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Starting Anew

It was a bright new day in Nerima; birds are training in the martial arts aerial techniques due to some pigtailed boy flying and hitting them sometimes; Sounds of fighting can be heard between a bald man wearing a dirty white gi and a black haired man. Ah yes a normal day indeed for the nerimians. Ranma No Baka! WHAM! SPLASH! Ah forgot about that one.

"Stupid Tomboy! What did I do this time!" yelled by a cranky red-haired girl who emerge from the koi pond.

Akane the heir to the Tendo anything goes just smiled and walk inside to join the others for breakfast. The usual breakfast routine happened between all of the occupants of the Tendo compound. Nabiki and Soun ignored the Saotome's, Kasumi the eldest of the sisters just smiled at the scene in front of her. And the princess of the family Akane is at her usual gusto (eye twitching, chopstick breaking, and aura blazing). The two Saotome's are at their usual pace; stealing and defending against each other's food (well actually more of like Genma trying to defend with minimal success and Ranma with a happy grin on his face due to his father's poor attempts in stealing his food and defending his own. Nabiki went ahead to go to the school in order for her to do some business with her friends. Akane stood up from the table, grabbed her bag, and headed towards the door while calling behind her, "unwanted fiancée "Ranma! You better hurry up or you bill be late for our first day of 1st year in senior high!"

Having just finished his fifth helping, Ranma grudgingly agreed and followed quickly behind. Jumping on the fence and Running along in it above Akane, Ranma briefly thought how he used to walk with Mizuho (normally or he will be strangled or not having dinner). Seeing the school in sight, he sighs and mentally started to count to down, "5, 4, 3, 2, and 1."

"Halt! Foul knave" a voice called out.

Ranma stopped and sighed"Nice to see you too Kuno" (Why me?).

A teenager stepped out from behind a tree. He had a blue kendo uniform on and was holding a bokken"Saotome, you foul sorcerer! I shall not allow thee to desecrate these hollowed grounds any longer! For which is I, The Mighty Tatewaki Kuno, the Blue Thunder of ouff"

Ranma didn't bother to let Kuno fish his annoying idiotic speech. With his great speed he manage to give the insane idiotic kendoist a twelve hit front jab from his right arm, spinning to give an elbow strike to sternum, then spinning again to give the final blow to his jaw with an uppercut. Kuno was sent flying to some other parts of Japan. He hopes that the idiot will land in Hinata sou again so the Hina gang would beat him senseless for landing on the hot springs. God he misses that place during his time staying there with grandma Hina's inn, teaching him some different styles in unarmed combat of their school. Grandma Hina does love to tease Mizuho about Ranma being Manly, when they haven't even done the deed yet.

Ranma was brought out with his thought when his two normal friends came to him and greeted him in their usual manner. Talk about their vacation, girls (not Ranma of course) and what guys normally talk about. They proceeded to the receptions office to get their class, rooms and schedules for the entire school year. In their senior high every body gets different subject in what they have enrolled in. Ranma enrolled his favorite subjects mainly Science, computer, P.E., and such others secondary to this subjects. Ranma mainly enrolled these subjects just to remind himself about his past and her. Genma of course protested this because he will be leaving his fiancée unprotected and alone. Oh how he wailed his son being an honor less bastard. Of course with Soun in his side wailing also on how the school wont be able to join, Akane of course didn't care if he goes to other classes and flirt with his floozies for all her care.

Ranma wave good-bye to his two buddies and headed to his first class Computer. After 1 hour of learning on how to basically use a computer, the remaining two hours just made him anticipated more in learning in this stuff. He browse on the Internet looking for some martial arts style that he can infuse with his. He also manages to create his very own e-mail so he can ask the persons to learn their style in person. After 2 hours of browsing, the class ended and he left to attend the other classes he needed to attend to. By lunch hour he met up with his friends Hiroshi and Daisuke with Yuka and Sayuri. Of course the uninvited ones will be Ukyo, Akane, Shampoo, Ryoga, Mouse, and the Kuno's. Ranma battled the males while the females argued and battled whose meal Ranma will eat.

Ranma was actually using their own aura to his needs in order to replenish his ki and chi reserves during the Saffron incident. The reason he uses this technique on the NWC because they can generate large amounts of aura where they cannot notice this. He also uses some of the energy in the surroundings but doesn't go that far in order not to abuse their lives like he did once inside the forest. Where he sucked up those energies to recover some of his selves since his ki and chi reserves are barely in the safe zone and its slowly on regenerating in its self. The whole forest died after two days of depleted energy. He doesn't want to repeat that incident again.

After the lunch war they went on their separate ways and headed for their class. Ranma was on his last class and wishes that the day was over where he can go back and relieve his tensions. Even tough he likes the subject that he enrolled they were not like Mizuho when she teaches. Ranma sat and laid his head on his desk and slept like a log. It was going to be a long year he thought. Akane and Ukyo were also in the same class in order to learn science (more like stalking and observing their fiancée/pervert.

Earlier this afternoon, a girl with pink hair that was styled in an unusual manner but making her look interesting walk towards the office. She was wearing a black skirt, red vest, and a light green button up shirt with a royal blue broche in her neck. "Hello. I'm here to know if which class am I going to teach?" Mizuho ask the secretary in the office with a smile. It's been a month since she applied in Furinkan High to teach. She moved out of the older neighborhood with the old lady's advice to her in order for her to start anew. She agreed to her because too many sad memories are in that place. She gave a teaching demo to the teachers in what would she teach and the administrators and other teachers were very impressed at the outcome of her teachings. She accepted her on the spot for her to teach this school in science.

"You will be teaching class in room 305 bldg. B." was the replied by the secretary and wish her good luck with her first day. Mizuho bow and thank the secretary and left for her class. She walked fast in order for her to be not so late in that class. Mizuho found the room and composed herself for her to look presentable in front of the class. She doesn't want them to think that she was an unprofessional teacher who's poor in dressing. She opens the door and walk to the table to greet the class.

"Hello! I am Ms. Mizuho Kazami, and I will be your new teacher" said the attractive woman standing in front of the class.

The reaction from the students seemed to vary on gender. All the guys merely drooled while looking at the teacher. The girls grumbled about life not being fair and slapped the nearest boy across the back of the head. Ah Yes, the typical reactions of hormones.

Ranma on the other hand was not on those reactions. Instead of waking up due to the noisy sounds of the environment, he still slept like a rock. Mizuho on the other hand was having a hard time controlling the students especially the boys. "Everyone! Please calm down so we can now start with the class." She sweat drop when the boys got wilder and howl like wolves. "Quiet!" everybody suddenly shut their mouths and paid attention to Ms. Mizuho like good students because of Akane's loud voice to shut them up. Ms. Mizuho thanked the girl with the short blue hair for helping her controlling the students.

Akane on the other hand had a smug look on her face and said, "It was nothing Sensei, it's my duty as a martial artist to defend the weak and shut the perverted boys down." Everybody had thought that Akane grew another head and some said that she was the weak one always being saved. Everyone was now conversing on why Akane claimed herself a martial artist. Akane's temper flared again and everybody saw this and decided to shut up for their health depends on it.

Ms. Mizuho's sweat drop grew even larger at the display and decided to know all the students name since she forgot to bring the students list with her. She instructed the students to introduce their selves and why they enrolled this subject. So the introduction was being done by the students and telling why they enrolled this specific subject. Some students said that it was in the curriculum; some said that there were no more subjects open to enroll with. Ms. Mizuho was disappointed that her subject was just a past time for them and has no interest in them. Mizuho was even more disappointed in Ms. Tendo's answer saying that her father ordered her to enroll the last subject where pervert is. She was about to ask who the pervert is but it was interrupted by Ukyo's introduction and saying she enrolled this subject to be with her fiancée.

Ms. Mizuho was at the last person in introducing his self, but apparently he's asleep. She tried having his attention with no success. She hated doing this kind of things but she needed to have his attention to her. She threw a chalk at him only to catch it in his hand without raising his head and continued sleeping as if nothing happened. She saw Ms. Tendo raised her hand saying that she will be the one to wake him up. Ms. Mizuho expected Akane to tap him in order to wake him up not expecting this. "Ranma No Baka!" WHAM! "Ranma! Sensei is trying to call your attention. So stop sleeping and introduce yourself and tell her why you enrolled this subject." Akane said to the lying Ranma in the floor and going back to her sit. Before Akane manages to sit "Ms. Tendo, I do NOT allowed violence in my class. Go stand in the hall." Ms. Mizuho said sternly to Akane.

"But," "No Buts Miss Tendo." Mizuho pointed to the hall where Akane oblige not saying another word.

Mizuho nodded and looked back to the floor where the student lying down and twitching. Mizuho sighs and told the class that she's going to get the school nurse to take the student there. When she was at the door Ukyo stood and told the teacher that she will be the one who's going to take care of it.

Before Ms. Mizuho reply her thanks to Ms. Kuonji the man stood up slowly and muttering about uncute tomboys and their damn mallets. She sweat drop at the scene and shake her head closed her eyes still not looking at the student and ask him what was his name and why did he enrolled his subject.

Ranma being himself closed his eyes to stretch a bit rotating his neck with popping sounds in it and answering his Sensei's question. "My Name is Ranma Saotome of the Anything Goes Martial Arts. And You?" Miss Mizuho didn't hear his name and introduction due to the sounds of popping bones that she hears and it's really creeping her out. She only heard the part Martial arts and you words on the student. "Oh I'm Sorry, My name is Mizuho Kazami and I'm your science teacher." Mizuho walk back to her chair not even noticing the man she was talking to. She was about to ask him why did he enrolled this subject when she saw the man who she was talking to. Her mouth became dried and tears just suddenly flowed out of her eyes. The student became dumbstruck at the scene before them; they decided to watch the scene just to unfold.

Ranma was having a battle inside his heart and mind when he heard her name and look to the person he's talking to. He saw her wife Mizuho crying in front of the class. He's mind is battling his heart saying that he should not comfort her or she might get her self hurt like in their past while his heart was torn and trying to keep saying to him to hug her and don't let her ever go again. He decided to act dumb while using the soul of ice to keep him reacting wrongfully.

Mizuho was also having an internal conflict to herself. Here in front of her is his supposed dead husband or maybe just a look a like, but in her heart that this was the same man who she still loved. She wanted to run to him and hug him till the end of time. But the past might repeat itself, so berated her self in lunching forward. But still cannot stop her tears from flowing.

Ukyo found this scene disturbing, why was the teacher crying when she saw Ranma. She decided to pose a question for Ranma if he knows this person and what's their relation. ("I hope its nothing. I don't know what to do if she's another fiancée"). "Ranchan do you know Sensei from somewhere and why she's crying?" Ukyo ask with a hint of venom in her voice.

Ranma flinched at the question but answered anyway by a lie. "No Ucchan. I don't know her and this was the first time we met." Ranma internally rejoice as his answer did not falter or gave an indication of lying. "Hey teach! Why are you crying?" Ranma ask with a concerned voice (Damn! It hurts so much to see her like this.)

Mizuho recomposed her self and answered the questioned being asked. "I cried because you really look like my dead husband. I'm sorry if I worried you all" wiping her tears as she answers.

"You ok now teach? Want me to assist you to the teachers lounge or nurse office?" Ranma asked her with pure concerned. Ranma saw Ukyo sigh with relief when Mizuho answered the question.

"I'm alright Mr. Saotome thank you for your concerned thought. So what you made enrolled this subject?" Mizuho wondered if this Ranma would answer like her Ranma.

Ranma thought that Mizuho still thinks that his memories were still a bit mambo jumbo or he can't remember them. Ranma smiled as he remembered his very own answer to her in the past and decided to give her some hope even just a little. First scratching the back of his head then look at the floor and answer her with a cute embarrassed boy look while looking around. He saw Ukyo look at him waiting his reply and saw Akane looking at him also at the door. "Well sensei, you see, the thing is," "Yes?" Mizuho, Ukyo, Akane and the rest are leaned and waiting for his answer. "It's a Secret!" a minor earthquake shook the whole school due to massive face fault in a single room. The only person who isn't on the floor is none other than Mizuho her self, her eyes are twitching and muttering about cocky students.

"Now that was fun ne Mizuho sensei." Ranma tried to hold his laughter while looking around the room, when he saw Mizuho's eyes twitching. He coughs and made a serious face and waited for everyone to gather himself or herself. "That wasn't nice Mr. Saotome" said by Mizuho with an irritated voice. Ranma grimaced greatly at those words, "Please call me Ranma. Mr. Saotome makes me look like my pandafied good for nothing old man."

"Then try to answer the question correctly. Making joke likes that are not welcome in my class." Mizuho said sternly then she saw Ranma smirk at her which made her blush a little at his smile and shook her head to clear it.

Ranma was laughing in his mind due to his joke and inability of Mizuho figuring about this scene. He always likes to shake her feathers where she will cry and say that she hates him big time but loves him as well. But of course with his playful aura and sincerity they always make up in the end. He decided to punch some of her buttons for her to crack. "Aw don't be like that Mizuho Sensei, being always serious makes you older than the old ghoul that I know" of course Ranma knows the old ghoul that he's mentioning is not Shampoo's old ghoul but their old ghoul that is Grandma Hina herself.

The students, with Ukyo and Akane were shock at Ranma's words. They knew that he has a foot-in-the-mouth-disease but why does did he insult a teacher who is no threat?

Mizuho was shock and angry whenever she is being compared with grandma Hina, and this copycat of her husband is insulting her. "Class I going (eyes twitching) to dismiss the class early today and well start (eyes still twitching) our class formally tomorrow. Mr. Saotome in my Office NOW!" Mizuho walks out of the classroom and waited for Ranma to follow her. Ranma followed Mizuho with a confident smirk; Ranma saw Akane's disbelief looks and said to her that not to wait up for him then followed Mizuho again to her office while his thoughts are thinking of ways for her not to think of him as her Husband yet.

A.N.

Well that was different. Hopefully I can manage to finish this story before the end of the month.

Later