8It tied to the Tendo's Untitled Miracle, but it's a sequel focused on Ranma living in the Hinata House.
There's one question remained in our conscious: Will he turned things around or will his cursed form get the better of him?
Summary:
AU: After Tendo's Untitled Miracle's cliffhanger, Ranma escaped from his father's grasp and came to the Hinata House. Will he found his peace with Hinata Urashima and the tenants or will be chaos?
I don't own Love Hina and Ranma ½.
Second Chance of Happiness
Part 1
Ranma's POV
There's no background check and I escaped from my father's grasp since there's no way that I'm going to let him destroy my life for his petty goal. It's strange on how people tried to steer me clear from the Hinata House but the rumors sent chill down my spine. The woman escorted me into the kitchen except I needed to use the hot spring to return to normal.
Stupid father, he disregarded the guide's warning and awared about the damn hot spring's curse. I'm forever cursed as a sex changer and I wanted to know if I'm going to be cure. Time will tell.
Regular POV
The red pigtailed girl waited in the kitchen while Haruka made refreshment for the newcomer. She came here emptied pocket but planned to use an opportunity to work around to cover her rent. She's willing to look for the job when Haruka asked him about his name. She refused to give her name as she debated on her mind if she needed to tell the truth or lie about this.
He chose the truth except he had a fear on how will Haruka reacted to the story.
Hinata came down stairs in her new kimono as she debated if she resumed on her plan to break up the relationship between Akane and Keitaro to favor the Promise Girl and Keitaro. She was in silence as Nabiki made gifts out her hands and remembered that she used blackmailing schemes to get her financial. She stopped when Soun turned the Dojo into a Tailor Shop and was it thanks to Keitaro?
"…"
Hinata headed downstairs and noticed that Mitsune wasn't in her usual spot in the common room.
"It's lucky that Happosai didn't confront me or reversed the promise," Hinata thought.
Hinata reminded on how her father and Happosai were in good terms when the Founder of Anything Goes promised not to go near the Hinata House nor steal his family's undergarments without a reason. He kept his promise when he hadn't step foot into the Hinata City. It's a blessing when nobody complained about the undergarments stolen except the bad rumors brought down business thanks to her converting the inn into the Girl's Dorm.
"Strange," Hinata thought, "Mitsune isn't in her usual spot and I wondered where's she is now?"
Hinata headed into the kitchen and saw the pigtailed girl waiting patiently.
"Hello, who must you be?"
The girl turned to see Hinata walking into the kitchen and sat on the opposite table to face the red pigtailed girl.
The pigtailed girl remained silence before Haruka came back from the kitchen with refreshment.
"It's now or never," Ranma thought.
Haruka set the refreshment and hadn't gotten the red pigtailed girl's name. She's waiting impatiently since she prepared to return to the café except her hair looked familiar.
"Okay, my name is Ranma Saotome," the red pigtailed girl introduced.
Hinata thought, "I heard this name before and it couldn't be her."
"…"
"if you wanted me to prove that I'm not lying. Can I use a hot kettle please?" the red pigtailed girl asked.
The two Urashima(s) remained silence when the red pigtailed girl picked up the kettle and poured the hot water on her head. In an instant, she changed from a petite red pigtailed girl turned a handsome black pigtailed fourteen-years-old boy.
"From your attire, you came from China," Hinata pointed out, "Did you fell into the one of the Cursed Hot Springs?"
The boy flinched, "How did you know?"
"I had my resources," Hinata answered calmly.
"Well, if you asked me this question and then it's true," Ranma replied, "I apologized for wasting the hot water."
"Not at all," Haruka waved it off at nothing.
"Ranma, but what brings you to the Hinata House?"
"To get away from my father and scheme," Ranma deadpanned.
"This bastard is still out there," Haruka and Hinata thought.
Hinata's POV
I'm very curious on what's his father planning to do with his son since I wanted to report to his mother. I hesitated to choose my answers since he came all this way to escape from his father's grasp. I wasn't aware on who she was until he poured hot water and it confirmed that he's cursed from the Hot Spring in China. I'm disappointing on how his mother didn't filed a divorced on his father since he manipulated her on his plan to make him a "Man among Men".
It's a bit stupid on what hell that he had go to through and I heard from old friend and former customers that he used his son through over a hundred arranged marriages. He committed horrible acts under his friend's name and he's worst than me. Am I considered horrible person?
If I had to compare to Genma Saotome and then I questioned if I disregarded my children's happiness for my selfish reasons. I don't know except Nabiki sent me a letter to advised me not to interfere my grandson's relationship. Ranma gave a clear reason to come here and I wondered that he is now.
Meanwhile
After animal control van drove into the zoo and they dragged the lazy panda where the veterinarian and faculty members rushed into a clinic to run tests. They didn't used the hot water on him before they dragged him in a new closure where he couldn't escape anymore.
The lazy panda tried to hold out a sign except there's only bamboos, small pool, and toys around. Three female Pandas and a dominated alpha male were in his new closure. The alpha male didn't take it too well when he gave the lazy panda a glare.
All the lazy panda could do, it's hope that they provided the hot water to return to normal and tracked down Ranma.
Back in the Hinata House, the Urashima(s) listened to Ranma's tale on what happened eleven years ago. Haruka wanted to go after his mother on why she put a Seppuku Contract on his head against his will. Hinata had no heart to forgive Saotome for their actions to disregarding their only son's happiness for their selfish gain. It's as bad as she compared her to them but spared Soun since he didn't fell into stupidity when it comes to a stupid promise to unite the school.
Genma Saotome doesn't deserved the Father of the Year since he used his sons to fill his own stomach and money. It gave her the slight chill down her spine when she intended to make her grandson get obsessed with his Childhood Promise if Akane didn't interfered with her plan.
Before Ranma finished his story.
"What's this male doing in the Girls' Dorm?" a voice shrieked.
Hinata and Haruka flinched to see Motoko prepared to use a kendo stick as a weapon against Ranma.
Ranma doesn't know what's going except he knew that the rumors true. This girl prepared to send him flying out the window but Ranma was very quick on his feet. He disarmed her before she had a chance to use her techniques before Hinata told her to stop.
"What the hell," Motoko thought.
Ranma put her in the headlock and advised her not to attack a person without a reason. He wasn't naïve to the rumors, but took precaution but Motoko demanded a release.
"Don't make it worst," Hinata advised Motoko, "I won't tolerate you on disrespecting a guest without a reason."
Motoko flinched when she wondered on why Hinata defended a male a reason. Does she covered for them if they get in serious trouble? Hinata admitted when this was the first time defending Ranma except it's not to other victims. She used bribery and blackmail to keep the tenants from jailtime but hearing Ranma's story. She felt bad for him when his parents disregarded his happiness for their selfish goals.
She felt guilty when she tried to destroy Keitaro's happiness more than Kanako as she stared Motoko. It's a rare to give Motoko the disappointing stare and advised her not to bring shame to her actions.
-Time Skipped-
Ranma released her from the headlock and didn't have a choice when it's self-defense if the officers called into the scene. It's lucky that she didn't pulled out her sword as much as Haruka relieved. She received nothing more than a scolding from Hinata and Haruka Urashima. It's the first time that she felt humiliated by a male except she continued to give him the glare.
"This girl had issue," Ranma thought.
"Forgive me for Motoko's behavior," Hinata bowed down as an apology.
It's rare for Hinata to do something like this when Motoko gave Ranma the glare.
"Granny Hina, why he's doing here?" Motoko asked, "He doesn't belong here."
"And why?" Ranma asked, "You attacked me without any reason when I carried on the conversation with Haruka-Sama and Hinata-Baa-Chan. What gives you the right to pull the sword on me without any reason?"
"…"
"Do you know that you broke the Samurai Code? What if you attacked me without any reason?" Ranma asked her a question, "A martial artist and a swordsman needed to be aware of their surroundings or the consequences will befall on them who don't."
Ranma reminded on how his father insulted women for his self-esteem without a reason. Some of the woman might suffered from his father's bad remarks on women but it will backlash on him too. He's embarrassing on how he related to Genma Saotome's son but wondered on how his mother doing.
"Motoko, please go to your room," Hinata advised Motoko.
"but," Motoko protested.
Hinata gave her a glare and Motoko couldn't protected when she decided to head straight to her room. She gave Ranma the glare when she assumed that it's not over. Ranma shrugged it off like it's nothing since he knew it's not over when he couldn't let his guard down. He traveled the world with his father to knows on what's right or wrong and it's not easy when he forced to suffer from his tears, sweat and manhood throughout his childhood.
Hinata said, "Since your father tarnished your reputation and I wondered if it will be an opportunity to adopt you as not a grandchild to start something new."
Ranma smiled, "I will be honored too."
Hinata said, "Then it's settle."
"But I don't want to become a "freeloader" and I'm willing to work to cover my rent for the living," Ranma smiled, "Thank you for allowing me to be adopted into the family."
-Time Skipped-
Haruka gave Ranma a tour around the Hinata House. She knew it's too risky for Ranma to stay at the Hinata House but decided to let Ranma used the guest room in the Hinata Café.
To avoided trouble, but Hinata had a lot to think about this from Ranma told. She remained in the dining room when she reminded that Soun Tendo stopping being a crybaby if Keitaro didn't came into his life. He changed for the better when he ran a Tailor Shop from where the Dojo stood before and he wasn't like Genma. Unlike Genma, Soun was an honorable man before his wife passed away. She wondered if she's a horrible person like Genma when she hadn't spoken to Keitaro or his family.
Hinata's POV
To take it for granted, Ranma had the right away to defend without question but I think I needed to have the words with the girls. From what Ranma had to go through, he didn't gain a good childhood thanks to his father and his selfish goal to make him a Man among Men. I wanted to ask if Ranma's mother had a selfish intention to disregard her child's future for their petty goal.
Ranma lost ten or elevens for his parents' selfish goal but am I intended to disregard my grandchildren's happiness for my selfish goal? I wanted Keitaro to reunited with Naru on achieving their Childhood Promise but am I a horrible person?
Part 1 Ended…
