Subject: [FFML] New Ranma fanfic 'Tatewaki's True Love' (First one in planned romance series)
From: "Azusa" <mimzy@ix.netcom.com>
Date: 3/26/1998, 7:53 PM
To: "Fanfiction" <ffml@fanfic.com>

About a week ago, I got the idea to write little romance stories, or in some
cases like this one, little blurps.  I have several others already planned
out, and I'll release them whenever I get them done.  They're mostly just to
keep me busy writing.
Azusa-chan



Azusa-chan
mimzy@ix.netcom.com
A Ranma 1/2 fanfiction =)

Ranma 1/2 is the property of the wonderful Rumiko Takahashi.
All rights reserved.

*****Ranma Romance*****
*Tatewaki's True Love*

To this day, I think of him as Ranko.  Or Ranma-chan.  It does
not matter, they are the same.  While I love him in either
form, I loved his girl form first.  I play dumb.  I don�t let
on.
   But I really love that cretin, Saotome Ranma.
   People would think I was sick if they knew.  But really,
who wouldn't love him?  Or her.  She is an unparalleled
goddess, he is an omnipotent god.
   I know everyone thinks I'm crazy and stupid for supposedly
not knowing.  But it is I that is making a fool of them.
   What of Tendou Akane you ask?  While just a beautiful and
elegant, she somehow can't compare to the pig-tailed one.  My
love for her is yet unchanged, but is has been surpassed.  I
don't let on, as to not hurt her feelings.
   Ah, the lovely Ranma-chan, the strong Ranma-kun.  I don't
generally have leanings for those of my own gender, but with
his strength and speed...I vow to best him before I confess my
love, as to prove myself worthy.
   Yet his love for Akane proves yet another problem.  If both
of my true loves are to marry, then what ever shall I do?  I
cannot defeat either of them.  I don't understand why.  I used
to think I was much more skilled than that.
   Being as it is late, I shall retire till the morrow, then I
shall think on this some more.  Oh, how my heart aches.

The next day at school, I see my two loves in an argument.  I
sigh inwardly.  If I were to be completely honest with myself,
if I was not able to have either of them, I would prefer that
they were with eachother more than anyone else.
   I put on my angry face and whip my kendo sword out.  I get
ready for my next act.  "Saotome you cretin!  What have you
done to the precious Tendou Akane now?!"  The acting classes I
had taken helped wonders.
   "Aw, man!  Kunou!" Ranma groaned.  "I don't have time for
this!"  I jump at him, sword above my head for a downward
strike, anyway.  "Okay, you asked for it!"
   It seems Ranma had already been in a bad mood that morning
and need to fight it out.  Akane growled, disgusted.  She
turned around and stormed off.
   "What have you done to disgrace the fair and lovely Akane
this time, you cad?!" I hollered.
   "Kunou, I don't know what the hell your problem is.  Why do
you bother us every morning?"  We fought on.  He dodged my
carefully placed strikes.  He threw a punch and knocked me
into the wall.  I decided to play dead.
   "Oh, shit.  Kunou?"  Ranma actually sounded worried.  I let
him carry me to the nurses office, where I played sick while
Tendou Nabiki talked to my still form and mopped my forehead.
This was fun every time.

At lunch that day, I ate alone.  I didn't much feel like being
social at the moment.  I heard a noise and looked up.
   I was mildly surprised at what I saw, but I didn't let the
surprise show.  Akane was pushing Ranma in my direction,
yelling at him.  Something about apologizing.
   I played dumb again.
   "Ah, here to launch a surprise attack against me!" I said,
addressing Ranma.  I got out my sword and wielded it in a
menacing manner.  "Come no further!"
   "Ku...Kunou," Akane gasped out.  The effort it was taking
to push Ranma along had apparently winded her.  "R...Ranma has
something he want's to say to you."
   Ranma muttered something under his breath, something along
the lines of, 'Its *you* that wants me to say it.'  Akane
elbowed him, bumping him closer to me.
   "Kunou-senpai...I'm sorry for hurting you so bad earlier,"
he mumbled, seeming very interested in the ground.
   "Hmmph.  Apology accepted," I said.  "Will you now release
to me the pig-tailed girl and Tendou Akane?"  I added the
latter to stay in character as an asshole.
   Ranma's interest in the ground vanished.  He looked up and
glared.  "Dammit, Kunou!  I came here to say I was sorry and
all you can do is be a jerk!  Well, I've had enough!  You
won't get an apology for this one!" he said and hit me so hard
that this time I didn't have to pretend to blank out.

I woke up looking into Nabiki's worried eyes.  As soon as she
saw I was awake, she wiped the look off her face and acted
like she wasn't doing anything.
   "Kunou-chan, you've really gotta work on your technique,"
she said.
   I know, Nabiki-chan.  I know.

*the end*

Authors Notes:
Well, don't have much else to say about this one.  The idea
popped into my head and wouldn't leave, so that's why this is
the first one I'm doing.