Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ A Tainted Soul ❯ Families ( Chapter 1 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Part One - Families


Previously: Usagi opened the door to be greeted in her japanese name, "Usagi
Tsukino? This is your father Soun Tendo and I believe that your brother
Shingo is going to be a Tendo." And that was the day when Serenity Usagi
Tsukino had died and Usagi Tendo was born...

Usagi eyes narrowed, "My... father?"

Soun swallowed nervously as he looked at the girl in front of him. Actually
it was a young woman, who looked a lot like her mother. Her icy cold blue
eyes were filled with hatred and was staring into what it seems to bore into
the very core of his soul. She was wearing all black and he assumed that she
just came from the funeral. Soun opened his mouth to answer but his youngest
daughter beat him to it. "My father died with my mother." With that she
slammed the door in front of his face.

Soun and the man beside him stepped back and blinked. Soun turned to the man
in the suit, "So... what do I do now?"

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Usagi pressed her back against the door as she clenched her fists angrily,
(How dare he come here and think that he could just come and control me? And
Shingo.) She then turned around and made sure that the door was locked. She
ran around the house and locked all the possible ways of entry, just in case
_her father_ decided to break in.

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At the same time in Nerima:

Akane looked at her sister and asked, "Where's father?"

Nabiki looked up from book she was writing in and smirked, "He said he had
family business to attend to."

Kasumi entered the room with a stack of letters in her hand, Ranma entered
from the dojo wearing his usual long-sleeved red chinese shirts and black
pants. Ever since the failed wedding, his mother had been telling him to get
a job and pay the Tendos for _overstaying their welcome_, until they could
get their our house fix. So he started to hold martial arts lessons in the
dojo. He got paid from the amount of students, he handed 60% of the money he
made to Nabiki and 40% for himself. He looked at the eldest Tendo daughter,
"Is there anything for me, Kasumi-oneesan?"

"Are you expecting anything, Ranma-kun?" asked Nabiki as she raised an
eyebrow at him.

Ranma shrugged as faced her, "Ya never know, I could get something this very
second that is important." He turned back to Kasumi, waiting for her to
answer patiently. Ever since he started work, he learnt not to stick his foot
in his mouth less often and was more polite, much to everyone's surprise. How
ever, he still gets into fights with the others.

"Why you're right, Ranma-kun." said Kasumi politely as she handed his a
letter. "Here, this is for you."

"Oh?" asked a surprised Ranma with the others as he took the envelope from
Kasumi and turned it around to look at the return address, however was no
address but there was a name. He looked even more excited as he torn opened
the letter. Akane walked up to and tried to peer over his shoulder with no
success. "Who's it from?"

Ranma smiled, "It's from Bunny-chan!" Akane frowned as Ranma looked around
for his father. He spotted him in his panda form playing shogi with his
mother. "Hey pop, I got a letter from Bunny!"

Genma held up a sign without turning around, ["Well, what did she write?"]

"Let me just read it first." said Ranma as he moved to a comfort spot on the
couch and started to read. He saw Akane was trying to read and he moved away
from her, "Akane, I'll like to read it in private first, if ya don't mind?"
Akane looked a little hurt but nodded moving away. Ranma turned his attention
back at the letter.

'Dear Ranma,
Hello, how are you? I finally managed to find you. Anyway...
I've got some bad news... my mother died a few weeks back...'

Ranma's heart really went out for her as his eyes became moistened.
"P-pop... Aunt Ikuko died..." Ranma wondered if he could continue to live
without his father by his side, when it was just the two of them. Aunt Ikuko
was really close to him.

Genma looked shocked and held up a sign, ["How? When?"]

Ranma quickly looked through the letter, "Don't know... I'll tell you once
I'm done." He rubbed his eyes and continued to read not noticing Akane
watching him while thinking, (Aunt Ikuko? He met be pretty close to her.
Although, it doesn't look that it's Uncle Genma's or Aunt Nodoka's sister...)
She frowned with that thought as she heard Nodoka asking her husband who
Ikuko was.

'... she was trying to protect Shingo, my step brother..... A lot of things
changed since we last met nine years ago...
Well, I'll start with what happened after we left America and you
guys, meaning you and your father. Well... as soon as we arrived at Tokyo,
mum rented us a apartment. Soon she met this guy named Kenji Tsukino, he was
nice enough. A year after we left America, she married Kenji. Kenji had a kid
with his previous wife and named him Shingo. So now, I had a step father and
brother. Shingo is two years younger than I am... Anyway, after I got my
black belt, I stopped learning martial arts, father disapproved and believe
that if you could defend yourself, it was good enough. He was wrong.
At fourteen, I got my first boyfriend named Mamoru Chiba who dumped
me a few weeks ago and several times before that... I don't get why he
doesn't love me anymore, am I that horrible of a person?'

Ranma stopped reading felt like bashing up this Mamoru guy, (How dare he
make Bunny feel that low about herself! He doesn't deserve you, Usa-chan.)

'... We were meant to be destined for each other... I already knew my future.
Someone showed me...'

Ranma thought for a while, (No one's future is really set in stone,
Usa-chan. Not even mine.)

'... Anyway, I attended school in Juuban like normal, failing all exams and
such... I'm just so klutzy. But it was all a act... I'm not dumb, I could
have passed all the exams if I wanted to and be on time for everything... I
really can, Ranma. Please believe me.'

(I believe you, Usa-chan. I know that you're smart. Smart and cute. You
deserve a lot more than people take you for.)

'... But nobody, nobody ever asks me why I act the way I do... like no one
cares... I'm just a carefree, happy girl with no worries in her life to every
one... But I have plenty of worries... I sometimes feel that the fate of the
world rests on my shoulders... If I show my real self, people would be
afraid... No one here, understands me... The real me...'

(Same here, Usa-chan, same here.)

'... I'm tied down, no escape until that fateful day... a few weeks back...
my step father and my mother died... I... I killed... God, Ranma... I killed
people. I lost control. I MURDERED people. I'm a murderer... I'm a
murderer...'

(Oh, Usa-chan...)

'What... what happened was that we, meaning my mother, Shingo, Kenji and I
were walking down the streets at night and some guys jumped at us. They were
after me. ME. Always, me... I always hurt the ones I love the most... Do I
favour for me Ranma, do not ever EVER fall in love with me...'

(It's too late Usa-chan... and if I ever see you again, I... I promise to
make you smile again. You were like my very own sister.)

'... Mother was first to die... Shingo was knocked unconscious... Kenji was
next to die... I killed them... I killed my parents because the people were
after me... I left Shingo parentless... I killed the people who killed my
parents... Can't you see... I'm a killer...'

(No, don't ever say that, Usa-chan. Never say that you're a killer.)

'... After... I betrayed my friends... I turned up late when they needed my
help... they didn't let me explain... and that was when I dumped... slapped
by my own fiancé, the one I trusted with my life and heart... but yet... he
couldn't trust or love me anymore... I tired to kill myself but Shingo saved
me... he found out my biggest secret... He's my only reason for living... I
promise my father to protect him... I can't stand it here anymore... that's
why I'm moving away... maybe to another country to start over... I have no
relatives that I know... I... I might try and contact you later on... You're
the closest people after Shingo and my friend Rei... and maybe we would meet
again... if, if you want...'

(Of course I want to meet you again, Usa-chan.) thought Ranma, (How could
you even suggest that I don't want to?)

'Do you think I'll ever meet my real father? Anyway... Goodbye, Ranma... I
hope life treats you good...
love S.U. Tsukino.'

Ranma placed the letter back into the envelope and walked towards his
parents. "Pop, mum... could you two adopt two people?"

"What?!" exclaimed everyone presented.

Genma took out a thermos out and poured it over himself. "Son, is this about
Bunny-san?"

Ranma looked down, "Yeah... and her step-brother Shingo... Both of her
parents have died... and stuff... no relatives..."

Genma then looked concerned as he turned to face everyone, "Everyone, there
is something I need to tell you all..."

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"You left US! You left me and my mother! You... you b'stard! You soiled her
honour! You betrayed her and your wife! And you call yourself a martial
artist!" yelled Usagi as she finally opened the door, annoyed from the door-
bell ringing. "Why did you come for me now? When Ikuko died?! I was doing
fine with just my brother and I! But you had to come and mess everything
up! What's the matter? Am looking too much like my mother?!"

Soun looked around embarrassed as the whole street opened their doors to
listen into their conversation. "And did you even attend the funeral?! Did
you even cared?!" Usagi was frustrated, a dark red aura surrounded her.

"I cared..." said Soun softly, "You're right, though... I am
unhonourable..." He then took a deep breath and said boldly, "But I'm still
your father..."

"How can I be so sure?" asked Usagi as she narrowed her eyes at him, "I
never seen you before. And what do you me to do? Greet you in open arms and
say," she placed a really cute act and said innocently, "Daddy! Welcome home!
Are you really my daddy? I never met you before." Usagi dropped the act and
resumed frowning, "I don't think so."

"If you put it that way..." said Soun looking at the ground.

"Tell me, when did you find out that I existed?" asked Usagi as she leaned
back against the door frame.

Soun swallowed again trying to remove the lump in his throat, "Only... only
about your mother died..."

"What does your wife think of this?" asked Usagi as she folded her arms
across her chest. Kensuke, the man in the suit just stood there patiently
with a million of thoughts running through his head. You know, this girl has
a point. (This guy is hopeless, but hey, I'm getting paid for being here.)

"She... she doesn't know..." said Soun hastily, "She died eleven years
ago..."

Usagi laughed bitterly, "Great! The mothers of your children have both died.
Then tell me, what does your two daughters think about this?"

"Ummm... actually I have three other daughters..." Soun started to get
really nervous, "They... don't know about you yet..."

Usagi rolled her eyes and said sarcastically, "You're really a great
father." She then spoke seriously, "I don't want to live with you. I can
survive with myself, and I can take care of Shingo myself."

Before Soun could reply, Kensuke butted in, "You can not do that. You are
not the legal age to make your own decisions, yet."

Usagi raised her eye brow, "Really? Well, I know a girl my age who lives all
by herself from the age of 11."

Kensuke'e left eye twitched, "Are you sure that she has no other
supporters?" Usagi frowned as Kensuke continued, "At this rate, the only
opinions are that, you and you're brother had be placed for adoption, but no
guarantee you two would remain together. The other opinion is to live in an
orphanage until you could get enough money to raise yourselves. OR you could
live with your father until you're eighteen and able to take care of yourself
and your brother, and you can move out. It's your choice."

"Let me talk about it with Shingo." She then eyed her father as she stepped
back into the house, "Come back here in two days." With that, she closed the
door again and sighed.

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"NANI!?!" exclaimed the whole Tendo household but Genma and Kasumi.

"Are you saying that Usagi is actually Mr Tendo's daughter?" asked Ranma
bewildered. "And after all this time... Why didn't you tell us earlier?"

"Yes dear, why didn't you?" asked Nodoka as she took out for katana.

Genma gulped, "I-Ikuko made me promise that I will announce the truth of
Usagi's father when it was necessary... and I now think that's what Soun is
now dealing with..."

Akane frowned as she cracked her knuckles, "Father is going have a lot to
explain when he gets home."

Ranma also frowned, (And he always goes on about marrying Akane for honour,
when he had none to begin with.)

Nabiki shook her head, "Let's just pretend we don't know yet. It would be
more fun."

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Present:

Usagi stared out of the window of the car and into the rain, she pressed her
palm of her right hand on the cold glass. (Rain. The sky is crying...)
thought Usagi as Shingo sat beside her playing his gameboy, totally ignoring
everything. "So, what's my sisters like?" asked Usagi as she continued to
look out the window looking at the blurred houses, wondering how her new home
would look like.

Soun laughed nervously, "Well... um... you have three older sisters... the
oldest is Kasumi, she's 20 years old, she takes care of the house... Nabiki
is 18 years old and she takes care of the bills and budget... Akane is 17
years old and she's the heir to the Anything-Goes School of Martial Arts,
along with her fiancé Ranma Saotome of the Saotome school of Anything Goes."
He looked in the front mirror at her reflection.

That got her attention as she looked at his reflection from the front mirror
and asked, "Ranma Saotome?"

"Yes, do you know him?" asked Soun hesitantly while thinking, (If she's
another fiancée...) he then smiles, (then our schools would be joined sooner
than I thought.)

"Yes, I know him. He was my friend." answered Usagi quietly as she looked
down as if remembering something.

Flashback...

"Usagi, Ranma, come here please." called Ellen as the two children looked at
each other and then ran to their respective parents.

["Yes mummy?"] asked Serena as she reverted back to english, while hugging
onto her mother's arm and brushing the grass and dirt out of her hair and
dress. Dimly, she noticed that her mother's eyes were red.

'Speak japanese for a while, ok honey?" said Ellen as Serena nodded and she
smiled at Ranma, who smiled back.

"Usagi, I'll like you to meet Genma Saotome, Ranma's father." said Ellen as
Serena curtsied and Ranma snickered. Serena frowned and stuck her tongue out
at him, who stuck his tongue out back at her.

Ellen and Genma smiled at their children, "Ranma, meet Ikuko Toshihiko,
Usagi's mother."

Ranma smiled cheerfully and said, "Nice to meet you, madam." He then looked
at his father and asked, "Are we going to stay here for a while, father?"

Genma nodded, "Yes, we are. Now you two children can go and play, but don't
go that far."

"Yah!" cheered the two children as they started to run off together and
played tag.

"You're it!" called out Serena as Ranma started to run after her laughing.

"I'll get you, bunny!" yelled out Ranma as Serena giggled as she lifted her
dress up as she ran. Behind the two children, was their parents talking and
was not paying attention to their children.

After running for an while Serena came to an stop, not knowing where she
was. She was surrounded with tall dark trees and she started to get scared.
Soon Ranma appeared behind her and tagged her, "You're it." He laughed.

"Where are we?" asked Serena before Ranma could run off. Ranma looked around
as he too realised that they were lost.

"Hey look!" called out Ranma as he saw an faint green glow up ahead. "Let's
go there!" Ranma ran ahead as Serena reluctantly followed him, not wanting to
be alone in an dark scary place.

The two children came to an small green gem stone on top of an rock, the
glow was from the sun shining on it. Serena looked around, "It's beautiful,
why would someone just leave it here?" Ranma picked up the stone and studied
it, bringing it up to his eyes. In the centre was an small blue swirl, while
the rest of the gem was green. "Hey look, there's another one!" cried out
Serena as she ran and picked up an small pink gem. It was like the green one,
with the blue swirl in the centre and was the same size.

"Hey, let me have an look." said Ranma as he handed her the green gem and
she handed him the pink gem.

"Do you think they're magical?" asked Serena as she took back the pink one
and placed the two gems onto the ground next to each other.

Ranma shrugged, "I don't know, maybe." He looked at the gems then laughed,
"Look, they're moving!"

Serena watched in awe as the two gem joined together as one and started to
spin. "What's happening?" asked Serena as she grabbed Ranma's hands.

"I don't know." said Ranma as he too looked at the gems under them as the
gems suddenly started to blue into an swirl of colours; green, pink and blue.
He pulled Serena close to him and held her protectively as they watched the
gems in fascination. Suddenly the gems exploded into an burst of white light,
that shot straight into the air. The two children looked in awe, the light
disappeared and small white flasks like snow rained down on them.

Serena laughed as she came out of Ranma's arms and started dancing under the
now pink flakes. Ranma followed her as the flakes started to change colours.
"Wow. It's really pretty." said Ranma as Serena grabbed his hands and started
spin around.

"Hey, you two!" yelled out an deep voice as the two children screamed and
ran in the direction they came from. "Come back here!" yelled the man as the
children continued to run, unnoticed by them, Ranma was glowing green and
Serena was glowing pink for a few seconds each. The man frowned as he came
into the clearing. He was wearing an white cloak and was holding an white
staff, "They are the chosen ones, who would release the souls of the dragons
and the fairies..."

Serena and Ranma panted as they ran out of the forest. Their parents finally
noticed them and ran towards them, "What happened?"

"Wegotlostandfoundgemsanditwasmagicalanditexploded, andthisevilmancameand-
weranaway." blurted out Serena as the two parents blinked.

"What?" asked Ellen, "Repeat it again, only slower."

"We got lost and found gems and it was magical and it exploded, and this
evil man came and we ran away." Repeated Serena, this time a lot slower.

Ellen laughed, "Oh Usagi, don't be so silly."

"It's true, I saw it too!" said Ranma, defending Serena.

"Ok, we believe you. Come on, let's go inside." said Genma who winked at
Ellen and smiled.

Serena smiled, "Ok!" She started to run off and Ranma followed her.

End of flashback.

Usagi frowned, she still didn't find out what happened with the gems. But
she had an small smile on her face as she thought how much fun it was when
Ranma and his father stayed at her place for 3 months, before she and her
mother left to go and live in Japan. Where, she got her black belt and her
mother met Shingo's father. "So, he's Akane's fiancé?" she asked smiling.
Shingo was surprised, he haven't seen his sister smile since their parent's
death, even if the smile was small.

"Yeah, it's an matter of family honour that the two schools are joined."
said Soun then he grew suspicious, "Why do you ask?" (Just maybe... just
maybe...)

Usagi wiped the smile off her face and said innocently, "Oh, no reason." (I
just want to pay him back for that little stunt he done before I left
America. And since he's now Akane's fiancé, I get plently of time... Now,
what could I probably do, to make him pay for kissing me on the lips? Hmm...
it was my first kiss too... hmmm...) She then frowned and swore in her head,
(Kuso! That means... he would have received the letter I sent him... I'll be
seeing him sooner than I thought.)

"We're here." said the driver as Usagi looked up, her face flashed from
frowning to fear to panic to once again serious as she undid her selt belt
and opened the door. She got out of the taxi and looked at her new home and
whispered softly, "Home..."

The rain stopped around her.

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"Oh, they're here already?" asked Akane as she ran out of the house to greet
her half sister and her step brother, (or was it half-step brother?) Akane
shook her head to clear her thought as she stepped outside.

She saw an brown hair girl with her hands on her hips and was staring at the
house, the girl haven't noticed her yet. Her expression was blank as she
studied the house. Akane saw her fiancé carrying stacks of bags. (Ranma? What
is he doing here? He would most likely to try and get out of doing these
stuff.) "Hey, what do you have in these bags?" asked an brown hair boy aged
about 14 years old as he tried to lift out an bag from the boot.

"Oh, oops!" laughs the girl in embarrassment as she spun around and ran to
the boy and said, "Go and help Ranma and I'll get these." She then smirked,
"And if Ranma refuses, just take it off him." The girl then lifts the bags up
with ease and looks at her father, "Where do I take these?"

Soun notices Akane and says, "Akane, show your sister to Kasumi's room."

Akane nods, "Ok Usagi, come this way." She directs Usagi into Kasumi's room
where she dumps all the stuff. "I'm Akane."

"I know." smiles Usagi, "Nice to finally meet you, oneesan. If you please
excuse me." She then walks back out to greet her other sisters as Akane
thinks, (Oneesan...)

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Usagi watches as an friendly looking, long brown hair woman walks towards.
"Hello imouto-chan." Kasumi surprises her by hugging her.

"Hello, oneesan." said Usagi as she was released from the hug.

"Oh, just call me Kasumi, or oneechan if you must." smiles Kasumi as she
turns to another girl who had shoulder length hair, "This is Nabiki."

Usagi bows, "Hello Nabiki-san. It's an pleasure to meet you."

Nabiki smiles, "Likewise." She then studies her, "Do you work?"

"Nabiki!" says Akane sharply as she enters, "Leave our sister alone." Usagi
blushes as she gets all their attention. Suddenly Shingo enters with Ranma,
both of them has his arms full of bags.

"Hey Usa-chan, where do ya want these stuff?" asks Ranma. Nabiki raises an
eyebrow as she sees how many bags there are and how Ranma spoke to her
youngest sister with familiarity.

"Umm..." says Usagi, "Could you put the bags into Nabiki-san's room?"

Ranma grumbles under his breath as he moves off and Shingo drops the bags at
his feet. Nabiki finally decides to speak. "Ahh... my room, Usagi-chan?"

Usagi nods, "Yeah, I hope you don't mind. It's all technical things. My...
err, Shingo's father was an photographer, and well... I heard you were
interested in photography." Nabiki eyes widen.

"Why didn't you say so." says Nabiki as she runs upstairs to her room.

Usagi turns to Shingo, "That was Nabiki-san, the taller one is Kasumi-
oneechan and the bluish hair one is Akane-oneesan."

"Hello all." says Shingo as he bows. Then he sees an panda waving an sign,
"Hey, is it just me, or is that an panda?"

Ranma laughs nervously, "Ahh... that's pop... we got cursed when we went to
China, a year ago." (Mind as well tell them now, if they are going to live
here then they'll find out eventually.) Akane frowned, (I thought he wanted
to keep it as an secret, for now.)

Usagi walks towards the panda and stops in what she thought was an safe
distance, "Mr Saotome?" The panda leaps up and runs towards her as everyone
but Kasumi's eyes widen and Usagi flips back out of the way. "Yaahhh!" Kasumi
then appears next to the panda and drops the water from the kettle over him.
Usagi watches surprised as the panda changes into an famliiar man, who hugs
her.

"Usagi..." says the man as Usagi shrieks and Ranma kicks the man in the face
as he releases her.

"Are you alright Usa-chan?" asks Ranma as Usagi nods, he turns angrily to
the man, "Leave her alone, pop. Can't you see she doesn't remember you?"

Before Usagi could answer as red hair woman entered, "Ranma dear, please
don't fight in front of Usagi-san."

"Hai." says the two males as Usagi blinks. Kasumi takes the bags off her
arms and takes it to the kitchen.

"You must be Mrs Saotome-san." says Usagi as she bows with Shingo.

Nodoka laughs, "Yes, how did you know? And please just call me auntie, same
goes to you Shingo."

"No one can get Ranma that obedience." said Usagi while smiling. Ranma
sticks his tongue out at her, while Akane watches slightly jealous.

Nodoka blinks then smiles, "I take it that you are familiar with my son."

"Yeah. We met when I was seven and Ranma was eight years old." answered
Usagi as she smiles.

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Ranma smiles as he watches his old friend was talking to his mother. Usagi's
hair was now brown and she was about Akane's height, her hair pass below her
waist. Her eyes was the same colour but they seemed to hold an past and a
deep hidden secret. Ranma frowned, something was up. Although Usagi seem as
friendly as ever, Ranma had an feeling it was all just an act. And he really
needed to talk to her about her letter he received two days ago.

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Meanwhile as Ranma was watching Usagi, Shingo and Akane was watching Ranma,
(Hmmm... this Ranma... Usagi seems to like him a lot. So, I guess he's ok.)
Shingo then frowns, (but I'm still going to keep an eye on him. He is after
all, Akane's fiancé.)

Akane frowns as she watches jealously, Ranma was HER fiancé not her
sister's. Her's. And her's alone. And she loved him and he loved her. (Ranma
loves me!... Right?... Ranma loves me... He HAS to love me. Did all of the
past year mean nothing to him?)

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"Oh, yeah!" laughs Ranma suddenly, "I got your letter two days ago. So good
to see you again, Usa-chan." He hugs her, surprising everyone present, he
could feel her body go tense as he whispered into her ear, "I need to talk to
you." Akane is glowing dark blue in anger and jealousy.

Kasumi notices the glowing sister and says, "Oh my, Akane. There is no need
to be jealous." Everyone turns to Akane, Usagi still in Ranma's arms.

Akane blushes then fumes as she stomps away to her room.

Usagi looks confuse and moves away from Ranma's hug. "Is my sister always
like that?"

Ranma laughs nervously and places his arm behind his neck, "Ahh... not
really... she usually throws a comment first... hehehehe..."

Soun and Genma eyes the two and looks at each other grinning, an plan
formulating in their minds. "Son," Genma laughs as he places an arm around
his son's shoulders. "You like Usagi, don't you?"

"Coz I do. She's my friend." says Ranma. "Oh no old man, you're not planning
to engage me to Usagi, are you?"

Usagi realises something, "Hey, I remember you now, Mr. Saotome. I saw you
talking to my mother eight years ago. How are you doing?" She saw Ranma
smiling at her, silently saying his thanks.

"I'm fine, thank you." answered Genma politely as Nodoka looked surprised.

"Which reminds me, father." says Nabiki as she walks down the stairs.
"What's the deal with you and Usagi's mother?"

Usagi went to talk to Shingo as Soun shrunk back. "Well... ah... you see...
Ikuko, Usagi's mother came to see me to say good bye. She was leaving to
America... She umm... kissed me forcefully and I couldn't stop her... She
raped me... Ehhehehehe..." Everyone looked at him doubtfully.

"As if. Father." said Usagi as she turned around and everyone turned to face
her, "My mother told me, that she went to your office to say goodbye. It was
YOU who started kissing HER. You forced her to submit to it."

Everyone glared at Soun including Kasumi. "Father, is this true?" asks
Kasumi as she advances. "Did you have fornication with her mother?"

"Ahh... I... you see..." stutters Soun, "I-I was drunk then... and... and...
I was under an spell... and I.... WAAHHHHH!!!" he starts wailing, "Don't hit
me, don't hit me!" Everyone starts to hit him.

Shingo smirks, "Now I can see that you two are DEFINITELY related."

Usagi growls, "Shingo." She then sighs, "I'm going outside for a while." She
walks out as Ranma pauses in his fight and watches her.

"What's wrong with your sister, Shingo?" asks Ranma curiously as he moves
away from the others.

Shingo sighs as he stands, "I think I should check on her before she tries to kill herself again."

"Wait, I'll go, after all she was my best friend and we got some catching up
to do." says Ranma as smiles and he stood up and walked outside the dojo
before Shingo could response.

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Usagi was looking up at the sky as small raindrops started to fall on her.
"Home... I'm home..."

"Usagi?" asks Ranma as she turns around and face him with tears falling from
her eyes, "Are you alright?"

Usagi sniffs and nods, "Yeah... I just miss them..."

Ranma walks towards her, bringing her close to his body as she cries softly
on his shirt. "Shhh... it's going to be ok..." Gently he caresses her hair.
Unnoticed by the pair, Akane watches them from her window.

After a while, Usagi moves away from Ranma's comfortable arms and asks,
"Ranma, what do you want to talk about?"

"Can we talk about this elsewhere, in private?" his voice serious.

Usagi tilted her head to an side as she looked at him, "You know this place
better than I do. Where do you have in mind?"

Ranma extends out his hand, "Come on, it's a secret." He winks at her.

Usagi smiled softly at him as she clamped his hand, "Let's go!" The two then
leaped up to the nearest rooftop and ran off.

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Akane's eyes widen as she watched the duo leaping away. An green aura
appeared around her. (Ranma...)

To be continued...