OMG, just realised forgot disclaimer thing on the last chapter.don't sue
me, please! I don't own Ranma ½. other people do. Like Rumiko Takahashi
(wow, is she a genius or what?!) I'm broke after Christmas and under severe
stress from my mocks. on to the next chapter.
Chapter 2: Revelations
Finally.Nerima! Akane. oh, how I have suffered to return to your side. Ryouga looked at the Tendo residence and almost burst with pride. Sure, he had been trying to go to Tokyo, but hey.
He quickly burst into the house only to be hit in the face by a flying cup filled with some sort of chilled beverage.
Ranma and Akane looked up from their morning squabble only to see none other than.P-Chan.
"Figures," grunted Ranma whilst an enthusiastic Akane swept the pig up in her arms.
"P-Chan! Where've you been?!" she cried happily. "You're wet.Ranma, who was it who just burst in through the door?"
"No idea." Replied the pig-tailed martial artist with the slightest hint of sarcasm in his voice. "Do you know, P-Chan?!" he asked whilst poking the pig, who started jabbing back at him with a trotter.
Akane slapped Ranma's hand away from her beloved pet and glowered at him. "Don't be such a jerk! You're always picking on P-Chan! You always pick on Ryouga as well, what's wrong with you?!"
"Well, if you like Ryouga so much, go to the competition with him then!" shot Ranma.
"Maybe I will!!!" screamed back Akane, who was just about to pull out her mallet when her sister wandered in.
Nabiki sat down at the table and called to the kitchen. "Kasumi, can you hurry with the food please? I have a business appointment at school today."
"Sure!" smiled Kasumi as she brought out the food. Akane shot a suspicious look at her sister.
"Why do you have to go to school early today, onee-chan?" she asked slowly and deliberately. Nabiki paused in between eating her toast and gave a smile.
"Wouldn't you like to know, little sister?" she asked and then left her place at the table. "Anyway, I really do have to go now, see you guys later. Oh, and a tip? Akane, make sure you're reasonably on time today, ok? There'll be a. show I don't want you to miss. Remember now! You too, Ranma!"
When Nabiki had left the room, Akane and Ranma turned to face each other. "What was that all about?"
At Furiken High.
"How dare you, Saotome! How dare you ask my beloved Akane to the Ball?! You mangy cur! Prepare to face the Blue Thunder of Furiken High!" bellowed the kendoist as he charged at Ranma with his bokken raised for a strike. Rocks flew up from the ground as Ranma evaded the attack and glared at his opponent.
"Oi, Kuno. What are you talking about?!" he shouted.
"The martial arts competition! How could you ask my Akane to go with you?! And my pig-tailed goddess?! Where is she now?!"
Oh yes. The competition. Ranma automatically launched into an attack as he glanced over at P-Chan who had, to his disgust, accompanied Akane to school. The pig was emitting a really strong battle aura.that was not good. At all.
"P-Chan!" cried Akane as the pig flew from her arms and landed on Ranma's face, proceeding to scratch his face and eyes hard with piggy trotters.
"Oi, Ryouga, take a chill pill! Stop it! Oi, I said stop it! Get off my face!!!" shouted Ranma loudly.
"Ranma?"
"Ryouga, you idiot, get off my face before I get really pissed!"
"Ranma.hello?! It's me?! Ranma?"
"Ryouga!!! Let go already!!! Just 'cos you're a pig now doesn't mean I won't let loose!!!"
"Bwiii! Bwiii! Bwiii!!!"
"RANMA NO BAKA!!! SHUT UP!"
All conversation in the courtyard stopped immediately as a new battle aura was felt.
"Wh. what is it, Akane. ?" Ranma asked his fiancée somewhat nervously. Nabiki perked up from her front row seat, pushed her popcorn aside and grabbed her binoculars. This was getting good. And she'd thought that the profit from the bets today was good enough. seems like Ranma was keeping a little secret from Akane.
"Quick! Set up a new betting pool! A.S.A.P! What will Akane do to Ranma when the truth is announced! Is it P-Chan's fault?! Extra winnings to those who correctly guess the secret!" she shouted excitedly. Today's earnings would really rocket now!
"Ranma." asked Akane slowly as she tried to re-assemble her thoughts into some sort of logical order. "Why are you calling P-Chan Ryouga?"
"Eh." Ranma paused, acutely aware of all the faces watching him. Looking up at the school building, he saw that Nabiki was leaning so far out of the window she was in serious danger of falling out.
"Um." he continued, whilst scratching the back of his head. Amazingly, P-Chan was also scratching the back of his head and laughing in a piglet-like way.
"Hahahahahaha." laughed Ranma.
"Bwibwibwibwibwibwibwi."
Akane stared at the sight: Ranma and P-Chan laughing together.Ranma hated P-Chan. She didn't even know that pigs could laugh.
Nabiki was taking photos now. She held her hand out for another roll of film and was promptly given it. She was in paradise. The earnings for today. well, let's just say that anything, and she meant anything, could happen to the Tendo dojo and she would still be able to pay for it's repairs and maintenance. As well as an all-expenses paid trip to Hawaii for the whole family. A thought suddenly struck her and she often worked on instincts.
"Someone get me a bucket of hot water now!" she cried imperatively. A girl scuttled off to do it; hanging around with Nabiki had its advantages. like a handsome pay and a reputation to be feared all over Nerima.
Meanwhile, Ranma and P-Chan were still laughing away, albeit a little less loud now as they began to run out of breath. Akane wasn't buying it, and all of the students seemed to be more interested the longer they prolonged this explanation.
"Well, Akane, it's a funny story, you see." laughed Ranma. Akane tapped her foot on the ground impatiently. "Get a grip, Akane," she muttered to herself. " Don't beat him up, you want answers."
Her mood had not been improved by the fact that last night Soun and Genma had announced a new date for their wedding and this morning on the way to school she'd already torn down ten posters proclaiming the fact. It figured. Nabiki was, of course, nowhere to be found: she knew her sister better than all that and knew that she should stay out of her way for a while. She liked her head where it was, thank you very much. Luckily, it seemed that Kuno had not seen the posters or all hell would have broken out already. Glancing over at Kuno, she had to say she was glad he was still unconscious from Ranma's attack.
"Akane-chan." everyone looked over at the newcomer. It was Nabiki, swinging a bucket with her. "How's the interrogation going?"
"Ranma's being the biggest idiot in the world and laughing his socks off at some non-existent joke." she muttered sourly.
Nabiki pretended to look sad.
"That's too bad, but I have a theory I want to test. You only pay if I'm correct, 'kay?"
Akane nodded her head slightly and Nabiki smiled and leaned over closer to her sister, whispering a few choice words and instructions into her ear. Akane listened and then walked over to Ranma grimly.
"Oi.Akane.Whatta ya doing?! Akane?! Stop already!" the panic was clear in his voice and the pig squealing next to him was also in shock.
Raising the bucket of hot water above her head, Akane threw the contents at the pair as hard as she could, and though Ranma quickly tried to shield P-Chan, the spray of water was much too wide and so suddenly, Ranma found the weight on his shoulder considerably heavier and, praying that Ryouga had miraculously got cured but knew that he hadn't, he raised his eyes.
Akane dropped her bucket and was standing still in complete and utter shock. Nabiki walked forward, placed a hand on her sister's shoulder and whistled before holding her hand out for the cash, which Akane handed over. There was a deafening silence in the courtyard and Ranma knew that Ryouga must have been wishing he could just disappear. Then, suddenly, people started falling over in faints. Nabiki ran a critical eye over the unconscious students and started drawing up a tally of who had fainted and taking photos as evidence. Yep. She never felt so alive as when she had such a great business scheme running and people to blackmail.
Akane was still looking down at the ground, at the sky, in fact, anyway except for the naked man sitting on Ranma's shoulder.
"Well, Ranma, you told me that you had a funny story to tell. Go on." She said.
Ranma was worried. He wasn't able to read her mood, and then realised that Ryouga was still on his shoulder. Quickly dumping him on the ground, Ranma backed away from Akane.
"Well, it's also a long story. Oh look, there goes the bell! Don't want to be late now, do we? I'll just be going then. " he garbled and then legged it for all he was worth. The Saotome secret technique was really worth learning after all.
"Um, Akane-Chan?" asked Ryouga, highly embarrassed and thinking about what he would do to Ranma for publicly exposing his identity. All sorts of death threats came to mind and he pictured what Ranma would look like hung off Tokyo Tower, and then suddenly, Akane looked up and he wished he'd run like Ranma had.
"RYOUGA!!! You. you. HENTAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed at the top of her voice and proceeded to throw anything she could find at him before running off in tears screaming "I can't believe I was even THINKING of asking you to the competition this morning!!! I never want to see your face EVER AGAIN! You hear me?! I HATE YOU!!!"
Ryouga felt like his world had collapsed and was just about to attack the school building and surrounding area in general when he noticed Nabiki standing next to him.
"What do you want?" he snarled.
"Oh, nothing." She said airily. "Just thought you might want some clothes, that's all."
Ryouga flushed a deep beet red and then nodded resentfully. "I suppose. " he muttered.
"Oh goodie!" smiled Nabiki. "That'll be 20,000 yen please!"
Ok, how was it?! Good? Bad? Crap? Please review so I can improve! Just realised that I took a total detour on this chapter. but I thought that it was quite important that Akane found out about Ryouga. Also features Nabiki a lot, but hey, I think she's cool! I should be back to the main theme in just a moment.ie. the next chapter, so please read on! Thank you every body and special thanks to my reviewers! And yes, when I said RxA, I meant Ranma, not Ryouga.
Chapter 2: Revelations
Finally.Nerima! Akane. oh, how I have suffered to return to your side. Ryouga looked at the Tendo residence and almost burst with pride. Sure, he had been trying to go to Tokyo, but hey.
He quickly burst into the house only to be hit in the face by a flying cup filled with some sort of chilled beverage.
Ranma and Akane looked up from their morning squabble only to see none other than.P-Chan.
"Figures," grunted Ranma whilst an enthusiastic Akane swept the pig up in her arms.
"P-Chan! Where've you been?!" she cried happily. "You're wet.Ranma, who was it who just burst in through the door?"
"No idea." Replied the pig-tailed martial artist with the slightest hint of sarcasm in his voice. "Do you know, P-Chan?!" he asked whilst poking the pig, who started jabbing back at him with a trotter.
Akane slapped Ranma's hand away from her beloved pet and glowered at him. "Don't be such a jerk! You're always picking on P-Chan! You always pick on Ryouga as well, what's wrong with you?!"
"Well, if you like Ryouga so much, go to the competition with him then!" shot Ranma.
"Maybe I will!!!" screamed back Akane, who was just about to pull out her mallet when her sister wandered in.
Nabiki sat down at the table and called to the kitchen. "Kasumi, can you hurry with the food please? I have a business appointment at school today."
"Sure!" smiled Kasumi as she brought out the food. Akane shot a suspicious look at her sister.
"Why do you have to go to school early today, onee-chan?" she asked slowly and deliberately. Nabiki paused in between eating her toast and gave a smile.
"Wouldn't you like to know, little sister?" she asked and then left her place at the table. "Anyway, I really do have to go now, see you guys later. Oh, and a tip? Akane, make sure you're reasonably on time today, ok? There'll be a. show I don't want you to miss. Remember now! You too, Ranma!"
When Nabiki had left the room, Akane and Ranma turned to face each other. "What was that all about?"
At Furiken High.
"How dare you, Saotome! How dare you ask my beloved Akane to the Ball?! You mangy cur! Prepare to face the Blue Thunder of Furiken High!" bellowed the kendoist as he charged at Ranma with his bokken raised for a strike. Rocks flew up from the ground as Ranma evaded the attack and glared at his opponent.
"Oi, Kuno. What are you talking about?!" he shouted.
"The martial arts competition! How could you ask my Akane to go with you?! And my pig-tailed goddess?! Where is she now?!"
Oh yes. The competition. Ranma automatically launched into an attack as he glanced over at P-Chan who had, to his disgust, accompanied Akane to school. The pig was emitting a really strong battle aura.that was not good. At all.
"P-Chan!" cried Akane as the pig flew from her arms and landed on Ranma's face, proceeding to scratch his face and eyes hard with piggy trotters.
"Oi, Ryouga, take a chill pill! Stop it! Oi, I said stop it! Get off my face!!!" shouted Ranma loudly.
"Ranma?"
"Ryouga, you idiot, get off my face before I get really pissed!"
"Ranma.hello?! It's me?! Ranma?"
"Ryouga!!! Let go already!!! Just 'cos you're a pig now doesn't mean I won't let loose!!!"
"Bwiii! Bwiii! Bwiii!!!"
"RANMA NO BAKA!!! SHUT UP!"
All conversation in the courtyard stopped immediately as a new battle aura was felt.
"Wh. what is it, Akane. ?" Ranma asked his fiancée somewhat nervously. Nabiki perked up from her front row seat, pushed her popcorn aside and grabbed her binoculars. This was getting good. And she'd thought that the profit from the bets today was good enough. seems like Ranma was keeping a little secret from Akane.
"Quick! Set up a new betting pool! A.S.A.P! What will Akane do to Ranma when the truth is announced! Is it P-Chan's fault?! Extra winnings to those who correctly guess the secret!" she shouted excitedly. Today's earnings would really rocket now!
"Ranma." asked Akane slowly as she tried to re-assemble her thoughts into some sort of logical order. "Why are you calling P-Chan Ryouga?"
"Eh." Ranma paused, acutely aware of all the faces watching him. Looking up at the school building, he saw that Nabiki was leaning so far out of the window she was in serious danger of falling out.
"Um." he continued, whilst scratching the back of his head. Amazingly, P-Chan was also scratching the back of his head and laughing in a piglet-like way.
"Hahahahahaha." laughed Ranma.
"Bwibwibwibwibwibwibwi."
Akane stared at the sight: Ranma and P-Chan laughing together.Ranma hated P-Chan. She didn't even know that pigs could laugh.
Nabiki was taking photos now. She held her hand out for another roll of film and was promptly given it. She was in paradise. The earnings for today. well, let's just say that anything, and she meant anything, could happen to the Tendo dojo and she would still be able to pay for it's repairs and maintenance. As well as an all-expenses paid trip to Hawaii for the whole family. A thought suddenly struck her and she often worked on instincts.
"Someone get me a bucket of hot water now!" she cried imperatively. A girl scuttled off to do it; hanging around with Nabiki had its advantages. like a handsome pay and a reputation to be feared all over Nerima.
Meanwhile, Ranma and P-Chan were still laughing away, albeit a little less loud now as they began to run out of breath. Akane wasn't buying it, and all of the students seemed to be more interested the longer they prolonged this explanation.
"Well, Akane, it's a funny story, you see." laughed Ranma. Akane tapped her foot on the ground impatiently. "Get a grip, Akane," she muttered to herself. " Don't beat him up, you want answers."
Her mood had not been improved by the fact that last night Soun and Genma had announced a new date for their wedding and this morning on the way to school she'd already torn down ten posters proclaiming the fact. It figured. Nabiki was, of course, nowhere to be found: she knew her sister better than all that and knew that she should stay out of her way for a while. She liked her head where it was, thank you very much. Luckily, it seemed that Kuno had not seen the posters or all hell would have broken out already. Glancing over at Kuno, she had to say she was glad he was still unconscious from Ranma's attack.
"Akane-chan." everyone looked over at the newcomer. It was Nabiki, swinging a bucket with her. "How's the interrogation going?"
"Ranma's being the biggest idiot in the world and laughing his socks off at some non-existent joke." she muttered sourly.
Nabiki pretended to look sad.
"That's too bad, but I have a theory I want to test. You only pay if I'm correct, 'kay?"
Akane nodded her head slightly and Nabiki smiled and leaned over closer to her sister, whispering a few choice words and instructions into her ear. Akane listened and then walked over to Ranma grimly.
"Oi.Akane.Whatta ya doing?! Akane?! Stop already!" the panic was clear in his voice and the pig squealing next to him was also in shock.
Raising the bucket of hot water above her head, Akane threw the contents at the pair as hard as she could, and though Ranma quickly tried to shield P-Chan, the spray of water was much too wide and so suddenly, Ranma found the weight on his shoulder considerably heavier and, praying that Ryouga had miraculously got cured but knew that he hadn't, he raised his eyes.
Akane dropped her bucket and was standing still in complete and utter shock. Nabiki walked forward, placed a hand on her sister's shoulder and whistled before holding her hand out for the cash, which Akane handed over. There was a deafening silence in the courtyard and Ranma knew that Ryouga must have been wishing he could just disappear. Then, suddenly, people started falling over in faints. Nabiki ran a critical eye over the unconscious students and started drawing up a tally of who had fainted and taking photos as evidence. Yep. She never felt so alive as when she had such a great business scheme running and people to blackmail.
Akane was still looking down at the ground, at the sky, in fact, anyway except for the naked man sitting on Ranma's shoulder.
"Well, Ranma, you told me that you had a funny story to tell. Go on." She said.
Ranma was worried. He wasn't able to read her mood, and then realised that Ryouga was still on his shoulder. Quickly dumping him on the ground, Ranma backed away from Akane.
"Well, it's also a long story. Oh look, there goes the bell! Don't want to be late now, do we? I'll just be going then. " he garbled and then legged it for all he was worth. The Saotome secret technique was really worth learning after all.
"Um, Akane-Chan?" asked Ryouga, highly embarrassed and thinking about what he would do to Ranma for publicly exposing his identity. All sorts of death threats came to mind and he pictured what Ranma would look like hung off Tokyo Tower, and then suddenly, Akane looked up and he wished he'd run like Ranma had.
"RYOUGA!!! You. you. HENTAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed at the top of her voice and proceeded to throw anything she could find at him before running off in tears screaming "I can't believe I was even THINKING of asking you to the competition this morning!!! I never want to see your face EVER AGAIN! You hear me?! I HATE YOU!!!"
Ryouga felt like his world had collapsed and was just about to attack the school building and surrounding area in general when he noticed Nabiki standing next to him.
"What do you want?" he snarled.
"Oh, nothing." She said airily. "Just thought you might want some clothes, that's all."
Ryouga flushed a deep beet red and then nodded resentfully. "I suppose. " he muttered.
"Oh goodie!" smiled Nabiki. "That'll be 20,000 yen please!"
Ok, how was it?! Good? Bad? Crap? Please review so I can improve! Just realised that I took a total detour on this chapter. but I thought that it was quite important that Akane found out about Ryouga. Also features Nabiki a lot, but hey, I think she's cool! I should be back to the main theme in just a moment.ie. the next chapter, so please read on! Thank you every body and special thanks to my reviewers! And yes, when I said RxA, I meant Ranma, not Ryouga.