Okie dokie let's just start by me saying that this is a first time ordeal.
Actually, no, the first time I won't sound like a suicidal freak. TRYING to
make sense, so shut up and listen.
Chapter one: Speak softly and carry a big stick; and you will go far. An old Chinese saying by Roosevelt..
Chapter 1 Akane's beginning ^opening Scene^
Mrs. Tendo was dying, and her husband knew it. She had been diagnosed with cancer and was now dwindling away. Her strength was failing her even though she was with child. The doctor's told him that there was no hope, but a nurse whispered something about a medicine man that could cure anything. He found out that he lived here in Shinichi valley. Soun immediately had his family go there, and this is where he is now seated. In the humble abode of Doctor Aboshi. Doctor Aboshi was rather old (kinda like happousai); anyway, they were having tea and discussing his wife.
"Can you cure my wife?"
"Yes, but on one condition..."
*Soun and his family stayed at Doctor Aboshi during the remainder of his wife's pregnancy*
Soun, as part of the condition of the deal, let Doctor Aboshi keep the child, and told his that their child had died a still born. They went back to their house and lived their lives accordingly, nobody but Soun ever knowing the truth.
Doctor Aboshi waited until they had left; he changed his form from that of an old man, to a tall black hooded being. Almost like Larva off of Vampire Princess Miyu. He finally had her, the precious human child he wanted. He would take care of her now, but first he had to give her a name. Akane.
16 years later. Nabiki was writing in her journal. She had always had a journal, ever since she learned to write. In fact Nabiki had quite a few journals that she kept. Nabiki loved to analyze people, and keeping really good records helped her earn her enough money to keep the dojo going. Nabiki had the gift of extortion. It was something of a Martial Arts technique and she was out to be the very best. She may not be the most popular girl at school, but at least she was feared. Nabiki was writing in her personal journal, not for extortion purposes, but to get her feeling in order. Something was bothering her, and she struggled for words to express her new feelings. Damn her father. Nabiki could never figure out how such a pathetic man still had so many secrets.
Soun, Nabiki and Kasumi were all eating breakfast together like they always did. Soun however seemed very out of it, he was staring at a wall, and he also drummed his thumbs the way he did when he was nervous. Anyway, Nabiki just KNEW something wasn't right, and that her father was about to unleash a storm on the entire family. He always did this. He waited until the last possible moment to tell people about bad situations. Almost to the point were nothing could happen to reverse the problem. This time Nabiki decided she wasn't going to wait for her father to grow enough balls to tell her. She would get to the bottom of this, five minutes or less. guaranteed.
"Daddy, what's wrong?" I god, I hope he didn't accidentally sell the house. again.
Instead of answering her, he pulled out a big black box. The box was dull, it had a handle and several locks on it. It was bigger than most boxes, almost as big as a tool box, but not quite. He slid it over to Nabiki and stated that he would be on a training trip for a week, and that his daughters should take care while he was gone.
Soun was no fool, he knew better than to be around when his two daughters found out. He knew that Nabiki was at master lock pick, still. it gave him enough time to get out of the Nerima district before she found out.
Kasumi and Nabiki looked curiously at the box sitting in the middle of the table. Wow, Nabiki thought, where did he get that from? His butt?
"Oh my, what is it?"
"Let's find out!" with that Nabiki grinned at the challenge, and got out her equipment.
Fifteen minutes later, Nabiki got the last of the locks off the box. With a last click, the box flew open.
Nabiki hadn't gone to school on today. The box, the one currently sitting on her bed, was the cause of her "sick day." Every time she looked at the box she got overwhelmed with emotions, but most of all her curiosity wanted her to open up the box again. Suddenly, Nabiki got an urge to write in her journal, she decided to write what she found in the box in detail. First she would describe everything in detail. and then perhaps she could get her emotions in order enough to exploit the situation. Nabiki needed to do what she did best, analysis of human nature. She had been fairly good at it over the years, this totally blew her out of the water, to think that her father was capable of keeping such a big secret all these years.
Anyway, Nabiki wrote in great description. She tried to not get too personal in the description, but that was hard. This black box contained everything about her sister, the one that Soun had neglected to tell anyone about. In this box, it told the story of a little girl that was sold at birth and was looking for her family. A tear went down Nabiki's cheek as she thought about how cruel her father had been, it was a bit much to deal with, even for the "ice queen" Nabiki looked back at here five page entry and decided one thing, Akane wasn't to blame for this. In fact, Nabiki was going to do anything in her power to help Akane and punish Soun. Nabiki was still pondering how to state her opinions in her diary causing her to zone out. When a light tap came on the door.
"Kasumi?"
"Would you like some cookies and milk?"
Nabiki just smiled at her sister. Kasumi hadn't taken the news well either. Nabiki knew what her sister was up to. Her sister coped with situations by cooking. Kasumi used cooking as a way to get away from it all. Sometimes Nabiki wished she could be oblivious, and happy, by simply ignoring things around her. Then again, Nabiki had too much money to make to do that. She smiled inwardly.
"What are we going to do?" Kasumi was now sitting on the bed with the black box in her lap.
"What can we do?"
Nabiki decided she hated having others control her fate, she decided long ago that she would create her own destiny. She also hated uncertainty; it is a sign of weakness.
"Nabiki?"
"Hai"
"Why did Daddy do this? Why didn't he tell us?"
Oh yeah. the contract was in Chinese, kasumi couldn't read it, but Nabiki could.
"Because daddy promised he wouldn't."
They had this conversation at least three times since yesterday, but every time they had it, it invoked a strong emotion in Nabiki. Nabiki is on the verge of tears.
"Did Mommy know?"
"No"
"Why not?"
"Because dad thought that she would be too heart broken. So he told mommy that Akane was a still-born."
"Why did Daddy do this?"
"Mommy had a cancer that the doctors couldn't cure, but this man could. The only thing he asked for in return was Akane."
"Why did he want Akane, why not me or you?"
"He chose her because we would have memories of our family, and he and his wife wanted a baby of their own."
"Nabiki, What are we going to do?"
" I don't know"
Nabiki got up from her desk and embraced her sister. Nabiki swore that she would do anything to make Kasumi feel better, even welcoming a perfect stranger as a family member.
*********************************************
Deep in the forest there was a fire burning with two figures sitting by it cooking. It smelled great, it had many different scents. One figure was that of a teenage girl, currently very dirty with very little but rags on.
Sensei, as he was called because he was actually a demon and he wouldn't allow her to call him Daddy. He was sitting across the fire from Akane. He was quite pleased with what he saw. She had beautiful raven black hair, very well toned, and very skilled. He watched as she cooked, and had the urge to drool. She was cooking over the fire, he couldn't figure out why she couldn't cook in the kitchen, but this didn't concern him because what she cooked over the fire was delicious. He now was looking back on the last sixteen years of his life with this girl. He had bought her a brought her up, but he couldn't figure out if there was something he had over looked. He had always wanted to raise a child, even if he wasn't human, he wanted to understand human nature. Perhaps adopting her was a mistake, she looked like a normal human, but she wasn't. Maybe being raised by a demon had done something to disrupt normal human emotions. Her emotions weren't developing as they should, he had raised her to not react to anything, and it gave an advantage to the enemy if you did that. He had also taught her how to hide what she was thinking and feeling by manipulating her own chi. so, he had no idea what she was feeling. He was rather sad that he couldn't break the human code, he still couldn't understand her. This is what he was afraid of, but now it was time to return her to her family, and hope that she wasn't consumed by the cruel outside world. Sensei was a bit nervous, he was about to rip Akane's world from under her.
The two figures ate in silence in the woods each in deep thought.
Jusenkyo: The most cursed training ground ever!
At least that's what the pamphlet said. Genma didn't know that much Chinese. The only thing he could make out was the word training, he decided to visit the place.
::splash::
"What the hell is that!?"
A teenage boy is standing on a bamboo pole pointing at what appears to a panda
::thump:: ::Splash::
The teenage, now girl, boy resurfaced from the pond all he heard was.
"young sir you fall in spring of drowned girl."
The rest was drowned out by a blood curling scream.
Soun was waiting at the spot that the letter told him. It was only a simple postcard, on the front was an eloquent painting of a phoenix being reborn from the flames. On the back was written:
Dear Tendo:
Come pick up your daughter at the Kawasaki airport at gate twelve, 1:30 Sunday.
Soun fought the urge to cry as he waited near the gates. He felt terrible about keeping her a secret from his own family, but it was in the contract that he had signed. He knew deep down inside that he had to face this like a man. He wondered about her. He hadn't seen her since she had been born. He wondered what her personality was. Suddenly he felt like running away, but that thought was cut short when the doors of gate twelve suddenly flew open.
Genma was nervous for several reasons. Ever since he had accidentally kicked his son into the Nyannichuan, his son had been especially fierce in their sparring matches. Ranma had improved these last few weeks because of this new found hatred, and frankly it scared Genma. Another reason Genma was nervous is that he "neglected" to tell Ranma why they were going to Nerima. Ranma wasn't unduly concerned, he probably thought they were just going to another training ground.
Well. the boy will know soon enough...
END CHAPTER
Author Notes:
Did I mention this was a Xover and alternate universe? And that none of the character's act the same way? Oops.
Ranma specializes in gastronomy.
Um. right.
I just wanted to take a moment to appreciate all of those seasoned Fanfic writers that I have enjoyed for the last five years. I never realized how hard this is. (moment)
Just a word to the wise, this fanfic was never meant to be GREAT. Just good, you know, fun to read. I began writing this fic because I enjoyed the idea. Usually, I just search around and find a fanfiction that was similar to my idea. Copy it to my word processor. Change the wording slightly. Read it over. Then delete it. (oh dear, I hope I'm not the only one to have done that. )After years of searching, I never found one quite like the one on my mind. So here it is. I'm not looking for greatness. I just want it to be readable, understandable, and enjoyable.
AUTHOR'S NOTE :P
Chapter one: Speak softly and carry a big stick; and you will go far. An old Chinese saying by Roosevelt..
Chapter 1 Akane's beginning ^opening Scene^
Mrs. Tendo was dying, and her husband knew it. She had been diagnosed with cancer and was now dwindling away. Her strength was failing her even though she was with child. The doctor's told him that there was no hope, but a nurse whispered something about a medicine man that could cure anything. He found out that he lived here in Shinichi valley. Soun immediately had his family go there, and this is where he is now seated. In the humble abode of Doctor Aboshi. Doctor Aboshi was rather old (kinda like happousai); anyway, they were having tea and discussing his wife.
"Can you cure my wife?"
"Yes, but on one condition..."
*Soun and his family stayed at Doctor Aboshi during the remainder of his wife's pregnancy*
Soun, as part of the condition of the deal, let Doctor Aboshi keep the child, and told his that their child had died a still born. They went back to their house and lived their lives accordingly, nobody but Soun ever knowing the truth.
Doctor Aboshi waited until they had left; he changed his form from that of an old man, to a tall black hooded being. Almost like Larva off of Vampire Princess Miyu. He finally had her, the precious human child he wanted. He would take care of her now, but first he had to give her a name. Akane.
16 years later. Nabiki was writing in her journal. She had always had a journal, ever since she learned to write. In fact Nabiki had quite a few journals that she kept. Nabiki loved to analyze people, and keeping really good records helped her earn her enough money to keep the dojo going. Nabiki had the gift of extortion. It was something of a Martial Arts technique and she was out to be the very best. She may not be the most popular girl at school, but at least she was feared. Nabiki was writing in her personal journal, not for extortion purposes, but to get her feeling in order. Something was bothering her, and she struggled for words to express her new feelings. Damn her father. Nabiki could never figure out how such a pathetic man still had so many secrets.
Soun, Nabiki and Kasumi were all eating breakfast together like they always did. Soun however seemed very out of it, he was staring at a wall, and he also drummed his thumbs the way he did when he was nervous. Anyway, Nabiki just KNEW something wasn't right, and that her father was about to unleash a storm on the entire family. He always did this. He waited until the last possible moment to tell people about bad situations. Almost to the point were nothing could happen to reverse the problem. This time Nabiki decided she wasn't going to wait for her father to grow enough balls to tell her. She would get to the bottom of this, five minutes or less. guaranteed.
"Daddy, what's wrong?" I god, I hope he didn't accidentally sell the house. again.
Instead of answering her, he pulled out a big black box. The box was dull, it had a handle and several locks on it. It was bigger than most boxes, almost as big as a tool box, but not quite. He slid it over to Nabiki and stated that he would be on a training trip for a week, and that his daughters should take care while he was gone.
Soun was no fool, he knew better than to be around when his two daughters found out. He knew that Nabiki was at master lock pick, still. it gave him enough time to get out of the Nerima district before she found out.
Kasumi and Nabiki looked curiously at the box sitting in the middle of the table. Wow, Nabiki thought, where did he get that from? His butt?
"Oh my, what is it?"
"Let's find out!" with that Nabiki grinned at the challenge, and got out her equipment.
Fifteen minutes later, Nabiki got the last of the locks off the box. With a last click, the box flew open.
Nabiki hadn't gone to school on today. The box, the one currently sitting on her bed, was the cause of her "sick day." Every time she looked at the box she got overwhelmed with emotions, but most of all her curiosity wanted her to open up the box again. Suddenly, Nabiki got an urge to write in her journal, she decided to write what she found in the box in detail. First she would describe everything in detail. and then perhaps she could get her emotions in order enough to exploit the situation. Nabiki needed to do what she did best, analysis of human nature. She had been fairly good at it over the years, this totally blew her out of the water, to think that her father was capable of keeping such a big secret all these years.
Anyway, Nabiki wrote in great description. She tried to not get too personal in the description, but that was hard. This black box contained everything about her sister, the one that Soun had neglected to tell anyone about. In this box, it told the story of a little girl that was sold at birth and was looking for her family. A tear went down Nabiki's cheek as she thought about how cruel her father had been, it was a bit much to deal with, even for the "ice queen" Nabiki looked back at here five page entry and decided one thing, Akane wasn't to blame for this. In fact, Nabiki was going to do anything in her power to help Akane and punish Soun. Nabiki was still pondering how to state her opinions in her diary causing her to zone out. When a light tap came on the door.
"Kasumi?"
"Would you like some cookies and milk?"
Nabiki just smiled at her sister. Kasumi hadn't taken the news well either. Nabiki knew what her sister was up to. Her sister coped with situations by cooking. Kasumi used cooking as a way to get away from it all. Sometimes Nabiki wished she could be oblivious, and happy, by simply ignoring things around her. Then again, Nabiki had too much money to make to do that. She smiled inwardly.
"What are we going to do?" Kasumi was now sitting on the bed with the black box in her lap.
"What can we do?"
Nabiki decided she hated having others control her fate, she decided long ago that she would create her own destiny. She also hated uncertainty; it is a sign of weakness.
"Nabiki?"
"Hai"
"Why did Daddy do this? Why didn't he tell us?"
Oh yeah. the contract was in Chinese, kasumi couldn't read it, but Nabiki could.
"Because daddy promised he wouldn't."
They had this conversation at least three times since yesterday, but every time they had it, it invoked a strong emotion in Nabiki. Nabiki is on the verge of tears.
"Did Mommy know?"
"No"
"Why not?"
"Because dad thought that she would be too heart broken. So he told mommy that Akane was a still-born."
"Why did Daddy do this?"
"Mommy had a cancer that the doctors couldn't cure, but this man could. The only thing he asked for in return was Akane."
"Why did he want Akane, why not me or you?"
"He chose her because we would have memories of our family, and he and his wife wanted a baby of their own."
"Nabiki, What are we going to do?"
" I don't know"
Nabiki got up from her desk and embraced her sister. Nabiki swore that she would do anything to make Kasumi feel better, even welcoming a perfect stranger as a family member.
*********************************************
Deep in the forest there was a fire burning with two figures sitting by it cooking. It smelled great, it had many different scents. One figure was that of a teenage girl, currently very dirty with very little but rags on.
Sensei, as he was called because he was actually a demon and he wouldn't allow her to call him Daddy. He was sitting across the fire from Akane. He was quite pleased with what he saw. She had beautiful raven black hair, very well toned, and very skilled. He watched as she cooked, and had the urge to drool. She was cooking over the fire, he couldn't figure out why she couldn't cook in the kitchen, but this didn't concern him because what she cooked over the fire was delicious. He now was looking back on the last sixteen years of his life with this girl. He had bought her a brought her up, but he couldn't figure out if there was something he had over looked. He had always wanted to raise a child, even if he wasn't human, he wanted to understand human nature. Perhaps adopting her was a mistake, she looked like a normal human, but she wasn't. Maybe being raised by a demon had done something to disrupt normal human emotions. Her emotions weren't developing as they should, he had raised her to not react to anything, and it gave an advantage to the enemy if you did that. He had also taught her how to hide what she was thinking and feeling by manipulating her own chi. so, he had no idea what she was feeling. He was rather sad that he couldn't break the human code, he still couldn't understand her. This is what he was afraid of, but now it was time to return her to her family, and hope that she wasn't consumed by the cruel outside world. Sensei was a bit nervous, he was about to rip Akane's world from under her.
The two figures ate in silence in the woods each in deep thought.
Jusenkyo: The most cursed training ground ever!
At least that's what the pamphlet said. Genma didn't know that much Chinese. The only thing he could make out was the word training, he decided to visit the place.
::splash::
"What the hell is that!?"
A teenage boy is standing on a bamboo pole pointing at what appears to a panda
::thump:: ::Splash::
The teenage, now girl, boy resurfaced from the pond all he heard was.
"young sir you fall in spring of drowned girl."
The rest was drowned out by a blood curling scream.
Soun was waiting at the spot that the letter told him. It was only a simple postcard, on the front was an eloquent painting of a phoenix being reborn from the flames. On the back was written:
Dear Tendo:
Come pick up your daughter at the Kawasaki airport at gate twelve, 1:30 Sunday.
Soun fought the urge to cry as he waited near the gates. He felt terrible about keeping her a secret from his own family, but it was in the contract that he had signed. He knew deep down inside that he had to face this like a man. He wondered about her. He hadn't seen her since she had been born. He wondered what her personality was. Suddenly he felt like running away, but that thought was cut short when the doors of gate twelve suddenly flew open.
Genma was nervous for several reasons. Ever since he had accidentally kicked his son into the Nyannichuan, his son had been especially fierce in their sparring matches. Ranma had improved these last few weeks because of this new found hatred, and frankly it scared Genma. Another reason Genma was nervous is that he "neglected" to tell Ranma why they were going to Nerima. Ranma wasn't unduly concerned, he probably thought they were just going to another training ground.
Well. the boy will know soon enough...
END CHAPTER
Author Notes:
Did I mention this was a Xover and alternate universe? And that none of the character's act the same way? Oops.
Ranma specializes in gastronomy.
Um. right.
I just wanted to take a moment to appreciate all of those seasoned Fanfic writers that I have enjoyed for the last five years. I never realized how hard this is. (moment)
Just a word to the wise, this fanfic was never meant to be GREAT. Just good, you know, fun to read. I began writing this fic because I enjoyed the idea. Usually, I just search around and find a fanfiction that was similar to my idea. Copy it to my word processor. Change the wording slightly. Read it over. Then delete it. (oh dear, I hope I'm not the only one to have done that. )After years of searching, I never found one quite like the one on my mind. So here it is. I'm not looking for greatness. I just want it to be readable, understandable, and enjoyable.
AUTHOR'S NOTE :P
