Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ The facts of life... ❯ It runs in the familly... ( Chapter 1 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

It all began one innocent weekend when the Cat Café received a visitor, a moderate sized woman who looked like any number of people the Cologne might've meet in her long life. But there was something about this gentle woman that reminded her of someone she might've known personally. Nihao, great-grand mother! said the dark haired woman in Chinese. Cologne merely looked at the woman in shock and said, Eh?! Do I know you? The woman nodded, Yes, it's me, Avalon. Truly? Well now, it's been many a year since I've seen you, Cologne said thoughtfully.
Yes, I know. How's my little sister faring?
Not so well, I'm afraid. It seems she's gotten mixed with a rather strange lot that live here, Cologne replied sadly. Let's sit down and have us some tea, granny. You can tell me all about it, Avalon replied gently. And so they sat in a booth near the window where Cologne heeved a heavy sigh, "It all started with this boy who's a skilled martial artist. I doubt there's a man alive that could challenge him, he truly is a man amoungst men. The only problem is most of his potential goes unrecognized becuase he refuses to embrace his cursed form."
"He came into contact with Jusenkyo? What does he turn into?" Avalon asked, perplexed. "A girl, which is what he was when Shampoo meet him. It's mostly that idiot Genma's fault really, all his life Ranma was tuaght that females were weak. So most of his strength goes waisted. Then that idiot got the poor boy engaged to three women, including Shampoo."
"I'm sorry, but did you you just say Genma and Ranma, as in Saotome?"
"The very same. Come to think of it, Ranma looks alot like you, especially when he's a girl," Cologne said thoughtfully. Avalon sighed, "Can you tell me more about Ranma? Please, it's very important." "There's not much more to say, other than he's very skilled and tallented, even as a cute little redhead," Cologne said wistfully. "Cute little redhead? You mean Ranko?" Avalon asked, looking like someone who had just proclaimed the end of the world.
"Yes, I believe he used that name before. He used that name back over in the Amazon village when he was a contestant going up against Shampoo. Nobody knew the truth, so Shampoo gave him the Kiss of Death. Natrually she tracked him down to here and when she found out the truth, she gave him the Kiss of Marriage. Good thing really, becuase he'd be a great husband for Shampoo."
"No he wouldn't."
"Huh, what do you mean?"
"Ranma is my son."




And so it was latter that afternoon that Nodoka, also known as Avalon, began walking aimlessly around town with no particular direction in mind. Cologne had told her al l ot about Ranma. The first was about his enemies. Most especially about Ryouga, who was one of his best friends and greatest rivals. Most of his present or past enemies were people who were pissed at Genma for one reason or another. But since he was such a lazy weakling himself he had Ranma take care of his fights.
There was Happosai, who was just a pervert; then there was Pantyhose Taro, who was chronically mad at said pervert. Then Master Herb, then Saffron, than the Kunos (all depending on the situation and which form Ranma was in) and the list was endless. With her mind so full, Nodoka didn't even notice she was at the Tendo residence. But when she did notice, she sighed, "Well. I guess I better talk to him." The first thing she saw was Genma-Panda, munching on bamboo.
'That's probally my good for nothing husband now,' Nodoka thought. She was mad at him, and she would deal with him latter. But first she wanted to talk to Ranma. "Excuse me, Mr Panda. Have you seen Ranko somewhere around here?" Nodoka asked, smiling broadly. The panda gave the impression of shrugging and held up a sign, "No idea, ask Kasumi." "Thank you, Mr Panda," Nodoka said, then she moved on to the kitchen, the most likely place Kasumi would be.
"Hello, Kasumi. Have you seen Ranko?"
Kasu mi must'v e heard something in her voice because she said, "Ranma's in the bathroom right now. But I don't think you're going to like what you find." "H-how...?" Nodoka asked, her surprise evident. "Cologne called an hour ago to give Ranma a head's up on the ongoing situation," Kasumi said, guiding Nodoka to the bathroom where Ranma-chan was trying her best to clean a pair of blood stained boxers.
"I don't know how my old man got me hooked up with an insensitive , violent, kawaiikune, macho tomboy like you as a fiancée ," Ranma-chan said, clearly pissed at Akane. "I'm really sorry, Ranma. I didn't think those tampons couldv'e been yours, I mean I couldn't even imagine..." Akane said, close to tears. Ranma-chan was going through a period? And on the same day as her mother, no less? 'Then again, that happens allot in my family ' Nodoka thought.
"Well they were, Akane. I'm not really mad at you, I'm mad at Nabiki. She's having me go through another photo shoot just so this doesn't get out around town and mom found out about my curse and I can't meet her as a man because these stupid periods somehow block my transformation."
"Sounds like you're having a bad day," Nodoka said. She had her in her hand a tampon, which she offered Ranma-chan. "You too?" Ramna-chan asked. "It runs within the family," Nodoka replied, smil ing. "Well. I'm not even supposed to have periods at all. It's all 'his' fualt, so give me a moment while I 'thank' him for it," Ranma-chan said, getting her boxers and pants on in a hurry. "Hold on a moment, Ranma. Your father can wait for his beating until latter. Why don't you take your mother out to eat, my treat for taking those tampons without asking," Akan suggested casually.
"I'm not hungry right now," they replied simultaneously . "You too?" Ranma -chan asked. Nodoka just shrugged and said, "It runs within the family ." "You sure? There's an ice cream shop nearby..." Akane stated. "Ice cream?" they said, simultaneously getting a dreamy look. "You too?" Nodoka asked. "It must run in the family.