Ranma Vs Meushi Seinen
Chapter 3
Morning, Alin woke up feeling fresh. This was the first time she woken up in a house since she left her hometown. She sat up and stretched her body. She turned to her side and saw Akane's bed was already made.
"She must be already up now," said Alin, and began making the sheets that she slept on. "Now for a nice warm bath."
The whole family gathered around for breakfast, Akane and Ranma ate quickly as they have to set off for school. Last night burned their energy, but they were happy that Alin stayed in their home and it became livelier than ever. Akane never felt this happy before. She befriended a girl, who she may have some equal interest with, even though she did not know Alin's full name but she knew she could fully trust the good hearted girl.
Morning was the time for everyone to work up. Morning was also the time for everyone to get ready, and morning too was also for a perverted old man to do his favourite past time.
A shrill scream was heard throughout the house.
"What the?" Soun said shocked, looking up at the ceiling.
"Alin!" Both Ranma and Akane spoke, and they instantly ran upstairs with the rest of the family followed.
Ranma, never thought of his actions, slid open the bathroom door and met an almost naked Alin, thankful for the towel that was wrapped around the girl's perfect slender body. Ranma blushed at seeing her body, but Akane's words put him out of the embarrassment.
"Alin-kun, what's wrong?" the blue haired girl asked.
Alin, who had her back against the wall, her hands held firmly to the towel, so it would not dropped. She was shaking terribly and her face paled. She shakingly pointed her fingers to a the bundle of clothes in the basket.
"T-t-there's someone in there," she stuttered.
"Someone?" Genma asked puzzled, so did everyone.
"Yes… someone wasouching my undergarments," she said and everyone knew the problem.
Ranma strode towards the basket and put his hands in the bundle of clothing, not caring he touched Alin's clothes and other things. He shook his hands a bit and felt something old and wrinkled. "Gotcha," he thought, and pulled out a short as a dwarf old man, bald and in a purple ninja suit.
"Oi, jiji, wake up… aren't you tired of disturbing people's peace," Ranma said spitefully, shaking the old man.
"Oi my I hurt an old man," Alin said, feeling guilty because she just really gave a couple of hard punches to the old man.
Akane stepped beside Alin, glaring at the old man known as the perveted panties stealing thief, Happosai. "This is not just an old man, Alin-kun. He is a thief who has an obsession with women's bras and panties," then Akane's voice lowered to ashame, "and the master of the Anything Goes Martial Arts Style."
"Really?" Alin said confused at why such an old man would do that.
"Trust us, Alin," said Ranma. "Leaving with this perverted old man under one roof, makes you want to kill him."
"Ranma! Do not speak of bad things about the master," said Genma defiantly, I mean faking defiance.
"Oi otosan, you too wanted to get rid of him for a decade," said Ranma, eeying his father slyly.
"I don't know what you talking about," said Genma, looking elsewhere but his son.
Then Happosai awoke suddenly and whiningly moved around from Ranma's hold. "Let me go you ungrateful student!" he cried whiningly. Ranma kept a firm hold on the old man but he was slipping away.
"Jiji, apologise to Alin, she's the guest of the house," Ranma ordered but Happosai was protesting.
"Yada, I can help it if her panty smells very nice!" he said, trying to get sympathy.
Alin felt pity for the old man and spoke, "He can keep it." Everyone looked at her like she grown two heads. "What!" they all said, save Kasumi and Nabiki, who were minding their own business.
"Alin! You can't be serious," said Akane.
"This old man is taking an advantage on you," said Ranma.
"Oh bless you girl," said Happosai, faking almost tears in his eyes.
"It's alright, I got some spare in my bag… its not like he's going to take all of them," she said.
'Oh he's going to take all of them,' Ranma, Akane, Genma and Soun thought of the same line.
"Oh, I never met such a wonderful since that girl back in Amazon, I'm so touch by your kindness and even though you don't have big boobs like Akane-chan and Ranma-chan," said Happosai then all of a sudden, he was out of Ranma's grasp. "Let me give you my love!" he was flying towards Alin.
Alin was puzzled by what Happosai is doing; she did not know the old man wanted to grope her body. Luckily Ranma and Akane acted faster, after months of experience of being grope and almost grope by Happosai.
Happosai was almost landing towards Alin's sexy curvy body but he was landed with a double blow for the head by Akane's powerful punch and Ranma's swift elbow. He groaned at the pain.
Then Akane faced Alin. "C'mon, you're coming with us to school," she said and Alin just nodded dumbly, she was just analyzing the whole situation just now. She thought maybe she needed to learn more about this wacky family. But deep inside she started to like this family more.
School was just normal… normal not as in your normal everyday learning… normal for Ranma and Akane's way of life. Chaotic was the word to use, but things get more chaotic when Alin arrived in school. Boys doing whistling and doing cat calls seeing the wavy haired girl, who wore flexible jeans (for martial arts purposes), and a pink Chinese cheongsam that fitted her body nicely. To put add more to her cuteness, she wore a butterfly clip on her hair.
To make matters worst, Kuno mistaken Alin for ponytail girl a. k. a Ranma. So Kuno got the beating of his lifetime. Ranma and Akane were simply impressed and for once the school recess was quiet and peaceful.
For Alin, schooling in Japan made her more interested with the country. It was strict, but less strict then her education back in her hometown. Seeing Furinkan High School made her wish that she could learn here and wear the blue pinafore and white blouse, not to mention white knee length socks and white shoes, and walk together with Akane to school. It was a wish, with a half a chance at possibility. This thoughts made her frowned all day.
"What's wrong?" Akane asked concern, they were walking back from school, and Ranma was walking beside them on the wall, hands behind his head.
"I wish I could live here with you guys," she said. Akane's heart went by the girl while Ranma's ears perked up.
"Why not? You could stay with me and Ranma and we could walk to school together and do our homework together and learn how to cook," said Akane enthusiastically.
"With the cat too?" Ranma asked mockingly. Akane shot him a glare and he looked elsewhere, not wanting to hear where this conversation headed.
"Actually I don't think I can," said Alin gloomily, her shoulders slumped. "I've been running away too long from my hometown, my family sure will not let me go to another country…."
"It's not like your fault," said Ranma, suddenly joined in back the conversation. Akane was surprised that Ranma said something like that. The two girls looked at him for an explanation. He jumped down form the wall and the three looked at each other.
"Look… you've been running away, but your not exactly running away from a life threatening situation or being force. You were doing the right thing or else… you would've been married to some terrible man you called… master and you don't like that, right?" Alin nodded. "Then your family must have understood your choice and surely you had friends there, they too understand your actions. So when this whole thing is over, you can stay here with Akane."
Akane and Alin were surprised by his words, Akane mostly. Who would've have thought someone like Ranma talking like a man. Alin grinned happily. "You're right… but what do you mean when this whole thing is over?"
Ranma looked at her and smirked. "Simple… I beat the master."
Alin put her hands on her hips and grinned mischievously. "And how are you going to achieve that goal?"
"I'll think of something, he said simply and jumped on the wall and ran, leaving a laughing Alin and a surprised and flustered Akane.
"Ha ha… you're so lucky to have Ranma," said Alin.
Akane shook her head and glared defiantly at her new friend. "What? What do you mean by that? I don't like Ranma, sure his my fiancé but I don't like him that way," she huffed the words out.
"Whatever you say," said Alin and walked off, hands in her pocket, giving Akane a sly smile.
"I do not like him!" she said pointedly.
Ranma was jumping form roof to roof, taking a shortcut. He was coolly doing this until he saw it. He remembered Alin's warning and immediately went back to the girls.
Looks like what he said just now might happen sooner than he thinks.
"Ah here comes your prince," said Alin teasingly, presenting Ranma with her hands raised in a entertaining manner. Akane's face was flushed.
"Hurusai," she said, getting angrier by the second. Her anger wore off when she noticed Ranma's was too eager too reach them. Alin noticed this too.
Ranma landed on the ground and in front of the two girls. He was panting. "I saw… I saw…"
"What's the matter?" Akane asked, worried about Ranma. "What did you saw?"
"I… I saw… the mist!"
Alin's eyes went wide at the mention of the mist. She held Ranma by the shoulder. "The mist… where?"
"It was so thick and moving towards the park, almost near Grandma's café," he said.
Alin and Akane exchanged knowing looks. "We got to go there quickly now," said Alin. Akane nodded and they both ran hurriedly to where the mist was. Ranma took the short cut, jumping from roof to roof.
Eventually they all reached the park, Ranma first since he took the shortcut then Akane and Alin a short while later. But they were not alone in the park. Ryoga and Mousse were there, standing near the road, where they thought the mist would come. Shampoo and Grandma Cologne were near them by the tree while Ukyo, was minding her Japanese pancake business.
"Oi… minna!" Ranma yelled. The three people ran towards the others.
"Ranma? Akane?" Ryoga saw them and was puzzled. Mousse was disgusted by their arrival. "Ranma, I have prepared food for you," said Shampoo cheerily, showing Ranma the silver pantry in her hands.
Akane glared at Shampoo. "We don't have to time for that, Shampoo… do you all come here for the mist?"
Shampoo glared back at Akane and then looked elsewhere. "Great Grandma said that the mist have a powerful man controlling it so we went to investigate it," she said.
"Indeed, children. I sense someone powerful inside the mist, a powerful man, friend or foe, we do knot know," said Grandma Cologne in riddles.
"Yes there is, he is a lot stronger than any of us," said Alin, making her presence known. Everyone, who was before the three came, looked at her and noticed her.
"Oh, she's here." Shampoo rolled her eyes at Alin. Ryoga and Mousse remained quiet and but glared at Alin none the less. Cologne however, greeted the girl with gratefulness.
"Oh you must be the girl that the young man was trying to find… my, my, what a lovely girl. She's not ugly like Mousse said and she's prettier than all the girls here combine," said Grandma Cologne, taking a good look at Alin.
"What young man?" Alin asked, though trying to hide the blush that crept her cheeks but failed miserably.
"A young man, he ate at my place and asked about a young lovey girl about Shampoo's age and my, must be really desperate for him to search you, to see a beautiful girl like yourself."
Alin couldn't hide the blush anymore, she closed her face and shook her head in denial.
Ranma turned to Ryoga. "So how did you heard about the mist?"
"I was at the café eating when I heard oba-san said about a mist and a mysterious power so I followed then I bumped into Ukyo over there and I explained things to her and she followed," Ryoga explained.
Ranma nodded and was about o ask another thing about yesterday when Mousse yelled.
"The mist is here!"
"Take your places children," Grandma Cologne started to ordering around. "We don't know how strong he is, so don't rush into battle."
The mist oddly came from the southern part of the playground. It was moving like human speed and it was so thick, that you could not see anything through it. Ranma took his place in the middle with everyone else beside him.
"Alin," Ranma said.
"Yes," Alin replied.
"What are the chances of us beating him?" he asked.
"None," she said simply.
Ranma smirked, "All the better."
When the mist was a metre close to them, they could see a silhouette of a man walking towards them. "There someone in there," informed Ryoga. Alin suddenly had an odd suspicion about the mist.
"I got him first!" yelled Mousse, who sprinted from the group towards the mist.
"Mousse!" Ranma yelled. "Mousse!" then Shampoo cried.
'If I beat him by myself, Shampoo will surely like me,' Mousse stupidly thought. He jumped into the air and soared like a bird. From his sleeves, out came some swords and creepy looking weapons. It looked like he wanted to stab the mysterious man form above. "Let's see if you can beat this," he said, as he approached the man.
A blinding yellow light was seen from the mist, making everyone closed their eyes with their hands. Then the light faded, and they let go of their hands and examined the situation. "Where's Mousse?" Ranma said, looking around for the Chinese man.
Then a body came from above them, landing with a hard thud on the ground. "Mousse!" everyone gasped. They ran to Mousse and checked for injuries, Shampoo was extremely worried. Mousse had a couple of bruises on his face, his clothes torn, glasses broke and askew, plus he wore a cheeky smile and not to mention his teeth were broken.
"This guy did this in just a blink of an eye," said Ranma.
"Oh, Mousse why did you go and do stupid things?" cried Shampoo.
Ryoga turned to face the group. "We need a sufficient plan to defeat this guy," he said and everyone nodded.
"Do not worry, I, Tatewaki Kuno, will surely come up with a plan to defeat this mysterious scoundrel for the sake of Tendo Akane and ponytail girl," announced a short haired man, with a kendo stick on his hand. He pointed his kendo stick towards the mist. "Let us all charge together towards the wall that separated us from this evil. CHARGE!"
Kuno ran with his kendo ready beside him. No one followed him and as a result he got his by the blinding yellow light. He ended up like Mousse.
"He's using chi to defeat both Mousse and the crazy kid," informed Cologne.
"Chi…," Ranma and Ryoga turned to each other and sort of spoken with their minds. "Let's do this, Ranma," said Ryoga. "For once I'm with you," said Ranma.
The mist was getting closer now. Akane was astounded that Ranma and Ryoga were working together. The two boys stood side by side and sort did a dance to announce their combination. "Ranma and Ryoga Super Special Attack," they sang.
Akane could not dream of a better pair than this two but her dreams faltered when it was just another pathetic idea. Alin gazed puzzled at the two and asked Akane. "What are those two doing?"
"One of the most ludicrous martial arts move I have ever seen," said Akane lazily.
Ranma kept insulting Ryoga, to build up the boy's misery so in turn he could perform a Lion's Roar Shot. "You think Akane would like you, you're nothing but a pig who likes to sleep in a girl's bed," Ranma said, and that did it, Ryoga was deeply depressed. He raised his hands towards the man in the mist, his eyes glow a fiery red and he shouted. "Shishi Hotodan!" A red beamed shout of his hands and jetted towards the man.
"It's going to work this time," said Ranma determinedly. Akane thought of the same thing too. Alin and Cologne looked on hopeful.
The beam hit the target. The mist stopped moving and a explosion was heard.
"Yatta, you got him!" cheered Ranma.
"Iie, he still alive," said Cologne, who can sense the power in the mist. Ranma and Akane looked at her.
Then the blinding yellow light came again, this time, in a form of a beam that was almost similar to the Lion's Roar Blast. It hit Ryoga right in the chest. He yelled from the pain and flew backwards.
"Ryoga!" Ranma and Akane cried. The short haired boy landed with sickening thud on the ground.
The mist was getting closer now. "This guy is too strong," said Ranma, gripping his hands. Akane turned to Alin in desperation. "Alin, do you know a way to defeat your master?"
"He's not my master," said Alin scornfully. Akane was shocked.
"What do you mean?" she asked but Alin already ran towards the mist.
Alin stopped just a few feet away from the mist. She stood bravely in front of it and yelled. "Who are you? You're not the master! He can't do a bursting beam technique!" she said.
Akane, Ranma and Cologne looked on. Looks like something was about to happen.
Then the mist stopped, and it cleared in just a few seconds. The man that was mysterious before, revealed himself to the world. Alin's eyes widen at seeing the man. She was blushing profusely and could not hide it. Ranma and Akane were puzzled until cologne explained things.
"Oh, that's the young man who wanted to meet the young lady," she told the two.
"W-w-what are you doing here?" Alin asked stuttering, she was nervous as wreck.
"Aren't you glad to see me, Alin?" asked the young man, who before this beat Mousse at the Cat Café.
"But… Hakkai!"
"Pour in some more sake for Mr. Secretary here," said Genma, as everyone gathered in the living room, celebrating Hakkai's presence. The whole family was in the room, even Grandma Cologne, Shampoo, Ryoga and Mousse too. Alin was by the porch, not wanting to take part in the celebrations, she was in a mix of feelings right now. Her pet cat, Luna was in her lap, being patted by her.
"So all this time that Ms. Alin was running around, the master did not manage to catch up with her," said Soun, laughing with Genma at the irony of it. Akane and Ranma wanted so much to punch them but Hakkai was polite enough to lighten the mood.
"Iie, you know how cow's travel, they needed a long rest," said Hakkai, keeping an eye on Alin. "Eventually the master gave up trying to catch up so he send me to deliver a message to her a week ago," he told more.
"Typical," Alin muttered under her breath.
"It's this the only reason you come? … and what's with the mist?" Akane asked.
"No, I come to help Alin in finding someone to defeat the master," Hakkai said earnestly. "As for the mist, well I had my way with flashy entrance."
"You could've come and just say hello," said Alin, not facing Hakkai one bit.
"And that would've made you run away again," he replied back. Alin felt hurt because it was the truth.
"So I heard you had been beaten, Alin… who's the man?" Hakkai asked.
"That would be me, Saotome Ranma," Ranma answered. "Any want dare to challenge is going to have his butt kick," eh added determinedly.
Hakkai examined Ranma and clearly saw a potential in the pony tail boy. He was impressed. "When will he come," Alin's voice snapped him out his reverie. "Maybe in a four days time or more, besides he turns to a cow so maybe a week's time would probably be it."
"He better be." Alin stood up and let Luna go into the garden. "I can't take anymore of this… I'm going to bed. Good night." With that she went upstairs.
"But it's only evening," said Kasumi.
"She's angry," said Hakkai.
"Angry?" everyone faced him.
"Angry at me," he said and stood up. "Well I've better be going, I'll comeback tomorrow to check up on her and you, Ranma."
"Why don't you stay here? There's room for guests," offered Kasumi.
"Thanks but no I have my own place… arigato and ja na," he said.
"Sayonara…" everyone uttered.
A/N: Does anyone know a site for Ranma 1/2 fanfictions. Read and Review please.
Meushi - Cow
Seinen - Royal
