- Ranma : The Silent War
- Silverbreeze <silverbreeze@sofhome.net>
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20010216
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20011026 Minor changes
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- Author's note: Yes this story is a twist of the "War fought
in silence" No I am
- not trying
- to undermind other authors. It just seemed a possible break
point in the Ranma
- - Akane
- story line.
-
- I get up slowly, stretching and making a human purr. Softly I
pad through
- my morning toiletries. As I begin to make breakfast, senses
trained over years
- of cleaning this house alert me to the first of the residents of
the dojo
- getting up. At first I don't notice my genuine smile, knowing
Ranma will come
- help soon.
- For the past year since Phoenix Mountain we have gotten closer.
I have
- watched the daily battles. I know Ranma's worth. So I turn and
smile as my
- Warrior comes down. The front line man.
- The last best hope. Ranma comes in and takes over chopping the
veggies. His
- voice soft and tender not like the battle voice he uses when
defending himself
- or trying to show others their errors, "Good Morning,
Kasumi-chan". I blush,
- even though he had taken to calling me Kasumi-chan when we are
alone, it still
- affects me. Ranma finishes his part of the breakfast and goes
to set the table.
-
- That is when the first fight starts. Ryoga appears blaming
Ranma for some
- deed that I am sure was caused by his own stupidity not Ranma,
"Ranma, prepare
- to die!" Then while Ranma is trying to get Ryoga to leave,
Shampoo and Mousse
- attack. One meaning to attack Ryoga the other Ranma, "Pig
boy leave Arien
- alone", "Soatome release my Shampoo"
-
- All the noise wakes the others and of course Akane has to come
fight,
- "RANMA NO BAKA" They fight no one watching what is
around them. Grandfather and
- Elder Cologne come by to stand with Father and our TRUE ENEMY.
Oh my I didn't
- think I could hate anyone so much as I do Mr. Soatome, who sired
such a man!
- But such it is. I see Mousse's dagger head for the picture of
the three of us
- with mother. Before I can even gasp Ranma is there to deflect
it. One of
- Uyko's throwing spatulas heads for my mother's china vase.
-
- I yell, "STOP!" Knowing it will be too late. They
stop and turn
- toward me, I am staring at the vase it takes three blinks for
me to see Ranma's
- hand two fingers holding the thrown weapon showing a level of
skill I am not
- sure even Grandfather could match. Slowly I step toward Ranma.
Reaching out I
- pick up the china vase, my voice is soft, barely a whisper but I
know everyone
- can hear it, "Thank you my beloved Warrior. As always you
alone have protected
- my heirlooms, my family and my sisters."
- I walk past Father and Uncle Enemy shooting them both looks as
begin to
- set the vase down on the stairs where it is safe. I notice
Nabiki staring at
- me. I hand her the vase, "Put this in my room Nabiki-chan."
- I move back to the kitchen door and stare at everyone but
Ranma, "Ryoga
- get out now. You are no longer welcome in my house. If you
must fight Ranma
- allow him to lead you outside like he always tries to." I
turn to stare at
- Shampoo not even looking at what my words do, "Xain Pu ,
Leave and take Dagger
- Buffon with you. Then I turn to Uyko, "And you! You call
yourself a woman! You
- should kiss Ranma-sama's feet that he was fast enough to save
that vase! IT IS A
- HEIRLOOM FROM OUR MOTHER!"
- Akane steps up to say something. I just stare at her, "Don't
even open
- your mouth, If you hadn't joined the battle Ranma-sama would of
herded them out
- into the yard. Like he always does. But know you have to add
chaos. And he has
- to spend many times the energy to keep the things I value and
myself safe. But
- do you think, NO. You blame everything on a man so honorable he
rather be the
- target then let anyone else get hurt."
- I stare at the child before me, realizing I made a grave error
years ago
- when Ranma first came, "Go to your room Akane. I have
waited for you to grow up
- but then only person in this house that has even matured in the
last three years
- is Ranma-sama. Go all of you. I need to calm down." They
all leave in shock.
- Akane guided away by father who is crying
- up a waterfall again.
-
- Ranma looks down and starts to head to his room, I guess he
thought I was
- mad at him too. I know it would spook him but I hug him from
behind resting my
- head on his shoulder my angry tears soaking his the shoulder of
his shirt,
- "Thankk youuu Ranma-sammaaa. Thank you for being you. For
being so careful, for
- defending my heirlooms." Ranma doesn't shiver when I say
it. I have seen how
- that Kuno girl saying it affects him. He seems to relax, His
hands falling to
- cover my own at his waist.
- Cologne comes up moving to tap one of us with her staff. I
don't know
- which, but she fails. I hear the hiss. I look up to see the
flash of chi claws.
- For the first time I see Ranma use the Neko-ken while in his
right mind.
- Cologne backs up her eyes wide as Grandfather hops over, "Leave
him alone Kon-
-
chan, You are threatening the one being he will protect on pure
instinct. Can
- you face the Neko-ken used by with the full skill of Ranma?"
Cologne shakes her
- head, "He shouldn't be able to do that!" Father had
come back in time to see
- this, he was in tears sobbing about Ranma protecting his little
girl again, oh
- father if you only knew!
-
- I look at Cologne over Ranma's shoulder, "Honored Elder, I
ask you to
- leave. Two of your own nearly aided in the destruction of my
most valued
- possession, only Ranma-sama's skill saved the vase. Leave now.
And I will keep
- the Cat away if you leave now. Attack me again and all your age
will not help
- you." I tighten my arms around Ranma-sama and his hands
again fall to mine,
- covering them. Giving me reason to hope.
- Elder Cologne and Grandfather look at me and leave calmly
deciding it
- better to leave in peace then risk what Ranma-sama could do. As
soon as
- Grandfather and the Elder are gone I let go of Ranma. But
before he can move
- off I walk around and hug him close again looking up into his
eyes, "Just hold
- me please, Ranma-sama." He does after tensing for a
moment. I feel peace as
- his arms enclose me. Resting my head on his chest I suddenly
blush and look up
- at him again.
- Turning around in his embrace and take his hand and whisper,
"Come with me
- Ranma-sama." I lead him upstairs and into my room. When we
come back down the
- family turns from the table where they were eating. Nabiki
blinks then puts on
- a pair of shades. She smirks kindly, "Wow sis I thought
after-glow was a state
- of mind." I blush the golden pink aura visible around me
gives away what reward
- I gave my beloved warrior. The reward for always taking up the
battle. Still
- blushing a drag Ranma-sama to the table. Sitting down beside
him. I begin to
- steal food from the enemy's plate. He is too shocked to eat
anyway. I poke
- Ranma-sama softly until he eats as well. Nabiki watches us with
a grin. Still
- wearing her sunglasses. Akane squints and looks at me, "Does
this mean I don't
- have to marry the Pervert Baka?" I sigh as Father finally
closes his mouth and
- begins to cry again.
-
- Looking at Akane, I nod, "You go find your own man. I
want to marry
- Ranma-sama." This sets the one True Enemy dancing and
father is now wailing
- wailing 23, "My little girl is getting married."
Nabiki smirks, "I think we
- should call Kasumi a woman now." She looks at Ranma,
"Isn't that right little
- brother?"
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- Sorry it refused to leave until I wrote it. I like it myself
though
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