Beyond Forms 4
By Kiwi Noriega
* All rights are of Rumiko Takahashi and Viz Video *
CHAPTER 4
"Aiyaaah!" the girl said, suddenly hugging Akane tightly, "Akane!! Oh Shampoo too too glad see sister!!!!"
Akane brightened up, answering, "Shampoo! It's great to see you too! How's everyone in the village?"
A moment of silence followed, the chimes ringing with the wind, the mouths of those gathered, dropping
with newfound shock - then they snapped out of it...
"SISTER?!?!?!?!?!"
The newly reunited ladies stopped, looking at the shocked expressions surrounding the both of them. Akane
shrugged then finally said, "I'm sorry, everyone, I guess I should better explain�"
Shampoo's gaze wandered over the room, which suddenly stopped at Ryouga-onna who just realized that
the Amazon was glaring at him. With a cry of fury, Shampoo leaped at her enemy, her bonbori clutched
tightly in her hand, "I kill!"
Ryouga-onna dodged, barely evading the vicious blow Shampoo tried to deal him, "Wa-wait Shampoo! I
didn't do anything!!" *Shoot! She called me Ryoko a while ago!! Please, please, please, don't let anyone
notice that!!!*
Quickly catching Shampoo's upraised arm, Akane kept herself between the two women, confusion written
all over her face, "What's wrong Shampoo?!"
Shampoo gingerly dropped her arm, vengeance still hot in her eyes as well as in her words, "Woman steal
Shampoo's husband-to-be! Evil, small-chested girl cast spell on Ai lan!"
Ryouga-onna glared and indignantly stood up, chin high and chest out, "Small-chest--?! Wa--! I
mean�Hey! I did not steal your husband! He's the one who keeps coming on to me!" realizing the
implications her words earned, Ryouga suddenly caught the look on Ranma's face. "Ranma, I, it's not like
that, I'm not--"
"Wait!" Akane interjected, "H-husband-to-be? Shampoo?"
Shampoo suddenly stood still and looked around the room, walking over to Akane and taking both of her
hands into hers. She stared at her friend for a while then burst out, her face as red as a beet, "Too too
wonderful man bested Shampoo in village right after Akane left!"
Almost oblivious to the other people, Akane excitedly asked, "Really?! Who is it, who is it?!"
"It's...<excited pause> Mu Tsu!!!" Shampoo screams.
"Ai yah!!! Mousse-san?! Oh Shampoo, I'm so happy for you." Akane answers as they both jump with
happiness.
Ranma, who was staring at the whole exchange suddenly thought, *Ai yah?! Wh-what's with Akane? She's
so...different with this Shampoo girl...maybe even carefree...Lotta things musta happened during our
three year separation...*
The rest of the Tendo family was just plain stunned along with Genma who was confused.
"Hihihihi!!!! All go well, wedding was all ready, husband tied with rop--er, hihi, husband _try_ to go
prepare food when strange, little girl burst out of brush and cause big big commotion! Mu Tsu escap...eh,
Mu Tsu gape at girl and accidentally knocked out. Then girl cowardly run away, casting spell on husband
to follow. Ai yah!! Shampoo follow husband and pervert girl all over China!! And to Jusenkyou..."
Shampoo shivers.
Ryouga exasperatedly threw up her hands and indignantly said, "Pervert girl?! Just where do you come up
with all those stupid little nicknames?! And I did _not_ steal your husband! You guys aren't even married
yet! I saw the poor guy tied up for crying out loud!!!"
Smoke puffed out of Shampoo's ear as her fists tightly balled on her bonbori, "Ha! Shampoo _will_ marry
Mu Tsu, and rope is, um, uh...Amazon tradition!!!!!" then her rage instantly subsided as her voice took on
an icy tone, "Maybe it time to give thief kiss of death..."
Before letting Shampoo act upon her thought, Akane immediately cut in, "Shampoo, wait, just think on this
for a while, maybe you guys can talk this out..."
"No talk...hiyaaaah!!!" the Amazon screamed as she lunged at Ryouga-onna who dodged without
hesitation, quickly leaping out into the garden to prevent anyone from getting hurt.
"Shampoo! Why can't you just stop for one second and listen!" Ryouga yelled, gritting her teeth as she
crouched on the grass. Exchanging blows, Ryouga noticed that their fighting was causing lots of damage to
the Tendou residence, feeling a little guilty, she leapt up the roof and ran, her pursuer, who happened to be
a very pissed off Amazon who thinks she's stolen her husband, hot on her heels.
Akane watched as the two took their fight to the roof. She started to follow, but suddenly felt Ranma's
strong grip on her arm. "Ranma?"
Ranma smiled and said, "Don't worry about those two Akane, Ry-uh, Ukyou can take of herself, I'm
positive of that. And...your friend Shampoo, seems to be on the strong, musclely, oxy side, like you�urk,
oww, that hurt, y'know!"
Looking up at the sky, Nabiki suddenly said, "Well, it looks like it's gonna rain..."
"Oh my, I should finish the laundry and start dinner then."
"Are you on for a game of go, Saotome?"
"Certainly, Tendou."
Looking at each other, Ranma and Akane both shrugged, heading out to the dojo to spar, just in time before
the first drops of rain fell.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
A figure sighed, looking upon the vast valley that lay before her. "Hehehehe...finally, I'll get my revenge
on you. For years you have ruined my life...Hibiki Ryouga, you shall pay for all the misery you have
caused me..." Gritting her teeth, she hefted what looked like a huge spatula on to her back and resumed
walking. "...once I find out where you've gotten lost to this time, of course..."
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Ryouga sighed as he stared at the falling rain. Fortunately, he had found a huge tree that sheltered him from
the rain when it first hit. A cooling kettle lay beside him as he stretched his muscles, "Good thing I lost that
girl! I wonder what she would've done if she ever caught me. Poor, clueless Mousse, or maybe
Shampoo...ahhh, I wouldn't be able to tell who's more clueless, anyway. Hmm, huh?" Hearing an odd
noise to his left, he turned to find a small white piglet struggling to get to the tree. Ryouga stood up and
looked at the pig, quickly taking his extra shirt and wrapping it from the cold. He resumed his former
position and stared at the pig, thoughts of his home surfacing in his mind. "And where did you come from,
widdle piggy? You shouldn't be out in the rain like this, y'know, you could get sick or something." Seeing
the pig slowly regain consciousness, he continued, "You remind me of my home, y'know. My parents used
to raise pigs, well, when they weren't lost or anything like that. Good thing my cousin, Akari and her
parents were always there to take care of 'em."
"Achhoo!" the pig squealed.
His brow furrowing, Ryouga looked around for something to keep the pig's head from freezing up.
Reaching a solution, he reached behind his head and unraveled one of his bandannas, carefully wrapping it
around the pig's neck. "There! It looks good on you too!"
"Bweee!"
"Hehehe, it does!" Looking up at the night sky, he said, "Well, it's gonna be dark soon, and the rain doesn't
seem to be letting up. Guess I'm gonna have to camp here. Are you gonna stay with me?"
"Bwee, bwee!"
"Well! Great then. Lesse, what would be a good name? Hmmm, how about Pansuto?"
"Bwee, bwee, bwee, bwee!!!"
"Yeah, yeah, I was just joking! Who would name a pig pantyhose anyway, that would just be plain stupid.
Um, oh! I got it! P-chan!!! How about that?"
"Bwee!"
"Okay, P-chan, guess we're together tonight." Ryouga slowly stood up and started setting camp, careful not
to get splashed or anything by the rain...
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Sitting down, Akane leaned down to her right knee as she stretched her lower back and calves, slowly
loosening up her stiff joints. "So where do you think, Ryouga got lost to this time, Ranma?"
Ranma looked behind to Akane, stretching his calves against the dojo wall. "Hmph, why do you always ask
where the Lost Boy is, you know he'll show up here eventually," he answered, walking to Akane and
sitting across her.
Akane sweetly grinned at him and said, "Being jealous isn't really healthy for you, Ranma."
"Aaarrggghhh!!" Ranma answered as eh threw up his hands in exasperation, "What is with you and this
jealous thing?"
"Are you saying it's not true?"
Ranma's brow creased in deep thought, *Now is this one of those trick questions girls come up with to
trick ya, or...Ha! I know what to do!* "Ah, say Akane, what was our Math homework again?"
Akane smiled at Ranma, slightly pointing at him and said, "You're doing it again."
"Doing what?" Ranma answered, fake innocence in his gestures, "What exactly do you mean, Akane?"
"You _always_ change the subject on me whenever you're trying to avoid my questions!"
*Hmmm...now that didn't work like it's supposed to...darn it, how does she do this?* Ranma was at a
loss of words, then finally came up with a conclusion, "I... uh....*grin* TICKLE WAR!" With that, he
lunged at Akane, his fingers, deftly tickling Akane on the side, causing her to giggle and laugh.
"What the--? Hahahheheehe! Ranma, haha, no, hehe, BAKA!! You're, haha, cheating!!"
"Hahaha, not much to say, eh Akane?"
Trying to get her senses back through all her giggling, Akane briefly blocked all of Ranma's advances,
successfully getting him back a few times. Their tickle war lasted for a few minutes, each person, giggling
and screaming happily at each other as their offensives grew more intense. Ranma finally got the upper
hand and was able to force Akane to the far wall, pinning her arms to the side with his. They both suddenly
noticed how close they were to each other and froze. Ranma's hold slowly loosened as he whispered, "A-
Akane..."
"Ranma..." Akane answered, her heart beating in her ears. *What to do, Akane? What to do?!?!*
Suddenly, a voice from outside finally broke the ice. "Oh Akane! Ranma! Where are you guys, Kasumi's
looking for you!"
Sighs of relief came from both of them as Ranma stepped back from Akane, a small, relieved smile on his
flushed face, "Uh..."
Akane tried hard to get the heat off her cheeks as she slightly shrugged her shoulders, smiling back at her
best friend. Then without warning, she leapt at Ranma, tickling him and sending him to the ground, which
gave her sufficient time to escape from his reach.
"I'll, haha, get you for that Akane!!!"
"Just go ahead and *giggling* try!!!"
"Oh, this time I'm serious!!! FEEL THE WRATH OF SAOTOME RANMA, THE MASTER OF THE
ANYTHING GOES TICKLING MARTIAL ARTS! Age 16! Hey, that was fun! Hehe, now I think I know
why that Kunou guy does that�or not...Well, get ready, Akane, here I come!!! Mwahahaha!!!"
Lunging at Akane, Ranma tackled her to the floor, to his surprise though, Akane was able to outmaneuver
him and now he was the one lying face up on the floor, a laughing Akane tickling him to submission.
"Hahaha, try and get out of this, why dontcha!!" Akane said, giggles in between her words as she pinned
Ranma to the ground with her hips on his stomach.
Ranma writhed under Akane's weight, not able to stop her fast tickle fingers, "Haha, Akane, haha, stop it,
hahaha, I can't, I can't breathe! I, haha, give up already!! I surrender!"
Akane continued her onslaught for a few more moments, making sure Ranma knew who the winner was.
Slowly, she stopped her assault, a little tired from all the exertion. Before knowing what she was doing,
Akane leaned forward to rest on Ranma's chest, feeling the rise and fall of his chest against her cheek.
Ranma and Akane stayed the way they were, both individuals taking small breaths as their huge grins got
replaced by soft smiles. Ranma gently raised his left arm and rested it on Akane's back, unknowingly
caressing the soft fabric of her blue silk shirt. Heat slowly warmed his cheeks as he realized their position
on the dojo floor, he couldn't explain it but he felt comfortable and uncomfortable at the same time that he
began to wiggle out underneath Akane who seemed perfectly content with her position on top of him. He
tried to wiggle out, but then stopped when Akane glanced at him, her soft hazel eyes sending his pulse racing.
"Ranma?" Akane softly whispered.
"Yeah, Akane?" Ranma answered with a shortness of breath.
"Move and I'll kill you."
"Uh, ok."
Akane sighed and rested her head on his chest and closed her eyes. Ranma, unsure of what to do, sighed
and rested his head on the dojo floor, his hand caressing Akane's hair, reveling at its softness as they both
lay there. Hearts beating close together, breathing slow and calm...soon their world consisted of only two
individuals...
Ranma softly smiled, feeling the strands of Akane's hair on his right cheek as he breathed a slow, contented
sigh. Feeling her body against his...her heart against his...he felt content, he felt...happy...
A sweet smile crept upon Akane's face, warmth flooding his heart, knowing that she too felt the
same...lying on his chest...in his arms tonight, she felt...happy...
And slowly, as the night crept in, sweet slumber overcame them, eyes closed, soft moonlight touching their
smiling faces...
Soft footsteps sounded outside the dojo, the door carefully opening. "Oh my..." Kasumi smiled as she took
out a small blanket from a nearby closet and spread it over the young couple, kissing her little sister good
night then exited the dojo just as quietly, leaving it once again, in soft, comfortable, silence.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Morning greeted the Tendo household, the sounds of chirping birds sweetening the crisp morning air. The
chimes rang with the wind as breakfast was served.
"Beat you again, Ranma, or should I say, RanKO?" Akane teased, looking at the drenched female Ranma.
Thoughts of last night and especially when they woke up was still fresh on both of their minds, each of
them knowing that that would be a night they would remember forever.
Ranma-chan gingerly looked at her friend and answered, "If the old man hadn't interfered, things might've
gone a little differently." *Besides, I'd rather see you smile like you always do whenever you win...*
"Pouting doesn't suit you much, Ranma." Nabiki said, briefly flashing him a smile as she quickly stood up
and headed for school.
"Haha, why doesn't she walk with us to school anyway." Ranma asked, pouring a kettle over her head.
Kasumi took Nabiki's bowl and answered, "Well, Nabiki likes to go to school early, Ranma, to take care of
her business."
"Business?" Akane asked.
"Oh, Nabiki's like that, always looking out for the family by extorting money from her peers especially
Tatewaki Kunou by means of contracting business with them in exchange for information." Kasumi
answered, her smile making the word 'extorting' almost seem a positive thing.
Ranma just nodded his head to acknowledge Kasumi's smile and said, "Uh, yeah..."
"Well, c'mon, or we're gonna be late, dummy."
"Yeah, yeah."
Grabbing their bento boxes and saying their goodbyes to the family, Ranma and Akane made their way to
Furinkan High, Ranma on the fence and Akane on the pavement, their usual Chinese garb on instead of
their designated uniforms.
Ranma was about to say something to Akane when a bike tire suddenly found his face, a familiar Amazon
casually nodding to him and landing her bike beside Akane.
"Ni hao, sister!"
"Shampoo! Where were you last night? I was worried 'bout you and Ukyou."
Indecision briefly spread across the Amazon's face before she replaced it with her usual pretty smile, "Eh,
Shampoo lose husband-stealer in rain...and...um, oh, wait! Shampoo have good news! Great-grandmother
arrive in Nerima this morning!! We open up new restaurant, Nekoken! Shampoo work as waitress there,
Akane welcome too!"
Akane lit up and said, "Oh great! I'd love to work there! Some extra cash would be good to help out Nabiki
and the others with the repairs at the dojo. Oh, um, why the Cat Caf�, Shampoo?"
"Shampoo have no idea! Great-grandmother say it suitable name, she say it 'trendy' to attract customers."
"Akane...?" Ranma said, pointing to his wrist, indicating time.
Akane nodded at Ranma and turned to the Amazon, "Oh, oh Shampoo, I really gotta go, I'm gonna be late
for school."
"Shampoo go to Akane's house in afternoon to talk about waitress job! Bye bye!!" And with that, Shampoo
rang her bell and left, leaving Ranma and Akane staring at her departure.
"Okay, Ranma, let's--*SPLASH*--yaagghh!!!" Akane, now wet, and male, just glared, seeing that the
water came from an old lady with a ladle. Suddenly hearing laughter from the fence, he turned and stared
daggers into Ranma who was laughing at him. With a swift kick to the fence, Akane watched with
amusement as Ranma froze then fell into the canal. A satisfied sniff came from Akane as he shook off the
excess water from his long, blonde hair, "What's so funny, RanKO?"
"Ahh! Whatcha do that for, tomboy!!!" Ranma-onna emerged from the water, glaring at her friend as she
squeezed the water from her red shirt. "Jeez, can't you take a joke?"
"Well, it seems you can't either. C'mon, we're gonna be late!!" Kaneda yelled, dragging a screaming
Ranko behind him.
"Wa-waiiittt!!!!"
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Leaves rolled past on the courtyard of Furinkan high, the sweet smell of the morning air surrounding the
students. The crowds of students gently parted, revealing a young man dressed in blue and black, his
bokken ready to strike. Tatewaki Kunou, the Rising Star of Furinkan High, the Captain of the school Kendo
Club, and the self-appointed school heartthrob strode past the courtyard, a stern look hiding the excitement
on his face. "Alas, I shall once again chance upon the most beauteous Akane Tendo�aaahhh, truly she is
fortunate to have one such as I as her admirer," suddenly hearing shouting form the distance, he looked up,
only to meet the foot of a strange, pig-tailed girl. Groaning, he immediately stood up and held his bokken
ready, screaming, "Prepaaaaarrr--" yet one look at the stranger stopped him on his tracks. Quickly getting
rid of his bokken, he approached the beautiful, red-haired girl and said, "Excuse me for one moment, fair
lady." Taking a pocket mirror and comb out of his sleeve, Kunou checked himself out, combing his brown
curls; then winking at his reflection, the mirror and the comb disappeared just as quickly. Taking a deep
breath, he brought back his attention to his newfound love. "Oh pig-tailed girl, such strength, such
passion!!! Such burning audacity has yet to be discovered until this very moment!! I shall date with you!!!"
"Seems you have an admirer here, Ranko..." the blonde male said, a smirk on his handsome face.
Ignoring the blubbering idiot before her, Ranma icily glared at Akane, saying, "Oh shut up, Kaneda...if
you weren't in such a hurry, this would never have happened!"
"Ranko..." Kunou breathed, then continuing, "A befitting name for a woman such as yourself." Finding a
rose from his sleeve, the kendoist presented it to Ranma.
"Uh...I--" Ranma started then stopped when a very loud burst of snickering came from Kaneda. *I'll get
you for that, just you wait...*
Kunou, who now has just noticed Kaneda, approached him, his bokken back again as he pointed it straight
at him, saying, "And who, may I ask, is this cretin that seems to find amusement in my act of eternal
love?!"
Kaneda just smirked and answered, "Hmph, my name is Ak-uh, Kaneda, Kaneda um, Saotome, and I'm--"
Akane was suddenly cut off when Ranma spoke, her voice in a sickeningly cute tone,
"Ohhhhhh, Kunou-sempai...Kaneda is...Kaneda is..." striking a pose that suggested anguish, Ranko
continued, "...he is my master......and my...loooovver..." <gasps rose through the crowd> bowing her
head in mock sadness, Ranko snuck a tongue out at Akane while Kunou's back was turned, then once again
continued, "Oh, save me, Kunou-sempai, save me from this evil, evil man!"
"I'M YOUR WHAT?!" Kaneda screamed, his eyes bulging out with pure surprise and embarrassment at
the now newly gathered crowd who just heard Ranko's words. *Ranma no baka!*
Ranma couldn't help but laugh inside, watching as Kunou swallowed up every word, *Hook, line, and now,
time for the sinker...* "He forces me to...to..." her hands started to roam around her body in a suggestive
way, "...ooohhhh, Kunou-sempai, I can't say it!"
"Rankooooo!!" Kaneda shrieked, quickly grabbing the pig-tailed girl by the shoulders, but froze when she
started to whimper in his arms. Then without warning, Ranko grabbed Kaneda's arms and wrapped them
around her with incredible speed, "Kaneda! Stop...not here, not in public, please...oh, where is my proud
knight whom shall save me from this evil sorcerer?!"
Silence blew through the whole courtyard, the students eagerly awaiting the following events. Then rising
to his full height, Tatewaki Kunou, tried his best to keep his temper in, his right hand shaking on his tight
grip on his bokken, his chest heaving with rage. "Saotome Kaneda, you DEFILER of women!! To pluck
the most innocent of flowers...I...I SHALL NOT ALLOW your vile actions to continue!! I, Tatewaki
Kunou, the Blue Thunder of Furinkan High CHALLENGE YOU Saotome Kaneda!!"
- end ch 4
Author's Notes:
Hey!! Hope you guys enjoyed this one! I had so much fun writing it! My brother even helped me
out with the Kunou scene, which would be my favourite as well as the WAFF scene with Ranma and
Akane! I know, I just have to have at least one WAFFy scene here somewhere, right? ^_^ ^_^ I'm so sorry
for the huge delay, but I just came back from Volleyball Team camp, and my muscles are just aching. As
you would expect, my posting of chapter 5 will take a while because of school and sports, especially now
that I'm a senior in HS, so please, just bear with me ^_^ ^_^
Anyway, if anyone has any suggestions as to any of the remaining cast's curses, please e-mail me!
Preferably Shampoo's, Mousse's, Ukyou's (still not definite), and any other you'd like to appear!! ^_^
C&Cs and any suggestions are welcome at becknkal@addax.bc.ca and for more of my works or the
previous chapters of Beyond Forms, please visit The Anything Goes Ranma � Fanfic Page at
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/9371 Thanks and ja!
I'd like to extend my thanks to all those who wrote me about BF 3, thanks to Angel for all your
suggestions!! Thank you to my brother, Kahlil, who again says, that he's working on his fics, but I haven't
seen them opened for about a month now, well actually TWO um Three months hehehe, just joking, kuya!
^_^ And thanks to all of you who're putting up with my slow writing and still reading! ^_^
Kiwi Noriega
Anything Goes Ranma � Fanfic Page
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Temple/9371