Subject: "The One-Hour Challege...."
From: fcasper
Date: 6/20/1997, 12:21 AM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

Oh hell, Here goes....


	Ryouga stood across the street from the empty lot.  The same lot that
his younger self was supposed to have met and fought Ranma only to
arrive a mere four days late and find he had disappeared.  That day,
Ryouga had begun a long jounry in his quest for revenge.  All of the
hell he had suffered up to this point had been because he had been
unable to reach Ranma in time....

	Ryouga looked down at the Nan-Ban mirror in his hand, then glanced at
the battered lech from which he took it from.  With a small smile,
Ryouga thought of all the time he had wasted chasing Ranma and how he
was still no closer to admiting his love for Akane....

	Within a minute, a single tear began to drip down his face and came to
rest on the mirror's surface.  Ryouga vanished then....


*	*	*


	Ryouga blinked and then wiped his tears away.  He looked around for a
sign that he had reached his destination but finding none, he started to
walk towards the empty lot.  As he did so, he noticed a pig-tailed boy
walking in the opposite direction.  He looked to be about 13 to 14 years
of age and was wearing a school uniform.  The boy came to a halt in the
middle of the lot and waited.  

	A delighted grin came to Ryouga's face as he realized who the boy was. 
Finally, the time for revenge was at hand!

	"Rrrrrrranma...."  Ryouga growled menacingly at him.

	The younger Ranma looked up, startled.  "Huh?  Me?"

	"Ranma Saotome, I challege you!"  Ryouga added moments before he surged
forward, attacking with everything he had.  Ranma, caught off guard and
not exspecting such a ferious attack, desperately tried to dodge the
powerful blows that Ryouga was raining down upon him.  Ranma lept back,
trying to gain some space only to have Ryouga close the distance almost
as quickly.  Ranma tried to retaliate, throwing a series of strong kicks
and punches to the body and head of Ryouga....

	But the blows didn't even faze him, his Baksaiten-Kensu training making
him inpervious to normal attacks.  Ryouga countered with a storm of
razor headbands which Ranma tried to deflect but was only partially
sucessful as one of them cut deeply into his right arm....

	Ranma screamed in pain, blood spurting from the wound as Ryouga pressed
his attack, throwing a vicious assortment of blows that swept over
Ranma's body, breaking various bones, drawing even more blood and
eventually causing him to collapse.  Ryouga wasn't done yet, kneeling
over the fallen boy and punching him in the face over and over, years of
frustration, anger, jealiousy and pure hate pouring from him all at
once.

	Then Ryouga paused when he noticed Ranma was no longer consious. He
checked his pulse to make sure he was going to live and when he was
certain, Ranma would survive, albeit be sore as hell tomorrow, Ryouga
rose to his feet and, in a final act of indignty, he spat on him before
he left....


*	*	*


	Ryouga looked around at his surroundings again and was releaved to see
an advertisement on a fence that proved without doubt that he had
returned to his own time.  Ryouga made his way to the Tendo Doujou to
see if his plan had succeeded....


2 WEEKS LATER....


	"F....Finally!"  Ryouga gasped as he approached the gate of the Tendo
Doujou, his legs trembling with exhaustion.  He walked up to the front
door and knocked softly.  A few moments later, Nabiki came to the door.

	"Hey there, Akane's was wondering when you'd show up!  I have to admit
though, you're getting better.  Last time, it took you a month to find
the backyard...."  Nabiki noted wryly.

	"A....Akane's waiting for me?"  Ryouga repeated, hoping against hope.

	"Of course silly!  She couldn't get married without you now, could
she?"  Nabiki replied with a puzzled grin.

	"YYYYYESSSSS!!!"  Ryouga leapt two feet in the air, his exhaustion
forgotten as he suddenly embraced a startled Nabiki in a hug and began
laughing like a madman.  Then he suddenly paused for a moment, a worried
look coming over his face.

	"Wait....Akane's marrying ME right?"  Ryouga asked.

	"I sure hope so....for your sake."  Nabiki replied, frowning.

	"YYYYESSSSSS!!!!"  Ryouga shouted again and procceeded to jump around
like a 5 year old on a sugar high.  

	"....After all, how can she exspected to marry Ranma during the real
ceremony if you don't go through the rehersal with her now?"  Nabiki
concluded.

 	"NANI!?!?"  Ryouga fainted.


*	*	*


	Ryouga blinked and then wiped his tears away.  He looked around for a
sign that he had reached his destination but finding none, he started to
walk towards the empty lot.  As he did so, he noticed a pig-tailed boy
walking in the opposite direction.  He looked to be about 13 to 14 years
of age and was wearing a school uniform.  The boy came to a halt in the
middle of the lot and waited.  

	A delighted grin came to Ryouga's face as he realized who the boy was. 
Finally, the time for revenge was at hand!
		       
	"Ryouga, wait!"

	Ryouga spun around and was shocked to see himself standing behind him,
his hand firmly grasping his arm.

(For the sanity of the reader, I'll refer to the Ryouga who realized he
won't get Akane as Ryouga 1 an the other as Ryouga 2)

	"You can't beat up the younger Ranma.  It won't work."  Ryouga 1 said.

	"What?!  You're lying!  I've waited too long for Ranma to get his and
I'm going to make sure he gets it right now!"  Ryouga 2 replied as he
tried to free himself.

	"There has to be a better way."  Ryouga 1 insisted.

	"Like what?!?"  Ryouga 2 exclaimed.

	Ryouga's brow furrowed as he started to think....


*	*	*


	Ranma stood in the vacant lot, his arms folded across his chest and a
look of determination on his face.  He didn't know why this Ryouga guy
was taking their bread feud so seriously but he wasn't about to back
down from a challege....

	"Excuse me."

	Ranma turned around to see an older boy wearing strange clothes and a
headband simular to the one of his soon-to-be-opponent, only his had
black stripes on it.  "Yeah?"  Ranma inquired.

	"I just wanted to let you know, Ryouga won't be able to fight you
today.  There's been a....crisis back home and his parents needed him to
be there.  However, he promises to meet you here instead four days from
now so be ready for him then okay?"  Ryouga 2 said as he turned to
leave.

	Ranma was confused.  "But who are you?"  

	Ryouga 2 paused.  "I'm his brother.  My father sent me here to let you
know."  Then Ryouga 2 left, all the while thinking....

	"This had better work...."


*	*	*


	Ryouga 1 walked down the street, once again in his own time.  He could
only hope that his counterpart would fade away once he returned to the
future so there wouldn't be a paradox or something like that.  He walked
up to the door of the Tendo Doujou, a week and 3 days later that he had
planned, but he was getting better at it, and knocked.

	A few moments later, Akane answered the door.  She smiled when she saw
Ryouga.

	"Hi there!  You're a little early for our dinner date but that's okay. 
I thought giving you a week's notice would help you get here on time!" 
Akane reached out and embraced Ryouga, he immediately melted into her
arms.

	"Oh, Akane...."  he whispered.

	"You wait here and I'll be right out!"  Akane excalimed cheerfully as
she ran back inside the house to change while Ryouga stood there in a
daze, lost in pure bliss.


*	*	*


	Nothing could wipe the smile off Ryouga's face as he walked down the
street with Akane on his arm, leaning her head against his shoulder.
"I'm in heaven...."  Ryouga thought to himself dreamily.

	"You certainly look happy there, Ryouga."  Akane noted as she saw the
expression on his face.

	"Can I ask you something?"  Ryouga replied.

	"Of course."

	"Are....Are we...e....engaged?"

	Akane stopped dead in her tracks, her eyes wide as saucers.  Then she
started to laugh.  "What's so funny?"  Ryouga asked.

	"Ryouga!  I admit we've been seeing a lot of each other for the past
few months but don't you think it's a little early to talk about
marriage?"  Akane replied when she stopped giggling.

	"Y....Yeah....I guess you're right...."  Ryouga replied timidly. 
"Oh well...."  He thought to himself.  "At least Akane and I are
together now and there's no chance of Ranma butting in this time...."

	"Oh, by the way, Ryouga.  You wouldn't believe what happened
yesterday!  Apperantly, Dad and this other guy made this arrangement
where one of us, including my sisters, is going to be arranged to marry
this guy's son....

	Ryouga froze.  Solid.  Noticing this, Akane started to laugh again. 
"Oh don't worry Ryouga!  Dad already knows you and I are dating.
Besides, there's a good chance Nabiki will snatch him up when he arrives
tomorrow.  Although he will be living with us from now on....

THE END?


Finished!  And just 3:37 minutes to go!  C&C is welcome.  :)

Sincerely,

Megane 6.7