XGGM55B@prodigy.com (L kindsey Whitelaw) "Project A-Kane" by, Kindsey Whitelaw l kindsey whitelaw@prodigy.com Disclaimer and Copyright Junk I'm acknowledging my unauthorized use of these characters. This story is completly original and conceived by me. "Project A-Kane" is a fan-fic crossover of Ranma 1\2 and Project A-Ko. Ranma and Co. are propery of Takashi and Viz Video. A-ko and her buds are property of Moriyama and U. S. Manga Corps. This is also my first time writing a fanfic, so I'm giving it my all. If any WWW sites want this, E-Mail me. Chapter 1: Sayonara Saotome! The birds chirped sweetly in the cherry blossom trees, which hung over the large garden at the Tendo house. In the small pond, fish leaped in and out of the water. A wind rustled throught the leaves and grass. It was a picture of perfect peace. Then, nature's song was suddenly broken by the sound of a crashing chair and a loud scream. "HOW COULD YOU?" Kasumi and Nabiki ducked as another piece of furniture flew over their heads. Soun Tendou was on his knees, tears streaming down his face as he begged, "Please Akane, won't you at least think about it? Think about all the benefits." Akane stomped her foot and folded her arms, "No! No! No! I won't go!" Kasumi leaned over and whispered to Nabiki, "Oh my, do you think Akane's taking the transfer well." "Very well," Nabiki said. Soun was now groveling, "B-but Akane, I've already enrolled you. And, Aunt Yohko is already expecting you in two days. You have to go!" Akane couldn't take it anymore. She turned and stormed out. The house shook as she stomped down the hall and into her room. She slammed the door shut and flung herself onto her bed. "It's not fair!" she said, "Why did Dad have to transfer me to Gravitron High. I like Furinkan High. " She sighed, "I know why he transfered me. Gravitron is an all-girls school. He thinks it'll make me more feminine if I go there. But still, all my friends are at Furinkan, my.....my fiancee is at Furinkan." Akane sat up and hugged her pillow. P-Chan scrambled up and sat next to her. "Oh P-Chan, do you think Ranma will miss me?" P-Chan squealed and growled. "You're right, P-Chan." Meanwhile, Ranma sat in a tree, near Akane's window. "Akane," he thought, "I can't believe she's leaving. What am I going to do after she leaves?" His face then hardened, "C'mon Ranma! You're going to be free! No more of that unshapely kawaiikune tomboy! No more fights and bruises!" But then, Ranma grew mellow, "But Akane, when you were nice, you're so........ And when you smile- Akane, why don't you smile more often? When you smile, you're so...so....so.....c'mon Ranma say it: kawaii!" Ranma sighed and leaned back. The branch then gave way and Ranma was sent flailing into the pond. Akane looked at the floor, gripping her suitcase. She wore her yellow dress with the pink flowers and the off-the-shoulder white collar, complemented by a yellow hat with a pink ribbon. Kasumi walked in and hugged her, "The taxi's here Akane." "H-hai," Akane said sadly. Kasumi smiled, "Don't worry, dear. You'll be fine. You'll meet lots of new friends and have the time of your life. And, give Aunt Yohko our regards." Nabiki, Soun, and Genma Saotome then entered. Soun was crying a waterfall of tears. Genma was expressionless. Nabiki was smiling as she patted Akane on the back. "You take care now, little sister. Don't get into too much trouble." A loud honking came from outside. "Oh," Akane said, "The taxi's waiting. I guess this is it." "But," she thought, "Where's Ranma?" "Akane," a young maculine voice called. Akane spun around. Ranma stood in front of her. "Ra-Ranma!" she stamered. "You...you take care now kid, um, I guess. This is good....good..... good......" Ranma tripped over his words, blushing. Akane hesitantly stepped forward and took his hand in her own. Their eyes both strayed to and from the floor, wanting to look into eachother's, but scared to do so. Akane let go of Ranma's hand and felt hers straying up his chest. Ranma felt his hands wrapping around her waist. They both gulped and blushed, then tightened their arms and pulled themselves to eachother. Nabiki smiled and took a few pictures of the hug, she knew she'd find some way to make a profit of them. The loud taxi honking broke the sweet embrace. Akane silently turned and walked out the door. She stopped at the doorway and said softly, "Sayanora." Then continued out, sliding the door behind her. Once in the privacy of the back seat of the taxi. She poured her face into her hands and let out the tears she had held in so long. Ranma felt his body sagging. Kasumi left to prepare some tea, Genma left for Tofu's Clinic. Soun walked to his room, crying. Nabiki left to develop the film. Tears welded up in his eyes. Loud piggish sobs were heard from Akane's room. Ranma nelt down about to cry, but instead he yelled, "OW!" He looked up, Happosai stood on his head, clutching one of Akane's brussiers, which he had swiped before she began packing, in his whithered hands. "My Akane," he said, sniffling. Ranma reached up and grabbed the brussier, dragging the Happosai down with him. "HENTAI!" Ranma growled, "How dare you fondle over my fiancee's lingerie! How dare you!" He snatched the bra and flung Happosai into the air. His face then fell as he stared at the silky item. "Oh Akane... .." He gripped the bra and burst out crying. When Nabiki returned, dreaming of the yen she would make, Ranma's eyes were red, his face wet. "Well Ranma," she said, "you certainly taking this in stride. Hmm, I wonder how Akane's other 'friends' are taking this." Meanwhile, at Uchan's, Ukyou danced as she flipped okonomiyaki. While at the Cat Cafe, Cologne bounded happily on her walking stick and Shampoo spun around her yelling something in Chinise. In the meantime, at the Kunou Mansion, Tatewaki knelt over crying while Kodachi pranced about, swirling her ribbon, laughing insanely. TO BE CONTINUED........ Coming Next: Welcome to Gravitron High! It's Akane's first day at Gravitron High, where she'll discover how truly different it is from Furinkan High. And, on top of that, she'll land in the middle of B-ko's latest scheme to destroy A-ko and have C-ko for herself. Will Akane's strength and ferocity be any match for B-ko's evil genius. Will C-ko come between a new friendship? But, ost of all, what the heck is Whip258? Reply with what you think of this so far. To date, I've made 5 chapters and there's more to come. You also may soon see a lemon fanfic I'm thinking of writing appear. It'll be called The Rape of Akane or something like that. ANd no, Project A-Kane is not a lemon fanfic. Enjoy! -Akane Tendou- "Today I finally got up early, this may never happen again...." - Akane Tendo XGGM55B@prodigy.com "Project A-Kane" by, Kindsey Whitelaw l kindsey whitelaw@prodigy.com Disclaimer and Copyright Junk I'm acknowledging my unauthorized use of these characters. This story is completely original and conceived by me. "Project A-Kane" is a fan-fic crossover of Ranma 1\2 and Project A-Ko. Ranma and Co. are property of Takashi and Viz Video. A-ko and her buds are property of Moriyama and U. S. Manga Corps. Chapter Two: Welcome to Gravitron High The sun peeled through Phoenician blinds and kissed Akane's sleeping face. Her eyelids fluttered over her tired brown eyes and opened. She yawned and she sat up in her bed. She slid out of the covers and did a routine of daily stretches. Then, she slipped into her new school uniform, designating her as a student of Gravitron High. It was a white blouse, brown skirt, brown vest, and a red neck tie. Akane spun around in front of the large mirror. The uniform just didn't look as well as the green one of Furinkan did. "Here you go, dear," Aunt Yohko said as she passed Akane her breakfast. She ate quietly. "Is something wrong, Akane?" she asked, concerned. "Oh, it's nothing." Akane replied quietly and thought to herself, "Aunt Yohko's cooking is good, but it's not as good as Kasumi's." "I know you miss your friends and family. But, don't worry, Gravitron is an excellent school. I'm sure you'll fit right in. And tonight, I'll show you around the city. It's very technologically advanced. You'll love it!" Akane finished her breakfast, picked up her backpack, and headed for the door, slipping on her shoes. After saying 'good-bye' to Aunt Yohko, she started up the road to Gravitron High. "A-KO!" C-ko yelled, "WAKE UP A-KO! WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE!!!" A-ko stuck her head out of the window, half dressed. "Sorry C-Ko, I'll be right down!" She burst out the door and, grabbing C-ko's wrist, tore down the street. B-ko stood against the gates of Furinkan High, her arms folded, her face stern. Akane caught her eye as she approached the gates. "Hmmm," Akane thought, "Wonder what's with her." She then spun around and saw a large dustcloud with a red-haired girl dragging a blond girl in front of it. They stopped in front of the gate. "B-ko!" the red-head said. The stern eyed, blue haired girl smiled evilly, "So A-ko, you have dared to come." "Of course I came," A-ko said, annoyed, "This is school, I came here to study." "Uh, yes, but that is.....Oh hell, today A-ko, you will meet your doom! Come on out Whip258!" At B-ko's command, a large mecha appeared. It was very slender thing with large metal tentacles instead of arms and hands. "Aw geez! Not again!" A-ko moaned. "Whoa, Aunt Yohko was right. This IS different from Furinkan!" Akane gasped. B-ko grinned, "Impressed eh? With it's extremely agile body and retracting and extending tentacles, Whip258 will be your end!" She then yelled, "GO!" A-ko set C-ko over where Akane and the other girls stood. "'scuze me C-ko, gotta do my daily exercise." A-ko then leaped about the whip-like tentacles and kicked and punched the mecha here and there. All the while, C-ko stood giggling, totally oblivious to what A-ko was facing, as usual. "A-ko!" she called, "You're so silly!" A-ko whirled around to face C-ko. Just then, a coil wrapped around A- ko's ankle and pulled her into the air. A-ko screamed as B-ko stood menacingly below. Whip258 began to whirl A-ko around and around in the air. She felt like she was going to puke. "Oh no!" cried Akane. She knew she had to do something. She leaped onto the mecha and started punching into it. After a couple of hits, she punched straight through Whip258's arm and A-ko managed to wrench free from the tentacle. Akane then leaped to the ground and booted the mecha into the horizon. "You okay?" she asked A-ko, unaware of the approaching B-ko. A-ko dizzily tried to stand up, "I'll be fine as soon as the world stops spinning." "That was very unwise of you," B-ko said coolly. "Aw give her a break, B-ko," A-ko said hotly. "NO! Now, she too intends to steal C-ko from me! She wants to take my one true love away!" B-ko whined. "Wha-" Akane stuttered, "You're nuttier than Kodachi Kunou! I don't want your C-ko, whatever that is." A-ko stood up and patted Akane's shoulder, "Just ignore B-ko." The school bell then chimed. "Oh no! We're going to be late if we don't hurry!" Miss Ayumi smiled pleasantly, "Guten morden, class. We have a new student. She's from Furinkan High." She then pointed to Akane, who stood next to her. "Go ahead and introduce yourself." Akane managed a smile, "I'm Akane Tendou, nice to meet you." She bowed and walked to a seat next to A-ko, that Miss Ayumi had designated for her. A-ko smiled at Akane and winked. The bell chimed in the distance, calling students to lunch. Akane sat outside against the tree. She began eating the lunch Aunt Yohko had packed for her. It wasn't' half bad. Better than she could ever do, without doubt. "Mind if we join you?" A-ko said, peeking around the tree. "Of course not," Akane said cheerfully, patting the ground next to her. A-ko and C-ko sat in front of her. "A-ko! I made you a special lunch today!" C-ko said with a twinkle in her eye as she held up an irresistibly cute array of food. A-ko grimaced and nearly fainted. C-ko began to whimper and thrust it at Akane, "Here Akane, you try it!" Before A-ko could warn her, Akane brought the food-pinched chopsticks to her mouth and chewed. YUCK! Even her food was better than C-ko's. Akane politely chewed, trying not to spit it out and swallowed, managing a smile. A-ko flushed and mouthed, "sorry." Before C-ko could thrust more toxic food down Akane's throat, A-ko broke in, "Thanks for helping me this morning. B-ko can be a REAL pain in the butt sometimes." "Oh, it was no problem," Akane said, "I'm used to school fights. Just never, with big robots." "Tell you what, how 'bout tonight C-ko and I show you around Gravitron City. Sort of a girls night out thing." "Wow! Great! Sure!" B-ko's four female spies peeked up from the bushed and held up a camcorder. "You sure you don't mind that I'm going around the city with A-ko and C-ko and not you?" Akane asked, guiltily. Aunt Yohko smiled, "Of course not, Akane. I'm glad you found yourself some new friends." The doorbell than rang. "Oh! That must be them, have fun Akane!" Gravitron City was alive with lights and night action. There was so much to do, and everything the girls did brought them closer together. Even C-ko, who was usually so overprotective of A-ko, was becoming fast friends with Akane. A-ko and Akane found they had much in common and were very soon the best of friends. After dinner at a fast food restaurant, a super-scary movie which would be haunting their dreams that night, a quick dance at the Teen Club, and a long walk along the coast, the three girls were tired. Akane barely was able to drool out of her clothes, into her pajamas, and into bed. "NOOOOO!" Akane cried. She looked around. It was the middle of the night and the moon through the window cast and eerie glow over the room. She was covered in sweat and breathing hard. "It...was just....a dream. That movie I...saw with A-ko....and C-ko. I knew...it...would give me.... a nightmare." She wrapped the sheet around her and laid back down. "Ranma...." she whispered, lost in memory. She remembered the last time a nightmare woke her up, screaming. Ranma burst into her room ten seconds later, her screams having woken him. She remembered him sitting beside her, his arm around her, as he listened to her sobs. And when it was over, he he sat at her desk chair and tried to wait for her to fall asleep before returning to his room, but fell asleep snoring before she did. Nabiki teased him relentlessly the next day, saying he had wanted to sleep with Akane, but didn't have the guts to crawl into her bed. As usual, B-ko was up late watching videos which Mari, and her other agents had filmed. "Hmm," she said, "It would seem this Akane Tendou has quickly wormed her way into A-ko and C-ko's hearts. She must be after C- ko. She wants to take her away from me. That must be why she helped A- ko. Well, make no mistake, I shall destroy this Akane and A-ko!" TO BE CONTINUED...... Coming Next: I'm Having a Great Time. Sincerely, Akane Now that Akane has become best friends with A-ko, what of Ranma? Will he be able to stand the loving onslaught of Shampoo, Ukyou, and Kodachi without the aid of Akane. And when it's over, who will Ranma's true fiancie be? Plus, can Ryouga and Kunou live without Akane? So far the response to this has been positive. Remember, I'm still experimenting with this. Right now, I'm on Chapter 6. School's been taking away my writing time. Well, ENJOY! L Kindsey "Akane Tendou" Whitelaw "This dojo is NOT a boxing ring!" "Project A-Kane" by, Kindsey Whitelaw l kindsey whitelaw@prodigy.com Disclaimer and Copyright Junk I'm acknowledging my unauthorized use of these characters. This story is completely original and conceived by me. "Project A-Kane" is a fan-fic crossover of Ranma 1\2 and Project A-Ko. Ranma and Co. are property of Takashi and Viz Video. A-ko and her buds are property of Moriyama and U. S. Manga Corps. Chapter Three: I'm Having a Great Time. Sincerely, Akane Kasumi fingered through the day's mail. "Oh my!" she exclaimed as she held up a letter. "It's a letter from Akane. Father! Father come here!" Soun walked in, followed by Genma, who grunted in his panda-like way at having been interrupted from their game of Go. "What is it, Kasumi?" Soun asked. "It's a letter from Akane, Father!" Kasumi said, smiling. "A letter from Akane?" Nabiki asked as she walked in the room. "Why Nabiki," Kasumi said in her usual sweet way, "Welcome home. Yes, we just received a letter from Akane." "Well waddya waiting for," stomped Nabiki, impatiently, "Open it!" Kasumi ripped the envelope open and pulled the letter out along with a photo. "What a cute picture," she smiled looking at it. The photo was of Akane, A-ko and C-ko, taken on their big night out. Nabiki gazed at it, planning to sell it to Ranma, or maybe Kunou or Ryouga. She knew Gosunkugi would buy it, but he probably didn't have the yen to meet her needs. Just then Ranma burst in, panting. "Welcome home, Ranma," Kasumi said, totally oblivious to the fact that he was gasping for air and sweating. "J-just...barely.....made it." he panted. His whole day had been spent ducking and avoiding Shampoo, Kodachi, and Ukyou. He hadn't realized how hard it was without Akane's help. After gulping down a mug of tea, which Kasumi always had ready. He sat down with the rest of the family. "So, what's with the letter?" he asked. "It's a letter from Akane," Kasumi said. "Oh yeah," he said, obviously taking interest, but trying to hide it, "What's she got to say." Kasumi began to read: Dear Dad, Kasumi, Nabiki, Mr. Tendou, Ranma, and P-Chan, Gravitron High is great! It's so much different from Furinkan. There are big robot fights before first period! I've made two new friends: A- ko Magami and C-ko Kotobuki. They're both great. C-ko is a little immature, but easy to like. The photo I've enclosed is of me with them. A-ko is the one with long red hair and C-ko is the one with short blond hair. Gravitron City has so much to see and do! It's very technologically advanced and that's not all. There are aliens here! It's true! They run a big hotel and playland all on a huge space ship! Classes are going well. Ayumi-sensei is a refreshing change from Hinako- sensei. I miss you all. Aunt Yohko sends her best. So, don't worry about me. I'm having a great time. Sincerely, Akane By the time Kasumi, finished, Soun was is tears. Ranma's face was a blank. Nabiki elbowed him, waving the photo in front of his face. "You know, Ranma," she said, executing her latest scam, "I'm sure Kunou, or Ryouga, or Gosunkugi would just LOVE to have this photo." "WHAT!," Ranma exclaimed. "BUT," Nabiki added, "I could be willing to give it to you. That is, for 5000 yen." Ranma growled and handed over the yen, scammed again. Nabiki sweetly handed over the photo and snatched the yen, pleased with her success. She knew she could copy the picture and sell it to the other guys easily, and make a killer fortune off of it. "Pah!" Ranma grumbled, "she wouldn't be able to scam it off to Ryouga anyway." It was true. The day after Akane left, Ryouga swore he would go to Gravitron City to be with Akane. But, knowing Ryouga, he would be wondering anywhere but Gravitron City. Ranma walked into his room and laid back on his bed, the photo next to him. It had been a rough day at school. As soon as Ranma got to school, Kunou attacked him, yelling that he had driven Akane away, while Gosunkugi was nailing voodoo dolls everywhere. Once class started, he thought he was safe, until Hinako-sensei got mad at him for being so cruel to Akane. All of Akane's friends weren't to happy with him either. It got worse at lunch. Ukyou dropped by with a okonomiyaki lunch for him, while Shampoo tried to get him to eat the chow mein she brought from the Cat Cafi. During gym, Kodachi came to 'visit' him and he ended up hiding in a tree the whole period. Then, on his way home, all three girls chased after him, proclaiming their love. At least Ryouga wasn't around. Ranma groaned at the thought of tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, until finally, Akane returned home. If she ever returned home. And when she did, would it be to late? Would she not care about him? Or, would he not care about her anymore? "AAAACHOOOOO!" Ranma sneezed. "Oh my," Kasumi said, concerned, "you don't sound well, Ranma. Perhaps you should stay home from school today." Ranma was doing his best to act sick. "Uh, yeah Kasumi, I t'ink by dose is stuffed up! It's hard to talk right. And my stomach don't feel good either." "Oh, you poor thing! Go lay down in bed and I'll make you some tea." Ranma sighed in relief and went up to his room and settled into bed. Nabiki peeked in. "Aw! Don't feel good Ranma. That's just tooooo bad!" she said, sarcastically, "I'll be sure and tell Shampoo, Kodachi, and Ukyou. They'll be over to nurse you back to heath in a snap!" "Nabiki, I'm begging you. Keep quiet about this. Say I went on a training trip or something." "For you Ranma, of course I will. That is, for a price." By the time Kasumi came up with the tea, Nabiki had left for school, her pockets full of yen. She scammed Ranma, again. "Here you go Ranma," Kasumi said, setting down a tray of tea and hot buns, "I'm going out to Dr. Tofu's Clinic to return a book, then to the market for dinner. Father and Mr. Saotome went after Happosai, so you'll be home alone. Go ahead and get some rest." She turned and left. Ranma stretched, enjoying the quiet. But, it was too quiet. He wondered what Akane was doing and stared at the photo again. After a while, the lazy taste of the tea worked into him and he fell asleep. "Ranma, Ranma wake up!" a soft, sweet voice called overhead. Ranma awoke to see a pair of red eyes staring at him. He sat up with a jolt. "Sha-Shampoo, what are you doing here?" he asked, surprised to see her. "Nihao Ranma! Nabiki say you sick. She lie at first, but Shampoo see through her and gave her free lunch at Cat Cafi for the truth. Nabiki fool Ukyou and Kodachi though." Ranma swore under his breath at Nabiki and planned to get a refund. Shampoo ruffled his hair. "Shampoo come make you feel better." She handed him a vial of a strange liquid, "Is medicine made from Chinese herbs. You drink. You become healthy so can take Shampoo to date." "Th-thank-you," he said and sniffed at the liquid, then set it aside. Knowing Shampoo and her great-grandmother, Cologne, she probably drugged it with some love potion. He suddenly felt the urge to take another nap, anything to get Shampoo out of the house. "Shampoo," he started, "Thanks for visiting, but won't the ghoul be angry if you don't get back to the Cat Cafi. Besides, I'm feeling awfully tired, and would like to take another nap." Shampoo smiled, "Okey-dokey Ranma, Shampoo leave so you can get better. Bye-Bye!" She then hopped out of the window and her bike's jingling rang down the street. Ranma hated lying to Shampoo, but the last thing he wanted was her in his room then. Knowing Nabiki, Kodachi and Ukyou would be coming by soon. "I don't mind U-Chan really," he thought, "But that psycho sister of Kunou is enough to drive me up the wall!" He laid back down in bed. "I think I'll call Akane tonight. That is, if I servive the rest of the day. " He closed his eyes and fell back asleep. TO BE CONTIUED...... Coming Next: I Shall Kill You, Akane Tendou B-ko's scheme to get Akane out of her way is finally revealed! This time, it's so big, so devious, that even A-ko and Akane might not be able to stop B-ko! Will this be the end of Akane? Will A-ko loose C-ko? Who'll come to Akane's rescue? Sorry if it all looks weird, but it's the conversion from Word to Text. I tried to correct most of it in this one. L Kindsey "Akane Tendou" Whitelaw Also, if anyone wants to Chat with me, I'm undre the name: Akane Tendou. "Personally, I'd use both hands." "Project A-Kane" by, Kindsey Whitelaw l kindsey whitelaw@prodigy.com Disclaimer and Copyright Junk I'm acknowledging my unauthorized use of these characters. This story is completely original and conceived by me. "Project A-Kane" is a fan-fic crossover of Ranma 1\2 and Project A-Ko. Ranma and Co. are property of Takahashi and Viz Video. A-ko and her buds are property of Moriyama and U.S. Manga Corps. Chapter Four: I Shall Kill You, Akane Tendou! B-ko sat at her work table, sketching the design for her newest mecha. "Ha ha ha! This time, even A-ko will be no match for my newest creation. Akane is doomed." A-ko and C-ko giggled. Akane was having a little sleepover party. The three girls sat in Akane's room, munching on popcorn and trading stories. "So tell me more about this Ranma," A-ko said, interested, "Your father and his father betrothed you two." Akane blushed, "Hai. They set it up. Kasumi and Nabiki sort of stuck me with bridal duty." "Is he cute?" C-ko chirped. "Well....." Akane slurred, "I've got a picture of him, let me show you." She reached over to her dresser and grabbed the family photo, "That's him," she said, pointing to pony-tailed guy. "Oh, he's a knock out!" A-ko said, "What's he like?" Akane blushed deeper, "Sometimes he can be such an insensitive baka! And a real hentai too! But.....there are times when he can be so sweet." Akane's eyes were dreamy. "Sounds wonderful. Like you got your whole love life worked out!" A-ko said. "Not quite," Akane gulped, "Unfortunately, Ranma's got some other, er, admirers. He's got two other fiancies and a psychotic girl who wants to go steady with him." A-ko's face turned serious, "Tell me about them." "Well, Shampoo is this bimbo from China. He defeated her after she attacked me, and by Chinese Amazonian law: any woman defeated by a man must marry him. So, she's now chasing him everywhere. And, her great- grandmother is a loud of trouble to. As for Ukyou Kuonji, well she's not as bad. Ranma's father betrothed him to her for her father's food cart. But Kodachi Kunou, ugh! She is insane. At least Ranma thinks she's overboard too." "Ouch!" cried C-ko, "That's doesn't sound like fun at all." "Nope," Akane grumbled. B-ko passed through a hallway lined with robot. "The usual mechas have never worked. But, my M-line has done fantastic. With my modified Akagiyama 23, Akane will be gone within one shot." "Yaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Akane and C-ko screamed. A-ko and C-ko had wanted to walk with Akane to school, and, as usual, A-ko was late getting them. Plus, as usual, she was running as fast as she could and tearing through the street. "This is the last time I walk to school with you!" Akane yelled. She shut her eyes closed to block out the dust A-ko was kick up. When she opened them again, they were at the gates of Gravitron High. Once again, B-ko stood in front, but this time, there was no huge robot behind her. "Alright B-ko," A-ko started, "Waddya want this time?" B-ko smiled, "This time A-ko, my matters do not concern you. My concern this morning, is Akane." Akane's jaw dropped, "Nani?" she said in surprise. A-ko moved in front of Akane, "No way B-ko! You leave Akane out of this. She's got nothing to do with us." "On the contrary, dear A-ko, she has got everything to do!" Akane pushed A-ko away, "I accept your challenge B-ko. We're going to settle this once and for all." A-ko gripped Akane's shoulders, "Akane no! You don't know what your up against!" Akane jutted her chin out, "A-ko, I'm the heir to the Tendou School of Anything-Goes-Martial-Arts. I can easily handle myself." "Yes A-ko," B-ko stated, "Stay out of this." And with that, she ripped her uniform off, to reveal she was dressed in her black leather battle suit. "Yuck, what a hussy," Akane grimaced, "But man, I wish I was in a karate suit or a dougi. This uniform isn't exactly fighting-style." "Prepare to die Akane Tendou, for this morning, I shall kill you!" B-ko cried. Akane assumed a fighting stance. "C-ko, you go ahead and go to class. And answer for me when Ayumi-sensei takes role." "That goes double for me, C-ko," A-ko added. C-ko giggle and skipped into the building. A-ko moved off to the sides. "Now die!" B-ko screamed and charged at Akane. Akane remained still as B-ko charged at her. She waited until B-ko was just in punching range, then flipped over her and captured her back, beating it in between the shoulder blades, then cartwheeling off. B-ko whirled around, her back aching, but she didn't let it show. She did a triple roundhouse, which Akane easily ducked. While B-ko was in mid kick, Akane grabbed her flying leg and hoisted it up, slamming B-ko into the pavement. B-ko quickly uppercutted Akane in the chin. She swung her head side-to-side before regaining her composure, enough time for B-ko to slip a box of ammunition into her arm blaster. She clicked it into to place and waited for Akane to stop reeling. "Now Akane, feel the true terror of the Akagiyama 23! B-ko pointed her arm at Akane and clenched a fist, hitting the trigger. A fleet of missiles flew at Akane who barely missed them by leaping into the air several stories high, a move only taught by the Anything-Goes-Martial- Arts School. A-ko whistled as she looked up. "You think your so smart don't you Akane Tendou? Well, you'll see the air in that move now!" She pointed her blaster up at Akane, "Black Jacovini Meteor Lash!" A whip shot out of the blaster and wrapped around Akane's ankle, dragging her down into the grass with a THUD! Akane was flung into the air again and slammed back into the ground several times. It hurt, a lot. Akane was used to fights, but she wasn't used to really terrible pain. Sure, she'd been hurt before, but not like this. B-ko retracted the whip and Akane along with her. B-ko release Akane from the whip and wrapped her arm around her neck. "Farewell A- ko!" she laughed and activated her flight rocket, soaring into the air, taking Akane with her. "Akane!" A-ko yelled. Before the two were out of sight, A-ko wrapped off her wristbands, releasing the restraints on her power. She cocked back her arm and punched the air, sending up a huge shock wave. It threw B-ko off balance and she dropped Akane. A-ko quickly put her wristbands back on and caught Akane. "Oh no you don't!" B-ko muttered, She fired another array of missiles at the pavement, sending A-ko and Akane flailing into the air. B-ko soared over and snatched Akane again and flew off before A-ko could stop her. A-ko panted, "No! I've gotta help Akane. But I can't do it alone this time. I'll need help. But who?" Then it came to her, "Of course! Akane's fianci! He'll help!" She dashed to Yohko Tendou's house and snuck into Akane's room. "Drat! Where's a phone number for the Tendou Dojo?" Not finding it in Akane's room, she snuck downstairs, ducking Aunt Yohko, who was busy watching the soap opera Cologne loved. A-ko rummaged through drawers until she found a personal phone book. "Bingo!" she said excitedly, being careful not to let Yohko hear her. Finding the Tendou number, she ripped out the page and dashed out to her house. She knew she couldn't trust the payphones. The Nerami District would be a long distance phone call and A-ko left her calling card at home. Thankfully, her super parents, Superman and Wonder Woman were out saving the world so there was no one home. A-ko propped herself in front of the telephone and dialed the number. She prayed that Ranma was home, afraid that he wasn't. The phone ringed. Ranma was 'sick' again. This time his nurse was Ukyou, who brought him okonomiyaki covered in Tylenol. It made Ranma feel sicker than he pretended to be. Suddenly the phone rang. "Excuse me, U-Chan," he said, getting up, "I'd better answer that." He went downstairs and picked up the phone. "Konnichiwa, Tendou Residence," he answered. There was a frantic female voice on the other end. "Ranma? Is this Ranma Saotome?" she chirped. "Hai, this is Ranma. Who's this?" he said. "I-I'm A-ko Magami, Akane Tendou's friend. I need your help." She quivered. "Akane. What's she gotten into this time?" "This is SERIOUS!" A-ko yelled. "Okay okay! Now, tell me the problem." Ranma cooled. "Ok, it's like this. A classmate of mine, B-ko Daikojii hates me because she's in love with my best friend, C-ko Kotobuki. Well, Akane became friends with C-ko and me and now B-ko thinks Akane's trying to keep C-ko from her. B-ko's a little nutsy you see." "So, this B-ko's in love with C-ko. Is B-ko like a....a....a......" "She's bisexual." A-ko said calmly, "But I don't hold that against her. B-ko's just very determined to have C-ko and she won't stop at anything. She challenged Akane this morning. Akane could've beaten her, but B-ko cheated and used a battle suit armed to the teeth and kidnapped her. You've got to help me save her!" Ranma was quiet. He had missed Akane all this time and now someone was trying to see that she never returned to him. He knew he had to stop B- ko, no matter what the cost. "Ok, I'll be there as fast as I can." TO BE CONTINUED...... Coming Next: My Name is Ranko, I Want to Join You A-ko and Ranma team up to save Akane and stop B-ko! But, with Akane in the house, it's may be that B-ko's the one who'll need saving. When Ranma goes undercover at B-ko's mansion, what horror will our favorite he\she-man face? What price will he pay for his fiancee's safety? Will A-ko be able to protect C-ko? When the dust has settled, who'll still stand? Author's Note: Muchos apologes to MegaZone. I've cut it down to about 60 characters a line [I hope that's ok]. I'm right now working on Chapter 7 [and luving it! :)] I will be reposting Project A-Kane eventually, after I finish it and start Tank Goddess [Dominion\Oh!MG] Keep reading and keep responding if you have any questions, comments, crititiques, or just wanna say "Hi!". I'm glad you all are enjoying it so far, I am too. P.S.-The FanFic Awards are holding voting now, [hint hint! ] "Project A-Kane" by, Kindsey Whitelaw l kindsey whitelaw@prodigy.com Disclaimer and Copyright Junk I'm acknowledging my unauthorized use of these characters. This story is completely original and conceived by me. "Project A-Kane" is a fan-fic crossover of Ranma 1\2 and Project A-Ko. Ranma and Co. are property of Takahashi and Viz Video. A-ko and her buds are property of Moriyama and U.S. Manga Corps. Chapter Five: My name is Ranko, I Want to Join You A-ko had sent her anti-grav mecha over the Nerami District to pick up Ranma. An advantage of living in Gravitron City was that everyone had a mecha. Within two hours, they stood in front of the Daikoji Mansion, ready to save Akane. "Well," Ranma said, "What now?" "Don't look at me!" A-ko said, "I thought you had the plan. She's your fiancee!" Akane stuggled. B-ko had left her unconcious, tied to a chair. Akane easily broke free of the bonds. She look around. She was alone in a fancy room. Akane peeked out of the room, the quickly shut the door. A tall muscle-bound woman, wearing the Gravitron High uniform, was standing guard. "Eww!" Akane gasped, "Even I'm not that unshapely." She backed a few feet away from the door. "Ok, I have to take her by surprise." She ran and kicked throught the door. "Any bright ideas?" A-ko asked. Ranma smiled. "I think I might have one." He leaped over the gate and picked up a watering pail that had been carelessly left lying around. "Just wait for my mark." He poured the water on him and instantly turned into a girl. A-ko jumped back in shock. Ranma-Chan realized she was wearing men's clothes, the black chinise pants and red chinese top. She quickly slipped of the pants and refastened her belt, making the shirt look like a dress. "Now to get Akane," she said determined. Ranma-Chan headed for the front door, A-ko still openmouthed in shock. "DING-DONG!" the doorbell chimed. A servant answered. "Yes?" he said in a Lurch-like voice. "I'm here to see Miss Daikojii." Ranma-Chan said confidently. "And what business do you have with her?" the servant droned. "I want to join her...errr....staff." Ranma-Chan said. The servant motioned for her to step inside, "Follow me," he said. He took Ranma-Chan to a large room. "Miss Daikojii will see you in a minute." About five minutes later, B-ko entered the room. She was dressed very fashionably in a purple skirt, white blouse, and orange sweater. "I'm told you wish to join my staff," she said. Ranma-Chan straightened herself and stood up. "Hai. My name is Ranko, is wish to join you." B-ko looked unimpressed. "I need more than just a pretty face. What can you do?" Ranko jestered at a nearby couch, "Watch this," she said. In one hand- swipe, she sliced the couch in two. B-ko still remained bored. Ranko then followed with her amaguri-kan technique and shredded the couch. B- ko cocked an eyebrow. "Quite impressive," she remarked. "You're hired Ranko." She then jestered to a door and a few other girls, B-ko's age, walked in. "Ranko, these are your team mates: Ume, Ine, and Asa. Mari is right now on guard duty. Girls, this is Ranko, she will be joining you." B-ko then turned to leave. "I leave you all to get aquainted, and Ranko, I want to see you in my private office in an hour." And then, B-ko left. Ranko tried her best to fit in. "So," she began, "What's this about Mari having guard duty?" Asa replied, "She's guarding the girl B-ko-san captured today. A friend of A-ko Magami, our prime enemy!" Ranko's eyes widened, "Why?" "B-ko-san wants C-ko Kotobuki, but A-ko keeps her away from C-ko." Ume said. "Wow!" Ranko said, in awe, "Can I go see her?" "Nothing wrong with that," Asa said. "C'mon! We'll show you around, too!" Akane's foot ached. Kicking both through the door and into Mari put a lot of stress on it. To make matters worse, Mari wasn't even fazed. She turned and chuckled in a tuba voice. "Uh-oh," thought Akane. She decided it was best to use the move Ranma had recently taught her. Mari pulled her arm back to punch Akane. "Face opponent!" yelled Akane, "and Fast Break!" She then did a tricky turn and bolted down the hall. With Mari's added bulk, she couldn't keep up with quick Akane. By the time Ranko, Asa, Ine, and Ume made it to Mari, she was sprawled on the floor, panting. "Ewwww," thought Ranko, "Even Akane isn't that unshapely. Mari pointed in the direction Akane had headed. "I'll take her!" Ranko said to the other girls, who quickly agreed because they didn't want to. Akane slumped against the wall, panting. "Huff, huff. I made it. I outran that, that, that Hulk!" She rested, catching her breath. Ranko's feelings were mixed with frustration and annoyance. "Where did that kawaiikune tomboy run off to?" he muttered, while thinking, "Please Akane, please be alright. Baka baka baka!" She flew around a cornor and stopped with a screeching hault. Akane was against the wall, at the end of the long hallway. She looked to tired to move. Ranma-Chan slid out of site, put her pants back on, which had been wrapped around her belts, adjusted her tunic and opened up a flask of hot water, hidden in her belt, and poured it on herself, reverting her back to a male in a blink of the eye. "That's better." Ranma-kun said, and crawled out of hiding. Akane was still against the wall. He advanced to her, quiet as a cat. "Akane.. .," he said calmly, holding back his excitement. Akane jumped in the air a bit, in shock, and turned her head. Her eyes went wide and sparkled, "Rah-Ranma!" He ran to and swept her up in his arms, the days of longing and need filling him, wanting to be satisfied. He probably would've kissed her, had the situation not been so dire. "Mmm," Akane moaned, "It's good to see you again. You came all the way to Gravitron City for me?" "Your friend, A-ko called. I...I had to....y'know...um...." he blushed, unsure of what to say, but Akane knew what he meant. The mood suddenly changed when she saw a survelance camera pointed staight at them. "Ranma, we've gotta get out of her, NOW! Look!" she pointed at the camera and Ranma saw. A-ko paced outside to gates. She was worried and her nerves were on end. "I gotta get in there. Gotta find out whats going on." All of a sudden, claxons and alarms blared as spotlights filled the grounds. "Oh shit!" she yelled. "I can't stay out here." She leaped over the fence and dashed headlong into the warzone. Akane and Ranma raced through a maze of halls and corriders. "Great, how the hell do we get outta here?" Ranma said, seriously ticked. "I dunno!" Akane yelled. Then lasers started firing out of the walls at the two. "I should've stayed in bed!" Ranma growned. Ranma lifted Akane above his head and jumped back, a split second before the lasers burned them. Holding Akane to his washboard chest, he leaped and ran through the beaming gauntlet. By the time the two made it out, both of their clothes had been burned and shredded in various places, but their skin remained untouched. Their ears were ringing from the loud sirens. "How the hell do you drag me into these situations?" Ranma complained. "HEY!! I never asked you to come!" Akane yelled. "Hmph! If it wasn't for me, you'd be splattered across that huge chick's knuckles right now!" "Why you, I just so happened to handle her myself already!" "Pah! That's 'cause your such a tomboy!" "What? Do you expect me to sit demurly by and wait to rescued." "That's what girls are supposed to do! Why you're one is a mystery to me!" "RANMA NO BAKA!" old habits instantly kicked back in and she punched Ranma through a wall." She smiled, satisfied. "We'll just see how demurly I can be!" B-ko dashed through the halls, fuming with anger. That, that, that.... crossdresser! He tricked me! I'll get him back! But, first, I gotta find Akane Tendou. She musn't be allowed to escape me!" B-ko tore off her clothes, revealing her battlesuit underneath. She quickly fastened her purple helmut on and inserted ammunition cartroges in her arm- blasters. "Now, they'll pay." "Hold it right there B-ko!" B-ko whirled around. A-ko stood behind her. "I don't think we need to bother with all the herioc speeches," B-ko chuckled and flew forward, punching A-ko in the gut. Akane wandered throughout the mansion. "Where is the way out here?" She turned to a door. "Maybe this is it." She opened the door and frowned. There was a steel wall behind it. "Darn it!" Akane growled. In her anger, she yanked out the side light. Suddenly, the steel door raised, revealing a staircase going down. "I knew I'd find something!" she giggled and trotted down. Ranma was doubly angry. One time, because he was going through a hell house. Two, because he'd been punched by Akane and that wasn't what he rescued her for. "Darn you, you kawaiikune tomboy!" "Whoa! BatCave!" Akane gasped. At the base of the stairs, was a large laboratory and the wall were lined with mechas. "Wonder what's in here?" She jogged around the room, then into the adjoining room. It was lined with B-ko's battlesuits. "Oh, this is too rich!" she giggled. She walked up to one of the suits. "Just my size," she smiled. TO BE CONTINUED...... Coming Next: I'll Make You Pay! It's the showdown between A-ko and B-ko! Their unbridled angers are finally released! Plus, Akane isn't too pleased with B-ko either. What horrors will happen when Akane dons the Akagiyama 23! Will the sight of it be deadly enough? All this, and Ranma takes on Asa, Ine, Ume, and Mari. Project A-Kane" by, Kindsey Whitelaw l kindsey whitelaw@prodigy.com Disclaimer and Copyright Junk I'm acknowledging my unauthorized use of these characters. This story is completely original and conceived by me. "Project A-Kane" is a fan-fic crossover of Ranma 1\2 and Project A-Ko. Ranma and Co. are property of Takahashi and Viz Video. A-ko and her buds are property of Moriyama and U.S. Manga Corps. Chapter 6: I'll Make You Pay Akane whirled around in front of a mirror, which stood at the end of the basement. "Oh my!" she gasped, mimicking Kasumi. The Akagiyama 23 fit, for some strange reason, like a second skin to her. It molded to her body, giving her cleavage where there usually wasn't any, her waist skinnier, her stomach flatter, her buttock firmer. She lifted the purple mask and set it onto her head, making her face appear purple. The black leather groaned as she moved to the table of ammunition and inserted a cartridge in each of the arm blasters. Akane wobbled up the stairs, not used to high heels. She emerged from the basement, her face red. "I don't know how B-ko can love this. Well, now to find her! I've had enough of this! I'll get my revenge." A-ko back flipped then bounded off the wall, "Screw kick!" she yelled, thrusting her leg forward. B-ko slid away as A-ko crashed through the floor. "You'll be getting the carpet bill for that!" B-ko growled, "You can start your payment now! Akagiyama Missile!" Three fat rockets sprung from her arm blaster. A-ko ducked, dodged, and did the splits, avoiding the missiles. "Stubborn girl." B-ko muttered, as a small blade stuck out of her right blaster. "Blood Lust Razor!" she cried as she slashed at A-ko, barely cutting her. A-ko looked at her skirt. There was a long rip down the middle from her crotch to the hem. "Not again!" A-ko groaned. For some universally unknown reason, her skirt always got ripped in the middle of a battle, ever since she fought D on the alien battleship. B-ko retracted the razor, smiling. "Your skirt is just the start, dear A-ko." She grabbed A-ko's left arm and spun around, swinging A-ko with her. A-ko really hated when this happened. "Aaaaaaa! I'm gonna hurl in a minute," she yelled. A-ko dug her nail in B-ko's wrist and pinched as hard as she could. "Owww!" B-ko cried, releasing A-ko, holding her wrist. "Fuck you A- ko! That hurt!" A-ko rolled across the floor and crashed into the wall. "It was supposed to B-ko!" Ranma was now triply angry. One: because he was going through hell. Two: he'd been punched by Akane and that wasn't what he'd rescued her for. Three: because he was lost in hell. "Damn it, damn it, damn it!" he swore, "What'd Akane have to punch me for? I come all the way from Nerami to get her out of trouble [again], and she punched me! Darn you Akane!" He tore down through an endless cascade of corridors. "I REALLY should've stayed in bed. I was better off with Uchan. Hell, Kodachi's better than this." He kicked though a potted plant in his frustration, spilling dirt everywhere. "Shit!" he yelled, "Now I've got dirt in my shoes!" He shook the dirt out of his shoes, brushed himself off, and continued on. "God this thing is tight!" Akane moaned, "I can barely breath! How can B-ko stand this?" She was running in and out of rooms, now used to the high heels. "This is getting me nowhere," she pouted. A cute, girlish smile crossed her face, "Waitaminute! Back during the fight, I remember, B-ko used the suit to fly. Now, how did she do that." Akane tried jumping around, flapping her arms, chirping like a bird. "This isn't working!" she said angrily and stomped her right foot. Suddenly, the Akagiyama 23's rocket ignited. "I knew I'd get it!" she said, innocently. Lifting her feet, she found she was hovering. "Wow!" she giggled and flew off. Asa, Ume, Ine, and Mari tromped through the mansion, mad steam rising from their heads. "That Ranko, who'd she think we were?" Asa grumbled. "She took advantage of us," whined Ine. "She thought we were stupid and that she could manipulate us!" Ume pouted. "Grrrrrrr!" was all Mari could say. "Take that!" A-ko laughed. She'd grabbed B-ko's long tresses and was using them to slam her into the floor. "Andthatandthatandthatandthat!" B-ko winced at the pain in her scalp. "How dare you try to damage my hair!" B-ko yelled. She reached out and grabbed a corner of A-ko's torn skirt and gave it a hearty yank. A-ko lost her footing and fell on her behind, B-ko tumbling on top of her. "Aaaah! Geez B-ko, you weigh a ton!" "Silence you plebeian fool." "Sheesh, don't get your leather up your butt!" "How dare you talk that way to me, bitch!" "Oh, shut up and get off me!" A-ko arched her back and B-ko slid off of her. B-ko kicked A-ko in the gut. A-ko slid into the wall. She rubbed her soar belly. "Geez B-ko, those heels kill." B-ko pointed her arm blaster at A-ko. "See this A-ko," she chuckled, "See this dark tunnel you're staring into. Remember it. It's the tunnel you will travel down to the after life." B-ko prepared to fire. "Good journey to you A-ko Magami." "HOLD IT RIGHT THERE B-KO!" B-ko whirled around and gasped. Akane stood a few feet away from the two. She had her arm blaster pointed right at B-ko's head. "See this B-ko," she said, imitating B-ko, "Nice dark ol' tunnel isn't it. So baka, you still wanna send A-ko on a long journey?" "Tha-that suit? How did you? How dare you?" B-ko stuttered. "Where did you get that?" Akane ran her hands down her side and to her outer thighs. "Oh this? This is my new look. Waddya think?" B-ko clenched her teeth. "You dared to don one of my Akagiyama 23s! For this you shall pay!" B-ko, ignoring A-ko, charged at Akane, who remained perfectly placid. "Akane!" A-ko yelled, "Get outta the way!" Akane did not move. She continued breathing easily, a small easy smile on her face. "You're dead bitch!" B-ko yelled, about to run through Akane. A split second before contact, Akane leaped over B-ko and kicked her in the back, then used the momentum to double flip to A-ko. "Akane, what are you doing?" A-ko asked. "A-ko, I need to do this," Akane declared. "This is my fight." "I'm so glad," B-ko winced. Ranma was quadrupley angry. One: because he was going through hell. Two: he'd been punched by Akane and that wasn't what he'd rescued her for. Three: because he was lost in hell. Four, because he'd stumbled upon B- ko's goons and was now dangling in the air, courtesy of Mari. "We're not so stupid now, aren't we?" Asa giggled. "Sod off," grumbled Ranma. Mari shook him. "You be quiet!" Ranma remained silent as Mari swung him. He waited, waited, waited for Mari to swing him within punching range of her. A second before he was in range he said coyly, "Gomen, I don't like hitting girls. But, in your case, I'll make an exception. Kashuu Tenshin Amagurinken! [I don't know these complex spellings, so I'm guessing :)]" Ranma's fists flew as he punched Mari 582 times. She dropped him, yowling in pain. "Mari!" Ine cried. "You bastard!" Ume yelled, grabbing Ranma's tunic. He easily swiped her hand off him, hopped to his feet and started running down the hall. Mari crashed against the wall, her gut bursting with pain. The wall buckled against her mass then collapsed, taking Mari down with it. Akane ducked as B-ko swung her leg over her. "You'll have to do better than that!" she jested and roundhoused B-ko down the hall and down the stairs, to the first floor. B-ko tumbled across the floor and recovered with a somersault and hand spring. "Hai! I intend to!" she yelled in fury. B-ko sent an array of Akagiyama Missiles at Akane, who fired some of her own too. The missile collision exploded and shook the house. A-ko fell to her feet and gripped the carpet. "That some shock wave," she whistled. Akane whirled around, dizzily, "Ugh, no kidding." One floor up, Ranma had a lovely meeting with the floor. "What the hell is going on down there," he yelled at the top of his lungs. "Ra-Ranma?" Akane gasped, hearing him. She looked up the stairs. Seeing the B-ko was still reeling from the shock wave, Akane ignited the Akagiyama 23's rocket and flew up the stairs. She looked around, "Where is he, I know I heard him." She then saw a figure wobbling around the corner. "Ranma?" she called. Ranma lifted his head. "Akane?" He began to wobble faster. Akane landed on the carpet and began running. "Ranma!" she laughed. Ranma's eyes popped out when Akane reached him. "A-Akane? What the hell are you wearing." Akane turned totally crimson behind the purple mask. She stepped and hugged her shoulders, trying to cover herself. "S-sorry for punching you," she said meekly. Ranma said nothing, just stared, and stared, and stared. Akane started to fume with anger. "Hentai!" she screamed, "How dare you look at me like that!" She fired a missile at the floor and blew a hole straight through it. Quickly igniting her rockets, she hovered over it, while Ranma was sent tumbling through it, crashing at B-ko's feet. By now, she had recovered from the shock wave. "Hello Ranko," she chuckled, looking down at him. "Leave him alone B-ko!" A-ko yelled. B-ko lifted Ranma in front of her and shoved her arm blaster under his chin. Ranma was still in shock from seeing Akane in the Akagiyama 23, and could not move. "You heard her!" Akane yelled and swooped down, snatching Ranma, then crashing into the carpet. "Geez Ranma, what have you been eating?" A-ko leaped to her feet and ripped off her wrist bands. "Alright B- ko, this time, the kid gloves are off! And you're going down." "Hah! That's my line. And the only one who's going down are you three. Starting with Tendou!" B-ko shot a missile at Ranma and Akane. Akane shoved Ranma away and tried to leap above the missile. She succeeded, but the missile tore through the floor and sent debris flying about. A piece hit Akane and sent her flying out of the mansion. "Akane!" Ranma yelled, recovering his senses and charging out, through the wall. He leaped into he air and caught her, landing in the soft grass. "Are you okay?" he gasped. "Ra-Ranma, you saved me. Thank-you." "Errrr, uh, oh, it was nothing." He set Akane down and she removed her mask, running her hands through her hair. "Ah, that's better." "Ah-Akane....." "I've had it up to here with you, B-ko!" A-ko yelled and swooped her arm up. Part of the wall and ceiling blew away. "No more B-Ko! First C- ko, then Akane! It all stops NOW!" A-ko stomped her foot and the floor fell into the basement. A-ko ran around B-ko. "Get outta my life!" she screamed and shoved at B-ko. B-ko flew back into the wall, which collapsed on her. A-ko crawled her way up and out of mansion, fastening her wrist bands. "Well, that was a productive night," she said as she headed to Ranma and Akane. B-ko burst out of the remnants of the wall. "You haven't lost your touch A-ko," she thought, "And now you've got a partner. Well, next time, C-ko will be mine. Just you wait and see!" TO BE CONTINUED...... Coming Next: There's Still A Semester Left What? Akane doesn't want to come home to Nerami! Ranma can't believe it and struggles to convince Akane to return with him. Will she leave A-ko and C-ko for Ranma? Or, will she break his heart and stay at Gravitron City? "Project A-Kane" by, Kindsey Whitelaw l kindsey whitelaw@prodigy.com Disclaimer and Copyright Junk I'm acknowledging my unauthorized use of these characters. This story is completely original and conceived by me. "Project A-Kane" is a fan-fic crossover of Ranma 1\2 and Project A-Ko. Ranma and Co. are property of Takahashi and Viz Video. A-ko and her buds are property of Moriyama and U.S. Manga Corps. Author's Note: It is to my understanding that Ch. 7-9 were lost in the queue, so I'm reposting them. I know that the file on the ftp site is really mixed up now. Bear with me please, I will eventually to a total repost. Chapter 7: There's Still A Semester Left Akane rose from her bath, stepped out and wrapped a towel around herself. She shook loose droplets of water from her short black hair. Her face was slightly flushed from the heat. It had been a long night. She slid open the door and peeped out. Ranma was leaning against the wall beside the door. "You can get in now," she said. Ranma turned to her, seeing only her face around the cornor of the door. "Hai." Akane walked out and down the hall to her room. Ranma backed against the wall, his eyes buggy, seeing her in only the white towel. Akane paid no head of it. After Ranma had seen her in the Akagiyama 23, she didn't really care. He quickly slid into the bathroom and shut the door. After removing his clothes, he poured a bucket of cold water over himself, feeling his body instantly change to that of a short, busty, young red-head. Walking across wet tiles, he slid into the steamy bath, reverting to his original form. He leaned back and thought to himself, "Yohko Tendou is as oblivious as Kasumi. She didn't even seem surprised to see me trot home with Akane. God, Akane, that.....that....that thing she wore. Geez, she looked so different in that. It was more than just cute. She looked se......se....se......-" Ranma couldn't say it and passed out at the thought of it. Akane changed into her yellow pajamas and went to unroll the futon. After setting it up, she stretched and yawned, ready to crash, but awake with the pain of the bruises she'd be having for the next week. She flopped onto her futon, instantly regretting that action with a sharp yelp of pain. "I'm going to have to take it easy for a bit," she muttered. There was a rumble coming towards her room. "No- I mean- I can't I- we're-!" Ranma stuttered. "Oh don't be bashful dear boy, you two are engaged as it is. It's not going to matter. You might as well get used to it!" Aunt Yohko cheerfully piped. "But-!" Ranma blerted. The door swung open. Aunt Yohko shoved Ranma into Akane's room. He was dressed only in his boxers. "Ranma won't be able to go back to Nerami until tommorrow," Yohko said, "So he's under our roof tonight. Since you two are going to be married anyway, there's nothing wrong with you lovers sleeping together. But-" she stressed, "Ranma, don't soil Akane's honor. That's not until the wedding night." She smiled and closed the door, "Good night!" Akane and Ranma stood, frozen. "You," Akane began, "Sleep with ME!" "Um, Akane...." Ranma blushed. Akane slid into the futon and pointed at the floor. "You. There. Here!" She tossed a pillow and a blanket to Ranma, who grumblilingly set up a make-shift bed. Aunt Yohko burst into the room, picked up Ranma and slid him next to Akane, under the covers. "Stay!" she ordered, and left. Akane and Ranma turned crimson and slid to the opposite ends of the futon. "I'll be glad when tomorrow is finally here." Ranma said cooly. "We'll be back in Nerami and everything'll be back to normal." "We?" Akane said, surprised and turned to face Ranma. "Ranma, you're going back to Nerami tomorrow. I have to stay in Gravitron City." "What?" Ranma barked. "You're not coming back with me? Waddya mean?" "Ranma, even though Dad made a mid-school-year transfer, there's still a semester left. I can't just walk out. Not until the school year's over." "Akane, don't you want to come back?" "Of course I do. Do you think that I don't miss you, P-Chan, Dad, Mr. Saotome, Kasumi, and Nabiki? You silly baka. Of course I do!" "A-Akane....." Akane turned over. "Anyways, I'm tired now. Let's get some sleep." Ranma flipped over and instantly dozed off. After a few days missing his naps in Hinako-sensei's class, he was tired too. After a bit, Akane fell asleep. That's when she began tossing and turning, as usual. At least, this time, she didn't move too much because of her bruises. She reached over and punched Ranma in the back, immediately waking him up. "You kawaiikun tomboy!" he yelled, "Wadja do that for?" He stopped himself. Akane was fast asleep and didn't hear him. He turned over and tried sleeping again. "How does Ryouga put up with this?" he wondered. POW! Akane punched him again. Groweling, he propped himself up with his arm against the pillow and flipped over, "Why you-" Akane turned and rolled over to him, her head on his arm. "Akane.." he flushed. She was still. Not wanting to wake her, Ranma settled back down, allowing Akane to sleep so close to him. He didn't sleep a wink. As morning appeared on the horizon, Ranma slid away from Akane and fell onto the floor, falling asleep. About an hour later, Akane's eyes fluttered awake. She moaned and stretched sitting up. Looking around, she didn't see Ranma on the bed. "Ranma?" she called out. "Zzzzzzzzzzzz," Ranma snored back. Akane looked over the bed and saw him sleeping on the floor. She smiled and leaned over, "Wakey-wakey!" said softly. Ranma slept on on. "Ranma wake up!" He still slept. "RANMA!" Snores. Finally, Akane reached out and pinched his nose shut. A few seconds later, Ranma choked and shot up. Gasping for air, she yelled, "Ack! Akane wadja do that for?" She grinned wickedly, "Wake up call!" Ranma groweled and slowly rose. "Kawaiikun baka." Taking his cue, he grumblingly picked up his clothes had head to the bathroom. After he left, Akane undressed and dressed in her uniform. She was brushing her hair when Ranma entered, dressed him his usual red chinise tunic and black pants. He frowned when he saw Akane's uniform. "Waddya wearin' that for, Akane?" he asked. Akane spun around, annoyed, "What do you think baka! This is my school uniform. I'm supposed to wear it to school. I'm going to school. So, I should wear my school uniform. That clear it all?" Ranma's face fell. "You mean, you're not coming back to Nerami with me?" "Ranma," Akane said softly, sadly, "I can't. It's not as easy as you think. But, as soon as summer vacation is here, I'm coming home. Until then, I've got to move on with my life in Gravitron City." Ranma turned and headed for the door, "Yeah, you've got a life here. I just wish it meant I could be a part of it." He slid open the door, and then was gone. Tears sprang to Akane's eyes, "Ra-Ranma, I do too." "Tendou-san!" Akane shook herself. "H-hai, sensei!" "Don't give me that 'hai sensei'. Now pay attention to class. I have an important announcement." "Hai. Gomen." Ayumi-sensei stood in front of the class, smiling. "Now class. I have good news. Our class trip this year will be camping up in the Northern Wilderness!" A collection of cheers and groans filled the class room. Akane sighed, "Big deal. It won't be any different from the training trips I've been on." C-ko was bounding around the classroom, clapping her hands and giggling, "Hooray! We're gonna go camping! Hooray! Hooray! " She swung A-ko up with her, "We'll have fun, won't we A-ko!" Meanwhile, B-ko was happily dreaming, "Ah, the lush green forest. So romantic. My dear C-ko, we shall have an unforgetable time!" TO BE CONTINUED........... Coming Next: "Lost Boy Finds the Lost Girls" It's the return of Ryouga! He finally makes it Gravitron.....well not quite. And what happens when the Gravitron High girls go camping? Especially when Akane and C-ko take over the cooking duty. Will they survive the wilds? "Project A-Kane" by, Kindsey Whitelaw l kindsey whitelaw@prodigy.com Disclaimer and Copyright Junk I'm acknowledging my unauthorized use of these characters. This story is completely original and conceived by me. "Project A-Kane" is a fan-fic crossover of Ranma 1\2 and Project A-Ko. Ranma and Co. are property of Takahashi and Viz Video. A-ko and her buds are property of Moriyama and U.S. Manga Corps. Chapter 8: The Lost Boy Finds the Lost Girls A mesh of khaki shorts and white teeshirts mixed with brown backpacks stood on a curb, in front of a large bus. At the head, a tall woman with turquoise hair stood in the bus, leaning out. "Okay girls!" Ayumi-sensei called, "Everybody on!" A-ko, Akane, and C-Ko squeezed into a seat. A few seats ahead, B-ko sat, Asa, Ine, Ume, and Mari behind her. A seat buckled under Mari's mass, threatening to collapse. "So Akane," A-ko began, "Have you ever been camping before?" Akane saw the training trips she had gone on with Mr. Saotome and Ranma in her eyes. "Hai, I guess you could say I have." C-ko wiggled in glee, "Tee hee hee! I'm so excited! We're gonna have lots of fun, won't we A-ko!" "Hai, C-ko. I'm sure we will!" A-ko replied. "We'll play with the bunnies, and the squirrels, and the birdies!" C-ko giggled. A-ko rolled her eyes. "Hai C-ko. Hai." Meanwhile, B-ko was deep in thought, as the bus began to move. "Hai dear C-ko. We shall play with the bunnies, squirrels, and birds. Just the two of us." C-ko sneezed and rubbed her nose. "Gee, I hope I'm not getting a cold." "But that A-ko, I must not allow her near C-ko again," B-ko groweled. A-ko sneezed. "If you are C-ko, I'm getting it too." B-ko smiled, "As for Akane Tendou, I'll let Mari start her off, then let nature's beasts finish her off!" Akane sneezed. "That makes three of us." Ayumi-sensei looked out the window. "I hope this goes well. It will be so enjoyable. That is, if the girls behave." From behind Ayumi-sensei, a chorus of "ACHOOO!!!!" echoed throughout the bus. BANG BANG BANG!!! Akane finished driving the last stake of the tent she was sharing with A-ko and C-ko into the ground. "Phew!" she sighed, wiping a thin line of sweat from her brow, "There we go!" C-ko bounded to the tent, her arms full of flowers. She began tossing them about the tent. When she was finished, the outside was covered in petals. "So kawaii!" she laughed. Across the way, Asa parked a large mobile home near a grove of trees. She peeked out the window, "Here you are B-ko-san." B-ko walked into the mobile home, admiring the four poster bed, the refridgerater, satelitte TV, and microwave. She sighed, "Unn, I guess this will have to do. The wilderness, I'm sooooo deprived!" Ine was busy putting up two tents. One for Asa, Ume, and herself, and an economy sized one for Mari. "Arigato B-ko-san. We all feel your grief and anguish." A-ko was unrolling her sleeping bag, inside her tent. She heard the door being unzipped. "C-ko?" she called, "Akane? Is that you?" Two brown squirrels skipped in, making those cute little squirrely noises. A-ko froze. "What are these squirrels doing in here?" she yelled, as they ran circles around her. C-ko stuck her head in. "Aren't they kawaii, A-ko? I got them to be are friends!" A-ko shooed the squirrels out. As the sun began to set, the girls came together, their stomachs groweling. Ayumi-sensei flushed, "Errr, I'm afraid I forgot to pack food, girls?" she squeeked. All the girls frowned. "Umm, but we're going to really rough it out, huh?" She heard knuckled cracking and grabbed C-ko and Akane, who were closest to her. "As a matter of fact, C-ko and Akane here were just about to go gather nuts and berries for us!" She shoved the two unlucky girls into the woods. "Go!" Leaves crunched under black and yellow shoes. A young man, strikingly handsome, leaned against a tree, running his fingers through his short black hair, held back by a yellow and black bandana. His black pants were stained with mud and his yellow tunic was slashed from sharp branches. He rubbed his shoulders, "Where on earth am I this time? I wanted to go to Gravitron City, hoping my love for Akane would guide me, but instead I end up in some forest! Oh sweet Akane, where could you be?" His ears pricked up at the sound of a young girls voice. "Where is food around here? I don't see anything?" "I dunno Akane, I think we're lost!" Ryouga nearly jumped, "A-Akane! Is that your dear voice I hear?" "We are lost, C-ko!" Akane responded. Ryouga grinned, fang-to-fang, "Hai! It is my Akane-chan!" He began to run in the direction of the voices. That is, he meant to, but the tree was in the way. "AKANE!" he yelled. Akane spun around, "Ryouga?" she gasped. "Ryouga!" she called and started running to him, C-ko behind her. He was still running into the tree by the time she peeled him off. "Ryouga!" she smiled. "It's good to see you!" "A-Akane..." he stuttered, "What a-re youuu doing here?" Akane looked at C-ko. "Well, I'm camping right now with my class." She patted C-ko. "This is C-ko Kotobuki. C-ko, Ryouga Hibiki." Ryouga bowed. "Nice to m-meet you, C-ko." C-ko giggled and waved, "Konnichiwa!!!!" she piped. "We're, kinda lost right now." Akane blushed, almost as crimson as Ryouga. Ryouga couldn't help but laugh and Akane joined him. "That makes three of us. I was trying to get to Gravitron City to visit you, but I ended up here instead." Akane smiled, "Oh Ryouga, that's so sweet. You're always so nice. Well, I'm glad you didn't find Gravitron, otherwise you'd have been there while I was here." C-ko tugged at Akane's shirt, "Akane, I hungary! We were supposed to find food." "Omigosh!" Akane slapped her forehead. "That's right! That's what we were doing out here in the first place." Ryouga slid his backpack off his shoulders and took out two apples. He handed one to Akane and one to C-ko. "Here you go." "Arigato, Ryouga." Akane said, biting in. Ryouga began to unpack. "It's getting dark now and it's dangerous to wander around the woods at night. You and C-ko better stay here tonight, and tommorrow, we'll find your class." He passes a few blankets to the girls. "Arigato Ryouga. You're always so nice to me." Akane said softly. Ryouga blushed deeply, again. "You're welcome. I'm glad to see you again." "I'm glad too." Ryouga started a fire, and put up his umbrella. As darkness blanketed the woods, they retreated to their sleeping mats and fell asleep, except Ryouga. He laid for seconds, minutes, hours....he didn't know how long he stared at the moon, lost in thought. "Akane," his mind echoed, "Akane, oh my love. How I've dreamed of this: you, me, alone, nothing but the stars. So why can't I make a move? Damnit Ryouga Damnit!!!!" He sighed, "Maybe a moonlight stroll will ease my nerves." He packed his things up and started off. Sweet scents of bamboo, pine, and grass filled Akane's nostrels. She moaned and rose, blocking the sun out with her arm. "'morning Ryouga," she cracked. "Ryouga?" she turned and saw he wasn't anywhere to be seen. "Where'd he go? Maybe he sleepwalks and got lost." She reached over to her little friend, "C-ko, wake up. We've got to get back to camp!" C-ko whimpered, half-awake, and rolled up her sleeping bag, giving it to Akane, who slung both over her back with a vine. "Let's try and find out way back now." Slowly, they made their way through their woods, to no avail. Tired and hot, they slumped against a tree. "We're never going to get back!" C-ko pouted, tears springing to her eyes. "C-ko, don't cry. We'll find out way, I promise," Akane said, conforting. Just then, a chorus of voices sung throughout the trees. "C-KO! AKANE!!!!" Ayumi-sensei's class called. Akane shot up, "We're saved!" C-ko began screaming, "A-KO! A-KO!" A tree split in front of them and A-ko burst through. C-ko ran to her and hugged her. "Oh A-ko!" she bellowed, "I missed you!" B-ko tapped Akane on her shoulder, "Getting lost Akane? Hmph! How can anyone trust C-ko with you when you are getting lost and putting her life in danger?" "Oh back of B-ko!" Akane retaliated, "It's not my fault Ayumi-sensei forgot the food. Besides it was dark and we couldn't see." B-ko tossed her hair and walked away, "Excuses excuses....." Akane clenched her fist, "Baka!" Ayumi-sensei trotted out of the woods, to the girls, "Oh, thank heavens you're safe!" she noticed the sleeping mats, "Goodness! Where did these come from?" Akane sighed, "From a friend. A very good friend." "He was cute!" C-ko pipped. B-ko froze and spun around, "WHAT! HE, you say. Akane, you let C-ko sleep in the company of a MAN! You have absolutly no decency. Just what did you and this *ahem* very good friend do?" A-ko cut in, "Oh back off B-ko! Akane has a fiance, she wouldn't mess around!" "A-ko.." Akane muttered, elbowing in her. "Ah!" A-ko flushed, "Gomen." "A fiance!" everyone chorused. Akane turned crimson as everyone crowded around her with their, "What's he like? Is he cute? When's the wedding? Aren't you a little young? Is he good, y'know?" "Geez," Akane thought, "This was not what I was expecting!" TO BE CONTINUED...... Coming Soon: "Whither My Beloved?" Ranma is now confronted by Shampoo, Kodachi, and Ukyou about Akane's absence. Also, Kunou wants Akane and his Osage-No-Onna back. Gosunkugi is sceaming again. And Hinako-sensei is hungary. "Project A-Kane" by, Kindsey Whitelaw l kindsey whitelaw@prodigy.com Disclaimer and Copyright Junk I'm acknowledging my unauthorized use of these characters. This story is completely original and conceived by me. "Project A-Kane" is a fan-fic crossover of Ranma 1\2 and Project A-Ko. Ranma and Co. are property of Takahashi and Viz Video. A-ko and her buds are property of Moriyama and U.S. Manga Corps. Chapter 9: Whither My Beloved "Zzzzzzzzzzzz" A tall, beautiful woman with long brown hair hair and green eyes, dashed with purple eye-shadow, caught the sound of a faint snore. She ran her hands down her short yellow dress and crossed her arms. She walked over to the far left end of the class and grabbed the red text book, which was propped up, covering the student. Her red lips frown. "Ooooooooo! You're being a bad boy. I guess I'm going to have to teach you a lesson." The rest of the students shrank away. They knew how Hinako-sensei "punished" her students, especially this one. She brought her hands together as a gold coin appeared. "Ranma's in for it now," the students whispered. "Ayup," they muttered. Ranma shifted and moaned, "Mmmmm ice cream...chocolate ice cream. Luvyaluvyaluvya!" Hinako-sensei's eyes brightened and she droppped the coin, "Ice cream?" "Mmmm whip cream 'n' cherries." Ranma snored. Hinako-sensei bounded about the room then out the window, reverting to her child-like form. She giggled, "Yeah! Ice cream ice cream ice cream!" The students breathed a sigh of relief. Ranma had lucked out, again. One of his friends nudged him, "Hey Ranma, wake up." "Huh? Wha-" "You nearly just got zapped by Hinako-sensei." "Eh?" "Yeah, but she stopped and left." Ranma stretched and rubbed his back, "Geez, I'm good." The bell rang and the students left for lunch. Ranma grinned as he reached into his locker. Nothing like Kasumi's cooking to perk you up. He pulled out his lunch bag and headed for the cafeteria, eager to feast. He swung his bag back in forth, whistling. Then, he heard a wosh and the sound of his lunch spilling to the floor. He looked up. Tatewaki Kunou poised in front of him, his wooden sword in hand. "Hey!" Ranma yelled, "That's my lunch!" "Ah underclassman, you are now mistaken," Kunou said majestically, "For it is now a challenge!" Ranma rolled his eyes, "Normally, I'd just flick you off. But., for the distruction of my lunch, you're going to have to pay. I accept your challenge." Kunou smiled, "And now Saotome, prepare to die! For the love my Akane Tendou, whom you banished from my arms, and my Osage-No-Onna, whom you have enslaved." Kunou charged at Ranma, "Strike strike strike strike!" he bellowed. Ranma simply side-stepped and Kunou went crashing into the wall. Yawning, Ranma collected his lunch remnants, and continued to the cafeteria. Ukyou Kuonji greeted Ranma at the door. "Hi there Ran-chan!" She flashed him a pan of okonomiyaki, "I brought you lunch!" Ranma grinned, hungarily, "Thanks Ucchan! Kunou destroyed the one Kasumi made." He sat down and began devouring it, while Ukyou watched, lovingly. Suddenly, the room shook as the wall caved in. Shampoo leaped through the hole, a large bowl in hand. "Nihao Ranma!" "Hi Shampoo," Ranma replied, "Next time, try to remember to use the door." Shampoo smiled and nodded. "Whassat?" Ranma asked, pointing to the bowl. "Wife make husband good lunch," she said as she set down the bowl of ramen, which Ranma instantly dove into. Ukyou frowned, "Wife? What do you mean "wife"? Ran-chan is MY fiance! Not yours, you Chinise bimbo!" Shampoo growled and whipped out her bombari, "We see by that! We fight for Ranma!" Ukyou gripped her large spatula, "Fine by me!" The two girls ran off to the baseball field and began fighting. Ranma just sighed and finished eating. Roundhouse, spinning kick, step forward, jab arm, uppercut, back flip, sweep kick, double forward flip.....Ranma moved like mercury, practicing his kata, under the watchful eye of his father, Genma Saotome. "How was your day, son?" he asked. "Aah, the usual," he replied, dully, focusing on his kata. As Ranma finished, Genma nodded gruffly, "Well done, my son. The master now wishes to train with you." He jestered and Happosai came bounding in, carrying a bucket of water, which he immediately dumped on Ranma. "Aaaaah!" Ranma-chan yelled as Happosai glomped onto her torso. "Keep me happy Ranma-chan!" Happosai cried, "The loss of Akane eats away at me. Help me fill the loss," he continued to bury his head into her cheast, "Oh yeah, this'll fill me." Ranma-chan grabbed Happosai and pulled him off her, "Yow! Leggo me you hentai!" Happosai's eyes grew large and innocent, his lower lip jutted out, "But Ranma-chan," he pouted, "Without Akane, I feel so incomplete. I need you to fill my emptiness." Just then, Ranma-chan heard, in the distance, a woman's insane laughter, "Wahahahahahahaha!!! Oh Ranma-sama, my Ranma-sama, I have come to you. Wahahahahaha!!!" Ranma-chan reeled his arm back and flung Happosai threw the roof and into Kodachi's arms, "Fill 'er up, y'old letch!" Ranma-chan yelled. As Kodachi's screams and Happosai's glee faded away into the distance, Ranma-chan went to the kitchen and got a kettle of hot water from Kasumi, which she immediatly poured over. "Ah, that's better," he sighed, and strolled out into the garden. The cherry trees' blossoms were shedding their pink and white petals as the wind caught hold of them. Ranma-kun climbed up into one of the trees and crossed his legs into a meditative position. He closed his eyes and rested himself, allowing the petals to blanket him. His spirit rested, his mind at ease. His kata had relaxed both his mind and body. After all, a true martial artist must have a perfect balance of body and mind. And now that Ranma had attained it, he strived to maintain it. He knew that in meditation, he must think peaceful thoughts. In his mind's eye, he journeyed down memory lane, reliving happy times of his life: his childhood before he left for China, safe at home with his mother, Nodaka, and his father, Genma. The nice, sweet, old lady in his old neighbor. The peaceful times with his father in training. Being with his friends at his old boys' school. All the great times, up to his terrible plunge at Jusenkyuo, when his life cascaded downhill. Ranma cringed as he saw his life crashing: the fights with Kunou, the bribes of Nabiki, Akane's violent outbursts, Kodachi's insane devotion, Shampoo's bondage to him, Ryouga's love for Akane, Cologne's fights, Happosai's perversion, Genma's stupidity. He remembered them all. "A horrid life I have," he whispered, "Isn't their any confort for me?" He then saw Akane's smiling face and traveled back again........ "My...my legs, I can't move them. The Doc must've done something to my hips when he patted me." "Here." "What!" "Climb on piggy back." "No way, a guy wouldn't be caught dead doing that." "Oh for pitty's sake. There, now you're a woman, climb on." "I...I guess I'm finally over him, now. Besides, it doesn't matter now. Doctor Tofu likes Kasumi, not me." "Y'know, I wanted to mention. You're hair, it does look better like that." "Are you feeling well?" "Hey I try to compliment you and......Who says you're cute?" "Nobody, I'm not cute." "Anyway, who cares? It's not like my opinion makes any difference anyway." "Thank you.." "Huh?" "That's nice to hear." *gulp* "Even if you don't mean it, it's still nice to hear." "C-can it be? That this chick really is...cute?" Ranma felt his mind laying at ease. He opened his eyes and dropped to the ground, shaking off the white petals. Catching the aroma of Kasumi's herbal tea, he trotted across the garden and hopped onto the patio, into the house. "Well. Good afternoon Ranma," Kasumi said in her usual sweetness. "Hi Kasumi," Ranma replied. Kasumi passed him a mug of tea and he nodded in thanks. The steaming tea was as delicious as always. Nabiki strolled in, counting a fistfull of yen, most likely pawned off of Kunou. She picked up a mug and gulped it down. "7000, 8000, 9000..... not bad at all," she muttered, "Thank heavens for Kunou-chan." Now Ranma KNEW that Nabiki had pawned Kunou, probably with pictures of his female form. "Hey Nabiki, just how did you scam off Kunou? Pics of me again!" Nabiki looked at him innocently, "Ranma, I am insulted. I would never scam Kunou-chan using you.....It was Akane." "What!" She held up the picture that Akane had sent in the mail. There was black tape over A-ko and C-ko's eyes. "I had Gosunkugi modify it for only 4000 yen." Ranma fumed, "But, I bought that picture from you!" "Why, you did. But, I found it carelessly left in a high security safe." "Carelessly? Why I oughta.......!" Nabiki coyly waved the picture in front of Ranma, "Why Ranma? You're not thinking of hurting a lady are you?..........Thought not. Anyway, I suppose I could sell this back to you. That is, IF you promise to take better care of it. 2000 yen, nice and cheep." Ranma grumbled, "I'm broke now. Here." He handed Nabiki his life-time-of-free-meals-at-Ucchan's card, which she happily accepted and handed Ranma the picture. Ranma slumped into the guest room, the photo in hand. He opened his scrap book and stuck the picture in a blank page, near the photos taken from his China Training trip. He heard a tapping nearby, in his closet. Dashing over, he flung open the door and blew out a sigh. "Gosuknugi..." "Oh eh.....konnichiwa Saotome. How..how's it going?" Gosunkugi said meekly. There was a straw voodoo doll half nailed into the wall. Ranma ripped it out, grabbed Hikaru Gosunkugi by his candles and dropped him out of the window and onto Genma, who was then relaxing with a pipe in his panda mouth. Genma idly swatted him away. "Baka," Ranma muttered under his breath. There was a knock at the door. Nabiki answered, "Oh Moshi-moshi Kunou-chan!" "You will address me as Kunou-sempai." "Oh, hai, gomen, Kunou-chan." "I said address me as....." "Kunou! Waddya doing here!" Ranma said as he slid down the banister. "Moshi-moshi underclassman. I am here to complete my transaction with Nabiki Tendou-san." Ranma frowned, "What transaction?" Nabiki ignored Ranma and began writing on a small tablet of paper. She tore off the sheet and handed it to Kunou, who handed her a full handfull of yen. "Arigato Nabiki-san," he said as he read the paper. "Hmm. Gravitron City." He turned and left. Ranma was shocked, "Nabiki! You sold Kunou Aunt Yohko's address!" "Hai," Nabiki yawned. Ranma grimaced, "You baka! Akane's in trouble now!" TO BE CONTINUED....... Coming Soon: Double Dream Date Tatewaki Kunou comes to Gravitron City! What will this mean for Akane? What will happen when he finds her? And how is A-ko drawn into all this? Find out next time, when Kunou goes out for an unforgettable night with a few surprises too! "Project A-Kane" by, Kindsey Whitelaw l kindsey whitelaw@prodigy.com Disclaimer and Copyright Junk I'm acknowledging my unauthorized use of these characters. This story is completely original and conceived by me. "Project A-Kane" is a fan-fic crossover of Ranma 1\2 and Project A-Ko. Ranma and Co. are property of Takahashi and Viz Video. A-ko and her buds are property of Moriyama and U.S. Manga Corps. Chapter 10: Double Dream Date *Knock Knock* Akane looked up from her history homework. "I'll get it!" Aunt Yohko called from below. A few seconds later, "Akane-chan, there's someone here for you." Akane stood up and went to open her bedroom door. Suddenly, she heard Aunt Yohko saying, "Do come in sir, Akane will be right down." Akane gripped the door knoob, "Sir?" she thought, "Who could that be?" She slid back over to her mirror and made herself more presentable. Then, she quickly trotted downstair, catching a whiff of red roses. She froze. In the hallway, stood Tatewaki Kunou. He caught sight of her as she desended and smiled. "Greetings fairest Akane-san," he bowed, exteneding the bouquet to her, which she accepted with clumsy hands. "K-Kunou-sempai....Um...Good evening. What are you doing here?" "You sister, Nabiki Tendou-san, informed me of your whereabouts and I took it upon myself to come and extend a visit. Now sweet, you must forgive my impertanace and deviousness." Kunou handed her a challenge, then pulled the ribbon on the bouquet. A whiff of gas shot out of the flowers, instantly knocking Akane out." When Akane came to, she was lying on her bed, Kunou standing over her. He chuckled, "My love, I have defeated you in combat. You must now date me or lose your honor." Akane gasped, "Me? D-date you? Or lose my honor." Aunt Yohko leaned in, "He is right, Akane-chan. Your honor and thus that of your family will be tarnished unless you accept Tatewaki Kunou's defeating you." Akane bowed her head. She knew she couldn't risk her honor. A martial artist must place her honor above her desires. "Alright Kunou, I will go on a date with you." He smiled, "Very well then dear, tommorrow at 7:00 PM, I will come for you." "A date!" A-ko said, shocked, "You have to date him!" Akane groaned as she pointed to Kunou's photo in her yearboook, "Hai, I have to, or lose my honor." "Oh man! You poor girl!" A-ko ran her fingers through her hair, "What do you think of my hair pulled back." "It's kawaii....." Akane gazed, "In fact, you look exactly like Ranma- chan with it like it. That's it!" "Nani?" A-ko said, puzzled. Akane giggled, "A-ko, Kunou also is in love with Ranma's female body." "I don't get it." "If you came with me on the date, dressed as Ranma-chan, I wouldn't have to worry as much about getting taken advantage of or something." "Hmm," A-ko said, smiling deviously, looking at the photo, "Well, I gotta admit, this Kunou is pretty hot. Ok, I'll do it. It'll be a double date." They both laughed. "Hurry up A-ko, it's almost 7!" Akane said, impaciently. A-ko whirled around in front of the mirror. She was dressed in a blue mandarin dress, "These chinese clothes aren't me." Akane ran her hands over her brown skirt, who's suspenders slung over her right side, over a white blouse, "Well, Ranma wears chinise clothes, Kunou would expect you to look like it." A-ko fingered her braided pony tail, "I think I look better with my hair down." "Grrr. Will you quit gripping!" The door bell chimed throughout the house, "He's here!" Akane gasped, "Ok, you ready? Good, now above all, watch yourself and don't be afraid to punch." Akane hurried downstairs and opened the door, she smiled, "Why, moshi- moshi Kunou-sempai." Kunou stepped in and handed Akane a bushel of roses, which she quickly set aside, "Koban wa to you, fairest one. You look absolutly kawaii." "Oh....errr....arigato Kunou-sempai." "Hey, is that my Kunou?" A-ko yelled as she slid down the banister. Kunou gasped, "O....Osage-no-Onna! Is that truly you, my love?" A-ko batted her eyes, "In the flesh." Kunou sprang forward and captured her in a glomping hug, "Oh, how I have missed you, my love." A-ko swiftly punched him off of her, "Tee hee hee! Oh Kunou-chan! You little kidder!" "Ahem" he cleared his throat, "Shall we go, dearest ones?" A-ko and Akane nodded grimly, "Hai." Kunou arched his arms out and placed his hands on his waist. Akane and A-ko tentativly slipped an arm around his, trying to smile. Kunou happily escourted his lovely ladies out of Yohko's house and to the street. They settled into a comfy stretch limo. "The park," Kunou ordered the driver. "Huh?" Akane thought, "The park? Kunou always goes to a rich aristocratic restaurants or catered dinners on the Kunou Family Yacht." She felt Kunou's arm snake around her. A-ko felt the same. "My beauties," he said weeping, "Never had I dreamed that I would be able to date both of you, that you both desired me so," he then went on to speaking bad Shakespeare, "My loveth is so strong for thou. Thou art the fairest beauties of the universe." A-ko and Akane roled their eyes. Tears were streaming down Kunou's face, "Oh Osage-No-Onna, at last you are truly free from that demon, Ranma Saotome. Dearest Akane Tendou-san, you have broken free of your bind to Saotome, that twisted betrothal, wrought in evil. My darlings, I love you so!" Akane and A-ko slid out Kunou's arms. Akane looked out the window and sighed, "Oh Ranma," she thought, "What are you going to say when you find out I dated Kunou-sempai? Surely he will tell you. If it were my choice, I wouldn't even be here, but I can't loose the Tendou's honor. For the sake of Dad, Kasumi, and Nabiki, I must go through with this." "Kei," A-ko thought, "I wanna date you, not this Kunou jerk. And this look I've got going, UGH! I hope no one I know sees me." When the limo reached the park, the driver got out and opened the door for the three. While Kunou went to tip him, A-ko grabbed Akane and whispered, "Akane Tendou, what have you dragged me into!?" "Don't snarl at me A-ko Magami! You agreed to it! You wanted to have fun with him, so have fun with him!" A-ko giggled, "Well, he is pretty damn cute. And, he does look a helluva lot like Kei. Oh boy, this is gonna be great!" Kunou offered his arms to A-ko and Akane. The girls looked at him then walked trotted ahead. Kunou dropped his arms and hurried to catch up with them, smiling. "Fairest damsels, I have prepared an encanting and romantic dinner for us." He gestured Akane and A-ko to the side, where a candlelit picnic was set. "Odd," thought Akane, "Kunou's stinking rich. It's not like him to go simple." She then saw the 10 course meal, full orchestra, and crystal chandlear hanging off a tree. "Then again...." She rethought. A-ko sat on the silken cloth. "Oh Kunou-sempai," she giggled, as instructed by Akane, "This is soooo kawaii. You widdle sweetie you!" Kunou smiled and sat beside her, "For you, my Osage-No-Onna, I would serve you the world. If you wanted the Sea of Japan, it would be yours, the rainforests of the Amazon, the valleys of the Nile, the icecaps of the Antartic, the outbacks of Australia, all these and more would be yours!" A-ko looked unimpressed glanced at Akane, she gave back the same look. A line of waitresses dressed in pink 'bunny' costumes came forward and poured glasses of sake for the three. Kunou lifted his glass, "A toast! To my Osage-No-Onna and my Akane Tendou! The jewels in Ethiopian's eyes! The brightest stars in the heavens!" Kunou then drank the sake in one gulp and sat down as the orchestra began to play a soft Mozart ballad. Akane tentaivly sipped on her sake while A-ko eyes it funnily. Kunou poured himself another glass and swigged it down, followed by another. TO BE CONTINUED...... Next Up: "A Goodnight Kiss?" Kunou's date with A-ko and Akane continues!!! Will the two lovely ladies survive when Kunou asserts himself with the secret style of Drunk-Fu? And what does this mean for Ranma and Kei? And how the heck does C-ko get mixed up in this?