Sick Cycle Of Life
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Chapter 5: A Past Mended
The pilots watched the confrontation silently. They felt sympathy towards Ranma even Trowa and Heero. They couldn't believe someone could be so cruel. Quatre winced as he felt the pain and betrayal from Ranma.
"Are you okay?" Duo asked softly. He placed a hand on Ranma's shoulder. He felt the tensing of Ranma's muscles at the contact but it was soon gone as he relaxed.
"Yeah, I guess so. Afterall what she said was true," Ranma replied. His voice was devoid of all emotion.
"No, it's not." Surprisingly, it was Wufei who spoke. "You are your own person. You don't belong to anybody especially that heartless onna."
Ranma laughed but it was a hollow sound. "But it's true. I did kill a God just for her. I loved her. That's why I endured all the abuse. Everyday I go through the same shit. Akane hitting me with her mallet every waking moment just because of her jealously and insecurity. Ukyo, my former best friend who bombed my wedding. Shampoo, who tried to kill me before and now tried to marry me just because of some stupid Amazon law. Mousse, who couldn't understand that I didn't love Shampoo and kept attacking me everyday. Cologne, who resorted to drugs and trickery so I would marry Shampoo. Ryouga, someone whom I thought was my friend but tried kill me because he loves Akane. Happosai, my father's perverted sensei who made my life a living hell. Nabiki, who blackmailed me. My father, who sold me countless time just to satify his own stomach. My own mother who would force me to commit seppuku if I wasn't a man among men." He closed his eyes. He felt a little better after letting all his problems out. He didn't know why he was telling all his problems to some strangers but he felt they understand and he could trust them.
The pilots were silent. They didn't know what to say. Sure, they went through hard times but it didn't compare to Ranma's. Any normal person would have cracked under the pressure Ranma had been through.
"Ranma," a voice called out. Ryouga stepped out of behind the tree he had been hiding in. The pilots were startled because they didn't know of his presence until he showed himself. Unconsciously, their hands went to their guns.
"Ryouga," Ranma acknowledged calmly. "How much did you hear?"
"I heard enough. I want to apologise," Ryoga said. "I was blinded by my crush for Akane and didn't see how she had treated you. She was the first person who showed kindness to my other form so I fell for her. I admit that most of the problems were not you fault but I still blame you for my curse."
Ranma cracked a tiny smile. "Of course. I wouldn't have it any other way, P-chan."
"Don't call me that," Ryouga snapped before continuing in a calmer voice. "I hope we can start over and be friends this time around. Afterall, how could I defeat someone who killed an unbeatable God. But that doesn't stop me from kicking your butt though."
Ranma gave him one of his cocky grin. "You're welcome to try, Porky." Inside, he was jumping in joy. He finally had a friend.
"You better start praying, Ranko," Ryouga answered back giving the same cocky grin.
"Do you have a feeling that we're missing something?" Duo whispered to the rest of the pilots.
They nodded but didn't say anything else.
"Did you really kill a God?" Surprisingly, it was Trowa who asked this question. Usually he would have remained silent preferring to watch rather than participate.
Ranma closed his eyes. He didn't like the fact that he had killed someone even if he knew Saffron would be reborn. "Yeah." He opened his eyes again and they saw the tormented look.
Unknown to everybody else, Yue watched everything. She woke up just in time to hear Akane's cruel words to Ranma. She also heard Ranma's pouring out his heart. She got up and moved to Ranma's unmoving form and hugged him.
"It's okay, Ranma. It's not your fault. I won't let them hurt you anymore," Yue assured. /Oh, Selene! I am falling in love with him but I don't care. It hurts so much when I see him in pain/.
Ranma felt warm inside when he heard those words. "Thank you, Yue-chan. It means a lot to me." He looked at her cerulean eyes which were tinted with a bit of silver.
"Ahem!"
Ranma and Yue jumped apart. Their faces a little flushed.
"If you two are quite finished," Quatre said with a little amusement in his voice. He knew he should be angry at Ranma for making a move at his sister but he couldn't be. Not after what he had went through.
"Another fiancee, Ranma?" Ryouga teased. Now they have resolved their difference he had felt some brotherly connection to Ranma. Afterall, Ranma had helped him many times before but he was too clouded up in his rage to see it.
"Watch it, bacon breath," Ranma mock growled. "Or I might decide to kick your ass right here right now."
"Bring it on, fem-boy," Ryouga taunted. He moved into a fighting stance.
All the pilots except Yue and Quatre were watching intently. They were eager to find out how good Ranma's skills were.
"Hold it," Yue said. They all turned to her. "Can we do this later? First, we need some introductions. I'll start. My name is Yue Maxwell-"
Duo looked at her startled. "Maxwell?"
"-otherwise known as Yue Raberba Winner or Usagi Tsukino."
"USA-CHAN?!" Heero, Trowa, Duo and Wufei shouted.
"Yes, Hee-niichan, Tro-niichan, Duo-niichan, Fei-niichan," she replied back with an impish smile. She was suddenly crushed by four very enthusiastic hugs.
"Guys, I can't breathe," she choked out.
"Oops," they said and released her. Yue stood there trying to regain her breath while glaring at them playfully.
"Ahem," the four boys and one girl turned to look the others. Quatre, Ranma and Ryouga looked at them in confusion. "Care to explain how you know my sister?" Quatre asked.
Heero and Trowa remained silent, retreating back behind their expressionless masks. Wufei grunted and turned away, blushing slightly. Duo had the decency to look embarassed. Seeing that he wouldn't get any help from his teammates he sighed. "Can we find a more private place first?" he asked Quatre.
"Why don't we all go to my place?" Yue offered. "But it's pretty small so there might not be enough room for all of us."
"Then we'll go to mine," Quatre declared. "There should be enough room for everyone."
"Sure," Yue shrugged. "What about you, Ranma, Ryouga?"
"Fine with me," Ranma replied, shrugging his shoulders. He turned to look at Ryouga who was fidgeting uneasily. "Don't worry, I'll help you," he said to Ryouga with a small smile. "It'll be like old times, eh?"
Ryouga looked at Ranma gratefully. "Thanks, man. I'll go too," he said turning back to Yue who looked at him questioningly. He blushed, feeling embarassed. "I have a bad sense of direction."
The pilots looked at him curiously but decided not to pursue the matter further.
"Okay, let's go. It's not far from here," Quatre spoke up.
The six pilots and two martial artists started walking towards the mansion. Quatre was right, the place was near and it only took them five minutes to get to their destination.
"Whoah! This is your place?!" Ranma exclaimed. "This place is huge! Man, it would take forever to fix up this place if it got destroyed."
"Destroyed?" Quatre's eyes started to twitch at the implication.
Ryouga who had been staring at the mansion in awe nodded absently. "Yeah, especially if the fiancee brigade ever found out that you're here. Remember the failed wedding? They completely trashed the Tendo Dojo."
Ranma groaned. "Don't remind me. It took me forever to clean that mess up. My mom and Kasumi offered to help but Nabiki convinced them it was all my fault and therefore I should clean it all up. Speaking of which, you were also responsible for the mess!" Ranma gave Ryouga a glare.
Ryouga chuckled nervously. "He...he...he...I guess I got a bit carried away."
"A bit?" Ranma asked increduously. "You used the Perfect Shi Shi Hokoudan and you called that a bit?!" (AN: I'm not sure if he did or not but for the sake of this story, I'll say that he did)
"Umm..Yeah?" Ryouga offered weakly. "Now, now, Ranma. You said we could start over, remember?"
"No, you said that. I haven't said anything yet. I think I'll take my revenge first then we can start over." Ranma gave him an evil smile.
"What's a Perfect Shi Shi Hokoudan?" Yue asked, breaking up the potential fight.
Ryouga and Ranma turned towards the pilots. They had forgotten they were there. "It's a chi technique based on depression," Ryouga replied.
"Chi? You can manipulate your chi?" Wufei said in awe. He couldn't believe someone so young could perform such a magnificent feat. He had heard of chi before. Usually it took over thirty years to do it and even the masters had difficulty.
"Yeah. We both can," Ranma replied. "Most of my opponents could. Take Herb for example."
"Could you show me?" Wufei asked.
"Sure." Ranma held out his right hand palm up. He concentrated for a moment and suddenly a bright blue chi in a size of a tennis ball appeared.
The pilots watched in awe. They had never seen anything like this before.
"Wow! That's so cool!" Duo exclaimed. "Can I watch you fight? Please? I want to see how good you two are."
Ranma regarded them for a moment before turning to Ryouga. "How about it, P-chan? Want to give them a good show?"
Ryouga smirked and cracked his knuckles. "Why not? Besides, I'm itching for a good fight." He fell into a fighting stance.
"Let's move away from the mansion a bit. We wouldn't want to destroy it completely," Ranma replied, moving away from Quatre's mansion.
/Uh-oh/ thought the pilots.
*End Chapter 5*
AN: Another one finished! Sorry there's not much action in this chap but I promise there will be some in the next one. From now on, I'll refer Yue as part of the pilots cause I'm lazy ^_^;; Thanks to everybody who reviewed. I love you all!
'moon' - I'll think about it but no promises.
'Lala' - I'm glad you liked it! The reviews are important to me because that way I know people are reading my story and enjoying it. They also give me ideas sometimes.
'Firefly-chan' - I hope you like this chapter too!
'Sweet Sere' - I'm happy that you like the story!
'Neko Megami' - I know that was harsh but I need something to make Ranma choose Yue over Akane. I don't like Akane much anyway.
'Zpan Sven' - They are all good ways to kill Mamo-baka but I prefer something more....tortureous shall I say. Mwahahaha! Akane's turn will be in due time *evil grin*
'solarmistress17' - Wow! Calm down! I spent my time doing this instead of my homework so you better appreciate it! ^_~
'Yuki' - I don't like Akane either so you can expect more Akane-bashing!
'Lunar Neko-chan' - I hope this chapter is enough to satify your mind for a while. I made it a bit longer than normal which means I'm not getting any schoolwork done. ^_^;;
'Mellisa' - Glad you liked it! I'll continue the story because I'm having so much fun writing this!
'Tasie' - Heero doesn't have any agression. He just have a bit of pent up....frustration (probably from Relena). ^_^;;
'zelgadis97@aol.com' - Thanx! The background story will come soon. Thanks a lot for the ideas. I might use some of them because they were the ones I was thinking of. Now I'll answer some of you questions without giving anything away. Yes, there is a meaning to the surname. It has to do with her past in the GW universe. Akane is very callous in my fic because I don't like her. Yes, I suppose Kuno resemble TM with the corny speeches and all. If you have any more ideas please tell me. Once again, thank you!
'montymouse' - Thanks! I like this version better than my old one too.
'ki-chan' - I know Akane is meaner. I don't like her very much anyway. I can't write faster. I'm spending more time on this than on my schoolwork as it is. If I spend anymore time on this fic then I won't get any homework done and I might be grounded from the internet and that means I can't update. So please be patient and I'll get them out as fast as I possibly can.
'MarsMoonStar' - Glad you think so ^_^v
Disclaimer: Don't own anything except the story
"..." - talking
/.../ - thought
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Chapter 5: A Past Mended
The pilots watched the confrontation silently. They felt sympathy towards Ranma even Trowa and Heero. They couldn't believe someone could be so cruel. Quatre winced as he felt the pain and betrayal from Ranma.
"Are you okay?" Duo asked softly. He placed a hand on Ranma's shoulder. He felt the tensing of Ranma's muscles at the contact but it was soon gone as he relaxed.
"Yeah, I guess so. Afterall what she said was true," Ranma replied. His voice was devoid of all emotion.
"No, it's not." Surprisingly, it was Wufei who spoke. "You are your own person. You don't belong to anybody especially that heartless onna."
Ranma laughed but it was a hollow sound. "But it's true. I did kill a God just for her. I loved her. That's why I endured all the abuse. Everyday I go through the same shit. Akane hitting me with her mallet every waking moment just because of her jealously and insecurity. Ukyo, my former best friend who bombed my wedding. Shampoo, who tried to kill me before and now tried to marry me just because of some stupid Amazon law. Mousse, who couldn't understand that I didn't love Shampoo and kept attacking me everyday. Cologne, who resorted to drugs and trickery so I would marry Shampoo. Ryouga, someone whom I thought was my friend but tried kill me because he loves Akane. Happosai, my father's perverted sensei who made my life a living hell. Nabiki, who blackmailed me. My father, who sold me countless time just to satify his own stomach. My own mother who would force me to commit seppuku if I wasn't a man among men." He closed his eyes. He felt a little better after letting all his problems out. He didn't know why he was telling all his problems to some strangers but he felt they understand and he could trust them.
The pilots were silent. They didn't know what to say. Sure, they went through hard times but it didn't compare to Ranma's. Any normal person would have cracked under the pressure Ranma had been through.
"Ranma," a voice called out. Ryouga stepped out of behind the tree he had been hiding in. The pilots were startled because they didn't know of his presence until he showed himself. Unconsciously, their hands went to their guns.
"Ryouga," Ranma acknowledged calmly. "How much did you hear?"
"I heard enough. I want to apologise," Ryoga said. "I was blinded by my crush for Akane and didn't see how she had treated you. She was the first person who showed kindness to my other form so I fell for her. I admit that most of the problems were not you fault but I still blame you for my curse."
Ranma cracked a tiny smile. "Of course. I wouldn't have it any other way, P-chan."
"Don't call me that," Ryouga snapped before continuing in a calmer voice. "I hope we can start over and be friends this time around. Afterall, how could I defeat someone who killed an unbeatable God. But that doesn't stop me from kicking your butt though."
Ranma gave him one of his cocky grin. "You're welcome to try, Porky." Inside, he was jumping in joy. He finally had a friend.
"You better start praying, Ranko," Ryouga answered back giving the same cocky grin.
"Do you have a feeling that we're missing something?" Duo whispered to the rest of the pilots.
They nodded but didn't say anything else.
"Did you really kill a God?" Surprisingly, it was Trowa who asked this question. Usually he would have remained silent preferring to watch rather than participate.
Ranma closed his eyes. He didn't like the fact that he had killed someone even if he knew Saffron would be reborn. "Yeah." He opened his eyes again and they saw the tormented look.
Unknown to everybody else, Yue watched everything. She woke up just in time to hear Akane's cruel words to Ranma. She also heard Ranma's pouring out his heart. She got up and moved to Ranma's unmoving form and hugged him.
"It's okay, Ranma. It's not your fault. I won't let them hurt you anymore," Yue assured. /Oh, Selene! I am falling in love with him but I don't care. It hurts so much when I see him in pain/.
Ranma felt warm inside when he heard those words. "Thank you, Yue-chan. It means a lot to me." He looked at her cerulean eyes which were tinted with a bit of silver.
"Ahem!"
Ranma and Yue jumped apart. Their faces a little flushed.
"If you two are quite finished," Quatre said with a little amusement in his voice. He knew he should be angry at Ranma for making a move at his sister but he couldn't be. Not after what he had went through.
"Another fiancee, Ranma?" Ryouga teased. Now they have resolved their difference he had felt some brotherly connection to Ranma. Afterall, Ranma had helped him many times before but he was too clouded up in his rage to see it.
"Watch it, bacon breath," Ranma mock growled. "Or I might decide to kick your ass right here right now."
"Bring it on, fem-boy," Ryouga taunted. He moved into a fighting stance.
All the pilots except Yue and Quatre were watching intently. They were eager to find out how good Ranma's skills were.
"Hold it," Yue said. They all turned to her. "Can we do this later? First, we need some introductions. I'll start. My name is Yue Maxwell-"
Duo looked at her startled. "Maxwell?"
"-otherwise known as Yue Raberba Winner or Usagi Tsukino."
"USA-CHAN?!" Heero, Trowa, Duo and Wufei shouted.
"Yes, Hee-niichan, Tro-niichan, Duo-niichan, Fei-niichan," she replied back with an impish smile. She was suddenly crushed by four very enthusiastic hugs.
"Guys, I can't breathe," she choked out.
"Oops," they said and released her. Yue stood there trying to regain her breath while glaring at them playfully.
"Ahem," the four boys and one girl turned to look the others. Quatre, Ranma and Ryouga looked at them in confusion. "Care to explain how you know my sister?" Quatre asked.
Heero and Trowa remained silent, retreating back behind their expressionless masks. Wufei grunted and turned away, blushing slightly. Duo had the decency to look embarassed. Seeing that he wouldn't get any help from his teammates he sighed. "Can we find a more private place first?" he asked Quatre.
"Why don't we all go to my place?" Yue offered. "But it's pretty small so there might not be enough room for all of us."
"Then we'll go to mine," Quatre declared. "There should be enough room for everyone."
"Sure," Yue shrugged. "What about you, Ranma, Ryouga?"
"Fine with me," Ranma replied, shrugging his shoulders. He turned to look at Ryouga who was fidgeting uneasily. "Don't worry, I'll help you," he said to Ryouga with a small smile. "It'll be like old times, eh?"
Ryouga looked at Ranma gratefully. "Thanks, man. I'll go too," he said turning back to Yue who looked at him questioningly. He blushed, feeling embarassed. "I have a bad sense of direction."
The pilots looked at him curiously but decided not to pursue the matter further.
"Okay, let's go. It's not far from here," Quatre spoke up.
The six pilots and two martial artists started walking towards the mansion. Quatre was right, the place was near and it only took them five minutes to get to their destination.
"Whoah! This is your place?!" Ranma exclaimed. "This place is huge! Man, it would take forever to fix up this place if it got destroyed."
"Destroyed?" Quatre's eyes started to twitch at the implication.
Ryouga who had been staring at the mansion in awe nodded absently. "Yeah, especially if the fiancee brigade ever found out that you're here. Remember the failed wedding? They completely trashed the Tendo Dojo."
Ranma groaned. "Don't remind me. It took me forever to clean that mess up. My mom and Kasumi offered to help but Nabiki convinced them it was all my fault and therefore I should clean it all up. Speaking of which, you were also responsible for the mess!" Ranma gave Ryouga a glare.
Ryouga chuckled nervously. "He...he...he...I guess I got a bit carried away."
"A bit?" Ranma asked increduously. "You used the Perfect Shi Shi Hokoudan and you called that a bit?!" (AN: I'm not sure if he did or not but for the sake of this story, I'll say that he did)
"Umm..Yeah?" Ryouga offered weakly. "Now, now, Ranma. You said we could start over, remember?"
"No, you said that. I haven't said anything yet. I think I'll take my revenge first then we can start over." Ranma gave him an evil smile.
"What's a Perfect Shi Shi Hokoudan?" Yue asked, breaking up the potential fight.
Ryouga and Ranma turned towards the pilots. They had forgotten they were there. "It's a chi technique based on depression," Ryouga replied.
"Chi? You can manipulate your chi?" Wufei said in awe. He couldn't believe someone so young could perform such a magnificent feat. He had heard of chi before. Usually it took over thirty years to do it and even the masters had difficulty.
"Yeah. We both can," Ranma replied. "Most of my opponents could. Take Herb for example."
"Could you show me?" Wufei asked.
"Sure." Ranma held out his right hand palm up. He concentrated for a moment and suddenly a bright blue chi in a size of a tennis ball appeared.
The pilots watched in awe. They had never seen anything like this before.
"Wow! That's so cool!" Duo exclaimed. "Can I watch you fight? Please? I want to see how good you two are."
Ranma regarded them for a moment before turning to Ryouga. "How about it, P-chan? Want to give them a good show?"
Ryouga smirked and cracked his knuckles. "Why not? Besides, I'm itching for a good fight." He fell into a fighting stance.
"Let's move away from the mansion a bit. We wouldn't want to destroy it completely," Ranma replied, moving away from Quatre's mansion.
/Uh-oh/ thought the pilots.
*End Chapter 5*
AN: Another one finished! Sorry there's not much action in this chap but I promise there will be some in the next one. From now on, I'll refer Yue as part of the pilots cause I'm lazy ^_^;; Thanks to everybody who reviewed. I love you all!
'moon' - I'll think about it but no promises.
'Lala' - I'm glad you liked it! The reviews are important to me because that way I know people are reading my story and enjoying it. They also give me ideas sometimes.
'Firefly-chan' - I hope you like this chapter too!
'Sweet Sere' - I'm happy that you like the story!
'Neko Megami' - I know that was harsh but I need something to make Ranma choose Yue over Akane. I don't like Akane much anyway.
'Zpan Sven' - They are all good ways to kill Mamo-baka but I prefer something more....tortureous shall I say. Mwahahaha! Akane's turn will be in due time *evil grin*
'solarmistress17' - Wow! Calm down! I spent my time doing this instead of my homework so you better appreciate it! ^_~
'Yuki' - I don't like Akane either so you can expect more Akane-bashing!
'Lunar Neko-chan' - I hope this chapter is enough to satify your mind for a while. I made it a bit longer than normal which means I'm not getting any schoolwork done. ^_^;;
'Mellisa' - Glad you liked it! I'll continue the story because I'm having so much fun writing this!
'Tasie' - Heero doesn't have any agression. He just have a bit of pent up....frustration (probably from Relena). ^_^;;
'zelgadis97@aol.com' - Thanx! The background story will come soon. Thanks a lot for the ideas. I might use some of them because they were the ones I was thinking of. Now I'll answer some of you questions without giving anything away. Yes, there is a meaning to the surname. It has to do with her past in the GW universe. Akane is very callous in my fic because I don't like her. Yes, I suppose Kuno resemble TM with the corny speeches and all. If you have any more ideas please tell me. Once again, thank you!
'montymouse' - Thanks! I like this version better than my old one too.
'ki-chan' - I know Akane is meaner. I don't like her very much anyway. I can't write faster. I'm spending more time on this than on my schoolwork as it is. If I spend anymore time on this fic then I won't get any homework done and I might be grounded from the internet and that means I can't update. So please be patient and I'll get them out as fast as I possibly can.
'MarsMoonStar' - Glad you think so ^_^v