A Third Chance at Life

Hanging Out and Breaking Traitors.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma or Inuyasha, they are the property of Rumiko Takashi and some companies I can't remember, I also do not own Shadow Hearts, I am making no money of this work.

Author's Notes: Sorry about the minor delay in the update, I got sick and didn't go to school, but my cousin is letting me use his internet to post this chapter today. I don't have much time to write so the chapter maybe a bit shorter then usual, if so sorry about that. Either way all reviews are appreciated.

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"Well we got some more done, not much left in this project." Ukyo smiled.

"We're not done yet, we sill need to write the actual speech portion and review everything the others looked up, in case Ms. Hinako asks us questions and specifies who answers." Yuka responded.

"We didn't get as much done as I wanted to, but we still have time." Akane said.

"Sorry I slowed us down today." Sayuri frowned as she thought about how everyone fussed over her and the way she would just space out at times.

"-uri, Sayuri, Sayuri" Ranma snapped his fingers getting Sayuri's attention, "You okay you were kinda spacing out again."

"I'm sorry." Sayuri said again.

"Eh don't be sorry. Like Akane said we still have time, besides I like all of us hangin out so if it takes longer that's fine by me, just another day I get to hang out with all of you before the project is done." Ranma grinned causing all the girls to blush.

"You know Ranma once the project is done we can still all hang out like this if you want to." Yuka smiled at Ranma.

"Really? That'd be great, but are you sure, you know how weird things seem to happen around me." Ranma rubbed the back of his neck.

"Even when weird things do happen though you always bail everyone out of any trouble." Ukyo replied.

"Besides it's not just you all of Nerima is messed up and either way weirdness would enter our lives, now we have you there to help us through it, so yeah, I think we would all still like to hangout with you." Sayuri said.

"Yes I think it would be great if all of you remained friends after the project is done." Yuna said as she walked into the room, "If you want tomorrow we can all go out for a picnic."

"Hey that sounds fun, but would you mind if Konatsu came with." Ukyo asked.

"That's fine, and Akane if you want your sisters can come as well, but uh, I would leave yours and Ranma's father at home, they seem a bit…Disruptive." Yuna said diplomatically.

"You mean their both major pains in the rear and if we brought them a fight over something is bound to break out." Ranma stated bluntly.

"Or you could say it that way." Yuna agreed.

"Alright I'll ask Kasumi and Nabiki if they want to come with tomorrow." Akane said as she suppressed a giggle.

"So what time should we meet and where?" Sayuri asked.

"We'll just meet here and let's say eleven am." Yuna said, "Now who's hungry?" Yuna opened the door to her dining room to show the table covered in all sorts of foods from all different countries.

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"I can't believe how much you ate." Akane said as she and Ranma were walking home.

"What it wasn't that much." Ranma replied.

"Not that much." Akane exclaimed, "Ranma her entire table was damn near piled to the ceiling all of us had seconds because how good the food was, but there was still a table and a half of food, and by the time you were done there were no leftovers." I know you always had big appetite, but this is excessive even for you."

"Hey, I'm hungry want to stop and get something to eat." Ranma responded.

"Oh ha ha." Akane grumbled.

'Geez, guess that's a no.' Ranma thought wistfully as he looked at the ice cream shop.

'She has a point, we have been really hungry lately.'

'Well I now have to eat enough to power both our souls, and I have to charge our spirit reserves and our Ki reserves.'

'True, we're still hungry.'

'Yes we are.'

"Hey Ranma snap out of it we're home." Akane said.

"We're home." Akane called out as she opened the door.

"Welcome home you two, I was just about to set dinner on the table." Kasumi smiled gently.

"Oh I'm sorry Yuna cooked I don't think we'll be able to eat any mo-" Akane started before being interrupted by Ranma.

"Food." Ranma exclaimed and ran into the dining room.

'I take it back, he's not eating for two, he's eating for two hundred.' Akane thought to herself.

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"Kasumi this is great." Ranma exclaimed as he was demolishing his dinner… and his father's.

"Why thank you Ranma, I'm pleased you like it so much" Kasumi smiled lightly.

"Like it I love it." Ranma smiled back as he let his father snag a small piece of beef off his plate as a decoy, so he could dump everything from his father's onto his.

"Hey." Genma cried.

"Too slow old man." Ranma crowed as he shoveled food into his mouth with one hand and blocked his father with the other.

"Oh my, did you forget to eat today Ranma." Kasumi asked.

"No he ate, he's just a pig." Akane said.

"Give me back my food boy." Genma whined 'All I ate today was that piece of beef I stole from Ranma's plate.'

Ranma ignored Akane and Genma, "Nah I ate, but with how fantastic your food is I just couldn't help myself." Ranma smiled.

"Oh, why t-thank you." Kasumi blushed.

"Anyway, Yuna is taking the group on a picnic tomorrow, she would like it if you two would come." Ranma said as he gestured towards Nabiki.

"What about me and Tendo, we would like to go as well." Genma smiled sensing away to push Ranma and Akane together.

"Yes, a picnic sounds nice." Soun said following his friends lead.

"Sorry daddy, you two aren't invited." Akane said.

"Yeah Yuna knows how much trouble you two cause and specifically stated you two can't come." Ranma smirked

"But, this is a perfect chance for us to set up a date for you two." Soun wailed.

"That's right Tendo and after their date they can get married." Genma cried out.

'I ain't saying a damn thing or my Foot-in-Mouth syndrome is gonna kick in' Ranma thought.

'Good idea, it's been a while since we've been malleted let's keep it that way.'

"We aren't getting married." Akane shouted.

'What no I ain't marrying that tomboy out of Ranma, interesting.' Nabiki thought.

"Look Tendo, the boy didn't protest. That means he wants to get married." Genma spouted.

"I'll call the priest." Soun replied.

"AHHRRGG." Akane screamed as she whipped out her mallet and smashed her father and the panda into LEO.

'That's a surprising turn of events.' Ranma thought. "Better them then me." Ranma mumbled.

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"Now Vlad, you will not fail me again will you."

"No m-master, I won't. fail you again." Vlad said as his tear stained green eyes looked into the master's cold red eyes."

"Good, I didn't kill you because despite your recent screw ups you have always been my most loyal servant don't make me regret my leniency. I'll send someone in to help you up." The Master said and walked away hips swaying gently.

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"Man he's messed up." One man said as he and another guy lifted Vlad into a wheel chair.

"Both is legs are broken, he's got huge gashes all along his body a broken wrist and his jaw is broken."

"That's not even getting to any psychic torture the master may have inflicted, or wounds she healed so they wouldn't kill him before she was done."

"Let's get Lord Vlad to the healers quickly, if he dies who knows what kind of hardass will be our boss. I'd much rather work for a nice guy like Vlad then any of the masters other advisors."

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"Still not talking?" Megumi said to a man nailed to a wall.

"…" The man said nothing.

"Well so far I have five down who all cracked fairly easily, it's good to see someone who can really go the distance in the pain category." Megumi grinned evilly. "But lets see how long you last after being injected with this." Megumi held up a long needle filled with a yellow substance.

"You can't that's still experimental it could kill me." The man screamed.

"Oh no this is the finalized version, you see one of the traitors was keeping the finished formula from us and know you'll get to be it's first test subject." Megumi smiled.

"No, don't I'll tell you anything I swear it."

"You were able to resist having your organs removed in pieces yet your afraid of a little shot, how disappointing. Well then spill what were you hiding from me." Megumi frowned.

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"The Émigré Manuscript is here?" A tall curvy woman with sort auburn hair mumbled as she looked over a small town in Russia. Her yellowish blue eyes scanned the area.

"Something feels wrong" the girl said as she reached into her long grey overcoat checking to make sure her Katana was ready. 'I haven't been back in great grandma's homeland before now.'

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Sorry for the shortness of the chapter, please review, constructive criticism appreciated.