DISCLAIMER: I don't own Ranma or Tenchi, this is a piece of fanfiction that I get no money from it and since I don't have any to begin with there is no reason to sue me so biiiddddddaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
AN: I will be taking over From the Ashes and I decided to make it into two separate stories. Ranma's will center around herself after what happened while Ryoko's will be in the future when she is 16. All of it began just before Saffron for Ranma and...well, I'm not to sure about the Tenchi universe so just make something up and we will all be happy.
And on with the show...
Ranma, From the Ashes
Chapter 1
Ranma sighed as she sat in the bed by a window in Doctor Tofu's clinic, looking outside though not really seeing anything. She didn't know what to do about the current turn her life has taken thanks to that pig Ryouga.
"How are you feeling?" Tofu asked as he pulled a chair up to the beds side.
"How am I supposed to feel?" Ranma said, trying to sound angry and sarcastic but all that would come out was a hoarse, cracked voice caused by hours of crying.
"It'll be ok, Ranma." Tofu said, reaching over to his friend and squeezing her shoulder reassuringly.
Ranma closed her eyes tightly for a few moments fighting off another bout of crying before looking into the doctor's eyes. They were full of warmth and kindness, no signs of disgust or disappointment what so ever. How could he not be disgusted though, Ranma was supposed to be the best, a man among men, and all he proved himself to be was a failure.
She couldn't fight it any longer as her body started shaking, at first in rage but her depression quickly overcame that as she degraded into sobbing in Tofu's arms. Ryouga had finally succeeded in destroying Ranma's life. Her father would probably disown her if her mother didn't enforce the seppuku contract at first. Nabiki would probably sell the information to the whole town while Akane, Ukyo and Shampoo all would more than likely blame Ranma. Yes, in Ranma's mind it was all over as she believed that she didn't have anyone to turn to now, no family and no friends.
"Ranma, I know this is really hard on you but no matter what I am here for you?" Tofu said, holding Ranma close while she cried.
"Doctor Tofu, are you here?" Kasumi's voice, a hint of worry in it, called from the front.
Scared, Ranma started to pull away from the doctor who was struggling to keep her calm. "I'll be right up, Kasumi." Tofu called, then whispered quietly to Ranma, "I'll get rid of her for now if you want me to but you have to face her sooner or later Ranma and I'll be right there with you when you do."
"There you are Ranma." Kasumi said, startling both Doctor Tofu and Ranma. When Ranma slowly turned to look at the older girl, Kasumi dropped the plate of cookies that she was holding with a startled gasp. Rushing forward, Kasumi gathered Ranma into a fierce, protective hug. "What happened, Ranma?"
"Ranma got into a fight with Ryouga." Tofu said slowly, not sure what all to say as he fought harder than he ever to not to lose control in front of Kasumi, Ranma didn't need something like that right now.
"I'm a failure." Ranma sniffed.
"No you aren't." Soothed Kasumi, giving Ranma a gentle squeeze. "What happened, you lost a match? That doesn't make you a failure, Ranma. Everyone loses every once in a while but that isn't the end of the world."
Ranma tore away from Kasumi and climbed from the bed away from Kasumi before spinning back around, her eyes reflecting the turmoil and constant changing emotions that she was experiencing. "It isn't the end of the world?" Ranma demanded, her voice cracking as she glared at Kasumi, "After the crap I dealt with all day to be caught off guard by HIM and then have him do THAT to ME? It isn't the end of the world, HUH?"
"Please Ranma, calm down" Kasumi said as she moved closer to Ranma but stopped at the look in the opposite girl's eyes.
"Some man among men I am, allowing what he did to me to even happen." Ranma snapped, trying not to break down again at the thought of everything that had happened over the last twenty four hours. Her body was in so much pain but it didn't even compare to the pain she felt inside and Kasumi was saying it wasn't the end of the world. What did she know anyways, the damned airhead. "You don't know what I'm going through! You ignoring it with a damned 'oh my' isn't going to make it go away!!" Ranma collapsed to the floor, exhausted. "It won't take away him raping me..."
"Oh god, Ranma." Kasumi whispered, tears falling freely down her face as Tofu hurried to Ranma's side helping the weak girl back into the bed. After making sure Ranma was lying down he moved to a locked cabinet and pulled a key from his pocket and opened it. Pulling a needle out he took it and a bottle back to the bed side and stuck the needle into the small container and sucked the fluid into the syringe and took a cotton pad and alcohol by the bed and cleaned an area of Ranma's arm with it and injected her with what was in the needle. It wasn't the first time he had to sedate the emotional Ranma.
"That will help her rest." Tofu said as Ranma closed her eyes and visibly relaxed. Tofu gently led a shocked Kasumi into his office where he pulled the two chairs in front of his desk closer and sat in one while guiding Kasumi to the other.
"How?" Kasumi finally managed to ask.
"I don't know all the details yet but he was already hurt I think before facing Ryouga." Tofu said, "You can't tell anyone right now, Kasumi. Ranma needs some space right now from the biggest trouble makers and she needs all the help she can get."
"He..." Kasumi said, her voice soft and lined with denial.
"I'm sorry, Kasumi." Tofu said, "It's just been so hectic."
"He couldn't have been raped," Kasumi said, shaking her head as the tears started falling again, "He's a guy, Tofu, he couldn't of."
Tofu pulled the crying Tendo into his arms, holding her gently as she cried, "It did happen, Kasumi and it won't do any good to deny it. Ranma needs support right now Kasumi, not blame."
"I'll do anything I can." Kasumi sniffed after what seemed like an eternity.
"Ranma's curse will be locked for a few days because of how bad her...his injuries are." Tofu explained as Kasumi pulled away from him taking a tissue from the desk.
"But he's been hurt before." Kasumi said.
"Not as bad as this, Kasumi." Tofu explained, "When a victim is hurt bad enough the curse will act to protect it's host by locking them in whatever form they're in until they heal some because the change will work against the healing process.?
"How do you know all of this?" Kasumi asked, a little surprised.
"I've been studying a lot about Jusenkyo lately, especially while I was gone." Tofu explained, "Ranma was hurt very badly to begin with, then there was the drugs that I found in his system that I believe was caused by some kind of paralysis agent. If that wasn't bad enough there is the damage caused from what Ryouga did. The curse will unlock itself soon after Ranma heals some unless she's pregnant. I gave her some medicine that should prevent that but the curse might fight against it. And if that does happen and Ranma carries the baby to term...there's a very good chance that the curse will be locked permanently for being active for that amount of time."
Kasumi shook her head at all the information as she tried to digest it. Ranma might be pregnant and might be stuck as a girl permanently. She buried her face in her hands wanting to go back to bed and wake up with all of this being a really weird dream. "If his parents find out about this, they'll throw him out of the clan or make him kill himself."
"We can't let that happen." Tofu said.
"Nabiki can probably fix it so that he'll be in his own clan." Kasumi said, "No matter what, I won't turn my back on him. I love him so much, Tofu." Kasumi said, fighting back tears, "He's so much like the little brother I never had."
"He's like family to me too, Kasumi." Tofu said, putting his hand on Kasumi's knee, "We will make sure that Ranma pulls through and if we need to I can help make a new clan for Ranma. I won't let those fools he has for parents make Ranma do anything stupid."
"Thank you." Kasumi said, trying to smile.
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Ranma smiled to herself as she turned over in the bed, the sweet smell of Kasumi's cooking in the air. It was all a dream and she was safe at home in her own bed. With a yawn she sat up and looked around the room as the realization of what happened not being a dream came crashing down around her.
"NOOOOOOOO!" Ranma screamed in anger and frustration.
"Are you okay, Ranma?" Tofu asked, worriedly as he seemed to appear in front of Ranma out of nowhere.
"It wasn't a dream." Ranma said, more a statement than a question.
"I'm sorry, Ranma." Tofu said as he rubbed her shoulder. "Kasumi's making us something to eat, it might help a little."
After breathing deeply for a few seconds Ranma was able to calm down and get herself under control. It wouldn't do any good to fall apart now. Apparently Kasumi knew and if she was making food then she must not have abandoned Ranma. If she kept this secret and Ranma knew Ryouga wouldn't brag about raping Ranma then no one else had to know. All Ranma had to do was keep control of herself and everything could go back to normal.
"Are you okay, Ranma?" Tofu asked with worry, breaking Ranma from her thoughts.
"Yeah," Ranma said with an obviously false smile, "Let's eat."