Akane goes home.. enter scary mage!
Nabiki sat, staring into the fireplace a glass of Aka(red) wine in her hands, thinking about the day Kasumi died.
The night had been deathly still, no cretured seemed to stir outside the Tendou Dojo. The snow fell, despite the fact that it was the middle of summer. Death seemed to be all but looming the the air. Nabiki had just watched the whole scene uncaring, well seemingly uncaring as she always looked. But deep down inside she was crying.
A few tears fell down Nabiki's cheeks, and landed with small little splashes one by one into her glass of wine. Frustraed Nabiki threw the wine glass, still half full into the fire. The flames shot up, giving Nabiki a a decent ammount of light to cast a look around the room. She did just that, looking at everything she sighed.
'I was wrong, money and presents isn't everything I ever wanted... I want to be loved, I want _TO_ love!' Her mind screamed, and she fell to her knee's overwelmed with sorrow.
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Akane walked out of the bar, her jacket zipped up and her head lowered as she walked. She hated herself, hated her life. Most of all, she hated not knowing what happend to Kasumi. Kasumi, Akane's one hope for becoming more like a woman. Becoming more loveable, becoming, more worthy to be a wife for Ranma. Was.. gone, and how? Akane didn't pay any attention to where she was going, nor did she care. Right now, anything was welcome. Even death.
Walking down a alley way, not even knowing that she was, Akane bumped into a dark stranger that took her into his arms.
"Why hello there pretty one" He said into her ear, his voice was rasphy and dry, and his eyes shown through the dark when Akane looked at him. Hour Glass shaped pupils in golden colored eyes, Akane sucked in a deep breath. "W..Who are you?" Akane stutterd and looked into the man's eyes, traped in his gaze.
He laughed softly and smiled Akane could see the color of his skin in the pale moonlight. 'G..gold skin.. gold eyes with hour glass pupils.. w..what kind of thing is this man?!' Akane was now filled with terror as she looked at him.
"My name, might not be known to any of this part" The man made a small atempt to chuckle again, but ended up coughing and releasing Akane with one hand, the other still holding her tight. Akane, worried, took a handkercheif out of her pocket and held it up to the mans mouth, blood trickling from his dry cracked lips.
"A..Are you ok ?" Akanes fear turned to worry, taking the man by the hand Akane turned. "Here, let me take you to my place. its sorta a dump, but at least it's a place." The man continued to cough and wheeze, coughing out the word, "thankyou"
Akane helped the weak man up the stairs, although he resented needing her help. Opening the door to her small Apartment, Akane walked in, holding one arm around the mans waist, trying to hold him up. Helping him into a chair, Akane went to go set the tea kettle on the burner.
Walking back into the main room, she looked at the man, now she could see what he looked like more clearly. He wasn't as old as he looked, his face wasn't wrinkled like a old mans. But his hair was grey, his body thin, and just by looking at him, she could tell that his health was shot.
Standing there looking at him she rememberd her Question. "Your name.. you never did get to tell me, what is it?" she asked looking at him curiously, the man was a mage of the black robes, one that Akane noticed looked like one she read about in a book.
"My name.. will not be known to many Im sure. But.. My name girl. Is Raistlin, Raistlin Majere." The name struck Akane oddly, the same name.. of the mage in the book...
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Ranma walked over slowly to the sleeping Kunou and Ryouga, kissing both of them on the cheek, he walked over to his sleeping bag and layed down inside. He relaxed quickly his arms and legs laying all akimbo and he fell asleep, with a un-restful sleep filled with dreams about kasumi.. when she died, What was the cause. For the past three years it had haunted Ranma. His life had forever changed on that day, but.. he knew it was a change for the better in some ways. The worse in others.
a peaceful night, the moon shineing bright the stars all around. Ranma Ryouga and Kunou slept, side by side. Camping was great for them, it gave them the chance to get away from Nerima. Gave them the chance to be alone.
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Soun and Genma slept in eachothers arms. Genma's now smaller body nuzzled close to that of the larger Soun. They had fallen asleep crying, mourning again and again the death of Kasumi, the downfall of Akane, the wealth of Nabiki, and the gayity of Ranma. They didn't dream that night, they were to tired, to cried out from everything the past three years. For once, they slept peacefully, finding comfort and companionship in eachother now, as Ranma and Ryouga, and their third unknown had.
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Ran-ko having been seperated from Ranma about one and ahalf years ago, sighed looking around her room in the house she shared with Nadoka, Ranma's mother.
She held to her breasts a picture of Ukyou Konji, the girl Ranma had known and was engaged to. 'One of he many' Ran-ko thought bitterly. She had fallen in love with Ukyou, ever since Ranma had been "cursed" with Ran-ko.. ever since she got to meet Ukyou through Ranma. Ran-ko grew to love her more.
"How can I tell her? h.. how can I possibly face her.. or Shampoo, I love them both, even though Ranma never did" Ran-ko said with another bitter sigh. She'd been depressed since she was seperated from Ranma. Because it was through Ranma that Ran-ko had gotten to flirt with her beloved Ukyou. Now she resented being a girl, resented being just one person and not Ranma's other half.
Ran-ko had often tried to commit suicide, but only to be found by Nadoka and rushed to Dr. Tofu, who's gental hands would coax her back from death unwillingly. She often had screamed at them "Just let me die!! I dont belong here and you know it!" much to Nadoka's distain, she hated having her daughter depressed. Ran-ko was all Nadoka had since Ranma had turned gay, finding a lover in Ryouga. The very thought made Nadoka ashamed of Ranma, and Ashamed of Genma, who she had just learned was gay as well.
Ranma's gayity, she blamed on Genma and Genma alone, making the boy spend to much time around boys. Promising Ranma to too many females, drove him to the love of his own gender. Ran-ko.. was now Nadoka's daughter, was now Nadoka's one and only child in which she could love and be amother too. Ranma didn't seem to want anything to do with her anymore...
