-Ten-Faced Paladin
Ranma Revamped By Ten-Faced Paladin Chapter 2: Comprimise
The four teens walked through the Tendo house until they reached the living room. When they entered they found Soun sitting across from a man dressed in karate gear with a bandanna and glasses on. Both of them were sobbing quietly.
"Hey Pop," Ranma coughed, snapping both men out of their sobs, "Here you are."
"Oh, girls," Soun spoke. "I see Ranma has introduced himself to you,"
"Yes he did Daddy," Kasumi nodded. "Very bravely I might add."
Ranma's face took on another red tinge. Needless to say, he was not quite used to being compliemented. At best, he was used to be insulted or downright shouted at.
The girls took seats beside their father while Ranma sat next to his father. Soun coughed to gain everyone's attention before he finally started speaking again.
"Well then," he spoke. "I'd like you three to meet my friend Genma Saotome. He and I trained together when we were young. You have already met his son Ranma."
"Greetings," Genma bowed.
"Nice to meet you Mr. Saotome," Kasumi smiled.
Akane and Nabiki nodded a greeting.
"You know," Akane began. "Ranma told us about how you got the curses, but want I want to know is why you even went there."
"I kinda want to that myself," Ranma remarked, glaring at his father. "Why'd you drag me to a place like that anyway?"
Genma frowned and his eyes narrowed. He then grabbed Ranma's wrist and hurled him out the open door which viewed the garden.
"Hyaah!" he bellowed as he hurled his son.
Ranma flew threw the air and splashed into the koi pond. The water bubbled for a minute before he came back up. Only now Ranma was a girl again. She glared at her father, even more angry than before.
"You sound like a woman!" Genma shouted. "Were you not prepared to give your life for your training?"
Ranma glared at her father, trembling with fury, "Two things to remember old man. One: That little bit is insulting to women everywhere, and two: while I am willing to give up my life, my manhood is another story!"
Ranma then grabbed a bucket, and after filling it, splashed the contents all over Genma. Genma quickly vanished to be replaced by a large panda with his clothes just barely fitting. The father and son argument quickly degraded into a fight as they both started throwing punches at each other.
"Ooh, what a tragedy!" Soun sobbed, not making a move to stop them.
"Stop that!" Kasumi scolded as she stood up.
Both the Saotomes instanlty stopped their fight. For some reason they couldn't help but do what she said.
"You just went to far Mr. Saotome!" Kasumi continued to scold.
"Yeah," Nabiki agreed, getting in on the act. "Even for martial arts training that's going overboard."
Kasumi went straight into Ganma's face, looking rather upset.
"What on earth made you do such a dangerous thing?" Kasumi asked sternly.
The entire argument was halted as something could be heard flopping to the ground. Everyone looked down and saw a small booklet had fallen out of Genma's pocket. Kasumi was the first to pick it up.
"It's a tour booklet," Kasumi reported, looking at the booklet.
Nabiki took her own look at it. She knew a bit of Chinese, but she was a little rusty with it. She could only make out a few words on the booklet.
"It says something about training grounds," Nabiki read.
"I see," Kasumi sighed. "Mr. Saotome, you can't read Chinese can you?"
A party ball had appeared above Genma and he pulled the string to have it pop open with streams of confetti. A single banner with the word 'correct' on it came out. Ranma growled and bopped him over the head.
"This is no time for gags old man!" she growled.
Akane shook her head. This strange day was turning crazy. First was fiances then pandas. Next came a hydrotransexual and now this whole family feud between Ranma and her father.
Soun, who somehow managed to slip out of the room in the chaos, came bursting back in with a kettle of steaming water. He wordlessly walked over to Genma and poured the water over him. Genma started dancing wildly until he became human again.
"So. When doused with hot water you return to human form," Soun observed.
"Well, it needn't be quite that hot," Genam remarked.
Soun then moved over to Ranma. He examined the busty girl before speaking again.
"So when you get doused in cold water, you become a girl..." Soun spoke before pouring hot water from the kettle. "...but hot water turns you back into a boy!"
Ranma leaped away from the boiling water, "Hot water, not boiling!"
Soun dropped the empty kettler and moved up beside Ranma. He patted her shoulder with a happy grin.
"No sweat," he smiled. "Your problem isn't so bad after all."
"I suppose," Ranma sighed in annoyance.
Soun then turned Ranma back to the table where his three daughters had relocated.
"My daughter Kasumi, 19, Nabiki, 17, and Akane, 16," Soun introduced. "Pick the one you want. She's your fiance."
Ranma sighed and looked at the three girls. They had been prepared for this so he knew just what to do.
"Well Mr. Tendo," Ranma sighed. "Your daughters and I discussed this and we came to what we decided was a fair decision concerning everyone involved."
"What are you talking about boy?" Genma growled. "This is no time to be choosy about women."
"Actually Pop," Ranma smirked. "I think this is the perfect time to be choosy."
Nabiki picked up the conversation from there. This sort of negotiation was more her specialty.
"Now, we realise that uniting the schools is important to you," Nabiki spoke. "However, we do not want to be forced into a marriage neither party wants to be a part of. So through discussion, all four of us have made a comprimise."
"Oooh! The schools will never be joined!" Soun sobbed.
"Daddy, please," Kasumi sighed.
"Thanks sis," Nabiki smiled. "Anyhow, we've decided to have a kind of trial period. Ranma and his dad can stay here with us for a period of time. This will let Ranma get to know us and see if any kind of relationships can be formed between us. If there is then we'll get married in our own time. If not then the deal is off. Both sides retain their honour and we can say we at least tried."
"Waah! The schools will never be joined!" Soun sobbed harder.
"Boy, what part of 'pick one' do you not understand?" Genma growled.
"You can't really expect me to pick a wife like a pair of shoes," Ranma frowned. "That's not how you picked mom and that's not how I'll pick the woman I might fall in love with."
"That's our deal," Nabiki spoke. "Take it or leave it."
Soun sniffed before looking at his daughters, "I agree. A chance of the schools uniting is better than none at all."
"Fine,"Genma huffed. "You'll pay for this boy."
"I'm shakin' in my boots old man." Ranma smirked.
"Now that that's settled, let's eat!" Nabiki smirked.
"Oh my!" Kasumi gasped. "I forgot to prepare something! I'll just be a moment."
She then bolted for the kitchen. Akane shook her head again and left the room. She was heading for the training hall. Ranma watched her for a second as she left. After she was gone, Ranma stood up and began following her.
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Akane began doing katas in the training hall. She needed to get her mind clear of a few things.
'At least I'm not forced into a marriage I don't want,' she thought.
Ranma leaned on the doorframe and watched her go. Her movements were basic and not very advanced despite the potentil she had. If she had a good teacher then she really could become great.
Akane, who hadn't noticed Ranma, continued her katas, 'Ranma is a really nice guy. He hadn't even tried to do anything perverted. That or he didn't get the chance yet.'
"Hey Akane," Ranma grinned.
Akane turned to the door and saw Ranma watching her. She stopped her katas and looked at her questioningly.
"Well?" she asked. "What do you want?"
"I was kinda hoping to ask you something if you don't mind?" Ranma asked hopefully.
"What?" Akane asked, preparing to get defensive.
"Well," Ranma began. "When we fought you mentioned that you would hate losing to a guy. Do have a reason for that you hate guys?"
"Yes," Akane nodded. "It's because all men are perverts!"
At those words, Akane put both hands on her motuh with a gasp. An embarrassed flush coming over her face. She looked at Ranma. She seemed slightly hurt at Akane's accusation.
"Sorry," Akane mumbled. "I meant that most guys are perverts. At least, the ones at my school are."
"Really?" Ranma asked, slightly shocked. "Are they that bad?"
"Yeah, the worst," Akane growled. "Everyday a bunch of them wait for me at the school gate and I have to fight every one of them!"
"How's that perverted?" Ranma asked, slightly confused.
"They all want to date me," Akane replied. "The worst pervert, a guy named Kuno, said that they only way he'd let them date me was if they beat me in fight."
'Voice of youth, right," Ranma thought to herself.
She looked into Akane's eyes and saw that there may have been a little fear in them. Ranma could probably guess why it was there. If she actually lost then she was at the mercy of that guy. No doubt that if theese guys were as pervy as she said then things would turn nasty.
"That is bad," Ranma remarked. "Akane, I promise you right here that I'd never do anything like that to you."
Akane looked up into Ranma's eyes. She bit her lower lip for a moment, thinking about her reply.
"Thanks Ranma," she replied. "I'll try hard to trust you. I really will."
"That's all I can ask for," Ranma smiled. "I'll be at the house if you feel like talking."
Ranma then walked away. Akane watched her go with a new jumble of thoughts coming. Ranma really was different from the pervs at school. He was really nice too. Maybe there actually more guys who weren't perverted than just Dr. Tofu. Of course, thinking about her crush made her face go pink.
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Kasumi was scrambling around the kitchen, Quickly putting together a meal for her family and their guests.
"Oh my, oh my," she spoke. "It will take me forever to get all this done."
Kasumi went back to the fridge to get the ingredients she need. When she closed the door, there was Ranma, standing in the doorway. He was a man again.
"Oh hello Ranma," Kasumi smiled. "Are you hungry?"
"Not yet," Ranma smiled. "Do you need some help?"
"Oh, no," she smiled. "I can take care of this."
"Are you sure?" Ranma frowned. "I don't want to be a freeloader or anything. It wouldn't be any trouble."
"Well," Kasumi spoke, her mind considering it. "I guess I wouldn't mind a little help. Can you cook?"
"I do all right," Ranma shrugged. "Nothing fancy, but I can make a good meal if I have the recepie."
Oh good," Kasumi smiled. "Just look at the book on the counter. Thank you Ranma."
"No problem Kasumi," Ranma smiled as he moved through the kitchen to the book. "I'm glad to help. If you feel like a little company in the kitchen don't hesitate to ask."
"Why thank you Ranma," Kasumi giggled. "It would be nice to have some company in here."
"Just ask and I'll be there," Ranma laughed.
Kasumi couldn't help but smile warmly. Ranma was certainly a nice boy. He was also very interesting, despite his age. She was still interested in Dr. Tofu, but she couldn't help but see Ranma with a level of interest. It is not everyday one met a unique fellow like Ranma. Even in a town like Nerima, which was filled with all sorts of odd characters.
'I'd better watch out,' Kasumi smiled. 'Or Dr. Tofu is going to have a rival.'
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Nabiki yawned as she headed for her room. Dinner had been pretty good. It was different, but still pretty good. When Kasumi announced that Ranma had helped her make it, she felt a little more surprised. Here was a guy who was fit, strong, and a good cook. Not as good as Kasumi, but he wasn't bad.
'Wonder what other surprises he has up his sleeve?' Nabiki asked herself as she went into her room.
She grabbed a change of clothes and headed down to the bath. She needed a bath and she wanted it now. She stepped into the changing area and found an extra towel. The sign wasn't up so she knew no one was in there. Nabiki quickly shed her clothes and grabbed her towel. She could almost hear the warm water calling to her. She grabbed the sliding door and opened it. After that she just froze and her mouth hung open.
Ranma was just getting out of the water. He was also frozen in one spot. He was staring at her like she was at him. They seemed to be like that for what felt like forever. His eyes were wide and full of shock. Nabiki's eyes seemed glued on one spot of Ranma in particular. She suddenly snapped to her senses and closed the door. She leaned against the wall before quietly putting her clothes back on and stepping back into the hall. From there, she just leaned against the wall. About a second later, her voice came back.
"OH MY GOD!" she cried.
She had seen 'it'. Ranma jr. Whatever anyone wanted to call that well known piece of anatomy, she had actually seen it. It was a complete surprise to her. The Ice Queen of Furinkan was at a loss for words. Well, except for babble.
"It...it...it..," she mumbled. "It's huge! I had heard about this sort of thing, but...oh wow."
Her jumbled thoughts were interrupted by her business sense, 'A few pictures and who knows how much Yen I could rake in.'
Any further thoughts were cut off as the door to the door beside her opened. Ranma slipped out. Ranma looked at Nabiki with an equal amount of shock in his face. His face was a healthy red and Nabiki's was quickly matching it.
"Uh..sorry," Ranma muttered.
"Y-you should really have used the sign," Nabiki muttered.
"Oh yeah," Ranma tried to smile innocently. "Forgot about that."
"I guess you did," Nabiki laughed slightly. "I'm surprised that you weren't glued to my chest."
"Well," Ranma grinned, scratching the back of his head. "Me seeing a naked girl is no big deal. I mean, I've had to see myself in girl form plenty of times."
"I guess you're right," Nabiki nodded. "Um..I'm going to have a bath now. See you."
"Uh, sure," Ranma nodded as Nabiki slipped into the changing area.
Nabiki nodded and closed the door. She took a deep breath to calm down. She then shed her clothes again and slipped into the bath. She finally began to relax after feeling the warmth soak into her muscles. While her body seemed at ease, her mind was a little messy. The image she just witnessed was still imprinted in her mind.
"Oh boy," Nabiki sighed. "My dreams are going to be interesting for a while."
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Kasumi was just finishing washing the dishes. Ranma had offered to help, but she declined. He was better off taking a bath. So that's where she sent him. When was drying the last dish she heard Nabiki scream something.
"Oh my," Kasui wondered. "What was that?"
After a second, Akane came walking into the kitchen looking slightly confused.
"What was that?" she asked.
'You mean Nabiki's shouting?" Kasumi asked. Akane nodded. "I'm not sure. We'll have to ask her later."
"Hnn," Akane sighed. She then leaned against the counter. After a moment, she looked back to her oldest sister.
"What do you think of Ranma?" she asked, almost timidly.
"Hmm," Kasumi pondered, putting a finger to her lips. "I think he is a very nice boy. A little rough around the edges perhaps, but very nice. Not to mention a good cook and extremely brave."
"I guesss he's that," Akane nodded as she looked at the floor.
"Akane?" asked Kasumi, slightly concerned. "Is something wrong?"
"Well," Akane sighed. "You know, Ranma and I talked in the training hall. I told him about the hentai horde and everything."
"What did he say to that?" askued Kasumi.
"He...he promised he'd never hurt me like that," Akane replied. "He actually promised."
"Oh my!" Kasumi gasped. "He did?"
"Uh-huh," Akane nodded. "I want to trust him, but..."
"You're afraid to?" Kasumi finished. Akane just nodded.
"I see," Kasumi smiled. "Don't worry about it Akane. I'm sure that if Ranma is a man of his word then you'll trust him eventually."
"I hope so," Akane nodded. "He is really nice isn't he?"
"Haven't I told you?" Kasumi smiled. "He also has a cute bu-"
"Kasumi!" Akane gasped.
"Just kidding," Kasumi giggled.
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Ranma sat in the guest room doing a few push-ups before going to bed. He got to fifty before his father came in.
"What's your game boy?" Genma asked sternly. "Why couldn't you just pick one and live with the choice."
"I told you Pop," Ranma frowned as he stood up. "If I'm going to marry a girl I at least want to make sure we have feelings for each other."
"Feelings aren't important boy!" Genma scolded. "This is honour at stake here!"
"Oh? So who do you think I should have picked?" Ranma sighed.
"Why Kasumi of course," Genma nodded sternly. "A healthy woman like her would give you an heir in no time."
"Yeah, sure," Ranma growled. "What about Nabiki or Akane?"
"Nabiki has no interest in this and Akane? I suppose she's cute enough, but come on, you're better built that her." Genma growled.
Ranma growled before grabbing the small table in the room and slamming it over Genma, flooring him. He groaned slightly from under the table.
"Don't complain," Ranma snickered. "You had it coming."
To Be Continnued
A/N: There's chapter two I really tried to get some classic moments in Ranma 1/2 into this chapter. I guess the really funny stuff happens later. Expect the arrival of Kuno and the hentai horde in the next chapter. The usual stuff that Ranma can find at Furinkan high. Total insanity. I know the characters are OOC but that's really how it came together. The ripple effect, you know?