Disclaimers: "Ranma ½" characters and situations created by Rumiko Takahashi.
"Sailor Moon" was created by Naoko Takeuchi. All rights reserved, used
without permission.
Time Frame: Near the end of Vol 38 of the Ranma 1/2 Cannon and at the end of
Sailor Moon R series, when Mamoru and Usagi have broken up and Chibi-usa had
returned back to the future.
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[SM/Ranma][Crossover FanFic]
[A Love Never Lived]
A Sailor Moon and Ranma 1/2 crossover
Prologue - Another Chance
Bought to you by Bambi
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Usagi did the only thing she had done since she as Sailor Moon returned back
from the future. The future of which she'll never live in, with a loving and
loyal husband and a beautiful daughter. She cried. (I wish... I wish... I
could go where I'm wanted... and loved...)
Unnoticed by her the moon glowed brightly above her, "Wish granted my darling
daughter, be happy... even if it is just for a little while."
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"AKANE!!!" yelled Ranma in anguish as he held her lifeless body in his arms,
tears flowing freely from his eyes, "WHY?!" he yelled up to the sky, "What
have she done to deserve this?!" He then hugged her tightly, "I'm so sorry,
Akane... I failed you... I couldn't protect you... All because I was so
selfish... and now you'll never know how much I... I loved you... I'm so
sorry Akane..."
He knew that he wasn't going to be the only one who was going to be upset.
How was he suppose to go back home now and tell everyone the bad news?
"Akane... if only I could... could tell you..." A deep green aura surrounded
around him as the others backed away.
Before Ranma could release his depression chi, a white light surrounded him.
"Ranma Saotome." He blinked, (what's going here?) He looked around but he
couldn't see anyone else, "We're in your mind. I'm here to give you a
choice." A beautiful woman with long silver hair appeared. Her hair was tied
up in a unusual style, it looked like two buns. She was wearing a silver gown
and had wings spurred from her back. A crescent moon adorned on her forehead.
"Who... who are you?" asked Ranma in awe.
The woman smiled, "My name is Queen Serenity, however I am here to offer you
a choice. I may not be able to bring Akane back alive, for now. But I will
send you back in time."
"So, I can save Akane?" asked Ranma hopefully. She shook her head as he
lowered his head. "I see... then there is nothing you can offer me that I
could possibly want."
Serenity smiled, this boy loved his fiancée deeply but she was going to put
him into an ultimate test. "I could send you back to before you met Akane.
Things could be pretty much the same, but the only difference is that Akane's
not the youngest child. I could send you back into the past with all your
memories intact of this life."
Ranma snorted, "And what's that going to achieve?"
"If you fall in love with Akane again in your next life, then you can stay
there with her." said Queen Serenity, "You have suffered so much in your
life, Ranma. And I'm here to offer you a chance for you to correct your
mistakes. No strings attached. However, only you will have the memories
and talents, you will still have the same strength and speed you have now.
Ukyo, Shampoo and Ryoga are already bound to appear. They will also be
weaker. Ryoga not yet received the training for Ku Lon."
Ranma eyed her, "No strings attached? What's the real reason why you're
giving me a second chance?"
She sighed, "You have learnt well..." she looked weary, "Ok, the truth is
that my daughter had wished to be in a place where is she loved and wanted.
Thus, I changed her life. Instead of the Tsukinos adopting her, she was
adopted by the Tendos."
Ranma sighed as he once again looked down at lifeless body in his arms,
"Very well... I accept."
Queen Serenity smiled, "Good luck and a tip is that you clear up your curse
as soon as possible."
Everyone but the guide then disappeared from the Jusenkyo's ground. The
springs once again filled with water that had changed Ranma's life more than
once. But there was something new no. Hope.
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Sailor Pluto frowned as she viewed the events from the time gates, "You do
know the consequences?" She turned to face the late Queen of the Moon.
Queen Serenity sighed, "Yes Rhea, I know. She will once again become Sailor
Moon and the Moon Princess. That can not change."
The green hair woman smirked, "Oh really? Ranma is deathly afraid of cats."
Queen Serenity's eyes widen, "She wouldn't..."
Sailor Pluto smiled softly, "Don't worry. She'll once again be the champion
of 'love' and justice."
"I hope so." whispered Queen Serenity as the both turned to watch the screen.
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Ranma looked around him... err... her. Ranma-chan blinked, (So... he was
heading for the Tendo Dojo for the first time to meet his fiancée.) Her heart
beated faster, (Akane...) She felt uncomfortable riding on her father's
cursed form's shoulder. "Say, pop? Shouldn't we change back first. We don't
want to scare them."
"Growf." said Mr Panda as he held up a sign, ["If I catch you running away.
You're going to regret it."] He placed the redhead down.
"'K, pop." smirked Ranma-chan as she ran to the nearest shop to ask for some
hot water, using her 'feminine' charm.
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Soun Tendo is out checking the mail when a colourful postcard catches his
eyes. Reading the inscription on the back, Soun bursts into tears and smiles
for joy. The day has finally came for the two families to be joined.
"Kasumi!" he calls out and soon receives an answer.
"Hmmmm?" His eldest daughter enters the living room. She had a friendly aura
around her and a bright smile. "Yes, father?"
Soun smiles pleasantly at her, "I'm going to call a family meeting. Nabiki!"
"Yes?" asks Nabiki as she pokes her head into the room, "What's wrong,
daddy?"
"Akane!" he calls out to his third daughter. After a while he says, "Where is
that girl?"
Nabiki looked up from her manga and sighed. "Don't worry daddy, she's
probably out in the dojo. I'll go and get her. 1000 Yen, please."
Suddenly a girl bounced into the room. "Hiya!" Her long blond hair tied up
in a unusual style. She then hands the short brown hair girl 1000 yen. "Here
ya go."
"Oh thank you, my dear daughter Usagi." cries Soun hugging her, "You know how
poor daddy is."
"Sure, daddy." says Usagi as she gets out of his grip and backs slightly away
from him to avoid the stream of salty tears.
Nabiki eyes her youngest sister who is smiling happily, "What are you so
happy about?"
"I just got a job with better pay than last one's!" beams Usagi as she was
glowing with excitement, "I get to start next week."
Nabiki smiles, "That's great, Usa-chan."
"Thanks Nabs." she then looks around, "Umm... what's going on?"
"Daddy has called a family meeting." answered Kasumi as Nabiki left the room
the get her other younger sister, stopping only to pick up her camera. If she
was lucky, she would be able to get another action pose of Akane to sell to
Kuno. Sure Kuno was an idiot and that her sister hated the moron. But a girl
has to make money somehow, she couldn't just always take it from her kid
sister. She was also part of the family, even if she was adopted.
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Akane was bending over the bricks, concentrating so that she could break
them. With perfect timing, she slammed one knife edged hand onto the stack,
shattering four stacked bricks.
"Hmmm, that felt good." she said, wiping the sweat from her brow.
"There you go again, Akane. You'll never get a boyfriend acting this way."
says Nabiki as she smiles.
Akane turns to see her sister in the doorway, "Why would I care? Not everyone
thinks the world revolves around boys, Nabiki."
Nabiki walks out, "Oh? Then I guess this wouldn't interest you at all." She
smirked inwardly, what her father didn't know was that she already knew what
was going on and all she had to do was act.
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The four sisters Kasumi, Nabiki, Akane and Usagi were sitting in the living
room, each wearing a kimono. "So what's the news, daddy?" asks Akane. "Why
are we all dressed like this?"
"When Kasumi was first born, my old friend Genma Saotome and I decided that
if possible, one of our children should marry. Genma was our master's other
student, and this marriage will allow the couple to take over the Tendo dojo,
and continue our families' great tradition. I have not heard from Genma for
a long time and he left on a training trip. But I just received a postcard
saying that he will be here any minute and will be bringing his son Ranma!"
he then added, "If one of you were to marry him, then the Tendo legacy could
continue."
For several moments silence greeted his statements, then all daughters burst
out.
"Wait a minute!" burst out Akane, "Don't we get to decide who we marry?"
"It's a matter of family honour." says Soun changing the topic. "And just
recently, Genma and his son Ranma had crossed into China."
"Ooo! China!" exclaims Nabiki excitedly, while thinking that he would have a
lot of money to spend if he went to China.
Akane looks outside at the koi pond and asks disguised, "What's so hot about
China? All guys are still perverts no matter where they go."
Usagi thinks for a while, "Is he cute?"
"How old is he?" asks Nabiki.
Akane eyes her father, "Just what kind of a man is Ranma?"
Soun laughs nervously as Usagi narrows her eyes at him. "You don't know, do
you? You haven't even met him."
Soun laughs even more nervously as the sisters look at their father in shock.
"You expect us to marry a guy not only we've never met before, but YOU'VE
never met before?!" exclaims Nabiki, "What kind of father would do such a
thing?"
"Well... we'll all meet him soon enough..." laughs Soun nervously. His
daughters looked like that they were ready to attack.
A slight commotion at the front door indicated the arrival of guests. Just on
time too before his daughters decided to do anything that he would regret
later on.
Soun ran and got their guests while his daughters waited. Shortly he returned
with a heavy set man in a white gi who was looking worst for wear, and a very
handsome young man wearing loose fitting Chinese style clothing. The man
bowed to them, as the boy smiled at each of them. "I am Genma Saotome, and
this is my son, Ranma."
"Oh! He's cute!" exclaims Nabiki as Akane thinks depressed, (How depressing.
Boys.) The other two daughters just watches on smiling.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all." bows Ranma as he looks at Akane. His heart
pounds rapidly in his chest, he took all his will power not to run up and hug
her, that would be a bad first impression. Instead he stood passively and
thanked whatever god or goddess was watching him that she was still alive.
Ranma looked at the youngest Tendo, she had a friendly, gentle aura like
Kasumi's and she looked a lot like Queen Serenity. Maybe that was what she
meant about Usagi being her daughter. He wondered why she wasn't with her
real mother.
(Prevert!) thought Akane as she saw him staring at her younger sister for a
little too long. She then turns her head away from him as he looks back at
her. "I believe that due to a promise set between the two families. Myself
and one of the Tendo daughters will marry."
Soun nods excitedly as Genma wearily agrees. How did Ranma find out about the
engagement with the Kuonji girl was a mystery. As well as how Ranma became
faster and stronger. "However, as father and I travelled across China, we
came across the training grounds called Jusenkyo."
Genma tries to cover his son's mouth who dodges out of the way, "We both fell
into each individual springs. When splashed with cold water, we become what
the spring was. For example, I fell into the spring of drown girl and when I
get splashed with cold water, I turn into a girl, warm water changes me
back." Everyone but Usagi and Genma stares incredulously at him. "Let me
demonstrate," he grabs his father's arm and throws him over his shoulder at
the koi pond. "Father fell in the spring of drown panda. Thus, he becomes a
panda."
Everyone watches amazed as instead of a man climbing out of the pond, a large
panda did instead. "And warm water turns him back." He took out a thermo and
poured the warm water over his father. Everyone continues to stare.
"Wow." says Usagi, as she turns to look at Ranma, "How did this happen?"
"Well..." starts Ranma as he tells the story of how he got cursed.
Half an hour later, "... and that's how it happened."
Soun laughs as he places a arm around him, "Well then, it's not too bad.
Kasumi, aged 19, Nabiki, aged 17 and Akane, aged 15. Pick anyone you want to
be your fiancée." said Soun cheerfully as Ranma raised an eyebrow, (What
about Usagi?) The young blond hair girl looks a little upset and depressed.
Nabiki places a hand on her sister's shoulder, "Oh, he wants Akane."
"Definitely, Akane. Both of you are aged 16." says Kasumi supporting her
other sister.
"Wait a minute! Why should I get engaged to him?" asks Akane. Ranma's heart
fell, still in this life she still didn't want to be engaged to him. "I don't
want to be engaged to a sex-changing pervert, like him." growls Akane, "And I
hate boys!"
Usagi speak up quietly, "Don't judge a book its cover. It's not his fault
that Ranma-san fell into the spring of drown girl. And it's called a curse,
meaning that he's not suppose to like it." Ranma felt touched, (Thank you,
Usagi... and you don't even know me yet.)
"Then why don't you marry him?!" boasts Akane.
The young blond hair girl blinks, "But Onee-chan, I'm only 14 and you're 16
and you do martial arts, I don't. How am I going to carry on with the dojo
if I don't even know martial arts well."
"I'll teach you!" exclaims Akane.
"I don't have time to learn." continues Usagi, "I got to work."
Akane smirks, "As a ice-skater? I can skate even better than you can."
Usagi fumes at her angrily, "Then why don't _you_ get a job? All you ever do
is complain about boys and destroy the house!" her voice becoming louder, "At
least, I'm doing something for the family, unlike YOU!"
Akane growls, her battle aura appearing, "Why you!"
Nabiki stepped in between them, "Ladies, ladies. There is no need for such
behaviour."
"Yes." says Soun, "Usagi, you should apologise to your sister."
Tears started to form in Usagi's eyes as Akane smirked triumphantly, "You're
always on her side. You're never on mine, even when you know I'm right. And
it's because I'm adopted and she's not! I... I wish you never adopted me!"
Tears streamed down her face as she then runs out of the room and upstairs to
her room.
The others looked at each other awkwardly. "I'm sorry, usually things don't
get out of hand like this." says Kasumi apologetically.
"Oh, it's ok." answers Genma as he patted his son on his back, "Why don't
you go and cheer her up?"
"WHAT?!?" exclaims Ranma, (I want Akane not Usagi.) He then looks at Akane's
face and sighs, "Alright... where's her room?"
Genma and Soun grins. "She has her name on her door. Just knock and enter."
"Umm... ok..." says Ranma uncomfortably. He could feel that Akane was
watching him like a hawk. He makes his way inside and upstairs, knocking on
the door sighing. (Why do I have to do this?)
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Usagi sobs in her bed, "It's so unfair. I'm just as much as the family as any
of us, especially Akane. I contribute by working and helping Kasumi with the
chores. And what does Akane do? She just complains about boys being perverts
and she just destroys the house. It's just not fair."
"'Kasumi, aged 19, Nabiki, aged 17 and Akane, aged 15. Pick anyone you want
to be your fiancée.'" repeats Usagi of what her father had said. "He never
did mention my name anywhere in there. I'm his _adopted_ daughter and Akane
is his _blood_ daughter. Maybe... maybe that's why he doesn't want me to
carry on the Tendo legacy?" She hugs her pillow and looks at the window.
She was surprised to see a black cat with a crescent moon on its forehead,
sitting on the window still, scratching the window. Usagi sits up and smiles,
"Luna..."
to be continued...
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So, what do you guys think? Good or bad? And why is it that Usagi knows who
Luna is? Find out in Part One. E-mail me at: bambi_star@mail.com
My homepages are: http://anime.n3.net or http://anime02.n3.net
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Written on 10/09/2000 and revised on 30/12/2000
"Sailor Moon" was created by Naoko Takeuchi. All rights reserved, used
without permission.
Time Frame: Near the end of Vol 38 of the Ranma 1/2 Cannon and at the end of
Sailor Moon R series, when Mamoru and Usagi have broken up and Chibi-usa had
returned back to the future.
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[SM/Ranma][Crossover FanFic]
[A Love Never Lived]
A Sailor Moon and Ranma 1/2 crossover
Prologue - Another Chance
Bought to you by Bambi
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Usagi did the only thing she had done since she as Sailor Moon returned back
from the future. The future of which she'll never live in, with a loving and
loyal husband and a beautiful daughter. She cried. (I wish... I wish... I
could go where I'm wanted... and loved...)
Unnoticed by her the moon glowed brightly above her, "Wish granted my darling
daughter, be happy... even if it is just for a little while."
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"AKANE!!!" yelled Ranma in anguish as he held her lifeless body in his arms,
tears flowing freely from his eyes, "WHY?!" he yelled up to the sky, "What
have she done to deserve this?!" He then hugged her tightly, "I'm so sorry,
Akane... I failed you... I couldn't protect you... All because I was so
selfish... and now you'll never know how much I... I loved you... I'm so
sorry Akane..."
He knew that he wasn't going to be the only one who was going to be upset.
How was he suppose to go back home now and tell everyone the bad news?
"Akane... if only I could... could tell you..." A deep green aura surrounded
around him as the others backed away.
Before Ranma could release his depression chi, a white light surrounded him.
"Ranma Saotome." He blinked, (what's going here?) He looked around but he
couldn't see anyone else, "We're in your mind. I'm here to give you a
choice." A beautiful woman with long silver hair appeared. Her hair was tied
up in a unusual style, it looked like two buns. She was wearing a silver gown
and had wings spurred from her back. A crescent moon adorned on her forehead.
"Who... who are you?" asked Ranma in awe.
The woman smiled, "My name is Queen Serenity, however I am here to offer you
a choice. I may not be able to bring Akane back alive, for now. But I will
send you back in time."
"So, I can save Akane?" asked Ranma hopefully. She shook her head as he
lowered his head. "I see... then there is nothing you can offer me that I
could possibly want."
Serenity smiled, this boy loved his fiancée deeply but she was going to put
him into an ultimate test. "I could send you back to before you met Akane.
Things could be pretty much the same, but the only difference is that Akane's
not the youngest child. I could send you back into the past with all your
memories intact of this life."
Ranma snorted, "And what's that going to achieve?"
"If you fall in love with Akane again in your next life, then you can stay
there with her." said Queen Serenity, "You have suffered so much in your
life, Ranma. And I'm here to offer you a chance for you to correct your
mistakes. No strings attached. However, only you will have the memories
and talents, you will still have the same strength and speed you have now.
Ukyo, Shampoo and Ryoga are already bound to appear. They will also be
weaker. Ryoga not yet received the training for Ku Lon."
Ranma eyed her, "No strings attached? What's the real reason why you're
giving me a second chance?"
She sighed, "You have learnt well..." she looked weary, "Ok, the truth is
that my daughter had wished to be in a place where is she loved and wanted.
Thus, I changed her life. Instead of the Tsukinos adopting her, she was
adopted by the Tendos."
Ranma sighed as he once again looked down at lifeless body in his arms,
"Very well... I accept."
Queen Serenity smiled, "Good luck and a tip is that you clear up your curse
as soon as possible."
Everyone but the guide then disappeared from the Jusenkyo's ground. The
springs once again filled with water that had changed Ranma's life more than
once. But there was something new no. Hope.
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Sailor Pluto frowned as she viewed the events from the time gates, "You do
know the consequences?" She turned to face the late Queen of the Moon.
Queen Serenity sighed, "Yes Rhea, I know. She will once again become Sailor
Moon and the Moon Princess. That can not change."
The green hair woman smirked, "Oh really? Ranma is deathly afraid of cats."
Queen Serenity's eyes widen, "She wouldn't..."
Sailor Pluto smiled softly, "Don't worry. She'll once again be the champion
of 'love' and justice."
"I hope so." whispered Queen Serenity as the both turned to watch the screen.
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Ranma looked around him... err... her. Ranma-chan blinked, (So... he was
heading for the Tendo Dojo for the first time to meet his fiancée.) Her heart
beated faster, (Akane...) She felt uncomfortable riding on her father's
cursed form's shoulder. "Say, pop? Shouldn't we change back first. We don't
want to scare them."
"Growf." said Mr Panda as he held up a sign, ["If I catch you running away.
You're going to regret it."] He placed the redhead down.
"'K, pop." smirked Ranma-chan as she ran to the nearest shop to ask for some
hot water, using her 'feminine' charm.
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Soun Tendo is out checking the mail when a colourful postcard catches his
eyes. Reading the inscription on the back, Soun bursts into tears and smiles
for joy. The day has finally came for the two families to be joined.
"Kasumi!" he calls out and soon receives an answer.
"Hmmmm?" His eldest daughter enters the living room. She had a friendly aura
around her and a bright smile. "Yes, father?"
Soun smiles pleasantly at her, "I'm going to call a family meeting. Nabiki!"
"Yes?" asks Nabiki as she pokes her head into the room, "What's wrong,
daddy?"
"Akane!" he calls out to his third daughter. After a while he says, "Where is
that girl?"
Nabiki looked up from her manga and sighed. "Don't worry daddy, she's
probably out in the dojo. I'll go and get her. 1000 Yen, please."
Suddenly a girl bounced into the room. "Hiya!" Her long blond hair tied up
in a unusual style. She then hands the short brown hair girl 1000 yen. "Here
ya go."
"Oh thank you, my dear daughter Usagi." cries Soun hugging her, "You know how
poor daddy is."
"Sure, daddy." says Usagi as she gets out of his grip and backs slightly away
from him to avoid the stream of salty tears.
Nabiki eyes her youngest sister who is smiling happily, "What are you so
happy about?"
"I just got a job with better pay than last one's!" beams Usagi as she was
glowing with excitement, "I get to start next week."
Nabiki smiles, "That's great, Usa-chan."
"Thanks Nabs." she then looks around, "Umm... what's going on?"
"Daddy has called a family meeting." answered Kasumi as Nabiki left the room
the get her other younger sister, stopping only to pick up her camera. If she
was lucky, she would be able to get another action pose of Akane to sell to
Kuno. Sure Kuno was an idiot and that her sister hated the moron. But a girl
has to make money somehow, she couldn't just always take it from her kid
sister. She was also part of the family, even if she was adopted.
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Akane was bending over the bricks, concentrating so that she could break
them. With perfect timing, she slammed one knife edged hand onto the stack,
shattering four stacked bricks.
"Hmmm, that felt good." she said, wiping the sweat from her brow.
"There you go again, Akane. You'll never get a boyfriend acting this way."
says Nabiki as she smiles.
Akane turns to see her sister in the doorway, "Why would I care? Not everyone
thinks the world revolves around boys, Nabiki."
Nabiki walks out, "Oh? Then I guess this wouldn't interest you at all." She
smirked inwardly, what her father didn't know was that she already knew what
was going on and all she had to do was act.
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The four sisters Kasumi, Nabiki, Akane and Usagi were sitting in the living
room, each wearing a kimono. "So what's the news, daddy?" asks Akane. "Why
are we all dressed like this?"
"When Kasumi was first born, my old friend Genma Saotome and I decided that
if possible, one of our children should marry. Genma was our master's other
student, and this marriage will allow the couple to take over the Tendo dojo,
and continue our families' great tradition. I have not heard from Genma for
a long time and he left on a training trip. But I just received a postcard
saying that he will be here any minute and will be bringing his son Ranma!"
he then added, "If one of you were to marry him, then the Tendo legacy could
continue."
For several moments silence greeted his statements, then all daughters burst
out.
"Wait a minute!" burst out Akane, "Don't we get to decide who we marry?"
"It's a matter of family honour." says Soun changing the topic. "And just
recently, Genma and his son Ranma had crossed into China."
"Ooo! China!" exclaims Nabiki excitedly, while thinking that he would have a
lot of money to spend if he went to China.
Akane looks outside at the koi pond and asks disguised, "What's so hot about
China? All guys are still perverts no matter where they go."
Usagi thinks for a while, "Is he cute?"
"How old is he?" asks Nabiki.
Akane eyes her father, "Just what kind of a man is Ranma?"
Soun laughs nervously as Usagi narrows her eyes at him. "You don't know, do
you? You haven't even met him."
Soun laughs even more nervously as the sisters look at their father in shock.
"You expect us to marry a guy not only we've never met before, but YOU'VE
never met before?!" exclaims Nabiki, "What kind of father would do such a
thing?"
"Well... we'll all meet him soon enough..." laughs Soun nervously. His
daughters looked like that they were ready to attack.
A slight commotion at the front door indicated the arrival of guests. Just on
time too before his daughters decided to do anything that he would regret
later on.
Soun ran and got their guests while his daughters waited. Shortly he returned
with a heavy set man in a white gi who was looking worst for wear, and a very
handsome young man wearing loose fitting Chinese style clothing. The man
bowed to them, as the boy smiled at each of them. "I am Genma Saotome, and
this is my son, Ranma."
"Oh! He's cute!" exclaims Nabiki as Akane thinks depressed, (How depressing.
Boys.) The other two daughters just watches on smiling.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all." bows Ranma as he looks at Akane. His heart
pounds rapidly in his chest, he took all his will power not to run up and hug
her, that would be a bad first impression. Instead he stood passively and
thanked whatever god or goddess was watching him that she was still alive.
Ranma looked at the youngest Tendo, she had a friendly, gentle aura like
Kasumi's and she looked a lot like Queen Serenity. Maybe that was what she
meant about Usagi being her daughter. He wondered why she wasn't with her
real mother.
(Prevert!) thought Akane as she saw him staring at her younger sister for a
little too long. She then turns her head away from him as he looks back at
her. "I believe that due to a promise set between the two families. Myself
and one of the Tendo daughters will marry."
Soun nods excitedly as Genma wearily agrees. How did Ranma find out about the
engagement with the Kuonji girl was a mystery. As well as how Ranma became
faster and stronger. "However, as father and I travelled across China, we
came across the training grounds called Jusenkyo."
Genma tries to cover his son's mouth who dodges out of the way, "We both fell
into each individual springs. When splashed with cold water, we become what
the spring was. For example, I fell into the spring of drown girl and when I
get splashed with cold water, I turn into a girl, warm water changes me
back." Everyone but Usagi and Genma stares incredulously at him. "Let me
demonstrate," he grabs his father's arm and throws him over his shoulder at
the koi pond. "Father fell in the spring of drown panda. Thus, he becomes a
panda."
Everyone watches amazed as instead of a man climbing out of the pond, a large
panda did instead. "And warm water turns him back." He took out a thermo and
poured the warm water over his father. Everyone continues to stare.
"Wow." says Usagi, as she turns to look at Ranma, "How did this happen?"
"Well..." starts Ranma as he tells the story of how he got cursed.
Half an hour later, "... and that's how it happened."
Soun laughs as he places a arm around him, "Well then, it's not too bad.
Kasumi, aged 19, Nabiki, aged 17 and Akane, aged 15. Pick anyone you want to
be your fiancée." said Soun cheerfully as Ranma raised an eyebrow, (What
about Usagi?) The young blond hair girl looks a little upset and depressed.
Nabiki places a hand on her sister's shoulder, "Oh, he wants Akane."
"Definitely, Akane. Both of you are aged 16." says Kasumi supporting her
other sister.
"Wait a minute! Why should I get engaged to him?" asks Akane. Ranma's heart
fell, still in this life she still didn't want to be engaged to him. "I don't
want to be engaged to a sex-changing pervert, like him." growls Akane, "And I
hate boys!"
Usagi speak up quietly, "Don't judge a book its cover. It's not his fault
that Ranma-san fell into the spring of drown girl. And it's called a curse,
meaning that he's not suppose to like it." Ranma felt touched, (Thank you,
Usagi... and you don't even know me yet.)
"Then why don't you marry him?!" boasts Akane.
The young blond hair girl blinks, "But Onee-chan, I'm only 14 and you're 16
and you do martial arts, I don't. How am I going to carry on with the dojo
if I don't even know martial arts well."
"I'll teach you!" exclaims Akane.
"I don't have time to learn." continues Usagi, "I got to work."
Akane smirks, "As a ice-skater? I can skate even better than you can."
Usagi fumes at her angrily, "Then why don't _you_ get a job? All you ever do
is complain about boys and destroy the house!" her voice becoming louder, "At
least, I'm doing something for the family, unlike YOU!"
Akane growls, her battle aura appearing, "Why you!"
Nabiki stepped in between them, "Ladies, ladies. There is no need for such
behaviour."
"Yes." says Soun, "Usagi, you should apologise to your sister."
Tears started to form in Usagi's eyes as Akane smirked triumphantly, "You're
always on her side. You're never on mine, even when you know I'm right. And
it's because I'm adopted and she's not! I... I wish you never adopted me!"
Tears streamed down her face as she then runs out of the room and upstairs to
her room.
The others looked at each other awkwardly. "I'm sorry, usually things don't
get out of hand like this." says Kasumi apologetically.
"Oh, it's ok." answers Genma as he patted his son on his back, "Why don't
you go and cheer her up?"
"WHAT?!?" exclaims Ranma, (I want Akane not Usagi.) He then looks at Akane's
face and sighs, "Alright... where's her room?"
Genma and Soun grins. "She has her name on her door. Just knock and enter."
"Umm... ok..." says Ranma uncomfortably. He could feel that Akane was
watching him like a hawk. He makes his way inside and upstairs, knocking on
the door sighing. (Why do I have to do this?)
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Previously:
Usagi sobs in her bed, "It's so unfair. I'm just as much as the family as any
of us, especially Akane. I contribute by working and helping Kasumi with the
chores. And what does Akane do? She just complains about boys being perverts
and she just destroys the house. It's just not fair."
"'Kasumi, aged 19, Nabiki, aged 17 and Akane, aged 15. Pick anyone you want
to be your fiancée.'" repeats Usagi of what her father had said. "He never
did mention my name anywhere in there. I'm his _adopted_ daughter and Akane
is his _blood_ daughter. Maybe... maybe that's why he doesn't want me to
carry on the Tendo legacy?" She hugs her pillow and looks at the window.
She was surprised to see a black cat with a crescent moon on its forehead,
sitting on the window still, scratching the window. Usagi sits up and smiles,
"Luna..."
to be continued...
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So, what do you guys think? Good or bad? And why is it that Usagi knows who
Luna is? Find out in Part One. E-mail me at: bambi_star@mail.com
My homepages are: http://anime.n3.net or http://anime02.n3.net
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Written on 10/09/2000 and revised on 30/12/2000