A Taste of True Love
Guess what everyone! Exactly one week from now will be my BIRTHDAY! Hehehehehehe! I'm going on a one week trip to Canada! I won't have anytime to write next week cause I'm going be having some fun! Hehehe! I love cake and presents! Whell, here the tenth chapter!
Sea-chan
Disclaimer: I don't own them but I sure can write about them!
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Chapter 10
"Give me back the captives," Akane demanded.
"Yeah, the captives," said Ranma from behind her.
Mousse looked at Ranma.
"Don't I know you," Mousse asked him.
"Ah, no! No!" Akane turned around.
Ranma had tied his pigtail around his face and bent himself forward to look like a hunchback.
"What are you doing?" Akane asked him.
"Uh-nothing, this is how I am," he answered in a high pitched tone. Akane glared at him suspiciously. "What?"
"Where're the captives?" Akane asked Mousse ignoring Ranma.
"A simple trade off," he said," You turn yourself in and we'll free your friends."
"Mousse, Mousse, Mousse, after all the years of having me chase you, I'd think you'd known me better," in less than a second, Akane had pulled out a dagger and threw it at Mousse.
Mousse barely sidestepped the blade.
"You missed," Mousse said looking at Akane.
"Next time, I won't," Akane said. She flipped her hands opened revealing a dagger on top of every finger. "Ranma, I'll take care of Mousse. Go distract the crew."
Ranma was startled by Akane's request but nodded. Mousse ran to block Ranma but Akane moved in front of him.
"Have you forgotten, I'm still here," she said. With a quick flick in her wrist, she threw all of the daggers in her right hand at Mousse followed by the ones on her left.
Mousse jumped and twisted himself to avoid the first five daggers and flipped back several times to try to avoid the rest, landing feets away from from Akane.
"Ugh," a dagger pierced through his upper left arm. Mousse bit his lip and pulled the dagger out. He pulled his sleeve off and tore it into a ribbon. He rapidly wrapped it around his wound, using his teeth to finalize the knot.
"Let's see you do that again," Mousse said, splitting his feet into a kata position.
"No problem," Akane said.
She opened her hands and revealed another palmful of daggers. Akane twisted her hands bringing more speed to the daggers as they sped towards Mousse. As Mousse jumped, the flaps of his robe opened, taking in all the daggers. He landed and opened his robe, the daggers clinked to each other and they fell unto the floor.
Akane narrowed her eyes and kicked off at Mousse. Mousse held up his hands ready for Akane's attack. She brought her leg up to kick him. Mousse lifted his lower arm just in time to block Akane's kick. He used his other arm to try a punch at her. Akane moved and swung a deadly kick at Mousse. He jumped and avoided the kick only to recieve a painful impact from a fist that landed on his chest. Mousse held his chest and glared at Akane.
Akane lifted her head indicating for him to attack her. Mousse grunted angrily and sent a powerful series of punches along with kicks at Akane. She moved quickly dodging and blocking one attack to another. Akane's arm blocked one of Mousse's kick and took the opportunity to jabbed her knee into Mousse. Mousse stumbled back and fell on the ground. An angry shout came from Mousse as he placed his hands on the ground, spinning his body. His legs twirled and his landed on his foot.
"No more games," he said.
"I wasn't playing," Akane said.
Mousse reached into his robe and pulled out a long thick chain with a silver dart at the end. He swung the chain and it came around to wrap his arm. He wasted no time as he swung the dart at Akane. She jump kick the dart and it flew back at Mousse. He bent down and the chain swung around on top of him. Mousse edged chain and it swung back at Akane. She jumped to avoid the dart but it circled halfway and Mousse pulled it. The sudden tug cause the dart to turn a ninety degree angle aiming right at Akane's back. Akane was unaware and the dart pierced through her shoulder. Akane cried out as Mousse yanked the chain. Akane fell to her knee as blood from her shoulder dripped down her body.
'He's improve too much,' Akane thought as her breathing became rough. She stood up and grimanced at the pain.
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"Where are the prisoners!" Ranma asked as he landed on the black ship. The working crew looked up and noticed Ranma. A battle cry escaped from their lips as they headed towards him with their curved swords.
Ranma held out his spear and pointed it at them.
"It's better if you just tell me," he said. The crew ignored his comment and moved in. "Alright, I warned you."
Ranma swung the spear hard tripping the first row of men. He jumped over them and elbowed the man behind him. Ranma's fist punched hard at one man's guts, sending saliva at Ranma.
"Ugh!" Ranma wiped off the drool. "Nasty." The end of his spear impacted with several more men, causing them to fall over . Ranma ran over them and headed to the door to go below deck.
Ranma walked back as the doors swung open and dozens more men stood before him.
"Oh, great," he mumbled. The men growled angrily as they headed towards him. Half the men suddenly turned and ran the other way. "Wha?"
Ranma looked around and grinned as he saw Salt and Pepper.
Pepper ran to his side.
"Ranma, go get them, we can take care of them," he said.
"Okay," Ranma beat the men in front of him and quickly made his way lower deck. Ranma took a quick left and ran to the last door. He broke the lock and entered.
The people from the cells noticed Ranma and stuck out their hands at him.
"Hey! Boy, free us!" Ranma ignored them and looked for his sister.
"Ranma!" He looked to to left of the room. Kin and Ukyo were in a large cell by themselves. He ran to the cell.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
"Yes, yes, fine," Ukyo said. "Get us out of here."
Ranma kicked at the door. It didn't budged.
"Don't you think we already tried that," Kin said. "You need the key, it's with Mousse."
Ranma kicked the door angrily.
"Bloody hell!" Ranma yelled. "I'll be back." He ran out the prison room and up the stairs.
"Ranma, where are they!" Salt asked while jumping to avoid a slice to his stomach.
"I need a key! It's with Mousse!" Ranma punched away a man.
"Shoot! Let's go!" Pepper told him. He swung a double kick at the man in front of him and jabbed his sword to one that was sneaking behind him.
"What!"
"We're outnumbered," Pepper told him. "We won't be able to make it back to the cell with the key."
"No! I won't just leave-"
"We'll have another chance to rescue them!" Salt explained. "Come on!"
Ranma looked at the befallen bodies, more than half were struggling to stand up. He could hear many footsteps below him.
"Fine!" Ranma ran to the edge and quickly jumped off. Salt and Pepper were right behind him.
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"Our years apart have weakened you," Mousse said holding the bloody dart in his hands.
Akane growled and thrusted herself at Mousse. Akane's pain in her shoulder weaken her speed. She clutched her hand into a tight fist and sent it at Mousse. Pain soared through his face as the fist made impact. Mousse turned his head back around and his furious eyes land on Akane's.
His leg clasp onto Akane's leg and Mousse bent himself right rapidly, taking Akane's leg with him. Akane screamed as her leg was broken. Mousse used his shoulder to punt Akane.
Akane grimanced as she landed hard on her stomach. She pushed herself up. Mousse walked up to her and leaned down. He held her chin and forced her to look up at him.
"What's wrong, Tendo?" he asked. Akane snarled at him. "You still hate me?"
Akane bent her wrist and a dagger fell onto her hand.
"I'd hate you til I die!" She plugged the dagger into Mousse.
"Argh!" Mousse pushed Akane. He stumbled back, clutching his bleeding stomach.
"Akane!" She looked and saw Ranma, Salt, and Pepper running towards her. Dozens of men were behind them.
Mousse attempted a last attack and shot the chain at Akane.
Ranma saw the chain as it headed towards Akane. He raced towards her. Just as it was about reach Akane, Ranma kicked it, spending it flying back to Mousse. It wrapped around him and Mousse fell into a heap on the ground.
"I knew you were foolish the first time I met you, but now you're crazy," Ranma told Akane.
"Sh-shut up," Akane managed to mumbled. She tried to push herself of the ground but fell back down again.
Ranma looked and noticed all of Akane's wounds.
"Whoa, you really out did yourself," he leaned down and slid his arm behind Akane.
"Wha are you... doing?..."
"Picking you up, your leg is broken," he told her.
Akane couldn't help it as her head fell on Ranma's chest.
"You got her!" Salt yelled from behind. He pushed a man off his sword. "I can't take much longer."
"Yeah!" Ranma answered. The twins ran up to Ranma and they sped off.
Pepper looked behind him and was surprised to seethat the men weren't chasing them.
"I wonder why aren't they chasing us?" he asked.
"Probably taking care of their wounded captain," Ranma said.
Ranma checked his surroundings.
"I think we're far enough away," he said. They walked into a clearing. Salt took off his shirt and placed it on the ground.
"Put her here," Salt said.
Ranma bent down and slid Akane off his arms. She grunted as her leg hit the ground.
"Salt, Pepper," the twins swatted down to hear Akane better. "Take the Lily to the Parsh Islands. Bring the crew here."
"I'd stay," Pepper said. "Someone needs to take care of those wounds for you."
Akane shook her head.
"No, one person won't be able to sail the Lily," Akane said, barely above a whisper. "Please hurry, I can take care of myself."
The twins looked at each other reluctanly.
"I'm still here," Ranma said.
The twins glared at him.
"Hey! I can look after her."
Salt signed.
"I guess you will have to do," he said.
Pepper nodded his finger at Ranma.
"If you even dare let a thing happen to her-"
"No worries," Ranma said.
"Alright," Pepper said. "We'll be back as soon as we can." Akane smiled at them through her half closed eyes. They nodded and ran off.
Ranma looked at Akane, she spared a glance and then closed her eyes, falling into a dreamless sleep.
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Sea-chan's note: I did try to make this chapter longer than my usual ones. I don't type as fast as I would like... takes me much longer to get a chapter done... Anyways, Ryoga and Viveal will appear in the next chapter. It is going to be my BIRTHDAY so a nice review would be a great present. So remember everyone, please review!
