Author's Note:

So there is no sanctity of Spring Break anymore. Painters came to my house and I spent all week moving things out of the way and then curling into a corner to avoid the fumes. And while I did manage to play a lot of games and watch a lot of TV (Finished Halo 4, terrible game, and caught up with Game of Thrones amazing TV series.) That all said I think I'm going to move the Fan Fiction chapters to Sunday on a permanent basis. I seem to have the most free time leading up to and including Sunday. That said, enjoy the chapter.

Keima

"Kaminiisama, we spent all day with those two, what about the spirit?" Elise asked. My fingers twitched over my game.

"This is a rare mechanic, but let me tell you something good: Sometime the way to the target's problems is through their friends. For someone like this, who is naturally closed off about her problems, we're going to have to find another way in. Those two might just be the key. Elise, I want you to watch them tomorrow, tell me what they usually do."

"Oh that's easy, they're usually up about an hour before the sun rises. They lock some metal balls to Pahhur's legs and chase her through town. Then they practice fighting in the park for a few hours until breakfast." I paused.

"How?"

"They run right past our house every morning. I thought you knew."

I woke early the next morning and dug out a set of sweats. Soon I could hear what Elise had been talking about. The dull grind of metal dragging across the concrete, and excessive swearing. I slipped out of my house in time to see Ranma slip past our front gate. I jogged after them, but they were going at an absurd pace, even with the weights Pahhur was managing to out run people in cars.

"Elise?" I heard her nearby. "Can you get me to the park before them?"

"Probably. Just hold on." She spun her broom around until it was level with the ground. It hovered there for a moment while she sat on it. A moment later and we were in the air.

"What are they?" From our new vantage point I could see them speeding through traffic.

By the time we landed in the park they already had Pahhur doing push-ups with Ranma sitting on her back.

"Hey, spirits kid right?" Ranma asked as we approached. I knelt in front of him.

"Please train me."

"What! Whoa!"

"What!" The two yelled in unison, but Pahhur's shock sent Ranma tumbling off.

"That's... Ha! You're joking right?" Ranma said.

"No, I thought a lot about what we talked about last night, and I can't ignore the dangers you guys are facing. I'd like to help in anyway I can." Ranma glared at me, which was a difficult feat for a man currently sitting upside down.

"We're in no position to say no. But I gotta warn you, it's going to be hard training. Do you think you can keep up?"

"Yes Sensei."

"Alright. Back to push-ups then. Let's see what you can do."

Akane slowly set the plates down as we wrapped up our exercises. By that point every joint in my body was screaming and my shirt had changed colors from the sweat.

"I hope everyone likes the food, I was up all morning getting it ready."

"Akane, what happened to the meal I cooked last night?" Ranma asked as she sloshed a strange mixture of green and gray substance onto his plate.

"Pahhur's accident this morning roasted the fridge. So I had to make due, now are ya going to eat or not?" I swept a little on my fingertip and licked it. My first instinct was to throw up, but sheer will, and lack of stomach acid prevented me.

"Hey this isn't bad!" Pahhur said, shoveling large amounts of the 'food' into her mouth, before eating the disposable chopsticks as well.

"Really! Here, have some more!"

"Akane, you know she can't taste anything, I mean she eats rocks if she can."

"Shut up Ranma! At least someone can appreciate my cooking."

"Yeah, an inhuman girl with a furnace for a stomach. Here have mine." Akane caught his hand.

"Oh no you don't. You need to eat if you're going to be out here all day training." I took the opportunity to slip my own food over to Pahhur.

"I'm done."

"Oh?" Her eyes seemed to glow as she stared me down.

"Same here, let's get back to training." Ranma said, his own food likely also dumped onto Pahhur's plate.

"I'm not done yet." Pahhur said, through a mouthful of gray matter.

Finally it was time to head to school, thankfully Elise helped me wobble my way to the front gates.

"What is the plan?"

"For now we're going after empathy. Remember, humans grow closer due to shared hardships."