The Disaster Sisters: Celestial Interference
Part IX: Behind Door #2, Otherwise entitled Ranma Over You!
By Kalio
The door slammed open. A stunned Nabiki, blinked at the couple for a few moments, then grinned as they blushed up at her guiltily, but too shocked to move from their incriminating position...
*CLICK*
Nabiki took a picture, grinned evilly and left.
Ranma and Akane shrugged, then resumed.
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A/n: As promised, several possible alt. endings... the silly little ones (*sigh* and the Tatsuya getting beat up by Ranma one...), so here are a few more!
Ranma stopped kissing Akane briefly enough to shout.
'Go Away!'
There was a pause from the other side of the door. Faint sounds of crying could then be heard, then wailing. 'My baby! I have a wedding to plan!'
Ranma and Akane fell of the bed, wide-eyed. They tripped over themselves trying to get off of each other.
'Hey! Wait!' They all but said in unison, scrambling to get out the door.
***
The door eased open and a stunned Tatsuya stood there. Ranma groaned and stopped. 'What do you want?' He glared, his arm still hanging loosely on Akane's shoulder. Tatsuya matched his look.
'I came to speak with Akane. ALONE.' Ranma smirked.
'Anything you have to say to my fiancée can be said to me, too.' Tatsuya smirked back.
'Oh, well then. Akane, I think you're wonderful and your fiancée doesn't deserve you. He's a jerk and I understand you much better.' Akane was about to open her mouth in protest, but Ranma had that covered.
'What I understand is that you want a fight.'
'Yea, bring it.' Akane panicked.
'Take it outside! For God's sake, guys, not in my room!' Ranma sneered.
'Gladly.'
~~~
Ranma faced Tatsuya outside the dojo (God knows when he's mad, the collateral damage is horrendous...) and each fighter leered at one another. Akane watched nervously from the side.
'Ready?' Ranma nodded, but did not take a stance. 'Cocky are you? I wouldn't be.'
'Yea, you could say that. And I wouldn't be if I were you. I'm even better than I was when I beat an immortal. And unlike you, I'm always fighting. Besides... the word doesn't... suit you.'
'Why you-' Akane snickered, and tried to hide it. "Well, it was amusing," she reasoned to herself.
~~~
Despite appearances, the two seemed fairly evenly matched. As it happened, Tatsuya knew a few really good ki (or chi, if you prefer the Chinese name) attacks that Ranma didn't know, so his speed and strength that he gained in battle was less useful than it normally was. So after about two hours of fighting, Akane nearly lost interest entirely in the fight as the two comically shouted unfounded taunts at each other.
'Huff- huff- Ah Ha! I can see you're weakening. You won't hold out much longer!'
'*Pant* You wish! Come on, and fight like a man!'
'Ha! That's real funny coming from a fruitcake like you! insert shameless plug for 'The Odd Couple here- it's a line from the play'
'Oh, you're going to pay for that!'
Akane sighed. Endurance was all that was left... it was going to be a long night...
~~~
Ranma stood over the battered Tatsuya. 'Heh. Didn't know I could do THAT, now did ya? Ha!'
'Hey Ranma, maybe we should take him to Dr. Tofu... I think he's gonna be out for a while.'
'What? So you're siding with this jerk? Nobody steels my woman and gets away with it!'
'WOMAN?!'
~~~
As it happened, when Ranma and Tatsuya both came around in Dr. Tofu's office, Akane was looking extremely guilty, and Dr. Tofu was a little skeptical as to whether to scold Akane, or both of them.
'Ugh... what hit me?' Akane looked meekly at Ranma.
'That would be me...sorry, really, really sorry.' Ranma rubbed his head, and looked at her. 'I should have remembered you were tired from your fight with Tatsuya. I shouldn't have smacked you on the arm... didn't think you'd fall over.'
'Heh, I guess I was a little drained...' he smiled shyly at her. She raised an eyebrow.
'A little? You fell over when I smacked your arm... that should never be possible with the force I used. I may be "strong as an ox", but I'm not nearly THAT strong.'
'Okay, okay... I was a lot drained. Manipulating ki is not easy, I tell you... Oh, and sorry for calling you "my woman"... I forgot that I've been watching too much Inu-Yasha lately... Anyway, sorry.'
'S'ok' She gave Ranma a peck on the cheek. 'It's nice to feel loved, for once in my life.'
A groan came from Tatsuya. 'Oh, the headache...' Akane and Ranma looked up. Akane looked relieved, but Ranma just looked annoyed.
'You okay, Tatsuya?'
'Yea, I didn't kill ya, did I?'
'No talkie.... noise hurts....' He said, rather incoherently.
'Com'on Akane, let's go home. I'm hungry... though, let's let Kasumi take care of the food.'
'Yea, yea... I know... I can't cook. I get the drift.'
'Good, cause I'm done insulting you over it, just don't expect me to say false things about it, okay?'
'Deal.'
~~~
A few hours later, when Kasumi went outside to sweep the porch, she found the note. 'Oh, my!'
It read:
'Dearest Akane,
I must admit that it was disheartening to find that you love your arranged fiancée, when I have been so much more... nice to you, and loved you very much. But if you love him, I cannot stay and train with your father. And now that I have seen what Ranma can do, I really need no more research. I have enclosed a list of attacks that I used that he didn't know for his benefit since I was able to derive his secret to strength... constant fighting... Anyway, consider it my parting gift, on the condition that he will teach you more of the art.
I hope we meet again,
Tatsuya
Akane smiled. Now Ranma wouldn't have to really kill him, and there were no more distractions to keep her from her true love, Ranma. All in all, it wasn't such a curse that Tatsuya came around.
If she only knew, boy would she kill Fate and Des....
***
Kasumi nudged the door open. 'Akane?- Oh my! I'll just be leaving this here, then shall I?' She left in haste. Akane looked at the package curiously.
'I wonder what that is...' Ranma growled (not really at her).
'I really don't care what it is.' Akane was about to ask him what he why not, when he started kissing her neck.
'Ranma!'
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A/n: Okay guys for this to work, I need to you remember (or at least go back and read) the fake ending. This alt. ending happens right after he says 'Akane, dearest, you are the most beautiful, intelligent and talented woman I have ever met. I would hate to see you spend your life locked into an engagement that you didn't want, a marriage that you didn't want. Please, consider coming home with me, and meeting my family. I'm sure they will love meeting such a wonderful lady.' K?
Akane looked back at Ranma and gave him a helpful smile, then turned back to Tatsuya. She said (or if you know the song I'm parodying - My Friends Over You-, by New Found Glory, you can sing with it... unless you can't sing... in that case, just leave it to me, k? `Kay? Oh, and if you don't like the song, tough noggies, read it anyway... it's somewhat amusing.)
'I'm drunk off your words, for another night in a row. This is becoming too routine for me, but I did not mean to lead you. But it's alright to pretend that we still talk. It's just for show, isn't it? It's my fault I don't love you. Just maybe, you need this, and I didn't mean to lead you on!
'You were everything I wanted, but I just can't finish what you started and there's no room left here in my heart, it was taken long ago. Though you swear that you are true, I still pick Ranma over you! - Ranma over you!' She looked over at Ranma and smiled.
'Please tell me everything that you think that I should know about all the plans you made for me to go and meet your family. But it's alright to forget that we still talk, it's just for fun, isn't it? It's my fault I don't love you. Just maybe, you need this. And I didn't mean to lead you on.
'You were everything I wanted, but I just can't finish what you started and there's no room left here in my heart, it was taken long ago. Though you swear that you are true, I still pick Ranma over you- Ranma over you!
'Just maybe you need this, ya need this, and I didn't mean to lead you on- You were everything I wanted, but I just can't finish what you started and there's no room left here in my heart, it was taken long ago. Though you swear that you are true, I still pick Ranma over- You were everything I wanted, but I just can't finish what you started and there's no room left here in my heart, it was taken long ago. Though you swear that you are true, I still pick Ranma over you- Ranma over you!'
Tatsuya blinked a few times, then waved his hand in dismissal. 'Ah, screw it, I can't deal with women who break out in song, however good it may be, to get rid of someone. Congrats, Ranma, you have a woman who can sing...'
'WOMAN?!'
A/n: eh heh... sorry, I had to... Anyway... if I don't get any reviews here, I won't post the epilogue when I write it. A big thanks to all of you who consistently review me... it gets me moving to get stuff done. I hope you all liked it. Oh, and everyone go ask your parents, friends, or spouses for Sticks and Stones for Christmas... New Found Glory's music is excellent and my lame copying of lyrics does them no justice. And for those of you wondering why part viii or whatever was named 'sunny' it was because I borrowed the name 'Sonny' from an NFG song... my favorite. Again, sorry for the plug. Review!