Devils Child

by chikane-chan

The devil is sick of Ranma evading him, and he creates a clone of Ranma's girl side to frame him. But things don't go as he planned as the girl breaks away from his control. Ranma gains a sister from the after math, that sticks by his side and there for him and his mother. As well as the usual cast here and there and some other oc's and appearances from some lesser characters.

32. Chapter 32

Chapter 32: Bonds

The alarm that Nodoka had set went off as she woke herself from her nap, feeling refreshed as she got up and went to freshen up before going back downstairs. She greeted her two children with a smile. "Alright then, let's get cooking." She said as she strode off into the kitchen and started getting the things together for the recipe. Taking in mind what Ranka had told her before about dealing with Ranma, she kept quiet and just enjoyed spending time with them. Though she wished her son wouldn't hide behind his girl side, when it came to doing things out of his comfort zone, like helping out with making dinner, but she also had to accept it like Ranka had said, her and Genma were the root of the cause, though it was more his fault in the long run.

Ranma had decided to help out and had changed himself into a girl to feel better about the situation, as she chopped up the vegetables, like her mother had asked her to. Ranka had put in a load of rice into the rice cooker, then going and helping her mother with the other food prep. Once the vegetable prep was done, Nodoka showed Ranma-chan how to prep them in the tempura mixture, while Ranka went about to setting up the dining table for dinner.

Soon dinner was ready and everyone was enjoying the tempura spread. After wards Ranma-chan excused herself, going off to take a bath, while Nodoka and Ranka cleaned up and made up some dessert. Not much later Ranma was back as Nodoka let him pick out a movie to watch, much to her discontent it was a fighting one. They all enjoyed their puddings while they watched the movie. While a small part of Ranma missed the Tendo dojo, it wasn't as comfortable and relaxing as it was with his mother and Ranka. As well as having a whole house that wasn't half as crowded, or fighting over food. It felt good being so spoiled.

After the movie they all played a video game together, taking turns. While Nodoka was playing with Ranma, Ranka went off upstairs to go take a bath and get ready for bed. Shortly after he came upstairs and got ready for bed, before knocking on his sister's door and being invited in. She finished fussing with her hair at the desk, before they sat down by the ground table and went thru the motions to practice the technique again. They had practiced a bit earlier and a bit longer from the other times, this time trying to take a a bit further as they concentrated their chi's, keeping the new link open as they psychically distanced from each other, with Ranma going off to his room, trying to practice from different rooms.

With both off in their own room's and beds practicing a while, before going to bed.

The alarm blared as Ranka took a swipe at it, half awake, before actually hitting the off button and stretching out in her bed, before sitting up and getting herself off to the bathroom to get ready. After being a bit more awake and getting her school uniform on, she sighed at the fact, that she had to go back to school today. To try to make herself feel a bit better, she decided to take today as her boots day, as she finished up getting ready and going off downstairs for breakfast.

Once everyone was downstairs having breakfast, Nodoka put her tea down after having a sip. " You'll see, I'll have the school understand, so you should just take it with you." Ranka finished eating her breakfast and putting her dishes in the sink. "I'm not taking a sword with me to school, before it's even discussed.." Nodoka sighed. " Alright well I'm sure we'll have things ready for tomorrow at least then." Ranka sweat dropped. " Yeah, sure thing mom.." Ranma finished up his breakfast, staying out of the sword discussion.

Nodoka made sure they had all their things they needed for the school day as she sent them off, watching them until they were too faraway out of her sight.

They were chatting while they walked towards the school, until they were interrupted by Ivory who appeared from the shadows, swinging a mace ball and chain style, as she slammed it off into Ranka. "That's for that demon hunting wench you call "mother" who killed me out of the blue, the other night!" Ranka's gem protected her from the attack as she also reacted at sensing the danger, putting up the defense barrier, with the force of the attack knocking her back a ways into a stone wall. She jumped away from the next attack. Ranma snarled at seeing the demon wench Ivory and launched at her with furious punches. Ivory had of course put up a magical barrier around the area, so normal people wouldn't see anything a miss.

Ranka looked greatly annoyed. " Are "we" really going to do this before school? Gee I wonder why, you keep on harassing me constantly. My only regret about being in hell, was that I didn't have a chance to kill you for good."

Ivory spat back at her as she laughed tauntingly at her. " Yeah right, as if you could manage that." She kept fending off Ranma's attacks, though narrowly as she started to get ticked off at his interference. " Can't you see, that I'm busy?!" She whirled her gem materialized weapon about, focusing her attack on him. Ranka took the chance while she was distracted to move away, so that she was lined up a way's behind her, then taking a running start as she launched a fast and powerful kick into Ivory's back side, that sent her flying. Ranma had jumped away from the weapon attack and watched as she went flying by and off into a wall. Both siblings then took off running not wanting to waste anymore time.

While they ran, Ranma gave Ranka a bit of a concerned look. " You okay?" Ranka nodded. " I'm fine. I hope you have your gem with you." Ranma kept up the fast pace, till they were close enough to the school. " Sure do." Ranka slowed down as well at seeing the school. " That's good, because I really pissed her off now, so she'll likely be waiting after school to start up again." They both sighed as they composed themselves before entering the school gates. Regrettably Kuno was there, ready to to start his usual morning rant, except something was different.

Kuno wore an all black kendo outfit, as he threw a rose as usual, which an annoyed Ranka caught. Though instead of the usual red roses it was black. Kuno had tears streaming down his face. " The heavens weep today for our holy blessings have been put to death, and I mourn deeply." Ranka blinked at him. " Say what now?" Ranma sweat dropped at the over dramatics. " Hey Kuno, where's the funeral?" Kuno glared at him as he pointed his kendo stick at him. " Silence fiend, you stay out of our affairs." Kuno took Ranka's hands into his. " It is with deep regret that I say, our dream is no more." Ranka kept blinking. " I have no idea what you're saying.." Kuno kept going. " But fear not! For I shall defy the heavens and we shall still be together my love, even if we must elope!" Ranma looked extremely annoyed as he karate chopped Kuno over the head with his hand, making him let go of his sisters hands. "Yeah that ain't happening."

Kuno bristled as he regained his composure. "How dare you interfere Saotome!" He then turned his attention back to Ranka. "Let us away my love." Ranka moved away when he tried to grab her. " Yeah I'm not going to do that.. " Kuno's delusion's took over as he imagined a scenario in his mind eyes that the evil sorcerer Saotome had the lovely goddess Ranka under a spell. He was snapped out of it as he got a beat down from an extra angry Ranma.

Ukyou pulled Ranka away from it, as her and Akane watched. " Gee what did he have for breakfast today?" Ranka sweat dropped. "I have no idea.." Ukyou smiled. " Hey, looks like you're feeling better." Ranka looked a little flustered. Akane smiled, knowingly. Ranma slapped his hands back and forth after finishing with Kuno, before joining up with them as they headed off to class.

Nabiki came out from the shadows to tend to Kuno, but also to mock him. "Oh Kuno baby, did you have too much coffee this morning or what?" She dragged him off to his little kendo club room, as he was unconscious from the beat down. "You owe me big."

When they all went into the classroom, Ranka got swarmed by a bunch of classmates, a lot of guys that Ranma sent packing. Thrista was extra excited. " Yay you're back, it was so empty without you here." Sayuri was a bit jealous at hearing that, as it was something she had also wanted to say, but was beat to it. After they took their seats Akane smiled at Sayuri. " I got her to come back." Sayuri smiled at her, not really sure what she meant. Of course Ranma had fended off the other guys, but his two friends were also being annoying and he was keeping watch on them. Hiroshi was pestering more of course. "Hey Ranka it's great to see you're back, I really missed you. I wanted to stop by and visit." Daisuke sweat dropped as he heard a loud kick and Hiroshi owwed. " Yeah it's really great to see you're back and feeling better." Ranka smiled and thanked them.

Hiroshi regained his composure pretty fast. " Hey so Ranma, what the hell was Kuno up to?" Daisuke shook his head. "He's got a lot of nerve." Hiroshi joked. " That's why he got beat down." Ranma gave him a stern look, warning him not to over step. Things quieted down once class started.

Ranka was more on guard since the incident, as she had her gem on watch. Like when the boys were swarming her a bit earlier, she had her gem check for abnormalities and if there had been any it would've sensed and alerted her.

Soon it was time for gym class again, which made Ranka groan and want to skip out, but steeled through that urge. She sighed as she went off into the locker room, where all the girls swarmed her all excited to see her. Her and Akane went through, checking the lockers for any foul play. It annoyed her the big grin Akane had on her face the whole time. Ranka finished checking the last of her line of lockers. "I hope your happy, because I'm not.." She said grumpily. Akane still had a big grin on her face as they started to get changed into their gym uniforms. "You're just mad because I got the better of you." Ranka fussed as she finished pulling on her top. "By nagging me to death.. yeah be proud of that.." Akane just beamed to show that she was indeed very proud of herself. "Everyone's glad that your back though." Ranka sighed as she finished pulling the gym shoes on. "Yeah yeah.." They finished and went out to the gym.

The guys side was playing basketball and got hyped at seeing Ranka was there, when she hadn't everyone had lost their pep. Ranma was happy to see she wasn't skipping either, though always annoyed at the other guys staring at her. The girls side was playing badminton, with lots of jumping around.

Time went by and it was finally lunch time and they were gathered in their group. Sayuri took her chance when she gave Ranka and Akane their separate bento boxes. "I'm glad you're feeling better Ranka." Ranka smiled some. Thrista was trying to share her bento box with everyone as well. "That's right it's so much better with you here, did someone nag you to death or something?" Akane looked a bit embarrassed as Ranka looked over at her. " How'd you know?" Ukyou couldn't help but laugh some to herself as she ate her lunch. Ranma just shook his head some, which made Akane more flustered, but was also too busy enjoying his lunch.

After finishing up, Ranka took notice of another letter in her desk, which frustrated her. The girls got up to go to the wash room before class started up again, which she went off with them as well, but not before slipping the love letter off into the girl who had bullied Akane out of jealousy before, off into her desk with speed so it wasn't easily seen, before leaving with the others. She was done with even answering or acknowledging such things.

More time ticked by as classes went on, before the bell chimed calling for the end of the school day, with everyone taking their leave in a rush. On their way towards to the door going outside the school, after the other said good bye, Ranka reminded Ranma. "She's likely ready to start another fight, so have your gem handy." She made sure her defense barrier was up, as they left the school yard, both of them on guard. After leaving a ways far away enough from others, much to Ranma's dismay it started raining and he hadn't channeled his chi fast enough with the gem, so the rain changed him into a girl before he got the barrier up. Ranma-chan grumbled as she glared at the sky. Ivory jumped down from a high up wall laughing at Ranma. " Even the weather thinks your a "bath toy."

Ranma-chan bristled in anger at seeing her. "Demon wench.." Ivory glared back at her with an indignant look. " Listen YOU, I have a name, so use it!" Ranma-chan shot back. " I did.. and I say it's " demon wench!" They both growled at each other. Ranka sighed deeply. " Ivory, can we NOT do this right now." Ivory hmpfed at her ex friend. " We're doing it, right now! Or I could go see that tomboy again." Ranka glared back at her as she got into a fighting stance. Ranma-chan glowered at hearing that, taking the first shot at her. " You demon jerk, don't you dare touch Akane!" Ivory moved away just fast enough to have narrowly avoid getting hit. " You're right, I'll just play with you "bath toy."

While her and Ranma were going at it, Ranka struck her in the head with her book bag, which made Ranma get a really good kick that connected to her gut, making her stumble back. She was furious at the fact as her eyes glowed purple. " You've got some nerve, Ranka.." She said in disdain as she grabbed onto a near by metal gate to a yard, ripping it off it's hinges with her monster like strength, swinging it back like base ball bat, before swinging it forward, smacking it straight into Ranka. Ranka braced herself with her barrier up as the impact sent her sliding back some. Ranma-chan growled and kept trying to hit fast punches at her, which she mainly avoided. Ivory snarled as she launched a swift and strong kick back, that sent Ranma-chan flying from the knock back from the defense barrier. The rain spurt had decided to let up.

Ranka glared at Ivory, but wasn't as worried as she knew Ranma had the defense barrier up as well. She was trying to get around Ivory to get over to her sibling though, but Ivory kept blocking her. Ivory smirked at her. " So "he" told me, how you have your little safety bubble, and taught me a trick to counter it. So Ranka, have a bubble, on me!" She commanded her purple gem as it materialized a large purple bubble from it, that stuck and engulfed itself around Ranka's defense barrier and around her, as it bubbled her, making her blink. Ivory smirked as she took up the large metal gate again, using it as she slid it under the purple bubble, which she then used to lift Ranka off the ground. " Once I'm done playing alone with "bath toy", you'll get your turn!" She said as she bounced the bubble with Ranka along with it up and down with the metal gate, like a ping pong paddle, that was larger than her.

Ranma-chan shook her head from getting up a ways from where she landed, running back over, only to skid to a stop at what she was seeing, which made her rub her eyes to make sure she wasn't seeing things. Hey! Demon wench, put my sister down!" She yelled at her with her fists tightened. Ivory had a fanged smirk on her face as she taunted Ranma. " Oh? If you say so." She then proceeded to keep bouncing the bubble with Ranka in it up and down with the metal gate serving as the paddle, then flinging her arm back with the gate and smacking the bubble off high into the sky with a wicked sneer. Ranma-chan's eyes went wide as she watched in concern. " Ranka!" She tried to go running after to where the direction she got whacked off into, only to narrowly avoid the giant metal gate that was slammed down at her.

Ivory laughed evilly at her as she swung her arm with the metal gate back ready to slam it down at her again. "Don't worry I won't leave you out of the fun." She made another giant purple bubble materialize out from her purple gem that engulfed itself around Ranma-chan and her defense barrier, just as it had done to Ranka. Ranma-chan sweat dropped at realizing what she was up to a bit too late, as Ivory smirked at her as she whacked her with the metal gate, sending her flying into the air as well, though not as far or high as she had with Ranka.

Not too far away Kuno was ranting to his servant Sasuke to get him a drink from the vending machine. He sighed as he went into his shakespearean dramatics, talking out loud to himself as he held his arms out. " Why have you forsaken me heavens?!" He said regarding the fact that his plan to get himself and the pigtailed girl and her twin sister Ranka engaged to him had been cut down. He squinted up at the sky, at seeing what looked to be something falling from the sky, his eyes widened in delight as his goddess fell into his arms from the sky. Ranka's eyes were spinning around as she was out of it, from the fall, with the bubble popping before she was caught. Kuno had happy tears streaming down his face. " The heavens have blessed our fate! Elope we shall my goddess!"

Ryouga had taken shelter while it had been raining and after wards continued walking, as he had gotten himself lost somewhere for awhile and wasn't even aware that he had found his way back to Nerima. Not until he spotted the annoying kendoist Kuno and to his outrage seeing him cackling and holding Ranka in his arms. He bristled in anger. " Hey YOU, let go of Ranka!" Kuno stopped his laughing as he glared at the lost boy, then smirked. " I shall never do such a thing, be gone cretin, this doesn't concern YOU." Ryouga snarled as he tightened his fists, dashing straight at Kuno as he plowed his fist into his face. " Like hell it doesn't!" Ranka snapped out of it as her reflexes kicked in, making her jump out of Kuno's hold, as he stumbled back as he started to fall over from the impact. Though she was still wasn't 100% as she stumbled backward's some, about to fall over, until Ryouga caught her, keeping from doing so.

Ryouga blushed at helping her steady herself. " Ah Ranka, are you okay? What happened?" Ranka shook her head about some, to shake off the rest of the dizzy spell, then with a flustered look, looked off some. "Ah.. thanks for the save Ryouga. Ivory attacked me and Ranma.."

Back a ways Ranma-chan who had also being smacked off into the air in the purple bubble waahed in annoyance. " Stupid ugly, demon wench!" Shampoo was coming back from a delivery as she spotted what looked to be Ranma flying in the air, jumping up and grabbing her into her arms. " Aiya Ranma, what you doing?" Ranma-chan sweat dropped more as the purple bubble had popped right before she was caught. " Lemme go, I'm in the middle of a fight, Shampoo!" Shampoo giggled as she savored the moment before putting her down, then looking around. " Where's Ranka?" Ranma-chan groaned. " I told you, I'm in the middle of a fight with that damn demon wench! And I gotta go find Ranka, she used some weird demon magic bubble thing on both of us, cept I didn't get smacked off like a rocket into the sky.." She started to run off, not having the time for small talk. Shampoo at hearing demon, glared and ran off following after Ranma. "Is that Ivory girl.. Shampoo will kill her.." With that being said as she set her eyes on Ivory she sped up, pulling out her sword as she charged at full speed at her. " I KILL!" Ivory at seeing the crazy purple haired amazon girl, yelped and took her loss as she sped off faster, then disappearing around the corner. Shampoo sped off almost as fast, in hot pursuit of her target. Ranma-chan hehed at the whole affair, then running off as she went looking for her sister.

Ryouga and Ranka were silent for a few minutes, before Ryouga spoke up. "I uh, I'm sorry I left without saying goodbye before.." Ranka played with her gem on her necklace. " Nothing to be sorry about. Thanks again for getting my gem back before. I gotta be going now." She started to walk, only for him to grab her by her arm looking nervous. " Um wait.. do you think we could.. go on another date?" Ranka gave him a flustered look. " If that's what you want, since I do owe you again.. Does sometime this weekend work for you?" Ryouga nodded furiously. Ranka smiled a bit. " Okay well then I'll come looking for you at the Tendo's then." She started to run off, only to stop as her and Ranma-chan almost smacked into each other.

Ranma-chan lit up at seeing her sister. " Ranka, are you okay? That damn demon wench pulled the same thing on me, man if it weren't for Shampoo chasing her off.." Ranka was happy to see her sibling as well, but frowned at hearing that. "You see what you've gone and gotten yourself into.." Ranma-chan waved her hand about. " Yeah yeah.."

Kuno at hearing what sounded like the pigtailed girls voice, bounced back and phased out and reappeared as he grabbed Ranma-chan up in an embrace from behind. " Oh pigtailed girl, how I've missed you!" Ranma-chan yelled in protest.. " Get offa me!" Kuno then grabbed Ranka as well into the embrace. " We can ALL elope together!" He said as he started cackling. Ranma-chan curled her lip as she buried her fist into his face, making him let go of them. " Ain't no one eloping with YOU Kuno!" Ryouga had bristled up in anger at seeing the kendoist pull the same crap and was about to punch him out, but Ranma had beaten him to it, but he still lashed out at Kuno. " What's the big idea, that you think you own her?" He said referring to Ranka, he didn't really care about Ranma's predicament.

Kuno recovered at hearing the lost boy question his love. "Be gone cretin, before I am forced to use force. As I told you before, this doesn't concern you." Ranma-chan looked back and forth from Kuno and Ryouga as she smirked getting an evil idea, as she put on a cute girly looking face. "Oh but he is involved, you see, well.." She acted all flustered. Kuno gasped as he was able to piece together what one of his loves was saying. " Say it isn't so…" He dropped to his knee's on the ground looking upset. Ranka sweat dropped as she was able to tell what was going on, Ranma was pulling Ryouga into the whole Kuno thing.

Kuno staggered up as he pointed his kendo stick at Ryouga. " How dare you, stand in the way of my twin goddesses.. I challenge YOU, you fiend!" Ryouga gave Ranma a glare. " What the hell, Ranma!" Ranma-chan gave him a smug look as she patted him on the back. "I knew I could count on you." She then grabbed Ranka by the hand and ran off pulling her along with her, to let them duel it out.

After running a ways they slowed down and Ranma-chan let go of her sister's hand. " Man.. that stupid demon wench, is gonna get us in trouble with mom now.." Ranka sighed and groaned. " Dammit Ivory.." She tightened her fist as they rushed off the rest of the way to get back and weren't too far off now as they slowed down. Ranma-chan took a minute to catch her breath. " Can't you do those fancy tricks like the "demon wench" can? Like that bubble thing." Ranka looked to be in thought for a few minutes before responding. " At this point I can't and I'm not really sure I can, it's a little different when you have Satan's blood as an ample power source, not to mention all that evil and powerful aura from being in hell, so yeah Ivory has a lot over me, when it comes to that.. " She then gave her twin a serious look. " It's why you shouldn't have gotten yourself involved with her.. without magic to counter back, she's a mad power house.."

They both eeped at the same time at hearing an angry and stern voice from behind them. Nodoka had her hands on her hips at spotting them not too far off from the house. " I'd like to know why you two are so late getting back from school? But first come inside and then you will tell me." No one noticed the black blur that took the chance from the shadows to slip into the house, while the door was open.

Nodoka had them all sit at the table, waiting for an answer. Ranka tensed up in her seat. "It was Ivory, she attacked us after school.." Ranma-chan sweat dropped and waved her hands a bout nervously. " Yeah it was ALL her." Nodoka sighed deeply at hearing that. " I told you to bring your katana, did I not." Ranka sweat dropped this time. " Yeah well.. that's against school rules." Nodoka sighed again. " I did try to reason with the school about it, but the best I can do is "this." She said as she took out a little case, she put down on the table next to Ranka. " I want you to have it on you at all times Ranka, understand." Ranka opened the case that had a little pocket like knife in it. "I don't think this is going to fly either mom.." Nodoka had her arms crossed. " It will and regardless I want you to always have it on you, it has been made with the same material as your holy imbued katana." Ranka sighed as she shut the case, having mixed feelings about the whole thing. Ranma-chan smiled nervously. " So we don't get punished, right?" Nodoka smiled back with a stern look. " While I understand you two didn't mean to be late, the fact remains that you were still late and some kind of punishment must be given, understood." Ranka nodded in reply. Ranma-chan pouted with tears streaming down her face, at the un fair ness of the situation, which she intended to pay that damn demon wench back for in due time.

Nodoka got up and went and brought out the plate of sandwiches that she had made up as their snack. Ranma-chan looked nervous. " Didn't you say we're being punished?" Nodoka smiled as she sipped some of her tea. " I did say a punishment will be given out, but would not deny my children food." She became annoyed at the fact Ranma thought she would. " Does your father deny you food as punishment?" Ranma-chan sweat dropped a lot more with a nervous smile as she took a sandwich and started eating to avoid answering.

Nodoka took notice that Ranka wasn't eating any and became annoyed about it. " Ranka, I'd like you to have some." Ranka shuffled her feet about in her seat. " I'm not very hungry right now, after getting bounced around in a bubble.." Nodoka sweat dropped and decided to be a bit lentient at hearing what her daughter had gone through. " I see, well I expect you to have some dinner." Ranka nodded and excused herself as she took the case with her up to her room.

She sighed as she never liked when Ranka would act up about not wanting to eat, while Ranma was always hungry. She was also curious, finding herself asking her son what had happened in as subtle way. " Ranma dear, is what your sister's saying true?" Ranma-chan finished on the sandwich she was on. " Yeah.. damn jerk demon did it to me too, but not as badly." She went back to eating another sandwich. Nodoka sighed heavily. After Ranma-chan was done eating, she paused for a second at feeling like she was sensing something, but couldn't really pin point what, making her drop it for now.

Ranka finally came back downstairs after having changed into a t-shirt and pants, also prepared for what she thought was her punishment. "So, how long do I have to train?" Nodoka shook her head at her. " No training, I told you, I'm being lenient because of the circumstances." This made both siblings nervous. Ranka decided to try to get an answer as she smiled at her mother. " Okay, so what is the punishment then, mother?" Nodoka smiled back and poked her on her nose. " That's for me to decide, stop trying to pry the info out of me." Ranka couldn't stop prying though. " Okay, is it.. the spa then..?" Nodoka decided to block her prying. " Would you like it to be?" Ranka shuddered and stepped back. " Nope.." Ranma-chan gulped at how tight lipped their mother was being about what she had in store for them, she wanted to try to ask but after watching her sister get "served", she decided it was best to keep her mouth shut.

Later after dinner, they were all sitting on the couch, watching some tv together. After the tv show was over Nodoka took a stand as she choose a movie to put on. "I've decided for you're punishment, that I will be choose a romantic movie that we will ALL be watching." She then sat back down on the couch as she heard both her children grumble in protest. After the movie she decided to try to talk to them about it.

Nodoka smiled at them both. " Well, what did you two think about the movie?" Ranka rubbed at the back of her head. " I liked how that girl told them off." She decided to leave out the fact that she liked the fight scene, knowing it would upset her mother. Ranma-chan hmmed. " So.. you just go and take the girls you want? Well that fight scene was awesome." Ranka sweat dropped at hearing her sibling blurt that out. Nodoka shook her head at her son. " No.. you must take in mind this is a much older movie set in a much different time. You definitely can't do that anymore, or start fights.." Ranma-chan scratched at her head confused. " Okay.." Nodoka patted them both on their heads and sent them off to bed.

After finishing getting ready for bed, Ranka was relaxing in her bed, flipping through a magazine, she paused a second as she felt like she sensed something, before going back to what she was doing. Ranma was having a nice hot bath before going off to bed, and also paused for a second, getting that same feeling from earlier, but then not really sensing anything, making him shrug.

Evil P-chan had slipped in un detected and was being stealthy, and careful as he kept hidden and had slipped into the room while Ranka was going and back forth a bit earlier getting ready for bed. Now he was locked on his target as he crept about on the bed like a ninja, to carry out Satan's order. Satan had taken precautions with this new creation, making sure it obeyed him, having put a gem catalyst inside the pig's body, which gave it some new abilities as well as served as his eyes and ears and the new order to take away Ranka's gem. Using his new power with his gem, he started growing in size, until he was the size of a very large dog, opening his jaws that had dagger like teeth as he stood over Ranka and chomped at her, missing her narrowly but able to snip the chain for the necklace off, making it fall off, falling onto the ground.

Ranka at seeing the monstrous pig before her eyes, tried to use her gem, but got no response as she felt at her neck, not feeling it there, holding back the monster from chomping at her with one hand, then using her other as she pushed back. Through the fanged lined mouth opening she could see what was probably a gem glowing brightly within it's body. She nnged as she pushed more with one of her hands on his face, as he pressed down, taking her other hand closer to his eye, she dug her nails into his eye. Making him squeal and shut his eye for a second, then making her move as she slashed him across his eye, then using her knee as she slammed it up into him, knocking him back away from her. Loosing it's concentration, it shrank back to normal size as it snorted upset and pawed at it's wounded eye.

Ranka took the chance to jump out from bed, grabbing her near by book bag, just as he recovered enough to glare daggers at her, as he launched himself up into the air, darting around the room at her. She tried to follow his movements and was able to fend off most of his attacks, by blocking, using her book bag as a shield. Evil P-chan continued his attack, intent on hurting her for hurting him.

Ranma sweat dropped as he suddenly sensed that weird feeling again, as well as something else, as he finished his bath.

Evil P-chan kept darting around like a pinball game, then putting his all into the next one as she flew straight at Ranka with his fangs ready. She glared daggers as she swung her book bag like a base ball bat off into him, knocking him straight thru the window, which made a loud sound as it shattered where the hole from the evil pig was made, as he went flying. She huffed as she threw her book bag down and then tensed up at realizing she had broken the window. " Oh crap.."

It was too late as Nodoka at hearing too much noise had rushed up and flung the door open. " What on earth is going on, up here?" Her mouth hung open at seeing the hole in the window. Ranma rushed over after getting dressed and took note of the hole in the window, sweat dropping. Ranka fidgeted with her fingers. " Would you believe.. the evil P-chan attacked me?" Nodoka put a hand to her face, looking upset, un sure what to believe. " So you hit him thru the window?" Ranka bit her lip. " Yeah.." Ranma wasn't really sure what to do, but he knew his sister wasn't lying, as he had seen the evil P-chan in action before, even though at the time they thought it was the real one. So he used that to try to help his mother not doubt Ranka. " It's true mom, he attacked us before." Nodoka shook her head again, then getting upset as she spotted blood on Ranka's finger tips, making her realize this was not a lie.

Ranma also took notice of that and of the fact his sister wasn't wearing her gem necklace, it was apparent that evil P-chan was what he was sort of sensing before, but seemed like it could've been nothing as well. "That porker didn't hurt you did he?" Ranka shook her head, looking around for her necklace, at spotting it on the ground she picked it up grumbling at the broken chain. " He tried, but I managed to hurt him." Nodoka sighed heavily. " Well you're not sleeping here tonight with a hole in the window, so you'll stay with me and my room tonight is that understood, young lady." Ranka gulped. " Understood." Nodoka put a hand to her face again. " For now.. I'll have to temporarily patch the window. How on earth did he get inside.. and Ranka get that blood off of yourself." She went off to go get some tools to patch the hole up.

While she was away, Ranka went and washed off her hands to appease her mother. Ranma was a bit mad with himself. " I should've.." Ranka cut him off, holding her hand up. "Again, another lesson learned. I thought I sensed something faintly, but also didn't think it was really anything, so don't beat yourself up about it." Ranma nodded in agreement. "What'd you do to him?" Ranka looked off some, feeling a little bad that she had to hurt him. "I probably scarred his face, scratched him with my nails." She ran her finger over one of her nails, as they were fairly long.

Nodoka came back as she put a make shift cover over the hole with some tape. "That'll do for now. Alright now that's done, let's all go to bed." She took Ranka by her hand and pulled her off to her room, saying good night to Ranma. After getting her things together she went off to the bathroom to get ready for bed herself.

Ranka laid back in the bed, as she curled up upset. She couldn't help but associate hurting the evil P-chan with having hurt Ryouga in a way, as well as having to fight against another clone. She had thought about killing him, but couldn't bring herself to do it, she had a hard enough time hurting him the way she had. She didn't even really want to tell Ryouga what she had, had to do. Nodoka came back in after awhile, snuggling up with her daughter, trying to comfort her. Ranka sighed as she looked off the other way some. "I'm sorry I.. broke the window.." Nodoka petted her gently on the head. " I'm just glad that you're alright dear. I take it the other time when you said there was a spider in the bathroom and how you threw something, that was this evil P-chan." Ranka gulped at how smart her mother was. " ah.. yeah.." She rubbed her daughters back, soothing her until she fell asleep.

As the alarm went off, Nodoka got herself up turning it off and going and getting dressed and ready for the day, before giving Ranka a nudge. After everyone was up and ready and eating breakfast at the table, Ranka was pouting about her necklace. Nodoka sighed as she sipped some of her tea. " We could try to get the chain fixed." Ranka sweat dropped as she had finished eating. " I don't think it can be." Nodoka smiled some. " We'll just get you a new one then." Ranka nodded, the gem was fine and she could still use it, it just worked better being attached to a necklace, so it was close and always with her, for now she put it in her knife case, which she had hidden on a strap on one of her legs, under her skirt.

Nodoka smiled a bit more. " I'll try to get you a new one today then. You have your knife on you, right dear?" Ranka nodded again, which put Nodoka a bit more at ease, with all the demons attacking her daughter, knowing she had holy defense against them was comforting. She made sure her children had everything they needed for the school day before sending them off.

Walking a ways, Ivory made her move from the shadows with a materialized, long string like whip, as she lashed it out and wrapped it around Ranka's hand, pulling tightly from her end, making it tightened more around her hand.. " Good morning Ranka, the master has a message for you, that you will give up your cursed hand, whether you like it or not!" She knew from what had went on with evil P-chan last night that he was successful in making sure the gem necklace was out of the picture for now, so Ranka didn't have magic to defend with. Ranma bristled at the sudden attack on his sister, as he rushed where the string was between her and the demon wench, as he brought his hand down on it with a karate chop, trying to sever it. Ivory laughed at him. " Are you done yet? because I'm not." She said as she pulled tighter on her end, making the string tighten even more, making Ranka grit her teeth as the string started to cut into her skin.

Ranma glared furiously at Ivory, as he rushed into her, knocking her down, making her loose her grip on the string. He got up and brushed himself off, giving her a dead serious look. " You'd better back off!" Ranka pulled the rest of the string off from her hand, using her concealed gem to heal her wrist, unknown to Ivory. They then took off running as fast as they both could, to get away from Ivory, stopping as they got a bit closer to the school.

Ranma yelled at feeling something wrap around his leg, then being yanked back, making him fall flat on his face. To add insult to injury, Ivory dumped a bucket of cold water him, then dropping the bucket over his head with an evil smirk. Ranka turned around, only for Ivory to rope her whip around her hand, pulling her towards her, though Ranka put the brakes on, which made it a bit harder. Ivory sneered at her deviance. "Just give up the amazon marked hand, and you can start over with the master and me. So stop being so difficult when I'm trying to help you out!" Ranka kept her weight down on her boots and feet as hard as she could to slow herself as much as possible. " Oh yeah right, you call cutting off someone's hand, "helping" them?!"

A blurred figure came jumping down from the sky, then Ivory felt herself loosing her balance as she fell over, loosing her grip on the whip. Colonge twirled her staff around, that she had used to swipe under the girls feet, knocking her off them. Having the tight hold off on her hand and the bit of of force from the unravel, Ranka stumbled backwards some, before steadying herself. Shampoo then jumped down from a near by roof as well, holding her sword out at Ivory, giving her a death glare. Ranma-chan yanked the bucket off her head wet and growling as she chucked it right into Ivory's head, showing no mercy, as she cursed under her breath, upon seeing Cologne and Shampoo there, it took her by surprise though, making her blink.

Cologne was back to being perched on her staff, having heard most of what was said. " Foolish demon girl, I'm sure "he's listening, but you can also tell him, it won't do any good to rid our claim, by severing the hand it's attached to. It was foolish to think so." She cackled some. "The amber has gone much further, so there is no way to sever our claim." Ranka looked a bit annoyed at hearing that, and also flustered.

Ivory growled from the hard impact to her head from the bucket, just as she was getting back up. Shampoo didn't give her a chance as she swung her sword back at her head. Ivory narrowly avoided it, as she scrambled up to her feet, taking off from the area as fast as she could. Shampoo ran off after her in hot pursuit, locked on her target, other wise she would've clung to her airens.

Ranma-chan grumbled wet and with her arms crossed. " What're you up to old ghoul?" Cologne laughed a bit. " Worry not son in law, the same applies to you." Ranma-chan bristled at the old amazon. " Which no one asked for!" Colonge just laughed again. " We'll talk later." Deciding to take her leave, seeing that Ranma was in no mood, so trying anything would have to wait until another time. For now she would take her victory in thwarting Satan's plan.

Ranma-chan huffed as she watched Cologne hop off on her staff, before dropping her guard. " You okay, Ranka?" Ranka nodded, her mind a bit else where. Ranma-chan ranted more to herself. " Dammit now I gotta go to Doctor Tofu's and we'll probably be late, because of that stupid ugly demon wench!" She stormed off towards the clinic, with Ranka following after her. She would've gone sooner but had a feeling the old ghoul would've tried something, as she had a feeling she was up to something or had planned to try to. That was very clear from the other day and how she had insisted on Ranka staying at the cafe.

After changing back and drying off, they tried again as they rushed off to the school, but were unfortunately late to class and made to stand out in the hallway and hold buckets of water. Ranma grumbled under his breath, mainly about the stupid demon wench making them late and pissing him off. He looked over at Ranka with a concerned look. " Hey, you sure you're okay? You're not mad that I hit her in the head are you?" Ranka snapped out of her thoughts and shook her head. " No she definitely earned that. Yeah, just a lot on my mind." Her response made him a bit worried that she might get into a bad state of mind again, though he couldn't really blame her either. "We could skip out if ya want." Ranka was still looking off the other way. " Don't tempt me" Before more could be said, the teacher came out telling them their time was up and made them go back into the classroom.

As time went by it was soon gym time with the girls running laps around the field, and the boys side doing exercises. Ukyou was jogging along side Ranka, as she put her plan into action at Akane's insistence. "Hey so I haven't seen you wear your hair braided for quite some time, is their a reason behind that? " They kept a steady pace as they went around, following the others. Ranka was keen on figuring things out as she looked annoyed. " Akane put you up to this, didn't she?" Ukyou smiled and sweat dropped. " Was it that easy to tell? She did but I am also curious, about that and how you won't wear chinese outfits like Ranma, not that there's anything wrong with that. Just that I think that might upset Ranma-huney." Ranka sighed as they kept at it. " Well, that's news to me." Ukyou continued on. " He probably won't say anything about it, because he doesn't want to upset you, but I think it'd make him really happy if you did once in a while."

A few minutes later it was break time as they got some water from the fountain, before sitting as she continued. " It's not just him.." She said getting a bit flustered. Ranka looked off the other way with a frustrated look. "Let's not do this right now, okay." She got annoyed as she went back over to join the group again, leaving Ukyou behind. Akane took the chance to take her break and went over to where Ukyou was. " Were you trying to persuade her?" Ukyou gave her an annoyed look. " Which I probably shouldn't have. She immediately caught on to the fact you were responsible for it. I think you'd better drop it Akane. Now thanks to you, I have to try to smooth things over with Ranka."

Soon gym class was over and everyone was getting changed out of their gym outfits in the locker room once mainly Akane had checked the lockers. Ukyou found her and could tell she was upset. " Hey Ranka, forget what I said, I don't know what I was thinking. It's true how it'd make me happy but if that's not something you want to do, then don't okay. Just try to ignore Akane okay?" Ranka finished changing back into her school uniform and started lacing up her shoes, still looking annoyed. " Hah, ignore "her?" That is an impossible task. Believe me I tried but she nagged the hell out of me at every chance she could get, and here I am back at school, and being nagged to death to get chinese outfits.. I'm really not in the mood for anything after almost loosing my hand this morning, okay.."

Ukyou put her hand on her shoulder with a concerned look. " Is it that old friend of yours, the demon that tried to ruin my restaurant?" Ranka nodded solemnly. " That would be Ivory.." Ukyou stared into her eyes with concern. " Why is she trying to take your hand off?" Ranka sighed as she sat down on the bench, pulling up her sleeve enough so Ukyou could see the mark on her wrist. " Because, the amazon's claimed me, which also means "he" can't touch me, much less lay claim. I have mixed feeling's about the whole thing. Anyways.. the new plan is to cut my hand off and get rid of the claim." Ukyou's eyes widened in a mix of horror and anger at how far the devil would go to get what he wanted, as well as hearing about the amazon claim. Ranka realized how Ukyou should be aware of what was going on as well. " Oh yeah, be careful if you see P-chan, Satan's made an evil clone of him. I managed to scar him right above his eye." Ukyou nodded dumbfounded as she finished changing as well, as they both left the locker room and headed off.

Lunch went by without much fuss and the rest of the day ticked by until it was time to go home. Both thought the same thing, as they headed out and went off a different way. Ranma took notice of that. " Hey, we were thinking the same thing huh." Ranka nodded. " I for one don't want to be late again." Ranma grumbled. " You're telling me.. It might take a little longer to get back, but at least we won't be late. I'm not watching another romance movie two days in a row.." He said as he jumped up onto a brick wall, then jumping up onto a roof top from there and waited for his sister to follow. He smirked thinking how sore the demon wench would be. " Hah won't that jerk be upset." They chatted as they jumped from roof top to roof top in sync. Ranka smiled some. " She'll have a big old tantrum about it, I'm sure."

They jumped down to a wall and then to the ground as they got close enough to the house. After getting back to the house and inside, there was no greeting from their mother. Ranka looked around and noticed a note that she picked up and read. " Looks like mom's out, but she says she'll be back soon and left some snacks in the fridge. Even if she's out, it's still a good thing we got back." Ranma smiled at hearing snacks and went to go find the snack.

It didn't take long as he had the plate of sandwiches on the table, and one hanging out of his mouth as the tried to say something. Ranka smiled a tad before shaking her head, going off into the kitchen herself and coming back with something else as she sat down at the table, munching on a rice ball. Ranma was on his second sandwich already. " You don't want any?" Ranka finished having her snack as she set her drink down. " Nope I'm good, thanks." She got up from the table and started heading upstairs. " I'm gonna go lay down.' She went off upstairs to her room pretty fast, shutting the door behind her as she changed out of her school uniform, into casual wear, before flopping down on her bed. She took notice that her mother had already gotten the window fixed as she dozed off.

Elsewhere Ivory laid in wait, though she was getting tired of waiting. After a while she came to the conclusion as it hit her, the sneaks had gone a different direction to avoid her. She yelled out loud to herself as she took her leave.

Not too far off Akane made her way back home from school. She was greeted by Kasumi once she got back inside, going off and getting a snack, going off to the outside porch to sit and enjoy it. She took notice on he way there of her father and Mr. Saotome who were playing a game of shogi as usual, and how Ranma's dad still seemed to be a little itchy here and there at times. She rolled her eyes as she munched on her snack as she thought on it, how that was some really potent stuff that Shampoo had inflicted on him. She was broken from her thoughts as she saw what looked to be P-chan coming over to her, but took notice of the scar over his eye. " Oh my poor widdle baby, did Ranma hurt you? I can't believe he'd go that far." She said annoyed as she picked her little piglet up and fed him some of what she was eating. " He" won't get away with this, he won't, he wont!" She said as she felt her anger rising.

Once she finished she went off to the bathroom with her pet pig, setting him down on the side of the sink counter as she looked through the medicine container, getting a little bandaid out that she slapped on his boo boo. " There that'll help it feel better." Evil P-chan made happy noises as he was scooped up again, taking him off to her room with her for a nap.

Back at the Saotomes house hold and once he was done snacking, he went up to his room as he laid back on his bed, going through the motions of the new technique using his chi as he connected with his sisters. They had been practicing it whenever they could as he was intent on mastering it and would help him worry less. First he asked if it was okay, then if it was working, before they proceeded further. They practiced back and forth until their mother came back. At hearing her come in and let them know she was back, they both went off downstairs.

Nodoka embraced both her children with a smile. " I'm glad to see no one is late today." She then took something out from her pocket, as she showed her daughter the new necklace chain. Ranka's eyes lit up at seeing it and taking it from her mother's hand when offered. " Oh wow you really were able to fix it, thanks mom you're the best." She said with a big smile as she giggled, which made her mother giggle back. She was glad to see how giddy jewelry made her daughter. " I hope you don't mind I had the same material put into the necklace as your swords dear, so now it has holy material." Ranka just smiled as she gave her mom a hug. " I don't mind, I'm gonna go try it on." She said as she ran off upstairs to her room to put her red gem back onto a necklace.

Had she still been exposed to the devil's evil, the necklace might've hurt her, but now it seemed to be the opposite. Part of her looking in the mirror at it, felt uneasy about it. She sighed a bit to herself, as she kept defying the devil and more ways to piss him off. But then he pissed her off too, with this new plot to try to cut her hand off. Oh well. After leaving her thoughts she went off back downstairs with her new necklace on.

Ranma didn't really understand the excitement. Nodoka took notice of that and tried to give him a jab in the right direction. "I bet Akane would love some jewelry." Ranma couldn't help but wrinkle his nose up at hearing that. " Yeah, right.." Ranka heard the conversation. "It is hard to tell with "her", I mean she was so wish washy about getting a really pretty dress." Nodoka shook her head at both of them. "Now now, that's enough bad mouthing her, you wouldn't like it if Akane was bad mouthing either of you would you?" Ranma couldn't help but stifle a laugh. Ranka had a dull look on her face. "Umm she bad mouths both of us, all the time, mom.." Nodoka looked embarrassed as she cleared her throat. "I'll have to try to have a talk with her about that." Ranka sweat dropped. " Good luck with that." Nodoka's eyes shimmered as she took her daughters hands into hers. " I know just how you can do that Ranka dear, by making a thank you cake for Akane, yes that will make her very happy I'm sure."

Ranka looked a bit frustrated at her mother's plan. " Thank "her", for what? Nagging the hell out of me?! Why should I thank her for that.." She had her arms crossed. Nodoka crossed hers as well as she frowned at her daughters outburst. "I expect you to do the right thing as honor dictates Ranka, so after dinner we'll bake that cake." She said as she went off into the kitchen to prepare. Ranka let out an annoyed grumble. Ranma stayed out of it, glad that he wasn't the center of his mothers attention in this instant and while he felt bad for his sister, he also didn't really know what to do or say as well as not wanting to get in the middle.

Not much later dinner came and went as Nodoka was cleaning up in the kitchen, where she let out a stern "ahem". Ranka groaned as she went off into the kitchen begrudgingly. Nodoka smiled as she pat her on the head as she went about her cleaning the dishes, while she also tried to guide her daughter. "Oh perhaps a cake with her cute little pig P-chan on it, she would adore that." Ranka looked away really fast so her mother couldn't see her getting flustered and also annoyed. "I'm not bringing it to school, it'd just cause a huge fight.." Nodoka smiled. " Fair enough but I expect you to give it to Akane after school then." Ranka sighed. " Fine.." She got the ingredients together and started going thru the steps.

Once it was done it was set out to cool, while they all watched some tv together for awhile until the cake was cool enough to be frosted. Nodoka peeked in on her daughter and fussed a bit. " Your not going to put a cute little P-chan on it are you?" Ranka kept at her task. " That's a bit too complicated." She said as she fibbed a bit. Once finished she put it off into the fridge. "I'm tired so I'm gonna go take a bath and go to bed." She gave her mom a quick hug before going off upstairs.

Nodoka sighed as she sat back down on the couch, frustrated with how as of recently, how bad Ranka's attitude had become, compared to not long ago when she was a lot more polite. Though she had also very recently discovered she was Ranma's clone, just as a girl as well as how in sync they were with each other, she had caught on to some of that, how at times they said the same thing at the same time and other like minded things. She looked to her son for answers. " Ranma dear, do you think Ranka's angry with me?" Ranma tensed up a bit, while still focused on the show on tv. "Ah.. well.." Nodoka got the jest of his nervous ness, looking a bit upset at knowing. Ranma could sense his mom was getting down as she waves his hands about nervously. " I think she's more annoyed than anything, so I wouldn't worry about it." Her sons words put her a bit more at ease but she still couldn't help but fuss. " I just wish she'd be more polite."

Ranma got a some what serious look on his face as he rubbed at the back of his head. " Yeah well.. that's just how she is and it's hard to be polite all the time, but she's still a lot more polite than I am, so you gotta give her some credit mom." Nodoka sighed deeply. " I know, but.." Ranma looked off some. " Neither one of us can meet your high expectations, but she really tries to for you." He then went back to watching tv, leaving his mother to her thoughts.

Upstairs in the bath, Ranka had her head down on one of her knee's as she relaxed a bit, before getting out and rinsing off, before she started to get ready for bed, as she dried off. After getting all ready and changed into her pajama's she went off to her room to blow dry her hair, as she tried to push away intrusive thoughts.

Not much later everyone retired to bed for the night, with Nodoka deep in her own thoughts.

The same morning routine went on for the next school day as the siblings walked off to school, until they were interrupted by Ivory as she jumped down from a near by wall. Ranka wasn't at all surprised as this had become the new norm and expected the lash back from them going a different way back home to avoid dealing with her. Ivory glared at both of them with arms crossed. " How dare you runaway like cowards from me yesterday!" Ranka sighed " Fine whatever, excuse us for not wanting to be late because of your bull shit.." Ranma glared back at her, nodding in agreement with his sister. Ivory bristled in anger at them until she smirked, remembering the dirt she had acquired through intel. "It's so sad to watch you play house and not be able to live up to that woman's high expectations, how you'll NEVER be good enough to her, but that's what she gets for putting her faith into someone like you." Ranka tried to act like that didn't hurt but it did as it stung deep down. Ranma didn't let her finish further, while she too busy locked on Ranka, he sucker punched her right in her face, knocking her off her feet. " Shut the hell up!

Un known to them was that Ivory had not come alone this time, as Ranma was busy going after her, her partner came out from the shadows from behind Ranka, grabbing her by the back of her necklace as she yanked back choking her a bit. Alley sneered at her. " Pay back is so sweet." Or so she thought until her hand started to burn from touching the holy infused necklace, making her curse as she let go. She glared in anger as she growled. " You little wench, how dare you continue to defy the master!" Ranka's gem reacted as it put up a defense barrier. "I know, I just can't help myself." She said sarcastically. Alley glared daggers. " Why you.." She didn't get to finish as Shampoo jumped down from the sky out of no where with her sword drawn as she brought it down, slicing her head clean off. " What YOU no understand, you leave my airen alone!"

Ivory at seeing the amazon, tried to scramble up as she recovered from Ranma's blow to her face, only for the amazon to be quicker as she charged and swung her sword back, slicing off her head as well. "Shampoo no repeat herself!" Ranma and Ranka watched in awe as Shampoo finished both the she devil's off. Ranma of course tried to say otherwise. " You didn't need to do that I was handling it." Shampoo having sheathed her sword, glomped onto him. " Silly Ranma, you know Shampoo does have to, Ivory girl is for killing." He tried to protest but failed. "Cmon Shampoo you're gonna make us late to school.." Shampoo giggled as she un latched from him and onto Ranka. " Is you okay, Ranka?" Ranka looked flustered. " Um yeah.. but Ranma's right, you're gonna make us late to school.." Shampoo giggled in response. " Is okay stay with Shampoo, we go on date instead." Ranka tried to protest but was also too flustered. " Well um.. school's important." Shampoo had big huge puppy dog eyes making her look even cuter. " School is more important than Shampoo?" Ranka stumbled on what to say. " Ah well.." Shampoo let go of her and reattached herself to Ranma. " We go on date then, yes?" Ranma grumbled. " No, we gotta get to school, listen I'm gonna be mad if you make us late, okay Shampoo. That stupid demon wench made us late the other day…" Shampoo at hearing that let go as well as how Ranka had not said that school was more important, that made her happy enough. " No want to be like evil girl, Shampoo go then." She smiled at the siblings as she jumped off, disappearing in a blur.

They just made it into school and to class just as the bell rang, which prompted the teacher to target both of them. He cleared his throat. " Miss Saotome and Mr. Saotome, let's not cut it that close again, shall we?" Ranka eered as she sunk down some at her desk. Ranma grumbled at being called out.

The day went by and it was finally lunch time. Ukyou inquired to the siblings first. " So, why do you two keep cutting it so close?" Ranma mumbled under his breath as he went back to eating. Ranka looked off the other way as she sipped her drink. Thrista took notice of their reactions. " I bet it was an evil devil girl." Ukyou furrowed her brows, as she crossed her arms. " I see.." Sayuri frowned with a concerned look on her face. Akane ate her lunch pretty fast as she was also angered by hearing that devil girl was harassing them so badly, then she remembered how she had a beef to pick with Ranma about P-chan as she finished eating, and seeing that he was done she wasn't going to hold back.

Akane got his attention as she bellowed loudly. " Ranma, I can't believe you'd take it so far with hurting my poor little P-chan, that you gave him an awful scar above his eye!" Ranma blinked at his tomboy fiancee's sudden outburst. " Huh? I haven't touched the porker." Ranka's eyes widened at what she heard, as she smacked her hand down on the desk. " I did it, so stop blaming Ranma, and that's the evil P-chan dumbie. The one I told YOU to stay the hell away from." Akane huffed as she had made a mistake in her judgement, but also at being called dumb. "Why did you have to be so mean to him like that?" Ranka had an angry dull look on her face. " Oh gee I dunno Akane, maybe because he attacked me, because he's freaking evil!" Akane and Ranka growled at each other as they starred each other down.

Ranma sweat dropped at how stubborn Akane was being about the whole thing, as well as agreeing with Ranka that she was being stupid about it. Hiroshi and Daisuke weren't really following what was going on but were enjoying watching two angry girls.

Sayuri tried her best to intervene. "Akane, if P-chan attacked her, she had every right to defend herself. Thrista nodded in agreement as well as Ukyou. The teacher had had enough though as he came over with his hands on his hips sending both Akane and Ranka to go stand in the hallway for causing such a ruckus. Ranka sweat dropped at hearing that, knowing it likely wouldn't settle down so easily.

Akane fumed as she held a bucket of water out in the hallway. " I can't believe YOU got me in trouble!" Ranka rolled her eyes at her as she held her own bucket. " YOU got yourself in trouble, with your big mouth.." She said as she grumbled. Akane grew angrier at the red head and would've lashed out had it not been for Kuno's interruption. Kuno had heard them arguing and dashed over. " Fair ones NO, my two loves fighting each other won't do. Alas could they be fighting over me? I am a handsome rascal am I not."

Akane groaned as she clenched her handle of her bucket. " Go away Kuno-senpai this doesn't concern YOU." Ranka had a dull look on her face. " Gotta agree there, it's none of YOUR business.." Kuno looked shocked as he dropped down on his knee's to the ground. "Say it isn't so.." then his usual thinking took over. " I see it's all that vile Ranma Saotome's doing! He will pay for putting you two under his wicked spell!." Ranka set her bucket down fed up, as she punched him out in his face. " Stop lying! Akane gasped as she took a step back from the scene. The teacher at hearing all the commotion started to head to the door.

Nabiki appeared faster though as she started dragging the knocked out Kuno away. " YOU owe me big, Ranka, don't forget that." She said with a wink as she disappeared around the corner dragging him behind her and not gently. Ranka groaned as she had picked back up her bucket just in time as the teacher stuck his head out there. " What's all this noise I'm hearing? What part don't you two girls understand, about standing out here quietly?" Akane looked flustered as she tensed up. " I'm sorry.." Ranka didn't say a word, but looked extremely annoyed as she hmpfed. The teacher sighed and had them come back into the class.

Finally the last bell for the day went off as everyone left the classroom. After saying good bye to everyone they started on the usual way back. Ranma rubbed at the back of his head. " I dunno maybe we should go the other way again." Ranka was still in a bad mood thanks to Akane and kept walking. " You can go the other way then, I'm going this way." It's not that she was mad at Ranma, she was just in a bad mood in general. Ranma stuck his hands in his pocket as they walked. " Okay but they'll probably try to attack." Ranka tightened her fist. " Fine by me.." Ranma sighed as the kept walking, as he was thinking to himself, how annoyed with Akane he was, for putting Ranka into such a bad mood, which he knew all too well, having been there.

Not too much further as he had thought the demon wench made her appearance and started ranting away, he was about to go in for an attack but Ranka beat him to it, as she mercilessly pummeled Ivory, while she too busy trying to taunt and mock her with words. After punching away at her in a feverish angry fit, her gem lit up bright red as she harnessed it's power, grabbing Ivory's necklace thru the burning as she growled and ripped it off from her neck, breaking it off. Then crushing the gem into pieces into her hand, ignoring that she was bleeding some and the pain, too focused on destroying her, which she had done as another clone of Ivory's, bit the dust again. Ranma was a bit taken back and nervous at how deadly his sister was acting, deciding it was best to stay out of it. Ranka's gem lit up brightly as it started to heal her hand from the damage, as she picked up her book bag from the ground and started walking again as she grumbled to herself.

Nodoka was waiting outside to greet her children back from their day of school, as she had just finished watering the garden, she lit up at seeing them. "Welcome back you two." Ranma had a nervous smile as he greeted his mother back. Ranka looked annoyed as she greeted her back, about to go in the house. Nodoka smiled at her. " Ranka dear, don't wait too long to give Akane her "thank you" cake." Ranma had a giant sweat drop at hearing that. Ranka curled her lip as she went off inside. Ranma looked over at his mother with a nervous look. " Uh mom I don't think that's a good idea.." Nodoka blinked at her son's sudden opinion. " And why not dear?" Ranma rubbed at the back of his head showing he was more nervous. " Well Akane started a fight with Ranka at school today, that's why.." Nodoka shook her head. "Still we shouldn't condemn her and this may make her think twice about her actions."

Ranka grumbled as she left with the cake in it's container, wanting to get it done and over with. Not that she wanted to or felt Akane deserved it. She caught up to Akane who had still been walking back home, looking annoyed as she shoved the container with the cake off into her hands. " Here, my mom made me.. make you a stupid cake, Not that you deserve it.." She then turned her back to her leaving Akane looking embarrassed as she started to walk away.

Not too far off after leaving the area where Akane had been, Cologne appeared out of no where as she chuckled at Ranka. " Hello Ranka dear, it looks like you have a lot on your mind. This old gal will gladly listen, that and you seem like you have some free time. I could show you the new technique as well." Ranka gave the old woman a skeptical look. " Were YOU spying on me?" Cologne just chuckled in response. " Who can really say." Ranka tensed up some. "I'd better get back, I was "just" supposed to give stupid Akane her stupid cake anyways and I did so.." Colgone made an upset face. " You don't trust me, is that what your saying, even though I risked myself to save you and you can't come spend some time while your free with little old me."

Ranka bit her lip at feeling the pressure. " Fine.. just make it quick, I can't be out too long."

Colonge smiled as they walked back to the cafe, ignoring her. " You must be hungry, we'll have something to eat before we talk." Ranka sighed as they entered the restaurant. " Maybe I am maybe I'm not, but what part of that is "make it quick." Cologne laughed in response as she hopped off into the kitchen. Shampoo at spotting her, ran over and glomped onto her. " Aiya Ranka come see Shampoo for date?" Ranka started to get flustered. " Um no.. I owe granny and I can't stay long" Shampoo giggled in response. " Let's just say you come to see Shampoo." At hearing her name being called she un latched herself from around the red head, leading her off to the back where the house part was, to the living room to sit at the ground table. " Shampoo be right back, okay." She zoomed off into the kitchen to help bring the food out. Mousse was grumbling under his breath as he washed dishes in the kitchen, as well as being on phone duty. He wasn't happy that Ranma's sister was there, she was a threat like Ranma was to his relationship with Shampoo. Though not as high of a concern as her brother was, since she was female.

A few minutes later everyone except Mousse was eating at the table, he was still working. Shampoo was cozied up next to Ranka as they ate. Cologne finished her ramen pretty quickly as she sipped on some of her tea. "It would seem that you're not what your mother expects of you." Ranka gave her an annoyed look as she finished eating. " YOU were spying on me, weren't you.." Cologne finished taking a sip of her tea again before setting it down. " More like I was ready to intervene if needed to with the demon girl, but YOU handled that all on your own. Perhaps I did over hear some things." Shampoo wrapped her arm around Ranka's. " Shampoo no mind if Ranka not perfect." Ranka couldn't help but blush. "But.. i'm too violent and stuff.." Shampoo smiled. " Is fine just the way you are. I say before strong woman is good thing." Colonge nodded in agreement. " Perfect for our amazon family. So my dear if you ever feel that you don't belong or need to get away, you are always welcome to come here, as you are family." Ranka rubbed at the back of her head nervously with her free hand looking flustered. " That's really.. nice, but isn't it just because I'm a clone of Ranma's girl side.." Cologne smirked at her. " Perhaps but that isn't the full reason, say you weren't you have the right qualifications regardless. Even if Shampoo wasn't interested in you, I would still want you within our ranks." She then got all close to her with a bigger smirk. " So how about it, you just come and live with us from now on, since you'll never be the perfect young lady that your mother envisions you to be in her eyes."

Ranka looked down at hearing that, feeling the sting to those words again. Cologne sighed in reply. " Which is such a shame." She cleared her throat. "Anyways let's go teach you that new technique, since you don't seem to want to use the ones that I've taught Ranma. Yes yes I know, you likely feel like you're stealing them but they are all amazon technique's that I have shared with him, and you have as much right to use them as well. Yet I can understand you don't want to copy him if you don't need to." Ranka's eyes widened some at how accurately on the mark the old amazon was. Cologne signaled for her to follow her as she got up with her staff, hopping off thru the back door outside, where she had some straw training dummies set up on poles. "Now while similar to the Chestnuts roasting on a fire technique, the Tigers Claw is a bit more ruth less and I believe suiting for you my dear. Now pay close attention." She positioned herself as she channeled her chi aura thru her hands, which she had in a clenched finger position that she pushed forward with speed off into the dummy's chest. "Watch."

Ranka did as her eyes widened as the attack sent the dummy flying from the pulse of chi blasted, as it was thrown thru the air straight forward with such sped it broke as it hit into a brick wall further away. Cologne smiled as she motioned for her to try it on the next dummy. " Now you try." Ranka went through the same motions that the older amazon had shown her, as she concentrated her chi into her hand, pushing forward with the speed, sending the dummy flying off a bit more forceful than Cologne did. Shampoo jumped up and down. " Aiya, Ranka you learn so fast, you beat great grandmother." Colonge laughed it off. " Wonderfully done, this calls for some tea." Ranka sighed. " I really should get going." Shampoo glomped onto her arm with big bright eyes. " Stay for some tea." Ranka sighed again. " Fine but after tea I really gotta get going."

A few minutes later inside while having some tea and mochi, Cologne explained a bit more of the technique. " Depending on how much chi and energy you put into the attack, the more potent it will be." As she sipped some more of her tea. " Are you sure you won't reconsider about staying forever?" Ranka choked some on her tea. " And when did I ever agree to that? I can't do that, I promised my mother to stay with her, which I wasn't planning on." She laughed a tad. " I wasn't planning to stay at all, I was fine with disappearing.." Shampoo gave her an annoyed and upset look. " No do that." Ranka rubbed at the back of her head looking flustered. " I'm not, I'm just saying.."

Cologne gave Shampoo a gently tap to her head with her staff. " Calm down child, she's stating how it "was", before she had freed herself from the devil's hold. Which is why he's so hell bent on getting you back. That being isn't used to not getting his way." She said with a laugh as she finished her mochi. Ranka nodded in agreement as she sipped a bit more of her tea. " That's for sure.. While I appreciate that the amber mark protects me from "him", I still don't like the whole thing or how it was done.. so sneakily." Cologne just laughed in reply. " It's all part of being an amazon and so you say, but you yourself can be quite sneaky as well." Ranka tensed up at being put on the spot, as she finished her tea. " Still not as sneaky as YOU are granny. Well i'm done with the tea and I'm going now, thank you for teaching me that new technique." She said as she got up and left the room.

Shampoo pouted at the table. " Why you no make her stay great grandmother?" Cologne help up her hand to her. " I'm already on her mothers radar, as well as hers, so things need to be done carefully if they are to be done."

Elsewhere at the Tendo's upon getting back she was greeted by her elder sister Kasumi. Kasumi beamed at seeing the big cake that Akane was holding. " Oh my, what lovely cake, where did you get that from Akane?" Akane looked flustered as she went and set it down in the kitchen. " Ranka made it.." Kasumi could tell from the way her little sister was acting and from her many fights with Ranma, that usually Akane started a fight and then her guilt would get her. In this instance it would seem that she had fought with Ranka and was feeling guilty and rightfully so. She put her hand to her face as she shook her head at her sister. " Akane, did you fight with Ranka today? And yet she still made you a cake." Akane wrinkled up her nose in annoyance. " "She" didn't have to be so mean. She said her mom made her.. and how I didn't deserve it.." Nabiki meanwhile who had been listening in, cut herself the first slice as she ate it. " Oh wow, you really don't deserve it, if you were fighting with her Akane. That's okay I'm more than fine with taking your un deserving cake." Kasumi fussed. "Oh my, you shouldn't Nabiki and before dinner.." Nabiki stuck her tongue out playfully after finishing the small slice she had taken. " Sorry." She then disappeared upstairs.

Kasumi spotted Genma trying to have some cake and slapped his hand with a spatula. " Mr Saotome, that's for after dinner.." She said with a stern look. Soun pouted at seeing his friend fail, going back to his newspaper, acting like he didn't also want some of the cake, but also had to address Akane's behavior. " Akane, I expect you to apologize to Ranka." Akane huffed. " Why do I have to? She's such a jerk, just like Ranma!" She then ran off upstairs in a huff to her room as she laid down on her bed, after tossing her bag on the floor. Evil P-chan who had been sleeping on the bed, opened one of his eyes. Akane looked upset at noting she had woken him up, scooping him up into her arms. "I'm sorry baby, did I wake you up? You're not evil like Ranka says, are you. You haven't done anything evil to me." She set him down as she pet him on his head.

Back at the Saotome's house hold, Ranka got back and was greeted by her mother. " Welcome back Ranka dear, did Akane like her "thank you" cake?" Ranka sweated a bit before answering. " Yes?" Nodoka gave her an odd look. Ranka got a bit more nervous. " Well I think she did I mean I just gave it to her, I wasn't going to sit and watch her eat it, or did you want me to do that?" Nodoka couldn't help but giggle a bit at how silly her daughter was being. "No, that would be a bit much. Alright then, let's get started on dinner, shall we?" Ranka nodded as she went off into the kitchen with her mother.

Ranma was too busy playing a video game but had heard his sister come back and could sense she was more nervous than usual, making him think she might be hiding something from their mother. He also had a feeling that she probably mouthed off at Akane, though it's not like it wasn't earned. He agreed with how she was feeling regarding Akane, though he did notice she didn't seem as angry as before she had left.

Dinner came and went by at both house holds, with the Tendo's all enjoying the cake for dessert. Genma starred at his slice of cake on his plate, torn between the fact that "she" had made it, but he wanted cake more as he dug in. He was blown away by the taste, it brought him back to when Nodoka made cakes. He savored the taste down to the last bite. Akane sighed as she tasted some of it, making her feel worse as she set her fork down on her plat, as she got up excusing herself. Genma and Happosai fought over who was getting it. While they were doing so, Soun stole the plate and finished it off, making the other two weep at loosing. Kasumi just smiled as she dabbed her mouth from her piece. " Oh my how lively."

Happosai hmpfed as he had his arms crossed. " Genma, you'd better get Ranka to make another one, since you dared to take that other slice from me!" Genma bowed in fear at having angered his master. " Yes master.. but I can't promise that I can get her to do that.." Happosai hmpfed as he started walking off to his room. " Well you'd better."

Back at the Saotomes house hold everyone had retired to bed for the night. As they had been doing what they kept doing almost every night was practice at the new link up, technique where they could speak to each other through their minds. Ranka was looking through a magazine in her bed, while Ranma was reading a manga in his room as they talked back and forth.

He spoke about things that were on his mind, that he hadn't gotten to say before. (" Hey, you seem like you're in a better mood from dealing with Akane.") Ranka replied back thru the mind link. (" Yeah..") Ranma hmmed as he flipped to another page. ( " Did the stubborn tomboy apologize then?") Ranka laughed quietly to herself. ( " Nope.")

Ranma started to get a bit annoyed. ( " Okay, so what were you doing? I know you weren't out that long dealing with Akane.") Ranka sighed as she knew she couldn't really hide things from him. ( " The old ghoul badgered me into owing her, and wanting to talk and such.") Ranma looked more annoyed as he read his manga but kept his concentration on the link. ( " Is that all? You sure she wasn't up to anything?") Ranka flipped a page before replying ( " Not that I could tell. I checked the tea.")

After awhile they said good night to each other before breaking off the technique and settling down for the night.