Rials & Curses Book 2 Chapter 1
WARNING:This story deals with mature subject matter such as rape, abuse and violence.
Ranko was lying in her bed staring up at the ceiling, memories of what Genma said during the last few minutes of his miserable life. It was hard to believe anyone could be so cruel and demented as that bastard was. He admitted to actually watching as Ranma was raped, and worse, enjoying it! If Ranko didn't hear it first hand from his lips, she would never have believed it.
As bad as that was, Genma went as far as telling Ranko he was going to rape her before selling her to a whore house. How could anyone do that to his own children Ranko didn't know, it was just too much to know it was her own father. The bastard would of gotten away with it to if it wasn't for that monster attack that actually killed Genma. Good riddance to the bastard!
Ranko dried the tears from her face on the sleeves of her green pajamas as she thought of her mother. Nodoka would have been dead if it wasn't for Yohko who used magic to heal her. Ever since Ranko caught Amy transforming into Sailor Mercury she's been a lot more perceptive to the strange things around her. Ranko watched her aunt do things that would be impossible for normal people. Normal people didn't float above the ground to get stuff from high shelves. The gunshot should of killed Nodoka but it didn't. Ranko wasn't stupid, there was a small scar, which should have been impossible since the wound didn't have enough time to really heal over. Hotaru was with the scouts when Nodoka was shit so it couldn't have been Saturn.
Ranko climbed out of her bed when Reiko started crying. Throwing on a robe on the way out of her room Ranko hurried to the nursery before the baby woke the rest of the house up. Ranko gently lifted the baby from the crib and soothed the child's crying while walking down to the kitchen. Ranma preferred breast-feeding her daughter but since Ranko didn't want to wake her sister, she went about making some formula while holding Reiko in one arm. It was difficult but Ranko finally managed and took her niece into the living room to sit on the couch and started feeding the little red head.
Reiko was a beautiful little girl just like her mother. She had the same blue eyes and wild red hair which was a very good thing as far as Ranko was concerned. She wasn't sure how good Ranma would be taking this if Reiko looked more differently.
Ranma didn't like to talk about the rape and only gave a vague description of her attackers, as far as Ranko could tell, none of them looked remotely like the little girl. Ranma could lie as much as she wanted, Reiko was a reminder of what happened in China and that hurt Ranma sometimes. If Reiko looked like one of the attackers, then it could have been worse.
Ranko shifted Reiko in her arms as the baby started to fall asleep, it was hard not to love the little girl. Ranko knew that despite everything, Ranma loved Reiko and would do anything for the child. "You know something kid," Ranko said, "You're very lucky to have someone like Ranma for a mother. She loves you very much."
Ranko looked out the window into the darkened yard and gasped, something was out there watching in the window. Whoever it was, they were carrying something that looked like a giant spatula.
Ranko gently placed the baby into the playpen near the door into the kitchen and grabbed the katana off the mantle over the fireplace. She may not of been very good at hand to hand combat but nobody could best her with a sword. She hurried outside into the yard where there was some guy with a brown ponytail that resembled her Lita's. The man was wearing a loose, purple gi top with a bandolier and smaller spatulas in it. Like the gi, his black pants were covered with some kind of white powder, sort of like flour.
Ranko drew the sword and pointed it at the man, saying, "I've had enough of you perverts to last me a lifetime. Leave know and I won't have to kill you."
"I'm not leaving without Ranma Saotome, sugar." The man growled, his voice sounded more like it belonged to a girl than a boy.
"You got the wrong house," Ranko lied, "This is the Masaki residence, so go away."
"I know you all changed your names when that bastard died!" the man said, "I just wish I was the one that killed him!" Well that explains it, Genma was behind this but what did he do to this guy. "I've been watching this place for awhile waiting for those two bastard to come back and I know Ranma is here! I've heard Lita talk about him!" The boy looked like he was on the verge of tears.
"It seems like you have a problem with Genma, so why drag Ranma into it?" Ranko asked, relaxing a little but still holding the sword in front of her.
"They ruined my life!" the guy said, "I was punished because that jackass stole my dowry and left me at the side of the road."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Ranko snapped, what the hell would some guy have a dowry to begin with.
"When we were little, my dad put up his okonomiyaki as my dowry to be engaged to Ranma." The boy said, "They were supposed to take me with them! Instead, the jackasses stole the cart and left me by the side of the road. My dad disowned me because of them!"
This was unbelievable! If this happened when Ranma was little then she would of still been a guy. How in the hell could Genma engage Ranma to another guy? Genma, you bastard! "How can you blame Ranma for that? She was only a kid, it was the bastard who stole your dowry." Uh-oh.
"She? SHE!? This whole thing is over another GIRL!? How could my father engage me to a GIRL!" the guy screeched, "My father disowned me and forced me to act like a guy for some SLUT!"
Ranko flinched, she didn't want to let that slip out. 'Wait, act like a guy?' Was this guy a girl? "Aren't you a guy?"
That set the guy off, he swung the large spatula at Ranko who hardly dodged in time. "I'm a girl!" The guy cried as the spatula struck the ground.
"Please, let's just talk this over." Ranko said, she didn't want to fight somebody that was obviously in pain because of her bastard of a father, "Maybe we can work something out."
The brown haired girl stood still for a moment, obviously debating whether or not to talk. After a few moments of awkward silence she said, "Alright."
"If you leave your spatula out here and promise not to do anything we can go into the kitchen to talk." Ranko said. "What's your name anyway?"
"Ukyo Kuonji." Ukyo said. "Your Ranko Saotome, right?"
"Wrong," Ranko said, "Ranko Masaki, the Saotome's are dead."
On the way into the kitchen Ranko cursed when she noticed Reiko in the playpen. Ranko forgot she was feeding the little girl when Ukyo showed up.
"Cute kid," Ukyo said, a smile on her face as she looked down at the baby. "Sister?"
"Ranma's daughter." Ranko said, cursing herself. She was tired and saying things before thinking.
Ukyo looked like she was about to fall over. Ranko sighed as she leaned the now sheathed sword against the wall by the refrigerator. She reached in and grabbed two sodas, handing one to Ukyo. "So, she's married?"
"No, she was raped while that bastard father of ours watched!" Ranko snapped, afterwards regretting it. She didn't want to tell this girl about that. Ukyo just stood there shaking her head. "Maybe I was lucky to be left behind." Ukyo said in disgust, "What do you mean he watched."
Ranko found Ukyo about what Genma said about Ranma before he died. Ranko hadn't told anybody about it until now, she felt she needed to talk to somebody about it. Ukyo was fuming by the time Ranko finished the story.
"If the jackass wasn't already dead," Ukyo said, "I'd kill him!"
"How could you!?" a new voice cried. Ranko turned around to see a sobbing Ranma. "How could you tell a stranger and not me? I had a right to know."
"Ranma, I didn't want to hurt you more than you was." Rank said.
"BITCH!" Ranma cried, slapping Ranko hard across the face. "You're the one spreading the rumors about me at school! I thought you cared about me, I guess I was wrong. Your no better than him!"
"Ranma, please let me explain." Ranko cried, reaching out towards Ranma. "I never started any rumors, I love you and wouldn't do anything like that."
"Bull," Ranma said, slapping away Ranko's hands and picking Reiko up from the playpen, "You told the whole school I was screwing him! I hate you Ranko! Stay the hell away from me and my baby!" Ranma turned and stormed out of the room and back up the stairs leaving Ranko crying hysterically.
"I'm sorry," Ukyo said, trying to comfort the crying redhead, "If I never came, this wouldn't have happened."
Ranko just shook her head, crying to hard to be able to say anything. Ukyo held Ranko for a while until it got to late and had to leave.
* * * * *
Ranko had already left for school when Nodoka walked into the nursery to hurry Ranma along. Ranma holding Reiko feeding the child was usual as of late, but this was the first time Ranma cried in awhile. "What's wrong?" Nodoka asked as she sat on the corner of the toy chest which Nodoka had since she was a little girl.
"Don't worry," Ranma said, her voice dripping with venom, "If I have to whore myself out to get the money, my daughter an I will be moved out by the end of the week. After all, it's not like I'm clean anyways."
Nodoka felt sick at those words, something must have happened to Ranma but why didn't she say anything. "What are you talking about?"
Ranma glared at Nodoka, eyes promising violence if the older woman moved. "Don't give me that shit! I know everything, I heard what that traitor said, every last word of it!"
"Please honey," Nodoka said, "Please tell me what's wrong."
"Honey? Don't you mean slut? After all, that's what I am. Everybody knows it."
"That's not true."
"Yes it is! Don't think I don't know what you and Ranko really think about me? I heard it all last night. Neither of you are any better than that bastard." About then, Reiko finished eating so Ranma stood up and put the child to bed in the crib. Ranma buttoned her red Chinese shirt back up and turned to her mother. "I heard that bitch tell someone what that bastard said before he died! She told the whole school and now they think that I was screwing him!! Don't give me that sympathy look!"
Nodoka looked down to the floor, tears burning her eyes. Was Ranma talking about Ranko? Ranko wouldn't of spread rumors around school like that, she loved Ranko. "Are you talking about Ranko?"
"Yes I'm talking about that BITCH! I know your going to take her side, why should you take mine? You've only known me a few months while you knew her since we were born. Why should you give a damn about me? You have your REAL daughter after all."
"RANMA! I don't care if you're a boy or girl, you're still MY child. Don't do this to yourself. Did you ask Ranko about what you thought you heard her saying?"
"I don't need to, I've already heard enough from that bitch!"
"Please stop calling her that, Ranma. I know she loves you and wouldn't hurt you on purpose. Stay home today and talk to Ranko tonight after she gets home, give her a chance to explain. You owe it to her."
"I don't owe that bitch a thing!" Ranma snapped then saw the sad look in Nodoka's eyes. "All right, I'll talk to her, but I'm not promising anything."
"That's all I ask." Nodoka said, relieved as Ranma's hostile expression softened. "One more thing, if you feel you have to move out, I'll help you. I never want to hear you say you're a whore again. Do I make myself clear? I will not have my daughter selling her body!"
Ranma nodded sheepishly as Nodoka hugged her close. Hopefully Ranma and Ranko would work things out, but Nodoka would give Ranma all the help possible if it came down to it. It probably would be best to let the two girls talk alone though, she'd find out exactly what Ranko said latter that night after Ranma went to bed.
* * * * *
Ranko finally arrived home after a horrible day at school, she couldn't think of anything except for the hurt look on Ranma's face last night. After Ukyo left. Ranko tried to talk to Ranma who just kept ignoring her. The small car Nodoka bought with some of the jewels she sold was gone which meant she probably wasn't home.
She went into the living room where Ranma was sitting on the couch watching Dragonball. God she was starting to hate that show! If that show was on there was no way Ranma was going to talk until it was over, if she talked at all.
Ranko was about to go to the kitchen and get a soda when the TV shut off which surprised Ranko. What Ranma said surprised Ranko even more. "Mom took Reiko shopping so we could talk." Ranma's voice may have been neutral but at least she was talking to Ranko.
Ranko sat down next to Ranma on the couch, not sure of what to say. To her relief Ranma started, "Why Ranko, why did you do it?"
"Do what?" Ranko still didn't understand why Ranma was so angry. She should of told Ranma about what Genma said. Ranko just didn't want Ranma to find out what he had planned for herself. It still hurt her to think Genma wanted to rape Ranko and sell her to a whorehouse. She didn't tell Ukyo that last night, she never even told Nodoka. Ranko understood that Ranma was upset but not this upset. Then she remembered what Ranma said about telling the whole school. Ranma thought Ranko started the rumors about that!
"You told the whole school I was screwing him!" Ranma snapped.
"Ranma, I wouldn't do anything like that!" Ranko said. How could she explain what happened last night? There was only one way, the truth. The whole truth. Ranko told Ranma everything Genma said, even the parts she left out last night. Then she told Ranma everything from the previous night from getting up to feed Reiko, to the part about Ukyo and up until Ranma stormed back upstairs. "Ranma, I never told anyone until last night, I didn't want you to know about it. I know you still have feelings for him, he raised you. I didn't want to destroy that."
"You didn't destroy anything!" Ranma growled, choking back her tears, "That bastard destroyed any feelings I had left for him not you!"
"Do you forgive me?" Ranko asked, tears starting to fall.
"NO!" Ranma said, throwing her arms around Ranko, "There's nothing for me to forgive! I'm sorry Ranko, I...do you hate me?"
Ranko shook, relieved that Ranma didn't hate her. Ranko was afraid all day that she'd lost Ranma again. She didn't want to face their mother if that happened. "You're my s-sister Ranma. I-I'll always l-love you."
* * * * *
Ukyo stood among the smoldering remains of her restaurant, apparently she forgot to turn the grill off the previous night and a rag sitting close to it caught fire. By the time Ukyo returned late last night, her home and livelihood was in flames while fire trucks were just arriving.
She lost everything because of wanting revenge on somebody who was probably forced to do what she did by a worthless bastard. All because of her hatred she was left homeless. Ukyo had a little money saved in a bank but not enough to get a place to stay. The trust fund Lita left her only allowed her a certain amount each month and Ukyo already blew this month allowance on advertising. It wasn't fair, even in death the jackass was still making her life hell.
"DAMN YOU GENMA SATOME!" Ukyo cried out.
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Next chapter: A new addition to the Masaki family.
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Ranko was lying in her bed staring up at the ceiling, memories of what Genma said during the last few minutes of his miserable life. It was hard to believe anyone could be so cruel and demented as that bastard was. He admitted to actually watching as Ranma was raped, and worse, enjoying it! If Ranko didn't hear it first hand from his lips, she would never have believed it.
As bad as that was, Genma went as far as telling Ranko he was going to rape her before selling her to a whore house. How could anyone do that to his own children Ranko didn't know, it was just too much to know it was her own father. The bastard would of gotten away with it to if it wasn't for that monster attack that actually killed Genma. Good riddance to the bastard!
Ranko dried the tears from her face on the sleeves of her green pajamas as she thought of her mother. Nodoka would have been dead if it wasn't for Yohko who used magic to heal her. Ever since Ranko caught Amy transforming into Sailor Mercury she's been a lot more perceptive to the strange things around her. Ranko watched her aunt do things that would be impossible for normal people. Normal people didn't float above the ground to get stuff from high shelves. The gunshot should of killed Nodoka but it didn't. Ranko wasn't stupid, there was a small scar, which should have been impossible since the wound didn't have enough time to really heal over. Hotaru was with the scouts when Nodoka was shit so it couldn't have been Saturn.
Ranko climbed out of her bed when Reiko started crying. Throwing on a robe on the way out of her room Ranko hurried to the nursery before the baby woke the rest of the house up. Ranko gently lifted the baby from the crib and soothed the child's crying while walking down to the kitchen. Ranma preferred breast-feeding her daughter but since Ranko didn't want to wake her sister, she went about making some formula while holding Reiko in one arm. It was difficult but Ranko finally managed and took her niece into the living room to sit on the couch and started feeding the little red head.
Reiko was a beautiful little girl just like her mother. She had the same blue eyes and wild red hair which was a very good thing as far as Ranko was concerned. She wasn't sure how good Ranma would be taking this if Reiko looked more differently.
Ranma didn't like to talk about the rape and only gave a vague description of her attackers, as far as Ranko could tell, none of them looked remotely like the little girl. Ranma could lie as much as she wanted, Reiko was a reminder of what happened in China and that hurt Ranma sometimes. If Reiko looked like one of the attackers, then it could have been worse.
Ranko shifted Reiko in her arms as the baby started to fall asleep, it was hard not to love the little girl. Ranko knew that despite everything, Ranma loved Reiko and would do anything for the child. "You know something kid," Ranko said, "You're very lucky to have someone like Ranma for a mother. She loves you very much."
Ranko looked out the window into the darkened yard and gasped, something was out there watching in the window. Whoever it was, they were carrying something that looked like a giant spatula.
Ranko gently placed the baby into the playpen near the door into the kitchen and grabbed the katana off the mantle over the fireplace. She may not of been very good at hand to hand combat but nobody could best her with a sword. She hurried outside into the yard where there was some guy with a brown ponytail that resembled her Lita's. The man was wearing a loose, purple gi top with a bandolier and smaller spatulas in it. Like the gi, his black pants were covered with some kind of white powder, sort of like flour.
Ranko drew the sword and pointed it at the man, saying, "I've had enough of you perverts to last me a lifetime. Leave know and I won't have to kill you."
"I'm not leaving without Ranma Saotome, sugar." The man growled, his voice sounded more like it belonged to a girl than a boy.
"You got the wrong house," Ranko lied, "This is the Masaki residence, so go away."
"I know you all changed your names when that bastard died!" the man said, "I just wish I was the one that killed him!" Well that explains it, Genma was behind this but what did he do to this guy. "I've been watching this place for awhile waiting for those two bastard to come back and I know Ranma is here! I've heard Lita talk about him!" The boy looked like he was on the verge of tears.
"It seems like you have a problem with Genma, so why drag Ranma into it?" Ranko asked, relaxing a little but still holding the sword in front of her.
"They ruined my life!" the guy said, "I was punished because that jackass stole my dowry and left me at the side of the road."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Ranko snapped, what the hell would some guy have a dowry to begin with.
"When we were little, my dad put up his okonomiyaki as my dowry to be engaged to Ranma." The boy said, "They were supposed to take me with them! Instead, the jackasses stole the cart and left me by the side of the road. My dad disowned me because of them!"
This was unbelievable! If this happened when Ranma was little then she would of still been a guy. How in the hell could Genma engage Ranma to another guy? Genma, you bastard! "How can you blame Ranma for that? She was only a kid, it was the bastard who stole your dowry." Uh-oh.
"She? SHE!? This whole thing is over another GIRL!? How could my father engage me to a GIRL!" the guy screeched, "My father disowned me and forced me to act like a guy for some SLUT!"
Ranko flinched, she didn't want to let that slip out. 'Wait, act like a guy?' Was this guy a girl? "Aren't you a guy?"
That set the guy off, he swung the large spatula at Ranko who hardly dodged in time. "I'm a girl!" The guy cried as the spatula struck the ground.
"Please, let's just talk this over." Ranko said, she didn't want to fight somebody that was obviously in pain because of her bastard of a father, "Maybe we can work something out."
The brown haired girl stood still for a moment, obviously debating whether or not to talk. After a few moments of awkward silence she said, "Alright."
"If you leave your spatula out here and promise not to do anything we can go into the kitchen to talk." Ranko said. "What's your name anyway?"
"Ukyo Kuonji." Ukyo said. "Your Ranko Saotome, right?"
"Wrong," Ranko said, "Ranko Masaki, the Saotome's are dead."
On the way into the kitchen Ranko cursed when she noticed Reiko in the playpen. Ranko forgot she was feeding the little girl when Ukyo showed up.
"Cute kid," Ukyo said, a smile on her face as she looked down at the baby. "Sister?"
"Ranma's daughter." Ranko said, cursing herself. She was tired and saying things before thinking.
Ukyo looked like she was about to fall over. Ranko sighed as she leaned the now sheathed sword against the wall by the refrigerator. She reached in and grabbed two sodas, handing one to Ukyo. "So, she's married?"
"No, she was raped while that bastard father of ours watched!" Ranko snapped, afterwards regretting it. She didn't want to tell this girl about that. Ukyo just stood there shaking her head. "Maybe I was lucky to be left behind." Ukyo said in disgust, "What do you mean he watched."
Ranko found Ukyo about what Genma said about Ranma before he died. Ranko hadn't told anybody about it until now, she felt she needed to talk to somebody about it. Ukyo was fuming by the time Ranko finished the story.
"If the jackass wasn't already dead," Ukyo said, "I'd kill him!"
"How could you!?" a new voice cried. Ranko turned around to see a sobbing Ranma. "How could you tell a stranger and not me? I had a right to know."
"Ranma, I didn't want to hurt you more than you was." Rank said.
"BITCH!" Ranma cried, slapping Ranko hard across the face. "You're the one spreading the rumors about me at school! I thought you cared about me, I guess I was wrong. Your no better than him!"
"Ranma, please let me explain." Ranko cried, reaching out towards Ranma. "I never started any rumors, I love you and wouldn't do anything like that."
"Bull," Ranma said, slapping away Ranko's hands and picking Reiko up from the playpen, "You told the whole school I was screwing him! I hate you Ranko! Stay the hell away from me and my baby!" Ranma turned and stormed out of the room and back up the stairs leaving Ranko crying hysterically.
"I'm sorry," Ukyo said, trying to comfort the crying redhead, "If I never came, this wouldn't have happened."
Ranko just shook her head, crying to hard to be able to say anything. Ukyo held Ranko for a while until it got to late and had to leave.
* * * * *
Ranko had already left for school when Nodoka walked into the nursery to hurry Ranma along. Ranma holding Reiko feeding the child was usual as of late, but this was the first time Ranma cried in awhile. "What's wrong?" Nodoka asked as she sat on the corner of the toy chest which Nodoka had since she was a little girl.
"Don't worry," Ranma said, her voice dripping with venom, "If I have to whore myself out to get the money, my daughter an I will be moved out by the end of the week. After all, it's not like I'm clean anyways."
Nodoka felt sick at those words, something must have happened to Ranma but why didn't she say anything. "What are you talking about?"
Ranma glared at Nodoka, eyes promising violence if the older woman moved. "Don't give me that shit! I know everything, I heard what that traitor said, every last word of it!"
"Please honey," Nodoka said, "Please tell me what's wrong."
"Honey? Don't you mean slut? After all, that's what I am. Everybody knows it."
"That's not true."
"Yes it is! Don't think I don't know what you and Ranko really think about me? I heard it all last night. Neither of you are any better than that bastard." About then, Reiko finished eating so Ranma stood up and put the child to bed in the crib. Ranma buttoned her red Chinese shirt back up and turned to her mother. "I heard that bitch tell someone what that bastard said before he died! She told the whole school and now they think that I was screwing him!! Don't give me that sympathy look!"
Nodoka looked down to the floor, tears burning her eyes. Was Ranma talking about Ranko? Ranko wouldn't of spread rumors around school like that, she loved Ranko. "Are you talking about Ranko?"
"Yes I'm talking about that BITCH! I know your going to take her side, why should you take mine? You've only known me a few months while you knew her since we were born. Why should you give a damn about me? You have your REAL daughter after all."
"RANMA! I don't care if you're a boy or girl, you're still MY child. Don't do this to yourself. Did you ask Ranko about what you thought you heard her saying?"
"I don't need to, I've already heard enough from that bitch!"
"Please stop calling her that, Ranma. I know she loves you and wouldn't hurt you on purpose. Stay home today and talk to Ranko tonight after she gets home, give her a chance to explain. You owe it to her."
"I don't owe that bitch a thing!" Ranma snapped then saw the sad look in Nodoka's eyes. "All right, I'll talk to her, but I'm not promising anything."
"That's all I ask." Nodoka said, relieved as Ranma's hostile expression softened. "One more thing, if you feel you have to move out, I'll help you. I never want to hear you say you're a whore again. Do I make myself clear? I will not have my daughter selling her body!"
Ranma nodded sheepishly as Nodoka hugged her close. Hopefully Ranma and Ranko would work things out, but Nodoka would give Ranma all the help possible if it came down to it. It probably would be best to let the two girls talk alone though, she'd find out exactly what Ranko said latter that night after Ranma went to bed.
* * * * *
Ranko finally arrived home after a horrible day at school, she couldn't think of anything except for the hurt look on Ranma's face last night. After Ukyo left. Ranko tried to talk to Ranma who just kept ignoring her. The small car Nodoka bought with some of the jewels she sold was gone which meant she probably wasn't home.
She went into the living room where Ranma was sitting on the couch watching Dragonball. God she was starting to hate that show! If that show was on there was no way Ranma was going to talk until it was over, if she talked at all.
Ranko was about to go to the kitchen and get a soda when the TV shut off which surprised Ranko. What Ranma said surprised Ranko even more. "Mom took Reiko shopping so we could talk." Ranma's voice may have been neutral but at least she was talking to Ranko.
Ranko sat down next to Ranma on the couch, not sure of what to say. To her relief Ranma started, "Why Ranko, why did you do it?"
"Do what?" Ranko still didn't understand why Ranma was so angry. She should of told Ranma about what Genma said. Ranko just didn't want Ranma to find out what he had planned for herself. It still hurt her to think Genma wanted to rape Ranko and sell her to a whorehouse. She didn't tell Ukyo that last night, she never even told Nodoka. Ranko understood that Ranma was upset but not this upset. Then she remembered what Ranma said about telling the whole school. Ranma thought Ranko started the rumors about that!
"You told the whole school I was screwing him!" Ranma snapped.
"Ranma, I wouldn't do anything like that!" Ranko said. How could she explain what happened last night? There was only one way, the truth. The whole truth. Ranko told Ranma everything Genma said, even the parts she left out last night. Then she told Ranma everything from the previous night from getting up to feed Reiko, to the part about Ukyo and up until Ranma stormed back upstairs. "Ranma, I never told anyone until last night, I didn't want you to know about it. I know you still have feelings for him, he raised you. I didn't want to destroy that."
"You didn't destroy anything!" Ranma growled, choking back her tears, "That bastard destroyed any feelings I had left for him not you!"
"Do you forgive me?" Ranko asked, tears starting to fall.
"NO!" Ranma said, throwing her arms around Ranko, "There's nothing for me to forgive! I'm sorry Ranko, I...do you hate me?"
Ranko shook, relieved that Ranma didn't hate her. Ranko was afraid all day that she'd lost Ranma again. She didn't want to face their mother if that happened. "You're my s-sister Ranma. I-I'll always l-love you."
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Ukyo stood among the smoldering remains of her restaurant, apparently she forgot to turn the grill off the previous night and a rag sitting close to it caught fire. By the time Ukyo returned late last night, her home and livelihood was in flames while fire trucks were just arriving.
She lost everything because of wanting revenge on somebody who was probably forced to do what she did by a worthless bastard. All because of her hatred she was left homeless. Ukyo had a little money saved in a bank but not enough to get a place to stay. The trust fund Lita left her only allowed her a certain amount each month and Ukyo already blew this month allowance on advertising. It wasn't fair, even in death the jackass was still making her life hell.
"DAMN YOU GENMA SATOME!" Ukyo cried out.
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Next chapter: A new addition to the Masaki family.
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