I hope this gets to you okay. this is my first attempted fanfic and the
first time i've tried sending it to the FFML. This story is a continuation
story from the end of the Ranma series and is roughly 80% comedy (i hope)
with a little angst and MSTing here and there.
I don't have my own website yet, so if you happen to miss a chapter or
anything, e-mail me privately and i'll send you another copy. my e-mail
address is at the bottom of the page.
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This is a story that takes place in little place called Nerima, Japan. To
anyone who didn�t live there, it would seem like the craziest, most out of
control place in the entire world. No exceptions, not even LA at midnight.
But to a resident, the events that happened would seem normal. In fact, if
something even remotely insane didn�t happen every day there, they could
take it as a sign of the end of the world approaching. It�s the city of a
hundred stories, and every one of those stories can be traced back to one
group of people.
The center of this group is a young, arrogant, pigtailed, sex-changing
martial artist. This boy is engaged, reluctantly, to an equally reluctant
girl, though some people would question the validity of their reluctance.
Both this boy and girl happen to be extremely popular with the opposite sex,
causing a lot of jealousy between them. The girl also had a strange knack
for being kidnapped quite often by people who intended to marry her. And
despite his constant denial, the boy would always come to her rescue,
leading the two to believe that maybe, just maybe�
And if you think this is all there is to the insanity, think again! Add in
a boy who turns into a small black pig, who had a blood grudge against the
boy and a crush on the girl, who is keeping the little black pig, P-Chan, as
a pet, not knowing the truth about his curse. Then there�s the girl from
the pigtailed boy�s past, who he thought was a boy and his best friend, but
turned out to be his fianc�e, and, in her own words, she�s not about to give
him up to that �un-cute fianc�e of his�.
And let�s not forget about the Amazons. One, a girl who turns into a cat,
is�yep; you guessed it, another fianc�e for the pigtailed boy. She, along
with her three hundred year old great-grandmother, will stop at nothing to
get her and the boy wed, no matter what it takes. The other, a boy who
turns into a duck, is blinded by his love for the Amazon girl�wait, scratch
that, he�s just blind.
And that�s just the inner circle! There�s still the delusional,
Shakespearian kendoist and his psychotic gymnast sister, who both love the
pigtailed boy/girl, but only when he�s in the opposite gender to them. Then
there�s the boy�s perverted three hundred year old master, whose life
revolves around doing good deeds, like giving the bras and panties of the
world a nice home in his room and testing the firmness of young girl�s
chests.
Stay with me here, because throughout all this craziness, the boy and girl
have stuck together, but still too scared and stubborn to tell each other
how they feel. Now, a year and a half after they first met, after hundreds
of battles with each other, and for each other, after hundreds of plots,
schemes, ruses and conspiracies to break the two up, and after the wedding
that was bombed by said plotters, things have, in a sense, gone back to
normal.
But what�s this? New enemies, old nemesis�s, revealed secrets, broken
hearts, blooming romances, big stinking, fast-paced, explosion-filled
battles�and all in the first five days!? Odd? Crazy? Unbelievable? Maybe
where you�re from. But here in Nerima, it�s�
Just Another Day
A Ranma � fanfic by Dragonboy (With random inputs by Dark Light)
Disclaimer: Most of these characters don�t belong to me; though I wish I
could take credit for them. They belong to the amazingly brilliant Rumiko
Takahashi and whoever she sold the rights to, except for the ones that I
made up. I also made up the names for Ryoga�s parents and Ukyo�s father.
There are also several cameos from other manga, anime and video games in
this story. I�ll try to have all of their respective owners by the end of
the story. Now, without further ado�Please enjoy!
Italic words signify thought.
<> signifies Chinese.
[] signifies sign writing.
() signifies author�s random inputs/MSTing. My buddy DL will be doing most
of this.
Prologue--Same Thing Only Different
A boy stood outside the outer walls of the Furinkan High School. The gentle
breeze of the autumn air caused his long silvery hair and long white cape to
billow out elegantly behind him. He was dressed in a green sleeveless vest
with gold trim, white pants with a gold belt, green boots and green
wristbands. Several kids were walking past, staring at him and muttering
between themselves. No one knew who he was, but one thing they knew for
sure; anyone who looked and dressed the way he did had to be a martial
artist, a fact that made the male students grumble.
The boy barely noticed them. His emerald-green eyes slowly scanned the
school grounds as he felt the aura in the air around him. So far he was
disappointed, only one person, a shaggy-haired upperclassman that carried a
wooden sword, was giving out any battle aura, and it wasn�t even very much.
How depressing, the boy thought, I come to this school hearing about
powerful martial artists, and I get no one.
Sighing, the boy gave a last fleeting look at the school, then turned around
to leave-
POW!
-and was knocked flat on his back.
As he lay on the ground letting his eyes readjust, a girl knelt down beside
him.
�Ranma, you idiot! Why don�t you watch where you�re going?� The girl
shouted. Then she turned to the boy. �Are you alright?�
The boy took a moment to study the girl. Short dark hair, beautiful eyes,
and most importantly, an aura about her that almost matched the boy with the
wooden sword.
�Yes, thank you.� Then the boy sat up and started looking around for the
one who ran him down. He saw him instantly; a slightly muscular boy with
black pants, a red Chinese shirt and a long pigtail. Ranma, the girl had
called him, was being confronted by the wooden sword boy.
�Sorry about Ranma, he�s a total jerk!� The girl told him.
The boy�s face gave no indication as to whether or not he agreed. �Would
that Ranma happen to be a friend of yours, miss?�
The girl looked surprised, then frowned. �Well, we�re kind of engaged,
but��
�Well then,� The boy said. �I shall apologize to you now, ma�am, for having
to kill him.�
�Wha?� Was all the girl got out before the silver haired boy jumped up and
ran toward Ranma, leaving her behind. The boy named Ranma had defeated the
wooden sword boy by the time the silver haired boy reached him.
�Turn and face your executioner, coward!�
Ranma looked over his shoulder. �And who are you?� Ranma asked as he
casually threw his pigtail over his shoulder.
The boy swept a hand through his hair and smirked. �My name is Ginami
Ryujin, and I�m going to beat you into-�
POW!
The boy�s speech was cut off when a bicycle suddenly dropped onto his head
and knocked him to the ground again.
�Nihao, Ranma.� A purple haired girl on the bike said.
�Hey Shampoo.� Ranma said.
�Ranma, you come and date with Shampoo now, yes?� The girl asked.
�Sorry Shampoo, but I have school right now.� Ginami heard Ranma say in a
phony �I�d love to but I can�t� voice.
Ginami, still under Shampoo�s bike, was little impressed. �Excuse me,
ma�am, but if it�s not too much trouble, would you mind moving your bike
before I unleash seven kinds of lethal fury upon you?� He asked in what
barely passed as a calm voice.
�Aiya, sorry. Shampoo no see you there.�
Ginami stood up and brushed himself off. �Apology accepted, no harm done.
Now where was I? �Oh yes, I believe I was about to beat this boy�s face in
for that cowardly sneak attack of his.�
Ranma smiled. �Tough guy, huh? Okay, let�s see if you can keep me
interested longer that Kuno did.�
By now, a fair amount of students had crowded around to see what was
happening. The shorthaired girl walked over. �Ranma, why can�t you just
apologize?�
�Stay out of my business, Akane.� He said without even looking at her.
�That�s right.� Ginami hissed. �No simple apology is going to save you
now, coward.�
�Quit calling me a coward!� Ranma leaped at Ginami and swung at him.
Ginami spun past the punch and was behind Ranma before anyone could see it.
A quick kick to the back sent Ranma sprawling onto the ground.
Ginami smirked. �I�ll thank you to not insult me by comparing my strength
with that amateur swordsman again.�
Ranma got back to his feet and brushed the dirt off his face. �So you�re
good. That�s fine, because I�ve been looking for someone who could give me
a decent workout.�
Ginami smiled menacingly. �If you want a workout, I�ll work your arms out
of their sockets.�
Ginami and Ranma charged each other, but at the last second, just as Ranma
threw another punch, Ginami pulled his cape in front of him and Ranma
punched it instead of him. There was a loud �clang� and Ranma cried out in
pain and began rubbing his injured hand.
�What happened?� Akane gasped.
�Aiya!� Shampoo shouted.
�What the heck is that thing made of?� Ranma demanded.
Ginami grinned smugly and flung his cape dramatically to the side.
�Tempered dragon skin. Light and flexible to the wearer, hard as steel to
anyone else. Sorry you had to find out the hard way.�
�That means that as long as he has that cape, Ranma can�t hurt him.� Akane
said.
Ranma quickly shot back at Ginami. But when Ginami pulled the cape up
again, Ranma grabbed onto it and started to swing him around. When he let
go, Ginami flew across the schoolyard. Several kids scattered out of the
way, but Akane didn�t move in time and Ginami crashed into her and they both
tumbled to the ground, with him ending up on top of her.
�Akane!� Ranma shouted.
Ginami shook his head and tried to climb to his feet. �Are you alright,
Miss�Akane, was it?�
Akane held her head wearily. �Y-yeah, I�m-�
�You scum!� Ginami heard someone shout behind him. He turned around
expecting it to be Ranma, but instead saw a boy with a yellow and black
bandanna carrying a backpack and an umbrella. �How dare you try to take
advantage of Akane Tendo like that? And in public no less!�
Ginami was amazed, not by the sudden appearance of the boy or his ridiculous
accusation, but of the amount of battle aura he was releasing.
Very nice. Ginami thought. Maybe I can find a decent challenge here after
all.
�Wait, Ryoga, you�ve got the wrong idea!� Akane exclaimed as she tried to
get back up.
�Don�t try to defend him, Akane. I know what I saw. This pervert forced
himself on you. Well, if Ranma isn�t man enough to do something about it,
then I will.� Ryoga dropped his pack and raised his umbrella. But before
he could lunge at Ginami, Ranma pounded him on the head.
�Stay out of our fight, P-Chan.�
Ryoga punched him back, �Who are you calling P-Chan, sissy boy?�
The two continued to pound and insult each other while Ginami watched on in
anger. Now he ignores me? I won�t tolerate these insults any further! The
silver-haired warrior�s eyes glowed red and he lunged forward and kicked the
unsuspecting Ryoga with so much force that he flew through the air and
smashed through the stone wall. Ranma stared in stunned silence.
�This humiliation will not continue!� Ginami shouted. �Now fight me
Ranma!�
Akane ran to help Ryoga as Ranma and Ginami resumed their fight. Ginami
threw punch after punch, but Ranma used his superhuman speed to dodge them.
But every time Ranma tried to attack Ginami would block with his dragon
cape.
Suddenly, just as Ginami was aiming a kick for Ranma�s face, half a dozen
ropes and chains flew out and wrapped around his body, pulling him
ungracefully to the ground. He looked around in bewilderment. Finally he
saw that the chains were coming from a boy wearing a white robe with very
large sleeves.
The boy laughed. �Today Ranma, is the day I defeat you and win back my
darling Shampoo!�
�Mousse, you moron! He looks nothing like me!� Ranma shouted.
Ginami was growing more furious by the minute, and was about to obliterate
the boy, when the purple haired girl named Shampoo poured a bucket of water
on him and the next moment, the boy Mousse was a duck.
�You bother Ranma no more, Mousse. Get brain and go back to China.� The
duck-boy quacked angrily until Shampoo dropped the bucket on his head.
Ginami stood up and freed himself from Mousse�s chains. �I�m growing sick
and tired of these interruptions.� He said to Ranma. �Are we going to
finish this fight or not?�
�Saotome, I fight on!� The wooden sword boy suddenly shouted as he lunged
from out of nowhere at Ranma. �Your vile techniques shall never topple the
might of the great Tatewaki Kuno, Blue Thunder of-�
POW!
He didn�t get to finish before receiving a double kick from both Ranma and
Ginami, sending him flying into the horizon.
Ginami�s eyes flashed menacingly across the school ground, almost daring
someone else to interrupt them. When he believed all was clear, he prepared
to lunge again when he heard-
�Hold it righ der, brudas!� A loud voice rang out. Ginami and Ranma looked
and saw the school principal, a muscular man with an unusually dark tan.
�Fight�n on da school grounds is kapu! Dat�s a demerit an� a head-shavin�
fo� da both a ya!�
There was approximately 2.7 seconds of silence before Ginami roared in anger
and kicked the principal with enough velocity to make him catch up, and
collide in mid-air, with Kuno. �Ranma, we will settle this another time
where there could be fewer idiots to get in our way. I�ll give you five
days to prepare. Show up and prove that you�re not a coward.�
Ranma smiled. �Fine, five days it is. Just make sure your sense of
direction isn�t as bad as Ryoga�s so I don�t have to wait for three weeks.�
At hearing this, Ryoga ran up and punched Ranma in the head.
Ginami stared at Ryoga in wonder. �You can still move. Impressive, the
last person I kicked that hard is dead.�
Ryoga glared back at Ginami. �I will avenge Akane for what you did to her.�
Ginami only smiled. �Don�t worry, your time will come.� He turned back to
Ranma. �Remember, five days until you meet your fate coward. You�ll regret
ever insulting Ginami Ryujin, the Dragon Master.� And with a sweep of his
cape, he walked off.
End of Prologue.
Author�s Notes: It�s been nearly three years since I started writing my
very first fanfic, Just Another Day, and now I�m finally getting it put
onto the FFML. This fic was greatly inspired by Rod M. (or RpM, whichever
he is going by now). His stories The More Things Change and The Pursuit of
Happiness were the very first fanfics I had ever read, and to this day, they
are still my favorite. I think it only fair to warn everyone that like TMTC
& TPOH, this story is going to end up being pretty long (I�m currently on
chapter seventeen and only about half way done.) I also feel I should tell
you that even though I plan on making this as comical as possible, there
will be a few angst scenes here and there. And one last thing, even though
this story starts out mainly centered on Ranma and Akane, it will slowly
begin to switch focus to Ryoga and Ukyo. I can�t help it, I like Ryoga, I
like Ukyo, and I like Ryoga and Ukyo together. If none of these things
bothers you, then I sincerely hope you enjoy my story! I also have a friend
and pre-reader here named Dark Light (hello!) who will be adding his one and
a half cents into the story from time to time. I promise not to let him do
it too often. (Not if I can help it.)
Next Chapter: Find out the truth behind the mysterious Ginami Ryujin, and
meet his bubbly little sister. Shampoo and Mousse are sent on a quest, and
after a visit to Ucchan�s, Ginami sets out on a mission to kill Ranma
Saotome.
If you have any C&C for me or DL, you can send them to
dragonboy1098@hotmail.com and I will do my best to take them into
consideration and write back to you.
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