Title: Demon 1/2

Disclaimer: I don't own any other the characters.

Warning: Some characters maybe a little O.O.C. If you're an Akane fan, a Nabiki fan, or a Ranma/Akane then leave now, for this story is not for you.

( ) Are telepathic thoughts

A few days had passed since Nodoka and her two boys left the Tendo's after she had called off the engagement, since then the trio had been living in their old house across the street from their neighbors the Hibiki's. Genma still stayed at the Tendo's since his wife refused to let him into her home. He was still convinced that he could get Nodoka to reconsider about canceling the engagement and get one of his delinquent sons to marry at least one of the Tendo's daughters. To top it off Kasumi called Nodoka the other day and told her that Genma received a challenge letter and when he came back he was badly bruised and beaten up. Nodoka had informed her sons about Genma's attack and told them to keep their guard up, now Ranma and his twin brother Ryoga are walking along the chain-linked fence to Furinkan High wearing their human disguises as they made their way to school. The day after Nodoka and her sons left the Tendos, Ranma and Ryoga made another discovery about their curses while training in the vacant lot behind the Hibiki's house.

(Hey Ranma?) Ryoga spoke telepathically, (Do you have any idea as to who attacked the old man last night?)

Ranma shook his head, (I don't have a clue Ryoga, but whoever attacked the old man is no doubt gonna come after us because of whatever that stupid panda did. Hopefully if we run into the guy we can settle something so that he won't come after us again.)

Ryoga nodded, (Hopefully. Hey Ranma, explain to me again why mom is still making us go to school when we're only gonna be here for a few more days?) The young wolf-demon Saotome asked as he finished tying his hair in a high ponytail.

Ranma shrugged, (I don't know, I'm still trying to figure that out myself brother. We should be thankful that she doesn't make us stay here that whole school year.)

(Yeah no kidding, I just wanna leave this place as soon as possible.)

Ranma nodded in agreement, (I do too bro. Hey Ryoga, just out of curiosity did mom tell you where we were going after she finalized the paper work?)

(She said that we were gonna stay at an old friend of hers for a while, until she finds a new place to live.)

(Sounds good to me, I don't care where it is we're going just as long as were far away from that stupid panda and those psychopathic Tendos.)

(Hey Kasumi wasn't that bad bro. Infact I would say that she was the most normal person in that whole family, plus I kinda liked her.) Ryoga smiled.

(Yeah I liked her too, she seemed to be the only one who really understood our problem.) Ranma smiled, (Man, Dr. Tofu is one lucky guy to have someone like Kasumi love him like that, even though he acts like a mindless nut when she's around.) He chuckled.

(Personally I think she likes it.) Ryoga also chuckled before looking up at the approaching school gates, "Well here we are."

"Hmm, doesn't look like Akane's been here yet. Her little fan club's still standing and waiting for her." Ranma pointed out.

Sure enough more than half of the schools male population wear all geared up and stood waiting, however their attention was on the two Saotome brothers. Each male student clutched their 'weapons' tightly in their hands.

"Uhh Ranma, I don't think it's Akane they were waiting for." Spoke Ryoga.

Ranma's eyes suddenly became two little gold dots, "What gave you that idea?" He said flatly.

"Ranma and Ryoga Saotome! We're all here to see that Akane is made happy!" A boy in a wrestler's uniform spoke, the mob of boys all nodded in agreement.

The two brothers jumped down from the wall surrounding the school and prepared themselves incase the mob attacked, but strangely none of them moved. They all dropped their weapons to the ground, all of them gazing at the two canine brothers with tears streamed down their faces.

"We all came to an agreement." One of the baseball players spoke.

"If Akane being engaged to one of you two makes her happy then we're all happy for her." A guy dressed in a hockey player uniform sobbed as did the rest of the mob.

The salty smell of their tears was getting to the brothers, "Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute! You mean neither Akane nor Nabiki told you guys?" Ranma shouted.

The mob instantly stopped crying, "Told us what?" They all asked.

"The engagement is off! Akane's not engaged to either of us anymore, infact she was never engaged to us!" Ryoga stated, "That was just some stupid rumor that Nabiki started just so she could rake in some dough from you guys."

"You mean Akane's not engaged anymore?" A football player asked.

"NO!" The canine Saotome's shouted. "And we'd both appreciate it if you guys would quit bugging us about it!"

They're announcement fell on deaf ears because the mob of boys were talking amongst themselves about how happy they were that Akane's available again and that meant that they could start asking her out again. The two Saotomes sweat dropped and sighed, complete with a small white puff coming out of the mouth. Ranma and Ryoga easily leaped over the huge mob of boys surrounding the front of the school, landing behind the mob without anyone noticing them. Then one of the soccer players spotted Akane walking up to the school.

"Look there's Akane!"

"Akane go out with me!"

"I love you!"

"I'm doing this because I love you!"

So began another morning of Akane vs. 413 of Furinkan Highs male students who want to go out with her and it doesn't look like she's fairing well.

Ranma and Ryoga turned to each other, "Idiots." Was their only response.

(Five minute ago)

Akane walked along the sidewalk on her way to school. It's been three days since Mrs. Saotome and her sons left their house, she had kicked Mr. Saotome out of her house and now he was living with them. Her father and Mr. Saotome were still discussing the matters of the engagement and how they can convince Nodoka to change her mind. Akane frowned at the idea of being engaged to those… those canine perverted freaks. Akane still couldn't believe that Mrs. Saotome had slapped her and called her an immature... bitch, and said she wasn't a Martial Artist, not only that but her own big sister Kasumi had defended those perverted freaks when she was supposed to defend her.

She just couldn't believe it, before those two boys came along her life was perfect. Well maybe not perfect but it was better then any boring teenaged girls life, she was the best and strongest fighter in all of Nerima! No one could beat her, not even her own father and that's why she was against the engagement in the first place because she wanted to prove to her father and to everybody that she didn't need a man to help her run the Dojo. Then those two showed up and made her look like she wasn't even worth a second glance, when she tried to spar with them they just dodged all of her attacks without even breaking a sweat. She did all of her best moves at full stregnth and speed and she couldn't even touch them, both of them were too strong and too fast. Even her own friends liked them, all they ever talked was about how handsome, athletic, and talented they were. That pissed off Akane even more. They even beat all of her gym records, fastest sprint, highest jump, fastest mile run, longest jump, everything. They even bested her in everything that didn't involve sports or Martial arts. Even when Nabiki started that rumor about the engagement that made her mad too, but she started looking at the possibilities. If half of the school kept challenging those two in fights than that would mean that she could just lay back and relax while those two got clobbered. However the plan was shattered when she watched them beat the mob in a fraction of the time it takes her to beat them all, which really pissed her off.

'It just not fair,' Akane fumed, 'I bet if those two didn't have those cursed bodies then I could've beaten them easily.' So she thinks.

A yawn escaped from Akane lips, ever since she had heard that Mr. Saotome was attacked by a mysterious fighter she had been up all night training herself, pushing herself to the next level. She wanted to prove to her family that she can handle any weirdo who tries to pick a fight in this town. Unfortunately for her, she injured her hand while trying to bust three cinderblocks all at the same time, now her right hand was wrapped in bandages and she couldn't move it without it hurting. She had hoped that she wouldn't have to use her hand for anything important today.

"Look there's Akane!" Akane looked up to found the familiar mob of boys charging towards her.

"Akane go out with me!" A baseball player cried. She kicked him in the head.

"I love you!" A sumo wrestler shouted.

"I'm doing this because I love you!" A boy dressed in a kendo outfit cried out.

(Present)

Ranma and Ryoga watched from a distance, "It doesn't look like she's doing very well today, is she?"

Ryoga shook his head, "No she's not. Looks like she's exhausted and it looks like she hurt her hand too, think we should help her out bro?"

"Well let's think about that Ryoga. If we do help her she'll just get pissed at us for interfering in her business, but if we don't help she'll still get pissed because she's usually very bitchy after her 'morning workout'."

"In other words no matter what we decide to do she's just gonna end up getting pissed off at us anyway, right?" Ryoga concluded.

Ranma nodded, "Yeah pretty much."

"Point taken. Well c'mon let's go inside, this is boring anyway."

"Halt Saotomes." Kuno stepped out from behind the tree he had been hiding, pointing his bokken at the two canine demon brothers.

"Oh great." They groaned.

"Ranma and Ryoga Saotome, today is the day that I, Tatewaki Kuno the great Blue Thunder of Furinkan High, shall free the fierce Goddess Akane Tendo from thous vile clutches and…"

"Goddamnit Kuno, would you shut the hell up!" Ranma shouted in angered annoyance, "Nobody gives a rats-ass what the hell you're called so just put a lid on it!"

Kuno was shocked for a while but then shook it off, "Wretched peasants! How dare you speak to the great Tatewaki Kuno in such a vile manner! I shall punish the both of you!"

"Oh yeah like we haven't heard that one before." Ryoga spoke flatly, "Hey Kuno, why don't you just do all of humanity a favor and just shut the hell up and while you're at it quit talking like you're in the old days and like you're king of the freak'n world! You're making my ears bleed, you know-nothing long-winded bastard!"

"INSOLENT FIENDS!" Kuno angrily cried, "How dare you speak to me that way! I shall teach you both a lesson in manners towards your betters, you wretched spawns of hell!" Kuno tossed away his wooden bokken and pulled out a real katana sword. Sunlight reflected off the blades surface when he raised it above his head.

Ranma raised an eyebrow, (Well that's new.) Ryoga nodded, (You can take him this time bro.)

Ryoga smirked, (With pleasure.)

Kuno clutched his sword tightly with both hands then charged at the two Saotomes, "Feel the might of Tatewaki Kuno the mighty Blue Thunder of Furinkan High. Who's strength is but of ten and who's heart is as pure as a flawless pearl!"

Ryoga flexed his claws making them crack loudly, 'Pure as a pearl my butt.'

When Kuno brought the blade down to strike the wolf-demon Saotome, Ryoga lifted his right arm up and blocked the sharp blade making it make contact with his wrist. There was a 'clank' sound before the katana was shattered to pieces. Before Kuno had time to react that his sword was destroyed, Ryoga reared his free arm back and punched the annoying kendoist in the face, just hard enough to send Kuno flying into the air. With that the dog and wolf Saotome walked in the school and headed for class while Akane continued fending off her admirers.

"Hey did you hear? Furinkan High's getting another new student." A male student asked another.

"Another new student?"

"Is it a boy or girl?" One female student asked.

"I think it's another boy." A male student answered.

"Oh is he cute?" A second female student asked.

The students kept talking about a new student that had just started Furinkan High today. Ranma and Ryoga watched Akane slowly make her way into the school as the bell rang from their classroom window. Though their attention was on something else, they didn't miss the rumor that was going around the school with their sharp demonic hearing. Ranma ignored them for a minute as he turned to his brother, he clamped a hand on his shoulder.

"Nice job taking down Kuno, Ryoga."

"Thanks Ranma. I just wanted him to shut his big mouth. I swear he's just as annoying if not more so as the stupid old man."

Ranma agreed with his brother, "I'll second that." He reached down to grab his brother's right hand and examined his wrist for something, "Ryoga you're not wearing anything metal like a bracelet on your wrist or in your shirt sleeve are you?"

Ryoga shook his head, "No why?"

"Well because I was wondering what that clank noise was." He kept checking for any sign of injury on his brothers wrist but found nothing, not a drop of blood or even a cut on his skin.

"Yeah I heard it too, but I have no idea what the hell it was."

Before Ranma could ask, the bell rang and the teacher had walked into the room. "Okay everybody lets take our seats." Everybody sat at their desks, "We have a new student joining us today so let's make him feel welcome shall we?" The teacher gestured to the door and a boy stepped into the classroom, "Everybody this is Ukyo Kounji."

Ukyo stood in front of the classroom with a smile on his face. He was dressed in a Furinkan High uniform with his long brown hair tied back in a ponytail but what really caught everybody interest was the giant metal spatula strapped to his back. Ranma and Ryoga thought the guy looked familiar at first but as soon as the teacher mentioned his name then it clicked, so to speak.

"Hey Ucchan! Long time no see!" They shouted happily.

Ukyo stared at the two boys in confusion, "Do I know you two?"

Ranma chuckled, "It's us, Ranma and Ryoga remember?"

Ukyo was shocked when he heard the white-haired boy wearing a hat mention their names, but when he saw the white/gold and black/gold bandannas around their heads he knew it was them, though he wondered what had happened to Ranma's hair, "Ranma and Ryoga, as in Ranma and Ryoga Saotome?" The two brothers nodded, "Is that really you guys?"

The brothers nodded, "Yep it sure is!" Ranma said happily.

"So you were the one who creamed our old man last night? Weren't you?" Ryoga asked.

"What if I did?" Ukyo said with a frown.

Both Ranma and Ryoga laughed and leapt up to the front of the classroom, giving the shocked okonomiyaki chef a gentle pat on the back. "Good job!"

Ukyo pulled away from the two happy brothers, an angry glare showed up on his face two at drew his out his Spatula, "Now it's your turns."

Before the brothers had time to ask why, Ukyo swung his spatula towards them attempting to flatten them but they both easily dodged out of the way.

"Ucchan what the hell are you doing!" Spoke Ranma.

"What's it look like?" Growled Ukyo, "I'm here to make you both pay for turning everyday of my life into a living hell!"

The two demonic martial artists were really confused, "But what did we do?"

"You and your father left me behind and ruined my life!" Shouted Ukyo while raising his spatula over his head to strike.

The teacher cleared his throat, which amazingly stopped Ukyo in his tracks and caught the trio's attention, "Excuse me I hate to interrupt your little reunion Kounji and Saotomes, but would you three mind waiting until after school to fight? I'm really not in the mood to explain property damages to the principle!"

"Sorry sir." The three spoke apologetically.

Ranma and Ryoga turned to their former best friend, "Hey Ukyo, why don't you come by our place after school so you can tell us why my brother and I ruined your life." Ryoga suggested.

Ukyo thought about it for a while before nodding, "Alright Saotomes, a truce for now." He and the Saotome twins took their seats.

Seconds later a very tired and scuffed up Akane entered the classroom, panting very heavily from her 'morning workout'. Everyone turned their attention to the worn out Tendo girl, the teacher gave her a disapproving glare. "Akane Tendo, you're late. Again."

"B… but sir… it's not my… fault, I was…" Akane panted.

The teacher held up his hand and stopped her, "No excuses Ms. Tendo. Go stand in the hallway." Akane groaned and walked out of the classroom with water buckets.

Genma laid in the guestroom on his futon covered in bandages. He couldn't believe that Ukyo had tracked him down after ten years had past. He tried to reason with Ukyo that it hard enough raising the two children he had and that he had to leave Ukyo behind, but unfortunately Ukyo didn't show any ounce of sympathy and beat him to a pulp. Now he laid on his futon in pain. Was it his fault that he was hungry and that Mr. Kounji had been so gullible as to throw in his cart a gift? He didn't think so. There was no doubt in his mind that Ukyo would hunt down his delinquent sons, he only hoped that his soon-to-be ex-wife didn't find out about the agreement he made with Ukyo's father. Fat chance of that.

After school had ended for the day Ranma and Ryoga led Ukyo to their house, where they were greeted by their mother. Nodoka had asked the boys who their new friend was and was surprised to learn that it was Ukyo Kounji, their old friend from when they were little and that Ukyo was the one who attacked Genma last night. While Ranma and Ryoga were in the bath Mrs. Saotome took the time to talk to Ukyo and asked why he attacked her ex-husband and came after her children. When her sons got done with their baths, still wearing their 'human' disguises, Nodoka told her sons exactly what Ukyo had just told her. They took it pretty well.

"WHAT!" Both cried.

Okay, maybe not all that well.

"Ukyo is a…" Ranma started.

"A girl?" Ryoga finished.

"Yes I'm a girl you idiots!" Yelled an annoyed looking Ukyo with a vein popping on his… or rather 'her' head. "What the hell did you think I was?"

Nodoka placed a hand on the angered chefs shoulder to try and calm her down, "Now, now, Ukyo dear, there's no need to get upset. Apparently the boys didn't know that you were a girl."

Now it was Ukyo who was confused, "But how could they not know that I was a girl? I mean everyone else knew, even their father knew."

Ryoga cleared his throat, "Well Ukyo considering the fact that Ranma and I had been traveling with our father all our lives and when we were little we weren't around that many girls at that age."

Ranma nodded, "Yeah that's why we both thought that you were a boy like us because at the time we've never been around a girl that was the same age as us."

"You know now that I think about it, it would explain why Ukyo never went swimming with us in the lake back then." Ryoga pointed out.

"Oh yeah that's right."

A long silence filled the air for a while before Ukyo found her voice again, "So you guys never knew I was a girl?" The twins shook their heads, "So then why did your father take my families cart? That was part of the marriage agreement."

"Marriage agreement? What marriage agreement?" The brothers asked.

Nodoka cleared her throat, "Apparently your father never mentioned anything to you two about his bargain with Ukyo's father. It seems that her father and Genma made an agreement that Ukyo would marry one of you two and her father threw in the family cart as a wedding dowry, but the next day Genma ran off with their families business and left poor Ukyo behind."

(So that's why the old man had the cart.) Ranma said mentally to his brother.

Ryoga nodded, (I always wondered why he had it in the first place.)

Ukyo nodded, trying to fight back tears that threatened to come out, "On that same day my life as a woman was over, after you guys left me behind I vowed to never love another man ever again and become the best Okonomiyaki cook in the world."

Ranma and Ryoga were amazed by what they just heard, "Now why would you do that?" Ryoga asked.

"My families been into the Okonomiyaki business since the beginning of time and…"

Ryoga shook his head, "No not that. I meant why would you vow to never love a man again?"

"Because after you, your brother and your father left me behind I renounced my femininity, but now I see that it was your father who ruined me for marriage and now because of him I'm doomed to spend the rest of my life alone!" She cried.

Ryoga didn't know what came over him, maybe it was the smell of her tears or the sound of her crying, but he went over to Ukyo and put a strong hand on her shoulder, "But you're not alone Ucchan. Ranma and I still consider you as our best friend and we'd still like you to be our friend."

Ukyo lifted her head, "You do?" He nodded, "Even though… (sniff) I attacked both you and your father, you still want to be friends with me?"

Ranma smiled, "Hey Ucchan you were angry, you needed to vent and as far as we're concerned the stupid panda deserved it for what he did to you. Besides, Ryoga and I don't wanna lose our best and only friend over something that idiot did."

Ukyo's eyes shined with hope, lifting her hand to wipe away her tears she nodded and smiled.

"And besides I'll bet any man would love to have you for a wife, you're smart, funny, a great cook, plus you're really cute." Ryoga blushed.

Both Ranma and Ukyo could not believe what Ryoga had just said, Nodoka just smiled, "Cute?" Ukyo stared at Ryoga in shock, 'Did he really mean that?' She wondered, the look in his ocean blue eyes told her that he was serious, "Stop lying. I'm not cute." She looked away covering her face with her hands, blushing even harder.

"You are to me. Infact I think you look really cute." He smiled.

Nodoka agreed with her youngest son, "I agree Ukyo. You are indeed a very beautiful girl."

"See even mom agrees that you're cute."

"I am not!" She retorted and smacked him in the face, "Ow!" She exclaimed clutched her sore hand.

"Geez, and I thought girls liked being called cute?" Ranma shrugged.

Ryoga rubbed the spot where Ukyo hit him, it didn't hurt but the fact that Ukyo had slapped him made him wonder if he had said something she didn't like. Ranma had a point though, he also thought girls liked being called cute. Man, girls are weird. Of course Ryoga had to wonder what made him so confident as to tell Ukyo that she was cute, because normally when it came to pretty girls, between him and Ranma, he was always so shy around them and could never summon the courage to talk to them. But after Jusenkyo he suddenly felt more confident around beautiful girls and he didn't know why. It might have something to do with his curse or maybe it was having their mother around and being around Kasumi that cured his shyness, he didn't know.

Even Ranma was puzzled by Ryoga's boost of confidence towards girls, but he had to admit that his brother was right. Ukyo is indeed very cute. Who'd have thought that she'd turn out to be so good looking?

Ukyo gazed puzzling at the two brothers, if she didn't asked know then she'll never have the guts to ask later, "Uhh Ranma, I hope you mind my asking but what's with your hair and eyes? I thought your hair was black and that you had blue eyes?" She turned to Ryoga, trying to control her blush, "And Ryoga I thought you had brown eyes?"

Ranma looked to his brother, (Should we tell her the truth?)

(Might as well, I mean better her finding out now then later and on her own.)

Ranma turned to their mother, and sighed, "Ukyo, there's something that Ryoga and I have to ask you. Do you believe in curses?"

"Curses?" Ukyo asked confused, "What kind of question is that?"

"We'll show you." Ranma took off his hat revealing his little white doggy ears on top of his head while Ryoga uncovered his pointed elf-like ears and removed his wolf tail from within his pants. Well where else was he supposed to hide it while in school? Ukyo was awestruck when she saw Ranma's doggy ears twitched and Ryoga's tail move.

"Wh… wha… what the…" Ukyo managed to say through her shock.

Within the next twenty minutes the cursed Saotome twins told their best friend the tragic tale of their journey to Jusenkyo China all the way to meeting the Tendos, Ukyo sat in her seat dumbfounded but other then that she seemed okay with what she just heard.

"So let me get this straight," Ukyo began, as she played with Ranma's cute puppy ears, "Your father took you guys to a training ground in China without knowing a word of Chinese, and because of the springs you fell in, you guys are permanently cursed like this?"

"Yep." Ranma nodded.

Ukyo moved from Ranma to Ryoga and began petting his soft tail, "And when you guys got back to Japan, he tells you guys just before you get to the Tendo's that you two are engaged to his friends daughters that you never even met before?"

"Yep, thankfully mom called it off before Pops and Mr. Tendo made further plans." Ryoga said with relief, Ranma nods in agreement.

"Aww poor babies, you boys really have had it rough, but I have to admit you both make really cute doggies." Ukyo smirked, she heard Mrs. Saotome giggle in the back.

"Hey Ranma's the dog, I'm a wolf." Ryoga pointed out.

Ranma raised an eyebrow at his brother, "You make it sound like being a dog is a bad thing wolf-boy."

Ryoga frowned at his silver-haired brother, "I did not, I just don't want to be called a dog when I'm wolf."

"You did too!"

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Ranma! Ryoga! Behave!" Nodoka scolded, though not really angry at them.

"Sorry."

"Sorry mom."

Ukyo couldn't help but smile at her friends' childish brotherly behavior, she leaned down and examined Ryoga's pointy ears. She was kinda disappointed that he didn't have fuzzy ears like Ranma did, "Hey Ryoga, how come you don't have fuzzy ears on your head like Ranma?" Even though his ears weren't like Ranma's, she still wanted to touch them.

Ryoga shrugged while trying to ignore the feel of Ukyo's fingers on his ears, "Probably because the spring I fell in was spring of full-fledged wolf-demon so I'm a full-blooded demon, whereas Ranma is only half demon and half human. No offence Ranma."

"None taken." The dog eared Saotome smiled at the Okonomiyaki chef, "So what do you say Ucchan, still friends?"

Ukyo chuckled and smiled, "Yeah, still friends." She opened her arms and embraced her two demon friends in a friendly hug. 'And who knows, maybe someday we'll be something more.'

Nodoka wiped away the happy tears from her eyes for she could not help but smile at the beautiful moment her sons and their friend were expressing, her sons had found their childhood friends and had managed to repair the damages done by her no-good husband. She stood up from her seat and picked up her family's katana, when the three friends parted from their happy embrace they turned their attention to Mrs. Saotome who for some reason had a wicked smile on her face. "Ranma, Ryoga, Ukyo? How do you three feel about paying my ex-husband a visit at the Tendos?"

The three teens knew what Nodoka was planning and all three shared the same wicked smirk, "Sure."

A.N. "Woo, sorry for the long wait, had a small case of writers block, but here's the next chapter. I hope you like it. Don't worry Kagome and the others will show up in the next chapter, I promise.