Disclaimer:  Ranma 1/2 characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi, and OH MY
GODDESS characters belong to Kosuke Fujishima

NOTES:  This take place just after the final volume of the manga.  It is
Ranma's second summer at the dojo.
In the "Oh My Godess" time line this takes Place the summer after the MARA
STRIKES BACK story line.  
This means Nodoka knows of the curse, and the Goddess's for the most part
have to rely on MOON ROCK braclets for power, under normal circumstances.




 Ranma-chan sat quietly in the darkened bathroom.  The lights in the house
had been out for 2 days the others had gone on vacation, while he was here
taking classes to make-up for lost time in school.  The shadows around the
room were deepening as the candles began to flicker,the dim light from the
flame cast an earey glow around the room.  Looking in the mirror she looked
at the face that had been a curse since the trip to Jusenkyo.  It's ageless
beuty unchanging and flawless taunting her.  For the first time Ranma was
acctually glad for the body she had once hated.  Alone in the dark for two
days she had pondered the events of the last year.  The kidnappings, the
fiances, the rivals, monsters,debt,and enemies few were Ranma's fault , and
yet all that happened always turned to weigh on his soul.  The pain that was
caused by his fathers inexscusable actions.  The promise to his mother had
to long kept them apart, and now Nodoka had left with the others.  Now Ranma
was alone pondering Jusenkyo, pondering the pain, and her life things had
gotten to be to painful to bear and now she felt alone.  Her friends had
left, her father had disappeared and her mother had gone with them.  Now
Ranma felt alone.  The betreyal at the weding had been painful, and now
because of the people that were both family and friend she was alone.
Looking toward the mirror once more Ranma removed the Tie that bound her
hair looking at the long tresses that had been bond for so long. 
Smilling at the reaction Ranma grabbed for the bottle of saki that she had
brought from the kitchen drinking it wirth out even pauseing for breath.  In
the last year a slew of monsters had endangered evry that She held dear,From
Herb to Tarou, From the amazons to Saffron,  and nothing seemed to matter.
No matter what sacrifices were made, they were never enough.
Akane,Genma,and the others, they couldn't be satisfied.  If one was choosen
it would hurt and dishonor the others.  Then there was Nodoka, mother, and
symbol of the family honor.  Nodoka had little understanding for Ranma's
problems, and what made things worse she had said the problems were Ranma's
resposibility to sort, including any other fiances that might show up.  The
pain was to much.  Staggering to the Family room Ranma grabbed for the phone
only to spawl on the floor.  Crawling to the couch She dialed blindly
unthinking for the pizza shop up the street.  After the first ring the phone
was picked up.  The voice on the other end said almost mechanicaly "Hello,
you've reached the goddess technical help line, one of our reepresenatives
will be with you in one minute."  Hearing the message Ranmahung-up the phone
thinking of his mother not wantiing to try for the pizza shop again Ranma
staagered to the couch before blacking out.  

        As urd came into the room the sight op opened and emty bottles
greated her eyes.  Frowning at the sight she shook her head.  "So much pain
in one so young.  Poor kid no wonder they sent me."  Looking around she
spied the sole unopenedd bottle in the room, grabbing it up she looked at
the label 'Glen Levit silgle malt scotch'.  Smilling she took a swig.
Sighing softly she thought "Might as well have a drink while I wait for the
kid to wake up" 
As she drank she watched the girl in front of her the look of painand
whimpering even in the drunken sleep held a great deal of saddness.  Smiling
she held the girl to her chest stroking Ranma's hair lightly.   Crying at
the pain she felt coming from the girl she began to rock back and forth as
she drank soothing Ranma's troubled dreams.  As the night wore on she began
to doze, until the girl woke from her fitful sleep.  Looking into Ranma's
disoriented eyesshe smiled "Don't worry I'm here to help you just relax.
You need to release your sorrow before it shatters your soul.  

        Ranma drouzily looked at the stranger who had just spoken in a
drunken haze, and began to sob.  The pain of her life had finaly broken
through her defences and now she had release.  Some one who would listen to
her, who would help ease her pain.  The words came slowly at first and then
began to tumble from her mouth as she released the pent-up memories that had
tormwented her during her life.  The few things that had been good were
ruined by others and Ranma had suffered in silence unable to release.  No
one had been willing to listen even Nodoka, and now this stranger was
sitting here listening and crying for Ranma's rain.  That only braught more
tears.  Her family hadn't been willing to listen and yet a starnger cared
enough for her to allow release.  Sobbing Ranma leaned into The strange
womans shoulder.  until the pain had been released.  Looking for the first
time into the strangers face Ranma smiled bitterly.  The words came from her
mouth filled with pain and bitter from years of abuse of trust and pain.  "I
wish you could be my mother, at least then I'd have a real family."

        As the bright light flashed through the room Urd began to sputter a
protest, only to realize the wish had been granted.  As the brightness
cleared she looked down at Ranma's form to see marks That almost perfectly
matched her own.  It was Only then That She realized what had happened.
"I'm a mother."  The word choked out as she to blacked from the enormity of
the situatoin hit her.