A PEACEFUL LIFE

		      A Ranma 1/2 manga fanfiction
			     by Gary Kleppe


This is a fanfic of the Elseworlds/Alternate History variety. (Anyone
know a good name for this genre that doesn't indicate a particular
series?) Any comments of any type will be appreciated.

[Standard Disclaimer]

        "I'm Ranma Saotome," I said. "My wife and I run the Anything
Goes School of Martial Arts. We took over the school from our fathers
when we got married."

        "Pleased to meet you, Saotome-Sensei," the woman said with
practiced politeness. "I am Tanaka Ritsuko. My son Kota is interested
in taking some lessons from your school."

        "You bet!" said the little kid. "I want to study from Akane
Tendo. I've seen her on the TV news. She kicks a--" His mother cut him
off, still smiling and trying not to show how embarrassed she was. I
tried not to chuckle.

        "You're gonna have to study from me first, sport," I said.
"Akane teaches the advanced classes. It'll be a while before you're
ready for that." My ego was still a little bruised by being reminded
of this, even after all this time. But that's the way it had to be. I
couldn't take chances after my injury...

        "I'm sorry, Sensei." Mrs. Tanaka was probably working hard to
resist the urge to clobber her son. Having kids of my own, I knew what
that was like, but I also knew how much fun they could be. "Kota, you
are going to have to show proper respect for Saotome-Sensei and his
wife, or you won't be able to take lessons from them."

        "Hey, don't worry about it," I said. "Actually, though, Akane
isn't my wife," I said. "She's my sister in law." Mrs. Tanaka
apologized to me again. At that time my wife came in, carrying our
youngest and two bags of groceries. I took the groceries from her, and
she gave me a peck on the cheek like she always did. She gave a big
smile to our visitors.

        "Why hello! You must be Mrs. Tanaka and Kota! We spoke on the
telephone. I'm Ranma's wife. My name is Kasumi!"

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Gary Kleppe
kleppe@execpc.com, Home page http://www.execpc.com/~kleppe
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