Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ Destiny of the Magi ❯ Love is in the... wha? ( Chapter 6 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

"Hi, call me Tricia."

Ranma chuckled, "And if Ryoga ever calls you that, you'd turn him into an icicle. Now why is that?"

The Summoned smiled, "Well, you're my caller so you can call me that, Akane is a girl so she can call me that, but Ryoga is a guy, can't have a guy get TOO comfortable with me."

Ryoga shrugged, then whispered some words opening the ground in which his golem stood, letting him go back to his home, "Well, she does have a point."

"Very impressive young man." Ranma turned to see his father's training partner, "I must say, both of you use your magic skills AND martial arts training to make even masters jealous."

Ranma grinned, "Naw, it was nothin'."

Ryoga just blushed at the compliment.

"But I must agree with the man."

The three mages turned towards the source of the voice, who is a blur to the three because of some magic, each having their own thoughts.

<HOLY SHIT!>, Ranma gasped at the aura, both Ki and magical, blazing from the person who spoke.

<Hope this person doesn't want to fight>, Ryoga stood still ready to summon another creature to help defend the group.

<This power, only... but here?>, Kikori frowned as she tried to call her goddess for help mentally.

"All three of you are very impressive in power, and I applaud you for your usage of your skills," The figure smiled and dispelling the spell wordlessly, "I must ask, where did you get the idea of mixing your magical arts with a physical one young talent?"

Ranma relaxed himself a little seeing the an old women who is balancing on a staff, "I heard of rumors of warrior mind mages mixing they're amazon traditions with their abilities to use mind magic. So I thought, if they can do it, why can't I? So I spend some time studying martial arts and the art that my father taught me before he..."

The old women nodded, "Yes, Landal told me all about you Ranma. AND you Kikori."

The two looked at the women quizzically, "You know Landal?"

"Of course, you don't get to be on the council without knowing the infamous Landal of the spirit mages." The women chuckled.

Ranma's eyes light up in recognition, "Your Cologne! Representative of the Mind mages, elder of the Chinese amazons/mind mages!"

"I see you are well learnt Ranma." Cologne complimented.

"Well actually..." Ranma grinned sheepishly.

"The only reason he knows about you is because he spent over 5 years trying to do what your tribe has been doing." Kikori answered for Ranma, "And after 5 years, ANYTHING can go through that think skull of his!"

Ryoga shook his head in amusement, "Well at least he learnt it well."

"Enough of beating around the bush," Cologne said adopting a more serious expression, "Oh yes, Soun Tendo isn't it?"

Soun nodded dumbly, "Ho-"

"I can read minds when I want Tendo," Cologne said cryptically, "Can you please lead your daughters back home, we are about to discuss mage tower matters. Oh yes, and tell your middle daughter to go back with you, she is hiding behind that tree over there with a listening device if I'm not mistaken."

Nabiki walked out from her hiding place blinking, "How di- never mind."

"Now why don't we go back to your establishment where we can get a cup of tea and discuss our matters over that?" The elder suggested receiving nods from the three younger mages.

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Act 1: Chapter 6

Love is in the... wha?

After dragging Ryoga and keeping him from getting lost, and keeping Ranma from beating Ryoga in frustration when he makes a wrong turn, Kikori finally managed to lead the Elder back to the store.

"Interesting friends you make Priestess Sekihara." Cologne raised an eyebrow at the antics of the two boys.

"Interesting is putting it mildly elder." Kikori kept herself from beating the two boys over their heads.

<It's not proper for a priestess to hit others in anger.>

"We're not THAT bad Kikori," Ranma said as he brought in the tea, "besides, s'not MY fault that Ryoga can't find his way outta the bathroom without walkin' across India."

"I CAN SO TOO!" Ryoga yelled angrily carrying the sugar.

Ranma placed the tea down on the table and gave a cup to the elder, Cologne nodded in thanks and took a sip, "I must say, this is very good tea. May I inquire what blend this is?"

Kikori blushed, "It's a blend me and Ranma made by accident."

Cologne nodded, "So how much is left?"

Ranma shrugged, "Two cans of it I think, and we can't make more `cause we forgot what we put in it."

"I'm quite surprised that one so young would have tea in their kitchen," Cologne said, "I would've think that you'd serve me water instead."

Kikori blushed harder, "I can't drink coffee."

Ranma grinned, "Yep, if she drinks coffee, she goes hyper."

Kikori batted Ranma's head and glared at him.

Chuckling, Cologne placed her cup back on the table, "On to business now. Our tribe's storage for magical items is overflowing and we need time to prepare a larger storage. Landal has told me that you and Kikori are setting up a stay here in Nerima and suggested that I leave some of the less...no...not AS, dangerous artifacts with you to store until we complete our new storage..."

"So basically, all we havta do is carry some junk until ya guys can get more room right?" Ranma said leaning back on the sofa he sat on.

"Yes, but some of the things we are giving into your care is very dangerous." Cologne warned, "Especially the water from the legendary Jusenkyo..."

Ryoga gulped at the name, "Ju-Ju-Jusenkyo?"

Cologne nodded gravely, "Yes, you've heard of it?"

Ryoga shivered, "I've been there, and I've NEVER want to go there again," Ryoga shakes his head to clear it, "Even my sense of direction is all for that notion."

Ranma and Kikori frowned, "What so bad about Jusenkyo?"

"It has a very powerful shape-shifting spell ingrained into the water of it." Cologne explained, "Legend has it that Jusenkyo is created by a very jealous male imbuer. Another man has taken the one he loved, so out of jealousy, he imbued a powerful spell into the springs so that it has an imprint on the one that has drowned in the pool. The magic itself turns anyone who has fallen into the pool into the victim of the pool. And what he did with the spring... well you can guess from what I just told you."

Kikori sighed sadly, "So much sorrow that man must have felt to create the pools."

"Yes that is why it's named `Pools of Sorrow'." Cologne replied, "Anyway, there are other artifacts that are equally dangerous and others even MORE potent that the spring water."

"We will guard the artifacts with our lives Elder." Ranma said solemnly.

"I expect nothing less of one that Landal spoke so highly of." Cologne smiled, "It is time for me to depart, I wish you all a good day."

"Good day to you too elder." The three said in unison and bowed.

"Oh yes, one more thing," Cologne said before leaving, "The artifacts will be send here tomorrow, so I suggest you start making a magical safe house tonight."

The Three mages stood as they watched the Amazon leader hop away from their shop in silence for a whole minute until Ranma broke the silence.

"Err... Sorry to bother ya Kikori, but can ya help me wit' this?" Ranma said, "I know ya tired, but..."

Kikori smiled, "Of course, wouldn't want you to screw up now do we."

Ryoga grinned, "Still can't get warding spells Ranma?"

"SHUDDAUP!" Ranma fumed as he leave to prepare a room.

"Why don't you start dinner for us tonight Ryoga." Kikori said taking the fanged Caller's hand, "I'll lead you to the kitchen so you won't get lost."

Ryoga sighed and followed Kikori's lead, "You know, if I didn't know better, I'd say your defending Ranma."

Kikori smiled slightly, "Well, he is my partner and my best friend."

Ryoga sighed, "Yeah, I know what you mean. You just can't help but like that jerk."

"Start cooking!" Kikori chided and left the kitchen leaving Ryoga with a cookbook and an apron on the counter.

"Let see what they have in the fridge."

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"I'll do the main casting, you do the touch up ok Kikori?" Ranma said seriously before placing his hands on the door of an empty room.

The priestess nodded in replied.

"Guardian's of winds, warders of evil," Ranma's hands starts to glow an eerie white color, "Bestow on this room thine protection..."

The glow brightens up suddenly and the light creeps from Ranma's hands to the door and it's frame, slowly enveloping the walls of the room too.

"Let all those who attempt to steal be maimed, let all those who is evil be banished away. Let all that is evil be purged from the room. I call upon thy power!"

Ranma frowned in concentration as he spoke the last part of the spell. The glow that slowly enveloped the room grew more intense as the end of his spell came near all to end with a flicker and a final soft, gentle white glow that shimmered on the handle of the door.

"So did I screw up?" Ranma asked breathlessly.

Kikori closed her eyes and placed her hands on the door, feeling the magic flowing through it, "I do not think so. You did it Ranma."

Ranma sighed happily, "MAN, I hate that spell, so long."

Kikori suppressed a giggled as Ranma blanched, "Oh don't be such a whiner."

"Not my fault these spells are so annoying to cast." Ranma stated, "It's not exactly easy for a spirit mage to cast warding spells ya know!"

"Yes, it's supposed to be a priest's work." Kikori said rolling her eyes, "and YOUR supposed to be the most `versatile' spirit mage ever."

"HEY!" Ranma protested, "I may be the most versatile, but I still don't like doin' stuff like warding! I should be fightin' spirits and monsters!"

"Egomaniac." Kikori muttered and heads back to the living room.

"I only say what is true ya know." Ranma smirked.

"Yes, you do." Kikori admitted, "You also have a very good ability to exaggerate almost everything you say about your good points and hiding all of your bad ones."

Ranma grinned sheepishly.

"Not to mention has a thick skull, dumb as a brick, womanizing perv-"

Ryoga added from the kitchen.

"I AM NOT A WOMANIZING PERVERT!" Ranma screamed back, "That girl from Kobe was my assignment! I was suppose to follow her orders and her orders were to stay with her at all times unless she tells me ta!"

"Bet you enjoyed that one." Ryoga grinned.

"Kikori was there too!" Ranma countered desperately.

"Yes and I bet you still dream about..."

Ranma let out a warning growl. "I am going to KILL ya after this."

Kikori sighed, "Guys, it's not even midnight, can you guys at least start when I'm deep asleep or cast a silent spell before you blow something up."

The two boys chuckled sheepishly.

"And is that dinner I smell burning?" Kikori commented before turning on the TV.

"Ack."

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"Delivery for Ranma Saotome and Kikori Sekihara."

The pig-tailed boy greeted the delivery-man, "I'm Ranma Saotome."

"You just have to sign here," The man said pointing to the `X', "All charges are paid already."

Ranma signed the invoice, "Thanks."

"No problem," The man said getting into his car, "Have a nice day."

"Hey Ryoga, help me with these would ya!"

"Sure no problem." Ryoga grinned, "Wuss, there's only 4 boxes."

Ranma smirked.

The fanged boy frowned and looked at the boxes again, "Doesn't look THAT heavy..."

Ranma snickered.

Ryoga blinked, "Ok, let see how heavy this thing is."

The Caller gets a good grip on either side of the box and sucked in a deep breath and lifted...

Ranma watched in amusement as Ryoga's face turned from red to purple, to blue.

"You sure you can lift that `Lost Boy'?" Ranma grinned and walked up to Ryoga.

"Well, that delivery guy had no problem lifting it!" Ryoga said and attempted to lift the box again.

"Idiot," Ranma said pushing Ryoga aside, "Shows you what you know about stuff like this!"

Ranma placed his hand on top of the box. Archaic writing appeared on the box and a yellow light quickly surrounded it.

"There, NOW lift it." Ranma said going to another box and repeated what he did to the first.

Ryoga peered at the box suspiciously, "Are you sure it's ok now?"

"Yes." Ranma grunted as he lifted another box, "But it's still a bit heavy, so watch out."

Ryoga nodded and lifted the box at ease, "Oh come on, it's not THAT heavy!"

Ranma scrawled, "Didn't hear YOU say that at first."

Ryoga only grunted in reply and headed in to the shop…

"THAT'S THE WOMEN'S BATH HOUSE YA IDIOT!"

Or at least tried to...

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"Now, tell me where did Ranma went off to again?" Kikori said as she placed some staves carefully on a rake inside the magically sealed room.

The room itself is very plain, four walls, a door, and a window. But if you have a magical sense and that said sense is turned on at the moment. You'd be flooding your brain from the sheer amount of magical energy that is protecting the room. The spell that was casted by Ranma isn't a usual spell, it is a conjuring of sorts; it calls upon the guardian of the spirits he is in control of to protect the room just like the incarnations Ranma has said...

"He went off to buy lunch or something." Ryoga shrugged and handed Kikori some scrolls, "Oh yeah, the scroll racks are coming in tonight, me and Ranma will set them up by next morning."

Kikori nodded with a smile, "That's great! This room will be set up in no time!"

Ryoga smirked, "Of course, was there a doubt?"

"I'm just surprised that the two of you haven't destroyed this room yet." Kikori said in all seriousness, "But that is a blessing from the goddess herself."

Ryoga sighed and picked up a Koi rod, "What is with this thing?" Ryoga starts to swing it suction cup at the end of the line around, "Is this some deadly magic sucking thingymajig?"

Kikori observed the rod, afraid to turn on her magical sense knowing that if she did, she would've been stunned by the magic that has gathered here by Ranma's spell, "I don't know. But I know you shouldn't swing that around like that, after all, Elder Cologne did tell us to be careful of the artifacts she gave us."

Ryoga snickered, "Oh what is going to happen, it isn't like Ranma would walk in and somehow get some weird enchantment from the rod."

"Hi I'm BACK!"

The door swings open and Ranma jumps in holding three boxes.

"Crap." Ryoga cursed and closed his eyes praying to all the gods that the rod doesn't have a berserk spell on it.

Kikori sighed as Ranma unknowingly jumped right into the path of the Koi rod's suction cup and was hooked, "I knew something is going to happen."

The Priestess watched as Ranma's expression turned blank, "What is it this time, magically induced berserk state?"

Just as Kikori made her last comment, Ryoga managed to `unhook' Ranma, "Ok... now what?"

Ranma shook off his blank expression and frowned, "What just happened?"

Kikori sighed, "Let's bring him to the living room and see what happens shall we?"

Ranma sighed as he was led to the living room and idly scratched an itch he had on his chest.

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"How are you feeling Ranma?" Kikori asked in a concerned voice.

Ranma turned to see his partner watching over him, "I'm fine Kikori, just a bit dazed that's all."

"You sure you're all right Ranma?" Ranma turned to an unusually concerned Ryoga and stared at him with a gleam in his eyes.

"Yeah I'm fine." Ranma licked his dry lips, "Umm, Ryoga... err, can I talk to you in private tonight?"

Ryoga shrugged, "Sure."

<Probably want to beat me up for putting an enchantment on him, I mean he MUST have felt something right?>

"Well, right now you need to rest up," Kikori stated and turned to glare at Ryoga, "and I still need to see what kind of enchantment was put on you."

"There's nothin' wrong wit me!" Ranma protested.

"Just listen to Kikori," Ryoga said, "I'll talk to you tonight."

Ranma turned and gave Ryoga a smile, "Okay."

The Caller calmly walked out of the room before shivering, "Why do I sense something... bad... is going to happen."

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Ryoga sat nervously at the rooftops of Nerima waiting for Ranma to have their `private meeting'. Usually, Ryoga would have shrugged the feeling off and dismiss it as pre-battle chills. But not this time. This time, something weird is going to happen and he knows it.

<But what the hell is going to happen!>

"Ryoga?"

The fanged boy looked behind him to see Ranma wearing a serious expression.

"Ranma."

"Umm... errr... ya see... I err..." Ranma licked his dry lips and let out a breath he had held, "I... we're best friends right?"

"Yeah..." Ryoga answered hesitantly.

"Well, I just want to know. I mean things happen and stuff... err... yeah... umm that's all."

"Yeah, we're friends no matter what." Ryoga blinked in confusion, "I mean we've know each other since we're twelve, why wouldn't we be?"

Ranma's smiled slightly, "Great."

"Err, yes."

"Ok, see ya." Ranma finished before `bounced' off.

Ryoga ended up as he started, sitting on the rooftops of Nerima with a nervous expression on his face, "I have a bad feeling about this..."

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Ryoga stretched as he got out of bed and shivered, "Damn, the bad feeling is still here, just worst."

"Umm Ranma, I appreciate the thought but I don't think this is appropriate."

Ryoga blinked as he heard Kikori commenting on something.

"It's perfectly fine," Ranma's voice said, "He'll appreciate this."

The sense of dread suddenly becomes a wish to run.

"After washing up." Ryoga said to himself, "At least I'll die a clean man."

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Kikori stared at Ranma.

Ranma stared at the breakfast he made.

Ryoga turned green as HE looked at the breakfast Ranma made.

"This is not happening."

Kikori suppressed an urge to scream and run, "Please tell me this is a joke Ranma."

Ranma just sat there happily held a pair of chop-stick, "Nope!"

Kikori once again turned to the breakfast in front of Ryoga, "Are you feeling all right Ranma?"

"Yep!"

"Then why does it say `For my fanged cutie' on Ryoga's breakfast?" Kikori once again resisted an urge scream.

Ryoga turned white as Kikori just confirmed that he is not dreaming.

"Why `cause I made it for my fanged cutie." Ranma replied happily and picked up some food from Ryoga's plate and held it in front of Ryoga's face, "Say AH."

Ryoga did the only thing he can think of...

"AAAHHHHHHHHH."

Scream and faint.

"Now that was rude of him." Ranma pouted, "At least say he was over excited by the fact I made him breakfast before fainting in sheer bliss."

Kikori continue stare at Ranma and resisted an urge to scream incoherently.

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"He's going to find you sooner or later you know." Kikori said as she hides behind a cement tube in an abandoned lot with Ryoga.

"Yeah, but at least it'll buy me some time." Came Ryoga's reply.

"RYOGA! WHERE ARE YOOOUUUU!"

The two mages shivered at the shrillness of Ranma's voice.

"I did NOT just hear Ranma's voice get all bubbly." Ryoga said after suppressing another cold chill.

"You did." Kikori said hugging herself, "You know what? I'm going out there and see what is wrong with Ranma."

Ryoga sighed in relief, "Yeah, you do that. Only you can snap Ranma out of anything."

Kikori steeled herself before walking out of her hiding place, "RANMA!"

"Kikori!" Ranma smiled happily and bounced towards his partner, "Where's Ryoga? Didya see him? Where did he go?"

The priestess took a step back, "Umm, no... I haven't seen him."

Ranma peered at Kikori's eyes, "Don't lie to me Kikori."

Kikori gulped, "O-of course n-not."

"You're lying..." Ranma said in a sing-song voice.

"N-no-no I'm not!"

Ranma growled, "It's YOU! You're keeping me from my Ryo-sama!"

Kikori blinked, "Ryo-sama?"

Ranma sighed, "You know Ryo-chan? Ryo-honey? THAT Ryo-sama!"

"Ohh, you mean Ryoga." Kikori stopped and her face turned green.

"So... you DO know where he is!" Ranma pointed an accusing finger at Kikori, "You're stealing Ryo-sama from me!"

"Nononononono!" Kikori quickly replied as she felt Ranma gathering magical energy from the area.

"Powers of inhibited wind, thy powers are at my call." Ranma's eyes glows white as he chanted his spell.

"Ra-ranma, come on... it's me? Kikori! Your best friend! I won't do that to you!" Kikori stuttered as Ranma continue to power up his favorite and the least powerful of his more destructive spells.

"Come to me oh winds of the de-"

"STOP!" Ryoga jumped out of his hiding place in fear of Kikori's safety.

"RYO-SAMA!" Ranma immediately stopped and leaped towards Ryoga and hung on his arm.

"GET OFF OF ME!" Ryoga yelled and ran in circles in the lot.

"But Ryo-sama!" Ranma replied in a whiny voice.

"I said," Ryoga growled, "get off OF ME!"

Ranma reluctantly released Ryoga's arm, "It's `cause I'm a guy isn't it..."

Ryoga sighed in relief not registering anything Ranma is saying while scrubbing himself, "Yeah whatever."

"Then there is only one thing to do." Ranma said before running off back to the apartment.

"Well, that was... interesting." Kikori said after Ranma left her vision.

"Yes that was." Ryoga said, "I hope that's the end of that."

Kikori gave Ryoga a weird look, "You just said your last words Hibiki."

Ryoga nodded, "Yeah I know."

"Well I DID see something strange while I was talking to Ranma." Kikori said as she took Ryoga's hand and start leading him back to the `Mystical Dimension'.

"What's that?"

"Well I scanned him for any form of enchantments, but he came up blank," Kikori said, "Normally, he would NEVER have any feeling like that towards a guy, and I've seen him glance at few women before."

Ryoga blinked, "So you're saying that?"

"I think I'm missing something." Kikori said confidently, "Maybe I need a pin-point search on his body to find the enchantment. I mean those artifacts ARE very powerful, so it might be a storage of magic powers that is affecting Ranma right now."

"Well, hope you find it soon." Ryoga said, "'cause I don't want to have Ranma grabbing me like that AGAIN!"

Kikori let out a small laugh, "Well you two ARE kind of cute like that."

Ryoga shivered, "DON'T even joke about it!"

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<Author's note: If you STILL haven't figured out what that Koi rod was... well SHAME ON YOU! You obviously didn't read all the Ranma manga! Shame... such shame...>

Ryoga shifted in his temporary bed above the `Mystical Dimension' in the guest-room of Ranma and Kikori's apartment.

<Is it just me, or is it warmer than usual here?>

Ryoga turned to his side to avoid the small light beam that has got past the curtain.

<That's weird, how come my side was warmer, and after I shifted my chest is?>

Ryoga slowly opened his eyes and saw strands of red hair mixed in with a dark brown hair spread out on the pillow next to the one he is using. His eyes widened but forced himself to look down to see a petite girl with snuggling in his chest.

Ryoga carefully pinched himself only to prove that he is still awake.

The fanged bow pushed the girl off of him causing the girl to stir.

"NNggghh."

The girl opened her eyes and looked at Ryoga with a cute smile, "Good morning Ryoga."

"Go-goo-good mo-mor-n-ning."

The red head giggled, "Your so funny Ryo-sama."

Ryoga looked down to see the red head wearing a VERY revealing set of black lingerie; and being Ryoga, he did what almost every other guy WON'T.

"Urk."

A trail of blood trickled down from Ryoga's nose.

Just then, Kikori swings open the door, "Ryoga have you se..."

"Oh Ryoga is so cute like this." The red head gushed.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN RYOGA'S BED!" Kikori screamed.

"I was sleeping here." The red head replied matter-of-factly.

Kikori's gaze traveled from the girl's face down to notice another thing about this girl.

"WHY ARE YOU WEARING MY LINGERIE!"

"Wow, this really IS yours?" The red head studied her `clothing', "I've never seen you in any of your stuff before."

Kikori stopped and scanned the girl's magical aura.

"What? You don't recognize your partner as a girl?" Ranma grinned cutely earning her another unconscious person lying in the room.

"What did I say now?" Ranma huffed. "Oh well, gotta start breakfast."

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Ryoga woke again to a cheerful tune traveling across the apartment,

<Wow, never thought Kikori's voice can go up that high.>

"Hmm, should get Kikori to teach me that song later."

"I'm not the one humming." Kikori replied with a shocked look on her face.

Ryoga stopped cold, "It wasn't a dream?"

"Nope."

Out of sudden inspiration, Ryoga thought of the Jusenkyo water, "Where is Ranma?"

"In the kitchen." Kikori replied in the same subdued voice.

"And that voice..."

"Ranma."

The two mages looked at each other.

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH."

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I leave this chapter as a cliffhanger for few reasons:

Actually, I don't HAVE a reason to do this *sweatdrop*. Just kinda ended up like this cuz I'm too lazy to finish the chapter off. I WAS planning to finish this a last Sunday, but I never DID get to it. I PROMISE, to those of you who actually LIKE this story, I'd get the next chapter up by the 4th of November. But in case I don't, hehe sorry.

Anyway, if you STILL haven't figure out what that Koi rod was, then I'd tell you anyway. It's from the 23rd volume of Ranma Mangas (or was it the 25th... can't be sure.). It's the chapter where Ryoga is shopping for present to give to Akane and suddenly run into a shop that sells these Koi rods that guarantee for the `catch' to fall in love with the `fisher'. I put this in here for few reasons, I think that this little event in Ranma's life is REALLY humorous. I hope to match it with my OWN version (Of course Rumiko Takahashi is STILL the queen of sick humor and my measly imitation can never HOPE to match her's). Secondly I think this is a nice way to introduce a Jusenkyo curse to Ranma AND have a legit reason for him to turn into a girl. I say legit reason for lots of reasons; A lot of the AU fics that I've read about Ranma, (Oh don't get me wrong, I love them all.) They have Ranma turn into a girl by chance! I mean once is enough in the original series but Ranma can't be THAT lucky to be cursed into a girl in EVERY alternate universe!

But I digress, (Yep new vocabulary I've learnt! =p) my final reason is very simply, Ranma's girl side DOES look cute with Ryoga. I mean if Ranma isn't a girl, I'd guess they are a couple too.

And why did I make Ranma's girl side's hair dark brown with red highlights? Well I figured that `Ranko' looks better with that so what can I say?

For those of you who is asking, when IS Shampoo coming up. Well she won't be here till next chapter and I don't think she'll be in that chapter a lot to. That is IF I manage to get her in.

Oh yeah, before I forget, here's a short list of Ranma's favorite spells:

Basic Spirit ball: The green ball that shoots out of Ranma's hands, what did you expect? (You see why Spirit mages don't call out the spell names now?) Also note that Ranma doesn't need to say any words for this spell, except Release to cast the spell.

Wind Scythe: The pale green blade of magic that is gathered to the pinky side of the caster's hand. This spell ALSO doesn't need to be casted with words, but Ranma still does it because he doesn't know the meaning of overkill.

Wind Armor: The barrier that Ranma used when he fought Kuno. One MAJOR flaw of this spell is that all other wind spells and air pressure can get through the barrier with no problem.

Wind Walk: GHS That's the spell Ranma used to condense air around him. It's pretty much useless in a battle since it also slows down your movement in the area giving your opponent a pretty easy target to hit.

Wind Push: The spell that Ranma casted during the beginning of the fight with Ryoga. It is basically a VERY strong blast of wind that is pushed forwards by Ranma's magic. If you get hit by it, it's like one of Ryoga's weaker punches, but then again, Ryoga IS really strong, so I guess it's still pretty strong =p.

Blessing of Winds: This spell is an assistance spell. It's the Amaguriken of magic! This spell speeds up the target and also gives the target a small amount of protection against impact attacks.

Demonic Wind: This is one of my personal favorites of Ranma's spells. It shoots out thousands of needles made of wind. Usually at full power, this spell would rip anyone apart. But Ranma usually tones this one down unless he's fighting some really really tough person because he has seen its effects first hand.

Wind's weapon: That's the sword thingy Ranma tried to use against Ryoga in his duel. It's a sword. That's about all I can say about it.

Wind wings: Well it's a flight spell. I mean it's wind magic! There is GOT to be some flight spells in there somewhere right?

Aid of Wind: Well spirit mages ARE supposed to be very versatile. So there is got to be healing spells too right?

Guardian of wind: That's the warding spell Ranma used this chapter. It's special because unlike other warding spells, this doesn't use the power of the caster, but the power of the spirits that the caster calls on.

Nature's Fury: GHS One of Ranma's BIG FOUR! Every spirit mage have a different one because each mage is different in little ways. This spell has been developed from the Wind Push and Wind Scythe. It creates an funnel of air that rushes up from the ground. It also slices and dices everyone that is caught in it. But because of its range (which is pretty short only about 30cm radius from Ranma) it doesn't make it to the top. Also one of Ranma's favorite spells because of his tendency to go up close and personal

And for those of you who is curious as to the spell Ranma casted at the end of Chapter 4, well if I tell you, I'll be giving away the plot ^^

I guess that's it with my rant and stuff. Hope you guys liked it so far. I'd try to finish this little event up ASAP and hopefully this 20 or so chapters of the 1st act will be finishing up soon (Yes, this story is going to be LOOONNNNGGGG. I told you before; this is going to be my best. I just didn't tell you that it's going to be long too =p). I'm expecting to finish this BEFORE I graduate from College or University (So in other words, I'm giving myself more than 3 years =p) but it's probably going to only last till the end of next next winter. But anyway till next chapter, See ya!