Chapter 2

Ranma groaned and opened his eyes. He felt groggy and wet. As he, now she looked around, she noticed that she was not on a dirt road. The roads were paved. Looking around some more, she saw no trees, no jungle around her. This place was way too modern to be China. There were some people who was looking at her and whispering. They were not Chinese. They were Japanese.

She cursed and realized that she was no longer in China. She tried to move but saw that her hands were bound as was her legs. She finally saw that a black and white panda was carrying her. She glared at the panda's back as she remembered what happened back in China. She didn't know how he did that but hell if it was going to happen again.

Now aware of the situation and needing to get away from her old man, Ranma decided to act. With a strong motion, she kicked Genma in the face. Genma dropped her to the ground. Ranma rolled to a sitting position. She popped up to her feet and jumped over her tied hands. Genma wasn't about to let her get out of her binds and threw a sign at her head. It connected and knocked her out. Genma, in his panda form, quickly grabbed her and roared at anyone to make them not ask questions.

As he made his way to the Tendos, he prayed that his son did not mess this up. Hopefully, he would see things his way.

"I can't believe that you would do this daddy!" shouted a very pissed off, long haired raven haired girl.

"Oh my I hope he's not too young." Exclaimed a brunette, long haired girl.

"Is he cute at least?" asked another brunette only her hair was short.

"I don't know!" An old man told them. This man was Soun Tendo and he had just informed his daughters, Nabiki, Kasumi and Akane, about the engagement that one of them was going to have to do.

"You don't know, you're going to marry us to a boy and you don't even know who he is? What is wrong with you daddy?" Akane shouted. Soun was about to talk when a noise stopped all talk.

"Oh, that must be them." Soun said and went to get the door. Suddenly and panda came flying through the room and hit the wall hard. A blur appeared and slammed a knee into the panda's gut. She then began to pound the panda senselessly. When she was sure that the panda would not be moving anytime soon, she turned to leave. As she neared the entrance way, she turned to the family that was in shock.

"Are you the Tendos?" she asked.

"Um… yes, yes we are." Soun said with a bit of fear.

"My name is Ranma Saotome and there are a few things you need to know about Genma." She said. She was about to talk some more when she tackled and restrained by the panda. Ranma drove elbows into the panda's gut, making him release her. The two got to their feet and looked ready to attack each other again. The panda handed Soun a sign before lunging at Ranma. The two crashed through the screen door to continued their fight. Soun looked at the sign and read.

"Um Kasumi, can you heat up some water for our guest?" Soun said. She nodded and made her way to the kitchen. She returned to see the panda drop the girl on the ground. She groaned and struggled to get back to her feet. Soun took the kettle from Kasumi. He did as the sign said and poured it over the girl. The family was shocked when she suddenly turned into a he. Soun did the same for the panda and he changed as well.

Soun was so shocked that he had to sit down.

"G-Genma?" he stuttered.

"Hello Soun, I have a very good explanation for all this."

Ranma sat in the corner and glared at his father. Genma could feel his son's glare and was ready just in case he decided to finish what he was attempting. He explained things to Soun who nodded and understood what Genma said.

"The training grounds of Jusenkyo, what a terrifying place. So cold water changes you into your cursed forms while hot water changes you back? Well, your problem is not that bad." Soun said happily. He turned to Ranma. "My daughters, Akane, 16, Nabiki, 17 and Kasumi, 19, pick one to become your bride."

"Oh he wants Akane." Kasumi said quickly.

"Definitely, Akane want this." Nabiki added.

"What, why me?" Akane shouted.

"Well, you hate boys' right?" Kasumi asked.

"Well, you're in luck. He's half girl." Nabiki added.

"Why the hell would I want to marry that pervert? He probably fondles himself and uses his curse to peek at girls!" Akane exclaimed. Ranma quickly turned his attention to her.

"Excuse me?" he snarled.

"What, I bet that's what you do!" Akane shouted.

"Let's get something straight, you don't know me. So don't go making assumptions because you got problems with boys. Second, I ain't marrying you or your sisters for the reason that all three of you are being disrespectful to me. I want nothing to do with my father or your family!" Ranma stated loudly. Genma glared at his son.

"Boy, this is a matter of honor!" Genma shouted.

"What the hell would you know about honor? You're whole life has been nothing but one big plan to live of my hard work! Hell, this engagement you made with this man is invalid by what you did!"

"What are you talking?" asked Nabiki.

"What's wrong pops, you never told your friend about the Kuonjis? What about the Itos? What about the family you sold my hand to for a pickle and a bowl of rice? I've been promise to at least ten girls before I turned twelve and just because you and this man are friends, I'm just suppose to forget them and marry one of his daughters?" Ranma shouted.

"Hey, my father has a name!" Akane shouted.

"I don't care! It is pretty obvious your father isn't right in the head as well if he's forcing this engagement to the displeasure of his daughters." Ranma shouted back.

"But this is about the school being joined." Soun pleaded.

"The schools, is that your plan? Well then, let me put this to rest. I'm planning on separating for the Saotome school to create my own style and I'll be damned if I'll join my school with yours." He explained.

"WHAT?" both men shouted.

"Psst, like we need your school." Akane scoffed.

"Glad we agree on something. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to find a way back to China so I can cure my curse." Ranma said and was about to leave. Genma was angry and charged at his son. Ranma felt the attack coming and caught his coming attack. He threw him toward the dojo. Genma rolled to his feet but he was quickly sent flying by Ranma's kick into the dojo. Ranma walked in and took notice of the place. He scoffed as he saw nothing impressive.

"So this is what you want to join up with? Look around you old man, this guy doesn't have only single student. This place doesn't even look like it had been used in years. If you want to unite the two schools then go ahead. The Saotome style will be just as worthless as the Tendo style."

"Now you listen to me boy, I will not have you destroy everything I've done. I did what was necessary for the good of the art and for your own good!" Genma shouted. That was the worst thing to say to Ranma as a very dark aura surrounded Ranma. Genma took a step back in fright.

"You would dare! You did all this for yourself, not me! Because of you, my honor has been tarnished! Because of you, I have a fear that I'll never be rid of! Because of you, I am half of a man! Because of you, I have to live in fear of the woman who gave birth to me! I HATE YOU!" Ranma roared. Ranma brought his hand down in a slashing motion. Genma protected himself but he was still blow away by Ranma's air pressure attack. It drew blood and sent the fat martial artist through the dojo's wall. Ranma was breathing hard but he was aware of what had just happened. He looked at the claw trenches that he created with the attack.

Tired and exhausted, Ranma gave into the darkness and fell down. The Tendos who was watching the whole fight was shocked. What the hell happened between the two Saotome males for it to escalate into this?

Ranma awoke a few hours later. He sat up and groaned. He rubbed the back of his head and cranked his neck.

"Oh, you've finally woken up." A voice said. Ranma looked in front of him to see Kasumi and Nabiki in front of him. He did not give them a happy look which they both noticed. Kasumi gathered her courage and began to speak again. "I know that we did not get off on the right foot but I would like to try again if that is possible."

"What's there to try for? You don't want me here and I don't want to be here." Ranma said coldly.

"Take a chill pill Saotome, we're trying to be civil here seeing that you and your father is going to be staying here for a while." Nabiki said.

"Really, how is that going to happen?" Ranma asked in a mocking tone.

"Well, for one, your passport is out dated and needs to be renewed. That could take months to get an appointment. Then there's you father who you cut up pretty badly. The last reason I could give you is the damage to the house and to the dojo you just made. I don't think it would be honorable of you to just cut and run after the destruction you caused." Nabiki said with the same tone. Ranma narrowed his eyes at the middle Tendo.

"You like to talk down to people don't you? If this is your way of starting on the right foot, then you have miserably failed again." Ranma said.

"Like I care, we are not well off to support you and your father so I'm just telling it like it is." Nabiki stated.

"Nabiki!" Kasumi exclaimed.

"Well, I can't blame you for your honesty. If you like, I can pay you for the damages when I convert some the money I hid into yen. Is that acceptable?" Ranma asked.

"It's a start. So what was that with you and your father? Don't you think you went a bit overboard?" she asked.

"I learned some things about my father that I will never forgive him for." He said.

"That's kind of vague."

"That's all I'm saying." The two looked at each other before Nabiki just shrugged and walked out of the room. It was just him and Kasumi. She gave him a kind smile.

"I understand that you have not eaten since your return to Japan. How about I heat up something for you?" Kasumi said.

"That would be fine. Thank you Miss Tendo." Ranma said.

"You could call me Kasumi." She said.

"Ms. Tendo is fine as I will not be here for too long." He stated. Kasumi frowned a little but nodded and left the room as well. With them gone, Ranma relaxed. He didn't wish to be rude but he wasn't just going to start being nice after they were disrespectful to him. He figured that he would stay and make enough to fund his trip to China. That was all he could do for now.

Now that he had some time alone, he could go over his plans. He thought back to the dojo and what he did to his father. He knew that what he did was the Nekoken. He had, during his trip for a cure, started to begin to mediate in order to control his fear. He didn't know how much his trip back had hurt him when it came to that but he would need to continue it. He was able to stand the presence of cat, even if it was for a short time. He figured that if he could completely conquer his fear, he could gain control of the Nekoken. It would be a nice addition to his new style.

That was another thing that he was working on. He wanted nothing to do with the Saotome School with what his father did to him. He wasn't about to abandon his father's teachings however as that would be stupid. He figured that he would tweak his father's teachings into something better. If he was going to run his own dojo one day, he would need to change what his father taught him. He had begun to review what his father taught and made changes to fit him. He was also going to incorporate some styles into his to make it much stronger than it was now. Already, he had incorporate shiatsu points into his style. He was still a novice but was hoping to find someone who can teach him some more.

Kasumi knocked, bringing Ranma out of his thoughts. He told her that it was okay and she entered. He decided to work on this a bit later. His stomach was calling out for the food that Kasumi brought. As he ate, he had one thought in his head. He would not follow his father's path. From now on, he would make his own path. He would do what his mother wanted him to become. He would become a man among men.

Authors' Notes: Okay, I know that Ranma is OOC but this is going to be much different from the manga. I've always thought that the Tendos, including Kasumi, was very rude to Ranma when he arrived. After Akane hit him with that table, he started acting nice to them. I think it would take a couple of days for that to happen.

Also, as it said, I will have Ranma break away from his father's teaching. He will also learn a couple of other style to help him improve his style. It will be a completely different Ranma from the manga.

The plot has been changed as well so expect some very big difference. Enjoy the new and improved story.