Ch 21 Jonasan's Pain

Disclaimer – I don't own Ranma ½ or any characters connected

A/N This is it. Some of you have been saying Jonasan is too good. Well you are right he is. Here we find out why he been trying too hard to be perfect.

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Genma and Jonasan found themselves in a field just outside the village facing each other off in defensive stances some 20 meters apart. Nodoka and Ranma-Chan followed them out here. Nodoka had Ranma sit Japanese style on one of the two white mats she grabbed on her way out of the hut.

From where Ranma sat Genma stood to her 2 o'clock and Jonasan stood to her 10 o'clock. Nodoka sat on the other mat with Ranma about a foot away from her to her 2 o'clock which was to Ranma 7 o'clock. "Mom, why do I suddenly feel like a prize you are presenting?"

"It's because you are very perceptive. You are the prize. Now hush up and watch as your two champions fight over you." Ranma was so embarrassed she blushed, especially since everyone saw them walk out the village in such a manner they knew a fight was fixing to commence. Almost everyone in the village was there now and seated themselves in a circle outside the perimeter. They were careful to seat themselves so that everyone knew Ranma the prize of this fight.

Unfortunately Soun, Akane, and Tatewaki left early that morning back to Japan on the Kuno family jet. Pinepplehead was having a hissy fit over so many students being absent so he sent his jet over to collect some. He was happy to learn that Ranma and Jonasan had to stay in china a little longer.

Ranma was a little glad those three was not there to see her embarrassment. Had she learned one of the villagers had an iphone and was using it to live feed the fight over the internet she might have dug a hole to hide in. What was even worse that everyone in Nerima was watching it at the very moment. Nabiki even started a betting pool. Thanks to twitter everyone even knew what this fight was about.

"Genma, by what right do you have to judge me unworthy of Ranma's love?" I one question Jonasan effectively told everyone around and in Nerima what this fight was all about.

"Being Ranma's father I have every right to look after her interest." Ranma could not believe her referred to her with a feminine pronoun.

Jonasan charged Genma with a fist raised. "Looking after her. With all you done to her during the ten year training mission you should be locked up at the very least. You have no right to call yourself her father," Jonasan snarled while throwing a powerful punch.

Genma was using their talk to play mind games with Jonasan and they were working. Jonasan charged which was a major mistake. Genma, despite having major faults, was a master at Aikido A martial art which put emphasis on defense while looking after the opponents well being. It uses misdirection of attacking force rather that facing it head on. Genma merely sidestepped the attack while grabbing Jonasan's punching arm and used his own force to flip him onto his back.

During this match Jonasan would find himself on his back over and over again. If Jonasan had been of right mind he might have guessed what Genma was doing to him. However his feelings were clouding his mind right now. Steadily the crowd grew bored and left. Before the feed stopped streaming all of Nerima stopped watching the feed. Nabiki lost a bundle that day.

"Jonasan, I never proclaimed to be a good father. The truth is I know I am a bad father. But that is one of my faults. Son, I know your country have a say about beware anything being too good to be true for it usually isn't. Everyone one can see you are too good to be true. Everyone can see you acting too pure. Sure you are a man amongst men but you are too mush of to be true. What are you hiding?"

By now Jonasan had been put either on his butt or his back so many times that his pride been hurt. And to add salt to the wound it was Genma of all people who done it. He was close to tears. When Genma asked what he was hiding years of pent up feelings suddenly boiled to the surface. With tears in his eyes he screamed, "I am a girl on the inside."

Everyone was shocked. Jonasan looked around and saw it was now reduced the only he, Genma, Nodoka, and Ranma then. He stared at Ranma then tried to bolt. Genma was not having any of this and pinned him to the ground in an advanced Judo move. "No you don't. You don't get to hide from your problems. You have to face them like we all face like we all have to sooner or later. Please explain to us what you mean."

Jonasan sighed and had little choice. He started to explain.

He was born a male but by the age of three it was apparent he had a gender disorder. A blood test proved his body was at war to whether he was male or female. His mother when he was three would start taking him to the village for the summer so he could live a girl for the summer. This of course ended however when the tragedy happened when he was six. His mother was his only supporter of finding out who he was truly gender wise.

His father on the other always wanted a son. He was against Jonasan experimentation at the village. Whenever his mother took him to the village for the summer he never went along or visited.

Jonasan loves his father so when he forbade him to act anything like female after his mother passed he obeyed. Years went by and resentment started to build within Jonasan for his father. Finally an argument to end all arguments erupted between father and son. It got so nasty they cannot stand to live in the same house anymore.

So about four years ago they started to live apart. Felling hurt shat he argued with his father Jonasan buried his feelings that was screaming at him he was a girl and started down his path to be a man amongst men. He became so perfect at acting the part he forgot he was acting. Ever since then everything he did was controlled to emulate the supreme male.

During the years others too have grown suspicious of Jonathan's act. Soon they uncovered his home life. Child services were called in a couple times. This prompted Jonasan and his father to change Jonathan's school every time. In the past 5 years Jonasan went to about 12 different schools.

Ranma had listened carefully as Jonasan explained all this. Ranma thought his life was crazy but it paled in comparison to what Jonasan went through. (Except for the neko-ken training which still sends shivers down Ranma's back.) Ranma casually got up and went over and gave Jonasan a hug who was still on the ground. "What do you want to do now?" asked Ranma.

Genma did not allow Jonasan to answer. "Girl you are not man enough for Ranma."

Jonasan glared at him with angry eyes. Genma just called her a girl. All at once Jonasan realized she was referring to herself with feminine pronouns. Genma was right. She will never be man enough for Ranma. There was only one thing for her to do. Jonasan broke the hug with Ranma and used a chi powered lead to propel herself to a particular destination.

Ranma, who still referred to Jonasan in the masculine sense, watch him leap out of sight. "Oh My, He is heading to Jusenkyo." She then punched Genma hard then leapt after Jonasan. When Genma regained his senses he leaped after both Ranma and Jonasan.

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A/N

What? Jonasan is a girl on the inside. Honesty I did not plan for this happen when I started this fic. It just evolved this way.

And why does everything always come back to Jusenkyo. Today I finally found a way to read the manga if I wanted to online. I read the last chapter and where does the fight happen – Jusenkyo. Well in this fic Jusenkyo curses will be resolved as of next chapter. And what does prophesy have to do with this?