chap 4

Ranma heard the lunch bell and entered the classroom to get his bento. He moved hurriedly to find Akane hoping to eat lunch with her. He found her underneath her favourite tree eating her lunch with her friends. With a face full of determination, he inched his way towards Akane.

'Hold it saotome! Where do you think you're going?' a large student stopped Ranma by stepping in front of him.

'None of your business.'

'Oh the pigboy hasn't learn his lesson from yesterday.' a voice came from behind Ranma.

'Out of my way. I'm warning you.' Ranma was pissed. 'Whom do they think they're dealing with?' his mind fumed.

Without warning Ranma was hit at the back with a bokken. Of course Ranma sensed it from a mile away but his body wasn't fast enough to move to avoid it. He fell face first to the ground. Then he felt a dozen kicks hit him all over his body. He tried to stand up but the large student jumped on top of him. One of the students was resting his right foot on ranma's head.

'pigboy don't miss with us. Stay away from Akane if you want to live longer.' he then kicked Ranma in the mouth.

'Jerks! Leave him alone!' Akane saw what happened and intervened too late.

The bullies just laughed and walked away giggling. Akane bent over and asked Ranma if he was ok.

Ranma looked up and saw Akane's beautiful eyes on him. He was flabbergasted and was a little ashamed that Akane saw him got beaten up.

'I'm ok. Those idiots couldn't hurt me if they tried.'

'I think you should go to the infirmary to check that swelling in your left eye.'

'But they didn't hit me in my eye.' he touched his left side of his face and felt his face swollen.

'You're the one who hit me there this morning, you tomboy.'

'Jerk! You attacked me remember. I don't know why I even try to help a jerk like you.' Akane dusted herself and walked away.

'Me and my big mouth.' he looked for his bento and picked it up. He eventually found a secluded spot where he could eat his lunch peacefully.

The final class for the day was P.E. the girls were at the other side of the gym playing volleyball while the guys formed a line for the chin bar.

'Alright boys I want all of you to give me at least ten chin ups!' the P.E. coach instructed them.

Most of the students had no problems while others just barely making it to ten. Then it was Ranma's turn.

Everyone snickered at Ranma.

'Ok because you are a special boy I'll let you do a hundred chin ups.' the coach smiled. He doesn't know why but this boy brushes him off the wrong way that's why he was always extra hard on him.

Ranma nodded and then jumped to grab the bar. He couldn't reach it.

'What the?!' he could hear his classmates laughter and jeering noises.

'Problem Ranma?'

'No coach, just miscalculated that's all.' he replied. 'Ok I better give it an extra push this time to compensate for my added weight.' he reasoned.

This time he managed to grab hold to the bar but that didn't make the taunts to cease. He began to do the chin ups slowly at first but gradually he manage to do them in rhythm.

'.. .99 .. 100' Ranma let go of the bar and landed softly. There was a dead silence across the gym. Actually the taunting stopped when he reached forty chin-ups. The coach was speechless.

'Will that be all coach?'

'oh yess. That'll be all boy.' the coach getting his voice back.

The school bell rang signalling the end of the day. Ranma grabbed his bag and quickly went out of the room and minutes later he was no longer inside the school's ground. He was headed towards the tendo dojo.

He knocked on the entrance. 'Hello anyone home!'

Someone opened the gate. 'How may I help you?'

Kasumi! Ranma was happy to see her. 'I would like to talk to Tendo sensei.'

'I'm sorry but my father is not accepting students at this moment.'

'No no, I'm here to see your father regarding my father. You see, they train together and were friends.'

'Well come in then.'

'My name is Ranma.'

'Nice to meet you, Ranma. I'm Kasumi.'