Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ Destiny of the Magi ❯ The Angelic, yet, Demonic Sorceress of Kyoto. AKA: Angel sensei. ( Chapter 9 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

"Ki-"

"Ran-"

The two amazons watched with an amused expression on their face as the two mages from the Kyoto tower continue to try to speak to each other about something over dinner.

"Nevermind."

Ranma sighed and continue to eat his breakfast.

< Damnit! This can't be happening! Stuff like this doesn't happen in real life! This is like a movie! >

"Kiko-"

"Ran-"

"Nevermind."

Kikori ALMOST swore as she once again lost her nerve to speak.

< What is WRONG with me? It's just Ranma! We've been talking since we were nine years old. I mean I've even seen him na-... Anyway, what IS wrong with me! >

Shampoo opened her mouth to say something but saw Cologne shake her head slightly.

"Kikori."

"Ranma."

The two once again froze. Ranma licked his lips that suddenly became dry as the desert. Kikori fought desperately from the blush that is slowly becoming apparent on her face.

"Can I talk ta ya after eattin'?"

"Can I talk to you after breakfast."

Cologne forced herself from laughing full and rolling on the floor to keep her dignity as an elder. It is only through her years and years of training to actually gain this control over her amusement.

Of course, Shampoo is only sixteen.

That is also why she is right now rolling on the floor, clutching her stomach, and laughing like a hyena.

"Mo-Mo... Cha-Cha-..." Shampoo gasped for air once again and gave up on saying anything and continues to laugh.

Cologne shook her head, "I believe my heir is trying to say, this is just like a movie, hence her Mo-Mo-... And that this is just like what guys would call a chick flick, hence her cha-cha..." Cologne translated.

Shampoo nodded and continues to laugh.

The two mages blushed bright red.

"Ah, to be young and confused again." Cologne said wistfully and continues to eat breakfast.

Ranma shoved his food into a hole that is his mouth as quick as humanly possible hoping to escape from the breakfast table.

Kikori continue to eat at her subdued pace.

The room was filled only with the noise of Shampoo's laughter as the rest of the mages eat their meal.

"Ne-next th-thing, you know, they... they."

"I'm full."

"Excuse me."

Kikori and Ranma blushed again and quickly walked out of the dining room.

Shampoo just laughs harder.

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Act 1: Chapter 9

The Angelic, yet, Demonic Sorceress of Kyoto. AKA: Angel sensei.

Akane hummed happily as she and her friends walks through the mall spending the money she has won on Ranma's duel.

"I should've bet on Ranma too! But I was SO sure he'd lose to that girl! I mean she was SO cool looking!"

"I KNEW Akane was right about the fight!"

Akane stopped and turned to her friends, "Hey, we're still spending the money together right? So doesn't matter."

Akane's friends nodded happily.

"So any on up for some ice-cream?"

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Kikori took another bit of her ice cream and sighed, "Why is this happening to me."

The priestess rested her head on the palm of her hand, "That whole chat with Ranma did absolutely nothing other than embarrassing myself! This is stupid! I'm going to talk to him tonight, and I don't care how I sound like."

Kikori adopted a determined expression and nodded to herself, "I can do this!"

"KIKORI!"

Kikori blinked and turned to see Akane walked towards her with two other girls, "Hey, how can I help you?"

"You've been working in the shop a BIT too much Kikori." Akane smiled.

"I guess so." Kikori replied taking another bite out of her ice cream, "But Shampoo and the Elder is helping out with the shop so I get some time off today."

"Elder?"

"Yeah, Cologne, the women that came with Shampoo." Kikori said gesturing with her spoon.

"That's a women?" One of Akane's friends said.

"Wow, I thought that was Shampoo's pet monkey!"

"If Elder Cologne was her she'll whack you with her staff and say `insolent child' and hop away." Kikori giggled.

Akane blinked, "So what are you going to do today?"

"I don't know." Kikori replied slowly.

"Why don't you join us? We're going shopping right now, well after we eat some ice cream anyway."

Kikori smiled, "Sure, I'd like that."

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"So what is the mage tower like?"

"Oh just like any other tower I guess. Tall, some what dark, but have a pretty nice view if you're up at the top of the tower." Kikori replied from the stall in a clothes shop.

"Wow, must be romantic to be up there with a guy." Akane's friend said with a dreamy voice.

"It's ok, me and Ranma have been up there. It's pretty nice during the night." Kikori said off handedly and froze right after she finished.

"You and Ranma... you know?"

Akane, who kept quiet during the whole thing listening to Kikori, perked up and waited for her answer.

"Well what do you think of this?" Kikori said suddenly walking out of the stall wearing a white, long sleeve shirt with cream colored patterns on the collar, and a blue skirt going down to her knees.

"That looks really good on you." Akane commented, "But don't change the subject."

Kikori turned back into the stall quickly and was silent. The only noise coming out from there are those of clothes rustling.

"Seems we have a mystery on our hands guys." Akane's friends said in unison.

"Come on, let her be." Akane replied seeing how they won't get an answer from her.

"Well, we can't help it if we meet up with Ranma right?" Came the reply as they saw Ranma walk by the store their at.

"Come on Akane! Call him over!"

Akane rolled her eyes, "Fine. HEY RANMA!"

Ranma stopped and looked around, "Huh?"

"Inside the store!"

"Oh." Ranma smiled sheepishly and walked into the women's clothing store, "Hey, what can I do for ya?"

The three girls present giggled, "Hey we have a question for you."

Ranma blinked, "Shoot."

"Are you and Kikori a, umm, couple?"

The pig tailed mage blinked, "Me and Kikori?"

The girls nodded.

"Nah."

"Well, look at what we have here."

Ranma jumped at the voice, "Sounds like..."

"Hmph, I am insulted. How can you forget your dear teacher."

Ranma turned and an overly forced grin came on his face, "Angel-sensei!"

A woman walked out of the stall beside Kikori's, "Well well, what in the world are you doing in a women's clothes shop. The last time I saw you, you wouldn't come in one of these even if I threatened to blow you up."

Ranma continued to grin, "Well travel with a girl for long enough and ya get used ta stores like this. I mean even if Kikori IS a priestess, she's still a girl."

`Angel' smiled, "I'm glad you remember that, of course, what you don't know is that Kikori is just in that other stall beside mine."

Ranma froze, "Kikori?"

"Ranma." Came the quiet response.

"Whatcha doin' here."

"Shopping."

"Umm, I... I guess I should be goin' now." Ranma stuttered.

"Hold it RIGHT there young man." Ranma's sensei grabbed onto Ranma's collar, "Your just going to leave girls like us with all these bags to carry?"

Ranma sighed in defeat, "Now I remember why I don't like shopping with girls. I always end carrying the bags. At least with Kikori, she actually asks nicely."

Kikori walked out of her stall wearing yet another set of clothes, this time, a nightgown that she picked up. The gown is strapless and flows flawlessly to Kikori's heels. The dress is accompanied by a milk white silk gloves that go up to her elbows.

"How's this dress?"

The girls looked at Ranma for a response.

"Another reason why I don't like shopping with girls," Ranma said, "Why do I have to give an answer? Is it some kind of universal rule that if there is a guy is around, girls HAVE to ask them for their opinion?"

Kikori smiled, "Well?"

"You know what I'll say anyway." Ranma said rolling his eyes, "I mean any other answer will earn me a smack in the head."

Ranma's sensei laughed, "True, quite true Ranma. You are wise about women beyond your years."

Ranma just sighed sadly, "Being stuck with you for few years does that to a guy."

Kikori let our a small laugh, "Don't be so disrespectful Ranma."

"Hey it's true!" Ranma said, "I mean even Landal is scared of her!"

"Hmph, I don't care what Landal says. Plus as long as he calls me Zandia the demoness I'll continue to ignore him and blow him up ever time I see him."

"Zandia-sensei." Ranma said rolling his eyes.

"What have I told you about my name."

Ranma gulped, "Never call you by your first or last name, always call ya angel."

"Much better."

Akane and her friends blinked, "So is your name Zandia or Angel?"

"Let me introduce you then." Kikori said with a smile, "This women here is considered to be the most dangerous spirit mage of the world. Many that have fought her call her the demoness of wind. Others call her the Angel Sorceress. Her name is Zandia Tasnofra but she calls herself Angel."

"Yeah, she's too full of herself. Come to think of it, she's like the female version of Kuno. She's just good enough to back up her I am undefeatable bit." Ranma said out loud earning him a whack on the head.

"Be quiet student."

"Yes ma'am."

"Well now that the introduction is finished," Zandia said, "Lets go shopping some more!"

Ranma tries to run out of the store but was stopped by his teacher once again.

"And you're coming with us too student."

"Yes ma'am."

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"You need help with all those Ranma?" Akane asked, concern filled her voice.

"That would be gr-"

"I'm sure Ranma could handle the items we've brought." Zandia quickly cut in ending her sentence with a piercing glare at Ranma.

Ranma winced, "I... can... handle... it."

Akane sweatdropped, "Ok."

The group walked of girls, and Ranma, continue to walk through the mall chatting happily while Ranma struggled with the bags and boxes.

"Hey Ranma, can I ask you something?"

Ranma growled in frustration, "Give me one minute `kay?"

Akane shrugged, "Okay."

"Power of wind, lend me thy hand. Release my burden carry my items!"

Ranma breathed out in relief, "Man, I forgot about this spell. Been a long time since I used it. So what do you want to ask?"

Akane watched in wonder as the boxes and bags all floating around Ranma after he casted the spell. But after hearing Ranma talking to her, she snaps out of her stupor, "How come you became a mage?"

Ranma scratched his head, "Zandia picked us up. After my father died, Zandia found us and raised us. She saw magic potential in me and asked if she can train me. The mage tower gave their ok and poof, I'm a mage."

"Us?"

Ranma continues to walk and pretended he didn't hear the last question, "Angel-sensei, how much MORE are ya gonna buy? I'm just wondering `cause ya gonna pass my limit pretty soon."

"You used to be able to carry more than this!"

"You just have more money ta spend ever since ya got promoted." Ranma growled.

"Why don't you sit at that bench and wait for us while we visit that last shop?" Kikori suggested, "That way you can rest for a while."

Ranma smiled, "Thank you Kikori!"

"You get off lucky this time Student."

Akane stopped, "I think I have enough, I'll wait here with Ranma."

"Sure, we'll be right back."

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"You look confused." Akane said killing the silence between her and Ranma.

Ranma grinned, "I guess I have a lot to think about since I came ta Nerima."

"What about?"

Ranma sighed, "Oh lots of things. Who I was, who my father was, who my mother was, who is Soun Tendo ta me, what does the name Tendo mean ta me." Ranma listed.

"Well what DOES the Tendo family mean to you?" Akane asked curiously.

Ranma faced Akane with a smile, "Your family is the door to my past that I sometimes want to forget. Then again, every time I use magic, I'm reminded of my past. So it doesn't really matter."

"Mind if you tell me?" Akane inquired.

"I get the feeling that your sister, Nabiki, is the more curious one of the family. Why ya so interested?" Ranma asked back.

"Dad seems to think a lot about you. Well plus the fact that your not like all the other perverted boys, I guess I want to know why your not as perverted." Akane said.

Ranma chuckled, "You try growing up in the mage tower, most twelve year olds there are as mature as seventeen year olds in the city. The only difference is that they haven't hit puberty yet."

"So your saying boys in the mage tower are more perverted than the ones in the city?"

Ranma laughed out loud, "We don't have TIME to think about stuff like that in the tower. If you truly love using magic, you'll study hard, ya won't let anything stop ya. Not food, not entertainment, especially not hormones."

"So you mean boys in the mage tower are NOT perverts?" Akane said skeptically.

"I'm not sure, depends on ya definition of perverted actually." Ranma said with a shrug, "I mean if ya think about it some way, I live with a girl, we sometimes need to share sleeping rooms. Does that make me a pervert? I mean I sleep with a girl, work with a girl, and lots of times I'm always in close contact with a girl `cause of missions."

Akane stayed silent.

"Water coming through!"

"Shit." Ranma swore and waited for the inevitable.

SPLASH

Ranma pushed her hair away from her eyes, "I hate this curse."

Akane stared at the mage in front of her, "Wha- what is- what ARE you."

Ranma sighed, "I'm Ranma, and this is a curse I got just a few days ago."

"WHAT SO BAD ABOUT BEING A GIRL!"

"I'm not saying being a girl is a curse, I'm just saying I don't like being something other than me." Ranma said wringing her pigtail, "I need clothes that are water proof, my breasts are showing through my shirt."

Akane glanced down and blushed, "Umm, you want the jacket I brought to cover yourself up?"

Ranma shook her head, "Nah, I'm fine. Winds of deserts dry. Cover me with your warm breath."

Akane yelped and pushed her skirt down as warm air rushed upwards drying Ranma's clothes, "PERVERT!"

Ranma turned in time to see a mallet hit the top of his head, "Ow..."

The others walked out of the store to see Ranma on the ground with a mallet implanted in this head and Akane glowing red.

"Wow, good strength, but if you want to REALLY hurt him, you should aim a bit towards the back of his head, not the top." Zandia commented, "Nice mallet by the way."

Kikori rushed up towards her partner, "What did you do this time? You and your big mouth."

"I cast the desert wind spell while Akane was standing beside me." Ranma said.

Kikori took out a thermos and poured it on Ranma turning him back into a guy, "So?"

"Akane is wearing a dress." Ranma replied.

Akane and her friends watched amazed as the girl turned into Ranma. Zandia chuckled.

"Who did you piss off this time? Jusenkyo curse? Whoever you pissed off must be REALLY pissed to risk going over to China and picking it up."

"It's a long story." Ranma and Kikori said in unison.

"Did a girl just turn into Ranma."

"I did NOT just see that."

"Pervert."

"I'll explain what happened." Ranma said, "But why don't we go somewhere private."

"We can go to Akane's Dojo!"

"Sure."

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"So pass that by me ONE more time?" Zandia said staring at her student.

"I cursed myself." Ranma said slowly.

Zandia bursts out laughing, "OH MY GOD! Love Koi rod and Jusenkyo curse all together in one day. Sometimes, I feel sad letting you go off on your own. I don't have ANY competent entertainment ever since you're gone."

Akane and her friends gaped at Ranma, "Wow, so THAT'S why our school's yard has a hole in it and few bandannas were stuck in the middle of a tree trunk."

Ranma nodded, "Yep, that about sums it up."

Kikori just sighed, "You have NO idea how hard it is to stay sane when Ranma goes all giddy. It's just NOT right.""

Zandia nodded, "I guess you do have a point Kikori."

"So what brings ya ta Nerima?" Ranma asked.

"Didn't you hear her when we're at the mall?" Kikori asked.

"Excuse me for trying NOT to drop your stuff." Ranma said angrily.

"Sorry Ranma." Kikori gave Ranma an apologetic smile.

Ranma sighed, "It's all Kikori, not like I can stay mad at you anyway." Ranma mumbled, "So care to tell ME what you are doing here Angel-sensei?"

"I'm training my new student." Zandia said.

"And where is your new student?" Ranma asked with a skeptical look.

"Oh she's somewhere in Nerima," Zandia said with a shrug, "I told her I'd hide somewhere in here and she's supposed to find me."

Ranma just groaned, "Not THAT training again."

"What training?" The other girls asked.

"Angel-sensei here `invented' a new type of training, I call it, `do as you like, if you screw up, I'll screw you up.' Training."

Zandia nodded, "Yes, and seeing Ranma ending up so good, I'd say it's a good method, so I'm sticking to it."

Ranma and Kikori groaned, "You just don't do that to a beginner."

The girls from Nerima blinked, "Huh?"

Ranma sighed, "You see, Zandia here is a Beginner's trainer. She trains beginners at the art of magic. Basic spells, magic sensing, stuff like that."

Kikori continued, "Usually, beginners are only kids when they are seven years old. So in other words, a seven year old is right now wandering in Nerima, lost and most likely crying."

The girls' face turned pale.

"Ah don't worry about her, she'll do fine." Zandia gave a dismissive wave, "I taught her the magic ball, demonic wind, and Protection of wind* already."

Ranma's eyebrow twitched, "You taught a seven year old to make a TORNADO!"

"Well at least she can defend herself."

Nabiki choose this time to walk in, "Hey guys, guess what? News says there is a tornado that suddenly formed in the middle of the mall. Five shops where totally busted and few people were injured."

Every turned and stared at Zandia, "What? If she was defending herself she did good. Anyone picking on a seven year old deserves a good thrashing."

The group groaned.

*Note: Protection of wind is the spell Ranma used against Shampoo when she made a mirror image of herself to fight Ranma, well that's if you haven't figured it out already ^^;

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Ranma felt like hitting his old sensei at the moment. The only reason he isn't is because she can probably rip him a new one in less than a second.

"Angel sensei, I toldja once and I'll tell ya again, the only reason why your training worked on me is because I lived without my parents since I was six years OLD!"

Kasumi and Kikori are frantically trying to calm Kandia's `pupil' down, "Now, don't cry, you're safe now."

"Don't worry, no one would hurt you."

Zandia gave Ranma a weird look, "And all the other kids in the mage tower hasn't? I mean SURE they had foster homes or orphanages to take care of their every needs, but how is that different from you living in a Dojo where you work for your meals?"

Ranma shook his head, "What IS with me and bad role models? Why can't I have a role model that is even remotely sane and normal?"

Ring Ring!

Ranma blinked as he felt his cell shake signaling a call, "Hello? Ranma here."

Everyone stopped and watched Ranma as he spook into the cell, even the child, "Yep. Yeah she's here. Ehe, you can say that. My training."

At this point Ranma held the phone away from his ear a slight bit and winced in pain, "I'll tell her that. WHAT! I TOLDJA! WE ARE NOT MAKING OUT IN SECRET! Shut up Landal. I'll kick your ass the next time I see ya. Yeah yeah, beat ya later."

"So what did Landal say this time?" Kikori said with a blush.

"Same old, he wants me and you to look after Angel-sensei's new pupil." Ranma said with a groan, "In other words, we need more room in our apartment."

Kikori groaned, "Well, your sleeping on the couch Ranma."

"WHAT! NO WAY NUH AH! That is MY room and I'M going to sleep in it!"

"And leave your dear Angel-sensei sleeping on the cold cold living room?" Zandia said with a pout.

"Not funny sensei." Ranma said, "I don't care if you blow me up or torture me tomorrow, I'M sleeping in MY room!"

"Too bad." Zandia said waving her and once at Ranma's direction, "You won't be moving until I am asleep."

Ranma cursed himself as he tries to move, "I still despise ya."

"Oh, new word Student?"

"No, I just learnt it after I wasn't studying under you." Ranma growled.

"You can always stay at my house," Akane volunteered, "of course, I need dad's permission."

"Well there you have it, don't need to worry about sleeping on the couch," Zandia said cheerfully, "Lead on Kikori. Student, follow us!"

"Yes sensei."

Ranma walked up to the seven year old and gave her his cell, "If she does something bad, call speed dial 3, and tell the guy who answers that demon has awakened and that Ranma said I'll kill you later Landal ok? And if you need my help, call speed dial 4."

The little girl nodded happily and took the cell phone, "Ok I'll call you when sensei goes crazy."

Ranma smiled and patted the girl on her head, "Good girl."

"Are you teaching my student bad stuff Ranma?"

"No sensei." Ranma replied rolling his eyes, "Just trying to save her from a crazy demon." Ranma muttered.

"I heard that."

"..."

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"Thank you for letting me stay Mr. Tendo." Ranma said bowing politely.

"Ah, no need to thank me young man," Soun said patting Ranma's back, "I'm sure Kasumi can fix up the guest room for you tonight."

"It's fine really, I'll sleep in the Dojo," Ranma offered, "I just need a sl-"

"Non sense!" The elder Tendo said with a frown, "Kasumi, can you clean up the guest room for our guest for the evening?"

"Of course father."

Ranma smiled sheepishly and scratched his head, "I don't really want to bother you."

"That is quite all right, after all, Akane need offer you our home."

Ranma smiled gratefully, "Thanks again."

"No problem at all." Soun replied, "Do you know how to play Shogi?"

Ranma nodded, "Yeah, I'm just bad at it."

Soun smiled happily, "Well now is the best time to improve your skills."

"But dad, I was hoping Ranma would spar with me!" Akane said walking into the room holding her Gi.

Ranma sighed.

< I knew something like this would happen. >

"Well would you spar with Akane?" Soun asked.

"Like I said before, I probably won't be a challenge to you, plus most of my skills DO fall into magic. And from what I know, Martial arts and Magic don't mix that well unless you're trying to blend them together." Ranma said, "But sure, I guess it doesn't hurt to try."

Akane grinned, "Ok, let me change into my Gi first!"

The pigtailed boy sighed once again, "Is it just me, or do I sigh more often ever since I came to Nerima?"

Soun just stared at the young man in front of him and shook his head, "So young and so full of worries... WAAAAHHHH YOU SON IS SO MATURE OLD FRIEND!"

Ranma sweat dropped after dodging Soun's tears.

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Soun decided to watch as the two teens sparred with each other and was extremely pleased at his choice. That is, if he hadn't come to watch them spar, he wouldn't have witnessed the match that is in front of him.

Ranma blocked a series of punches and kicks, barely managing to keep from getting hit and quickly retaliated with a few choice combos himself.

Akane blocked the first few punches and jumped back, away from the last kick Ranma gave Akane. Seeing Ranma losing a bit of his balance, she charges up to take the advantage only to be met by a full recovered Ranma who once again blocked all her attacks.

< Interesting, although Ranma hasn't been trained fully in Martial arts, his experience in combat has taught him a few things and his recovery rate is almost unbelievable! Akane on the other hand is more trained and her punches and kicks use up less energy, her endurance seems to be lower than Ranma's and her recovery time is a bit more than Ranma's. Skill against experience, a magnificent match if I must say so. >

Soun shook his head, "I think its time for you two to stop."

The two paused and turned to Soun, "Why? We can go on."

Ranma sat down and caught his breath, "Man that pushed me to my limit. Can't say I've EVER had a pure martial arts sparring match with anyone."

"You didn't spar with your teacher?" Soun asked curiously.

"I was taught by a guard in the mage tower." Ranma said, "He studied Martial arts but the problem is, guards aren't suppose to fight mages studying in the mage tower even if it's a sparring match. So I ended up just have him show me moves which he and another guard demonstrates to me."

"And you still reached the level your at in the art! Amazing!" Soun praised.

"Well, I guess that was a good match." Akane said wiping some sweat off her forehead, "We should spar some other time."

Ranma nodded, "And maybe you can teach me some moves later too."

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Dinner at the Tendo residence is quiet as usual, even with the extra house guest. Ranma ate at a slow pace savoring the taste of Kasumi's cooking, "Wow, this is the best stuff I've ever ate."

Kasumi blushed, "Thank you Ranma."

The pigtailed mage smiled, "Just tellin' the truth."

Nabiki watched Ranma cautiously as he ate while eating her own wonderful dinner, "Why DID you get kicked out of your place Ranma?"

Ranma growled slightly at the question, "Sensei needed help baby sitting her new student, so the tower elected me and Kikori to do it. Problem is Cologne and Shampoo is already staying at our place so I was `kicked out' of our place."

"You mean that girl you fought and her pet monkey?" Nabiki asked.

Ranma bursts out laughing, "O-o-old MONKEY! Oh man, if elder heard that she'll be PISSED!"

"That was a man?" Nabiki said with an astonished look on her face.

Ranma almost died from laughter, "C-c-cologne is a women!"

"Err... I'll take that at face value." Nabiki said carefully.

"Don't say ANYTHING about this when you see her again, you'll just earn yourself a headache if you do." Ranma said wisely, "NEVER piss off a mind mage, that's one of the first few lessons you learn in the Kyoto mage tower."

"What are the other `first lessons' you've learned Ranma?" Kasumi asked curiously.

Ranma scratched his head, "Never piss of a council member, never piss off your teacher, NEVER piss of a high level imbuer, and of course NEVER EVER piss off the lunch lady."

The Tendos face faulted.

"You don't want to know what happened to Jiro when he pissed off the lunch lady there. Wasn't pretty." Ranma said solemnly as he stared at his food in remembrance.

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Akane watched curiously as Ranma muttered a spell and flew up onto the roof of the house, "What are you doing up there Ranma?"

Ranma looked down, "Oh hey Akane."

"So what ARE you doing?"

Ranma lay down on the roof, "Just star gazing, one of the only things you get to do while traveling around on the road. Wanna come join me?"

"I don't think I can get up there." Akane said sadly.

"I can take care of that." Ranma said with a grin, "Wings of angel, carry her."

White wings appeared on Akane's back as Ranma guided them to lead her up onto the roof of the house, "There, no problem."

Akane could only grin happily at the experience, "So you do this every night?"

Ranma nodded, "Yep the stars remind me of my family."

Akane frowned and looked at Ranma, "Why ARE you telling me this?"

"I trust you."

"We barely know each other."

Ranma grinned sheepishly, "Well they do call us spirit mages for some reason ya know. We see spirits. And these spirits tells me that if things were different, you and me would've been good friends. Maybe something more. I trust the spirits, and they trust you."

Akane stay silent.

Ranma continued to stare at the stars watching them flicker as if urging him to do something.

"Me and my sister."

"Huh?"

Ranma sighed, "You asked who's us when we're at the mall, me and my twin sister. She died when I was seven just a year after my father left us." Ranma laughed sadly at his private joke, "He wasn't the best of people, but he's my father and he lived up to the role."

"Why ARE you tell me all this?" Akane said suddenly afraid of the knowledge.

"Well do you want to know or don't ya?" Ranma asked humorously, "Or we can just watch the stars silently."

Akane took a few minutes to think, "Tell me."

Ranma only smiled hopefully, "Thank you Akane. Oh and sorry about the mall, I guess I should've warned ya about the spell."

"You're forgiven." Akane replied silently.

Ranma closed his eyes, "I guess I should start at the beginning, the earliest memory I have..."

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Meanwhile in the living room of Kikori and Ranma's apartment, Cologne and Zandia sat on the couch staring out of the window into the night sky. Both with sad looks on there face, both sat in silences.

"So you think that Ranma is the one in the prophecy?" Zandia asked Cologne.

"Yes, and for once, I'm glad you DID train someone." Cologne answered, "Well I'm just glad you trained Ranma, he couldn't have been trained by a better teacher."

Zandia sighed, "It's a shame he couldn't be my heir, he HAS to be a talent and ruin my chance to pass on ALL my skills."

"The girl you have seems pretty talented." Cologne commented.

"Yes, but people like Ranma only come once in a millennia." The spirit mage said with a sad smile, "I hope that prophecy won't come true."

"The Prophets have confirmed it already." Cologne said, "The council give it a 90% chance of it happening."

"Makes you wish that you died long time ago doesn't it?" Zandia said sadly, "Makes me want to kill him before it happens."

"But you can't, you like him too much." Cologne stated, "And yes, makes me wish I died years ago."

The two mages sighed in unison, "We should get some sleep."

"I agree."

Kikori only barely managed to keep herself from screaming at the two mages in her living room after hearing their conversation.

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There! an Akane/Ranma scene! I think I made Akane a bit TOO OOC in that last part. Can't be helped, I need her like that... well until Ranma puts his foot in his mouth anyway. Some of you might be wondering, why is Ranma more polite in this fic? Well the answer is simply, refer to the list of `first lessons' Ranma made during dinner. I mean, let's face it, the tower is BOUND to have tons and tons of mages that can probably torture Ranma till the end of time if he pissed them off. Of COURSE he's going to learn not to piss them off, which in turn makes Ranma watches what he says. Of course, he still does. That's how he goes off on adventures rescuing tomboys and curing his curse ^^.

Well there is only one Akane kidnapping case in this fic, I hate have Akane kidnapped, it gets too repetitive. I mean look at the Saffron saga! They kidnapped Akane and she gets out on her own! Not really successful are they?

Also you might be wondering, why Ranma trusts Akane. Well, despite the fact that I REALLY don't think Ranma goes good with Akane (Ohh, I am going to SO get hate mail for that last comment. Please don't hurt me!) I think Takahashi-sama REALLY thinks that those two are meant for each other, so I'm doing that last scene in for her and all those Ranma/Akane fans out there who actually reads this story despite the fact that I've already said that Ranma doesn't end up with Akane. And about the comment Ranma made when he had his talk with Akane on the roof top about them being friends. I actually DO believe that, I mean if Akane wasn't such a violent maniac and Ranma actually isn't so much of a macho butt head, yeah they could get along fine.

Anyway, I'm kinda happy I got this update early, don't expect me to do this too often. I'm just writing this cuz I'm happy about school (I'm weird sue me) and I want to spend my unused energy left over from my celebrating to write. So there ^^ hope this chapter doesn't seem TOO rushed... ^^;

Cya next chapter ^^

Disclaimer: Hehe I haven't done one of these for how many chapters? Sorry about that to all that owns Ranma. But I own Kikori and Zandia and Zandia's pupil and all the magic used in the fic! If the magic in the fic is similar to any other series, e-mail me and tell me and I'll add the series in the disclaimer too ^^