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Ranma May Cry

Ranma sat back in his chair and smiled as he took in the site before him. Nabiki was hunched over the desk, her eyesbrows marred in frustration, her eyes darting from the scroll in her hands, back to Ranma randomly. He'd been doing this for a hour now, and it was starting to freak her out "What're ya doin Nabiki?"

Glancing up from her scroll, Nabiki raised an eyebrow "What,... no 'Biki,... no Nabiki-chan?" Seeing him grin, she quickly continued "If you really have to know, I'm figuring out this month's spending for the dojo" Putting her pencil down, she turned around and sighed "And it isn't looking good"

Standing up and making his way toward her desk, Ranma leaned over her side and looked at the parchment "hmmm... I take it this-" he pointed to the left side of the table "Is your take" and then his hand drifted toward the other side "Is your expenses?" Seeing her nod slowly, Ranma stood straight up and sighed "I see,... I understand then" He turned around to leave when he stopped at the doorway, turning toward her expectantly.

Seeing him standing there, Nabiki twitched for a second before standing up, walking beside him "What are we going to do?" She tilted her head toward the side to look at Ranma as he walked through the hallway, and eventually down the stairs toward the kitchen "Ranma?"

Once inside the kitchen, Ranma looked around for a second before grinning when he took notice of Genma sitting on the porch, the Go board in front of him "Hey old man" Seeing him turn when he was called, Ranma grinned wickedly "Give me your stash of cash"

Genma's eyes widened considerably before starting to slowly edge toward the grass "I don't have a clue what your talking about boy" Seeing Ranma's eyes narrow, Genma started to sweat before he up and ran toward the front gates, only to be stopped as Ranma was standing there, Nabiki by his side. He slowed to a stop as confusion played across his face "How did you do that boy?"

Still grinning from the kitchen, Ranma shrugged nonchalantly before walking toward him, his knuckles cracking gently "We have two choices here old man,..." Bringing his fist up, Ranma punched the air menacingly "One, you give it to me willingly" He chuckled darkly as gauntlets of pristine white appeared on his forearms "Or two, I take it from you with..." The chuckle stopped as Ranma grinned at Genma "interest..."

Taking a tentative step away from his demented son, Genma swallowed the lump in his throat, and reached his hand into his Gi "S-Sure boy... here" He tossed out a small wad of bills, and sighed when Ranma took it from the air without so much as a second thought.

Tossing the bills to Nabiki, Ranma turned back to his father and chuckled "Good choice old man,... now, don't you feel better about helping the family who is feeding you?" Getting a grunt for a response, Ranma laughed and turned around, ready to leave the house "C'mon 'Biki... let's go make some money"

Nodding her head absently as she walked beside Ranma, she counted the money and her eyes went wide "I can't believe your dad have fifty thousand yen on him... where'd he get that kind of money?" Looking at him in the corner of her eyes, she almost missed the look of sadness cross his face "Ranma-kun?"

Stopping for a second, Ranma snorted in distain before continuing to walk toward his destination "There's something you have to know about the old man Nabs..." He chuckled when he noticed her wince "He isn't the most honest person in the world... I wouldn't put it past him to have engaged me to a couple other women aside from your father's."

Shaking her head with a small smile on her face, Nabiki took Ranma's hand into her own "Surely your kidding,... nobody is that bad Ranma-kun... " She waited for a response, and was saddened when she didn't get one, and instead settled for watching him from the side of her eyes 'What's got him so down all of a sudden?... I mean, surely Uncle Saotome isn't that bad,... is he?' she sighed as a voice chimed in from the back of her head 'He didn't even read the damn manual for the training grounds'

Ranma stopped in front of a small house, a sign standing near the road portraying a eye with a dagger poised to stab through it "Wait here Nabs... This deals with something I don't want you to have any part in, just yet" Seeing her nod, Ranma offered her a warm smile before walking toward the house, the air rippling slightly around him as he reached the door, and added without turning around "Under no condition are you to come inside..." Without waiting for a response, he tunred the handle and walked into the dark house, leaving a confused Nabiki outside. Seconds felt like minutes, and minutes like hours as Ranma walked through the hall leading toward a main chamber. Upon reaching the dimly lit area, Ranma smiled and walked up to a desk sitting in the middle "Ya there?"

Stepping out from the darkness, a figure standing roughly seven feet tall, wearing something akin to merchant robes and sporting a feathered hat answered "Sure I am kid... what do you need?"

Taking a seat in a chair that suddenly appeared behind him, Ranma smirked at the man before reaching into his pocket "I've come for... a transaction" he pulled out a small necklace and tossed it onto the desk, causing the man to gasp, as Ranma chuckled "I assume you recognize the seal?" Seeing his shocked nod, Ranma pressed on "That's just the cheapest item I can find in my storage space,... care to deal?"

Picking up the necklace, the man snapped his fingers as glasses appeared in them, before putting them on and examining the item before him "Hmm,... seventeeth century celtic necklace." His right eye twitched slightly as he noticed writing underneath the picture "Obviously runes with a powerful magic... of course we can deal, what would you like?"

Ranma chuckled before leaning forward in the chair, his chin resting in the palm of his hands as his eyes flickered for a moment "I require a guardian..." seeing the man narrow his eyes, Ranma followed suit and glared "Not for me,... I can protect myself..."

The man nodded to himself more than Ranma as he figured "I thought you could, I was just thinking of the last time someone needed a guardian. It was from some boy who claimed the devil was after him. Paid quite handsomely with his own sense of direction. What he didn't know is that it was genetic" He let out a gutteral laugh at his own personal joke, before clearing his throat when he noticed Ranma's glare intensify "Ahem,... I apologize about that. Yes, I can get you a guardian... anything in particular?"

Nodding his head slowly, Ranma mentally let his aura check the recesses of the chamber "I need something powerful,... something that can protect someone from lesser and higher demons. Whether or not it can attack back is of no concern. I just want it to be able to protect her if something were to threaten her life"

Gaining a smile that showed off the many rows of teeth the man had, he let out another laugh "I see, I see... it's for a loved one I assume then" He flinched back when Ranma twitched before he cleared his throat again "Alright... I can see what I have in stock. Would you like to wait here, or recieve a list later?" Seeing that he was getting no answer, the man nodded "As you wish, I will return momentarily" with that said, the man walked back into the darkness, thoroughly disappearing. Ranma was pleasantly surprised when the man appeared moments later "I have just the thing for you young one...this-" He reached into his robe and pulled out a thin rapier style sword, it's blade red and the hilt gold "is the spirit Raijin" He placed his palm on the hilt as it glowed with a dull white "Come forth!" With a bright flash of blue, tendrails of lightning burst from the sword and filled the room. The energy crackled along the darkness before finally crashing into the ground before Ranma "Meet Raijin, a higher level thunder element... my second strongest guardian in stock"

Looking at the... thing... before him, Ranma snorted slightly "This is your second strongest?" Seeing the man's confident grin, Ranma sighed "What happened to your first?"

Sliding a small piece of paper across the table, the man sighed "It's confidential,... but I can assure you that you will never see it in Japan. Now if you would sign on the dotted line on the bottom, our business will be complete"

Ranma glanced at the thing before him, it was only three foot two, and bald with huge eyes "So... your a guardian huh?" Seeing Raijin nod his head, Ranma narrowed his eyes "What forms of protection do you offer?"

Opening it's mouth to speak, a series of low grunts was voiced out, before it cleared it's throat and tried again "I,... I am a defender... I offer defensive spells as well as a small array of offensive ones"

Nodding his head as if he came to an understanding about something, Ranma leaned forward, signing the paper "Very well,... I'll take this in exchange for the necklace... no hidden clauses I'm sure?" Seeing the man shake his head, Ranma smiled "Good,.." He finished signing his paper before picking the sword up by the hilt "I thank you ahead of time Raijin,... you will be getting a lot of action, of this, I am sure" Seeing his grin, Ranma smiled before the sword glew softly and it disappeared without a trace. Starting toward the exit, Ranma stopped and turned around "Thank you for your business,... I'll keep this place in mind whenever I come across another object you might be interested in... especially since I'll be settling down in this area for some time"

Smiling in response, the man nodded his head and reached below the desk, pulling up a solid emerald scabbard and tossing it to Ranma "Keep this as well,... it's the scabbard for your guardian. It's more of a seal if you want to think of it that way... and call me Daikan"

Catching the scabbard with little effort, Ranma chuckled and sheated the sword before responding "Nice to meet you Daikan,... call me Ranma" Seeing the shocked look on Daikan's face, Ranma laughed out loud before disappearing into the darkness toward the front door. Once again, it felt like hours before he finally reached the end, but shook his head before turning the knob and stepping into the light. Covering his eyes in response to the offending light, Ranma blinked a couple time before leaving the home grounds, and walking up to a impatient Nabiki "Yo... wait long?"

Narrowing her eyes at Ranma, Nabiki stepped forward and stood directly in front of him "What the hell took you so long!" Seeing him about to respond, Nabiki frowned and raised her hand "Never mind,... I don't think I want to know,... look, let's just go home, okay?"

Snarling under his breath at the casual dismissal of what he was going to say, Ranma stepped in front of her and narrowed his own eyes at her "Listen Nabs.." He wanted to chuckle when she flinched away at both the coldness of his voice, and the use of her pet name, Ranma pressed on "I didn't do this just for shits and giggles... I did it for this" He lifted the sword at his side and offered it to Nabiki, the emerald sheath glowing in the light "I didn't want you to be unprotected so I went to a guy I heard about... "

Taking the beautiful scabbard from Ranma, Nabiki blushed slightly 'Is he giving me a gift?... Why?' she marvelled at how light it felt in her grip, before turning a questioning look at him "Oh?" Seeing him nod slowly, Nabiki frowned "And what's in this for you?"

Sighing at her slip back into her mercenary mode, Ranma shook his head and reached to take back the Rapier "Fine, if that's how your going to act about it, forget it"

Quickly pulling it against her chest, Nabiki stared at the outstretched hand as if it were an alien "N-No... it's okay Ranma-kun" Seeing his confused look, Nabiki quickly covered her flush and started toward their home before coming to a stop 'Wait... our home? Since when have I thought about it being our home?' She was about to ask a question when she Ranma's eyes narrow and start looking around the area "Ranma?"

Not answering Nabiki's call, Ranma bared his teeth before snarling "Nabiki,... get home" Seeing her about to retort, Ranma snapped his head toward her and glared "DO IT NOW!"

So shaken at the no nonense tone he used, Nabiki nodded her head "O-Okay Ranma-kun,... I'll see you at home"

Watching her leave, Ranma let out a small breath of relief before his eyes once more started darting around the area 'Okay,... whoever it is, is extremely good at hiding their energies' he narrowed his eyes slightly and ignored the looks that he was recieving from passing people. His head snapped upward and stared at the top of a nearby store, noticing a figure standing there, a cloak covering their body 'I see,...' With that, he jumped toward the building and executed a perfect frontward flip before landing on the building next to the figure "So... what the hell do you want here?"

The cloaked figure turned it's head toward Ranma, and a snarl was clearly visible through the hood and asked in a voice as smooth as silk "You,... You is Ranma?"

Narrowing his eyes at the woman, Ranma nodded "I am,... so what do you want?"

The woman laughed hautily before launching herself at him, her arms wrapping around him in a tight embrace "AIREN!" she pulled back the cloak and smiled at Ranma's shocked face "Wo Ai Ni" Leaning forward to kiss Ranma on the lips, she was shocked when her lips touched nothing but air, and she fell forward onto the ground.

Ranma landed lightly on the other side of the roof and sighed, he had to be careful about dealing with this one "So Shampoo... I'm to assume that Cologne is here as well?" Seeing her slow nod, Ranma sighed out and shook his head "What the hell do you want with me now... I said I was sorry for fighting you, but you attacked me!"

Shampoo shook her head slowly before stalking toward Ranma with a lust filled smile on her face "You say now,... but wait 'til Shampoo have in bed to answer"

Ranma continued to stare at her for a moment before he shook his head "Whatever Shampoo... you stay here, and tell the Old Ghoul that she doesn't want to cross paths with me... IF she knows what's good for her" Seeing her stop her advances and blink at him, Ranma smirked "Ja Ne" With that, Ranma leaped off of the building, toward the sidewalk.

Shampoo quickly ran to the side of the building and made a effort to find her 'husband' before letting out a sigh 'Aiyah... Airen is proving to be more stubborn than when he was in our village...' and then she gained a small smile before she too jumped off of the building 'But I know he can't resist my body for long... no man can' She then let off a laugh that would make a residential lunatic jealous, as she bounded back toward where she and her great grandmother were staying.

Watching her leave, Ranma stepped out of the shadows of a tree, his eyes narrowed and glowing a dull red 'I know she won't give up that easily,... but she knows that I don't love her... hell, I fled China just to get away from that psycho...' He shook his head before he started running toward the Tendo Dojo 'Whatever, I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.'

TO BE CONTINUED

SSJ Guyver : Man,... Finally reached level 50 in CO... and wouldn't ya know, it's easier to level now... and I'm level 51 x.x

Ranma : Oh? So that's what you were doing while you were thinking up new ideas.

SSJ Guyver : Of course,... well, that and reading some N&R fanfiction.

Ranma : Anything that I should check out?

SSJ Guyver : Well,... yeah,... but you can't since your not part of our reality.

Ranma : (pausing) What?

SSJ Guyver : Didn't you know? Your not real!

Ranma : NOOOOO! SSJ GUYVER THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!

SSJ Guyver : Actually... if you want to get technical, it's Rumiko Takahashi's... but you can't blame her. Hell, without her, we wouldn't be having this conversation!

Ranma : I guess not,... so what's next?

SSJ Guyver : You and Cologne get 'jiggy' with it.

Ranma : NOOOOO! SSJ GUYVER YOU SICK BASTARD!

SSJ Guyver : You think I'm that twisted? Hell,... I won't even let you NEAR Kodachi,...

Ranma : Oh,... well,... thanks?

SSJ Guyver : Sure, grovel now :P