A New Love, A New Life Written By Leonardo B. Castro Things are not always as they seem. Quick judgement can bring you pain. Lack of wisdom can make you blind. And no self- control will lead you to Death’s door. -The Dreaded Space Pirate Lisa- Story – Chapter Two “Damn, Damn, Damn that perverted bastard.” Akane chanted as she beat on a new practice dummy with a bandanna on it head. She was aiming mostly at the head and the body. Soon deep cracks soon appeared on its head and torso. Then, the head exploded into splinters that showered the ground behind the dummy. Then with a swift kick to the shoulder, the dummy’s upper torso fell backward, leave only leaving the lower half of the dummy remaining. Akane picked that part up and throw it against the heavy damaged wall, adding it to a pile broken wooden dummies. She panted she and wiped the sweat off her brow with the back of her hand. She raised her fist in the air and screamed, “RYOGA HIBIKI, I’LL KILL YOU FOR STEALING RANMA AND PUTTING ME THROUGH HELL.” She glowed a unearthly red and opened her the palm of her hand. Soon a red sphere appeared and hovered above her hand. “HELLFIRE.” She screamed, as she baseball pitched the hovering red sphere at the broken wooden dummies. The broken dummies exploded, coating the area in sawdust and dust. She could remember Ranma’s voice tell her that he used his confidence to shoot the Moko Takibisha, and that Ryoga used his depression to fire out the Shishi Hokodan. Now she found her emotion. Hatred. Hatred for the man who ruined her life. Hatred for the man known as Ryoga Hibiki. That, and the thirst for vengeance. She wobbled back to her home and into the bathroom. Where she cleaned up herself and after, got dressed and went to bed for a nap. As she slept, visions of Ryoga being torture and Ranma thanking her for saving him danced in her head. “How can we trust you Nabiki?” Ukyo asked angrily. She, Nabiki, Shampoo, and Cologne were meeting in some dim lighted alley. The only light was the dim door light to the back entrance to some bar. “You haven’t always been trust worthy sugar.” “Can it Ukyo, I never lie. I have proof that Akane didn’t kill Ranma. But it’ll cost you to know who really took Ranma away from you.” Nabiki said in a cold tone, devoid of emotion. “Mercenary Girl never lie maybe, but never tell the whole truth either. Shampoo think Mercenary Girl lead Shampoo and Spatula Girl on wild goose.” Shampoo sneered. It looked that Nabiki was about to retort when Cologne silent them by say, “Regardless of Nabiki’s actions in the past, she also sold good information. Tell us girl, how much?” Nabiki smiled and reply with, “Eighty thousand each.” Nabiki thrust out her hand, palm up. Cologne stuffed hundred sixty thousand yen into Nabiki’s hand while Ukyo put eighty thousand yen in Nabiki’s hand. Seemly out of nowhere, Nabiki pulled out a folder full of pictures and a tape recorder. The girls looked at the pictures of Ryoga carrying Ranma. Then all as one saw the identical wedding bands that Ranma and Ryoga wore. “To hear where the happy couple are heading, you have to pay me five hundred thousand yen.” Nabiki said. Cologne favored Nabiki with an angry glare before giving the middle Tendo girl her money. “Here child, now give us the location of there whereabouts.” Nabiki smiled and pressed the recorder on play. “Excuse us miss, do you know where Masaki Shrine is?” Ryoga’s voice asked. After that, all girls knew what to do. Nabiki went to start sell this info to Kuno and get more info now the newly weds. Ukyo went home to pack so she could search for Ran-chan. Shampoo went back to the Cat Café to get ready to save her Airen. And Cologne prepared to face the Legendary Warrior Yosho once more. The Real World… “I am telling you guys the truth. It was really Ryoga Hibiki and Ranma Saotome in my room. They called me Xin Xin Cheng.” The girl screamed. “Right Xin Xin. We believe you.” One of her friends said sarcastically. “I’m telling you the truth.” The she looked upwards to the Heavens and screamed out loud, “Leonardo B. Castro this is all your fault.” Then she felt some sneeze on her back. She turned around and saw someone blowing his nose on a handkerchief. “Sorry Xin- chan.” He said. “Do I know you?” She asked. “I’m Leonardo B. Castro. Bye young anime fanfic writer stalker.” He said as he walked away. It took her three seconds to realize that the author she was recently cursing had just slip out of her grasp. A huge scream of anger soon followed. “I’LL GET YOU YET LEONARDO.” She cried out to the heavens again. Then she was almost ran over as Ryoga ran by screaming, “Ranko dear. Where are you? RANKO.” The girl fainted soon after. The anime world… “Tenchi, have you seen Ryoga. He missing.” Ranko asked Tenchi. Tenchi looked about her and saw her were eyes full of sadness. Damn you Ryoga; damn you for making her sad. Tenchi thought. His blood started to boil at Ryoga’s mistreatment of Ranko. He soon forced a fake smile and looked at Ranko. “Don’t worry Ranko. I bet he somewhere back at the house.” He said with false cheerfulness, while secretly wishing it wasn’t true. Tenchi wanted Ryoga to get lost for good. Then maybe Ranko will fall for him. He knew he could make Ranko happy. Then Tenchi went back to tending the carrot fields as Ranko left back towards the house. He glanced longingly at Ranko’s retreating form. It was kind of funny actually. In a house full of girls that loved him, the one he wanted the most, the one he loved the most was in love with someone else. It was a cruel fate indeed. He envied Ryoga. The way that Ranko looks at Ryoga. That smile she has when she saw Ryoga. That look of undying love in her eyes as she stared at Ryoga, made Tenchi sick. He wished he were the one that she fell in love with. He wished that he were the one that received her attention. He wanted to be the Ranko gave that look to. But it wasn’t meant to be. With a depressing sigh, he went back to his laboring of the carrot patches. In his heart, always wishing he were the lucky one. Always wishing that Ranko were here tending to these carrots with him. “Hey Ayeka. Have you seen Ranko.” Ryoga asked as he entered the shrine. He swore he just in a city block a second ago. But at least he found his way back home. “I think she at the house. Let me guide you there, Mr. Ryoga.” Ayeka said. She still couldn’t believe how easy it was for Ryoga to get lost, but she did see him suddenly get kicked out of Washu’s Lab by the angry mad scientist more times than Mihoshi. And he does manage to get candies from Sapporo in time spans of ten minutes to ten months. Ranko and Ryoga entered the house at the same time, by through different entrances. But then saw each other at the same time. They ran to each other and held each other tightly, not wanting to let go. Somewhere in space… A lone man on a giant ship was staring at a monitor. “Perfect. She is absolutely perfect.” The man said as he looked at the monitor on the front of him. On the monitor, was Ranko. To be continued… Praise me or burn me…but at least tell me what on your mind. Email me at Leonardo83105206@aol.com or LOS2000@slayersrpg.com Visit my website at http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/Animefanfiction/index.html