Title: Ranma ½: Until You
By - Resha Yukira
Disclaimer: Don't own this anime sweat drop so don't sue me.
Chapter 21: Sanma's arranged engagement. Ryoga admits.
It was hot and the sand on that desert was dry. Genma was in his mid-aged with 4 year old Ranma beside him. "Papa, I am hungry!" He complained and fell down. "Ranma boy! You got to move and stand up!" He smelled something cooking.
There was a boy, a year older than Ranma, eating comfortably with his father in the middle of the desert. He was red-headed and looked as cute as Ranma. "Do you like it, Kenshin?" The father smiled to his son. He nodded vigorously, "Yes, papa! I love it!" Suddenly mid-aged Genma appeared in front of the boy and he shrieked.
"What are you trying to do to my son?" The father blocked the son. "Please we're hungry. Very hungry! Please give us food," Genma pleaded with Ranma boy on the ground half-dead, "I'll do anything!"
The father looked at Ranma and understood how Genma feel because he was also a father. He nodded, "Okay but unless..." Genma looked impatient, "You have a daughter!" Genma fell down a pit. He fisted looking down. "I want my son to marry a special related lady so our Himura Combat Martial Arts will go on."
Genma bowed, "Yes, I have a daughter! Please give us food!" "Oh..." The father sweats drops, "Okay..." He gave Genma and Ranma half of their food. Ranma and Kenshin were friends but Genma ran off apologizing.
Sanma cuddled up Ryoga, in his pig form. She looked hyper that morning. She doesn't have to sleep with Ryoga, but she slept with Ryoga, in his pig form. She jumped from from the first floor and Soun looked lost.
"Kasumi, what's with Sanma?" He asked to Kasumi. "Sa..." She replied and walked in the dining room. Sanma sat down near the table and had a sweet smile. Her father and Ranma were training near the pond.
"No wonder Ranma is jealous of a 'pig'," Akane had narrowed eyes and he snapped. In a result, he crashed in the pond and transformed into a girl. Genma started laughing and Ranma, girl form, kicked him in the pond and he immediately transformed into a panda, with narrowed eyes.
Nabiki appeared behind Sanma with irritated eyes and a kettle of warm water. "So Ryoga will change to a human like Shampoo and Mousse?" She poured to Ryoga, the pig and he moved away.
He grumbled. "Nee-chan!" Akane immediately protested, "HE can't transform back here. He'll be naked." "What's wrong with that?" Nabiki sat down, "Sanma seen him naked." Sanma burst her morning tea out while Ryoga looked red. She turned to Nabiki, "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Y'know what I mean!" She took her chopsticks and ate her breakfast, "You had slept together!" "It was because of a medicine!" She slammed the tabletop and Ranma, in girl form, caught all the plates. She mushroom breathed and Nabiki gave him the warm water.
"True!" Nabiki was starting to annoy her, "But we know you guys love each other!" They blushed and Sanma stood up.
"Is anyone home?" Someone called from outside and Kasumi quickly stood up. She walked to the front door, "Hai?" There was a skinned old man with a mustache on the front door with a redheaded handsome young man beside him. They were wearing like Kuno's but a much better color (Imagine What Kenshin wears in the Samurai X, just an example). He was taller and they looked like they have a resemblance so Kasumi can tell they were father and son.
"Is this the Tendos?" The old man pointed and Kasumi nodded. "You must be my future daughter-in-law!" He looked excited and Tendo quickly walked out, "What? What? What?"
"Father, I don't think she's the one!" The redheaded young man pointed, "She is way older than me!" He sighed. Nabiki walked out with bread on her mouth with a question look and she tilted her head a side. The old man headed towards her; "You must be the one!"
"Father, she doesn't have any resemblance!" The young man scolded angrily with veins popping out. Kasumi, Tendo and Nabiki looked at them stepping in the dining room. The old man saw Akane and hugged her. She snapped. "Then you will get everything of the richness of the Himuras Clan!" Akane punched him.
The young man had a sweat drop and bowed to them apolgizing "I am sorry, who ever you are!" Tendo pointed and pulled Ranma beside Akane, "But Saotome Ranma is Akane's fiancee!" "I am not!" Ranma corrected. "Same here!" Akane agreed.
"Saotome Ranma?" The redheaded young man pointed and hugged him, "It's been long time since we met!" "We've met?" Ranma looked lost. Genma, in panda form, tiptoe away. "You can't escape, Saotome-san!" Nabiki stopped him and he snapped.
"It's me, Saotome-kun. Himura Kenshin!" He pointed and Akane shrieked. "Himura Kenshin? The great Himura Kenshin?" Akane pointed. "He's the reincarnation of the Himura Kenshin!" The old man pointed, "My name Himura Myura! The 5th generation of the Himura Clan!"
"Eek?" Ranma immediately pointed, "Himura?" "Do you know him, onii-chan?" Sanma tilted her head aside lost. The both father and son repeated, "Onii-chan?" They heard a lady voice and turned to Sanma. They stared at her, "Kawaiii!" She snapped shocked.
"So you're Genma's daughter!" The old man quickly hugged her and she felt a tingling feeling in side her. "So it is true Saotome-san has a daughter!" Kenshin smiled, shinning. The old man stopped hugging her and looked at her, "She'll do fine!" He had a wide smile, "Kenshin's and her will produce a great strong son!" Ranma, Tendo and Ryoga had their jaws dropped down while the others looked lost and Kenshin was blushing red.
"Wait a minute?" Sanma rushed in the words; "Kenshin and me will produce a great strong son? Produce?" She repeated and denied; "You must be kidding!" "You are engaged to my son here," Myura patted Kenshin, "10 years ago!" She nearly lost balance.
Sanma glared at his brother and he looked innocent. "Don't look at me, look at that cursed dad!" Ranma pulled the panda in. "You better explain this, Saotome!" Tendo poured hot water to him, annoyed. "Sanma, you are already married to Kenshin 10 years ago when me and Ranma..."
Ryoga immediately appeared and swashed cold water to him with veins pooping out, "You don't have to explain, you must 'sold' Sanma to them when you were hungry!" The panda had narrowed eyes. "Sold?" Sanma stomped angrily, "You left me and you had arranged an engagement without mum knowing it and, further more that I don't know?"
"Genma-kun, haven't you told her yet?" Myura looked at the panda, he understand why he can change into a panda though. "But I don't mind that!" He held Sanma's right arm; "You'll still be the heiress of the Himura Combat Martial Arts!" He played with a paper fan written on it 'Daughter-in-law'.
Sanma fisted and clenched her teeth. She calmed down as Ranma sweat drops. She turned and walked to the front door, "I am going to school." "Wait up!" Ranma and Akane called from behind and Kenshin looked strange. He felt a strange attractive aura.
"That stupid dad!" She cursed walking to school and kicked a pebble, "Doesn't he have brains?" "No!" Ranma replied from the fence. She turned and faced her brother; "I am too young get marry!" She screamed and Ranma crashed into the water. He moved up from the river, "What did you do that for?"
"Oh no!" Sanma had this ohed sound with the expression of regret. "What's the matter?" Akane turned to her. "I forgot Ryo-chan!" She pointed with an innocent look and Ranma and Akane nearly lost balance.
"My name is not Ryo-chan!" Ryoga appeared from no where annoyed and in rage. She giggled and swashed water to him. He transformed into a pig and she held him up, "Pii-chan!" He had narrowed eyes. She walked to the school happily. She lost her anger and looked like she forgotten about the arranged marriage.
It was Physical Education class and Akane and Sanma were playing baseball with the other girls while the boys were sitting on the ground resting after their exercise. "What are you doing here, Pii-chan?" Ranma looked at him with an irritated look. Ryoga hit him, "Non of your business!"
Sanma was trying to get the 'flying' ball, "I got it! I got it!" Her eyes widened when she tripped a stone. Ryoga and Ranma immediately stood up to help but eventually a redheaded young man appeared and caught her on her waist instead. Everyone had this 'woo'ed sound.
The young man caught the ball at the same time. Sanma could see his face clearly. He was very handsome up close. His hair was short red with the eyes of violet. He looked down at her, "Are you alright, future wife?"
"Future wife?" Everyone repeated with a shriek sound and Sanma quickly denied. She got away from Kenshin and screamed at everyone, "You all got it wrong!" She harrumphed and crossed her arms through her chest. She tsked and looked away, "Stop joking!"
"But I am not!" He corrected and walked over her, "You are my arranged fiancee! I have to follow my father's words." "Arranged fiancee or what?" She turned to him; "Do you like me?" He had a question look, "Yes, I do like you."
She had an irritating look and shook her hands vigorously; "I take that back! Do you 'love' me?" He smiled and this was very generous and he looked cute at the same time, "Yes, I do! I love you, Saotome Sanma!" Sanma immediately blushed and was speechless.
Ryoga fisted and walked away. Ranma stopped him, "Are you planning to get lost again? If you're gone over a week, Sanma will marry this man." He snapped.
"Kenshin, how can you love her when you haven't understand her nor know her yet?" Akane chipped in and Sanma snapped to agree. "Ye-ah!" "I know every girls information in this school, including you, Tendo Akane!" He pointed. No sweats since the Himura Clan have relation to the highest government, in addition, the richest Dojo.
"But still you don't know the real me!" Sanma harrumphed, actually there was a blush. All her life, other than Yamato, Kenshin was so honest. "To make short, you are a tomboy, strong, rebellious and hrm..." He started thinking, "Ah yes, the dollnapper!" Sanma sulked. Ever since she knew Ryoga, okay, slept with him, she never stole any dolls.
"Kenshin, hate to say this!" Ranma screamed, "But my sister had slept with Ryoga!" "WHATTTTTTT?" Everyone in the school screamed and Ryoga quickly kicked him on the head. Akane tilted her head aside with a disgust look, "Not a good thing to say, Ranma!"
"Is it true, Akane?" Her friends asked. Kenshin looked Ryoga, who started quarreling with Sanma. "It's all your fault!" Sanma pointed, "If you didn't went into the Kuno Residence, the sleeping thingy won't happen!" "Me you blame?" He smirked back, "If you weren't off guard battling that Kodachi, you won't lose!" Everyone shared the same huge sweat drop as they quarreled.
Kenshin had a smile, yes a smile and stopped their quarrel. He looked at Ryoga and pointed at him, "I challenge you to a duel, Hibiki Ryoga!" He looked serious and there was a wind blow.
"I accept your challenge, baby boy!" Ryoga pointed back and everyone crashed down. Kenshin boiled, "Who you calling a baby boy, no sense of direction man?" Ryoga blushed, "Shut up!"
Kenshin hehed and crossed his arms, "Who wins this game will get Sanma as his wife and will be his!" "I am not a thing you can make as a prize!" She whined back and they saw Kuno heading towards them. "Pig tail girl! I love you!" He screamed, "Tell me it's not true that you slept with the pig!" Before Sanma 'had' to kick this pervert guy, Ryoga did it for her.
"If you call it way, you're on!" He looked very serious and Sanma looked at his expression. She wanted a guy, who is serious to her, like Yamato was. She smiled and cheered, "Gambactte!"
Akane and Ranma shared the same sweat drop looking at 'their' sister. "Who are you siding anyway?" Nabiki asked from behind with narrowed eyes. "It doesn't matter!" She replied back innocently, "Either who wins won't get me!" She started out a sarcastic laugh and stopped when Nabiki started out a bet with the other students. "What do you think you are doing??"
"Seems like you like Sanma-san too, huh?" Kenshin pointed and he looked very serious ad very determined. Ryoga didn't flinch, "What do you care? You were arranged and Sanma only has a heart on Yamato."
"Yamato? Ah, yes!" He giggled, "Her dead-fiancee. I heard about him, he's very clever and strong." He looked at Ryoga again and there was another strong wind, "Just give up, Hibiki. I can cure Sanma-san's diseases. I am rich!" Ryoga laughed, "A spoiled rich brat and to think the reincarnation of the great Himura Kenshin is the same as his?"
"Shut up and start battling!" Kenshin was in rage and started the fight. Everyone was excited and impatient, especially when Kenshin vanished without a trace and suddenly appeared just in front of relaxed Ryoga. He avoided Kenshin's punches.
"He's getting good!" Sanma had a proud sound. "I hate to say this Ryoga, but I am siding you!" Ranma screamed, "Kick his ass!" Akane turned to him with a disgust look, "I thought you hate him and I thought Himura-san was your friend." He had narrowed eyes.
The battle was getting tense – both of them were very good. Sanma fisted, Ryoga looked fairly handsome in the battle and fisted, "Awesome..." Her heart started beating. She felt she needed Ryoga like that night. She blushed and felt red. She never felt this before since Ryoga was always besides and with her all the night. Now, she was worried about him and need him to comfort her again. If Kenshin wins, then she have to spend her 24 years with a man she doesn't well, in addition, doesn't love him. She fisted shutting her eyes tight. She stepped forward and everyone looked lost and clueless. "Ryoga, you can get do it! You can't be defeated!"
Everyone barely lost their balance, Nabiki as an exception. Ryoga stopped and looked Sanma at the end, "Sanma?" "You can get, I know it!" She screamed back and whispered, "Even though I know you don't want to comfort me like that night because that was just because of a medicine..."
Ryoga tensed down and a grin slashed on his face. Ranma raised an eyebrow and crashed down when Ryoga gave his sister a peace sign. "Don't worry, Sanma. I'll win!" Sanma smiled sweetly and felt that everyone was looking at her. She looked down and blushed.
"It is true that Sanma has a relation with Ryoga!" One of the boys whispered. "No wonder they had slept together!" One of the girls said and Sanma felt insecure. She started screaming with veins popping, "How many times I have to tell you that it was because of a medicine?!"
The battle ended nearly half of the day and half of them yawned. Kenshin and Ryoga were on ground puffing deeply, tired of their battle. They were in the same line. "You're good!" Kenshin pointed and had a sweet smile. He stood up, "If you're as good as me... then..." He looked at Ranma, "Saotome-kun would be much more better than me!"
Ryoga stood up, "Maybe! I will beat him some day!" Kenshin looked at him and smiled. Now, he looked like the Himura Kenshin, they know in the history. "I know you'll give Sanma happiness!" He turned away, "I have tons of fiancee actually!" There was a sound of crash everywhere.
"If so why do you have to battle with Ryoga?" Sanma barked to him angrily, "Do you have a brain?" He walked over to her; "I want to see that you love each other." They looked directly at each other and had a deep blush. She looked down; "Ryoga won't be interested in someone unfeminine like me..." They saw a fake smile, "He's only interested someone like Akane."
"and she is alike you..." Ranma muttered. "What's that supposed to mean?" Akane grabbed out a broom ready to hit him and he snapped back.
Kenshin smiled and started out a sarcastic giggle, "Why do you say that?" Sanma pointed Ryoga, "Because he said it so!" She had narrowed eyes and they gave each other a death glare. She harrumphed and walked away. Her stomach started to growl and she landed on her knees, "I am hungry..." They all shared the same sweat drop.
The father and son walked out the Tendos and said Goodbye. Sanma tsked, "I should have accepted his proposal. Then I would be rich and buying lots of dolls!" She sparkled and everyone had irritated eyes.
Genma and Tendo hit her back, "Should you be honest to yourself?" She kicked them at the same time, "Who says I'm not?" She growled and walked up the stairs. She stopped on the first floor thinking, "Why do I feel I miss him when he is not around?" She clenched her teeth; "A no sense of direction is not easy to be with!"
Suddenly she saw lights from the pond pace and looked down from the window. Meanwhile below, Ryoga asked the others about Sanma. They all pointed up and he looked up and saw her on the window. "Sanma!"
"What's the lights all about?" She pointed at the candles on the nearby ponds on the rocks. "How romantic!" Tendo's eyes filled with tears and looked at Ranma, "Ranma-kun, why can't you be like that?" He just kept quiet.
Ryoga fisted, he was extremely speechless and took a deep breath. He looked up at the window, "Sanma!" She had a question look and the others looked curious. "Sanma, I love you! I love you! I love you!" Everyone flinched and Sanma looked shocked.
Ryoga looked down with his cheeks red. "I know this is embarrassing but..." He looked up at her again, "I can't keep it to myself before someone get you away from me." "I like you even before the medicine!" He looked serious looking at the pond. He turned, "And I know you don't accept 'pigs' and further more, no sense of direction." He looked down, "That's the only thing I have to tell before I go!" Her red hair blocked her eyes.
"Goodbye..." He whispered, "My second love..." "Wait up!" Sanma jumped over. Ryoga turned and saw her jumping down from the first floor, "What? What are you doing?" "Ryoga, I love you too!" She screamed back and Ryoga caught her in slow motion. Everyone had dots after a scream.
Ryoga smelled her red hair and Sanma looked at his eyes. His eyes were warm. Her eyes were narrowed, yet pleased. She smiled and he had a question look. She kissed him as the others had another shriek from the dining room. He blushed. 'Ryoga, I love you too. Thank you so much...'
To be continued
Chapter 22: Ranma's confession. Mum's visit.Review
A/u: Hows that? Quite romantic don't you think? drools I like it though, do you? Ok, I know you want Akane and Ranma. They will be in the next chapter a spoil and it will be short, sorry! Enjoy your day