Wake Me Up Inside

By CH33T4H GRL

Co written and edited by Senshi of Valis

Usagi sat on the edge of her bed breathing a little hard after putting the Ginzuishou back away. After they had eaten dinner and Ranma left to go home Usagi had retreated to the guest bedroom that Tofu had given her and called forth the crystal to heal herself the rest of the way. True she did feel a lot better but she was still feeling the effects of being as sick as she was and she felt that she was going to need to be ready for anything as a nagging feeling kept plaguing her that something was going to happen.

She was about to lay down when she heard Ranma's voice which worried her. Why would the red haired girl have come back so soon, did she forget something or did something happen? Climbing to her feet she left her room and followed the voices of Ranma and Tofu to the living room where Ranma was sitting at the table drinking some warm tea.

"Hi Ranma." Usagi said sitting down at the table with Ranma and Tofu. The lost look in Ranma's eyes worried Usagi as she watched the sad looking red h

"Oh, hi Bunny." Ranma said, unable to hide the sadness in her own voice.

"Are you okay?" Usagi asked.

"Bunny, Ranma's family threw her out because she wouldn't do what they demanded that she do and marry Akane." Tofu said looking at Ranma who stood up and glared at the doctor.

"She didn't need to know that, she has enough shit to worry about." Ranma snapped slamming her palms down on the table.

"Please calm down, Ranma." Usagi said getting up and moving to Ranma who was shaking a little but Usagi couldn't tell if from grief or anger.

"Why not Ranma, maybe she can help talk some sense into you." Tofu said, "You are talking about killing yourself."

"What?" gasped Usagi in surprise. Yes she thought about doing the same thing herself but no one would really miss her. In fact everyone would probably be happy to be rid of her if she died but she was too scared to do what it took to end her life no matter how often she played with her knife and slit her wrist with them. In her opinion they were just scratches as she was too much of a coward to take it any farther.

"My mom demands that I commit seppuku if I don't marry Akane. They threw me out without anything and told me I have three days to decide, marry Akane or spilling my guts." Ranma said, sniffing. "How dare she talk of honor, all they do is abuse honor and change it to fit what they want."

"Ranma, that is what I've been trying to tell you." Tofu said softly, "Stop letting them hurt you and take control of your own life. You are the most honorable person I know but killing yourself is the least honorable thing anyone can do."

"It's a matter of family honor." Ranma said.

"Fine then, I'll get you a knife and you can do it right now." Tofu said pushing away from the table and getting up.

"Tofu!" Usagi snapped in shock.

"Ranma, do you really want to just throw away your life for someone who obviously doesn't even give a damn about you?" Tofu asked, "You mean a lot to me Ranma, since you came here I've grown to care a lot about you but I won't stand for you to throw away your life so easily. You are stronger than that damn it!"

"If I don't marry Akane she'll force me to do it." Ranma said as hard fought tears started to escape, "My own mother will make me."

Usagi sighed sadly as she pulled the red head into a warm embrace which Ranma fought for a few moments before giving in and crying into Usagi's arms. How could someone do that, want to actually force their own child into marrying someone who was obviously abusive or to make their child take their own life as an alternative. This was sick, Usagi knew that her life was bad but she was beginning to think that maybe Ranma's was just as bad if not worse.

Tofu walked over two the two girls and pulled them into his arms in an attempt to comfort them as Usagi had started to cry also. "I won't hear anything about either of you hurting yourself, do I make myself clear? And if anyone has anything to say about it they will have to go through me."

Usagi didn't understand this, she could understand why the doctor would care so much about Ranma since they seemed to know each other and have a strong friendship. She was nothing of consequence though, a pathetic failure so why was the doctor being so nice to her? What could he want from her or see in her? She wasn't sure but it felt so good being held this way so she just relaxed into it with a contented sigh as she refused to let go of the crying redhead.

WAKE ME UP INSIDE

Gosunkugi smirked evilly as he sat in his basement with a pentagram painted on the floor in cow's blood that he had obtained from the local butcher. At each of the points were a black candle providing what little light there was down there. He knew he should have changed the light bulb but he was in too big a hurry to try out the spell he had found in the book he checked out from the library which he was sure would give him the power to finally beat Ranma and gain Akane's undying love and gratitude for freeing her from that sex changing pervert.

He held his hand out toward the circle making gestures with it as the book showed. Squinting to see the words in the dim light he started chanting the spell written on the pages. He started to get a cold chill as he continued, a small wind starting to blow around the room but the candles surprisingly didn't go out as the flames changed to a dark light absorbing blackness. The room started to shake as smoke started to erupt from the center of the pentagram. Slowly the smoke started coalescing into a curvy feminine form as large black wings erupted from her back and a shriek that terrified Gosunkugi to the core.

"After ten thousand years I am finally free!" the beautiful girl said, her wings wrapping around her naked body like a cloak and red hair flowing down her back to her hips. Her eyes seemed to keep shifting in color as she sashayed seductively toward him. She leaned into him, running her finger across his lips, tracing a line down his cheek and to his chest drawing little circles there.

"Thank you so much for freeing me, now if only I can come up with a proper way of thanking you." The girl said, leaning forward as his nose threatened to erupt in a bloody geyser. She brushed her lips across his softly, nibbling on his lower lip then whispered, "I think this will be the perfect thank you."

With those words she thrust her hand through his chest spraying his blood over herself and the room and her hand excited the other side of his body clutching his heart. Laughing maniacally as she dropped his dead form to the floor after smashing his heart and dropping it as well. Red swirled around her forming a dark red form fitting dress around her that resembled her mother's dress very much though it looked much better on her than it did on Beryl.

The world would soon quake in terror as Rook once again walked free of her demonic imprisonment.