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Fushigi Mizu 4
By: Rani

 He felt the rays of the sun touch his eyes. The ground that he was
walking on was soft and gritty.  He tried to open his eyes to know where

he is, but a great gust of wind blew in his direction which prevented
him
from seeing anything at all.

 "Where am I?" Ranma wondered.

 It took a few seconds for the wind to stop. Finally, when it did, He
realized that he was taken back to the desert.

 "Great! That jerk and his weird friends brought me back here." Ranma
exasperated.

 Out of nowhere, a blue-black haired girl appeared a few feet away in
front of him. She was standing, looking lost. She was wearing
a familiar white blouse and green jumper dress.

 Ranma easily recognized who the girl was.

 "A... Akane!" Ranma called out in his loudest voice, hoping she would
recognize him.

 For some strange reason, Akane didn't notice him.

 " It is probably because I did something stupid or preverted again..."
Ranma
muttered.

 Ranma wanted to go closer to Akane and then she might talk to him. He
tried moving his legs but they seemed stuck to the ground.

 "What the...? I can't move my legs!" Ranma said. He used all of his
strength but they still refuse to budge.

 "Akane!" Ranma shouted hoping that she might at least look at him.

 Suddenly, a blond haired man wearing an armor stood behind Akane.

 Ranma suddenly sensed fear for Akane. He was still trying to move his
legs
but it was hopeless.

 The man held a small dagger in his hand.

 "A-a �akane!" Ranma warned.

Akane did not move.

 The man's hand went up until tip of the dagger had touched Akane's
neck. His blue-eyes focused at Ranma's blue ones.

 The man gave Ranma a cold smile.

 "Reigen, you are mine..."