Pain

AN: This is my attempt at a new story thing for me, I expect people to not like it more because I’m pulling this one out of my ass, no planning just doing it because I read something inspirational. I am at the moment working on two other projects, one is a new fic idea that I don’t think anyone has ever tried to do or at least used the crossover for and the other is the next chapter for ‘To Hell With It’ if you are reading it I hope you are enjoying it. Anyway if you like this new work or don’t leave a review I need to know if it’s good or not.

Disclaimer: I own no copyrighted materials I am just using them in this fictional story, they all belong to the correct creators and owners.

The song used is Pain by Three Days Grace

I have not decided if this is just an opening thing or a full fic it may be changed later

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Pain, without love

Pain, I can’t get enough

Pain, I like rough

‘Cause I’d rather feel pain than nothing at all

Ranma, in his female form, sat on the edge of the main tub in the furo. Slowly, she pulled out a concealed penknife and brought it up to her arm. Pressing lightly, she dragged the thin blade across an old scar from one of her father’s many insane training methods. Watching the blood slowly form a red line down her arm to her hand, she went on to repeat it on another scar.

You're sick of feeling numb

You're not the only one

I'll take you by the hand

And I'll show you a world that you can understand

Ranma continued this until her body was covered in various thin cuts. The blood slowly began to drip onto the floor, forming a crimson pool. ‘Why is it that the only thing I can feel is this pain, be it self-inflicted or from someone else? It’s almost as if I have no more feeling outside of my body. Not even my emotions seem to exist; no more do I get the thrill from fighting Ryoga or Mousse, no longer can I feel the disgust when Shampoo or Ukyo glomp on me. All I can feel is Akane’s mallet hitting me after. What has happened to me?” she thought as she slowly entered the furo. As Ranma’s form changed, the warm water was being tinted red from the blood.

This life is filled with hurt

When happiness doesn't work

Trust me and take my hand

When the lights go out you will understand

He could remember when it first started to happen,

FLASH

On the boat back from Phoenix Mountain, Ranma was sitting in Akane’s room, holding her hand. She had only had returned to consciousness briefly after she had been saved. Now all Ranma did was sit by her side, waiting…

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Ranma had been sitting in the same spot for three days until Akane had finally begun to show signs of rousing from her sleep. The pigtailed hero was at her side quickly, waiting for her to completely awaken. Watching her slowly sit up, his eyes glistening with hope that she had heard his declaration of love after the battle.

Akane looked around until seeing Ranma at her bedside. At first she was happy, that was until she remembered the last part of the fight that she had witnessed. Jumping out of her bed surprisingly fast, she was upon Ranma in seconds.

“RANMA HOW DARE YOU GET YOUR JOLLIES FROM FIGHTING WHEN I WAS IN DANGER! YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO KILL HIM!” the dark haired girl yelled, announcing to all of her now awakened state. After finishing her rant Akane slapped Ranma hard, hard enough for him to leave an impression on the steel ship wall.

After that Ranma wasn’t able to feel even the simplest emotions; he always felt numb until some form of abuse was inflicted upon his body.

END FLASH

Pain, without love

Pain, I can't get enough

Pain, I like it rough

'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

Pain, without love

Pain, I can't get enough

Pain, I like it rough

'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

Ranma did not notice as he slowly drifted off to sleep. He was only aware that the soap in the water was stinging where his cuts were. Not even the adrenaline provided by the injuries was able to keep the dark haired boy awake.

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Anger and agony

Are better than misery

Trust me I've got a plan

When the lights go off you will understand

-DREAMSCAPE-

Ranma sat, surrounded by a think almost inky darkness. Suddenly images were flashing through the blackness; they showed Ryoga attacking him with the bandanas and missing, just barely missing Akane’s head. The images showed Ryoga resting up against Akane’s bosom in his pig form, sticking his tongue out at him. The image shifted to Nabiki as she mercilessly manipulated him for money he didn’t even know he had been charged for; sure, it was for her family, but sometimes he wondered ‘why not Kuno’? The idiot had more money then he did and had easy access to it.

As Ranma watched the images, he slowly became enraged, and for the first time in over two months he felt emotion; anger, rage, and hate all filtered through his mind. Those emotions directed toward many people in Nerima, from his mother, to Hiroshi, to that ladle woman, to Akane. The only ones he felt no anger toward were Kasumi and Doctor Tofu, the only people who treated him like humans.

Pain, without love

Pain, I can't get enough

Pain, I like it rough

'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

Pain, without love

Pain, I can't get enough

Pain, I like it rough

'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing

Rather feel pain

Ranma realized that Kasumi held his love, but he also knew that he would never have something like that returned, let alone was he worthy of such a gift. Slowly, Ranma began to understand that sometimes enough was enough. He began to think of ways to get back at all of the people, elaborate and vile plans, until he realized all he needed to do was defy the system and fight back. But he knew that, even if he did, the system would fight back and make him live trapped in the never-ending emotionless struggle that he called his life. Realizing he could only use the pain, someday hoping to escape the binds that attached him to this painful existence.

End DREAM

I know (I know I know I know I know)

That you're wounded

You know (You know you know you know you know)

That I'm here to save you

You know (You know you know you know you know)

I'm always here for you

I know (I know I know I know I know)

That you'll thank me later

“OH MY GOD, RANMA! WHAT HAPPENED!” He heard Kasumi scream, forcefully jolting him from his slumber.

Slowly standing up and getting out of the tub, not caring about his modesty, Ranma gave Kasumi a saddened smile before slowly walking to the changing room and putting on his clothes; he cared not that his cuts were still bleeding.

Ranma walked out into the hallway, turning to the main room and out the door, onto the engawa and out to the koi pond. Sitting on a large rock on the edge, he watched as dark red streaks went down his arm, forming droplets on his fingertips before they dropped into the water below, creating little clouds of red in the spots where they landed.

Pain, without love

Pain, can't get enough

Pain, I like it rough

'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

Pain, without love

Pain, I can't get enough

Pain, I like it rough

'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

Pain, without love

Pain, I can't get enough

Pain, I like it rough

'Cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all

Rather feel pain than nothing at all

Rather feel pain

Sighing, he felt himself fall backwards and onto the soft, well kept grass inside the Tendo compound. Watching as his vision began to streak with blackness, not noticing Kasumi standing over him screaming, he wondered, ‘Is this the end or a beginning?’ With that last thought he was gone from the reality of Nerima.

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AN: I want to clarify one thing RANMA MAY NOT BE DEAD! I never said that, I just said he left the Reality of Nerima. For now this is a one shot, it may be turned into something else later but for now I hope you enjoyed this. Again this song is Pain by Three Days Grace.

Please tell me what you think by pressing the button to the bottom left of the screen that had the writing next to it “Submit review” Thank you all who actually took time to read this.

Sincerely,

SS4LINK

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