DISCLAIMER:
DARK ABYSS 2005: Of course I own Ranma, I own everything cause I'm the Overlord! Overlord!! OVERLORD!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
PRINNY: I think you've been playing too much Disgaea, dood.
RANMA: You fall into the spring of drowned penguin or something?
PRINNY: Naw, dood, I'm a prinny.
RANMA: OOOOOOkay...well, anyways, since Dark Abyss 2005 seems to be a little delusional at the moment I'll do the disclaimer. AHEM...This is a piece of fanfiction whose charaters Dark Abyss 2005 DOES NOT own.
DARK ABYSS: OVERLORD!
PRINNY: SWEATDROPS Dood, get a grip. Anyways, look forward to the upcoming crossover of Ranma ½ and Disgaea.
ETNA: And now, on with the next chapter of Pretty Demoness Etna ½, Easy Battle!
PRINNY: I'm surrounded by whackos, dood...
Ranma, From the Ashes
Chapter 2
The lunch Ranma had eaten with Kasumi and Tofu was pretty good but something was off about it but she wasn't sure if it was because of how she was feeling or what. Kasumi's cooking was always the best and no one else's could compare, not the Amazons, not Ucchan's, not anyones.
With a sigh Ranma looked over at the older girl as they walked back to the dojo despite the doctor suggestions of staying at least another day. That wasn't possible though as Ranma decided to try and pretend that nothing had happened as hard as it was even with the soul of ice.
Kasumi looked so different than usual, she didn't have the usual oblivious look in her eyes nor the smile that always said everything was fine. At least the girl didn't abandon Ranma and also promised to keep what happened a secret from the others for now.
"Ranma?" Kasumi asked.
"Yes Kasumi?" Ranma said, happy that her voice was clearer and stronger than earlier.
"When did you start keeping an extra set of clothes at the clinic?" Kasumi asked.
"Since the tomboy started malleting me into leo." Ranma said, a slight bit of anger in her voice.
"I'm sorry about the way my family treats you, Ranma." Kasumi whispered.
"It's okay," Ranma said, hearing Kasumi easily, "I'm used to it."
"RANNMMMMAAAA!" Akane shrieked as Kasumi and Ranma turned the corner to the dojo, unfortunately running into the enraged girl. "How dare you flirt with my sister!?"
"AKANE! Stop that this instant!" Kasumi snapped, bringing Akane's charge to a stop and the mallet she was wielding to dissolve.
"But that jerk was flirting with you!" Akane snarled.
A resounding crack surprised all three of them as Kasumi's hand impacted Akane's check leaving a red mark. Akane was surprised that her sister slapped her much less was standing up for the pervert. Ranma was surprised that Kasumi would strike anyone. And finally Kasumi was surprised that she finally found the nerve to do it.
"What do you think mother would think of the way that you've been acting?" Kasumi demanded.
"It's okay, Kasumi, I deserve it." Ranma said, finding her feet pretty intresting.
"Damn right you do!" Akane snapped, her eyes shimmering with unshed tears, "How dare you turn my sister against me?"
"Ranma did no so thing, Akane. You're my sister and I love you very much but you are and have been acting like a spoiled brat." Kasumi said, "And Ranma, you need to stop teasing Akane and she needs to stop teasing you, but either way you don't deserve to be beat."
"Kasumi..." Ranma whisperd.
"I HATE YOU!" Akane screams as she rushes back towards the dojo.
"I'm sorry, Kasumi..." Ranma whispers as she trembles slightly. Of course Akane said that all of the time but this time, this time the look in her eyes said that she meant it unlike all of the other times.
"Ranma, it's not your fault so please don't blame yourself." Kasumi said as she took Ranma'a hand and gave a reasurring squeeze. "Would you like to go back to Tofu's, he did say you could stay as long as you wanted to get away from everything.
Ranma dried her eyes and shook her head, she could do this, she could do anything. Right? "No, I'm okay Kasumi, thank you."
"If your sure Ranma." Kasumi said as the two slowly finished the short distance to the dojo and entered to fing an upset Soun and Genma ready to attack Ranma for upsetting Akane. Instead of the usual rant though they was stopped short at seeing an angry look directed at them from Kasumi and that was to be feared more than even looking upon death itself. With a gulp the two fathers dismissed themselves to go play shogi.
"Why don't you get some rest while I get started on dinner." Kasumi suggested.
"Dinner?" Ranma asked, "But we just ate."
"I know, Ranma but it's late and the others haven't," Kasumi said, "Besides, since when has Ranma Saotome ever turned down a meal?" The last said a bit jokingly as Kasumi tried to lift Ranma's spirits.
"Can I help?" Ranma asked.
Kasumi wanted to say no and have Ranma go rest but couldn't do it after seeing the pleading in the younger girl's eyes. "Of course, Ranma."
Dinner was pretty much a quiet affair as everyone in the household, even the most densest, had realized that something must of happened after seeing the way Ranma was acting and the way Kasumi was protecting her. Everyone was trying to avoid irking Kasumi as they wanted to live to see the sunrise and the way she looked at anyone who even remotley looked at Ranma wrong promised a slow and very excruciating death.
"Where am I now?" an exasperated and very familiar voice demanded.
"Ryouga." Akane said.
"When did you get to Hiroshima?" Ryoga asked then blanced noticably when he saw Ranma sitting at the table next to Kasumi who she scooted closer to and whose look was burning a whole through Ryouga. He allowed himself to be pulled down to sit by Akane.
"Ranma," Ryouga said, looking down at the table.
"Leave Ranma alone, Ryouga." Kasumi said, her voice stern, "He's not up to fighting right now."
A snort from Genma was all that he was able to get out before Kasumi's glass of water was emptied on him making instant panda.
"I, Kasumi I don't want to fight." Ryouga said, "I want to apologize..."
"YOU RAPED MEYOU BASTARD!" Ranma roared as she stood up, a blinding red aura resembling a raging fire, "HOW THE HELL DO YOU APOLOGIZE FOR THAT!!!"
Everyones' jaw around the table was hanging open and the general atmosphere around was varied from disbelief to shock. The aura that was burning around Ranma died down as she trembled in both rage and tears.
"You worthless piece of trash!" Genma snarled as his fist slammed into the Ranma sending her flying. The steam from the tea that he used to change back still still rolled off of Genma. "There is no way you lost to that clueless pig, he's even worse than Akane!"
"HOW DARE YOU!" Akane and Ryouga both shouted in outrage.
"Please stop." Kasumi cried as she tried to calm everyone down.
"RANMA, how dare you be cheating on my little girl?! I want you out, NOW!" Soun's demon head growled out.
"You are no longer a Saotome, Ranma! Get away from me now!" Genma snarled.
"How dare you seduce poor Ryouga you slut!" Akane snarled after she buried Genma into the floor with her mallet.
Ranma couldn't take it, she turned and fled from the dojo as tears flew from her eyes while berating herself for losing control like that.