Twilights End

I decided to begin in Japanese

"To be completely honest I let him attack me. You have no idea what it was like to be me. To put
up with the constant bickering, fighting, death threats, poisonings, blackmailing, and various
plots to somehow make me into one of my unwanted fiancee's toys. I was miserable. The only
time I had to myself was when I was training and I did everything within my power to make sure
that I was alone during that time." I paused to make sure I had everyone's attention. I did. Good,
now it's time for the fun part to begin.

"Do any of you know what it is like to love so deeply it hurts? And no matter what you do to
save the persons life over and over to prove how much you love them, it does no good. My
feelings were chewed up and thrown back at me. I realized toward the end that I was being used.
All of you in your own way were using me." Akane had by that point moved back with the
others. She looked deep in thought as the rest of them did. Asher put his arm around me as I
settled back against him and continued my speech.

"The panda and Mr. Tendo were just using me to further their dreams of a united school, Nabiki
used me to make money, Shampoo and Cologne used me to further themselves in their own tribe,
Ukyou used me to try to gain back her honor when she should have been focusing on the panda.
What Akane did to me hurt the most. She used all of my feelings against me." I looked directly
at her and saw the hurt in her eyes. "You used my feelings in what felt like a game to get me to
do everything you wanted without ever caring how it made me feel." I again returned my gaze
to the whole group. Akane was in tears and the others looked shocked. They obviously wanted to
say something but wisely didn't.

"Soon after that realization struck me another thought surfaced. My life was not my own. I had
no dreams of my own. Martial arts, marriage, these were not my ideas, they were others forced
on me; even training wasn't my idea. I only kept doing it because I knew nothing else. The only
accomplishment I ever had that was truly mine was my education." Nabiki interrupted.

"But you were an idiot, you weren't even passing high school."

"That is what you think. I graduated collage when I was twelve with near-perfect scores in
everything. I kept going to school because I didn't want the panda to know and even then
everyone forced me."

"That makes sense," Cologne commented. "No mere idiot could have come up with the battle
strategies you did."

"Thank you but it was a nearly useless gift because no one bothered seeing if I was more than
just a jock. All of that festered in my head for almost a year, I kept hoping things would get
better, but what Akane said that final day shot a hole right through my heart and I knew she was
right. Everyone would have been better if I were gone. So when Happousai showed up I thought
he was the answer to my silent prayer; that one of my rivals would show up and end my life
taking pain of my life away from all of you." I no longer wanted to look at them it hurt too much
to have to relive this, but they needed to know how much I suffered.

"Oh My!" Kasumi gasped.

"When I arrived here, I had almost no memory. I remembered my martial arts, and the languages
I spoke but little else. The night I arrived I was nearly killed twice but luck was with me and I
found someone who understood me and got me help. Those who helped me have been my
friends and family ever since."

"But you no explain how you look now."

"Do you mean my appearance Shampoo?" She nodded.

"That is simple child," Cologne began, "he is bound to the blonde vampire next to him."
Shampoo looked shocked as did the rest of the group. "How many marks tie you two together?"
it was my turn to look shocked. Asher just laughed.

"What is so Damn funny?" I irritatingly questioned him in French. He responded in English after
giving me a light hug.

"It seems Mon Amour that she is just as observant and intelligent as you said she was." I just
smile at him still irritated. He looked back to the group.

"That cannot be what made you laugh." I said wanting an answer.

"True Mon Amour, I was laughing because I have never seen you look so generally surprised
before. It was absolutely adorable." He continued to lightly laugh to himself.

"All four marks have been given." I answered.

"Both forms I assume?" She inquired after a moments thought. I nodded. How does she know so
much about vampires? Oh well given her age she was bound to come across some at some point
in her life. She is about three hundred years old.

"So you willingly became his human servant?"

"Yes and no, but I'd rather not go into details just know I am glad it happened."

"I am glad to know you are happy my son."

"Thank you mother, you have no idea how much that means to me."

"Ok Ranma, how in the hell do you have access to a place like this."
"Before you babble on about how only money could get you a place like this and I was dirt pour
before I came here I would like to inform you of a few things. I am very wealthy. I own this
building, I built the building, and I live here." Nabiki blanched. Serves her right.

"Oh my baby will marry into money! The Dojo is secure!" Soun cried.

"That's right Tendo." My former fat father rambled in reply. Were they even listening? I was
beyond seething. They are so stupid. To everyone but Asher it must have looked like I
disappeared because with every ounce of speed I possessed, I ran over and grabbed the two fools
hoisting them off of the ground by their collars.

"You obviously were not listening to a thing I said earlier were you?" I spat at the two morons. I
was furious. "Were you?" I repeated even more fiercely than before violently shaking them with
each word.

"We heard you boy." Oh my fat former father has some backbone left in him then.

"No, you may have heard me speaking but you were not listening to what I said." My voice now
dropped down to that calm yet menacing level that usually scares most people witless, but still
seething with unseen anger and hate. "I am not going to marry Akane or any of the other would
be fiances. I don't care about the Dojo and I would not have spared a second thought or even
cared if I had never seen any of you ever again." I was calming down now. "But that's all in the
past now." I dropped the two idiots like sacks of potatoes and was glad to see them land flat on
their ass'.

"You love Shampoo, yes?" I moved back to my space next to Asher. "No, I don't and I never
did." I relaxed next to him again. "I don't love any of you anymore. I am not the same Ranma as
before so do not treat me like I am. If you wish to try to be in my life it is as friends only. If you
wish for anything more leave and don't come back, because I never want to see you again." No
one moved.

"Ranma when did you become so cold toward all of us?"

"Simple Ryoga. When I got my memory back."