Chapter 1
"Ranma you jerk!" Akane's yell could be heard through-out the Tendo Dojo just as a very frightened Ranma came bustling down the stairs past a panda, around a confused Nabiki, and out the door followed close behind with a mallet wielding Akane Tendo.
"I wonder what Ranma has done this time?" said Nabiki with her inquisitive voice that she used, oh so well.
"I do hope indeed that Akane doesn't hurt him too much this time." Kasumi, the oldest of the Tendo daughters, said as she continued beating a cake. "I'm sure it was a total misunderstanding."
Nabiki grabbed a soda out of the fridge and opened it. The soad hissed a little and foamed but went down. She gulped down two swallows before saying, "Oh don't worry Sis, I'm sure Akane is just going to mallet him across town like she always does."
"Oh, my!" Kasumi replied. And on that note, Nabiki left the room smirking.
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"Ranma I cannot believe you!" Akane chased Ranma down past the canal. The sun rising off in the distance brought a range of beautiful hues to the sky, but none of the two bothered to stop and just admire how beautiful the place where they lived was, they never stop. He made a left turn right into a bricked up wall that sent the message "dead end" across his mind. He turned around quickly to see if he could double back but Akane already had him cornered like a rat.
Now after Akane's trapping of him, Ranma decided to play his "reasoning" hand, which he only used in the deepest of circumstances and the deadliest of positions which in his case was whenever Akane got pissed.
"Now Akane you certainly can't blame me for forgetting your birthday." Ranma started to look around for a way out of the tight spot backing up slowly with his hands raised up.
"OH YES I CAN!" Akane drew her mallet back, wound up, and let it rip right into Ranma's midsection. The blow connected with an earsplitting crack of the mallet connecting with bone. Ranma had the wind knocked out of him as he grunted and went sailing over the building to his right. He flew into the sky until Akane finally started to see him come down. Probably somewhere near the canal, she thought.
Akane clapped the dust off her hands. "Take that", she muttered as she walked away still steamed that Ranma had forgot her birthday. She took the time out of her day to remember his and go get him a present. She recalled earlier how pathetic he looked when he tried to remember what day it was.
(An hour earlier)
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Ranma yawned and scratched his head as he walked down the stairs of the Tendo house eager and ready for some breakfast. He stepped into the chanoma* and sat at his usual spot. "Mmmmmmmmm". Ranma said, as he took a wiff of the thick scent of breakfast from the kitchen. "Smells good as usual Kasumi." Ranma smiled.
"Why thank you Ranma." Kasumi said from the kitchen. "It should be ready in about ten minutes." She came out baring tea to tide them over until food was ready.
"Haha, check-mate Saotome!" Tendo cried in glee as he looked up from his shogi* game, with Genma, to take the tea Kasumi was offering. Genma frowned and his eyes lit up as he quickly switched the board around so that Tendo's end was facing him. Tendo turned around and gaped speechless at the board.
"I believe you are mistaken Tendo. You are the one in check-mate." Genma let a wicked smile crack his impenetrable face.
I wonder if Mr. Tendo is ever going to realize dad cheats at almost every game he is about to lose at, Ranma thought.
"Good morning everyone." Akane came into the chanoma* smiling. She was especially cheerful today because days like this only came once a year. Akane took her usual seat next to Ranma who was drinking his tea.
"What are you so happy about?" Ranma asked looking at her with a confused look. Akane looked back at him with a weird look.
"Why shouldn't I be happy today, Ranma?" She asked still looking confused, but then it hit her. Her face turned evil instantly as she glared at Ranma and asked, "You do know what day it is today right?"
Ranma had gotten worried once he saw the look she was giving him. Damn what is it uhhmmm... Valentines Day? No no. St. Patrick's? Course not. Christmas? Oh now I'm getting desperate. Ranma closed his eyes and cleared his throat. He was beginning to sweat now under the glare she was giving him. Even the room had quieted down to watch these events unfold. What day could it possibly be? "Umm..I..I..I don't know Akane. Wha..What day is it?"
"IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!" Akane yelled as she stood up. Ranma did the same, but not nearly as menacing as Akane. "How could you forget my BIRTHDAY? I didn't forget yours did I?"
Ranma felt like he was two years old. "Well I...You see...It wasn't my fault". Ranma looked from side to side. There was no escape except for out the porch and into the streets. Well she is mad, Ranma thought, and I'm sure she wants to be alone right now. Ranma stared left and once Akane looked left Ranma darted right out the porch over the wall and down the street with a steaming Akane following his tail.
(An hour and a half later)
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The sky was beautiful that Saturday morning. The sky shed it's beautiful colors on the world. The milky blue of the sky with the small white blotches lying around it accompanied by the fierce bright yellow of the sun, and a small hint of red. The red got bigger until it was finally the size of a human being.
Ranma landed on a playground right next to the canal. He groaned as he stumbled to his feet his left side singed with pain. He felt around his mid-section for any broken ribs, but he didn't find any. He felt warm liquid flow down from his nose. He moved his hand to his nose and revealed that he had a very bad nosebleed.
I had better get home he thought to himself. He looked around to see where Akane had sent him this time. The Park apparently. Ranma took one step forward and fell to his knees. He grinded his teeth. The pain he felt from his side was like a knife twisting in his side. Maybe she had a small spike on the end of the mallet, he thought.
He dropped his head thinking how he was going to get home. Then he saw it for the first time. It was beautiful just sitting there in the sand. He grabbed it and picked it up. It was the most beautiful ring he had ever seen. He looked the ring up and down moving it between his fingers. The ring almost sent tingles through his body. Then he did the one thing he never would have done in a thousand years. He put the ring on his hand to see how it looked on him. It looked quite good. He was about to take it off when he paused. He had no reason to pause, he just paused.
"Aaahh, forget it I'll leave it on and take it off when I get back to the dojo." Ranma got up and walked out of the sandbox when he realized his side didn't hurt nearly as much as it once had minutes ago he looked down at the ring. He took the ring off, with much hesitation, and he jumped up and down. The pain was still there but it didn't hurt as much as it had once, in fact, it hurt more without the ring on. Without so much as two thoughts, he put the ring back on.
He looked back down to the ring and said, almost talking to it, "I think I should head on home now." He started heading toward the Tendo Dojo, with the ring on his finger.
*shogi - A Japanese version of our chess.
*chanoma - Living room or where the family spends most it's time
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Retro's thoughts: Well there is chapter 1 for ya. Hope ya'll enjoyed and trust me there is going to be more whether that is a plus or a minus for ya see ya next time.
"Ranma you jerk!" Akane's yell could be heard through-out the Tendo Dojo just as a very frightened Ranma came bustling down the stairs past a panda, around a confused Nabiki, and out the door followed close behind with a mallet wielding Akane Tendo.
"I wonder what Ranma has done this time?" said Nabiki with her inquisitive voice that she used, oh so well.
"I do hope indeed that Akane doesn't hurt him too much this time." Kasumi, the oldest of the Tendo daughters, said as she continued beating a cake. "I'm sure it was a total misunderstanding."
Nabiki grabbed a soda out of the fridge and opened it. The soad hissed a little and foamed but went down. She gulped down two swallows before saying, "Oh don't worry Sis, I'm sure Akane is just going to mallet him across town like she always does."
"Oh, my!" Kasumi replied. And on that note, Nabiki left the room smirking.
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"Ranma I cannot believe you!" Akane chased Ranma down past the canal. The sun rising off in the distance brought a range of beautiful hues to the sky, but none of the two bothered to stop and just admire how beautiful the place where they lived was, they never stop. He made a left turn right into a bricked up wall that sent the message "dead end" across his mind. He turned around quickly to see if he could double back but Akane already had him cornered like a rat.
Now after Akane's trapping of him, Ranma decided to play his "reasoning" hand, which he only used in the deepest of circumstances and the deadliest of positions which in his case was whenever Akane got pissed.
"Now Akane you certainly can't blame me for forgetting your birthday." Ranma started to look around for a way out of the tight spot backing up slowly with his hands raised up.
"OH YES I CAN!" Akane drew her mallet back, wound up, and let it rip right into Ranma's midsection. The blow connected with an earsplitting crack of the mallet connecting with bone. Ranma had the wind knocked out of him as he grunted and went sailing over the building to his right. He flew into the sky until Akane finally started to see him come down. Probably somewhere near the canal, she thought.
Akane clapped the dust off her hands. "Take that", she muttered as she walked away still steamed that Ranma had forgot her birthday. She took the time out of her day to remember his and go get him a present. She recalled earlier how pathetic he looked when he tried to remember what day it was.
(An hour earlier)
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Ranma yawned and scratched his head as he walked down the stairs of the Tendo house eager and ready for some breakfast. He stepped into the chanoma* and sat at his usual spot. "Mmmmmmmmm". Ranma said, as he took a wiff of the thick scent of breakfast from the kitchen. "Smells good as usual Kasumi." Ranma smiled.
"Why thank you Ranma." Kasumi said from the kitchen. "It should be ready in about ten minutes." She came out baring tea to tide them over until food was ready.
"Haha, check-mate Saotome!" Tendo cried in glee as he looked up from his shogi* game, with Genma, to take the tea Kasumi was offering. Genma frowned and his eyes lit up as he quickly switched the board around so that Tendo's end was facing him. Tendo turned around and gaped speechless at the board.
"I believe you are mistaken Tendo. You are the one in check-mate." Genma let a wicked smile crack his impenetrable face.
I wonder if Mr. Tendo is ever going to realize dad cheats at almost every game he is about to lose at, Ranma thought.
"Good morning everyone." Akane came into the chanoma* smiling. She was especially cheerful today because days like this only came once a year. Akane took her usual seat next to Ranma who was drinking his tea.
"What are you so happy about?" Ranma asked looking at her with a confused look. Akane looked back at him with a weird look.
"Why shouldn't I be happy today, Ranma?" She asked still looking confused, but then it hit her. Her face turned evil instantly as she glared at Ranma and asked, "You do know what day it is today right?"
Ranma had gotten worried once he saw the look she was giving him. Damn what is it uhhmmm... Valentines Day? No no. St. Patrick's? Course not. Christmas? Oh now I'm getting desperate. Ranma closed his eyes and cleared his throat. He was beginning to sweat now under the glare she was giving him. Even the room had quieted down to watch these events unfold. What day could it possibly be? "Umm..I..I..I don't know Akane. Wha..What day is it?"
"IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!" Akane yelled as she stood up. Ranma did the same, but not nearly as menacing as Akane. "How could you forget my BIRTHDAY? I didn't forget yours did I?"
Ranma felt like he was two years old. "Well I...You see...It wasn't my fault". Ranma looked from side to side. There was no escape except for out the porch and into the streets. Well she is mad, Ranma thought, and I'm sure she wants to be alone right now. Ranma stared left and once Akane looked left Ranma darted right out the porch over the wall and down the street with a steaming Akane following his tail.
(An hour and a half later)
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The sky was beautiful that Saturday morning. The sky shed it's beautiful colors on the world. The milky blue of the sky with the small white blotches lying around it accompanied by the fierce bright yellow of the sun, and a small hint of red. The red got bigger until it was finally the size of a human being.
Ranma landed on a playground right next to the canal. He groaned as he stumbled to his feet his left side singed with pain. He felt around his mid-section for any broken ribs, but he didn't find any. He felt warm liquid flow down from his nose. He moved his hand to his nose and revealed that he had a very bad nosebleed.
I had better get home he thought to himself. He looked around to see where Akane had sent him this time. The Park apparently. Ranma took one step forward and fell to his knees. He grinded his teeth. The pain he felt from his side was like a knife twisting in his side. Maybe she had a small spike on the end of the mallet, he thought.
He dropped his head thinking how he was going to get home. Then he saw it for the first time. It was beautiful just sitting there in the sand. He grabbed it and picked it up. It was the most beautiful ring he had ever seen. He looked the ring up and down moving it between his fingers. The ring almost sent tingles through his body. Then he did the one thing he never would have done in a thousand years. He put the ring on his hand to see how it looked on him. It looked quite good. He was about to take it off when he paused. He had no reason to pause, he just paused.
"Aaahh, forget it I'll leave it on and take it off when I get back to the dojo." Ranma got up and walked out of the sandbox when he realized his side didn't hurt nearly as much as it once had minutes ago he looked down at the ring. He took the ring off, with much hesitation, and he jumped up and down. The pain was still there but it didn't hurt as much as it had once, in fact, it hurt more without the ring on. Without so much as two thoughts, he put the ring back on.
He looked back down to the ring and said, almost talking to it, "I think I should head on home now." He started heading toward the Tendo Dojo, with the ring on his finger.
*shogi - A Japanese version of our chess.
*chanoma - Living room or where the family spends most it's time
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Retro's thoughts: Well there is chapter 1 for ya. Hope ya'll enjoyed and trust me there is going to be more whether that is a plus or a minus for ya see ya next time.