SL: Hey people, this will be my last update possibly for a couple weeks while I'm gone for my vacation. I'll work on this while I'm gone and will try to post some while I'm gone but I'm not sure if I will be able to post anything until I get back. In my profile I put a little information about Ranma's new abilities as well as a few pics of what her new forms will look like. Just replace the hair with red though the same styles as in the pics as her hair styles will change depending on the form.

Wake Me Up Inside

By Shadow Lady

Co written and edited by Senshi of Valis

After exiting the portal Demota changed into his true demon form and used his smaller and faster form to quickly reach the Tendo Dojo to look through Genma's things in search for any clues to what the fool really did to Ranma. Never before has a human showed so much affection to Demota except for one, Aimi, who Demota was sure was dead by now. There was no telling how long he was gone but the girl he once loved as an older sister had probably moved on and had a long happy life with that detective.

It was strange though that all of the people who was in Ranma's little circle knew what he was accepted the little trouble making demon as their own and even Ranma accepted Demota as a little brother. He knew that Ranma would risk his or her life for Demota and anyone else that the boy girl cared for which was something Demota never fully understood though he even risked his life for Aimi when the Demon World Police came after them and the whole demon stone incident occurred. He hoped to never see those damned stones ever again though.

Demota found the dojo quickly and followed Setsuna's instructions while hiding his presence and went to the guest room where Genma and Ranma stayed. The whole room seemed like it was bathed in demonic energies so twisted that it even made Demota feel sick to his stomach. Following where the sick feeling was coming from led the little demon to a large pack that he assumed was Genma's. Opening the pack made Demota actually flinch back as the dark energies assaulting him increased several times over.

Looking into the pack Demota couldn't really find anything unusual anywhere. He couldn't understand it, he knew the power was coming from inside the bag but there was nothing there. Growling as he narrowed his eyes at the large pack a large wave of darkness washed out from the pack again and this time he saw where it came from. There was a demonic sub space pocket woven into the fabric on the inside of the pack. It was easy to break into it for Demota who was a master thief as was Shadow Lady…Aimi had been. Ranma was Shadow Lady now and he had to remember it. He wanted to kill Genma so much for taking Aimi away from him. If it wasn't for Genma he would have never been forced to bond with Ranma.

Sighing Demota shook his head, there was no use hanging onto the past, he had work to do. Easily breaking open the seal on the pocket Demota reached in and pulled out the sole item in the pocket. Looking at the book he held Demota had a very bad feeling about this. Looking at the cover to see noting but a dark leather bound cover with no letters Demota started flipping through the pages before dropping the book in disgust. This was a book that was stolen from the Demon World even before Demota had let a long time ago. It was known as the nameless book and contained the most sadistic of forbidden spells in it and that worried Demota greatly. This sick bastard had something like this and if Demota's guess was right there was so much more to Ranma's troubled past than even the young martial artist knew.

Taking the book Demota turned and flew out the window heading for Jubaan were he was to meet up with the others after they stopped by and checked on Tofu.

WAKE ME UP INSIDE

Usagi sighed as she walked through the streets of her own hometown while the others got settled in the apartment that Setsuna had gotten them. Setsuna had already had it set up to adopt Ranma's girl side as Ranko as well as the two Tendo sisters to protect them from their families and free them from any stupid obligations that their so called families had owed.

The city hadn't changed much in three years but then again to the people of the city it had only been three days. Stopping to look up at a piece of paper stapled on a telephone pole made her gasp. It was a picture of herself, it was a missing person's poster. They had actually put them up when Usagi was only gone a few days? A more important question bugging her was why did they even care.

"Usagi!" A voice called out behind her, footsteps running to her. Looking over her shoulder Usagi saw her little brother Shingo running toward her. Kneeling down a little Usagi channeled ki into her legs as she leaped into the air, bounded off the pole and onto a roof as Shingo called after her again. Usagi couldn't help from letting a few tears spill as she heard Shingo start crying.

"You should talk to him, Princess." Setsuna said appearing behind Usagi. At one time that little stunt would have scared the life out of the blonde but after the three years Usagi could now feel the green haired senshi's presence as soon as it appeared which amused Setsuna. Setsuna had said that Queen Serenity was able to do the same thing and would be proud to know that her daughter was now able to.

"Why, he doesn't even care about me." Usagi sniffed, wiping tears away. "You know, I didn't think it would still hurt so much after all this time."

"That is because you love him, you love all of your family." Setsuna said, smiling sadly at the blonde.

"I don't think I can face them yet, Setsuna. I'm…I'm scared to face them." Usagi said, admitting that she was still afraid of their rejection.

"HELP!" Shingo cried as a loud explosion rocked the building Usagi was on.

"Damn." Usagi swore as she jumped off the building and landed next to Shingo who was staring at Usagi wide eyed. A leftover youma was standing menacingly over the two with a crazed look in its eyes. "How dare you pick on my little brother you freak."

"U-Usagi?" Shingo asked in shock as Usagi kicked the monster slamming it into the wall.

"How dare you attack innocent people for their energy, in the name of Mars…"

"Venus…"

"Mercury…"

"Jupiter…"

"We will punish you." The senshi said together posing.

"Go away, I don't need your help." Usagi said, hurt and anger filling her.

"Please step aside so we can finish this thing off." Mars said though she seemed happy to see Usagi.

"Go find your own toy, this one is mine." Usagi snapped before seeming like she disappeared before reappearing in front of the creature who was just recovering from the kick. Usagi used her increased speed and a trick Ranma taught her that was supposedly an Amazon technique. As if, a little bit of studying came to show that most of the Amazon techniques were ripped off from the moon kingdom's soldiers. It looked like Usagi only hit the youma once but actually hit it five hundred times making it double over in pain.

"Let's finish it off." Jupiter said as Usagi tore a street sign out of the ground and drove it through the youma's chest turning it into dust.

"Usagi!" Shingo cried latching onto Usagi crying as if she would disappear if he let go.

"How…How did you do that?" Jupiter asked in shock. It was easy enough to see why the brunette would be shocked since the level of Usagi's martial arts just displayed was way better than anything Makoto had ever achieved.

"Don't you have places to go, people to belittle?" Usagi asked, glaring at the four senshi.

"We're sorry." Venus said, tears streaking down her face.

"Just go away." Usagi said, her own tears falling as she hugged Shingo. Usagi watched as the four senshi departed with sad, hopeless looks on their faces. What did they expect to happen, Usagi to welcome them back into her life with open arms so they could treat her like shit again? There was no way in hell that was going to happen.

"Please come home, Usagi." Shingo cried, "Please, mom is worried sick and so have dad and me. She hasn't eaten anything since you left and watches out the window most of the day."

"Shingo…I can't…I'm a disappointment to them." Usagi sighed, remembering the way her parents treated her before leaving, her mother especially.

"No you aren't!" Shingo cried, hugging Usagi tighter, "We thought you was dead…Please, come home…Please!"

"Okay Shingo, I'll come home and talk to them but no promises after that, okay?" Usagi said.

"Thank you meat ball head." Shingo said.

"Why you." Usagi mock growled while putting Shingo in a head lock and gave him a noogie.

"Ouch…Ouch…I'm sorry." Shingo cried out trying to pull away.

"It's okay but lets get this over with." Usagi said, taking Shingo's hand and was actually surprised that he didn't yank it away. They walked quietly back to their house though Usagi saw him look at her every few seconds as if making sure that she was still there.

"Mom, I'm home!" Shingo called out while Usagi and him took off their shoes.

"Did you see Usagi?" Ikuko asked walking into the living room to meet them as they entered it.

"Hi mom." Usagi said weakly noticing how bad of shape her mother was in.

"Oh god Usagi!" Ikuko cried glomping Usagi and repeating that she was sorry over and over.

"It's okay, mom." Usagi whispered back as she held onto the older woman.

"Where have you been?" Ikuko asked after she calmed down some.

"Thinking over some things." Usagi sighed.

"Thank you for saving me, Usagi." Shingo said, breaking into the reunion.

"Hey, I can't let a mean old monster hurt my baby bro can I?" Usagi asked smiling.

"What happened?" Ikuko asked with worry.

"You should have seen her kick that monster's ass!" Shingo said excitedly.

"Shingo! Don't use that lan…WHAT!" Ikuko said slowly slipping into shock. "Oh my god Usagi, are you okay?"

"I'm okay mom." Usagi said with a smile.

"Usagi…Is that what I think it is?" Ikuko asked. "Did that boy give it to you?"

"Mamoru can rot in hell for all I care and yes it is but we don't plan on getting married until we are out of school." Usagi said.

"How long have you known him?" Ikuko asked, her voice level and unsure.

"Three years, he will be going to our school since he is transferring here." Usagi said.

"At least he isn't like that bastard." Ikuko said shocking Usagi.

"Mom, don't use that language." Shingo said earning him a soft smack on the back of his head.

"I'm sorry." Ikuko said grinning a little already looking much better. "Tell me about this boy Usagi, when will we be able to meet him?"

"If you want tonight." Usagi said, "I can invite him for dinner…If you want me to stay."

"Of course I do!" Ikuko cried again hugging Usagi, "I love you so much, Usagi. You mean so much to me."

"I love you to mom." Usagi sniffed hugging her mother back tightly.

WAKE ME UP INSIDE

Rook looked over the small group of assembled creatures that she created out of the remaining forces that was once her mother's. She had given them all upgrades in power making them so much stronger though she knew that they would be cannon fodder. She didn't want the power that they would collect, she just didn't care about it. No, she wanted to distract the senshi with them now that she knew they were here for sure after seeing yet another news clip of them. She couldn't have them messing with her entertainment now could she? No, her akuma would keep them busy enough while she had her fun.