Author's Notes: :: author approaches, and instantly gets on
her knees, which is so conveniently on top of your head, and humbly
begins to apologize:: Sorry bout this fic, folks.. Just that I needed
to write something that was bothering me for a while! I would really
like some comments on it though. All characters portrayed here are
creations of Rumiko Takahashi-sensei. We're not worthy of your greatness!

If you want to email me, and threaten me to never ever write an
alternaverse fanfic again.. I'll accept that too! Otherwise, hope you
enjoy!

Story notes: While browsing through the Ranma Fanfics, I
stumbled across a nice little ditty about a What-if story, on the
concept of Ryouga being Ranma's long lost twin! (And I do mean Lost!)
Seeing it was semi-outdated, and kind of short, I opted to myself to
elaborate on the subject. If the original author is out there, and
reading this story, and doesn't like me to keep it posted, due to shame,
his/her time of the month, Tell me, and we'll come to an
arrangement.

PS: I'd like to thank my friends who are as loony as I am, and
blame the great Kami-sama for the gift of insanity! Thanks Kami, don't
know what I'd be without ya!

This fic is rated Y-14, cause it deals with mortality.

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Ranma Nibunnoichi in:
Sibling Rivalry
Part 1

Thunderclouds loomed over the once blue skies of Nerima,
promising rain to the drowning flora that have had already enough
water as it was! These days, it seemed to rain much more than usual,
but hey.. this was Japan! What do one expect when living an piece of
land surrounded by water? Feh! Anyway, this author digresses. On this
dreary, wet day, many of the residents were hurrying their way home,
wanting to get out of the oncomming rain as soon as possible. Saotome Ranma
was no exception.

"Jeez Akane! Will ya hurry up? I want to get back to the dojo
before it starts raining!"

The said girl just turned her nose away and began to walk at
a much quicker rate, trying in vain to lose her companion.

"Go ahead, Ranma, I'm in no hurry."

For her, it was bad enough that Ranma was cranky for changing
right before school started... of course Kuno had helped (involuntarily)
to ease his anger, but to have Shampoo glomp into him like that.. That
could've been avoided! If that weren't bad enough, the jerk had the
nerve to go pick on Ryouga! The poor guy! He had finally found his
way back, and Ranma welcomed him by teasing him? What a Jerk! Unlike
that dummy, Ryouga was a very sweet guy! He always enjoyed her cooking,
(Which was the cause of the fight. Ranma wouldn't try at least one of
her cupcakes! So, okay, maybe she shouldn't have breaded them, and
maybe she slipped a little more Tabasco sauce than normal, but he
could have at least tried them!) In addition, Ryouga was always
defending her whenever Ranma would open his big mouth to insult her!
The nerve of that Ranma! Didn't he even care what she thought, or what
anyone else did for that matter?

Ranma looked up ahead at Akane. He inwardly wondered what
he did this time to piss her off again? He hoped that she still was
not angry for what happened during lunch! It wasn't even his fault!
First, Shampoo comes up unexpectedly, asking for a date! Yeah
Right! Then, Akane wanted him to eat some... well, he didn't know
what it was! From the looks of whatever it was, no one could! He doubted
though that it was supposed to be blue. Then to finish off the bad day,
Ryouga comes yelling in about Akane something or other! It was always
the same with him! That guy would never give up! Such a Pig-headed...

"Excuse me.. Can you tell me where the Tendo Dojo is?"

~Well.. speak of the devil..~ Ranma thought to himself.
"Yo Ryouga! Over here! Left buddy! Turn Left!"

Ryouga blinked, then looked away at the storeowner, trying to
locate that familiar voice he turns his right. Not short after doing
so, he hears a slap to the opposite of him, causing him to redirect
himself and see Ranma with a hand placed across his eyes as if in
resignation, and standing upon a wire fence.

"Oh, Hi Ryouga!"

Ryouga's eyes traveled down from the fence Ranma was
perched upon to the ground where Akane was standing close-by.
(Although she stood a little ahead of Ranma, she was still
considered too close to his liking.)

Akane's hair moved mysteriously by some unfelt wind, whipping some
black strands unto her soft, rosy cheeks. Her school uniform fluttering
with grace and delicacy. In Ryouga's mind, all this completed such a
perfect image of his angel Akane, so much like a dream. Of course, this
also caused Ryouga's emotions and mental state to "Poof" noisily, and
enacted him to nervously twiddle his thumbs. He squeaks a nervous laugh,
and brings an arm back, rubbing the tension off from the nape of his neck.

The wind grew louder and bristled a few leaves across the scene,
clouds moved unto the city as the silence passed between the three
teenagers.

"So, Ryouga! Figured you'd be in Ogasaka by now!"

"RANMA!"

Ryouga's face grimaces, as if he looked hurt, but before
Ranma got a chance to realize the emotion, Ryouga quickly masked it,
and returned a furious glare at his adversary. Damned to Hell if he
would ever let Ranma see him show weakness! What was it that came over
him? He would never would let himself show mercy to that womanizer.
Perhaps it was because he was starving? Nah! Akane was kind enough
to give him some of her bento. What were they? Crab-puffs? At least
he thought they were crab-puffs. Why they had and oozy blue center
was beyond him. And what was with the Bright light? Man... he needed
a rest. Yeah.. that sounded good. Ranma can be pulverized later. *THUD*

"Eeeek! Oh my gawd! Ryouga? Are you okay?"

Akane runs over and kneels over to where Ryouga had fallen
face-flat onto the concrete, which had cracked due to the impact. She
turns him over and looks at his pale face. This worried her greatly. She
pulled up her hand and began to slap his face, attempting to snap him out
of his condition, but after the third slap, she stopped abruptly and nervously
placed her hand upon his forehead, wincing back slightly at the amount
of heat being generated. He was burning up! Ryouga hardly ever got
sick.. did he? Well, she didn't know him well enough, but she had to
help him. She was her friend! She looked up at Ranma, who was in
the process of yelling at Ryouga's ear trying too to wake him up as well.
Her eyes met his, hers on the verge of crying, and his, shocked with confusion.

"Ranma! He's burning up! He needs our help! We have to take him
to Dr. Tofu's, quickly, Please!"

Ranma blinks. This was strange! Strange for even Ryouga! Man,
knowing how things worked around here, he wouldn't doubt it if it were some
sort of paralysis potion.. or maybe it was the after-effects of Akane's
Cooking. Both were pretty darn deadly looking! He shook off that thought
and looked down at Ryouga who was now trembling slightly. Man, that
wasn't good. Ranma kneeled down and slung Ryouga across his shoulder,
carrying him fire-man style. The guy weighed a ton! Must be all the
snacks he had as P-chan... After securing the fallen boy on his shoulder,
Ranma then looks back at Akane, who was trying desperately to pick
up Ryouga's bag.

"Just leave it Akane! I'll come back to get it! I doubt
anyone'll take it away!" He smirked.

Akane nods then runs up ahead to go prepare Dr. Tofu, or to see
if he wasn't busy with another patient. Ranma followed, a few steps
behind her.

They both reach the clinic where they saw Dr. Tofu escorting
one of his "regulars" out from the clinic. He was being led out
by a pretty, young girl in some sort of tiger-striped bikini, and for
the darnest reason she was extracting horns from her green mane. But
they've seen many strange things lately, plus, they had more important
matters to take care of. The patient that was being escorted out, looked
as if he had fought against an electrical powerline.. and lost. Tofu just
wached the two as they left the clinic, and sighed inwardly. Especially
when the boy in question saw Akane by the gates, and decided at that
moment to glomp at her. He let her go of course, but only after being
pounded to the ground with a hyper-dimensional mallet by Akane, and
have had being mysteriously electrocuted by his companion.

After seeing young Morobishi being dragged away by his fiancée,
Dr. Tofu looked back up to concentrate his attention toward Akane.

"Hello Akane! Oh dear! Is something the matter?"

Dr. Tofu was referring on how Akane was shaking, but it was not the
type of shaking as if it were from cold or from a fever, but of sheer
anger. Akane snapped out of it by the sound of Dr. Tofu's voice, and at
that moment Ranma approached the family doctor.

"Sensei! Something's wrong with Ryouga! Ranma and I were walking
home when we saw him. He looked fine at first, but then he fainted. He
was pale and shivering! Please! You have to help him!"

Dr. Tofu moved aside, nodding.

"Take him to the examination room, bring his stuff as well."

"Um... yeah, well we had to leave his stuff. Don't worry Doc!
I'll go get it."

"Ranma? Hurry.. okay?"

"Yeah,yeah, yeah."

Ranma laid Ryouga down on the table, and starts to head out the
door. Reluctantly, he looked back at Ryouga to observe him. Ryouga was
now huddled into a fetal position, sweating noticeably.

*Don't do this man! You're scarring Akane!* Ranma thought. *We'll
get ya better! You'll see! You'll be up and trying to kill me.. just like
old times!*

Ranma turned back around and headed out the door, running back
towards the place where Ryouga had fallen earlier, gingerly jumping over
the small puddles that were beginning to grow from the falling rain.
Ranma, now in female form, finally made it to the place and stops abruptly
from what he saw. There, smiling widely, was Shampoo, sitting on top
of Ryouga's pack, holding an umbrella as if to keep dry. She appeared to
be as if waiting for something, or someone. She saw her, and without a
second blink, she jumped and wrapped her arms around her. Ranma acked, then
eventually peeled her off, unconsciously she looked around him to see if
Akane saw them.

"Nihao Airen! Shampoo know you look for her! Can go on
date after all better? Yes?"

"Listen Shampoo," Ranma interrupts. "I don't have the time to play
your games. I got to get back to Dr. Tofu's..."

"Shampoo know!"

"Huh?"

Ranma looked at Shampoo curiously, but all she did was
give her a big smile, so proud of herself. Ranma sighed, not wanting to
deal with the Amazon at the moment. Ranma then walked over to pick up the
bag. Shampoo jumped off the bag then looked at Ranma quizzically, almost
expecting him to say something. After trying vainly for a few moments,
Ranma finally managed to pick the large traveling pack up, only to fall
over from the weight. After a few more tries, she finally stabilized herself.

~What the hell does he have in here?~

Her thoughts were interrupted as Shampoo walked in front of the
drenched girl, looking at her eye-to-eye.

"Airen no want to get antidote back?"

"Antidote? What antidote?"

"For Potion great-grandmother put in Akane's Food. Shampoo
think that wasn't nice of great-grandmother. Akane no deserve to get
sick.. but what Shampoo can do?"

Suddenly, it all added up for Ranma. That Old Ghoul must have
spiced Akane's cooking, thinking it was perhaps her lunch, and instead of
Akane herself eating it, Ryouga was the one who took the fall. At this
Ranma shuddered. Ryouga was way tougher than Akane, and he looked gravely
ill with just taking a few bites. The effect of the potion probably
quadrupled due to the effects of Akane's cooking. And, to think what may
have happened if Akane...

"Ranma?"

"When I get my hands at that withered piece of... ::Ranma then
whipped her head to look at Shampoo, nearly causing herself to lose balance
again:: What does that monkey carcass want?"

"Well, Son-in-law," a raspy voice scratched their ears. "I see my
Shampoo has found you first. You know perfectly well what are your
options, so, what will it be?"

Ranma looked up to see Cologne's large ominous eyes looking down
at him as she perched from her cane, which was miraculously being balanced
on top of the fence. Of course, Ranma was in no mood, at the moment, to
marvel at the balancing skill. Glaring at the Elder with as much ferocity
as he could muster, he waved a threatening arm at Cologne.

"Give me the antidote you withered up monkey! I WANT IT NOW!"

"Hehe.. temper, temper, Son-in-Law. You'll get it, once you
marry my Shampoo. Until then, Akane will get weaker and weaker. I
suggest, if you want to save her..."

"Hmm.. Akane no look sick to Shampoo."

"What?" Cologne tore her eyes away from Ranma, and looked over
to see Akane approaching the small group, shaking violently to herself.
Her face pale, and tear-streaked, as if she had been crying recently.
Ranma, forgetting the old Ghoul for a moment, rushed over to Akane.

"Akane.. what's the matter.. what happened to..."

"He's gone to us...*Sob* Ryouga's gone!"

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Ryouga blinked his eyes open. It was very bright, as if someone
had placed all existing lamps in the world right in front of his face.
But although the light only seemed blinding, it was not. He could see
perfectly well where he was with complete accuracy. Nowhere. There
was no door to this room. In fact, he didn't even think there were
any walls. He got up from the floor, at least, what he thought to be the
floor, and looked around.

"WHERE THE HELL AM I NOOOOOOOOOWWWW?"

"Not Hell, but pretty darn close."

Ryouga blinked again and noticed someone suddenly standing right
behind him. A cute girl, to be exact, albeit slightly younger. She
looked up at him curiously. She had brown hair, done in perfect little
curls. Big, brown, chocolate eyes, which looked youthful and energetic,
yet wise and calm at the same time. She was wearing a silk, buttoned up,
short-sleeved blouse which seemed to highlight her form. Her skirt
was a light-blue velvet that reached to her knees. Completing the
fancy, school-like image were white, frilled socks and shiny, black,
school shoes. What surprised him most, was not the fact that she had
sneaked upon him without him noticing, but the fact that he had not
fainted from the sight of her. He stepped back, cautious now.

"Do not worry, Ryouga-san, I shall not hurt you."

"Hu-Huh? H-h-how did you know my name? Who are you? Where Am I?
Where's Akane?"

"My my, the inquisitive one, aren't we. But, I am here to
answer any of your questions, so, I shall try my best. First, of all,
my name is Auxilio, I am your appointed guide, so I've known about you
a long time, Hibiki-san. You are, in what you humans call purgatory,
limbo, the place between heaven and hell, Arizona." She laughed at the
latter. Ryouga, clueless as he was, didn't get the joke. She clears
her throat and continued. "Akane... well, I would suppose she'd be in
the mortal realm."

"You mean... I'm... Dead?"

"Dead? Hell no! Truth be told, you aren't supposed to even be
here! You're body is still alive, you are just having one of those Out
of body experiences."

"But How?"

Auxilio pulls out a chart, in the very same manner Akane seemed
to always pull out her mallet. Meaning: out of thin air. She skimmed
through several pages, smirking sometimes, then finally with a sad pout.
Suddenly, she smiles sympathetically, and shook her head.

"WHAT?" Ryouga bellowed, wanting to exit from his clueless-state.

"Says here, that you've been exposed to a concoction of some
kind. Chinese oriented. Causes the victim to 'experience high fevers,
and hallucinations, then subjects the recipient into a deep sleep.' But
something seemed to interfere with the effects." She looked at Ryouga
questionably, pity in her eyes. "Why were consuming poison? Were you
attempting suicide?"

"Huh? I.. I.. uh. No!"

"Wait.. there's more! Says here you had sampled some of Tendo
Akane's cooking. Does she usually poison her food. Was she attempting
suicide? Hold on." The strange girl looked up, as if trying to find
something in this colorless place. Then she began to yell at no one
in particular. "Yo, Mari! Get me Akane Tendo's File. Specifically on
her Cooking."

Instantly, another clipboard appears in her hand. She skimmed
through it and blanches. Her eyes begin to twitch ever so slightly.

"Ooo-kay.. scratch out attempt on suicide. That was sheer
murder!"

"Hey, Don't talk about Akane that way!"

"Forgiveness, please. Just that, the stuff she puts in her
cooking! Unbelievable. Well, it appears that the potion, mixed with
that... *ahem* food... seemed to have made the effects worse, and that's
why you're here now."

"Well then, take me back! If I wasn't suppose to be here..."

"Whoa! Calm down! We have to do this by procedure, you know.
Lookie, lookie! Seems you've been granted a Code seventeen."

"A What?"

"Code Seventeen, or, A.K.A "Life-flashing before your eyes"
routine."

"No Way! My life's been pure Hell! I don't want to go through
that again! Anyway, the sooner I get back, the sooner I pound Ranma
for this!"

"Time has no existence here. To what may have seem an hour,
could be a few years, or a blink of an eye. Depending on what you make
of it. It won't take long, I promise. Please? I'll make you all better
when you get back to the mortal plane! I'll be your friend!"

Ryouga found himself quivering. Damn, why'd she have to do
that cute act? No! He will stay faithful to Akane! Akane's the only
one for her. He reluctantly turns toward Auxilio, and curses at himself
for giving in.

Auxilio squealed in delight, and pulled out a pair of chrome
sun-glasses.

"Here! Put these on."

Ryouga raised a brow at her, giving her a questioning look.

"Would you rather we do it, via slide-show?"

"Uh.. not really."

"Good. Now trust me. Put these on."

Ryouga sighed then took the glasses into his hands, cautiously,
not expecting anything from it. He placed them on, and instantly, images
came crashing into his mind, drowning him with memories, followed by emotions.

Images of him just confronting Ranma and Akane. How he felt happy
when he saw her, then the memories went back to eating Akane's cooking,
and how angry he felt at Ranma for insulting Akane, and he felt pride
as he saw Akane smile at him, not at Ranma, but at him. The images
continued onward. It was as if someone had video-taped his life, and
pressed the re-wind button. He saw the time when Akane first kissed
him in his pig form, when he first became cursed, images of Ranma
defeating him time and time again for bread. His first day at school,
a rare time when his family had found their way to the house, at the
same time!. His childhood, how he had felt lost all the time. Now
the images showed video of a time when he was a baby. He was in a room,
laying there with someone right beside him. A kin. A close kin. The kin
was being taken away. He felt a great sense of loss and fear. He didn't
want the boy to leave. The scene changes and he and the other boy are
being cradled in a woman's arms, not his mother, but someone else. There
he felt safe, and loved. Then, there was nothing.

Ryouga pulled the glasses from his eyes, slowly. Tears were
beginning to form. Mentally, he did not understand it, but the emotions he
felt were very powerful. Still, he just got a good look at his life, from a different
perspective. He felt really depressed now. How his life had really went downhill
since that boy had left him. Who was he?

"Any Questions?"

"Yeah.. who was that boy, when I was a baby. Was he my
brother? Cousin?"

"More like.. twin."

"Twin?"

"Yeah. Want the long version.. or the short?"

"Short?"

"Can do! Ooo-kay.. Short version: You see, you were the younger
twin of a young, poor couple. Seeing how they could not afford to keep
two children, they were forced to give one of you away, no matter how
much their heart had ached. That, and they'd be really taxed out if they
had two children, what with overpopulation and all. Yet, they also felt
that they couldn't give any of you to some complete strangers. They knew
who would be perfect for the job. The couple, they chose, were some
close friends of theirs; a rich, married couple. Sadly they could not
have any children of their own, but they loved each other to carry on.
In the end they came to an agreement. Since the eldest was the true
heir, he would stay with the original family, while you were given to
the other couple. Of course in exchange for provisions and a home.

For some time, the six of you were like one big family. Each had
taken turns caring for the two of you. Then one day, your adoptive
parents had finished building your real parents a home in Southern
Japan, near Juuban, I think. This meant the family had to separate.
It's not like they wanted to, but each had a life to live. They had
said their good-byes, and had promised each other to visit as much as
they can. Sadly, that was the last your adoptive family had heard of
them.

"But.. why was I not told of this?"

"Because your parents probably thought the others dead, and did
not want to burden you. I'm sorry. I know, I'm not a good
story-teller, but I tell it how it is!"

"Is he... you know?"

"Huh? No. You would have felt it. Seems you two share a
strong bond."

"Who is he?"

"You sure you want to know? From your files, you two haven't
had the greatest of relationships"

"You mean, I already know him? TELL ME!"

"Calm down. Don't want to get a heart-attack you know. But
then again.. it'll save the trip of going back to the mortal plane."

"Will you quit with the jokes already? Who is my brother."

"Yeah yeah! But once I tell you, you have to go back. It's just a little
warning, it'll be very sudden."

"Will I.. will I remember this?"

"Well, only the most important pieces. Brace yourself. "

Auxilio takes a final look at Ryouga, memorizing him. She had
come to like him. What a shame he had to leave. She closed her eyes
and breaths in deeply.

"His name is... Ranma Saotome."

Ranma blinks at the news. It can't be.. NO! He won't let it
happen!

"Lost boy take potion? But what Akane mean he gone? Not should
be that way!"

All eyes then turned to Cologne, who was eyes-wide in shock. (Okay.. her
eyes are always wide.. but you get the drift.) The potion was only to
make the recipient look ill, she mused, no serious damages were to ever occur.

With the quickness of a flash, she was gone, hopping
from rooftop to rooftop, quickly heading toward Dr. Tofu's clinic. Wondering
to herself whether the potion a failure? That couldn't be it. 300 years of
Amazon experience left no room for miscalculations. Specific care was taken
so that nothing will go wrong. Then, it hit her. The stuff she had poured
the powder in! She shook her head and sighed in resignation. For the
life of all of them, Akane should really get some cooking lessons.

She entered the clinic through an unpatched hole on the roof.
The young Doctor must not have had time to call the carpenters to fix
it. She snuck into one of the rooms, and found Ryouga covered in
several blankets. He looked like a mess: Shivering yet sweating,
feverish, yet blue, shaking, yet calm. She pulled out a small bottle
from her sleeve and shook it. With one hand, she peeled open Ryouga's
dry lips, and with the other she poured several drops of the antidote.
She gave a wrinkled smile as his shivering immediately stops.

"Do not interfere with me and son-in-law again, got it boy?"

"HEY OLD GHOUL! Get away from him!"

Cologne turned and saw Ranma glaring at her from the doorway.
He was really worked up. His ki seemed to illuminate the room where
the florescent lights couldn't. Sensing that this was no place for fighting,
she smiled and tossed the bottle at Ranma, who catches it instantly,
blinking in afterthought.

"I have no quarrels with the boy. He'll awaken in a short
while."

And with that, she exited out the open window, summoning Shampoo to
follow her. Ranma follows their exit with his eyes, glaring daggers at the two,
then he turned and looked back at Ryouga. Dr. Tofu had opted to review
his patient. After completing his check-up, he turned to the others.

"His pulse is returning back to normal, and his fever has
broken." He then begins to poke Ryouga in certain pressure points, to
speed up the recovery.

"Uh, Akane. I thought you said he was.. you know.. gone?"

"I.. just thought. I didn't find any pulse, he wasn't
responding. Not even when Dr. Tofu did some reflex exercises.."

"There was a pulse, Akane, only very faint. He seems to be recovering
in an alarming rate, I wouldn't be surprised if he.."

"Uhhgh... Auxilio?"

"Auxilio? What the hell is that? Yo, man, you okay?"

Ryouga blinked his eyes open, damn it! Now the Bright-lights
were back! This time it hurt his head like hell. Squeezing his eyes
shut, he groaned in disapproval. He felt a little jolt, and arms wrapped
around him?

"Oh Ryouga, we were so worried!"

"A..Akane? Where am I?"

"You're at Dr. Tofu's. Hey man, gave us all quite a scare."

Ryouga blinked at Akane, who had let go a bit reluctantly he'd
say. She was wiping her tears softly, smiling at him. He then looked at
Ranma, suddenly remembering his conversation with Auxilio. Him? It's
got to be a joke! Probably part of the effects of the potion. But
then.. CUT IT OUT! He wasn't his brother! He was the cause of all his
problems. The Lunch was meant for Ranma! He sat up and clutched his
head. Dr. Tofu begins to approach him, but Ryouga just held his hand
out in protest.

"I'm fine, okay."

Ryouga hops off the table. Big Mistake. He knees instantly
weakened, and he collapsed onto the ground. Ranma just shook his head. He
walks over and pulled him up.

"Such a stubborn, pig-headed jerk!"

"Shut up Ranma! I can still beat you any day!"

"Yeah, whatever."

"Ranma? Let's take him back to the dojo. If that's okay, is it
Dr. Tofu?"

"Just make sure he gets plenty of food and rest."

"Thanks Doc." Ranma pulled up Ryouga's arm one more time, and
began to wrap it around his shoulders for support. Ryouga growled at this
and whipped it off, causing him to loose his balance momentarily,
but was then able to stabilize himself.

"I can take care of myself!"

Ryouga attempted to stand a second time, this time with success!
He stoop up straight then wobbled his way over to where Ranma had put
down his sack, and attempted to pull it up, with no results. He took
in a deep breath and attempts to pick up his sack, this time, with ease.
Ranma, meanwhile, twitched at how easily Ryouga picked up his sack.

~I guess what doesn't kill him, will make him stronger, huh?
And that stuff almost killed him!~

Ryouga then staggered over to Dr. Tofu. He placed down his sack and
began to rummage through his stuff.

"What are you doing, Ryouga?" Akane walks over to where he was,
and looks down at him with curiosity.

"I.. uh.. well.. uh.." Not being able to speak coherently while
entranced by her brown eyes, Ryouga turns away and looks at Dr. Tofu. "How
much do I owe you, Tofu-sama?"

"Oh Ryouga, don't worry about it. Dr. Tofu, put it on our
tab."

"Bu..But Akane!"

"Ryouga, that potion was meant for me. It's the least I can
do. Come, I'll lead you back to the Dojo."

Ryouga felt like he was in Heaven. None of that purgatory or
Arizonan stuff.. whatever that was. Just to see Akane smile at him,
the lengths he would go through... He nodded at her, feeling slightly
weak at the knees again, but this time not of the potion. They both
say their thanks to the Doctor, and depart out the door.

Ranma snorted. Left behind, forgotten. He sighed. He was about
to follow them when he see's a piece of paper on the ground. More like
a photo. He picked it up and examines it. It was a picture of a couple and a
baby, plus an Aunt of some sort. Wait. That "Aunt" looked familiar.
He looked at the picture closely and blanches.

"M-m-mom?"

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Hope y'all like this revised version. Hope it makes much more sense than
the last. Hope you leave some comments and such. Hope I finish with the
next chapter revisions soon.

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Ja ne! (Stop this Crazy thing!)
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Then, the fall won't be so steep and so hard."- me

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