Subject: [FFML] [fanfic][R.5][SpiritwithinRe:3
From: Catbert25
Date: 4/4/1998, 3:08 PM
To: Fanfic@fanfic.com

RANMA 1\2: SPIRIT WITHIN:by Sean D�Anna
                   GRAPHIC NOVEL VERSION: 
                   
 Standard disclaimer I don�t own Ranma 1\2 or any of the characters. ect. ect.
the story is mine so don�t copy it or nothing. you can post it if ya want,
(PLEASE DO AS I DO NOT HAVE MY OWN SITE AND WON�T ANYTIME SOON.)as long as ya
give me credit for it.  E-mail opinions to Catbert25 @ aol.com. I�d love to
hear from you , I think. Sorry I didn�t write a better beginning but I needed
a way for Ranma to think and act like I did and I couldn�t think of any better
way so I made it quick and painless as possible. anyway... on with the show.
part13: a turn for the worse.
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	Cologne looked at Reiraku with disgust. �How could both of you lose to that
boy?!� she scowled at the two bandaged men. �If you do not succeed soon
Shampoo will be forced to marry him, I have no wish to force her into that.�
she swore under her breath. �I *will* kill him.� said Moose angrily. �But what
if another defeat her?� asked Reiraku gazing sideways at Moose. �He must also
be able to defeat the groom. At any rate such a defeat would be...questionable
at this time.� said Cologne. �I ask to use the ancient sealed techniques of
my family.� said Moose. �The ones banned from the village, and sealed away?�
said Cologne with a narrow look. �Yes.� said Moose. �You know these techniques
Moose?� she warily asked him. �Sealed is not forgotten honored elder.�
responded Moose. �I shall have to have a little talk with his father when we
return.� thought Cologne dryly. �Very well.� she said. �But you must obey the
laws surrounding them as well. We are not a clan of ninja Moose, no matter how
tempting you should not forget that.� said Cologne with a warning glance. �As
you wish, honored elder.� said Moose compliantly. �You realize that your
family will suffer for this boy, those techniques were to be sealed and
forgotten after World War 2.� she said warningly. �Only Shampoo matters to
me.� he responded. �Moose?� said Reiraku quietly in shock.
	Ranma looked at Ryoga and waited for his answer. �You want to train *me*?� he
asked. �Yes, I see great potential in you, and I need to for my own reasons.�
answered Ranma. �And what are those?� asked Ryoga cautiously. �I need some one
to train with who isn�t out to kill me. Your the only one good enough to do
that that I know, that fits that category.� Ranma answered with a small grin.
�But let me warn you this  isn�t normal martial arts training, its really
going to hurt and possibly kill you. I promise you�ll be allot stronger when
I�m through. Besides I gotta start my school some where.� he looked at Ryoga
and waited for a response. �All right I�m in.� said Ryoga with a stern look.
	Kasumi looked at the young girl in the doorway and called to her sister.
�Akane your little friend is here.�  Akane smiled as she saw her new best
friend smiled in greeting. �Ranko what brings you here?� she asked cheerfully.
Nabiki frowned she didn�t trust Ranma�s kid sister at all. �Is that delinquent
of a brother you have around?� asked Soun cheerfully as he noticed the young
girl. �Nope.�she beamed. Soun returned to his paper he liked the girl she was
always cheerful, but the boy, the boy must die. Akane walked off with her
friend as Nabiki frowned at them. �RRGH! I can�t find any dirt on that girl!�
growled Nabiki. 
	Ranma walked along side Akane and chatted cheerfully. �Ah my lovely Akane, I
see you doth partake on a stroll this fine day with your friend, the lovely
Ranko, charming sister to that ruffian Saotome. Ranma grit his teeth and
smiled sweetly at Kuno. �Hiya cutie!� he said feeling his stomach turn. He had
figured out a while ago an important formula for Kuno. GIRL+BEAT THE CRAP OUT
OF KUNO= KUNO LOVES GIRL, and as a result had been very careful in front of
the Kendoist.
�Very well I shall leave you to your day as I have pressing matters with the
vile Nabiki Tendo. Else I would gladly escort you this fine day, but alas I
must take my leave of you.� and with that he walked away. �That was close I
can�t stand acting like that. Ugh!� said Ranma. �I can understand my parents
but why Kuno?� asked Akane. �If I beat him up he�d fall in love with me or
something.� replied Ranma. �Oh,� said Akane still unsure. �What did you want?�
she asked cheerfully �I wanted to tell you about my trip. I�m taking Ryoga on
a training trip in a few days and I just wanted to tell you. We could be gone
a while.� said Ranma looking sad. �But I wanted to spend the summer break with
you.� said Akane looking disappointed. �If pig boy doesn�t screw us up too bad
we should be back in a couple of weeks so don�t worry about us, besides
�Ranko� will write you and tell you how we are doing.� she smiled at their
private joke. Ranma looked behind her and stopped. �So, she�s here already?
the pervert hasn�t even showed yet.�
	�So...Ranma has a sister.� said the girl as she watched from the bush. as the
two �girls� walked away. �Interesting.� �Hello Ucchan, we need to talk.� said
a voice form behind her. �Its been a long time Ranma.� she said steeling her
voice. �Now prepare to die.�

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Part14:Will Ranma get another sutor?
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	Ranma stopped talking and looked at Akane "Someone is spying on us." he said.
"What?" Akane said looking suprised. "You go on I'll take care of this.� said
Ranma taking the thermos he was carrying and pouring the contents over his
head as he rounded the corner. "Let me go with you." said Akane with a worried
look. "She might be an ally, and don't worry I can handle this." said Ranma
with a reassuring grin. "She?" thought Akane as he snuck away. 
	Ukyo Konji looked thoughtfully at the two girls. "So,... Ranma has a
sister....Interesting" she said. Suddenly a voice behind her snapped her back
into reality.
	 "Hello Ucchan we need to talk." said Ranma from behind her. "It's been along
time Ranma. Now prepare to die!" said the girl to him. Ranma easily caught the
battle spatula as the young Ukyo swung it at him. "No. talk first." he said
lazily. Ukyo growled at him but sat down. "Now first off why are you attacking
me?" he asked. Ukyo looked at him oddly "you don't know?" she said with a rage
in her eyes. "I know why your mad at my father, but why me?" he asked. "You
left me behind you jack ass!" she yelled at him. "'I' left you behind? Ukyo
how old was I?" said Ranma with an amused look. "He's laughing at me?" thought
Ukyo angrily. "Six and what does it matter?" Ukyo spat. "It matters because I
was *six*. what makes you think I had anything to do with it? It was almost
eight years before I figured out what pop had done to you, and by then it was
too late, I didn't know where to even begin looking for you." said Ranma. Ukyo
looked at him angrily "How dare you?!!I gave up my femininity because of you!
I can never get back my childhood!" she growled as she swung at him again.
"Not from where I'm standing." said Ranma catching the spatula easily again.
Ukyo staired at him. "W-what?" she said dumbly. "Look don't get the wrong Idea
but your a very cute girl, you could easily get your 'femininity back' as you
put it. From what I see you never lost it." said Ranma. "R-Ranma?" said Ukyo
in shock. "Ukyo I wont be held responsible for my father any longer, if you
have a grudge with him fine, I won't get in your way but I won't let you kill
him." said Ranma. "I  can only allow him to live if my honor is restored."
said Ukyo quietly. "Meaning?" said Ranma hoping the answer was not what he
already knew it was. "You will marry me." she said with a smile. Ranma fell to
his knees. "Then I'm sorry we couldn't work this out." he said bitterly.
"What?" said Ukyo with rage once again in her eyes. "Your going back on your
word? your promise?" she said angrily. "I never made a promise or gave my word
Ukyo, and I am seeing someone else,... I will not do this to her." said Ranma
in a low voice. "So be it I will kill you and your father for this Saotome."
growled Ukyo as she Prepared for a fight. 	
	Ranma however stood silently looking at his old friend. She was in a battle
ready stance. He punched a large oak tree next to them in frustration.
"Ukyo...go home." he said and turned away. "Why you--" Ukyo fell silent as the
oak tree groaned and collapsed. She backed away in silent horror, the tree was
easily four feet in diameter, probably more.
	Ranma sighed as he walked away. "Please let that be enough to make her give
up." he said inwardly. But he knew it would not be.
	Cologne stood behind Ukyo and smiled. She turned to the two boys training in
a clearing near by , their wounds almost healed. "Mousse, Reiraku! come here."
she cackled.
	 Ukyo turned to face them "What do you want?" she looked tired and hopeless
after what she had just seen. She knew she would never defeat Ranma. Cologne
Ignored her and spoke to the boys. "It seems you two may have a new ally. See
what she can do." said Cologne and with that the boys rushed at her weapons
drawn.
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part15:Preparations for a trip
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	Ukyo looked at the boys who had her pinned to the ground, the battle had been
short lasting only a few minutes. "Damn!" she thought as the green haired boy
smiled at her oddly. "What do you want with me?" she asked cautiously not
liking the looks the green haired boy was giving her with his one eye. "What
do you think Mousse?" asked Cologne. The boy with the thick glasses and long
hair smiled "She has potential." he mused looking her up and down. "She almost
good Shampoo used to be." said the one eyed boy. 
	"Potential for what??!!!" said Ukyo from the ground suddenly looking very
worried. "Cologne smiled. "Not *that* child." she reassured. Ukyo relaxed a
small amount. "You wish to kill Ranma Saotome?" Cologne asked. Ukyo became
very interested in this strange woman. "I wish to end the Saotome line." she
said coldly. "That is the mission of these two as well child, perhaps with
their help you can achieve your goal." said the old woman. "Perhaps,..." said
Ukyo cautiously. "Mousse I leave her in your care, Make her stronger." she
said as she lept away. Mousse growled under his breath. "May as well open a
dojo." he muttered under his breath. 
	Ukyo picked herself off the ground "Thanks I guess I'll be leaving now." she
said as she walked away. "You no kill Ranma alone." said Reiraku. "He's right
girl you'll need our help, we can make you strong enough to stand a chance."
agreed Mousse. "I am Mousse and this is Reiraku, we make you no promises, but
with out our help you will fail, Saotome is much more powerful than you can
even imagine, what you saw was nothing compared to hat he's capable of."
Warned Mousse. "I sorry about great grandmother, she think it only way you
listen us." said Reiraku. Ukyo looked at the two boys and sighed "All right
I'm listening, what can you do for me?" she said.
	Ranma looked at Akane apologetically, "I can't let you come along Akane I'd
love to but..." he said as the young girl pleaded with him. "But what I'm not
strong enough?" she growled looking angry. "Don't put words in my mouth Akane.
You know your father would never allow this." said Ranma with a sigh. "I'm
coming along Ranma. You are not leaving me behind." she said sternly. "Looks
like she's made up her mind Ranma" said Ryoga with an amused smile. "Akane
what will you do? this is a training trip, I won't have time to spend with
you." argued Ranma. "I can train too, and besides I can cook for you." Akane
said with a pleading voice. Ranma gasped, his eyes went wide with horror. "OH,
shit." he thought. "And I can tell my father I'm going with Ranko." she said
with a sly smile. "And when he finds out that I'm not here? Akane he hates me
as it is..." said Ranma sternly. Akane�s face fell. 
	"He wont find out," said Nabiki with a grin as she walked up to the group,
"For a price" said Ranma and Nabiki in unison. Nabiki frowned. Ranma walked
over to Nabiki "I think a whole week without the danger of Akane cooking
anything is payment enough for this." he said in a low voice. Nabiki looked at
him in suprize. "How do you know about that?" she wondered and quickly
dismissed it, they were dating after all she must have made him lunch once or
something. "Along with the knowledge that we'll be eating it at least twice
this week." he said in a weak voice. Nabiki smiled "Agreed." she said. 
	Ranma turned to face his friends "On one condition we take turns cooking." he
said to Akane. Smiled and hugged him. Ryoga looked at him oddly. "We've got a
woman coming and you want us to cook?!" he whispered. "You'll regret its that
much..." said Ranma looking weak.
	Ranma sat at his table and ate his meal in his usual manner, he inhaled it
before his father got to it. At the end of the meal Ranma spoke up "Me and a
friend are going on a training trip over the summer." he said to his parents.
His father looked at him oddly. "HIS name is Ryoga, you might remember him."
said Ranma who knew what his father was thinking and emphasized 'Him'. "We
went to school together when I was little." He continued. "Where are you
going?" Genma asked. "Mt.Terror I think its called, but with Ryoga along It
could be anywhere in Japan." Ranma laughed at his own joke. his parents looked
at him oddly. "He gets lost easy." explained Ranma looking embarrassed. His
parents shrugged and went back to their meal.
	Akane looked at her father happily. "You mean I can go?" he said happily.
"Your sure he won't be there?" asked Soun warily. "I told you daddy those two
are *never* in the same place." said Akane with a grin. Nabiki looked at her
sister, she had no Idea that her sister was such a talented liar. 
	Later that night Nabiki went to talk to her sister. "Akane I had no Idea you
could lie that way, I'm impressed." she said. Akane had a strange smile. "Who
said I lied?" said Akane. "All I said was that they won't be together." she
said reading her magazine intently. "Ranko's not coming?" Nabiki said warily.
She was not happy with the idea of her sister being alone with two guys in the
woods. "She'll be there." said Akane. Nabiki looked at Akane. "What the hell
does that mean?" she said frustrated. "Ranma and Ranko will be there. When
Ranma is there Ranko won't be and vice versa." she said never looking up from
her reading. Nabiki looked at her sister and walked out confused and she
didn't like it. "I'll find out what's going on Akane I swear it." she growled.
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part16:Training on Mt.Terror
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	Ranma walked with Ryoga as a girl towards Akane�s home. Suddenly Shampoo
latched herself around his neck from behind. �Nihao Airen!!" she squealed.
Ranma roughly took her off  "how many times do I have to tell you I'm not
interested?" he said with a disgusted look. "Man she's getting worse. Thats
the third time today." commented Ryoga, he had been staying with Ranma for a
few days so he wouldn't wander off before the trip. "You ain't kidding she
don't know when to quit, I'm just lucky Akane hasn't caught her doing that
yet." he sighed as they approached the dojo. "Hope you brought enough to eat
Ryoga cause were gonna have to sneak our meals when Akane cooks." said Ranma
quietly as they approached the dojo. "What was that Ranma?!! How can you say
that? You've never even had my cooking!!!" said Akane from behind him as she
hit him with a large mallet. "I should have known! That was a classic set
up..." thought Ranma bitterly.
	Soun and Genma sat across from each other and concentrated on the game before
them. "My son has gone on a voyage of training with his first student." said
Genma with a small amount of shame in his voice. Soun looked at his friend and
sighed It had been difficult for his friend to tell him he had lost the school
to his own son, but also reassuring to Soun, when Genma's son returned to
marry his daughter he would  defeat that evil Ranma and free his daughter. "I
feel sorry for the young sister of that evil boy who is seeing Akane, she is
so nice, it will be a shame when your son fulfills his promise and Akane has
to stop seeing her brother." said Soun with a slight smile. Genma sweated a
little. "Quite so Tendo." he agreed hastily. "Its just as well as my daughter
has also taken a trip with some friends. Although I doubt a bunch of girls
will get much training in." said Soun to his friend with a laugh. "Really
where has she gone to?" said Genma with no real interest. "I believe the place
is called Mt. Terror." Answered Soun. "Hmmmm,thats nice I'm sure they'll have
a goo...Mt. Terror you say?" Genma's attention quickly left the board. "Yes,
thats what she said." answered Soun. "Mt.TERROR?!!" said Genma with a huge
smile.
	Ranma looked at his surroundings with a small smile. "Well this is it." he
said. Ryoga looked around and snorted "This?" 
	"Relax Ryoga we train on the other side of the Mountain,  there is a water
fall there, getting there every day will be part of the training." said Ranma
amused with the smuggness Ryoga had, "I'll wipe that off your face soon enough
Ryoga." he thought with just a tinge of evil laughter.
	The next day Ranma lead Ryoga to the waterfall with Akane in tow. "Lets see
this arduous Training that you don't think I'm good enough for..." snorted
Akane. Ranma smiled and turned to Ryoga. "Shatter this boulder." he said
simply. "Thats easy." laughed Ryoga. "I was wondering what arduous training
you were going to put me through." he said as he cracked his knuckles. Ryoga
punched it causing it to split down the middle. "How's that?" he laughed. "I
could do that." said Akane. "I bet you could, but thats wrong. I said shatter
not split." said Ranma to them. Ryoga and Akane looked at him dumbly. "Wha?"
they said in unison. Ranma touched the breaking points for both boulders
lightly and they exploded. "Ryoga and Akane gasped. "Care to learn that?"
asked Ranma.
	Genma looked at the group from the bushes. "So he brought that slut of a
girlfriend of his along." he mused "when Tendo finds his daughter's camp we'll
arrange a little meeting'If all goes well they'll never even know we were
here." Genma laughed maniacally at his plan.
	A short time later, Ranma pulled the rope taught as he prepared the harness
for the boulder. Suddenly he felt a presence behind him. Ryoga who was
standing near by growled at the new comer.
	 "Well it seems Saotome has a new student." said Mousse to a nearby tree.
Ranma took up a fighting stance, and Mousse shifted his position following the
movement. "Relax Ranma I'm training someone myself." said Mousse as he snorted
at Ranmas stance. "I thought we were alone out here and I wasn't expecting to
find *you*." said Mousse. "What do you want?" Growled Ryoga. "Well now that I
know who else is here I'll leave you..." A small smile crept across Mousses
lips. "Say Saotome?" he said. "What is it Mousse." said Ranma looking
cautiously at the boy. "How about a little game?" Said Mousse. "What do you
mean?" asked Akane. "Just to see who is the better teacher." said Mousse "My
student vs. yours?" asked Ranma. "Yes." said Mousse, "In two weeks." "You got
it !" said Ryoga with a sly look. "Let me introduce you to your opponent."
smiled Mousse.  Ranma gasped as Ukyo stepped from the trees.
	Ukyo staired hard at Ryoga. she was dressed in a kimono with a black and gold
flower pattern on it on her chest was a bandoleer of throwing knives and
across her back was a dangerous looking spear. Ryoga face faulted "A girl?" he
said dumbly. " Ucchan." said Ranma weakly. "I have to fight a girl?!!!" Ranted
Ryoga. 
	"I've modified her fighting style. she is far more deadly than the girl you
knew Saotome." grinned Mousse as the two disappeared into the forest. "You
will have a formidable opponent boy."
	Later that night Akane watched Ranma chan across from the fire light. "So she
was a friend of yours?" she asked softly. "My best friend." said Ranma as he
looked up into the stars. "Its  all my father's fault..." Ranma began to tell
the tale of his and Ukyo's friendship including the engagement his father made
and his betrayal of that promise. Akane cried as he finished "Ranma th-thats
terrible! how could he do that to you two?" she said softly. "We did what we
had to survive', I told you remember? I'm not proud but it doesn't change
things." he said sadly. Akane looked at her friend and saw the sadness in his
eyes . His father had caused his best friend to hate him, she could never
forgive that.
	Ryoga looked at the sky next to them and sighed, he didn't hear Ranma's tale.
His thoughts were occupied by the girl he would have to fight in two weeks
time. "I-I can't fight a girl. especially one like her. Shes...what?" the
answer he never wanted to hear came to him "Cute."
	From the bushes just outside the camp Soun Tendo watched his daughter talk
with her friend 'Ranko' as she sat with her next to the fire. "Now to find
Genma and get our children together at last!!" he was crying tears of joy. 
	A few hors later he met Genma in the woods. "I've found them!" they said in
unison, they hugged and cried for joy together, Until... "Say Tendo...where
are we anyway?"
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part16:The secret training
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	Ryoga watched as the boulder swung towards him, he felt in the air waiting
for the perfect moment to strike, but alas the feeling never came he slammed
into the rock painfully. "Dammit Ryoga concentrate! If you can't master this
simple tequneique you will lose!!" said Ranma from below him. "You have to see
with the minds eye!" he chided. "This guy is nuts." thought Ryoga. Akane
looked at Ranma in horror "Stop this can't you see your hurting him?!" she
said grabbing his shoulder causing him to wince in pain. "Akane, this is why I
didn't want you to come..." he said sighing. "Ranma your hurt?"  she asked
looking worried. "Don't worry Akane its nothing." he said looking at her with
his best smile and turned his attention to Ryoga. "You gonna hang there all
day looking hurt or you gonna train??!!" he chided. "Yea yea..." grumbled
Ryoga pulling himself up right. 
	Akane looked at the two weary martial artist. "Hope you like it its curry."
she said with a smile. "Bet we do." said Ryoga with a smile. "You'd lose."
thought Ranma to himself. Ryoga looked at Ranma oddly he had been acting
strangely all day like he was afraid or something... The two looked at their
meals and ate a small amount. Ranma and Ryoga looked at each other and stood.
"Well Ryoga looks like its time to train!" said Ranma. "Yes sir!" said Ryoga
heartily agreed and they both ran off. Akane looked blankly at the two.
"What?" she said completely oblivious.
	In the bushes Ryoga grabbed Ranma's collar. "Who could have known she'd be
that poor a cook?? its inhuman I tell you!!" he growled. "I warned you! Aren�t
you glad we brought those extra provisions now?" retorted Ranma.
	Later that night... 
	Akane lay awake in her tent waiting for Ranma to sneak away. Where does he
go?" she wondered they had been there a week already and she knew Ranma was
sneaking away at night.� He had better not be sneaking food after I worked so
hard to cook for them she growled as she got up and went out to check on him
and he wasn't there. "I knew it." she said to herself but Ryoga was gone as
well. "What?" she said "They left me?" she growled no wonder they had been so
weary looking lately.
	Akane was about half way to the training sight when she heard a strange
noise. She went towards it and saw Ranma and Ryoga standing out side a small
shack. "What are they doing?" she wondered. "The two opened the door to the
shack and the noise became deafening. they entered the shack and stayed  for a
long time. Akane approached the shack cautiously. As she walked up to it the
door on the other side opened.
	 "ALRIGHT! we did it!" said Ranma and Ryoga to each other as they emerged.
Ryoga looked behind Ranma and his eyes got big. "Akane?!!" he said looking
guilty. "Uh oh." said Ranma.
	 "What are you two doing sneaking off without me?? I was worried about you."
said Akane angrily. "Akane I can explain.. but his voice dropped off as he saw
Akane had put her hand through the wall of the shack in her anger. "Akane!
Don't move!!" yelled Ranma as a Black cloud came from the shed and began to
form around her. "What? OW!" she said as she felt a stinging on her hand.
"Ranma the bees!" said Ryoga. "BEES??!!" Thought Akane as her body went tense.
	Ranma staired for a second and lept to action, he quickly lept into the swarm
and shoved Akane to the ground. "Stay down!" he said to her as his arms became
a blur of motion. Around her bees fell twitching to the ground.
	Ryoga gasped in awe as Ranma Attacked and dodged the bees with blinding
speed, all around him the pile of insects grew until no more flew around him.
"Ranma that was...amazing." said Ryoga as Ranma helped an equally amazed Akane
off the ground. "Is that what you two were doing in there?" she said as she
examined Ranma, "He hasn't been stung once?!!" she wondered aloud
	Ryoga spoke up "We were just learning to disguise our presence by walking
around in there...I had no idea he could do this..." he said stairing at
Ranma. "That is something I picked up in China." said Ranma. "Why didn't you
tell me about this??!!" yelled Akane. "Because I knew you'd just worry about
me and Ryoga that�s why." said Ranma. "I could have done this too, I am a
martial artist ya know!" she said tearfully. "Akane your very good but you
don�t have the endurance to do something like this yet, when you do I promise
I'll teach you." said Ranma with a heavy sigh. "You promise?" said Akane
looking at him hard. "Yes Akane but you have to train allot harder than you
have been if you want to be able to do this." said Ranma sternly. "Will you
help me?" she asked him. "OF course I will Akane." said Ranma smiling. "Are
you saying Ryoga's better that me?" said Akane with a hard look. "Are you
saying I'm not?" asked Ryoga with a smug grin. Akane blushed. "That's not like
the Ryoga I remember..." thought Ranma inwardly.	
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