I need help in this one also. ^_^ ( I suck at writing) I did this for fouth of July and I think I rushed it.

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Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma 1/2, Berserk, or Naruto.

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Warning: It's dark and hint of lime. It's weird. There are profanities. It's my story. It's probably going to have grammar problem. It's intended for mature people and hopefully you'll get some kind of moral(s) out of this.

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Chapter 1 - Road to Life

Take my hand.

It was weird; several images filled her head all at once. Just one sentence and that one event that had unfolded during her childhood were brought out again. The two simple words "I promised" shattered the theory of hers that it was a dream or something that her mind had subconsciously made up.

Right there four feet away from her was the boy from her childhood. His scars-like-whisker were there. His baby fat from his cheek was gone. His face was tone and more mature than the other boys around her age.

'Was he older than me?' wondered Hinata.

His hair was longer, past his shoulder, it was tied into a pigtail and the front hair of his, his bangs, were long it reaches down to his cheek bone. His left eye was peering out toward a split between his fronts hairs while his right of hidden beneath.

His eyes were the same. It was dark blue.

"You like what you see?" said the Ranma as he spin around giving Hinata a three sixty view of himself.

Hinata noticed his buttock. The back of his pant had a flap on the butt and it was opened showing a small tattoo of a cherry blossom. It was obvious that Ranma does not wear boxer. Hinata blushed staring at Ranma buttock.

"H-hi," said Hinata with in an obviously lacking confident voice.

"Hey there! Let's go and talk about ol' time." said Ranma as he slung his right arm around her next as they walk away totally ignoring Neji current state of being.

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It was easy if Hinata had to compare Ranma now to that of when she seen him when he was just around five then she would conclude that he's different.

Certain aspects of him were there an example was his great smile that seems to radiate an aura of happiness.

What was different about him was the air surrounds him. The air isn't completely dark anymore but there's a confident air that surround him. There was so much of it that the air can engulf her.

Gradually Hinata found that Ranma was very easy to talk to. She had more confident and their subject of conversation changes rapidly when she was at ease. The subjects were past, foods, hobbies, etc...

Hinata did made metal note of Ranma had little modesty and his eyes tend to linger a second whenever a beautiful girl walk by. It made her a little bit jealous though but then again when the women stare at them she would get nervous. She didn't want them to get the wrong idea about them.

Then her train of thought would go through unknown territory where her fantasies and hentai thought met to create certain graphical scenes that can only be rated NC-17 and up.

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The day went really well. Actually she hardly went out with her friends or anything due to her lack of confident. So it was memorable and plus it was one of her happiest moment in life. There were little happy moments but they were well remembered because of their scarcity.

Ranma turned out to be a much matured guy for his age. He was nice too. Today was good. He took her out to dinner, go around and stare at stuff, and then they sang in one of the bar that had microphone.

At the end of the day Ranma and Hinata walked theirs separate way.

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Live for one.

Ranma ran. He cannot afford to be capture by the Leaf village's ninja patrols.

He could feel his six year old body becoming wearied after running past Leaf village and past the mountains that surrounded Leaf village north side. Ranma was now alone on his own he was out side the skirt of Leaf village boundary.

Walking on a well used path Ranma stopped - his legs were sore, his feet were like heavy stones. Ranma right feet tripped on a small rock. He was falling and his body was going to slam toward ground. At the point close to maximum velocity Ranma reflex kicked in and his left arm shot out and blunted the fall.

He was so tired.

'No!' thought Ranma.

He was so weak.

'No!' again he shouted in his mind fighting for existence.

Someone wanted him to live.

An image flashed of a girl.

While everyone wanted him to die there is someone left in this world that wanted him to live!

Another image was flashed before his eyes with the same girl but this time she was giving him a bowl of food. He was at her door step.

Ranma bit down his lower lips and drew up some blood. He started to push himself up using his legs. He then started to walk again.

He was now at the fork of the path he was currently taking. There were three paths up ahead of him. The right path was the most used it probably would lead to a huge village that trades a lot. The middle path was modestly used. The left path was narrow and old -grass, plants, moss, and all sorts were growing over the path now.

Ranma look over the three paths again then he chose.

He chose the left one.

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Dance with the wolves.

Ranma walked again. He was pushing himself to move forward because if he waited too long he would fall down and sleep.

He hadn't have food for two days now and only some water were found. His stomach would kick him hard as Ranma tried his best to ignore his stomach. It was getting harder to ignore his stomach lately.

All around Ranma were wild plants. Apparently the left path is taking him in a forest. From left and right of the path were nightingale plants. The trees were tall and theirs leaves covered most of the sun light.

Birds would sometime sing up above the huge trees. It was weird as if Ranma was in another world.

Ranma was about to ask himself, 'Where am I?' when he marked it as irrelevant. Besides if this road would take him to life then he doesn't care where he is.

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It was dark. The sun was going down and was gone when it reached toward the mountain's peak and then below.

Ranma face wore a face of grim.

"Damn,"

Ranma started to walk faster. Ranma heart beats were erratic and his heart was pumping harder. He knew that all sort of dangerous creatures would come out of the night. If he was to survive he has to get out of this forest.

All around the forest there were howls of wolves.

Ranma stopped dead on his track. His head and body spun all around staring at the forest, trying to decipher the secret code of the wolves and perhaps find their location.

'Screw this!'

Ranma spit on the ground near by him and started to run.

Footsteps can be heard behind Ranma as well as heavy breathing. Ranma turned his head to see what was in back of him.

"..."

Three wolves were chasing him.

Ranma turned forward and see another two wolves.

Ranma stop as the wolves slowly stalked toward and surrounding him.

'There's no where to go.'

The wolves circled Ranma to see if he would do something - something fatal so they can take advantage of it.

Ranma smirked and waited for them to pounce.

Two of them did. He grabbed a wooden stick near by and swung it hitting both of them.

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Ranma smiled a little. He had killed three of them and two was still chasing him. He was tired but he could out run them. They were injured.

Ranma continued to run down the winding road all the while dodging tree branches and other obstacles that was in his way.

When he finally looked behind him he saw none.

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Mushroom of hope.

Ranma stopped everything he was doing when he saw some mushrooms growing on a patch of dirt next to a tree. There were waters on a huge leaf on some kind of plant.

The water was from last night rain over the forest Ranma thought.

Ranma grabbed the six small mushrooms that were there and then started to eat them. Ranma then carefully drank all the water on the weird two feet leaf.

Ranma then continued to walk on his chosen path that was forgotten to others but not him.

A harsh thin beam of light that had managed to escape from the trees leaves and hit Ranma eyes. Ranma smiled, it was dawn.

Ahead of him was a clearing this was a sign of the end of the forest. Ranma was about to run for it when his head started to get dizzy. His sense of balance was now going crazy. Ranma felt vertigo.

'What is happening to me?' Ranma asked him self as he thought about it.

Ranma eye opened wide.

'The MUSHROOMS!' was the last thing Ranma thought as the world around him became dark.

The last thing Ranma saw was a shadow walking toward him. Probably a wolf or something...

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Day 1

Ranma opened his eyes and saw a wooden roof.

"Are you all right?"

A woman came into his vision.

'She's beautiful,' thought Ranma.

The woman hairs were blonde and her eyes were dark misty green. Her figure rivals that of a goddess. She looks as if she was in her late twenties. Her soft gentle hand reached over and touches Ranma head.

"Am I in heaven?"

The woman giggled and replied, "No, you're in my house."

Ranma face stared at her face for a bit before trying to get up.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to-Ouch," said Ranma as he fell off of the bed that he was lying on.

"Hey now, you need to recover from your injuries." said the woman as she help Ranma back on the bed.

"I-I...thank you,"

The woman smiled and said, "That's ok."

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Day 2

Ranma smiled thinking about Luca. She was a nice woman that saved Ranma from the mushroom's poison and his injuries from the wolves.

Ranma was now currently her house guest but he didn't wanted to over welcome his stay so he tries his best to help out around the house.

Luca had forbidden him to come to her room though.

Men go into her room a lot he wondered why. There were grunting noises behind those walls that created Luca room.

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Day 5

Ranma was afraid now. The sounds were louder and he could hear Luca screaming behind those walls.

Ranma ran into her room and was shocked.

A man was on top of Luca. Both of them were nude and only a blanket was covering some skin.

Luca was staring at him and she was also in shocked too.

"Ranma GET OUT!"

"Yeah kid, come back when you're old enough."

Ranma ran out of her room.

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That night Ranma was quiet. Luca was standing there staring at him.

"I didn't know I'm sorry."

"That's ok."

"Can't you find another way for living?"

Ranma don't know about sex but he does know that he didn't like what Luca was doing to make a living. It felt so wrong when he saw what was taking place in Luca bedroom.

"Ranma!"

"I'm sorry it's just that you deserve so much more!" shouted Ranma as he turned toward her. His face was red and watery.

"I know I have no right to say this but you deserve so much more."

Luca smiled at Ranma as she grabbed Ranma into a fierce hug. Ranma started to cry harder.

Luca looked down at Ranma small six year old form. It was as if he was her child. She would like that.

"You're really mature for your age, Ranma."

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Day 10

Ranma ran into Luca room. The whole room was bloody as Luca lifeless body laid phone on top of her bed.

Ranma remembered the smirk from one of the man face as he went into her room.

"Luca!" Ranma shouted as he shook her body.

"Ranma."

"Luca!"

"Listen to me."

"You live for a person right Ranma?"

"H-how? How did you know?"

"I can tell. I was like you too."

"Well live for me too. When you grow up you'll learn to live for yourself. You'll learn that as long as you are alive good things will come. I promised you this." said Luca as she smiled at him. It was as if her lips were the sun he felt so warm, fill and full with her smile.

Luca body became lifeless again.

Ranma ball his hands into fists as they shook uncontrollable. He held back his tears as he walked eerily slowly out the door.

'I'll get him!'

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Ranma walked up toward the only tavern in town. Walking into it he saw his target. His target was a huge man sitting in between two other guys up at the counter of the tavern. He was laughing joyously as he talked with his two buddies.

"I fucked the shit out of that bitch's brain."

An aura around him started to form the color of it was blue.

Everybody watched Ranma as the guy just continued to laugh.

The guy stopped when he noticed the whole tavern was quiet and looked around for the source.

"You want revenge eh boy?" the fat bald guy smiled at the boy totally ignorant at the fact that the boy was glowing blue.

"Get the boy guys."

The two guys that were sitting in between the fat man

Ranma dodged all the attacks of the both adults and retaliate with his own fists and legs. Every move would have made a ninja assassin proud as they were deadly and all were aimed at vital points of the human body.

Two of them went lifeless within five minutes as the boy stopped and stared at the fat bald man that was still sitting.

"Feh, I guess if you want something to be done right you gotta do it yourself.

The man disappeared and reappeared right in front of Ranma as he landed a kick into Ranma mid section.

"Feh, kid you're too young to be fighting me."

'He's too fast.'

The fat man then elbowed Ranma unprotected back. Ranma fell down hitting the floor of the tavern with his body and face.

'He's too strong.'

'I've failed you Luca.'

Ranma felt his mind running away from reality. His back was sore and was most likely bruised. His stomach felt as if it was on fire. He was going to black out.

"NO!" shouted Ranma as his eyes glowed eerie red.

'There's something in the back of my mind. I just need to reach it.'

"Shut up boy!" the man kicked Ranma on his chin as Ranma flew across the tavern.

'I'm getting closer...' said Ranma as he reaches out toward the spark in his mind.

The fat man slowly walked toward Ranma with the intention was to finally end this.

The man picked Ranma up with his left hand over Ranma head.

"Time to die boy."

'THERE! I got it.'

Ranma smiled, "No not yet. I have to live for Luca."

The man barked out a laugh ignoring Ranma right hand moving toward the man face.

"Luca? That slut? HAHAHA."

"It's time to die fuck face. MUKO TAKABISHA (spelling?)."

Ranma hand glowed blue as a huge round blue ball shot out from his hand and toward the man face.

The whole tavern was lighted up with a dark blue color.

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"I did it Luca. I'll live for you and her, Luca."

Ranma smiled staring the Luca house as he torched it. Ranma walked away never looking back.

'For you I'll live.'

The End.

Author notes: You can insert Robert Frost path untaken (I think that was the title) up above the story if you want. You can shove in Pulling Teeth by metallica from day 1 to day 5. Fade to black by metalllica in day 10. At your funeral by save the day at the ending. | | | |