Ranma Plus Vampire! – By DS Wynne
Disclaimer: R1/2 and R+V belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a crossover story.
Part 10
It was a normal day at the Youkai Academy…if one calls having to deal with monsters all day "normal". Nevertheless, the sole human attending this unusual school, teen martial artist extraordinaire Ranma Saotome, had a much pressing matter to dwell upon…
"Argh!" Ranma yelled.
Moka looks up from her textbook reading. She and Ranma tend to hang out on the upper terrace of the school, in order to get some sort of privacy.
"What is it, Ranma-kun?" Moka asked.
"I just received a notice that I'll have to attend summer school," Ranma said, as he hands the letter to his vampire friend.
"Huh," Moka said, as she quickly scans the notice. "Well, this isn't so bad. You'll just have to pass the math examination."
"'Not so bad'?" Ranma replied. "I totally suck at math-"
Moka certainly perks up at the word 'suck', while licking her lips…
"Um, anyway," Ranma said, as he performs a sweat drop technique. "I am awful when it comes to numbers. Heck, I lived with a girl who had NO problem in getting me into deep debt, simply because I didn't calculate the interest of one of her loans this one time. Or maybe, there were more, come to think of it…"
Ranma sighs.
"And after being embarrassed in class today, I REALLY think I'll end up in summer school…"
Silence.
"Wait, you lived with a girl?" Moka asked.
Ranma looks towards his friend.
"What're you talking about?"
"Well, you just said that you lived with a girl," Moka said nervously. She knew that Ranma had a fiancée at home, but the twin pangs of longing and jealousy continues to dwell in the back of her mind…
"Um, I was referring to my, um, fiancée's sister. Back home, we'd refer to her as 'The Ice Queen of Furinken High'."
"Sounds like my kind of person," Mizore the Ice Maiden said, as she and the usual clique of friends from the Newspaper Club appear.
"Hi!" Kurumu the succubus said happily. Just as she was about to hug Ranma-
BAM!
"Hi, Ranma-kun!" said the witchling Yukari happily, as she lands on Kurumu's head while still on her broomstick.
"Er, hi?" Ranma said, as he produced a sweatdrop on his forehead.
"What are you guys talking about?" Mizore asked.
"I bet they were talking about some ecchi stuff," Kurumu said, as she frowned with jealousy.
"You're the one to talk, big boob!" Yukari replied.
"Hey, don't hate me for being 'gifted', small breasts," Kurumu said, as she poised.
BLOOP!
"Hey, at least I won't sag when I get older," Yukari replied.
"Could we stop talking about boobs?" Ranma said with annoyance.
SPLASH!
"But can I talk about yours, Ranma-sama?" the witchling said, as she snuggled her "true love".
"I give up," Ranma-onna said, as she was dripping wet.
"Guys, Ranma-kun needs help with his studies," Moka said.
"Oh?" Yukari asked, as she broke her hug. "What kind of help do you need?"
"Well I need help studying for the math portion of the exit exams," Ranma said, as he finishes pouring hot water from his "tea kettle" over his head.
"Well, I so happen to be qualified to tutor you, Ranma-sama," Yukari said proudly. "After all, I happen to be one of the best students in the school."
"I could use some help as well," Mizore said, as she sucks on her lollypop. "I haven't been in school on a consistent basis, you know."
"That's because you spend time stalking people," Kurumu said.
"How about this: let's get a study group together," Moka offered.
"Yeah, well, as long as there aren't any distractions, I'm in," Ranma said. He then looks around the group of girls he has called friend, since coming to Youkai Academy.
"And I do mean NO distractions."
"Ahh!" the girls, save for Moka, say in unison.
For the next few days, the impromptu study group studied and practiced, with a few incidents in between…
"Big boob!"
"No boob!"
It didn't take much of a guess as to who was arguing with whom…
"What are you looking at, Mizore?" Moka asked.
"Oh, my betting sheet," Mizore replied.
"But what about studying math?"
"Well…playing the odds is sort of like math, right?"
Meanwhile, Ranma was thinking about how bad an idea having the study group was. Still, at least he got SOME studying done…
"Damn it," Ranma said, as he looked at the results of his practice exam, while he and Moka was walking towards the Newspaper Club room.
"What is it?" Moka asked.
"My test scores improved, but not enough to get me out of summer school."
"Oh. Well, maybe I can help you by making up a study guide?"
"Really?"
"Really. I mean, I need to study anyway, and helping you by doing this can be helpful."
"I see…"
"Or you can come to me for a proper education," said a sultry voice form behind.
"Huh?" Moka and Ranma say in unison, as they both turn to face the voice…
Together, they see one of the faculty members standing there. She wore glasses, but they only enhanced her awesome figure.
"I said, you can come to ME for a proper education, Saotome-kun," the woman said seductively, as she saunters up to the young martial artist. "And I see you as someone who needs my help, if you allow yourself to open up to me."
Now, most boys Ranma's age would have already have been performing the nosebleed technique at this juncture. However, and ironically speaking, because of Ranma's Jusenkyo curse, and because of the constant show of affection by a certain succubus, Ranma was pretty unfazed by the woman's attempts at seduction.
"That's okay, Miss Ririko," Ranma said, as he glances over towards his friend. "Moka is a good student, but not too good as to use math jargon that goes over my head."
Miss Ririko was taken aback. How could this boy stave off her seduction techniques? Was he…gay? Was he shy? Or was he afraid, having heard about her reputation as a good educator? Time to find out…
"You know, Saotome-kun, I would think that such a person like you wouldn't be afraid of accepting my challenging methods," Ririko said, as she adjusted her glasses.
Now, if there is one thing that Ranma hated worse than being called a girl, for obvious and understandable reasons, is for someone calling him a coward. And so…Ranma responded accordingly.
"You're calling me a coward, Miss Ririko?" Ranma asked, as he began to twitch.
"Ranma…?" Moka asked with worry.
"Well, the fact that I am a resource that you haven't taken advantage of…well, what else can I say?"
Ririko then turns around to walk away.
"You know where to find me, Saotome-kun…if you're up to the challenge," Ririko said with a wink and a nod. "Cha…"
"Grrrr!"
"Ranma, are you okay?" Moka asked, as she touches Ranma's right shoulder.
"I'm fine," Ranma said. "I just don't like people implying that I'm a coward."
"But you're not, Ranma," Moka said.
"Still, I've never backed down from a challenge in my life," Ranma said, as he storms off.
"Ranma, where are you going?" Moka asked.
"To think, Moka," Ranma calls back. "I'll see you around."
Moka nods her head in reply, not sure why Ranma was so sensitive about someone implying that he was a coward. Was this the side of Ranma he had been hiding from her, or were there more layers to his friend.
'Still, I should continue to write that notebook,' Moka thought to herself. 'At the very least, he should have a choice as to what he wants to do.'
'You should allow lover-boy to make his own decisions without interference, Moka,' replied Moka-sama, within the confines of the pink-haired vampire's mind.
"Oh?" Moka said, as she looked down at her cross. The eye was glowing slightly…
'Yes, you should. If he was your friend, Ranma would put aide his own neurosis on this matter.'
"Well, you're not afraid of anything," Moka said to herself.
'It's not fear that is at issue; it's putting things into perspective that is. Ranma has a lot of heart, but he'll have to be smarter if he is going to avoid a blatant attempt at manipulation.'
"So, is Ranma's going to take Miss Ririko's offer?" Moka asked.
'What do you think?'
After school…
RUNCH!
"Hello?" Ranma said, as he opens the door to Miss Ririko's remedial class. "I'm here for extra help-"
Ranma's eyes bugged out, as he sees the state of Miss Ririko's class. As weird as the school could be at times, he never thought he would see something that was weirder…if the ambience of skulls and lit flasks of oil was of some indication to this fact. And it didn't help this fact with Ririko's state of dress…of lingerie.
"I've been waiting for you, Saotome-san," Miss Ririko said with a smile. "And I see that you've accepted my challenge."
"Eh, a challenge is a challenge, whether or not the challenge is in the martial arts," Ranma said dismissively.
"Humph," Ririko said with a smile. And then-
CRACK!
THP!
"Huh?" Ririko said astonishingly, as Ranma caught the end of her whip. "But how-?"
"Rhythm gymnastic…martial arts, teach," Ranma said with a knowing smile. "I may not be able to see good with all this lightning, but I did notice the shadow of your whip in the flickering light."
"I see," Ririko said, as Ranma let's go of her whip, thus allowing her to retract it. "I've heard that you were a powerful fighter. Between you and me, that makes me more excited about the prospects of tutoring you."
"Huh," Ranma said, as he straightens his tie. "I tell you what: no tricks, and I'll be attentive to your tutoring."
"Of course not," Ririko said, as she crossed her fingers behind her back. "What kind of teacher do you take me for?"
"Yes, what in deed," Ranma said, as he closes the door behind him.
CLICK!
Tbc.