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Ranma: Visions

Chapter 1

Here's Ranma

By Kagewaki Hitomi

Kasumi was in a deep slumber, dreaming. Her dreams were that of an older version of herself happily married to a mature, caring man. He had deep blues eyes and his long black hair was tied in a pigtail. In her vision Kasumi was smiling genuinely not like the smile she always had. She and her husband had six beautiful children and she was with the man she loved dearly.

In another bedroom of the house Nabiki is having a similar dream of a happy future being married to a man with deep icy blue eye. She got a good look at his handsome face and saw that he also had black hair that was parted in the middle his hair. For the first time since her mother died Nabiki was truly happy, smiling with her three beautiful children and the fourth on the way, with a husband she loved adored.

Kasumi was awoken from her slumber by her ringing alarm clock. She sat up in bed and pulled the curtain back, but it was still dark as the sun had not appeared in the sky. 'That was a nice dream.' She thought as she slipped out of the bed and stepped lightly on the floor. 'I wonder if that is ever going to happen to me? Happily married with six beautiful children. I guess I'm not truly as happy as I smile pretend being an unmarried housewife. Oh My! What am I thinking I should be happy taking care of my father and sisters.' Kasumi thought as she pulled out one of her dresses and a sweater from the drawer and closed it.

Kasumi then made her way to her undergarment dresser and took out what she needed and then closed it. She walked out her room and headed for the furo to take a bath. She puts the occupied sign on the door so no one would walk in and disrobed, folding her nightgown and placing it on the counter while her other clothes were on the stand. She sits down on one of the small stool and fills it with cold water pouring it on her beautiful body and quickly washed and then pours more cold water on herself before soaking and relaxing in the hot water. A few minutes later Kasumi gets out and dried herself off and changes clothes with what she brought and exits. Kasumi then heads down stairs to fix breakfast.

Nabiki jolts awake fifteen minutes later siting up in a cold sweat her shirt was wet with sweat she was breathing heavily. Nabiki was filling a little uneasiness at how vivid her dreams were of her future. 'It's okay Nabiki. It's just a dream. It just a dream. Nothing like that, could ever happen to me, the Ice Queen of Furinkan.' She thought finally ably to cath her breath.

Nabiki was still in bed she throws her cover off of her and gets out. The first thing she does is head for the restroom. Nabiki went back to her room to get a change of cloths then continued to the furo tho take a relaxing bath to wake herself up. Nabiki sat in the hot water and could not help but think about her dream that made her wake up in a cold sweat. 'That dream was so out of reality for me. That will never happen.' She thought repeating the last part in her mind.

Breakfast passes normally at the Tendo Dojo. After clearing the table the mail passed Soun Tendo went checks the mall there was a post card it simply said:

Hi. Bringing Ranma from China.

--Saotome

"R-Ranma? Coming here? Oh! I've w-w-waited for this day" exclaimed Soun as he shacks and crying. "Hey! Kasumi! Nabiki! Akane!"

"Kasumi!" Soun shouted as he entered the kitchen.

"Yes, daddy?" asked Kasumi as she started to wash the dishes from the breakfast before she started on lunch.

"Nabiki!" exclaimed Soun still excited

"MM?"was all Nabiki could say as she had a popsicle in her mouth while she read a manga.

"Akane where is that girl?" asked Soun as he looks for Akane.

Akane comes running in a few minutes later through the Dojo doors wearing a tanktop and shorts with a towel around her neck.

":huff: Hi I'm ho-o-o-ome!" she exclaims.

She throws off her tanktop, & shorts and puts on a martial art gi stacks some cement blocks and punches through them yelling "Hyaahh!"

"Ahhh!" exclaimed an exhausted Akane. "That was nice."

"There you go again Akane!" exclaimed Nabiki as she comes walking to Akane. "No wonder the Boys all think you're so weird."

Akane stood by the cement rubble and wood cleaning the sweat from her brow with her forearm she turns to Nabiki. "So why should I care? Not everybody thinks the world revolves around boys, Nabiki."

Nabiki turns from Akane with her hands behind her head and then replies, "No? Then I guess this wouldn't interest you."

The clouds darken and rumble it starts to rain in Nermia.

"Fiancé."

"Yes. The sons of a very good friend of mine. There was also something about bring a woman with him too." Soun replies "The Son name is Ranma Saotome."

If one of you where three girls were to marry one of them...and carry on this Training Hall...Then the Tendo Family Legacy would be Secure."

"What a minute!" screams Akane. "Don't we have a some say in whom we marry?"

Nabiki just sat there quietly drinking her cola.

"Akane's right daddy we never even met Ranma." exclaimed Kasumi trying to keep her cool.

"That's easily fixed." replied Soun holding the postcard..

It stopped raining a few concerned citizen turns their heads to see a young redhead girl carrying her shoes and backpack in her right hands being fallowed by a panda. The young girls' feet splashes as they hit the cold water. The panda tries to grab the red hair girl. She jumps over the panda throwing her shoes and backpack.

She screams, "Yo! Cut that ----out!"

She kicks the panda in the face the panda slides to the crowd watching this.

"Say isn't that a panda?" asked the shopkeeper.

"That is a panda isn't it?" replied on a looker.

The panda in question stands up rub his mouth with his paw and spits then gets into Martial Art stance throwing punches at the young girls head she moves at a good speed dodging.

She gets into a stance while replying, "Your move, pop."

Moving the last time from his fist she replies, "Well I still say... this whole thing sucks." grabbing the panda's arm she continued "Picking my fiancee' foe me...without asking!" as she throws the panda over her shoulder and into a sign binding it.

The panda was on the ground lying still the girl was stood over huffing with her pigtail slung over her right shoulder. She flicked it over to her back and relied, "I'm going back to China! So Suck on that, old man!"

The young redhead picked up her backpack and shoes and walked away. As the panda got up, he picked up the sign he fell on and hit the young girl over the head. The girl falls down he piked her and the backpack up placed the girl on his right shoulder. The panda heard the crowd mutter "Panda big one." and "Hmm. Man". That was annoying the panda he barked and the all left him alone.

At the Tendo Martial Arts School of Indiscriminate Grappling. Soun and his three daughters were gathered around a table.

"Ranma and his father have been on a voyage of training. Recently. they crossed into China."exclaimed Soun.

"Wow! China!" replied Nabiki.

"What's so great about journey to China any way?" replied Akane who turned in disgust.

"Is he cute?" asked Nabiki.

"How old is he?" asked Kasumi. "Younger men bore me."

"What kind of guy is this Ranma?" asked Kasumi and Nabiki in union.

Soun laugh and replied "Ahem. No Idea."

"No Idea?" Asked Nabiki.

"I never meet the boy." replied Soun.

They heard a commotion coming from the entrance and a young girl screaming, Leggo, y'ol' fools!" They turn the heads to the commotion.

"We have visitors!" Kasumi replied as she got up.

Soun and Nabiki got up and ran to the door. Fallowed by Kasumi and Akane.

"OOOO! It must be Ranma!" exclaimed Nabiki excited.

"Saotome my old friend we've been waiting!" replied Soun.

Fixing her hair Kasumi thought, 'Oh! I hope he's older!'

'How depressing boys!' thought Akane behind Kasumi.

As Kasumi and Akane were about to reach the entrance they see there father and sister come running back with a panda fallowed behind them with a young girl over his shoulder.

"Hey! Yo! You're scaring 'em spitless!" replied the redhead.

"Daddy...This...is your friend?" asked Kasumi.

Soun shakes his head 'no.'

"Oh! So this panda just decided to visit! Happens all the time!" Screams Nabiki

The panda plopped the girl right in front of Soun. He looked at her and pointed his index finger at her before he replied, "You...wouldn't be..."

The girl looked away playing with her pigtail and replied, "I'm Ranma Saotome. Sorry 'bout this."

"At Last! You've come!" exclaimed an excited Soun.

"OOOO! He's cute!"replied Nabiki behind her dad.

Soun grabbed both of Ranma's arms and hugged as he cries. "It's so good of you to come! So---Hmmm?" He pulls Ranma away from himself and Ranma gives him a sheepish expression. Soun looks disturbed.

Kasumi didn't answer just looked on as Akane did.

"Hmm? Hmmmm..." as Nabiki pocked at Ranma's chest.

"Um...could you stop that?" asked Ranma.

Nabiki turns and stares at her dad and replied, "He...is a girl."

The wind chimes chirring as a nice cool breeze's blow by the house. Soun was laying down crying.

"Oh, poor daddy. He's so disappointed." exclaimed Kasumi.

"He's disappointed some fiancee' this is!" screamed Nabiki.

"Stop it, you two! He...she...is our guest!" replied Akane.

"This is all your fault daddy! You should have made sure!" exclaimed Nabiki.

Soun shoots back, "Well he said he had a son!"

Nabiki answered back, "Do you see a son here? Hmm? Do you?" As she slapped Ranma's chest.

Ranma blushed and replied, "Um...I really wish you would stop that. Also if you don't mind can I take a bath?"

"Sure. Let me show you were it's at." replied Kasumi as she got up to lead the way as Ranma fallowed her to the furo.

Kasumi opens the door and walks in as Ranma fallowed her. She opens the other and walked to the tub filling it with hot water after that she exited and stoped by Ranma. "The tub is filled you my take you bath."

"Okay." replied Ranma.

Kasumi just smiled and left. Ranma disrobed and went to take a bath. Kasumi went check on her father and found him sitting with another man both were crying.

Ranma poured cold water on herself "oooh! Cold!" she replied as she shacked her head and got into the furo. "AAAAH. Now what do I do? Hmmm. Hmmm. What to do? What to do? "

Ranma get comfortable in furo and thought 'Well, they'll find out anyway. Sooner or later.' He starts to get out and said, "May as well go out like I am."

Kasumi stood in the furo changing area of the bating area. She planned to wash Ranma's back but as she opened the door instead of a female she saw a male blushed. Kasumi sees Ranma's deep blue eyes like the man from her vision and quickly closes the door. Ranma on the other hand was exiting the furo and Kasumi had seen everything he had to offer. When she closed the door it made him blush and shudder at the same time.

"R-R-Ranma, is that really you?" Kasumi called out trying to hide her embarrassment.

"Yes, it's me, Kasumi." Ranma replied freaked out.

"How? When? Why?" Asked Kasumi trying to find the right words.

"It's a curse I have. Um...if you don't mind can you hand me my clothes?" Asked Ranma.

'Curse!' Kasumi thought as she picked up his clothes and opened the door that separated them, making sure to keep her eyes closed and not to look 'It's not proper for a unmarried woman to see a man in the nude.'Kasumi kept thinking. Ranma grabbed his clothes and when Kasumi felt his hand she removed hers an closed the door. Ranma puts on the clothes he was wearing earlier, a silk red Chinese shirt with the sleeves rolled up and his black kung-fu pants. After he finished getting dressed he opened the door and stepped out. He stood next to Kasumi almost the same height and she looks in to his blue eyes he in return looks in to her grey green eyes he saw she was still blushing at the incident. Both of them cast their eyes down towards the floor.

"I-I'm sorry, Ranma, I thought you were a girl." replies Kasumi, bowing to him.

"It's-It's okay, Kasumi. I should have told you'll." exclaimed Ranma, scratching the back of his head with his right hand and waving his other hand back and forth.

"Father will be extremely happy to see that you're really a man."exclaimed Kasumi some what pleased.

They exited the bathing area and as they walked down the hall to where Soun and Genma were sitting there was an uneasy silence between them that made Ranma extremely nervous.

Soun and Genma saw Kasumi coming and that she was blushing. Behind her was a handsome young man. Nabiki saw him and was eyeing him like a piece of meat on sale at a deli.

Kasumi went sit by her sister Nabiki still blushing at what she say . Nabiki looked at her sister and thought 'What did she see of Ranma to make her blush so much?' Ranma for his part went to sit next to his father and Mr. Tendo.

"Um...I'll explain. This is my dear old friend..."

"Genma Saotome. And this is my son..."

"...Ranma Saotome."

Kasumi glanced away, blushing. This did not go unnoticed by Nabiki. 'This is getting more interesting as time goes by. She must have walked in while he was in the buff. I never knew Kasumi was like that.' Ranma did not see Kasumi blush as she averted her gaze and he looked at the other two girls.

"What this about?" asked Nabiki.

"Yeah are you really that red hair girl from earlier?" asked Akane.

"Hmmm. Were should I begin?" replied Genma pointed his finger at his head. "I know."

He picked up Ranma and thrown him into the koi pond. Ranma screamed, "Hey!" The water splashed as he hits the water.

The red hair girl comes up and screamed, "What the hell are you doing?"

"Now Ranma's female." replied Akane.

Genma started crying while he clenched his fist. "Ohhh! My own son. So humiliating so humiliating." Genma soon got kicked into the koi pond splashed again.

"Who are you to talk my father's a panda!" replied Ranma-chan.

"Daddy why are you friends with them?" asked Kasumi who stood next to her father.

"They weren't like this before!" Replied Soun. "Not before they went to China...and undertook that terrifying training exercise!"

Genma and Ranma headed back inside to the furo to change back and return shortly after that they were seated in front of the Tendo's again.

"Ah, Yes. It was two fateful weeks ago..." replied Genma who told them the whole story of the curse.

The Tendo were seated there listing. Soun was the first to speak up, "The Legendary Ground of Accursed Springs. Its true horror has always been shrouded in mystery. But now..."

Ranma started to get mad. "Feh! Whaddya mean 'true horror'?" He grabs Genma replied, "Yo, old man–what's the idea draggin' me to a place like that anyway?"

Genma thrown Ranma into the koi pond again and replied, "You sound like a woman! Were you not prepared to give you life for the sake of the art?"

Ranma stands in the koi pond and exclaimed, "My life, yes. But my manhood is another story!" Throwing some cold water on Genma turning him into a panda.

"Oh! What a tragedy!" exclaimed Soun crying.

As Ranma and Genma fight back and forth. Kasumi replies, "Stop that!"

Kasumi was in Genma's face she replied, "You just went too far, Mr. Saotome."

Genma was gone to punch Ranma in the face when he was also interrupted by Nabiki too who exclaimed, "Yeah! Even for martial arts training!"

"What ever made you do something so dangerous?" asked Kasumi.

A pamphlet fell from Saotome on the ground close to Kasumi.

"It's a Chinese map...and guide book?" asked Kasumi.

"Something about...'Training Grounds'."exclaimed Nabiki as both sister look it over.

Kasumi looked at it some more before replying, "No wonder...You can't read Chinese can you!"

Genma-Panda held up a sign that said 'Correct'. Ranma Hits Genma on the head.

Soun poured hot water of the tea kettle over Genma and he return to normal. Soun staring face to face with his old friend.

"So when doused with hot water, you return to human form." exclaimed Soun.

Genma replied, "Well, it needn't be that hot."

Soun pointed at Ranma and replied, "When doused with cold water, you become a girl..." He produced a tea kettle out of no where, "...but hot water turns you back into a boy.!"

Ranma jumped back from the hot water while replying, " Hot water! Not Boiling!"

Soun pats female Ranma shoulder. He replied, "No sweet. Your problem isn't so terrible after all!"

All Ranma could Say was "Huh?"

"You meet Kasumi already she is nineteen, my other two daughters are Nabiki is seventeen, and Akane is sixteen. Pick one who will be you fiancee'." exclaimed Soun.

"Um...Um..." was what all Ranma could muster to say.

All three of the Tendo Daughters glared at him waiting for him to make his decision. Fifteen minutes passed and Ranma was still standing there.

Kasumi finally spook up, "Um...Father I'll take the engagement if Ranma approves?"

Ranma who was still in girl form thought 'Even though I have this dam curse she still wants me? But why it can only be for honor!' Ranma was still glaring at Kasumi she closed her eyes and sighed then replied, "Sure. I don't mind."

Kasumi was happy while Soun the human fountain cried while replying, "My oldest daughter is getting married! OH! I can't wait for that day!" Soun took this opportunity to pour the hot water over Ranma.

Ranma screams out now male, "Ahhh! That's hot!"

Ranma , I hope you will take care of my daughter. Also, I want you and Kasumi to get married tonight!" ordered Soun, serious all of a sudden.

"I'll get the priest!" seconded Genma as he ran out the room

"Father!" Kasumi yelled "We only just met."

"Y'ah. My. Tendo." muttered Ranma, agreeing with Kasumi.

"Father, don't you think they should get to know each other before getting married." questioned Nabiki.

"Yeah, Dad, Nabiki's right." exclaimed Akane angrily.

"But–But."said Soun before he started crying "I only want what best for my daughters!"

Ranma and Kasumi walked out of the Tea Room and headed to the stairs. Both Kasumi and Ranma walked up the stairs in silence.

Soun was extremely happy when he saw Kasumi and Ranma leave the room. 'All right the schools can finally be joined ow I'm so happy.' he thought before finally saying, "Saotome do you know what this means?"

"That the schools will be joined and we can finally live happy and content." replied Genma.

"You two are idiots." exclaimed Nabiki.

They grabbed two bottles of sake' and started drinking while Nabiki and Akane retreated too there own rooms.

When Ranma and Kasumi entered her room. Kasumi walked to her bed and sat and patted on her bed for Ranma to come sit by her witch he did then there was an inured silence for a few minutes.

"Ranma this is something that we should wait to do until we are own our wedding night." exclaimed Kasumi.

Ranma looked at her and replied, "I know I just came up here with you to get your father and mine's to stop pestering us!"

Kasumi put a hand on Ranma's shoulder that made him a little nervous of the physical contact. 'She's so cute a forward. Well I guess that's because she's older than me.' thought Ranma. He put his hand on top of hers somewhat startling her. Ranma was trying to make both of them feel comfortable.

When Nabiki passed she heard nothing coming from the room and wondered 'Did they just do that to make them happy?' she stopped and thought more on the subject , 'I know she would listing to father, but the Saotome boy. He was very fidgety around us. So he went to get daddy to stop crying.' Nabiki continued walking to her room.

Akane saw Nabiki stopped in front of Kasumi's door as she came up the stairs like she was deep in thought. 'That pervert better not be taking advantage of my older sister!' thought Akane. She continued walking to her room opened the door and walked in then goes to her bed and pulled out a periscope she borrowed for Nabiki. 'I know this would come in handy on day.' Akane opened her window and stretched the periscope out and it extended to Kasumi's room window.

Nabiki sat in her room and pulled out a book that looked like her leader but the surface of the book was blue not brown it also said 'Journal' on the cover. Nabiki opened it a turned to a fresh page and written the date.

October 25, 2001:

Dear Diary:

Today I had the weirdest dream where I was married to a handsome man

with blue eyes and black hair but there was something different about the

eyes it was like they were like ice. Today also my oldest sister Kasumi got engage

to a Ranma Saotome. But there is something about the way Ranma looks it like the

man in my dream. Could Ranma have an older brother and not know about it? It's

highly possible. I should really dig into one Ranma Saotome's family past.

Love,

Nabiki Tendo

Ranma and Kasumi just ast there hand over hand talking. After they finished Ranma stood up looked at Kasumi's smiling face.

"I-I guess I should be going to bed. It's getting pretty late in the night. Good night Kasumi." exclaimed Ranma as he walked to the door.

Kasumi got up and walked to Ranma she put her arms around Ranma startled him. Kasumi whispered into his ear, "Even though this is an arranged marriage. I would like to give this a try."

I know like I said I would not force you to marry me against your will. I'm not like that." replied Ranma.

"Okay. Goodnight, Ranma." whispered back Kasumi as she let him go.

Ranma opened the door and walked out the room heading to the guest room that he is staying in.

Soun and Genma was siting out on the back porch watching the moon in the sky as they were drinking sake' bottle after sake' bottle all together they drunk four bottles among themselves.

"Saotome...by tomorrow... my oldest daughter and...your son will ...hopefully be married...and the schools will finally be...united at last." replied Soun drunk his words slurring together.

"Tendo...your...right...with the schools...united...we can die happy." said an drunk Genma.

Soun and Genma have each arm over the other shoulder they sway back and forth sing and drinking. The soon pass out on the porch they smelled of alcohol on there clothes and there breath.

Ranma laid the futon out on the floor. His thoughts kept going back to the day's events. 'I'm engaged to an older woman, which is okay. She's only three years older. Plus, she's beautiful. I may like it here after all.'

He took off his shirt and pants before turning off the lights and going to sleep.

Kasumi was laying in her bed. She thought 'I may like this.' before she fell asleep.

Nabiki was sitting at her desk in her room running through her ledger before going to sleep, while Akane was in the furo before she headed off to bed.

The next morning after breakfast Ranma was sitting across from Genma. He asked, "School?"

"Yes we are going to be staying here for a while. Okay?" offered Genma.

Ranma got up and put on his red Chinese shirt and buttoned it up he then grabbed his school bag and put it on.

"Ranma. It's the same school Akane and I go to. I'll show you the way." offered Nabiki.

He walked to the door with Nabiki and they were met by Kasumi. She handed them both a bento box. She then grabbed Ranma's face in both of her hands and kissed him on the right cheek, pushing him out the door after he got his shoes on. She encouraged, " Have a good day at school Ranma."

"All right then bye, Kasumi." replied Ranma as he made his way out to the street with Nabiki.

To Be Continued...

Authors Note: That's it… hope you like it… This Chapter is pretty long hope you like it. Any feedback is good positive or negative. I would also like to take David Low for coming up with the initial idea for the story, also for letting me write it and, for rereading it with out him I would have a lot more mistakes with my grammar. I would like to first personally thank all of those reviewing my stories. I enjoy reading your comments, and try to correct the grammatical errors I miss with my final read through as well as my spell checkers. The suggestions you all make will help make this story better for everyone to enjoy, as well as allow my to fix some plot holes I may unintentionally leave. If you find any, let me know, and I will correct them and repost the chapters. Please feel free to review, and make comments. If you find a spelling or word age mistake, feel free to let me know. Thank you. Kagewaki Hitomi signing out.