In response to EdFanMH's commen "But didn't Dante fight in mid 90's in DMC3?", I'm forced to point out that Ranma fell in the Spring of Drowned Demon GOD... Sparda was the demonic God, as Dante was a demi-demon 'or half-demon' because of Sparda's fling with a human. Sparda died well in the past, hence I haven't made a flashback since I don't know when I want to make Sparda die lol. That being said, I haven't figured a good idea on how Ranma got the weapons 'yet'

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Ranma May Cry

Ranma snarled, more to himself than at the agrivation the dagger in his side had caused him. He cursed the day he let his guard down, even unwillingly. With eyes as hard as steel, Ranma sat on the nurses desk and looked at the younger woman across from him, a frown forming on his face "Are you sure your okay 'Biki..."

Rolling her eyes as best she could, Nabiki let out a small breath of frustration "Ranma, for the thirteenth time. YES, I'M FINE!" seeing his face twitch for a second, Nabiki couldn't help but get off of the examination table and walk over to him, looking him in the face 'I've never met a person I haven't been able to read clearly before...' Seeing his blank look staring back at her, Nabiki forced down a flush and turned away "Sorry about that Ranma,... was just wondering what made you tick" her mouth snapped shut the instant the words left her mouth, her brain trying to figure out why she told him.

Chuckling a bit, Ranma softened his look and offered the younger girl a warm smile of appreciation "It's okay 'biki, was just worried about you for a bit" He let out a sigh of relief before standing to his full height "Since the nurse hasn't come back yet, I think we should go to your house so I can treat that bruise on your face" He reached out and took her hand gently into his own as he led her out of the building, and toward his newly aquired home "So... care to tell me about yourself? You cut off earlier today when you were explaining about what you did for your family. You told me about Kasumi taking over as the mother, and Akane the vicious attack dog, but you changed the subject before we came to what you do"

Frowning at the subject, Nabiki moved faster trying to keep pace with Ranma as she collected her thoughts 'I should be able to tell him... I mean,... he's protected me from a demon, even though he's only known me for a day...' She flushed as she remembered his exact words as they rang clear through her mind '"But if you EVER strike her again, I will destroy you"... did he really mean that?' She mentally berated herself as she recalled what happened next 'He did... he really killed that guy for threatening me...' She felt both repulsed and embarassed at the idea of him killing FOR her. Feeling her momentum stop, Nabiki looked up and found herself staring into the deep red pools of Ranma's eyes, causing her to blush in embarassment "W-What?"

Looking around them, Ranma smiled and leaned in, causing her to flush further "'Biki,... if you feel the need to tell me, then tell me. If not, I will understand. I've had my own share of troubled memories that I don't want surfaced" He reached his hand out and cupped Nabiki's cheek gently as his hand began glowing a dull white, his eyes still locked with her own "But I will always be there for you, if you want to talk about it"

Feeling warmth spreading throug her body, Nabiki fought every primal urge she had to jump into Ranma's arms and kiss him, and settled for nodding "O-Okay Ranma-kun..." Her eyes went downcast as she noticed a white light out of the corner of her eyes, and blinked at the sudden brightness "Ah, what's that light?"

Pulling his hand from her face, Ranma smiled warmly and shrugged his shoulder, then turned toward the road and started to walk once more "I haven't the faintest idea what your talking about" he couldn't help but smile as he sensed her narrowed eyes, staring at his backside. He chuckled when she stepped forward to meet his side, and unconsciously took his hand into her own "So... what are we going to do about the engagement?" Seeing a confused light in her eyes, Ranma sighed out "Y'know I don't want to get married yet" He saw a small, tight, frown appear on her face as he mentally berated himself "It's not that you aren't a wonderful girl, it's just that I don't want to get married..." He shook his head sadly at his choice of words before speaking up again "Let me rephrase that... I don't want to get married period"

Opening her mouth to retort, Nabiki snapped it shut just as quickly, and asked in a small voice "Why?"

Turning to stare at her like she grew a second head, Ranma narrowed his eyes slightly "Didn't you see that demon today?" Seeing her nod her head, and a sickened look on her face, Ranma continued "I don't want that kind of life to follow my every move... If I get married, then my wife and possibly my kids, will be drug into that type of danger" He turned from her saddened features and looked into the horizon, a small sad look flashing into existence on his face, one that just didn't seem to fit him "I don't want to lose anyone else to these damn demons..."

Nabiki felt a tightness in her chest at those words, a tightness she though she hadn't felt since her mother passed "Ranma..." The world started to blur to her eyes as tears made their way down her cheeks, and dripping harmlessly to the ground, having the effect of a hammer to Ranma's face.

Quickly stopping and turning toward her, Ranma's eyes darted back and forth as he stuttered out "W-Whoa Nabiki, it's okay, I... I don't want you to think about this right now" He pushed her tears from her face with his thumb, and offered her a wan smile before nodding when she smiled with him "That's the Nabiki I've come to know and lo-" he snapped his mouth shut and narrowed his eyes slightly before swallowing the lump in his throat, and sighing "so... did you want to talk about yourself?"

Catching the sudden topic change, Nabiki nodded her head, a bit lost in trying to figure out what he was trying to say "Sure,... I guess" Seeing Ranma start walking toward her home, Nabiki quickly running to catch up to him, unconsciously gripping his hand for comfort "Well,... after mom died..." She bilnked for a second before nodding, more to herself than to Ranma "After mother died... we all fell into our own little pits of despair. Kasumi feels responsible for the family, and Akane for the well being of the family. Or at least, that's what she tells herself" She snorted a bit in distain at the thought of her sister "I, myself, fell to the finance's since daddy didn't teach anymore. I started to everything short of selling Akane and Kasumi to the local boys for yen." Ranma nodded a bit, having already heard a bit of her dealings in the morning, squeezing her hand gently, urging her to continue "Well,... I don't want to hurt Kasumi at all, so I stopped everything dealing with her. I settled then for Akane, since little miss perfect is so popular in school anyways. So when she's not paying attention, I take pictures of her while training, and sell them to the highest bidder. There's also a table for how long her morning fights will last" She blinked for a second before tilting her head to the side and glancing at Ranma 'Why did I just tell him all that?'

Nodding his head to her, Ranma offered a small smile "Well Nabiki,... since you haven't involved Kasumi in your little dealings, I can only assume that your not that far gone down the road. If you'd let me, I'd like to help the dojo's finances a bit" Seeing her eyes go wide, Ranma smirked "And of course when we get back to the dojo, I'll 'explain' it to my dad, and force him to get a job." After stating this, he noticed Nabiki had a blank look on her face, and stopped walking "What's wrong?"

Jerked to a stand still by his sudden stop, Nabiki shook her head and glanced at him, unshed tears in her eyes "Huh? Oh,... nothing" She released his hand tentatively and continued walking toward their home, which was now, right around the corner "Come on Ranma, we don't want to be late for Kasumi's snacks"

At the prospect of food, Ranma brightened up a bit, but continued to watch the middle Tendo from behind 'I wonder what that was about' He then looked down at his hand, and smiled a bit 'I guess it wouldn't be all that bad being engaged to her' With a new bounce in his step, Ranma started after Nabiki, only to stop short as he felt another pressence behind him "Y'know Tofu,... I wouldn't make it a habbit of tyring to sneak up on me. One of these days, I'm just gonna shoot you."

Slightly shaken, Tofu nodded his head and walked past him, stopping in front of him "You know,... I wouldn't get too close to the Tendo's. They have a lot of problems with not only emotions, but spirit possessions as well"

Looking him in the eye, Ranma snorted a bit "That's all well and good, but I'm not exactly afraid of ghosts... I'm kinda in that line of work if you think about it" Seeing Tofu's pensive nod, Ranma grinned "Besides, I'm starting to like it here" He went to walk past the good doctor when he added "And Kasumi cooks some damn good food"

Growling in barely kept rage, Tofu spun around and spat out "You don't touch Kasumi SPARDA SCUM!" This had the effect of both stopping Ranma, and startling him "YOU TOUCH ONE HAIR ON HER HEAD AND I WILL HAVE YOUR BONES DESTROYED BEFORE YOU CAN BLINK!"

Staring at Tofu with a slight amount of shock, Ranma sighed and shook his head "If anything, I'm going to be teaching her to protect herself now that I'm going to be staying here." Seeing his surprise, Ranma snorted "Besides, you couldn't hurt me if you wanted to" With that, he headed back into the house and ignored the black haired girl that was glaring at him with unjust anger. Once inside, Ranma slipped off his shoes and put on some slippers before walking to the kitchen "Hey Kasumi,... did you know that Tofu had a crush on you?"

Blushing a bright red, Kasumi whirled around and stared at Ranma like he grew a second(or third) head "W-What are you talking about? Tofu-sensei doesn't like me, he has someone he loves already" Suddenly getting downcast, surprising them both, Kasumi turned back around "Besides, he knows I can't return his affection, even if it were true"

Tilting his head to the side, Ranma stepped up to the counter and lifted himself up to where he was sitting on it, watching Kasumi work "What are you talking about?"

Shaking her head as she stopped cutting vegetables, and turned toward Ranma once again "I don't think you know, since you just got here, but we all have roles that we fell into after our mothers passing" Ranma nodded his head, waiting for her to go, much to her surprise "Well... I fell into the house keeper roll, making sure my sisters and... father" She spat the word with such venom that she had to blink before shaking her head "have a well balanced diet, and get everything they need to ensure they live a good life"

Ranma stared at her for a moment before laughing out loud, surprising Kasumi once more "Please,... that sounds like an excuse more than a reason" He stopped laughing once he realized that he was actually insulting her, and hopped off of the counter "Kasumi,... I think you need to go out and have a night on the town..."

Taking a hesitant step away from Ranma, she placed her hand on the all too familiar counter and stared at it "I can't... My sisters will be wanting dinner soon, and Father is going to want some sake with his friend"

He took a step to the counter and gripped Kasumi's hand gently, and pulled her away from her 'prison' "Kasumi,... go out tonight, have fun, and forget you even have a family. Just for one night... if anything, go talk to the doc."

Kasumi took a glance back at her kitchen before shaking her head "Thank you for the thought Ranma-kun, but I can't leave without making dinner"

Twitching slightly, Ranma let out a breath he didn't realize that had caught in his throat, before picking Kasumi up "Your going out whether you like it or not" Paying no mind to her screams of protest, Ranma walked to the front door and opened it, blinking in surprise as Tofu was standing there, eye twitching "Hey doc, what's up?"

Eyes narrowing ever so slightly, Tofu took a step forward and pulled his fist back "I told you what would happen Sparda..." He let the fist fly toward the object of his hate, only to be dodged as Ranma jumped over him, Kasumi still on his shoulders "Stand still and take your punishment!"

Landing lightly on the ground, Ranma let Kasumi off of his shoulder and shot an irritated glare at Tofu "What the hell's your problem man,... I'm trying to get her out of the house so she can enjoy herself, and your dumb ass starts attacking me!"

Walking toward Ranma, his body glowing with an angry red, Tofu snarled "DONT GIVE ME ANY EXCUSES! I WARNED YOU WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU TOUCHED HER!" He lunged forward at blinding speeds, only to find himself flipped forward as Ranma stepped to the side and twisted his arm. Yanking on the stretched out arm, Ranma sent the good Doctor tumbling forward and into the koi pond conveniently at their sides.

Irritated and bored, Ranma shrugged off the attack "Cool off for a bit Doc... " seeing Tofu getting out of the pond, Ranma smirked as his angry scowl was replaced with a whistful expression, as if just noticing Kasumi was nearby "Doc,... I wasn't trying to harm Kasumi. In fact, I was trying to get her out of the house for a night,... I think she's going to suffocate in this place" With a wave of his hand, Ranma mentioned the house "That is like a prison to her. A prison, as well as a safe haven. She feels comfortable, but she's afraid to leave."

Calmed down quite a bit now, Tofu nodded his head slowly "I-I see,... I apologize about jumping to conclusions" Neither of them realized just how long they were out there, but Kasumi was now blinking at the two of them "If you would, Kasumi, would you honor my establishment with your beauty?"

Blushing bright red, Kasumi nodded her head "Oh my,... Of course Tofu-sen-... Ono-san"

Ranma grinned to himself as he watched Kasumi leaving with the doctor, before turning around to see Nabiki in the doorway "Hey 'biki"

Flinching at the pet name Ranma gave her, she smiled slightly "Hey Ranma-kun... was that Dr. Tofu leaving with Kasumi?" Seeing him grin and nod, Nabiki's face went pale "So... who's cooking dinner?"

Looking past her at the girl who was trying to sneak into the house, Ranma shrugged "I'll cook, I don't mind" He rushed into the house and 'conveniently' tripped a nearby shadow, causing it to fall out the patio door and into the backyard koi pond "Oops, Sorry about that Akane-chan" Glancing over his shoulder to the giggling Nabiki, Ranma grinned, mouthing the words 'You have no idea'

Raising an eyebrow and watching her sister stomp back into the house, and up the stairs, Nabiki started giggling louder "Oh god,... no one's ever done that to little miss priss..." She stopped giggling abruptly when she noticed Ranma smirking at her "Hey,... what are you looking at?" Seeing him pick up a small pot of water, Nabiki took a step away "You wouldn't..." Seeing his grin get wider, she deadpanned "You would" She then turned around and took off out the door, Ranma chasing her with a pot of water.

TO BE CONTINUED

OMAKE :

SSJ Guyver : Man I'm so bored...

Ranma : Why don't you play some more of that game... Conqure Online...

SSJ Guyver : Because it takes forever to level up to level 50... I'm stuck at level 49

Ranma : Go fight some damn dirty apes

SSJ Guyver : I would, but then we wouldn't have this conversation.

Ranma : Oh... hmm... leave the apes alone, they haven't done anything wrong to you!

SSJ Guyver : I see how it is, when your involved, it suddenly matters!

Nabiki : SSJ Guyver, Could me and Ranma have a date next chapter?

SSJ Guyver : What's in it for me? (Hand being held out)

Nabiki : (eyes narrowing) I won't release these pictures of you and your gi-

SSJ Guyver : (Hand covering Nabiki's mouth) hehehe,... no need to bring that up, Sure, date, you, Ranma... next ... chapter (sigh)

Nabiki : Thank you!

Ranma : What the hell just happened?