Chapter 13 A Chinese love story.
Cologne turned back to stare at Chu Li. "I really hate you."
Chu Li smiled as she stared Cologne down. She then turned to Happosai. "Hello old man. I kinda wore out my last husband, could you train me another one?"
Happosai stopped at the voice and turned slowly to the speaker. "Lil Chu Li, how are you doing child?"
"Much better now that I've been able to find out why both my grandsons are staying in Japan. You two, bed now! You have training in the morning. GO!"
Mousse and Wing jumped up at the order and were about to run to their room when they realised that they didn't know where they were sleeping.
Ranma looked around the room. It was only just closing out the second day since Chi's arrival. Had it really changed this much in two days? He turned to the Amazon brothers and then lead them to the room he shared with Genma.
Everyone was still getting very confused about what was going on. Happosai waited until Ranma came back and then silenced everyone.
"BE QUIET! There now. I guess it's time to tell you all everything. I'll start from the begining, but I have to say something first."
Shampoo got a little nervous when the greatest pervert in Japan started to walk over to her. She was a little surprised when he didn't try to glomp her chest. Happosai looked up into her eyes. He wanted her to understand and believe what he was about to reveal to her.
"Shampoo, I am your Great Grandfather."
"WHAT? Pervert can't be! Shampoo use mirror with Ranma and others. We see you leave village. What you -"
Shampoo stopped when she saw the look in her Great Grandmother's face. It was the truth.
"No.."
"I know you all saw me leaving the village. What you didn't see was Cologne leaving to hunt me down for my various crimes a week later. For a year and a half she chased me. Finally, we were forced to face off. In the end I won."
"You cheated."
"It's still a victory. Anyway, by that time our love had still grown. It was why I refused to go back with her. I could never be happy as an Amazon male, and I knew Cologne would be dishonored bringing me back as her husband considering my crimes. I figured it would be less dishonorable if she went home without her husband. I walked her back as far as I dared. I never found out for certain why she wasn't punished, but I had my suspisions."
Colonge lowered her head. She had not had to think about this story is years. She had debated for a while about telling Shampoo after Cologne discovered whose style Ranma practised. Oh well, here goes.
"I was pregnant. I hadn't even noticed yet, but one of the elders at the time did. They waived the punishment since I had completed the purpose of the marriage. Eight months later, my Daughter was born. I trained her hard, maybe harder than anyone I have ever trained. But I did so because I knew she could handle it. My daughter eventually became friends with the youngest warrior in our villages oldest clan."
CHu Li spoke up to throw in her part. "That would be me. Me and Xian Lon were the best of friends and the worsts of enemies. I still miss the girl. Anyway, it seemed at times when we would be out training away from the village that someone would be watching us. It was Happosai. He never told us who he was, even after he showed himself to the two of us, but I think Xian figured it out. The old man show Xian tricks he had learned to give her an edge in village competitions, and being her friend I learned some of it as well."
Cologne decided to take back over. "This only happened for a few years, then Happosai stopped coming. Xian was saddened by this. She was a smart girl, and had realised that the strong male warrior who trained her was her father. Eventually we figured it out. One day, about five years after Happosai's last appearence, a couple of wandering martial artists wandered into the village. Chu Li and another girl were on guard duty and tried to turn the men back by force. They were beaten, but just barely. The girls took the men into the village to introduce there new Airen's."
Chu Li broke in. "But I had something else to tell Cologne about these men. They practised Happosai's anything goes. At first I was worried about having a husband trained by a pervert, but I learned to enjoy it and I eventually learned how easy it was to control my husband. I loved him after a while. I still do."
Happosai decided to enter the conversasion at this point. "I had been watching not only my wife and daughter over those few years, but also their village itself. I would have been happy to be there as Cologne's husband. She was beautiful, the perfect woman, but I was a cursed name there. I watched as over the years then men either died or left. It was starting to become the only men there were little better than slaves. The village was dying, and their Amazon pride would not allow them to ask their neighbors for help. So I stopped visiting my daughter, and I began a quest to find young men that I could train properly to fit into the village."
Ranma decided to interupt. "You started taking students so that you could send them to the Amazons?"
Happosai looked at Ranma directly. "Yes. In fact, if your parents weren't an arranged marriage that Genma chose to honor, then you would have had an Amazon mother Ranma."
Kasumi was calmed down in Tofu's arms, she was still distressed about what was suppose to happen to Akane. Something in this conversation bothered her. She decided to ask about it. "What about our father? Did you intend for him to eventually go to the Amazon village if he never met our mother?"
Genma, Ranma, and Chi caught the quick look that Happosai gave Soun Tendo. Soun was suddenly pretending to not be paying attention. All three Saotomes realised it at the same time, but Ranma said it first.
"Akane's mom was an Amazon!"
Akane quickly turned to her fiancee and then turned to her father in confusion. That confusion was quickly turned to shock as she saw her father's attempt to be unnoticed.
"Daddy?"
"Father?"
Soun turned to his daughters. How was he going to explain this. Nabkiki wasn't even here. Where was she anyway?
Inside a very expensive clothing store
"That is simply darling on you."
Nabiki looked at her reflection in the mirror as she heard Kodachi's comments. She had to admit, it was fun doing this with a girlfirend, even if it was Kodachi. Besides, she did look good.
"I like the cut of this one. If I lean like this I should be able to make your brother drool on command."
"It wouldn't take much actually, you only need to slime at him."
"Yes, but a smile doesn't get the thoughts that I want from him sometimes."
Kodachi laughed again at Nabiki's frankness. The evil laugh that once held her voice was gone. Kodachi couldn't believe all that had happened today. If you had told her yesterday that she would be doing this, and that she had given up on her Ranma-sama, she might well have tried to kill you. But that was the pain acting. Kodachi wasn't dumb by any means and knew that the pain was only weakening, but she felt that as her life was now going it would soon be gone forever.
Kodachi thought back to what had brought this all on. Chi was a kind soul who was trying to save his family. In so doing he had given her more than she could ever have dreamed of.
Nabiki noticed Kodachi start to cry in the mirror and went to her quickly.
"It's all right. Calm down. I'm here for you. I won't leave you. It's all right."
Nabiki was a little surprised when her words had the opposite effect that she was hoping for. Kodachi starting drying while Nabiki tried to comfort her. Finally, Kodachi calmed down and started to dry her eyes.
"You want to talk about it Kodachi?"
"I'm sorry. It's just... I never a day like this would come. I was so alone for so long. I had hoped that Ranma would eventually be there for me. I never expected you or Ryu. Why did you do that for me just now?"
"I was hoping that we were becoming friends. I don't really have many of them."
"I've seen you with them at your school."
"... Those are associates. I work with them to make money. I've never done anything like this with them. I couldn't, I had to be the Ice Queen of Furinken High School. It was the only way that I could keep my family afloat. I couldn't afford friends. To be honest, I still can't. Scaming your brother was about 60 percent of my profits. I'm sorry about that. I've been using your family."
"Don't. Don't appologize. You make Tatchi happy. You always have. And don't worry about money. Now, let's try some sleepwear. Silk, of course."
"Hehe. Only if you try some yourself, for Ryu."
Nabiki laugh again as Kodachi started to blush. Nabiki was still surprised a little that the store had stayed open at Kodachi's request. She looked over at her friend. Her first real friend in a long time. Nabiki felt like crying herself. She had never realised how alike they had been. Now, it was as if Kodachi was no different to her than Akane or Kasumi.
And Kodachi would look fabulous in that blue number over there.
At the Gosenkugi's
Hikaru was feeling strange. His dreams last night had been confusing and weird, but he couldn't remember them at all right now.
Hikaru had done something strange at school today. Well, strange for him. He had spent most of the day watching a girl in his class. The strange part was that it hadn't been Akane. It had been Miyo, the resident fortune teller. Of course she was lovely, but Hikaru had been looking at her because it had something to do with his dreams.
"Argh! I'm never going to figure this out."
"Hikaru dear, you have company."
Company? Who ever came to see him?
Hikaru went to the living room and nearly fainted when he saw Miyo waiting for him. She was smiling.
"I'll leave the two of you alone so you can talk. Oh my son has a girl coming over." Hikaru's mother said this last part as she left the room.
Hikaru almost called her back in when he saw Miyo drop her smile and give him a glare that spoke of pain.
"What the fuck did you do to me last night you little shit?"
"Huh? Wha-what are you talking about?"
"I mean the dreams you made me have last night. I thought I was paranoid this morning until I caught you staring at me today. What?Where you checking to see if your brain washing worked?"
"I don't know what you're talking-.. Dreams last night? I had some strange dreams last night myself, but I can't seem to remember them."
Miyo was about to accuse him of lying, but she looked into his eyes and saw honesty there. Besides, he didn't remember his dreams and she wasn't about to admit what she remembered about hers.
"Come on. We're going to my house. I need my stuff to try and figure this out."
She grabbed his arm as he tried to stamer a complaint. She called out that she was leaving and that she was taking Hikaru with her. She never even noticed the slight tingle in her hand as she held his arm.
Eventually they got to her house and she lead Hikaru to the room where she did her trade. She directed him to sit as she began to prepare for a reading.
"I need you to think about your dreams. I'll see if they're connected with mine."
Miyo tried to do her reading, but she felt something blocking it. After a few failed attempts she was starting to get annoyed. It was never this hard to get a reading before. What could be blocking-
She stared at Hikaru, and then looked at him with her limited sixth sense. She felt the blockage coming from him, but she realised it wasn't because he was trying to block her. He had potential, alot of potential. She had been trying to get a reading alone while working around his hidden gifts. It was possible that Hikaru didn't even know he had such gifts it seemed to Miyo.
Well then, why work around it when she could try to use it.
"Hikaru, I'm going to take your hand now. I want you to concentrate on your dreams last night, alright?"
Hikaru could only nod, Miyo was going to hold his hand. He was a little nervous but did what was asked of him.
They both held hands and concentrated.
#FLASH#
Hikaru and Miyo were dancing at their senior prom. Hikaru still couldn't believe she had said yes. She was so beautiful tonight.
#FLASH#
Hikaru and Miyo were making out on a beach in the moonlight. Miyo couldn't believe how much this guy had come to mean to her in the last few months. Hikaru stopped to look into her eyes. She was so beautiful tonight.
#FLASH#
Hikaru was nervous. He couldn't believe this was happening. He was getting married. They had chosen an evening service. It seemed the best moment of their lives happened at night. Hikaru looked at his soon to be bride. She was so beautiful tonight.
#FLASH#
Hikaru held his beloved wife's hand as she tried to push again. The doctor's weren't making sense. The baby was coming but something was going wrong. Finally the baby was born. Hikaru looked ta his daughter. She was so beautiful tonight.
#FLASH#
It was Lil Gos's birthday again. It was time to take her to see her mother. Hikaru missed his wife. He would give almost anything to have her back, but their daughter had survived three years ago. Hikaru looked at his daughter. She was so beautiful tonight.
#FLASH#
Hikaru watched as Lil Gos smiled. She had a friend. She had started showing signs of her mother's gifts and had scared off most kids, but not the chinese Saotome. He watched as they played and as another girl joined them. He watched his daughter be happy. She was so beautiful tonight.
#FLASH#
Hikaru watched as Gos came in crying. Chi had returned only to say he was leaving again, this time forever. He had been the first real friend she had ever had. He accepted her and her gifts. He watched as she cried. She was beautiful tonight.
#FLASH#
Hikaru finished the spell. He knew Gos was determined. He had never seen fire like that in her eyes before. She had said friends don't abandon friends. She was ready. She needed him as the gate. She was beautiful to-"DADDY HELP ME!"
#FLASH#
Hikaru and Miyo blinked for a second. Suddenly Hikaru jumped up and ran out. Miyo had been shocked. Those hadn't been visions, she had actually been there and she knew that Hikaru had as well. Miyo bent over a little as she remembered the pain of being in labor, yet she was still a virgin.
She had died giving birth. It was something that sometimes happened in her family. She had seen her daughter grow up with out her.
Miyo started crying as the pain of the later images assaulted her. After a few minutes she got herself together.
"Wait a minute. HIM! It was Chi, the new guy."
Finally it all made sense. She could now feel the attempts of the spell tug at her. She had to do something. She prepared for bed. She would try to use the dreams.
Outside the Tendo Dojo
Two friends were saying their goodnights. Nabiki hugged the rose girl to her and squeazed.
"Good night Dachi-chan. You sleep well and come by after school tommorrow. I'll try to railroad your boy toy here, ok?"
"Alright, I will. You take care. Tatchi will be upset that he didn't bring you here himself, but tough tootles. Bai bai."
"Bai bai."
Nabiki grabbed her bags and went inside. She couldn't believe that she had actally said 'bai bai' and meant it. If Chi was going to keep bringing nice changes like this, she was going to start him a harem. As it was, she was already thinking about likely candidates to date him, he was practically family now and deserved a decent girl of his own.
"I'm home. Could someone give me a hand?"
Ukyo and Ryouga came around the corner at her request. They were holding hands until they saw the bags and each grabed a couple. Ukyo chose to speak first.
"Nabiki, we'll take these to your room. Your family's waiting to tell you something."
They walked off with Ryouga following behind Ukyo. Nabiki shrugged and started to go two the front room. How strange could it be?
She remembered Chi and what all he had already done in a couple of days. Shit.
Nabiki was slightly nervous when she saw who all was there and they were quiet. No one was talking at once and asking questions. She did see a passed out Shampoo and Cologne leaning over her. There appeared to be another older Amazon she had not met yet.
Her danger sense started going off, Amazons had just been proven to be a bad thing right? She looked around at everyone, but strangely enough it was her father that told her what was going on.
"Nabiki, I have already told this to your sisters, but I made them to wait until you came home before asking questions. You're an Amazon."
Nabiki stared at her father. "OK, what's the punchline?"
"I met your mother while I was training in China."
"OK, what are you talking about? Mom wasn't chinese."
"Actually, she was. Her father and her mother's father were Japanese, so she could pass easily as a Japanese citizen. But she was born in the Amazon village in China."
"This is starting to not be funny daddy. What reason would you have to not have told us something like this if it was true?"
Cologne decided to interject her opinion. "I believe that your mother was trying to spare you from the laws of our culture. She was on a hunting mission when she met your father. It was love at first combat and she never even returned to our village. I had often wondered about her. I knew who she was the first time I entered this house. I see her in your faces, the little girl who had the body of a warrior and the heart of a saint."
Nabiki slowly sank to the floor. "You're not kidding, are you? What happen to Shampoo? Did us being Amazons invalidate her claim?"
"Yes it does actually, but I haven't told her that part yet. She just found out Happy is her Great Grandfather."
Thud. Nabiki fainted. It had been too much for eveyone there. Eveyone started to go to bed. The new Saotome sisters were going to share rooms with Nabiki and Doctor Tofu was going to stay and talk with Kasumi. Nodoka grabbed her husband and bid everyone goodnight as she decided to go home with her husband, alone.
Happosai set the dvd player up for Cologne, and then went to his room for a certain letter. Ryu carried Nabiki to her room and then went to the room the Amazon men were already sleeping in. Chi followed soon after. Chu Li dissapeared again, probably to sleep at the cat cafe.
Ranma was about to go to his room and sleep when Akane grab his hand and lead him out towards the dojo.
"What is it Akane?"
"You remember our fight when you first arrived?"
"Yeah. You've come a long way since then."
Akane put her arms around his neck.
"Thank you, my baka."
"Anytime, my tomboy."
Suddenly Akane lunged forward and kissed Ranma, while rubbing her body against his. Ranma lost himself slightly and enjoyed the assualt. Finally Akane broke the kiss.
"I didn't think I could wait til we were married."
"Huh?"
"I am an Amazon, airen."
Before Ranma could say anything to this Akane kissed him again. She started pulling him towards the backyard, and under her window. She knew it was open. She broke away slightly when she felt Ranma's lust manifest again. She motioned her window.
Ranma was starting to come back to his senses when he saw the want and need in Akane's eyes. She needed this. There were still too many uncertainties. She wanted, no needed this one thing to bind him to her.
Akane was a little disappointed when Ranma's lust disapated, but was surprised when he picked her up in a bridal carry and lept to her window anyway. They entered and closed the window soundlessly.
Akane only said one last thing to Ranma.
"The room was soundproofed by Nabiki."
Akane waited. She wanted him to do this, not just follow her lead. Ranma looked at Akane as she started to get nervous. Suddenly Ranma realised that Akane was surrendering herself to him. She was trusting him with her everything.
Ranma knew what she wanted and what he had to do. He took a deep breath and let it out, along with his lust aura. All of it. Akane was shocked as Ranma light up the room, them smiled at the feeling. She lowered herself to her bed...
At the Gosenkugi's
Hikaru sat up in bed. The tears were still pouring from his eyes. He had been there, he had felt it all. He was afraid. He could still feel some of it. He was in love with Miyo. He loved her.
And she was going to die. She was going to give him his own private angel then die. He was in pain. He felt as if his world was falling apart. He was doomed. Even when he found love, he'd lose it anyway.
It wasn't fair. And it would cost Miyo her life. He wasn't worth it. She was worth more than he was.
For the first time in his life, Hikaru was determined. He would save Miyo. He knew what to do.
It was rather easy actually, the family blades were on the mantle. Hikaru went into the kitchen, they had tile there. It would be easier for them to clean up. He wrote his goodbye to his family and wrote a sealed letter to Miyo He admited his feelings. Finally he was ready.
Hikaru knealed. He thrust. The last thing he remembered seeing was his father turn on the kitchen lights...
Author's Notes: I hope you people like this chapter. I'm sorry for the Dark scene, and the Lime. As always, please review.