Chaos Moon
By The Eternal Dragon
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Chapter 5 (Rough)
2/20/04
"Why don't all of you go eat," Usagi's mother suggested, "I want to talk to Nodoka alone for a bit."
"Sure mom." Usagi said pulling Ranma away from Nodoka and into the dinning room with Chibi-Usa following closely while the man and boy filed up the stairs with curious glances at the red head.
Ranma took the plate that Usagi sat down in front of her but barely touched the food which was the first for the presently red-haired girl. She was too worried about what was going on In the same house was her mother with people who now knew about the curse but didn't know about the need to keep it secret from Nodoka.
"Are you ok?" Usagi asked worriedly.
"Just enjoying my last moments of my life." Ranma said with her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"RANKO!" Usagi snapped, "I won't let you kill yourself."
"Why would you want to do that?" asked a shocked Chibi-Usa.
"It's not me you have to worry about." Ranma sighed as he looked up at the door then cringed at the raising voices.
"You have no right!" Nodoka snapped.
"I won't tell you where Ranma is until you tell me what you intend to do with that supid contract of yours!" Usagi's mother snapped back. "I will not stand by and watch my step-son be forced to kill himself!"
"You really think I'd go through with that with Ranma?" Nodoka snarled, "Genma maybe but not Ranma!"
"Then rip it up." Usagi's mother demanded.
"Ikuko!" Nodoka gasped.
Ranma couldn't believe this, did Usagi's mother really know where Ranma was? That thought circled in Ranma's mind a few moment until a new one violently forced itself to the top. 'Step-son.' That's what Usagi's mother had called him.
"I'm sorry about that." Usagi said in a sad tone, "My older brother has been missing for about ten years because Genma took him on a stupid training trip and Auntie Nodoka made them sign a stupid contract."
Ranma was wondering at this point in time if he had inadvertently pissed of some god or something in a previous life. She gulped then asks, "What happened to them?"
"They was only supposed to stay gone a few months but Genma bailed and took Ranma with him." Usagi explained as she put her chopsticks down and pushed the plate of food away from her.
"HE WHAT?" Nodoka screamed furiously, "I'll CUT off the bastards HEAD!!"
Ranma shuddered at the venom in her mother's voice as she dreaded what was going to happen. Ranma didn't have to think long before Nodoka stormed into the kitchen and over to the sink to run some hot water into a glass then slowly back out into the dinning room where she poured the water over Ranma's head triggering the curse.
Ranma winced as he watched his mother jump back in shock as her hands flew to her mouth as she gasps, "Ranma!"
Ranma hung his head in shame not wanting to look into the disappointment that must be in his mother's eyes. He steeled himself for the string of curses to pour out of his mother's mouth leading to her demanding that he commit seppuku.
He didn't understand what was going on with Usagi and her family or how they was related and he regretted not even getting a chance to get to know Usagi better, his sister if this was half way true. The one consolation to all of it though was that the pain would finally be over.
Ranma tensed as he felt arms embrace him and hug him tightly, looking up to see his mother crying. "Oh my baby, Ranma. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
"M-mom?" Ranma gasps out.
"It's okay honey," Nodoka cried while holding tightly onto Ranma.
By The Eternal Dragon
eternaldragonflame3hotmail.com
Chapter 5 (Rough)
2/20/04
"Why don't all of you go eat," Usagi's mother suggested, "I want to talk to Nodoka alone for a bit."
"Sure mom." Usagi said pulling Ranma away from Nodoka and into the dinning room with Chibi-Usa following closely while the man and boy filed up the stairs with curious glances at the red head.
Ranma took the plate that Usagi sat down in front of her but barely touched the food which was the first for the presently red-haired girl. She was too worried about what was going on In the same house was her mother with people who now knew about the curse but didn't know about the need to keep it secret from Nodoka.
"Are you ok?" Usagi asked worriedly.
"Just enjoying my last moments of my life." Ranma said with her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"RANKO!" Usagi snapped, "I won't let you kill yourself."
"Why would you want to do that?" asked a shocked Chibi-Usa.
"It's not me you have to worry about." Ranma sighed as he looked up at the door then cringed at the raising voices.
"You have no right!" Nodoka snapped.
"I won't tell you where Ranma is until you tell me what you intend to do with that supid contract of yours!" Usagi's mother snapped back. "I will not stand by and watch my step-son be forced to kill himself!"
"You really think I'd go through with that with Ranma?" Nodoka snarled, "Genma maybe but not Ranma!"
"Then rip it up." Usagi's mother demanded.
"Ikuko!" Nodoka gasped.
Ranma couldn't believe this, did Usagi's mother really know where Ranma was? That thought circled in Ranma's mind a few moment until a new one violently forced itself to the top. 'Step-son.' That's what Usagi's mother had called him.
"I'm sorry about that." Usagi said in a sad tone, "My older brother has been missing for about ten years because Genma took him on a stupid training trip and Auntie Nodoka made them sign a stupid contract."
Ranma was wondering at this point in time if he had inadvertently pissed of some god or something in a previous life. She gulped then asks, "What happened to them?"
"They was only supposed to stay gone a few months but Genma bailed and took Ranma with him." Usagi explained as she put her chopsticks down and pushed the plate of food away from her.
"HE WHAT?" Nodoka screamed furiously, "I'll CUT off the bastards HEAD!!"
Ranma shuddered at the venom in her mother's voice as she dreaded what was going to happen. Ranma didn't have to think long before Nodoka stormed into the kitchen and over to the sink to run some hot water into a glass then slowly back out into the dinning room where she poured the water over Ranma's head triggering the curse.
Ranma winced as he watched his mother jump back in shock as her hands flew to her mouth as she gasps, "Ranma!"
Ranma hung his head in shame not wanting to look into the disappointment that must be in his mother's eyes. He steeled himself for the string of curses to pour out of his mother's mouth leading to her demanding that he commit seppuku.
He didn't understand what was going on with Usagi and her family or how they was related and he regretted not even getting a chance to get to know Usagi better, his sister if this was half way true. The one consolation to all of it though was that the pain would finally be over.
Ranma tensed as he felt arms embrace him and hug him tightly, looking up to see his mother crying. "Oh my baby, Ranma. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."
"M-mom?" Ranma gasps out.
"It's okay honey," Nodoka cried while holding tightly onto Ranma.