Adamantium Rage

Chapter 05

Genma Saotome Where Art Though

Ranma frowned as he received a hug from Nikki, Jen, and Jenna. "We're gonna miss you Ranma." Said Jenna. "I hope you find out your past." She said with tears in her eyes.

Ranma smiled. And held up a small package. "I'm gonna miss you but I'll always remember you with these pictures you gave me." He said.

Jen blushed and pointed to the small yellow envelope that Ranma was holding up. "You haven't looked at them yet have you?" She asked.

"No." Ranma said. "You told me to wait until I was in Japan."

Jen gave out a small sigh of relief. "Good." Nikki and Jenna had similar expressions on their faces. Ranma was really confused as to why they were all acting so strange.

"If we could we'd come with you guys to Japan." Nikki said. "But we've been on this road trip long enough and have to get my dads car back to him before he sends a search party."

Ranma shrugged. "Oh well. I'll write you guys once in a while." The girls got all teary eyed and then leaned in and all gave him a hug again. They then went back to the parking lot where the car rested and drove away. Ranma smiled and turned back towards Ken and Natalia, or rather Natalia. Ranma looked a little confused and looked around for his Friend/sensei. Natalia answered his question before he could voice it.

"Ken went to call a friend in Japan. Said the guy would give us a place to stay while we're looking for your parents. Apparently their best friends but Ken talks about this Ryu guy like all he wants to do is kick his ass."

"Oh." Ranma said, all his answers supplied to him on a silver platter.

Ken came back a moment later running up to the other two. "Hey! Come on lets get our stuff together! Our planes leaving soon, we still gotta get down to the gate." Ranma picked up his traveling bag, Ken grabbed his duffel bag, and Natalia brought along her seven suitcases, which Ken and Ranma helped with mostly. "It must have been real tough on your dad to be a traveling martial artist once you hit puberty huh." Ken said jokingly.

Natalia kicked him in the back of the leg as she walked by, tripping him and making him drop all his and her luggage. She looped her one free arm through Ranma's and they walked towards the gate. "Come on fiancé, lets go meet your parents." She said.

Ken just grumbled irritably as he desperately tried to carry all the suitcases by himself. "Feh, women. None of em can take a joke."

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The plane trip there was uneventful and smooth, except for the time when Ranma realized they were air born and freaked out running up and down the plane screaming that it wasn't natural for people to fly. It must have had something to do with the fact that nobody ever told Ranma what a plane was. Other than that it was smooth sailing once they got Ranma calmed down.

When they touched down at the other airport in Japan it was quite odd for Ranma, most of the people they saw were most definitely Japanese. Ranma looked confused. "Why does everyone look so much alike?" He wondered. "Are they all related?" He asked.

Ken shook his head. "Uhhh not quite."

Natalia smiled and began walking with Ranma. "Come on Ranma! She said. Lets go see the sights before going to see Kens friend." With that she dragged her fiancé through the thick crowd of people.

Ken stood there just watching them disappear and then remembered why they were waiting in this particular spot. They were waiting for all of their luggage which was just now coming down the ramp. Ken groaned and with the skill of only a master martial artist managed to grab onto every suitcase and backpack that the group of three owned.

Once he got all of the luggage, including a duffle bag strap in his mouth, he went looking for the pair to get them to help him. He then remembered that he gave them the address of the shrine where Ryu was. He doubled his efforts but couldn't seem to find them amongst the crowds of tourists, returning tourists, and leaving and returning businessmen.

Kens muffled scream rang throughout the airport.

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Natalia and Ranma marveled at downtown Tokyo it was quite a spectacular place. Tokyo tower, all the shrines, the food, the people, everything was so different, and new, and fantastic. They couldn't take it all in, in a single day.

The trip back to the shrine where they were supposed to be staying was quite a hike, but Ranma and Natalia were very charismatic young martial artists so it wasn't a horrible problem. Ranma was just glad that he didn't have to carry all that luggage there.

They were quite tired when they reached the shrine which was on the top of a very large hill. The stairs seemed to last forever. Ranma smiled as he reached the top, where they were met by a kind elderly old man. It was dark out so they couldn't really make out any of his extinguishing characteristic until they got close to him. He was quite a pleasant old man with an endless smile plastered to his elderly features.

"Why hello there!" He said with a little chuckle. "You must be Kens friends. It's quite late. We were worried that you wouldn't make it." The old man then turned around and motioned for Ranma and Natalia to follow him. "Come on. Ryu is waiting for you. He doesn't get very many visitors and Ken's really the only one who ever visits him anymore. That pretty Chun Li girl stopped after she got her promotion at Interpol. It's to bad." He mused. "She was a very nice girl. Humph! She was a good fighter too, she wasn't a pushover in any sense of the word." The old man then led the two into the house where Ryu was standing in a loose black muscle shirt and a pair of relatively tight blue jeans that were a little faded.

Ranma walked towards the man and shook his hand. "Hi I'm Ranma Saotome. I take it Kens here already?"

Ryu smirked lightly. "He fell asleep the moment he walked into the dojo. He had to carry all of your luggage, the poor guy." Ranma and Natalia felt a little pang of guilt at that little revelation. " I have to admit," Ryu continued, "I haven't heard very much about you at all from Ken. If I hadn't bugged him about it over the phone he wouldn't have even told me your names."

Ryu then turned to Natalia and offered her his hand. "And you must be Natalia, Ranma's fiancé."

Natalia nodded her affirmation. "It was an arranged marriage but I have nothing but trust for my fathers actions. Your English is quite good. I take it you picked it up off of Mr. Masters?" She asked.

Ryu let go of her hand and put his hands in his pockets. "Yeah actually we grew up together. We've known each other our entire lives."

Natalia rolled her eyes. "That must have been fun." She said sarcastically.

"You seem to be a powerful fighter Ryu I can feel it in your aura." Ranma said. Giving Ryu the once over.

Ryu smiled realizing that Ranma too was a martial artist. "Maybe we could spar some time tomorrow in the dojo." Ryu offered. "I'd like to see how Ken's teaching has been faring you. But first I think you two should get some rest. I have a guest room set up for you if you'll just follow me." Ranma and Natalia followed Ryu through the house and he gave them the generalized tour. Bathrooms, kitchen, upstairs, his room and finally the guest room.

Ranma smiled and entered the room. "Where's Natalia going to sleep?" Ranma wondered. Ryu looked confused. So did Ranma. "Well?"

Ryu shrugged. "We only have one guest bedroom, and Ken's room. We figured you two wouldn't mind sharing a room since your engaged. It's not a problem is it?"

Ranma shook his head. "No I guess it's not. Thank you Ryu."

Ryu smiled and closed the door on the both of them. "Goodnight you two." He said before heading off to his own room.

Ranma's heart began to beat faster for an unknown reason to himself. He didn't know Natalia too well but he was fairly confidant that she was a good person. Ranma had no idea what the problem was, he'd slept beside her on the plane so why was he nervous now?

Natalia sighed and moved towards Ranma. "No time like the present huh?" She asked Ranma.

Ranma looked extremely confused at her statement and for some reason a nervous shiver ran up his spine when she came closer to him. Ranma looked worried as Natalia ran her hands along his chest lightly and pressed herself up against him. "W...What are you talking about?" Ranma asked her, his face started to feel all tingly.

Natalia smiled and leaned closer to Ranma still. "We're going to have to do it at some point Ranma, we'll be married soon enough and it'll happen sooner or later. I figure this should be a good way for us to connect." Natalia accented that last word by running her hand down Ranma's back and grabbing his butt.

Before Ranma could say another word Natalia leaned in close and kissed Ranma on the lips. Ranma was surprised at first but he leaned into the kiss and returned it with gusto. Ranma remembered a time back in the village where one of the girls had taken a liking to him and taught him to kiss. He quickly banished the memory and started thinking in the now. The clothes on the two teens began to peel off and hit the floor, Ranma began to let his mind drift and began to let his animal instincts take over his body which, now that it was close to the naked female, needed it... badly.

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Ranma awoke with a yawn the next morning. His body felt completely relaxed he threw the sheets off of himself climbed over the beds other occupant, out of bed and stretched. He picked up his clothes and put them on anxious to start a new day of his life with a smile. Ranma Saotome was virtually skipping down the halls to the bathroom.

Ranma came downstairs after his morning preparations and smiled warmly as he greeted Ryu who was busy in the kitchen cooking breakfast for his guests once they were awake. "Good morning Ryu. I hope you haven't forgotten about that sparring session you promised me today." He said as he lightly taped the man on the shoulder with his fist.

Ryu looked a little surprised at Ranmas perkiness in the morning but quickly composed himself and shook his head. "Uhh no, we're still on for a spar... sure."

Ranma smiled and skipped over to the table where they would be eating and sat down. He noticed Ken come into the room and nodded to him. "Hey Ken! Good morning. Did you sleep okay? I hope the luggage wasn't too much of a problem."

Ken looked like hell. He was slouching as he walked into the room and had huge bags under his eyes. He looked over to Ranma and just grumbled something before flopping down at his place at the table. Ken made a pained face and then audibly cracked his stiff neck, trying to make it feel a little better. "I feel like heeeeeeeell!" Ken groaned as he let his head fall to the table with a loud thump.

Ranma seemed oblivious to his sensei's pain and just continued smiling. Ranma looked around impatiently and then looked to Ryu. "Hey Ryu!" Ranma called out to the martial arts master. "Have you noticed what's been happening to the street fighting tournaments lately?" He asked desperate for some conversation.

Ryu nodded, not taking his eyes off of the breakfast that he was making. "Yeah. I earn most of my money in those street fighting tournaments, they gave me the alias The White Fury."

Ken groaned again. "Damn it! Even Ryu got a better name than me!" He mumbled from his place on the table.

Ryu smiled. "Ken got called 'Red Guy'. Everyone's been making fun of him for it." Ranma stated. "I was called the Claws of death."

Ryu looked confused. "Claws of death?" He asked. "Why are you called that?"

Ranma was still smiling. "Cause I've got claws."

Ryu nodded. "Okay that makes sense. Where are your claws?"

SNIKT! Ranma unleashed both sets of adamantium claws. "Right here." He said.

Ryu turned around and his eyes widened when he saw the metal claws that were coming out from between his knuckles. "Oh." He said simply.

Ranma smiled and looked at his claws, he then began pulling them in and out of his arm over and over again. With nothing better to do until breakfast and nothing more he could think of to talk about other than his experience last night. He had to keep his mind occupied. He could'nt stop thinking of the sensuous and erotic feelings that were elicited last night from him with Natalia. He felt like a whole new man.

Ranma couldn't help but wish that someone had told him about sex earlier, if he had known he would have gotten a fiancé much, much earlier. Ranma's world just got brighter when Natalia came down the stairs into the dining room. Her very presence filled him with a feeling that he couldn't describe. Ranma pulled in his claws and bounded over to the, only half awake, girl. He then embraced her in a soft loving hug. "Good morning Natalia!" Ranma said just before he leaned in and kissed her on the lips.

Ken looked at the scene and quickly put two and two together. "That lucky little punk." He muttered. Ryu wasn't paying attention.

Ranma then held Natalia out at arms length and examined her from head to toe. She was wearing a tight blue jeans, a t-shirt depicting the South Park character Kenny getting killed in several different ways, and her hair was tied back in a short ponytail to hide the fact that it was all frizzy and mussed up. "You are the most beautiful girl in the world." Ranma said sincerely, he then rushed back to his seat and patted the spot beside him.

Natalia looked at Ranma, finally noticed his perkiness, and then frowned. "How the hell could you be so... lively after... last night."

Ranma just smiled. "I'm happy!" He stated, not able to control his giddy emotions. Ryu brought breakfast to the table moments later and sat down. Natalia walked over to Ranma and sat down beside him as he had offered moments before.

Breakfast was uneventful and immediately after Ryu looked up to Ranma and smiled. "Ranma would you like to spar with me?" He asked in a rather unexcited tone.

Ranma perked up even more. He felt the need to get some of his excitement out of his system. Ranma jumped up and away from the table. "Of course!" he answered.

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Ryu awoke about three hours later. "What the?" he said trying to get up to a sitting position. Ken who was sitting right next to his friends bed stopped him and eased him back down gently onto the bed.

"Easy buddy." Ken said, with a little bit of worry in his voice.

Ryu complied and lay down. "What... What happened?" He asked, just staring up at the ceiling.

Ken looked hesitant to answer the question. "Weeeeell, to put it lightly Ranma defeated you in your sparring match." He said. He then smiled. "To put it brutally honest... Ranma kicked your ass."

Ryu smiled and then coughed. "How? I thought you were teaching him." He said in a weakened voice.

Ken leaned back in the chair. "He's already mastered one or two forms of martial arts, my teachings been just icing on the cake. He knocked you out on the fifteenth strike, that's including kicks."

"How could anyone hit so hard?" Ryu wondered, remembering back to the first bit of their fight. "It felt like getting hit by a car every time he punched me." He said, trying to convey a message of how much it hurt.

Ken chuckled. "Heh, I'm still recovering from my first fight with the kid, I don't really put on but the kids build like a brick house."

Ryu just groaned and rubbed his chest where his ribs took a beating. "How long have I been out of it?"

Ken looked at his watch. "About three hours." Ken smiled and stood up. "I know you heal fast Ryu, so rest up here for a while and then we'll all go out looking for Ranma's parents. I found out about a street fighting competition that's going on downtown Japan and figured we could stop there and pull in some cash." He added.

Ryu looked towards his friend with a look of confusion. "Why do you need money?"

Ken smiled. "I don't. I just want to test my skills against the fighters of Japan. The U.S. was kind of lacking in competition."

Ryu smiled and Ken left the brown haired martial artists room.

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Four hours later Ryu came out of his room. He was still a little groggy but he was feeling almost as good as normal. He had sped up the process of his healing using a form of the Hado, but he didn't use it long enough to heal himself completely. Ranma, Ken, and Natalia were waiting for him in the front hall. "Ready to go buddy?" Ken asked Ryu as he entered the area.

Ryu nodded. "Where are we going to go first?"

Ken smiled. "Straight to Ranma's house." Ken said. " It's not too hard to look up an individual in Japan once you know their name. Ranma's Parents are living in The Juuban district of Tokyo."

Ryu smiled. "That's good, where's the Street Fighting tournament?" He asked.

"Just follow me. I know exactly where it is."

Ken then left Ryus house, followed by Ryu and then Ranma and Natalia who walked hand in hand.

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Genma Saotome sighed as he returned to his Juuban home after a long hard days work at the office. He had given up his Martial arts ways a long time ago. Every thing that was even related to violence or fighting reminded him of the art, which then reminded him of his lost son Ranma. It depressed him too because his daughter showed so much promise in the art, he could have made her a great fighter and forgotten about Ranma but Nodoka wouldn't let him. He smirked inside at that, she seemed to be on that path by herself any ways. She was fighting with her friends all the time, playing video games that included fighting, she watched wrestling, and now was completely obsessed with the new street fighting show. She was always begging her mother Nodoka for lessons. "I'm home!" Genma called out, setting his briefcase down and taking off his shoes.

He sighed as his ten year old daughter Nami latched on to him. "What do you want now Nami?" He asked.

Nami stepped back and smiled up at her father. "Well Daddy... I was just watching T.V. today and..." Nami paused for dramatic effect and took a deep breath. "The new Street Fighter action figures JUST came out today!" She said excitedly. "They've got all the fighters, in extreme detail and there's over 30 movable joints on each twelve inch figure."

Genma just looked at her bored out of his mind at the predictable youth. "Are you done yet?" He asked.

Nami nodded. "I want them." She said. "Pleeeeeeasssse!?!?" She begged, putting on puppy dog eyes to persuade her father. "I NEED them for my collection!"

Genma rolled his eyes. "You can get one." Genma put up his hand to stop her from jumping the gun and getting too excited. "BUT! Only one. Any others you'll have to buy yourself." He said matter of factly.

Nami smiled and hugged her father. "Thank you Daddy!" No sooner had she latched on, she took off to wait for her show to come on.

Genma shook his head and chuckled as he took his tie off. "You're a bad influence dear." Came a kind and feminine voice from a short distance away.

Genma looked over to Nodoka and smiled. "Hello dear." He said with a smile as she walked towards him. "I take it she wasn't too much trouble today?" He asked as she slipped her arms around his waist and planted a kiss on his lips.

"She's been putting up posters in her room, and watching reruns of Street Fighter. She's no trouble at all. You're the one that's trouble." She said. "You're a bad influence. She doesn't need to be exposed to this violent material, we've seen what martial arts can do."

"Don't start that again." He said, looking away. He then turned back to his wife and frowned. "She discovered wrestling, and Street Fighting on her own."

Nodoka sighed. "You're right... I guess I'm just looking for someone I can blame. I don't want anything to happen to her like what happened to Ranma."



"Is supper ready?" Genma asked as he turned away again, now letting go of Nodoka.

Nodoka sighed, seeing that her husband was still unable to open up about their lost son after all this time. "It's almost done." She said. "I'm just finishing."

Genma nodded emotionlessly and left to change out of his work clothes.

Nodoka frowned and lowered her head, leaving to go attend to the meal.

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Dinner at the Saotome household was quiet. Nami had a saddened expression on the whole time, realizing that her parents had been fighting. They never yelled or hit each other but they would stop talking for a while once the issue of Ranma came up. She had heard them mention his name before and realized that was what made her parents so sad. She frowned and stabbed at her food.

"So..." Nodoka said, trying to spark some sort of conversation. "How was school today Nam-chan?" She said with a struggling smile.

"Fine." Her daughter replied.

"Uh... Did you do anything interesting today?" Nodoka persisted.

"No."

Everyone's thoughts were interrupted at the sound of the doorbell moments later. Nodoka exhaled deeply, extremely thankful for the distraction. She wiped her mouth on a napkin and set it down as she stood up. "I will answer that." She said. She then moved towards the door and opened it up. There were four people there, a Japanese boy with a long ponytail, and three Caucasians, two males and a female. They were all in their late teens and seemed very physically fit. They also seemed slightly familiar. "Can I do something for you?" Nodoka asked, noting their oddly casual attire.

"We're looking for a man named Saotome Genma." Said the blonde haired man. "Is he here right now?" he wondered.

Nodoka nodded, snapping out of the trance that she just noticed she was in, fixated on the Japanese male's eyes. "Y...Yes, he's my husband, he's currently eating dinner... I'll go get him."

Nodoka motioned for the four people to enter her home and she closed the door behind them. She then bowed slightly and walked off to get Genma. "Honey? There's some people here to see you." She said while bending over.

Genma looked up at his wife. "Who is it?"

Nodoka shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know."

Genma, with his newly acquired manners, wiped his mouth on his napkin, set it down and stood up to go answer the door. "What is it you would like?" Genma asked the group.

Ranma looked at the man in shocked recognition. "Pop?" He said weakly.

"Huh?" Genma said, looking at the Oriental boy. Just then the boy stepped forward and hugged the man, quite snugly. Genma looked surprised and eyed the boy carefully once he backed up off of him. "Who are you?" He asked, getting some faint recognition from the boy but not able to place the face.

Ranma composed himself and smiled. "My name is Ranma Saotome... your son."

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Soon after everyone present at the Saotome household was sitting around the table. Nodoka had cleared dinner off and put on some tea for their guests. Genma was frowning at Ranma who was looking much happier. "I'm not trying to hurt you father. I am your son Ranma, for the last while I've been seeking you out." Genma didn't speak, he just glared at the fairly young boy, he was having trouble holding onto his anger because the boy was so similar to his dead son.

"The doctors told me you had died." Genma said.

Ranma looked confused. "Doctors? What doctors?"

Genma snorted. "My son Ranma was mauled and was dying, I took him to a hospital here in Juuban but it was too late, the doctors told me that you had died. You couldn't possibly be my son."

"But I AM!" Ranma said. "All I had left was my name when I woke up! That's how I..."

"SHUT UP!!!"

Genma's shout startled everyone in the house into silence. Genma now had tears in his eyes. "My son had an arm and a leg torn right off of his body! People. Don't. Grow. Limbs. BACK!! You are NOT my son and I will not take this mental harassment from you little punks!"

"Daddy." Nami said trying to get her father to stop yelling.

"QUIET NAMI!!" He yelled. He then looked back to Ranma. "I want you out of my house RIGHT NOW!! AND IF I EVER SEE YOU AROUND HERE AGAIN I WILL NOT HESITATE TO HAVE. YOU. ARRESTED!!!!!"

"GENMA!!" Nodoka yelled. "Stop this." Genma looked over at Nodoka confusedly as she walked over to Ranma. She then took his hand and asked him to stand up. "I know how to find out if he is our son or not." She said.

Nodoka then pulled down Ranma's pants. Ranma balked at this and grabbed onto his boxers just in case she decided to let those drop too. Nodoka kneeled down and lifted the right leg on his boxers up slightly. She then pointed to a little mark on Ranma's leg. It was a birth mark. "There." Nodoka said, pointing to the three small ovals on his leg that were in a triangular pattern. "Our son Ranma had this exact birthmark ever since he was born." She said.

Genma stared at the mark with wide eyes. "Impossible." He whispered.

Nodoka let go of Ranma and turned to Genma. "He is Ranma." She said.

Genma looked up at Ranma who was pulling his pants up. "Ranma?" He asked. Genma stood up and looked at the boy carefully, he looked deep into his deep blue eyes and then reluctantly smiled. "It's a miracle."

Nami got up and ran around the table, she jumped up and hugged Ranma. Ranma was a little surprised by the sudden affection by the girl who was actually his sister. "YAYY!!! I'VE GOT A BROTHER!!" Nami asked. She then stepped back and got a hopeful look in her eyes. "Can I see your claws!?" She asked.

"What?" Ranma asked, confused at the odd request.

"Please! Please! Please! Can I see them?" She asked.

Ranma shrugged and held out one of his hands. All of a sudden he balled that fist and SNIKT! The claw came out. "There you go." Ranma said, smiling. "How did you know that I had claws?" He asked.

Nami smiled. "Oh my god! You really are him! The Claw Of Death is my BIG BROTHER!!" Nami then looked over to Ryu who was silently smiling at the table. "That means you must be The White Fury!" Nami then looked over at Ken who wasn't really paying much attention to Nami. "And you must be RED GUY!!"

Ken cringed at the name and furrowed his eyebrows. "If I ever see that woman again..." He muttered to himself.

Nami's eyes were wide with excitement and looked back and forth between the three older teens. "Wait'll I tell my friends that three of the best street fighters were in my house! And one of them's my brother!!" She said dreamily.

"RANMA!!!"

Ranma turned startled towards Nodoka. "W...What!? What?!" He asked.

Nodoka was pointing at the claw that he still currently had extended. "I will not allow a weapon in my house! Don't you ever bring out those dreadful claws when you are in the house!" She said sternly.

Ranma looked confused. "But they..."

"I don't care!" Nodoka said. "Put them away!" Ranma did as he was told and put his claws away. Nodoka smiled and clapped her hands together. "Now how about I show you to your new room, then you can tell me all about your friends and you time away from home."

Ranma twitched slightly, as did Ryu and Ken. "Is she for real?" The blonde haired man asked.

Ryu shrugged. "She scares me either way."

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Genma smiled as he walked into the kitchen. "My son is alive." He stated, still amazed that he was in such a healthy condition. Genma saw the phone a moment later and about five things went through his mind at once, which was an accomplishment, especially when it came to common sense.

Genma smiled and picked up the phone. He dialed in a number and smiled. It rang for a few moments and then a female voice picked up on the other end. "Can I speak to Soun Tendo please?" Genma asked. "Thank you."

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Ranma stared at the empty room and smiled. "So this is my old room?" Ranma asked.

Nodoka shook her head. "No we gave your old room to your sister Nami. This is the guest room." Nodoka looked up slightly at Ranma questioningly. "You will be staying with us right?" She asked.

Ranma nodded. "Yes... but I have to ask... would it be all right if Natalia stayed here too?" He asked.

Nodoka looked confused. "The pretty girl with the tatoos?" she wondered. Ranma nodded. "Hy do you want her to stay with us?" She asked.

Ranma smiled. "She's my fiancé."

Nodoka's eyes bugged out of her head at the words. "F...Fiancé?" She said, startled by the sudden announcment.

Ranma nodded. "I met her in America while I was down there. She could stay in my room with me right?" Ranma asked. "I'm sure she wouldn't be a problem."

"F.. Fiancé. My son is getting married." Nodoka said. "I've never been so happy."

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Nami sat at the table looking at Ken and Ryu with amorous eyes, she then looked at Ken and frowned. "Couldn't you have come up with a better name than Red Guy?" She asked.

Ken let his head fall onto the table.

Ryu smiled at Nami after snickering at Ken. "So...Nami. You know a lot about Street Fighting?" He asked.

Nami looked away. "Weeeell... I don't know how to fight but I really like to watch the show. I've got the entire card collection, I've taped every show, I know all the stats for the fighters, I've got a lot of posters, I've got the Street Fighter bed sheets, I've got a street fighter mouse pad, and I got a bunch of pictures from the Internet."

Ryu nodded. "Uhm... okay. Didn't they only start televising this a moth ago?" he asked.

"I guess you could call me a number one fan." Nami said, blushing slightly. Nami then looked inquisitive. "So... how well do you guys know him? My brother that is." She asked.

Natalia, who had been rather quiet the entire time just smiled. Ken shrugged. "He's kind of a mystery. I met him through the Street Fighting competitions, he was traveling with a couple of girls and was looking for a man named Thunder Hawk. All he knew about himself was his name, and T. Hawk knew a little something that he thought might reunite him with his family." He said.

"Wow!" Nami said. "So it was like a hero's journey to find himself. AND it's got a happy ending. That's so cool!"

"I guess you could say that." Ken said with a shrug.

Just then Genma and Nodoka came into the living area, Genma from the kitchen and Nodoka from upstairs. "RANMA'S GETTING MARRIED!!" They both said simultaneously with glee.

The two parents looked over at one another at the same time confused. "You already knew?" Genma asked Nodoka.

"I don't remember Ranma ever telling you about it." Nodoka countered.

"Telling me what?" Genma asked suspiciously.

"That he and Natalia are engaged." Nodoka said happily.

Genma's jaw dropped, as he stared at his wife. *Oh shit!* he thought darkly.

Nami beamed and looked at Natalia excitedly. "Oh wow! That is SO COOL! You're going to be my sister in law!" Nami then got a lustful look in her eyes as she looked away blankly. "The official web site would pay huge for this info!" she muttered evilly.

Genma sighed and hung his head as everyone celebrated and chatted excitedly. *I'm doomed.*

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Author's notes: {Okay, so this chapter was pretty short. The next one will be much longer I promise. I've been neglecting my ongoing series and have been having fun just writing the Self Insertions. Hell I've been getting the most feedback on those so that's what I write.

Just to let the readers know I really take not of ALL feedback. Even if you write something in my guest book I reply and take whatever you say into consideration. I've gotten the most feedback for SI, therefor it has the most chapters. I just got some really positive feedback from Dragon's Bond so I'll be writing a little more of that. And of course here's AR. Not a very long fic but I like it in it's simplicity.

Heavenly Intervention and Ranma In Black(which I can finally write) are what I'll be working on the most. I've got the most ideas for HI and RIB just needs some more stuff. I'm going to study real hard for RIB.

However everything will be slower. I'm working on a comic book for my media arts class and it's professional. I also have the web comic. Sorry to my readers but fan fiction isn't on the very top of my priority list. It's just something I do for fun, feedback, and time wasting. It's good for that.

I hope everyone had a good thanksgiving. Mine was really dull. My family all went to london to visit my grandma, and me and my sister were left home alone cause we were working. We didn't get Turkey for thanksgiving either, we had fajitas... yes my famous homemade fajitas.

Hope you liked the chapter, keep on keeping on.}

Morden Night: mordennight@hotmail.com

http://mordennight.tripod.com

P.S. Work sucks, all the women there are bitchy... very shitty thanksgiving.