Another idea that I'm trying to work on...this one, though, probably will get more attention.
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Sasuga wa Onii-Sama
a story by Dot
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I'm sure this has been done already, and in a much better way, but I couldn't help myself.  Poor Ryouga deserves better, and if I have to concoct a convenient plot contrivance to do so, then I will! ^_^

The title translates roughly as: "That's My Big Brother All Right".  (The term 'sasuga' implies someone living up to a reputation.)
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	Ryouga wanted to let go of Akane and go on with his life.  But he couldn't.  Nerima, in a place that was once only filled with painful memories, was now a place he looked forward to passing through.  To see her smile was the highlight of his miserable existence--well, that, and beating the crap out of Ranma.  But he knew that he would never be able to have Akane.  From the moment that Ryouga met Akane, he knew that he had already lost to his bitter rival.  Still, he dared to hope, but that only led into his digging himself into a hole of deception and shame from which he could never extract himself.

	"DAMN YOU, RANMA!" He screamed, the valley around him echoing his cry.  Tears streamed down his face as he collapsed to his knees, his burden of loneliness too great even for him to bear.  As he sobbed he wished that he had never gotten into that stupid bread feud which led to the events that landed him in such an awful position.


	Deep down, Myra was, as Belldandy always said, "a nice girl".  She just had a tendency to rush into things and involve herself too deeply in matters that weren't her business.  Normally, this wouldn't be too much of a problem, but Myra was a fledgling Goddess, and her well-meaning but usually disastrous attempts to help people almost always ended up causing even more mayhem.  Of course, Myra being Myra, she would be even more determined to make things right.  Understandably, Myra was quite a headache for the veteran Goddesses.

	On this day, Myra was heading back home from a particularly tiring debugging when she heard Ryouga feeling sorry for himself for the umpteenth time.  If it had been anyone else Myra would have just passed by without a second thought, but Ryouga always weighed heavily on her heart since it was sort of her fault that he had gotten tangled up in the whole Nerima mess.

	'I should have known better than to pick him as a way to put Ranma and Akane together...' Myra sighed.  'The poor boy.  If he keeps this up he'll be the most miserable man on earth.' She sighed again.  'If only there was something I could do for him...'

	Myra eyes lit up as a memory came into her head.  "Of course!" she exclaimed, clapping her hands together in delight.  She giggled as the whole plan tumbled forth and assembled themselves.  "It would be perfect!"

	With some concentration, Myra altered a bit of the reality around Ryouga.

	'Is he ever in for a surprise!' Myra giggled again before continuing on her way.


	Kasumi hummed a little tune to herself as she cleaned around the house.  Now that Ranma and Akane were getting along, the eldest Tendo daughter had fewer broken furniture, bits of plaster, or splinters to worry about.  Kasumi never found out where Akane kept getting those mallets from, but she didn't mind.  It was so sweet watching Ranma and Akane being nice to one another for a change.

	Ranma stuck out his tongue playfully.  "Uncute tomboy."

	Akane did as well.  "Pervert."

	All right, so they still hadn't gotten past the 'insult each other and initiate a tongue war' part.  But at least they have finally admitted their feelings for one another, if not directly, then in the way they stare at each other and blush.  Now, if only she could convince Daddy and Uncle Saotome not to rush them into marrying again...

	A loud knock sounded at the door.  Akane and Ranma exchanged worried glanced, and touched hands for a few moments.

	"I'll get it," Kasumi announced, heading towards the door, wondering who could it be.  Kodachi, Shampoo and Ryouga usually never bothered to use the door, Ukyou seldom left her store, and Happosai still hadn't decended from his last launch into Lower Earth Orbit.

	The door opened to reveal a small girl whose dark brown hair was tied in twin ponytails, wearing a large backpack and holding a traveler's stick.

	"Excuse me," the girl smiled, revealing pointy fangs that resembled those of a certain Eternally Lost Boy.  "But do you know where the Hibiki residence is?"
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Is that a cliffhanger or what? ^_^

So Ryouga now really does have a little sister named Yoiko, but nothing else has been changed.  Yoiko absolutely worships her older brother (hence the title), and always seems to know where he is (wait until she finds out about his -ahem- small problem with cold water).  Meanwhile, Myra is in Really Big Trouble for messing with what she shouldn't (again).

Now, the fun part will be writing this so that Myra or Yoiko won't be Self-Insertion characters... :P


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