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The Road Less Traveled
by Michael �Ranma13� Cerda
Revised 9/20/00
I do not take credit for the Ranma 1/2 characters.
They are owned and created by the goddess Rumiko
Takahashi. The rights go to her and Viz
communication. This is my own story and in no way
express how Rumiko wanted her story to go. With this
at mind, enjoy.
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Chapter 5: Confessions
A beautiful Californian night, an ocean breeze was
blowing slightly keeping the night temperature very
comfortable. A clear night all of the stars were
shining brightly in the sky. The moon was full,
already had begun its nightly journey from the east to
the west. A quiet peaceful night, a night to forget
all of ones troubles except for one person.
Ranma-chan looked at his hands, not wanting to believe
what had just happened. Staring up at Beth who was
just staring back at him. Looking back down at his
hands, frustration and anger setting in. He clenched
his hands into a fist, closing his eyes. Wanting this
to be a bad dream.
Just staring at him or ��her. She didn�t know what to
think, but she could see the sadness and anger in his
eyes. �R..R�Ranma?�
�Don�t look.� Ranma-chan fought back the tears. He
wanted a normal life so bad. Not being able to bear
her eyes looking upon him anymore. In one blurred
motion he turned and leapt onto the nearest rooftop.
Running as fast as he could away from Beth.
Beth watched Ranma leap onto a rooftop and in a split
second disappear from sight. Just standing there, she
wanted to go after him, but her legs couldn�t seem to
move. Actually, she felt like she was going to feint.
Getting a determined look on her face, she ran off in
the direction Ranma went.
She knew that he was heading in the direction of his
apartment, but the apartment also was right next to
the beach. Making the decision she headed towards his
apartment first. �The quickest way would be to go
through the park.� Wincing at the comment, that was
the last thing she wanted. Ranma needed her right now
though. Entering the park, she hoped that god would
be with her and she would not run into any of the
goons that attacked them.
*******
Ranma-chan sat in the corner of the living room. The
room was completely dark. Still in his girl form, he
sat thinking about how much he wanted a normal life.
�Maybe this was all a mistake, maybe I should go back
to Japan. At least there they excepted me.� He
sighed, wishing he could had found a cure for his
curse. Leaning his head against the wall, he closed
his eyes.
Hearing a knock at the door, he turned his head.
Deciding to keep quiet, maybe she would leave if he
didn�t answer.
�R�R.. * Huff * Ranma.� Beth was out of breath, she
felt like she was going to throw up from running so
hard. Knocking on the door again, but there was no
answer. She looked at the doorknob, hesitating to
enter. Reaching out she grabbed the knob and turned
it. The door was unlocked, opening the door she
looked in. The entire apartment was dark, the light
from the outside of the door helped a little. A
silhouette of Ranma was sitting in one of the corners
of the living room.
Ranma-chan turned to look standing in the doorway.
Looking up at her, �she was so beautiful. Too bad it
would never have worked out. She probably thought of
him as a pervert or freak.�
�Ranma�Is that you?� She noticed that he was still a
girl. Not being able to see the face, but she
definitely could tell that it was a girl sitting down.
�Yes, I guess I have some explaining to do.� Still
looking up at Beth. He turned to look at the wall in
front of him.
Beth didn�t reply, closing the front door caused the
room to go dark. She carefully made her way to where
Ranma was sitting. Squatting down she came face to
face with him. Shocked to realize that it was the
girl they met on the beach this morning. Beth looked
him up and down. Somehow her gaze was staying on
Ranma chest. Without even realizing what she was
doing, she poked Ranma�s chest. Shocked to find it
real.
�I would appreciate it if you didn�t do that,� A
slight tinge of sadness coming from his voice.
Beth quickly took her finger away, it was good that
the room was dark so that it would hide her
embarrassment and the redness she knew that was coming
over her face. �Sorry.�
Ranma looked into Beth�s eyes, sighing. �You might
want to sit down. What I have to tell you is long and
you should get comfortable.� He watched as Beth sat
down in front of him. Gazing up at the ceiling, �I�m
cursed, this is the curse..� pointing to himself �Is
the result of the curse.�
�What do you mean, curse? Ranma what the hell is
going on?!� Beth found it hard to keep her composure
anymore. She was confused and wanted to know now.
Taking a deep breath, �I guess I jumped ahead a
little. For you to know about my curse and my life.
I should start at the beginning when I was just a
baby. My father is a martial artist for the Saotome
School of Anything Goes Martial Arts. He wanted a son
who would be the greatest martial artist in the world.
Thinking that if he let my mom raise me I would turn
out weak. So he took me from my mom, promising her
that he would raise me to be a man among men. Also
promising that if he didn�t we would have to commit
seppuku.� Taking a deep breath Ranma began his tale.
********
Ryouga had been wandering the beach for awhile now,
not being able to find his way off. Eventually he
found a house that had an outside hot bath. It kind
of puzzled him why somebody would want to take a bath
outside. He didn�t care though. It gave him the
opportunity to change back to his original form.
�Now, where�s Kyoto?� He looked around. Not being
able to find anybody to ask, he shrugged his shoulders
and continued on. Always liking the beach under the
moonlight, he walked forward hoping he would reach his
destination soon.
********
Beth was just staring at Ranma, a look of disgust over
her face. She didn�t know what to say, hell, she
probably couldn�t speak anyway. What kind of father
would sell his baby for a fish, rice and two pickles?
Ranma-chan paused to give Beth sometime to recuperate.
�Let me skip ahead to when I was five. My father and
I never stayed in one town for very long. He said it
was to build character. I think it was because he
owed people money and needed to leave immediately.
There was this one town where we stayed longer than
usual. There I met Ukyou, my best and only friend at
the time. Her father ran an Okinomiyaki cart.
Ranma continued on�..
********
Ryouga had been wandering the town for awhile, �Where
the hell am I?� Looking around frustrated he noticed
that all of the signs were in English. �What part of
Japan is this.� Even though Ryouga recognized the
language he didn�t know how to speak or read English.
Since he didn�t go to school, some of those things
were never taught to him.
Walking down the street, he spotted a couple heading
toward him. Running up to them, <�Excuse me, Where�s
Kyoto University?�>
The couple just stared at each other. They said
something to Ryouga whom couldn�t understand what they
were saying. Thinking, �maybe they didn�t understand
what I was talking about.� <�Can you tell me where
Kyoto University is?�>
They started saying something else to Ryouga. He
couldn�t understand a word they were saying. Starting
to lose this temper, <�Fine, if your not going to tell
me, you guys can go to hell.�> Stomping past the
couple fuming.
The two looked at each other, shrugging their
shoulders. �Strange boy.�
*******
�Your father did What?!� Beth couldn�t believe what
she was hearing.
�My father learning about a forbidden technique threw
me into a pit of starving cats with sardines wrapped
all over me. Since that didn�t seem to work he tried
it with fish cakes, then herring and finally
anchovies. He didn�t read the warning on the back
page. The practice was banned and forbidden to
practice because it caused severe psychological
damage. Now I can�t even hear a meow, or just hear
the word c�.cat without jumping out of my skin.�
Beth didn�t know what to say, her mind went numb a
long time ago. She couldn�t believe that somebody had
to deal with everything he went through. Knowing she
needed to clear her head. �Do you mind if I go to the
bathroom.�
�No go ahead, You remember where it is right?�
Not saying anything she just nodded as she stood up
and walked into his bedroom. Ranma-chan left alone
went to the kitchen. Taking out a kettle, he poured
some water in it. Going over to the stove, he set the
kettle on a burner. Lighting the stove on high.
Beth looked into the mirror, she couldn�t believe the
story Ranma was telling her. She decided not to make
any quick judgement, even though his story was too
crazy she had to give him a chance. Taking a deep
breath she headed out of the bathroom into Ranma
bedroom. Looking around she found the place actually
in order. Entering the living room she saw Ranma
sitting on the floor.
�I thought you would like some tea,� offering a cup to
Beth.
�Uh, Thank-you� Taking the cup, she took little sips
of the hot tea. The liquid flowing down her body,
getting a feel warm all over. Taking another sip, she
sat down in front of Ranma.
Standing up, Ranma-chan with a kettle in one hand
looked down at Beth. Pouring the kettle over his
head, he watched the shocked look over her face as he
changed from his female form back to his male form.
The expression on Beth�s face was of complete and
total shock. This would have been a good point for
her to feint. Ranma sat back down, �My father read
about a place called Jusenkyou out in China. Knowing
it was a forbidden training ground, he took me out
there. If he understood Chinese he would have read
that it was actually called The Cursed Springs of
Jusenkyou.�
********
�This is all Ranma�s fault. He made Akane leave to go
to school and then breaking off his engagement with
Kodachi. I can�t believe she�s after me now.�
Ryouga, not knowing where he was decided to look for a
spot to sleep for the night. Through a park he
followed a path that lead through some trees. Walking
through a set of trees he found a little opening.
Stepping into the clearing they�re lying on the ground
were a bunch of unconscious men. �Wonder what
happened to these guys.� Not really caring he
continued on till he was on the other side of the
park.
Finding a nice spot to unpack, Ryouga rolled out his
mat. Lying down he looked up at the stars. This was
the part of traveling he loved. Letting sleep take
him over, snoring soundly under the clear night sky.
********
�Ryouga spent his whole life looking for me, something
about how I ruined his life. One thing you have to
know is that Ryouga has the worst sense of direction
in the world. He couldn�t find his way out of a
bathroom to save his life.�
Ranma spent the rest of the night talking about all of
the adventures he had. Explaining how he ended up
with four to five fianc�s at one time. Telling about
the number of princes that were abducting Akane. To
Ranma if he hadn�t lived through these experiences he
wouldn�t have believed them himself. His story
finally ending with Saffron and Phoenix Mountain.
Even though his adventures didn�t completely end, that
was last of his life and death adventures.
Looking up at Ranma tears were forming. Her
affections toward Ranma grew at that moment, his story
showed how time after time in an act of selflessness
he risked his own life to save others, including
herself.
The sky was starting to grow brighter. Ranma peering
out the window saw the beautiful colors of the sky.
�It looks like the sun�s rising.�
Beth looked at her watch, not realizing how late it
was. Suddenly she was feeling very tired. �I better
get home. I have a class late afternoon and should
get some sleep.� Starting to stand up.
Getting an idea, �You can sleep here if you want. You
can take the bed, I can grab my sleeping bag and crash
out here.�
Blushing, she had some other thoughts of where Ranma
could sleep. �I don�t want to be a bother.�
�Don�t worry about it.�
Ranma took Beth into the bedroom, �I have some clothes
in the closet you can sleep in.�
Walking over to the closet she looked over his
wardrobe, she wasn�t surprised to see that there
wasn�t much of a selection in the closet. Reaching
out she felt his Chinese shirts, they felt so soft
since they were made out of silk. Taking one out of
the closet she headed into the bathroom to change.
Getting out some blankets and a pillow, Ranma made the
bed. With a sleeping bag and pillow in hand, Ranma
went into the living room to set up his little bed.
Feeling a presence he turned around to find Beth in
the doorway. His eyes bugged out at the sight in
front of him.
Beth was dressed in one of his Chinese shirts. The
shirt since it was bigger on her went to her mid
thighs. She wasn�t wearing any pants so Ranma could
see how long and nice her legs were. The sleeves were
obviously too long, she rolled up the sleeves so it
would fit better. Ranma shook his head trying to get
some type of rational thought.
�I hope this was okay. I saw you wearing them. They
looked really comfortable.�
Dumbfounded, he just nodded. Not being able to take
his eyes off of her. She was absolutely gorgeous.
Living in Japan is was rare to see somebody with
blonde hair. This just added to the exotic look Beth
had. Snapping himself out of his daze, �I made the
bed for you.�
Walking over to Ranma, �Thank you.� She felt really
cold, rubbing her arms, which were starting to get
goosebumps. �This room is really cold. Why don�t you
go a sleep in the bedroom with me.�
�WHAT?! Uhm�.well�.er�� Ranma didn�t know what to
say, he never had anybody ask him that before.
Looking flustered, he started sweating getting beet
red.
Beth knowing what she said now was also turning beet
red. She should kick herself for not phrasing that a
little better. �I meant you could sleep on the floor
in your bedroom.
Ranma calmed down, with some disappointment shown on
his face. What was he thinking, they just met.
Looking up he saw and looked into her eyes. Those
were the eyes of somebody who was honest and good. He
could get lost in her ocean blue eyes. �No that�s
okay, I�m used to sleeping out in extreme conditions.�
Beth looked at Ranma, with a little hope that he would
take her offer. What was she saying, she just met
him. He did tell her his deepest secrets, she
couldn�t believe she had that thought in her head.
�I guess I should get some sleep, or I�ll never stay
awake in class.�
�Goodnight, or should I say good morning.�
Beth giggles, �Good morning.� Turning around she
walked into the bedroom and shut the door behind her.
Getting into the bed, she wasn�t used to sleeping on a
futon. From the other night, she knew how comfortable
they were. It felt like she was lying on one giant
pillow. Drawing the covers all around her, she looked
up at the ceiling. Reliving everything Ranma told
her, she started to cry. Eventually falling asleep.
Not being able to sleep right away, Ranma was just
staring at the ceiling. He didn�t know what to think
of Beth. It seemed she took his curse in stride, but
could she really handle it? Eventually Ranma fell
asleep also, dreaming of nothing particular. No dream
could compare to the life he had lived.
********
Ranma woke up, slowly getting adjusted to the light in
the apartment. Turning to look at the clock, �Twelve
huh.� Remembering Beth had a late afternoon class, he
thought he should go and wake her.
Stumbling to his room, he slowly opened the door.
When Beth was in sight, he just stood there looking at
her. He couldn�t help, but gaze. Looking so peaceful
sleeping. Deciding not to stare anymore, he walked
next to the bed. Reaching down, he gently shook her
shoulder, �Beth.� No movement from her, he shook her
shoulder again, �Beth�
Slowly starting to move, she opened her eyes to Ranma
standing over her. Smiling, �Good morning.� Sitting
up, she stretched out her arms yawning. �Excuse me,
sorry.�
Ranma blushed smiling back, �Well actually good
afternoon. I thought I should wake you.�
Looking down at her watch twelve-ten, she had a few
more hours still. She slowly started to stand up as
Ranma moved back to give her some room. She looked up
at Ranma catching him staring at her. She smiled at
him, what a nice way for her to wake up. She could
get used to that. Realizing what Ranma was wearing
she started to get some perverted thoughts. Ranma was
in a pair of boxers and a tank top, which hugged to
his body. �Do you mind if I take a shower?� �Maybe a
cold shower,� she thought.
�No go ahead I should take one myself.�
Walking past Ranma, Beth headed straight to the
bathroom. That last comment did it. She was thinking
all kind of perverted thoughts and a cold shower would
do her good.
Ranma just stared not really knowing what had just
happened. Turning around he headed into the living to
pack up his sleeping bag and clean things up.
****
Ranma changing quickly went into the living room where
Beth was waiting. She was dressed in one of his
Chinese shirts and black pants.
�I hope you�re not mad, these clothes are so
comfortable that I just had to wear them for the day.�
He was just staring at her, he never really had
somebody where his clothes before. Not even Akane
wore his clothes, they looked nice on Beth. �No I
don�t mind. Are you ready to go?�
Wanting to talk to Ranma more about his curse, but
decided to let it go. He spent the whole night
pouring his heart out to her and she didn�t think she
needed to pry anymore until he was ready. Even though
hundreds of questions were going through her head, she
would wait till a later time to ask.
Ranma opened the door for Beth as they left the
apartment to take her back home.
********
Walking around for awhile, Ryouga had no idea where he
was. He�s never been in this part of Japan before.
Starting to get frustrated he grabbed the first person
to pass by him, <�Excuse me, where�s Kyoto
University.�>
The guy just looked at him, �Do you speak English.�
<�Where the hell am I?�> Sensing somebody behind him,
Ryouga knew very well who it was. Turning around
Ryouga spotted Ranma walking with some girl.
<�Ranma, prepare to die!!�>
********
Ranma was very happy since he�s met Beth, and after
last night maybe he�s falling for her. Something
snapped him back to attention as he sensed somebody
very strong nearby.
Grabbing Beth who gave a sudden shriek, Ranma jumped
back. <�Ranma prepare to die!�> Just as Ranma
jumped back a small explosion occurred. Turning his
body to shield Beth from the debris, Ranma landed and
covered up Beth. Wincing as debris was pelting his
body. After the dust settled, Ranma looked up to see
Ryouga kneeling in the middle of a small crater, with
his umbrella under one hand. Getting very excited,
<�Ryouga!�> Ranma ran over to him and gave Ryouga a
big hug.
Struggling to get free, <�Hey what the hell are you
doing? Let me go!�>
Ranma put Ryouga down, <�Good to see ya old buddy.�>
Wiping himself down, <�Yeah, Whatever.�>
Beth looked on as a small crowd was gathering around
them. She couldn�t believe that one person could
cause so much damage. �This guy actually made a
crater in a damn sidewalk. What kind of monster is
he? Why is Ranma hugging him after this guy seemed to
want to kill him?� This was overloading Beth�s brain,
she just looked at the two, and not being able to
understand what they were saying didn�t help much
either.
<�What part of Japan am I in Ranma?�>
Ranma just stared at Ryouga with bug eyes. After a
little bit, he collapsed to the floor from shock.
Beth ran over to help Ranma up. Getting his composure
back, <�You idiot, you can get lost in a bathroom.�>
<�Shut up Ranma�> starting to get angry.
<�You�re in the U.S. you idiot. Didn�t you notice.>
motioning to the crowd forming around them <�everyone
speaking English.�>
Ryouga looked around bug eyed, then collapsed from
shock. Ranma ran over to help him, shaking his head.
�No matter where I go they will follow.�
********
Sitting in class, Beth wasn�t paying much attention to
the teacher. She still thinking about Ranma�s friend,
Ryouga. It seemed like he was trying to kill Ranma
and he just shrugs it off. He was actually concerned
with his friend.
********
Beth watched as Ranma was kneeling over Ryouga. He
was saying something to him, but she couldn�t
understand a word they were saying. She walked over
to Ranma squatting down next to him. �Is he alright.�
�Yeah, he�ll be alright.� Looking over to Ryouga,
�The idiot.�
Looking at Ranma then at the passed out boy, �What do
you plan to do?�
Looking back at her, �I think I�ll take him back to my
apartment. Do you mind?�
�No, I don�t mind.� Even though that was a lie. She
was hoping to spend sometime with him before class.
�Sorry, he doesn�t speak English and he may end up in
New York or something if I don�t keep an eye on him.�
Ranma picked up Ryouga and slung him over his
shoulders as he said goodbye to Beth.
She stood as Ranma walked away, standing there for a
few minutes. She turned and walked off in the
opposite direction.
The crowd just stared bug eyed, wondering what the
hell just happened. Shrugging their shoulders the
crowd dispersed still wondering what the hell happened
there.
********
�Okay that will be it for today.� The professor
started to erase the chalkboard for the next class.
Jumping up, Beth ran out of the door. She wanted to
get to Ranma�s to find out what happened. Soon as she
walked out of the building.
�Hey Beth!!�
Looking around, she saw Daryn waving to her. Beth
walked over to her best friend. �Hi, What are you
doing?�
Daryn looked around, �Nothing at all.� Pointing to
Beth�s clothes. �What�s up with new duds?�
Getting kind of red, �Oh, I borrowed them from Ranma.�
Elbowing Beth, �Alright way to go.�
Waving her hands, while shaking her head. �No, No..
it�s nothing like that. We were talking all night and
he invited me to sleep on his bed.� Before Daryn
could say another thing, �And no he didn�t share it
with me. He slept out in the living room.�
Looking disappointed, �Oh.�
�Anyways, I just met him.�
�Oh quit being so innocent.� Daryn started laughing
along with Beth. Looking down at her watch, �Oh crap!
I have to go, I have class in a few minutes.�
Hugging Beth, Daryn turned and walked away. Turning
around she waved, �Bye, have fun.�
Beth watched her best friend walk away. She always
thought Beth was such a trip. Turning around she
headed towards Ranma�s apartment. Ever since last
night she felt some type of connection toward him.
Actually, she hasn�t felt this close to somebody other
than Daryn and her family since her ex-boyfriend. One
thing for sure was that she was going to have a long
talk with Ranma. This time determined to find out how
he felt toward her.
Lost in thought for awhile Beth stopped as she
realized where she walked into. She was so
preoccupied in her own thoughts. It didn�t even occur
to her that she walked into the middle of the park.
The same park where she was almost raped. With a
determined look on her face �No� she wasn�t going to
be afraid anymore. Straightening herself up, Beth
continued walking through the park this time with a
little more confidence in her step.
�I wonder how Ranma and his friend are getting along?�
********
<�This is all your fault Ranma!�>
<�How�s this my fault? You�re the one that has less
sense than a head of cabbage.�>
Ryouga started to lose his temper, which didn�t take
much to begin with. <�Shut up!! If you didn�t chase
Akane away this wouldn�t have happened.�> With that
final word Ryouga attacked Ranma.
Ranma caught by surprise was barely able to dodge the
attack. With each punch he was being suppressed back.
Even though he was able to dodge the punches, they
were coming at such a furious pace, he was beginning
to get pinned against the one of his walls.
Telegraphing the punch aimed for his head, Ranma
ducked as the punch went through the wall.
Getting angry, Ranma knew he couldn�t fight in his
apartment. Even though it didn�t have all of the
luxurious items other homes had. This was still his
home and he didn�t want some mindless idiot who didn�t
know how to control his own anger smashing it up. He
knew he had to get outside. Running toward the door,
Ranma opened the door and jumped out landing on the
driveway that ran along side the house. Quickly he
leapt onto the nearest rooftop as he started running
jumping from rooftop to rooftop.
Ryouga quickly followed out the door yelling, <�Come
back here you coward and take your beating like a
man.�> Ryouga leapt on top of the roofs following
right after Ranma.
********
Beth was looking up to the sky, it was a beautiful
day. She was happy, genuinely happy. Feeling like a
schoolgirl again who fell in love with somebody for
the first time.
Stopping, �fell in love?� She continued walking, did
she really say that she was in love with Ranma. Could
she be in love with him? Feeling light as a feather,
she didn�t know what it was she was feeling, but she
did like it.
Reaching Ranma�s apartment, Beth was about to climb
the stairs as the door to the apartment flew open.
She was startled as Ranma flew out the door onto the
drive below. She watched as he jumped onto the
nearest house heading in the direction she just came
from. Right behind Ranma was his friend as he was
yelling something in Japanese.
She watched dumbfounded as the two were jumping from
rooftop to rooftop. Quickly shaking off the initial
shock, Beth looked around knowing she wasn�t going to
be able to catch up. Knowing there was no way in hell
she would miss this. �How the hell am I going to
follow those two.�
�Hey Beth.�
Turning, she saw some guy she knew from school in a
pick-up truck. �Hi,�
�Do you need a ride somewhere?�
�Yes, can you take me to the university as quickly as
possible.�
�Sure hop on in?�
Quickly getting in, the truck sped off toward the
university. Beth was hoping she would get there in
time.
********
The wind was blowing through his hair while the
adrenaline rushed through his veins. He hadn�t felt
this alive in a long time. Even though he loved his
life he led now, once in awhile he yearned for the old
days again.
Realizing he was running out of rooftops, Ranma jumped
almost thirty feet in the air. Sailing over some
street. Almost regretting his decision as soon as he
landed. Looking around, he saw a bunch of students
staring at him. �Shit,� he couldn�t believe he was
standing on University grounds. Cursing, Ranma shot
off, hoping that Ryouga wouldn�t do anything stupid.
Ryouga seizing the opportunity while Ranma was
distracted, �Bakusai Taketsu!�
Ranma nearly dodged the attack as the ground exploded
causing debris to fly everywhere. Luckily there was
nobody in the immediate vicinity. Looking around most
of the students were on the ground wondering what
caused the explosion. The look on their faces showed
horror and fright. Which caused Ranma to get angry.
�You IDIOT! There�re people around, somebody may get
hurt.� Not taking anymore chances Ranma ran into the
university hoping that he could lose him somehow.
*********
A truck pulled up into the university as a large
explosion could be seen just inside campus grounds.
Beth quickly jumped out of the truck, �Thanks for the
ride.� As she headed toward the explosion. Reaching
the area she saw a crater about three feet wide and a
foot deep in the concrete. Looking around there were
many people lying on the ground, some were crying
while others had a horrified expression locked on
their faces. They all were looking in the same
direction, toward the middle of campus. Running as
fast as she could, hopefully she would be able to stop
anything terrible from happening.
********
Ranma knew his only hope was to try and lose Ryouga
that way his bad sense of direction could get him
lost. He couldn�t risk a fight with him here, there
were too many innocent people around. Their fight
could get out of hand and that�s something he�s not
willing to risk.
Running down a walkway, he was weaving in and out of
students. Most tried to get out of his way as he
zipped by them. Getting an idea, Ranma ran into the
closest building as Ryouga followed after him.
Running up the stairs, Ranma looked down to find
Ryouga getting blocked by some students. Luck was on
his side after all. Giving Ryouga a smug look, he
continued up the stairs to the top floor.
********
�Ahhh, Only the second day of this class and already
the professors sick. At least I can catch up with
Beth maybe. Hopefully she�ll be in her room.� �I
wouldn�t be though if I had a chance at a gorgeous
creature like Ranma� Smiling to herself thinking of
the possibilities. She was shocked to find the person
she was thinking of running right toward her. �There
is a god after all� In the distance she heard an
explosion, she didn�t know what the hell was going on.
Ranma looked to find Beth�s friend smiling waving at
him. He couldn�t let her get involved in this fight.
Hearing an explosion from behind, he deduced that
Ryouga must have been crashing through the walls to
get to him quicker. Not saying anything, Ranma picked
up Daryn as a small cry came from her. Looking around
he saw an open window, not even thinking twice jumped
out of the window.
Daryn was shocked that Ranma picked her up with such
ease, she was mortified that he was just about to jump
out of a three-story window. �Are you crazy we�re
three stories up.� As he jumped out the window.
Daryn screamed at the top of her lungs. She was about
to die, at such a young age too. Looking at Ranma,
who just had a smile on his face. �Why did he take me
with him, when he wanted to commit suicide.�
Closing her eyes as the end was coming near. Then
everything stopped and she was gently put down on the
ground. Opening her eyes she looked up at Ranma, �Are
we dead already?�
Smiling, �No we�re not dead. Sorry about that you
were about to be involved in something and I didn�t
want you to get hurt.�
Looking up at the window she fell into shock,
�B..bu�but w..we just fell�th�.three stories. H�How?�
Ranma laughed, �Better not to ask, the less you know
the better.� Turning to the side, he saw some people
who witnessed them falling from the third story. A
expression across their faces. Not being able to
believe a person could land on his feet and not appear
injured. Feeling a bit uneasy, Ranma took Daryns arm
and dragged her out of the scene.
Beth was running when she spotted Ranma and with him
Daryn. She looked white as a ghost and he had an
amused look on his face. Running up to him she
stopped trying to catch her breath. Trying to say
something, but nothing would come out. It took her a
minute to muster enough energy to talk. �W..Wh..at
the h�hell happened? Where�s your friend?� Getting
her breath back �And Why does Daryn look like she�s
seen a Ghost.�
�Whoah, one question at a time. First, Ryouga got in
one of his moods and started to attack me. I
accidentally found myself on University grounds. I
lost him in that building behind me. I�d say it�d
take him a day to get out and then forget about it,
he�ll be who knows where. Probably will not see him
for another year or so. Finally, I�d say your friend
here is in shock. I just jumped out of a three-story
window with her in my arms. Ryouga was right behind
me and I didn�t want her to get hurt.�
Just nodding, saying he just jumped out of a
three-story window wasn�t as crazy. Some of the other
stuff she had seen and heard. Turning to her best
friend, �Daryn are you alright?�
Looking up she realized it was her best friend who was
asking her that question. �Huh, yeah, but how?�
�Don�t worry, I�m glad your safe.� Hearing sirens in
the background. �I think we should get out of here.
The cops are coming.�
Getting a little nervous, Ranma picked up the two
girls. One under each arm and dashed off. Heading
out of the University. He just made it off campus
grounds as two police cars pulled up. Jumping onto
the nearest rooftop, in any particular direction.
�You know what lets get something to eat. I�m
starving.� Ever since that night he�s been craving
that pizza stuff he ate with Beth. This would be a
good time to have some more of that.
Growing paler, as Daryn realized she was being carried
across the rooftops. She knew one thing for sure.
This was going to be an interesting year.
Beth was feeling great. She hasn�t felt this alive in
years. More happened to her in three days than in her
whole life. Turning her head to get a better look at
Ranma, she made her decision. The only problem was,
how did he feel toward her just hoping that he felt
the same way.
********
Walking down the hall for awhile, Ryouga passed by the
same display for the fifth time now. He was getting
frustrated, not knowing how to get the hell out of
this building. He passed by an oriental student who
looked like he was Japanese. <�Excuse me do you speak
Japanese?�>
<�Yes�>
Getting very excited, <�How do I get out of this
building?�>
Pointing in a direction, <�Just go down the hall, Then
turn Left, You�ll find some stairs. Just follow those
till you reach the bottom. The exit will be to your
right.�>
<�Thank you very much�> As Ryouga headed in the
opposite direction the boy was pointing. <�You�ll pay
for this Ranma!�>
********
The moon was shining high in the sky; Beth was looking
into Ranma�s eyes. She had an unusual day, after they
had ate. Which Ranma inhaled two whole pizzas
himself. They decided to go and walk around town.
Daryn was eager to ask many questions about Ranma.
Since it was getting dark they decided to take Daryn
back to her room first,
Since she didn�t want to leave Ranma just yet, she
asked if he wanted to go for a walk. She really was
falling in love with him, but she�s only known him for
four days. Looking up into his eyes, those deep blue
eyes. Not really knowing where she wanted the
relationship would go in the future, but she
definitely it was going to be a fun ride there.
Looking down at Beth, Ranma felt a little nervous. He
didn�t know what she thought of him. Hopefully she
wasn�t thinking he was a freak or something. What
about Akane? Was he cheating on her if he went out
with Beth? Did Beth even want to go out with him?
As if his questions were answered, she threw her
inhibitions away reached up and kissed Ranma. His
eyes grew big, shocked that she was kissing him. He
kissed Akane once before, but that was nothing like
this. Eventually he settled as he let himself enjoy
the sensation of kissing Beth felt.
They kissed for a long time not really wanting to
break it off. Eventually stopping looking into each
other�s eyes. Beth was the first to break the
silence. �Ranma, I don�t really know where this will
go, but I care for you deeply and would like to give
us a try.�
Not really knowing what to say, on the one hand there
was Akane and then there was�.it wasn�t really a hard
decision as he looked into Beth�s eyes. He smiled at
her, �I would like that.�
Excited Beth jumped and grabbed onto Ranma, as she
buried her face into his chest. She was crying, happy
that he cared for her also. Ranma wrapped his arms
around her, holding her close to him. He was happy
that he had found somebody who cared for him so much.
Moving out from Japan at first seemed like a mistake,
but now he knew that this was what love felt like.
�Did I just say love?� Looking down at Beth whose
face was buried in his chest. He lifted her head up
so he could look into her eyes. �Yes love is what I
feel isn�t it.�
********
It�s been a couple of weeks since that day Ranma
cowardly ran away from his fight. Now Ryouga�s in
some strange big city. He didn�t have a clue where he
was. Looking around people were rushing past him, in
a hurry to get where they needed to go. Huge
skyscrapers loomed over him as he looked at them in
awe. This city was way too busy for his taste, and
the quicker he got out the better.
Walking toward him he noticed a girl who seemed very
familiar. When she looked up he gasped in
astonishment. She smiled and waved at him. �Akane?!�
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End of chapter 5
End of Part I
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Authors note: I�ve decided to make this into parts.
Part I dealing with Ranma. Wondering what happened to
Akane, Why had she made the choices she made in her
life so far? Well Part II will deal with those
questions along with some other surprises. Part II
Chapter 6 may not be out for a few months while I try
to figure out where I want the story to go from here.
I will be updating the previous chapters changing the
horrendous grammar mistakes I�ve made. Again C&C are
always welcomed. Tell me what you thought of the
story so far. I�m really interested in your thoughts.
Thanks and I hope you enjoyed the story.
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