Subject: [FFML] [The teacher][part12][new!]
From: Ryoga P Hibiki
Date: 1/17/2000, 3:24 PM
To: ffml@fanfic.com

The Teacher

Part 12

The Chinese connection.

	Shampoo snarled as she stood in the doorway and glared at Ranma,
charging forward she sliced through the air with her two mace weapons and
forced the girl to jump around defensively. Ryo stood wordlessly and
watched the exchange quietly waiting for the moment the Amazon would
stop. Ranma tossed the towel she had in her hands and vanished under its
cover as it blocked the Amazon girl's vision.
	"Shampoo, why do you attack this girl?" asked Ryo calmly, Ryoga, Akane,
and her two classmates stared at her in shock.
	"Isn't it obvious? Ranma must be the girl she wrote about in her
letter," Torako stood from her place at the base of the lockers and
smiled at her cousin. "Too bad for him."
	"I must kill her!" spat the young girl as she glanced around the room.
	"Shampoo, stop," said the elder woman as a small smile formed on her
lips; the younger girl was about to jump out of the hole she had created
in search of her prey.
	"Ranma, you may come out now, Shampoo will not attack," Ryo calmly
walked over and opened a locker revealing the pigtailed girl inside.
	The Amazon snarled and leapt forward at her only to be stopped by the
hand of an angry looking Ryo. "You forget your place!"
	Shampoo started and bowed low on the ground, "Apologies," her voice had
an angry edge to it, her eye's never left Ranma's face.
	"You have no claim to Ranma Saotome, he belongs to me," everyone in the
room stared at Ryo in shock.
	"Hey, I ain't nobody's!" retorted Ranma angrily.
	"According to Amazon law, you are immune to the kiss of death Ranma, I
won't say why just yet, but there are several things Shampoo is unaware
of," the elder woman smiled darkly at the young girl bowing in front of
her. Ranma looked relieved, but still uncertain.
	Shampoo could only stare at the ground in shock, "Immune?!" Finally
composing herself the Amazon stood and looked at her aunt with a cool
gaze. "Tell me why, I have the right to demand this of you!"
	"The first reason is simple Shampoo, Ranma is male," Ryo sat down calmly
on one of the benches and looked the girl in the eyes, the look told the
elder Amazon all she needed to know. "Yes, Shampoo, he is like me; but he
has not been recognized, so legally he is male."
	Shampoo stared at the girl with a slightly less angry gaze and she
shrank back behind Akane. "Then I must..."
	"Don't be so rash young one, we have much to discuss, for example Ranma
also has immunity to this as well, you cannot touch him. Let it go
Shampoo," the young girl snarled slightly and looked at her.
	"You know I cannot do that, the..." she was interrupted by the older
woman as she smiled and gave a small laugh.
	"You must wait for the elders to decide the course of action, I know the
laws better than most who where born Amazons. They where not required to
memorize them like I was," Ryo gave the girl a gentle push and sat her
down next to her taking her under her arm.
	"I believe they will rule that you forget the matter Shampoo, but there
is a slim chance for a competition. Don't worry about it, either way your
precious warrior's pride should come out unscathed," the woman smiled and
helped the younger Amazon to her feet again.
	"Auntie Kagome, who is this?"  Akane looked the young girl up and down
skeptically.
	"This is my niece Akane, her name is Shampoo," Ryo motioned to the girl
and she bowed politely.
	"Your niece?" Ranma appeared to be in shock. "She was tryin ta kill me!"
	"I know that, but she won't any more," Ryo tried her hardest to be
reassuring.
	Torako smiled and walked up to her cousin. "I take it you'll be home
tonight then?"
	"I guess so, this is so frustrating!" the Chinese girl shot an angry
glare at Ranma and frowned.
	"Don't worry about it, daddy's been planing stuff for a while, I
wouldn't be surprised if he knew it was Ranma who beat you before he
showed up here," Ryo raised his eyebrow and kept an innocent smile on her
face.
	"Is that true?" Shampoo glared at the woman and she simply leaned
forward and smiled at her.
	"Now that... is a secret." The Amazon winked and shook her finger at the
young girl.
	"Daddy! Stop watching that show so much!" Torako looked embarrassed and
turned away from her father in disgust.
	Ranma and Akane just stared at the scene in silent awe, "You know what's
going on?" asked Ranma.
	"Not a clue," replied his fianc�e.
	Ryo seemed to notice the two of them suddenly and a smile formed on her
lips, "Shampoo, I want you to meet somebody. You may remember her, this
is Akane," the woman lead the lavender haired girl over to the Japanese
girl and they bowed to each other. "She is Torako's best friend, and
greatest rival," Ryo smiled and looked back and fourth between them
innocently.
	"Daddy, you're embarrassing her!" whined his daughter as Akane blushed
at the compliment.
	"Why would I know...YOU!" Shampoo's gaze went from confused to angry in
a matter of seconds. "I remember you!"
	Akane frowned as she looked at the girl and frowned. "Hey, it's the
'snotty hot bun head!'"
	"And you're the ugly 'bowl cut boy!'" retorted the Amazon.

	Shampoo looked wistful for a minute and tears formed in her eyes. "I
remember it like it was yesterday..."
	A young super deformed Shampoo quietly played in a field of flowers
humming to herself while making a crown out of the small white blossoms.
The child giggles to herself and places it on her head.
	Suddenly a hand reaches down and snatches it from her, Shampoo looks up
and sees an evil fanged super deformed Akane with a salad bowl on top of
her head. "Nyahahahahahaa! You can't take flowers out of the ground and
make crowns out of them! They die when you do that, murderer!"
	"No! Please, I making gift to mama!" the SD Shampoo jumps up and down
trying to grab the ring away from the girl.
	"You can't even speak proper Japanese! Stupid cow! You'll be weak and
fat when you get old!" Evil SD Akane jumps away chuckling evilly to
herself.
	"Ooh! I'll show you now, you evil flat chest bowl head!" 
	
	Shampoo glared at Akane who got a look of comprehension on her face.
"That's not what happened!" Akane retorted bitterly, "It went like
this..."

	A cute young super deformed Akane plays in a flower field making crowns
out of small white flowers humming to herself. She giggles as she holds
it into the air, it is of course, a perfect ring that is beautifully
crafted. "Tora-chan will be so pleased!"
	"Hey! Stupid girl!" an evil looking SD Shampoo appears with two hot buns
attached to the sides of her head. "You no can take Amazon flowers! They
belong Shampoo!"
	SD Akane immediately gives them to the girl, "Oh, I'm sorry, I thought
they where wild, here you can have them back." Evil SD Shampoo snatches
the flowers away and stomps them to the ground snarling cruelly. 
	"Ha! Stupid girl, are wild flowers, everything in village only touch by
Amazon women, you never be strong like us!" she promptly whacks SD Akane
over the head with a short staff and sent her running away crying. 
	"Wahhh! You're a mean hot bun head!"

	"And that's what really happened!" Akane glared at the Amazon daring her
to oppose.
	"That's the biggest lie I've ever heard!" snarled the girl in reply.
	"Oh yea? Well it's more true than your crappy story!" retorted Akane
angrily.

	From the wall Ranma, Torako, and Ryo all watched the exchange with mild
interest. "Gee, do you think they remember each other?" commented Ranma
dryly.
	"I always thought they got along better than this," Ryo looked confused.
	"Of course you did daddy, they always behaved themselves in front of the
adults," Torako didn't look surprised in the slightest and sighed. "As I
recall Akane was getting frustrated trying to make something crafty in a
field and she ran across Shampoo while she was training for guard duty,
which she hates," the girl's eyes narrowed while Akane and Shampoo got
into a staring contest.
	"You were spying on them?" asked Ranma looking somewhat shocked.
	"No, I was stalking them, it's a little bit different," Torako rolled
her eyes and smiled at him.
	"Well, she always told me she loved the trip she took with us when we
visited home," Ryo sighed and watched the exchange with a small smile on
her lips.
	"Please daddy, those two fought for the whole month long training trip,"
Torako smiled to herself and relaxed, "They could keep this up all day if
you let them."
	Ryo snorted and stood up to her full height, "All right you two that's
enough! Come on we don't have all day to spend sitting here while you two
fight. Besides, Shampoo, you have to send that message back to the
village about Ranma."
	The Chinese girl blushed and bowed to her elder respectfully, "Sorry, I
almost forgot about that Auntie." 
	Ranma spared the woman a dark look, "Thanks for reminding her."
	Ryo ignored her and spoke to the two girls, "You can do that after we
eat, I'm in the mood for ice cream myself," she smiled and led the small
procession out of the locker room. "My treat of course, all of you come
with me." She took the young blonde woman who had entered with her by the
arm and started towards the door.
	"Ice cream?" Ranma frowned, "That isn't very manly."
	"Who's a man?" asked Ryo smiling to herself.
	"I donno, I just figured you wouldn't go for this kind of thing," the
pigtailed girl smiled at the woman and walked beside her.
	"Why not? You do it, I've seen you at a few of the shops, besides, your
Torako's sister remember? That makes you my daughter," she gave the girl
a knowing smile and pat her on the head.
	Ranma just looked confused and shrugged her shoulders.
	"Torako, for god's sake get your fianc�e some hot water," Ryo looked
down at the half-crushed Ryoga in his daughter's arms and she blushed.
	"Sorry P-chan, it was just a little exciting and I forgot I was holding
you! You'll forgive me won't you?!" she looked as cute as she possibly
could as she said this and gently squeezed him into her bosom, Ryoga
promptly passed out from shock and blood loss. 
	"Why did you do that?" asked Shampoo looking confused.
	"It's just so much fun to tease him this way," replied her cousin
looking much more cheerful than she'd seen her since she was little.
	Akane snorted and pulled at her friend's arm, "Come on Tora-chan, it
looks like your having another one of those days again."

	Ryo smiled as she watched the girls in the ice cream shop, Akane sat
directly across from Shampoo at the table and was locked in a hateful
staring contest, Yuka and Sayuri watched nervously from between them.
Torako ate her ice cream while she insisted on spoon feeding Ryoga, who
was human and incredibly embarrassed; much to the amusement of Ranma. 
>From what Ryo could gather, things where going well, almost too well.
"Well, I'm sure Cologne will keep that ruling tipped away from peaceful,
she'll lose face if Shampoo has to forget about the whole thing; Most
likely she'll end up in competition with Akane, but that doesn't worry me
much."
	Makoto had been remarkably quiet through the whole affair and smiled as
she sat next to her currently female date. "I don't get it, you had all
this planned?"
	"Far from it, I had almost forgotten Shampoo was even here; but luckily
I had already taken precautions for this a long time ago," she smiled and
winked at her causing her to blush.
	"Please don't do that while you're a woman, it's creepy," the woman
looked away with an even more embarrassed blush.
 	"Sorry, I don't act much different either way, but I tend to be less
serious when I'm like this," he laughed and ordered a cup of hot water.
"It's easy to forget about as well."
	Makoto seemed to be in shock, "You forget you're a girl?"
	"Well, I don't feel any different, the only thing that reminds me
sometimes is when I hit myself in the chest or something," she looked
thoughtful and smiled when he noticed Makoto giggling to herself.
	"I've got to say, this is the strangest relationship I've ever been in,"
she started to drink her milkshake looking happy with herself.
	"Perhaps that is why it's going so well?" it was Ryo's turn to smile
when Makoto blushed and looked back at her for a moment with a knowing
smile.

	Ranma walked along the fence towards the Tendo dojo humming to himself
as he went while Akane fumed below him. 
"Ooh! Just wait until I get my hands on her!" she turned slightly red and
kicked at the fence almost knocking Ranma off.
	"Hey! Calm down will ya!" Ranma regained his balance and jumped down
next to her, "What ever she did then doesn't matter now, you where just
kids."
	"Says you! That girl is hostile and bitchy! I could never be friends
with someone like her," Akane started to glow with angry energy as she
stomped off towards her home.
	"Jeez, I'm glad I got on her good side right away," Ranma shook his head
and followed her quietly.

	Torako sat across from her cousin at the Kagome home drinking tea and
watching the television. Shampoo simply glared at the wall muttering
angry things to herself, Torako raised her eyebrow slightly and sighed.
	"Shampoo, if daddy says you can't touch her he has a reason, calm down."
	"I must kill her! All those horrible things she did to me, I won't
forgive her!" the Amazon girl slammed her teacup onto the table and
cracked the wood.
	"She didn't do anything that bad cousin, relax," Torako turned and
watched her program with no real interest.
	"How would you know! At last I have a chance to get back at that evil
bowl cut head!" Shampoo snarled and continued to stare at the wall.
	"I was there Shampoo, I know most of what happened between you, it was
nothing more than a childhood squabble" she sipped at her drink calmly
and relaxed against the table.
	"Must kill, must kill" Shampoo started to chant a mantra to herself as
she fumed over meeting her old nemesis again.

	Ryo stood at the doorway of Makoto's apartment as she fumbled with the
keys clumsily; finally she managed to open her door and turned to face
him. 
	He smiled warmly and took her hand, "I hope you enjoyed yourself."
	"Yes!" the woman shook her head vigorously and giggled slightly,
"They're such wonderful children."
	"Yes, despite it all they get along pretty well, I know they seem pretty
hostile outwardly, but they really are good people." He stepped back a
little and scratched the back of his head. "I suppose Shampoo and Akane
have a little something to settle, but they'll get along fine once it
passes."
	"Well, goodnight," Makoto edged her way back into the doorway blushing
profusely while looking at the floor. Ryo smiled and gently grabbed her
arm, she made no move to protest and fell into him closing her eyes. He
pulled her chin up slightly and she gasped. "Yes." Finally he kissed her
for what seemed like an eternity, the woman felt her head swim as
emotions overtook her. Once again doubts reared their ugly heads and she
pushed them away easily while in his embrace. Finally he broke the kiss
and backed away.
	Makoto fell against the door and supported herself with the frame as he
turned away, "Uhhh," she felt dumb saying it, but it was about all she
could manage to say.
	"Good night," said Ryo with a small bow.
	She felt something pull at her heart as he turned away, finally she got
a hold on herself. "W-would you like to come inside...for some tea?" She
felt her face burning and parts of her mind screamed desperately for her
not to do it.
	The man turned with a somewhat surprised look crossing his face before
it turned into a smile again, "I'd like that." All doubts in her mind
washed away as she saw him smile again.
	The pair entered the apartment and the door closed quietly behind him. 

	Down the hall from the small apartment a pair of binoculars dropped to
the floor. Kentaro smiled as his wife's jaw dropped almost as much.
"Wh-what's she doing? Is she crazy?"
	"You know what Yui-chan, I don't think she is," the man turned and
started to walk away from her towards the exit.
	"Where are you going!? Makoto-chan is in danger!" the woman screamed and
brushed her hair back out of her face.
	"From what? I haven't seen him do anything, but sweep her off her feet;
Personally I think she deserves it for once," a strange wistful look
crossed his face and Yui frowned at him.
	"If she gets hurt again I don't know what I'll do!" the woman looked sad
as she watched the doorway with an evil looking frown. "I won't let him
do that to her."
	"There is nothing you can do about it now," said the man curtly. He
leaned against the wall and smirked. 
	"Oh shut up you big oaf!" snarled the woman angrily as she spun around
to face him. "Wait a minute, what are you looking at?"
	He smiled wistfully and pulled her into his arms, "I feel oddly,
inspired Yui-chan," the apartment next to them was empty and he pulled
her into his arms kissing her passionately while walking through the
doorway.
	"No! Get off me you big pervert! What the hell are you...you...Oh,
G-g-god!" the door closed behind them and the hallway was once again
silent.

TBC...

	That just left a waffy taste in my mouth, better drink something to get
it out. Don't worry though, things will get back on track next time.
Ranma has not yet gotten through his problems with Shampoo; not by a long
shot, while waiting for the word from the elders to return she stays with
her cousin and does her best to make Ranma and Akane's life a living
hell, but  how? Find out next time...
	


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