A/N: Ah, the joys of a job well done...(checks her hits) 841 hits and only 9 reviews...There is definitely something wrong with these stats. What happened? Are my chapters no longer worth reviewing? Oh well, hopefully I can get a few more reviews before I finish writing the chapter after this one. Alright, now to answer some questions.
Ryo's destiny - Akane is, as most know already, extremely dense. So, a day or two after Ryuu receives the photos from Nabiki, Akane will show up; having gathered the needed money to buy Ryuu's identity from Nabiki since she couldn't figure it out on her own. So there, hope that answered your question. n.n
Starjacker - You know, I was only going to have the dye last a couple days. But now that you mention it...I think it would be interesting to see how people react to a smurf-colored Akane in New Jersey...And don't worry about Ryoga, I'm far from finished with him. Here's a hint, (Sam: SUPPORT THE SPORKS!). If you don't get it...you'll just have to wait and see.
ranma hibiki - o.O I think you may need to read the "To Be Continued" at the end of the last chapter again. Yeah, the story is coming to an end. I'm gonna try and tie everything up with the next two chapters then have an epilogue.
goku - Don't you worry, I'm not finished with Ryoga yet. The only hint I'm gonna give about his next torture is it involves Sam, a rusty spoon, and a spork.
And to everyone else who reviewed, a great big thanks to you all. You're the people I write for and you make every chapter worth writing. Now to the other 808 of you, when you're finished with this chapter, do me a favor, review with the other 9.
Now that I've exercised my kami-given right to complain, onto the newest chapter. Enjoy!
Home Sweet Home (Halloween Special)
I waited until Sasha had opened the door before placing the bags in their respective places (i.e. dumping them on the floor beside the front door) and walked leisurely into my room. I looked around at the small layer of dust that had begun to settle around the room without my presence there to clean it away.
I smiled, spun around in a slow circle taking in everything; from the fuzzy poster I'd colored and hung above my doorway, to the shelf that served as a head board of sorts for my bed; before flopping onto my bed and sighing a contented sigh.
"Kami, it's good to be home!"
Sasha leaned against my door jam and smiled at me, "Well, I'm so glad you enjoy the roof i put over your head. Now help me sort through the mail we while we were away."
I sat up and saluted, "Yes, ma'am!"
She giggled and I smiled wider, That's the sweet melodic tune that makes my day brighter... I blinked, "Woah...I'm a poet..."
"Yeah, that usually happens when you become a song writer, Ryuu," Sasha answered casually as she turned and made her way into the kitchen.
I shrugged and followed behind her, admiring the way her ass swayed back and forth as she walked. What? She's my fiancée, that's like a god-given right! (ahem) Anyway, back to they story...
We walked into the kitchen and I just stopped and kinda stared at the mound of mail sitting on the table. We were gone what? A week and a half, two weeks? There must have been over 150 pieces of mail sitting on that table. And to tell you the truth, it kinda scared me. Don't ask why, it just did.
Sasha turned to me and gave me one of those looks that mortal men can't describe.
I blinked, "What?"
She sighed like I'd done something wrong, and I was quite sure I hadn't said anything wrong to my knowledge, "Are you going to help me sort the mail or not?"
I blinked again and shrugged, "Uh, I guess so." I walked over to the table and grabbed a small stack and began sorting the best I could.
"Mine, mine, mine, yours, yours, fanmail, junk, mine, yours, mine, yours, fanmail, fanmail, junk, yours, mine, yours, mine, fanmail, junk, junk, junk, junk, more junk..." And about an hour and a half later, "mine, yours, mine, fanmail, mine, fanmail, fanmail, fanmail, fanmail, more fanmail, oh and look at this! More fanmail."
Sasha sorted through the small pile of mail I'd sorted as hers, "Is it me, or is most of this pile bills?"
"It's just you. I think I threw a couple Victoria's Secret magazines in there too."
(-)
Several hours later, after sorting through all the mail and putting the fanmail in a large bag for tomorrow when the entire band got together, found me and Sasha lounging on the comfortable green couch in the den.
The fire was lit and crackling, we were spooned together on the couch, just enjoying each others company. And well, we were getting cozy, (thinks back on it)...maybe not. Okay, considering we were having a pillow fight we weren't exactly "getting cozy" on the couch.
I'm pretty sure Sasha started it, because somehow I ended up chasing her around the house with a pillow from the couch.
(-)
Sasha laughed as she ran around the couch, always trying to keep me on the other side.
I mock growled and jumped over the couch just slow enough for her to give a little yell and change direction. She ran passed the kitchen into the hall and stopped for a few moments before deciding to run into my room and close the door behind her.
I skidded to a halt in front of the bathroom door and barely missed colliding with it. I tried the doorknob and found it locked. I smirked and jogged into her room. Opening the window I grabbed the windowsill and swung myself up onto the roof.
(-)
Sasha backed away from the locked door when she heard Ryuu try and open it. She smiled when she heard him stop trying to open the door. Then her smile fell.
Ryuu's a devious little shit, he wouldn't just give up. He probably found another way into the room. Her eyes widened as she turned around.
"Oh shit, the window!" She moved to close it, but he swung into the room before she got close enough.
(-)
I smirked as I leapt through my bedroom window in time to hear her curse. I moved towards her like a tiger stalking his prey, since technically it was, before pouncing. Pun intended.
She released a small "Eek" before she fell onto my bed with me on top of her. I growled and kissed her neck while she laughed. After a moment she got her breathing under control, but only a bit, she was still breathing hard, couldn't imagine why though...
Your halo's crooked, Ryuu.
It is? (Checks and straightens halo a bit) Thanks, Tony.
Welcome.
Anyway, as I was saying, Sasha was breathing a bit hard and I still lay comfortably on top of her.
"You know, you make a good pillow," You could hear the smile I was wearing in my voice.
"You're a bastard, you know that?"
"No, last time I checked I knew who my father was," I removed my face from her neck after kissing her ear lobe once more, "Do you?"
That's about the time everything just stopped.
The laughter left her eyes suddenly and was replaced by sadness and anger. That was when I knew I'd screwed up big time and said something wrong.
In the 5-10 seconds it took to I quickly ran over what I might have said that had been wrong.
"...I knew who my father was, do you?"
My eyes widened, that was it. I stood up and made to grab Sasha's arm but she'd already unlocked the door and ran into her own room. I winced as she slammed the door and had to catch a picture frame that had begun it's descent from the top of my dresser.
I sat against the wall and stared at the picture for a moment before flipping it and staring at it right side up. It was a picture of me and Sasha that had been taken during the last Christmas. We had gotten caught under the mistletoe and Sam just happened to have a camera in her hand and viola, a "cute" picture of us together.
Now that I think about it, I think that's what really started out relationship. We would flirt but our flirting was never serious until shortly after the mistletoe incident, we couldn't help it. Or at least I couldn't, her lips had been so soft and sweet...
After that our flirting involved sneaking kisses when one least expected it. And if we were expected we ended up in a short lip lock. I shook my head, This is no time to be reminiscing. But I can't...I'm no good at emotions...
I sighed, I have to try. A bad situation left alone only gets worse. Look what happened with-NO! I won't think of her. Sasha's isn't her. She's my fiancée...I love her...and I'm not gonna let her go.
I stood up, "I'm not gonna screw this up again."
(-)
I knocked on the door and waited for a few moments, I leaned my ear towards the door, "Sasha? Can I talk to you? Please?"
"No! Go away, damn it!"
I winced again, "Damn it, it's happening again..." I whispered to myself. I walked back into my room and swung up onto the roof. It's happening again...no...fuck! I can't go through this again! I won't!
I hung upside down just outside her window and peered through the glass, she was lying face down on her bed, face buried into the pillows a bit. I quietly opened the window and sat down on the window sill, the cool evening air chilling my bare arms.
I had one leg bent on the sill and the other leg hanging inside her room, "Sasha..." I whispered.
She didn't make a move to acknowledge me. She wasn't asleep, I could her as she cried as silently as she could. I got off the window sill and closed the window, no sense in freezing our asses off.
I walked over to her bed and put a hand on her shoulder, hoping to whatever Kami that was watching over me that she wouldn't flinch at my touch.
She didn't flinch. She pulled away completely. And with that simple movement my chest felt empty and my heart heavy.
I sat on the edge of her bed, hung my head and stared at my hands.
"Sasha..." I started hesitantly, "I'm really sorry about what I said before...I mean...I wasn't thinking when I said...I'm not sure what I was thinking, really...but..."
I turned my head a bit and saw her watching me fumble over my words. She hadn't moved from her previous position except to turn her head to look at me. Her eyes were red and puffy from the crying and there were still a few more tears.
I figured I was sort of getting somewhere so I kept going with my jumbled apology.
"But...I just remember seeing the pain and sadness in your eyes right after I said it, and I knew I'd done something wrong. I didn't realize it until I was on the floor...but...but I know I said something insensitive...and..."
I released a frustrated sigh, "Damn it, I'm babbling. I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm sorry and I hope you can forgive me. I have my flaws and working to fix them...I just didn't realize I still suffered from foot-in-mouth disease."
She still said nothing. And I moved to wipe the tears from her eyes, and when she didn't flinch or pull away I silently thanked whatever Kami was looking over me.
I gently wiped the tears from the one cheek I could see and laid down on my stomach a little below her so I could look up into her eyes.
I smiled sadly, "So can you forgive this flawed fool?"
Sasha sniffed, "I think I can manage that."
My smiled brightened and that imaginary weight was lifted. My chest didn't feel empty either. I sat up, "Good. For a second I thought you didn't love me anymore."
a moment later Sasha was sitting up and rubbing the hand she'd just slapped me with. I held a hand to my cheek, it hadn't hurt, but I was surprised that she'd actually slapped me. I mean, really slapped me. She looked angry again and I somehow managed to shrink in my spot.
"How dare you?" She seemed to hiss at me. I stayed silent, at a loss of what to say in return.
"How dare you doubt my love for you?"
I finally found my voice, "But...when I came in here...you flinched away from my touch..."
"That's because I was angry at you, idiot. You'd hurt my feelings with careless words," I stared wordlessly at her. Confused.
She sighed and moved forward to clasp my face in her hands. She leaned her forehead against mine and spoke again, "I was angry with you, but just because I'm angry doesn't mean I'm suddenly going to stop loving you."
I blinked, still a bit confused. She smiled slightly and touched her lips to mine.
"You're Ryuu, my Ryuu, and the man I love. I love you because of who you are, flaws and all. And yes, we're going to have times where one of us is angry at the other, but that's what happens. We're not a perfect couple, Ryuu, no one is. But we love each other, a lot, and that's enough...isn't it?"
I thought about for a moment and managed to shake my head in the negative, "No, Sasha, it isn't enough. We can't just love each other."
She gave me a questioning look and I elaborated for her, "We can't just love each other. We have to want a life together as well. I've tried just loving and hoping things will pull themselves together, but it doesn't work that way," I took her hands in mine, "No, Sasha, we not only have to love each other, but we have to want this. With all of our heart and soul."
She looked me right in the eye and asked, "Do you want this?"
I nodded, "With everything I am," I kissed her hand, "I don't want to lose you Sasha. Not over something as petty as careless words."
She kissed my cheek, "You won't. We've made it this far after 4 years, Ryuu, we can make it the rest of the way," She pulled away and smiled, "Besides, you think a small comment like my not knowing my father would hurt me?"
I blinked and nodded slowly, "Uh...yeah. You kinda got mad at me after I said it so...I'm guessing it would."
Sasha sighed and looked out the window, "Okay, so I'm a little touchy about it..."
"A little?" I raised an eyebrow, "The first time I saw you throw a right hook so viciously was when someone made a rude comment about you being an orphan."
"Okay, so I'm more then a little touchy about it..."
I snorted and moved to say something else. But the look in her eyes made me shut up.
There's something about the way a woman's eye twitches that warns a man of a dangerously pushing his luck towards castration.
Instead of commenting anymore I pulled her into my lap and hugged her to me tightly, "It doesn't matter anyway. Orphan or not, I love you, and you're mine."
She smirked up at me, "Getting possessive now, are we?"
"Damn my lack of subtlety."
She giggled and we watched the sky change colors through her window as the sun set and another day ended.
(-)
It was two days later that something...out of the ordinary, even for my life, occurred.
(-)
Sasha was in the den watching TV. I was bored out of my mind.
So what do I do?
I decide to look through Sasha's dresser drawers. Don't ask me why! I don't know! All I know is that I did and I found a pair of cool pants.
They were a dark, almost blackish, blue with neon green trim and a whole bunch of zippers on them. I pulled them out of the drawer and unfolded them.
"Woah...how cool..." I smiled and ran into my room. I took off my jeans and threw her pants on me. They were men's pants. What're the chances of that?
I opened my door and headed towards the front door, "Sasha! I'm going out for a bit!"
"Alright! I won't be here later on, I'm going to visit Sam for the night."
I nodded, knowing she couldn't see me, but doing so anyway, "Got'cha. Later!"
And then...
(-)
And then my memory gets fuzzy and I haven't got a friggin' as to what happened after that. All I know is I left the house and went to hang out with Mike and Jon.
This is the scene that happened the next morning.
(-)
I slowly opened my eyes and looked at my ceiling.
"Woah...something smells like it's burning...or was burnt..." I looked down and found my clothes pretty much burnt to a crisp. Well, all except for my pants.
They were pristine. I swear to the Kami above that there wasn't a freakin' smudge on the pants! I stared at them and looked at the clock, 10 in the morning.
I snuck out of the room and checked to find Sasha in the basement playing pool. I hurried back to her room and folded her pants and placed them in the same spot I'd found 'em. Then I hurried back to my room and grabbed a pair of fresh clothes for after my shower.
When I had finished my shower I did my best to forget the entire the incident. But I swear to you, Sasha had on this conspiratal smirk for the entire week. It was freaky.
(-)
And now that we've finished that random moment of insanity on to something more important. Like the week of Halloween, my favorite holiday ever, second only to Christmas.
The week went by kinda fast, but it had some highlights. The first being the pictures Nabiki managed to send to me.
(-)
I was sitting at the table when Sasha came back inside with a small pile of mail. She was looking through it as she walked and placed it on the table as she sat down. She handed me an envelope with my name on it as she looked through the latest What On Earth magazine.
I looked at the return address, "Tendo Nabiki", and I smiled. Opening the envelope I wasn't disappointed.
"Nabiki could always take the best pictures. Even while laughing," I said as I flipped through the pictures.
The pictures were of Akane as she ran around with her blue colored skin and neon green hair. She looked so angry her face had turned an interesting shade of purple. As I continued to look through the pictures, handing the ones I was finished with to Sasha, they got a bit more interesting.
Ryoga was laughing so hard he was tearing as Akane chased him with her famous mallet. Then Ryoga had a few lumps on his head and was now trying to comfort his angry fiancée. The result was Ryoga's head slammed into the living room floor.
I enjoyed looking through the pictures and Sasha enjoyed them as well. Considering she was tearing and laughing so hard her face was turning a bit red, I believe she really liked the photos. Or if not the photos, my prank.
(-)
Halloween came quickly. And so did my decorating. I spent hours creating everything. To the coffin and realistic skeleton residing in it, to having Tony teach me to elongate my eyeteeth for my costume.
The front lawn was a literal graveyard. There were actual headstone I'd created from scrap concrete at a construction site's junk pile with engraving I'd made using my ki claws. There was the skeleton and coffin I'd mentioned before. The coffin made of wood I'd found in Matt's backyard and the skeleton set up so he would look like he was crawling out of the coffin.
A grim reaper stood on the roof, overlooking the kiddies of my block. I stretched fake spider webbing across the entire porch, using branches from the backyard to create an entryway to the front door. Stuck in the web was small spiders and a fake, realistic looking, skeleton hanging entangled in the web.
At the end of the driveway I placed a wooden sign, "If ye be of 13 years and less, you may pass. If more than 13 then enter with caution, for vampires feed on those unwanted".
As you can tell, I enjoy what I do.
If you couldn't tell by the wooden sign, I'd decided to be a vampire for Halloween. But not just any vampire, what I call a shadow vampire. Dresses all in black and red and uses the shadows and darkness to their advantage.
Sasha? She's my "unwilling" vampire bride. Complete with fang marks on the neck and a form fitting red and black dress that hugged her curves perfectly. She looked absolutely delectable if I do say so myself, and I do. And don't ask how I got her into the dress. I'm not exactly sure myself.
But that's beside the point; I spent the hour before our concert scaring the crap out of teenagers who happened to wander near the house.
(-)
I crouched on the roof, the perfect perch for those unsuspecting fools who look for candy around 6 at night. No one would suspect the vampire would be real, the grim reaper was done realistically enough, why couldn't the vampire be done like that as well?
Fools. I prey on those weak, unsuspecting fools who are older than 13...fools. Oh, wait, I said that already didn't I?
My thoughts were interrupted by the gently tap of the ladder touching the back of the roof. I ignored it and continued my look out until whoever was climbing reached the top.
A minute later I was once again lost in my musings then brought back by another noise. A voice this time.
"I hope you know this will never happen again."
I turned to face Sasha. She was wearing the dress I'd picked out for her as her costume. It a form fitting black dress with crimson red trim. I spared her a bit and let her wear her sneakers with it since you barely saw her feet in it anyway.
I smiled, "I know. But I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts."
She started tapping her foot and I tilted my head, curious, "What?"
"What are you doing? You should be getting ready for the concert."
"I am ready," I answered, standing up. I was wearing black pants, taken from the only tux I own, black long sleeve button-up shirt and a crimson red vest. Tied lightly around my neck was a black cape and my shoes were a pair of semi-formal black shoes. My eyeteeth were elongated and when I smiled I resembled Ryoga, just with slightly bigger fangs. And I wore contacts that turned my eyes a deep red.
Sasha nodded her head, "Alright, but you're gonna get me down from here. There's no way in hell I'm climbing back down that ladder in this dress."
"I thought the slit in the side gave you more mobility than normal dresses?"
"It does. Just not that much mobility."
I nodded, "Alright," I scooped her up in my arms bridal style and jumped off the roof, scaring the begeezus out of the teens walking towards the house with silly string cans in their hands. I smiled at Sasha and gave her quick kiss, "I think the dress makes you look sexy, by the way."
She smiled back, a bit seductively, "The suit does the same for you, handsome."
I smiled, "You flatter me, Dear...Flattery will get you far in the world," I kissed once more before stalk-err walking towards the teens before the front yard.
"Can I help you, children?" I asked.
"We're not kids, old man!" One of the 2 yelled.
I nodded and kept silent, "What can this...old man...do for you?"
"Give us candy for one," The tallest said.
"I could. What is your age? 16? 17?" I asked.
"16," The brown haired kid said. And just for the hell of it, he's gonna be Bob. His friend's gonna be Joe.
I tilted my head, "Either of you two know how to read?" At their nods I pointed to my wooden sign, "Then use that knowledge and read."
And so they read. Paused. Then readied their cans of silly string.
I raised an eyebrow at them, "Beware the shadow vampires, for mortals cannot conceive our power," Bob raised his can and aimed, I simply smirked, "Don't blink."
He pressed down and fired the silly string, he also made the mistake of blinking. They looked around, freaked out.
"Dude, what the fuck?"
Joe looked around quickly, "What the-?" He looked at Bob, "Did you just poke me?"
Bob shook his head, "Nah, man."
They continued looking around for me. I spoke in my best Transylvanian accent, which was pretty damn good, "I will give you one more chance, mortals, leave or else."
They shrugged when they didn't see me.
"Good affects, old man. But not good enough to stop us..." Joe said while moving towards the coffin in the center of the yard. He shook his can and got ready to spray it.
"I think not," I grabbed him by the back of his shirt and slammed him, lightly, against the tree next to it.
His friend, Bob tried to silly string the coffin while I was busy with his friend. I slammed Joe into him and sent them flying to the end of the yard.
I released the Umi-senken and grabbed my cloak, spreading it out behind me, "Foolish mortals, you try my patience."
I glared and walked forward, "I will give you 5 seconds to stand up and run. Then I will hunt you and make you pay."
They stood and readied themselves to run. They got halfway across the street before I was done with them.
Their screams permeated the evening air. But of course, this is where earplugs come in. (smiles evilly)
(-)
I dusted my hands off, removed my earplugs, and stepped back to valuate my work.
Bob and Joe had been treated to an atomic wedgie each. Then tied up with string so they couldn't try anything funny. They were tied to chairs and I had wrapped a blindfold around their eyes and a small apple in each of their mouths to shut up their screaming.
Around Joe's neck is a cardboard sign that reads, "I'm 16 and tried to trick or treat at this house" and Bob has one that says, "This is what happens when you're over 13"
"And this is what happens when you piss off a martial artist like me," I said smiling. Another idea struck me and I got to work.
Twenty minutes later Sasha walked out the front door and locked it behind her, "Ryuu, you ready to leave?"
"Yeah," I shouted back as I put the finishing touches on my little project.
Sasha walked up beside me and read out loud, "To avoid confrontation please refrain from tricking. Take your treats and leave." She gave me one of those looks we men can't describe, "Real nice, Ryuu."
"Hey, I was polite wasn't I?"
She rolled her eyes at me as we walked, "Yay for small favors."
"You're just jealous you didn't think of it first."
"Sure, Ryuu, whatever you say."
(-)
We arrived at the bar shortly before we were due on stage. Uncle Dan was having a special, you got your first drink free if you came in with a costume on.
It was great to see all the costumes around us as we walked in. We had clowns, hippies, angels, angels of death, devils, demons, batman, Spiderman, Jason, scream, the grim reaper, and so on and so forth.
I left Sasha at the bar and jumped up onto the stage to greet the guys and Sam. Mike was a murdering groom; his tux was shredded and had fake blood all over it. Jon had gone with something easy to play the guitar with, he was a skater; something easy to be with his wardrobe. Sam was an Egyptian princess, think Jasmine from Aladdin, just with more flair and a passionate hate for preps.
We said our hellos before I walked up to the mike and everyone quieted down a bit.
"Alright people. Let's get into the Halloween mood shall we?" I smiled widely as I turned to the band, "Let's get this party started with a Ballroom Blitz!" (By Misfits, with a few changes of course.)
Are you ready, Mike? Aha.
Sam? Yeah! Jon? OK.
All right, guys, let's do this!
Oh it's been getting so hard
Livin' with the things you do to me, aha
Oh my dreams are getting strange
I'd like to tell you everything I see
Oh, I see a man at the back
As a matter of fact his eyes are red as the sun
And a girl in the corner let no one ignore her
'Cause she thinks she's the passionate one
Oh, yeah, it was like lightening,
Everybody was frightening
And the music was soothing,
And they all started grooving
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
And the man at the back said
Everyone attack and it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said
Boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll turn into a ballroom blitz
Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz
Ballroom blitz
I'm reaching out for something
Touching nothing's all I ever do
Oh, I softly call you over
When you appear there's nothing left for you, aha
Now the man in the back
Is ready to crack as he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is ev'ryone's mourner
She could kill you with a wink of her eye
Oh, yeah, it was electric, so frightfully hectic
And the band started leaving,
'Cause they all stopped breathing
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
And the man at the back said
Everyone attack and it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said
Boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll turn into a ballroom blitz
Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz
Ballroom blitz
Oh yeah, it was like lightening,
Everybody was frightening
And the music was soothing,
And they all started grooving
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
And the man in the back said
Everyone attack and it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said
Boy, I wanna warn ya, it'll turn into a ballroom blitz
Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz
Ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz, it's it's a ballroom blitz
It's it's a ballroom blitz, yeah, it's a ballroom blitz
When the music stopped I smiled again, "Well now, here's a newly created song I made while on the tour we did recently. This one I created courtesy of Jon pointing out one of my 'philosophical' days."
I motioned for Jon to sit on the barstool I'd brought up from the bar and grabbed my guitar from the back. I stood back in front of the mike and grinned at Jon, "This one's called Drug Like." (By Action Action)
I'm an angel with broken wings
Who's poisoning the night
With love, from me to you
I'm having an episode
Do you want a small bit part
I think you might, oh, I hope you do
Oh, baby, go so slowly
Nowhere, nothing, quiet softly
The world falls apart
In just seven days
It sinks to the bottom
In oceans of rain
The cure is so clear
The blood is astray
And everyone dies
Except for the rain
And I think that I'm
Starting to scare myself
And I think that I'm
Starting to scare myself
I hate myself and I want you to die
So insincere, swallowing ice
And it all, will render useless
Welcome to enhancement by affiliation
Time swept by in a hungry nation
And everybody's dancing
To get it off their chests
And everybody dies
No one gets to rest
Oh, baby, go so slowly
Nowhere, nothing, quiet softly
The world falls apart
In just seven days
It sinks to the bottom
In oceans of rain
The cure is so clear
The blood is astray
And everyone dies
Except for the rain
And I think that I'm
Starting to scare myself
And I think that I'm
Starting to scare myself
(And I think, and I think I'm
Starting to scare my self
And I think, and I think I'm
Starting to scare myself
And I think, and I think I'm
Starting to scare myself
And I think, and I think I'm
Starting to scare myself)
Go slow for the
Angels will fall
For the bitterness
Of this orgy god
Half lives
With secular law
Suspended in a drug like
In a drug like
In a drug like
In a drug like
State of bliss
I put my guitar away in back and Jon stood up from the barstool.
"Alright, can we end this with a bang?" Mike asked.
I nodded, "Yeah, let's end this thing with a blast from the past."
Jon walked up to his mike, "If you know the song and you know the words feel free to sing along folks. We do this in honor of the Halloween spirit."
"That means we don't own the song," Mike explained.
"So keep away you blood sucking lawyers!" Sam yelled.
Jon:
It's astounding
Time is fleeting
Madness takes its toll
But listen closely...
Sam:
Not for very much longer
Mike:
I've got to keep control
Ryuu:
I remember doing the time-warp
Drinking those moments when
The Blackness would hit me
Sam:
And the void would be calling...
All:
Let's do the time-warp again
Let's do the time-warp again
Ryuu:
It's just a bump to the left
All:
And then a step to the right
Ryuu:
Put your hands on your hips
All:
You bring your knees in tight
But it's the pelvic thrust
That really drives you insane
Let's do the time-warp again
Let's do the time-warp again
Sam:
It's so dreamy, oh fantasy free me
So you can't see me, no, not at all
In another dimension, with
Voyeuristic intention
Well secluded, I see all
Jon:
With a bit of a mind flip
Sam:
You're into the time slip
Mike:
And nothing can ever be the same
Sam:
You're spaced out on sensation
Ryuu:
Like you're under sedation
All:
Let's do the time warp again
Let's do the time warp again
Ryuu and Mike:
Well I was walking down the street
Just a-having a think
When a snake of a guy gave me an evil wink
He shook-a me up, he took me by surprise
He had a pickup truck
And the devil's eyes
He stared at me and I felt a change
Time meant nothing, never would again
All:
Let's do the time-warp again
Let's do the time-warp again
Ryuu:
It's just a jump to the left
All:
And then a step to the right
Ryuu:
Put you hands on your hips
All:
You bring your knees in tight
But it's the pelvic thrust
That really drives you insane
Let's do the time-warp again
Let's do the time-warp again
I laughed and watched a sole figure stand confused in the back. You wanna know who she is? Well let me jog your memory, the only smurf in existence with neon green hair and pet pig.
If you can't figure it out please go back and read the scene where I talk about the pictures Nabiki sent me.
"Alright, everybody, I'd love to stay on stage and perform, but I'm gonna go hang out with my friends and mingle and generally enjoy the rest of the night. I hope all of you will stay a little longer and mingle and drink and all that good stuff."
We all stood and bowed to the crowd, "Have an excellent Hallow's Eve folks!"
We mingled and sat at the bar drinking and enjoying ourselves when we were interrupted by a familiar blue face.
Mike jumped a bit, "Woah, nice costume lady."
Akane's face turned one shade towards purple. I turned and smiled, "Hey, Tendo-san. Pleasure to meet you, Nabiki's told me so much about you and-"
"Cut the bullshit, Ranma."
I blinked, "Wow. You sure have learned some new words since I left."
"Whatever, when are you going to cut the shit and come home, Ranma," Akane asked.
I looked around, "Look around, Akane, I am home."
"No, you're not, Ranma, you're home is at the Tendo-ke, where you belong."
I shook my head, "You don't get it, Akane. When I left the Tendo-ke 4 years ago, I didn't just leave you behind, I left the Saotome name behind as well."
"Yeah, and, what's your point?" She put one of her hands on her hips and continued to hold Ryoga with the other.
I grabbed her arm and lead her, protesting, pig, neon hair and all, outside to talk privately. Sasha followed but the others stayed behind.
"Look, Akane, look at this field. What do you see?" I asked her.
"I see field full of crap, why?"
"Well I see a skate park that took hours of work to put together. The blood and sweat of my best friends. I see a hang out spot and good memories. That's what I see."
"It doesn't matter. You belong in Japan, Ranma, it's the land of your birth!"
I blinked at her, "Is that the best you could come up with for an argument? I mean, seriously, Akane, do you listen to yourself when you talk?"
An aura sprang about her form, "Ranma no baka! Don't mock me!" She grabbed her ever-famous mallet and tried to mallet to me.
An explosion of wooden debris later and I stood there in front of Akane ready to dish out my opinions.
"This is why I left, Akane, because I can't trust you. And you could never trust me. We would never have worked out. Maybe the fact that I caught you with Ryoga all turned out for the best..." I trailed off.
"Ranma, I-" Her aura had winked out.
"My name is Ryuu, Akane, not Ranma. It hasn't been Ranma for almost 5 years. And it won't be Ranma ever again. Ranma Saotome is dead, in his place stands Ryuu Mouoko. Lead singer and song writer for Misunderstanding Scars and fiancée to Sasha Metsuretsu, the woman I love," I stood tall and stared at Akane.
She looked at me before speaking, "Ra-...Ryuu, please...come back to Japan. Everyone misses you and they want you to come back."
"That's bullshit, Akane, and you know it. I was there not two weeks ago and everyone was doing perfectly fine," I narrowed my eyes at her.
"Ukyo-"
"Is enjoying a relationship with Konatsu and is happier than I've seen her in years."
"Kasumi-"
"Misses me and is welcome to come visit anytime she likes, as is Nabiki and my mother."
"Damn it, Ryuu, I've tried to be nice. But enough is enough. You're mine and I say you're coming back to Japan!" Akane snarled.
"You don't get it, do you, Akane?" I snarled back, "I'm not going back! I've found a new home, and I'm staying! Regardless of whatever the hell you think!"
"You god-damned, ungrateful, cowardly-"
SMACK!
Akane staggered a little at the power from behind Sasha's slap.
"How dare you accuse Ryuu of being the coward!" Sasha snarled and I kinda stood there astonished as Akane stood there dumbstruck that someone had hit her, "Ryuu is the most honorable and brave man I know!"
Before Akane could retort in any way Sasha had continued, "He may have his flaws, but that's what makes us human. I'm willing to accept him as he is and love him to the best of my abilities. You weren't, you gave him up for another man who wasn't half as honorable-"
"Or handsome," I added from the sidelines.
"- as my fiancée. And if you can't accept that you gave up probably was the best thing to have happened to pitiful life then that's just too damn bad, huh?" Sasha finished and was breathing a bit heavy.
I walked up and wrapped my arms around her and gave her a hug, "Have I told you how much I love you today?"
"No," She answered, leaning back into me.
"Well I love you...a lot..."
"A lot?"
"I can't prove much more than 'a lot' in public."
"Whatever works, lover boy."
I looked over her shoulder to see Akane still standing dumbstruck, "Akane. Yo, Akane!"
She jumped a bit, "What?"
"Go home. Don't come back, ever," I said. As she turned a thought came to me and I smiled evilly, "Oh, and when you get to wherever you're staying, give Pchan a bath will you? I can smell him from here."
Akane absently nodded but didn't stop walking. As the door closed behind her Sasha turned around and gave me a proper hug. After a minute long kiss I laughed.
"I can't believe you bitch slapped her."
She smiled, "She deserved it. No one bad mouths my fiancée."
"She had it coming for a long time anyway," I said. I tilted my head, "What do you say we head back inside and say good-bye to everyone. I wanna go home."
Sasha nodded and lead me by the hand towards the door, "We have to take care of the kiddies trick or treating tonight anyway."
We said good-bye, headed home, and relaxed for the rest of the night. Occasionally getting up to answer the door and every once in a while silly string the teens still tied and gagged on my front lawn.
We ate candy, watched horror movies, made out a bit, and then fell asleep on the couch.
To Be Continued...
A/N: Yay! Another chapter done! Go me! Hopefully the next chapter will be out just as quickly, but don't get your hopes up too high, it might not happen. But that's beside the point. Anyway, I need you all to review. Reviews help me work.
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