Growing up... again
Hello everyone I'm back again one outing to a nearby lake gave me an idea after the "little battle" with Saffron Ranma and Akane are fed up with the entire situation to make things even worsegets an even more dangerous opponent than his last oneand there's no chance for him to win, if you want to find out more read on. Flames are welcome just be reasonable
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(Author's notes or translations)
Flashback or jump in the story
Oh right I almost forgot I don't own Ranma
Chapter 1: Ranma gets another enemyRanma was lying on the roof gazing up at the stars of the night sky, he sighed for the umpteenth time remembering what happened only a few hours earlier. /I thought with this day the insanity in my life would end, but I guess I'm not that lucky. I really looked forward to be married to Akane she may be a klutz and a terrible cook but at least she doesn't think about me as some kind of prize... and she did look cute in that wedding dress of her's./
A loud bang sounded from inside of the house that was too familiar for Ranma not to recognise /Akane must have also wanted this wedding... no wonder for her it would mean the end of the constant harassment from Kuno and the other perverts not mentioning my other fiancé's and Kodachi.-shrudder- Oh well as pop likes to say what's done it's done. I mean it could have gotten worse./
Ranma would have enjoyed the night sky a bit more if it weren't for the sounds he could hear coming from Akane's room. "Is she crying?" Ranma asked from himself moving closer to her window when he got there he saw that he was right she was laying on her bed crying into her pillow. He knocked on her window but she didn't notice, he tried again and knocked harder but again he wasn't heard. Finally he decided to open and enter it without her permission. "Akane what's wrong?"
"Get lost Ranma!" she answered not even looking up at him.
"Come on tomboy don't tell me that you've gone soft all of a sudden! I won't fall for it!"
"Wasn't the day bad enough yet?" snapped Akane while reaching for her mallet.
"Hey hold it a sec it could have ended worse, the damage in the house can be repaired, and we can have the wedding later."
"Ranma don't you understand? I wanted this wedding I really wanted it... why can't those jerks leave us alone? I had enough from all the craziness I want to have a normal life!" Akane didn't continue, she ran forward and jumped onto Ranma clinging to him with all her might.
"What is it with you Akane and what's with the sweet and innocent act all of a sudden?" he asked not getting what was wrong with her.
"Just stop it Ranma before you get me mad again! I know what you said back at Yusenkyo, and I know that you were serious back there. Do you need something worse to happen before you tell me how you feel? Please for once put your pride to the side and tell me how you feel, I promise I won't laugh at you just tell me how you feel towards me please!"
Ranma was in shock he went stiff as if he just saw a ten-foot tall cat he gulped a few times then he opened his mouth first he wanted to deny everything but when Akane looked up at him with her teary eyes then something clicked in the boy he didn't know why but he had to say it. "Ok ok I admit it I lo..."
"WHAT A HAUL!" yelled Happosai as he landed on the top of Ranma's head along with his evening catch of panties.
Akane's face turned red from anger, partly do to the fact that the perverted master used his chance to grope her chest. "Why you little pervert!" she yelled and tried to hit the perverted martial arts master but that dodged and she got Ranma instead Happosai used his chance and started to raid her wardrobe, this time she got him and the old man left the room through the roof.
After she was done with this Akane fell to her knees and started to weep she looked up at Ranma and suddenly jumped into his arms in a very Shampoo like way She snuggled her face into his chest and started to weep even stronger. "Now what did I do?" asked the shocked martial artist.
"Nothing you jerk just hold me!" she whispered. Ranma's hands were shaking as he lifted them but he managed to put them around Akane. With time he started to ease and he started to get comfortable with the position.
/Why the heck am I so nervous to tell her I mean after Yusenkyo I should know what she feels for me. Today she even would have married me even if I wouldn't love her only to help me get a cure for my curse. Sometimes I can be such a dope! Hey wait a sec I just admitted it to myself! I'm in love with Akane/
After at least half an hour Akane didn't have anymore tears finally loosened her hold on the boy and rested her head on Ranma's chest. "I only wish there would be a way out of this entire mess." She mumbled.
Next morning at Furinkan high everything went normally Ranma and Akane were running to get to class in time and like usually Kuno challenged Ranma and fell. The first class of the day started and just after five more minutes the normal start ended when there was a huge crash in front of the school. Of course everyone raced to the window to find out what happened the school's concrete fence had a huge hole and there was a man standing in the middle of the debris wearing some kind of gi.
"I'm looking for a boy named Ranma Saotome!" yelled the man of course Ranma jumped out on the window and landed in front of him.
"I'm Ranma Saotome!" he answered after landing.
"The name is Au Byebye! Professional killer, and I'm here for revenge against you." Ranma groaned hearing the by now everyday sentence.
"What did I do? I don't even know your name!" he snapped.
"But I know you! Does the name Jusenkyo ring any bells? You know I don't like it when someone blows up a mountain and lets some of the boulders fly at me when I'm right next to one of the cursed springs."
"Hey! Saffron was the one who blew up the mountain not me you creep!" yelled Ranma.
"Details... details you were the one who caused the fight! Now make piece with your gods! By the way I heard that there are some people willing to pay to see you and your father dead." suddenly the stranger raced forward and gave Ranma a punch in the face the poor boy didn't even realize what's going on but he managed to regain his balance and landed several feet away from his opponent.
"Eat THIS! KACHU TENSHIN AMAGURIKEN!" he yelled lets just say Ranma was more than shocked when he saw his opponent smiling when he announce the name of his Technique. Then he was even more surprised when he saw that blocking all of his punches with one hand.
"What a dope announcing your attack before you start, you can only impress armatures with this kind of stuff." Ranma growled when hearing this and tried to hit the killer's face but his hand was caught by Au Byebye just before it reached its goal.
"Pitiful!" remarked the man and used the chance to kick Ranma in the ribs. The boy once again regained his balance but even before he had a chance to land his opponent appeared next to him and gave him another kick, sending him on a journey across the air, this time the boy didn't even have time to regain his balance before the next kick came.
"We have to help Ranma or that lunatic will kill him!" yelled Akane. However in that second everyone close to her took a step back. Just then she had a shocking experience, Ranma's attacker appeared in front of her out of nothing.
"I'm warning you girl you're only alive because I don't like to kill women." he disappeared after saying this and gave Ranma another kick and sending him on another trip through the air before returning "But if I hear one more peep you'll die!" Akane was paralysed she couldn't believe how fast this man was she wasn't even able to see his movements, but she couldn't just let Ranma die so she jumped out on the window to help her fiancé.
But before she had the chance to reach the ground she was caught by her throat "So you decided to die!" asked the killer.
"I won't let you hurt my fiancé you bastard!" mumbled Akane.
"I see, your groom can be really proud of you, not many women have the courage to defend their husband-to-bes like you do. You know what I'll make sure that you don't have to watch the other die!" with that said Au Byebye activated a pressure point on Akane's neck causing her to loose conscious.
He placed her on the ground and looked up at the spectators "If anyone even thinks about helping her..." Au Byebye lifted his hand and pulled a finger across his throat. The message was immediately understood and the crowd in the windows disappeared faster than light.
The man turned back to Ranma who by now managed to get up from the ground. His eyes were glowing with fury after he saw Akane on the ground he couldn't control himself anymore. He raced forward giving everything he had even the killer was surprised at the speed and strength of the boy's attack and was forced into the defensive.
"What is it boy are you feeling your end coming closer?" asked Au Byebye while backing.
Ranma gave out a growl and if possible he gave even more strength to his attacks and finally it happened he managed to break through Byebye's defence. Ranma was more than surprised when he saw his opponent smiling.
"Not bad it's been a time since someone actually managed to hit me. I'll show you my techniques for this, but I don't think that you'll enjoy it."
The man lifted one of his arms to his chest, closed his eyes and started to chant Ranma saw his opportunity and attacked but to his shock Au Byebye easily avoided his attack. /Ok this IS scary can that guy read my mind/ asked Ranma from himself seconds later the only thing he was interested in was saving his life.
A huge ball of chi appeared in the killer's hand and Ranma didn't want to find out what that can do. "At least you're strong enough to sense the danger that you're in." he remarked and raised his arm in the air and unleashed the power that he assembled earlier. A chi ray left his hand heading directly towards Ranma.
The boy barely managed to dodge the attack while he gave out a yikes, the ray continued his was blowing up another part of the school's fence. Ranma gulped a few times and decided to give up the Saotome technique known as fast brake and decided to run for it instead, but first he had to get Akane.
Ranma turned around and tried to get to her however he had no chance to dodge Au Byebye's second attack the chi ray's explosion knocked him into some drinking-fountains that were completely trashed and a pillar of water signalled that there was serious water pressure in the pipes, Ranma didn't even have a chance to get up because another chi ray followed the first one that catapulted him against the school wall however the wall couldn't take the pressure of the impact and broke down burying Ranma under the rubbish.
Au Byebye smirked and started to walk towards the rubbish to see if he finished his job there was complete silence in the school nobody dared to move the only thing that could be heard were the killer's footsteps as he moved towards the pile of rubbish under which Ranma could be found.
Meanwhile somewhere else
A kendoist was speeding towards the clubhouse of Furinkan high's kendo clubhouse. "Master Kuno Master Kuno there's a killer on the school grounds Saotome has taken him on but I think he's loosing big time!"
"WHAT!" yelled a male voice from inside "No one but me the Great Tatewaki Kuno the Blue Thunder of Furinkan high has the right to dispose this world of the evil sorcerer. Lead me to this criminal and I'll force him out from our beautiful school's grounds. I Tatewaki..." (Let's leave Kuno to his blabbing he won't help out.) (Like he had the power or skill)
The killer finally reached the pile of rubbish but from the corned of his eye he saw someone as he tried to get to Akane. Au byebye punched into the air so hard that the pressure swept the boy from his legs but luckily the kid only received minor injuries. "Last warning runt!" mumbled the man and started to dig through the rubbish to make sure that he has killed Ranma. To his shock he couldn't find the boy anywhere the only thing that he found was an injured girl.
"That little runt got away! Oh well I have time sooner or later I'll find him." he looked towards Akane and everyone in the school gasped in fear "I'll let you live... for now." with that said the killer turned around and started to walk away.
Minutes passed but nobody dared to move finally Ranma started to groan she slowly stood up then it hit her he desperately searched for Akane but to his relief she was right there where she saw her the last time and her chest was raising and lowering in a steady rhythm. "Ok I'm in big trouble! This guy is way too strong! He could take on Happosai." she said to no one.
She forced herself to her feet and took Akane from the ground "Akane you stupid tomboy what have you gotten yourself in?"
"Look who's talking you pervert!" mumbled the girl. There were no more words exchanged as Ranma helped her fiancée to get up and the two started to walk towards the nearest clinic.
About half an hour later
"Leave this place you shameless criminal or I Tatewaki Kuno will destroy you!" yelled Kuno after he finally reached the scene a bit too late.
"You can quit it Kuno He already kicked Ranma's ass and moved out." informed someone who gathered enough courage to look out on the window.
Half an hour later
Two teenagers entered the small building that served as the local doctor's workplace and residence. They were using each other to keep themselves on their feet. The doctor was calmly sipping his tea happy for the short break between treating patients. He rushed into his office room when he heard the door downstairs opening he immediately moved to the door of the waiting room and opened it.
The sight that greeted him was horrible he had the luck to meet Ranma before when he was bearing some bruises but never before has he seen the boy in a state like this, Akane wasn't looking much better she was completely pale and looked as if she could fall unconscious every second. "Could one of you kids please explain it to me what happened?" he asked.
"It's a long story Dr. Tofu. I'll tell you while you treat Ranma."
"But you first better tell me what happened to you I've never seen you this pale." answered the doctor.