dnltogether


	Part 1 Disclaimer: These characters are not mine. They belong to the wonderful Romiko Takahashi and her licensees (Viz Communications in North America). This work is strictly for the non-profit enjoyment of fans. No copyright infringement is intended. Together by RJ The house was quite, it’s been like that for a while. Akane hummed a song as she dried the breakfast dishes. She watched Ranma, her husband of eighteen years, practicing his katas. Actually she was staring. He was so handsome, sometimes to handsome. Half of the students he teaches are young, giggling, girls flirting with him. It still makes her laugh when they find out that he is thirty five years old, when they think he is in his early twenties. You see, his curse has a side effect. The Jusenkyo guide told Ranma that, "Who ever fall into the spring take the body of a young girl." Well, that causes Ranma aging process to slow. Where he is really thirty-five, he looks only twenty-five. It’s funny how these thing work out. Akane also being thirty-five looks as if she is twenty-nine or thirty. All thanks to Ranma’s curse. When she was twenty-four, Akane was in a car accident. She was losing a lot of blood and needed a transplant. Ranma saved her life because he is the same blood type as her. When he gave his blood to her some of the side of effects of his curse went into her body. No, she doesn’t change sex, but she received the slowed aging process. Which she believed was divine intervention’s way of keeping them together longer. The curse has a strange way of working out. Out of all the cursed ones she knew, their children had the most amount of change. Their eyes change color and in both of them they have streaks of red in their hair. Kohana, the oldest, was made fun of because of her hair by many of the boys when she first went to school. They stopped when she beat them all up. Akane remembered that day clearly. When she got a call for her and Ranma to come to school concerning Kohana, her mind panicked. Was Kohana all right? What happened to her little girl? "Principal. Shin, what happened that you needed both of us to come here, It’s only the first week of school." Akane asked the grammar school’s principal. Ranma nodded in agreement. "You see Mrs. Saotome. Your daughter was in a fight today." He said. "Oh my." Akane said, soundly very Kasumish. "Yes, you see some of the boys were making fun of her hair. She’s been taking this ridicule since the beginning of school last week, she said, and today she told them to stop, they only continued more, and next thing we know there is a playground full of crying, bruised, beat-up little boys." Ranma had his arms crossed over his chest listing to the principal’s story. "So let me get this straight. Kohana has been putting up being made fun of, told them to stop, they didn’t, and she beat them up. Correct?" Ranma asked. "Yes Mr. Saotome, were you not listing?" "Is my daughter all right." he asked. "Yes she is fine, it just..." "I don’t see the problem here." "You don’t see the problem! Your daughter accomplished to thrash almost all the boys in her class." "She was defending herself. There is nothing wrong with that." "Ranma, I think I see the principal’s point. It was wrong of her to lose her temper and beat the boys up." "Thank you Mrs. Saotome, for understanding." "Oh please, I remember when every morning before school you used to beat up all the boys." "That was only because they were trying to get a date with me." "Sure, you loved it." "What!" "Please! Please, Mr. And Mrs. Saotome, I don’t want this to happen again on school property. I will let this go this time, but if it happens again she will be punished." "Fine." Ranma said getting up. "Thank you, and sorry we will take care of this." Akane said as she and Ranma left the principal’s office. "Now I know where she gets it from." The principal signed putting his hands on his head. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Hey! Hello! Anybody there?" Ranma said. "Huh?" "Akane are you all right?" "Yeah, I’m fine. Why?" "Because you’ve been drying that dish for ten minutes now." Ranma came up behind her and brought his around her stomach, giving her a hug, and resting his head on her shoulder. "What were you thinking about." "Oh just the children, mostly the whole hair incident with Kohana." "You mean when she beat up almost every boy in her grade when they made fun of her hair?" "Yep, that’s the one. Do you remember when Takeo first went to school. Kohana threaten everyone that if they made fun of her brother she would rearrange their face." "Yes." Ranma laughed. "She reminds of you so much." Akane turned around staring him right in the face. "Are you kidding? She reminds me of you. Her cocky attitude at times. Doesn’t know when to keep her mouth shut." "Hey I can’t help if is she is honest and is a great martial artist. What can I say she’s our daughter." "Yeah well…It just makes me angry when you don’t condemn her or Takeo getting into fights." "Sometimes a fight can’t be avoided. Plus, they are our children. Was there a doubt in your mind that trouble and misfit wouldn’t follow them?" "No." "Well then, don’t worry about it." "I know…it’s just that I miss them. I can’t wait till they come home today." "You just saw them three months ago. And you just talked to them yesterday." "Ranma, I think I have the right to miss them." Akane was starting to get angry. "Correct me if I’m wrong but wasn’t it your idea to let them study abroad in England?" "Yes, I know. I mean who could pass up an opportunity like that. Both Kohana and Takeo allowed to go." "Takeo so takes after you in the studies department." "He is a smart boy and a good fighter, like Kohana, but she has better street smarts like you." "Yeah she can definitely take care of herself. Are they coming right from England?" "No, there was a trip to America offered, They were stopping at Massuchates, New York and Washington D.C. So they went. That’s why they are getting back late." "Well they only missed the first week of school. It shouldn’t be a problem." "Do you believe that our daughter is in her last year of high school?" "Do you believe that our son is in his second year of high school?" Ranma asked back. "They grow up so quickly." "Hey we’re young we can always try for another." Ranma said kissing Akane. Akane just giggle under the kiss. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Down the street walked Kohana and her brother Takeo. They had just been left off by the bus and started to walk home. It wasn’t late in the day, school had probably just let out. Kohana wore blue jeans and a New York Yankee baseball black and white striped shirt untucked with a white tank top underneath. She also wore a black baseball hat and sun glasses. Her hair was tucked under her hat. If you didn’t know she was a girl, you wouldn’t. Takeo had on a baseball hat which read "Boston Red Socks" and sunglasses. Dressed in a T-shirt and blue jeans, the both of them looked like twins. They started to walk pass Furinkan High and notice a whole group of people gathered around two people fighting. Kohana scanned the group searching for people she knew. "Hey Takeo, do you see anyone?" "Yeah I see North and South over there to the left." "I see Dinero taking bets. God he is so much like Aunt Nabiki, it’s scary. Anyone else?" "Umm not really, but I bet our cousins are around." Both of the Saotome children watched the fight from the back of the crowd. "I wonder who is fighting who?" Takeo asked. "I don’t know, why don’t you ask someone." "Okay. Hey kid, what’s going on here?" Takeo asked a kid standing in front of him. "Umm well this guy, Kentaro, challenged everyone that could fight. He is really good. I mean he has beaten everyone so far. Even the Hibiki twins." "Wow! This guy must be good." "Yeah he is, but he cheats a lot. He denies it, but he does. Right now he is fighting Perfume." "Who?" "Perfume. Her parents run the Neko Hanten." "The Neko Hanten, I didn’t know they reopened that place." "Yeah, it reopened about a year ago. When they came back from China." "Oh, that would explain it, I haven’t been here in a while. Well it looks as if she is doing pretty good." "Yeah, she is like the daughter of Chinese Amazons. Plus she is hot too, even with the green hair." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ha you call that an attack!" Yelled Kentaro. "But don’t feel to bad my sweet, you are a worthy opponent. You are up there with the twins." "Stop your yapping and prepare to be defeated." Perfume yelled trying to punch him. "Ho hum, I grow tired of this. I don’t feel like playing with you anymore." With that Kentaro started to attack with a strong frontal attack. As he ran he quickly shoved his hand into his pocket removing a small amount of power. It was so fast that unless you were looking for it, a person wouldn’t detect it. He attacked, Perfume tried to block and defend herself, but the power ended up getting into her eyes. Salty tears began to form, blinding her from his attack, He was breaking through even through she was trying to block. In a matter of seconds she was on the ground. "Ha! I told you I was the best." Perfume growled under her breath trying to get up from the ground. And of the poweder that was thrown at her was gone. Even through he cheated, she still lost. A hand reached in front for her to take it. "Here sis let me help you." Perfume grabbed the hand and allowed herself to be lifted up. "Thanks Gel." "No problem." Said the young man wearing a blue and white robe. Kohana and Takeo both listened to the guy Kentaro boast about how great he was. "Is anyone here willing to challenge me to a decent fight?" He yelled out to the crowd. "Come on people I haven’t even broken a sweat yet." "That’s it" Takeo said. "No. This ones mine." Kohana put her hand out in front of her brother. "Oh come on sis. Let me take him." "No way. If he beat North and South Hibiki, you know you are about the same level as them, give or take. He needs to be beaten into the ground." "Yeah but you heard what that one kid said, he cheats." "Excatley, I have faster reflexes when it come to getting down and dirty." Fine, but I get to do next time." "We’ll see." She smiled. "You are pathetic. Is there nobody here left brave enough to face me!" Kentaro yelled. "I AM!" Yelled a voice behind the crowd. "Who said that? Show yourself." He demanded. "Takeo, here take this and go place a bet with Dinero." She said hand a wad of cash to her younger brother. "Are you sure? Are we even going to make any money." "Please nobody knows it’s me and if they do find out it will be to late. I’m the underdog, every one is going to be betting on him. We should make a killing. "Okay." "Show yourself!" Kentaro yelled. "This jerk is mine." She said to Takeo "I’m coming, I’m coming." The crowd sort of separated to let her make her way to the front." "Well then good sir, shall we see if you are worth the effort?" "Good sir? I’m not a sir." Kohana started to unbutton her top dropping it to the ground. Now dressed in a loose fitted tank top, jeans, baseball hat, and sunglasses, Kohana was ready to take this jerk. Takeo made his way over to Dinero. He was taking bets on the new comer. "Come one and all, place your bets." He yelled. "I would like to put this on the new comer." Takeo said handing the wad of cash and lowing his head, so his cousin wouldn’t recognize him. "You sure you want to pick the underdog? Kentaro is undefeated." "I like to live dangerous." "Hey it’s your money, pal. Just don’t wine when you lose it." "I don’t think I will." Dinero took the cash from the kid’s hand and watched as he walked away. Dinero turned to his friend and told him to put money on the new comer. "Uh, but why? I’ve made so much today." "Just do it Jiro, I got a hunch." "Fine, but I don’t think it’s fair that when I lose you don’t, but when I win you do." "That’s the agreement. Would you like to pay me the money you do owe me?" "No,no this is good." "I thought so. Okay final bets, get them in now or forget about it!" Dinero yelled. "So another female has decided to fight me the Great Kentaro." "Oh shut up and fight." "Very well then, you are allowed the first attack." Kohana just stood there and shuck her head no. "Confident are we? Very well, you had your chance." Kentaro charged Kohana, but she easily dodge his attack and the next one and the next one. Kentaro kept attacking, but nothing was getting through. It was like a dance the two of them were performing. "Hey are you ever going to attack me?" He yelled. "I will after I get your style and moves down." She replied while dodging another attack. This only made him angrier. "Ahh! Take that!" He swung his left hand . He made contact, not with her face, but with her sun glasses. They flew off her face and fell to the ground, breaking. Kohana looked at the broken glasses and glared at Kentaro. Her blue eyes blazing. "You broke my Ray Bands! That’s it!" Kohana began her attack. She was quick, which surprised Kentaro. Though, he wasn’t all talk, he could fight. He releazed that she was to good to defeat without a little help. He quickly throw his hand into his pocket and grabbed a handful of the powder that causes tempary blindness. He ran forward screaming, hiding the fact he was going to cheat. As he attack he throw the power. However, Kohana saw that he reached in one of his pockets. He was not going to get her with a low down trick. She quickly dodge missing the powder by an inch. Instead of succefully blinding his oppont, he knocked her hat off revealing her black hair with red streaks. "Hey that’s Kohana Saotome!" Yelled someone in the crowd. Dinero just smiled, he was going to make a killing this round. If anyone could beat this guy it would be her. Dinero also had some training in martial arts, mostly Kempo from his father. But he never really enjoyed it. He preferred making money, just like his mom. "Go Hana!" Yelled Takeo. "Hey is that you Takeo?" Asked someone. "Hey North, what’s up?" "Oh nothing much. When did you get back?" Just a few minutes ago. We were on our way home when we came across this." "So I’m I going to lose all my money?" "Did you bet on that Kentaro guy?" "Yep." "Then yes you are." "Damn." The crowd cheered on as Kohana fought. "Hey what is with the red streaks? You look like a freak." Kentaro said trying to attack. "Uh oh!" Takeo said, as did everyone else in the school who know Kohana Saotome. That was it, she was going to kicked the crap out of that arrogant son of a bitch. "I’M!" Punch "SO!" Kick "SICK OF!" Punch* "EVERYONE!" *Kick* "MAKING FUN!" **Kick "OF MY!" Punch "HAIR!!!" UPPERCUT Kentaro flew into the air a couple of hundred feet and then fell to the ground, leaving a Kentaro shaped hole in the pavement. "That was great!" Takeo yelled walking to his sister, handing her hat to her that he picked up. "Thanks Tak-chan." She said putting the hat on backwards, letting her bangs hand in front of her eyes.. "Oh thank you Kohana! You made me a lot of money." Dinero said walking towards her. "Hey what are cousins for." She replied. "Ahh but you didn’t tell me it was you,. Good plan, nobody but my friend and your bother bet on you." "Exactly, where’s our money?" "Right here, don’t get your panties in a bind." He said handing a huge wad of cash to her. "Hey Kohana you were awesome!" Yelled North and South in unison. "Hey guys, what’s up!" She asked. "Nothing much, we." North said. "Didn’t know you were coming home today." South said finishing his sentence. "Why don’t you come over and have…" "Some okonomiyaki. I’m sure Mom won’t mind." North said finishing South’s sentence. "No, not now. Mom and Pops are waiting for us." Takeo said. At this time Perfume and Gel joined the group talking to Takeo and Kohana. Perfume pushed her way forward. Takeo notice the green hair beauty who was defeated earlier making her way forward, followed by a dark haired guy wearing a blue and white robe. She pushed the people out of her way and then pushed Takeo aside if he was no one. "You are the one who defeated Kentaro?" She asked. "Yes." Kohana said staring at the young girl. Perfume turned her head and looked at the fallen body of Kentaro. Her long flowing green hair smacked Takeo in the face. Takeo just gave a look of disgust "You are a most formidable opponent. I would like to fight with you sometime. Is that all right?" "Your mother is Shampoo, right?" "Yes." she said proudly. "If I win. Are you going to give me the kiss of death?" Kohana asked, knowing the story of what happen with her father. "Of course not. That is an old tradition and does not work well in today’s modern world. If I followed the old ways, I would have to marry that buffon." "Phew, okay then anytime. I always enjoy a good fight, but if I’m not around you can always spar with Takeo." She looked at Takeo and back at Kohana. "Thank you, but no, I don’t think that will happen. I will look forward to are fight." She turned around and started to walk away. Gel started to say something but she interrupted him "Come Gel time for us to go home." Gel just signed and turned around. "Eww. That was rude." Takeo said, with sneer on his face. "You just got to get used to her." Dinero said. "Yeah well it was still rude." Takeo replied. "Don’t worry about it Tak-chan. She just lost a fight. You know how those Chinese Amazons can be. Come on, I want to see Mom and Dad." "Okay." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ranma sat it the lotus position meditating, He was breathing slowing and he started to sense a disturbance. In a blink of an eye he was up blocking a set of punches. "Ahh! Not fair! How do you always do that?" Takeo asked. "It’s a talent. Now come here and let me give you two a hug." Ranma said grabbing his two children. "Ah Pop cut that out." Takeo muffled voice said through Ranma’s chest. "Hi Dad. Still haven’t lost it." Kohana said. "I hope not. Why don’t you two say hello to your Mom. She has missed you two." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Akane started to set the table for breakfast. Ranma, Kohana and Takeo were outside for their morning spar. "Why aren’t they peppy, but they have always been like that." Nabiki said walking into the dinning room. "Hi Nabiki, what are you doing here so early?" "Just came to drop this off. You don’t mind that I let myself in, do you?" Nabiki handed Akane a book. "No, not at all." Nabiki watched at Ranma and the two kids spar. "Wow! It’s amazing how much a like they are." "Yeah I know." Akane said with a smile on her face. "Kohana is really good, Do you think she is better then Ranma?" "Well, I believe she is much better than Ranma was when he was her age ." Akane said watching her daughter. "That would make sense. Not that Genma didn’t know his stuff, but Ranma was and is a much better marital artist. So his teachingS were past down. Right?" Akane nodded in agreement. "Takeo and Kohana look about equal." Nabiki stated. Akane looked at her children. "Equal in strength yes, but Kohana can anticipate her opponents move better." "Oh, that so?" "Yeah, but I think when Takeo grows up a little more he will become stronger, in strenght anyway." "Just like how Ranma is in female form, faster." "Yup, just watch them." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ranma jumped and blocked an attack by Kohana as she came flying towards him. Then did a backwards flip to avoid his son’s attack. Ranma was in his glory. He missed his children, especially their morning spar. "Come on you two, I’ve trained you better then this." Ranma yelled. "What are you talking about Pop? We’re doing what we always do." Takeo yelled as he blocked a kick to the gut. "What am I talking about? Takeo your attacks are not as strong, and Kohana your speed is not up to par." "No way Dad!" Kohana yelled. "Al right if you wish me to prove it." As Kohana attacked Ranma dodge and took hold of her leg. She tried to break free because she knew what was coming next. Ranma spun her around and throw her into the sky. The sound of a splash was then heard. Takeo charged his father, but he just ended up next to his sister in the pond. Now two blue eyed, red streaked pouting teenagers floated in the pound. Ranma squatted by them. "Need any more proof?" "That’s not fair, you’ve always been better then us." Kohana wined. "Ah, but that is your goal to become better then the teacher." "Ranma! Kids! Breakfast!" Akane yelled out the door. Ranma stood up and smiled, patted his two kids on their heads and said, "I’ve missed you two, it’s good that your home." "Aw Ranma did you have to toss them into the pond? Their gonna track water all over the place." Akane commented. "Oh you’ve been spoiled this past year." "I have not." Ranma laughed and kissed her. "Have to." He whispered. "Oh!" She took a light swing at him but dodge as usual. Ranma saw Nabiki, he smile "Good morning Loan Shark." "Ha, ha, you are so funny." Kohana and Takeo walked through the door wringing out their gi’s. "Go up stairs and clean off, I’ll hold your breakfast." Akane said. "Hi Aunt Nabiki." Both kids said. "Well, well, well, I hear you made my son a whole lot of money yesterday. "Not just him." Takeo said with a great big smile. "Takeo! You know I don’t want you kids gambleing!" Akane scolded. "Oh Akane, don’t yell at the poor boy for wanting to make some money." "Nabiki you say out of this, gambleing is illegal." "Oh correct me if I’m wrong but did you not place bets on Ranma when you were younger?" "That was different." "Oh I believe you have the pot calling the kettel black symdome." "I do not!" "Hey you used to bet on me?" Ranma asked. "Umm…" "Oh I see you never told him. You see my dear brother-in-law, Akane used to place small bets through her friends figurering that I didn’t know it was her." "Nabiki!" Akane yelled at her sister. "Oh please Akane, it’s not like it’s a big deal." "I don’t care, you raise your children your way, and I’ll raise mine my way." Akane turned to Takeo, "Please do not gamble, if not for your poor mothers sake, for your own. That goes for you too young lady." "Young lady, Mom I’m eighteen, I’m legal." She smirked. Akane’s aura started to spark. "I don’t care. It’s wrong and I don’t care if your eighteen or eighty. You understand?" "But…" "Must you always get the last word? Ah look at the two of you still dripping on the carpet. Go and get up stairs. NOW!" Kohana turned around and mumbled something under her breath and went up stair. Takeo followed. Akane turned around and smacked Ranma upside the head. "Hey, why did you do that?" "You see what I mean, can never keep her mouth shut. AHH!" Akane stormed into the kitchen. Kohana closed the door to her room, formally occupied by her mother when she was her age. She opened her closet and pulled out the Furinkan High uniform. A look of disgust crossed her face. "Yuck, Peter Pan collars, who designs these things." The last time she wore a uniform was in her second year of school. She started to get dress. She slipped on the pleted shirt, which still fit. At least she didn’t gain any wieght in her stomach or butt. She began to put on the shirt when she noticed it wouldn’t button across her chest. She sighed as she looked up and saw a box sitting on the self in the closet. "Hmm?" She pulled it down and opened it up. Inside were bunch of her fathers old silk Chinese shirts. She went through them and found many that were in very good condition. She found a few blue shirts, green, red, white and orange. "All right!" She picked up the white one that had red and black embroidering on the collar and cuffs. She put it on and buttoned it up. It was a good fit, a little loose, but that was fine with her. It gave her room to move. She tucked the shirt in, put on her socks and then she put on a pair of boxers over the pink panties she wore. Then there was a knock on the door. "Hana? Are you ready yet?" Takeo asked. "Sure, come in." she replied. "Takeo walked in and saw Kohana put back the extra pair of boxers from the pack she just opened. "Geez your still wearing those things, you know your a girl not a guy." "Hey when you wear a skirt and tend to get in fights you have to. It’s better then having perverts get a view of my ass, the boxers prevent that from happening." "Fine whatever, are you coming or not." "Hey don’t you have any respect for an upperclassmen?" "An upperclassmen yes, you no." he said jokingly. Kohana and Takeo went down stairs and ate their breakfast. Luckily they wouldn’t be late, because as a rule they always got up an extra hour, just in case someone fell into the pond. Ranma looked up from his paper. Aunt Nabiki was gone and Akane cooled off. "Hey isn’t that one of my old shirts?" "Yeah Dad, it’s so retro, it’s frosty." Kohana said getting up to leave. "Later Dad, bye Mom." "Ditto." Takeo said leaving with his sister. Ranma looked up at Akane who was standing near him. "My cloths aren’t retro." "Yes, they are dear." "Hey...." ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kohana and Takeo walked into the school yard. Kohana’s hair was it’s normal color, not striped like the other day when she beat Kentaro, and it was pulled up in a ponytail. Many eyes stared as she walked through the school yard. Whispers could be heard. Not many people knew who the two students were. Of course Kohana’s friends and cousins knew, but she hadn’t been at Furinkan High since her second year. Nobody knew who Takeo was, expect friends and family also. This was his first year here. Kohana smiled as he spotted some of her friends, among them were North and South and Perfume. "Hey guys!" North yelled "What’s up" South said. "Oh nothing much. How are you?" Kohana asked. "We’re broke, no thanks to you." North said in a jokingly matter. "Now how is that my fault? I can’t help it if I had to shut that bastard up." Kohana replied. "Yea, you guys lost a whole lot, but we made a killing." Takeo said. "That’s not fair, you stacked the deck not telling us it was Kohana fighting." South said. Kohana laughed slightly, "Hi Perfume, how are you?" "I am fine, I am still looking forward to are fight." "Sure we’ll set something up later at lunch. Gel walked up to Perfume and the group of people talking. "This is my brother Gel, he is in his second year." Perfume said introducing her brother. "Hey no kidding, I’m Takeo, we might be in the same classes." "Nice to meet you." Gel said. "So let me guess, Perfume you follow her mothers school and Gel your father’s right?" Kohana asked. "Yes, but I do know a few techniques from my father." Perfume answered. In the back ground Kohana and Takeo could her Kentaro boasting again. "Doesn’t that guy know when to stop?" Kohana asked getting annoyed. "No, now he claims it was fluke the nameless girl beat him." South said. "Are you kidding me?" She yelled. "Yea, our Mom says that Kentaro reminds her of Kuno when she went to school here." North laughed. "HOW DARE HIM!" She yelled. Takeo took a hold of his sister arm. "Kohana not now, you’re going to be late for classes if you start a fight now." Kohana calmed herself down. "You're right, I’ll go up to him and see if wants a rematch." Kohana put on her sweet smile, which made North and South’s hearts skip a beat. She walked over to the fool. Kohana took a quick glance behind her and saw that a small group was forming. She walked up to Kentaro, who’s back was turned from her. He was still claiming it was only an accident. "Excuse me." Kohana polity said. "Ah another female wishes to engulf the glory of me." Kentaro turned around to see a beautiful girl with dark eyes standing in front of him. "How may I, Kentaro, the blazing fire of Furinkan High, help you." "See just like Mom said, a Kuno want-a-be." North whispered to Takeo. Kohana had to control the look on her face or she was going to burst out laughing. "Blazing fire, okay if you say so. I hear you been saying that yesterday when I beat your ass into the ground was just a fluke. Is that true?" "Yes that is correct. The nameless girl was just lucky, plus I was fighting all afternoon, where she only fought once. Ah, but why does that concern you? You are not the red streak girl." "Ah, but you see, I am." "I do not see red streaks or blue eyes blazing with passion." Kohana signed, "If I must prove it fine. Does anyone have a bottle of water?" Kohana asked. "Yes, I do." Perfume said pulling out of her bag a bottle of spring water. "Thank you." Kohana uncapped the bottle and poured it over her head. The transition was amazing, one minute here hair was just black, now it had red streaks and her eyes, once brown, turned blue. "Is enough proof for you?" "Ah so you are the one. And what do those around here call you?" "My name is Saotome Kohana." "Kohana the deadly flower." North said. "Beautiful, but when she is threatened she is deadly." South added. Kohana gave them a look of "What the hell are you taking about." Kentaro began to circle around her, "Yes, beautiful indeed, the answer is yes." "I didn’t ask my question yet. So what are you answering yes to?" "Why yes you may go out with me." Kohana began laughing, "Is that what you think, God you are arrogant aren’t you? I don’t want to go out with you, not if you were the last human being on this earth. Since you insist that my beating you was a fluke, then I challenge you to rematch." "Very well, but if I win you will go out with me." "Fine, but I won’t lose." "We will see, my beautiful flower, women are attractive to strong men and when you admit defeat then you shall be my girl." "Okay, whatever." Kohana said. "Hey wait a minute, what if she beats you?" Takeo asked. "Very simple, if by some chance she does beat me, then I am worthy of dating her." "but?…." Takeo began to ask but Kohana interrupted him "Forget Takeo, let’s go, we’ll be late. "After school today then!" Kentaro yelled. "Class we have a new student here today, welcome Kohana Saotome. Why don’t you tell us a little something about yourself and maybe your goal in life." Kohana stood up in front of the class. She didn’t know anyone there except for the jerk Kentaro who seemed to be undressing her from the smile on his face. "Well, I’m not new to this school. I went here my freshman and sophomore year. Last year I had the opportunity to go study aboard in England. My brother, Takeo, also went as a freshman. My goal in life is to become one of the best martial artist ever." A girl sitting in the third row raised her hand, "Yes Tani, you have a question for Kohana?" The teacher asked. "Yea. Are you related to the guy who runs the Saotome-Tendo dojo?" Kohana was about to say something when the girl next to her asked a follow up question. "Is he like your older brother or something. He’s really hot." Many of the girls agreed, but the boys were slightly annoyed. Kohana’s nose wrinkled as if she smelled something horrible, "Eww No! He’s my father!" "Father!" The girls yelled. The young men now had smiles on their faces. "How old was he when he had you?" Some girl asked. "If it’s any of your business, he was eighteen." A few more question were thrown out but the teacher interrupted. "Okay class, you can get to know Kohana later, now let us start our lesson. Miss Saotome you may sit down." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kohana was walking in the hall with a pile of books in her hands. There were so many that she couldn’t see all to well. She had to peek around the right side, which obscured the other side view. She was trying to get to her locker when a guy with his head in a book didn’t see her coming. The next thing heard was a crash and many books along with two asses hitting the cold floor. "Oh man, I’m sorry." Kohana apologized looking at the blond, blue eye handsome young man. "No, no it’s was my fault I wasn’t looking." He said. Kohana kneeled and started to pick up the fallen books. "Here let me help." "Thanks." The two picked up the books, "Where are you headed I’ll help carry some of the load." "To my locker, down the hall. Thanks you don’t have to." "No I want to make amends. Hey, your Kohana Saotome, right? The one who beated Kentaro the other day." "Yeah, but he claims it was a fluke, so I’m fighting him later today." Ah, nice to meet you. I'm Milap, your cousin." "Cousin? That’s not possible. I only have two guy cousins and there are Dinaro and Makoto. Both are only fourteen." "Well, I'm not really your cousin, my parents were friends of Dr. Tofu. Five years ago they were both killed in a car accident. I had no other living relative, that I know of. Dr. Tofu and Aunt Kasumi were kind enough to take me in. They just moved back to Nermia three weeks ago." "Oh yea that’s right, I remember someone telling me. But trying to keep in touch with family that’s a good seven hours away is hard." "I guess." "So, let me guess your American?" "Did the blond hair and blue eyes give it away or was it the accent?" "Kinda a little of both." Kohana laughed. "Well here’s my locker, thanks." "You’re welcome. Well I guess I should get to class." "Yeah that would be a good idea." "Well I be routing for you at the fight." "Thanks." Kohana smiled as Milap turned and walked down the hall. If Kohana could see his face she would see a huge smile on his. The fight was over in a matter of minutes, seven minutes and 49 seconds to be exact. That’s how Dinaro made his money. When a fight happened where one was exceptionally good and the other not, people bet on how long the fight will last. After calculating Kentaro’s speed and strength along with Kohana’s he predicted to fight would be over between six and eight minutes. "Ah it’s good to be right." he said counting his money. Kohana walked over to Kentaro who was currently seeing stars and triple everything. "I hoped you learned your lesson." Kentaro shook his head to regain his normal vision he looked up at Kohana. "Such beauty, such grace, only a woman with a talent to beat me is truly worthy of dating." "What?" Kohana said. "Kohana-chan, my beloved deadly flower!" He yelled as he clinged on to her. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING!" She yelled. "We are a perfect match, let us marry." "Oh my GOD! Get off of me! GET OFF OF ME!" He tried to go in for a kiss, but Kohana managed to uppercut him away before he could. "OH YUCK!" She said walking over to her brother and Hibiki twins." "Hey sis, are you coming over to Ucchan’s for some okonomiyaki?" "Yeah, I need something to calm my nerves after that little display." "Okay, let go." Both North and South said together. To be continued…. ************************** Author’s Note: Well, hello hello. There you have it, the first part done. Yes, I know the paring has been done before, but I like it that way. I can’t help it. I really like the name I gave Nabiki’s son, Dinaro. I mean is there a better name? Well, thanks for reading and stay tuned for the second part of Together.

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