Ranma ½ A new Journey

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Ranma ½ characters, or any techniques from other anime series. I only own my own characters.

This is my 1st Ranma ½ fanfic so it might have some out ooc-ness.

A New Arrival

Ranma and Akane were coming back from a training trip that they took after they decided they would marry each other once they graduate High School. On the way back though they walked into someone who seemed lost, at 1st they thought it was Ryoga but once they bumped into him they noticed that he was taller than Ryoga and that he had shorted hair. Once Akane noticed she put her bag down and said, "Hi there, I'm Akane Tendo, who are you?" The man looked at her and said, "I'm Derick, nice to meet you? So I'm guessing that you are Ranma Saotome. I heard a lot about you from lots of people on the street." He said pointing to Ranma. Ranma nodded and said, "Yeah, so where are you going?" "Well I was looking for the Tendo dojo, but I'm guessing that it would be better to just go with you guys sense you live there." Derick answered. Akane nodded and said, "Sure, come with us." Derick grabbed his bag that he dropped when Akane bumped into him and followed them to the Tendo dojo.

[At the Tendo dojo]

Ranma and Akane walked into the dojo and put their bags down. Akane was greeted 1st by her sister Kasumi who said, "I'm so glad that you came back so soon" Akane smiled and said, "I'm glad too, oh and this someone who was looking for the dojo, his name is Derick." Kasumi looked at him and had to hide her blush when she looked at him and said, "Hi, I guess that you want to train here am I right?" Derick nodded and said, "Yeah, but I don't have any Japanese money, all I have are dollars, no Yen." Ranma looked at him and said, "Your from the States aren't you?" Derick looked at Ranma and said, "Yeah I am, but I came to China a few years back for a trip. I found this place called Jusenko and I fell into a cursed spring. So ever sense I have been living with it. I came back a few weeks ago and found out that there is no cure. And that my curse may get worse." Ranma was in shock and said, "You mean that there is no cure for the curses of the springs of Jusenko." Derick nodded and said, "Yeah, and I also have no place to stay, do you think it would be okay for me to stay here?" Soun walked up to him and said, "Yes you can. Ranma can show you to our extra room." Derick nodded and said, "Thanks." Ranma looked at him and said, "Hey which curse do you have anyway?" "I have the curse of the spring of drowned girl." Derick responded as he followed Ranma to his room. Once there Ranma closed the door and came in and said, "So, you and me have the same curse, got a question for you though, what do you look like in your cursed form, I wanted to know if you look the same as I do when hit with cold water." Derick thought about it and said, "How about I show you at dinner ok. I smelled that someone was cooking a lot." Ranma nodded and said, "Yeah sure, oh and how old are you anyway?" Derick put his bag down and said, "I'm 17, and you?" "I'm 16. I'm glad to meet someone who knows how I feel about the curse I have." Derick smiled and said, "Yeah, me too." Kasumi looked up the stairs and said, "Ranma, Nabiki, Derick dinner time!" They walked down the stairs and sat at the dinner table. Derick sat down next to Ranma. Derick asked Kasumi for some cold water and she passed him down a cup with cold water, and one with warm water. He splashed the cold water on him and he transformed into his female form. She now had very long black hair; she was also developed very well. She looked at everyone and said, "In this form just call me Diane, okay, I don't think calling a girl Derick would be good. Everyone nodded. Ranma looked at her and said, "So how was your curse worsened anyway?" She looked at him and said, "Well, in my female form, I think, and act like a woman. That even means that I am also attracted to men in this form, the same will happen to you on your 17th birthday I'm, afraid." Ranma became very worried and said, "Damn, and my 17th birthday is in a few months from now, damn." Akane looked at the now woman, Diane and said, "So, do you have any woman clothes, if you want we can go shopping for some." Diane thought about and said, "Sure, I could use some. And Ranma I think your ganna have to get use to what I do, because you will do the same as me soon. Hey, why don't you come with me and Akane?" Ranma looked at her and said, "What are you talking about, I'm a guy not a girl." Nabiki smirked and splashed cold water on him and said, "Oh I wouldn't say that is exactly true Ranma." Ranma looked at her and said, "And here I was thinking that you would have been on my side." Then out of nowhere Shampoo, Ukyo, and Kodachi all came into the room. Ukyo saw the new girl first and said, "So guys, who's the new girl?" Diane looked at her and said, "I'm Diane, who are you 3?" "I'm Ukyo Kuonji." "I'm Shampoo" "and I'm Kodachi Kuno" the 3 girls said to Diane. Diane smiled and said, "Me and Akane here got Ranma to go the mall with us to get some clothes for us girls, you want to come?" Akane smiled and said, "Yeah, do you wish to join us, w can make it a girl's day out." Shampoo, Kodachi and Ukyo all smiled and nodded and said, "Sure, but Ranma is a guy you know right?" Diane nodded and said, "But she needs clothes for her girl form, as do I." Ukyo knew right away what she must have meant and so did Kodachi, but Shampoo on the other hand didn't understand and said, "What you mean, you mean you are guy who fell cured spring of drowned girl as well?" "Yup, but at my stage of the curse in my girls form I am 100% girl. And when I'm a guy I'm 100% male. So Unlike Ranma here I'm going to enjoy this shopping trip." She said to answer Shampoo's question. Shampoo understood and nodded. Then Genma came in and saw the new girl and said, "Hey who are you?" "I'm Diane Mr. Saotome. Nice to meet you." Genma bowed and said, "Nice to meet you too." Ranma punched Genma in the head and said, "Pops, you have got to stop flirting with every girl you see. You're married for crying out loud." Genma became angry but was hit with cold water and became a Panda. He held up a sign that read 'I'm just a cute Panda, why would I flirt with her?' Diane got up and punched Genma in the gut and said, "I was able to tell what you were thinking of Mr. Saotome so don't try to fool me." Akane got up and dragged Ranma and Diane up to her room to decide when to go on the shopping spree. Shampoo, Ukyo, and Kodachi all joined her, and so his Kasumi and Nabiki. They all talked and decided to go the next day after Ranma, Kodachi, Akane, got out of school During that day Diane would be giving the school her paper work so that she can be enrolled.

[At Furikin High]

Diane went to the principle's office as the secretary told her about her wish to enroll there. Once she got there the principle looked at her and said, "I checked out your files and sense you already finished 11th grade in the states you can start in the beginning on the school year here, so you will have to wait a bit okay." She nodded and then looked at him and said, "Oh and I got the same curse as Ranma, so if it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you tell the teachers once I start here to see which form I'm in before they say my name." The principle looked at her and said, "Sure, but how did you know that I knew?" "Easy, the school needs to know about every student's physical needs." She said then walked out of the door. She walked down the halls and realized that the secretary made her wait almost all day; she guessed that she was showing the principle her paper work. She walked out side of the school's gates and waited for Akane and the others. The 1st one to meet her was Kasumi and Kodachi, Kodachi's school ends sooner than the Furikin high school Kasumi and Kodachi and Diane were talking about what they were going to look for in the mall.

[Sorry about the bad spelling but like I said above, this is my 1st Ranma ½. Next time the shopping spree takes place]