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1 Neko-Ranma Chapter 1



It had been ten years since the beginning of Emeral's and Ranma's sharing of one body and they had come to some agreements and had discovered some things.

First, they could talk to each other through their minds even when Ranma was in control. Second, apparently when Ranma is knocked unconscious or asleep, Emeral has control of the body. Third, when Emeral pictures a cat in his mind's eye, he can send Ranma into the neko-ken, thus gaining control, although the first time he tried it he was mentally screamed at for over five hours when Ranma woke up.

They had both been training in the Anything Goes School of Martial Arts for the past ten years ( its kinda hard not to when you're trapped in Ranma's body ). It seems also that Emeral, like the neko-ken, can control ki claws and is somewhat faster and has better reflexes than Ranma no matter how much Ranma denies it.

For the first few years Ranma was very excited at the prospect of having company with him always, but as he got older he decided that he wanted his own body (especially after that first neko-ken stunt ) and even tried several things to get rid of Emeral. Of course nothing he tried worked, but they were at terms with each other now.

So Emeral, do you know were pops is taking us? Ranma asked his friend and bodmate (nickname Emeral dubbed as they were sharing bodies).

No 'fraid not Ranma, 'fraid not. He lied through his teeth. err, mind. He didn't really know where they were going but had his suspicions and if he even so much as saw bamboo poles sticking out of some springs they were running for it.

Even through his "Get rid of Emeral stage", Ranma had always trusted him for guidance and counceling when his father was doing something incredibly stupid even for him. Hell, Emeral was the one who told Ranma what was happening to him when he went through puperty ( bbrrrrrrrrrrrr. scary). He had never betrayed that trust ( although he did have hid own stage of "Let's blame Ranma for everything" but don't we all) and always tried to help Ranma ( except for the time he decided to see how funny it would be to see if they could find Ukyou and not tell her she was cute in time. Luckily for Ranma, he never found her ) and saw it fit to just make his life easier ( well he did try to convince Ranma he was a kami that one time, but he was just having a good time after that monk proclaimed him the Bringer of Chaos. Okay so you destroy a few villages and the insurance guys declare you a walking act of God so they won't have to pay for the damages. What can a guy do? )

Ranma, trusting his friend, did not ask anymore questions.

Finally, reaching a clearing in the forest they had been walking through, they looked on to the sight of a valley full of springs with bamboo poles sticking out of every one of them.

"Welcome sirs to famous training grounds of cursed springs Jusenkyo!" a pudgy man with Chinese style green clothing and cap welcomed them.