A Saiyan Tail CH. 3, The one I love.
He stood on a hilltop and smiled as he looked over the city. At last he
had found Nerima, the home of his long time rival, Ranma would be put in
his place for sure now. He rose into the air as thunder rumbled from the
clouds above his head. The raindrops came softly at first and then more
violently, and he welcomed them. Now he could truly face the boy who had
run away from him so long ago. At last he could close this chapter in his
life and begin a new one, one without grudges, without revenge, without
defeat. "Just you wait Ranma!" cried the boy as he shot across the sky
away from the city he had been so desperate to find. "Damn it! Where the
hell did Nerima go?!"
Ranma sat on the floor of the Tendo home with a towel wrapped around
her. She shivered under the cloth and looked basically pathetic. Akane
sat nearby a comfortable distance away from her and sighed. She still
felt terrible about what had happened that afternoon, but Ranma seemed to
have forgotten all about it at this point.
They had been caught in the rain on the way home and it was a very cold
day for the fall. Ranma grinned sheepishly as her father came into the
room and squat down beside her.
"You know, maybe you should go train some to get warmed up," he offered.
"Mr. Saotome no! Ranma needs to rest so she doesn't get sick!" exclaimed
Kasumi as she walked up behind the man. Goku turned and smiled at her.
"I guess your right,"
Ranma was having her own problems, Akane had not spoken to her since
that afternoon, aside from a few apologies anyway. She just stayed near
her and looked uncertain. Ranma was getting worried, she glanced at Akane
and the girl turned away quickly. "I wonder if I did something to get her
mad at me again?"
"Nah, she just feels bad about earlier," said her father quietly. Akane
had made no move to indicate she had heard them.
"Really?" asked Ranma.
"Sure, by tomorrow afternoon she'll be back to her old self again,"
reassured the man.
"Great," muttered Ranma, she wasn't sure if that was a good thing or
not. She always seemed ready to hit her for something, luckily, she had
kept it to herself so far.
"I'm hungry," said Ranma and Goku suddenly in unison. Both of their
brains seemed to come to a complete stop as they uttered this and
realized why they were so uncomfortable.
"Don't worry dinner will be ready in a couple of hours," said Kasumi
cheerfully. She turned and walked into the kitchen. Both of the Saotomes
looked like they had just watched someone die.
"But pop, I'm hungry now," said Ranma.
"I sure could use a snack," agreed Goku.
"Ramen?" asked Ranma.
"How about Tai?" offered Goku.
"For a snack?" asked Ranma warily.
"I guess your right, too spicy,"
"Hey! What are you two doing?!" asked Akane angrily as she walked up to
them as they plotted their next meal.
"See I told you she'd get back to her old self soon," said Goku to Ranma
cheerfully.
"What's wrong Akane?" asked Ranma in confusion.
"My sister is working hard to make you two a meal and your planing to
sneak off that's what!" growled the girl.
"But, we were just going for a snack Akane," stammered Ranma.
"Yea right!" Akane was pissed to say the least. Goku and Ranma backed
against a wall with panicked looks on their faces, neither of them knew
exactly what to do.
"Akane, let them be," said Soun from behind his newspaper.
"But dad!" said Akane in shock.
"You don't know them like I do Akane. If they don't go for 'snacks', as
they put it, They will eat us out of house and home in a few weeks," said
the man nodding sagely.
"Hey!" cried Goku.
"Don't worry about it Saotome-kun, I just need to make sure Akane
understands. You have a remarkable appetite old friend," said Soun with a
small devious smirk.
"I suppose your right," laughed Goku.
Ranma just looked confused and discovered that since she had somehow
gotten off with merely a dirty look from Akane that everything was at
least stable.
Several meals later Akane just looked angrily at the two Saotomes as she
carefully guarded her bowl and looked at the remains of the table in
shock. She could not believe those two could eat that much, at least
Ranma's mother had managed to teach them some manners, but from the look
of it Goku was as new to them as Ranma was. Suddenly the door opened and
someone entered the home.
Ranma stood and watched with mild interest as Kasumi quietly stood and
walked over to the hall. "Oh hello, can I help you?" she said.
Ranma looked around and noticed that almost everyone else at the table
either didn't notice or didn't care that someone had come to visit.
Somehow her girl body was more sensitive than her male one. It was odd to
her she always felt more jumpy and nervous in her current form. Even her
father hadn't noticed Kasumi leave. Her train of thought was cut off by a
familiar voice.
"Whither the villain Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo?! I must free her
from his evil clutches!
Goku finally noticed the new comer and turned in mild confusion to see
who the intruder was. Kasumi followed as the bukoten wielding boy charged
into the room and glanced around angrily. He was wearing a bandanna with
a rising sun embroidered on the front of it and dressed in his kendo
uniform.
"Who the heck are you?!" asked Goku.
"I seek the fiend Ranma Saotome! I must avenge my honor by challenging
him to a duel and defeat him to free the beauteous Akane Tendo!" spouted
Kuno as he stood proudly.
"You're challenging me?" asked Ranma as she stood and glared at him.
"Who?!" said Kuno as he turned to see her standing before him in a ready
stance. He could not believe his eyes, she was beautiful, as much as
Akane. "It is not you I seek fair one, but if you should defeat me I will
allow you to date with me." said Kuno as he took up an offensive pose.
"But, I don't want to date you," said Ranma with a rather sickened gaze.
"Ah, but maidens are strange creatures, they say nay to that which they
would construe aye!" said Kuno dramatically as he raised his bokuten and
smirked at Ranma.
"Now see here young man..." started Soun.
"Who the heck are you?" asked Goku.
"I am the rising new star of the High school Kendo world. The sound of
my voice drives fear into the hearts of my opponents, They call me "The
blue thunder of Furinkan High"! Tatewaki Kuno, age seventeen." said the
boy with yet another confident smirk. "And who might you be?"
"I'm Goku, Saotome Goku," answered the man as he assessed the boy, he
couldn't feel more than a flicker of power from him. His attention went
to his 'daughter'. "You aren't really going to fight this guy are you?"
"C'mon pop, I have ta' you heard him," growled Ranma impatiently.
"So you are this girl's father eh? Are you per chance related to that
fiend Ranma as well?" asked Kuno with and angry look on his face.
The Tendos just sat and watched with mild interest. Nabiki and Soun
seemed to be more interested than Akane or Kasumi.
"He's my son, why?" asked Goku.
Kuno shot a glare at Ranma again. "So she is his sister, her appeal
lessens somewhat, but not enough to sate my raging heart. Oh wickedness!
How can I harm such a flower, even one with such a vile brother, NO! Half
brother as this?!" thought Kuno to himself. He turned to face Ranma.
"Alas my heart must lead me into this battle! To win is to enjoy a date
with my grace and elegance! Thus I shall lose with all my might!" he
cried as he charged.
"Hey you jerk! This isn't the dojo!" cried Ranma as she flew over Kuno's
strikes and floated just out of his reach.
Kuno ignored her and continued to charge. She seemed to vanish and
appeared at random points around Kuno giving him seven distinct and
devastating blows. The Kendoist fell to the ground quietly and lay still
for a moment.
Akane gasped at what appeared in front of her suddenly. Her father
seemed to vanish as well and was holding Ranma back carefully just over
Kuno. Ranma's arm was cocked back in another strike. "That's enough son,
you don't want to hurt him."
Goku just stood silently and smiled as if nothing had happened.
"Dad?!" exclaimed Akane and Nabiki. Kasumi was simply sitting and
pouring tea.
"That was very good father."
Soun noticed the disbelieving looks his other two daughters were giving
him and blushed. "Well it has been a while since I had a real fight
hasn't it Saotome-kun?" he chuckled.
"Sure has, not since Ten shin han at the Tenka ichi Budokai ten years
ago, as I recall," said Goku looking thoughtful. "I didn't know you could
still move like that."
"Really Saotome, did you think I would get out of practice with the
master still around?" said Soun with mock arrogance.
Kuno stood and glared at them. He had finally recovered from the battle
and was using his bukoten as a cane. "I concede, such skill in one so
fair is rare to say the least. To think I would find such beauty twice?
Unthinkable, I shall return fair one, until then Akane Tendo, Pigtailed
girl, I give you my leave," with that he staggered out of the home.
"What a weirdo," muttered Ranma as she used the remaining water in the
tea kettle Kasumi had used to turn back into a boy again.
"Who are you to talk?" muttered Akane under her breath.
Nabiki smiled, this could get interesting.
TBC... Next time, Kuno's heart.
Kuno has trouble deciding between his pig tailed goddess and Akane
Tendo, perhaps a meeting with Ranma-chan will help him decide. He also
contemplates having Ranma as a brother.
Ryoga still staggers his way towards Nerima and reveals that he may be
more than a passing menace for even the Saiyan Ranma. It may take him a
bit longer though since he can apparently fly. Why he can will be
revealed as well.
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