Hi.
It has been a long time since I sent any chapter to FFML. I hope that everybody like this.
Disclaimers:
- Ranma belongs to Rumiko Takahashi.
- This story is made for fun and is meant for the enjoyment of the fans.
- I have to thank Kirra for revised the prologue. Thank you very much.
- Please R&R.
- If anybody wants be a pre reader and help me you only have to e-mail me. I would be
happy to accept. Thanks.
-----------------------------------------Chapter 1: Secrets Unveiled.
Nodoka was drinking tea quietly in the living room of the Tendo's house. Little volutes of
steam rose from the hot liquid. The warm cup laid between the delicate hands of Nodoka,
who from time to time, brought it near her lips and drank a sip.
The tranquillity and silence reigned in the house and only the martial shouts of the
students, muffled by the distance, challenged this calm.
Suddenly the entrance door busted open with a blow strong enough to break the peaceful
atmosphere of the house and instead, announced the arrival of the two youngest habitants
of the house. Nodoka sighed for the lost tranquillity and turned towards the door of the
room. A moment later the door opened and Ranma and Akane entered in the living room where
Nodoka was standing.
=93Good afternoon.=94 Nodoka greeted them with a smile while she stood up; however neither
teenager returned the greeting.
Ranma stood by the entrance of the living room with his eyes fixed on the floor, avoiding
eye contact with his mother. At his side, Akane stared at him. Her hands, crossed in front
of her, held her school-bag with so much strength that her knuckles had turned white.
After a moment of odd silence among the three, Ranma looked at Akane. She frowned and
pointed at Nodoka with a slight movement of her head. Ranma turned towards his mother.
=93Mom=85 Listen=85 Today we talked with Ukyo. Well, no... Ukyo came to talk with me=85=94
The smiled disappeared from Nodoka's face, but neither Ranma, who was too busy searching
for appropriates words, nor Akane, noticed it.
=93We didn't talk with her since the wed=85 well=85 you know.=94
Akane huffed and started to repeatedly hit her school-bag with her forefinger.
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While the sound of the bell, which indicated the end of the class, echoed throughout the
halls, Ranma stretched in his chair to get the stiffness out of his muscles. At his side,
Akane went to talk with her friends while the rest of his classmates stood up, started to
clear their tables or talk among them. Ranma took his school-bag, opened it and, without
hurry, started to put away his books; until he felt unexpectedly, that somebody pulled his
arm gently. On raising his head he met Ukyo's inquisitive glance.
=93Why have you been avoiding me all week?=94 She asked seriously, yet almost in a whisper, so
no one, especially Akane, could hear her.
Ranma looked away angered and fixed his eyes on his desk.
=93How could you even ask me, after what Shampoo and you did?=94 The curtness of his answer
surprised Ranma himself; but it didn't frighten off Ukyo; who let out a loud guffaw.
=93Come on Ranma! Don't tell me that you really wanted to get married.=94 She answered in an
amusing and slightly sarcastic tone.
Neither realised that Ukyo's laugh have caught Akane=92s attention, and this one approached
them with an angry face. But Ukyo continued on, so Akane couldn=92t interrupt her, either
Ranma added anything
=93You don=92t need to lie. Your mother was the one that invited me to the wedding. She told
me that you would be happy if, for any reason, the wedding didn=92t take place.=94
Ranma looked at Ukyo who saw clearly in the face of her fianc=E9 the surprise and confusion
that her words had caused. The idea that Ranma didn=92t know anything about the plans of her
mother assailed Ukyo. A question pronounced in a low voice at her back interrupted her
thoughts.
=93Why?=94
Ukyo=92s words had stopped Akane just when she had gone to grasp the shoulder of her rival;
so when the young chef turned around, she met Akane=92s half-outstretched arm. Ukyo noted
that Akane=92s hand shook slightly and her face had the same expression of surprised and
disbelief of Ranma=92s. Akane didn=92t pay attention to Ukyo. Her eyes were fixed on Ranma,
with the vain hope to find an answer to her question.
=93Why?=94
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Ranma finished his story and the silence returned to the room. Akane had stopped to hit
her school-bag and both teenagers observed Nodoka with the hope that this one refuted
Ukyo=92s words. However Nodoka merely continued looking them with a sad expression. All that
could be heard during a few minutes were the deadened noises in the dojo and the birds
chirping outside.
Finally Nodoka made a decision. She sat down again in front of her cup of tea and she
started to stir the cold liquid with a teaspoon.
=93Do you really want be married?=94 Nodoka asked. The tone of her voice was calm but it had a
touch of sadness.
Neither Ranma, nor Akane expected this question; therefore it caught them completely by
surprise. Ranma started to babble an answer but before he could say anything coherent
Akane exploded.
Akane's anger had risen greatly after seeing Ukyo talking to Ranma, but the words of Ukyo
had covered her rage with surprise and confusion. Nodoka's inappropriate and rude question
filled Akane with rage; a rage hidden under her surprise, but which was fed by her confusion.
=93Since when do you care about our opinion?=94
Ranma and Nodoka looked at her surprised by her outburst. Akane had the head lowered, her
glance fixed in the floor, her shoulders sank and all her body trembled with rage.
=93Our fathers are only interested in joining of the schools. You are only interested in
Ranma's manliness. You helped them to prepare the wedding. And you never asked us what we
wanted!=94
=93Akane=85=94 Nodoka whispered but nobody heard her.
=93Now it turned out that you told Ukyo to sabotage our wedding. Why? Do you enjoy fucking
with our lives??=94
Akane rose her head on saying the last question, and Ranma=92s mother could see the tears
that flowed down by Akane=92s cheeks. Nodoka sighed and shook her head.
=93You don=92t understand. You and Ranma can=92t marry.=94 Nodoka=92s tone emphasized the
impossibility of this union.
=93Why?=94 Ranma exclaimed before Akane could react.
=93Because you and Akane are siblings.=94 Nodoka said.
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TBC...
Kinai.
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