Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ A New Life ❯ Prologue

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma. Rumiko Takahashi has that distinct pleasure.
Takes place after the Saffron story arc, and the failed wedding... Whichever's last was most recent. ^__^;; It's 2 years after the manga/anime. Do the math.



"Ranma dear! Try the cookies!"

"Ran-chan! Have some okonomiyaki!"

"Airen! Try some Shampoo's ramen!"
Saotome gritted his teeth as Kodachi, Ukyo, and Shampoo each vied for his affection through the easiest possible way. His stomach. This did not, of course, go well with Akane Tendo, the first of his innumerable fiancees.

'Ranma no Baka!' thought Akane as she glared at Ranma, who was, surprisingly, refusing the food that they were pushing on him. Normally, he took any food offered and stuffed his face. Akane decided to join in the supposed fun, which annoyed the other three girls.

"Peasant! You think your poisonous offerings will make Ranma love you, when he obviously loves me?" Kodachi said in her usual condescending fashion.

"Miss Kuno, *everyone* knows Ran-chan loves okonomiyaki. Besides, what makes you think he loves you?" Ukyo retorted while toying with one of her throwing spatulas.
a while, the taunts degenerated into flat out physical violence. Through it all, Ranma sat with his head in his hands, his teeth still gritted. He didn't even notice when Shampoo flew by his head, and into a wall. He barely noticed that he'd started chanting three words over and over.

"Make it stop. Make it stop. Make it stop. Make it stop..." As she crawled out of the wall, Shampoo looked at Ranma, noticing his chanting. "Airen... What you say?"
turned around. "Violent Girl! Spatula Girl! Poison freak! Come here! Airen act strangely." Akane, Ukyo, and Kodachi looked at her, then each other. They shrugged and walked over.

"Shampoo, what's he saying?" asked Akane after a few moments. Surprisingly, Ukyo answered. "I think he's saying... Make it stop?"
looked at Ranma, and promptly slapped him. "Ranma, snap out of it!" The other three girls stared at Akane, and then Ranma.

" 'Kane... why should I snap out of it?" Ranma asked, keeping his face buried in his hands. "I mean, at times, you four don't even treat me like a real person." He glanced up, and saw the stunned expressions on their faces. "Add in all the challenges, and general shitty treatment... well, you get the idea."

"Akane, you treat me like a complete pervert. Almost all of the incidents like... Shampoo glomping me in the furo, or those times when Kodachi tried to kiss me! They weren't my fault."

"Shampoo. How do you see me as? Breeding stock? Someone to raise your status in the village? Or as your Airen?" Ranma shook his head. "I'm not any of those people."

"Kodachi, I am not your boy toy, your 'Ranma dearest', or your boyfriend. Please leave me alone. Forever."

"Ucchan... We've been friends for a long time, but I never saw you as a fiancee." Ukyo opened her mouth to speak, but Ranma held up a hand. "It wasn't because I thought you were a boy for the longest time, either. In my eyes, you were always my okonomiyaki making buddy, Ucchan."
steeled himself for the final blow. "I, Ranma Saotome, under Japanese and Amazon law, declare all engagements nullified. I am a free man." He said it as if he was actually going to prison, instead. He left the dojo, and walked upstairs to pack.
Shampoo, and Kodachi looked around at each other, and slowly drifted off to their own places to sulk, mope, crush things, etc. Akane sunk to her knees, and slowly began to cry.


Ranma threw his belongings into a rucksack, a voice rang out behind him. "Boy, what are you doing?" It was Genma. "Pops, what does it look like? I'm leaving." Genma stared at him. "Boy, what are you talking about? You have to marry Akane, and take over the dojo!" Ranma Kept throwing stuff into the rucksack. "Ask Akane about what happened. She's crying in the dojo. You could also ask Ukyo, Kodachi, or Shampoo. The story might be clearest from Ukyo, though."

"Damn it, Ranma! Tell me what happened!!"

"Ok, Pops, fine! I, Ranma Saotome, ended all engagements as of 5 minutes ago. There. You heard it from the Wild Horse's mouth."
stared at Ranma, in shock. "You... You... can't do that!" "Yes, I can. I found some loopholes in Japanese and Amazon marriage law that basically said 'If the engagements were arranged by a cheating, honor less, bastard, they are null and void." Ranma laughed. "Sounds like they'd heard of you a long time ago."
growls and launched himself at Ranma, who dodged and started running in a perfect spiral, luring Genma to the center. "Sorry about this, Pops. Hiryf ShôtenHa!!"


the air of the soon to be ruined Tendo dojo, a beam of light shot upwards. Then, the inevitable. *BOOM!!* About 30 seconds later, a figure wearing a red Chinese shirt, black pants, and carrying a rucksack ran out the gates of the Tendo dojo, most likely never to return...
well, there's the prologue. The first chapter will be about five to six years after this. I'm not totally sure yet... ^__^;; well, please keep reading. Also, this fic will be posted on FF.net and Mediaminer.org. If I stop updating on one site, check on the other. On FF.net, I'm known as Chibi-NarutoKawaii. On mediaminer, I'm L33tfic. And the name of the story is "A New Life" You'll understand that in a few chapters... ^__________^ oh yeah! Arigato for reading!!! If I screwed up with characters, gomen nasai. BYE!!!!