Ranma/Tekken
'A Warring Concience'
"Akane..."
The raven-haired girl quickly turned to the redhead in the water repellant cloak, instantly replying, "Yes Ranma-sam... er, Ranma?"
Ranma ignored the other girl's slip, "Nabiki was in a hurry today, is something wrong?"
"Well, she has lots of things she does before school that she shouldn't be doing. You're not mad at her, are you?"
Ranma blinked, and turned to Ran Ran, who was on her left, before turning back to Akane, "Why would I be mad at her? I can't judge her actions if I don't know what they are, and it wouldn't be my right to, anyways."
"But... you're supposed to do things like that, judge people, right?"
Ranma shook her head under her cloak, and then responded, "Akane, I don't know much about Christian religion, but I don't think it's fair to judge people that way." She stopped, along with Akane, Ran Ran, and Lin Lin, "I'm not perfect, please don't think of me as someone who is above you. I don't think I could stand it for too long."
"I... I don't understand," Akane asked with a slightly urgent tone.
"Akane, people have been treating me like I am a deity come down to either bring them happiness or judge them. If it weren't for Pop, Ran Ran, and Lin Lin, I would be the most lonely person in the world."
"I... I guess," Akane replied, not understanding what Ranma was implying, "Ah... if I can be your friend, I would... I would like that very much."
Lin Lin and Ran Ran nodded in unison, while Ranma merely smiled, "Yes, I would like to be *your* friend." All four of them continued walking, and the redhead noticed Akane stealing glances at her two guards, "Akane, what's wrong?"
"Ah... n-not to imply anything, but how do you think they'll get into school?"
"Oh, I'm pretty sure it'll work out," Ranma stated simply, "but, it would probably be best if..." Ranma pulled to her left, and pulled her cloak tighter against her, while Ran-Ran quickly jumped in front of the redhead, spinning her polearm furiously to deflect the water that had been approaching her ward.
"...They remain around."
"You're not kidding," Akane said, breathlessly from the display, before coming to her senses, "Um, aren't they being overprotective? I mean that was just a little water, your magical hood thing would protect you, right?"
The angel's face grew grim, "Akane, the Devil cannot be let out at any cost. I would sooner die, before he harms someone irrevocably." Ranma chuckled, knowing the question that was on Akane's mind, but she was too afraid of asking, "Why haven't I killed myself, then? To do that would be giving up, and I just won't do that. I will overcome this obstacle without being so drastic."
"Uh, that's good, then." Akane noticed the clocktower of the school not too far ahead, and groaned. Talking with Ranma had caused her to lose some of her typical morning ardor that she used to deal with the spectacle coming up. With a deep breath meant to firm her resolve and determination, Akane stook off into a sprint.
"Aiyah, Akane look she be battle-ready," Lin Lin commented. Ranma motioned both of the Amazon girls to follow her, as she broke into her own run.
They were surprised, to say the least, as they reached the gate just in time for the first boy to fly into the air. The girl they knew was probably Akane was suddenly swarmed by an army of boys in various sports outfits, and as soon as she was enclosed, the mob began to instantly thin.
Ranma motioned for one of his guards to assist, and Lin Lin jumped into the fray, causing the fight to finish that much sooner. As the dust cleared, Akane and Lin Lin were standing back to back, surveying the unconcious mob at their feet.
"What this for?" Lin Lin asked, drawing Akane's attention to her. The raven haired girl blinked, and turned to the Amazon with a frown, "I didn't really need help, you know?"
"No, but you should be gracious for it, nonetheless," Ranma cut in, approaching with a confused looking Ran Ran, "What is this all about, anyway? You were expecting this."
Akane may have felt sufficiently chided by Ranma, but her face darkened, "They think that if they beat me, they can date me."
Ran Ran and Lin Lin's faces brightened instantly. "Ah, so you is great warrior of school? Too, too many boys want date with you!"
"No, Ran Ran," Ranma answered for Akane, "This isn't like your home. Things like this would be harrassment, and Akane obviously does not like it." Ranma turned back to Akane, "How is it they came to this assumption?"
Akane idly reached behind herself, and caught the rose that was about to pass her, "Here's your answer..."
"Evidently, each of them intends to ask you out, Akane, on the dawn that he finally defeats you."
Ranma's face became disconcerted, as Akane replied, "Oh, good morning Upperclassmen Kuno." Ranma approached the pompous looking young man.
"What do you have to do with this? Are you the one who sent these boys to attack her?"
Kuno blinked, and looked at the girl in the hood. Ranma slowly backed up from the sudden change in his eyes. The Amazon sisters did the same, noticing what Ranma did.
"G-goddess...." Kuno breathed, "I... you have been delivered from the heavens, a reward for my great servitude..."
"Um, what do you mean?" Ranma asked, instinctively going into stance.
"I WILL HAVE YOU! YOU ARE MINE!" Kuno suddenly shouted, causing Akane to also go into stance.
"What?" Ranma asked, incredulously, "For one thing, I have no intrest in... HEY!" Ranma faded back from almost wild swing from the kendoist, and then leapt back from the return swing. Ran Ran and Lin Lin braced to jump into the sudden fray, but were stilled by Ranma's hand, "Don't, this one's dangerous, and I wouldn't want your laws to become an issue."
Ranma leapt up, and flipped over Kuno's charge, she couldn't fathom what it was that suddenly provoked the young man; perhaps it was the influence of the Devil? "Kuno, why are you doing this? I do not want this fight!"
"SILENCE! I SHALL TAKE YOU AS MINE, GODDESS! YOUR HAND IS TO RIGHTFULLY BE WITHIN MINE OWN!" Kuno bellowed, making another pass at Ranma. The redhead spun her cloak in the way as interferance, hiding her limbs as she parried the bokken strike. One hand grabbed Kuno's wrist, and she quickly redirected his momentum into an advantage for her.
She hopped back, as Kuno slammed into the ground, and was a bit slow to pull himself back up. "Ranma! You cloak is torn!" Lin Lin shouted, causing Ranma's attention to be directed towards it. Akane was the only one that noticed the drops of water suddenly starting to fall sporatically.
"Huh?" Ranma replied, looking at the tear, "He actually almost clipped me, he is skilled."
"RANMA! CLOAK NO WORK IF TORN!!!" Ran Ran reminded with frantic urgency. Ranma's eyes grew wide, as she saw a wet spot suddenly appear on the concrete she was standing on.
"I WILL NOT BE DENIED MY RIGHTFUL POSSESSION!" Kuno, with all his might, rushed at Ranma.
"NO!" was all the girl got out, before a dark and crimson explosion occured.
Kuno was thrown back, being at ground zero, as everyone in the schoolyard suddenly found the ground shaken from under them.
"What... the..." Akane mouthed, as she pulled herself off the ground from the quake. The wave of power that had washed over her was almost overwhelming, and the sight before her took her breath away.
Where Ranma had stood, now held the place of something... other than the angel. It's dark leathern bat wings unfurrowed from its back, as it slowly pulled itself up from kneeling. Dark midnight crimson flesh flexed with the underlaying sinew and muscle that seemed to demand to explode forth. Black hair which once had been vibrant and glowing red, now was jet black like an oil slick or the oiled feathers of a mangy crow, and was slicked back as if pinned with wax. The pigtail remained, and flapped stiffly in a wind no one else felt. Across the now standing demon's massive chest, a scar of a blood red color stood out, pulsing with its own power. It methodically stepped from the ring of torn cloak that was encircling him, and gave a sinister smile that exibited teeth ment to tear flesh with ease. With his smile, the blood red jewel on its forehead shimmered with evil energy.
"MY ANGEL!" Kuno shouted with a wild look to where the demon now stood.
"Angel?" The Devil replied in a booming voice that struck fear into all around, and pierced everyone psychologically, among other levels of being, "I'm afraid she's indesposed at the moment..."
'A Warring Concience'
"Akane..."
The raven-haired girl quickly turned to the redhead in the water repellant cloak, instantly replying, "Yes Ranma-sam... er, Ranma?"
Ranma ignored the other girl's slip, "Nabiki was in a hurry today, is something wrong?"
"Well, she has lots of things she does before school that she shouldn't be doing. You're not mad at her, are you?"
Ranma blinked, and turned to Ran Ran, who was on her left, before turning back to Akane, "Why would I be mad at her? I can't judge her actions if I don't know what they are, and it wouldn't be my right to, anyways."
"But... you're supposed to do things like that, judge people, right?"
Ranma shook her head under her cloak, and then responded, "Akane, I don't know much about Christian religion, but I don't think it's fair to judge people that way." She stopped, along with Akane, Ran Ran, and Lin Lin, "I'm not perfect, please don't think of me as someone who is above you. I don't think I could stand it for too long."
"I... I don't understand," Akane asked with a slightly urgent tone.
"Akane, people have been treating me like I am a deity come down to either bring them happiness or judge them. If it weren't for Pop, Ran Ran, and Lin Lin, I would be the most lonely person in the world."
"I... I guess," Akane replied, not understanding what Ranma was implying, "Ah... if I can be your friend, I would... I would like that very much."
Lin Lin and Ran Ran nodded in unison, while Ranma merely smiled, "Yes, I would like to be *your* friend." All four of them continued walking, and the redhead noticed Akane stealing glances at her two guards, "Akane, what's wrong?"
"Ah... n-not to imply anything, but how do you think they'll get into school?"
"Oh, I'm pretty sure it'll work out," Ranma stated simply, "but, it would probably be best if..." Ranma pulled to her left, and pulled her cloak tighter against her, while Ran-Ran quickly jumped in front of the redhead, spinning her polearm furiously to deflect the water that had been approaching her ward.
"...They remain around."
"You're not kidding," Akane said, breathlessly from the display, before coming to her senses, "Um, aren't they being overprotective? I mean that was just a little water, your magical hood thing would protect you, right?"
The angel's face grew grim, "Akane, the Devil cannot be let out at any cost. I would sooner die, before he harms someone irrevocably." Ranma chuckled, knowing the question that was on Akane's mind, but she was too afraid of asking, "Why haven't I killed myself, then? To do that would be giving up, and I just won't do that. I will overcome this obstacle without being so drastic."
"Uh, that's good, then." Akane noticed the clocktower of the school not too far ahead, and groaned. Talking with Ranma had caused her to lose some of her typical morning ardor that she used to deal with the spectacle coming up. With a deep breath meant to firm her resolve and determination, Akane stook off into a sprint.
"Aiyah, Akane look she be battle-ready," Lin Lin commented. Ranma motioned both of the Amazon girls to follow her, as she broke into her own run.
They were surprised, to say the least, as they reached the gate just in time for the first boy to fly into the air. The girl they knew was probably Akane was suddenly swarmed by an army of boys in various sports outfits, and as soon as she was enclosed, the mob began to instantly thin.
Ranma motioned for one of his guards to assist, and Lin Lin jumped into the fray, causing the fight to finish that much sooner. As the dust cleared, Akane and Lin Lin were standing back to back, surveying the unconcious mob at their feet.
"What this for?" Lin Lin asked, drawing Akane's attention to her. The raven haired girl blinked, and turned to the Amazon with a frown, "I didn't really need help, you know?"
"No, but you should be gracious for it, nonetheless," Ranma cut in, approaching with a confused looking Ran Ran, "What is this all about, anyway? You were expecting this."
Akane may have felt sufficiently chided by Ranma, but her face darkened, "They think that if they beat me, they can date me."
Ran Ran and Lin Lin's faces brightened instantly. "Ah, so you is great warrior of school? Too, too many boys want date with you!"
"No, Ran Ran," Ranma answered for Akane, "This isn't like your home. Things like this would be harrassment, and Akane obviously does not like it." Ranma turned back to Akane, "How is it they came to this assumption?"
Akane idly reached behind herself, and caught the rose that was about to pass her, "Here's your answer..."
"Evidently, each of them intends to ask you out, Akane, on the dawn that he finally defeats you."
Ranma's face became disconcerted, as Akane replied, "Oh, good morning Upperclassmen Kuno." Ranma approached the pompous looking young man.
"What do you have to do with this? Are you the one who sent these boys to attack her?"
Kuno blinked, and looked at the girl in the hood. Ranma slowly backed up from the sudden change in his eyes. The Amazon sisters did the same, noticing what Ranma did.
"G-goddess...." Kuno breathed, "I... you have been delivered from the heavens, a reward for my great servitude..."
"Um, what do you mean?" Ranma asked, instinctively going into stance.
"I WILL HAVE YOU! YOU ARE MINE!" Kuno suddenly shouted, causing Akane to also go into stance.
"What?" Ranma asked, incredulously, "For one thing, I have no intrest in... HEY!" Ranma faded back from almost wild swing from the kendoist, and then leapt back from the return swing. Ran Ran and Lin Lin braced to jump into the sudden fray, but were stilled by Ranma's hand, "Don't, this one's dangerous, and I wouldn't want your laws to become an issue."
Ranma leapt up, and flipped over Kuno's charge, she couldn't fathom what it was that suddenly provoked the young man; perhaps it was the influence of the Devil? "Kuno, why are you doing this? I do not want this fight!"
"SILENCE! I SHALL TAKE YOU AS MINE, GODDESS! YOUR HAND IS TO RIGHTFULLY BE WITHIN MINE OWN!" Kuno bellowed, making another pass at Ranma. The redhead spun her cloak in the way as interferance, hiding her limbs as she parried the bokken strike. One hand grabbed Kuno's wrist, and she quickly redirected his momentum into an advantage for her.
She hopped back, as Kuno slammed into the ground, and was a bit slow to pull himself back up. "Ranma! You cloak is torn!" Lin Lin shouted, causing Ranma's attention to be directed towards it. Akane was the only one that noticed the drops of water suddenly starting to fall sporatically.
"Huh?" Ranma replied, looking at the tear, "He actually almost clipped me, he is skilled."
"RANMA! CLOAK NO WORK IF TORN!!!" Ran Ran reminded with frantic urgency. Ranma's eyes grew wide, as she saw a wet spot suddenly appear on the concrete she was standing on.
"I WILL NOT BE DENIED MY RIGHTFUL POSSESSION!" Kuno, with all his might, rushed at Ranma.
"NO!" was all the girl got out, before a dark and crimson explosion occured.
Kuno was thrown back, being at ground zero, as everyone in the schoolyard suddenly found the ground shaken from under them.
"What... the..." Akane mouthed, as she pulled herself off the ground from the quake. The wave of power that had washed over her was almost overwhelming, and the sight before her took her breath away.
Where Ranma had stood, now held the place of something... other than the angel. It's dark leathern bat wings unfurrowed from its back, as it slowly pulled itself up from kneeling. Dark midnight crimson flesh flexed with the underlaying sinew and muscle that seemed to demand to explode forth. Black hair which once had been vibrant and glowing red, now was jet black like an oil slick or the oiled feathers of a mangy crow, and was slicked back as if pinned with wax. The pigtail remained, and flapped stiffly in a wind no one else felt. Across the now standing demon's massive chest, a scar of a blood red color stood out, pulsing with its own power. It methodically stepped from the ring of torn cloak that was encircling him, and gave a sinister smile that exibited teeth ment to tear flesh with ease. With his smile, the blood red jewel on its forehead shimmered with evil energy.
"MY ANGEL!" Kuno shouted with a wild look to where the demon now stood.
"Angel?" The Devil replied in a booming voice that struck fear into all around, and pierced everyone psychologically, among other levels of being, "I'm afraid she's indesposed at the moment..."
