Ranma 1/2: A Whole New Adventure

I do not own Ranma ½ or any of it characters because if I did I'd be rich and my P.C would WORK and this wouldn't be the third time I've wrote this stupid chapter.

Thanks for all the reviews and sorry for taking so long to get this posted. My computers got a really bad virus and it wiped this chapter, twice. Well anyways, on with the story.

CHAPTER 3: TWO KUNO'S ARE STRONGER THAN ONE!

Perfume was not happy. Ever since a certain pigtailed boy had come into her life, everything had gone wrong. The boy she was sure was a fake, turned out to be the Ranma Saotome she had heard so much about. He had proven that fact by defeating both her and her father at the same time. That had shattered her pride.

What hurt even more was the fact that she was fairly sure she had been nothing more than a nuisance during the fight rather than a threat to the time challenged boy. She couldn't even go train to get better for a rematch because she had to take over her mother and fathers work at the restaurant.

Her parents were on vacation. And by vacation she meant that they were away back to the amazon village Joketsuzoku until things died down. This was a good idea for her parents considering the reactions from everyone else when news of her fathers and Ranma's fight got out.

They acted like her father had kicked around a puppy. Nobody cared that Ranma won the fight, they still acted either cold or aggressive towards Mousse. Mr Hibiki had to be physically dragged away from the cat café by an angry but more sensible Mrs Habiki who said violence only causes more violence, which surprised Perfume considering she was actually the most violent one of the two.

Perfume shuddered at the thought of Yukari's mother as she tried to tell her father what she thought of their fight. Who knew a middle aged woman with a mallet could be so scary. Now she had no time to train. This brought her to another problem.

"Grandmother, where is Sash?" She asked stopping from washing the dishes to look at her great-great grandmother who was cleaning the tables. It was after finish hours and they were both doing the tidying and cleaning.

Cologne never stopped her wiping down of the tables nor did she look towards Perfume as she answered. "She is with son-in-law." Was the only answer given.

Perfume fumed a bit. She would at least be able to train a little if her sister was around more often. Instead she was always away chasing her airen. You would think she would get the hint that when a boy runs in terror and hides from you that he is not interested. What was worse was that her usually intelligent great-great grandmother was encouraging her. She must know it was a lost cause.

Cologne stopped what she was doing and looked at Perfume. "What's wrong child?" She asked with concern in her voice. She had noticed that her great-great granddaughter looked troubled.

Perfume looked hesitant. She didn't really want to talk about this with her great-great grandmother. She was one of the strongest of all amazons and she didn't want to sound weak as amazons are strong. "Do…do you think my training was a waste?" She asked after a small silence.

Cologne looked surprised. "What do you mean?"

"It's just that boy defeated me so easily. I wasn't any help to father at all." She explained sounding angry. More at herself for being weak and disappointing her great-great grandmother than anything else, well, except maybe the boy that was the cause of all her problems. She had a right to angry at him.

"That boy is a great martial artist. There is no shame in losing to him."

"But…it was two on one, we should have defeated him. Father may have been using hand to hand rather than his hidden weapons and I never used all the moves I have but he shouldn't have beat us!" Perfume said, her voice rising.

"Do you think a double team tactic would work on Emperor Herb of the Musk?"

"No, of course not. He is a descendant of a dragon. His power is great, you even told me so!" Perfume answered knowing were the conversation was going.

"And do you think that you and your father would be able to beat a god?" Cologne asked as a smile began to creep onto her wrinkled face.

Perfume just frowned. "No one can beat a god." She said coldly before returning to doing the dishes.

Cologne's smile turned into a large toothy grin. "You should get to know the boy better." She said beginning to hop towards the door. She turned to face the black haired girl. "After all, he is your husband as well." She cackled before heading out into the street. She had no intention of forcing Perfume to pursue the law and marry Ranma. Sash would do that but it was fun to tease the young girl. Even three hundred year olds liked to have a laugh now and again.

Perfume glared at the door for about five minutes after her great-great grandmother left. If doors could feel fear, this one would be terrified right now. 'There's no way she can be serious! Like i would ever marry that creep!' She thought to herself. She would rather live with the disgrace than have anything to do with that Saotome boy.

Just thinking about the boy made her blood boil. This was why she was dreading school tomorrow. He would be there, it is his first day.

"Thing can't get any worse!" She mumbled under her breath.

"Ranma baby, just try it on!"

"Don't you have a home to go to?" Ranma moaned as he darted once again out of reach of the pink haired girl.

"Your home is my home husband!" Sash answered as she again pounced towards the pigtailed boy who ducked under her and ran around the table away from her.

"NO its not, and my bed is my bed. Stop trying to sneak in it at nights, okay?" Ranma ordered with a frown, and then blushed as he noticed his mother at the door. "That came out wrong mom, honest!" He exclaimed waving his hands in front of him franticly. His distraction led to Sash tackling him to the ground.

"Put it on!" She ordered in a bossy tone holding a standard blue school uniform out in front of her. Really, husbands should listen to their wives.

"I aint wearing it! My clothes are fine!" Ranma snorted turning his head away from it in distaste.

"Ranma, you really should wear it. You do want to make a good first impression at school tomorrow don't you?" Nodoka asked walking from the door way to sit at the table seeming unconcerned about the fact that her son was being straddled by a pretty young girl when he already had a fiancée.

Ranma was about to answer, which went something along the lines of It doesn't matter what I wear, the boys will want to fight me and the girls will want to date me, when Sash interrupted him.

"Wouldn't he look so cute in the uniform?" She practically squealed hugging Ranma tight around the neck. When her mouth was near his ear she whispered. "You would look so sexy too! Girls love a guy in uniform!" She licked his ear gently.

Ranma jumped up in shock at that knocking Sash on her behind. She pouted and frowned at him, she would have to do something about that boy's shyness. She thought back a couple of days to when she had came round at night. 'Really, what kind of husband nearly passes out when his wife try's to climb into bed with him?' She thought to herself. And there was nothing wrong with her being naked, it's what couples do.

"O-Okay…I'm going to go to bed now! Good night!" He shouted retreating up the stairs and into his room in the space of three seconds.

"What's wrong with Ranma Mrs Saotome?" Sash asked looking in the direction that ranma had ran.

"Nothing dear, I think he is just excited about starting school tomorrow I think." She answered the young girl smiling sweetly at her. She really liked the girl, more than her evil sister, the one that had attacked her precious son.

"I can't wait to show off my husband to all the girls at school. They will be so jealous!" She told the older women excitedly.

"I'm sure they will." She replied. She really didn't mind who her son married. Sash was always happy and pleasant and Yukari was such a kind caring person. Any girl who would give her lots of grandchildren would do really. Well any body except that awful Perfume girl.

Ranma woke up to the sound of his mothers' voice. She was not using her normal gentle voice he was used to. She sounded angry and was sweating a lot considering it was only morning. What he didn't know was that she had spent the last twenty minutes trying to wake him. Who know someone could sleep through the swift kicks she was hitting him with. He really was worse than Genma when it came to waking up.

"Wha's it mom?" Ranma mumbled sleepily.

Nodoka nearly jumped for joy. She had finally woken him. "You have to get up for school now."

Ranma mumbled something about staying in bed for a while longer but Nodoka kicked him again. "Up." She ordered in a tone of voice that allowed no argument.

After grabbing a shower Ranma made his way down stairs. Sitting waiting at the table was his mother, who sat waiting patiently and his father who was less patient as he keep trying to steal quick bites of food and was always reward with a smack on the back of the hand by Nodoka. Someone was missing though.

"SNEAK ATTACK!"

Ranma turned towards the childish yell and prepared for attack. Kentaro jumped from his hiding place behind the door and launched a fly kick towards his brother who easily side stepped the attack. Kentaro crashed into the wall.

"Owww!" He moaned as he picked himself up and dusted himself off.

Ranma laughed at him. He had made a deal with his little brother a week before. The deal was that if Kentaro managed to land one hit on him by the end of the week, he would take Kentaro away training for the weekend. "Looks like you lost the bet!"

Kentaro sniffed slightly as tears began to well up in his eyes. He knew his brother would take him if he cried. He would do anything if he cried. "I-It's n-not f-f-fair!" he wailed as he threw himself on the floor and began to cry uncontrollably.

"Wait, wait! Don't cry. I'll still take you! Stop crying." He said frantically. He hated it when girls cried but somehow it was worse when it was his brother doing the crying and he was to blame.

'Works every time!' Kentaro smiled inwardly as his tears suddenly dried up as though nothing happened.

When Ranma noticed this he bowed his head slightly. Why was he such a sucker?

"Bye great-great grandmother!" Sash shouted as she ran out the front door of the cat café heading straight for Ranmas house. She had gotten up extra early today just so she could pick Ranma up for school. He lived the opposite way from where the school was but it would be worth it just to walk into school showing of her prized husband.

As she got within sight of Ranma's house she saw Yukari coming from his house. She doubled her running pace. "Heya Yukari. What are you doing here?" She said trying to sound like she didn't care but inwardly she was annoyed.

"Good morning Sash. How are you this today?" Yukari greeted politely with a warm smile on her face.

"Fine, fine! What are you doing here?" She asked again irritated at her question being evaded.

"Oh, I was going to walk Ranma to school but his mother says he has already left."

"HEY GUYS!"

The two girls turned to the loud cheerful voice. They saw Yuki running towards them with her happy clueless smile on her face.

Sash just frowned at her. She knew her friend liked Ranma and that's she was probably wanting to walk Ranma to school too.

"Morning Yuki." Yukari greeted politely. Sash idly wondered if the girl had ever had a bad thought in her whole life.

"So…whatcha doing her?" Yuki asked hiding her disappointment at not being the only one to walk Ranma to school.

"Same thing that brings you here!" Sash icily replied.

"What? You got something to say pinky?" She asked, her smile being replaced with a glare.

"I'll let my fist do the talking fang girl!" She answered stepping forward.

Just as the two were about to go at it Yukari stepped in between them "I will see you two at school. Bye." She waved at them as she headed towards school to see Ranma. Yuki and Sash must have read her mind as they just glared at each other before heading after their well mannered friend.

Ranma watched from his hiding place in the garden as the three girls left. He had just walked out of his front door when he saw Yukari approaching from the distance. He leapt into a tree in his front garden and waited for her to leave. Only more came and he began to get crap in his legs from the position he was in.

"Well that was close." He mumbled to himself as he began to walk in the direction of the school.

He had made about half way when he noticed someone leaning against a wall staring at him. It was Kuno, looking the exact same as when he was young. Same hair, same smirk and even the same look of hate he had when looking at him. "Wow, Heya Kuno." Ranma greeted walking over to him.

Kuno wore in the same style of kendo outfit he used to wear except this was pure white. He also wore a white head band. "So it is true. The sorcerer has returned." He said coldly in his high and mighty voice.

"Yup." Ranma smiled at him ignoring the insult.

"You truly are a dark wizard Saotome. You have not changed since the days of our youth when I used to defeat you over and over again for trying to steal my loves."

"Uh…okay. I'm going to school. See ya later Kuno." Ranma said trying to get away from the weird stick wielding man. He had hoped that Kuno would have matured or at least got a brain after all this time.

"Halt, you will tell me were you have taking the pigtailed girl right this instant fiend." Kuno demanded stepping away from the wall and bring out a katana.

Ranma sweat dropped. 'So much for the stick wielding part!' He thought nervously. "Don't tell me you are nearly forty and still single Kuno, that's pathetic. Even for you." Ranma mocked.

"Of course not, insolent dog, I have the most lovely wife. The gods themselves created her just for my brilliant self to be with. I wish only to free the pigtailed one from your evil clutches!" Kuno declared pressing two fingers on his forehead as he always does when bragging about himself. Maybe he would let the fiery red headed girl show her appreciation for saving her. After all, was it considered cheating if he was so great he could have two loves? And he had read somewhere that most men have an affair at least once in their lives, so it was about time he did.

"My clutches aint evil and I don't know where she is. Okay?"

"Fine, we shall do it the hard way. Take off that ugly disguise and fight me demon!" Kuno demanded getting into a fighting stance but keeping the sheath on the sword.

"This aint a disguise moron, and it aint ugly! Take that back!" Ranma shouted angrily.

"Never!" Kuno launched himself at Ranma. He threw a flurry of sword jabs at the boy who dodged them all and then went for a downward slash. Ranma dodged the attack and launched a kick towards the older mans chest which he deflected with his sword. They both jumped backwards to get some distance between them.

"You'll need more than that to defeat me!" Ranma taunted.

Kuno smirked. "I am just warming up. I will now show you an attack that took me years to master." He said shifting to so his side was facing Ranma and he set his feet slightly wider than shoulder length with his right foot leading. He turned his head to the side to face Ranma and gripped the still sheathed sword by the bottom of the swords handle with his left hand. He held the sword so that the point of the sheathed sword was facing Ranma.

Ranma began to get a tense felling in his stomach. He was not used to Kuno using real moves on him, he usually just swung his stick randomly without any serious technique.

Kuno shifted his shoulders so that his left was farther back than his right. "Prepare yourself demon for the heaven's wrath is swift indeed."

"Whatever Kuno, just get on with it!" Ranma snapped as anger overcame worry. Being late to his first day at school was not how he wanted things start.

Kuno scowled at the youth. He was tempted to take the sheath from his weapon and show the snot nosed brat but he did not want to dirty his blade. He pointed his right hand at the younger man and moved his left hand with the sword further away.

"GATOTSU!" He roared crouching and pushing of with his right foot. He closed the gap faster than Ranma ever dreamed that the simple swordsman could. When he was about a swords width from Ranma, he snapped his left arm forward with above amaguriken speed going for a straight thrust aimed at Ranma's chest.

Ranma barely saw the attack and just let his reflexes take over as he dodged to the right of the attack but not without taking a scuff to the side. He never had time to catch his breath as Kuno changed his thrust to a sideways slash instantly. The powerful blow caught Ranma in the back sending him tumbling forward on the concrete.

Shinji watched from the rooftops as his father's unbeatable left handed thrust technique sent Ranma flying. He was actually very shocked that Ranma had managed to doge the first blow at all. He had seen his father fight literally hundreds of duels with martial artists and swordsmen and none had ever dodged the Gatotsu's first strike.

He continued to watch as Ranma picked himself up looking very angry. 'Looks like the women stealer doesn't like to lose'. Shinji thought to himself. He stored that little piece of information away to maybe use against the pigtailed boy in the future.

He would get his Yukari back from the villainous Saotome.

Sash, Yukari and Yuki all sat on the bench outside the school. Sash and Yuki sat arguing.

"Listen, he is my husband so it doesn't matter if you like him!" Sash said turning her head away from her friend.

Yuki clenched her fists. "It's his decision who he gets hitched too. And when he gets to know me better he'll pick me!" She replied heatedly. Sometimes Sash was just really bitchy.

Just as Sash was about to argue her point, Yukari spoke up. "Do you not think he is rather late? His mother said he had left sometime ago."

Yuki frowned in thought making her cute face scrunch up slightly. "Yeah, you're right Yukari." She turned to look at Sash. "What did you do to him you pink haired bimbo?" She accused pointing her finger at Sash. No doubt she had her poor Ranma tied helplessly so she could do what ever she wanted with him.

"What? I've not got him, if I did do you think I would be here? Ranma baby and I would be at home making lots of strong healthy babies for the good of our village!" Sash shouted not noticing the looks from others as well as the shocked looks of a blushing Yukari.

Rather than answer, Yuki just pulled her battle spatula out of no where. She smirked, showing off her small fangs. "Fine, we'll do this my way. I'll fight you for him." She said in challenge holding her battle spatula out in front of her.

Sash smiled so sweetly at her friend/rival it could rot teeth. She pulled on her steel plated clothes. Most of the school boys around that had heard the argument were green with envy. They would give anything to have at least one of the two female fighters wanting them. They were the hottest chicks at school and this mysterious boy had both of them fighting over him. Some guys just had all the luck.

Ranma picked himself up slowly, rubbing his back. He could fell a dent where he was hit. 'Why do I have no luck?' He thought to himself. Why did everyone want a piece of him? Fighting was not what really bothered him. He actually likes that. It's just that most of them were ambushes from enemies. What ever happened to challenge letters?

"Not bad for a cheating pervert." Ranma teased even though he was actually thanking god that the sword was still sheathed. He rather liked being alive even if he did have crappy luck.

"You surprise me Saotome. No one has avoided my opening strike, so you are the first to experience the second part of my Gatotsu." Kuno bragged. He slung his sword over his shoulder. "Tell me what you have done with the pigtailed girl and I my spare you, peasant?"

If looks could kill, Kuno would be dead with the look Ranma threw his way. "Why do you even care if you've got a wife?" He asked trying to by some time to find out a weakness in the swordsman's technique. He knew that a move like that would be impossible to dodge no matter how fast you were. It was really just luck that he had managed to get away with only a slight bruise to his side. Then something came to him.

"I shall save her from your evil clutches. Akane broke from your spell and married that brush wielding buffoon. She has dreadful taste I admit but it is better him than you. Once I have broken the energetic pigtailed beauty from you wizardry, she shall be my mistress." He explained letting images of a grateful big busted red headed girl showing her appreciation.

"Hey!" Ranma shouted felling creeped out at the thoughts that were most likely running through the perverted mans head. "Try that again, and if ya beat me, I'll arrange a meeting with the pigtailed girl.

"Truly?" Kuno asked growing very excited. He didn't wait for an answer as he shifted back into position. There was a greater distance to travel this time so he would have to use more power in his lunge.

"Come on, I'll even give u a target!" Ranma shouted turning around and bending over slapping his rear. He turned around in time when Kuno began his lunge.

"GATOTSU!"

The attack was still to fast to actually see so it was impossible to block or counter. So as soon as Kuno moved, he rolled to the side as quickly as he could, the attack still hit but Ranma was expecting that. As the tip of the sheath hit him in the shoulder he quickly lashed out grabbing it and pulled. A swordsman without a sword was just a man and Ranma Saotome would be damned if he couldn't defeated a normal man.

Instead of pulling the sword from Kuno's hand he only pulled the sheath from the sword freeing the blade. 'Oops' He thought to himself as he began sweating. The attack was bad enough before. With a live sword, there was no way he could win. Unless…he stayed really close to Kuno. The Gatotsu took time and the distance between them was what helped build the speed up. If he stayed within striking distance, Kuno's move couldn't be used.

He rushed in close paying extra attention to Kuno's sword now that it had no covering anymore. He began throwing punches the man, which were dodged. Kuno swung his sword at Ranmas head. He ducked and swiped his legs. He brought his heel down where Kuno's chest was but met nothing but concrete as Kuno quickly rolled out of the way.

Kuno jumped to his feet and raised his sword over head. Ranma reached up to grab Kuno's arms, stopping the downward slice. "Fool." Kuno laughed as he kicked Ranma between the legs, doubling him over in pain.

Ranma cursed himself for falling straight into an obvious trap like that. Well he would have cursed if he wasn't biting his lip to keep from crying. Kuno stood over Ranma. "Now, where is the pigtailed girl?" Kuno demanded pointing the tip of his sword at Ranma.

"She's right behind you." Ranma pointed behind Kuno. Kuno, being as gullible as he is, turned around. Ranma got up and backed off a few feet. This would be good.

"Ahh, my love. I have missed you!" He cried hugging the person behind him. He hadn't bothered to look at who it was. He thought that maybe he should have as she didn't feel very womanly. In fact she felt kind of manly. He was pretty sure the red head was smaller than him too, so who was the tall person he was hugging now.

He pulled back slightly to look at the person in his arms. Instead of seeing the beautiful face of the pigtailed girl, he saw the face of a young man with hoop earrings.

"I was going to ask if you wanted help with fem-boy here but I think am going to help him now." A very angry Pantyhose Taro said as he cracked his knuckles.

Well that's chapter 3. To be honest, I think it kinda sucks but let me know what ya think guys. Told you Taro would be back. He will probably be in it most of the time now, as well as the new characters that are coming next chapter.