Devils Child

by chikane-chan

The devil is sick of Ranma evading him, and he creates a clone of Ranma's girl side to frame him. But things don't go as he planned as the girl breaks away from his control. Ranma gains a sister from the after math, that sticks by his side and there for him and his mother. As well as the usual cast here and there and some other oc's and appearances from some lesser characters.

42. Chapter 42

Chapter 42: Unraveling

Another day had begun, which was thankfully the weekend, so they were able to sleep in a bit longer. Once everyone was up, dressed and sitting at the table having breakfast, Nodoka let her children know, how she believed her memories of Ranka were back, seemingly after they had defeated the devil. That earned her smiles from both of them. She couldn't help but poke at them some, metaphorically. " Yes I remember how you both lied to me." That earned nervous looks from both of them. Getting some fun from that she decided to stop. " I know you two only did so, regarding a tricky situation. It's hard for me to be upset, because you two were protecting each other, as well as me." She said as she assured them.

When everyone was done and clean up was under way as her and Ranka were washing the dishes, she decided to bring up an important matter that was bothering her, regarding her daughter. She wasn't sure if she'd understand or not. "Ranka dear, you know about birthdays right?" She said questioningly to her. Ranka finished drying the dishes off as she thought about what was said, she did know what a birthday was, but found no importance in one, regarding herself. " Yeah mom I do." Nodoka smiled. " Well you haven't had a proper birthday, have you?" Ranka kept busy with what she was doing. " I don't need one." Nodoka reprimanded her gently. " Of course you do, I do not want to hear other wise, do you understand young lady?" She said in a bit of a firmer tone.

She had to keep reaffirming how important her daughters existence was, whether she liked it or not. So the issue of a birthday would be keep being pushed but she also knew how though she was a clone of her son's, cursed girl form, she wouldn't want to share the same birthday. From watching her daughter and how hard she tried not to be exactly like her son, though by all rights they were basically twins. Her daughter had a lot of demons, mentally. She had decided on a day that was only fitting, as she took her daughters hands into hers, telling her whether she liked it or not, her birthday would be the day they first met, because it was such an important day to Nodoka. Ranma liked to stay out these sort of things, as he was too busy playing one of the video games in the living room.

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Elsewhere Ryouga had just turned himself back with some hot water, from being in his cursed form as a piglet. Yesterday when the medium earth quake had hit, he was trying to go find Ranka but had ended up finding cold water, then ended up being swept down a river for quite some time. Today he was even more intent on trying to find her and talk to her, as it also seemed like at some point the other day, he had fully remembered everything about her. Of course as usual Ranma made it as hard as possible for him to get any time alone with her.

He hoped that his luck would be on his side, on that matter. As he had figured out with the help of that movie, and with Nabiki's words, that it was more than likely that Ranka didn't hate him. Though he also couldn't help but be a bit jealous of how close her and Ranma were, where his jealousy, but more so envy lay on the fact that Ranma knew everything about her. He hit a depressed state of mind, then taking out his feelings on his rival, by taking it out by attacking the ground with his "breaking point" technique.

Below that ground, deep down in hell Satan was in better spirits. Even though he was still recovering from his defeat, he had already hatched a new plan. He was highly against making any human clones anymore, having had his whole plan with Ranma turned against him. He could however harness what skilled servants he had in is kingdom and use their skills. He kept tabs on his workers and their families, with him in particular paying attention to the Starlings. More so the halfling daughter Thrista and her unique powers, which he had gotten a sample of from when she attended one of the clinics. The other was a young she-devil girl named Izzy, merely a child but with the unique power of being a shape shifter. With her and combining the harnessed powers of Thrista, she would do nicely for his plan. Soon he would meet with the child and tell her of her grand mission.

A few minutes later, Alley walked into his throne room with the she-devil child by her side know as Izzy, as the two bowed to their lord and greeted him. Satan looked the girl up and down as he sized her up, she looked to be around twelve years old, and had medium length black hair and light blue eyes. He greeted them back, making a big fuss out of the girl in a good way and of how important her service to him would be, as he briefed her on what he wanted her to do, regarding giving her a new power to use and the specifics of how he wanted his plan carried out.

Izzy gladly accepted all of it, being on top of the moon at being chosen by their ruler. More so at getting so up and close personally to the great Satan and at being of use to him, as well as if she did everything he wanted, not only was she receiving more power, her family would be extremely well cared for. She sat and patiently listened to everything her said, then going off to get her new power.

After that she was briefed more by Alley. Izzy nodded as she took everything in, she had plenty of targets in Nerima to mess with.

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Not too much later Alley, Ivory and Izzy were on the surface, shacked up in a motel, since they had lost two bases of operation. Alley was telling Ivory how she was responsible for looking out for Izzy. Ivory looked quite annoyed from the bed she was laying on. " Yeah, yeah." Izzy smiled at Alley cutely. " Alley can I go play?" Her eyes were all big and sparklie. Alley smirked. " Yes alright, you can go play, but be sure to come back or we'll come find you after dark." Izzy nodded as she pulled her black hoodie sweatshirt jacket's hoodie over her head, while she was disguised in human form like the others, she still needed to hide her identity.

She skipped off a ways, pausing. A few minutes later Ivory came from behind her. " You're trying to get to the Tendo Dojo right?" Izzy smiled and nodded. " That's right." From her briefings full of information, with the faces of Nerima's key players, she had already practiced shape shifting, and she had a good amount of information on things and could easily get more with her added on powers.

Once they got close enough, Ivory took her leave for the time being. Izzy hid down an alley way in the shadows as she used her shape shifting ability to take on the form of Ranka, before coming back out and walking a ways to the front door all antsy at having her fun. She could come and go easily as long as she looked like someone close to the person she was after. The briefing had left her very excited to meet the players, she especially wanted to start with Akane Tendo. With that thought she made her entrance as she knocked on the door.

Kasumi answered the door and smiled at seeing Ranka. " Oh hello Ranka, it's nice to see you." Ranka nodded back with a smile. " Do you know where Akane is?" Kasumi smiled. " Of course she's out in the dojo practicing." She was about to say something else but Ranka was already gone it seemed.

Izzy went back out as she looked around for a different building, till she happened to come upon the dojo, as she had followed the sound of yelling. She giggled before she tried enter, ready to play.

Akane took a break from her practice as the door opened and she spotted Ranka. She looked surprised. "Ranka, what are you doing here?" The unknowingly fake Ranka gave Akane a smile. " I came to see you, it's very important." Her expression changed to an upset one. Akane looked concerned. " Is something wrong?" The fake Ranka nodded. " I had to tell you, I found out that the devil went and made a clone of you." Akane gasped. " Of me? But why?" Fake Ranka rolled her eyes at her. " Well duh, to probably get closer to Ranma. Well I gotta go try to find her and it's best that we keep this secret, and not speak about it again, unless I say so." Akane looked all bewildered. " Is she around here?" Fake Ranka nodded. " I think so, well I gotta go, see ya." She then took her leave from the dojo as she ran off a ways, back down the alley way to transform herself into Akane, knowing she'd come looking.

A few minutes later she was spotted by Akane who put her hands to her mouth at seeing her double. She grabbed her clone by the hand and pulled her off inside with her and off upstairs as fast as she could, before shutting the door to her room shut as she panted from dashing about so fast and quick. She took a minute to catch her breath before she tried to address herself. Her thoughts were all over the place, till she tried to speak again. " You uh, didn't do anything to Ranma did you?" Fake Akane smirked at her double. " Nothing that he didn't like." Akane had too many thoughts going through her head, as she panicked so much, she fell unconscious.

Izzy took the chance to shape shift her form into a cat, taking her leave through the open window as she snickered, while she jumped down into the tree, climbing down the tree to the ground, before taking off. She stopped after a good distance as she walked on top of brick wall.

Down below the wall she listened as she heard someone mumbling a loud to themselves. She looked down to get a better view of them, her eyes squinted as she took note of Ryouga Hibiki. During the briefings, he was one of the many people talked about and how Alley had used his love for Ranka. With that thought in mind, she jumped down from from the wall into a the yard with bushes, before taking on Ranka's form again. Then getting herself out from the yard, before she jumped back up on top of the brick wall, making sure to catch up with Ryouga.

Ryouga stopped walking as he hung his head. " Why.. can't I.." He snapped out from his self loathing as he sensed someone close by, making him look up with an angry look. " Who dares to try to sneak up on me?!" He then yelled in embarrassment at seeing the red head standing above him, on top of the brick wall. " Aaah Ranka.. I.. uh I was just looking for you.." He stammered as his nerves hit him.

The unknowingly fake Ranka jumped down from the brick wall to the ground. " Well, I'm right here." Ryouga rubbed at the back of his head as he laughed nervously. " Ah yeah, you are." He then remembered why he had wanted to find her. " Ooh yeah, are you okay, there was an earth quake before and I.." Fake Ranka smirked at him. " Do I look hurt to you hmm?" Ryouga twiddled his fingers about. " No, and well I wanted to say I'm sorry for kissing.. you.."

Izzy enjoyed playing the role of the traitor to the master and making her look bad, while at the same time making things harder for Ryouga Hibiki as well in the long run. "Yeah right, you aren't sorry." Ryouga got all flustered. " No, I really am Ranka.. I don't think you hate me, but I.." Izzy had a dull look on her face as she listened to him carry on in a nervous way, before she smirked.

Ryouga froze up as he felt her take his hand, making him tense up. Fake Ranka looked up at him with big doe eyes. " The truth is.. well I.." She leaned in closer to him as she whispered into his ear, making his eyes widened. She then pulled away with a smile. " Well I need to go, maybe I'll see you really soon." She gave him a wink, before skipping off, pleased with what she had done.

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Back at the Saotome's, Nodoka had decided it would be in both her children's best interest to be able to efficiently use tailsmans. First she wanted to see how good their writing skills were as she guided them to write some kanji on some slips of paper. She waited until they were done to grade them. Between the two Ranka's seemed a tad better but they would both be taught as she went through teaching them all the alphabets, writing wise.

Ranma groaned at the whole ordeal. " Cmon mom it's the weekend, school's out and isn't this something between you and Ranka." He tried to get out of it, by stating it was something to be done between her and Ranka.

Nodoka shook her head at him. "Learning never rests dear. This is something you can do and is useful to fight against demons." She also resolved further reasoning. " Writing is a life skill, I cannot believe your father neglected such an important thing." Ranma thought about saying otherwise, but kept his mouth shut as he sighed and resigned himself to the lesson.

Nodoka heard the front door. She gave her children a stern look. " Keep practicing, I'll be right back." She went and answered the door, going off outside to talk to the neighbor. Ranma fussed about writing. " This is one of the things I don't like.." Ranka kept working on her penman ship. " Well their both strict on their own things, so.."

A few minutes later she came back inside and took a look at both her children's progress on their task. " It's starting to look nicer but your practice will be most important. As soon as your done Ranka dear, I'd like you to water the garden." Ranka nodded as she kept up her pace. A few minutes went by and she had finished, going off outside the porch to do her chore. Not too soon after Ranma finished and went to playing a video game, relieved to be done. Nodoka went about to dealing with the laundry.

While she was outside, as she was watering some of the plants, there came rustling from the neighbors hedge, only for Ryouga to push his way through. At seeing him she dropped the hose to the ground.

Ryouga mumbled to himself. " I guess I seem to be in some sort of jungle.." He didn't finish as he spotted the red head, making him stammer. " Raankka, ahaha.." He couldn't believe it. He struggled amongst himself for a few minutes as he went back and forth, on if he should do what she had said. Ranka's eyes followed his movements as he seemed to be putting on a one man play. She sighed as she didn't want to deal with him, but here he was. " Nope just a back yard.." She said as she referred to his thinking he was in the jungle.

Ryouga tightened his fists as he made his move, bright red in the face as he gave her a pat. Ranka tensed up as she eeped at him, before her fist slammed into his face, followed the pat to her behind, knocking him across the yard. She then turned the hose on him, changing him into P-chan, before she ran off inside after tossing it down to the ground, running off upstairs in a blur to her room.

Nodoka stuck her head out from the laundry room as she heard a door slam from upstairs. " Oh my.." She decided as soon as she was done with her current task, she would go upstairs and find out what was going on.

Ranma in the mean time at sensing his rival, as well as knowing how upset his sister was, tossed his game controller aside, going off outside, as he looked around till he spotted P-chan unconscious on the ground, going off inside the house, only to come back out a few minutes later with a hot kettle of water that he poured on top of the pig. Then he grabbed up the clothes, tossing them on top of his rival.

Ryouga sat up as he yelled from the burning hot water, recovering pretty fast as he was more worried about getting dressed, which he did. Ranma had a pissed look on his face. " What the hell did you do to my sister!?" Ryouga flushed as he fidgeted about with his fingers nervously. Ranma had no patience as he took a swing at him. " Ryouga!" Ryouga jumped away at the last moment. " It's between her and me, so butt out Ranma." That just added to Ranma's anger. " Shut up and fight then!" He said as he lunged at Ryouga with fury in his eyes.

Nodoka having heard the yelling, rushed outside and tried to get through to either of them, but it fell on death ears as they kept throwing punches and kicks at each in the yard. Her annoyance grew to where she picked up the hose and turned it loose on both of the boys, triggering both their curses to try to get their attention. She then tossed the hose down in anger. " ENOUGH!" The two had still been trying to fight, till they heard her yell. Ranma-chan tensed up as she heard her mother yell at them, as well as realizing she had turned the hose on both of them.

Ranma-chan tried to protest. " He started it! He obviously upset Ranka.." Nodoka shook her head at her son/daughter. " I'm sure Ryouga has a reasonable explanation and we do not beat it out of him.." Ranma-chan pfted at hearing that with her arms crossed. " Yeah well that's how pops taught me." Nodoka furrowed her brows with an annoyed look on her face. " Well he was wrong to.. because Ranma that is NOT okay." She grabbed her by the hand and pulled her off into the house, where she told her to practice some more writing, much to her annoyance.

She then went back outside, picking up a wide eyed P-chan, who she took upstairs to the bathroom, leaving him to take a hot bath. Once she shut the bathroom door behind him, her next stop was Ranka's room as she gave a knock, before letting herself in. She sat herself down on the side of her daughters bed, at seeing she had her face stuck in her pillow, giving her a rub to her back. " Ranka dear, what on earth happened?" She heard noises from the pillow, in response she patted her on her back gently. She knew from the jest of things Ryouga had done something that upset her. " Did Ryouga perhaps act rash with you again?"

Ranka pulled her face out from her pillow looking flustered with a mix of annoyance. "He.. touched my butt.." Nodoka fretted a bit as she couldn't be too mad with the boy, and tried to explain this to her daughter. " Well, boys do get strong urges around beautiful girls. They simply can't help themselves. You should think of it as a compliment and he is.." Ranka cut her off with an irked look. " No he's not.. and so what are you saying that since Ranma is Akane's fiancee that he can help himself to her too?" Nodoka cleared her throat. " It is encouraged, but I would prefer they wait." Ranka ughed at her mothers approach. "Your not helping.." She muttered under her breath as she smacked her face back down into her pillow. Nodoka put a hand to her mouth as she thought on things. " Though consent is an important thing, so I will have a talk with him and so should you, because thus far I find him suitable as your fiancee."

Ranka pulled her face out from the pillow looking very annoyed. " I don't want to talk to him, I want to punch him in his face.." Nodoka looked dismayed as she reprimanded her daughter. " Ranka! I understand that you're upset but.." Ranka looked off the other way. " I already punched him in the face.." Nodoka put her hand to her head as she shook her head. " Oh Ranka.. that is not how you should handle things.. I just told your brother the same thing.." Ranka huffed back. " Well it is.. " Nodoka took her daughters hands with her own as she held them with a pleading look in her eyes. " Please Ranka dear, it would mean a lot to me if you would apologize to him for your brash actions." Ranka groaned as she hung her head in defeat. " Okay.."

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Not that much later Ryouga came downstairs after some trial an error. Ranma-chan grumbled as she kept working on her writing task. Nodoka gave Ranka a subtle nudge, as she nodded her head off in Ryouga direction. Ranka sighed as she tried her best to suck it up, though her annoyance was showing. " I'm sorry.. that you're a pervert.." Ryouga looked confused. " I was just doing what you wanted me to." That was it, as Ranka lost it and punched him in the face in anger, knocking him out as he fell down to the ground. Nodoka yelled in frustration. " Ranka! That is NOT apologizing!" Ranka huffed. " He asked for it.."

Ranma nodded in agreement and was delighted that her sister had slugged Ryouga, as she was about to pummel him after his perverted comment. Nodoka had a stern look on her face. " We are going to the spa." She had a dead serious look in her eyes. Ranka groaned at hearing that. She turned to Ranma. " Ranma, we'll be back in a bit, I don't want there to be any fighting between you and Ryouga, unless you would like to go to the spa as well." Ranma-chan gulped at how serious her mother was. " Right, no fighting, got it." Nodoka smiled as she took Ranka by her hand as she pulled her off with her to the front door to put shoes on, before they took their leave.

It didn't take too long before they had arrived at the spa. Ranka's mood kept detoriating, as she was soon at the mercy of that detestable water blaster. She was fed up with the whole thing, tired of having to deal with such a threat. She glared daggers at the machine, as she muttered under her breath. While the count down started, it didn't make it to the last number as she un leashed her anger on it, busting it with a powerful punch, making the hot water spray upwards to the ceiling. At realizing her error, her anger dropped as she looked sheepish. " Uh oh.."

Nodoka was already at the door with her hand to mouth as she gasped. Then she yelled at her daughter for her actions, saying her full name. " Ranka, Onna, Saotome! What on earth has gotten into you?!" Ranka bit her lip as she shuffled her feet about. " I hate the stupid thing.." Nodoka huffed. " Well I expect you to work off the damages." Ranka hung her head as she groaned.

Meanwhile back at the house, as soon as Ryouga woke up, Ranma-chan grabbed him up by his shirt as she shook him about. " Ryouga, spit it out!" Ryouga was still a bit dazed, so his mind wasn't clear as all he saw was an angry red head, which he automatically thought was Ranka, and in his state of mind where he blurted out things. " I just did what you.. told me to do…" Ranma-chan pulled him by his shirt, closer towards her. " And why the hell would Ranka tell you to do something perverted to her, huh?! Explain that you porker.." Ryouga's eyes snapped wide open, as he was alert, as he furrowed his brow at his rival. " Ranma, how dare you pretend to be Ranka, again!" Ranma-chan hehed as she pushed him back some with some force, as she let go of her hold on his shirt. " I didn't, your dumb ass just thought I automatically was her."

Ryouga got a bit flustered at hearing that as he noticed the differences. " Ah, shut up Ranma.. " Of course that just fueled Ranma more as she taunted him. " I thought you said you could tell the difference and wouldn't be fooled anymore." Ryouga grumbled. " Shut your mouth, if I wasn't just waking up from being knocked out, I would've easily been able to tell." Ranma-chan quirked an eyebrow at him with a smug look. " Sure, whatever ya say P-chan." Ryouga growled a tad at her, before looking around the room. " Where is Ranka?" Ranma-chan crossed her arms with an annoyed look. " Getting punished, because of YOU." Ryouga got all flustered again. " Because of me? I didn't say anything though.."

Ranma-chan sat back down, getting back to her writing practice. " You didn't have to. The only reason I'm not kicking your ass right now, is because.. I'll get in trouble too and like hell do I want to go to that spa.." Ryouga blinked. " A spa, how is that a punishment?" He then smirked at his rival. " Don't tell me you're afraid of a spa, how dumb." Ranma-chan grumbled at him as she finished, snapping her pencil. She was about to tell him off, when she heard her mother and sister come back in, turning her attention to them.

She blinked at seeing them back so soon. " That was quick.." She gehed at seeing how annoyed her mother looked, as well as her sister. Nodoka sighed heavily. " Well.. that's what happens when things get broken.." Ranka had already disappeared upstairs, much to her mothers dismay. Ranma-chan sweat dropped as her mother turned her attention on her. " I keep trying to steer you and your sister away from violence the best I can.." Ranma-chan rubbed at the back of her head. " Did she beat up some guys again?" Nodoka shook her head. " She broke the water machine at the spa.." Ranma-chan sighed this time. " Well.. that's just how we are." She said as she tried her best to defend her sisters actions.

Nodoka just sighed as she wasn't going to discuss it further, as it was more important to discuss things with Ryouga, who she turned her attention to. " Oh Ryouga I see you've bounced back. I'm so sorry for how my daughter acted." She bowed her head in apology, before standing back up. She had apologized and now it was time to discuss his actions, as she motioned for him to come sit down at the ground floor table with her. She cleared her throat as she proceeded. " Now Ryouga, I know that you know my daughter is very beautiful, and you are top in line as a suitor, though your actions are a normal thing for a teenage boy, consent on both sides is extremely important. If there are any further one sided incidents, I may need to rethink your positon." Ryouga gulped at what he had heard, hanging his head, before bowing to show he understood. Nodoka smiled before she got up, going off to kitchen.

Ranma-chan smirked at Ryouga. Ryouga had an annoyed look on his face, seeing at how Ranma was silently mocking him. He took a minute to think about what both Ranma and Ranka said, about how he had said, Ranka herself had told him, that was what she wanted him to do. The more he thought on it, he then realized that usually Ranka had a certain scent and feeling. He felt perplexed at how when he had talked to her before, thinking back on it, she didn't have the same scent or feeling.

Ranma-chan at seeing Ryouga seemed to be lost in thought, had gone over and waved her hand in front of his face. At not getting a response she then got down to his level and gave him a jab with her elbow to his arm. " Hey, earth to Ryouga." Ryouga put a defensive position with his arms in response as he was forced out of his thoughts, then seeing Ranma had messed with him. " Ranma.. " He then wondered if he had really seen or talked to Ranka, making him question it some as he looked to his rival for answers. " Ah so Ranma, did Ranka go out today? I mean before she and your mom went out before." Ranma-chan gave him a strange look. " Nope and not like I'd let you be alone with my sister."

A few minutes later Nodoka came out from the kitchen with a concerned look on her face, as she handed a tupperware container to Ryouga. " I would've liked to invite you to stay for dinner Ryouga, but with how high tensions are between you and Ranka, I think it's best you leave for today. I've made some sandwiches for you as compensation." Ryouga hung his head at feeling the rejection, but knew Mrs. Saotome was right. He smiled and thanked her for her generosity as she said good bye, before leaving the house. Outside he looked back at the house, up towards where Ranka's room was. He wished he could talk to her, but that wasn't going to happen today.

Back inside Ranma-chan had a pumped fist as she was reveling in the moment, that Ryouga had been told it was best he leave. And his attempt to get a lone with Ranka had been shot down.

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After Ryouga had left Ranma-chan went off upstairs to check on Ranka, as she was worried, since the last time Ryouga had pulled something similar it had caused her to switch places with her gem. Also at how their was high tension's between her and her mother. She gave a knock before letting herself in.

She couldn't quite sense exactly how her sister was feeling, it seemed to be a jumbled mess. What she could tell was that she was upset. She voiced her concern as she took a seat in the rolling desk chair. " Hey sis, you okay?" She started out gently but also went a bit stern. " I hope your not thinking about retreating.." She just had a bad feeling that said she was, her sister's position also wasn't assuring, as she was curled up on her bed, with her back turned to her.

Ranka bit her lip some nervously at hearing the last bit, as it had been on her mind. Though she knew better, just the fact that if she got caught having thought about it, would spell doom for her. She also knew by now there was no hiding from Ranma. "I'm fine, so stop worrying." She said to try to throw her sibling, from pestering her more.

Ranma-chan hahed knowingly. " Well you could've fooled me." She said sarcastically. " The jigs up, it's obvious you're not, between the perverted pig and breaking that machine at the spa." Ranka sighed heavily. " I lost it.. and feel bad I busted mom's favorite thing at the spa, but I also just, got fed up with constantly being threatened with it.." Ranma-chan rubbed at the back of her head. " Well.. I get that, and I tried my best with out upsetting mom too much, there was more I wanted to say, but it wouldn't have gone well and.. I'm just not as good at talking to her like you are.." She then got a really serious look on her face as she moved on to Ryouga. " So what did that perverted pig do this time that got ya so mad?"

Ranka tensed up after hearing that. She didn't want to say what he had done, knowing that Ranma would loose his cool. It'd be hard to hide it, but she tried her best to. She tried to think of a fib that wasn't too bad, to try to throw her sibling off, but was also too embarrassed as she only managed to get out a few words. " Uh, well he.. um.."

Ranma-chan got too annoyed at reading how nervous her sister was, making her impatient as she linked up and found her answer. An answer that made her jump up and out from the chair, walking out of the room really fast, having shut the door behind her.

Ranka groaned at knowing that Ranma had looked and gotten his answer and knew he was going to kill Ryouga. She was right as Ranma had gone off to the bathroom, changing back into a guy with hot water, before he rushed out the door in fury, as he was in hot pursuit of his rival, to kick his ass for touching his sister in a perverted way again.

Nodoka had heard the rushed footsteps and caught sight of her son leaving the house, prompting her to run after him in pursuit. She wasn't too far behind his trail as she came upon the scene. At seeing how her son had ran off without a word to start another fight with Ryouga, she frowned at seeing how her son seemed to be the aggressor and the two had already broken an innocent wall. Knowing she wouldn't be able to get through to her son once he was too into a fight, at spotting a bucket of water outside a house, she borrowed it, tossing the contents of the cold water over the two boys, watching their curses trigger.

Ranma-chan growled as she shook her head about, as she went to grab P-chan, only for her mother to beat her to it with a stern look. She eeped as she noticed she was there and had thrown cold water on her and Ryouga. She wasn't able to get a word in as her mother grabbed her by her ear, pulling her away with one hand, back to the house. Once inside she let go of her hold on her son/daughter. " Ranma.. I'd like an explanation.." Ranma-chan looked annoyed as she tried to keep grabbing for P-chan, only to be blocked off by her mother. " I was going to kill him.." She glared daggers at the pig.

Nodoka shook her head in dismay. " That will not be happening, do you understand Ranma." Ranma-chan kept trying to nab the pig from her mothers hold, from a different direction. " It would if you'd just give me the damn pervert.." She grumbled in annoyance. Nodoka wouldn't allow it. " Ranma! That's enough.." She huffed as she went off upstairs with P-chan to the bathroom.

Ranma-chan cchted at having been thwarted, as she went off upstairs to go check on Ranka, since she couldn't beat the crap out of Ryouga right now. She was more concerned at the moment about her sister, sensing things were still a jumbled up mess. She was still mooping in bed.

Once Ryouga had taken a quick shower and gotten dress, he took his leave as Nodoka had requested. Of course he had wanted to try to talk to Ranka but knew better.

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As he tried to walk back to his camp site, a thought ocured to him. How he had kept in contact when he had been far from Akane, he wrote her letters. That's it! Since Ranka didn't want to see or talk to him, he would write her a letter. Once he was able to find his way back, anyways.

Not too far off Izzy went back to the motel room with a big grin on her face. Alley greeted her. " It seems you had some fun." Izzy smiled and nodded. " I did! It was so much fun! Pretending to be the traitor." Ivory was annoyed at hearing their new team mate prattle on. " You'd better be careful, that traitor isn't stupid." Izzy huffed with her arms crossed. " I was." Alley took in mind what Ivory had said. " She's right Izzy, I hope you covered your tracks on things. It could easily be known that there's more than one of whoever you have taken the form of. Onna tends to have a six sense when it comes to hell-related things."

Izzy blinked. " Onna? I hear Ranka spoken more of." Alley cleared her throat. " That was the traitors original name, given to her by the master, she has since changed her name to Ranka." Izzy tightened her fists. " How detestable, she really is the highest traitor of all, forsaken her given name from our master." Alley nodded in agreement. "She choose to turn her back on her master and go awall." Izzy nodded back. " Right, because of Ranma Saotome." Izzy hehed. " I can't wait to carry out the next plan."

—-

Cut to the next day, things were still tense between Nodoka and her children as they ate breakfast in silence. Once everyone was done she announced her plans, that they were going to visit the Tendo's. She had a reason behind it of course, but kept it to herself, other then telling Ranma that he needed to talk to his father, as did she.

It wasn't long before they had arrived at the Tendo's, and it wasn't a surprise as Nodoka had made sure to call ahead and let it be known, she needed to see Genma regarding family matters. Kasumi greeted them all happily. Nodoka frowned at seeing Genma outside in the garden in his panda form, playing with a tire. Soun greeted her with a nervous look as he bowed his head to her. " Forgive me Mrs. Saotome, while I was able to keep him from running away, I however could't stop him completely."

Nodoka smiled at him. " Thank you very much Mr. Tendo, you've done more than enough, but now, I shall deal with him." With that she griped her katana sheath, as pulled it out, pointing it at the panda threateningly. "Genma.. WE need to talk, I suggest you turn back as soon as possible.." Her angry aura was flaring up around her, which made Ranma and Ranka back away. Genma panda's eyes bugged out as he fwailed his paws about frantically. Nodoka stalked towards him, holding her blade. "Genma.." Kasumi put her hand to her mouth. " Oh my.. Mr. Saotome you should do what your wife is telling you to do and fast." Genma panda ran off to the bathroom as fast as lightening. Nodoka sheathed her katana at seeing he had gone off to change back.

Once he came back, everyone that was present exchanged greetings as they took seats at the ground table. Nodoka cleared her throat. " Genma, as I said we need to talk." Genma looked nervous as he finished sipping his tea. " Here I thought you hated me." Nodoka gave him a glare. " That's right, but.. because of my stupidity, I gave up my rights for years.. How you've raised our son, I can't easily control. So.. I have no choice but to ask you to talk to Ranma. I would say Ranka as well, but.. I don't trust you.." She said in a stern tone.

Genma cleared his throat as he got up from the floor. " Ranma, let's go." Ranma looked annoyed as he got up and followed his father outside into the yard to talk. While in the mean time Akane came downstairs, stopping in her tracks at seeing Ranka. Kasumi smiled at seeing her sister. " Oh Akane, Mrs Saotome, Ranma and Ranka are here for a visit. Greetings were exchanged, before Akane managed to sheepishly ask Ranka if she'd come train with her, to which she agreed, and also got some nudging from her mother on the matter.

Once they had made it to the dojo, Akane broke down as her emotions got the best of her, as she started to tear up. " I'm so sorry I.. forgot about you Ranka.. I can't believe I did that.." Ranka rubbed at the back of head, looking nervous, before she put her hand on Akane's shoulder. " Don't be, it's not your fault, so stop blaming yourself. Everyone did, it wasn't just you." Akane blubbered as she got more upset. " I'd never want that.. I can't.. believe it happened, so fast.." Ranka gave her a gentle pat to her shoulder. "I get that. Well it was planned, and that plan was supposed to be permanent, but everyone close to me, loves me too much, so they were able to break through the spell. So don't get yourself all upset, kay Akane."

Akane sniffled as she tried to calm herself down. Ranka frowned as she wiped away a tear from Akane's eye. "Cmon now, Ranma will get upset if he see's I made you cry." She said jokingily. That made Akane blush as she nodded as she wiped away the rest of her tears with a smile. " Alright, let's train." Ranka went off and changed into a gi outfit, before coming back as they started off with attacks.

Meanwhile Genma and Ranma were busy fighting out things, before he ended up getting kicked into the pond, coming back up from water as a panda. Nodoka had a frown on her face, with her arms crossed. Genma panda bowed his head, as he held up a sign or two, that read ," Forgive me Nodoka, the boy doesn't listen to me either. He's very ungrateful." Nodoka furrowed her brows at him as she looked disgusted. Soun was staying out of it as he read his newspaper and Kasumi was busy doing things around the house. Nodoka at being annoyed, got up and went off to help her out.

After some vigirous training, they were sitting outside on the porch of the dojo, wiping themselves with towels. Akane decided to try to ask her about things. " Um Ranka, so why are you and Ranma and your mom here?" Ranka sighed as she kicked her legs back and forth gently in the air. " Well.. because mom can't deal with how violent me and Ranma are. Long story short, Ryouga was a pervert again.. and I decked him for it.., then mom wanted me to apologize but he said something that I just lost my cool, and so I decked him again.. Oh and then Ranma found out and went to go kill him.. but mom stopped him and he was trying to get through her to get to Ryouga, he was that mad.."

Akane listened intently. " I see, so Mrs. Saotome brought Ranma to see his dad to try to talk to him." Ranka nodded back. " Pretty much." Akane hmmed. " And you too." Ranka hahed. " Well.. she doesn't trust the old man with me anymore.." Akane looked thoughtful on that. " Well I can't say that I blame her, he did try to get rid of you.. I thought your mother was going to try to accept you and Ranma." Ranka rubbed at the back of her neck. " We're too violent. I.. also.. lost it and broke that stupid machine at the spa.. I feel bad but at the same time, I don't. I just got so sick of it.." She had a pained look on her face. " I can't help it, part of me wishes I could make my mom happy in the way she's seeking, another part of me, well.. doesn't. I just can't completely please her. I think Ranma feels the same."

She got up and went off to change out of the gi, before coming back in her casual outfit, a t-shirt and shorts as she sat back down. " I've said it before.. she's kinda being a hypocrite, how she doesn't like how violent I am, yet.. it's okay as long as it's used to slay demons.." Akane looked thoughtful for a minute before she responded. " It does seem like that, but well.. " She got too embarrassed to finish what she had wanted to say. Ranka had already picked up on what she had been trying to say, as she looked off the other way. " Just stick to Ranma, will ya.." She tried her best not to talk like her sibling, but at times it would happen.

Akane tightened her fist as she pushed through her insecurities, putting her hand on Ranka's with an upset look on her face. " You're my fiancee too, just a different side." Ranka tried to brush it off, but her face was flushed already. " Geez your greedy.." Akane took her hand away from hers more flustered. " I just, it's a lot easier to talk to you, Ranka.." Ranka put her hand to her face. " Sure you say that, but you also get angry with me." Akane looked a tad annoyed at hearing that. " Oh yeah, well so do you." She shuffled her foot about on the ground. " But.. you're gentler than Ranma.." Ranka tried to make light of things. " Oh and here I thought you hated me."

Akane twiddled her fingers about nervously, also a little frustrated at the taunt. " Things were different then, than how they are now, you yourself said the same before." Ranka rubbed at the back of her neck, looking flustered. " Akane put her hand back on hers with pleading eyes. " Since I'm so greedy.. I'd really like it if you'd wear a chinese outfit.." Ranka gave her an evil smirk. " If you wear the lacie set." Akane took her hand away quickly, with her face ten shades of red, as her anger bubbled some. " I take it all back, your just as much as a jerk as he is!" She got up and ran off inside to the house.

—

A few minutes after going off inside to the house, Ranka was met by a disapproving look from her mother, that made her sweat drop. Nodoka had her arms crossed as she had a few minutes before hand caught sight of an upset Akane run off upstairs from the direction of the dojo, knowing her daughter was responsible. " Ranka, what did you do that upset Akane so much?" Ranka figured it was best to fib, knowing it'd upset Akane more if the truth was told. " She's just a sore loser." Nodoka furrowed her brow at her. " Regardless young lady, we are going and apologizing to Akane, right now." She grabbed her daughter by her hand, as they went off upstairs to Akane's room, giving a knock to her door.

Akane looked annoyed for a second thinking it was just Ranka, until she saw auntie Saotome was with her as well. Nodoka sighed as she let go of her daughters hand. " Akane dear, Ranka says you were upset by loosing to her, but somehow I doubt that's the why, so tell me what she did, so she can apologize properly." Akane started to get flustered at the fact that Mrs. Saotome would find out at this rate, waving her hands about. " Oh well, it's true, it's my fault so no apology needed." Nodoka hmmed. " Well alright if you say so dear."

After they took their leave and she had shut her door to her bedroom, she let out a sigh of relief, that Ranka had kept quiet about the real reason, having escaped extreme embarrassment, if Mrs. Saotome had found out.

Once they got back downstairs, Nodoka let everyone know they would be taking their leave, alerting her son a well that it was time to leave. As they had taken their leave from the Tendo's and started walking back towards home, she hung her head. " Honestly, if it not one of you it's the other, that's always seems to be fighting with Akane or vice versa." Ranma and Ranka both just sweat dropped as they walked.

When they got back to the house, Nodoka sent them off upstairs to make sure their homework was done. This time they did so in Ranma's room, so it wouldn't be an issue. They chatted while they worked. " I guess mom's still cross with us.." Ranka said as she wrote. Ranma was doing the same. " Yep.. it's frustrating, so what'd she make you do for breaking the spa thing?" Ranka tapped her pencil tip on the paper a few times, before moving on to the next question to answer. " I gotta work off the damages.. starting tomorrow after school." Ranma sweat dropped. " Ouch, for how long?" Ranka sighed. " Until that stupid machine is fully paid for.. though I'd prefer if it stayed dead.." She had a dead serious tone to her voice, as she kept writing.

In the mean time down in hell Satan had gained another plan, as he had his sights set on Ranma this time, in a different way, which he had set into motion with one of his servants. While he knew he couldn't corrupt the young martial artist, perhaps he could sway him in a different way, to give back his prized possession. Every person had things they wanted more than ever.

—-

Soon it was was another new day as a new school week had begun, with the spell over come, everyone at school had gained their memories of Ranka back, though they did recall how they had seemed to forget her. Of course Kuno tried to blame the evil sorcerer Ranma for that. Ranka was about to tell him off, when Nabiki pulled her aside, pretty suddenly. Ranka blinked taken a back. Nabiki had a smile on her face. " Just the girl I wanted to see." Ranka gave her a dull look. " You ALWAYS want to see me.." Nabiki winked at her. " Because you're that great, anyways.. I heard about your dilemma and out of the kindness of my heart, I bailed you out." Ranka gave her a suspicious look. " Did you now? What dilemma would that be hmm?"

Nabiki smirked, as she had been present at the spa when the incident had gone down and made her move after Nodoka had negotiated with the owner of the spa. " Oh you know, how you broke that expensive machine at the spa." Ranka's eyes widened at hearing that, as she sweated some. " I.. guess you do know.." Nabiki winked at her. " Told you I did, anyways down to business, I paid off your little problem, so you work for me now. I'll be contacting you very soon, my little money maker." She patted her on the head before skipping off inside. Ranka looked all frazzled at hearing that.

Ranma came over after he had to eventually beat up Kuno to shut him up. " What was that all about with Nabiki?" Ranka sweat dropped. " Just be glad it's not you.." Ranma looked annoyed at hearing that. " What'd she do now?" Ranka groaned. " I don't want to talk about it." Ranma gave her a stern look, which made her sigh. " She paid for that machine at the spa, so I work for her now basically, till I pay her back for what she spent.." It was Ranma's turn to groan now. " She's so evil.."

Nabiki was busy already getting back her money, as she advertised on her way to her class, as she exchanged tickets with each sale. Her gamble was going to pay off. While what she spent on paying for the damage to the spa machine wasn't everything she had, she was going to milk her money maker for as much as she could, given this wonderful opportunity.

As the day went by, it was soon time for gym, as the class went by, then it was time to get changed back. Ranma was finishing up as he was pulling his shoes on in the boys locker room, as a student approached him with a smile. "Hey, your Ranma, right?" Ranma quirked an eyebrow at the other guy. " Ah yeah.." The other guy smiled back at him. "I've heard a lot about you.." He handed him a letter, before taking his leave. Ranma felt weirded out by the whole thing but had accepted taking the letter out of curiosity, as he un folded it to read the contents. Once he had read what was on the paper, he crumpled it up in anger, tossing it off into the air, off into the near by trash can.

More classes went by as the day went on, and lunch went by as they started to head back to the classroom. Nabiki came calling as she had said, as she caught Ranka on her way back from the ladies room, pulling her aside to tell her how things were going to play out, much to her discontent. Nabiki smiled as she finished. " So, I will see you then, we already have so many clients." Ranka groaned as she walked back to the classroom.

When school was over, Ranma and Ranka went their separate ways, having discussed it amongst themselves. Ranma left out a lot, but just let her and the others, know he was going some where with a friend. The student that had given him the letter was waiting for him at the gate, as he led him off to the meeting place, that Satan had set up at the karaoke place. Once he had read that the letter was from Satan, he had known the other guy was likely a demon. He had after a few times of being harassed by Ivory and with his sisters reminders, gotten better at keeping his green gem on him, so he was prepared.

—-

Upon arriving at a karaoke room, which the demon that was disguised as a classmate had paid for and set up a mirror on the wall, stayed to himself on the opposite side of the table seat. Satan's image appeared on the mirror as he smiled at Ranma. " Greetings Ranma Saotome, I see you've taken my invitation." Ranma looked annoyed with his arms crossed. " So what's this about? Your invite wasn't very clear." Satan chuckled at him. " Oh I think it was clear enough, or you wouldn't have come. But I shall be very clear. I will make your greatest wishes come true."

Ranma quirked an eyebrow at him. " Oh yeah, for what price? Because nothing's free, from you, right." Satan smirked. " So true, well usually a wish is exchanged for a soul, but for you, all I'm asking is that you give the girl back to me. Do that for me and I will cure you from your curse and then some. Sounds like a good trade, doesn't it."

Ranma hehed as he was about done with leading on the devil. "Sure does, but I'm NEVER doing that. Listen, you gave me a sister, you said it yourself and I'm NOT giving her back, especially not to the likes of YOU!" Satan snarled in fury as he bristled in anger at the martial artist's arrogance, before he could get in the last word, Ranma grabbed the disguised demon, as a fake classmate while he seemed preoccupied, smashing his face into the mirror, with in turn made it shatter, before he took his leave from the room with a huff. He had only gone to meet with the devil to tell him off, even at missing an opportunity to get rid of his curse.

If it meant having to give up Ranka, it wasn't worth it, he liked having a sister, as well as his other side. Two sides of the same coin, as it were. Also how he was less against his curse these days, with Ranka's help, she had helped eliminate one of the greater concerns with that, which had been their mother. He felt good that he stood up to the devil and told him off, as well as how he was better than his father, having been able to resist the bribe. Since he was done with his business, he hurried back home, not wanting to end up late and incurring his mothers wrath.

Or would've if he hadn't bumped into someone on the way, which made him back up and apologize. Akane looked flustered, but also surprised at seeing him, as did he at seeing her. He then noticed she had a ticket in her hand. " So, where are you off to huh Akane?" Akane tried to hide it but it was too late, as he was able to put two and two together. " Akane, you didn't get that from Nabiki, did you?" Akane looked annoyed as she was more flustered. " She gave it to me.." Ranma rolled his eyes at her, but decided it was better to stay quiet. " Sure, so where were you going?" Akane sweat dropped. " To see Ranka, I uh felt bad." Ranma had a dull look on his face. " Uhuh, I'll go with you then." Akane murred as she had no choice really, if she didn't want him knowing she had willingly purchased a ticket to have some time with Ranka.

She also decided to question him back. " So, where did you and your friend go?" Ranma looked annoyed as they walked. " Oh yeah that, that wasn't a friend, I went to talk with the devil and tell him off." Akane's eyes widened. " What did he want to talk about with you?" Ranma kicked a rock as they kept walking. " He was trying to get me to agree to give Ranka back to him, by trying to bribe me with a cure for my curse, but like I said I told him and his drone off."

Akane decided since she was alone with Ranma right now, to try nonchantantly ask. " So um I didn't do anything weird to you, right?" Her face was started to flush. Ranma rubbed at the back of his head, un sure of what she was getting at. " Well you did just ask me something weird." Akane looked confused for a second as she wondered, had her clone lied to her, about doing something naughty with Ranma.

When they reached the destination, Ranma did a double take at seeing it was the same place he had just left. Akane sighed at seeing how long the line was, once they had gone off inside. From where they were, what Akane could see from the long line, looked to be her sister Nabiki towards the front. She seemed to be arguing with someone else for a few minutes.

—-

About half and hour later Shampoo came back from having to walk away, as she paid Nabiki off. Nabiki smirked as she counted through the wads of cash. " A pleasure doing business with you Shampoo, she's all yours." Shampoo hmpfed with her arms crossed. " I better not see people out here when I come back." Nabiki put away her cash as she smiled. " Don't worry you won't." She made it a point to shut the whole thing down as soon as someone left the room, she jumped into action. Shampoo took her chance and went off into the room.

Ranka looked up from the table she was sitting at. " Oh I guess you bought a ticket from Nabiki too huh." Shampoo wasted no time as she glomped onto her other airen. " You guess wrong, Shampoo save Ranka from Nabiki." Ranka sweat dropped. " You didn't buy a ticket then?" Shampoo smirked seductively. " Even better, Shampoo buy you from evil Tendo sister." Ranka got all flustered. " What do you mean? Don't tell me.." Shampoo cuddled up with her. " That right, Shampoo pay off Nabiki, so since she buy you off, you work for Cat Cafe to pay back what was spent." Ranka rubbed at her wrist. " That's fair, but you didn't have to do that." Shampoo got up in her face with a stern. " Yes I do, no want my airen going on dates with others, Ranka belong to Shampoo!" Ranka sweat dropped as well flushed in her cheeks. "Hey now.. it's not like I planned on Nabiki, doing this. You've made that more than crystal clear.. and i've got the mark to prove it.." Shampoo giggled as she glomped back onto her. " That right."

Outside the room, Nabiki had finished shoo ing most people away, but to keep her profit, saying how to go see her another day at the Cat Cafe. She smiled at seeing Akane and Ranma. Akane looked about with a confused look. " What's going on, Nabiki?" Nabiki rubbed at the back of her head. " Well I got bought off that's what, I wasn't about to decline." Ranma had his arms crossed, about to say something.

Shampoo at spotting Ranma, once they had left the karoke room, glomped onto him. " Aiya, Ranma so happy you come to see Shampoo." Akane bristled at seeing her. " What are YOU doing here, Shampoo?" Shampoo smirked at her rival. " Is that not obvious Akane, I come to save Ranka." Ranma tried to pull her off of him. Oh man, so you were the one who bought off Nabiki.." Shampoo giggled. " That right." Ranka quirked her eyebrow at seeing her sibling, along with Akane. " Hey, I thought you were going home."

Ranma sweat dropped. " I was but.." Shampoo had let go of her hold on Ranma, only to re latch herself onto Ranka, which went back and forth between the two siblings, until Akane reached her limit as she yelled. " That's ENOUGH, ALREADY!" Shampoo smirked at her rival in love. Ranka sighed. " Well I don't know when you wanted me to start." Shampoo had gotten off from her hold on Ranma. " You come tomorrow then. I go now, still lots of work to do." She waved as she took her leave.

After that they started walking back towards home, taking Akane half way back. Once they were alone, after a few minutes of going back and forth with himself, he decided it was better to tell his sister than not. Not wanting the full brunt of her anger if he was going to get it. " So I got invited to talk to that bastard." He blurted it out. Ranka stopped short in her tracks. " And you went and talked to him.." Ranma sweat dropped a bit. " Yeah he tried to bait me, but I told him off." He said with a proud look. Ranka gave him a questionable look, even though a lot wasn't said out loud, she already knew what he was saying. " You could've just said "no" and left, now.. you've gone and put yourself in danger."

Ranma rubbed at the back of his head. " Wasn't I before?" Ranka looked frustrated as she tightened her fist. " No! But now.. you really are. If he was holding back, he's not going to anymore." Ranma crossed his arms. " Yeah well that bastard got me mad, trying to bait me with a cure, to get you back and I told him that ain't happening ever." Ranka sighed as she was touched, but also annoyed. " Yeah well, now you really better watch your back." Ranma hehed at the challenge, as they made it back home.

Nodoka greeted her children as they came in. She seemed more excited than usual, with good reason as she introduced them to the child she had with her. " Ranma, Ranka, I'd like you to meet Tenka, think of her as your little sister." The child looked identical, just a girl and instead she had her hair in twin pigtails at her side. Ranma and Ranka's mouth's hung open at the sight before them. Ranka shook her head. " Wait a minute, how did this all happen?" Ranma sweat dropped. " Yeah, that is a good question."

Nodoka clasped her hands together. " Well I was out on an errand and I found poor little Tenka in an alley way, she's pretty much the same as you Ranka dear, she escaped from the demons and I couldn't leave the poor thing." She chided the child to greet her siblings. Tenka kept herself hidden behind Nodoka as she quietly greeted them. Ranka furrowed her brows some at her younger twin. " That's sweet an all mom, but you don't even know if she's not.." Nodoka pouted some, looking like she was about to cry, which had made Ranka stop going any further. Ranka sighed. " I'm going to go work on my homework." Nodoka grabbed a letter from off the table. " Oh, hold on you got mail and how was your first day of work at the spa?" Ranka took the letter from her. " It was okay." She then went off upstairs pretty fast.

Ranma followed suit as he felt the same as his sister did about this sudden, new addittion. He made sure to go to the bathroom first, changing with some cold water into his girl form, so he could enter Ranka's room without opposition from their mother. Ranma-chan gave a knock before entering the room. " So, I'm not the only one not feeling good in the gut, right?" Ranka was doing what she said, getting to work on her homework. " No, your not, I don't have a good feeling about this. I wasn't trying to be mean but.." Ranma-chan took a seat at the ground table as well. " Well if she's not who she says she is, then it's possible mom let a damned demon in.." Ranka had her hand to her face. " That is a very high possibility.. you'd think that, she'd know better.."

—

The rest of the evening went by with Nodoka fawning over Tenka, which had Ranma and Ranka a bit jealous. Before they knew it, it was bed time and they went off upstairs, with Ranka getting ready for bed first. Once she was done, then Ranma went and got ready for bed. Ranka was met by her mother on the way back to her room from the bathroom.

Nodoka had Tenka next to her. " Oh Ranka dear, Tenka would like to sleep with you tonight, isn't that so sweet." Ranka sweat dropped. " Are you sure she wouldn't like the guest room better." Nodoka gave her a some what stern look. " Ranka, she wants to stay in your room with you. I expect you to be nice to her, she is only a child after all." Ranka groaned at having to share her room with this sudden intrusion.

Once Nodoka had gotten Tenka all ready for bed, she set her up on the other bed in Ranka's room, saying good night to them, going off to finish doing other things. As soon as she was gone, the little red head girl with twin pigtails, slide down out from the bed and scampered about the room, as she giggled.

Izzy played the part of this fake persona very well, as she was intent on finding the gem, she had been briefed about. While her chibi form she had taken on, as Ranka's twin just in child form, got closer to her goal, only to be blocked off from Ranka as she had jumped out of bed to counter her. " Go to bed like you were told, and stay out of my things.." She said in a dead serious tone. The tone sent some chills down Izzy's spine, as she suddenly felt like the traitor was onto her. Deciding it'd be better to try later on, she listened as she got herself back into bed.

Back in his room Ranma was pretty frustrated that he had pretty much gotten blocked from being able to stay with Ranka, with this intruder that had gotten in. He also hadn't liked the fact this mysterious little girl had wanted to get so close to his sister, especially since they had discussed the possibility that she could be an enemy. He grumbled as he lay in his bed, not feeling like reading any manga. He kept talking with Ranka telepathicially, to check in on things, until they finally said good night.

Once the house was asleep, Izzy made her move as she slid herself out of the bed as quietly as possible. She crept towards Ranka's bed, intent on using her new powers to go thru her targets mind and gain all the information she needed. Which was a bit harder in her fake persona's form, as a small child of six years old. She used her shape shifting to make her legs a bit longer so she was taller as she got closer to her prey, wither her hand reaching towards her.

There was a red glow faintly, before Ranka's eyes snapped open and she bolted out from her bed, which made a startled Izzy stumble back wards. Then before she knew it, she felt herself get pinned down on her bed. Ranka had also pulled out her small holy katana, having the blade up against the other girls neck, with her red gem glowing brightly, the only light in the room as she glared daggers at the girl. " You'd better start talking, as to what you were doing.." Izzy could feel the tip of the dagger, also to her discontent as the part touching her skin, burned from the holy ness, about to put her disguise in jeopardy. She knew her disguise had the human woman Nodoka wrapped around her finger, as well as the fact she had charmed her. She kicked her leg at Ranka, knocking her back some as she yelled loudly. " Mama! Big sis hurt me!"

Nodoka sprang out from her bed into action, as she flung the door to Ranka's room open, turning the light on in haste. Her eyes widened in alarm at what she saw, seeing Ranka had a weapon in her hand. "Ranka!" She grabbed up Tenka with a stern look that she gave Ranka, before leaving the room with the child. No words needed to be said, it was already known she would hear more tomorrow about her actions.

Ranma having grabbed his glass of water off his dresser, flung the contents over his head, triggering his curse, as he ran off to Ranka's room as a girl. " Hey, what happened?" Ranka was just sheathing her mini katana as Ranma-chan had come in, giving her shivers. Ranma-chan sweat dropped. " Did you.. pull that knife on the kid?" Ranka looked annoyed. " She was up to no good.. Both me and my gem sensed it." Ranma-chan scratched at her head. " Yeah but.. Ranka, you're never going to hear the end of it from mom.." Ranka groaned. " I know.." Ranma-chan sighed. " I'll stay here tonight." With that being said Ranma got all tucked into bed, feeling less worried since she was right there, in case their guest, tried to do anything else. She felt apprehensive about the child, that was made more effident when she linked up with her sister, going through her mind to see for herself. Seeing how the kid had tried to go after Ranka's things as well as her, while she was asleep was all very fishy.

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Once everyone was up, Nodoka had set up the table with breakfast, she couldn't really say anything much to Ranka about her actions last night, with them having to get to school, so she would save it for later. Though it wasn't spoken, it was shown that Nodoka was cross with her daughters actions. When breakfast was done it wasn't long after that her children had taken their leave for school, leaving her alone with Tenka.

As they walked to school, that fact was on Ranka's mind, not thrilled that they had to leave their mother with this suspicious kid that came from out no where. Ranma wasn't any less thrilled. The only reason they were able to leave to go to school, was that Ranka was able to protect Nodoka as long as she had the red gem necklace on. Ranma had his hands in his pockets as they walked. " So what was the kid after?" Ranka sighed as they walked. " It kinda seemed like she was trying to find my gems. I can't say for sure, but I set up a trap in case, and made sure the real thing isn't there, since I can't trust she won't go through my things. I also really dislike the fact the little sneak waited till I was asleep, to try something again."

Ranma looked annoyed. " So just tell mom, she seems to listen to you." Ranka looked off the other way. " You saw how she acted when I tried that earlier, so I don't think she's going to listen." Before they knew it they were at school and Kuno was spouting off nonsense, till he got shut up by Ranma, while Ranka was feeling too down to bother with him. She couldn't help but be upset by the current events.

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The day went by in a flash as school let out and the siblings went off their separate ways again. Ranka took her time as she went off to sit at a bench at the near by park, as she remembered she had gotten a letter the other day, but with all the commotion she hadn't had time to read it. She also made sure she kept it with her, not trusting the intruder to tamper with it. As she took it out from her book bag, she sighed at seeing who it was from. Her immediate thought about it, since it was from Ryouga that it must be a challenge letter, but she took the time to open it up. Though as she read through the contents of it, she realized it was not.

Once she finished, she put it back into her bag, getting up to head off to the Cat Cafe, only to bump into someone, who was in his own world. Ranka shook her head about from the friction, at seeing, who the guilty party was, she blushed. Ryouga was doing the same as he woke up from his zone out, as he laughed nervously. " Ahaha, Ranka.." He was more nervous than usual, but still managed to stammer out what was important. " Did youu get myy letter?.." Ranka looked off the other way, showing she was annoyed. " Yeah.. but I'm still not sorry I hit you.." Ryouga tugged at his shirt collar. " Ah, well.. you don't have to be.. I just.." Ranka sighed. " You thought you were doing what "I" said to do.. but I obviously did NOT say to do such a thing. Meaning.. someone is pretending to be me." She held up her hand with a flustered look. "And don't you dare try to say it was Ranma." Ryouga sweat dropped. " Well I.." Ranka gave him a questionable look. "It wasn't." She sighed again. " Though it's possible it's our little intruder.."

Ryouga blinked. " You have an intruder?" Ranka nodded with a stern look. " Tenka, a little girl that's basically my twin, anyways I gotta go." Ryouga stood there in a happy daze, since he knew she had read his letter. Ranka went and stopped off a store before going off to the Nekohanten.

Shampoo greeted her as she took her off upstairs to get changed. She noted she had a shopping bag and decided to be nosey. " What you get? Is it for Shampoo?" Ranka groaned at seeing she had to wear a chinese outfit, though she had no right to protest and it was less upsetting than if it were the kind Ranma wore. " Ah um no, sorry. It's a safe. Long story short, my mom brought this little girl named Tenka, home with her the other day." She finished changing behind the screen into the chinese outfit work outfit. " She was trying to get into my things, so I got a safe with a lock, I can't go back without something like that." Shampoo nodded as she understood. " Shampoo kill intruder girl." Ranka waved her hands about frantically for a second. " Ah, no, no killing intruder girl.." She sighed heavily. " I already threatened her.."

Shampoo's eyes sparkled at hearing that. " Aiya, you should be proud." Ranka hung her head. " I'm in big trouble for doing that though.." Shampoo shook her head, regarding Mrs. Saotome. " What wrong with mother, she should be proud. Shampoo proud." She glomped onto Ranka for a few minutes, before leading her off downstairs to the restaurant all giddy she had to work there.

Once they went back down to the restaurant area, Shampoo and Ranka were both surprised to see Ranma-chan come in. Shampoo greeted her airen with the usual as she glomped onto her. " Aiya Ranma, you come to date Shampoo?" Ranma-chan sweat dropped. " Um no.." Ranka quirked an eyebrow at her twin. " Why are you here then? Shouldn't you have gone home." Ranma-chan rubbed at the back of her head. " Yeah I don't want to and I figured I'd come help you out." Ranka looked flustered some. " You don't have to." Ranma-chan hehed. " It's fine, I'd rather do this than deal with that kid." Shampoo did a happy dance at having both her airens at the same time, with them going back upstairs.

When they were back downstairs and started getting to work after greeting the old ghoul, the two siblings conversed amongst themselves. Ranma-chan was waiting on orders, as some customers were showing up. While she did share with her twin, that this way with her helping out with the work, the profit would be double and Ranka could get done with having to work there, once enough was made to repay what had been spent. She left out how she didn't like being separated from Ranka, having gotten used to being so close.

The time seemed to fly by and soon they were having some ramen after their shift, courtesy of the amazons. Shampoo tried her hand as usual to try to feed Ranma food, she was persistent, even though she got the same result. She made a poutie face, which prompted Ranka as she sighed, feeding Shampoo a fish cake like she had before, making her swoon. While Shampoo wished Ranma would take the initiative like his other side, she was at least happy one of them did.

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As they walked back on their way home, after they had changed and said their good bye's, Ranka decided she had better tell Ranma about Ryouga, as she gave it some thought on how best to say it, but ended up stumbling on the matter. "So, guess who I bumped into." Ranma had an annoyed look on his face at hearing that. " Don't tell me it was Ryouga." Ranka sweat dropped. " I know, but I wasn't expecting to literally.. bump into him." Ranma stuffed his hands into his pockets as they kept walking. " What'd he have to say?" Ranka rubbed at the back of her head. " To plead his case." She got a more serious look on her face. " He said how "I" told him to do what he did to me.. So someone's pretending to be me, is what it sounds like, which.. makes the little intruder even more suspiscious.."

Ranma hmmed. " Yeah well that doesn't explain why mom's so ghung ho over her." Ranka looked off with a heh. " Well of course she would be, it's everything she ever wanted, that she never got the chance with.." She sighed heavily. " I might not be that old by regular standards, but not in the form that she really wanted." Ranma grumbled at hearing that, as it also hurt him. "It's pretty odd how the demon wench hasn't come to start crap with either of us, or the other one, and then this kid shows up." He hmmed as he thought about it. " Maybe the bastard is punishing me for telling him off.." Ranka quirked an eyebrow at him. " Gee you think? You shouldn't be surprised and I feel like, we both need to watch our backs around Tenka, as she's not going any where with mom smitten over her."

It was his turn as he sighed. " Yeah well, maybe we shouldn't go home then, not like she'd really notice." Ranka shook her head. " As much as I love that idea.. as.. I don't want to go home either.. she would definitely notice, sooner or later." Ranma huffed as he knew he also couldn't really fight against the kid, the later being she was a girl, though if he needed to he would in his girl form.

Ranka tightened her grip on her book bags straps. " All we can really do is watch her closely." Ranma shook his head at the whole thing, at how messed up it was. He still didn't regret that he told the devil off though. They both sighed heavily as they got back to the house, standing outside the door for a minute, before going off inside.

While they were greeted with a smile from their mother, it didn't last as she furrowed her brows at Ranka, while holding her hand out. " Ranka, give me your knife, as you used it with disgrace and cannot be trusted with it currently." Ranma tightened his fist at hearing that. Ranka sighed and pulled it out from her holder on her leg, as she handed it over without a fuss to her angry mother. Tenka was hiding behind Nodoka, peeking out with a smirk at seeing the holy imbued knife was no longer a threat. Nodoka still had a stern look on her face. " Now Ranka, I want you to apologize to Tenka for your actions."

Ranka curled her lip a bit but did as she was told, bowing her head. " I'm sorry." Nodoka sighed as it was not really much of an apology, but couldn't fuss too much as her daughter had apologized. Ranka went off upstairs to go get changed out from her school uniform. Once she was done, she set up her safe, putting a bunch of things from her book bag into it. She took notice that her trap she had set, had been found, meaning Tenka had been going through her room. She had set up fake paper gems, which were all shredded up into pieces, which made her smile a tad, seeing the intruder had gotten angry at being foiled.

Ranma was talking with her through the mind link. (" So, how'd your trap go?") Ranka finished up, going back downstairs. ( " The bait was taken and it pissed her off.") Ranma was hehing, till he was interrupted. Nodoka felt bad, but these things happened. " I'm sorry Ranma dear, but Tenka broke your game, don't be too mad, she's just a child." Ranma twitched in anger. Tenka giggled with a smirk from behind Nodoka's legs. Nodoka put her hand to her face. " She also doodled all over my tailsmans.. but as I said she's only a child." Ranka crossed her arms at hearing that, with her suspicions only growing about Tenka. Nodoka still had her hand to her face. " And Ranka dear I'm sorry but she broke your bowl today as well, but do remember she's only a child." Ranka grumbled at hearing that and it was clear that Tenka had done it purposely with the smug smirk that was on her face, as she hid behind Nodoka.

Ranma had an angry smile on his face as he tried to hold it together. " Mom me and Ranka are gonna take a walk, or I'm gonna loose it.." Nodoka sweat dropped. " Alright, but don't be long." They took their leave from the house really fast, as soon as they got their shoes on. He needed to blow off some steam, as they walked off towards the Tendo's. It didn't need to be said, as Ranka being so in tune with him, knew that's where they were going.

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As the front door opened and Kasumi spotted Ranma and Ranka, she was pleasantly surprised to see them as she greeted them. Ranma was able to greet her, before going off to take his anger outside the dojo, on one of the straw dummies on a stick. Akane was also surprised to see them, as she got up from where she was sitting, pulling Ranka off outside to the yard with her. Ranka blinked at her sudden rush. " Well, hello to you Akane." Akane's face flushed some at the comment. "I'm sorry I just got excited, as I was wondering if you ever found my clone, like you said you were the other day." Ranka quirked an eyebrow at her. " Today's the only day aside from over the weekend with my mom and Ranma, that I was over here. Oh no, that's not likely, Satan's done with making clones of people after me." Akane blinked back. " Well that's not what you said before.. and I.. I do have a clone." She also gasped as she remembered she was supposed to keep it secret, unless asked. " Whoops, I was supposed to keep that secret.. I'm sorry Ranka."

Ranka sighed, before giving a some what stern look. " Listen Akane, apparently someone is pretending to be me and you've been duped. I can't help but wonder if.. your clone was the same person that pretended to be me. And I never said that, it must've been the fake me" She thought on it for a few minutes. " That would mean it could be the same person and they can change their form.." Akane looked all frazzled for a minute before she shook her head about. " Where's Ranma?" Ranka sweat dropped. " I'd give him a few minutes and Akane, don't anger him, he's already really upset."

Akane was about to get mad but dropped it at hearing Ranma was upset. " Why, what's wrong?" Ranka sighed as she sat down on the edge of the porch, patting the porch as she signaled for Akane to have a seat, which she did. " The other day me and Ranma gained an "intruder" in our house. Who, looks just like me, just a six year old girl, named Tenka, who just happened to get picked up by our mom. So she tried to go through my things, I was on the offensive.. today she broke the video game system that Ranma really liked, my bowl.. and ruined all of mom's tailsman's.."

She swayed her feet back and forth. " That's not the weiridest part though, when I caught her the other night, she seemed much taller, like she was towering over me." Akane had her hand to her mouth. " Wow.. Is.. Ranma going to be alright?" She said with a bit of a concerned look. Ranka had her hand to her face. " After he blows off a lot of steam, he should be."

Genma made the mistake of going off to the dojo to find Ranma, where he started to rant to him, only to get into a scuffle with him. The battle cries could be heard by everyone in the house. A few minutes later Genma came falling from the sky, as he landed into the pond with a loud splash, sending a spray of water in the air. Akane yelped at the sudden impact, but thanks to Ranka and her barrier, she had put up around them, they stayed dry.

Kasumi came by with her hand to her face. " Oh my, Ranma's really upset isn't he." Ranka nodded. Genma panda surfaced from the pond, as he leapt up into the air, going on the offensive. Ranka got up and pulled Akane off inside with her, before letting go of her hand. Akane sweat dropped as she could hear Ranma and his dad fighting tooth and nail, she couldn't help but wonder though. " Ranka, aren't you mad too?" Ranka gave her a dull look. " Just because we're in sync, doesn't mean I do everything he does. I can tell he's mad and I know why and I get it, but I wasn't as in love with the video game system as he was, nor do I want to fight with the old man."

Akane sweat dropped as it was Ranma who came crashing down from the sky, taking the plunge into the pond this time, sending a spray of water in the air. She now knew why Ranka had pulled her off inside so quickly, it was obvious she knew what was coming. Ranma-chan growled as she surfaced, jumping up and off into the air to go attack her father some more.

After awhile Genma panda was on the ground, as he held up a sign, trying to beg Ranka for help. He held up another one as he heard Ranma coming for him, telling him "no more" He held up another as he tried to beg Ranka to help him again, as he got pulled back into more fighting with Ranma.

Nabiki had come downstairs as she finally heard the commotion and smiled at seeing her money maker. " Hello Ranka, I'm so sorry we had to part ways." Ranka had her arms crossed. " No your not." Nabiki smirked. " You're right I'm not, but no hard feelings, it's only business. One line of business, as there's plenty more to be had." Akane gave her sister an upset set. " Nabiki, you're just awful." Nabiki faked being upset. " Harsh Akane."

Kasumi smiled as she announced there were tea and snacks, before she went to go sit at the table. The sounds of fighting stopped, as everyone took a seat at the table, until Genma panda tried to steal Ranma's snack, which ended up in him loosing. He tried again, this time earning Ranka's fury as she socked him pretty hard in his side, giving him a glare. " Knock it off, already!" Ranma-chan stuck her tongue out at her father in retaliation. Everyone applauded at how fast she had ended it. As it usually carried on back and forth between him and Ranma.

When they had finished their tea, they decided to take their leave. Ranma-chan seeing it was getting later, got nervous and made sure to rush out, not wanting to take any extra time with changing back. "Ugh, she's gonna be mad as hell." She went back and forth on the matter as they headed back. " Or maybe she won't.. It's only a little dark out and we didn't stay for dinner." Ranka kicked a rock, while they walked. "Don't worry she's much more upset with me at the moment." Ranma-chan stuck her hands in her pocket. " Are you sure mom's not bewitched by the brat?" Ranka shrugged her shoulders. " Hard to say, but it's also possible. I found out from Akane that, I was over there the other day and told her how she has a clone and then she told me how it's true, because she saw her clone."

Ranma-chan's eyes widened some. "So that kid could be the culprit.." Ranka nodded. " It really sounds that way." Ranma-chan furrowed her brow. " I like her even less now.. And I definitely don't want her trying to sleep with ya again, so I'll make sure she can't." Ranka crossed her arms as they got closer to the house. " That's not a bad idea seeing how, it'd make it harder for her to target us." Ranma-chan hehed. "Thats the plan, that way she'll have to sleep somewhere else."

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