Well, here it is, a teaser for a fanfic I intend to write... Let me know what 
you think. Send all comments to jarald@hotmail.com.  Thanx!


				Ranma 1/2 : Betrayals

		(Author�s Note: This is *NOT* supposed to be a zany fanfic. It is meant to be 
serious and heartbreaking. if you don�t like serious Ranma stories then don�t 
read this story. For info about the title, see the author�s notes at the end. )

		(Another Note: This fanfic WILL contain harsh language and scenes that might 
be offensive to some readers, namely violence and scenes of intense death and 
emotion.)
					Part One

	Akane sighed as she stared out the window, watching the snow fall to the 
ground.  It was a cold winter day, and Ranma had been gone for almost a year and 
a half. He�d left without notice one day, before even Kasumi awoke, taking only 
the clothes he was wearing.  He�d left a note on the table, saying that he was 
leaving and did not know when he would return.  Nothing had been the same since 
that day.  The house had seemed empty, and Akane couldn�t understand why. 
	"Would you like some tea, Akane?" Kasumi�s voice broke through Akane�s reverie.  
	"Yes, thank you, Kasumi," Akane said.
	Akane took a sip of tea and turned to the rest of the room.
	Soun and Genma were playing shogi in their favorite spot, totally oblivious to 
the rest of the world. Nabiki was nowhere in sight.
	Akane turned back to the window and gasped. There was a figure walking in the 
snow,  heading towards the Tendo home. As the figure came closer, Akane could 
suddenly tell that, somehow, it was Ranma!
	She rushed to the door and yanked it open, letting snow and cold wind blow into 
the house. She poked her head out the door and watched the figure grow closer.
	It was indeed Ranma, but he looked different now.  He wore only a pair of baggy 
silken pants, bunched at the ankle, the snow melting off of his bare chest.  But 
there was something about his eyes. They were harder, colder somehow. Akane 
shuddered at what she saw.
	"Ranma!" she cried.
	He turned to her, and smiled, but the smile never touched his eyes.
	"Akane, it�s good to see you again. You look well. Tell me, how is your dear 
sister Kasumi? And how is Nabiki?" 
	"They are fine... Where have you been all this time?" Akane let him into the 
house, closing the door behind him.
	"Akane, who is it? Who are you talking to?" Soun�s voice echoed from the other 
room.
	"Daddy, Ranma�s back!" 
	"Ranma? This is wonderful! My daughter will finally be married and I will 
finally have a grandson!" Soun rushed into the room, his eyes streaming with 
tears.
	Ranma stepped towards Akane, smiling slowly.  
	"Akane-chan... you don�t know how much I�ve missed you..."
	Ranma stepped up to Akane and wrapped his arms around her, holding her tight.  
He lowered his head towards her and planted a kiss upon her lips. She  struggled 
briefly and then stopped, wrapping her arms around his neck.  
	Soun and Genma stood, their jaws drooping, then jumped into the air, shouting 
for joy.  Nabiki walked in, disturbed by the racket, and looked calmly at the 
two standing just inside the door.  
	"Don�t you have anything better to do, Father?"
	"Oh, yes! I must make the wedding arrangements!" Soun had rivers rushing from 
his eyes.  He rushed out of the room.
	Ranma released Akane and took a step back, looking her up and down. 
	Akane stood shocked for a moment, then swung her mallet at his skull.  "Ranma 
no baka!"  Ranma caught it easily in his hand.  
"I don�t think so, Akane. As you can see, I�ve learned a few tricks while I�ve 
been gone." 
Akane just stood still as he clenched his fist.  Her mallet shattered silently.
	"It�s good to see you again, Akane. Remember, love is for *always* Akane-chan."  
With that, he flashed Akane a mysterious smile and walked up the stairs. "I 
think I�ll go take a warm bath." He disappeared around a corner. 
	Akane just stared after him, stunned.
	*	*	*
	The next few days passed as normal.  The vacation finished up, and a week and a 
half later, Ranma and Akane returned to school.  As  usual, a crowd of boys were 
waiting to fight Akane.  Ranma strode forward, fury in his eyes.  
	"Akane is *my* fiancee!  You _will_ leave her alone! Do you understand?"
	The others rushed him.
	Ranma stood his ground until they were just in front of him.  He then leapt 
into motion, launching punches and kicks with the speed of his Tenshin 
Amaguriken technique.  He stopped after they all were on the ground.  It had 
taken less than a minute.  He wasn�t even breathing hard. 
	"Saotome! I will not allow you to hold the fair Akane in your foul clutches! 
Release her from your sorcery or I will be forced to unleash the wrath of the 
heavens upon you! This do I, Tatewaki Kuno, the Blue Thunder of Furinkan High, 
swear!"
	Kuno dropped to the ground in front of Ranma, his bokken held in his hand.  
Ranma just looked at him, an amused grin on his face. Ranma strode forward and 
slapped Kuno in the face, grinning. Kuno stood, staring at Ranma and holding his 
face, as Ranma just walked by him. 
	"Saotome! I challenge you! Will you be a coward, now, and show your true 
colors? For the fair Akane and my pig-tailed goddess, I will fight you!"
	"Shut up, Kuno.  If you wanted a fight, you should have said so in the first 
place instead of ranting on. Let�s rock!"
	Ranma dropped into a fighting stance and waited for Kuno.  Kuno leapt at him, 
striking out with his bokken.  Ranma parried the bokken with the back of his 
hand and ducked under Kuno�s flying body.  He spun and swung his leg out in a 
circle and drove the back of his heel into Kuno�s belly.  Kuno fell to the 
ground gasping, his bokken lying by his hand. Ranma grinned at him and walked 
away.  
	*	*	*
	Akane awoke to the sounds of fighting.  She looked out her window to see Ranma, 
still dressed in the strange garb he�d returned in, beating his father around 
the yard.  Genma was trying futilely to block or dodge Ranma�s blows, but five 
out of six still struck him. Akane could see tiny rivulets of blood running down 
Genma�s face.  She dressed quickly and ran downstairs as Kasumi called, saying 
"Breakfast is ready!".  
	"C�mon, *old man*, surely you can do better than that? Let�s see if you can 
stop this!" Ranma yelled and threw a blast of black chi at Genma, who fell to 
the ground, his chest and clothing smoking.  "I guess not," Ranma said, heading 
inside.
	"Ranma! What did you do to your father?" Akane stood before him, hands on her 
hips.
	"Nothing *too* hurtful... He�ll be out for a while, that�s all," Ranma pushed 
Akane aside roughly and strode into the house.
	*	*	*

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