Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction ❯ You're MINE! ❯ Unlikely Alliance ( Chapter 6 )

 

 

 

 

 

UNLIKELY ALLIANCE?

 

 

 

Ranma and Ukyo were sitting in the police station. After the shop exploded, it took the cops only ten minutes to show up and start asking questions. The fire trucks showed shortly after them and put out the fire. When the fire was finally out, Ukyo starts to cry again when she saw her once pride and joy now nothing but ashes. Office Monday shows up mad from what he heard over the police radio. The favorite place he liked to eat when he took a lunch break was now burnt to the ground. He notices Ukyo over by her boyfriend crying. He felt sorry for her. He knew how much she loved making okonomiyaki for her costumers. It was one of the reasons he and so many liked coming here, because of the friendly environment.

 

He walks over to where Ukyo and her boyfriend are. “Miss Kuonji?” Monday says getting both of their attention.

 

“Oh! Office Monday it's good to see you.” Ukyo said in a sobbing voice. “I'm afraid I can't get you your special anymore.”

 

“I'm sorry, but can you come down to the station. I would like to ask you and him some questions about what may have caused this.” Monday said in a professional voice.

 

“I KNOW WHAT CAUSE THIS! IT WAS THAT CRAZY BITCH AKANE AND HER ICE BITCH SISTER NABIKI!” Ukyo says screaming with anger.

 

Monday was taken back a little, but kept his professional appearance. “Akane and Nabiki?” Monday asked

 

“Yes” Ranma said starting to talk. “Akane and me use to be a couple, but I broke up with her and moved out of the Tendo household to be with Ukyo. Ever since then, we've been getting harassed by them. When Ukyo and me tried to get married. Akane and some hired goons crashed the wedding and kidnap me. My love came and saved me, however. That's what lead up to them burning down her shop. They wanted to get back at her for interfering.”

 

Monday listens to the story Ranma tells with high interest. He didn't know the happy go luck Ukyo was going through such a rivalry with another girl over a man. “Tendo household. Is that also the Tendo Dojo?” Monday asked.

 

“Yes.” Ranma answered simply.

 

“Do you want to press charges against them? Can you be able to pick them out in a police line up?” Monday asked in a professional tone of voice.

 

“Yes” both Ranma and Ukyo said.

 

“I thought I could handle this, but them burning down our home made me realize this whole thing has gone way too far.” Ranma finished.

 

“Okay come with me down to the station so you can sign a complaint form. I'll have some of my men go and pick up both Tendo sisters you claim are responsible for this.”

 

 

TENDO DOJO

 

 

Akane was resting on her bed. She was thinking about how the shop was burnt down and smiled. She was happy about the fact Ukyo's shop was destroyed. Because the way she saw it, Ukyo took something important from her, so she took something important from Ukyo.

 

The door to her room suddenly opens up. Akane looks to see who it is and discovers that it's her sister Nabiki. She looked angry.

 

“Akane I have to talk to you.” Nabiki said in a mad voice.

 

“What is it Nabiki?” Akane asked worried.

 

“My information source just informed me the cops will be coming to take us to the station. They want to ask us questions about the Ucchan fire.”

 

“Oh no. What are we going to do?” Akane asked starting to panic.

 

Nabiki sits on the bed next to Akane and puts her hand on her shoulders. “Don't worry I have my connections already in place. Just let me do the talking. If they ask you if you were involved, just say no; plain and simple.”

 

“But why would they come after us?” Akane asked trying her best to stay calm.

 

“Well didn't you say Ukyo and Ranma saw us in the car when we drove off?”

 

“Yeah they did. That bitch. Instead of facing me woman to woman, she goes and tells the cops on us. THE SNITCH!” Akane said screaming in anger.

 

Nabiki shakes her head in agreement. “We'll get her, but right now we have to convince the cops we had nothing to do with the fire. Then we have to lay low for a while.” Nabiki said as if she was reading an instruction manual.

 

“NABIKI! AKANE!” Soun screamed from downstairs.

 

“It's show time.” Nabiki said getting up from the bed with Akane.

 

As Akane and Nabiki walk down stairs they see two policemen standing in the living room watching them. The also see both Genma and Kasumi looking at them with concern. Soun, however, was just crying.

 

“Are you Akane and Nabiki Tendo?” One officer asked.

 

“Yes” Nabiki said, looking at the man with innocent eyes.

 

“We're here to take you down to the station and ask you questions about the fire that happened yesterday to Ucchan's, an okonomiyaki food shop.”

 

“Ucchan's burned down? That's a shame. I loved eating there every Friday after school.” A sad looking Nabiki lied.

 

“Well the owner, Ukyo, said she and her fiancé saw you and your sister driving away from the place,” said the other officer.

 

“That's impossible. We were at the movies the night when it happened.” Nabiki said faking shock. “But I'll be glad to go down to the station and prove myself and my sister innocent. Let's go Akane.”

 

Akane nods and walks out the door.

 

“AKANEEE!” “NABIKEE!” Soun says crying harder.

 

“Don't worry father all of this is just one big miss understanding.” A confident Nabiki said. She turns from her father, and along with the two officers, they leave the dojo.

 

A sad Kasumi watches her sisters leave the house with both officers. She then goes into the kitchen about to sweep the floor. “Please don't let it be true.” Kasumi said to herself before she starts sweeping.

 

 

NERIMA POLICE STATION

 

 

Ranma and Ukyo were still sitting when they saw Officer Monday open the door and walk into the waiting room.

 

“My men just picked up Akane and Nabiki. They're being prepared to stand in separate lineups.” Monday said in a professional voice.

 

“Okay” Ranma said smiling a little.

 

Office Monday turns and leaves the room. A half an hour passed and Office Monday comes back into the room. He guides both Ranma and Ukyo down the hall to the lineup room.

 

“Okay I'm going to bring the first group in.” Monday said to the couple. “BRING THEM IN!” Monday shouts to the officer in the lineup room through the microphone.

 

The officer let five women who resembled Akane into the room, but the couple can easily tell which one was Akane, especially Ranma.

 

“Okay which one did you see that night?” Monday asked.

 

“Number two,” both Ukyo and Ranma said. Number two was Akane.

 

“Are you sure?” Monday asked again.

 

“Positive” Ranma said.

 

Ukyo just shakes her head looking at Akane with hatred.

 

“OKAY TAKE THEM OUT AND BRING THE NEXT GROUP IN.” Monday said into the microphone that was a bit too loud.

 

The first group with Akane walked out and the next group with Nabiki walks in.

 

“Okay which one in this group?” Monday asked again.

 

“Number four.” Ranma said. Picking Nabiki was even easier than picking Akane, because the other girls didn't have the round, cold, coin like eyes Nabiki had.

 

“Sure?” Monday asked.

 

“Yup!” Ranma said.

 

“Okay we'll take them into the interrogation room and proceed with questioning.” Monday said leading them out the room.

 

“Office Monday I would also like to press charges of attempted rape and murder.” Ukyo said stopping Monday in his tracks.

 

“Rape and Murder?” Monday asked looking at Ukyo dumb founded.

 

“Yes before the fire a man came into the store and tried to rape me.” “I think Nabiki sent him.”

 

“Yes” Ranma added. “Five goons tried to kill me in the back of the shop when the other man was attacking Ukyo.”

 

“Why didn't you tell me this earlier?” Monday asked

 

“Because, I wasn't thinking straight at the time. I was thinking about my shop burning down.” Ukyo said in a depressed voice.

 

“Okay.” I have a lot of questions to ask those two girls. Monday thought to himself with his right hand on his chin. “Can you describe what the men look like?” Monday asked the couple.

 

Both Ranma and Ukyo looked at each other, then shake their head in a yes pattern.

 

“Okay, I'll take you to my sketch artist.”

 

The next hour was spent describing each goon and what they looked like. After the end of the hour, one of the officers came into Mondays office telling him about three burnt bodies the investigation crew found in the ashes of the shop. When the forensic scientist checked each of the men's teeth, he was able to get three profiles on who the guys were. Much to Mondays surprise, three of the men matched the sketch, the sketch artist did from Ranma's description of the guys that tried to kill him. Monday decided it was time to get some answers from the two girls the couple thought was responsible for this incident. He decides to start with Akane first. Since she seem the most nervous Monday thought he could break her, but he didn't count on Akane's stubbornness.

 

 

“Akane Tendo. My name is Officer Frank Monday. I'm here to ask you questions about an attack on Ranma and Ukyo's lives as well as the burning down of Ucchan's.” Monday said staring Akane in the eyes. “Where were you on the night of the fire?”

 

“I was with Nabiki at the movies.” Akane answered plainly.

 

“What time did the movie start?”

 

“9:30”

 

“When did you and your sister show up?”

 

“9:15. We brought some refreshments before we went in the theater.” Akane answered still in a plain voice.

 

“Akane, isn't it true you hate Ukyo and tried to do anything to keep her from marrying Ranma, including crashing their wedding?” Monday asked getting serious.

 

“NO! I don't care what Ranma and her do.” Akane said getting defensive.

 

“You were Ranma's fiancé first, right?”

 

“Yeah, but I got tired of him so I dumped him.” Akane lied.

 

“Your telling me you're not mad at Ranma ending up with another woman?” Monday asked not letting up.

 

“NO! Almost every guy in my neighborhood wants me. Ranma made the mistake giving me up. It's his lost.” Akane said with pride.

 

“But I thought you said you dumped him?” Monday asked catching Akane.

 

“I… I did after I realized he didn't want me anymore.” Akane answered trying to cover her mistake.

 

“I have a witness that said she saw you at the fire with your sister.” Monday said trying to scare Akane.

 

“Ukyo right? I don't know why she thinks I did it,” said Akane trying to fake hurt. “I know she doesn't like me, but this is too much.”

 

“Maybe she has a reason not to like you, huh?”

 

“I don't know why; she got Ranma. That was the main beef between us. Why she still hates me to accuse me of burning down her food place is too much for me to bear.”

 

“Ranma also said he saw you and your sister their. Why would he lie?” Monday asked still looking Akane in the eyes.

 

“Ukyo must've made him say that. I'm telling you officer she has it in for me. She might've burned down her shop to frame me and collect the insurance money.”

 

“Okay next question.” Monday said.

 

After another hour, Akane was done. Monday wasn't able to get anything out of Akane, accept her denial of having anything to do with the fire. Monday was now going to question Nabiki about the fire. When he got there Nabiki requested that she take a lie detector test during the questioning. Monday told her about the right to an attorney, but Nabiki in a confident voice said she had nothing to hide. So now strapped to the lie detector, Monday starts the questioning.

 

“Nabiki Tendo. My name is Officer Frank Monday I'm going to ask you questions about the fire yesterday.”

 

“Ask away.” Nabiki said in a cute voice.

 

“Where were you the night of the fire?” Monday asked the now innocent looking Tendo.

 

“Well Frank. Can I call you Frank?”

 

“Sure, everyone else does.” Monday answered wanting to get on with the questioning.

 

“Akane and me were at the movies enjoying the film by the time the fire took place.”

 

“What time did the movie start?” Monday asked.

 

“Around 9:30 I believe.” Nabiki answered smoothly.

 

“When did you and your sister get there?” Monday continued.

 

“Either 9:15 or 9:20.” Nabiki answered.

 

“Did you drive there or did you walk?” Monday asked thinking about what Ukyo said about them driving away.

 

“Actually we took the bus. The theater is not that far from where we live.” Nabiki answered smiling.

 

“How is the relationship between Akane and Ranma? I hear he use to stay with you.”

 

“Well they had a bad breakup, but I thought it was for the best. They would always fight anyway.” Nabiki said keeping her cool.

 

“Did Akane get real jealous when she found out about Ranma and Ukyo.” Monday continued.

 

“No. In fact, she was happy Ranma finally found someone, so he could stop bugging her.” Nabiki said as if it was a known fact.

 

“Do you know these guys?” Monday asked holding up pictures of the three goons that died in the fire.

 

“I never saw them in my entire life.” Nabiki answered as if Monday just insulted her.

 

“Look Nabiki, I'm going to ask you straight up. Did you in anyway have anything to do with the burning down of Ucchan's, or the attack on the couple by these three men?” Monday asked looking Nabiki right in the eye.

 

“No. Akane and me were at the movies when it happened. Why do Ukyo and Ranma insist it was us? I have no idea, but I'm telling you we're innocent.” Nabiki said looking Monday right in the eye with the saddest, puppy dog look you could ever imagine.

 

“Thank you for taking this test. We'll let you know in a few days if you passed or failed.” Monday said getting up from his chair.

 

“No problem Frank.” Nabiki said batting her eyes at him, as she waits for the other officer in the room to take the straps from the lie detector off of her right arm.

 

“Okay you and your sister are free to go, but don't leave Nerima. We might bring you in for further questioning.” Monday said shaking her hand.

 

“Thank you Officer Frank Monday.” Nabiki said in a cute voice. Nabiki then turns and starts to walk out the room switching her behind while she was at it. Monday couldn't help but notice, Nabiki was real hot in his eyes. Monday then goes into the room where Ukyo and Ranma are.

“Okay we question them both about where they were. Both claimed they were at the movies during the attack and fire.”

 

“BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE!” Ukyo said screaming out.

 

“Don't worry. If they're lying we'll find out.” Monday said patting her on the shoulder. “What I think you two should do right now is find a hotel to say in.” I'll see if I can find one that is open for you. Here's some money to get you settled.” He hands Ranma 5'000 yen. “And don't worry, we will get to the bottom of this.”

 

“Thank You Officer” Ranma said. He and Ukyo begin to walk out of the police station.

 

 

 

NERIMA STREETS

 

 

Ranma and Ukyo were walking the streets from the police station. Ranma wanted to look for a hotel, but Ukyo said she wanted to visit Ucchan's one more time to say goodbye. Ranma didn't object because over the past six month's Ucchan's was a home to him as well. He was really starting to enjoy his life their with Ukyo. As they arrive, Ukyo eyes starts to water again. She put her heart and soul into building the okonomiyaki shop, and now it was all gone. It was both her, and her father's dream to own their first okonomiyaki shop. Ukyo thought about getting revenge by going after the Tendo family and burning down their house. But Ukyo knew it wasn't the whole families fault. As Ranma and her walk through the burnt shop, she notices a picture Ranma and her took when they went to the Nerima fair a day before they tried to get married. The picture didn't have a scratch on it.

 

“Ranma look” Ukyo said showing him the picture.

 

Ranma smiled. “Well at least this survived. We can take it with us as a reminder of what we had.”

 

“What we'll have again Ranma” Ukyo said with newfound confidence. “I will build a new Ucchan's. An Ucchans better than the one we had. It will be a hit all across Japan.”

 

“That's right dear and I'll be by your side all of the way.” Ranma said approaching Ukyo. She runs into Ranma's arms and they both start to kiss right in the middle of the burnt down shop.

 

Just a block away, Shampoo is making one of her ramen meal deliveries. When she notice a couple standing in a burnt down building kissing. At first she ignores them. Then she looks again with dreamy eyes wishing her and Ranma were that close. As she approach the couple, what she notices angers her like never before. Ranma and Ukyo one of her rivals were kissing right in front of her eyes. She no longer cared about the delivery. She gets off of her bike and starts to charge at the couple.

 

“Come on beautiful let's go find a hotel.” Ranma said licking his lips after the long kiss they just had. He always loved the lip-gloss she used. When Ranma turns around he sees an angry shampoo charging at them “Oh no, she must've seen us.” Ranma said to himself. “UKYO!” Ranma screams pushing her out the way of Shampoo's flying attack.

 

“Ranma wha-” Ukyo starts then she notices Shampoo herself.

 

Shampoo lands in front of Ranma. “MOVE AIREN! SHAMPOO MUST KILL SPATULA GIRL!” Shampoo screamed.

 

“No Shampoo. You have to get past me first.” Ranma responded back.

 

Ukyo wanting to let out some pent up anger cuts in. “No Ranma let me at her. She wants to start something. After I just lost my shop, I'm ready to kick some ass.” Ukyo said getting in a fighting stance

 

“BETTER GIRL TRIED AND FAILED!” Shampoo said still screaming.

 

“NO! STOP IT PLEASE?” Ranma shouted getting between them. “Shampoo we don't have time for this. We just lost our home and we're looking for another place to live.”

 

“What airen mean? Airen live with violent girl.” Shampoo said with a confused look on her face.

 

“Things changed these last six months Shampoo. I left the Tendo Dojo and moved in with Ukyo.” Ranma said seeing that Shampoo calmed down a bit.

 

“Why do that?”

 

“It's a long story, one I don't want to talk about right now. Anyway, now we're homeless and we have to find a new place to live.” Ranma said now looking sad.

 

Shampoo feeling sorry for Ranma and still wanting to get him away from Ukyo makes an offer. “Why not stay with Shampoo Ranma?” she smiles charmingly.

 

“Stay with you?” Ukyo repeated with one of her eyebrows raised.

 

Shampoo ignores her however, and continues to talk to Ranma. “Restaurant have extra room, and it nice and big.”

 

“I don't think so Shampoo. Thanks anyway.” Ranma said smiling.

 

“Please accept offer Ranma? Shampoo feel sad knowing airen homeless and not help.” Shampoo insists not giving up.

 

Ranma thinking about it turns to ask Ukyo. “What do you think Ukyo? Staying at the Chinese restaurant is better than some hotel room.”

 

Shampoo hearing this interrupts them. “No Ranma! Not spatula girl, just you”

 

Ranma turns and gives Shampoo an offended look. “Well if you don't permit Ukyo to stay, I can't go either. We're a couple and I won't abandon her.” Ranma says in a defensive voice.

 

Shampoo was shocked when she heard this. “But Shampoo thought Ranma with violent girl?” Shampoo asked, giving a cold glare Ukyo's way.

 

Ukyo smirks and stares back with the same cold glare.

 

Ranma, unaware of the tension between the young women, answers Shampoo's question. “That's why I moved out. I broke up with Akane for Ukyo after I got sick of Akane's abuse.”

 

Shampoo was about to get mad, but an idea popped in her head. She would let Ukyo stay too, so she can steal Ranma from under her nose. “Fine Shampoo guess she come too.”

 

This surprised Ranma and Ukyo.

 

“Really?” Ranma asked, but Ukyo was looking at her in a suspicious manner.

 

“Sure you may not be Shampoo airen, but you still Shampoo friend. And friend no leave friend out in cold. Not Amazon way.” Shampoo said in a prideful voice.

 

“Thanks Shampoo!” In that case, lead the way. Ranma said in a cheerful voice.

 

“Yes thank you Shampoo.” Ukyo said faking a smile. Being a woman she knew what Shampoo was up to, but she didn't mind. The way she saw it, being able to watch Shampoo was better than not knowing what she was planning. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Ukyo thought to herself. She then walks to Shampoo and sticks out her hand. “I hope we become good friends.”

 

Shampoo, also faking a smile, took her hand. “Shampoo hope too.”

 

They shake hands in front of a happy, but clueless Ranma.

 

As Ranma, Ukyo, and Shampoo start to walk away from the burnt down stop towards shampoo's restaurant, Ukyo turns to look at her shop one last time, then she catches up to Ranma and Shampoo.

 

They arrive at the restaurant and Shampoo immediately told Mousse what the deal was. Mousse was happy because now that Ranma was with Ukyo, he could finally have Shampoo for himself. Mousse knew Shampoo wasn't going to give up that easily, however. So at the risk of getting beat up he decides to lay back and watch as things unfolded. The same day Ranma contacts Officer Frank Monday to tell him where he and Ukyo were now living. He didn't have to give directions because Monday already knew where they were.

 

A couple of days passed and Monday paid Ranma and Ukyo a visit.

 

 

NEKO HATEN

 

 

“Yes do Ranma and Ukyo stay here?” Monday asked the young man with shorts and pop bottle glasses.

 

“Yes. I'll get them. RANMA! UKYO!” Mousse screamed their names waiting for an answer. Soon he saw both of them coming downstairs.

 

“Officer Monday, pleased to meet you again.” Ranma said shaking his hand.

 

“Same here Ranma, we have an update on the case against the Tendo sisters.” Monday said in his professional voice. “Is there somewhere we can talk in private?”

 

“Sure follow me.” Mousse said to the police officer curious about what was going on. He shows them to a table at the far end of the whole restaurant away from the other costumers. Then he walks away to where shampoo was standing.

 

“Okay what's the update officer?” Ranma asked.

 

Monday looks at Ranma then responds. “Well unfortunately there is no case.” Monday said shaking his head. “We looked and searched for any evidence that might incriminate them both, we found nothing.”

 

“BUT THEY WERE THERE!” Ukyo screams getting mad. She causes everybody in the restaurant including Shampoo and Mousse to look at her.

 

“Eyewitnesses say otherwise.” Monday continued. “Nabiki and Akane claimed they were at the movies during the time of the fire. And we got statements from twenty three people including the manager of the theater who claimed they saw them during the time of the fire.”

 

“But what about the goons that attacked us?” Ranma asked getting mad himself.

 

“As far as we know they all acted alone. They were not hired by Nabiki or Akane.” Monday said. “We also asked members of their family and they all said Akane and Nabiki went to the movies that night.”

 

“But what about the other two goons, did you get them?” Ranma asked not believing what he was hearing.

 

“Yes we found them, but they turned up dead, murdered by one of their own I imagine.” Monday said still giving what he thinks is facts.

 

“But I saw them. I swear.” Ukyo said, blood boiling.

 

“Well, we gave the oldest of the two sisters, Nabiki, I think that was her name a lie detector test.” Monday said pausing for a moment. “She passed the test with flying colors.”

 

Ranma and Ukyo were shocked, but Ranma knowing Nabiki had a theory.

 

“Did she ask to take the test?” Ranma asked Monday.

 

“Yes she did.”

 

“Don't you see? She beat the test.” Ranma said trying to convince Monday.

 

“That's impossible. Those test are 99.5 percent accurate.” Monday said in defiance.

 

“But, I know Nabiki. She's a master manipulator.” Ranma responded back.

 

“According to our law when a suspect passes a lie detector and doesn't have any evidence against them, that person is innocent. And until you can prove otherwise, there is no case. Sorry.” Officer Monday said getting up from his seat at the table. “If you find anything call me, until then...” Monday starts to walk out of the restaurant.

 

Ranma and Ukyo now have very anger looks on their faces. Somehow the Tendo sisters beat the system. Now they had no help from the cops; they wouldn't get justice.

 

“NOOOO!” Ukyo screams running upstairs to the room Shampoo gave her. Ranma goes after her, but is stopped by Shampoo.

 

“Ranma what happened?” Shampoo asked. Ranma just looks at her then continues to go after Ukyo.