Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ Destiny of the Magi ❯ The ever education school system ( Chapter 2 )

"Ya know that we're goin' ta probably get inta trouble right?"

"Yep."

"And ya DO realize that this is probably gonna bore ya to death right?"

"Yep."

"So why are ya goin ta do this again Kikori?"

The green haired girl grinned, "Well, I'm still a teen you know, and you know what they say, all work and no play..."

Ranma smirked, "And here I thought you were a stuck up prissy girl, I guess I was wrong ne?"

Kikori's eye twitched, "Care to say that again?"

"Well at least now I know that ya actually act ya age." Ranma gave his partner a roguish grin.

"I just hope the tower doesn't mind us blowing our cover." Kikori said with a small smile.

"Ah come on," Ranma said, keeping his grin, "is not like we've not blown our cover before, and we're still doing fine ne?"

"The Kure incident..." Kikori replied with a blush.

"Oh... that..." Ranma blushed as well.

"Baka, some of the others are still talking about me being a dancer!" Kikori said through her blush.

"Well, it's not my fault that the guy figured ya out!"

"Didn't we agreed not to talk about this."

"You started it."

"Fine."

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Act 1

Chapter 2

The ever educational school system

"Those two that came to our house on Saturday, I still say something is off about them." Akane said while walking to school with her sister.

"How so?"

"The girl was fine, she's all polite and stuff, it's that guy that has me worried." Akane said with a frown, "I mean he ignored father all together!"

Nabiki sighed, "You're just saying that because you have a grudge against guys."

"Hmph, not my fault all boys are perverts."

"That's not what you say about Doc Tofu." Nabiki grinned.

"That's because he's a MAN not a boy."

"That's your opinion." Nabiki shrugged, "Anyways, I need to get to school a bit faster, see you later sis."

Akane watched as her sister jogged towards the school until she disappeared from her sight, "I wish something would happen to break the routine at school..."

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"And who might you be my green haired goddess."

Akane blanched and rushed towards Furinkin to stop the `Shooting Star' of Furinkin manages to harass a new student.

"I'm Kikori Sekihara Kunou-san."

"Ah, such beauty, such elegance! I MUST DATE THEE!" Kunou said doing his `heroic' pose.

"Ahem"

Akane turned her attention to the pig-tailed boy

<Hey, he's the rude guy from Saturday!>

"Can't thou seeth that I am asking the beauteous Kikori to date with me!"

"Yeah, I can see that ya harassing my partner." The boy said sarcastically.

<Wow, he must have guts to say that to Kunou... wait, he said he was a martial artist! Oh no! he's going to fight Kunou! I've got to stop him!>

"But anyways, I guess I'll just leave Kikori to answer ya question, it's non of my concern really."

"Hmph, where were we my-" Kunou stopped and looked around, "Where is my green haired goddess!"

Akane let out a small giggle as she realizes that the boy said all that so that the girl, Kikori, can go into school.

"Well looks like I got my wish of something breaking my routine this morning."

<This might be a good day.>

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"Class we have two new students joining us today."

Akane watched as the pair she saw on Saturday walked into her class.

"Would you introduce yourselves."

"I'm Kikori Sekihara."

"Ranma Saotome." The boy said nodding to the class a bit.

"We've been traveling around China and Japan for a few years to do some things and basically we're just going to stay here for a year or so." Kikori said. "And we're going to open a shop, so if you like come in to look around when it's open."

"Yeah, just don't touch anything you don't know what it's for." Ranma added with a snicker.

"Well... that's nice..." The teacher said, a bit unsure of how to react, "Umm Saotome-san, Sekihara-san, please take those sits over there."

The pair nodded and took their seats.

<I wonder how good a martial artist that Ranma guy is.>

"Now would you please turn to page 245 in your math text book, we will be studying geometry today..."

<Great... more triangles and circles...>

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"Wow, this must be the most uneventful day we've had around people for ages." Ranma remarked.

"If you don't count that Kunou guy hitting on me." Kikori shivered. "I mean how can someone be so... self centered."

"Well if ya ask m-"

"PEASENT! HOW DARE YOU INTERUPT MY CONVERSTATION WITH THE GREEN HAIRED GODDESS! HAVE AT THEE!" Kunou finished with a strike of his bouken, which Ranma dodged.

"I do have a name you know." Kikori said rolling here eyes.

"I don't need to dare Kunou." Ranma replied as he continues to dodge his opponent's strikes.

"You shall address me as SEMPAI! For I am the rising star of the Kendo team! My peers know me as The Blue Thunder of Furinkin! Takiwaki Kunou, Age 17." Kunou finished as he raised his bouken up in the air.

Ranma blinked, "Umm... is it OK if I don't have a long title like that?"

Kunou blinked in reply.

"Yeah... anyways..." Ranma started before resuming to dodge Kunou's strikes, "Ya know, ya gettin REALLY annoying wit that stick of yours Kunou."

"You shall face the wrath of the heavens for interrupting my courting with the goddess!"

"And ye shall receive a butt kickin' of the century." Ranma said sarcastically before kicking Kunou in his mid section.

"How DARE you strike my person! You foul peasant!"

"I think this is quite enough." Kikori said standing between the two, "I think I should end this."

Kikori pointed to Ranma, "Ranma, sit, eat, let me handle this."

"Fine."

"Kunou."

"Yes my beauteous goddess of Calmness."

Kikori sweatdropped, "No I won't go out on a date with you."

"How can this be!" Kunou said with a stunned expression, "It must a job of a foul sorcerer that has trapped you in his grasp!."

"Oh great, and this guy is older than me?" Ranma shook his head and began to eat again.

"YOU! You're the cowardly sorcerer that has trapped the goddess!"

Ranma's eyes twitched, "What did you call me."

"I SAID-"

"IT WAS A RETORICAL QUESTION YOU IDIOT!" Ranma snarled.

The whole school stopped its activities as all the attention was drawn to the new student.

"You DARE insult my intellect!"

"You and me are going to have a duel, after school, here, and I'm going to humiliate you for call me a coward." Ranma spat, "Kikori, let's go. I don't want an idiot in front of me all the time."

"Great, not even one day and we blow our cover." Kikori muttered, "I'm might just feel sorry for the Kunou guy... What am I thinking."

Kunou stood and watched as the pair walked away, stunned, "I did not issue the challenge?"

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"My god, did you hear! The new kid just challenged Kunou."

"Of course I heard, who hasn't!"

"Yeah Nabiki already started a betting pool on the fight."

"I placed my bet on Kunou already, he might be a doofus, but he knows how to fight!"

"Well I'm not so sure, this is the only time I've heard of that Nabiki didn't give any odds to the fight, I'm betting that even Nabiki can't guess how this fight is going to go."

Akane listened to all the gossip about the up coming fight between Ranma and Kunou.

<That boy and that girl stopped that giant fox on Saturday, and the boy is a martial artist, that means that he has to be pretty good right?>

"Hey Nabiki!"

"Akane." Nabiki nodded, "What can I do for you?"

"500 yen on Ranma."

"Wow, first bet on Ranma," Nabiki raised her eyebrows, "Why did you bet on him?"

Akane leaned forward towards her sister, "On Saturday, those two stopped the giant fox and Ranma did say he is a martial artist, which means that he's pretty good right?"

"Yes, but it should be obvious to you that he doesn't have the built." Nabiki countered.

<That's right, he doesn't have the built. Yes he's strong, but isn't strong enough to give too much.>

"Is that why your not giving out odds?" Akane said.

"One of the reasons." Nabiki admitted, "So any other reasons your betting against Kunou?"

"Just to spite him." Akane smiled.

"Thought so."

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"So the foul sorcerer finally shows his face." Kunou taunted.

"So eager to get your ass kicked?" Ranma replied.

"Hmph, such confidence, you surely don't know who your dealing with."

"I KNOW who I'm dealing with Kunou, it's YOU who doesn't." Ranma gave him a mysterious smile, "Kikori, if you would, can you be the judge of this duel?"

"Gladly." Kikori whispered to Ranma before going to the between the two, "Go easy on him OK? And PLEASE don't blow our cover yet."

"No can't do Ki-chan, have to defend my honor, so have to go at least a quarter strength." Ranma whispered back.

"Great, our covers blown." Kikori moaned.

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Akane sat beside her sister on her left and her friends at her right.

"So did you bet on anyone Akane?" Yuki asked.

"Yep, betted on that Ranma." Akane replied anxious to see the fight started.

"You think the new guy will win?" Yuki asked confused, "I mean he's kinda on the scrawny side, sure he has some built, but not that much."

"I did it out of spite." Akane sniffed.

"Stop talking, it's starting!" Sayuri hushed her two friends.

"There are no rules in this match other than no fatal blows, nothing that will harm the by-standers, and no damage to the builds around us. You may win by knock out or submission or making your opponent unable to defend himself. Agreed?"

The two duelers nodded.

"Right, GO!"

Kunou wasted no time before charging forward to meet his opponent while Ranma stood with his hands beside him.

"HA! So the coward realizes that it is pointless to face me! FALL!"

"I call forth the wind, come, GATHER!" Ranma thrusts his open palm towards the Kendoist. Gusts of wind swirled around Ranma as a faint circle in front of his palm appeared.

Kunou leaped into the air and brought his Bouken down.

"RELEASE!"

Just as Ranma said the words, a green ball appeared in front of his hands and fires off towards Kunou.

The crowd gasped as the Kendoist was thrown back to where he started.

"What manner of sorcery is this."

"Your right Kunou, this is sorcery, I am Ranma Saotome, Third Circle, Spirit mage of the tower of Kyoto. I will allow you to give up right now, or else the next blows I deal to you will be much harsher. Be warned."

<He... he's a mage!?!>

"I will not bow down to a sorcerer like you!" Kunou replied pompously as he once again charged at Ranma.

"I call forth the barrier of souls!" Ranma thrust his hands out, sideways, and the air in front of him shimmered.

"FALL PEASENT!" Kunou brought his bouken down, only to have it stopped by a invisible wall.

"It is obvious that you don't know what I can do with wind spirit magic." Ranma said seriously, "Let me show you."

Kunou only stared as Ranma once again begin to cast a spell.

"Wind, you are the weapon of death!"

Akane gasped as Ranma's hand starts to glow a pale green color, and was even more surprised when Ranma brought his hands down on a karate chop and a green crescent shaped object appeared and sliced Kunou's bouken in half.

"You don't have your weapon anymore, you lost."

Akane watched as Kunou continue to mumble

<Magic... he isn't a martial artist! He's a mage!>

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"That was pointless." Ranma said stretching a bit.

"I told you. You should have just used your famous hand to hand skills." Kikori replied, "Hey, what's that?"

"What's what?" Ranma frowned.

"This." Kikori said pointing to the rip in his school uniform.

"Huh? But he didn't even touch me." Ranma frowned.

"I might be able to answer that." The two turned to see Nabiki behind them.

"Err... your Nabiki Tendo right?" Ranma said.

"Yes, and I know what happened." Nabiki said, "I'll even tell you this for free this time since you made me so much money today."

"Umm.. OK." Ranma said hesitantly.

"Kunou, despite his idiotic attitude, is quite formidable with that bouken of his, he is able to break wooden planks with just air pressure alone."

"So your saying that he gave Ranma this," Kikori said pointing to the tear, "During the fight?"

Nabiki nodded.

"Looks like he's not that much of an idiot as it seems." Ranma muttered, "Ah, it's nothing but a scratch."

"Oh really." Kikori said wiry and poked Ranma on his shoulder.

Ranma, in response, almost screamed in pain and pulled back.

"Just a scratch huh?"

"OK fine, MAYBE not just a scratch." Ranma said, "Say Nabiki, what do you mean me earning you lots of money?"

"Ohh... just a small betting pool." Nabiki said innocently.

"Right..." Ranma turned to Kikori, "hey, can you... You know."

"No."

"Oh come on, our covers blown anyways!"

Nabiki smirked, "Well actually, people just think that YOU are able to do magic, no, YOUR cover is blown, but not Kikori's."

"Ah might as well." Kikori sighed and closed her eyes.

"You should hurry Kikori, people are coming." Ranma said.

Kikori ignored him and continue to concentrate, Ranma's wound is slowly covered in a pale light as it healed.

"WOW! What did you do!" Ranma jumped as a bunch of students crowded around Ranma.

"That was amazing."

"So cool!"

"Awesome!"

"It was nothing." Ranma said scratching the base of his pigtail.

"Come on Ranma, we still need to unpack some stuff." Kikori said `rescuing' Ranma from his `fans'.

"Hey! Be more gentle will ya!"

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A figure wearing a pure black robe stands in the middle of the room, with only a candle to light up the large area; another who is sitting on a large chair, watching a pool of water accompanies him.

The Figure standing spook to break the silence, "Not even one day and Ranma's ability is unveiled."

"What did you expect Landal? It IS Ranma we are talking about."

Landal sighed, removing the hood that covered his head, revealing his dark blue hair and red eyes, if one looked closely, you can also notice his ear is somewhat pointed at the top. "Well, he IS always the rebellious one, he even refuse to wear the traditional brown robe when he became a 5th circle mage elder."

The elder looked at Landal, "The time is near, in one year time, everything will be put into motion."

"Yes."

"I have a question for you Landal."

"Yes elder?"

"Do you think I should install a more light in this room?"

Landal sweatdropped, "Whatever pleases you elder."

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Ranma stood at the balcony of his and Kikori's place, watching the sunset.

<I can feel it, something is wrong. The council would never agree to put me on a mission like this. I can do too much to ruin whatever they have planned.>

"Ranma?"

Ranma turned to see his partner at the doorway.

"Hi."

"You seemed worried."

Ranma frowned and continue to watch the scenery.

"I don't get it, why is it that every time someone calls you a coward you go exploding like that," Kikori said, changing the subject, "it's just a taunt."

"You wouldn't understand." Ranma replied without looking at his partner.

"Then tell me, maybe I would understand." Kikori walked up beside Ranma.

"It's about my father..." Ranma said softly.

"Oh..."

"He taught me that a coward is below a man, a coward can not be said to be a man." Ranma replied.

"Well it's still just a word..."

Ranma gritted his teeth, "But he's right you know."

"Who?"

"Kunou, I am a coward... I'm nothin'" Ranma sighed.

"Ranma?"

"It's my turn to cook right?" Ranma forced a smile, "Dinner will be ready soon."

"Ranma..."

<Why did I tell her, now she knows I'm a coward...>

"Ranma, your not a coward."

<That's because you dunno me.> Ranma thought to himself before saying out loud, "Thanks."

"Your welcome."

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<Something is still wrong... I know it, I've got him to open up to me so that he won't put up a façade around me anymore, but he's still hiding too much.> Kikori sighed as the sound of cooking filled the house. <I wish... I wish I can know his past.>

Be careful what you wish for daughter of Magi.

Kikori snapped out of her stupor "What in the world..."

"Hey Ki-chan! Time for dinner!" Ranma called out cheerfully.

"Coming!"

<Just the wind... I'm hearing things...>

"Hey I have one question." Kikori asked with a frown, "Since when do YOU enjoy cooking, thought it was a job for women."

Ranma scratched his head and laughed nervously before retorting, "I dun enjoy cookin'! I'm just doing it cuz it's my turn!"

"Oh your sense of duty is so great." Kikori grinned and grabbed her cell phone, "Wait til Landal hears about this."

"Ohhh no ya don't!" Ranma said menacingly before leaping to grab the phone from his partner.

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<Saotome... my old friend. Your son seems to have de-railed from the path of a martial artist> Soun Tendo thought as he watched the sun set from the porch of the Tendo house, <It seems our school can't be joined after all. Our dreams, dashed. But worry not Saotome, he is going to be a great mage if my senses aren't failing me. I sense a great power within him. He will be the best, as you would have wanted.>

Soun smiled, "Guess it's useless to tell my daughters of the engagement."

"WHAT!"

Soun jumped and faced his youngest daughter.

"YOU ENGAGED US!!"

"It was just an ol-"

"Is what I'm hearing true daddy?" Nabiki said walking in, "You engaged us?"

"Oh my." Guess who this is?

"HOW CAN YOU ENGAGE US TO A PERVERT BOY!" I don't really need to explain this either.

"WAAHHHHHH MY DAUGHTERS HATE ME!"

And so, another day goes by in Nerima, with two different wails echoing through the town.

"GET BACK HERE KIKORI!!!"

"WAAHHHHHHH MY DAUGHTERS HATE ME!"

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I decide to end this chapter on a light side. I originally wanted to end this with the scene where Kikori was wishing to know Ranma's past, but then thinking more, ending this chapter in a dark tone would make this chapter lacking of a light mood. And that would kinda throw my whole I want to keep Ranma as it is except adding a dark undertone to it off. So there you go my second chapter ^^

In case you're wondering about the whole spirit mage 3rd circle thingy that Ranma was babbling about. Here's an explanation of magic in this world for you.

There is 6 basic class of magic users: Spirit mage (Ranma), Priest/Priestess, Channelers, Callers, Mind mage, and Imbuers.

Spirit mage aren't summoning spirits, it is broken down into 4 types, the four elements, wind, fire, water, and earth. And Ranma I feel is like the wind for obvious reasons. (Ex. His aerial combat skills from the original manga, his most deadly attack, the Hiryu Shouten Ha etc.) Spirit mages are ranked by 5 circles, fifth being an apprentice, first being total mastery. You are ranked by how well you can control the `spirits'.

Priest/Priestess are magic users that get abilities from a certain god or goddess. Their power are only as strong as the connection you have with the god/goddess your connected to and you usually need to be a good person and don't do any bad things (that is unless you are a priest of an demon or something). Kikori in my story is a Priestess of the Goddess of healing so that is why she is sometimes stuck up. Priest/Priestess don't have rankings, but they DO need to prove themselves worthy of their good once a year.

Channelers are similar to Priests but they don't get their power from gods, they get them from land marks, animals, plants, funguses, bacteria, and other `living' things. Obviously if your connected to a fungus, you would probably get not much power and connecting to a big mountain will get you lots of power. But in order to gain these connections, you must prove to the spirit of the thing that you can handle them. The 3 most powerful object you can bind to are: The Dragon King (If you can actually convince him to bond with you, you don't really need your channeling power, unless you convinced him without beating him), The Life Tree (A mythical tree that is hidden but is proven to exist), and a mysterious bacteria...

Callers or Summoners summon things to fight for them. But don't think that they are weak because they can only summon. They are actually the toughest fighters of all the mage class physically. Most Callers need to fight the monster/Spirit/animal in order to bond with them so they may call them in a fight. Callers are ranked by how may creatures you have bonded with. The highest Ranking caller right now is at Rank 35 (meaning he/she has bonded with 35 creatures). But also keep in mind, a high ranking for a caller doesn't mean anything, it only means that they have bonded with lots of things, but they may be something as pathetic as a dust ball spirit.

Mind mage is exactly what they sound like, they use their power of their mind. They don't have rankings and their power is mostly mysterious as in they can do lots of things, but no on knows how much they can really do. There are rumors of Mind mages that uses their power to enhance their physical abilities and use them in physical combat... that has still to be proved...

Imbuers are mages that can put magic in your everyday thing. They can make a rock into an explosive, make your chopsticks into a magic wand that cast powerful spells; they can even make your homework into a Frisbee that will chase your teacher to the ends of the world. But too bad they can't use magic directly, and putting magic into objects often take time, unless you are very powerful. Imbuers are ranked by how fast they can imbue an object with magic powers. Rank 10, as in takes a day or so, to Master, as in can imbue a small object in less than 3 minutes.

I'm going to put some of the original cast in the story as mages other than spirit mage (No, I'm not going to have Ryouga be a Earth spirit mage... that is just too cliché.). And to all the Ukyou fans, I'm sorry, she won't be in this story since Ranma didn't go on his training trip, he doesn't meet up with dear old Ucchan, and instead he has Kikori.

Like last time, I'd like some advice on how to make Ranma more Canon and hope that I can keep everyone as original as they possibly can of course with an dark undertone with Ranma -,-. So please comment on it ^^ I will greatly appreciate it.

New updates to chapter

Well like with the last chapter, I just did some of this and that, not even a scene change or added scene... I just don't know what to do to improve this chapter, please send some comments please ^^