Ranma 12 : The Masquerade
Prelude part 2
Authors Notes: I do not own rights to Vampire: The Masquerade, or Ranma 1/2. This is a fan work of fiction written for free distribution. So don't sue me.
"Ranma! You JERK!!!" Akane screamed as she pulled her ever-faithful mallet from who-knows-where out and started swinging at her usual target. Ranma had just walked out of the school, about 6 hours after school had already let out. As typical, he had been held after class because of yet another tardy, and the principal felt he needed a haircut extra bad today. Ranma had been fighting him off for the last six hours.
"It's not my fault the principal is that tenacious! Besides, it was YOUR idea to stop and help that dog this morning, so don't even THINK of blaming this on me!" Ranma attempted to defend himself, but as usual, to no avail. Akane attempted one more swing at him, which he managed to evade, then turned and walked off. Ranma stood there, trying to figure out why the kami had it out for him so bad.
"Hey, I noticed your fight with her, and I understand you managed to hold off the principal of this school for hours. I must say, your not that bad of a fighter." A woman spoke as we walked up behind Ranma, scaring the crap out of him.
How did she do that? There is no way she could have snuck up on me? Ranma thought as he looked the woman over. She looked like an ordinary woman, but something about her aura felt odd.
"You must be new to the area. I'm Ranma Saotome, the best martial artist you will ever see." Ranma informed her, with a smug look on his face. His smile slowly faded as she started to smile as well, but as though disbelieving him.
"Trust me, I've not only seen better, I have fought better. Would you like to see how to be better?" The woman asked as she walked toward Ranma. Ranma quickly realized no one was around, and for some reason, this made him scared.
She is just some weak girl. Why am I so nervous? Ranma asked himself. The woman pulled out a bottle of some liquid.
"What's that?" He asked.
"This? This is your ticket. This is how you take the first step on the long road of a true martial artist. This will make you faster, stronger, and more powerful than anything out there." The woman answered, in little more than a whisper, as she had closed all the distance between them, and had her mouth next to Ranma's ear.
She's fast. When did she move? He though as he looked down at the bottle. Then shook his head.
"Look, I just told you I'm the strongest and fastest anyhow. No human is better than me." He bragged, but something told him that was the wrong way to word it. Typical Saotome foot-in-mouth technique.
"I didn't say human. I said ANYTHING. Here is my information, when you realize you want this, come to me. I'll be waiting." She turned and started to leave.
"Wait! What's your name, this is just an address." Ranma asked. Best not to complete close this option. Who knows what will happen. Saffron might return and be stronger or something. The woman stopped and looked over her shoulder.
"My name is Victoria Ash. Good night, Ranma Saotome. I'll see you soon."