Ranma's Cured?
Chapter 2: Ranma's Abandonment
Ranma sat in the room that he and Pop used while they had stayed at the Tendo's.
Pop. Everytime he thought about that baka, he just wanted to scream.
After they had finally returned to China, and had finally found the right spring, the fool decided to let Ranma have the first shot. Probably trying to see if nothing unexpected happened.
After they had realised what had happened, the bastard had the nerve to call Ranma a failure and a disgrace. And then he disowned him, saying that he had no son.
Ranma smiled sadly. Maybe he was right. It's not like he could claim to be a man, not with his body the way it was.
And then there was his mother.....
He buried his head in his hands, allowing himself to weep freely.
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Akane was walking down the hall.
'Stupid Ranma, hogging the furo all night until it's late.' she thought bitterly.
Then she heard crying.
She peered into the room Ranma was currently using. He had told the Tendos that he had no home, but wouldn't explain why. And so, Soun being gracious, the pig-tailed martial artist was allowed to use the guest room he used to stay in.
He was currently holding his head in his hands, crying.
Akane walked into the room, drawn by the sight. Ranma looked up at the sounds of footsteps, finding the girl.
He frowned angrily. "Go ahead and hit me."
"What?" Akane asked, stunned. What was wrong with him?
"I know you want to. I don't even care if you kill me. After all, it's not like anyone cares about me! My parents disowned me, said I was an embarrassment. Like the same wouldn't have happened to Pop if he didn't jump into the spring too!"
"Ranma...."
"And Ukyo was my friend! She said she loved me! But what does she do, when I tell her what happened? She kicks me out, and blames me for ruining her life all over again! She can't handle having a freak for a fiance!"
Akane was frozen stiff, not wanting to see Ranma so angry and miserable. She also didn't like where this was going.
"And Shampoo....?" she asked, already wishing she hadn't.
"The Old Ghoul....declared me unfit to marry that bimbo bitch, and they both decided to reinstate the Kiss of Death! They betrayed my trust! Mousse joined in with them! He said he was finally close to Shampoo, since they both hate me so much!"
"Surely Ryoga..." Akane stated, hopefully.
"HAH! First, he got angry at there being no cure, and then he laughed at me, saying I deserve it! I don't know why I ever kept his damn secret!" He turned to Akane. "You might as well know, since your Pop's gonna kick me out."
"He wouldn't!"
Ranma smiled coldly. "Yes he would. I'm not fit to marry anyone. Now just shut up and let me tell you!"
Akane stepped back from his shout. He was so angry and upset, he just wanted to lash out. She knew how that felt, since she always lashed out at him.
"So, what is it?" She asked. "What's this big secret?"
"Ryoga's P-chan." He stated.
"What? What do you mean?"
"You know that black piglet you love SO much?"
Akane nodded, still confused as to what this had to with anything.
"He's Ryoga. He has a curse that turns him into a piglet."
That did it. Now she understood. She glared at him angrily, disbelieving.
Ranma smirked, but his eyes didn't return it. "Just dump hot water on him, you'll see."
Akane nodded. Her pet wasn't around, but when he returned, she would test it out. Not like she believed him anyway.
"Now go away." He told her, not asked. "I want to be alone. I don't want ANYONE seein' me like this."
The tomboy nodded, and left, her mind awhirl with the things she had just witnessed.
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The next day, everyone was gathered around the dining table. Kasumi looked apprehensive, Akane looked around worriedly at her father and Ranma, Nabiki was trying to figure out how to take advantage of the situation, and Soun looked stoic.
Ranma sat glumly, without an expression. He had entered the Soul of Ice.
Soun was the first to speak. "I have done some thinking, Ranma."
Everyone looked at him, waiting for his next words.
"And I think you should leave."
Akane stared at the man. Kasumi wasn't sure what to think. Nabiki was just unhappy that she couldn't exploit Ranma anymore.
"Why!?" Akane asked, on the verge of tears.
Soun looked at his daughter. "He is not eligible to marry anyone, let alone one of my daughters."
Ranma nodded, still with that blank look, and got up to leave.
"I'm going too."
Everyone turned to look at Akane, who had just said those words.
Ranma had gone out of his trance, looking at Akane in shock and hope. "Why?"
She looked back at him. "Because you're alone. You told me as much last night. You need someone, anyone to be there for you. I want to help you through this, to be that someone."
"But, I'm nothing...."
"Is that what your FATHER told you?"
Ranma nodded.
"Then he's wrong." She turned back to her stunned family. "Goodbye."
And with that, she left, grasping Ranma's hand.
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Another rather short one. I just wanted to deal with the consequences following Ranma's 'cure'. Next, we shall see Akane helping Ranma sort his life out.
And, this isn't a Ranma/Akane fic, at least not at the moment. Ranma just needs a friend right now, not a lover or a fiancee.
This is pretty angsty, but that may change.
Hope ya enjoyed it!
