The train came to a stop and Ranma rose to her feet, Rei mimicking the action and two exited the train, quickly stepping away from the doors as people began to board the train, Rei stuck close to Ranma until they reached the opposing side of the station, the staircase that led out of the station now in sight.

"Anyone picking you up?" Ranma asked as she leaned against the wall, her gaze lingering on Rei as she awaited her response unable to help but feel the need to protect the raven haired girl.

"My boyfriend should be here soon." Rei admitted, her gaze moving over the crowed of people, searching for any sign of her lover.

"Want me to wait with you until he gets here?" Ranma offered, knowing well how cruel people could be when it concerned a vulnerable young girl, Rei found herself nodding in response, a light tinge to her cheeks from the embarrassment of asking someone she barely knew and had only met a few hours ago to wait with her.

As they waited for the arrival of Rei's lover Rei found herself gravitating to the older woman while others went out of their way in order to avoid her, she frowned at this as by no means was Ranma unattractive and yet no one wanted to be remotely near her.

"Why is everyone avoiding you?" Rei asked as she glanced up at the redhead.

"Survival instinct…let's just say I'm not someone you want to cross." Ranma explained, Rei frowned at this but could tell it was the best answer she'd get, her gaze returned to the crowd in search of her boyfriend when she caught sight of a yellow headband, her heart skipped a beat as her cheeks filled with colour once again as her boyfriend gradually came into view.

He was tall, around Ranma's height if not a little, to say his build was muscular was an understatement, his hair lightly spiked with a yellow bandanna upon his forehead, he was attired in a yellow jumper and black baggy Kung Fu pants.

His gaze landed on Rei and he flashed her a small fanged smirk as he approached her with a slight increase to his speed, he soon emerged from the crowed and entered the circle that had formed around the two from people avoiding them, he stopped a few feet away, his eyes closing as he sheepishly scratching the back of his head.

"Sorry I'm late." He greeted.

"Don't worry Ryo-kun, Ranma kept me company." Rei greeted, the 'boy' stiffened when he heard that name, his gaze moved to the older woman, she looked quite familiar, her own gaze was on him, eyes slightly wider than they should be.

"Ryoga?" Ranma greeted, her tone a questioning one.

"Uhuh." Ryoga affirmed as he placed the redhead in his memory, he'd recognise that small smirk and pigtail anywhere.

"Wow…I haven't seen you in…what fourteen years?" Ranma gasped out, a small smile adorning her lips.

"Something like that." Ryoga admitted as he returned her smile, Rei glanced between the two of them.

"You know each other?" Rei asked, her eyes widening slightly.

"You could say that, Ranma's the one who got me interested in the art…when I was six some older boys were bullying me, then he came up to us and beat the shit out of them, never bullied me again…but still…what happened to you, last I saw you, you were a boy?" Ryoga questioned, eyes widening.

"When I went to China I picked up a little curse, nothing big really, change genders whenever I touch a liquid of a certain temperature." Ranma explained as if it was the most normal thing in the word, Ryoga's eyes widened further.

"Jusenkyo?" Ryoga questioned, Ranma's gaze narrowed.

"What do you know of Jusenkyo?" she questioned.

"A couple years ago I went China with my parents on holiday, we stayed in a small cabin in the mountains, spent most days hiking and spending time together as a family until I heard about a legendary training ground and decided to check it out." Ryoga explained.

"Which spring did you fall into?" Ranma asked with a tired sigh, she'd barley known Ryoga for more than a couple months while Genma was up to his usual antics but he'd still made quite the impression on her. Ryoga laughed and sheepishly scratched the back of head again.

"The spring of drowned wolf cub." Ryoga laughed.

"Yeah, he turns into this cute little black puppy, we have this little red squeaky…" Rei began only to have Ryoga clamped his hand over her mouth, his cheeks burning with a bright blush.

"The guide said overtime my cursed form will grow." Ryoga stated, Rei removed her boyfriend's hand, sending him a mocking glare before turning back to Ranma.

"So you're…really a boy?" Rei asked.

"Yeah." Ranma sighed.

"But you said you were visiting your daughter…that you were young when…?" Rei drifted off, Ryoga turned back to Ranma.

"Daughter? Aren't you still a little young to have kids?" Ryoga asked.

"Says you." Ranma countered, a blush soon covered Ryoga's face, Ranma turned back to face Rei "Less visiting more looking for her and before you ask I'm the mother and was very young when I was impregnated." She explained.

"What do you mean 'looking for her'." Ryoga questioned.

"It's a long story." Ranma answered, her eyes seeming to darken.

"You want some help?" Ryoga asked, repressing a shiver at seeing Ranma's gaze, he knew she wasn't one to cross all those years ago but now she was deadly, the twenty five year old brought Ranma's aura into view and was quickly overwhelmed by it, nearly falling over at the sight of it and at the feel of the raw power.

Ranma seemed to contemplate Ryoga's offer for a minute, while normally she would turn him down without a second thought like she would anyone else, but this was no ordinary matter, this was her daughter and from what she could see Ryoga was a martial artist of a high calibre though not to her level was nothing to sneeze at.

"If you're up to it I wouldn't mind a little back up, but you should know that where I'm going, if you decide to come you will see just why I should never be crossed." Ranma hissed.

"No matter what Ranma I'm in, you should know that, after all didn't I promise that when I got stronger I would help and protect you." Ryoga chuckled, Ranma couldn't help but smirk at the comment, recalling how Ryoga had followed him home, well to their camp, after he save him and saw how he was treated by Genma, he'd promise to get stronger and save him and thus started spending every moment he had around him, it was also when Ranma learned to never underestimate how sneaky a child can be, her smirk became a smile as she recalled how innocent she'd been back then, before the technique, before the curse, before the rape and before she had to start burying her children.

"What about Rei?" Ranma asked as she turned to face the younger girl.

"She has some basic training in the art but I doubt she'd be safe with what you'd have in mind, my apartment isn't too far from here, she can stay there while I help ya out." Ryoga proposed.

"I guess that'll work." Ranma sighed before the trio made their way out of the station, once outside Ranma stepped closer to Ryoga.

"I hope you're planning to pop the question before the little one arrives." Ranma whispered, Ryoga flashed her a small smirk, his hand slipping out of his pocket by an inch to reveal the top of a small black box.

"Just waiting for a romantic moment." He answered a silly grin on his face, Ranma grew a small smile, she glanced between the couple.

'Who knows maybe one day I'll know the love they feel for each other.' Ranma sighed 'No, this isn't the time for such delusions, I have to find my daughter, in five days she'll turn sixteen and I'd rather have her by my side with the knowledge that she is safe than in the hands of some sort of mafia…even if she hates my guts for what Genma did' she mentally swore, the cool night air aiding in calming her, preventing her rage from getting the better of her.

A/N Sorry I took so long but I was going through something personal that made me rather reluctant to update any of my angst and hurt/comfort fics, rather short so sorry again but at least it's an update. Hope you all liked the update, a bit lighter than the rest of the fic, plz review.

A/N I noticed many of you thought Rei was the Rei from Sailor Moon, this is not the case, it was pure coincidence they turned out so similar, I didn't even realize I'd done it until it was pointed out, I considered making it a crossover but I feel including Sailor Moon themes would ruin this fic, especially with my lack of knowledge of the anime/manga itself.

A/N There is a poll on my profile concerning the updates of fics, mainly which I should focus on when it comes to my rewrites, don't know when the poll will end yet.