This is Sage again!!  I think I got some of the kinks out of the first
chapter!  All hail WIN95!! My old spell check works with it, but not WIN3.1,
funny, huh?

If there is anyother stuff spelled wrong, let me know.. I'll fix it post
haste....  Well, enjoy!

RC: thanks for sending me ML&CP C 5-6, love you.. I do! ps RC: Route.. got ya! 


Ghost Tails

Japan | Tokyo | Furinkan High | 3:05 PM


1


	School had just ended for the day at Furinkan High.  Ranma was taking great
care to avoid Akane, they'd gotten into another big fight on the way to
school.  At lunch, he refused to eat the meal that she'd specially prepared
for him, claiming "I'd like to live long enough to see dinner."  That made
her mad enough to punch him through the cafeteria wall.
	When school ended, Ranma darted out of class before Akane could even ask
where he was going.  Ranma had bin beat on enough for one day so, to avoid
another fight, he made a direct line for the schools front doors. Now
outside the school, he had to worry about his other problems.  Kuno,
Kodachi, Ukyou, Shampoo, etc.  The list went on and on, but, it seemed that
fortune smiled upon Ranma today for not a single one of his problems was
waiting for him in the school yard.  Now cursing out of the school yard and
into the street it was smooth sailing, at least till the next time he saw Akane.
	Deciding to take a shortcut home through an alley, Ranma turned to see a
startled Ryoga walking towards him.
	"How did you get all the way out here?", the confused Ryoga asked.
	"All the way out here?!  Ryoga, were in Nerma"
	"We, we, we, we are?"
	"Ryoga, your such a fool!"
	"But yesterday I was in Osaka, or was it Kobe?"
	Ranma sighed and put his hand to his forehead.
	"What an idiot he is!  Can't even figure out what city he's in."  Thought
Ranma.
	"Well, it's bin fun but I have to go, see you around P-Chan?" Ranma said
sarcasticly.
	"Huh, what, how dare you call me that,"  shouted the visibly angry Ryoga.
	Ranma was in a way surprised at Ryoga's reaction.  Ryoga had gotten used to
being called P-Chan when Akane was not around.  Why did he get so upset at
being called P-Chan now?  Ranma would have thought about this more if Ryoga
had not picked up a rather large trashcan overflowing with garbage and threw
it at him.
	"Ranma!" Ryoga shouted as he lifted the trashcan above his head.
	"I cannot allow  you to call me P-Chan anymore" Ryoga said as he let lose
with his improvised weapon.
	Ranma easily dodged the deadly can.
	"That was really sad, even for you," Ranma joked.
	Ryoga was now a mixture of surprise and outrage at what the still living
Ranma had just said.
	"That's it, prepare to die!" he roared as he leapt into the air.
	Ranma took a defensive stance, ready for the outstretched foot of his
opponent.  He didn't really want to fight, but he wanted to run away even less.

	Akane was stunned when Ranma took off so quickly.  She wondered if she was
really that bad to be with?  Deciding she would rather be walking than
sitting at her desk; she got up, grabbed her schoolbag and headed into the
hallway.
	"Maby Nabiki could walk with me home, it was better than walking alone."
Akane thought.
	When Akane found out that Nabiki had all ready left she had no choice but
to keep herself company for the walk home.  As she left the school and
entered into the front lawn she was greatly depressed to see the love struck
Kuno waiting for her on the sidewalk with a large bouquet of flowers in
hand.  Knowing she could not escape, she chose to take the only route left,
forward.
	As Akane approached Kuno a smile could be seen slip across Kuno's face.
She knew what was coming next, and just as predicted, Kuno handed the
flowers to her and then told her to, "Take these as a token of his love for
her."
	She accepted the flowers not knowing what else to do.
	"I know I'm going to regret this," she thought.
	"Would you date with me?", the now hopeful Kuno asked as he got down on one
knee.
	"Oh! Not again," thought Akane.
	"Kuno, I have to go," she said as she attempted to run off.
	Kuno was so pleased that she had accepted his gift that he could not just
let his love get away.  He sprung to his feet and blocked Akane's escape root.
	"Oh Kuno, what now?"
	"Ah, Akane you will be my . . . . ." Kuno began to say but Akane herd this
familiar ringing sound from behind her so she turned around just in time to
see Shampoo heading strait for her on her bisicycle.  Akane dodged to the
side at the last possible second and just avoided the collision that the
hapless Kuno was about to receive.  BANG!!!  Kuno never saw the lilac haired
girl on her bicycle coming.
	"Silly Kuno, why you not get out of Shampoo's way?  I ring bell for you but
you not move.  I no want hit you, just stupid pervert girl."
	Akane picked herself off the floor and dusted herself off.  Normally she
would have bin quite upset at Shampoo trying to run her over, but today she
was almost glad for Kuno was now happley sleeping on the sidewalk.
	"Thanks for getting Kuno off my back Shampoo."
	"Tomboy type girl no thank Shampoo.  Shampoo try to kill Pervert girl.  Now
Shampoo finish job."
	As Shampoo was getting off her bike she remembered her deliveries she had
to make and how mad her great grandmother would be if the customers received
cold Raman.  With a quiet sigh she got back on to her bike and rode off to
finish her deliveries.
	"I kill you one day," Shampoo said as she turned a nearby corner and rode
out of sight.
	Akane not wanting to be here when Kuno woke up headed for home.

	Ranma blocked the foot of his outraged opponent.  Ryoga bounced off Ranma's
arms, did a back flip in midair, and landed ten about feet away.  Pulling
out his metal umbrella, Ryoga charged again.  Holding his umbrella high
above his head, Ryoga swung down at Ranma.  Ranma jumped back just in time
to avoid the attack which created a sizable crater where he'd been standing.
	"Woah, he's really juiced, maybe I shouldn't have made fun of him like
that, altho, what did I really say that could have made him so mad?"
thought the now surprised Ranma.
	As Ranma landed, he decided to make his first attack.  He ran towards the
charging Ryoga who was swinging his umbrella at Ranma's head.  As Ranma
ducked under the umbrella and launched his fist at the face of his rival.
Ryoga dodged left and readied his next attack, as did Ranma.  They fought
this way, in the cramped confines of the alleyway, for quite some time
before Ryoga gained the upperhand.
	Ryoga managed to get Ranma off balance by using an attack that's designed
to have your opponent block high in such a way that would leave their chest
open.
	"Ranma, you die now," shouted Ryoga as he punt-kicked Ranma's chest.
	The kick launched Ranma into the air, out of the alley, and crashing into
the street.  Ranma sprung up, dusted himself off, looked in the direction of
the alley and said "This fight isn't over yet."  With that said, he ran back
in the direction of the alley.

	After Akane lost Kuno, she continued her walk.  She wondered why Ranma
always made fun of her.
	"I try so hard to cook for him.  Does he like my cooking?  No.  Does he
even pretend to like my cooking?  No.  He makes that perfectly clear."
	Akane continued to walk, still lost in thought.  	"Hey, I learned how to
boil water without starting a fire.  In a week or two I should be
able to cook rice without putting anyone in the hospital.  Ranma you fool,
you jerk, you . . . . . . "  
	Akane suddenly lost her train of thought when she saw someone, who looked a
lot like Ranma, come flying out of an alley and go crashing into the street.

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"Curse those evil Octopi"
Brian Geringer
http://www.igc.net/~ranma204
"Kill her"
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