Author notes: This is it the ending of the series. Thank goodness it's over now I can work on the other chapters of my other stories. I've simulated the fight scenes in my mind for Ranma of Shishin and some hints of romance in Returner Ranma. Also working on Ranma Crusade, and almost done with another chapter of Goddess of Mine, it's going to be awhile till they are up. So keep checking people.
The entire room went silent as all heads turned toward Ranma's voice. Upon seeing Ranma standing beside an attractive girl with an outfit that showed off her kick-ass figure, the entire room exploded. "Ranma! How dare run away with that bitch!" Akane yelled out.
"Ran-chan how dare you cheat on me!" Ukyo yelled out.
"Ranma-darling how could you pick that hussy over me!" Kodachi said.
"Ranma Saotome you dare return with your dark magic and enslave yet another innocent maiden. I'll strike you down!" Kuno charged but was met with a palm strike to the forehead and a shoulder throw that threw him neatly out of the room and into the koi pond.
"Aiyah girl try take airen from Shampoo, Shampoo kill!" Shampoo pulled out her bonburi and lunged.
"Ranma I won't lose to you this time. I'll prove my strength and make Shampoo love me." Mousse declared.
"That's nice to hear Mousse. But I'm not Ranma!" Akane nailed Mousse's head through the floor.
Meanwhile Shampoo attempted to cave in Kasumi's head, I do mean attempted. Shampoo thrust one bonburi out and suddenly Kasumi disappeared in a swirl of dust, just before she met the floor as Kasumi delivered a thrust punch mid-back. "Cool down Shampoo, I will no longer tolerate your destructive habits in this house." Kasumi stated.
Shampoo turned over with wide eyes. "Aiyah! Shampoo know that voice, you is too, too nice girl. Why you is wearing that? Where you been?"
Ukyo was similarly shocked. "You're Kasumi? What happened to you? Where have you been? Why are you dressed like that?"
Kasumi sighed as she put a finger to her head. "So many questions so little time, why don't we get a few things cleared up. First no fighting, explosions, use of weapons, use of special techniques and what not. Second these two here are Ranma's new fiancées. Lei, Helena, I introduce you to the fiancée squad of Nerima." Kasumi waved a hand over Akane, Shampoo, Ukyo and Kodachi.
"Fiancees!" All the other Nerima fiancées yelled out.
Helena and Lei Fang stared at the girls and shot deadly glares at the cowering puddle of flesh known as Genma Saotome.
"Ranma how dare you, you PERVERT!" Akane brought out the B.A.M despite her splint arm and tried to make Ranma the nail for it. However Kasumi had other plans the mallet head slid off cleanly before it made contact with Ranma's head and only the soft click of the tanto that Kasumi was lightly touching made it evident that she was the cause. Ranma gave a low whistle.
"You've improved I barely saw that." He said quite impressed.
"Why thank you Ranma." Kasumi said a warm smile on her face.
"Great two more fiancées, how many more are you gonna get Ran-chan?" Ukyo said in an icy tone.
Ranma held his hands up in a placating way. "Why you asking me? Ask pops about it, he can probably give you a list."
"I agree." Kasumi said fixing a stare at Genma that made him shudder.
"It's not only the fiancées we are here to talk about. It's about other things as well." Hitomi said. "I don't know what claims you four have on Ran-chan but I freely admit I have none on him." This seemed to make the Nerimians relax a bit until her next words came out. "But I've known Ran-chan when we were just in Junior High, I was his friend and I…" Hitomi licked her lips this was it she was finally going to admit her feelings. "I loved him then and I still do now. I don't care what any of you have on him and even what my friends have on him. I won't give up on him, not yet."
Ranma's jaw dropped to the ground. "Y-You l-l-l-liked me f-for all this time Hitomi-chan?" He asked. The young karate master blushed under Ranma's gaze and nodded.
"You didn't know?" Tina said in disbelief, the girl gave off so many signs back at the tournament that it was near impossible to not notice. Of course this is Ranma, at the pigtailed martial artists nod Tina planted her face in a hand. "Men can be so stupid." She muttered.
"She isn't the only one." Kasumi said.
Ranma looked at Kasumi and smiled he knew she was interested back at the tournament and he promised he would give it a shot with her, still with her words he felt like a ton of weight was removed from his chest. He felt extremely happy about Kasumi's feelings toward him.
"This is unacceptable, I will not allow this!" Soun yelled out. "Ranma will marry Akane and that is final!" Soun soon regretted that as four fiancées, an obsessed admirer, a friend wanting to be more, a kunoichi who was closer then any of the girls were and a former pro wrestler turned supermodel who was rooting for the said kunoichi began to stare down the Tendo patriarch. Needless to say Soun decided to make himself as small as possible, find a somewhat safe corner and pretend to be invisible.
"Boy you must marry Akane, It's the honor of the Saotome clan depends on it." Genma said.
"The only reason I haven't left behind the Saotome name is because of mom, pop." Ranma's aura sprang out making everyone tense. "But after all of this is cleared up I'm leaving this place and the name behind." Gasps were heard from the NWC.
"How can you say that Ranma?" Genma said. "You shame me boy, how ungrateful you are after all I've done for you." Genma began to sob then stopped as he felt waves of killer intent surround him.
"Oh yes we know all that you've done to him." Hitomi said her smile was sweet but her eyebrow was twitching.
"Let's give you a run through on some of things you've done to him." Kasumi said cracking her knuckles.
G1 walks across the scene pulling a screen behind him. "Sorry folks this is just too horrible to witness." He takes a look behind the screen then looks back green in the face. "Blood of the Elias, that is just wrong." Runs off and barfing noises are heard. A few seconds later the noise has ceased and G1 comes back. "Looks like its over sorry about that people." Walks off with the screen.
"Oh I think I'm gonna be sick." Nabiki muttered when the DOA girls finished their beat down on Genma.
"Where's the bathroom? Ukyo groaned holding a hand over her mouth.
"Shampoo no feel too good maybe should not have eaten too big lunch." Shampoo said.
"This is barbaric behavior is quite disturbing." Kodachi said then she ran off soon retching sounds were heard.
"Geez girls, I think that was a bit much." Ranma said obviously looking very disturbed at what happened.
"Nah he got off easy." Hitomi turned to the other girls. "Right girls?" Their collective nods made Ranma sweatdrop.
"Well I guess it's alright since he's still alive." Ranma said. 'I better not get on their bad side.' He added as a thought.
Kasumi looked over the group and nodded with a thoughtful look on her face. "I think we should have all this sorted out in the morning. I'll go call Aunty to meet us tomorrow morning here. We will discuss the matter of this fiancée war with her since we won't get much from this thing." Kasumi toed what was Genma Saotome. "I suggest we all get some time off and sort out your thoughts because after tomorrow many of you may not be part of this anymore."
Her commanding tone that was so very much like the former Tendo Matriarch was taken in stride and all left without another word, except from Kuno who was punted into the stratosphere shortly thereafter.
"Too bad the Tendo's wouldn't let us stay except you Ranma." Lei Fang said they had separate rooms at a nearby motel and unfortunately there were only three two-bedroom rooms left for them to use.
"Well knowing them they'd probably try to force a marriage during the night so it was a good thing I didn't accept." Ranma said then turned to Kasumi. "Although Nabiki looked pretty desperate when she asked you to stay."
"I'll never go back to being Kasumi Tendo anymore Ranma, Even if this breaks the vow I made to her, the type of life she had would have been filled with regret." Kasumi said.
"Alright already enough with the mushy stuff, why don't we get to the important subject at hand? Like who gets to bunk with Ranma for the night?" Tina said.
"How can you say that so nonchalantly?" Ranma asked his face blushing as he realized his predicament. Tina just smiled and snickered as the rest of the group began to grow red in the face. There was silence for several seconds as the four girls looked between each other while the blushing champion of tournament and an amused pro wrestler turned model looked on.
"I guess I could…" All four started then stopped as they looked at each other with surprise and a bit of anger. Tina chuckled this was great better than any soap opera.
"I know." Tina wrapped her arms around Ranma's neck and gave special attention to push her assets so they trapped an arm. "How about I stay with him so he won't get jumped by any of you." She grinned barely able to hold in her laughter as a trickle of blood began to drip from Ranma's nose and she wasn't at all bothered by the shocked and enraged looks of her friends.
"No way!" All four of them yelled out, Tina sighed and held up a teacup with five sticks in them.
"Alright then how about we draw lots?" She said. At the apparent acknowledging looks of the other girls she twirled the cup a little and set it on the table.
"Uh Tina how come there are five sticks?" Hitomi asked. Tina smiled and pointed at herself then frowned as Lei quickly grabbed a stick and threw it over her shoulder. "Right let's start." Hitomi said with a slight glare at Tina and all four grabbed a stick and lifted. Kasumi blushed as she saw the red tip on her stick. The other three frowned at their own plain ones and glanced at Kasumi. "Alright that was practice draw number one." Hitomi said collecting all the sticks and dropping them into the cup again and twirled it. "Here comes the real one."
Kasumi glared at the other three. "You guys…" She growled.
"No hard feelings this round." Hitomi said as all four grabbed a stick and lifted. Once again Kasumi blushed as she looked at her marked stick. "Okay that was practice draw number two." Hitomi collected the sticks. "Here we go with the real one."
During this Tina just dragged Ranma up the stairs and into one of the vacant rooms. "Hey Tina what are you doing they haven't finished the lots yet?" Ranma asked.
"Knowing how they are it's going to take a long time so just go to sleep already." Tina said with a shove she sent him into one of the twin beds.
Sighing in relief that it seemed that nothing but sleeping was going on Ranma began to settle in taking off his shirt but leaving his and undershirt on since a girl was in the room. Then he heard the shuffle of clothes nearby and he dared a peek. What he saw almost sent him to the realm of unconsciousness Tina was facing away from him but she had obviously taken off her blue top and her black and white striped pants. Two things he noticed right there, she didn't wear a bra and her panties was a lacy thong. Stifling a nosebleed he quickly threw himself under the covers and faced away from her.
"Something wrong Ranma?" Tina asked smirking knowing full well what Ranma noticed but decided to play the part. After all didn't she want to become a movie star? She'd have to work on her acting. She got up and walked over to his bed.
"Nothing's wrong, nothing at all." Ranma said and broke out sweating when Tina sat down on the edge of his bed.
"Aw c'mon you can tell me no need to be shy." Tina said.
"I tell you it's nothing really." Ranma said and tensed when she placed a hand on his head.
"What's wrong Ranma, am I ugly that's why you won't face me?" Tina asked.
"Didn't we go over this in the hot springs back at the tournament?" Ranma asked trying to settle this discussion quickly.
"Your actions now aren't proving what you said then." Tina countered.
"I'm really tired right now and I want to go to sleep." Ranma said grabbing for any excuse no matter how lame it was.
"Ah c'mon." Tina grabbed his covers and pulled it off. "Talk to me, geez I never met someone so damn shy that he could…" Tina was cut off when the door to the room slammed open. Apparently the girls finally stopped and found out that two of the group was missing. Now all four girls saw Tina in practically nothing sitting on Ranma's bed holding the covers with Ranma without his shirt.
"RANMA!" Four cries shout out scaring the birds in a nearby tree awake.
The next morning, five tired girls and a haggard Ranma shuffled into the Tendo dojo one look at them quickly put Soun in tears and made all the fiancées furious. Although they tried to explain the Nerima residents didn't listen. They always assumed the worse when all that happened that night was instead of three rooms all five girls Ranma stuffed themselves in one room. Four of the five proceeded to glare at the fifth for her crime for the entire night and Ranma couldn't sleep out of fear. Of course when Nodoka finally arrived and saw the condition of her son and the five girls she reacted in a very predictable way.
"My son is so manly he's kept these girls satisfied all night!" She declared, this made the NWC even more furious and put blushes on four girls and deep sighs from Ranma and Kasumi who were used to the behavior of the Tendo matriarch.
"Mom nothing happened at all." Ranma moaned.
"He's right aunty, nothing happened with any of us." Kasumi said.
"Oh…" Nodoka visibly deflated then took up a thoughtful look as she analyzed Kasumi. "My goodness Kasumi when did you decide to change your usual outfit for… that." Nodoka had seen a lot of very revealing outfits but for Kasumi to be wearing something like that was very interesting indeed.
Kasumi sighed as she looked over herself. Did everyone have to comment about her kunoichi outfit? Sure it really did hug her figure very well and the slits went up to her hips and yes you could see her panty strings but it wasn't that bad was it? After thinking it over Kasumi decided she needed to go shopping for clothes.
"Mrs. Saotome I'm not the Kasumi you knew, she's dead." Kasumi stopped when Nodoka gasped.
"When was this?" Nodoka's cheerful demeanor disappeared leaving a serious Saotome matriarch which Genma feared.
"Just over a year ago." Kasumi replied.
"So much time." Nodoka whispered then looked at the other girls. "I presume you girls are here because of Ranma?" She asked.
Lei, Helena and Hitomi nodded, but Tina shook her head and backed up. "I'm just here with my friends." She said.
Nodoka nodded and focused her attention on the remaining three. "You do know that Ranma is engaged to marry Akane due to family honor?"
The girls nodded but Hitomi spoke up. "Maybe your honor Mrs. Saotome but not his fathers, that overweight blob has bled out any honor he had whatsoever." All the girls nodded in agreement. Genma muttered something through his bandages but quickly shut up as the girls locked their glares on him.
"Nonetheless my son has an obligation to marry a Tendo." Nodoka said.
"He also has obligations to some of us as well Mrs. Saotome." Helena said. "If what Ranma told us is true then Ukyo and Shampoo do have valid claims on Ranma as well as Lei Fang and I." She shifted her position to look more dignified. "Genma Saotome has taken a significant amount of monetary material from my fathers company as a dowry."
"And a bunch of food from mine as stupid as it is." Lei Fang said.
"Still the Tendo contract precedes all others." Nodoka said.
"But unlike the Saotome and Tendo contract they have it orally while we have official contracts signed and stamped with crest of the Saotome family." Lei Fang said and pulled out her contract Helena did also Nodoka seeing that the family crest was indeed stamped on the contract glared at her husband. Ukyo sweated when she realized even though the dowry of her family was taken her father never did get an official document to legally claim her right.
"Shampoo no need silly contract, Amazon law say Shampoo and Ranma married and Shampoo bring Ranma to village." Shampoo stated.
Kasumi smiled as she turned to Cologne. "Aunty Cologne I know you have it and you been hiding for awhile why don't you bring it out?" Kasumi watched Cologne wince before the ancient Amazon smiled.
"So you knew about it all along?" Cologne asked.
"Indeed…" Kasumi said. "I suspected it all along that's why I took a peek in your room while you were out making a delivery at peak hour."
"You do know you've trespassed on our property." Cologne said.
"Then you know your great granddaughter has done so numerous times, the difference between us is that I didn't leave any evidence of my presence there while Shampoo always leaves a big hole in the wall." Cologne frowned when she realized she wouldn't get far in this argument. Knowing when she was caught she brought out the letter which Kasumi had mentioned.
"Hey what's that?" Ranma asked.
"Why don't you read it Ranma?" Kasumi stated with a smile.
Ranma opened the letter and his eyes widened. "This is…" he stopped stunned beyond belief. Kasumi looked at Cologne with a smile but her eyes told a different story. "Tell them or I will."
Cologne sighed she had hoped to keep it a secret until Ranma and Shampoo were married but now the cat was out of the bag. "The letter states that Ranma is hereby an official Joketsuzoku Amazon warrior with full rights in both forms. It also means the kiss of marriage is voided."
Shampoo's jaw dropped and Mousse was doing a happy dance. "This is great news now Ranma can marry Akane with no trouble." Soun declared he and Genma began to dance around the room while the DOA girls shook their heads at their stupidity.
"Did you two not hear what Helena said?" Hitomi asked jabbing her hands to her hips. "You only have an oral vow while Helena and Lei Fang have official contracts. Furthermore Ranma is planning to leave behind the Saotome name when the Nerima mess is cleaned up."
Nodoka gasped and looked at Ranma who nervously nodded. "I'm sorry mom but I won't stand for this anymore."
Nodoka mouth drew a thin line as she gripped the wrapped katana. "You do know you are dishonoring me in this Ranma. This is not manly behavior to be running away like this."
"Running away? Oh he isn't running away Mrs. Saotome he's finding out all the ways out of the marriage deals one at a time. Does Ms. Kuonji have any proof that signifies that she marry Ranma?" Helena asked.
Ukyo cursed when she heard that she had no contract other then the agreement with Genma and her father the biggest piece of evidence would have been the cart used as a dowry but where the heck Genma put it was anyone's guess. Still it was the best she had right now. "Our family cart was the dowry for our marriage and Genma took it and left me behind." Ukyo stated.
"Was there an official contract?" Lei asked. Ukyou grit her teeth and shook her head. "Well then the only thing you have on the Saotome family is that Genma stole your family cart meaning you can press charges on Genma Saotome." Lei finished.
Ukyo growled knowing she'd lost but she grinned evilly as she caught Genma's fearful look. At least she'd get her revenge on the panda.
"Also Mrs. Saotome he isn't abandoning the contracts that hold valid. So Lei and myself are still currently engaged to him." Helena said.
"Beside how can you call him unmanly he just won the Dead or Alive tournament on his first try too. I find it kinda hard to think he's anything unmanly." Hitomi said.
"Tournament huh? You know Ranma has a substantial dept with me if he is to leave he has to pay it off." Nabiki stated. It earned her a cross look from Kasumi but she ignored it. "If Ranma did win this tournament he should have quite a bit of money now so he might be able to pay me off."
"He did win the tournament we were all there, we were all participants in the tournament." Tina said finally getting into the conversation.
"Like you say it's your words and no proof." Nabiki was pressing her advantage without Ranma the budget for the dojo would redline within the next few days.
The girls grit their teeth. Helena had planned to charge the amount that Ranma owed on DOATEC but it wouldn't look good in front of his mother, and there was no proof except the check that Ranma had given to Gen Fu. Fortunately it seemed Goddess of Tranquility Kasumi Tendo asked a favor of her new friend Belldandy and in turn the luck of Ranma was unusually good today because a knock on the door brought attention.
Kasumi answered the door and was quite surprised to who it was. She came back into the tearoom with a smile that signaled victory. A few seconds later a middle-aged man and woman came in and right behind was Gen Fu carrying his granddaughter. The girl was a bit thin probably due to being in the hospital for so long she was also a bit pale but her youthful smile brightened when her grandfather nodded toward Ranma.
"Are you Ranma Saotome?" The girl asked.
"Yeah that's me." Ranma replied and his eyes widened when he realized at who this was.
"Grandpa told me that it was you who gave us the check for my operation. Thank you very much." The girl dipped her head and closed her eyes. The man and woman that Ranma correctly guessed were her parents got to their knees and bowed to Ranma.
"Thank you Ranma for saving my daughter." The man said.
"I can't thank you enough." The woman said
"It was… nothing." Ranma said stunned at the sudden events. Nodoka's serious face softened at this and the katana was released there was absolutely no dishonor or unmanly behavior here.
Genma was shocked how could the boy just give away the check to a tournament he worked hard to win and not bring it back so he could use it. "Boy how could you do such a useless thing? You worked so hard to get that check and you just give it away? You shame me boy."
Nodoka's eye twitched at this and Gen Fu looked stunned and enraged. Nodoka stood up grabbed the katana and quickly grabbed Genma by the ear before he could get away. "Dear we need to have a talk… in private." Nodoka dragged her husband up the stairs (Yes I do mean dragged.) where the top floor began to shake from multiple slams from something big, heavy and wears glasses getting his ass handed to him by his spouse.
Soon after Gen fu and his family left, his grand daughter giving Ranma a kiss on the cheek before leaving with her family. The remaining residents were all very touched at what Ranma had done it turned up the attraction on Ranma and made those who were out very envious. However one person didn't believe a word of this. Guess who?
"Hah yet another trick being used by that cretin. Now he seeks to make himself the hero and secretly enslave the hearts of those who adore him. I see through your black illusion Ranma Saotome and I strike!" Kuno raised his bokken and charged Ranma before Hitomi ever so innocently stuck her foot out. Kuno tripped and fell face first into the wood floor. It was there that Lei placed a foot on his head and grinded it a few times.
"Tina your turn." Lei called out. Tina smiled as Lei backed off she sat on Kuno's back grabbed both his legs and leaned back. All present company winced as Kuno let off a painful howl and that didn't end there. She then got up grabbed his legs again and began to swing him around. Everyone had to duck or be hit by Kuno then finally Tina released sending Kuno out of the tearoom and face first into the border wall.
"Nice distance." Ranma said. Tina dusted her hands and cracked her neck with a satisfied smile plastered on her face.
Kodachi was ecstatic Ranma had driven off all the harlots that stood in the way of their love. (Man, who is she kidding?) "Ranma darling finally with those harlots gone you and I shall finally be together!" Kodachi attempted to leap forward to engulf him in her embrace except her said love shot her a glare that could have set fires if it was any hotter.
"You listen to me right now Kodachi, you had less claim then any of the other girls, I have not and never been once attracted to you. So you best get step aside since you should never have been a part of this in the first place." Ranma said.
"Surely you don't mean that Ranma darling?" Kodachi asked.
"I mean every word of it. I don't want to see or hear ever again." Ranma said.
Tears welled up in Kodachi's eyes and finally she left with black rose petals floating slowly to the ground as she wept. Kasumi watched the psycho gymnast diminishing figure and turned back to look at Ranma.
"That was rather harsh Ranma." She said.
"If I'd have said it any less she'd never think I was serious." Ranma said. Soon after he said that Nodoka returned her hair slightly out of place from the tight bun. Ten seconds later a battered and beaten Genma Saotome inched his way in he crawled over to the spot near his wife and then passed out.
"I've finished discussing things with your father Ranma. And we agreed that without clear evidence of the engagement those girls have no valid claim." Ukyo frowned knowing that this pretty much meant her engagement with Ranma was over. "However all of the dowries that Genma has taken will be repaid starting today." Ukyo smiled a little at least it wasn't a total loss.
"Now then." Nodoka turned to the two fiancées with the valid contracts. "Which one of you wants to be married to my manly son?"
This threw Helena and Lei for a loop. "Well we're not so sure yet." Lei said.
"Yes, we would like more time before we decide." Helena said.
"Oh, no problem at all. Just make sure you don't make me wait too long I want to see my grandchildren so I can spoil them." Nodoka said with this brought blushes to both Helena and Lei Fang.
"But mom I'm gonna leave behind the Saotome name." Ranma said.
This got Nodoka's attention. "You're what?"
"Leaving behind the name." Ranma said looking guilty.
Nodoka blinked then smiled. "If you're worried about it's with Genma then don't worry when we married he took on my name Ranma." She shot a glare at the pathetic pile of flesh beside her. "Although he won't be holding onto it for much longer."
Ranma perked up, his mom was going to file for divorce? This little trip turned out even better then expected. Although… He glanced at Kasumi. 'Kasumi doesn't have any valid claim like Helena and Lei.'
Kasumi tried to hide her sadness. Her dreams with Ranma were now farther away then expected. Although she was happy for Lei and Helena she realized her lonely would continue.
Ranma caught Kasumi's masked sadness biting his lip he once again spoke to his mother. "Mom what if I don't want to marry Lei or Helena?" This brought heads to him. Helena and Lei looked at him the sad look in their eyes was very evident.
"What do you mean son." Nodoka asked.
"I'm not saying I won't marry them but what if I ain't interested. I mean what if I like someone else, but she doesn't have any valid claim?" Ranma asked lowering his head.
Nodoka blinked then smiled. "Son I don't really care about who has a valid claim or not, if you marry someone else it doesn't matter just make sure you take care of her and have plenty of grandchildren for me to spoil."
Ranma was quite surprised that was something he didn't expect. However he was still quite please. "Thanks mom."
Nodoka smiled and turned her gaze on both Hitomi and Kasumi. "Now I assume Ranma told me this because he might be interested in you two do you want me to add you to the list of valid claims.
"List!" Ranma yelled out. "What you're just gonna jot names down for this now?"
"Of course not dear. Just the ones you are interested in. Those who are interested but not by you are put aside on the wait list for a later meeting." Nodoka said simply. Ranma groaned. While the girls wondered how Ranma's mother could just say these things so easily.
"Well then you can put Akane's name down, Ranma and Akane are practically a couple." Soun declared.
"Pass." Ranma said. Nodoka nodded and crossed Akane's name off the wait list. Ranma blinked at that. "Wow she actually did it." Soun began to weep. "I guess this means my problems aren't that bad anymore."
"Wrong Saotome you have a dept to be paid." Nabiki said, it was a last ditch but there was no way Ranma could repay her the amount he owed, that is until Helena took out a checkbook.
"How much does he owe?" She asked and wet the pen tip with the tip of her tongue and smiled pleasantly at Nabiki.
Nabiki sweated, she thought this girl looked loaded by the way she held herself and the manners she displayed. "He currently owes me over 400,000 yen." She stated.
"I'll give you 600,000." Helena scribbled down the number. "For taking care of him for so long." She carefully tore the check from the book and held it out to Nabiki.
Nabiki took the check and goggled. "DOATEC?" She yelled out.
Helena smiled and left the middle Tendo gawking.
"So is everything settled?" Ranma asked. Nabiki glanced at him with a masked gaze and nodded. "All right I have no more problems here in Nerima." Ranma's cheer was interrupted quickly.
"I can't believe this." An annoyed feminine voice said. "I told you I knew where to go, but no you said you knew and headed straight toward Hokkaido!"
"Um, sorry." A familiar males voice said.
"You better be sorry. I don' know why you wanted to come here anyway." The girls voice again but it started o sound very familiar.
"Because I have to check up on Akane." Ryoga said.
"Hmph that weakling she should still be recovering after what I did to her." The girls voice said.
"You did that?" The males voice yelled out.
"Yeah got a problem with that?" The girl said.
"Why did you do those things to Akane!" The male demanded.
"Oh please she attacked me I just defended myself."
"But still you…" The males voice was cut off.
"Whatever just go say hi to your girlfriend and lets go."
"S-She isn't my… I mean w-we are."
"Oh for the… C'mon you idiot." They heard the front side gate open and in came Ayane dragging a stammering Ryoga, she soon dropped her burden when she saw Kasumi there with the others. "Well, well what do we have here?" Ayane smirked.
"Ayane what are you doing here?" Lei asked.
"My pig-brained sensei here wanted to visit "Akane" to see how she's doing." Ayane said in a sarcastic tone however the pig-brained comment made Ranma flinch. Kasumi shifted her stance Ayane saw this and laughed. "You can actually relax around me for once dear sister."
"Sister?" Nabiki raised an eyebrow.
"Half-sister." Kasumi corrected her hands dancing lightly on the hilt of her tanto.
Ayane raised her hands although her eyes still reflected how amused she was and the burning hatred that was being restrained toward Kasumi. "As much as I'd like to kill you dear sister I am unable too, not as long as I am out here training under pork butt here."
"Stop picking on Ryoga!" Akane rushed in about to deliver a punch with her good arm. Ayane smirked and readied a counter. Ranma was about to leap in to stop it but someone else reacted first. Ryoga disappeared from the spot he was stammering on and reappeared in-between the two one hand caught Akane's fist the other pushed down the hands that Ayane had ready to counter Akane.
"Ayane don't you dare hurt Akane." Ryoga growled out.
Ayane smirked. "Fine I'll leave her alone as long as she leaves me alone." Ryoga sighed and nodded. It was the best he'd get out of her.
Ryoga turned his gaze onto Ranma. "What are you here for Ranma?" He demanded.
"I'm just settling things here, and just about done. I was planning on heading off now." He said. "And you?"
"Here just to say hi I guess." Ryoga said rubbing his head in embarrassment.
Ayane glared at Ranma. "You!" She said.
Ranma pointed at himself. "Me?" He asked.
"Yes you, I have a bone to pick with you." Ayane scowled. "Ryoga told me a few secrets about you."
Ranma's eyes widened then narrowed as he glared at Ryoga who shrugged and smirked then began looking guilty when Kasumi frowned at him.
"What kind of secrets?" Tina asked curious.
Ayane contemplated on that and smirked. "Don't worry I'm pretty sure you'll all find out soon enough." She fixed her gaze on Ranma. "The next time we meet I'm going to beat you." She then turned her gaze on Kasumi. "And when I'm finished with that I'll be coming after you again dear sister." Sparks flew between the two until Ayane grabbed Ryoga again and began dragging him out. "C'mon pork chop we wasted enough time here."
Seeing them leave Ranma turned to his mother. "I guess we'll be going as well." Ranma said.
"Take this." Nodoka handed him an envelope. "Don't spend it all too fast."
Ranma checked the contents and he gawked. "Mom this is…"
"For your travels Ranma, and do come visit your mother once in awhile." Nodoka said.
"I'll be sure to do that." Ranma slipped the envelope into his pocket. "Let's go girls." The group bowed to Nodoka and began leaving but not before each of the girls got to kick Genma one last time. "So what now?" Ranma asked as they walked out of the Nerima district.
"I'm heading back to the states." Tina said. "Got to get back to my modeling career."
"Breaks almost over I have to head back to Germany." Hitomi said.
"Same here, I'm just looking forward to late nights, buckets of coffee and take out." Lei Fang said sarcastically.
"I've been away from the stage for awhile. I guess I better get back to it." Helena said.
"Man I was getting used to everybody traveling together." Ranma said.
"Why not come with me Ranma?" Hitomi said. "I'm sure my dad would love to see how you've improved."
"I was thinking he'd come with me to France, I'd like him to see one of my performances." Helena said.
"You're practically a celebrity there. You're probably planning on publicly making it known you two are engaged." Hitomi said.
"As if you didn't have similar goals." Helena said glaring at the younger woman.
"Ladies please." Ranma said nervous about a fight breaking out. A tap on the shoulder brought his attention to Lei Fang who held out a note. "I'm currently attending Todai so you can come visit me anytime. My cell number." She said.
Both Helena and Hitomi blinked and immediately writing instruments were out and two more numbers were held out to Ranma. The pig tailed martial artist groaned and pocketed the numbers. A few minutes later after final farewells the group disbanded heading off for their separate lives.
"Guess it's just you and me again." Ranma said scratching the back of his head.
"I guess so." Kasumi said smiling.
"Shall we?" Ranma asked.
"Let's." Kasumi said wrapping her arms around one of his and letting him lead her off into the sunset.
End.
It's finally done. Sorry it took so long, finals are approaching and I've been working on four fanfics simultaneously so it's taking awhile. I did promise to finish this series first so here it is. Of course now it means the Beach volleyball fic will come up but not quite that soon yet. After all I have other works to work on before I start something new. Well I hope you enjoyed this series as much as I loved making it. Until next time.