The New Guardian
By The Senshi of Valis
Chapter 6
Disclaimer: Don't own Ranma or W.I.T.C.H.
If you like Ranma/Will pairings or Ranma/W.i.t.c.h. crossover please check out my other one in the W.i.t.c.h. section called The Road to Freedom which s up to 15 chapters now. Thanks and now on with the story…
Ranma was in the park waiting for about an hour for Caleb to show but he never did so with a sigh he decided to give up when it started to rain changing Ranma to his girl form. Sighing again he decided to just give it up for the morning and try again the next morning and give Caleb one more chance to show up. Deciding to seek shelter under a nearby tree by the lake Ranma hurried under it, the large tree and its foliage pretty much keeping the ground under it relatively dry.
Stopping though when she noticed a familiar red head sitting under the tree against its trunk she decided against changing back in case Will would see her. The girl looked up at Ranma with red eyes as she pulled her pack closer to her.
"It's okay, I won't hurt you." Ranma said, smiling reassuringly to Will.
"Sakura?" Will asked, rubbing her eyes.
"Yeah, is this seat taken?" Ranma asked sitting next to Will, actually surprised that she could act so openly with this girl.
"Not at all." Will said oatting the ground next to her.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Ranma asked.
"It's not important." Will said shaking her head. "Are you okay? After you took off yesterday I was kind of worried."
"I'm okay…but how about this. You tell me why you were crying and I'll talk to you about this magical girl thing.
"Fine…" Will sighed, looking out across the lake away from Ranma, "I made a huge mistake with my mom but…she's so happy with him I…I couldn't stand in her way. My mom means so much too me, Sakura, she's all I have after my dad ran off. Now…Now I'm scared my mom is going to do the same and I basically told her to when I told her it was okay with me if she kept seeing Mr. Collins."
"Will…It sounds to me like your dad was a jerk like mine. Mine tortured me for ten years until I reunited with my mom. We moved here and left his sorry but behind." Ranma said. "Will, does your mom treat you like dirt?"
"No…actually she treats me pretty good. We are like best friends but we've grown apart kind of when we moved here and I became…well, you know." Will said.
"Does she know or do you hide it?" Ranma asked.
"I have to hide it." Will sighed.
"You don't Will and I think you should tell her because that is probably why you are growing apart but it kind of sounds like she loves you. She deserves someone in her life her own age to share her fears and hopes with, to share everything with. You really should give her a chance Will." Ranma said, "After some of the stuff that has happened to me I tell my mom everything…it brings us closer together."
"Sakura…I seriously doubt you have to tell her anything like that." Will said.
"I wish I didn't but I've been through and seen so much crap in my life it's make Harry Potter look mundane." Ranma laughed bitterly.
"You read Harry Potter?" Will asked, surprised.
"Actually…no." Ranma said embarrassed, "I've kind of seen the movies. My mom bought tons of movies when we moved here and those were some of my faveorites."
"Sakura…I…I need to talk to you seriously about what happened. You could be in danger from the powers the heart may have given you." Will said somberly.
"That crystal thingy?" Ranma asked and when Will nodded she leaned her head against the tree and sighed. "I hate magic…it never causes anything but trouble…So what is it? Is it going to end up cursing me or something?"
"Or something." Will nodded sadly, "Please come to the Silver Dragon tonight and talk to us, let Yan Lin help you. She can explain it and help more than I can."
"Okay, I will but Will…I…I don't know what to do. Can I talk to you about something personal?" Ranma asked, blushing hotly.
"Of course." Will said looking curiously at Ranma.
"Well…there's this person I've meet since I came here and I…I have trouble getting my mind off of them for too long." Ranma said.
"That's great." Will said happily.
"I'm afraid it's not." Ranma sighed, "I…I asked them out and they said yes but now…I'm afraid to go with them. I'm a freak and when they find out…I'm scared that they will hate me."
"Freak? Hate you? Why on earth…" Will asked, confused.
"Everyone I knew from where I came from treated me like a freak because of a curse I have." Ranma said, looking away from Will.
"Curse? Curses aren't real." Will said.
"And neither are magical girls." Ranma said.
"Okay…point taken…but what is it, are you like a vampire or something?" Will asked, half amused.
"Look, I can't say anything but I'll talk to you guys tonight." Ranma said, getting up and running out into the rain and away from Will before she let her feelings out of control and tell Will everything.
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AN: Sorry it's been awhile since I've updated this story but I'll be working on it more from now on as well as some of my other stories.
Until Next Time,
Ja Ne