A Ranma 1/2 self-insert fic from Carrot Glace.
Heart of flame, breath of fire.
Sean stood with a board expression as he typed on his computer. "I don't
get it. I can't write worth a crap today. "I know! I'll write another
self-insertion! That always helps! Bwahahaha ha ha haaa!" he laughed
evilly as he began to type.
Suddenly there was a flash of light and the room went black. "Great
those stupid power grabbing morons next door have blown the transformer
again. Stupid Dolby stereo surround big screen showoffs..." he muttered
to himself as he stood and walked over to the closet after groping in the
dark and stepping on the dog.
After a few moments he pushed through the room and found the door. He
opened it and began to shift around the old coats and junk. "I know I put
that flashlight in here somewhere..." he grumbled bitterly. He pushed
further in to the closet and eventually stepped in. "What the? I don't
have a walk in closet!" he cried in surprise as he pushed through and
found himself in a forest. Snow covered the ground and a small faun
hopped cheerfully towards him. For those of you who don't know, a faun is
a creature with a man's body and a goat's legs and horns, they are
smaller than Satyrs
"What the hell?" muttered Sean in surprise. The animal stopped and
looked at a small blond haired girl who stepped from the woods nearby.
The pair began to converse and Sean simply ignored them, he turned back
into the woods and realized that he didn't know where he had come from.
"Oh hell," he muttered and simply walked to the dark thatch of bushes in
front of him.
He came out in a large valley that was covered in various pools. He had
only traveled twenty feet or so and it was obviously early spring now.
"This just gets weirder and weirder," he muttered to himself as he
walked.
"Ah sir, welcome training ground cursed springs; Jusenkyo. You need
guide?" said a voice from behind him.
Sean smiled as he turned and looked at the guide. "You take American?"
he asked as he reached for his wallet. He was fortunate that he had just
been paid the day before.
"Oh, that very good sir, I take," said the guide with a friendly smile
as he rubbed his hands together.
A few moments later stood with the guide over a small pool of water.
"This is it?" he asked.
"Yes, why you want see spring of drowned girl?" asked the guide. He was
beginning to think that this man was a pervert.
Sean tensed himself and prepared to jump, then he stopped. "Hey, I got a
question for ya..." he said with a small grin.
A few weeks later...
Ranma stood and stretched as class ended for the day. "Man how can any
one talk so much?" he muttered to himself.
"I figured you of all people would be interested in this part of Chinese
history," said Ukyo as she walked over to his desk.
"Yea Ranma, I thought you would like the battles and such," said Akane
flatly as she also approached him.
"I get enough Chinese history from that ghoul," muttered Ranma as he
exited the room. In the back of the class a lone boy sat and watched
silently with a smile on his lips.
"You wanted to speak to me?" asked Hinako cheerfully. The boy had
entered during class a few minutes before it ended and simply taken a
seat in the back of her class. He had said nothing and waited patiently
for the lesson to end.
"I need to give you this," he said and handed her a sheet of paper. She
looked up and assessed the boy. He was about sixteen years old and six
feet tall with short brown hair and bangs that almost covered his eyes.
He also had a long scar across his face that went from his eyebrow to his
jaw diagonally across his nose. He was fit, probably trained in some form
of martial arts, however it was obvious he was not up to someone like
Ranma's level, but then who was?
"Welcome to Furinkan Mr. Ryu. I see you will be in my class," said
Hinako with a serious gaze. The boy smiled, she was still in child form
and her gaze looked amusing from someone so young looking.
"I thought this was an English class," said Ryu in mild surprise.
"Its what ever I want to teach, most of the students only pay attention
if I drain someone anyway," muttered Hinako with a slightly sour look.
Ryu nodded and Hinako looked surprised that he did not ask what she had
meant.
"Yes, I've heard some interesting things about this place," said Ryu
with a respectful nod.
"Most of it true I assure you," replied the teacher with a now
comprehending gaze, apparently this boy was smart enough to find out what
he was getting into. "You study martial arts," she said as she looked him
up and down again, it was a statement and not a question.
"I do, however I only recently became serious in the matter due to
necessity. I really only have formal training for Kung fu, and very light
training at that, I only achieved a few levels. I know about the rumors
surrounding this place and a few key individuals and I assure you I have
no intention of getting into a fight," said the boy calmly.
"That is good. I can see you're a westerner, we'll have to teach you a
little about etiquette in Japan I suppose. Will you be staying near the
school?"
Ryu nodded and walked out of the room after some small talk and a polite
separation.
"Who is that?" asked Nabiki as she turned the corner and followed the
boy as he left class.
"His name is Ryu, he is an American. He has no family, he recently
returned from China and has no know connection with anyone in Japan,"
said one of her friends from behind her.
"Is that all?" asked Nabiki with a frown.
"There wasn't much in his records," said the girl as she shrugged her
shoulders apologetically.
"Right, find out all you can. I need information," said Nabiki with a
sigh.
About a half-hour later Ryu stood before the gates of the Tendo dojo and
glared at the sign. "Here we go," he muttered as he entered.
A pretty young woman answered and smiled at him cheerfully. "Hello? Can
I help you?" she said cheerfully.
"Yes, I would like to see the sensei if this Dojo," said Ryu.
"Oh you mean father, please come in," said Kasumi. Something about this
girl made him uncomfortable. He smiled nervously and allowed himself to
be lead in to the home.
"Hello can I help you?" said Soun with a smile as he placed his
newspaper on the table.
"I am interested in taking lessons at your dojo," said Ryu with a grin.
"Well now, I'm glad to hear that, but we aren't really taking students
right..." started Soun, but he stopped cold as the boy placed a gold
nugget the size of his fist on the table.
"I can pay quite well," said Ryu.
"Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, from two to four." said Soun
cheerfully.
"Excellent sensei, I look forward to it," Ryu gave him a cool gaze and
smiled to himself.
"Tell me what sort of training do you have?" asked Soun.
"I took kung fu in the US for a very short time when I was fourteen. I
was pretty good, I've been told that anyway. I am also no stranger to
combat, that is one of the major reasons I came here," said the boy after
a moment of thought.
"Unresolved conflicts, I understand. However, I do not wish to bring any
more trouble to my home I hope you can understand," said Soun with a
frown.
"It is nothing like that Tendo sensei. I am considered valuable by many
and am often forced to alter people's opinions on certain matters that
pertain to my life. I came here because I have heard many things about
your particular style. I am most interested," said Ryu with a serious
scowl crossing his face for a moment, it was quickly replaced by another
smile.
"This will not bring any danger to my home I hope?" repeated Soun
forcefully.
"No Tendo sensei, it shouldn't, the only danger is to my own life and
even that is minimal in this country. You may even find my presence
useful at times," said the boy calmly.
"Very well, I shall see you on Monday then," said Soun cheerfully. "Come
ready to work my boy and we'll get you into shape in no time."
"I hope so," said Ryu with another friendly smile as he was led tot he
door.
Akane and Ranma strolled into the gates and didn't look at each other;
Nabiki followed and shook her head in resignation. The three of them
stopped as Ryu walked out of the home. "Hello," he said cheerfully.
Ranma gazed at him uncomfortably. Something about the boy unnerved him
and the way he looked at everything sort of reminded him of Taro. He
seemed friendly enough now but, couldn't quite figure out why he felt so
uncomfortable.
Nabiki gazed at the boy coolly. He walked by and met her gaze evenly. He
nodded to her and Akane as he walked by and continued on his way.
"Who was that?" said Akane as he left. "He felt so...strong."
Ranma nodded after a moment and jumped onto the wall to get a better
view of the newcomer. His uncomfortable feeling now seemed right. "That
was it, he felt strong," he muttered to himself. "Funny he doesn't move
like a martial artist."
"What?" said Nabiki and Akane in unison.
"Nothin'," muttered Ranma.
"He's who?" said the three students as they walked into the home. Soun
stood happily staring out at the yard from the doorway.
"I said he is my newest student. He starts Monday," said the man with a
pleased looking smile crossing his lips.
"You know the old freak ain't gonna go for that," said Ranma; Soun froze
and began to cry.
"Why not? Its not like I have time to be training some newbie like him
anyway," said a voice from the top of the stairs.
"Master?" said Soun in surprise as the fear drained from his face.
"I suppose I could allow you to prepare him for the more rigorous
training I'll give him when he's older and more experienced. Provided of
course you give the proper payment," said the old freak with an evil
grin.
"Oh, thank you master!" cried Soun as he fell to his knees and bowed.
"Quit your groveling and go get the good Sake!" screamed the old man in
annoyance.
"Yes, Master! Right away!" cried Soun in joy.
"Pathetic," muttered Nabiki.
Monday...
Ryu stood in the Dojo with Akane facing him. Ranma, Genma and the other
Tendo's stood in the doorway and watched in mild interest. "We must test
your skills. You will spar with my daughter Akane," said Soun. The girl
just watched him coolly and tightened the belt on her dogi in
anticipation.
The pair bowed and faced each other, the girl stepped back into a stance
and Ryu simply stood. "If you don't go all out you'll get hurt," said
Akane with an encouraging smile.
"Don't worry, I know women can be just as dangerous as men can," said
Ryu. He was interested in how he'd do against Akane himself.
"Begin!" cried Soun.
The girl lunged at Ryu who backed away and squatted with his fist at his
sides. Akane gasped as a bright aura surrounded him and his eyes went
white. He rushed her and moved his body in curving motions around the few
blows Akane sent at him. He struck out and punched at her with his hand
hooked like a claw. His opponent gasped at the speed and force of the
punch. She felt it knock her back just by coming close. Still she managed
to dodge it and kicked at him forcing him to back off. He stood in a
strange stance that moved constantly. He yelled and charged again with
his body curving and writhing as he charged. Akane relaxed and watched
him carefully. He punched at her several times and she dodged easily
around them. He punched and caught him in the gut and then the chest.
"Jeez he moves like a snake," muttered Ranma from his corner.
"He isn't bad," snorted Nabiki. "Looks like a Kung fu animal style right
Ranma?"
Ranma nodded and kept his eyes riveted on the battle, "It's a good style
but he isn't trained well. He's leaving a lot of openings, Akane is
clearing up from that trick he pulled at the beginning of the match. It
wasn't much more than an intimidation move. If he hadn't done that he'd
already be on the ground."
Ryu moved around a few more of Akane's blows and punched at her, she
dodged easily and he was hit again. This time he staggered back.
"I've never seen any one move like that before though, Its like a snake
but not any Kung fu style I've seen before, it looks good but..." started
Ranma.
"No, not a snake," said a familiar voice from behind them. They all
turned in surprise to see Cologne standing on her staff and watching the
fight intently. "If he needed to he could defeat Akane easily, however
I'd say the only reason he has lasted this long in hand to hand is the
fact that he has remarkable endurance and he is relying on instinct."
said the elder Amazon.
"Old ghoul what are you doing here?" said Ranma looking annoyed.
"Well I was hoping you'd forgotten about your girlfriend and would come
with my Shampoo but it seems I've been distracted today. I'll leave you
for now," said the woman as she bounded off on her staff.
Akane stepped back from one of the blows and uppercut the boy into the
air. Ryu hit the floor hard and shook his head as he sat up immediately.
"Oh! I'm sorry!" cried Akane as she rushed to help him up.
"That's all right I'm just outclassed," said Ryu with a stupid grin
appearing on his face.
"Your not hurt are you?" said Akane apologetically.
"I'm fine, I've had worse. Besides I don't want to get your boyfriend
over there jealous. He looks angry," said Ryu as he stood finally.
"He isn't my boyfriend," snorted Akane as she blushed.
"Yes, that's right, Ranma is Akane's fianc�e" said Soun proudly.
"Daaad!" cried Akane in embarrassment.
Ryu laughed and scratched the back of his head. "Well, that's much
different," he said nervously. Ranma was giving him a look he didn't
like. "If I can't beat Akane, I don't stand a chance against Ranma right
now," he thought to himself.
"Well I must say, you are certainly more skilled than I thought," said
Soun with a serious gaze.
"I told you I'm no stranger to a fight. That's how I got this," Ryu
pointed to his scar.
"I suppose that is enough for today. I suggest you get home my boy its
late and I understand you all have school tomorrow," said Soun
cheerfully.
"Yes sensei. Thank you," Ryu turned to leave.
"I had forgotten how good it feels to teach," said Soun with a small
smile.
"What was that dad?" said Akane.
"Oh it's nothing dear. Go and get washed up."
TBC...
C&C Carrotglace@juno.com
Well there is another self-insert going. Ah well, I have a few things
planned for this one and it may turn into something completely
unexpected. [You may notice I like to do that.] Just in case you didn't
pick up; Ryu is Sean. If you haven't figured something about this fic up
yet you should be shot. I think I did every thing but tell you. I did try
to be a bit vague about it so maybe its OK. Still Ryu has a long way to
go...
Ja