Not So Simple.
A/N Thanks for the reviews, I think.
I know that some complain that this is why OCC
This is. For right now, I am using Extremes as Personalities.
It should help my story. And to those Akane lovers, I don't hate her; I'm just
Portraying her at her maddest. And as to why she hasn't been committed, the reason is coming up in the next chapter.
Again thanks for your comments. Flamers are welcome to comment. I don't really care. I am still
Going to write.
Oh yah. Never owned Ranma, never will.
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Ch. 2: Wild Horse Tamed, A Mother's Declaration.
Nodoka was running down the stairs as fast as she can. Not caring that she was messing up her kimono. All she wanted was answers. She kicked open the door, surprising the rest of the Tendo family.
"Akane stay. Everyone else leave." She said in a calm voice
"But Nodoka…"
Soun did not finish because he
suddenly found a katana right under his throat.
"Leave"
No one else protested. They walked out the room in a hurry, leaving Akane, Nodoka, and oh yes her pet pig, P-Chan. Nodoka took a couple a breaths to keep from hurting Akane
"Explain to me why my son is crippled"
"He attacked Ryoga. I punished him. Simple as that"
P-Chan looked down at his hooves not wanting to look Akane in the eye. Nodoka simply stayed the same.
"Does attacking Ryoga give proper justification for you to cripple him."
"Yes. Ryoga was there to ask Kasumi for directions
and Ranma attacked. It served him right
to be in a wheelchair. It's ironic
really, that the great Ranma Saotome is stuck in a wheelchair."
P-Chan just backed up away even more where he was at the entrance to the door then just left. Nodoka noticed this but didn't pay it any attention. Her attention was on Akane.
"Is that how you felt about my son.
Were you that jealous of his abilities you wanted…"
Nodoka could not voice the sentence.
"Ranma was always a pervert
jerk."
"He has saved you numerous times."
"So half the time it's his fault that I got captured"
"He said he love you"
"That's just his perverted thoughts. He probably says it to al his other fiancés so he can sleep with them."
"He KILLED for you"
"So he is just a violent murder"
"So you don't love him"
"Nope. I was forced into this whole marriage thing. Did you know I asked Nabiki to invite his other fiancés so they
can ruin the wedding?"
Nodoka was shocked.
"So you don't want to marry
him."
"I already said that. I hate the guy."
"Fine you have your wish."
Now it was Akane's turn to be
surprised.
"What do you mean, Aunty?"
"As head of the Saotome family, I am hereby nullifying this engagement."
Soun rushed in.
"You can't do that! It was a promise
between Genma & I"
"To bad. Also I am taking my son with me."
"WHAT!!!"
"Yes. I am taking 'MY' son to his 'HOME' and if
you try to stop me, I'll press charges"
"Charges?"
"For assault and battery"
Soun was speechless. Akane was shocked. Nodoka walked out the door.
"I suggest you get
professional help," She said to Akane. "Don't bother visiting. You're not welcome."
Meanwhile In the guest room:
Ryoga had found some hot water and his clothes. He just wanted to go home now after all the
trouble he caused. Seeing his beloved
Akane like that scared him. He began
thinking that maybe that all the problems he face were nothing compared to
those of Ranma. He had laughed at first
seeing Ranma broken and battered, but now it drove his guilt to whole new
places. (He may never walk again. If
that is true he can no longer be the best.
Hell he can't even be a martial artist) Ryoga remembered how each of
Ranma's rivals and fiancés acted towards the news. Shampoo went back to her village saying, "Shampoo no want cripple
for Husband. Airen…no… Ranma no even
better then Mousse!" Cologne felt the
same way and canceled the engagement while Mousse… well the grin never left his
face as Shampoo warmed up to him. Kuno
threw a giant party stating, "At least the Foul Sorcerer has been defeated and
by his own spell over Akane." Kodachi
had been repulsed by the sight of Ranma in a wheelchair and stopped even
showing up. Even most his classmates
weren't upset about what happened to Ranma saying that he was always too
"cocky" for his own good and that he deserved it. Only Uyko had displayed some sorrow for Ranma, but she went home
saying that what happened to him justified her quest for revenge. So Uyko was gone too. Ryoga wanted to go home and bash his head in
for his actions towards Ranma, but as the fates declared it he found himself in
the guest room where Ranma was. Ranma was just looking at him with an
emotionless face on.
"Ranma?"
"…"
"Look man. I just wanted to say I am truly sorry I caused this to happen to you."
"…"
"I know that I crossed the line."
"…"
Ranma's response just made Ryoga even worse.
He couldn't even sense Ranma's chi. It was like he was blank.
"Ranma I may have wished in the past that you face hell, but I never meant it. I was just upset about my own things"
"…"
"I betrayed you. I'm so so very sorry."
"…"
"I'll just leave now. I'm going home. I don't want to be around Akane anymore"
"…"
Ryoga walked towards the door with tears in his eyes: He done the worst thing possible; he betrayed his best friend for a girl, a very psychotic girl at that. He was about to walk through the door when he heard
"I'm a damn fool"
Ryoga turned around in shock. Ranma was looking at him with a smile that weakly resembles his confident one on his face. This was the first time since the accident that Ranma spoke, much less smiled."
"Ranma?"
"Who else is it, pigboy?"
Ryoga smiled
"It has to be you."
"Yep"
"So what now"
"I walk again, of course."
"What about Akane?"
"You can have her."
Ryoga was shocked. He felt for Ranma's head to make sure he wasn't delusional.
"What?!" Ranma said Annoyed.
"You lost it"
"No just been hit way to many times."
"So you don't mind if I go after Akane?"
"Nope. Consider it payback"
"Payback?"
"For lying"
"Oh yeah"
Ryoga remembered how Akane has been acting lately.
"Maybe."
"Ryoga I want two things though."
"What?"
"One help me walk again"
"That's reasonable. Of course I
will. What is the other"
Ranma's smile disappeared
"Don't let her hurt you, If she tries,
leave"
"Oh come on! You think she
would do that to me?"
"Yes"
"On what grounds"
Ranma looked at Ryoga strangely and pointed to his wheelchair.
"Oh yeah. I forgot"
Ranma stared for a couple seconds and started laughing. Ryoga soon joined him. The two best friends / rivals were friends
again.
"I needed that"
"Me too"
"It's been years since I laughed like that"
"Me too"
"And to think all it took was one violent tomboy to nearly cripple me"
"yep"
"Next time you get crippled."
"Deal. But I get a electronic
wheelchair"
"Deal"
Both boys with years of stress gone laughed again as they began retelling
stories of past adventures.
Nodoka came in and her
troubled heart lightened. She saw her
son laughing again with his good friend.
"Hi son"
"Momma? What are you doing here?"
"I canceled your engagement to Akane"
Both boys looked shocked
"You did Mrs. Saotome?"
"Yes Also I am taking you away from here to our home"
Ranma would of hugged his mother, but he was still stuck in the chair, so he smiled instead.
"Come on lets get you packed."
"I can't Pops took all the things about twenty minutes ago."
"Damn fool"
"Mom!"
"What! I can swear when I want to."
Ranma and Ryoga laughed at this. Nodoka shrugged
"I guess we have to do some birthday shopping"
"Birthday shopping? Whose birthday is
it" Ranma asked
Nodoka looked at him strangely.
"Son, today is you're 18th birthday. Didn't you know when you're birthday was?"
Ranma scratched his head in thought. Then he shook his head
"Nope pops never told me"
Ryoga and Nodoka sighed (Note to self add kill husband on my list of things to do)
"Come on."
Ryoga helped Ranma down the stairs with Nodoka behind them. At the bottom of the stairs, they encountered a teary eyed Kasumi.
"Is Ranma really going, Aunty?"
"Yes If was to stay here. I am afraid he would be hurt."
Kasumi nodded in agreement, but was still upset because now she was going to be alone in a house of crazy not to mention lazy people. Nodoka realized the reason for her worry.
"Kasumi. If you can't handle things here, there is
always room at my house."
"Yeah Kasumi come on by if this asylum gets to rough for you" Ranma said
Kasumi smiled at hearing Ranma's voice hearing it for the first time in weeks
"I'll consider it"
She waved them goodbye as they left through the door. She looked at the closed door before turning around and walking towards the kitchan to cook for her horrible family.
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