The Trigger
Love is truly the most fickle and complex piece of trouble/happiness one could ever get him or herself into though a hard road awaits you in love, rewards for succeeding this long hard road are truly well worth the cost. There are many forms of love some sweet some soft some slow and some that are just plain HARD as they say you always hurt the one you love most, perhaps that's true but personally I believe love is the most wonderful thing.
No one should grow up without experiencing it whether it is good or tough love however tough love usually ends up molding into true love but that, depends on just how tough the person can withstand that emotional results. And for some the weight of that pain is far too strong to withstand alone eventually he or she will snap and that fits no couple better then this ones, Akane and Ranma haters and lovers of one another but which is stronger?
One can only imagine…
"RANMA SAOTOME YOUR DEAD" a angry growl uttered from Ranma's lips running his legs at top speed ducking and dodging the flying garbage, cans and piles that Ryouga was hurling at him "God you are so dam THICK. Your just like Akane you blow up without ever finding out the truth so you explode into your first reaction OW" Ranma moaned in pain his own face, distracted long enough to slam into a street lamp Ryouga stomped forward.
"You are the filthiest of sickening swine Ranma cheating on the lovely and undeserved Akane" Ranma growled shoving his finger to his rival's nose, "For a guy who follows me everywhere you got worse sight then direction". Ryouga made a grunt like snarl hardly considering Shampoo and Ryouga that much trouble to keep attention away from his "pre-chosen" fiancé, Ranma turned his back to Ryouga who quickly answered with his umbrella.
"I never said you could leave Ranma Akane deserves a prince not a pig" a flash of blue water silence Ryouga or at least his verbal words to squeaks, "Couldn't have said it better myself Piggy WIGGIE" Ryouga squealed. Swinging hoof after tiny hoof at Ranma who of course already left the porker in the dust running in an even more frantic pace realizing the time, "Oh great that moron Ryouga messed me up now I'll be late for dinner".
Faster and faster he slammed his feet into the sidewalk hurrying as fast as he could finally spotting the shrine smiling slightly "Yes I'll just make it I uh, WAHHH" a pole tripped him into the water he screamed and sank down. Popping back up soon as the beautiful red headed female version of himself "Hey what's the big idea?" "Not so alert eh son in law?" Ranma screamed, splashing the water violently at Cologne who of course dodged it with ease.
"Missed me" "What's up your old ass today I never even saw your haggard old face till now" a bop from her old stick shut him up as she tsk tsked him, "Shampoo has been looking for you & I suggest you stop making her wait". Ranma was switching her wet clothes from behind a bush into a fresh pair rolling eyes at Cologne's babbling "Yeah and why's that?" "Well obviously, it's not nice to keep your fiancé behind" "AKANE IS, NOT SHAMPOO".
"I am what Ranma?" that female voice sent a mixed voice of anger and guilt into him turning his baby blue eyes at the sight of his beautiful "real" fiancé, Akane stood tall on thick legs, soft skin, strong frame, and short black hair. Despite how crappy, moody, snotty, and at almost all times abusive to Ranma the boy's heart still belonged to her no matter how many wanted it, "Akane look I'm sorry I'm late but?" "AHH" "Oh my" "Well look at that".
Ranma stared at the half grinning half-shocked faces of Akane Kasumi Nabiki and soon coming Genma with Soune in total blank confusion, "Missing something son in law?" Ranma looked at Cologne and gasped. "That old bat has my clothes and an empty bucket of….oh crap…that means AHHHHHH" he looked down totally shocked at just how Cologne just stole, his clothes & turned him back to a boy with hot water within mere seconds.
"No wonder he stays a girl most of the time he's got NOTHING TO OFFER AS A BOY" the brown haired Nabiki burst into an insane roar of laughter, Kasumi tried to hush her sister while the men simply looked away from this. "Go ahead and laugh Nabiki" Ranma turned his head to see Ryouga back to normal laughing as well "You too oh loyal loving pork chop but at least, Akane has the decency to" his thoughts soon ended when he looked forward.
The shaking eyes of Ranma never looked to hide his body or even look for his bag for more clothes those stiff brown eyes were focused on "Akane", his the only word his low voice could say at the sight of her joining laughter. She wasn't as bad as Nabiki was but none the less Ranma just walked off very, very slowly after getting dressed and cleaning up the dinner he tried, so badly not to miss he ended up heading to bed with yet another painful scar.
Genma could practically read the painful thoughts of his son in bed not even having to look at his black eye "Such a wonderful opportunity this day had, annoyed by both Cologne & Ryouga, humiliated to everyone, had to clean up. Then given this great gift from Akane after I tried to shut the laughing porker P-chan up from adding any more insults…don't I just love it here", his hurtful eyes closed up for the night sleep seemed the only cure for him.
Totally unaware of the ever-vigilant watch of a shadowy figure of slender and sleek form locking eyes on the saddened Ranma the mysterious soul, knew he was having a rough week and day by day it was getting worse. This lone figure endlessly battled out thoughts of the right thing to do in this spot, is the plan right/wrong for "Ranma tomorrow I shall know…..the decision".
"HIYA" a flying fist sliced into a wooden dummy destroying it utterly in a flash of flesh and cracked wood/hay Ranma screamed and repeated it again, vigorously and ferociously he trained striking with deadly strength and rage. His rage filled swat dripping face glared blue cold eyes his uniform flowing from his royal red gold tied fighting uniform tied at the slightly upper waist, with a black belt folded white cuffs on wrists above thick dark blue pants.
"Is it me father or is Ranma seeming?" CRASH "Super psychotic?" Soun rolled his eyes at Nabiki answering Kasumi for asking first "He sure does, Saotome you're his father any ideas what?" he turned looking to Genma. There was a note written on his forehead it read "I'm in deep thought" but a loud snore made a frown on Soun's face as he splashed him with cold water, "Deep thoughts more like deep sleep" Genma the panda held up a new sign.
Reading "He's probably upset about last night Ranma is strong but emotional damage is the number 1 wrecker of kids" "Really how so?", Genma whips out a stupid chart of how emotionally damaged kids go nuts. Pointing out factors, raises, falls blah, blah "Fine I'll talk to him Tendo" Genma said shaking off the warm water he poured on himself heading, towards Ranma starting off "Ranma look I can tell your mad so let's talk".
BAM! A massive fist crashed right into Genma's dented face flying back tumbling into the pond turning back to a red face pouting panda Kasumi, looked to him "Didn't go well did it Mr. Saotome?" Genma grumbled out. Ranma snarled "I am not in the mood pops so go SUCK SOME BAMBOO" Genma snarled and held another sign but Soun quickly broke it into pieces, "Saotome for god's sake think of the readers reactions if they read that".
Shifting away from that Ranma stomped out to the dojo only to have a hand yank on his royal red GI he turned with an angry snarl it suddenly stopped, it was Akane with a for once "cute" looking angry face Ranma stood still. He simply looked to her without speaking a word she grunted and spoke again, "If you don't mind other people want to use the dojo so they could practice".
Ranma shook her arm off and snarled to her lowly "FINE take it you want it so bad that's just what you want isn't it?" Akane ground her teeth back, "And just what is it that I want?" "You only use your martial arts on me. Day by day I ALWAYS seem to get you mad so without talking or even trying to be civil with me you punch, kick, slap, and HIT me constantly", Akane growled turned red with anger boiling her blood at lava degrees.
"Actually Akane Ranma does have a point" "I'll say I could make a fortune off his hospital visits you" Akane glared and screamed out madly at Nabiki, the money loving sister quickly went quiet Akane directed her yells back to. "Ranma Saotome you got some nerve talking to me about rudeness you insult everything I do" "Its called freedom of speech Akane and besides, since when is it my fault you can't accept the truth" "LIKE WHAT huh?".
Ranma gulped a bit and sweat dropped he now thought back as fast as his sweat dropped to think of a come back "Well like your…cooking" Akane, slapped him Ranma snarled and leaped away from another close strike. "See what I mean total psycho" Akane raised her fist "Maybe I am a bad cook, but your rude to me on everything and anything I ever say or do Ranma".
The fight boiled on and on with mad screams both fathers sighing with grief at the endless banter and from the looks of the next oncoming shadow, things were about to get a lot worse "HIYA Ranma I look all over for you". Massive groans erupted like a death howl from Ranma as the irritable Shampoo arrived interrupting he and Akane and their wonderful arguing, "What do you want?" "You try and escape from Shampoo, Shampoo upset.
Want to know why you run away from me?" Shampoo whimpered giving her cutesy puppy dog eyes they disgusted Akane almost as much Ranma, "I ran to get AWAY from you Shampoo so leave I'm kind of busy right now". Akane grinned "No your not in fact I was just about to train in the dojo why not give her a hello KISS for me Ranma" she shoed him towards Shampoo, Ranma gulped as the more then happy amazon kissed his lips Akane gasped.
BAM "WAHHOW!" "I didn't mean to ACTUALLY kiss her you JERK" Ranma rubbed his head from her stone bashing of his skull now he was mad, "I wouldn't have if YOU didn't push me into her GOD how dense are you?"
"How DARE you talk to me that way" Akane sneered soon a loud slapping of running came from the far right Ranma moaned once more at who it was, "Not again" "How dare is right Ranma no one is allowed to mock Akane".
The banana colored warrior panted skidding into halt growling at Ranma who simply held his arms behind his head obviously not caring what he said, "Yeah well I'm tired of getting smacked around by very bozo in this town". Shampoo looked at Ranma with interest very, very deep interest at those words Ryouga shouted to his face with mad spit flying from his loud lips, "What is THAT supposed to mean OOF!" a knee to his gut silenced him.
Ranma watched with an emotionless response as his knee lowered from striking Ryouga in the stomach wiping his spit from his face disgusted, "Let's just say one day I'm not gonna be here for all of you to kick around. And when that day comes I hope you all OW Akane" his brave speech was ended by a double slap to the mouth it hurt his mouth yes but what he saw, next hurt him more then any other punch or slam Akane dented into him.
"I c-c-can't believe it she is actually…caring for that…THAT perverted porker" Ranma's mad thoughts were just as angry filled as his blood was, Akane was helping cradle Ryouga in her arms to help him stand straight up. "Ranma you should be ashamed attacking Ryouga after he just defended me from YOU" "But I …he's…you just…I can't…why…but you…me…HIM, GRAHH" Ranma practically tore his black hair our in an insanity fit of rage.
"Fine take that little lying yellow boob for all I care not like you ever cared about me when I got hurt" Akane looked to Ranma and for a brief second, the bot could have swore he saw some hurtful truth in those lovely blue eyes. But it ended over the angry sounding cries of Ryouga pointing at Ranma "I swear Ranma Saotome I shall make you PAY" "Oh……yeah join the club", he moaned loudly pointing behind to another set of annoyances coming up.
"Like the fire of the sun's rays I shall fry you Ranma Saotome for burning my own heart by stealing away my lovely pig tailed goddess" (Akuno), "Ranma I know you have Shampoo so make it easy and GIVE UP" (Moose). "Oh my lovely Ranma let me whisk you away from that wicked Akane and into my arms of love" (Kodachi) "Come and catch me if you can girls HA", (Happisau) "The army of annoying idiots" Ranma grumbled walking up.
The young boy confronted the parade of oncoming attackers and idiots and what not and in a flash of his infamous Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, technique grabbed the stole panties that Happisau was hauling in a sack. And quickly as well cleverly spread them all over Akuno, Kodachi, Moose, and Happisau naturally leading the girls to beat those clowns up senselessly.
"Pretty neat move Ranma" Akane complimented Shampoo frowned to them both and pulled out a small blue bomb shaped object with a red devil sign, it was designed like a cartoon little Satin dancing on the outlines of the ball. "For Ranma Shampoo give with love HIYA" "What HEY AH" the bomb burst spreading a burst of thick pink clouds of smoke covering Ranma up, in a massive fog of pink swirls he coughed and wheezes at the fowl pink trick.
Shampoo then leaped away giggling like a schoolgirl speaking to herself quietly "Grandma special spell make Ranma free yes just need little help", when Ranma finally cleared his eyes of the pink smoke he became confused. "Hey wait a minute where's the street Ryouga and uh Shampoo and Akane too how did I end up in..... AHH NOT HERE" Ranma was stone blue cold, the room he was standing in was that of the "Girls swim team locker room".
In seconds he was greeted with slaps punches bruises black eyes busted parts and a whole world of unimaginable pain naturally he left without a single, part of his sore body being clean without a black fist imprint or foot print. Staggering along the way he grumbled something about Amazon witch freaks as his bare cut feet slapped against the side walk his black eyes, slowly leaned over to a sight "Moose" but he wasn't looking back to him.
Not yet anyway "Shampoo please come out where are you?" the lost boy looked under cars into sewer holes open stores open malls people's homes, Ranma ignored him besides even if he did want to fight he didn't really care. Plus his mouth was so puffed up he didn't have much energy to even curse him away "No Moose she isn't here so leave me be to close up my shop, sundown comes I go" "Don't even TRY it Cologne I may be poor in sight.
But I'm not that blind your hiding her from me" the old ghoul chuckled and bopped his knees with her cane he squealed like a girl "She doesn't need me, at least not to do that…*sigh idiot" Moose sighed "Where could she Huh?" He thought for a second his glasses weren't on straight but he was positively sure on who he saw "Ranma Saotome…ah so he is the one hiding my love", in a flash Moose screamed out and splashed Ranma with ice cold water.
Turning him to his beautiful red haired girl half expecting him to get angry & fight him surprisingly Ranma just kept on walking as if nothing happened, "He must think I'm a fool if he'll let me pass him up just by ignoring me". KACHANG! A barrage of ninja blades, knives, and swords flew out at Ranma's bare feet she simply leaped over them and kept on walking slowly, Moose was speechless "Leave me alone" is all her lips would move to say.
"How very odd usually when I strike and attack at Ranma he'd make some witty remark & easily dispense of my moves but this time he's ignoring me, no eye contact no movements of offensive return nothing just….walking". These thoughts pondered Moose deeply of just what was going on with Ranma why he was so distracted what made him seem so depressed & sad, and why was suddenly there a truck screaming at top speed behind himself.
BAM! AHHH OOF! The truck naturally crashed and hurled Moose like a rag doll a moaning and groaning rag doll into the air crashing face first, into the hard asphalt black road his glasses shattered along with most of his teeth. Ranma made a small brief glance towards the twitching Moose on the ground and shrugged walking home Moose was growling with rage & pain, "Ranma…oh man this HURTS Shampoo is mine and I'll get her back to me.
Even if that means making each and every one of your friends as well you suffer OWW" before he could scream and snarl at whoever just stepped, upon his twisted legs even his glassless eyes could see just who it was. "Shhhhhhhampoo" "Moose no need get hurt to get Ranma Shampoo already take care of Ranma thanks to great Grandma" she helped up the poor boy, "What do you mean Shampoo I don't understand what did you use on him"?
Moose was referring to the blue ball he had gripped his hands about around her belt squeezing it lightly of course that was after he accidentally thought, her butt was the object and she decked him for that she grinned and said. "Shampoo just say Ranma going to do suffering for you…."
The Next Afternoon…
All was quiet busy with constant chatter at the Tendo home the family had been quiet worried to wonder the whereabouts of the now missing Ranma, who's been gone for hours and the last to see him was Nabiki and Akane. "Now Akane are you SURE that you didn't see where he went?" Akane sighed ruffling her hair from her red cheeks "For the billionth time dad, Ranma vanished out of thin air I couldn't tell where he went not at all.
I mean one second were arguing…again and next second he vanishes poof" a light chuckle came Nabiki eating her lunch with a small tiny evil little grin, Akane growled to her "And just what are you possibly laughing at NABIKI? I'm not the only one who saw this REMEMBER?" Nabiki slurped in her noodles and sighed "Least I didn't deck the guy with my money safe Akane, that cost a lot of money to get you know?" Akane snarled back but stopped.
Kasumi clapped her hands lightly asking their attention "Okay, okay let's just take it easy and recall what happened Ranma woke up really angry", Nabiki "I made a few…comments" Soun "Ranma got even angrier then". Akane "He came to eat breakfast only to find out someone had taken his" Genma (holding a sign) "Chased down that little pig you own blamed him, and followed him into Nabiki's room" they all sighed remembering the rest.
Once Ranma entered he supposedly trashed Nabiki's room trying to catch P- chan he ended up with panties on his head Nabiki screamed Akane came in, she screamed a few things decked him with a safe and then he disappeared. Akane made a pouting grunt of anger and left from the table all the sisters knew from that face of frustration Akane had plenty of things on her mind, a sigh escaped her soft lips staring out at the sky colored in an orange shade.
The sun was already setting and still no sign of Ranma "It's funny Ranma" she said whispering to herself "After all the times you hurt me & I hurt you, I can't help but feel…sorry for you I know I can be a real bitch sometimes. I just…I just wish you could stop teasing me, so that I can do the very same", pondering of her poor Ranma her eyes and ears don't even hear of Ryouga.
Apparently the pig sneaking warrior had briefly became his normal self In Akane's room, he knew it was risky. But being in that pig was a nightmare, luckily with the door locked & Akane outside he was able to take a breather. "I never thought being a pig could work out so well to my own advantage, trashing Nabiki's room was pure luck that's all it took for me to win this.
And that's the best part…I have won…Ranma was crushed literally from Akane. He's been gone for hours" he stifled an almost hysterical laugh, "I don't think that sex sneaking loser will ever be coming back after all this". The darkness of that sinister laugh Ryouga silently chuckled to himself, was just as dark as Ranma is feeling right now. Cowering deep in a black alley, whimpering tears from his rattled shaking body his emotions all in a twirl.
A poor boy's heart and soul shattered within moments and all because a few painful words, some smacks, a safe dent, & the fury he saw in Akane's eyes. "Stage 1 going ahead of schedule & now for stage 2 anger…" the mysterious watcher cloaked in darkness spied down upon the heart broken Ranma, hiding in the oncoming night with cold tears forming at Ranma's words.
"Those heartless… bastards… not ONE cared about me NOT ONE!!!"
Ranma was well aware he was screaming rage was boiling off the charts, "Nabiki…Ryouga…Akuno…Kodachi…Cologne…Happisau…AKANE. Greedy, lifeless, heart shattering SONS OF BITCHES! LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO ME ARE YOU HAPPY NOW HUH…ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, god I sure hope so…I know I am….real happy that you just FUCKED ME!"
The watcher could hardly contain the laughter that was being stifled "Yes…scream it louder Ranma…how do you feel about all of ….them", "FUCK THEM FUCK THEM ALL TO THE FIERY DEPTHS OF HELL". Not even the effects of the darkness that blackened Ranma's soul could be put into words, at the maddening sadness his eyes were filling up with. The cold tears, black eyes, the icy look of hatred, & violence pulsating within.
"MORE, MORE" the shouting of the stranger disturbed Ranma not in the least he was FAR beyond disturbed with veins bulging around his forehead, "I hate them…. for the love of god I HATE THEM YOU HEAR ME? I HATE YOU ALL, I SWEAR TO GOD I HOPE YOU ALL JUST DIE!!!!". Ranma collapsed to his knees holding his face, shaking and becoming pale, something very dreadful & dark was warping the being of Ranma Saotome.
"What do you want?" "Vengeance…" louder and dark the voice called again "I said what do you want?" "Payback…", building, building, and building. "WHAT DO YOU WANT?" "REVENGE" the last word was screamed like a soul in milleniums worth of torture, Ranma's body burst out with red light. Electrical energies surged across his blood soaked hands from tight clenches, Ranma's body exploding with light and energy so strongly filled with hate.
So strongly built, compiled like a building with emotions of heartache, distress, sadness, depression, and worst of all hatred. The light vanished into the black alley, out came dry gasp of an ice-cold whispery voice of the dead. Laying there in spastic twitches & black dreams from his subconscious, Ranma laid there. As the 3rd being rose up, quickly evacuating the area. The stranger spoke towering over Ranma with a grin, "Now the real fun begins".
Whistling as he walked Ryouga was in the happiest of his moods, the taste of crushing Ranma's life, heart, and soul was the highlight of his life. "Ah there's no greater victory then making one's rival suffer through hell", "I couldn't have said it better myself" Ryouga stopped instantly and turned. Fists aimed out for a brawl he shouted to the shadows "Who's there?", yet no soul stood to his eyes just a never-ending fall of shadows and darkness.
"Strange I know I heard a voice a familiar one too could it be….NAH huh?", his thoughts interrupted him at the tipping of a garbage can. Rolling with a massive dent, like a rolling head fresh off the bloody blade of a guillotine. Cold sweat poured down the banana bandanna boy's head, a turn right a broken flower plant another shot right some rustling papers. Regardless of the obvious fear noted in his frantic voice Ryouga yelled, "COME OUT!
"Whoever's sick idea of a joke this is, it's not funny. Akane, Nabiki, that littler pervo with the panties…Ranma Saotome perhaps" obvious hatred, boiled off the pale faced Ryouga at mention of his rival's very existence. Yet all he heard in return was mixes of odd sounds, stomping of a goat's hooves, the flapping of wings, and a laugh. A dark sickening child like laugh of evil.
Ryouga finally had located the sound but it was "Right behind you?" "Ah", "Poor, poor little P-chan so careless about the consequences of one actions". The dark being was mocking him "I don't have to take this I'm a great warrior, Ranma is a push over to me but…if that's true why do I feel so", "Afraid" "STOP THAT RANMA" Ryouga was shoved down hard. The pig-cursed warrior was shocked even paler at the mere feel of Ranma's strength.
Both warriors knew that Ryouga was shaking down to his sweat-sticking boots, yet all the trickling sweat didn't make him the slightest bit hot. He was in fact cold, chilled right down to his quivering flesh covered bones. Perhaps it was Ranma's cold voice, or his strength, or the disturbing fact that he couldn't see his face or body. Somehow that only scared him further.
The hoof clicks came louder as Ranma came forward, still blanketed by the shadow of the night. "You think you can oink your way out of everything, just squeak and nuzzle up to Akane when she deserves BETTER? Where do you get the nerve, the arrogant NERVE! Pulling that macho lover bull crap. Its disgusting making a poor boy suffer, by turning HIS love against him". Down the street Ryouga seemed pushed further by the sound of Ranma's words, yet in spite of this he was curious why Ranma said him & not my.
Soon Ryouga had stopped backing up, the cold metal of a fire hydrant stopped him but not Ranma's words of hatred and scorn. "Twisting, turning Akane against him, sure she can be a bitch but she was ALL HE HAD. Not once has his soul yearned for another greater then how he has for Akane, & not you not Akuno not anyone will DARE FUCK IT UP FOR HIM" "DIE". The courage eradicated the coldness of the fearful, Ryouga slammed out his breaking point attack. Drilling the finger directly into Ranma's blocked face.
Before the move could strike in a blink of black twisting shadows, Ryouga screamed in blood curdling agony as his arm bone was totally shattered. Not sparing a single scream filled moment the Ranma shadow slashed Ryouga. A spurt of blood ripped from his torn yellow shirt toppling him over the hydrant, not once did the Ranma being stop laughing his merciless laugh. Ryouga crawled up with the desperation and fear.
Gurgling his own blood trickling out of his jaw, as he propped his head on top of the fire hydrant. "Ranma….I swear by the …HACK h-heavens, your g-g- going to go to…hell for this", Ryouga barely mustered those words out. Because what he saw next made both his eyes and lips unable to even move. Ranma came into view his skin was blood red with fur, his whole upper torso covered in blood red fur. Hands tipped with long razor blade claws.
The clicking of hooves he heard WAS really hooves, Ranma's legs were in black fur. His feet were thick hooves like that of a bull's, flickering behind it was a twisted blood red thin tail. The demon appearance of Ranma wickedly topped off, with that sickening grinning face of pure evil and redness. Just below the black hairstyle of Ranma poked out 2 devil horns, the demon Ranma bent down on his hooves staring eye to trembling eye with Ryouga.
"Sorry P-chan I've already been there, but you'll love it more" the voiceless gag of Ryouga voice, was barely heard over the sound of himself urinating. Looking paler and more dead then he's about to become as he watched the claws, place their razor tips at the plug end of the hydrant. "Oh yes and by the way, Ryouga its Devil Ranma" a violent blast shock waved the hydrant.
To the disgusting delight of the devil, the other plug on Ryouga's side was blasted right out. Plowing through the poor boy's stomach leaving a gush flow, of blood and water toppling his mutilated corpse. Devil Ranma licked his furry red lips, almost wanting to taste that blood from the gaping hole. "1 sinner down…5 to go. AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA".
To be continued…
Love is truly the most fickle and complex piece of trouble/happiness one could ever get him or herself into though a hard road awaits you in love, rewards for succeeding this long hard road are truly well worth the cost. There are many forms of love some sweet some soft some slow and some that are just plain HARD as they say you always hurt the one you love most, perhaps that's true but personally I believe love is the most wonderful thing.
No one should grow up without experiencing it whether it is good or tough love however tough love usually ends up molding into true love but that, depends on just how tough the person can withstand that emotional results. And for some the weight of that pain is far too strong to withstand alone eventually he or she will snap and that fits no couple better then this ones, Akane and Ranma haters and lovers of one another but which is stronger?
One can only imagine…
"RANMA SAOTOME YOUR DEAD" a angry growl uttered from Ranma's lips running his legs at top speed ducking and dodging the flying garbage, cans and piles that Ryouga was hurling at him "God you are so dam THICK. Your just like Akane you blow up without ever finding out the truth so you explode into your first reaction OW" Ranma moaned in pain his own face, distracted long enough to slam into a street lamp Ryouga stomped forward.
"You are the filthiest of sickening swine Ranma cheating on the lovely and undeserved Akane" Ranma growled shoving his finger to his rival's nose, "For a guy who follows me everywhere you got worse sight then direction". Ryouga made a grunt like snarl hardly considering Shampoo and Ryouga that much trouble to keep attention away from his "pre-chosen" fiancé, Ranma turned his back to Ryouga who quickly answered with his umbrella.
"I never said you could leave Ranma Akane deserves a prince not a pig" a flash of blue water silence Ryouga or at least his verbal words to squeaks, "Couldn't have said it better myself Piggy WIGGIE" Ryouga squealed. Swinging hoof after tiny hoof at Ranma who of course already left the porker in the dust running in an even more frantic pace realizing the time, "Oh great that moron Ryouga messed me up now I'll be late for dinner".
Faster and faster he slammed his feet into the sidewalk hurrying as fast as he could finally spotting the shrine smiling slightly "Yes I'll just make it I uh, WAHHH" a pole tripped him into the water he screamed and sank down. Popping back up soon as the beautiful red headed female version of himself "Hey what's the big idea?" "Not so alert eh son in law?" Ranma screamed, splashing the water violently at Cologne who of course dodged it with ease.
"Missed me" "What's up your old ass today I never even saw your haggard old face till now" a bop from her old stick shut him up as she tsk tsked him, "Shampoo has been looking for you & I suggest you stop making her wait". Ranma was switching her wet clothes from behind a bush into a fresh pair rolling eyes at Cologne's babbling "Yeah and why's that?" "Well obviously, it's not nice to keep your fiancé behind" "AKANE IS, NOT SHAMPOO".
"I am what Ranma?" that female voice sent a mixed voice of anger and guilt into him turning his baby blue eyes at the sight of his beautiful "real" fiancé, Akane stood tall on thick legs, soft skin, strong frame, and short black hair. Despite how crappy, moody, snotty, and at almost all times abusive to Ranma the boy's heart still belonged to her no matter how many wanted it, "Akane look I'm sorry I'm late but?" "AHH" "Oh my" "Well look at that".
Ranma stared at the half grinning half-shocked faces of Akane Kasumi Nabiki and soon coming Genma with Soune in total blank confusion, "Missing something son in law?" Ranma looked at Cologne and gasped. "That old bat has my clothes and an empty bucket of….oh crap…that means AHHHHHH" he looked down totally shocked at just how Cologne just stole, his clothes & turned him back to a boy with hot water within mere seconds.
"No wonder he stays a girl most of the time he's got NOTHING TO OFFER AS A BOY" the brown haired Nabiki burst into an insane roar of laughter, Kasumi tried to hush her sister while the men simply looked away from this. "Go ahead and laugh Nabiki" Ranma turned his head to see Ryouga back to normal laughing as well "You too oh loyal loving pork chop but at least, Akane has the decency to" his thoughts soon ended when he looked forward.
The shaking eyes of Ranma never looked to hide his body or even look for his bag for more clothes those stiff brown eyes were focused on "Akane", his the only word his low voice could say at the sight of her joining laughter. She wasn't as bad as Nabiki was but none the less Ranma just walked off very, very slowly after getting dressed and cleaning up the dinner he tried, so badly not to miss he ended up heading to bed with yet another painful scar.
Genma could practically read the painful thoughts of his son in bed not even having to look at his black eye "Such a wonderful opportunity this day had, annoyed by both Cologne & Ryouga, humiliated to everyone, had to clean up. Then given this great gift from Akane after I tried to shut the laughing porker P-chan up from adding any more insults…don't I just love it here", his hurtful eyes closed up for the night sleep seemed the only cure for him.
Totally unaware of the ever-vigilant watch of a shadowy figure of slender and sleek form locking eyes on the saddened Ranma the mysterious soul, knew he was having a rough week and day by day it was getting worse. This lone figure endlessly battled out thoughts of the right thing to do in this spot, is the plan right/wrong for "Ranma tomorrow I shall know…..the decision".
"HIYA" a flying fist sliced into a wooden dummy destroying it utterly in a flash of flesh and cracked wood/hay Ranma screamed and repeated it again, vigorously and ferociously he trained striking with deadly strength and rage. His rage filled swat dripping face glared blue cold eyes his uniform flowing from his royal red gold tied fighting uniform tied at the slightly upper waist, with a black belt folded white cuffs on wrists above thick dark blue pants.
"Is it me father or is Ranma seeming?" CRASH "Super psychotic?" Soun rolled his eyes at Nabiki answering Kasumi for asking first "He sure does, Saotome you're his father any ideas what?" he turned looking to Genma. There was a note written on his forehead it read "I'm in deep thought" but a loud snore made a frown on Soun's face as he splashed him with cold water, "Deep thoughts more like deep sleep" Genma the panda held up a new sign.
Reading "He's probably upset about last night Ranma is strong but emotional damage is the number 1 wrecker of kids" "Really how so?", Genma whips out a stupid chart of how emotionally damaged kids go nuts. Pointing out factors, raises, falls blah, blah "Fine I'll talk to him Tendo" Genma said shaking off the warm water he poured on himself heading, towards Ranma starting off "Ranma look I can tell your mad so let's talk".
BAM! A massive fist crashed right into Genma's dented face flying back tumbling into the pond turning back to a red face pouting panda Kasumi, looked to him "Didn't go well did it Mr. Saotome?" Genma grumbled out. Ranma snarled "I am not in the mood pops so go SUCK SOME BAMBOO" Genma snarled and held another sign but Soun quickly broke it into pieces, "Saotome for god's sake think of the readers reactions if they read that".
Shifting away from that Ranma stomped out to the dojo only to have a hand yank on his royal red GI he turned with an angry snarl it suddenly stopped, it was Akane with a for once "cute" looking angry face Ranma stood still. He simply looked to her without speaking a word she grunted and spoke again, "If you don't mind other people want to use the dojo so they could practice".
Ranma shook her arm off and snarled to her lowly "FINE take it you want it so bad that's just what you want isn't it?" Akane ground her teeth back, "And just what is it that I want?" "You only use your martial arts on me. Day by day I ALWAYS seem to get you mad so without talking or even trying to be civil with me you punch, kick, slap, and HIT me constantly", Akane growled turned red with anger boiling her blood at lava degrees.
"Actually Akane Ranma does have a point" "I'll say I could make a fortune off his hospital visits you" Akane glared and screamed out madly at Nabiki, the money loving sister quickly went quiet Akane directed her yells back to. "Ranma Saotome you got some nerve talking to me about rudeness you insult everything I do" "Its called freedom of speech Akane and besides, since when is it my fault you can't accept the truth" "LIKE WHAT huh?".
Ranma gulped a bit and sweat dropped he now thought back as fast as his sweat dropped to think of a come back "Well like your…cooking" Akane, slapped him Ranma snarled and leaped away from another close strike. "See what I mean total psycho" Akane raised her fist "Maybe I am a bad cook, but your rude to me on everything and anything I ever say or do Ranma".
The fight boiled on and on with mad screams both fathers sighing with grief at the endless banter and from the looks of the next oncoming shadow, things were about to get a lot worse "HIYA Ranma I look all over for you". Massive groans erupted like a death howl from Ranma as the irritable Shampoo arrived interrupting he and Akane and their wonderful arguing, "What do you want?" "You try and escape from Shampoo, Shampoo upset.
Want to know why you run away from me?" Shampoo whimpered giving her cutesy puppy dog eyes they disgusted Akane almost as much Ranma, "I ran to get AWAY from you Shampoo so leave I'm kind of busy right now". Akane grinned "No your not in fact I was just about to train in the dojo why not give her a hello KISS for me Ranma" she shoed him towards Shampoo, Ranma gulped as the more then happy amazon kissed his lips Akane gasped.
BAM "WAHHOW!" "I didn't mean to ACTUALLY kiss her you JERK" Ranma rubbed his head from her stone bashing of his skull now he was mad, "I wouldn't have if YOU didn't push me into her GOD how dense are you?"
"How DARE you talk to me that way" Akane sneered soon a loud slapping of running came from the far right Ranma moaned once more at who it was, "Not again" "How dare is right Ranma no one is allowed to mock Akane".
The banana colored warrior panted skidding into halt growling at Ranma who simply held his arms behind his head obviously not caring what he said, "Yeah well I'm tired of getting smacked around by very bozo in this town". Shampoo looked at Ranma with interest very, very deep interest at those words Ryouga shouted to his face with mad spit flying from his loud lips, "What is THAT supposed to mean OOF!" a knee to his gut silenced him.
Ranma watched with an emotionless response as his knee lowered from striking Ryouga in the stomach wiping his spit from his face disgusted, "Let's just say one day I'm not gonna be here for all of you to kick around. And when that day comes I hope you all OW Akane" his brave speech was ended by a double slap to the mouth it hurt his mouth yes but what he saw, next hurt him more then any other punch or slam Akane dented into him.
"I c-c-can't believe it she is actually…caring for that…THAT perverted porker" Ranma's mad thoughts were just as angry filled as his blood was, Akane was helping cradle Ryouga in her arms to help him stand straight up. "Ranma you should be ashamed attacking Ryouga after he just defended me from YOU" "But I …he's…you just…I can't…why…but you…me…HIM, GRAHH" Ranma practically tore his black hair our in an insanity fit of rage.
"Fine take that little lying yellow boob for all I care not like you ever cared about me when I got hurt" Akane looked to Ranma and for a brief second, the bot could have swore he saw some hurtful truth in those lovely blue eyes. But it ended over the angry sounding cries of Ryouga pointing at Ranma "I swear Ranma Saotome I shall make you PAY" "Oh……yeah join the club", he moaned loudly pointing behind to another set of annoyances coming up.
"Like the fire of the sun's rays I shall fry you Ranma Saotome for burning my own heart by stealing away my lovely pig tailed goddess" (Akuno), "Ranma I know you have Shampoo so make it easy and GIVE UP" (Moose). "Oh my lovely Ranma let me whisk you away from that wicked Akane and into my arms of love" (Kodachi) "Come and catch me if you can girls HA", (Happisau) "The army of annoying idiots" Ranma grumbled walking up.
The young boy confronted the parade of oncoming attackers and idiots and what not and in a flash of his infamous Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, technique grabbed the stole panties that Happisau was hauling in a sack. And quickly as well cleverly spread them all over Akuno, Kodachi, Moose, and Happisau naturally leading the girls to beat those clowns up senselessly.
"Pretty neat move Ranma" Akane complimented Shampoo frowned to them both and pulled out a small blue bomb shaped object with a red devil sign, it was designed like a cartoon little Satin dancing on the outlines of the ball. "For Ranma Shampoo give with love HIYA" "What HEY AH" the bomb burst spreading a burst of thick pink clouds of smoke covering Ranma up, in a massive fog of pink swirls he coughed and wheezes at the fowl pink trick.
Shampoo then leaped away giggling like a schoolgirl speaking to herself quietly "Grandma special spell make Ranma free yes just need little help", when Ranma finally cleared his eyes of the pink smoke he became confused. "Hey wait a minute where's the street Ryouga and uh Shampoo and Akane too how did I end up in..... AHH NOT HERE" Ranma was stone blue cold, the room he was standing in was that of the "Girls swim team locker room".
In seconds he was greeted with slaps punches bruises black eyes busted parts and a whole world of unimaginable pain naturally he left without a single, part of his sore body being clean without a black fist imprint or foot print. Staggering along the way he grumbled something about Amazon witch freaks as his bare cut feet slapped against the side walk his black eyes, slowly leaned over to a sight "Moose" but he wasn't looking back to him.
Not yet anyway "Shampoo please come out where are you?" the lost boy looked under cars into sewer holes open stores open malls people's homes, Ranma ignored him besides even if he did want to fight he didn't really care. Plus his mouth was so puffed up he didn't have much energy to even curse him away "No Moose she isn't here so leave me be to close up my shop, sundown comes I go" "Don't even TRY it Cologne I may be poor in sight.
But I'm not that blind your hiding her from me" the old ghoul chuckled and bopped his knees with her cane he squealed like a girl "She doesn't need me, at least not to do that…*sigh idiot" Moose sighed "Where could she Huh?" He thought for a second his glasses weren't on straight but he was positively sure on who he saw "Ranma Saotome…ah so he is the one hiding my love", in a flash Moose screamed out and splashed Ranma with ice cold water.
Turning him to his beautiful red haired girl half expecting him to get angry & fight him surprisingly Ranma just kept on walking as if nothing happened, "He must think I'm a fool if he'll let me pass him up just by ignoring me". KACHANG! A barrage of ninja blades, knives, and swords flew out at Ranma's bare feet she simply leaped over them and kept on walking slowly, Moose was speechless "Leave me alone" is all her lips would move to say.
"How very odd usually when I strike and attack at Ranma he'd make some witty remark & easily dispense of my moves but this time he's ignoring me, no eye contact no movements of offensive return nothing just….walking". These thoughts pondered Moose deeply of just what was going on with Ranma why he was so distracted what made him seem so depressed & sad, and why was suddenly there a truck screaming at top speed behind himself.
BAM! AHHH OOF! The truck naturally crashed and hurled Moose like a rag doll a moaning and groaning rag doll into the air crashing face first, into the hard asphalt black road his glasses shattered along with most of his teeth. Ranma made a small brief glance towards the twitching Moose on the ground and shrugged walking home Moose was growling with rage & pain, "Ranma…oh man this HURTS Shampoo is mine and I'll get her back to me.
Even if that means making each and every one of your friends as well you suffer OWW" before he could scream and snarl at whoever just stepped, upon his twisted legs even his glassless eyes could see just who it was. "Shhhhhhhampoo" "Moose no need get hurt to get Ranma Shampoo already take care of Ranma thanks to great Grandma" she helped up the poor boy, "What do you mean Shampoo I don't understand what did you use on him"?
Moose was referring to the blue ball he had gripped his hands about around her belt squeezing it lightly of course that was after he accidentally thought, her butt was the object and she decked him for that she grinned and said. "Shampoo just say Ranma going to do suffering for you…."
The Next Afternoon…
All was quiet busy with constant chatter at the Tendo home the family had been quiet worried to wonder the whereabouts of the now missing Ranma, who's been gone for hours and the last to see him was Nabiki and Akane. "Now Akane are you SURE that you didn't see where he went?" Akane sighed ruffling her hair from her red cheeks "For the billionth time dad, Ranma vanished out of thin air I couldn't tell where he went not at all.
I mean one second were arguing…again and next second he vanishes poof" a light chuckle came Nabiki eating her lunch with a small tiny evil little grin, Akane growled to her "And just what are you possibly laughing at NABIKI? I'm not the only one who saw this REMEMBER?" Nabiki slurped in her noodles and sighed "Least I didn't deck the guy with my money safe Akane, that cost a lot of money to get you know?" Akane snarled back but stopped.
Kasumi clapped her hands lightly asking their attention "Okay, okay let's just take it easy and recall what happened Ranma woke up really angry", Nabiki "I made a few…comments" Soun "Ranma got even angrier then". Akane "He came to eat breakfast only to find out someone had taken his" Genma (holding a sign) "Chased down that little pig you own blamed him, and followed him into Nabiki's room" they all sighed remembering the rest.
Once Ranma entered he supposedly trashed Nabiki's room trying to catch P- chan he ended up with panties on his head Nabiki screamed Akane came in, she screamed a few things decked him with a safe and then he disappeared. Akane made a pouting grunt of anger and left from the table all the sisters knew from that face of frustration Akane had plenty of things on her mind, a sigh escaped her soft lips staring out at the sky colored in an orange shade.
The sun was already setting and still no sign of Ranma "It's funny Ranma" she said whispering to herself "After all the times you hurt me & I hurt you, I can't help but feel…sorry for you I know I can be a real bitch sometimes. I just…I just wish you could stop teasing me, so that I can do the very same", pondering of her poor Ranma her eyes and ears don't even hear of Ryouga.
Apparently the pig sneaking warrior had briefly became his normal self In Akane's room, he knew it was risky. But being in that pig was a nightmare, luckily with the door locked & Akane outside he was able to take a breather. "I never thought being a pig could work out so well to my own advantage, trashing Nabiki's room was pure luck that's all it took for me to win this.
And that's the best part…I have won…Ranma was crushed literally from Akane. He's been gone for hours" he stifled an almost hysterical laugh, "I don't think that sex sneaking loser will ever be coming back after all this". The darkness of that sinister laugh Ryouga silently chuckled to himself, was just as dark as Ranma is feeling right now. Cowering deep in a black alley, whimpering tears from his rattled shaking body his emotions all in a twirl.
A poor boy's heart and soul shattered within moments and all because a few painful words, some smacks, a safe dent, & the fury he saw in Akane's eyes. "Stage 1 going ahead of schedule & now for stage 2 anger…" the mysterious watcher cloaked in darkness spied down upon the heart broken Ranma, hiding in the oncoming night with cold tears forming at Ranma's words.
"Those heartless… bastards… not ONE cared about me NOT ONE!!!"
Ranma was well aware he was screaming rage was boiling off the charts, "Nabiki…Ryouga…Akuno…Kodachi…Cologne…Happisau…AKANE. Greedy, lifeless, heart shattering SONS OF BITCHES! LOOK WHAT YOU DID TO ME ARE YOU HAPPY NOW HUH…ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, god I sure hope so…I know I am….real happy that you just FUCKED ME!"
The watcher could hardly contain the laughter that was being stifled "Yes…scream it louder Ranma…how do you feel about all of ….them", "FUCK THEM FUCK THEM ALL TO THE FIERY DEPTHS OF HELL". Not even the effects of the darkness that blackened Ranma's soul could be put into words, at the maddening sadness his eyes were filling up with. The cold tears, black eyes, the icy look of hatred, & violence pulsating within.
"MORE, MORE" the shouting of the stranger disturbed Ranma not in the least he was FAR beyond disturbed with veins bulging around his forehead, "I hate them…. for the love of god I HATE THEM YOU HEAR ME? I HATE YOU ALL, I SWEAR TO GOD I HOPE YOU ALL JUST DIE!!!!". Ranma collapsed to his knees holding his face, shaking and becoming pale, something very dreadful & dark was warping the being of Ranma Saotome.
"What do you want?" "Vengeance…" louder and dark the voice called again "I said what do you want?" "Payback…", building, building, and building. "WHAT DO YOU WANT?" "REVENGE" the last word was screamed like a soul in milleniums worth of torture, Ranma's body burst out with red light. Electrical energies surged across his blood soaked hands from tight clenches, Ranma's body exploding with light and energy so strongly filled with hate.
So strongly built, compiled like a building with emotions of heartache, distress, sadness, depression, and worst of all hatred. The light vanished into the black alley, out came dry gasp of an ice-cold whispery voice of the dead. Laying there in spastic twitches & black dreams from his subconscious, Ranma laid there. As the 3rd being rose up, quickly evacuating the area. The stranger spoke towering over Ranma with a grin, "Now the real fun begins".
Whistling as he walked Ryouga was in the happiest of his moods, the taste of crushing Ranma's life, heart, and soul was the highlight of his life. "Ah there's no greater victory then making one's rival suffer through hell", "I couldn't have said it better myself" Ryouga stopped instantly and turned. Fists aimed out for a brawl he shouted to the shadows "Who's there?", yet no soul stood to his eyes just a never-ending fall of shadows and darkness.
"Strange I know I heard a voice a familiar one too could it be….NAH huh?", his thoughts interrupted him at the tipping of a garbage can. Rolling with a massive dent, like a rolling head fresh off the bloody blade of a guillotine. Cold sweat poured down the banana bandanna boy's head, a turn right a broken flower plant another shot right some rustling papers. Regardless of the obvious fear noted in his frantic voice Ryouga yelled, "COME OUT!
"Whoever's sick idea of a joke this is, it's not funny. Akane, Nabiki, that littler pervo with the panties…Ranma Saotome perhaps" obvious hatred, boiled off the pale faced Ryouga at mention of his rival's very existence. Yet all he heard in return was mixes of odd sounds, stomping of a goat's hooves, the flapping of wings, and a laugh. A dark sickening child like laugh of evil.
Ryouga finally had located the sound but it was "Right behind you?" "Ah", "Poor, poor little P-chan so careless about the consequences of one actions". The dark being was mocking him "I don't have to take this I'm a great warrior, Ranma is a push over to me but…if that's true why do I feel so", "Afraid" "STOP THAT RANMA" Ryouga was shoved down hard. The pig-cursed warrior was shocked even paler at the mere feel of Ranma's strength.
Both warriors knew that Ryouga was shaking down to his sweat-sticking boots, yet all the trickling sweat didn't make him the slightest bit hot. He was in fact cold, chilled right down to his quivering flesh covered bones. Perhaps it was Ranma's cold voice, or his strength, or the disturbing fact that he couldn't see his face or body. Somehow that only scared him further.
The hoof clicks came louder as Ranma came forward, still blanketed by the shadow of the night. "You think you can oink your way out of everything, just squeak and nuzzle up to Akane when she deserves BETTER? Where do you get the nerve, the arrogant NERVE! Pulling that macho lover bull crap. Its disgusting making a poor boy suffer, by turning HIS love against him". Down the street Ryouga seemed pushed further by the sound of Ranma's words, yet in spite of this he was curious why Ranma said him & not my.
Soon Ryouga had stopped backing up, the cold metal of a fire hydrant stopped him but not Ranma's words of hatred and scorn. "Twisting, turning Akane against him, sure she can be a bitch but she was ALL HE HAD. Not once has his soul yearned for another greater then how he has for Akane, & not you not Akuno not anyone will DARE FUCK IT UP FOR HIM" "DIE". The courage eradicated the coldness of the fearful, Ryouga slammed out his breaking point attack. Drilling the finger directly into Ranma's blocked face.
Before the move could strike in a blink of black twisting shadows, Ryouga screamed in blood curdling agony as his arm bone was totally shattered. Not sparing a single scream filled moment the Ranma shadow slashed Ryouga. A spurt of blood ripped from his torn yellow shirt toppling him over the hydrant, not once did the Ranma being stop laughing his merciless laugh. Ryouga crawled up with the desperation and fear.
Gurgling his own blood trickling out of his jaw, as he propped his head on top of the fire hydrant. "Ranma….I swear by the …HACK h-heavens, your g-g- going to go to…hell for this", Ryouga barely mustered those words out. Because what he saw next made both his eyes and lips unable to even move. Ranma came into view his skin was blood red with fur, his whole upper torso covered in blood red fur. Hands tipped with long razor blade claws.
The clicking of hooves he heard WAS really hooves, Ranma's legs were in black fur. His feet were thick hooves like that of a bull's, flickering behind it was a twisted blood red thin tail. The demon appearance of Ranma wickedly topped off, with that sickening grinning face of pure evil and redness. Just below the black hairstyle of Ranma poked out 2 devil horns, the demon Ranma bent down on his hooves staring eye to trembling eye with Ryouga.
"Sorry P-chan I've already been there, but you'll love it more" the voiceless gag of Ryouga voice, was barely heard over the sound of himself urinating. Looking paler and more dead then he's about to become as he watched the claws, place their razor tips at the plug end of the hydrant. "Oh yes and by the way, Ryouga its Devil Ranma" a violent blast shock waved the hydrant.
To the disgusting delight of the devil, the other plug on Ryouga's side was blasted right out. Plowing through the poor boy's stomach leaving a gush flow, of blood and water toppling his mutilated corpse. Devil Ranma licked his furry red lips, almost wanting to taste that blood from the gaping hole. "1 sinner down…5 to go. AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA".
To be continued…