Ranma.Ai No Senshi?
Chapter 2: Revelations
Nodoka felt like she was going to be sick, like she wanted to kill a certain panda, horrified at the life her child had been forced to live and hatred for herself for not keeping a closer eye on Ranma all those years ago. She knew that Genma wanted to take Ranma on a training trip but she refused not wanting to be separated from her child for any length of time, even with that stupid contract that he kept trying to convince her to accept.
The day she came home to find that stupid contract and her husband and child missing she searched so hard for so long with each passing day a little more hope being lost of ever seeing Ranma ever again. She even almost killed herself if it wasn't for her friends and family, but the helped her pull through and keep some hope for her child's safe return.
She looked across the table at the red head who just finished telling the story of the hell the younger girl had been put through over the last ten years. The cat fist, the multiple fiancés that was known about, the amazons which Nodoka had every attention of clearing up very soon after returning home, and the hatefull Akane who was constantly pushed on Ranma. Oh, Genma Saotome was going to pay someday but she couldn't physically hurt him because of a promise Ranma made her make before the girl started the story.
"Mom." Ranma asked as she took a sip from her tea, "If you really didn't accept the contract, then why.why do you carry around the katana?"
"Protection, dear.I live in Juuban so I'm sure you understand the need for me to protect myself." Nodoka replied , not failing to notice the little bit of fear that remained in the young girl's eyes as the glanced towards the weapon in question.
Ranma slowly nodded as Nodoka signaled for the bill and smiled at her child who was now smiling again which made a considerable approvement to her dishelved appearance. Ranma-chan, despite looking like hell at the moment was still extrodinarily beautiful and Nodoka couldn't help feeling s little proud of her child but wanted to see her son soon but decided to wait until Ranma was ready to change back but first thing was first, it was time to take care of a few things.
"Ranma.lets go pick up your stuff and go home." Nodoka said as she paid the waitress and gave the kind girl a generous tip.
"Okay." Ranma said, but that one word carried so much excitement and relief that was hard to miss.
***
It was a quick trip to the dojo where Kasumi was sweeping the walk. The girl invited the two red heads into the house and was clearly shocked when Nodoka had called the younger red head Ranma.
Nodoka ushered Ranma up the stairs to pack while the older woman kindly asked Kasumi to have the rest meet at the table. Nodoka smiled as she sat and waited as the others, minus Ranma who was packing, filed into the room one by one including a panda who stayed clear of her. Kasumi was the last one in and carried a tray holding tea for everyone.
Nodoka took her tea and splashed it on the panda who turned back into a man at the end of a katana that blocked his exit, "Sit down, Genma.this concerns you as well."
Genma, completely pale, sat down at the table after fixing his gi and fought very hard from shaking nervously.
"First off, I would like to let you all know just how disappointed I am. I knew your mother and can not believe how her children have turned out, in fact it is hard to believe either of you girls are related to her." Nodoka sadly explained.
"HOW DARE YOU!!!" Akane shrieked in rage. A hard slap could be heard throughout the room as Nodoka's hand connected with the angry girl's cheek.
"Your problem, Akane, is that you was never disciplined.you have no manners at all." Nodoka said. She motioned for Ranma to come sit by her as the young red head hurried into the room, dropping the pack as she entered.
Nodoka dre a deep breath as she prepared to continue, wishing that she talked to Ranma more about what she planned to do next because it was going to be a very big shock for her child.
"B-But." Akane said, more than a little shocked.
"No buts young lady.You are a glorified bully who picks on others weaker than yourself and have delusions of being some great martial artist which clearly you are not." Nodoka said as she returned the angry girl's glare and ignored Soun's waterfall tears. She snorted in disgust at the collection of so called people that was here before her.
"I never bullied anyone." Akane started to protest.
"Every time you struck Ranma, even though you know he won't strike back, you bullied him. You ABUSED him, Akane." Nodoka said, cutting Akane off.
"That is ENOUGH!" Nabiki snapped, "How dare you attack my little sister like this.?!"
"And how dare you take compromising pictures of a minor and sell them?" Nodoka demande, "There are laws against that type of behavior and I am NOT afraid to bring your actions to the attention of the proper authorities."
Nabiki looked like she had the shock of her life and Nodoka smiled inwardly. At least that girl wouldn't interrupt Nodoka again but hated what she was going to say to the next girl that she turned to face.Kasumi.
"Kasumi." Nodoka sighed, "I expected much better from you. How could you let all of this go on? I know that you knew better."
The look on Kasumi's face threatened to break Nodoka's heart and a part of the woman wanted to apologize to the girl and comfort her. She couldn't though, Kasumi had to see that what she had done was wrong and what the others had did was wrong. Kasumi had a hard lesson to learn and the look in the poor girl's eyes told Nodoka that it would be learned.
"Soun.all the times I cam searching and you hid them from me." Nodoka swallowed nervously as she looked at Ranma momentarily and turned back to Soun. "You know Genma is NOT Ranma's father. You knew that Genma kidnapped him."
"Is that true??" Kasumi demanded as she looked to her father, tears falling freely down her face as she got up after receiving all the answer she needed. Nodoka sighed sadly as the younger girl left the room
"Mom?" Ranma asked, shock clearly in her voice.
"I'll explain it all later dear, promise." Nodoka said giving the red haired girl sitting next to her a quick hug and turned to Genma with hate in her eyes.
"I promised Ranma I wouldn't hurt you and I won't unless you try anything." Nodoka said as the balding martial artist sighed in relief. "However, I am changing my name back to my family name and Ranma's as well and if you even think about interfering I WILL let some people who have been looking for you with felony warrants know exactly where you are at." Nodoka stood up and motined for Ranma to get her pack so that they could leave, "Now if you will excuse us, I am going to take my child home."
***
Nodoka gave Kasumi a sad look as thy passed the sobbing girl on the way out and pretended not to pay any attention to the eldest Tendo girl that was apologizing to the two red heads as the slowly walked out of the house.
"Mom?" Ranma asked as they was walking down the street, Ranma following her mother closely, "Is he.is my real dad still alive?"
Nodoka smiled to her child and nodded as the two walked on, "And you have a wonderful step mother who knows about you and is anxiously waiting to meet you and a great half sister named Usagi."
"Can I meet them?" Ranma asked hopefully.
"Of course you can," Nodoka said, "But first we have to stop off at my father's shrine before we go home and talk to him. Maybe your cousin will be there. MMM.Ranma Hino, I hope you don't mind the change of names."
"I don't even want the Saotome name much less anything to do with him.He's not even my father and he made my life hell."
Nodoka pulled her child close as they walked onwards to the train station and home. ***
AN: I do not own Ranma so please, no autographs.
Chapter 2: Revelations
Nodoka felt like she was going to be sick, like she wanted to kill a certain panda, horrified at the life her child had been forced to live and hatred for herself for not keeping a closer eye on Ranma all those years ago. She knew that Genma wanted to take Ranma on a training trip but she refused not wanting to be separated from her child for any length of time, even with that stupid contract that he kept trying to convince her to accept.
The day she came home to find that stupid contract and her husband and child missing she searched so hard for so long with each passing day a little more hope being lost of ever seeing Ranma ever again. She even almost killed herself if it wasn't for her friends and family, but the helped her pull through and keep some hope for her child's safe return.
She looked across the table at the red head who just finished telling the story of the hell the younger girl had been put through over the last ten years. The cat fist, the multiple fiancés that was known about, the amazons which Nodoka had every attention of clearing up very soon after returning home, and the hatefull Akane who was constantly pushed on Ranma. Oh, Genma Saotome was going to pay someday but she couldn't physically hurt him because of a promise Ranma made her make before the girl started the story.
"Mom." Ranma asked as she took a sip from her tea, "If you really didn't accept the contract, then why.why do you carry around the katana?"
"Protection, dear.I live in Juuban so I'm sure you understand the need for me to protect myself." Nodoka replied , not failing to notice the little bit of fear that remained in the young girl's eyes as the glanced towards the weapon in question.
Ranma slowly nodded as Nodoka signaled for the bill and smiled at her child who was now smiling again which made a considerable approvement to her dishelved appearance. Ranma-chan, despite looking like hell at the moment was still extrodinarily beautiful and Nodoka couldn't help feeling s little proud of her child but wanted to see her son soon but decided to wait until Ranma was ready to change back but first thing was first, it was time to take care of a few things.
"Ranma.lets go pick up your stuff and go home." Nodoka said as she paid the waitress and gave the kind girl a generous tip.
"Okay." Ranma said, but that one word carried so much excitement and relief that was hard to miss.
***
It was a quick trip to the dojo where Kasumi was sweeping the walk. The girl invited the two red heads into the house and was clearly shocked when Nodoka had called the younger red head Ranma.
Nodoka ushered Ranma up the stairs to pack while the older woman kindly asked Kasumi to have the rest meet at the table. Nodoka smiled as she sat and waited as the others, minus Ranma who was packing, filed into the room one by one including a panda who stayed clear of her. Kasumi was the last one in and carried a tray holding tea for everyone.
Nodoka took her tea and splashed it on the panda who turned back into a man at the end of a katana that blocked his exit, "Sit down, Genma.this concerns you as well."
Genma, completely pale, sat down at the table after fixing his gi and fought very hard from shaking nervously.
"First off, I would like to let you all know just how disappointed I am. I knew your mother and can not believe how her children have turned out, in fact it is hard to believe either of you girls are related to her." Nodoka sadly explained.
"HOW DARE YOU!!!" Akane shrieked in rage. A hard slap could be heard throughout the room as Nodoka's hand connected with the angry girl's cheek.
"Your problem, Akane, is that you was never disciplined.you have no manners at all." Nodoka said. She motioned for Ranma to come sit by her as the young red head hurried into the room, dropping the pack as she entered.
Nodoka dre a deep breath as she prepared to continue, wishing that she talked to Ranma more about what she planned to do next because it was going to be a very big shock for her child.
"B-But." Akane said, more than a little shocked.
"No buts young lady.You are a glorified bully who picks on others weaker than yourself and have delusions of being some great martial artist which clearly you are not." Nodoka said as she returned the angry girl's glare and ignored Soun's waterfall tears. She snorted in disgust at the collection of so called people that was here before her.
"I never bullied anyone." Akane started to protest.
"Every time you struck Ranma, even though you know he won't strike back, you bullied him. You ABUSED him, Akane." Nodoka said, cutting Akane off.
"That is ENOUGH!" Nabiki snapped, "How dare you attack my little sister like this.?!"
"And how dare you take compromising pictures of a minor and sell them?" Nodoka demande, "There are laws against that type of behavior and I am NOT afraid to bring your actions to the attention of the proper authorities."
Nabiki looked like she had the shock of her life and Nodoka smiled inwardly. At least that girl wouldn't interrupt Nodoka again but hated what she was going to say to the next girl that she turned to face.Kasumi.
"Kasumi." Nodoka sighed, "I expected much better from you. How could you let all of this go on? I know that you knew better."
The look on Kasumi's face threatened to break Nodoka's heart and a part of the woman wanted to apologize to the girl and comfort her. She couldn't though, Kasumi had to see that what she had done was wrong and what the others had did was wrong. Kasumi had a hard lesson to learn and the look in the poor girl's eyes told Nodoka that it would be learned.
"Soun.all the times I cam searching and you hid them from me." Nodoka swallowed nervously as she looked at Ranma momentarily and turned back to Soun. "You know Genma is NOT Ranma's father. You knew that Genma kidnapped him."
"Is that true??" Kasumi demanded as she looked to her father, tears falling freely down her face as she got up after receiving all the answer she needed. Nodoka sighed sadly as the younger girl left the room
"Mom?" Ranma asked, shock clearly in her voice.
"I'll explain it all later dear, promise." Nodoka said giving the red haired girl sitting next to her a quick hug and turned to Genma with hate in her eyes.
"I promised Ranma I wouldn't hurt you and I won't unless you try anything." Nodoka said as the balding martial artist sighed in relief. "However, I am changing my name back to my family name and Ranma's as well and if you even think about interfering I WILL let some people who have been looking for you with felony warrants know exactly where you are at." Nodoka stood up and motined for Ranma to get her pack so that they could leave, "Now if you will excuse us, I am going to take my child home."
***
Nodoka gave Kasumi a sad look as thy passed the sobbing girl on the way out and pretended not to pay any attention to the eldest Tendo girl that was apologizing to the two red heads as the slowly walked out of the house.
"Mom?" Ranma asked as they was walking down the street, Ranma following her mother closely, "Is he.is my real dad still alive?"
Nodoka smiled to her child and nodded as the two walked on, "And you have a wonderful step mother who knows about you and is anxiously waiting to meet you and a great half sister named Usagi."
"Can I meet them?" Ranma asked hopefully.
"Of course you can," Nodoka said, "But first we have to stop off at my father's shrine before we go home and talk to him. Maybe your cousin will be there. MMM.Ranma Hino, I hope you don't mind the change of names."
"I don't even want the Saotome name much less anything to do with him.He's not even my father and he made my life hell."
Nodoka pulled her child close as they walked onwards to the train station and home. ***
AN: I do not own Ranma so please, no autographs.