Second Chances

by Lord Archive

Characters are own by Rumiko Takahashi, Viz Video, ect... They are used
without permission.

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			    Chapter 3 - First Night
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Akane sat in the bath, and she was extremely happy. She had Ranma back.
To her, he died four weeks ago, but to everyone else he just arrived at
the Tendo home. By some cosmic twist of fate a goddess gave Akane a wish,
and she inadvertently wished for a second chance with Ranma. A wish that
sent her two years back in time to the day she first met Ranma. She
promised herself she wouldn't make the same mistakes this time around.

Akane smiled to herself, replaying the events of the day. She hadn't hit,
insulted, or done anything which could be considered negative towards
Ranma. Everything was going perfectly so far. She would be his friend,
make him feel comfortable, make him feel at home, and hopefully he would
fall in love with her. Simple plan, just have to make sure why Ukyou
didn't capture his heart using similar tactics.

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Onna-Ranma was lost in thought. The day was really confusing for her. She
didn't know what to make of it all. Barely over two weeks ago she became
cursed to turn into a girl with cold water, and today she got engage.
<Akane seems nice, friendly, and cute. She also has some skill in martial
arts. Why is she so accepting of the engagement? She said it would solve
her excessive boy trouble, but being engaged means eventual marriage.
Wouldn't that be a bigger problem? I'd rather be chased around by dozens
of girls rather than get married before I'm ready, especially if I don't
really know the person.> Ranma sighed. <I guess soaking in the bath might
help me sort this out. At least it'll change me back into a guy.>

Ranma absentmindedly walked into the changing room. She quickly took off
her clothes, and then opened the door to the bathing room.

Ranma's eyes nearly popped out of her head as she saw Akane stepping out
of the bath. Ranma was frozen in shock.

Akane looked at Ranma. She didn't think he would accidentally walk in on
her this time. <How could he do this? Couldn't he tell someone was in
here? What was he thinking?>  Akane looked down. <Everything but what's
he's doing.> She spotted the wash bucket. She grinned as she quickly
picked it up. She then scooped up some bath water into it and splashed
Ranma.

The splash of warm water woke up Ranma as he changed into a guy. "Whaddya
do that for?"

"You've seen what I got, so it's only fair I see what you got," Akane
said dryly.

"Oh, yeah." Ranma laughed nervously, blushing. "Sorry `bout walkin' in on
ya."

"It's all right. You just weren't thinking about what you were doing as
you've got too much on your mind. Considering the curse and all." Akane
started to blush.

"Right," Ranma said. He then turned away and tried to cover his bleeding
nose.

Seeing this, Akane grinned as she walked past Ranma and into the changing
room. "One thing, Ranma, if you ever walk in on me again, I will pound
you into the floor."

"Like you could do that?" Ranma laughed nervously.

Akane forcefully pushed Ranma into the bathing room. "You'd be surprised."
She shut the door as he slid into the wall, painfully.

"Ouch," Ranma uttered. He shook his head as he entered the bath. <Gee,
she's strong. Well, I guess I had that coming.> He then thought of what
he just saw. <Cute. Definitely cute. This might not be so bad after all.
But, what gives Pop the right to force me to get engaged to a total
stranger?>

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It was after three in the morning and Akane couldn't sleep. She was so
excited and happy. Everything was working out great so far. 

Akane found and read the journal entry for when Ukyou first showed up and
a few following entries. Ranma did like Ukyou, but mentioned he had
trouble seeing her as someone besides his best 'male,' childhood friend
and he felt Akane's claim of being his fiancee was superior in terms of
honor. Knowing Ranma, Akane thought this was his way of saying he liked
her the best. Akane wondered what Ranma meant in one of those entries
about her not being able to know of Ryoga's curse, as if she didn't know
of Ryoga's lack of direction curse.

Akane decided to get something to drink, and went downstairs to the
kitchen. She was surprised to see Ranma there, sitting at the kitchen
table. Apparently he was writing in his journal, and she really wanted to
know what he wrote this time around.

"Hi, Ranma. Couldn't sleep either. Huh?" Akane greeted.

"You could say that," Ranma answered.

"Is that a journal?"

"Um, yeah."

"I keep one too." Akane went to the cabinet for a glass. "I bet your
journal is different from mine though. I write down things about how
things happen at school, who likes who, who hates who, and other personal
kind of stuff. Where yours deals with places you've seen, martial arts
techniques you've picked up, and all sorts of odd little adventures.
Right?"

"Pretty much, but I do write some personal things in it though." Ranma
folded his arms over his journal.

Akane open the refrigerator and poured herself some juice. "I write down
some of my martial arts achievements in mine, so I guess they aren't so
different."

"Guess not."

Akane sat down across from him. "Ranma, why don't we talk?"

"I thought that's what we're doin'"

"No, I mean talk about ourselves, so we can get to know each other."

"Why should we?"

"We're engaged." <Stupid>

"For how long? Ya don't know Pop like I do. He's an idiot and a 
freeloader. How long do ya think it'll be before your old man throws us
out?"

"About two years, if we decide to break the engagement after we turn
eighteen. Daddy holds onto honor dearly. Nothing short of you becoming
completely honorless will cause him to throw you out. And my father has
been friends with yours for a long time, so he probably knows all about
that."

"You're sure about that?"

"Positive. Face it, unless you decide to start killing people left and
right, your have a home, here, for two years."

"A home?"

"Yeah, a home." Akane sighed. "Never stayed at a place long enough to
call a home, did you?"

"Well, there were times we stayed at one place for a couple months at a
stretch. About a year ago, I lived in a neighboring ward for over six
months. It was the longest I've stayed at a place that I can remember."

"Hardly a way to have a childhood."

"It wasn't so bad. After all, I am one of the best martial artist in the
country. How many sixteen year olds can say that?"

"You'd be surprised. Until today, I was the best martial artist in my
school district. Which is an amazing feet considering one of my opponents
is Kuno, a first dan of kendo."

"Oh, and how do you defeat him?"

"You mean besides being a dan of kempo and have some training other
schools. He relies too much on form and rarely improvises. If he makes
one move, nine out of ten times, he will follow it with the same move he
followed it with last time. If you know his katas for Kendo, you know
exactly how he will fight you."

"Predictability is a pretty big weakness."

"Certainly is. That's what's makes our school of martial arts so
dangerous, our school attempts to teach improvisation. A skill which I
still need to develop better, along with speed, as you pointed out today."

"Yeah, speed will defeat strength."

"Unless you're all speed and not enough power to actually hurt your
opponent."

Ranma took her statement as a personal attack. "I'm strong enough."

"In your normal form, I believe so. But what about your girl form? How
strong are you in that form?"

"Stronger than an average guy, I'd say."

"If you say so." Akane sighed. <He was never strong enough to hurt Ryoga
in his girl form.> "What's it like being cursed?"

"It sucks," Ranma said firmly.

"Care to elaborate?"

"I turn into a girl with cold water, what more do ya want to know?"

"Well, how does it feel when you change?"

"I hardly feel any change unless I think about it, then it's like your
entire body falls asleep like your foot would. It doesn't even last a
second."

"Why don't you at least like your curse?"

"Why should I?"

"Well, you turn into a girl. It's like having your own secret identity.
You can hide from someone who doesn't know about it in plain sight. You
can experience things only girls are suppose to. And besides, it could be
worse. You could have fallen into a pool where your curse form would've
been worse, like say: duck, dog, panda, some hideous monster, cat, some
other less desirable forms."

Ranma shuddered slightly at Akane's last example. "Well, I can be
thankful my curse form isn't really bad. But, I'm a guy. Do ya have any
idea what it's like to be brought up a 'man amongst men' and then poof
your manhood's gone?"

"No. Why don't you tell me?"

"Well, when I came out of the pool, I was deathly afraid I could never
change back into a guy. I had breast and no... um... well ya know." Ranma
blushed. "It sorta meant my life was over. All my training was done for
nathin'"

"Just because your a girl doesn't mean you can't do martial arts."

"Sure it does. I'd have ta give it up as eventually as I'd be forced to
be a housewife."

"I doubt you could really be forced into that, and in case you haven't
noticed: I'm a girl, I know martial arts, and our fathers expect me to be
your housewife."

"Well, ya don't know martial arts very well."

Akane glared at Ranma. "Just because you're faster doesn't mean I'm not
skilled. I know I haven't hit my full potential yet, but I'll get there
eventually."

"Sure, sometime after you're a hundred maybe."

Akane was ready to punch him until she remembered what he wrote in his
journal entry about pushing her away. "Ranma, I don't want to fight with
you over my skills. It already hurts me that you're better than me. We
should try to get along with each other. For the next two years, we are
engaged and this is your home."

"Why are you so accepting of being engaged?"

"As I said, boy problems."

"I'd think being engaged is a bigger problem than having a bunch of boys
chase after ya."

"In some ways it is, and other ways it isn't. There is no one I'm
interested in at school, but they chase after me anyway. With you there I
can at least stop some of them from chasing me. Also you are quite
attractive, and well... I'm attracted to you." Akane finished with a
blush.

"You hardly know me."

"I barely know most of the guys at my school, and I doubt they know
anything about me. Attraction starts at the physical level, more develops
as you learn about the person."

"Oh."

"Are you attracted to me?" Akane asked nervously, blushing

"Why would I be attracted to you?"

"It's just a question. You don't have to be so defensive. Can't you open
up a little?"

"Why should I?"

Akane sighed. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to. But please
don't push me away. I can tell you need a friend right now. If you ever
want to talk, I'll be there."

Ranma remained silent for a long moment. "What chances do ya think we'll
end up married?"

"I don't know. If we do marry, I'd like it to happen because we love each
other and not for family honor. But who knows, maybe when it comes to the
time when we can break the engagement, we decide to walk down the isle.
We have a long time before then, so anything could happen."

"I guess your right. You're sure your old man won't throw us out?"

"Yes." Akane nodded. "We should try to get some sleep. We have school
tomorrow."

"School?" Ranma asked, surprised. It was the last thing he wanted to
think of.

"Yeah, you know, the place with books and learning."

"Glad I don't have to go."

"Sure you will. You'll be here for a while. Also, you may have learned
all about martial arts, but you'll probably need to learn how to
socialize with people."

"How does school help with that?"

"Because you are forced into an area with others the same age as you, who
are learning and maturing with you. By socializing with them, it'll help
you later when you deal with people, like your own students."

"Never thought about that."

"There are a lot of things you never thought of because you've lived on
the road. Just like I wouldn't think of certain things you would as I
haven't lived life the way you have. Well, goodnight." Akane got up and
started to walk out of the kitchen.

"More like good morning. See ya in a couple hours," Ranma smirked. He
went back to writing in his journal after she left.

	Today Pop took me to his old friend's house. That baka actually
wants me to marry one of his old friend's daughters. 

	When forced, I chose Akane. She seems nice, friendly, cute, and
has a great (nude) body. She has a barely controlled anger which I saw
pop up a couple times when I made a couple bad comments or when I
accidentally seen her naked. Akane insists we should get to know each
other and is trying to convince me this is my home for at least two years.

	That'd be nice, a home. To know I can come back to this place
whenever I want. That I'll have food at meal times. That I never have to
leave here. I doubt it though. Pop and me have never stayed anywhere for
long.

	I don't want to get to know Akane. I might end up actually liking
her, and then me and Pop will be forced to leave. I don't want to get
hurt by leaving a friend again.

	I should try to get back to China and find a cure. But as Akane
just said to me, 'anything could happen,' so I'll give it some time. Pop
might actually care enough about family honor to stick this out. If we
stay here long enough, I might actually decide to marry and settle down
with her. Not likely, but there is a chance. I'll write down what I think
of the Tendos later.

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		     Chapter 4  - School is a Battle Field
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Ranma sat with Genma in the dining room. Ranma was a little nervous.

"Well, today you'll start school again," Genma said.

"I know. Akane mentioned it when I talked with her last night," Ranma
replied.

"It's good to see you two are getting along so well."

"That's sorta what bothers me. What happens when we leave."

"Leave? We're not leaving."

"Eventually we will. When you decide we had enough of this place, or when
Mr. Tendo gets upset at you and throws us out."

"Ranma, this is my retirement. There isn't much more I can teach you. It
is now your duty to fulfill your family obligations and marry Akane.
Besides, there is nothing I could possibly do that would cause my old
friend to throw me out. Even in the unlikely possibility it happens, then
you would still remain here."

"Ranma, ready to go to school?" Akane stepped into the room.

Ranma blinked, and blinked again. "Akane?"

"Yes," Akane said. She fingered her hair, her short hair. "Like my new
look?"

"Um, yeah." Ranma smiled nervously. "I guess I'm ready to go to school."

Akane smiled, "Come on then. I'll walk with you there."

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Ranma and Akane walked to school. She was a little disappointed Ranma
walked on the fence, as she had gotten use to him walking next to her in
the months following the wedding fiasco.

"How come you're walking on the fence?" Akane asked.

"Training to maintain my balance," Ranma replied.

Akane shook her head. She believed he was trying to keep his distance
from her. She thought for a while about how to persuade him to walk next
to her, and failed.

"Let me handle the boys at school. I could use the work out. You can deal
with Kuno if you want," Akane said as they neared Furinkan High.

"The dan in kendo? How'll I know who's Kuno?"

"Trust me. You'll know who Kuno is." Akane smirked.

Ranma was surprised Akane wasn't exaggerating about her boy troubles. A
quick count of three dozen would be suitors rushed out and attacked her.
In just over a minute only Akane was standing.

"They're worse than I remember," Akane mumbled to herself.

Nabiki looked at Akane warily. Akane had beaten her previous record by
almost a half a minute. Nabiki added this to her growing list of Akane's
unusual behavior.

Ranma was impressed. Akane may not be fast, but she was skilled.

"Truly such a boorish lot. Evidently each of them intends to ask you out
Akane on the dawn that he finally defeats you," Kuno related.

"Good morning, Kuno," Akane greeted.

"And now Tendo Akane, might you fight with me?"

Ranma jumped next to Akane. "You really are popular."

"Didn't believe me?"

"I thought you were exaggerating."

"You there! You are being quite familiar with Akane."

"So?" Ranma returned.

"Kuno," Akane began. "This is Saotome Ranma. By family honor, he is now my
fiancee. I respectfully ask that..."

"FIANCEE!!!!!" Kuno screamed.

Kuno was immediately run over by a horde of students swarming around
Ranma and Akane.

"Fiancee?!" "You said you despised men!" "How could you get engaged
first!?" "How dare you get engaged to Akane?!"

Ranma, uncomfortable with the attention he was suddenly receiving, tried
to escape. He only succeeded to jump out of the crowd as it started to
rain.

The various students failed to notice him change to a girl as they ran
into the school from the rain.

Akane shook her head, seeing Ranma change form and direction of his
retreat. She knew she'd be late for class. She wasn't surprised to see
Genma-panda appear and chase after Ranma with a teakettle.

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Ranma and Akane stood in the hall, holding buckets filled with water.
This was their punishment for being late to class.

"Why do you have to fight them?" Ranma asked.

"Kuno's idea. He vowed to permit no one to date me unless the person has
defeated me."

"Guess I got Kuno's permission to date you then," Ranma chuckled. "Um,
why did ya come after me? You coulda just went to class."

"I don't know. It just seemed the right thing to do."

"Never, Saotome Ranma! I shall never accept you're engagement to Akane!"
Kuno yelled.

Akane rolled her eyes.

"Our parents decided that!" Ranma retorted.

Kuno attacked, and with a mighty swing cut a bucket of water Ranma held
into two. Ranma barely dodged the water.

"Stand your ground!" Kuno bellowed.

"This is no place to fight! Follow me!!!" Ranma yelled, running down the
hall.

Kuno followed.

"Stop!" Akane yelled, but neither listened. She chased after them. She
turned around and ran towards the stairs as she saw Ranma jump out a
window, the one over the pool.

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"You should look before you leap," Akane greeted. 

Ranma was squeezing water out of her pants while sitting in a tree.
"Akane? What...?" she uttered.

"You should always find out what you're getting into before you act. If
you just looked out the window for a second before jumping, you would of
known about the pool."

"I didn't have time to check!"

"Excuses. Just try to remember to know what you're getting into before
acting."

Ranma grumbled. "Do ya have some hot water?"

"You mean this?" Akane asked, showing the teakettle she was holding
behind her back.

"Yeah, gimme." 

Their attention was drawn to a sloshing kind of sound. <There is my cue.>
Akane grinned, remembering what she read in Ranma's journal concerning
this moment. Ranma had really liked it that she would defend him despite
appearances that she didn't like him. She meant to continue replaying
certain events he had liked. "Catch," Akane called, throwing the kettle
at Ranma.

Ranma caught it, but was slightly off balance.

"Kuno! I challenge you!"

"Akane, oh, Akane..." Kuno began. "Never did I dream that you would
challenge me! So be it! If you win..."

"Kuno!" Akane interrupted. "If I win, you will leave me and Ranma alone,
and if you win, you'll get a date. Agreed?"

"Oh, how the tigress calls her challenge. I shall indeed accept, full
well knowing you shall intentionally lose." Kuno attacked swinging down
with his bokken.

Ranma now balanced, poured the hot water on himself.

"Not in this lifetime." Akane caught the bokken in a ninja clap. She
rolled onto her back, bringing Kuno with her. She then kicked Kuno into
the tree, next to where Ranma was sitting.

"Ah, if it isn't the cowardly Saotome who runs from his fights," Kuno
said. "No doubt you fear my prowess."

"Ya wanna fight Kuno, you got one," Ranma said, angrily. He jumped out of
the tree.

Kuno pried himself out of the tree trunk, and landed facing Ranma. "I
would fight you, but first I must complete my challenge from Tendo
Akane."

"Ranma will take up my challenge as my fiancee and champion," Akane said.

"Sure," Ranma said.

"As thy wishes. It will be my honor to vanquish this foe for you!"

The battle lasted less than a minute. When over, Kuno lay on the ground
sucking dirt.

"Okay, let's go home," Ranma said to Akane.

Akane shrugged. Ranma couldn't really go back soaked, and it wasn't like
she would miss anything she didn't already know.

Kuno continued to lay there in shock. He had lost. He lost in a challenge
that demanded he leave the one he loves alone. <How could I fail her so.
It must pain her greatly to be trapped into that engagement. By honor,
now I am bound to leave her be. How can I? I most free her!>

Kuno sloshed back towards class. Passing the pool, he wondered, <Who was
the water sprit who flung me mightily from the pool with such vigor?>

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Soun sat, looking out the back of his home. He was thinking about
everything and nothing.

Ranma sat down next to him. "So, you're an old friend of Pop's."

"Yes. We trained in martial arts together. Ah, what glorious adventure we
had."

"How well do ya know Pop?"

"Like if he was a brother. Actually, I know him better than my brother."

"Do you really?"

"Of course."

"Do ya know of his... bad habits?"

"I know he is far from a perfect person. But we have been through much
together. Not only do I respect him, but I also owe him my life."

"He saved your life?"

"In a manner of speaking. We both had a mutual problem, from which he
came up with a novel solution to deal with." Soun looked at Ranma. "Why
do you ask me about your father?"

"It's just that I've lived my life on the road. I've never lived at a
place for longer than six months, but I'm being told now that I'll be
here for two years if not for the rest of my life."

"Are you not weary of your long travels?"

"I am, but I wonder for how long? Can I really just settle down after
living life the way I have?"

"Ranma, this is now your home. Undoubtedly, you will occasionally wonder
on training trips as I have in the past. Unlike before, you will have a
place to come back to when you're done. Besides, Akane would likely want
to accompany you on those trips. This place is your home now, and you'll
never have to leave it."

Genma walked into the room. "Ranma, it is time for more training."

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Akane sat at her desk, wanting Nabiki to leave so she could read more
from Ranma's journal. Nabiki was exercising, and wanted to use the
opportunity to talk with Akane.

"So, which form do you prefer?" Nabiki asked.

"What?" Akane asked, confused.

"Do you prefer Ranma as a guy or as a girl."

"As a guy, of course," Akane replied, shocked. "Why do you ask?"

Nabiki looked closely at Akane, if this was her sister, she didn't lie.
"I was just wondering. Last Saturday you arrived at school screaming your
battle cry of 'I hate boys.' Yesterday, you get put into an arranged
marriage with a guy you don't know and you're happy about it. It doesn't
make since unless it's because you're a lesbian, and that you could hide
it with him because of his curse."

"I am not!" Akane screamed. "Can I help it if I'm attracted to someone
who just happens to turn into a girl? I'd like it better if he wasn't
cursed, but it could be worse. Is it really that bad if he's a she at
times?"

"Not really, but it just seems odd. You haven't been acting like yourself
since yesterday."

Akane knew this question would likely come up, and had planned her reply.
"Well, two days ago, I made a wish to have my true love. The next day,
surprise here's a fiancee. I didn't think wishing on a shooting star
would work, but it was too much of a coincidence for me to ignore. So,
I've decided to give it a chance."

"You should remember to be careful what you wish for. It often becomes
twisted to whatever joke kami wants to play with you."

"I hope not," Akane whispered.

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Ranma stood outside Akane's door. He heard them talk about him. He was
shocked at Nabiki's accusations Akane might prefer him to be a girl, but
the incident in the bathing room dispelled that idea along with Akane's
denial. He was a little unnerved about Akane's wish that he seemed to
fulfill. But, if she was willing to give it a chance, why can't he?
Ranma knocked on the door.

"Come in."

"Hi," Ranma said nervously as he entered. "I just wanna say thanks for
helpin' me at school today, and I was wondering if you... wanna... go out
Saturday?"

Akane blinked. She stammered, "S-sure. I'd love to." She didn't know what
to make of it as she never had an official date with Ranma before. Here
he was now, only knowing her just over a day, asking her out.

"Great. Um, I guess I'll let you two go back to whatever you were doin'."

Akane looked down at her desk. She was worried. <Why would he ask me out
on a date this time? Why had he never asked me out before? I guess it
could be because of the others getting in the way. What if my actions
change this Ranma to someone so different, I don't love him? No! It's
still Ranma, and I can help make him the person I want him to be. But what
if the person I want him to be isn't the one I love?>

Nabiki waved her hand in Akane's face. "Hey, what's wrong? I thought
you'd be happy to have a date with him."

Akane looked at Nabiki nervously. "I-it's just that... well... I am
happy... but I guess it just hit me... that I really might marry him."
Akane sighed. "I'm only ei... er, sixteen... and I'm engaged. It's just a
little scary, having a look into your future, unsure if you'll like the
outcome. I hope things work out great. Possibly being able to marry not
just for honor, but for love. I just got a little scared when I realized
we might marry, and not be in love."

"That is a risk you're going to have to take in any marriage. Arranged or
not."

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Ranma smiled as he leaned against the Akane's door. He didn't really
smile because she accepted to go on a date with him. He was smiling as he
had listened in again, hearing that Akane now realized what being engaged
really meant. 

Ranma left, deciding to go outside and stare into the night's sky to sort
out his thoughts.

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Akane sat in bed, reading Ranma's journal. She had read a couple weeks of
entries starting from when Ranma arrived. She read one paragraph. Not
believing it, she read it again. She dropped the journal in shock.

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Ranma was laying on the roof, watching the night sky. He was shocked and
his senses became alert as he heard Akane scream, "I'LL KILL HIM!!!" He
didn't who 'him' was, or what brought on the outburst. <I hope she
doesn't mean me.>

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Author's Note:

I bet you know who 'him' really is. So I won't bother saying it ;)

And because you requested it: Happosai's death scene revised. (Hope you
just didn't eat.) This scene is VERY disgusting, graphic, and dark.
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Happosai? Well, Happosai wasn't there (at Ranma's funeral). When he had
arrived at the scene of Ranma's death to see what his monster had done,
he meet several angry martial artists. He held his own against them.
Actually he was winning, despite fighting Genma, Soun, Ukyou, Ryoga, and
Shampoo all at the same time.

Ryoga and Genma laid into Happosai using chi attacks. Genma was actually
using his forbidden moves to attack Happosai. Ukyou and Shampoo were
upset that their presence was only helping the lech.

It wasn't until Happosai touched Akane to regain his strength that the
battle ended. Akane looked at Happosai with such anger and rage she
glowed with a chi aura greater than Happosai even produced. "You- you
killed him!" she shouted, her voice like gravel. "DIE!" Her chi aura shot
into him.

Happosai felt her chi wrapping around bones and internal organs. He
screamed in pain and horror as his manhood was ripped apart from him. He
was in shock. He could not move.

"You have taken away from me the man I love, and I will see you dead for
it," Akane said darkly. "I will see that you die painfully."

Several bones in Happosai's left hand were ripped out of his skin. Then
his right fore arm was crushed. He struggled, trying to free himself from
Akane's chi grasp. He still couldn't move.

The others assembled stared at Akane and Happosai in shock and fear.
Those who could think, didn't dare interfere in fear of Akane's possible
reprisal.

Happosai's right leg turned to powder. His kidneys flattened into
pancakes. His left leg shot into his body like spear, ripping intestines
and crushing lungs. The fact he was still alive was a testament to the
master of Anything Goes Martial Arts tenacity and struggle to live.

Akane's chi wrapped firmly around Happosai's body and head. With a
disgusting sound of flesh ripping and bones coming apart, Happosai was
decapitated.

Those gathered could no longer hold their lunch at the gruesome sight of
Happosai's death.

Akane stared at the corpse, only realizing then she wasn't dreaming about
what she'd do to Happosai. She had really killed him. Her mind failed her
looking at the sight. She collapsed. She would never be able to remember
what she just did.

Now, the only people who thought of Happosai, did so angrily. No one
mourned his passing.

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