Just some AN: Wow the turnout was a lot better than I expected and wow I'm
actually crawling out of my procrastinating shell and updating! Everyone
celebrate! Anyhow- there were some mix ups in my first chapter that my
reviewers pointed out. Mainly how come the Tendo family didn't recognize
Akane the moment they met her. My answer to that is- oftentimes when you
go through a tragic experience (like losing your family) you push it way
back into the depths of your mind and try not to remember- numbing yourself
to the event. Also, memory is not perfect, as I myself can testify to- and
this is Nerima and the Ranmaverse we're talking about, where people can get
cursed and not think of jumping into the curing spring until after they
leave, where Kuno is so thick that when Ranma changes from girl to boy, he
still doesn't know, and Akane is so clueless that she will never know who
PCHAN really is. But sorry for the OOC for the characters, this is
alterverse. And I apologize in advance for my poor writing skills. Oh
yea, Ranma ½ is not mine. On with the story.
Chapter 2
The sun was shining, the sky was blue. Akane and Ryoga were sparring in a grassy field of green. A slight breeze tickled her nose as Akane went in for the final attack. She just knew it. This time she was going to win for sure-
"Pssst.. Akane! Wake up." WHACK! A swirly-eyed Ryoga lay stunned on the floor beside her- the imprint of Akane's pole down the center of his face.
Finally waking- "Whoops! Sorry Ryo-chan. It's just I was having the best dream." Akane clasped her hands together a dreamy look on her face. Groaning slightly, Ryoga hand Akane her pole, "So, about this dream, didya beat me this time?"
"No! But I was soooooo close!! Come on let's go spar." Akane hopped up already dressed in her trademark outfit- blue jeans and "LOST" long-sleeved shirt.
And with that, the lost pair walked out the door they thought led into the yard and straight into the closet. The clock on the wall read 3:30 AM.
3 hours later, a very tired, battered, yet very triumphant looking pair walked out into the Tendo yard where Ranma and Genma were already practicing. SPLASH! Genma fell into the pond just as they came out.
"I knew it was this way," Akane smiled as she leapt onto the rocks beside the pond, taking a defensive stance.
"So Ranma, how about a little match with Akane and I?" Ryoga grinned wickedly, winking at Akane.
"With a sideways glance at the sweaty panda that was his father, Ranma replied, "Uh.. I don't fight girls," to which he received a heated response.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A GIRL RANMA?!"
"Oh YEA? Well this girl could kick your sorry butt any day!"
and in perfect unison, a "RANMA PREPARE TO DIE!" As the lost pair attacked, an innocent panda most innocently played with an innocent ball, an innocent look on his face.
22 minutes 13 seconds later,
A female Ranma crawled out of the koi pond.
"What a great workout- who the hell are you?" Akane and Ryoga both took an offensive stance against the busty redhead crawling out of the pond.
"Ah- shut up you guys- it's just me. Ranma. Jusenkyo?" Ranma rung out her shirt as she waited for the information to process inside the lost pair's brains.
"Ooooooh.. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!" Akane and Ryoga burst into a loud fit of laughter. "And. hahaha. I thought we had it bad Akane.." Ryoga exclaimed tears of mirth streaming down his face. But Akane was too busy staring at Ranma's chest in fascination. "Wow. breasts and everything.." Suddenly glowing with joy, she asked. "Aren't they horrible?" To this Ranma could only nod dumbly. "Oh yea." As if on second thought, Akane quickly knocked the laughing Ryoga into the pond, proclaiming, "I WIN! That makes 3 ½ times!" Smiling brightly she continued, "wow. I'm sweaty. And I know you two need a bath. First one to the bathroom wins!" and with that she took off.
"A bath?" a stream of blood came pouring out of Ranma's nose. "Ryoga! What kind of pervert are you?" An embarrassed whimper from the big gray wolf climbing out of the pond was the only response Ranma got.
At breakfast
And at the heads of the table we have Soun and Kasumi Tendo. To the left of Soun were Genma (human form), Ranma and Ryoga. Across from them Akane and Nabiki.
Ranma and Genma stared in awe at the speed at which Ryoga and Akane were devouring and fighting over their food. There was an "Oh my," from Kasumi, raised eyebrows from Nabiki, and tears and loud wailing from Soun. "My baby girl is so healthy!"
"Wow, she really does think she is one of the guys. Look at her eat." Ranma recalled his conversation with Ryoga earlier. "Since we didn't have any other friends or family- I've always treated Akane as one of the guys. We trained, fought, slept and bathed together. She really thinks of herself as one of the guys. But she's not.." Ranma subconsciously nodded in agreement. A koi jumped out from the pond, bringing Ranma back to the present.
"Well it's off to school. Ranma, I have some business to take care of so you can walk your fiancée" (sweat drops from Ryoga, Akane and Ranma) "and Ryoga-kun to school."
"SCHOOL!" Akane squealed, food flying from her mouth as she smiled happily. (More sweat drops.) More tears from Soun. "MY BABY GIRL IS SO EDUCATED!" (More sweat drops.)
With that, the three of them walking on the fence to school like 3 little ducklings, Ranma, Ryoga and then finally Akane- none dressed in Furinkan uniforms.
"So Ranma, what's school like?"
"Eh?" Without looking back at Ryoga, Ranma snorted. "School. it's hell."
"How can you say that???? School! Ooh! I'm so excited!" Akane smiled excitedly. "We got to learn things and interact with different martial artists and School!" She gave Ryoga a gleeful slap on the back.
Looking back at Akane's dreamy face, Ranma commented, "How uncute." Only to be taken aback as Akane promptly leapt over Ryoga's smirking "you're gonna get it" face and attacked him with her pole.
"Me? UNCUTE? AGH! Ranma! PREPARE TO DIE!"
But all her attacks were blocked or dodged as Ranma landed gracefully on the street. "What a lame attack- SPLASH!"
A female Ranma looked up to see Ryoga in a fit of laughter and Akane, bucket (borrowed from the old street cleaning lady) in hand. "You were saying?"
"AUGH! You tomboy!"
"WHAT????????"
As Ranma was chased all the way to Dr. Tofu's clinic where he planned to get a kettle of hot water to change himself back, he couldn't help admiring the smiling girl behind him. And Ryoga for that fact, for being able to put up with her.
Leaving Doctor Tofu's clinic.
"Mmm.. so Doctor Tofu is a martial artist huh?" Ryoga said thoughtfully as he turned a wrong corner.
"Ay! Dog-boy, wrong way! And yea- you could tell huh?"
"Don't call Ryo-chan dog-boy you transvesetic baka."
"Tomboy!"
"What?" (pole whack)
"Whaddya think about challenging him Akane? Just for fun and practice ya know." Giving a practice yell, "DOCTOR TOFU! PREPARE TO DIE! It has a nice ring to it. Whaddya think Akane?"
"I think" (whack) "he's" (whack) "dreamy." Akane replied (still whacking Ranma with her pole.)
"Ow! Ow! Stoppit ya tomboy! You think he's dreamy? Wait til you see him around Kasumi. It's riot!" Ranma dodged Akane's last whack, jumping off the fence onto the street.
Akane made a dramatic halt atop the fence. "He.. he.. likes Kasumi? . I'm.. HEARTBROKEN!" she sobbed. "The cruelty.. ALL THE GOOD MEN ARE ALREADY TAKEN!" (more tears)
"Eh?" Ranma looked confused as Ryoga rolled his eyes.
"Ok. I'm over it. Let's go now." Akane smiled sunnily as if nothing ever happened.
"Eh?" Ranma still looked confused.
"Took you long enough baka. Wrong way Akane!" Ryoga smirked.
"No- you're going the wrong way baka."
"No-" coming out of his confused state, Ranma said, "You're both going the wrong way. School's right there. So listen up. I have a fight this morning to take care of. Every morning actually." He said under his breath. "-so ya'll just stay out of it."
"Fight?" Ryoga brought out his umbrella. "Where? I wanna fight too. ____( insert name there. PREPARE TO DIE!!"
"Oooh! School!!!" Akane waved happily at a few male students who were looking at her and drooling.
Man.. this is gonna be embarrassing. Ranma thought. Thunder sounded in the sky as a poetic voice rang out from behind a big tree in the center of the school yard.
"What earthlier happiness is the pansy distilled. Which grows, lives and dies, in single blessed happiness." A yellow pansy flew at Ranma, who promptly caught it, threw it down onto the ground and stomped all over it (savoring every moment of it.)
"Let's just get this over with ya pansy."
"But Ranma my love. I love you! Defeat me and I shall allow you to date with me." Tatewaki Kuno, age 17 stepped out from behind the tree.
"For the last time- I AM NOT GAY KUNO!" Ranma was red with embarrassment as he cracked his knuckles angrily. "Prepare for your daily beat down."
But Kuno did not hear him, for hysterical laughter from Ryoga and Akane drew his attention.
"Oooh!" goggling at the suddenly sickened Ryoga, Kuno produced another yellow pansy fro out of nowhere. "Umbrella bandana boy! I would date with you!"
"Wha-wha..what?? You're SICK!" Then regaining his senses, Ryoga knocked the kendoist to the ground with a swift punch.
"Aahh.. such beauty in his punch." Kuno picked himself off the ground as he dusted himself off. "Very well, I shall fight with you. If you win, I shall allow you to date wit-"
Akane's laughter interrupted Kuno's speech. "AHHAHAHAHA! Ryo-chan, Ranma.. wow.. HAHAHA! This is insanely funny!" Her laughter was abruptly cut short however by Kuno's stick in her face.
"You there. You DARE make mockery of the great Tatewaki Kuno, the rising new star of the High school fencing world? You ugly woman! Who are thou that speaks so familiarly with my two loves?"
"LOVES?" Ryoga turned pale.
"WHAT? HOW DARE YOU CALL ME UGLY! You. you. you. YOU EGOTISTICAL FRUITCAKE YOU!" Ranma and Ryoga sweat dropped as Akane proceeded to beat the crap out of the gay stick boy. The rest of the school looked on in both interest and pity.
"Kuno is such an idiot." "The poor guy never learns." "10 yen on the cutie." "Who is she anyway?" "I wanna know who that 'Ryo-chan' is. sigh"
"SO THERE! TAKE THAT AND THAT AND THAT AND THAT AND THAT! CALL ME UGLY WILL YOU? AND THAT!"
"Akane.. don't you think he's had enough?"
"Oh great.. now we're late!"
The three martial artists groaned in unison as it began to rain.
AN: whew. I'm finally done with this chapter. Remember that Akane turns into a cat!!!!! I'm trying to decide whether or not to focus a lot of nekophobia with Ranma and Akane here or not. What do you guys think?
Chapter 2
The sun was shining, the sky was blue. Akane and Ryoga were sparring in a grassy field of green. A slight breeze tickled her nose as Akane went in for the final attack. She just knew it. This time she was going to win for sure-
"Pssst.. Akane! Wake up." WHACK! A swirly-eyed Ryoga lay stunned on the floor beside her- the imprint of Akane's pole down the center of his face.
Finally waking- "Whoops! Sorry Ryo-chan. It's just I was having the best dream." Akane clasped her hands together a dreamy look on her face. Groaning slightly, Ryoga hand Akane her pole, "So, about this dream, didya beat me this time?"
"No! But I was soooooo close!! Come on let's go spar." Akane hopped up already dressed in her trademark outfit- blue jeans and "LOST" long-sleeved shirt.
And with that, the lost pair walked out the door they thought led into the yard and straight into the closet. The clock on the wall read 3:30 AM.
3 hours later, a very tired, battered, yet very triumphant looking pair walked out into the Tendo yard where Ranma and Genma were already practicing. SPLASH! Genma fell into the pond just as they came out.
"I knew it was this way," Akane smiled as she leapt onto the rocks beside the pond, taking a defensive stance.
"So Ranma, how about a little match with Akane and I?" Ryoga grinned wickedly, winking at Akane.
"With a sideways glance at the sweaty panda that was his father, Ranma replied, "Uh.. I don't fight girls," to which he received a heated response.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A GIRL RANMA?!"
"Oh YEA? Well this girl could kick your sorry butt any day!"
and in perfect unison, a "RANMA PREPARE TO DIE!" As the lost pair attacked, an innocent panda most innocently played with an innocent ball, an innocent look on his face.
22 minutes 13 seconds later,
A female Ranma crawled out of the koi pond.
"What a great workout- who the hell are you?" Akane and Ryoga both took an offensive stance against the busty redhead crawling out of the pond.
"Ah- shut up you guys- it's just me. Ranma. Jusenkyo?" Ranma rung out her shirt as she waited for the information to process inside the lost pair's brains.
"Ooooooh.. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!" Akane and Ryoga burst into a loud fit of laughter. "And. hahaha. I thought we had it bad Akane.." Ryoga exclaimed tears of mirth streaming down his face. But Akane was too busy staring at Ranma's chest in fascination. "Wow. breasts and everything.." Suddenly glowing with joy, she asked. "Aren't they horrible?" To this Ranma could only nod dumbly. "Oh yea." As if on second thought, Akane quickly knocked the laughing Ryoga into the pond, proclaiming, "I WIN! That makes 3 ½ times!" Smiling brightly she continued, "wow. I'm sweaty. And I know you two need a bath. First one to the bathroom wins!" and with that she took off.
"A bath?" a stream of blood came pouring out of Ranma's nose. "Ryoga! What kind of pervert are you?" An embarrassed whimper from the big gray wolf climbing out of the pond was the only response Ranma got.
At breakfast
And at the heads of the table we have Soun and Kasumi Tendo. To the left of Soun were Genma (human form), Ranma and Ryoga. Across from them Akane and Nabiki.
Ranma and Genma stared in awe at the speed at which Ryoga and Akane were devouring and fighting over their food. There was an "Oh my," from Kasumi, raised eyebrows from Nabiki, and tears and loud wailing from Soun. "My baby girl is so healthy!"
"Wow, she really does think she is one of the guys. Look at her eat." Ranma recalled his conversation with Ryoga earlier. "Since we didn't have any other friends or family- I've always treated Akane as one of the guys. We trained, fought, slept and bathed together. She really thinks of herself as one of the guys. But she's not.." Ranma subconsciously nodded in agreement. A koi jumped out from the pond, bringing Ranma back to the present.
"Well it's off to school. Ranma, I have some business to take care of so you can walk your fiancée" (sweat drops from Ryoga, Akane and Ranma) "and Ryoga-kun to school."
"SCHOOL!" Akane squealed, food flying from her mouth as she smiled happily. (More sweat drops.) More tears from Soun. "MY BABY GIRL IS SO EDUCATED!" (More sweat drops.)
With that, the three of them walking on the fence to school like 3 little ducklings, Ranma, Ryoga and then finally Akane- none dressed in Furinkan uniforms.
"So Ranma, what's school like?"
"Eh?" Without looking back at Ryoga, Ranma snorted. "School. it's hell."
"How can you say that???? School! Ooh! I'm so excited!" Akane smiled excitedly. "We got to learn things and interact with different martial artists and School!" She gave Ryoga a gleeful slap on the back.
Looking back at Akane's dreamy face, Ranma commented, "How uncute." Only to be taken aback as Akane promptly leapt over Ryoga's smirking "you're gonna get it" face and attacked him with her pole.
"Me? UNCUTE? AGH! Ranma! PREPARE TO DIE!"
But all her attacks were blocked or dodged as Ranma landed gracefully on the street. "What a lame attack- SPLASH!"
A female Ranma looked up to see Ryoga in a fit of laughter and Akane, bucket (borrowed from the old street cleaning lady) in hand. "You were saying?"
"AUGH! You tomboy!"
"WHAT????????"
As Ranma was chased all the way to Dr. Tofu's clinic where he planned to get a kettle of hot water to change himself back, he couldn't help admiring the smiling girl behind him. And Ryoga for that fact, for being able to put up with her.
Leaving Doctor Tofu's clinic.
"Mmm.. so Doctor Tofu is a martial artist huh?" Ryoga said thoughtfully as he turned a wrong corner.
"Ay! Dog-boy, wrong way! And yea- you could tell huh?"
"Don't call Ryo-chan dog-boy you transvesetic baka."
"Tomboy!"
"What?" (pole whack)
"Whaddya think about challenging him Akane? Just for fun and practice ya know." Giving a practice yell, "DOCTOR TOFU! PREPARE TO DIE! It has a nice ring to it. Whaddya think Akane?"
"I think" (whack) "he's" (whack) "dreamy." Akane replied (still whacking Ranma with her pole.)
"Ow! Ow! Stoppit ya tomboy! You think he's dreamy? Wait til you see him around Kasumi. It's riot!" Ranma dodged Akane's last whack, jumping off the fence onto the street.
Akane made a dramatic halt atop the fence. "He.. he.. likes Kasumi? . I'm.. HEARTBROKEN!" she sobbed. "The cruelty.. ALL THE GOOD MEN ARE ALREADY TAKEN!" (more tears)
"Eh?" Ranma looked confused as Ryoga rolled his eyes.
"Ok. I'm over it. Let's go now." Akane smiled sunnily as if nothing ever happened.
"Eh?" Ranma still looked confused.
"Took you long enough baka. Wrong way Akane!" Ryoga smirked.
"No- you're going the wrong way baka."
"No-" coming out of his confused state, Ranma said, "You're both going the wrong way. School's right there. So listen up. I have a fight this morning to take care of. Every morning actually." He said under his breath. "-so ya'll just stay out of it."
"Fight?" Ryoga brought out his umbrella. "Where? I wanna fight too. ____( insert name there. PREPARE TO DIE!!"
"Oooh! School!!!" Akane waved happily at a few male students who were looking at her and drooling.
Man.. this is gonna be embarrassing. Ranma thought. Thunder sounded in the sky as a poetic voice rang out from behind a big tree in the center of the school yard.
"What earthlier happiness is the pansy distilled. Which grows, lives and dies, in single blessed happiness." A yellow pansy flew at Ranma, who promptly caught it, threw it down onto the ground and stomped all over it (savoring every moment of it.)
"Let's just get this over with ya pansy."
"But Ranma my love. I love you! Defeat me and I shall allow you to date with me." Tatewaki Kuno, age 17 stepped out from behind the tree.
"For the last time- I AM NOT GAY KUNO!" Ranma was red with embarrassment as he cracked his knuckles angrily. "Prepare for your daily beat down."
But Kuno did not hear him, for hysterical laughter from Ryoga and Akane drew his attention.
"Oooh!" goggling at the suddenly sickened Ryoga, Kuno produced another yellow pansy fro out of nowhere. "Umbrella bandana boy! I would date with you!"
"Wha-wha..what?? You're SICK!" Then regaining his senses, Ryoga knocked the kendoist to the ground with a swift punch.
"Aahh.. such beauty in his punch." Kuno picked himself off the ground as he dusted himself off. "Very well, I shall fight with you. If you win, I shall allow you to date wit-"
Akane's laughter interrupted Kuno's speech. "AHHAHAHAHA! Ryo-chan, Ranma.. wow.. HAHAHA! This is insanely funny!" Her laughter was abruptly cut short however by Kuno's stick in her face.
"You there. You DARE make mockery of the great Tatewaki Kuno, the rising new star of the High school fencing world? You ugly woman! Who are thou that speaks so familiarly with my two loves?"
"LOVES?" Ryoga turned pale.
"WHAT? HOW DARE YOU CALL ME UGLY! You. you. you. YOU EGOTISTICAL FRUITCAKE YOU!" Ranma and Ryoga sweat dropped as Akane proceeded to beat the crap out of the gay stick boy. The rest of the school looked on in both interest and pity.
"Kuno is such an idiot." "The poor guy never learns." "10 yen on the cutie." "Who is she anyway?" "I wanna know who that 'Ryo-chan' is. sigh"
"SO THERE! TAKE THAT AND THAT AND THAT AND THAT AND THAT! CALL ME UGLY WILL YOU? AND THAT!"
"Akane.. don't you think he's had enough?"
"Oh great.. now we're late!"
The three martial artists groaned in unison as it began to rain.
AN: whew. I'm finally done with this chapter. Remember that Akane turns into a cat!!!!! I'm trying to decide whether or not to focus a lot of nekophobia with Ranma and Akane here or not. What do you guys think?