panda signs

'Italicize' thoughts

It has been a year since the wedding incident things have not changed between Ranma and all of his enemies and fiancés. One day Ranma was sitting in class zoning out as usual occasionally looking over at Akane working diligently as the teacher lectured the class. Ranma sighed as the class seemed to creep slower than usual.

The entire class turned to look outside as thunder clapped in the distance and ominous storm clouds began to head towards the school. The bell rang signifying the end of the school day and the class filed out with Akane and Ranma were the last to exit the school. Heading down their usual path back home Ranma decided to walk down next to Akane. She looked over at him a bit keeping her words to herself. She thought for a second 'I wonder why he is walking next to me?'

Ranma looked at her and she looked away blushing and Ranma blushed a little too. Thunder echoed in the sky and rain started to pour turning Ranma into his red-headed girl form Ranko. The red-head yelled, "Aww damn it why did it have to rain?"

Akane laughed and started to run home soon followed by Ranma. When they reached home they walked in to see Genma in Panda form and Soun playing some Shoji. Nabiki was typing on her calculator and Kasumi was preparing dinner.

"Hey everyone!" Akane said cheerfully as she sat down at the table and began to watch some TV.

Ranma walked passed everyone and towards the bathroom to get a hot bath. Soun moved a piece saying, "Gotcha Saotome."

Genma lifted a sign saying Wait a second

Soun calmly said back, "Nope you lost now hand it over."

Genma turned the sign around Oh come on it's my candy

"You said winner gets the candy. Now hand it over!" Soun said getting clearly frustrated at the reluctant Panda.

Genma quickly popped the piece of candy into his mouth and held up a sign what candy are you talking about

Soun grumbled at his old friend as he watched him chew the candy. Soun swiftly said, "Now you owe me a piece of candy"

Ranma walked by the two arguing adults wiping the side of his head with a towel as he sat down next to Akane. She slowly said slightly surprised, "You know there was no forecast for rain at all this week"

"Really I guess those weather people aren't as reliable as they say." Ranma joked as he looked back outside at the down pouring rain.

Ranma swiftly stood up and looked around as if something spooked him. Akane looked up at him and asked, "What is it?"

Ranma looked around and said, "I sense something coming."

Suddenly a distant scream could be heard coming from the sky interrupted by every thunder clap. Ranma walked out on the porch and looked up to see someone falling from the sky. Everyone soon followed him as the person got closer. Ranma leaped into the rain ignoring him turning girl and jumped up to try and catch him. When he got high enough the man looked at Ranma and pushed him away and slamming several seconds later into the ground causing his figure to be clouded in a little smoke.

Ranma landed next to the crater and looked down as the falling man stood up brushing himself off. He began to complain as he did so, "You know I never asked for your help. I was perfectly capable of surviving that fall."

Ranma became annoyed with this remark and snapped back, "Well that's the thanks I get for tryin to save someone. Jease why do I even bother?" She turned to walk away and stopped and turned around asking, "Why in the hell would you be falling from the sky anyway!"

The smoke cleared away revealing that he stood slightly taller than Ranma. He wore a white cloak that was soaked and dirty from hitting the ground. His clothing was that of a ninja style and colored pure white. On his back was a long metal bo staff that glinted in the bright lightning. He looked at the red-head and said, "It was a part of my training."

Genma now out of panda form with an umbrella over his head butted in and said with a grin on his face, "Training huh? That's the kind of training my disrespectful son would benefit from."

Soon after he said that a swift kick sent him flying into the koi pond. The cloaked figure watched as a panda now stood in the pond. He laughed a bit than looked at Ranma and said, "So you two fell into a spring at Jusenkyo. Oh I can tell this is gonna be fun."

Kasumi offered him a hot bath and some tea and he kindly obliged and walked in being lead by Kasumi to the bathroom. The entire household sat around the table waiting as their new guest took his bath.

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The figure sat in the tub thinking, 'This is perfect. The rain lasts for one month. I have until the end of this November month to complete what those meddling parents started.'