Sonic Wind

By RankoSaotome

This is not a chapter, merely the opening theme.

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Some light music begins, as a guitar is played in the hands of one Ranma Saotome, his place in front of a microphone. To his left was Ryouga Hibiki on a bass guitar, and behind held Mousse on drums. Finally, we have Ukyou Kuonji, dressed like a boy, on keyboard.

The music starts for several moments before Ranma steps up to the mike, and starts to sing in a soft tone.

"Memories concern

Like opening the wound

I'm picking me apart again

You all assume

I'm safer in my room

Unless I try to start again"

Before Ranma went into the next part, the four started to bring the music up into a rising pitch.

"I don't want to be the one

Who battles always choose

Cuz inside I realize

That I'm the one confused"

For the chorus, all of them started to play a bit louder for the screaming crowd before, Ukyou keeping upon a small set of keys, Mousse limiting himself from all four drums and two cymbals to half that, while Ranma and Ryouga lead on guitars.

"I don't know what's worth fighting for

Or why I have to scream

I don't know why I instigate

And say what I don't mean

I don't know how I got this way

I know it's not alright

So I'm breaking the habit

I'm breaking the habit tonight"

Ukyou turned down the power on her keyboard to turn the keyboard into more of a background music, while Ranma toned down on his electric guitar, Ryouga and Mousse leading in instrumentals now.

"Cultured my cure

I tightly lock the door

I try to catch my breath again

I hurt much more

Than anytime before

I have no options left again"

Ukyou and Ranma began to once more pick up with their instruments, Ryouga and Mousse lowering their playing to let the two lead once more. Then, after several moments, Ryouga and Ukyou began to tone down once more, leaving the electric guitar and drums the main players.

"I dont want to be the one

Who battles always choose

Cuz inside I realize

That I'm the one confused"

Ukyou and Ryouga picked up once more, all four moving into a sychronization of notes that brought the illusion of four bodies playing as one, all on the same notes.

"I don't know what's worth fighting for

Or why I have to scream

I don't know why I instigate

And say what I don't mean

I don't know how I got this way

I'll never be alright

So, I'm breaking the habit

I'm breaking the habit tonight"

As Ranma started the next set, he rose his voice to almost screaming.

"I'll paint it on the walls

Cuz I'm the one that falls

I'll never fight again

and this is how it ends"

Lowering his voice once more, the four sped up their playing, going back into the same notes in unison once more as they led up to the end.

"I don't know what's worth fighting for

Or why I have to scream

But now I have some clarity

to show you what I mean

I don't know how I got this way

I'll never be alright

So, I'm breaking the habit

I'm breaking the habit

Breaking the habit tonight"

As the screaming of the crowd began, Ranma Saotome awoke in the real world, looking around wildly before calmly speaking. "What the hell was that?! As freaky as the speedy ones... What're those about anyways?" Shrugging his shoulders, Ranma got up for a new day, for a change being the one to throw his father out the window.