Disclaimer:
The magical land of Nermia and the legendary
marital artist Lanma Soatoem belong to a weird
bunch of people generally referred to as "American
fanfic writers." All other things belong to their
respective creators and owners. I didn't write this. It
just sort of appeared while I was trying to type
something else one day.

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a ranma 1/2 fanfiction by seventhone

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It's raining, and I'm running because I can.

<bump>

'Cross rooftops and water towers, flat and
tilted and . . . .

<bump>

Feels good.

Hard to believe I'd actually say something like that,
but . . . despite the fact that I'm a girl and
everything right now, running like this honestly
feels like everything that I *should* be worrying
about gets washed away with the water.

<bump>

Yeah, like, uhh . . . grades and stuff.

I test good but all my class scores suck ass . . . .
except for maybe that mandatory phys ed grade I
got. That one was pretty much like A all the way.
The other ones, though . . . Damn.

I figure someone in the school likes me enough to
ignore what the teachers hafta say about me and
keep me from dropping out . . .

<thunk>

And my absences. Think I passed the max
number of those students can *normally* get like
six times over now.

<clank>

Test scores? Yeah, though are getting along just
fine. Anything Goes Test Taking Final Attack and
whatnot. Picked up the technique from my Pops in
middle school. I ain't the student my scores make
me out to be, though. Far from it.

<bump>

Mmm.

Don't see anyone following. I keep on looking
back, expecting to catch 'em on my tail or
something. Not happenin'. Guess I'm the only one
able to get around in this kinda weather . . .

<clank>

Should I be worry about them?

Nah . . .

<thump>

None of us really piss each other off. It might look
like it sometimes, but it's all really just in good
humor. Seriously.

<bump>

All those stories about people taking too much
stress and breaking down don't apply here, since it
isn't exactly stress we give each other.

It's more like . . .

<thunk>

Well . . . They're just these people I know, right?
They're kinda weird, but they're fun to hang around.
They never really mean any *permanent* harm.

<clank>

Or, least I hope not.

<bump>

Mmmm . . . lessee, what time is it? Maybe 1:30?

Wish I'd gotten into the habit of wearing a watch
when I was a kid. Wonder what they're doing back
at school right now?

<bump>

Technically, I'm skipping. Left right at the end of
the lunch break, since it looked like it was gonna
rain. For the most part, the faculty doesn't give a
damn about what I do, so . . .

<bump>

. . . I decided to take advantage of it. It's not as if
anybody else does. Pisses off Akane and Ukyou to
no end, since they don't do well enough on tests to
afford skipping. Heh.

<bump>

Target: the inner city . . . Gotta pass through most
of Nerima first . . .

<thunk>

This area doesn't have many tall buildings. Tallest
thing around is six or eight floors, and it's pretty
much level from roof-to-roof in each district.

<clank>

Way up ahead, though, the skyscrapers go straight
up into the clouds. Difference between these low
deals we have here and the skyscrapers in the inner
city is pretty damn clear.

<bump>

And to tell the truth . . .

<thunk>

You don't realize how high up the sky is until you
see those skyscrapers looming in the distance from
a rooftop. Then you know.

<bump>

Cracks of blue through the clouds, and sunlight
passing through in parallel beams . . . It's raining,
but the view from here is damn cool. I'm still
running, and I laugh and laugh . . .

***

Notes:

On a webpage somewhere, I found this little bit o' text, concerning the
reasoning behind the writing of a certain fanfic:

"It was a reaction to just how unfair Ranma's life does get, so I set out to
'fix' everything."

I read one of the later volumes of the manga again, and I looked back at the
bit o' text. I thought to myself, after reading, "Gee. Unfair?"

Depending on how you interpret my reaction, the bit o' text might or might
not have anything to do with the reasoning behind the fic. This isn't meant
to be deep or philosophical. Hope you enjoyed.



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