Sick Cycle Of Life

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Chapter 4: A Step Too Far


The next day came too early for Yue's liking. She stayed up late last night trying to find some information on the new OZ base but she didn't find anything. The lack of success frustrated her greatly and she was not in the best of moods when she went to school that morning. Of course a certain arrogant fool had decided to push her too far.

"Yue, my silver haired tenshi! Thy look as radiant as always!" Kuno proclaimed. He stood in front of Yue therefore blocking her way to school.

"Kuno, leave now if you value your life," Yue stated. Her voice was as cold as the artic winter and her tone implies death. She attempted to walk past Kuno but was blocked again. "I'm warning you."

"I will grant pass when thy defeat me," Kuno said. "But shall I defeat you, I shall date thee!"

With that Yue's restraint on her temper snapped and she looked at Kuno with death in her eyes. Everybody in the school ground was silently watching the two combatant so intently that they failed to notice five new arrivals.

"Man, that babe is hot!" one of them exclaimed.

"Maxwell, shut the hell up!"

Duo pouted, "I'm just telling the truth, Wu-man. Don't tell me that you don't find her attractive."

Wufei for once remained silent and turned his attention to the potential fight.

"Allah! That's Yue!" Quatre exclaimed. He felt worried for his twin sister's safety. He knew that she was a Gundam pilot and therefore was capable of taking care of herself but he had a feeling that the guy who was fighting her was very dangerous.

Trowa and Heero watched Yue closely and they felt something familiar about the girl but couldn't figure out where they had met her before.

"Fine," she stated in a monotone. All expressions were wiped off her face and her eyes. She slowly put down her school bag on the ground. "Bring it on."

Kuno wasted no time in attacking her. He launched his best attack. "STRIKE! STRIKE! STRIKE!" As with yesterday, he let loose a volley of fast stabs with his bokken but he was much faster today indicating to Yue that he was holding back on the previous fight.

Yue dodged all the stabs effortlessly. "You never learned, do you?" she said mockingly. "You can't use the same technique twice on me and expect to suceed. Unfortunately this will be your last mistake." With that she stopped and when Kuno's bokken approched her, she just grabbed it and wrenched it from his grasp. "Your life is mine!" She put her right hand on his throat and lifted him up in the air. The fact that she was smaller than Kuno was lost as she continued to held him there, choking him. "You don't feel so high and mighty now when you're about to die, do you?" she taunted him as he started to turned blue.

"Yue! No!" A voice shouted out.

She snapped her head towards the voice. "Q-Quatre?" she looked at him in disbelief. She was so focused on him that she failed to notice Heero sneaking up behind her.

"Yes, Bunny. Now put him down," Quatre replied soothingly. He was a picture of calm in the outside but his emotions were raging inside him as well as some of his sister's. He could feel anger, pain and joy from her.

"No," she replied. She wanted to eliminate her source of annoyance. He was a danger to her mission she reasoned. She felt somebody behind her but it was too late as Heero hit her hard enough to render her unconsious. She crumpled to the ground releasing Kuno who tried to regain his breath before passing out

Quatre and the rest of the pilots ran up to them. "Is she alright?" Quatre asked. He was extremely worried about his newfound sister.

"She's fine. Just unconscious," Heero replied in his famous monotone.

Ranma walked into the school with Akane and noticed five guys surrounding somebody while Kuno was lying not far away from them. He looked closer and saw a glimpse of silver hair. "Yue!" he

All the pilots turned their attention to the person who shouted that out and saw a boy with a pigtail running towards them.

"What happened to her?" he demanded.

"Who the hell are you?" Wufei retorted.

"My name is Ranma Saotome. Tell me who did this to her and I'll make him pay!" he growled while cracking his knuckles.

"Ranma Saotome?!" Duo blurted out. "The famous martial artist?"

"Huh? Famous? I'm not famous," Ranma replied confused. Then realisation dawned on him. "Nabiki," he hissed. /So Nabiki had been making profit off me and she still had the nerve to say I owe her money/.

"Ranma! Stop threating those poor boys!" Akane shouted when she saw him glaring at the five pilots. She was still angry when he left her behind for Yue and she wanted to vent her frustration. She pulled out her mallet and slammed it down on Ranma's skull.

"Oh my Shinigami! You killed him!" Duo exclaimed. He pulled out his gun and saw the other pilots doing the same.

"I didn't kill him. He's fine," Akane replied offhandedly. She didn't notice that they had pulled out their guns.

"Nobody could survive that mallet strike! Not even Heero!" Duo said. He had decided that she was dangerous since she could kill without remorse. The others felt the same as him.

Before things could escalate, Ranma pushed himself off the ground. "What was that for, you uncute tomboy?" Ranma groaned. He looked at the pilots and noticed their jaws had dropped to the floor except for Heero and Trowa's. The only indication they were surprised was the widening of their eyes.

"N-no way! How the hell did you survive?" Duo was shaken. There was no way anyone could survive a heavy and blund object being slammed into their skull like that.

Ranma shrugged. "I don't know. I've always been able to do that and it had been happening for over a year now so I guess I got used to it."

"Well, you deserve it, you baka. You've been flirting with Ukyo, Shampoo, Kodachi and now that slut!" Akane said venomously with a glare towards the unconscious Yue.

Quatre stiffened when Akane called his sister a slut. He was about to take action against the insult but was interrupted.

"Akane, that's enough," Ranma declared coldly. His face was expressionless but inside he was boiling. /How dare her! She had gone too far this time/.

"Defending your little whore? How sweet," Akane taunted. "You belong to me, Ranma. You even killed a God for me. Your father gave you to me. You're mine." With that she walked away without looking back.

Ranma stiffened at her words. It was true he had killed a God for her. He might have loved her before but not anymore. /So that's what she really thinks of me. I thought she loved me. What a laugh/.

*End Chapter 4*

AN: Wow! That was quick! I hope you all like this chapter and send me more reviews please!!! Thanx for those who reviewed!!!

Replies to reviews:

'Zpan Sven' - I agree. Death to Mamo-baka *toast*

'Galexz' - Yes. Heero and Yue knew each other but I won't tell you how yet.

'Rena Preacecraft' - Sore wa himitsu desu (It's a secret) ^-~

'Jacquelin Benito' - I don't like Akane either. Ranma is too good for a spoiled brat like her. He's yummy *drool* BTW I love your fic 'Straight Flush'. Please update soon!

'Yuki' - I'll think about the love triangle thing but I want Ranma and Usa to be together (Oops! I didn't just give away the story, did I? ^-^;;).

'solarmistress17' - Huff...huff... *collapse from typing non-stop* must...finish...story...

'ki-chan' - Eep! *Hide behind Ranma* You can keep Heero but I get Ranma *glomps him* Thanks for the offer!