A/N: The cut happens in this chapter. I will say this: I was originally planning for Akane to do it on her own, but in the end an accident might be a better idea... Enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 10: Ryoga VS Kuno: The Actual Battle

After days of waiting, going insane because of birds stealing his food (granted he was already insane), the fight was finally happening.

The two opponents, faced each other as the wind blew.

"T-shirts, get your t-shirts!" called out Nabiki ruining the tension, "1,000 yen each."

"What kind of t-shirts." Asked Hiroshi.

"We have four different kinds." Said Belle, "We have "Team Tatewaki" and "Team Ryoga"."

"How many Team Tatewaki shirts did you make?" asked Daisuke.

"One of each size." Said Nabiki.

"We figured no one was going to be on "Team Tatewaki"." Said Belle.

"We also have "I've Seen Ryoga Hibiki in Person." Said Nabiki then putting on the last, "And my personal favorite, "Kuno is a Dope""

"I'll take a Kuno is a Dope t-shirt." Said Daisuke.

"I'll take one as well." Said Hiroshi.

"Me too." Said Ran joining in once she heard that there was such a t-shirt.

"Ran gets a discount." Said Belle.

"Oh come on!" yelled Hiroshi.

"Do I get one too?" asked Momo.

"Yes, I'm waving my side of the fee for you and the rest of the girls." Said Belle.

Ran and Momo looked at Nabiki.

"So basically we're paying her." Said Ran.

"Yes." Said Nabiki.

"I'm still buying it." Said Ran.

Both Ryoga and Kuno watched them buy t-shirts with sweat drops.

"I guess that makes sense when one is an internet celebrity." Said Kuno.

That was when several birds flew by.

You evil!" yelled Kuno, "You will pay!"

"Is he yelling at birds?" thought Ryoga.

In the stands the two that were making the dating sim were talking.

"Looks like Kuno sanity has finally gone to the birds." Said the boy.

"You're just going to keep saying that until it gets a laugh." Said the girl.

"Of course I am." Said the boy.

The birds eventually flew away.

"Now we must fight." Said Kuno.

"Yeah…" said Ryoga with a sweat drop.

Kuno ran towards Ryoga with his sword drawn. Ryoga grabbed his umbrella that he often carries around and used it to block the wooden sword.

"How long do you think that umbrella will last?" asked Akane.

"That might look like a bamboo umbrella, but it's not." Said Ranma.

"Then what is it?" asked Akane.

"Some kind of metal." Said Ranma with a shrug.

"I see…" said Akane.

The two exchanged blows using their weapons, Ryoga getting more good hits than Ryoga, earning cheers from the crowd… Very few wanted Kuno to win…

And those that wanted Kuno to win were only those who wanted to keep the honor of the school and would have preferred someone else from the one of the other sports to be fighting Ryoga.

At the two exchanged blows, Kuno's sword broke. Kuno tossed aside the broken sword, held out his hand which one of the others members of the Kendo team tossed at him, which he caught.

"Looks like al you're good is brute strength." Said Kuno, "You mean cleverness to defeat me?"

"Really?" asked Ryoga, who proceeded to get take of his bandana… reveling another bandana unearth is and proceeded to do this repeatedly and tossed the bandanas at Kuno.

AS they flew at Kuno they were razor sharp, Kuno dodged and stopped some of them with his sword.

"This all you have trickery?" mocked Kuno.

Ryoga glared at him and once again pulled out her umbrella. The began because to fight much like one would in sword fight. Kuno dodged a blow and Ryoga struck the ground creating a huge in indent similar to a crater.

"He was able to do that?" asked Akane.

"Ryoga's really strong." Said Ran now wearing a "Kuno is a dope" t-shirt.

"That's obvious." Said Akane, "I didn't think that strong though."

"All of it brute straight." Said Shampoo.

"I see…" said Akane.

She looked at Chiyo was who was silently watching the fight.

"Fluttershy, are you okay?" asked Akane.

"I'm fine…" whispered Chiyo.

"Are you sure?" asked Hikaru, "They are fighting over you."

"Really. I'm fine." Said Chiyo.

She watched on worried for Ryoga, Kuno might be an idiot and delusional but she knew he was strong.

"So you have the strength to do this?" asked Kuno, "I underestimated your skill."

Kuno proceeded to swipe at the air, this was so powerful it created blade of air that cut Ryoga's cheek as well as his clothes.

"I have to stop him." Thought Ryoga.

He took off several more bandanas.

"How many bandanas does he have?" Asked Akane confused.

"We don't know." Said Momo now wearing a "Team Ryoga" t-shirt.

Akane stared at Momo, she knew that fact that Momo who seemed to be confused about Ryoga's bandana just seemed weird.

Ryoga flung the bandanas at Kuno but the assault knocked them away, Ryoga knew he had to do something more powerful, he took off his belt (and much like the bandanas another seemed to pop up). He did something to it which caused it to stiffen. He threw it like a boomerang, which avoided the slashes of air and cut Kuno's sword in half.

Kuno tossed away and held out another one, just as Ryoga took out umbrella, opened and tossed at Kuno. Kuno managed to dodge the umbrella.

The two glared at each other.

"Attention!" called out Nabiki, "We are sold out of the "Kuno is a Dope" S-shirts."

Akane and Hikaru sweat dropped.

"Glad I got mine." Said Ranma now wearing one.

"Shampoo too." Said Shampoo, was also wearing one with that phrase.

"How long has been?" asked Akane.

"Five minutes." Said Hikaru.

That's right "Kuno is a Dope "t-shirt sold out in five minutes!

"How dare you lie about that!" yelled Kuno.

"We're not lying." Called out Belle.

"I don't blame you fair Belle." Said Kuno, "I blame everything on Nabiki Tendo!"

Belle could only sweat drop at that.

Kuno turned his attention to his opponent.

He ran towards Ryoga with his blade slashing with Ryoga dodging at much as he could, he then started to swipe at the air once again creating the air blades.

The air blade hit one of Ryoga's arms. He winced slightly in pain, he mange dot doge the next assault and tied one of his bandana's around the arm.

"So do you give up and give up Chiyo?" asked Kuno.

"There's no way I'm giving her to you!" said Ryoga.

"Such a shame." Said Kuno, "I doubt you can you use that arm for the rest of the fight."

Ryoga used the arm to picked up his umbrella and smashed into Kuno's face.

"I was wrong, very, very wrong." Mumbled Kuno who was slightly woozy but managed to shake it off, "You're a much more dangerous opponent than I thought."

Ryoga's eyes narrowed at Kuno.

"But not enough to defeat!" yelled Kuno.

Kuno was to strike Ryoga but Ryoga blocked using his umbrella. For the next several minutes the two were locked.

"You can do it Ryoga!" cheered Momo.

"Defeat him for the honor of Furinkan high!" yelled a member of the kendo team.

"Beat his sorry ass Ryoga!" yelled a random boy watching.

"Do for the sake of the school!" yelled a member of the Judo team.

"You can beat him Ryoga!" yelled Ran, "Everyone who's cheering for Kuno is just cheering for him because he goes here!"

The ones cheering for Kuno all sweat dropped. It was true, but… um… It was completely true… wait… that's a bad thing.

Ryoga began to off against Kuno and this over powered him to the extent that Kuno was sent flying several feet, earning cheers from most of the spectators.

I will not be defeated that easily!" yelled Kuno.

"He began to once again swipe at the air, but Ryoga managed to dodge.

"That's getting old!" said Ryoga.

Ryoga took off his bandanas and tossed them at Kuno.

"I shall say the same to you!" yelled Kuno.

Ryoga drew his umbrella and the two began to fight sword to umbrella once again. However Kuno used all of his strength and mange to sent the umbrella flying into the crowd and of all places the location where they were watching. In fact it the umbrella was buried deep into the ground. Akane tried to pick it up.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Said Alex.

"Why?" asked Akane.

She tried to lift, but found she couldn't.

"This is heavy." Said Akane.

"We warned you." Said Ran with a sweat drop.

Ryoga grabbed one of his belts and began to weld it like a sword, to it it's strange sharpness he was able to cut Kuno's sword in half. But he managed to get another form his team members who still cheered him on.

"You certain have interesting weapons." Said Kuno, "But nothing can defeat the blade of Tatewaki Kuno!"

Ryoga once again sliced the sword him half, causing much of the crowd o chuckle at it's irony.

"Nothing can defeat the blade Tatewaki Kuno! Expect for anything that cut wood!" said the otaku boy.

"Which somehow includes belts!" said the otaku girl.

The two calmly high fived.

Kuno grabbed another the wooden swords and the two continued to fight.

"He needs his umbrella back." Said Chiyo watching the fight.

"Twi, do you think you can do?" asked Ranma.

Hikaru sighed, her glowered and lifted the umbrella out of the ground.

"Ryoga!" she called out.

Ryoga caught the umbrella and used it to block Kuno sword. The two continued to block each other's attacks. Kuno decided to once again slice the air, Ryoga know what to do, he opened his umbrella and used it like a shield.

Kuno scowled, he that umbrella was powerful, and it was going to be the perfect shield.

Ryoga smirked, he knew he had the upper hand. He grabbed his next belt and threw it at Kuno, which Kuno dodged.

However this turned out to be a bad thing for both of them.

The belt headed towards the audience, in fact it was the area the group was standing in. They all managed to dodge but there was causality, a rather minor causally but one none the less.

It sliced Akane's hair. Right where the ponytail she was wearing was tied. Kuno and Ryoga stopped their fight and stared in silence.

"Oh no! What have I done!" yelled Kuno.

Ryoga looked Akane, he was so embarrassed, "I'm so sorry." Said Ryoga.

Akane on the other hand stood in shock. She didn't know how to feel… shock, disappointment, anger, she even felt a little happy.

Ever since her date with Ranma she was considering cutting it.

But this was just… weird…

"Kuno! How dare you!" yelled one of Akane's friend Sayuri.

"That's right you should be ashamed of yourself!" yelled her other friend Yuka.

The two proceeded to beat up Kuno…

"But I'm equally as guilty." Said Ryoga with a sweat drop.

What he didn't know was those two always wanted to beat up Kuno.

And so Ryoga won by default.

"That was anti-climactic." Said the girl otaku.

Belle noticed that Akane was still in shock.

"Akane darling it's going to be fine." said Belle.

She grabbed Akane's arm and dragged her away, even if it was traumatic for Akane, it they all couldn't help but to sweat drop.

"Yo don't have to do that!" called out Hikaru.

"How would you even be able to hide your magic when you re-grow her hair?" asked Ranma.

Hikaru couldn't come up with an answer.

Ryoga was still in shock over what he did.

"Are you okay?" asked Chiyo.

Ryoga blushed, "I'm fine…" said Ryoga.

Sometime later in the bathroom of the Tendo dojo, Akane managed to regained herself.

"So what can of cut do you want?" asked Rarity.

"Just even it out as much as possible." Said Akane.

"It a good thing it hit where it was tied any higher and you would have to go with a pixie cut." Said Rarity.

Akane could only sweat drop as a response.

"Or do you want Twilight to re-grow it?" she asked.

"Twilight can re-grow it?" asked Akane.

"Yes, but you're going to lie about how it got long again." Said Rarity.

"No, I was planning on cutting it anyway." Said Akane.

This part was a surprise to Rarity.

In the living room, Fluttershy was cleaning Ryoga's cuts.

"Please don't into a fight with him again." Said Fluttershy.

"But the way he was acting." Said Ryoga.

"But there's something wrong with him." Said Fluttershy.

"So he's crazy." Said Ryoga.

"Let the others handle him." Said Fluttershy, "You don't have to do it for me…"

Ryoga looked at the Pegasus, "Okay." He answered.

"Oh that's so sweet!" said Pinkie who happened to be in the room.

Up in the bathroom, Rarity was finishing up Akane's haircut.

"I see…" said Rarity.

Akane nodded.

"I guess then I should make you a brand new Akane!" said Rarity.

"No!" said Akane.

"But if I…" said Rarity.

"No." said Akane.

"Then how about a new…" said Rarity.

"No…" said Akane.

"What about..." said Rarity.

"Just a hair cut." Sighed Akane.

"Fine…" sighed Rarity, she really wanted give her a full make over, then again Akane was just as boyish as Rainbow Dash or Applejack so she shouldn't be surprised at this.

"At least let me give a few cute accessories like a hair band or some cute hair pins." Said Rarity.

"Fine…" sighed Akane, "But only that!"

"Okay…" sighed Rarity.

Sometime later, Akane came down stairs and into the living room, those that watched the fight were surprised. Her hair was much shorter, it barely touched her shoulders. Though no one was surprised how nice it looked… it was Rarity who did it after all.

"It looks cute!" said Pinkie.

"It does." Said Fluttershy.

Akane looked at Ranma, who knew it was his cue to say something.

"It fits you much better than having long hair." He said.

"Thank you." Said Akane smiling.

"Are you sure you don't' want me to re-grow your hair." Said Twilight.

"I'm sure." Said Akane.

"I am so sorry!" said Ryoga bowing to her, "I didn't for any of that to happen. Please if you want to hit me."

Akane sighed… she knew he felt guilty over it. And decided to do it.

However… she went a little overboard.

Ryoga laid twitching on the ground, beaten and bruised.

"Ryoga are you okay?" asked Fluttershy.

"I'm fine!" said Ryoga giving the thumbs up.

While Akane did want her hair cut, she was teeny bit resentful that she didn't do it on her own terms.

That and she was still a little angry about the time he accidently peaked at her in the bath…

She still had some issues when it came to boys, that was for sure.

Next Time: Rainbow Dash is getting a bit of a big head after breaking the school track records, however she gets a challenge from the reigning champ of "Anything Goes Martial Arts Running". What will happen? Find out next time!