Disclaimer: This fanfic is a crossover featuring Ranma ½ (Property of Rumiko Takahashi) and The Never-ending story (Property of Michael Ende), none of the characters here (unless stated) are of my own creation.

This story takes place in an alternative universe

I have changed around stories and some other things as well, as curses.

I am using both the Never-ending story and the characters from the series Ranma ½ without permission from their respective authors.

This is my first attempt of doing a fanfic, so please forgive me if you don't like it.

C & C are welcome, please don't sue me, I'm just a student with a little too much imagination in my hands.

Words inside * * are thoughts, words inside are signs, words inside # # are animal speech and words inside { } are foreign language. Any writing inside / / are comments, actions and thoughts from the person reading the book.

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LadyCrow

Chapter 4: Siblings.

-Akane-chan, you better wake up or you'll be late for school!-

The voice that filled the air that morning was commanding but sweet. Akana moaned as she slowly left her bed and the wonderful dreams she was having. –I'm up Onee-san.-

In the kitchen Kasumi Tendou were making breakfast for her two sisters and her father; as always she had a smile on her face as she hummed while chopping vegetables.

Nabiki Tendou closed her accountancy book and sighed; she had lots of work to do today, it was the day she collected the winnings of the week and today the new batch of photos of Akane were ready for sale. *I wonder if I should get some pictures of Akane naked, the other ones are not selling too much.*

Soun Tendou sat in the dojo looking into the rising sun remembering his departed wife. *Ah Okami…Things didn't turn out as I wished them to. The son of my dearest friend Genma Saotome, Ranma, turned out to be a coward and a weakling not fitted for any of my daughters and unable to continue on the Anything-goes style.* Soon enough tears started streaming down his face and he started bawling about an unfair destiny.

Akane walked slowly as she prepared herself mentally for the usual start of the day, boys running toward her trying to beat her in a battle, herself beating them unconscious and then, oh agony; the poetry sputtering Kunou Tatewaki.

*Why do I have to take all this crap? I don't like boys and I never will. How many times do I have to hurt Kunou before he gets the hint that I hate him?*

A large mallet materialized out of thin air as Akane took out her anger on a garbage can standing in her way. *Kunou no baka* she thought.

-Now that isn't ladylike dear little sister.- A voice stated from behind her.

Akane turned and found herself confronted with the wry grin of her elder sister Nabiki. Blushing she pocketed her mallet into the dimension where it came from. –Nabiki-chan, how long have you been following me?- she asked still blushing.

-Never mind how long I have been following you. I just wanted to remind you not to hurt Kunou too badly, he is my main source of money you know.- Nabiki smirked at Akane. –And you know we NEED that money. Dad hasn't had a student in ages and that engagement thing didn't turn out as we expected.- Akane winced as she remembered the shy, chubby boy that supposingly was her fiancée, she now felt ashamed of herself laughing at him, she also felt sorry for him.

Akane looked at her sister and saw something there that reminded very much of the face of a fox, that look made her feel uneasy. – Is there something more you want to tell me Nabiki-chan?-

Nabiki took a deep breath. –Yes here is little sister. I am aware you know about my little business with your pictures.- Akane nodded. –Well the sales have gone down, the guys have tired of pictures f you with clothes; they are asking for something more…special.-

Akane couldn't believe what she was hearing, the last time Nabiki asked for something "special" she had ended up using black underwear and posing in a little ladylike way; she had only agreed to those pictures because Nabiki promised to sell them in another country while on vacations.

-You can't be serious Nabiki, I can't believe that you are asking me to let you take pictures of me with that stupid underwear.-

Nabiki smiled even wider –I'm not asking for you to pose with underwear.-

Akane gasped –WHAT?! Please tell me I'm wrong, you can't be asking me to pose naked!- Blushing furiously she turned away –I'm not doing it Nabiki.-

Nabiki´s smirk faded –We DO need the money.-

Akane shaked her head, how could her sister be so cold, so monstrous; feeling the tears burn in her eyes she raised a hand and slapped her sister as hard as she could. – Nabiki Tendou, you are nothing but a cold hearted monster!- Having said this Akane ran home, to angry and sad to even care for school.

Nabiki put a hand to her cheek and looked after her sister. – Little brat, I'll have those photos even if I have to hide forever in the bathroom.-

Kasumi was cleaning the house as Akane entered the door crying. –Little sister, what is wrong?- she asked embracing Akane.

-It's Nabiki, she wants…I can't believe it but she wants me to pose naked for her so she can sell the pictures to any drooling teenager in Nerima.-

-Oh my.- Kasumi said. –But don't worry about it, you know how your sister is.-

Akane lifted her head and looked at her sister in disbelief. –How can you say that?! So you say I should just permit her to continue doing whatever she wants?!- Akane pushed her elder sister away. –Kasumi you are blind, you are so blind. You refuse to see what you dislike and this makes you blind!- Trembling in anger Akane ran to her room still not believing what she had learned today about her two dear sisters.

-Oh my.- Kasumi looked up the stair and then at the kitchen door. –I'll better start making dinner, it seems we are eating early today.-

In her room Akane was bashing the pillow of her bed. –I can't believe it, what kind of hentai do I have as a sister?! And why does Kasumi let her do as she wishes?!-

After a while she could feel tears fall down her cheeks, whipping them away furiously she decided she wouldn't talk to Nabiki ever again. And Kasumi… -She wouldn't even notice that I'm not speaking to her.-

Akane hid her face in her hands and cried.

Down in the kitchen Kasumi was stir frying some vegetables, the words of her little sister ringing in her ears. –I am not blind, I am not!- Cutting up the tofu and laying it in water she accidentally cut her finger and as she watched the blood in awe a memory long forgotten returned to her mind.

**************FLASHBACK: A child sits on the ground crying, a large cut can be seen on her knee as blood flows out and stains her pretty dress.

-Okaa-san, Okaa-san! It hurts so bad.- She whimpers as she looks at the blood.

A shadowy figure bows over her looking at the wound. –There, there Ka-chan. It's only a scratch.- The soothing female voice tries to comfort the crying Kasumi. –If you don't think of it, it will stop hurting in a little while. Ka-chan, you have to stop thinking about pain and hurt, they only make wounds hurt more. If you don't think that a wound hurts it won't. So you be a good girl and never cry when you are hurting. Remember this my sweet girl.-

The little girl gets to her feet and sniffles, whipping away the tears. –Yes Okaa-san.-

A few years later that same Kasumi was standing beside a newly covered grave. Her younger sister Nabiki clinging to her skirt while Akane was hanging around her neck, both of them crying and begging their mommy to come back to them.

Her father, the one that was supposed to care for them all was crying his eyes out, not caring for the grief of his daughters, too worried with his own pain.

Kasumi knew that day that it would be up to her to raise her sisters the propper way, knowing that they had only her to depend on.

Burying her own pain behind a soft smile she whispered to her sisters. –I suppose that I will be the mom from now on.

Biki, Kane be kind to our mother and smile, she is looking at us from heaven.-

END FLASHBACK.***************

-I am just doing as Okaa-san told me.- she looked down at the counter. –Even thou it is so difficult.

If I was not here nothing would have been done. Oh Okaa-san I miss you so.-

Kasumi continued making dinner as one solitary tear run down her cheek and disappeared into the frying pan, her movements slow and controlled as those of a perfect lady, her heart aching for the release that her mind refused to give her.

Nabiki came home in a terrible mood, the pictures she had taken of Akane were still in her backpack because no one wanted pictures of Akane clothed anymore. Besides Kunou that is, but even he did only buy 3 copies of each photo.

Nabiki hated to loose money. In fact, money was the only thing she cared about. It had been that way for several years. She would gladly sell the soul of her sisters to the devil if that gave her profit.

Fuming she tramped into her room and slammed the door shut. –Calling me a monster. Who do she think she is? If it wasn't for me the dojo would have disappeared many years ago. I am the only one here that brings money to the household.-

Nabiki threw herself on her bed and stared into the roof trying to make a plan, a way to photograph Akane naked.

The shadow that stood on the roof of the Tendou dojo shaked it's head. –Such hatred and lack of understanding among siblings, this will not do.-

Floating slowly to the window of Akanes room it touched the window, the glass started to glow very faintly.

Next if floated to the window of Nabikis room and did the same, the glass now glowing a little lighter as it started to pulsate.

The kitchen window was also touched by the shadow.

A ear-splitting scream filled the Tendou household as the three sister were sucked into the windows of the rooms they were in. The light of the pulsating windows filled every room and then faded away into nothing.

Then another scream, this time male filled the rooms of the Tendou house.

-Bwaaaaa! Where are my daughters.!?-

Notes from the author: Ok, it's time I explained some few things.

First of all, why is Ryouga in Fantásia if he didn't have a book.

I believe that if Ryouga is capable of getting lost inside a house then he could get lost in another dimension, who knows how many dimensional gateways there are scattered around the world.

Second, why did I make Nabiki so cold and harsh with her sister and why is Kasumi so flexible with the behaviour of Nabiki?

I have just made Nabiki a bit colder than she is in the anime, I sometimes think she is far crueller that anyone in the story because she would press anyone for their last yen they have if she had the chance.

And Kasumi, is that it gets a bit boring the fact that it's IMPOSSIBLE to surprise, scare or impress Kasumi. But who knows…maybe she'll change.

Third, why Ukyo is so alone. Since Ranma never went out on the training trip she never met him and never had the need of disguising as a boy, this is why she didn't meet Tsubasa either.

The shadow will be explained later.

I hope you have enjoyed the story so far and that you will continue reading my humble work.

As always C&c are welcome but please don't flame me.