My Life's Stranger Than Yours

(A/N: Let me start by saying thank you to the new followers and the 'regular' reviewers (you know who you are) for all the positive feedback this story's been getting. Like I said, I've been trying to do a Ranma/DB crossover for ages now, and the fact that my latest attempt is such a success thus far is really...can't find the word, but you know what I mean. Second, to that Guest reviewer, I will say I liked your idea of a running gag, a LOT. Sadly though, I doubt it'll happen cause I intend for Akane and Videl to finish their fight this time (but who knows, I may actually find a way to toss it in down the line). With all that said, let's get to it!)

Fierce Rematch and Friendly Rivals; Videl vs. Akane Round 2

"Hiiyah!"

The two girls both threw straight punches at each other that the other girl easily caught. Neither one of them relinquishing their grip on the other, the two were locked in a stalemate as they breifly stood in the center of the ring grasping each other's fist.

With a grin, Videl winked at Akane who retaliated with an understanding nod. Both girls released their grips and took a few steps backwards, essentially setting their bout back to square one.

"The fight just started and it already seems like we're evenly matched," Akane commented.

"Not quite," chuckled a boastful Videl.

Her eyes narrowed with determination, Akane struck with a fierce right hook. Videl easily ducked under Akane's blow and fired off a sweep kick that caused Akane to fall over. However, Akane managed to catch herself and backflip back onto her feet, only to be met with a boot to the gut by Videl, causing her to stumble backwards clutching her stomach.

Quickly recovering from Videl's last attack, Akane rushed forward and threw a fierce roundhouse kick. Videl countered with one of her own and their legs clashed together back in the center of the ring. After a brief moment of inactivity, Videl felt her leg twinge with a surge of pain, causing her to retreat and take a knee.

"If you thought that was tough, just you wait! I'll show you my full strength!" Akane declared.

As Videl rubbed her shin, she subsequently began to consider her next move.

'I forgot, Akane's got some pretty insane strength,' Videl recalled. 'I'll have to keep moving, don't give her a chance to hit me at all.'

Rising to her feet, Videl took a fighting stance as she prepared for Akane's next attack.

As the girls stood poised to attack, Ranma was mentally commentating the entire fight.

'That Videl chick's pretty quick,' Ranma noted. 'I've seen and fought faster, but she's definitely faster than Akane at least. Still this fight does seem pretty even right now, but who knows what'll happen next. She hasn't used her floating move yet, but if Akane hits a vital spot, she might not get a chance to.'

As Ranma continued to watch the fight, he was soon approached by Bee who decided he wanted to lay his head down on Ranma's lap.

"Heh, so you wanted a better view huh?" Ranma said petting his head.

The battle raged on as Akane threw a volley of punches at Videl, who seamlessly dodged and parried the assault. Unfortunately for Videl, Akane's attack speed was greater than she'd anticipated and some of her punches broke through Videl's defenses forcing her back.

As Akane went on to continue her attack, Videl managed to straighten herself up. Steeling herself, she began to counter with her own barrage of punches. For a moment, both girls seemed to be at stalemate as they furiously traded blows with each other. The stalemate continued as the two clashed forearms with each other, both girls trying to overpower the other.

"You ready to give up yet?" taunted Videl.

"Not a chance!" Akane said sternly.

Though Videl was holding her ground, she was eventually forced to take a step backwards due to Akane's superior strength. With a grunt, Akane used all the force she could muster and shoved Videl back, causing her to lose her balance and stumble.

Akane tried to follow up with an overhead slam, but Videl was able to roll aside causing the attack to miss and Akane to strike the ring, leaving a small but notable crack.

Videl's eyes briefly widened in surprise. She knew Akane was strong from the last time they fought, but strong enough to break the ring with her bare hands? That was cause for some alarm.

"An opening!"

Videl's thoughts were cut off by the steps of the quickly approaching Akane. Leaping in the air, the anything-goes fighter wound up for a full strength punch, and with a fierce yell fired off what she intended to be a decisive blow.

"This is the end!"

Almost instinctively, Videl launched herself skyward and, with a flip, glided over Akane, avoiding her attack, and landed gently back on her feet.

'Did she just...!?' thought a stunned Akane. 'Is that what Ranma was talking about before?'

Akane couldn't dwell on the thought for too long as, in her current position, she was unable to stop herself and kept moving until she landed out of the ring, her punch slamming into and through the wall.

With a grin, Videl dropped her fighting stance and walked to the edge of the ring.

"Looks like it's my win," she said.

"Wait, what!?" exclaimed a shocked Akane.

"You said it yourself Akane, this ring is just like the one they use in the Tournaments, so naturally the rules apply to it as well." Videl replied.

"Yeah...I guess that makes sense," sighed a downtrodden Akane. "But..."

"Oh come on Akane, can't you just take your loss with a little dignity?" teased Ranma.

Immediately becoming annoyed at Ranma's words she fiercly replied, "Ranma! You of all people don't get to tell me that! And I can still fight!"

"You sure about that Akane cause, your lookin' a little stuck," noted Ranma.

Sure enough, Akane tried to pull her hand out of the wall only to find that it wasn't budging. She was indeed stuck.

"Hey...come...on!"

Steadily growing more frustrated, Akane continued to try to free her hand from the wall, but to no avail.

Both Ranma and Videl approached Akane with intent to help her with her, predicament. However, as soon as they both made it, Akane finally managed to force her hand free.

"Got it!" she triumphantly announced.

Before anyone could make another action, there was the sound of a low rumbling coming from right beside the trio.

"Uhhh...what's that?" asked Ranma.

"Akane...when you hit the wall...did you feel anything metallic?" added Videl.

"Yeah...?" Akane cautiously answered.

"I think you might've hit a pipe!" alarmed Videl.

"Huh!?"

"Wait do you mean a water...?"

Before Ranma could finish, Videl leapt aside as the wall erupted forth a gush of water that left both he and Akane drenched.

"Way to go," Female Ranma sarcastically said.

"Oh shut up."

Wading through the large puddle that now filled the room, Videl approached the other two girls to check on them.

"Are you two okay?" Videl asked.

"Cold, wet, and annoyed, but fine," Ranma answered.

Shaking herself off, Ranma nonchalantly took her shirt off and began to wring it out.

"What're you...!" exclaimed a frantically blushing Videl. "Do you always take your shirt off like that when you get wet!?"

"No, but at least there are only girls in here..." Ranma replied. "Unless of course you count them," she added pointing to the rapidly scampering Bee and P-Chan.

"Just...put your shirt back on before I change my mind about fighting you!" Videl said looking away.

"Okay, okay, geeze!" Ranma sighed.

As Ranma shook her shirt out before putting it back on, Videl pulled Akane aside and the two girls stepped out of the room.

"Is he...she...always so...?" Videl began.

"Pretty much," Akane deadpanned.

'Figures...' Videl thought.

"Look...I'm sorry about...cracking the wall and the whole pipe thing," Akane bashfully apologized. "I just...sometimes get a bit intense when I'm in the zone."

"I think intense is an understatement," Videl replied. "Not only did you break through the wall, you cracked the ring a bit too," she recalled.

Akane sheepishly grinned, putting her hands behind her back. "Again...I'm sorry for...that."

"Don't worry about it too much," Videl assured her. "My Dad'll have to call someone to fix the pipe and the wall," 'Unless he can somehow get Buu to do it,' she mentally added. "But all of us should be able to clean up all the water without much of a hitch."

Akane let out a sigh she hadn't even realized she was holding in, relieved that Videl didn't seem to be angry. Her expressioned brightened and she said with a determined tone, "Alright then, let's get to work!"

Akane moved to go back in the room, but was quickly stopped by Videl.

"Hey what're you...?"

"Before you get started, you should probably get out of those wet clothes ASAP."

Akane looked down, realizing that her gi was still dripping wet.

"Hehe, good point," Akane giggled.

Akane dashed back into the bathroom she changed in earlier only to be met with a very disappointing discovery.

"Oh NO!"

Ranma and Videl (and P-Chan. Can't forget him) rushed to Akane's side to find that thehole Akane punched in the dojo wall extended into the adjacent bathroom and had also been flushed out from the pipe burst. Unfortunately for Akane, she'd left her clothes in the room and now they were sopping wet as well.

"Jeeze Akane, I've seen you crack walls before, but either you need a lesson in restraint, or Videl and her old man need to make their walls outta stronger stuff than...whatever this is," Ranma quipped.

"Shut it!" Akane exclaimed throwing an irritated punch at Ranma, that the latter dodged.

"Whoa now, take it easy you two!" Videl said stepping in between them. "We need to get this place cleaned up ASAP," Videl reminded them.

"But I didn't flood the place, so why do I have to clean up her mess!?" Ranma shrieked pointing an accusing finger at Akane.

"Nevermind her for now," Videl responded, narrowing an eye. "Like I said, Akane's gonna help us clean this up too, we're just gonna head upstairs and get her some dry clothes first."

"Well what about me?" Ranma said motioning to her still wet outfit.

"Well if you want, I could probably lend you one of my Dad's old robes," Videl suggested.

Ranma thought about it for a brief moment before dismissing the idea.

"Naah, I don't think I'm in the mood for old man smell on me right now."

Akane smirked. "You know, since Ranma's in female form right now, maybe something of yours can fit him," she said to Videl.

"NO!" Ranma snapped.

Videl couldn't help but chuckle at Ranma's reaction.

"Alright, it's your call, but both offers are open if you change your mind."

Videl and Akane both strolled out of the room leaving an irritated Ranma alone.

"Tsk, women," Ranma huffed.

"You would know, considering you are one," chimed in a familiar male voice.

Ranma turned to the ring to see Ryoga standing in human form, his arms crossed.

"How the heck did you change back?" Ranma asked.

"The bathroom sink. When Akane broke the pipe, it put the shower out of commission, but the sink still works fine. As for how I got through the puddle, well, I think you can figure that out," Ryoga answered.

"Whadaya want P-Chan?" Ranma teased.

"That's my line," countered Ryoga. "You said you needed to talk to me, and from the look on your face, it seemed important."

Ranma clapped her fist in her hand. "Oh right! Before we get to that however..."

Ranma grabbed an empty bucket and mop and tossed them at Ryoga who effortlessly caught them.

"Lend me a hand here, would ya?"

"Hmph, why should I lower yourself to doing your dirty work for you?" Ryoga smarmed.

"Cause the longer this water stays down here, the bigger the risk of Akane seeing you transform is." Ranma stated.

Ryoga froze for a moment before twirling the mop in his hand.

"Begone foul liquid!"

[With the girls]

Akane and Videl were up in Videl's bedroom, the former stripped down to her skivvies, and the latter laying out a spread of outfits for Akane to change into.

"Well, it's not all too fashionable, but something here should suffice until your clothes are out of the dryer," Videl stated.

Akane picked up a set consisting of a long-sleeve yellow shirt and white shorts, and pressed them against her body.

"Are you kidding? You have really great taste."

"You think so?" Videl asked.

Akane nodded as she began to put the outfit on. Once she was finished, Videl's eyes widened. As Akane glossed herself over in the mirror, Videl had only one response.

"That looks...almost perfect on you," Videl complimented.

"You really think so!?" Akane beamed.

Videl quickly tossed another outfit in Akane's direction, this time a large, loose fitting tunic style shirt with the word "FIGHT" sprawled across it, coupled with white pants. Akane once again slipped it on. Once again, Videl was taken aback by how...fitting her clothes seemed to be for Akane.

Videl repeated this one more time, this time with light-blue dress, pink-ish colored pants, and a bright yellow jacket. Once again, it seemed to be a perfect fit once Akane tried it on.

"Okay, now this is getting weird," Videl said raising an eyebrow. "Are we the same sizes?"

"I don't know...are we?" Akane asked.

"Let's find out. What are your three sizes?" Videl asked.

"Sorry but I can't answer that," Akane replied.

"Why not?"

"Because the author doesn't know what they are," Akane answered. "And for that matter, I doubt he knows what yours are, so we can't even do a comparison."

"Good point..."

"Still, I think it's safe to say we do have the same body type at least," Akane added, striking a small pose.

"Well my body type is strong, sporty, and tough as nails," Videl proclaimed, striking her own flirtatious, yet victorious pose.

"Then I was right," Akane said with a wink.

"Although...I do think you look a touch more...curvier than I do," Videl admitted.

"What makes you say that?" Akane asked.

Videl quickly discarded her larger white shirt, leaving her in only her pink athletic tee. She then turned towards the mirror and motioned for Akane to do the same.

"I'm perfectly fine with how I look," Videl started "But you just look like you have that small bit of extra...something."

Akane posed in the mirror and gave herself a once over.

"You think so?" Akane asked.

"Just look."

Akane looked at herself in the mirror, then back at Videl and she started to see what Videl was getting at.

While they did have comparable builds, Videl was notably thinner in the arms, thighs, and chest compared to Akane herself.

'Wow, I really am a curvier than she is,' Akane mentally noted. As the thought crossed her mind, she had a sudden realization.

'Wait, so is Videl saying...she's jealous that I have bigger boobs than her?' Akane thought. 'I don't know if that's true or not but I'll take it!' As Akane's latest victory fantasy flashed through her mind, Videl let out a small laugh.

"What's so funny?" Akane asked.

"Look at us," Videl began. "One second we're trying to pound each other into the tile, the next we're sharing clothes and comparing body types."

As soon as the words left Videl's mouth, Akane couldn't help but giggle at the irony herself.

"Ya know, despite only knowing each other for a couple of days, I think you're the fastest person I've ever warmed up to like this," Videl admitted.

"Really?"

Videl nodded. "The last person on that list was actually my boyfriend, and it took me WAY longer than a couple of days for me to even see him as a friend."

Akane lowered an eyebrow. "You know, the more you keep bringing up this mysterious boyfriend of yours, the more you make me want to meet him."

Videl snickered. "Well then, you're in luck."

"Huh?"

"I actually had to leave him after school so I could catch up with you and Ranma, and I just so happened to invite him over to the dojo," Videl explained.

"But wait, isn't your dojo-?" Akane asked.

Videl snapped her fingers in frustration. "Dammit! I knew I forgot something! Excuse me Akane, I need to make a phone call!"

Videl quickly zipped out of the room to find a phone. Before she did however, she had a few last minute things to say to Akane, "You can check my wardrobe and see if you find something you like, but don't take too long, cause we still need to clean up the dojo," Videl ordered.

"Right."

"Also, try not to make a mess in here."

"No problem

"Last thing, are you sure you can find your way back down to the ring? This place is pretty big, and I don't want you to get lost."

Akane confidently chuckled. "No biggie. Unlike a couple of friends of mine, I have a flawless sense of direction.

[In the Ring]

"ACHOOO!"

The two young boys in the room gave each other weird glances following their simultaneous sneezes.

"That was weird," said Ranma.

"Nevermind that, just get back to work and dump this water already!" shouted Ryoga.

A devilish grin rising on his face, Ranma picked up the bucket and chucked it at Ryoga, konking him in the head and dumping it's contents over him transforming him back into a tiny, angrily squealing, piglet.

"Well I dumped it, but ya should've said where buddy," Ranma taunted.

His taunt was met with the tiny rapid kicks of the furious P-Chan.

[Back with Akane]

Akane began rumaging through Videl's wardrobe sliding through a large assortment of shirts, shorts, and other apparel. When she found a set that caught her eye, she took it out and pressed it against her body in the mirror.

"Hmmmm..." humming her discontent, Akane threw the outfit on the bed and repeated the process with another. '

'I know she said to be quick and not make a mess, but there are a few outfits in here I just HAVE to try!' left to her own devices, Akane continued to try on more clothes.

[Meanwhile, in Satan City]

A familiar figure clad in greena nd wrapped in a red cape was zooming his way through the skies. Though he usually flies at a brisk easy pace, right now he seemed to be flying in a rush.

'Man, I can't believe someone did that to Mr. Satan's dojo.' Saiyaman thought. 'Man, I wish I could've gotten there earlier,' he lamented. 'Oh well, at least nobody was seriously hurt.'

As flew through the skies, he began a mental checklist of all the facts he received from the police when he did arrive on the scene.

'So, according to the police, Videl already knows about this, so I gues it's safe to say Mr. Satan does too. However, they don't know all this new info the Captain told me about," Saiyaman recalled.

'The Captain said he promised Videl would be the first to learn about anything new, but then I showed up after they finished asking questions. I'll tell her what he told me, I just hope she doesn't get upset about this.'

As Great Saiyaman finished his mental checklist, he found himself approaching Mr. Satan's manor.

"Ahh, made it!" Saiyaman said aloud.

As he hovered over the large building, he flew around to the side and landed on the second floor balcony that led into Videl's room.

Taking his helmet off, Gohan looked through the balcony window, which was obscured by a curtain, and could make out a clearly female silhouette.

'Ah, there she is.'

"Hey, Videl! It's me!" Gohan called while knocking on the window.

Now, Gohan knew how to control his strength (unlike some OTHER saiyans), but despite him being 100% sure he was knocking with a normal degree of force, to his surprise, the balcony door slid open accompanied with an ear shattering 'CREAK'.

Once the door opened completely, Gohan's face lit up with a crimson red hue as he came face to face with a short haired girl, who clearly WASN'T Videl, clad in nothing but a white bra and panty set.

There was an awkward stretch of silence as the two stared each other in the eye. All of a sudden, the girl knelt down into a ball to hide herself and let out an shrill, ear piercing scream.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

(To Be Continued)
[Cue Roundabout!]

(A/N: Well...that was something. So Akane finally gets her long awaited rematch as well as a little bit of down time with her new friendly rival, but the antics don't slow down as a new player finally makes his way into the game. Stay tuned as next time, Ranma and friends meet Videl's 'Mysterious Boyfriend'.)

P.S.: When Akane is trying on Videl's clothes, we all know where the first two outfits come from, but who knows where the third one is from?

P.S.S.: Happy Late Valentine's Day