Ranma Fanfiction: Wish you never left C

Chapter 7

Kasumi frowned at the damaged doorway from the family room to the outside engawa, She didn’t like everyone yelling and fighting, but she could have sworn she saw a tiny flash of blue and brown near the edge of the broken doorway. Like a small animal or something.

”What is this Flame of xxxxxx?” Nabiki asked with a firm tone, holding her ground as the two aged martial artists glared each other down.

”It’s a jewel, a ruby,” Kimiko replied calmly, eyeing Cologne more than Happosai with a quiet confidence.

”How big are we talking? How many carrots? What about it’s clarity?”

”Irrelevant,” Cologne stated, getting annoyed with the child’s avarice questions, “The jewel belongs to my family, you will return it to us now.”

The old man began to sneer at the old woman, even as Kimiko shook her head, blue eyes on the old woman. “After I defeated Happosai for the third time over that stone, I had it held, probably in a bank vault somewhere in the city. Happosai knows that, just as he knows no one will see it till the condition is met for it to be released.”

Akane nervously leant back from the table as the old man focused on her.

”What condition? That stone is a danger when misused,” warned Cologne, the old man frowning in surprised as Kimiko gave a knowing look at the old woman.

”He doesn’t know its power, guard your words,” the young red head stated quickly.

Cologne’s frown matched the old letches, “He must know. Why else would he want the stone if he doesn’t know it’s terrible power?”

Kicking out of Ranma’s grip, Happosai pulled out his pipe and puffed up quickly. “Looks like we all think we know why we want it. And that stone was a gift from heaven, the Amazon’s must have stolen it so don’t go claiming rights Lil’ Cologne.”

Nabiki smirked slightly at Colognes reddening face, but kept her eye on the prize, “So what is this condition to get the stone?”

”Simple enough,” Happi grinned, then leered at Akane, diving at the girl. Weaving past a hand raised in haste defence, latching not onto her chest, but around her neck. “Lets get married Akane-baby!”

”Hell no,” Ranma stated, trying to move past Shampoo and get the old man off his fiancée, his Amazon wife grabbing a leg.

”Ranma let Kitchen-wrecker marry old pervert. Be too too happy together?”

Jabbing a chopstick at the old man to dislodge him, Akane twisted out of reach, getting to her feet. “Marry?” she demanded incredulously, slightly revolted as she watched Happosai.

“I’m sorry Akane-chan, I thought he would have died before now. I had the stone held by a law firm until you’re married, then it will be returned to you.”

Akane blushed, glancing at Ranma, catching him just looking away with a blush. Cologne sneered even as Nabiki went white.

”And on that day,” Happi stated with a firm voice, taking a puff on his pipe. “I challenge you for the Flame of Chaung-ma, just like your Mother honourably did to take it from me.”

Cologne smiled darkly as Akane paled, then straightened, her will accepting the challenge like a fool, “And I shall face the winner.”

”Oh hell no!” Ranma stated, stepping up. “Ain’t neither of you beating on Akane for some dumb stone. You wanna touch her you go…”

”Ranma, this is a matter of honour!” Akane stated holding herself up despite the butterflies in her stomach.

The old crone nodded, “And should Akane manage to trick Happosai out of victory, I will allow my Shampoo to take my place instead and face this girl.”

Shampoo didn’t lose the frown at this time, arms still holding her husband’s leg. “When kitchenwrecker get married? Shampoo be great grandmother before find blind masochist for…. Oh, Kitchenwrecket marry Mousse? Is perfect!”