At last I finally get back to this fic! I lost it for a while and could
not find the back up disks for it. I was cleaning and came across them the
other day. I'll re post the last parts for those who missed it. 

Boy, I sure got a lot of mail asking to continue this. I may make quite a few
people angry with the way this ends. [There should only be two of three more
Chapters left after this.] I hope you enjoy it as much as I do writing it.
Thanks for the responces.
Catbert25
SPIRIT WITHIN part 9.

Mousses Secret Tequneiqe...

	Mousse stood at the gates of Furinkan in wait the wind blew his hair
dramatically as the students filed around him. "Ranma." he said as Akane Tendo
aproached. "Ranma Saotome I challenge you." he said pointing at the bewildered
Akane. Mousse fell to the ground as Ranma kicked him in the back of the head.
"Over here stupid." said Ranma looking at him with a confident smirk. "Ranma
Saotome I challenge you." growled Mousse as he got up and faced him. "Great
when?" said Ranma. "Now you fool!" yelled Mousse. Reiraku stood a small
distance away and approached casually. "I can't now I got school." said Ranma
pointing to the building. "You fight us now." Said Reiraku as he swung at
Ranma with a spear he had hidden in his claok. "Ok Shampoo I'll bite." said
Ranma as he jumped to avoid the spear. 

	Ranma looked around the area there was a large crowd surrounding the fight.
"Damn I was hopeing they would back off till later." he thought.  

	Akane looked on in confusion as the two tried to get Ranma between them. Then
she did some thing strange she seemed to avoid being directly between Mousse
and Ranma. "What is she doing?" thought Akane. 

	Ranma dodged the pair's strikes easily enough and backed away. "This is to
easy, better be ready for the real attack." he thought as they forced him
back. A new voice rang out from behind and Ranma turned to see Kuno behind
him. "Well Ranma Saotome it seems you are out numbered." he said looking the
situation over. "And who you is?" asked Reiraku cautiously. "I am Tatewaki
Kuno the rising new star of the high school fencing world the sound of my
voice strikes fear into the hearts of my peers, they cal me "THE BLUE THUNDER
OF FURINKAN HIGH" and I seek to free Akane Tendo from the grasp of his evil
heart." said the Kendoist dramatically. "Great all three of them." grummbled
Ranma. Kuno stood opposite the pair of Amazon warriors and smiled. "Today is
the day of your defeat Saotome." he smiled. "Mabey I can use him, if I can gat
us away from the crowd..." thought Ranma.

	Ranma desperately Dodged the attacks of the Three and even took a few light
hits from the battle. "Damn I can't take much more of this." thought Ranma as
he rushed at Kuno again. Mousse grabbed at Kuno with his chains. "What are you
doing knoave I almost had him!" cried Kuno in anger. "This fool is going to
get us killed! Ranma's trying to use him for the Hi ryu Shouten ha." Said
Mousse. Reiraku nodded in agreement and turned on the kendoist Knocking him
out cold in a few seconds as Ranma was kept barely at bay by Mousse. "Now we
end this Saotome." said Mousse as Reiraku joined the fight once again.

	Akane watched from the shade of a nearby tree as Ranma was pummled bu the
pair mercelessly berely keeping away from the blades they weilded. 
"Ranma be careful." she said. Mousse smiled and stopped his attacks as Reiraku
slid to the side and held her spear in ready. "Now Ranma we end this foolish
battle." Ranma turned his head slightly to see Akane was behind him watching
with a worried exspression.

	 Mousse lifted his arm and took up a strange stance. "What the?" thought
Ranma as Mousse pointer his sleeve at him. Ranma heard a familiar click and
his heart stopped. "No." he said. Akane was behind him and he couldn't dodge.
He turned and yelled "Akane get down! He's got a gun!"  Mousses Robe sleeve
exploded in a loud bang sending scraps of cloth flying through the air.  Ranma
felt the bullet whiz past him and through his shirt. Ranma turned to see Kuno
with his back turned  as Akane crouched depensively on th ground as if waiting
for the bullet that never came. Kuno Tuurned towards Mousse. "A dishonorable
attack." he spat at him. Mousse smiled. "If the end result is Shampoo being
mine who needs Hounor?" he said. Kuno fell on top of Akane as a large red
stain formed on his side. "The crowd snapped out of shock and stampeeded.

	Mousse cried out in frustration as Ranma disapeared into the crowd. "Coward!"
he yelled chasing after him. "Ranma is gone." said Reiraku coolly.

	Ranma collapsed after ariving in Dr. Tofu's clinic with Kuno and Akane over
his shoulders. "Ranma?!" said the Doctor rushing to his side. "A bullet
wound?" he said noticing Kuno as he breathed heavily where Ranma had placed
him before his own collapse. Akane was in mild shock but did not appear to be
injured. Ranma had a few light cuts and alot of bruises but was not seriously
injured. 

	Ranma awoke a few hours later with a start. "Finally awake?" said Akane as
she kissed him gently. "Y-yea." said Ranma shakily. "How's Kuno?" he asked.
"Stable at Nerima General." said Akane smiling. "You saved his life." she
added. Ranma noted that they were still at Dr. Tofu's clinic. Akane saw him
looking around and smiled. "Dr. Tofu went with Kuno he'll be back later." she
said. "He took a bullet for me..." she said with tears in her eyes. Ranma held
her for a moment top comfort her. 

	"I hope we arn't interupting any thing." said an icy voice from behind them.
Akane turned to see Ryoga and an anoyed looking Ukyo standing in the door.
"Ryoga Kun, Ukyo san. What are you doing here?" she asked suprised. "This fool
wanted to see you after he heard what happened." said Ukyo with a tone that
said she had to be talked into bringing him. "You ok sensei?" asked Ryoga
looking at Ranma with a smirk. "Yea."said Ranma. "So how are things between
you two?" asked Ranma. "Shut up Saotome I still haven't forgiven you for
that." growled Ukyo.  Ryoga just scratched the back of his head. "Why you
gotta be so uncute in front of my freinds?" he grumbled. Ukyo hit him over the
head.

	Ukyo and Ryoga stopped Fighting when Mr. Tendo appeared in the door way. He
was not happy. "You have endangered the life of my daughter." he said as Akane
pulled away from Ranma slowly. "I will not allow this relationship to
continue." he said as he roughly took Akane by the arm and pulled her away.
"Akane...he's right." said Ranma looking saddly at her. Soun stopped and
looked at him in suprise. "Until those two are stopped you can't see me. It
isn't safe, I'd never forgive my self if something happened to you because of
me." he said looking at her. A look of dread crossed Akane's face. "NO! she
yelled and pulled away from her Father. "Akane please try to understand."
pleaded Ranma. "Never I will die befor I leave you like this." she cried with
tears in her eyes. Despataratelly pulling away from her fathers grip towards
Ranma. Ranma got up form the cot and walked out the back way. "Akane...I'm
sory I love you too much to see you hurt in this." he said and walked out the
door.

	Soun held his daughter and smiled as he comforted her. "It will be all right
Akane. I'm sure you just need time." he said to her. In his mind he thougth of
his freind Genma. "In time she will forget Ranma and then Genma's son Can meet
her and they will both fall in Love and the Tendo family legacy will be
secure!" He was almost giddy that Akane was finally free of that evil Ranma
boy.But still he was not completely heartless he felt sorry for what his
daughter felt now and tried to comfort her as best he could.

	Ranma walked into the streets of Nerima with a heavy heart and sighed. He
stood confidently and staired into the sky as it began to rain. "This ends
tonight." he said defiantly and headed towards the Cat Cafe'. 

	When he arrived there he looked in silent horror at the empty building. "I-
Its gone." he said dumbly. "I had a feeling you would come here tonight." said
a familiar voice. "Ryoga?" said Ranma as he turned to see his friend standing
in the rain. It felt strange seeing Ryoga in the rain unchanged. Ukyo walked
up behind Ryoga and smirked. "You were right Ryoga he did come. Your in no
condition for a fight like this and you know it." she growled at him. Ranma
hung his head. "Your lucky they moved somewhere else or I'd have to stop you
from getting yourself killed." she spat at him. "What?" he said looking at
her. "I may not like you very much Ranma but Akane would never forgive me if I
let you get killed." she grumbled at him blushing. "Your right but Mousse has
no honor he'll try to get me in my weakened state." said Ranma. "Doubtful,
They'll have to lay low for a while because of the police. Why do you think
the Cat cafe is empty?" said Ryoga. "That little stunt he pulled has got every
cop in Nerima looking for the two." agreed Ryoga. "But Cologne and Shampoo can
still move around freely." said Ranma. "Yes." agreed Ukyo. 

	Soun and Genma Drank another toast to the end of Akane's relationship With
the evil boy. "At last we can bring our families together!" cried Genma. "Yes
but Akane needs time to recover." slured Soun solomnly. "You think a week is
long enough?" asked Genma. "Plenty." said Soun as he poured another cup.

To be continued....

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