the way to mastery but I believe that you Mister Saotome Went too far." Motoko stated somewhat angrily her katana resting on her lap. And what was my sister thinking when she engaged Myself and your son Ranma to be married Did she actually know of this… this curse?"
"Tsuroko, she knew about the curses the fact was that we met her at Jusenkyo. and as a matter of fact she said something about you hating men and Since she saw our martial prowess thought it In the best interest of your "Gods cry school" to arrange a marriage between the two schools especially since my son displayed such how do I say this feminine qualities." The older man replied his arms folded inside the sleeves of his gi.
"its not like agreed to it or anything." Ranma interrupted pouting.
Silence boy your starting to sound like a girl." Genma sad smacking Ranma on the back of the head.
"Take that back old man!" Ranma yelled springing to his feet and attacking his father. The old martial artist Countered the punches by gripping onto Ranma's fist thus starting the father son struggle for power as the two pushed each other out of the main hallway while attempting to move the others hands Up so they could deliver a strike.
"This engagement was Never my idea old man, i cant believe that you would just go and do something so impulsive to your only son!" Ranma yelled as he lost his footing.
"Son, half the time you sound like a spoiled little girl, you call yourself a man then stand up and Take your engagement like one." Said Genma as he launched his son through the air and into a chest of draws. There was a thud and a crashing noise that rocked the chest slamming it up against the wall behind it and the water glass that was placed on it recoiled backwards slightly before spilling its contents all over the young Saotome and crashing loudly to the floor.
Ranma looked up through Sopping wet fiery bangs cracked her neck once and picked herself up rolling up her sleeves as she stomped into the other room. "Your asking for it this time old man!"
"Ah a new resident around here hugh Keitaro sighed to himself as he laid back in his own personal hot tub. "its not like things around here could get any crazier or anything." He said out loud as he and tama-chan kicked back enjoying the hot water.
It was about then that a short redheaded girl burst through the newly formed hole in the wall and straight into the side of the hot tub.
"Akkk Keitaro nearly shirked as the large wooden tub he was soaking in splintered with the force of the new girls head smashing into it and he found himself laying there in nothing more than a very small towel.
"I'm sorry im sorry." He cried picking himself up form the deck floor the Redhead no wait black headed girl slumped over in his lap.
Much to Keitaro surprise the black mop of hair shook itself roughly the pigtail whipping back and forth like some sort of a whip.
"Sorry for what pal?" Ranma questioned picking himself up and looking at him.
Keitaro stared at the young man in front of him in shock. "I could have swore that That was a Redheaded Girl that came flying through the wall toward me and not this guy... hey who is this guy and what the hell is he doing here at the Hinata all girls dorm?"
"Hey who are you and what are you doing here anyway?" Keitaro asked as Ranma sprang to his feet just in time to catch the fist of a giant panda flying in his direction.
"I'm the man trying to keep you from dyeing at the moment." Ranma said launching the panda into the air and shoulder slamming him into a nearby wall.
"Whatever you are I wish you would stop your going to destroy the place!" Keitaro cried out as the giant panda slowly peeled from the wall and fell through the deck.
Ranma following close behind through the hole his father had just made yelling. "In not through with you yet old man!" Completely ignoring The dorm manager.
"Sigh, why dose this always happen to me Keitaro sighed sinking down against the untouched wall just in time to see Motoko burst in.
"Did you see that redheaded girl and a giant panda come this way?" she asked her hand on her sword.
"That way." Keitaro whelped pointing at the hole in the floor his head hanging in shame and helplessness.
"Thanks Keitaro." she replied looking down to the story below then without a word Keitaro felt himself being lifted by one foot and in another moment he was airborne as he heard "Secrete technique Rock melting Urishima bomb!"
"Oh my god!" Keitaro yelled as he sailed through the air engulfed in a fury of ki energy plowing face first at a young man and a giant panda locked in combat atop several of the stones near the hot springs. He braced for impact, "this wisent going to be pretty" he thought as there was a loud think followed by a couple of splashes.
Motoko looked at her handy work with a certain sense of satisfaction from the deck where was standing The plan had worked "Direct hit" She thought as she watched from one pool emerge a wet old man with glassed and a karate gi. and the other a busty redheaded girl and A naked Keitaro Urishima with his hand on one of her Brest.
"Don't be getting any ideas now. Ranma growled to Keitaro shaking her small fist and backhanding him.
"I'm sorry." he gurgled slightly as he floated in the cold water pool blood floating in the water next to him.
A few minuets and a hot shower later...
"Sounds most unlike my sister to be so kind just up and Giving me away like that." Motoko said skeptically sitting accost the table in the main lobby form Ranma and his father who were doing the same. "What school of martial arts did you say you represent anyway?"
Genma stirred to speech but before he could make an audible sound A woman's voice came in from behind Motoko.
"The Saotome school of anything goes martial arts." Haruka said a half smoked cigarette dangling form the corner of her mouth as usual.
"What Haruka You know of this?" Motoko asked looking over her shoulder somewhat stunned.
"Just more than a little You could say Genma is an old acquaintance of mine." She said sharply eyeing the old man "Though I am quite suppressed that at your level of skill you didn't recognize the techniques Ranma and his father were using.
"Didn't recognize the techniques?" said Motoko confused. "I have never seen this style of martial arts before, how can you expect me to recognize it?"
"Really now?" Ranma struck in. "Earlier I noticed a blond headed little girl here Believe it or not I noticed that she moves just like me or pop would."
"You mean Sarah?" Keitaro questioned sitting on the couch with Kitsune but there's no way that Sarah could have studied with these two could she?"
"That's right it must only be because her Father… err guardian Is an incredible martial artist and has trained her in the art of Jet kun do. So it is only natural that since you and your father have been traveling the expanses of Japan and recently into china studying martial arts for the past 17 years of your life that you would be able to recognize and have some skill in it." Motoko said in somewhat discus.
"That's not what has saying Motoko what has saying is that Sarah s trained in their art the only reason she calls it jet kun do is because she has the same speech patterns as Seta on other words she has a rough and unrefined Grasp of the language.
"Seta." Genma interrupted "Hes got a daughter now? i see my little brother has done well for himself. by the way Haruka how are you and he doing is she yo…"
"That was all the old panda man could get out before the side of his face was met by Haruka's fist which sent him crashing through several walls and into the back yard.
"T..t...th..that man and seta are related!?!" Naru exclaimed her jaw nearly dropping to the floor As she walked through the door.
"Don't worry about it Naru" Haruka said dusting her hands off. "He had that one coming for a while and so dose his brother."
"Haruka you know them from before?" Motoko asked calmly.
"A little bit he and Seta were always running together back in the day claiming how they would be the greatest martial artist in all of Japan one day, Genma was the elder of the two ten years to be exact so Seta always had to fight his way uphill, that's probably one reason he can be so daft but be such an excellent martial artist. Anyway one day when they were charging around town Making just a general mess of things I jumped into the fray to try and stop them from tearing this place apart. Sigh I remember that day like it was yesterday."
"So do I." Genma said as he walked back in the hole that his body had made earlier. "It was late spring 15 years or so ago, Haruka was only 13 at the time. I had come to town to visit my little brother in school here in Hinata hot springs well as per the usual with our meetings things soon erupted into utter chaos and we were tearing through town with little regard to where were going or what we were destroying."
"No one tried to stop us they never did, I guess they just figured it better to rebuild than to end up in an intensive care unit from getting caught up in the middle of the battle. But when we made it to the stairs of the Hinata inn, little Haruka wanted to defend her home and family's legacy, and jumped into the melee like there was no tomorrow. I spent a week in the inns hot springs just recovering from the broken bones and bruises she gave me."
"Seta too as I remember." Haruka added leaning on the back of the couch.
"Ha yea but from that moment on you and he were inseparable." The old man said with a satisfied smile on his face.
"That was a long time ago Genma we were kids." Haruka growled Its not like anything from that era in our lives still exist..."
"You can't have beat my daddy in a fight you fat old bastard." A blond headed girl in a pair of bib shorts and rainbow striped socks yelled jumping out of a one of Hinata many secrete passageways where she was odiously eavesdropping.
"He cant be your little brother. My daddy is tall and handsome and Cool, and you your well your fat and ugly and bald and well fat!" She yelled snatching the light blue rag from his head and took of running.
As she darted off Genma simply grabbed onto the rag and lifted both it and the girl up off of the ground.
"I assure you little girl that Seta is indeed my brother, and if im not mistaken Haruka isn't this the place that he first decided to try out for Tokyo university?"
"He was always an impulsive soul he waited until the spring of his last year in High school to decide what he wanted to do with his future and if that wasen t enough when he told me what he had in mind for college and I asked how he could come to a decision so quickly he said that He had overheard some kids talking about Tokyo U and He decided that it was a good a choice as any." Said Haruka. "Funny how I never told anyone that before now."
"By the way Ranma do you remember anything like that this was one of the first stops on our training journey and as I remember you were playing around with a few kids that kept saying Tokyo U Tokyo U." Genma asked his son."
"Of course not I was only two and I chose to block out a lot o my past because of you stupid old man..."
"What you mean that Ranma was with us when we were kids too, Waaahh there's another candidate for the promise girl." Keitaro interrupted freaking out as tears poured form his face.
"What did you say bub." Ranma said grabbing him up by the shirt collar. "Contrary to popular belief I wasn't always like this." He growled.
"I'm sorry im sorry just a lot has happened to day and I just don't know if I can take it anymore." Keitaro replied sinking back onto the couch hanging his head in shame.
Well enough about the past." Genma interrupted with an uneasy smile watching Haruka cast a glare at him form accost the room. "lets focus on the newest Hinata Couple shall we." Turning his gaze towards Ranma and Motoko.
"Your sister sent this for you." he said the old man said reaching into his Gi and producing a small scroll case which he threw to Motoko.
"The kendo girl snatched it from the air pulled the scroll form its leather casing and quickly began to read it. "She gulped swallowing uncomfortably as beads of sweat began to form on her forehead.
"When she was finished she looked up at the Saotome and spoke with a somber resolve.
"Indeed this has come form My big sister you two are legit and though You both seem rather rowdy and Uncouth I must if only for honors sake go through with it."
She growled lightly clearing her throat before she looked up through her straight jet black bangs and right into Ranma's Bright blue eyes with her deep green ones of her own and spoke.
"Ranma Saotome since You have defeated me in combat, On my honor and the Honor of the Aoyama Clan gods cry school of Swordsmanship I accept you as My betrothed."
"And everyone including the Stone faced Haruka's jaw dropped.
Well the Saga begins. The origin of this story begins about the same time I gave my brother my collection of Love Hina DVD's before he left of Iraq earlier this year. (Who I would also like to dedicate this Fic to) We spent several days before he left doing nothing but watching Love Hina and Ranma ½ it was during one of those marathon nights that It occurred to me that Ranma might could be engaged to someone other than Akane for a fan fiction work and none other than Motoko Aoyama form love Hina came to mind.
Anyways this is my stab at making this a plausible fanfic because they do have certain similarities that might make this idea do-able. Truth be known I really don't know exactly where im taking this fic just yet but I will probably Skim some of the cannon stuff of both manga/Animes but will probably deviate form them at some point in order to tell something of the original story this kind of crossover warrants. That said I would really appreciate Ideas comments and even request for things that might happen along the way.
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