Ranma May Cry
Okay to make something clear to all of the lawyers outside, I do not own any of the characters/series used in this fan fic. So don't try and sue me because I DON'T own them and there's nothing to get. So now to all of you readers enjoy my story and let me know what you think.
Chapter Twenty five
'': Chinese ^ ^: Telepathy
Ranma was sleeping like a little baby, okay a baby with the blood of a demon when, something cold woke him up. A now wet and female Ranma shot up and spat out some water. She looked around for a target/victim. He saw his father standing in the doorway, yet he wasn't alone. Next to Genma stood a middle-aged woman with auburn/red hair. She wore a blue kimono and carried a katana.
Ranma got up and walked over to his father. "Yo old man what's the big deal? You know I hate it when ya wake me up like this. You want me to pound ya again?"
"Be silent son, I did this so that your mother could see what has happened to you." As Genma spoke he stepped back.
"My mother, you mean..?" Ranma found himself staring at the woman with her father.
"Yes Ranma I am your mother, I am Nodoka Saotome. Now that I have seen what has become of you I am here to fulfill a pledge made 10 years ago. As she said those words Nodoka took out two tantos and sepukku cloths and handed one tanto to Ranma and the other to Genma.
Ranma looked at the tanto in his hand. "What's the big idea here?" Ranma glared at Genma who became very aware that if he didn't explain this, his son would pound him to a pulp.
"Ten years ago I wanted to take you away on our training trip but Nodoka was afraid that you would turn out a failure. In order to convince her that I would not let her down we made a pact. We would both commit seppuku if you didn't become a man amongst men. Considering you curse she and I think that I have failed." Genma dared to look up at Ranma and what he saw scared him.
Ranma stood there gripping the tanto so hard that it was cutting in her hand yet she showed no sign acknowledging it. Her eyes where closed and it seemed as if she was crying she. Soon it became clear she wasn't crying, she was laughing. "HA HA HA HA, it figures that you would make a pact like that, it goes right up your alley." Ranma snapped the blade with her fingers and threw the pieces on the ground. "So you two think that because I change into a girl when splashed with water that I am not a man. Tough luck, if ya think that then ya have a few screws loose you see what makes a man isn't the body, it's his heart and soul and trust me when I tell ya that I am a man within. I will not kill myself because my old man made a pledge when I was like five years old, forget it. I've been through a lot of shit in my life and I ain't takin shit from others, no matter who they are." As Ranma spoke his voice was calm, to calm it seemed.
Nodoka listened to her sons words and began to cry. "But son, our family honor will be blemished if you and Genma do not commit seppuku."
Ranma stepped forward and hugged her mother. "I have missed you mother, for many years I have thought you where dead. Now that you are here I am happy yet also saddened that you would allow a pact like that to be made. If you want me to commit seppuku to not blemish our families honor then I will have to let you down. I will not kill myself because of a promise my old man made when I was five." Ranma released his mother and changed into his normal clothes. After getting dressed he once again looked at his mother and father. "I will not kill myself, Dante as well as my old man told me that it was a martial artists duty to protect those who could not do so for themselves. Well how do you expect me to do that when I'm dead? If I would have to choose between living or saving my family honor I chose life. Only alive can I help others, you see the need of the many outweigh the need of the few. I have been through many things in my life, I have seen people die because I could do nothing. I want to stay alive to prevent that from happening again, I have bee working on helping other no matter what the cost and will do so until the day I die, but not due to some stupid ass promise my old man made. Now if you would excuse me I need some time alone. When I get back I will hear what you have to say and if you still want me to kill myself I will renounce my family name." Having said his thoughts Ranma left the room and went downstairs. When he came down stair he found Akane and Ryoga waiting.
Ryoga and Akane having gotten up before Ranma had heard the story from Nodoka and wanted to know what Ranma had decided. Ryoga was the first one to ask the question. "How did it go Ranma?"
"I told them I would not do it if they tried to force me I wold renounce my family name. I wold rather be without a family then go through with somethin as stupid as seppuku. I'm goin for a walk I told them that when I came back I would hear them out one more time. Now if you would please excuse me." Ranma made his way past Ryoga and Akane and left.
Akane was without words, how could someone make a pact like that. "Ranma?" Akane whispered as she saw Ranma leave, his shoulders hanging low.
Ranma was walking down the streets going nowhere in particular. She didn't even watch where she was going. She crossed streets without looking and bumped into people and didn't even look up. Her thought where in turmoil. Ranma crossed another street and not noticing it walked into one of the less civilized neighborhoods. Not son she found herself surrounded by punks. She ignored them and kept on walking yet she was topped as one of the punks grabbed her shoulder.
"Heya cuty what ya doin here all by your self." The guy that had stopped her looked like he was little over six feet and had several tattoos on his arms.
Ranma in a bad mood shrugged the guys hand of and ignored him. She turned around and tried to walk away. Only to find herself surrounded by a group of punks. "I don't know what you guys want but I suggest not to bug me, I'm pissed of and don't feel like getting into trouble."
"Ah you here that fellas she's a bit angry well we know just the way to cheer her up, don't we." The group laughed at the comment he made and got closer.
Ranma sighed and balled her fist. "Like I said I don't wanna get into trouble so please let me pass."
"No chance cuty you are commin with us, we will cheer ya up." The leader grabbed one of Ranma's breasts and squeezed it. "Hey guys she's getting all hot and bothered."
When Ranma felt the man's hand on her breast she got truly angry. Her anger triggering the powers in her body made the temperature of her body rise. "Yes I am getting hot, hot with anger and I am bothered, bothered by you!" Cocking her fist Ranma punched the leader right in the face, shattering his nose yet she immediately pulled back and punched him in the jaw. The first blow had already knocked him out but Ranma was pissed. The second blow shattered the man's jaw.
The group, when they saw Ranma hit their leader, bumrushed her. They managed to knock Ranma over and piled on top of her. Yet suddenly they found themselves bieing lifted in the air. They where shocked when they where up in the air, held up by a small petite redhead. "Like I said I wasn't looking for trouble but it seemed you guys where so allow me to give you some trouble." With an amazing display of strength Ranma threw the group in the air. She bend her knees and pulled her right fist back next o her body, then the sound of a large fire being lit could be heard. "Now here's the trouble I promised. Hono Ken special technique: Tornado Flame.!" Jumping up Ranma hit the first one of the group with her fist yet her powers created a tornado of fire around her and this tornado was powerful enough to launch the group in the air. Landing Ranma looked up and saw the group flying away in an arch. Not caring if the men died or not Ranma resumed her walk.
Her little walk took several hours and when she came back home she found her mother and father waiting outside. They got up when they saw her enter the yard and walked over to her.
Both Nodoka and Genma fell to their knees in front of Ranma. Nodoka looked up at her son and cried. "I am sorry Ranma for everything I said, you where right."
"Your mother is right I was foolish to make a pact like that, you weren't even old enough to know what it meant. I told your mother what has happened to you when you where in America. After hearing what you went through she saw that she was wrong and you where right. You truly are a man, no matter what you look like." By now Genma was also crying, having recalled the things Ranma told him he was amazed that his son was still sane, would be the right word.
"Please forgive us son, Genma and I where truly wrong. Can you forgive us?" Nodoka didn't dare to look up for she was afraid that Ranma was angry with her.
Ranma was shocked when she saw her parents fall to their knees. He listened to their story and couldn't help but feel somewhat relieved. She stepped forward and kneeled in front of his parents and hugged both of them. "It's alright I forgive you I am just happy to be with my family again."
Nodoka and Genma looked at each other an then at Ranma and smiled. "Good to hear that son, now what would you say if we went over to our real house so you can tell us more about yourself?"
"Sure thing dad." Ranma released his mother and father and got up. He was surprised to see Akane standing in the doorway. "Hello Akane."
"Hello Ranma, I am glad that you managed to work things out with your family. It seems you will be leaving here and going to you own home." Akane felt sad inside that Ranma would leave, she had somehow missed him when he was way and now that he was back he was leaving again.
"Yeah but why not come with us, you might want to hear about my life so to speak. I would like your company. That is if that's okay with mom and dad?" Ranma looked at his mother and father, still kneeled before her.
"That's okay son, I am sure that she would like to hear more about you and we would like to know more about your fiancée as well. But before we can go we would like to talk to Soun. Why don't you and Akane go to our house and talk. We will be along as soon as possible, we will bring your stuff as well." Genma got up and helped Nodoka to her feet. Nodoka reached in her pocket and handed Ranma a set of house keys and small piece of paper with the address on it. "Here we will be along as soon as we are done talking to Soun." Nodoka stepped forward and kissed Ranma on her forehead.
"Thanks mom, we will you see at home." Ranma looked at Akane and held out her hand. "You commin Akane?"
Akane looked at Ranma's face and then at her extended hand. Shrugging her shoulders she took her hand and together they left for Ranma's house.
As soon as Ranma and Akane had left the Tendo dojo Nodoka turned to Genma with an angry look on her face. "Tonight you and I will have a talk about that little trip to Jusenkyou." Nodoka took Genma's hand, and squeezed it hard, hard enough to Genma to be surprised by the strength.
Genma nodded his head, he knew he was in trouble. Yet if he had to choose between an angered Ranma or an angered Nodoka he had the feeling that this was the best choice. "Yes dear." His head hanging low they entered the house.
It didn't take long for Ranma and Akane to reach the Saotome residence. The house looked very much like the Tendo's but there was no dojo in the back yard.
"Hmm looks a lot like your place, doesn't it Akane?" Ranma and Akane stood in front of the Saotome house.
"It does but there are many houses that look like this so nothing to surprising there. Why don't we go inside?" Akane was curious what the house looked like from the inside.
"Sure why not." Ranma took the keys her mother gave him from his pocket and opened the front door. They took of their shoes and entered the house, the house was very tidy and it seemed that his mother kept it very clean. They went to the living room, inside there was a dinner table, a cabinet and a TV. On the cabinet there was a picture, Ranma walked over to it and looked at it. The picture showed her mother father and in her mothers arms there was a small baby with pitch-black hair. "Hey look at this, this is a picture of me when I was young."
Akane walked over to Ranma and looked at the picture. "You're right, that is you when you where still nice and cuddly."
Glaring at Akane Ranma spoke with mock pain. "Hey what am I now, chopped liver?"
"No, right now you are a cute buxtious redhead, when you're not like this you're a demon hunting teen. What is there cuddly about that?"
"Well you never tried me out so ya don't know how cuddly I can be." Ranma turned and faced Akane and without thinking took her in a hug and started cuddling her.
Akane yelped when Ranma picked her up and started hugging her. At first she wanted to scream and hit Ranma but she decided against it, she felt warm and safe in her arms. She found herself blushing by the closeness and the feeling she had. She was a bit sad though that Ranma was female now and not male, also the fact that Ranma seemed to have a bigger chest didn't help all that much. "Hmm I think I should rethink my last statement, you appear to be very cuddly."
Ranma let Akane down and looked at her somewhat embarrassed. "Uhm thanks and sorry about that I wasn't thinking."
"It's okay it felt nice." Akane looked around the room a bit too nervous to look directly in Ranma's eyes.
"Say Akane, want something to drink, I think I should be able to find the kitchen and get us something to drink."
Akane was glad that Ranma changed the subject. "Sure, I'd like a soda if there is otherwise water is okay."
"Okay be back in a sec, why not look around the house a bit? I'm sure mom and dad wouldn't mind it." Ranma left the living room and headed for the kitchen, the first thing she did was get some hot water and change back. He then walked over to the fridge and opened it, it was stuffed with food. "Hmm looks like mom has quite an appetite." Taking out a bottle of soda he started looking for glasses when he heard the doorbell. He was about to go to the door when Akane called to him.
"Don't worry I'll get it." Akane exited the living room and went to the front door. Opening it she found a group of people standing outside. Three of them where wearing large coats and where pretty big. There was also an old woman there with a large cane as well as a young looking purple haired girl. The two females looked like they where wearing Chinese clothes. "Yes how may I help you?"
The middle one of the group, one of the people wearing a long coat stepped forward. "Is this the Saotome residence?"
"Uhm yes it is." Akane turned around when she heard Ranma exit the kitchen and come her way.
"Who are they Akane?" Ranma was holding to glasses of soda, when his eyes fell on the two females in the group, he recognized them. "Hey I know you, you are." Ranma did not have time to finish as the man who stood in front of Akane reacted first.
Herb looked at the young girl in front of him. They where finally ready to ask for that Ranma's help. He looked up when he saw someone enter the hallway. It looked like a young man carrying two glasses of soda. When he looked closer he felt familiar energy emanating from him, demonic energy. "YOU, you're one of them!" Herb stepped forward and smacked Akane aside. She was thrown aside and hit the wall hard and slumped to the ground, unconscious. Herb entered the door and immediately fired a powerful ki- blast at Ranma.
Ranma was surprised when he heard the man call to him but that surprise turned to anger when he saw him knock Akane aside. He was about to run to the man when he saw the man shoot a large ki-blast at him. It hit him head on and threw him back through several walls as he ended up buried under a pile of rubble.
Cologne was shocked when she saw Herb swat aside the young girl and attack Ranma. "Herb what have you done? That boy you just attacked was the one we needed."
Herb was about to look at Cologne when he saw the pile of debris move. The debris was pushed aside as Ranma got back up. His clothes where singed and he was covered with dust. His eyes where now pitch black and fire burned within them, otherwise he looked perfectly unharmed. As he stepped out of the debris he spoke. "I don't know who you are but what you did is unforgivable, you destroyed my house but most importantly you hurt someone I care for. For that I will make you pay dearly." Ranma slowly walked towards Herb, ready to kick the guys ass.
Herb was shocked when he saw Ranma get back up after getting hit with such a powerful ki-blast. He was about to react again when Mint and Lime ran past him and charged at Ranma.
"We will not let you hurt Herb-sama." Lime, the faster of the two was the first one to reach Ranma and tried to hit him with his sword. He was stunned when he saw Ranma's hand snap up and catch his sword with his bare hand. The shock did not last long for Ranma grabbed his arm and threw him at the charging Mint. Ranma threw him with such force that both of them where knocked out by the impact.
Herb, seeing how Ranma knocked his two friends out, got even more angry and charged Ranma, intend on knocking his head of with a ki-charged punch. He charged at Ranma and punched at Ranma's head.
Ranma saw the punch coming a mile away and simply sidestepped it. He then countered with a snap kick to Herb's solar plexus, sending him flying out the front door.
Nodoka and Genma, after having talked to Soun, where now back on their way home. "You are lucky that Ranma choose someone as his fiancée, if he hadn't I am sure he would have left without hesitation. From what you told me and from what I have seen Ranma has grown up and stands up for himself. Still I can't believe how stupid you where taking Ranma to a training ground in China without even being able to speak Chinese." Nodoka was seriously pissed that Genma got Ranma cursed. She had found Genma's curse fitting for the man, a panda for a lazy man.
Genma swallowed as he looked at his wife, something told him that he would be in for some serious trouble at least until she managed to forgive him. On the other hand he was glad that he had gotten Ranma and his mother together. He truly wanted to be a better father for Ranma, okay one of the reasons was that Ranma could seriously hurt him if he pissed him off.
After a few minutes of silence they reached their house. When they came there they heard a scream and within moments they saw someone flying out the front door. They looked at each other and ran to the house. They found two females standing outside and a man wearing a long coat sliding to a halt several meters from the front door. Looking inside they saw Ranma walking towards someone lying on the ground near the front door. They where shocked when they saw it was Akane.
Ranma gently turned Akane around, she had hit her head hard and there was a large gash on her forehead and blood covered her face. Ranma gently picked her up and was about to leave the house when a scream outside caught his attention. Looking he saw that the man he had punched had gotten up. A powerful aura surrounded him and the long coat he wore was destroyed. The man standing there had long blonde hair and appeared to be wearing some kind of scale armor. The man glared at Ranma and without hesitation fired another large ki-blast at Ranma. "OH SHIT!" Ranma quickly turned around and caught the blast in the back as he used his body to protect Akane.
Both Nodoka and Genma where to shocked to move when they saw the man shoot an energy blast at their son. The resulting explosion threw them of their feet and the entire front of the house was destroyed. As they tried to get up they found the two females standing next to the door just moments ago next to them, helping them up. Nodoka looked at the old woman with the cane. "Who are you, why are you doing this?" Nodoka was on the brink of tears, her son was most likely dead or at least seriously hurt.
Cologne looked at the woman in front of them, she could see the resemblance with Ranma. "I am Cologne of an amazon tribe in China, we came her to talk to your son. We had no idea that one of our companions would attack him like that. We are sorry."
To be continued.
First of sorry it took so bloody long for me to update but don't worry I've got 5 more chapters done and will upload them the upcomming weeks.
Okay to make something clear to all of the lawyers outside, I do not own any of the characters/series used in this fan fic. So don't try and sue me because I DON'T own them and there's nothing to get. So now to all of you readers enjoy my story and let me know what you think.
Chapter Twenty five
'': Chinese ^ ^: Telepathy
Ranma was sleeping like a little baby, okay a baby with the blood of a demon when, something cold woke him up. A now wet and female Ranma shot up and spat out some water. She looked around for a target/victim. He saw his father standing in the doorway, yet he wasn't alone. Next to Genma stood a middle-aged woman with auburn/red hair. She wore a blue kimono and carried a katana.
Ranma got up and walked over to his father. "Yo old man what's the big deal? You know I hate it when ya wake me up like this. You want me to pound ya again?"
"Be silent son, I did this so that your mother could see what has happened to you." As Genma spoke he stepped back.
"My mother, you mean..?" Ranma found himself staring at the woman with her father.
"Yes Ranma I am your mother, I am Nodoka Saotome. Now that I have seen what has become of you I am here to fulfill a pledge made 10 years ago. As she said those words Nodoka took out two tantos and sepukku cloths and handed one tanto to Ranma and the other to Genma.
Ranma looked at the tanto in his hand. "What's the big idea here?" Ranma glared at Genma who became very aware that if he didn't explain this, his son would pound him to a pulp.
"Ten years ago I wanted to take you away on our training trip but Nodoka was afraid that you would turn out a failure. In order to convince her that I would not let her down we made a pact. We would both commit seppuku if you didn't become a man amongst men. Considering you curse she and I think that I have failed." Genma dared to look up at Ranma and what he saw scared him.
Ranma stood there gripping the tanto so hard that it was cutting in her hand yet she showed no sign acknowledging it. Her eyes where closed and it seemed as if she was crying she. Soon it became clear she wasn't crying, she was laughing. "HA HA HA HA, it figures that you would make a pact like that, it goes right up your alley." Ranma snapped the blade with her fingers and threw the pieces on the ground. "So you two think that because I change into a girl when splashed with water that I am not a man. Tough luck, if ya think that then ya have a few screws loose you see what makes a man isn't the body, it's his heart and soul and trust me when I tell ya that I am a man within. I will not kill myself because my old man made a pledge when I was like five years old, forget it. I've been through a lot of shit in my life and I ain't takin shit from others, no matter who they are." As Ranma spoke his voice was calm, to calm it seemed.
Nodoka listened to her sons words and began to cry. "But son, our family honor will be blemished if you and Genma do not commit seppuku."
Ranma stepped forward and hugged her mother. "I have missed you mother, for many years I have thought you where dead. Now that you are here I am happy yet also saddened that you would allow a pact like that to be made. If you want me to commit seppuku to not blemish our families honor then I will have to let you down. I will not kill myself because of a promise my old man made when I was five." Ranma released his mother and changed into his normal clothes. After getting dressed he once again looked at his mother and father. "I will not kill myself, Dante as well as my old man told me that it was a martial artists duty to protect those who could not do so for themselves. Well how do you expect me to do that when I'm dead? If I would have to choose between living or saving my family honor I chose life. Only alive can I help others, you see the need of the many outweigh the need of the few. I have been through many things in my life, I have seen people die because I could do nothing. I want to stay alive to prevent that from happening again, I have bee working on helping other no matter what the cost and will do so until the day I die, but not due to some stupid ass promise my old man made. Now if you would excuse me I need some time alone. When I get back I will hear what you have to say and if you still want me to kill myself I will renounce my family name." Having said his thoughts Ranma left the room and went downstairs. When he came down stair he found Akane and Ryoga waiting.
Ryoga and Akane having gotten up before Ranma had heard the story from Nodoka and wanted to know what Ranma had decided. Ryoga was the first one to ask the question. "How did it go Ranma?"
"I told them I would not do it if they tried to force me I wold renounce my family name. I wold rather be without a family then go through with somethin as stupid as seppuku. I'm goin for a walk I told them that when I came back I would hear them out one more time. Now if you would please excuse me." Ranma made his way past Ryoga and Akane and left.
Akane was without words, how could someone make a pact like that. "Ranma?" Akane whispered as she saw Ranma leave, his shoulders hanging low.
Ranma was walking down the streets going nowhere in particular. She didn't even watch where she was going. She crossed streets without looking and bumped into people and didn't even look up. Her thought where in turmoil. Ranma crossed another street and not noticing it walked into one of the less civilized neighborhoods. Not son she found herself surrounded by punks. She ignored them and kept on walking yet she was topped as one of the punks grabbed her shoulder.
"Heya cuty what ya doin here all by your self." The guy that had stopped her looked like he was little over six feet and had several tattoos on his arms.
Ranma in a bad mood shrugged the guys hand of and ignored him. She turned around and tried to walk away. Only to find herself surrounded by a group of punks. "I don't know what you guys want but I suggest not to bug me, I'm pissed of and don't feel like getting into trouble."
"Ah you here that fellas she's a bit angry well we know just the way to cheer her up, don't we." The group laughed at the comment he made and got closer.
Ranma sighed and balled her fist. "Like I said I don't wanna get into trouble so please let me pass."
"No chance cuty you are commin with us, we will cheer ya up." The leader grabbed one of Ranma's breasts and squeezed it. "Hey guys she's getting all hot and bothered."
When Ranma felt the man's hand on her breast she got truly angry. Her anger triggering the powers in her body made the temperature of her body rise. "Yes I am getting hot, hot with anger and I am bothered, bothered by you!" Cocking her fist Ranma punched the leader right in the face, shattering his nose yet she immediately pulled back and punched him in the jaw. The first blow had already knocked him out but Ranma was pissed. The second blow shattered the man's jaw.
The group, when they saw Ranma hit their leader, bumrushed her. They managed to knock Ranma over and piled on top of her. Yet suddenly they found themselves bieing lifted in the air. They where shocked when they where up in the air, held up by a small petite redhead. "Like I said I wasn't looking for trouble but it seemed you guys where so allow me to give you some trouble." With an amazing display of strength Ranma threw the group in the air. She bend her knees and pulled her right fist back next o her body, then the sound of a large fire being lit could be heard. "Now here's the trouble I promised. Hono Ken special technique: Tornado Flame.!" Jumping up Ranma hit the first one of the group with her fist yet her powers created a tornado of fire around her and this tornado was powerful enough to launch the group in the air. Landing Ranma looked up and saw the group flying away in an arch. Not caring if the men died or not Ranma resumed her walk.
Her little walk took several hours and when she came back home she found her mother and father waiting outside. They got up when they saw her enter the yard and walked over to her.
Both Nodoka and Genma fell to their knees in front of Ranma. Nodoka looked up at her son and cried. "I am sorry Ranma for everything I said, you where right."
"Your mother is right I was foolish to make a pact like that, you weren't even old enough to know what it meant. I told your mother what has happened to you when you where in America. After hearing what you went through she saw that she was wrong and you where right. You truly are a man, no matter what you look like." By now Genma was also crying, having recalled the things Ranma told him he was amazed that his son was still sane, would be the right word.
"Please forgive us son, Genma and I where truly wrong. Can you forgive us?" Nodoka didn't dare to look up for she was afraid that Ranma was angry with her.
Ranma was shocked when she saw her parents fall to their knees. He listened to their story and couldn't help but feel somewhat relieved. She stepped forward and kneeled in front of his parents and hugged both of them. "It's alright I forgive you I am just happy to be with my family again."
Nodoka and Genma looked at each other an then at Ranma and smiled. "Good to hear that son, now what would you say if we went over to our real house so you can tell us more about yourself?"
"Sure thing dad." Ranma released his mother and father and got up. He was surprised to see Akane standing in the doorway. "Hello Akane."
"Hello Ranma, I am glad that you managed to work things out with your family. It seems you will be leaving here and going to you own home." Akane felt sad inside that Ranma would leave, she had somehow missed him when he was way and now that he was back he was leaving again.
"Yeah but why not come with us, you might want to hear about my life so to speak. I would like your company. That is if that's okay with mom and dad?" Ranma looked at his mother and father, still kneeled before her.
"That's okay son, I am sure that she would like to hear more about you and we would like to know more about your fiancée as well. But before we can go we would like to talk to Soun. Why don't you and Akane go to our house and talk. We will be along as soon as possible, we will bring your stuff as well." Genma got up and helped Nodoka to her feet. Nodoka reached in her pocket and handed Ranma a set of house keys and small piece of paper with the address on it. "Here we will be along as soon as we are done talking to Soun." Nodoka stepped forward and kissed Ranma on her forehead.
"Thanks mom, we will you see at home." Ranma looked at Akane and held out her hand. "You commin Akane?"
Akane looked at Ranma's face and then at her extended hand. Shrugging her shoulders she took her hand and together they left for Ranma's house.
As soon as Ranma and Akane had left the Tendo dojo Nodoka turned to Genma with an angry look on her face. "Tonight you and I will have a talk about that little trip to Jusenkyou." Nodoka took Genma's hand, and squeezed it hard, hard enough to Genma to be surprised by the strength.
Genma nodded his head, he knew he was in trouble. Yet if he had to choose between an angered Ranma or an angered Nodoka he had the feeling that this was the best choice. "Yes dear." His head hanging low they entered the house.
It didn't take long for Ranma and Akane to reach the Saotome residence. The house looked very much like the Tendo's but there was no dojo in the back yard.
"Hmm looks a lot like your place, doesn't it Akane?" Ranma and Akane stood in front of the Saotome house.
"It does but there are many houses that look like this so nothing to surprising there. Why don't we go inside?" Akane was curious what the house looked like from the inside.
"Sure why not." Ranma took the keys her mother gave him from his pocket and opened the front door. They took of their shoes and entered the house, the house was very tidy and it seemed that his mother kept it very clean. They went to the living room, inside there was a dinner table, a cabinet and a TV. On the cabinet there was a picture, Ranma walked over to it and looked at it. The picture showed her mother father and in her mothers arms there was a small baby with pitch-black hair. "Hey look at this, this is a picture of me when I was young."
Akane walked over to Ranma and looked at the picture. "You're right, that is you when you where still nice and cuddly."
Glaring at Akane Ranma spoke with mock pain. "Hey what am I now, chopped liver?"
"No, right now you are a cute buxtious redhead, when you're not like this you're a demon hunting teen. What is there cuddly about that?"
"Well you never tried me out so ya don't know how cuddly I can be." Ranma turned and faced Akane and without thinking took her in a hug and started cuddling her.
Akane yelped when Ranma picked her up and started hugging her. At first she wanted to scream and hit Ranma but she decided against it, she felt warm and safe in her arms. She found herself blushing by the closeness and the feeling she had. She was a bit sad though that Ranma was female now and not male, also the fact that Ranma seemed to have a bigger chest didn't help all that much. "Hmm I think I should rethink my last statement, you appear to be very cuddly."
Ranma let Akane down and looked at her somewhat embarrassed. "Uhm thanks and sorry about that I wasn't thinking."
"It's okay it felt nice." Akane looked around the room a bit too nervous to look directly in Ranma's eyes.
"Say Akane, want something to drink, I think I should be able to find the kitchen and get us something to drink."
Akane was glad that Ranma changed the subject. "Sure, I'd like a soda if there is otherwise water is okay."
"Okay be back in a sec, why not look around the house a bit? I'm sure mom and dad wouldn't mind it." Ranma left the living room and headed for the kitchen, the first thing she did was get some hot water and change back. He then walked over to the fridge and opened it, it was stuffed with food. "Hmm looks like mom has quite an appetite." Taking out a bottle of soda he started looking for glasses when he heard the doorbell. He was about to go to the door when Akane called to him.
"Don't worry I'll get it." Akane exited the living room and went to the front door. Opening it she found a group of people standing outside. Three of them where wearing large coats and where pretty big. There was also an old woman there with a large cane as well as a young looking purple haired girl. The two females looked like they where wearing Chinese clothes. "Yes how may I help you?"
The middle one of the group, one of the people wearing a long coat stepped forward. "Is this the Saotome residence?"
"Uhm yes it is." Akane turned around when she heard Ranma exit the kitchen and come her way.
"Who are they Akane?" Ranma was holding to glasses of soda, when his eyes fell on the two females in the group, he recognized them. "Hey I know you, you are." Ranma did not have time to finish as the man who stood in front of Akane reacted first.
Herb looked at the young girl in front of him. They where finally ready to ask for that Ranma's help. He looked up when he saw someone enter the hallway. It looked like a young man carrying two glasses of soda. When he looked closer he felt familiar energy emanating from him, demonic energy. "YOU, you're one of them!" Herb stepped forward and smacked Akane aside. She was thrown aside and hit the wall hard and slumped to the ground, unconscious. Herb entered the door and immediately fired a powerful ki- blast at Ranma.
Ranma was surprised when he heard the man call to him but that surprise turned to anger when he saw him knock Akane aside. He was about to run to the man when he saw the man shoot a large ki-blast at him. It hit him head on and threw him back through several walls as he ended up buried under a pile of rubble.
Cologne was shocked when she saw Herb swat aside the young girl and attack Ranma. "Herb what have you done? That boy you just attacked was the one we needed."
Herb was about to look at Cologne when he saw the pile of debris move. The debris was pushed aside as Ranma got back up. His clothes where singed and he was covered with dust. His eyes where now pitch black and fire burned within them, otherwise he looked perfectly unharmed. As he stepped out of the debris he spoke. "I don't know who you are but what you did is unforgivable, you destroyed my house but most importantly you hurt someone I care for. For that I will make you pay dearly." Ranma slowly walked towards Herb, ready to kick the guys ass.
Herb was shocked when he saw Ranma get back up after getting hit with such a powerful ki-blast. He was about to react again when Mint and Lime ran past him and charged at Ranma.
"We will not let you hurt Herb-sama." Lime, the faster of the two was the first one to reach Ranma and tried to hit him with his sword. He was stunned when he saw Ranma's hand snap up and catch his sword with his bare hand. The shock did not last long for Ranma grabbed his arm and threw him at the charging Mint. Ranma threw him with such force that both of them where knocked out by the impact.
Herb, seeing how Ranma knocked his two friends out, got even more angry and charged Ranma, intend on knocking his head of with a ki-charged punch. He charged at Ranma and punched at Ranma's head.
Ranma saw the punch coming a mile away and simply sidestepped it. He then countered with a snap kick to Herb's solar plexus, sending him flying out the front door.
Nodoka and Genma, after having talked to Soun, where now back on their way home. "You are lucky that Ranma choose someone as his fiancée, if he hadn't I am sure he would have left without hesitation. From what you told me and from what I have seen Ranma has grown up and stands up for himself. Still I can't believe how stupid you where taking Ranma to a training ground in China without even being able to speak Chinese." Nodoka was seriously pissed that Genma got Ranma cursed. She had found Genma's curse fitting for the man, a panda for a lazy man.
Genma swallowed as he looked at his wife, something told him that he would be in for some serious trouble at least until she managed to forgive him. On the other hand he was glad that he had gotten Ranma and his mother together. He truly wanted to be a better father for Ranma, okay one of the reasons was that Ranma could seriously hurt him if he pissed him off.
After a few minutes of silence they reached their house. When they came there they heard a scream and within moments they saw someone flying out the front door. They looked at each other and ran to the house. They found two females standing outside and a man wearing a long coat sliding to a halt several meters from the front door. Looking inside they saw Ranma walking towards someone lying on the ground near the front door. They where shocked when they saw it was Akane.
Ranma gently turned Akane around, she had hit her head hard and there was a large gash on her forehead and blood covered her face. Ranma gently picked her up and was about to leave the house when a scream outside caught his attention. Looking he saw that the man he had punched had gotten up. A powerful aura surrounded him and the long coat he wore was destroyed. The man standing there had long blonde hair and appeared to be wearing some kind of scale armor. The man glared at Ranma and without hesitation fired another large ki-blast at Ranma. "OH SHIT!" Ranma quickly turned around and caught the blast in the back as he used his body to protect Akane.
Both Nodoka and Genma where to shocked to move when they saw the man shoot an energy blast at their son. The resulting explosion threw them of their feet and the entire front of the house was destroyed. As they tried to get up they found the two females standing next to the door just moments ago next to them, helping them up. Nodoka looked at the old woman with the cane. "Who are you, why are you doing this?" Nodoka was on the brink of tears, her son was most likely dead or at least seriously hurt.
Cologne looked at the woman in front of them, she could see the resemblance with Ranma. "I am Cologne of an amazon tribe in China, we came her to talk to your son. We had no idea that one of our companions would attack him like that. We are sorry."
To be continued.
First of sorry it took so bloody long for me to update but don't worry I've got 5 more chapters done and will upload them the upcomming weeks.
