Ok, usual disclaimer inserted here!
A/N Ok, I have gotten a lot of reviews, good and bad, like my story, hate my story, no real opinion at this point, ok. If you hate my story tho, I suggest now, DON'T READ IT ALREADY! If there's elements you don't like, like the Sailor Scouts, then sorry! I plan to have them in it, and I plan to bring more people in to it as well! This story is probably going to take me years to write! Anyways, enough about what I was just talking about... For those of you who haven't figured out my writing style, or rather my twisted mind, which apparently is almost everyone, no offense folks, but hehe, if I solved all of Ranma's problems in like 2 or 3 chapters, don't you think I would make bigger, badder, messier problems for him to deal with? Oh, and just so you know, the timelines are messed up, so the usual ages of characters don't actually apply, hehe. Anyways, a lot of this will probably be dealt with in the re-write, probably after I have several more chapters out, that way I can sit down, re-write, and then try to remember where the insanity was headed in the first place, tho like I said originally in one of the earlier chapters, I don't know exactly where this story is going, or when it will end, it is basically writing itself! I will think about starting up the poll ?'s again at a later date.Sorry it hastaken me solong to get this out! I willrepost the other chapters as I get them revised, tho there might notbe many obviouse revisions! TTFN, Ja Ne, and Laters!
Chapter 6 NWC VS. The Sailor Scout's Pt. 2
Ranma spun towards the objects, and prepared to weave between them, but suddenly, all but two of the spikes and one of the throwing spatulas were stopped in mid-air, as if they had hit an invisible wall. Ranma was so surprised, that he failed to move in time, and one of the spikes hit the top of his left shoulder, giving him a deep gash, as it tore past him and imbedded itself in the wall. The throwing spatula was actually on target, and hit Ranma in the right shoulder, burying itself to the bone. Ranma reacted to that by grabbing the spatula, and ripping it out, before heading outside to see who had dared attack him in his home. As if he needed to wonder, really and truly.
As Ranma stepped outside, followed by Nabiki and the Sailor Scout's, Saturn rushed up to Ranma and put her hand on his right shoulder, and started to heal him. Ranma smiled at her and then looked back at the wall around the Tendo home. His smile vanished, to be replaced by a scowl, as he found himself facing Ukyo and Mousse, together. He growled, and demanded in a harsh voice, "What do the two of you think your doing?" Mousse struck a martial pose, and said coldly, "For what you have done to my beautiful Shampoo, I will never forgive you! I will defeat you and finally win Shampoo's love for myself!" Ranma just sighed, and then looked at Ukyo. "And you Ukyo?" Ranma asked softly. Ukyo sneered, and said, "Since you are no longer my fiancé, I guess I need to get my revenge after all, so I can regain my lost honor!"
Ranma shook his head, and said, "Look Ukyo, I told you already, what happened wasn't my fault, if you want to get revenge, take it up with the old man, not me! I didn't know what was going on, I want to be your friend, not have you as an enemy!" Before he could continue though, Ukyo launched another barrage of throwing spatula's at him and to her surprise, she heard the young girl by Ranma call out "Silence Wall!" as a giant pole arm appeared in her hands. To Ukyo's further surprise, the spatula's she had thrown bounced off something invisible and dropped to the ground. Ukyo glared at Saturn, and said coldly, "Stay out of my way, this is between me and my ex-fiancé, not you. Don't interfere!" Saturn just looked at Ukyo and Mousse coldly, as the rest of the Sailor Scout's moved to flank her and Ranma to either side. Inners to Ranma's left, Outers to Ranma's right, and Sailor Moon spoke up at that point, saying, "Ranma is our friend and ally. If you attack him, you attack us as well. We are the Pretty Sailor Suited Soldiers for Love and Justice, we are the Sailor Scouts!" Ukyo and Mousse both face faulted at this point, because they didn't realize Ranma knew the Sailor Scouts.
Mousse decided it didn't matter, and leapt at Ranma to fight him close up. Mousse realized his mistake though almost immediately, as Ranma jumped into the air to meet him. Without the usual preliminaries, since Ranma was really rather angry right now, he brutally beat Mousse in a few moves, and sent him to the ground unconscious. Looking at Ukyo, he was rather surprised to find her glaring, not at him, but at the Sailor Scouts. With a cold sneer in her voice, she said, "I see Ran-chan has added yet more girls to his entourage. I hope you can all deal with not being the only one's out to get him! I also hope you all realize you're in for a long wait, if you think he is going to choose one of you! He will just string you along and play the field. I should know!" Ranma looked at Ukyo, and said sadly, "Ukyo, you no longer have the right to call me Ran-chan. As for stringing you along, I didn't make a decision because you all had valid claims, or so I thought at the time, except for Kodachi," this last name said with a shudder, "And I wasn't going to choose one of you, and dishonor the rest of you. You and the others dishonored yourselves by your actions at the wedding between Akane, and me so I felt no remorse for breaking the engagements! I am sorry, but I would ask you to leave now, and once you are able to think clearly, and be civil and kind, I will talk to you. Maybe we can eventually salvage a friendship; we will have to see. Good-bye Ukyo!"
With that, Ranma started to turn away, and head back inside, but Ukyo screamed out in frustration, and leapt at Ranma. Before she could cover half the distance, she found that Ranma had spun around, and was prepared to face her. But before he could do anything, Ukyo suddenly found herself flying back towards the wall. As she looked at her assailant, just before hitting the wall, she was surprised to see that it was the Sailor Scout in the blue and white fuku, with blue hair that had jumped in her way, and apparently punched her, since she was just then lowering her fist. After she hit the wall, she was stunned for a moment, but then she glared at the one who hit her. With a surprisingly harsh glare at Ukyo, Sailor Mercury said coldly, "You were told to leave, and also that if you attacked Ranma, you attacked us as well. We won't stand by and let you try and hurt an innocent for something he didn't do! We know the story of what happened, and it wasn't Ranma's fault, it was his father's! You yourself have already admitted as much!"
Ukyo glared, from her indentation in the surrounding wall, and pulling herself out, sneered, "It just goes to show, that maybe you scouts aren't as smart as people think you are! Ranma chose okonomiyaki over me and because of that decision, he and his father stole my dowry, and forced me to renounce my womanhood! He is the cause of all my suffering for the last ten years! I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE! YOU CAN'T BE HERE TO PROTECT HIM ALL THE TIME! " With that, Ukyo leapt over the wall, and vanished. Ranma looked at the scouts, and shook his head, saying, "I appreciate your help, but I can take care of myself. I will help you out whenever you need it, but please, let me handle my problems on my own?" Sailor Moon and the rest of the scouts nodded. Sailor Moon looked at the other scouts, and then at the moon cat's, as if asking for their decisions regarding something, and with a nod, they all seemed to agree to what she was silently asking.
Turning back to Ranma, Sailor Moon walked over to him and leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Please come to the Hikawa Shrine tomorrow afternoon. We know some people that would probably like to meet you, and would also probably like to ask for martial arts lessons, if your willing. The shrine maiden let's us use the shrine for meetings. Will you come tomorrow about 5:45?" She looked at Ranma hopefully, and seeing Ranma nod, she smiled and turned to head out with the rest of the scouts. But Luna spoke up then, saying, "Sailor Moon, if you don't mind, I think Artemis and myself should stay here tonight, and help Ranma with his problems some more, see if we can help get him over his fear of normal cats." Sailor Moon nodded her permission, and headed out with the rest of the scouts.
Ranma turned to look at Mousse, and saw that Shampoo was standing over him, but to his surprise, she wasn't gloating at his defeat, nor was she beating on him, she was just looking at him with pity in her eyes. Ranma walked over to him, and picked him up, and carried him into the living room, where he laid him out on the couch. Turning to Kasumi, he asked softly, "Kasumi, would you be willing to keep an eye on Mousse for a while? I need to find out what Nabiki wanted to talk to me about, ok?" Kasumi nodded, and headed back into the kitchen to get a cool compress for Mousse. Ranma looked at Shampoo, and said, "Shampoo, can what you needed to talk to me about wait a while? I am really not in the mood right now to deal with any of my ex-fiancée's." Shampoo nodded sadly, and looked at Ranma saying, "Shampoo head back to Neko-Hanten, and tell great-grandmother that Mousse be home later." So saying she turned and fled, not wanting to face the possibility of Ranma getting angry with her again.
Turning to Nabiki, Ranma asked, "Where would you like to go talk?" Nabiki smiled, and said, "How bout the Dojo, that way we can be sure that no one will try to listen in?" Ranma smiled, and said, "If you don't want anyone listening in, then I have a better idea, if you're willing to trust me?" Nabiki nodded cautiously, and before she could react, Ranma had her cradled in his arms, as he stepped out into the yard, and then leapt up onto the roof. Nabiki didn't even have time to scream in surprise, before Ranma was setting her feet down on the roof. With a glare, she said, "Next time, let me know your going to do something like that, ok?" Ranma nodded sheepishly, and said, "So, what did you want to talk to me about Nabiki? And how much am I going to have to pay for this important information?" Nabiki shuddered a little at the mention of payment, because she suddenly felt all the sadness that Ranma has felt at being taken advantage of by her, and all the times she has conned him out of what little money he has ever had. Nabiki sighed, and said, "For starters, I am sorry for all the time's I have hurt you, and used you, and taken all the money you have earned. I know now how much it hurt you, and saddened you. Though you may not believe me now, when I get done telling you what has happened to me, I am sure you will understand. As for how much this is going to cost you, it will just cost you some of your time, and understanding! Also, I want you to know, I am sorry for forcing you to become engaged to Akane!"
Ranma stared at Nabiki for a moment, and before she could react, Ranma went into an offensive stance, and snarled, "Who are you, and what have you done with Nabiki? I know she may be a mercenary, and she may appear to be a cold, heartless btch, but I still consider her to be a friend. What have you done with her?" Nabiki flinched when she heard Ranma call her those things, but she relaxed and even smiled slightly when she heard Ranma call her a friend. She looked at him, and said, "Relax Ranma-kun, I am the real Nabiki, and the changes that have happened, are part of what I need to talk to you about! I really need your help though. If you will relax, I will tell you everything." Ranma nodded and slowly relaxed, and as they both sat down on the roof, Nabiki started to tell Ranma about how she had become a Goddess, and what her role as a Goddess was. After Nabiki finished speaking, Ranma just stared at her in shock, and then asked, "So your now a Goddess of Relationships, and can no longer run your scam's, or betting pools or anything like that, and until you either find Kami-Sama's avatar, and help him/her find the perfect person for him/her, you will continue to suffer by not being able to find someone to love? And you will also experience the pain and suffering of all the relationships you wind up dealing with?" Nabiki nodded sadly, and then looked at Ranma saying, "Yes, that is right, and as for what I need you to do for me right now, well... I need to know if there is anyone you really like, and if so, how I can help you, because I feel this overwhelming urge to help you, because of all the wrong's I have done to you!"
Ranma smiled softly and just shook his head. "I really don't know who I like anymore to tell you the truth Nabiki-Sama." Nabiki flinched when she heard Ranma call her Nabiki-Sama, and looked at him, and softly said, "Please, just call me Nabiki ok Ranma-kun?" Ranma nodded with a small grin on his face, and said, "Ok Nabiki, but as I said, I don't know who I like anymore, I think right now, I just want to be single, not have to worry about any relationships, and just try and live as normal a life as I can possibly live right now!" Nabiki nodded her head, and looking off into the distance, said softly and sadly, "I have to admit though Ranma, I have come to view you as more than just a profit making endeavor. I actually look at you as more of a brother, and yes, I have actually come to care deeply for you, as a brother, and well... as... more than just a brother. I have come to wish sometimes that things had worked out differently, and that you were actually my fiancé, instead of Akane's. I know I haven't shown it, but I do care for you, and I know Kasumi care's for you the same way. We actually talked about it earlier, and we both see you as the brother we never had, but also, as someone we can love and not have to worry about you hurting us!" Ranma stared at Nabiki nervously, and inched away a little bit, and then tensed when he saw Nabiki look at him. She smiled, and said, "Don't worry Ranma-kun, neither one of us will do anything to try and make you love us if you don't want to be in a relationship right now. Just know we are here for you to talk to, and we are willing to be a part of your life if you will allow it. I honestly must say on my part though, that I would much rather have you as a friend than a lover, or fiancé, or husband, because I know, that as a friend, I will always have a small part of your heart, if only as a friend!"
Ranma smiled, and said softly, with a twinkle in his eyes, "I would be honored to be able to call the Goddess of Relationships my friend. I... I really don't know how to express my emotions right now, even though I now have full access to them again, instead of suppressing them as I have had to do for so long. But I think I can almost honestly say I feel the same way about you and Kasumi as the two of you feel about me. But with regards Kasumi, I don't think I can become involved in a relationship like that with her, because if I did, I would be hurting Dr. Tofu. You know I wouldn't feel right about hurting him after all he has done to help me!" Nabiki nodded her head, and softly asked, "And what about me?"
Ranma shook his head, and to his and Nabiki's surprise, he moved forward, and awkwardly wrapped his arms around her in a gentle hug, and said, "I don't know. Right now I can only really see you as a friend, and I will help you out whenever I can. Know that you can always trust me to be there when you need someone to talk to as well, ok?" Nabiki nodded, and looking at Ranma, said, "Do you think you can get me down from here? We didn't put up the ladder you know. And I think I need to go to my room and think. I also have to prepare for my training as a Goddess." Ranma smiled, and nodded, and said, "Ok, I am going to pick you up, and then jump down to the ground, ok?" This said because of Nabiki's earlier request that he let her know before he did that again. Nabiki nodded and actually managed to enjoy being in Ranma's arms for the short time it took them to get down to the ground.
When they landed, they turned to the living room, when they heard cheering and crying, and what they saw made them both blush, and at the same time get rather irate. They saw Soun and Genma dancing in the living room, waving victory fans, and chanting that the schools would still be joined. That Nabiki and Ranma would continue the schools together, instead of Ranma and Akane. Ranma seemed to teleport into the living room, over by Genma and Soun, and before either could register his presence, he lightly tapped a couple of full immobilization pressure points on both father's, and they found they couldn't even talk anymore.
Ranma snarled, almost menacingly, "I am not getting engaged to Nabiki, I am not going to be in any relationships right now, and I don't have to be forced into anything by the two of you ever again. I can honestly say though, that the schools are already joined, in me, because I practice the full school of Anything Goes. I also want to let you know, I am going on a training journey, by myself, in a couple of days, so don't even think of trying to make me take Akane or anyone else. This training journey is for me, so that I can learn to control all my abilities, and see if I can come up with new techniques on my own. GOT IT?" Genma and Soun both stared at Ranma with terror evident in their eyes, and made sounds of affirmation regarding everything Ranma had said. Ranma was about to release the two idiots from the paralysis pressure points, when he heard a loud explosion near the border of Juuban and Nerima. With a curse, he took off, leaving the idiots standing in their victory poses still.
When Ranma reached the site of the explosion, about 5 minutes later, he was unsurprised to see the Sailor Scouts present, and apparently fighting someone or something. When he got a little closer, he groaned, and just hung his head, because what he saw made him ashamed to call himself a martial artist. What he saw was Kodachi, Ukyo, and Kuno facing the Sailor Scouts, with Kuno spouting off about how he had to "rescue the fair maidens from the clutches of that vile Saotome, so that they could date with him in gratitude... ", while Ukyo was just snarling and looking for a chance to attack. In the mean time, Kodachi was spouting her usual nonsense about how no one was going to get her "Ranma-Sama" but her. Before Ranma or anyone else could act though, something appeared that changed the whole dynamics of the fight.
To Be Continued...
A/N Ok, I am just going to put a short note here. Ranma is not going to be "involved" with anyone at the present, tho I will admit, I think it is almost time that Ranma started living up to his mother's idea of "manliness" and well, finds out how to enjoy life. And no, you hentai's, I am not going to turn any of this story into a lemon! It might have Lemon Scent, but nothing truly risqué. For what happens, that will probably be a side story, when I get a website up and running, or if anyone already has one up, and they would like to host my story, then please, please let me know? Email me and we can talk! Once again, comments, criticism's, flames, death threat's, marriage proposals, date offer's, all will be read. Death threats will be read and laffed at. Flames will be used to heat the forge for my Katana. All the others, well, we will have to see. If you want to talk directly to me, then email me and we will see what happens, ok my friends?
TTFN, Ja Ne, and Later's!
Silverstreak