Chapter 1

Two months later

Dr. Tofu felt the earth tremble, but, now for the last two months, he didn't pay much attention to it. Oh, of course, the first time this happened, he got nervous, and wondered if an earthquake was responsible to that, and if Kasumi would be alright.

But now, that he knows why this is so, he didn't really bother with it. Well, he would. But only in two hours or so, when Ranma'd come into his office, with several injuries, and he would have to treat him while Ranma would be reading odd looking old books...

What the cause for that earth quake is? Well there would be some explanations...

But just now, Dr. Tofu looked out of the window, and saw Ranma being chased, as what some would describe, a huge ball of dust. But if someone looked closer, he could distinguish, figures chasing Ranma.

And this would lead us now to these explanations...

We'll just look at Ranmas chasers. Now there would be,

Kuno: Do we really have to go through him? We all know that he is completely

crazy! Neverthless, here his reason for chasing Ranma for the last two months:

Some days after Akanes departure (Kuno didn't know anything about it.

Honestly, who would bother to tell him?), Kuno somehow realized, that

Akane wasn't around anymore. So, instead of just asking where she was,

Kuno just jumped to the most reasonable conclusion: Ranma, with his dark

magic, made Akane disapear.

So now, he decided to fight Ranma, and defeat him, so that Akane would come

back in his embrace. (Was she ever there?)

Kodachi: Not much better than her brother. Her reasons: No, wait, she's a lot

worse than her brother. She doesn't have any reason at all. Well, the same

as usual, but that isn't a real reason.

So, she's just being herself, and shouting: "Ranma, my darling!"

Shampoo: I think, her words were: 'Now that airen free from violent girl, Ranma now

become Shampoos husband! Now, Shampoo only have to catch airen!'

(I think, this explains it...)

This leads us now to:

Mousse: He can't let Shampoo catch Ranma, or he will lose her! But instead of

helping Ranma escape, he tries to beat him to a pulp, so that Shampoo

sees, how weak her 'airen' rally is. (logical, isn't it?)

Ukyo: Well, since Akane isn't in her way for two months, she should try, and make

Ranma admit his feelings for her. She is sure, that Ranma just didn't do it until

now, because he didn't want to hurt Akanes feelings. So Ukyo decided to use

that time without Akane being around, to go out with her Ranchan, and to

seduce him. (She even closed her restaurant this two months, just to be sure,

to have enough time!)

Right now, she is trying to catch him, so she can bring him to a picnic.

Ryoga: After he found his way back to Nerima (a new personal record, only two

weeks!), he heard that Akane went on a training trip. With someone, he

doesn't konw, but he is sure, that that person can't really protect Akane!

(While Ryoga decided that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Akari,

he still was very protective of Akane. ("My best friend, my sister." Ranma

nearly threw up, after he heard this.))

So, he blamed the whole situation on Ranma, because he couldn't protect her

properly, like he should while Ryoga wasn't around.

Right now, he's trying to teach Ranma a lesson, so that he will never forget!

Akari: Is chasing Ryoga, so that she can make sure, that after Ryoga has finished, he

doesn't get lost, so that she can go on a date with him.

Cologne: The Amazon Law, requires that an elder must be present, when an Amazon

catches her airen, so that it can be official. (She also wants to make sure,

that after Shampoo caught Ranma, he can't run away, and she can drag

him to China.)

Happosai: Once again, Ranma made him get caught! He'll have to show him, to be

more respectful toward his elders, and especially to the master of the

Anything Goes!

So, these are the thoughts/reasons of the chaser, but what does Ranma think of this?

'Please, this can't be true! Who would have thought that I would need Akane to be safe? I thought, before was bad, but now? I even miss her mallet! She always kept them away from me (as far as possible), and I never knew! I need her! I mean, before, I always thougt that she needed me! You know, always getting kidnapped and such things. But I was wrong! We need each other!

First, mom could keep them away from me, with her katana. But somehow, the old ghoul got mom, to give pops her whole attention! She's always beating him to a pulp! I guess the old ghoul told her about pops' training methods (if you can call them so!) But is that a reason that my mom forgets about me?

Well, she didn't really forget me, she just keeps telling how manly I am, and as such, I wouldn't need her protection, while pops would need her 'education'...

Please Akane, come back! I'll be nice! I'll even eat your cooking! I'll do everything!

Hell, you should have arrived two days ago, but nooo, you decided to make your trip a little longer, to let me suffer! Tomboy! Really, who needs you?'

'You do.'

'Hey, don't give me that! I didn't hear from you for the last two months, and now you think is a good idea to come back?'

'You need her.'

'Listen you idiot, while it may be true that she can be useful sometimes that doesn't mean that I need her! I mean, the time in Dr. Tofus office always gives me time to read, and to work on my plan...

'You need her.'

'You do know that you can be annoying, don't you?

'Fool yourself as much as you want, but you need her. You need Akane.'

Ranma didn't say anything, but after a certain time, he cried out in his mind:

'Please Akane! Help me! Come back!'

While Ranma thought this and had his little 'conversation', he didn't see how the crowd got closer, and showed the others an opening, and like all the other times, Ryoga caught up the first, and kicked him into orbit.

So now, Ranma is flying away, and to tell you the truth, he's glad he can get away from them.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma ½. It does belong to Rumiko Takahashi.