Just Normal Girls Chapter 3: Old Friends, New Problems The three friends met each other at school about fifteen minutes before school started. "That was amazing what you and Honey did yesterday." Haruhi said. "It was okay, I held back against him for awhile. Why is he just a little kid?" "He's actually seventeen, he's just really short and immature...and cute." "Well, I'm hoping they want to see us again. I had a lot of fun, it was way better than just living alone." "I'm sure Tamaki will give us a lift there if I ask him nicely." "Well that's cool-" "Hello Miss Natsuru." The blue haired Kampfer recognized the voice and froze in fear. She slowly turned around to confirm who it was. A tall girl with long black hair and a sinister look in her eye was looking right at the trio. "Umm...Shizuku...what are you doing here?" Natsuru stammered. "Why Natty, isn't it good for the president of our old school to attend a better high school. I mean it is better to get into a university. I see you've made some new friends apart from Miss Mishima and Mikoto, though I can see why." "Don't you dare insult them, bitch I be burning your eyes out!" "Now Natsuru, that's not nice to say to an old friend." "More like an old foe! I'm not waiting around for you to attack my friends! I challenge you right now!" "Very well, I accept." Shizuku's red bracelet lit up and everyone gaped in awe as her hair turned silver and she made two daggers connected by a long chain appear. "Natsuru! Let me help!" Ranma said, stepping forward. "No Ranma, I'm sorry but this is a fight between Kampfer. You can be my backup." "But...I understand." Shizuku ran forward and slashed at Natsuru with the daggers. Natsuru ducked around the attacks and jumped backward quickly. Natsuru then shot a giant fireball out of her hand. Shizuku responded by slicing the fire in half (physics? What's that?). Haruhi gaped in awe as the whole fight was commencing. "Ranma, help her! She's gonna get killed!" Haruhi pleaded. Ranma hung her head and closed her eyes, "No" "But Natsuru-" "Natsuru made it clear that this is her fight we have to respect that. I'll step in if she starts losing." Haruhi could only watch in desperation as Natsuru started to actually breath fire at Shizuku in an attempt to get on the offensive. Shizuku then slashed and ripped away part of Natsuru's shirt, leaving her breasts exposed. This got Natsuru mad. She ended it by yelling as loud as she could as a giant geyser of fire erupted out from her body. The fire shot into the air and Shizuku could only gape in awe at how powerful the attack was. Ranma realized what was going to happen though, a complete repeat of Ryoga's fully powered ShishiHokodan. She ran as fast as she could. And in the blink of an eye, shot a tornado out of her hand and put the fire out. "Enough! It's a tie! Alright?" Ranma said, standing between the two Kampfer. "Yeah, I guess." "I suppose that will suffice." "Alright then, we need to get to class now, we're gonna be late. Natsuru go change right now, I'll tell the teacher why you're taking so long." "Thanks Ranma." Ranma ran off as the bell rang, Shizuku was about to start walking off when Natsuru blocked her path. "What is it now Natsuru? It was a tie, remember?" "I know, but Ranma doesn't know you like I do. I came here so I didn't have to deal with all this crap. If you're gonna hang around me, do it as a friend, not as an enemy or a suitor. Deal?" "...You've changed haven't you Natsuru?" "Being a girl really clears your head." "So I've heard. Alright, deal." Meanwhile Haruhi was now sitting in the desk next to Ranma. She wasn't paying any attention to what the teacher was saying which was a first, she had way too much on her mind. "Ranma, what was going on? What's a Kampfer? Why could Natsuru shoot fire out her hands? How did you stop the fire at the last minute?" Ranma kept looking ahead with a stern look on her face. She subtly wrote down a note and moved it to the edge of her desk for Haruhi to see. Haruhi, you're asking WAY too many questions. I don't completely know what a Kampfer is. You'll have to ask Natsuru, it's not for me to say. I promise, you'll learn sooner or later. Ranma quickly crumbled up the note and threw it into the waste basket by the door before going back to taking notes. Later that day It was after school and the three girls were now walking together. It had become a ritual that they would all hang out at Ranma's house after school. They were about to leave school grounds when all of a sudden... "Ranma Saotome! Prepare to die!" came a voice from above. Ranma looked up to see a red bamboo umbrella coming down towards her. She quickly pushed Natsuru out of the way, grabbed Haruhi, and did a back flip to avoid the small crater that the impact created. The dust cleared to show a teenage boy with black hair with a yellow black bandanna wrapped around his head. He also had a big travel pack and was wearing a yellow shirt. "Ryoga! Dammit what are you doing here!" Ranma yelled. "Ranma, because of you I've seen hell!" A spark just went off in Ranma's head. Ryoga was taking it way too far this time. First he tries to kill her new friends, the people who actually liked her for who she was. Then he had the balls to still hold a grudge after she sacrificed her manhood to unlock Ryoga's and Mousse's curses. If it wasn't for her, Ryoga would be a pig for the rest of his life, instead of just half the time. "Ryoga...you've gone too far this time. I'm not gonna hold back." Ranma charged at Ryoga before he could react and gave him a powerful uppercut. Ryoga landed back on his feet and threw several bandannas at her. She swerved around most of them until she grabbed one and stopped it with her bare hands. This made her hand start to bleed, but she didn't care. Her blind fit of rage made her completely oblivious to anything around her. Ranma charged so much ki into the bandanna she was holding, it resembled a sword more than anything. She then ran forward swinging the ki sword at Ryoga. He tried holding his umbrella up in defense, but she just cut the entire thing in half. She then made several slashes. Ryoga jumped back, but still got his shirt ripped open with gashes forming an X on his chest. The pain was so severe he stumbled over from the amount he was bleeding. Ranma held the sword above her as she was about to stab Ryoga. "Ranma, please. Just let him be." Haruhi pleaded. Ranma looked up to see Haruhi's face. She had the look of pure abject fear in her eyes. She then started to calm down and dropped the bandanna, which now reverted to a piece of cloth. She hung her head as her red bangs covered her eyes. "Just leave Ryoga, get lost and never come back." Ranma just slowly walked back to her house looking down, Haruhi and Natsuru following her. Change of Scene Nodoka turned when she heard the door open and saw Ranma just walk to her room absentmindedly. She also saw the other two girls come in. "Is something wrong with Ranma?" Nodoka asked them. "Some guy came and attacked her out of nowhere. Ranma managed to fight him, but something in her snapped. Has she ever been like this?" Haruhi asked. "No, she...I..." Nodoka couldn't answer. She had only known her actual child for a few months. She was bouncy and cheerful when pretending to be Ranko, but that was all a facade. Nodoka then realized how little she knew about her own child. "I'll go talk to her." Nodoka said. Nodoka opened the door to Ranma's room. The girl was sitting on her bed, her legs drawn up to her chest, sobbing quietly to herself. She didn't seem to notice Nodoka coming in as Nodoka sat down next to her and wrapped her arms around her shoulders. "Ranma, I know I haven't been the best mother. There's nothing worse in the world than for a child to be afraid of their own parent. But I'm hoping to make up for that now. I love you and want to be there for you. You don't have to keep things to yourself now. Tell me, what happened at school." Ranma stopped sobbing and breathed deeply. "Ryoga attacked me today. The guy I told you about who turns into a pig. He was about to kill Haruhi with that damn breaking point of his. Then he said that I was the reason he was cursed. I gave my manhood so he wouldn't be a pig for the rest of his life, and this is how he repays me! I just lost it and gave it my all against him. I just couldn't take it anymore. I came here so I could get away from all this crap. And putting my new friends in all this is probably the worst thing I can do. Especially Haruhi, she isn't physical like me or Natsuru. If anything happened to them, I could never forgive myself." Nodoka pulled Ranma into a motherly embrace. "It's gonna be okay honey. You're just being a good friend, just like you always are. Boy or girl, you've done so many honorable things. I've never been more proud of my child than when I found out about your curse. You sacrificed everything for everyone else, and to me, that is a Man among Men." "...thanks mom." "You've had a long day, stay here and rest. I'll tell your father to skip your sparring today, and your friends go home." "Alright" As Nodoka left Ranma's room, she stopped her, "Hey mom?" "Yes honey?" "Would you be happier if I was born a girl?" "Honey, it's best to not focus on the 'What if's. You're my daughter now, but only if you want to be." And with that, Ranma fell asleep. Change of Scene Natsuru and Haruhi were walking down the sidewalk after Mrs. Saotome sent them home. "Hey Natsuru." "Yeah?" "What exactly is a Kampfer?" "Umm...it's just some club I was in." "Natsuru, I can tell when someone lies to me." Haruhi said, a hint of anger in her eyes. "Alright, come on. I can explain everything at my place." Natsuru took Haruhi to her house. Haruhi wasn't exactly sure where Natsuru was going with it. The blue haired girl led them to her bedroom and Haruhi was shocked by what stood out among the room, Harakiri Tiger. What stood out even more was when the doll started talking. "Hey Natsuru! What's Crack a Lackin? I thought you didn't want anyone coming here." "D...Did that Tiger just talk!" Haruhi said, backed up against the wall. "Yeah, he's my messenger. Kampfer are an elite group of female warriors. I'm one and Shizuku is another. It's my job to fight Red Kampfer like her." "You also need to tell her that you're a guy." Tiger said. "What!" "You really can't shut up can you?" "You're a boy!" "Umm...Kinda...Kampfer can only be girls, so therefore I turn into one." "So you really are a boy?" Natsuru looked away in shame, "Yeah, yeah I am. I understand if you don't wanna hang out with me anymore. I probably look like a freak now." "No Natsuru, don't say that. It's shocking yeah, but I think people should be judged by who they are, not their sex. If you think it's okay to be a girl, then I'll treat you like a girl." "Thanks Haruhi" "Umm...if it's okay, can I see the male Natsuru?" "Hehehe, maybe later." Meanwhile Ranma stirred in her sleep as she felt a hand brush against her face. She recognized the long purple hair of the girl who was now standing by her bedside. "Shampoo, why are you here?" she asked. "Airen not looking so good. You talk to Shampoo yes?" Her eyes were filled with worry. "What time is it? How long have I been out?" "You sleep for long long time. It almost midnight. Shampoo stay with you after Honorable Mother leave." "You really wanna stay with me, don't you Shampoo?" "Shampoo feel bad for all thing she do to Airen. Shampoo hope to make up for that, even if Airen never forgive." "I forgave you a long time ago. And I would really like to give this relationship a chance." "Airen take Shampoo out to date?" "Sure, but right now I gotta go back to sleep." "Okay, goodnight Airen." Shampoo was about to jump out the window when Ranma stopped her. "Shampoo wait." "What is it?" "You can't keep jumping through the window. It's just weird. Look, my mom would get mad if you left now through the front door...so...you wanna...you know?" The Amazon girl knew what she was saying right away, "Shampoo always want to do that." She crawled into bed with Ranma and the two girls fell asleep clutching each other. End of Chapter 3: How'd you like it so far?
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Just Normal Girls
Chapter 03: Old Friends, New Problems
By: adakun13