Crazy trouble with love part 8
Ying Ranma and Ranma
Series: Ranma
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Our story begins in Nerima ward where a old, tattered piece of yellow paper flutters in the wind. It was letting the wind take it around without any real direction and fluttered towards a certain restaurant. It flowed in through an open window where we see Shampoo hard at work cooking up a storm.
She was moving around, cutting up vegetables, getting noodles from a strainer, and easily making sure any dirty dishes were put in the sink without missing a beat. As she worked she didn't notice the paper as it headed towards the flames from the stove. 'So many orders so little time, I'm glad people like my food, but they order to much too fast!'
Before the ward could burn, Mousse suddenly came running into the kitchen and slipped on a sponge, making him slide over and crash with the sudden wind making the ward flutter away from the fire as Shampoo turned with a frown.
"Shampoo told Mousse not to come into kitchen anymore, last time you ruin all the dishes!"
"Sorry my darling Shampoo, but I thought I saw a robber and rushed after him!" He spoke shaking his head. "I think it was an old lady who started hitting me with her purse, I can't find my glasses."
"Well they not in here, so just go before you end up mistaking mop water for ramen again!" She cried as she looked around before spotting the garbage which had the tag on top of it. "Also take out the garbage too."
"I'm on it!" He saluted before walking towards the garbage, but instead grabbed a pot on another stove with boiling water and lifted it, only to scream and end up throwing it straight up into the air.
"Augh, why I trust you to actually do anything right?" Shampoo groaned as she grabbed the garbage and shoved it into his arms. "Outside, now!"
"Right!" He spoke before narrowly avoiding the boiling water when it came down and felt around before reaching a doorknob and opened it before throwing the can in and dusted his hands. "There, all-"
BONK!
"What's the big idea of throwing the garbage in the back?!" Snapped Cologne hopping out on her stick with a frown. "And where are your glasses?"
"Sorry, I lost them and wasn't that the garbage can?" He asked in confusion.
"No, you just threw it into the street like an idiot!" She frowned while noting the ward fluttering down before she grabbed it. "What's this?"
"Garbage, right?" Mousse asked as he squinted his eyes. "An old receipt?"
"No, it looks like some kind of ward." She said as she carefully inspected it. "It's one of mine, but it's been used before."
"Is it dangerous?" Asked Shampoo while she kept on working.
"No, right now it should just be a piece of paper, all the power in it is used up." She said as she shook her head. "I'll go put it in my room, and you Mousse can clean up the garbage."
"Ah, alright Cologne-san." He said as the old woman began to make her way upstairs.
Cologne looked at the ward while noting it was one meant to seal away evil spirits, making her try and recall the last time she used one. 'Hmmm, last I recall we used a seal like this to get rid of that fake female Ranma happy made, is this the same seal?'
She reached her room and hopped over to a chest in the back before unlocking it and slipped the ward inside with various other things. "It doesn't matter, even if it was it's not dangerous to keep around. I'll just keep it until I can look it over more closely later." She thought as she began to close the chest. 'Worse case scenario I just burn it so no one can copy my techniques.'
She made her way out while unaware the ward lightly glowed purple before going back to normal.
(Later)
"Alright, I think I have enough time to finally check that seal." Muttered Cologne who was hopping back to the room while sighing after the last customer for the day left. 'Let's see how it's doing.' She thought as she reached her room before making her way to her chest. She unlocked it and looked inside to see the ward still where it was at. "Alright, let's see here." She said as she carefully picked it up. "Is there anything wrong with you?"
She looked the ward over for any tears or rips, and saw it was still in good condition. "Huh, I guess it's in better condition than I thought."
But as she looked at the front she saw it start glowing purple, brighter than before catching her off guard.
"Oh? What's this, what's going on here?" She said as she quickly dropped the ward. "It shouldn't be doing that, what's happening?" She said as tears began to appear on it. "Shampoo! Get in here!"
"Yes Great-Grandmother!" She cried as she began to run up the stairs before a purple energy burst shook the restaurant. This made her stumble and slow down while hearing her grandmother cry out. "GREAT-GRANDMOTHER!"
The shaking lightly calmed down before Shampoo raced up faster and reached the top, but gasped seeing Cologne on the ground with her cane broken along with the nearest window. "Great-Grandmother!"
"Shampoo...come here, there is trouble." Groaned the old woman as she struggled to stand up.
Shampoo ran over to help her sit up just as Mousse came rushing up.
"What's going on? What was that shaking just now?"
"We need to go to the Saotome house… now!" Groaned Cologne as Shampoo's eyes widened in fear and worry.
"Ranma in trouble?" She asked as the camera away and towards some bushes away from the restaurant as some eyes looked at it and narrowed before darting away quickly.
'I'm free, finally, I thought I was gone forever, but why do I feel different?' The figure thought looking at their hand with confusion. 'It feels like I'm stronger and more invigorated than before when I had to rely on my other half.' The figure thought as she kept running. 'I also feel...close to him? I still want to be with him, that feeling is still there.'
They darted into a tree and crouched down while slowly smiling. 'It took a while, but now that I'm free and feeling stronger, I'm going to take back what's mine. Ready or not Ranma, here I come.'
Over at the Tendo household, said boy was grunting as he was doing pushups with his legs over his head and was sweating. "One hundred and fifty six….one hundred and fifty seven….one hundred and fifty eight…"
"Ranma, dinner will be ready soon, go wash up!" Called Kasumi seeing him making him slow down.
"Got it Kasumi!" He called before he flipped back onto his feet and sighed. "I better make it quick or pops is gonna try and take my portion."
"SAOTOME!" Came a loud voice making him sigh.
"Really? This late?" He groaned before heading to the front gate and saw Kuno standing there. "What are you doing here at this hour? If you wanna fight can't you wait till tomorrow?"
"No, we will finish this now, once I beat you Akane and the redheaded beauty will be mi-ow!" He cried as Ranma threw a shoe at his head.
"We can do this old number tomorrow after I get some sleep, go home." He frowned before turning and started walking as Kuno frowned and threw the shoe away and raised his weapon.
"One more day to let you keep Akane and the pig tailed goddess under your control is one too many!" He declared before lunging, but suddenly found himself sent away due to a well placed kick to the side from a new figure.
"Go away Kuno-bastard." Said the figure coldly, making Ranma turn around and widen his eyes in shock.
Kuno groaned and rubbed the spot before looking up, and gasped since he was looking at his so called 'redheaded beauty', wearing the same red gi Ranma was wearing, but her eyes were cold. "M-My goddess! You're free from his control, come, we can free Akane together then run away together!"
"Shut up." She spoke bluntly and crossed her arms. "I'd go running on home if you know what's good for you."
"I-I think I do, I have to prepare my room for us, please, come by when you are ready!" He declared jumping up and took off running. "Be wary of the wicked Saotome!"
The girl scoffed and shook her head. "Idiot. If you really were an evil sorcerer, he would have tried carrying me away. How he's managed to get this far is a miracle."
"I-ah….who...what are you?' He stuttered in shock as he stared at Ying Ranma.
She turned and smiled. "Why Ranma, can't you tell? It's me, your other half."
"T-That's not possible." he said in disbelief as Akane opened the door.
"Ranma, hurry up and go wash...up…" She trailed off in confusion seeing Ying Ranma who turned and scowled.
"Leave us tomboy, this doesn't concern you."
"I think it does, what is going on?!" She shouted in confusion along with a bit of anger after hearing the nickname.
"Akane get back inside." Spoke Ranma as Ying Ranma walked towards him before he took a ready stance. "Answer me, how did you come back? I thought that stupid sticker got rid of you?"
"Oh it did for awhile, it took me a long time to gather enough energy to escape it, but once I was free I felt different, more full, I don't think I need to suck energy from you anymore to survive." She answered with amusement. "Of course, that doesn't mean I have to stay away from you either. After all, I AM part of you Ranma."
"Well if you don't have to be by him hit the road, one Ranma is annoying enough!" Akane snapped with a frown.
"Stow it tomboy, I haven't forgotten it was you who caused me to vanish." She glared. "After I'm done with Ranma, I'll make sure to quiet your annoying voice for good." She turned to Ranma and gave a sultry look. "Now Ranma-kun, I think it's time we become one again."
"That ain't gonna work." He gulped as she walked closer. "That old bat isn't gonna listen to you."
"Oh, I don't mean put together like that, I mean a different way~" She cooed, making him blush a bit as she got closer and closer. "I mean be together in a way only a man and woman can be~"
His face turned bright red with Akane doing the same and ran over while jumping up into the air.
"Get away from my house!" and aimed a kick at Ying Ranma who easily caught her foot and threw her into the air. "Waaah!"
"Not now tomboy, grown ups are talking." She said as she shot a glare at her. "Now Ranma, where were we~?"
He gulped and felt more bashful than expected and saw her lunge before he jumped over to the wall of the building and kept his eyes on her. "W-Wait! You don't have to do this! If you don't feel like you need my energy, that means you're your own person, right?"
"Right, but I think you misunderstand Ranma, I don't have to do this, but I WANT to do it." She chuckled before lunging at him again. She saw him jump back and started running at him from across the wall. "And I'm not going to stop until I get what I want!"
"There you are!" Called Cologne as she, Shampoo, and Mousse landed outside the dojo.
Ying Ranma turned and scowled. "You again? You should consider going back to the grave you came out of old bat."
"Don't talk like that to Great-Grandmother!" Shouted Shampoo as she raced towards her angrily.
"Oh no it's the amazon bimbo, I'm so scared." She mocked before avoiding Shampoo's strikes with ease. "What's wrong? You can cook food but can't hit another girl?"
"Shut up!" She cried as she swung her chui at her only to miss and hit Ranma, which sent him flying towards the pond. "Airen!"
"Gah!" He got out before going under.
"No, damn it, now we're going to have to try and figure out which is which!" Cried out Mousse hurling several chains and weapons at Ying Ranma. "This is for insulting my sweet Shampoo."
"Oh my god! Shampoo's panties are off!" she cried out while easily jumping across the chains.
"What?!" He cried turning, but found himself kicked off the wall while his glasses fall off.
"Oops, my bad." She smirked before seeing Shampoo rushing to the pond.
"Don't worry Airen, I'll get you some hot water so- Airen?" Blinked Shampoo as Ranma came out of the pond spitting water, but not as a girl.
"Augh, what the hell was that for Shampoo?" He groaned, not realizing he was still male.
"Airen! Y-You no change!" She spoke up while pointing.
"Huh?" He said as he looked down before his eyes widened. "I-I'm not a girl, how is...this….how?!"
Cologne herself saw this after looking from the gate and was stunned while Ying Ranma jumped down and walked towards the two.
"Hey, get away from Ranma-kun you amazon hussy."
"Hey, Airen is future husband, not yours!" She shouted before Ying Ranma simply rolled her eyes and shoved her into the water. "Ah!"
"Shampoo!" Spoke Ranma before Shampoo's head poked out as a cat, making him and Ying Ranma cry out and jump away as she shook her head.
'Damn female Ranma, now I need to get back to normal before I can get close to Airen!'
"Shampoo, run towards her!" called Cologne. "She has Ranma's fear of cats!"
"I do not!" Yelled Ying Ranma before Shampoo got on all fours and glared at her making her slightly nervous. "I-I just didn't want to smell like a wet cat."
"Oh really?" Said Akane with a smirk as she marched over and picked up Shampoo. "Then catch!" Before throwing the cat which hissed at the two making them pale with Ranma jumping to the side.
"AAAUUUGGHHH! Demon!" Cried Ying Ranma as she dove towards Ranma. "Save me Ranma, save me!"
"Wait don't come at me!" He spoke catching her before Shampoo ran at them making him pale and start running as Ying Ranma held on to him. "Stay away Shampoo!"
'No, come back Ranma, I'll save you from evil Ranma!' She thought as she kept chasing them with Akane frowning.
"Ranma stop letting her cling to you!"
"Do I look like I have a choice?!"
"Yes you pervert!" She cried as Cologne just shook her head.
"This is getting us nowhere." She grumbled before hopping over in Ranma's path. She watched as Ranma jumped over her before she quickly grabbed Shampoo. This in turn let her swing her up and have her cling on to Ying Ranma's back.
"Nooo! Get her off, get her off!" She cried as she tried to knock the old woman and Shampoo off her back.
"Ranma get her off!" yelled Akane.
"Oh would you shut up and do something!" Yelled Ranma back before feeling Ying Ranma suddenly go slack and fall off his back. He turned around to see Cologne lifting her hand up, having pressed several pressure points.
"Interesting, I almost expected that not to work."
"I'm glad it did you old bat." He sighed before getting hit in the head by her cane. "Ow!"
"Respect your elders brat, and you should be worried it works, it means she's human." Said the old woman with a frown. "This means that she's here to stay, she isn't a spirit or a projection of your cursed side."
"Wait...aw man, you gotta be kidding." He groaned while Shampoo got off Ying Ranma's back.
"I'm afraid not, but this is also good, it means the curse is confused, and that it won't work as usual, from what I can tell as long as she's around you won't change."
"How is that good? That crazy side of him has to stay nearby just so he doesn't turn into a girl?" Frowned Akane.
"It's not so much crazy as… dark? Female? Either way she's still part of Ranma."
"But can't you just do some spell and make her vanish or something? You did it before." Spoke up Ranma.
"Before she was more like a spirit and she was draining you so she could permanently exist, using a seal on her now would work just as well if I used it on you, meaning it would be worthless." She sighed looking at the female. "At best I feel she should be treated as any other fiance of yours son-in-law, which means when she awakens Shampoo will have to give her the kiss of death."
"Hold up! You can't do that." Spoke up Ranma quickly.
"And why not, she is now a rival for you, Shampoo has all the rights in the world to kiss her."
"Well...because...she just can't." He replied awkwardly rubbing the back of his head. "I mean, if she's a real person now, maybe she'll listen. I mean she is technically part of me after all."
"Are you sure you can convince her not to pursue a relationship with you? You haven't had a good track record with that in the past."
"Don't rub it in." He grumbled before the rest of the Tendos, and his dad, made their way outside.
"Ranma, what's all the-" Gendo stopped when he saw Cologne, a cat Shampoo, and unconscious Mousse, and Ranma's girl half passed out on the ground. "Do I even want to know what's happening?"
"Well, let's just say you just got a new daughter."
"Ranma, talk." Ordered Nabiki bluntly.
"Uh...well...I don't know how it happened, but the old bat can fill you in. OW!"
"Respect. Your. Elders! And yes, remember Ranma's darker half a few weeks back? Well, she's back for good this time."
"What?! My word!" Spoke Soun looking at the girl. "But how? I thought those wards would handle her?"
"They did, but they apparently didn't fully erase her, it seems that she gathered energy while in the seal before breaking out, except now she has a human body and is no longer a spirit, meaning I can't get rid of her without commiting murder." Remarked the elder before they heard groaning and saw the girl slowly coming to. "Ah, it seems she is awake now."
"Good, now let's tell her to go!" Akane said with a frown.
"Shut up tomboy." Grumbled Ying Ranma rubbing her eyes as she saw everyone around her and frowned. "What are you all looking at?"
"Apparently a new daughter." Said Gendo as he looked her over. "Weird, she looks just like Ranma's cursed form."
"Gee, it's almost like I retained my form from last time old man." She frowned standing up. "Now if you'll excuse me, me and Ranma-kun need to continue where we left off."
"N-No we don't!" He called with a blush as he backed away.
"Don't play hard to get Ranma, I'm part of you, we're meant to be together." She smirked before feeling a hand on her shoulder and saw it was Nabiki. "What?"
"Keep it in your pants until after we get the full story, inside."
"Ugh, fine." She frowned as she began to head inside. 'I can wait to have fun~'
(Later)
"And so that's why I told son-in-law that Shampoo will need to deliver to her the kiss of death." finished Cologne after Shampoo had transformed back.
"Yeah, I'm going to say no and fuck that." Said Ying Ranma with a frown. "Firstly because if she tried, I'd end her. Second, if I'm going to kiss anyone it's going to be Ranma-kun."
"This is not up for debate, she needs to give you the kiss if you are to be a rival!"
"See, that's the problem, she's not a rival because I already won~"
"Unacceptable!" Spoke Soun. "Akane is Ranma's fiance, you should know that if you're part of him."
"Oh yes, his fiance because of some old piece of paper, real binding." She waved her hand and looked at her nails. "Face it, this uncute tomboy couldn't work at the school's cafeteria with her cooking, so what makes you think she'd be a good wife?"
"Hey! Take that back!"
"She will make a good wife because our dojos need to join together!"
"Why? From what I can tell Ranma has all the skills and has been fine without one and your daughter has learned jack, you have no students, your dojo is a joke." She mocked with Akane seeing red. "If you want a way to get funding, have her marry Kuno, he's nuts for her and is loaded." She said as she saw Soun's eyes lit up. "Plus he actually cares about her in his own weird twisted way, so he'll actually marry her instead of being forced like Ranma, and let's be honest, what's the odds him and Akane would actually have a healthy, stable relationship?"
"Hey! There's no way I'm marrying Kuno of all people!" Frowned Akane before standing up. "If you're your own person than you can take a hike!"
"Why don't you make me?" She smirked. "Unlike Ranma here, I won't hold back, which means if we fight you'll be visiting the hospital by the end of the day."
"Now now, no need to fight, I'm sure we can work this out, in fact I have an idea." Said Gendo with a greedy grin. "How about Ranma marries Akane, and you can marry Kuno, that way we join the dojos AND get rich!"
"Hmm, not bad, but I have an even better one." She smirked. "I give Ranma's mom a call and let her know what you two have set up. I'm sure she'd love to hear how many fiances Ranma-kun has because of YOU." She said with a smile as he began to pale. "And I wonder how many more we don't know because of the amazons, tell me Cologne, did you brainwash every normal girl who Ranma's father sold him to before they could come here, leaving just the strong ones?"
"Of course not, do you really think if there was a way to do that I'd waste it on small fry?" She asked bluntly.
"Fair enough." She shrugged before spotting Happosai bouncing by while carrying a large bag. "You bastard! Hey, Cologne says she wants to show you her panties!"
"Eh?" The pervert turned and found his bag getting kicked out of his hands with the undergarments falling out. "Nooo! My precious treasures!"
"Look, here's how this is going down, I am taking Ranma, he is mine since I'm closest, not some crazy amazon or a tsundere plank of wood, got it?" She announced as she lowered her leg before turning to Ranma.
"Now hold up, me and Gendo have set this up for years! Gendo tell her."
'No one here but an adorable panda.' Read the sign Gendo held while playing with a tire swing.
"Really? How did you even get wet?!"
"Alright Ranma-kun, time to go~" She hummed before rushing towards him.
"Woah!" He jumped back while taking off running before she followed with Shampoo up the rear.
"You leave airen alone!"
"Ugh, this is just going to be a headache." Groaned Soun.
"Yes, but I have an idea." Said Cologne with a grin.
"And just what's that? If you have some contract in mind keep in mind I'll be looking it over thoroughly." Spoke Nabiki.
"No, no, I have a suggestion on what to do with Ying Ranma, we can't kill her, but we can send her far, far away and hide Ranma from her until she gets bored."
"Something tells me that may not be possible." Remarked Kasumi before a loud crash was heard upstairs.
"That better not be my room!" Nabiki shouted with a frown.
(Later)
Ranma panted while looking ragged and hid around a corner. 'Ok, running through the fish market was risky, but I KNOW I lost her!'
"Ranma! I'm coming!" called Ying Ranma's voice followed by a yell. "I'll rip that hair right off your scalp you damn bimbo! Get out of my way!"
"Shampoo is not a bimbo, Shampoo will find Airen first and marry him on the spot so you can't have him!"
"I'll do more than that, I'll show him what a real woman's body is like in public!"
'I'm going to die at this rate!' He thought before he began to run again. This time nearing Ukyo's stand and quickly rushed inside before shutting the door with a sigh. 'Hopefully they'll focus on fighting each other and miss me.'
"Ranma-honey? Hi, you come in for some food?" Uky asked with a smile.
"Oh, hey there Ucchan." he smiled. 'Huh, I didn't have any dinner, and I could use the energy.' He thought as he hesitantly sat in the corner of the booth. "Could I have the usual please?"
"Sure, coming right up! So, how's your day been?"
"It's...something." He said with a sigh. "I'd rather not talk about it, let's just say Ying Ranma's back for good."
"What?!" She went wide eyed.
"Yep, due to some magical bullshit she's back and is fully human, no getting rid of her now and she's even more pushy than before." He sighed. "But luckily she's busy fighting with Shampoo."
"Halfway across town, right?" She asked hopefully. "Somewhere they won't destroy my shop in their fight?"
"Uh...yeah." He said as several crashes were heard outside.
"Ranma…."
"Well halfway across town is a strong distance to use…"
"They're outside right now, aren't they?" She asked with a frown.
"...maybe?"
"Alright, get out." She said with a sigh. "Ranma honey, I love yah, but I can not afford to rebuild my stand again!"
"But I'm hungry Ucchan."
"Here, I'm done cooking, just take it and go, see you later Ranma." She spoke setting his dish down as a crash was heard right outside. "Now go go go, before they start blowing up my store!"
"Alright, alright." He sighed. He picked it up and started eating it and hesitantly opened the door, only to wind up Shampoo crashing right into him.
"Augh, you will pay for tha- Airen, there you are!" Spoke Shampoo seeing the boy who had his food smashed over his face.
"Here I am." He groaned as Ying Ranma landed near them with a frown.
"Get off him. Now."
"All of you get out now before you destroy my stand!" Yelled Ukyo with Ying Ranma looking at her with a frown.
"You're lucky I enjoy your cooking or I'd do that purely to spite you."
"Um...thanks?" She said in confusion as Shampoo grabbed Ranma and bolted out. 'Was that an insult or a compliment?'
"Hey!" Yelled Ying Ranma running after her with a growl as her eyes glowed. "Give me back Ranma-kun!"
"Never, I am taking Airen to Great-Grandmother so we can get married so you go away!"
Ying Ranma's eyes widened before roaring and picked up speed with fire in her eyes before front flipping through the air and kicked the back of Shampoo's neck, making her fall and pass out before landing. "Over my dead body." She growled before turning to Ranma, her face quickly turning to one of lust. "Now Ranma-kun, where were we~?"
"R-Running?" He gulped as she walked over with a glint.
"I was thinking more like cuddling~" She purred before making a lunge, but stopped when a black rose flew down and stuck in the ground making them turn before hearing a familiar laughter. "Oh you've GOT to be kidding."
"Ohohoho, it seems my brother's betrothed and my love are at the same place, how perfect!"
"I am not your brother's anything, and Ranma is mine bitch!" She yelled seeing Kodachi landing on a nearby pole with Ranma groaning. "Go tell your brother he can pursue that tomboy instead!"
"He is free to do as he wishes, but Ranma belongs to me, we are lovers of the highest degree you red headed mongrel." Mocked Kodachi before seeing Ying Ranma hurl her rose back at her and nearly cut her face.
"At least I don't have a laugh that makes me sound like a banshee. I pray you didn't try singing before gymnastics." She taunted. "Personally I'm just glad that I'm strong enough to where I don't have to rely on cheap parlor tricks like you!"
"Cheap tricks?! How dare you!" She cried in anger before pulling out several ribbons and throwing them at her.
Ying Ranma jumped up before wrapping them all together and hurled them back at Kodachi wrapped together in a ball. "Bring it on you snot nosed brat, I'll kick your leotarded ass back to your mansion!"
Ranma winced seeing the ball knock Kodachi back who regained her balance and took off running. 'Now's my chance!' He thought before he began to bolt. 'Maybe I should head to China or mongolia and lay low for awhile, somewhere away from all this insanity?'
"I'll hogtie you in front of the school if you don't leave!"
"Hohoho, as if a plebeian like yourself can stop m-ack!" She cried out finding Ying Ranma jumping up and kicked her under her chin, making her fall back as the girl laughed.
"Damn weakling, you're like a tiny dog, all bark no bite, now to get back to Ra- RANMA!" She shouted in annoyance as she saw he had disappeared. "Oh this is getting to be a bad habit!" She called out in annoyance. "I swear when I find him I'm not going to let him go again!"
Ranma went through various turns down alleys while making sure to check over his shoulders. 'Ok, she can't be everywhere at once, all I need to do is hide somewhere for a few days until she gets bored or leaves town, then hopefully things can go back to normal.'
But as he was running, he failed to see who was coming up on the other corner, that being Akane.
'Damn Ranma, running off with that amazon bimbo and that stupid female clone.' She thought as she was about to turn the corner only to run into said boy and make him go stumbling back before hitting his head on the wall. "Ranma!"
"Ugh…" He let out before sliding down and blacked out.
"Ugh, you idiot, did you really just knock yourself out?!" She cried out facepalming before looking around. "Damn it! If I leave him here that annoying girl half of his will take him away and I'll never hear the end of it from my dad! Better get him back home." She muttered as she picked him up before putting him on her back. "Come on you idiot, let's get you home."
Ranma mumbled before Akane started to jog away from the area.
"Ranma-kun, where are you?" Called Ying Ranma running down the alley and looked around. "Come out come out wherever you are." She called as she began to feel annoyed. 'Seriously, how hard is it to just stay still and wait for me to kick the bitches ass, huh?'
Akane herself overheard the girl's voice and kept up the pace while taking a side route through the park. 'Damn it, when will she get the message and buzz off, huh?'
Ying Ranma turned her head and took off running before jumping and landed on the top of a telephone pole and looked around the neighborhood with her eyes glowing slightly. "He was here, but he's getting farther away."
Ranma snored away on Akane's back who kept her eyes open around and kept trying to shake him awake.
"Ranma, wake up, you're heavy." She groaned as she kept moving. She tried shaking him as she ran past some trees before she heard a dark laugh that made her stop and look around. "Huh? What was that?"
"I found you Ranma-kun~" Laughed the voice as Akane paled. "And low and behold, with the tomboy too. Oh this means we can continue where we left off at."
"Wait, Ying Ranma?" She called before said woman appeared before her, slightly glowing.
"That's right, now put MY Ranma-kun down." She ordered coldly.
"He doesn't belong to you!" She snapped back with a frown.
"Oh please, he belongs more to me more than you." She spat. "You never even wanted this stupid marriage, and yet you STILL try to keep him from me? Are you hiding hidden feelings?"
"W-What?! No, I'm not!"
"Then just give him to me, I'll make sure he's happy~" She purred walking towards Akane and licked her lips. "As part of him, I know just what to do to make him VERY relaxed."
"H-He doesn't want that, do you really think he would be happy if he woke up to see you violating him or worse, try to do it while he's awake?! Why do you think he's been running?!"
"Oh please, do YOU know why?" She countered with a laugh. "Haven't you ever wondered why my Ranma-kun never once left right away and get with Shampoo or Ukyo? After all, if he's a pervert to you, then what's to keep him from taking them when you're not looking?"
"I-I….you….stop trying to play mind games with me!" She snapped with a frown.
"Because he can't. He can't bring himself to casually flirt or get with other girls, especially because of that dumb marriage. He's worried about losing his honor if he tries to leave, but deep down he hates it." She smirked wider. "He wanted to run off and never look back when he came here."
"Y-You think I don't know that, you think I want it to be like this either?! And so what, how are you any better, you are just another girl trying to force your way closer to him, he says he doesn't want to do anything with you, but just like the others you're just ignoring him!"
"Because unlike you floozies I AM different. I know Ranma inside and out. I use to be part of him. Therefore, I can make him happy the most. Besides, if we run away together you don't have to worry about being forced to marry him. Now why don't you be a good little girl and hand him over, or else."
"I don't want to marry him… but I don't want to leave him to you, you're the part of him he hated the most, you're just part of a curse he had no control over, if anything he has even more reason to hate you than any of us! Do you really think he wants to be close after everything? If that was the case he would have accepted you by now!"
Ying Ranma narrowed her eyes with both girls unaware that Ranma had woken up. "I've had enough of your annoying voice, it's time to say bye bye." She said before she began to rush towards her, fist cocked back.
"No, I'm getting Ranma home and you will leave him alone!" She yelled jumping back as Ying Ranma swung, making her fist impact the ground and form cracks in it.
"One hit and you'll never have to worry about cooking, I'll do everyone a favor and crush those hands of yours." She cried as she tried to stomp on them, only for Ranma to lash out and grab them. "Huh? Ranma-kun, you're awake?"
"Yeah, and I heard it all." He spoke firmly. "Stop it, right now."
"Why, I'm just showing this bitch her place." Ying Ranma asked with a frown.
"I said stop it." He ordered with a firm expression. "The fighting and chasing ends now."
"Then are you finally ready to have some fun with me and tell the others that you're mine?"
"No, I'm finally gonna put my foot down." He replied letting go of her wrists. "I'm done letting everyone go off and decide things for me instead of asking me."
"Wait, are you choosing someone else?!"
"NO! I'm saying from now on, I'M taking charge of MY life!" He yelled out and groaned. "How is that so hard to understand?"
"It's not, but I'm tired of watching the others fawn over you like rabbits in heat!" She groaned.
"Like you're doing?"
"...to be fair, I'm more like a mighty lioness." She smirked with Ranma groaning.
"Look, starting now I'm done letting people push me around. You might be my other half, but right now you're officially your own person. And if you know me then you should understand how much all this stuff going on is putting a lot of stress on me, right?"
"Of course, that's why I've been trying to take you, once we're alone together you'll finally be able to relax, plus the others will realize that I won, meaning they'll back off."
"But you're making that assumption without talking to me first." He remarked. "Look, we're all going back to the house to figure something out. If either of you try any fighting I'm not gonna hold back and knock you both out if I have to, got it?"
"Ugh, fine, I guess we can do it your way." Ying Ranma groaned.
"... Can you just get off of my back first?" Deadpanned Akane making Ranma blinking.
"You sure? I always carry you when we get into trouble."
"Yes, I'm sure, plus I think your clone is getting jealous and I don't want to fight her right now." Grumbled Akane with Ranma getting off and started walking with the two girls following.
(Later)
"Alright, things are gonna change." Spoke Ranma to the others as they sat down at the table. "First off the marriage agreement between me and Akane is over, it's caused both of us nothing but strife, if me and her want to pursue a relationship afterwards that's fine, if not so be it."
"Now hold up there Ranma, that's-"
"Quiet." Spoke Ying Ranma with a glare. "Or do you want me to disable your voice for a week?"
"And if you two keep pushing it I will call child services on both of you and get you arrested, or at the very least me emancipated so I don't have to do anything either of you tell me to do."
That got both of them to shut up with Nabiki smiling.
"Wow Ranma, I guess you do have a backbone."
"This coming from a girl who sells nothing but porn." Idly remarked Ying Ranma making Nabiki frown.
"Excuse me?"
"Well you HAVE made a killing selling pictures of Ranma-kun as a girl to sell around. How do we know you don't keep some for yourself? It would explain why you don't get a boyfriend." Ying Ranma said casually. "It would also be an excuse for WHY you have so many pictures of Ranma-kun in various states of undress."
"Yeah, also I want you to stop that Nabiki and give me at least half of everything you've made off those photos or I'll call the cops on you for for distributing pictures of an underadged girl without her permission." Said Ranma as her eyes widened in fear. "So, are we all clear? All the shit stops now, I'll tell the others what's happening so they understand, this is all insane and franky it's a miracle none of us have been arrested yet from all the fights, indecent public exposure and so on."
"B-B-But...the schools!" Spoke Soun.
"Screw the schools! If it's such a big deal just sign a contract that doesn't involve selling your children!" He snapped. "Just have Genma pay you or something and put the names together, like an actual business transaction, not this marriage shit!"
"And while we're on it, tell that perverted master of yours if he tries anything with me, I'll pop his old dusty balls." Warned Ying Ranma.
"Ok, in all fairness Happosai is a host unto himself, those two idiots can't control him and I'm pretty sure he's immortal, so go nuts." Ranma said with a shrug.
She gave a dark chuckle which unnerved the rest. "Oh I will~"
"Alright, and now for you Ying Ranma, no trying to violate me or I swear to god I will runaway and become a hermit somewhere you'll never find me!"
She frowned and turned her head with a pout. "Fine." She muttered before perking up. "Can I still cuddle though?"
"Maybe." He sweatdropped.
"Yes! I can work with that!" She cheered with a grin. 'I can't wait for him to fall asleep~'
"Hold up boy. If the marriage is off, then what will you do now?" Frowned Gendo. "Do you think you can just stay here with free food and shelter?"
"Not at all, in fact I was thinking of dropping out of school and getting a job, I was only going there because you guys wanted me to so I could be close to Akane, all I really care about is training and eating, so once I have a job I can pay rent and get back to training."
"I like this idea!" Nabiki spoke up quickly.
"Plus Ying Ranma here can help with chores."
"Come again?" She blinked.
"It's either that or get a job too or go to school, and good luck being around Kuno for that long." Ranma chuckled. "He misses his 'red haired goddess' so much."
"On second thought you make a good point, but if he finds me I'm going to shove his sword right up his-"
"Got it, got it, just make sure he attacks you first so you can declare self-defense." He spoke with a sweatdrop.
"Fair enough, but one more thing. From now on I wanna sleep in the same room as you, mostly because I don't trust him." She remarked looking at Gendo.
"Um, I sleep in the dojo with him." Ranma sweatdropped.
"Yes, and quite frankly I wanna make sure he doesn't try dragging you off in the middle of the night. We both know he would too."
"He could try, but I'm finally stronger than him so if he tries I can kick his ass." He said with a grin.
"Regardless I'm still sleeping with you." She smiled while hugging his arm. "After all, it might help you sleep. What better way to go to bed than with a cute girl cuddling with you?"
"I think I'll be good, but you can still sleep in the dojo." He said with a blush.
"Then I guess that means I'll have to cuddle with you in the daytime." She purred as she scooted closer. "You said it was ok after all, didn't you~?"
"...you can sleep with me." He relented.
"Aw, come on, Ying Ranma needs her snuggles!" She groaned.
"Later." He grumbled with a blush that Kasumi giggled at.
'They're so cute together.'