A Cure.At Last?
Chapter one: Frustration
Hey there! Here I will put the usual disclaimer. Most of the characters in this fanfic belong to the one who created Ranma ½, whose name I can't remember. But they don't belong to me. Anyway, read, enjoy and write back!
"That's it, I just can't handle this curse!!!"
"Hello, to you too, Ranma." Akane grinned at the soaking wet girl / boy. "Have a bad day?"
Ranma sighed with frustration and continued on her way to the kitchen. Setting the kettle to boil, she grabbed a soda and flopped down on the couch. "Those idiots." She muttered. "Consider yourself lucky that you were home sick today, Akane. Every male in the school seemed to be extra crazy and I seemed to be more attracted to water than usual, if you know what I mean. I've changed in and out of my cursed form at least a dozen times."
Ranma smiled, stood and headed back to the kitchen at the sound of the kettle. Pouring the entire contents over her head, she quickly changed back to her normal form. "Ah, much better."
"I thought you were getting more used to being a girl." Akane said with a grin. "You're usually female when we spar."
"That's different." Ranma sighed. My female form is lighter, easier to maneuver. But I would gladly give that up to be rid of this curse."
"Why don't you just go back to Jusenkyo? Change your form back there?"
"Two reasons. A, I don't want to ever be in China again. B, it probably wouldn't work anyway. Knowing my luck, I'd probably wind up with a double curse."
Akane laughed. "Yeah, probably. So, what do you intend to do?"
"Look for a solution here in Japan. I can not, will not live the rest of my life with this curse."
With that said, he turned and stormed out of the kitchen. Akane sighed and headed upstairs.
Later that night, Ranma found himself pacing the roof flipping through a phone book.
"There has got to be someone in here who can get rid of my other half." Slowly, he scanned the rows of names until his eyes landed on Shampoo's name. He pondered it.
"No, no, I have to be insane." The boy folded his arms over his chest and resumed pacing the roof. "She wouldn't know. Even if she did, she wouldn't tell me. I can't go see her. No one should have to endure that.amazon.for any amount of time. I have to find a cure on my own."
"Akane, where's Ranma? Isn't he usually home by now?" Nabiki said as she wandered down the stairs.
"He's home, Nabiki." Akane said without raising her eyes from her book. "He's pacing the roof."
"Why?"
"Because he's gotten it into his head that he's not going to live with his curse anymore. He's absolutely determined to find a cure."
A slow grin spread over Nabiki's face. "Where is my camera? This is going to be fun!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The next morning Ranma slipped out of the house early and decided to go for a walk downtown, hoping to find anyone who knew how to cure a curse. He wandered into every magic store and looked for a person who could help him. Then, just as the sun was going down, he came across an old bookstore that he'd never noticed before. The place was full of old bookshelves, and hundreds of books, mostly about magic. And sitting at the counter was an old man dressed in simple black robes.
"Welcome, young man." The man said with a smile as Ranma walked in. "To what do I owe the honor of your visit?"
"Hello." Ranma smiled back. "I'm just looking around."
"Alright." The man said. "My name is Odin, please feel free to ask me anything."
"Thank you." Ranma turned and began to wander through the store. He found several shelves full of old, leather-bound spell books. The place looked like no one had been there in years.
"Find anything of interest to you, young man?" Odin called from the front of the store.
"You have lots of magic books." Ranma called back.
"Yes, I do." Odin said. "I've been a bit of a sorcerer all of my life."
"Really?" Ranma headed back to the desk that Odin sat at. "Have you ever heard of the cursed springs of Jusenkyo?"
"Yes!" Odin grinned. "I've been studying them for years. I must have been to China a thousand times in my life."
"Have you ever come in contact with one?"
"Nope." Odin said, still smiling. "I've managed to avoid getting wet. I've always found the springs fascinating. Have you ever seen them?"
Ranma sighed. "Sadly, yes. I came in contact with one last year. I'm cursed."
"Oh." The smile left the old man's face. "What do you turn into?"
"A girl."
Odin laughed. "Really? My, my, young man, how confusing your life must be!"
"You have no idea." Ranma sighed again. "I have actually been wandering all over town today looking for someone who might know how to cure my curse. I just can't live with it anymore."
An odd look drifted over Odin's face. "I might be able to help you."
"Really!?!" Ranma's face lit up and he bounced over to the counter. "Are you serious?"
"I think so." Odin headed over one of the bookshelves. "Just give me a minute."
Ranma was almost bouncing in his chair at the thought of being rid of his curse. This was the closest he'd gotten all day.
"Yes, here it is!" Odin came back to the desk, an old, black and silver book in his hands. " 'How to cure a Jusenkyo curse'"
"Really?" Ranma was almost in tears.
"Yes." Odin suddenly looked very serious. "I warn you though, there will be side effects."
"Like what?"
"First of all," Odin answered, "you will not remember that you were ever cursed. And anyone that has ever seen your cursed form will not remember it."
The end of chapter one. Don't worry, those of you who enjoyed this, more chapters are on the way. Leave me a review please!!!
Chapter one: Frustration
Hey there! Here I will put the usual disclaimer. Most of the characters in this fanfic belong to the one who created Ranma ½, whose name I can't remember. But they don't belong to me. Anyway, read, enjoy and write back!
"That's it, I just can't handle this curse!!!"
"Hello, to you too, Ranma." Akane grinned at the soaking wet girl / boy. "Have a bad day?"
Ranma sighed with frustration and continued on her way to the kitchen. Setting the kettle to boil, she grabbed a soda and flopped down on the couch. "Those idiots." She muttered. "Consider yourself lucky that you were home sick today, Akane. Every male in the school seemed to be extra crazy and I seemed to be more attracted to water than usual, if you know what I mean. I've changed in and out of my cursed form at least a dozen times."
Ranma smiled, stood and headed back to the kitchen at the sound of the kettle. Pouring the entire contents over her head, she quickly changed back to her normal form. "Ah, much better."
"I thought you were getting more used to being a girl." Akane said with a grin. "You're usually female when we spar."
"That's different." Ranma sighed. My female form is lighter, easier to maneuver. But I would gladly give that up to be rid of this curse."
"Why don't you just go back to Jusenkyo? Change your form back there?"
"Two reasons. A, I don't want to ever be in China again. B, it probably wouldn't work anyway. Knowing my luck, I'd probably wind up with a double curse."
Akane laughed. "Yeah, probably. So, what do you intend to do?"
"Look for a solution here in Japan. I can not, will not live the rest of my life with this curse."
With that said, he turned and stormed out of the kitchen. Akane sighed and headed upstairs.
Later that night, Ranma found himself pacing the roof flipping through a phone book.
"There has got to be someone in here who can get rid of my other half." Slowly, he scanned the rows of names until his eyes landed on Shampoo's name. He pondered it.
"No, no, I have to be insane." The boy folded his arms over his chest and resumed pacing the roof. "She wouldn't know. Even if she did, she wouldn't tell me. I can't go see her. No one should have to endure that.amazon.for any amount of time. I have to find a cure on my own."
"Akane, where's Ranma? Isn't he usually home by now?" Nabiki said as she wandered down the stairs.
"He's home, Nabiki." Akane said without raising her eyes from her book. "He's pacing the roof."
"Why?"
"Because he's gotten it into his head that he's not going to live with his curse anymore. He's absolutely determined to find a cure."
A slow grin spread over Nabiki's face. "Where is my camera? This is going to be fun!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The next morning Ranma slipped out of the house early and decided to go for a walk downtown, hoping to find anyone who knew how to cure a curse. He wandered into every magic store and looked for a person who could help him. Then, just as the sun was going down, he came across an old bookstore that he'd never noticed before. The place was full of old bookshelves, and hundreds of books, mostly about magic. And sitting at the counter was an old man dressed in simple black robes.
"Welcome, young man." The man said with a smile as Ranma walked in. "To what do I owe the honor of your visit?"
"Hello." Ranma smiled back. "I'm just looking around."
"Alright." The man said. "My name is Odin, please feel free to ask me anything."
"Thank you." Ranma turned and began to wander through the store. He found several shelves full of old, leather-bound spell books. The place looked like no one had been there in years.
"Find anything of interest to you, young man?" Odin called from the front of the store.
"You have lots of magic books." Ranma called back.
"Yes, I do." Odin said. "I've been a bit of a sorcerer all of my life."
"Really?" Ranma headed back to the desk that Odin sat at. "Have you ever heard of the cursed springs of Jusenkyo?"
"Yes!" Odin grinned. "I've been studying them for years. I must have been to China a thousand times in my life."
"Have you ever come in contact with one?"
"Nope." Odin said, still smiling. "I've managed to avoid getting wet. I've always found the springs fascinating. Have you ever seen them?"
Ranma sighed. "Sadly, yes. I came in contact with one last year. I'm cursed."
"Oh." The smile left the old man's face. "What do you turn into?"
"A girl."
Odin laughed. "Really? My, my, young man, how confusing your life must be!"
"You have no idea." Ranma sighed again. "I have actually been wandering all over town today looking for someone who might know how to cure my curse. I just can't live with it anymore."
An odd look drifted over Odin's face. "I might be able to help you."
"Really!?!" Ranma's face lit up and he bounced over to the counter. "Are you serious?"
"I think so." Odin headed over one of the bookshelves. "Just give me a minute."
Ranma was almost bouncing in his chair at the thought of being rid of his curse. This was the closest he'd gotten all day.
"Yes, here it is!" Odin came back to the desk, an old, black and silver book in his hands. " 'How to cure a Jusenkyo curse'"
"Really?" Ranma was almost in tears.
"Yes." Odin suddenly looked very serious. "I warn you though, there will be side effects."
"Like what?"
"First of all," Odin answered, "you will not remember that you were ever cursed. And anyone that has ever seen your cursed form will not remember it."
The end of chapter one. Don't worry, those of you who enjoyed this, more chapters are on the way. Leave me a review please!!!