Reincarnated Brothers

A Ranma ½ Oh My Goddess Crossover

Chapter Three: Revelations and Negotiations

A/N: Quite a bit of feedback this fic has. Appreciate it I do.

On another note, this chapter could have easily been way darker, but I stopped that line of thought before it got too far and lightened it up. Still a bit of drama but with humor.

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The Tendos and Ranma were having idle chitchat waiting for Saotome-san and Daisuki to arrive. Soun had brought up the fiancé topic once but it was put to the side until Saotome-san to arrive since they all agreed that she would want a say in it. A little less than two hours after Kasumi had called the Saotome residence a knock was heard from the front door. Hiroshi quickly got up and answered it. Upon opening the front door he saw both his time-traveling friend and his new mother. Hiroshi bowed. "Hello Saotome-san. Welcome to my home."

Daisuke grinned. "Hey Roshi."

Nodoka smiled and bowed back. "Hello Hiroshi. I heard my eldest son and my husband were here."

Hiroshi nodded. "Yes Saotome-san, they are here. Would you like to come in?"

After quickly taking off their outdoor shoes both Saotomes followed Hiroshi into the living room where Ranma was watching a movie with the Tendo girls. Nodoka ran up to her son and gave him an affectionate hug. "Ranma, my son. I missed you so much."

Ranma looked slightly confused. "Mom?" Nodoka smiled and nodded. Ranma returned the hug. "Mom!"

After staying in the hug for over a minute Nodoka looked over her son. "Look at you. You look so handsome, so manly."

Ranma blushed from being examined. "Mom…"

Daisuke walked up besides his bother. "Well, well, long time no see."

Ranma looked over to his younger brother. "Dai? Is that you?"

Daisuke chuckled. "I see you remember me. That's good to hear."

Ranma frowned. "Pops always said you two were dead, but wouldn't tell me how you died."

Nodoka raised an eyebrow. "Oh, did he? I will ask him why he told you that. Speaking of my husband, where is he?"

Ranma pointed towards the backyard. "He's outside. He got hit by a bolt of lightning and is taking a nap."

Nodoka nodded slightly and walked towards the porch. She returned moments later. "I only see a panda outside. Where is my husband?"

Ranma smirked. "That is pops. Let me explain."

Hiroshi handed Ranma a glass of cold water and a glass of warm water. "Pops and I got a curse a few weeks ago." Ranma poured the cold water over himself. Nodoka's eyes went wide when she saw Ranma change into a girl. "When hit with cold water our curse activates." Ranma poured the warm water to change back to a man. "When we are hit with warm water we change back to our normal selves."

Daisuke proceeded to pound his head into a wall while Nodoka shakily sat down. "Wh-Where did you get…"

Ranma lowered his head slightly. "In China. There are a group of springs called Jusenkyo. Whoever falls into the springs gets a curse based on the spring they fell into. I fell into Spring of Drowned Girl and pops fell into Spring of Drowned Panda."

"I… see…" Nodoka got up from her seat on the couch and wordlessly went into the kitchen.

Hiroshi took this time to walk up to his friend who was still banging his head against the wall. "May I ask why you are giving yourself a migraine?"

Daisuke pulled his hair. "I'm having dirty thoughts about Ranma. It's just not right."

Hiroshi looked slightly confused. "So you headbutt an innocent wall? Roshi, this may sound strange given your situation and all, but you need to get laid. Bad."

Daisuke leveled a glare that promised pain. "I suggest you think before giving me advice like that again."

A loud "GENMA!" was heard throughout the house.

Hiroshi smirked. "I guess she found him. Let's go watch."

The two found Genma on his knees before his visibly angry wife. "No-No-Nodoka. Hi."

Nodoka leveled a glare much like the glare Daisuke had just given Hiroshi. "You failed Genma. You swore you would turn Ranma into a man amongst men, but I can clearly see you failed. You know the price for failure. You and Ranma will both commit seppuku as per our agreement."

Hiroshi saw Ranma getting depressed after Nodoka's statement. "Saotome-san, I know it must be a shock to see your son like this, but isn't this a little unreasonable?" 'I thought only Genma signed that agreement. Why is she dragging Ranma into this? And why is she reacting like this? I didn't hear anything about her doing this last time.'

Nodoka leveled a questioning look at Hiroshi. "Unreasonable? Why do you say that?"

Hiroshi walked up next to Ranma and patted him on the shoulder. "I admit that seeing his curse could be considered unmanly at first, but you fail to see the benefits."

Ranma gave Hiroshi a curious look. "Benefits? What benefits?"

Nodoka gave her full attention to Hiroshi. "And what benefits would that curse have? My son's a woman half the time."

Hiroshi smiled. "But that's the benefit. What better way to learn how to please a woman than experimentation? And who better to experiment on than yourself? Ranma can learn more about how the woman's body works than any man alive." 'Lots of lonely nights finally pay off.'

Nodoka thought about that line of thought for a minute. "I see your point. I must admit I may have been wrong about the curse."

"Um, I have a question," Ranma interjected a bit softly. "What are you talking about?"

Hioshi turned towards Ranma. "We're talking about your ability to learn how to please a woman, Ranma."

"Perverts!" Hiroshi turned towards the door to see the rest of the Tendo standing there watching the scene. Akane was quite angry at the moment and had shouted that last outburst.

'Deal with sis later. First save Ranma.' "Understand Ranma?" Hiroshi asked politely.

"What do you mean please a woman?" Ranma asked confused.

Hiroshi was becoming quite worried. "Does the birds and the bees ring a bell?" 'Please say yes. Please say yes.'

"What do animals have to do with this? Are they a part of some technique?" Ranma asked innocently.

"Ranma, did your father tell you anything about sexual intercourse?" Nodoka asked.

Ranma gave his mother a blank expression. "What's that?"

No one said a word for a minute. Daisuke was the one who broke the silence. "You mean to tell me I was hammered with that topic day after day for most of my life and yet he doesn't even know what it is?" Daisuke looked towards the heavens. "Why god, why do you curse me like this?" he shouted loudly. "What did I do?"

Hiroshi quickly went inside and got some aspirin to stop the oncoming headache. 'Shit, I didn't plan this, though it would explain a lot.'

Nodoka looked at her precious son with a blank look. "Excuse me, your father and I need to have a long talk."

The rest of the Tendos looked at Ranma with blank stares. None of them could think of anything to say.

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An hour later everyone was assembled inside the dojo. Hiroshi and Daisuke were the last to arrive. Hiroshi had to convince Daisuke that pounding your head against concrete was not the way to vent out frustration.

Genma was basically a heap of flesh in the corner tied up in chains. Soun and his three daughters were sitting across from Nodoka and Ranma. Kasumi, being the good hostess, had gotten everyone tea and some snacks. When the two time-traveling friends entered Nodoka smiled. "I see everyone is finally here. Please take your seats." Dai sat next to Ranma and Hiroshi sat next to his sisters. "Now that everyone is here, we can begin. It is obvious that my husband has failed in Ranma's upbringing. The fact that he doesn't know the most important thing about being a man proves it."

Ranma looked a bit confused while the rest of the group glared at Genma. "The blame in this matter rests solely on Genma's hands," Nodoka added.

Both Hiroshi and Daisuke sighed a sigh of relief. That was very good news to them.

"There is also the matter of the pledge between our two families to unite the schools," Nodoka continued. "Ranma is the only practitioner of our branch."

"Myself and Akane are the only active practitioners of our branch." Hiroshi stated. "Nabiki and Kasumi know the basics as well."

"Then it is settled," Soun said with a smile. "Ranma will marry Akane."

"WHAT!" Ranma and Akane both shouted.

Hiroshi glared at Soun. "Quiet father, no one asked for your input."

Soun gave his son the Demon Head technique. "Don't talk to me that way!"

"Dai, may I borrow this?" Hiroshi asked while taking Daisuke's bokken. Hiroshi destroyed the demon head illusion with a single stroke. "Quiet fool, the adults are talking." Hiroshi handed Dai back his bokken while Soun sat in shock about his infamous technique not working.

"It is not polite to talk to your elders that way," Nodoka stated.

"Age does not measure maturity," Hiroshi countered. "Now about the agreement, I will not just blindly hand over one of my sisters like a piece of meat."

"When did you start making decisions?" Akane yelled. "I'm older than you by a year!"

"And yet what I said earlier still applies, sister," Hiroshi said calmly. "Besides, I still beat you every spar, and father has stopped practicing years ago, so I, unless anyone wants to argue the point, am the defacto Master of the Tendo branch. And if you will be a bit patient you will see that I am not making any decisions."

Akane looked confused. "But you just said…"

"Let him talk sis," Nabiki said. "Knowing him, he has a plan already made in his mind."

Hiroshi smirked. "Becoming easy to read I am. Now as I was about to say before I was interrupted, no one is marrying anyone yet."

"You don't consider my son manly enough for your sisters?" Nodoka asked with a questioning look.

"I am not saying that Saotome-san. What I am saying is that marrying now, if even possible, would not be wise. It's not about manliness, it's about compatibility. We have no idea how compatible Ranma is to my sisters."

"That doesn't matter," Genma stated from next to Nodoka. "All she needs to do is produce an heir and raise the kids."

Hiroshi didn't know whether to be confused or angry. The comment made him pissed off but Genma's recovery and escape astounded him.

Dai had a better idea then sitting there confused. He hit Genma on the bony part of the nose between the eyes with his bokken. "Shut up you fool. The adults are talking here." Genma was on the ground clutching his face. Hiroshi was a bit shocked on how Dai was able to hit Genma on target while reaching over two other people.

"Son, don't hit your father like that." Nodoka took Dai's bokken and hit Genma in the armpit region between two ribs. "Hit him like that. It hurts more." Genma was clutching both his face and his side.

Daisuke nodded. "I see. Thanks mom."

"Back to the matter at hand," Hiroshi started, "I propose a solution. Let Ranma stay here for a while and get to know my sisters. After a year we will have another meeting. If any of my sisters are interested in perusing a relationship with Ranma and Ranma agrees, let them. If Ranma doesn't want a relationship with my sisters or if none of my sisters want a relationship with Ranma then we will agree to extend the agreement to the next generation."

Nabiki smirked. 'Solid plan bro. Gives us an out if anything goes wrong plus appeases the honor for both families.'

Nodoka took a sip of her tea. "Unacceptable. I demand Ranma immediately marry one of your sisters today."

"What!" Ranma and the three Tendo sisters shouted.

Hiroshi fought the urge to rub his temples. "May I ask why you feel that way?"

"It is too slow," Nodoka stated. "I want grandchildren now, not later."

"You do realize that Ranma can not marry until he is eighteen, correct?" Hiroshi asked Nodoka.

Nodoka looked a bit shocked. "He can't?"

"The law states that, even with parents permission, males can not marry until they are eighteen." Hiroshi took a sip from his cup. "The way I proposed will place Ranma a little under eighteen when we meet again and just about old enough to legally marry."

Nodoka took a long sip from her cup. "I see. Then this is how we will proceed. My son will choose one of your sisters. Officially they will be fiancés but they will act like a married couple. Once my son turns eighteen they will wed."

'Damn Roshi, think. How do I get her to ease off?' "Are you proposing to have a child out of wedlock? Do you know what trouble that can cause for both of our families?"

"While it may be improper, I deem it acceptable," Nodoka stated.

'She really wants that grandkid,' Hiroshi thought worriedly. 'This could get ugly.'

"Son, you shouldn't worry," Soun stated. "It is for family honor."

Hiroshi took Dai's bokken and hit Soun over the head with it. "Quiet old man, you're not helping. Besides, family honor is the only reason I'm even trying to make this work." Hiroshi gave Dai his bokken back. "Saotome-san, Nabiki and Akane are both still in high school and Kasumi will be attending college next year. I do not want to see my sister's education hampered because of this."

"Women do not need to go to school. They need to stay at home taking care of the house," Genma stated.

Using his mother's advice Dai hit Genma in both armpit regions between ribs. "You have no say in anything old man."

"It would only be a temporary absence from their schools," Nodoka countered. "With support from all of us I am sure any material missed can be made up while at home."

'Makes me wonder how accurate Dai was about Nodoka being crazy. She may be single-minded, but not insane.' "Saotome-san, jumping into a relationship of this magnitude this quickly is extremely difficult, especially since Ranma needs some education in certain areas." Hiroshi was scraping at the bottom of his idea barrel, hoping for a miracle.

Ranma leaned over to Dai. "What education are they talking about?" Dai pounded his head onto the table in frustration.

"Son, please refrain from doing that again, you don't want to scar your face. As to Ranma's education, I'm sure some experimentation will teach him what he is lacking."

Hiroshi was running out of ideas so he turned towards his sisters. Nabiki cleared her throat. "Saotome-san, how about a compromise? Let Ranma stay here for six months then meet again."

"I'm sorry, but that is still unacceptable."

"Three months?" Hiroshi interjected. "How about that?"

"It must happen immediately, I will accept no other options." Nodoka's stance was firm and unwavering.

Nabiki rubbed her temples. "Saotome-san, you must understand this morning we didn't know we were gaining a fiancé. Now you want someone we just met to be for all intensive purposes our husband. It is asking a lot."

"She is right Saotome-san," Hiroshi continued. "There is much to consider. Expenses being one of many key issues here."

"Money is not a issue," Nodoka countered. "I will provide with what is needed. I have enough."

'It's like talking with a brick wall. She isn't budging at all,' Hiroshi thought worriedly.

"I do not see any reason to have this discussion," Soun stated after getting up from the floor. "It has already been decided for Ranma and Akane to marry."

"And who asked you?" Hiroshi asked Soun. "You haven't done much of shit for us since mom died. Nabiki's been taking care of the bills while me and Kasumi have been taking care of the house. You have been no better than a houseguest for years. You gave up your right to decide anything for us a long time ago Soun. Now shut up and stay out of this."

Soun sat there in shock. "But… but…"

"If you're going to start crying, do so outside. The lawn needs watering anyways. It'll be the most useful thing you've done in a long time." Hiroshi took a sip of his tea to calm himself down. "Saotome-san, can you at least give us a week? Ranma needs to be registered into the school system. That will also give Ranma some time to get to know my sisters to make a more informed decision."

Nodoka took a long sip from her teacup to gather her thoughts. "One week?"

'Finally, a break.' Hiroshi nodded. "One week."

Nodoka sat there with her eyes closed thinking. "I will allow that. Ranma will live here for one week to register for school and to acquaint himself with the girls. This day next week we will meet again to discuss wedding plans."

Hiroshi stood up. "Agreed. It has been a pleasure." 'Stubborn old maid.'

Nodoka rose as well. "Thank you for your hospitality. Now I must take my husband home. We haven't discussed his decision to come here instead of home like he was supposed to."

Hiroshi slightly smirked. "But of course. Please take your time."

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Later that night all four Tendo children and Ranma were in the dojo. Akane was livid. "Who told you that you could make our decisions for us?"

"Would you rather be married now sis, because that's what Soun wanted, remember?" Hiroshi asked. Akane deflated a little but was still angry. He sighed. "I know things didn't work out like I wanted, but you all were there. She didn't give an inch."

"You shouldn't refer to father like that," Kasumi stated. "It is not polite."

"Polite, no. Deserving, in my opinion, yes." Hiroshi looked up towards the ceiling. "If anyone here has anything to say, now's the time."

"I am not marrying that pervert!" Akane yelled while pointing towards Ranma.

"And how is he a pervert?" Nabiki asked. "He doesn't even know what sex is, mind you."

"Sex?" Ranma said a bit confused.

"He's acting," Akane said angrily. "There's no way a boy doesn't know about that. I mean look at his mother."

"Who he hasn't seen in ten years," Nabiki countered. "And his father, judging from his actions we saw today, is a moron, so it is believable. Mind boggling, yes, but believable."

"My old man kept saying if it didn't have to do with the arts than only weak girls learned it," Ranma said a bit softly.

"That is not true," Hiroshi stated. "That just shows how stupid your father really is." Hiroshi thought about that for a minute. "On many levels actually. How does he expect you to produce an heir without knowing how?"

"What are we going to do about the pledge?" Kasumi asked. "Our honor is at stake."

"That's why we're here," Hiroshi replied. "We will decide this as a group. Any suggestions?"

"Can we just ignore this whole thing?" Akane asked.

"Unlikely," Nabiki replied. "If Saotome-san's actions today was any indicator, than there is no way we can just forget about this whole thing. We can not predict what she might do if we tried."

"Besides," Hiroshi added, "I don't want to put Ranma into any binds. She might see our refusal to go with this agreement as us saying Ranma isn't 'manly' enough and she might do something rash."

"I don't want you all to suffer because of me," Ranma said dejectedly.

Hiroshi placed a hand on Ranma's shoulder. "Don't even think that. This is not your fault."

"He's right," Nabiki said. "This is all your mother's doing. She wants a grandchild so badly she doesn't care who suffers. Our budget is tight as is, there is no way we can support another mouth to feed even with father's income."

Ranma looked slightly confused. "Income?"

"I may have said some things heatedly that I shouldn't have," Hiroshi stated, "Soun does have a job with the local government. Beyond that, however, he's useless." Hiroshi growled. "It angers me that he decides to hand off Akane like that and expect us to follow him blindly like it was expected."

"We'll have to keep an eye on him," Nabiki stated. "He may try something we'll regret."

"We should decide who goes with the agreement for now," Kasumi interjected. "Why not work with Saotome-san for now and try to get her to loosen up at our next meeting."

Hiroshi smirked. "That sounds like a plan. Anyone else have anything to add or change?"

Akane crossed her arms. "I am not marrying that pervert."

"So you have already said," Nabiki said while shaking her head. "I think that is our best shot for now. If we show we are trying to work with her then we might get some breathing room."

"What do you think Ranma?" Hiroshi asked.

Ranma looked slightly confused. "Me?"

"Well, yeah. You are going to be affected by this as well," Hiroshi stated. "You do get a say in this."

Ranma was caught a bit off-guard. "Well… I don't know. I really haven't been in the same place for long. It would be nice to stay in a house for a change."

"And another downfall of living on the road for ten years," Hiroshi said shaking his head. "Ranma, I'm afraid to ask this, but when was the last time you went to school?"

Ranma thought about that which made Hiroshi worry. "A few years ago, give or take. Before I went to China."

"What do you mean by that?" Akane asked. "How long ago was it?"

Ranma shrugged. "I don't know. I didn't count the days or nothing."

"We definitely need to get you to school," Hiroshi stated. "Okay, let's try this. How many birthdays did you have in China?"

"Birthdays?" Ranma asked. "What are those?" All four Tendo children stared at Ranma. "What?" Ranma asked a bit worriedly. He didn't like this habit everyone was forming about staring at him when he answered questions.

"Ranma, when were you born?" Nabiki asked.

"Born?" Ranma shrugged. "Don't know. Does it matter?"

'I sense a plot against me,' Hiroshi thought bitterly. 'They want me to go insane. And they are trying really hard.'

"You know, we could use the excuse about having to educate Ranma about the basics of life as a way to give us more time," Nabiki stated.

"But we should choose who is going to go through with the agreement to appease Saotome-san," Kasumi added.

"It would also help halt any plans Soun has," Hiroshi added as well. "If someone is already taking the reins, as they say, he won't have much to stand on when he tries one of his plots."

"I'll do it," Nabiki stated.

The other three Tendos looked at Nabiki. "Nabiki, are you sure?" Hiroshi asked.

Nabiki nodded. "Between the three of us I stand the best chance of controlling Saotome-san. Besides, Akane would end up doing something forcing Saotome-san's hand and Kasumi is about to go to college. It would be easier for me to take the agreement."

"I don't want to force you to do anything," Ranma said. "It's not right."

"It pleases me that you care," Nabiki said warmly, "but don't think you're forcing anyone to do anything. You're as much as a victim as we are. Blame our parents."

"Well, I would be lying if I said I had no problem with this," Hiroshi said. "Next week we'll talk with Saotome-san and see if we can adjust the deal." He turned towards Ranma. "Until then, Ranma, we are going to start educating you. I don't want an uneducated jock as a brother-in-law."

A/N: This chapter grew on it's own. As stated earlier, it could have been much darker, and it was until I deleted half of it and restarted. I still put it drama to help move the plot along but also added my own sense of humor to entertain.

Questions, comments, concerns, complaints, give me a buzz.

Until next time, Peace!