So here is the first chapter. I love Ranma but I never actually saw the Saffron episode. Or was it in the manga? I can't remember. So if you like read on. If you don't I've straightend out my attitude so I won't bitch at ya! (Haa!)

I do not own Ranma 1/2 or Final Fantasy 7 but I bet if every one of you good reviewers out there pitched in we could buy the em' both! No? Why not?! Hey where are you goin'!? Hey! Come back here! Fine I'll buy it on my own! What're you laughing at? FINE! On with the show! (I love jokes! not to mention long disclaimers)

Chapter 1: The First Sign

"Well, Ranma, it's a long ride home! So I hope you'll be able to behave yourself!" Akane said as the wind blew through her hair.

"Uh huh," he answered.

"Hey, what's wrong?" asked Akane.

"Well, I... Ah, don't worry about it! I'm fine!" he replied.

She gave him a criticizing look. She wasn't sure whether he was telling the truth or not.

"Are you sure?" she asked, "because you looked pretty thoughtful about something."

"Well, it's just... well, when I... killed... Saffron, I heard a voice in my head, and, that's never happend before," he stuttered.

"A voice, huh?"

"Yeah," he answered.

"Well if it's anything that's going to cause us trouble, I'm sure it'll show itself sooner or later," she replied as she walked on board Kuno's boat. (I'm not even sure if Kuno was in this so bare with me here, kay?)

"Yeah," he repeated.

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A little later.

"Ranma Soutome!" Kuno shouted.

"Huff, what Kuno?" Ranma said.

"I have heard tell that you rescued the fair Akane Tendo wilst fighting with that demon Saffron," Kuno said.

"Yeah, so?" Ranma replied.

"I wanted to... apologize for a few of the things I have said before," he said.

FACEFAULT! MAJOR CLASS A FACE FAULT!

"You're, you're, serious! KAMI! THANK YOU! Kuno won't attack me anymore!" Ranma yelled at the sky still keeping his sence of humor.

"I did not say that I would not still be challenging you for Akane's love, Soutome," Kuno replied calmly.

These words were followed by an odd silence with Ranma staring at Kuno wide- eyed. He then proceeded to look toward the sky again.

"WHY DO YOU HATE ME!?" he shouted.

Somewhere way up high, Kami-sama was once again laughing his ass off at his chaos attractor, Ranma Soutome.(Come on! Every good fic has somethin' about Kami laughin' his ass off, and you know it!)

"I just wanted to say... that mabye your not the vile sorcerer I thought you were," Kuno said quitely.

"Well, thanks I guess," Ranma replied as soon as he became sane again.

Meanwhile elsewhere on the boat...

Nabiki, something is wrong with Ranma. I know it!

"Well, what're ya talking ta me for, Akane?" Nabiki replied to her sister.

"This is gonna sound kinda mean, but I want you to threaten Ranma to tell what's wrong with him, by extracting his money from him. He surely owes you something right?" Akane told her.

"Well, do you have any information on what Ranma's... problem is so far?" Nabiki asked.

"All I know is that he's heard voices when he killed Saffron, but there has to be something else bugging him," she said.

"Don't worry, Akane. I think I already know what's bothering Ranma," Nabiki said.

"Really! You do!?" she said giddily.

"Sure Akane. You said it yourself!" Nabiki replied.

"I did?"

"Yep. I quote, "when he killed Saffron","she said doing an imitation of Akane's voice. "Wouldn't killing someone, Demi-god killing your love or not, make you feel really bad?" Nabiki pointed out.

"Well, yeah," Akane answered, "I guess that must be it. Your probably right Nabiki."

"Of course I am!"

"I hope so...," Akane replied.

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"Damn, why can't I figure it out?" Ranma thought.

Ranma had been trying to figure out how he had come up with the power to destroy Saffron. It shouldn't even have been possible. Even with his anger boost from the thought of Akane being killed, he shouldn't have stood a chance. It couldn't have been his Ice staff,(What was it called? Gen-ken-ji or something? I'm probabaly not near it) because it had already given him all it's power so what was it? Sure he was sad because he killed somebody, even his he would have killed Akane. But that was at the back of his head now.

"I just don't get it," he thought.

//Sssssouttoommmee//

"Huh? Who's there?" he said aloud attracting some of the other passenger's attention to him.

"Ranma, no one even said anything to you," Ryoga replied.

"But I could've sworn I heard som.... "

//Sssssouttoommmee//

"There it is again! You must've heard it!" Ranma shouted at Ryoga.

"Are you okay, Ranma? I'm tellin' you nothing happened," Ryoga said.

"Soutome! Stop disturbing Shampoo! She's sleeping!" Mousse yelled after poking his head out from around the corner. Of course, he was talking to the mast but what he said was still implied.

"But I heard...!"

"Shut up, Ranma!" Ryoga said.

A few minutes of silence passed.

"How could you not hear that?" Ranma asked.

"Ranma, you're starting to annoy me, I'm resisting fighting you because were on a boat and I don't want to have to swim home as a pig, not to mention your not near top condition and I'd probably kill you, but if you keep this up..." he let it drop.

"I know what I heard," Ranma said.

"Well I didn't hear one so shut up about it," Ryoga said.

"Hmph,"

//Sssssouttoommmee//

"DAMN IT SHUT UP!" Ranma thought as he grasped his head and crouched. The voice had started to hurt Ranma like a migrain or an enourmous headache.

Ryoga had been scared have to death by Ranma's sudden shift in movement.

//Wwwhhhaaatt iiissss yyoouurrrrr nnnaaaammmmm?//

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN MY NAME!? IT'S RANMA!" He yelled aloud.

//Nnnnnooooootttt tttthhhhhaaaaattt nnnaammmeee//

And suddenly, Ranma was unconcious.

"What is going on with you Ranma?" Ryoga thought as he rubbed his fist where he had hit Ranma and swung Ranma over his sholder and headed to find someone who could lead him to Ranma's bedroom.

Ranma had a large bump and a bandage on his head as he swayed back and fourth over Ryoga's back. Ranma's eyes are in x's.

By the time he had gotten to Ranma's room he had attracted all of Ranma's fiancee's save Shampoo who was still sleeping for some reason.

"Ranma! Darling! are you all right! Kodachi will make it all better!" Kodachi said to Ranma.

"Touch my Ranchan, and you won't even see the sun come up tomarow, phyico!" Ukyo yelled to Kodachi.

Akane just looked at Ranma with a sad face and questionable look at Ryoga.

"He was screaming! It was the only thing I could do!" Ryoga told Akane.

"OH! Um... sorry Ryoga. I didn't mean to accuse you," Akane said unusally uncurious.

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A few hours later it is night time. The half moon shines bright over the mirror of water and waves. Akane is with the unconcious Ranma. Ryoga is on deck looking at the ocean and trying to make up his mind on staying with trying to love Akane or loving Akari instead. Mousse was watching the still sleeping Shampoo, near the onboard pool. He was actually watching a purple towel though because Shampoo had gone to her room hours ago. Kuno was at the wheel steering the boat. Despite what most might think he could steer a boat very well. Ukyo was in her room thinking of whether she should give up on Ranma or not.

(I'm an Ukyo/Ryoga fan but I'm not sure what the pairings 'll be yet. Kay? My favorite pairings are the Classic Ranma/Akane and the, not so classic, Ryoga/Ranko. No, I'm am not yaoi. (Thank god!) I will NEVER. EVER. Write a yaoi fic, I would first somehow make Ranma a girl, thus the word Ranko. Okay thank you for your time. Were gonna go on now. Tell me what pairings ya want!)

--Here I will split the sections up into different characters and their thoughts.--

//\\Ukyo//\\

"Damn," Ukyo thought.

"I've got two choices. One: Stay with Ranchan, and hope he somehow falls out of love with Akane. Or Two: Leave soon and find a new home not to mention getting out of debt to Nabiki."

"This is too tough a choice. What about my family dowry? My honor? My father? Will I run from all of them? But if I don't I'll just end up more heart broken. Hmph," She sighed.

She headed toward the deck outside.

//\\Ryoga//\\

"Huh, how will I ever be able to love Akane, now? All the love I'll ever get from her is the love a girl gives her pet. What kind of way to live is that? Not to mention she loves Ranma!" Ryoga thought.

"I just don't know. If I stay with Akane Akari may leave and forget me but then Akane may marry Ranma. While on the other hand, I could go with Akari but then may miss a chance for true love with Akane! This is too hard a decision to choose!"

"Hmph," he sighed.

He then heard someone coming onto the deck and looked to see who it was.

//\\Shampoo//\\

Snore. Snore. Nyum nyum, Great granmother no hit Shampoo on head with stick! (Comic relief!)

//\\Akane//\\

"Hmm, Ranma what's wrong with you? Ryoga had to knock you out to get you to stop screaming! Big dummy! Getting me all worried like this! I'm a nervous wreck I'll have you know!" Akane said to the unconcious Ranma.

"Maybe it has something to do with Saffron! I'll ask Cologne in the morning! I promise!" she said to Ranma as if he were concious.

"Nyuh, Akane... Voices... Nnaaammee," Ranma moaned as his eyelids slowly slid open just a little exposing a white rolled back eye.

"What, Ranma!?" Akane cried kneeling down beside him.

But he had fallen asleep again.

"Ranma, stop doing this to me!" Akane thought.

"Alright, sorry. 'kane," Ranma mumbled.