A Saiyan Tail CH. 3, The one I love.

	He stood on a hill top and smiled as he looked over the city. At
last he had found Nerima, the home of his long time rival, Ranma would be
put in his place for sure now. He rose into the air as thunder rumbled
from the clouds above his head. The rain drops came softly at first and
then more violently, and he welcomed them. Now he could truly face the
boy who had run away from him so long ago. At last he could close this
chapter in his life and begin a new one, one without grudges, without
revenge, without defeat. "Just you wait Ranma!" cried the boy as he shot
across the sky away from the city he had been so desperate to find. "Damn
it! Where the hell did Nerima go?!"

	Ranma sat on the floor of the Tendo home with a towel wrapped
around her. She shivered under the cloth and looked basically pathetic.
Akane sat nearby a comfortable distance away from her and sighed. She
still felt terrible about what had happened that afternoon, but Ranma
seemed to have forgotten all about it at this point. 
	They had been caught in the rain on the way home and it was a
very cold day for the fall. Ranma grinned sheepishly as her father came
into the room and squat down beside her.
	"You know, maybe you should go train some to get warmed up," he
offered.
	"Mr. Saotome no! Ranma needs to rest so she doesn't get sick!"
exclaimed Kasumi as she walked up behind the man. Goku turned and smiled
at her.
	"I guess your right,"
	
	Ranma was having her own problems, Akane had not spoken to her
since that afternoon, aside from a few apologies anyway. She just stayed
near her and looked uncertain. Ranma was getting worried, she glanced at
Akane and she turned away quickly. "I wonder if I did something to get
her mad at me again?" she wondered aloud.
	"Nah, she just feels bad about earlier," said her father quietly.
Akane had made no move to indicate she had heard them.
	"Really?" asked Ranma.
	"Sure, by tomorrow afternoon she'll be back to her old self
again," reassured the man.
	"Great," muttered Ranma, she wasn't sure if that was a good thing
or not. She always seemed ready to hit her for something, luckily, she
had kept it to herself so far.
	"I'm hungry," said Ranma and Goku suddenly in unison. Both of
their brains seemed to come to a complete stop as they uttered this and
realized why they were so uncomfortable.
	"Don't worry dinner will be ready in a couple of hours," said
Kasumi cheerfully. She turned and walked into the kitchen. Both of the
Saotomes looked like they had just watched someone die. 
	"But pop, I'm hungry now," said Ranma.
	"I sure could use a snack," agreed Goku.
	"Ramen?" asked Ranma.
	"How about Tai?" offered Goku.
	"For a snack?" asked Ranma warily.
	"I guess your right, too spicy,"
	"Hey! What are you two doing?!" asked Akane angrily as she walked
up to them as they plotted their next meal.
	"See I told you she'd get back to her old self soon," said Goku
to Ranma cheerfully.
	"What's wrong Akane?" asked Ranma in confusion.
	"My sister is working hard to make you two a meal and your
planing to sneak off that's what!" growled the girl.
	"But, we were just going for a snack Akane," stammered Ranma.
	"Yea right!" Akane was pissed to say the least. Goku and Ranma
backed against a wall with panicked looks on their faces, neither of them
knew exactly what to do.
	"Akane, let them be," said Soun from behind his news paper.
	"But dad!" said Akane in shock.
	"You don't know them like I do Akane. If they don't go for
'snacks', as they put it, They will eat us out of house and home in a few
weeks," said the man nodding sagely.
	"Hey!" cried Goku.
	"Don't worry about it Saotome-kun, I just need to make sure Akane
understands. You have a remarkable appetite old friend," said Soun with a
small devious smirk.
	"I suppose your right," laughed Goku.
	Ranma just looked confused and discovered that since she had
somehow gotten off with merely a dirty look from Akane that everything
was at least stable.

	Several meals later Akane just looked angrily at the two Saotomes
as she carefully guarded her bowl and looked at the remains of the table
in shock. She could not believe those two could eat that much, at least
Ranma's mother had managed to teach them some manners, but from the look
of it Goku was as new to them as Ranma was. Suddenly the door opened and
someone entered the home.
	Ranma stood and watched with mild interest as Kasumi quietly
stood and walked over to the hall. "Oh hello, can I help you?" she said.
	Ranma looked around and noticed that almost everyone else at the
table either didn't notice or didn't care that someone had come to visit.
Somehow her girl body was more sensitive than her male one. It was odd to
her she always felt more jumpy and nervous in her current form. Even her
father hadn't noticed Kasumi leave. Her train of thought was cut off by a
familiar voice.
	"Whither the villain Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo?! I must free
her from his evil clutches!
	Goku finally noticed the new comer and turned in mild confusion
to see who the intruder was. Kasumi followed as the bukoten wielding boy
charged into the room and glanced around angrily. He was wearing a
bandanna with a rising sun embroidered on the front of it and dressed in
his kendo uniform.
	"Who the heck are you?!" asked Goku.
	"I seek the fiend Ranma Saotome! I must avenge my honor by
challenging him to a duel and defeat him to free the beauteous Akane
Tendo!" spouted Kuno as he stood proudly.
	"Your challenging me?" asked Ranma as she stood and glared at
him.
	"Who?!" said Kuno as he turned to see her standing before him in
a ready stance. He could not believe his eyes, she was beautiful, as much
as Akane. "It is not you I seek fair one, but if you should defeat me I
will allow you to date with me." said Kuno as he took up an offensive
pose.
	"But, I don't want to date you," said Ranma with a rather
sickened gaze.
	"Ah, but maidens are strange creatures, they say nay to that
which they would construe aye!" said Kuno dramatically as he raised his
bokuten and smirked at Ranma.
	"Now see here young man..." started Soun.
	"Who the heck are you?" asked Goku.
	"I am the rising new star of the High school Kendo world. The
sound of my voice drives fear into the hearts of my opponents, They call
me "The blue thunder of Furinkan High"! Tatewaki Kuno, age seventeen."
said the boy with yet another confident smirk. "And who might you be?"
	"I'm Goku, Saotome Goku," answered the man as he assessed the
boy, he couldn't feel more than a flicker of power from him. His
attention went to his 'daughter'. "You aren't really going to fight this
guy are you?" 
	"C'mon pop, I have ta' you heard him," growled Ranma impatiently.
	"So you are this girl's father eh? Are you per chance related to
that fiend Ranma as well?" asked Kuno with and angry look on his face.
	The Tendos just sat and watched with mild interest. Nabiki and
Soun seemed to be more interested than Akane or Kasumi. 
	"He's my son, why?" asked Goku.
	Kuno shot a glare at Ranma again. "So she is his sister, her
appeal lessens somewhat, but not enough to sate my raging heart. Oh
wickedness! How can I harm such a flower, even one with such a vile
brother, NO! Half brother as this?!" thought Kuno to himself. He turned
to face Ranma. "Alas my heart must lead me into this battle! To win is to
enjoy a date with my grace and elegance! Thus I shall lose with all my
might!" he cried as he charged.
	"Hey you jerk! This isn't the dojo!" cried Ranma as she flew over
Kuno's strikes and floated just out of his reach.
	Kuno ignored her and continued to charge. She seemed to vanish
and appeared at random points around Kuno giving him seven distinct and
devastating blows. The Kendoist fell to the ground quietly and lay still
for a moment.
	Akane gasped at what appeared in front of her suddenly. Her
father seemed to vanish as well and was holding Ranma back carefully just
over Kuno. Ranma's arm was cocked back in another strike. "That's enough
son, you don't want to hurt him."
	Goku just stood silently and smiled as if nothing had happened.
	"Dad?!" exclaimed Akane and Nabiki. Kasumi was simply sitting and
pouring tea. 
	"That was very good father."
	Soun noticed the disbelieving looks his other two daughters were
giving him and blushed. "Well it has been a while since I had a real
fight hasn't it Saotome-kun?" he chuckled.
	"Sure has, not since Ten shin han at the Tenka ichi Budokai ten
years ago, as I recall," said Goku looking thoughtful. "I didn't know you
could still move like that."
	"Really Saotome, did you think I would get out of practice with
the master still around?" said Soun with mock arrogance.
	Kuno stood and glared at them. He had finally recovered from the
battle and was using his bukoten as a cane. "I concede, such skill in one
so fair is rare to say the least. To think I would find such beauty
twice? Unthinkable, I shall return fair one, until then Akane Tendo,
Pigtailed girl, I give you my leave," with that he staggered out of the
home.
	"What a weirdo," muttered Ranma as she used the remaining water
in the tea kettle Kasumi had used to turn back into a boy again.
	"Who are you to talk?" muttered Akane under her breath.
	Nabiki smiled, this could get interesting. 


	TBC... Next time, Kuno's heart. 
	Kuno has trouble deciding between his pig tailed goddess and
Akane Tendo, perhaps a meeting with Ranma-chan will help him decide. He
also contemplates having Ranma as a brother. 
	Ryoga still staggers his way towards Nerima and reveals that he
may be more than a passing menace for even the Saiyan Ranma. It may take
him a bit longer though since he can apparently fly. Why he can will be
revealed as well.
	Just to let you know, I'm gonna keep writing this until I get
just past Ryoga. So don't expect to say anything else till then. Ja!
P.S. Yea, I know it's a bit short, but I got quite a few months worth of
fic here [Possibly as much as a year!], even if I post every day. The
Saiyans will not appear for at least four or five months at this rate,
possibly even longer.
	 I was wondering if maybe I should post the latter part under
�Saiyan tail Z?� I'll still get through Ryoga first as it would reveal to
much about him at the moment. But after that...It would have to have a
spoiler warning of course, but I think I may be able to pull it off.
Especially since I have an outline up to the Namek story.
	I'm looking for help here folks, send Opinions to
Catbert25@juno.com 
	I'll have to stop writing one of my other fics for it though.
Probably 'Heart of flame, breath of fire.'

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