Ranma 1/2
'Tender Loving Care'
"*Ahem*, it seems your radiant beauty had caused my warrior's heart give pause, bringing me to stumble at your feet," Kuno stated factually, standing back up and going into stance again, "we continue."
"But... HEY!!!" Ranma dodged wildly from the attack, eyes wide with fear. She shrieked as she barely avoided the next swing, and the following swing.
Akane shook herself back to focus, "So, she's not as skilled as she says, I guess I better help her before she is obligated to put up with the idiot for a night," Akane stepped forward, readying for a good punt into the stratosphere, when she paused in surprise.
"YEEEEEAAAAAAKKKKK!" Ranma screamed, her eyes closed and her arms covering her head. Once again, Kuno was sprawled out on the ground, sucking grass, "Whew, he was going to hurt me there!"
"No way..." Akane whispered, she saw it this time; it was almost so insignificant to note. She saw the dust kick up at Kuno's feet as he tripped. She saw Ranma just ever so slightly move ever so little as if to attack, stomping the ground as she advanced. But then once Kuno started to stumble, she freaked out. Only a master of the art should be able to move as such for such devastating There was more to this than she could see.
"Hmm, I'm afraid my warrior's heart brings me to fail in showing you my true prowess, for I have difficulty bringing myself to prove my superior skill so that you may be totally infatuated with my greatness. Though it pains me, I must refocus so that I may redeem myself for my foolish though unwitting misintentions."
"Huh?" Ranma replied, a bit confused with the speech, her eyes widened significantly, as she was forced to quickly evade Kuno's sudden attack.
Akane was caught off guard, Kuno had upped the level against someone who obviously wasn't as skilled as him, this was going too far, "Kuno, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU'RE GONNA KILL HER!"
"Fear not, my Tigress, no harm shall come to the pigtailed one, I vow to that," Kuno said calmly, as he cut through the wall the pigtailed girl was just a split second before braced against.
Ranma blinked twice rapidly, before turning back to look at the Kendoist contemplatively. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Akane coming to assist. Ranma started to scream her head off, and run between Kuno and Akane.
Akane readied for an attack, but Ranma had cut her off suddenly in her frantic flight. As soon as Ranma had barely moved out of the way, She readied to slam into Kuno, and tripped, "What the?"
Kuno followed the redhead, swinging at her flank. Ranma ducked a swing that went wide and sliced through the trunk of a tree behind her, "Fear not, my fiery haired goddess, I mean you no harm, but only gentle spar!"
Once again Ranma screamed in fright, and covered herself, and once again Kuno tripped. Before Kuno could get up, the tree he had sliced down fell on top of him.
"Uh, Baka-sempai? Are you okay?" Ranma asked, squatting down and poking at Kuno's head.
"Fear not... my beauteous one, I only pause for a brief respite so that you may gather yourself for us to continue later," with that, Kuno slipped into unconscious.
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"So, who is she? One of Nabiki's friends asked almost over casually.
"Oh, she's Ranma. She just got back from a training trip in China," Nabiki smirked, "Apparently that trip did her some good, she looks like an excellent martial artist to be able to recover from that fall she did. She's also staying at our house with her father as our guests."
"Oh," another girl replied, then glancing back nervously at the other two girls with them, "So you know her pretty well? She seemed a bit familiar with you."
"Well, I just met her last night," Nabiki stated, then her face grew into a smirk, "Though I think I'll have to get to know her more." If the girl was as good as Nabiki assessed, keeping her close may prove to be quite profitable.
"I see," the girl commented, then paused to gather herself before continuing, "Um, we kinda noticed that we've never seen you with a boyfriend..."
Nabiki paused for a bit, "huh?"
The three girls quickly waved it off, and then continued walking ahead, leaving Nabiki to puzzle over the peculiar observation, "What's with them?"
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"Well it seems to be true that you were in China until recently. And I thank you for showing up to class in time..." the teacher droned out, "But that doesn't change the fact that you caused a disturbance by tumbling head first from three stories." The Teacher then turned to Akane, "Um, Tendou, is this some sort of peculiar fashion statement? You know makeup that noticeable is against the school dress code."
"Huh? I'm barely wearing any..." Akane was cut off by the snickers around her.
"Please, go to the bathroom and wash it off, then you may join Ranma out in the hall."
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Nabiki continued to stare at Kuno's forehead as her schoolmate continued to preach upon the beauty of his pigtailed goddess. She should tell him, she really should.
"How she danced like wick of flame, graceful as a gazelle in full stride, I shall DATE with her!"
Nabiki managed to focus on what Kuno was saying at the end, "So, you're gonna two time my sister?" Nabiki enquired with a slight menacing growl.
"Hmph, how vulgar. Akane, so pure and tidy, while the pigtailed girl shows such meekness yet such grace. Both are so dear chat I cannot choose, do you call it deceit that I would openly wish them both?"
Nabiki rolled her eyes; thoughts about telling Kuno about an embarrassing blemish on his forehead that spelled out what many of the students had already concluded fell to the wayside.
Another junior student happened to pass by and glance at Kuno's brow. He did a double take, and then spoke, "Um, Kuno, you have 'Buffoon' spelled incorrectly." Nabiki sighed; someone would just have to come ruin her fun.
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Ranma stood outside by her lonesome, cheerfully holding buckets of water as punishment. Her 'battle' with Kuno. That was almost as fun as when she first did that to her father.
Akane came back from the girl's bathroom, flushed with embarrassment, her hand covering her mouth. She turned and glared at the redhead who was looking back at her curiously, "Why didn't you tell me?" The raven-haired girl demanded.
"I thought it would be kinda rude," Ranma stated with a bit of apology in her voice.
"I don't think I would fault you if you were to tell me that my whole mouth was blue!" Akane almost shouted, removing her hand that was covering her mouth, along with her now blue lips and the rim of blue that was over her top lip, "What's worse is it won't come off!"
"I'm sorry," Ranma replied, then turning away to stare out the window so that Akane couldn't see her barely control her snicker.
"How did you do it?"
Ranma was startled by the question, how did she figure it out that she did it? "Do what?" the redhead replied nervously, trying to keep from fidgeting too much.
"The way you were running away from Kuno scared, it was all an act, I know it was! How did you keep tripping him like that? I mean I barely saw you move!"
Ranma blinked, and let out a small sigh, "Well, eh, heh, I guess I did okay, but don't let anyone know! Okay?"
"Hmm, okay, if you want," Akane replied, "but I still want to know how you did it? What's the technique you used?"
"Uh..." Ranma fought for an answer, she hadn't really expected anyone to notice her subtle gestures, she would have to keep an eye on the girl standing next to her, "Well, it's something I saw my Pop stumble upon while fishing..." Ranma replied while she shifted a bit, keeping the hooked fastener nails in her pants from scratching her leg. It was a good thing she removed that ball of fishing line from her pocket, it would have been pretty full and she wouldn't have gotten much relief.
"If you say so," Akane didn't further question the redhead girl, though she really wanted to. She decided to try to get some answers to another set of questions, "After school, can I see you change into a guy?"
Ranma turned towards the girl, once again fighting the snickers down from looking at the cute girl's face, spoiled with a blue mustache, "I don't see why not."
Akane nodded, and then turned forward to stare at the window, missing Ranma begin to shake with silent laughter. She was going to like it in Nerima.
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"Her trail leads this way, it's only a couple of days old," The orange haired Chinese woman in a leather breastplate stated in Mandarin to her compatriots.
"Yes, soon we'll have our revenge on the infernal outsider that would dare grievously cross the great Amazon nation," replied a lavender haired girl carrying two colorful maces in each hand.
"Yes, Shampoo, you, as well as the rest of us, will teach this Ranma that to cross the Amazons means untold suffering," added a decrepit voice, "I'm sure you're great Grandmother would be proud of you leading a hunting party with such great efficiency."
"Thank you, Elder," the girl named Shampoo replied with pride, "She had defeated me by my overconfidence, she shall now die because of her impudence."
The Amazons continued on their way. A half an hour later, the trail parted once again. The weary traveler looked around, and then glared hatefully at the sky, "RANMA!!! WHEN I FIND YOU I SHALL MAKE YOU SUFFER AS I DID A HUNDRED FOLD!!!!!"
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"You hear that? A girl of Hindu decent asked her short partner. The old man with her glanced up after taking a puff from his pipe.
"My ears aren't what they used to be, cutie, what did it sound like?
"Well, I'm not sure..." the girl with the jewel in the middle of her head commented.
"Well, don't worry your pretty little head. If our hunt for that impetuous redhead doesn't go well, we'll take a brief side trip to visit one of my old students, it's been over ten years since I saw him last, you know?"
"Yes, and then I may destroy the insolent girl that dares to steal my items of power and replace them with suction cups lined with itching powder!"
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Several hundred feet in the air, a bellow from a giant flying beast was heard. If one understood Yeti-riding-ox-carrying-crane-and-eel's particular dialect, it would be noted to say, "ONCE I GET A HOLD OF YOU, FEMBOY....!"
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A man in a trenchcoat looked up to the sky in puzzlement, but dismissed it since he didn't understand Yeti-riding-ox-carrying-crane-and-eel. He had other things to think about, such as...
"Should I flashfry the pigtailed bastard, or slice him up and slowly lower him into a boiling cauldren of iodine, salt, lemon juice, and rubbing alcohol?
_______________________________________________
Another group in robes looked towards the sky, trying to identify the sound.
"Arch-Bishop Joe? What was that?"
The man in the lead, wearing radiant white, looking physically fit and athletic, turned to look back at his troupe, "That is the call of a guiding diety that shall lead us to our messiah who shall harold the birth of our glorious empire!" He struck a dramatic pose and continued boldly, "The Byzentine Empire shall be reborn, once we find our new savior, RANMA SAOTOME!!!!"
"Is he gonna keep doing this every few miles?" One of the robed men asked worriedly. Grim nods were his reply.
'Tender Loving Care'
"*Ahem*, it seems your radiant beauty had caused my warrior's heart give pause, bringing me to stumble at your feet," Kuno stated factually, standing back up and going into stance again, "we continue."
"But... HEY!!!" Ranma dodged wildly from the attack, eyes wide with fear. She shrieked as she barely avoided the next swing, and the following swing.
Akane shook herself back to focus, "So, she's not as skilled as she says, I guess I better help her before she is obligated to put up with the idiot for a night," Akane stepped forward, readying for a good punt into the stratosphere, when she paused in surprise.
"YEEEEEAAAAAAKKKKK!" Ranma screamed, her eyes closed and her arms covering her head. Once again, Kuno was sprawled out on the ground, sucking grass, "Whew, he was going to hurt me there!"
"No way..." Akane whispered, she saw it this time; it was almost so insignificant to note. She saw the dust kick up at Kuno's feet as he tripped. She saw Ranma just ever so slightly move ever so little as if to attack, stomping the ground as she advanced. But then once Kuno started to stumble, she freaked out. Only a master of the art should be able to move as such for such devastating There was more to this than she could see.
"Hmm, I'm afraid my warrior's heart brings me to fail in showing you my true prowess, for I have difficulty bringing myself to prove my superior skill so that you may be totally infatuated with my greatness. Though it pains me, I must refocus so that I may redeem myself for my foolish though unwitting misintentions."
"Huh?" Ranma replied, a bit confused with the speech, her eyes widened significantly, as she was forced to quickly evade Kuno's sudden attack.
Akane was caught off guard, Kuno had upped the level against someone who obviously wasn't as skilled as him, this was going too far, "Kuno, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU'RE GONNA KILL HER!"
"Fear not, my Tigress, no harm shall come to the pigtailed one, I vow to that," Kuno said calmly, as he cut through the wall the pigtailed girl was just a split second before braced against.
Ranma blinked twice rapidly, before turning back to look at the Kendoist contemplatively. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Akane coming to assist. Ranma started to scream her head off, and run between Kuno and Akane.
Akane readied for an attack, but Ranma had cut her off suddenly in her frantic flight. As soon as Ranma had barely moved out of the way, She readied to slam into Kuno, and tripped, "What the?"
Kuno followed the redhead, swinging at her flank. Ranma ducked a swing that went wide and sliced through the trunk of a tree behind her, "Fear not, my fiery haired goddess, I mean you no harm, but only gentle spar!"
Once again Ranma screamed in fright, and covered herself, and once again Kuno tripped. Before Kuno could get up, the tree he had sliced down fell on top of him.
"Uh, Baka-sempai? Are you okay?" Ranma asked, squatting down and poking at Kuno's head.
"Fear not... my beauteous one, I only pause for a brief respite so that you may gather yourself for us to continue later," with that, Kuno slipped into unconscious.
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"So, who is she? One of Nabiki's friends asked almost over casually.
"Oh, she's Ranma. She just got back from a training trip in China," Nabiki smirked, "Apparently that trip did her some good, she looks like an excellent martial artist to be able to recover from that fall she did. She's also staying at our house with her father as our guests."
"Oh," another girl replied, then glancing back nervously at the other two girls with them, "So you know her pretty well? She seemed a bit familiar with you."
"Well, I just met her last night," Nabiki stated, then her face grew into a smirk, "Though I think I'll have to get to know her more." If the girl was as good as Nabiki assessed, keeping her close may prove to be quite profitable.
"I see," the girl commented, then paused to gather herself before continuing, "Um, we kinda noticed that we've never seen you with a boyfriend..."
Nabiki paused for a bit, "huh?"
The three girls quickly waved it off, and then continued walking ahead, leaving Nabiki to puzzle over the peculiar observation, "What's with them?"
_________________________________________
"Well it seems to be true that you were in China until recently. And I thank you for showing up to class in time..." the teacher droned out, "But that doesn't change the fact that you caused a disturbance by tumbling head first from three stories." The Teacher then turned to Akane, "Um, Tendou, is this some sort of peculiar fashion statement? You know makeup that noticeable is against the school dress code."
"Huh? I'm barely wearing any..." Akane was cut off by the snickers around her.
"Please, go to the bathroom and wash it off, then you may join Ranma out in the hall."
_________________________________________
Nabiki continued to stare at Kuno's forehead as her schoolmate continued to preach upon the beauty of his pigtailed goddess. She should tell him, she really should.
"How she danced like wick of flame, graceful as a gazelle in full stride, I shall DATE with her!"
Nabiki managed to focus on what Kuno was saying at the end, "So, you're gonna two time my sister?" Nabiki enquired with a slight menacing growl.
"Hmph, how vulgar. Akane, so pure and tidy, while the pigtailed girl shows such meekness yet such grace. Both are so dear chat I cannot choose, do you call it deceit that I would openly wish them both?"
Nabiki rolled her eyes; thoughts about telling Kuno about an embarrassing blemish on his forehead that spelled out what many of the students had already concluded fell to the wayside.
Another junior student happened to pass by and glance at Kuno's brow. He did a double take, and then spoke, "Um, Kuno, you have 'Buffoon' spelled incorrectly." Nabiki sighed; someone would just have to come ruin her fun.
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Ranma stood outside by her lonesome, cheerfully holding buckets of water as punishment. Her 'battle' with Kuno. That was almost as fun as when she first did that to her father.
Akane came back from the girl's bathroom, flushed with embarrassment, her hand covering her mouth. She turned and glared at the redhead who was looking back at her curiously, "Why didn't you tell me?" The raven-haired girl demanded.
"I thought it would be kinda rude," Ranma stated with a bit of apology in her voice.
"I don't think I would fault you if you were to tell me that my whole mouth was blue!" Akane almost shouted, removing her hand that was covering her mouth, along with her now blue lips and the rim of blue that was over her top lip, "What's worse is it won't come off!"
"I'm sorry," Ranma replied, then turning away to stare out the window so that Akane couldn't see her barely control her snicker.
"How did you do it?"
Ranma was startled by the question, how did she figure it out that she did it? "Do what?" the redhead replied nervously, trying to keep from fidgeting too much.
"The way you were running away from Kuno scared, it was all an act, I know it was! How did you keep tripping him like that? I mean I barely saw you move!"
Ranma blinked, and let out a small sigh, "Well, eh, heh, I guess I did okay, but don't let anyone know! Okay?"
"Hmm, okay, if you want," Akane replied, "but I still want to know how you did it? What's the technique you used?"
"Uh..." Ranma fought for an answer, she hadn't really expected anyone to notice her subtle gestures, she would have to keep an eye on the girl standing next to her, "Well, it's something I saw my Pop stumble upon while fishing..." Ranma replied while she shifted a bit, keeping the hooked fastener nails in her pants from scratching her leg. It was a good thing she removed that ball of fishing line from her pocket, it would have been pretty full and she wouldn't have gotten much relief.
"If you say so," Akane didn't further question the redhead girl, though she really wanted to. She decided to try to get some answers to another set of questions, "After school, can I see you change into a guy?"
Ranma turned towards the girl, once again fighting the snickers down from looking at the cute girl's face, spoiled with a blue mustache, "I don't see why not."
Akane nodded, and then turned forward to stare at the window, missing Ranma begin to shake with silent laughter. She was going to like it in Nerima.
_________________________________________
"Her trail leads this way, it's only a couple of days old," The orange haired Chinese woman in a leather breastplate stated in Mandarin to her compatriots.
"Yes, soon we'll have our revenge on the infernal outsider that would dare grievously cross the great Amazon nation," replied a lavender haired girl carrying two colorful maces in each hand.
"Yes, Shampoo, you, as well as the rest of us, will teach this Ranma that to cross the Amazons means untold suffering," added a decrepit voice, "I'm sure you're great Grandmother would be proud of you leading a hunting party with such great efficiency."
"Thank you, Elder," the girl named Shampoo replied with pride, "She had defeated me by my overconfidence, she shall now die because of her impudence."
The Amazons continued on their way. A half an hour later, the trail parted once again. The weary traveler looked around, and then glared hatefully at the sky, "RANMA!!! WHEN I FIND YOU I SHALL MAKE YOU SUFFER AS I DID A HUNDRED FOLD!!!!!"
_________________________________________
"You hear that? A girl of Hindu decent asked her short partner. The old man with her glanced up after taking a puff from his pipe.
"My ears aren't what they used to be, cutie, what did it sound like?
"Well, I'm not sure..." the girl with the jewel in the middle of her head commented.
"Well, don't worry your pretty little head. If our hunt for that impetuous redhead doesn't go well, we'll take a brief side trip to visit one of my old students, it's been over ten years since I saw him last, you know?"
"Yes, and then I may destroy the insolent girl that dares to steal my items of power and replace them with suction cups lined with itching powder!"
_________________________________________
Several hundred feet in the air, a bellow from a giant flying beast was heard. If one understood Yeti-riding-ox-carrying-crane-and-eel's particular dialect, it would be noted to say, "ONCE I GET A HOLD OF YOU, FEMBOY....!"
_______________________________________________
A man in a trenchcoat looked up to the sky in puzzlement, but dismissed it since he didn't understand Yeti-riding-ox-carrying-crane-and-eel. He had other things to think about, such as...
"Should I flashfry the pigtailed bastard, or slice him up and slowly lower him into a boiling cauldren of iodine, salt, lemon juice, and rubbing alcohol?
_______________________________________________
Another group in robes looked towards the sky, trying to identify the sound.
"Arch-Bishop Joe? What was that?"
The man in the lead, wearing radiant white, looking physically fit and athletic, turned to look back at his troupe, "That is the call of a guiding diety that shall lead us to our messiah who shall harold the birth of our glorious empire!" He struck a dramatic pose and continued boldly, "The Byzentine Empire shall be reborn, once we find our new savior, RANMA SAOTOME!!!!"
"Is he gonna keep doing this every few miles?" One of the robed men asked worriedly. Grim nods were his reply.