The small group came to stop on the third floor of an apartment building, outside a locked door, Ryoga stepped to the front of the group, taking a key out of his pocket, he unlocked the door with the familiar clicking sound of the lock he pushed the door open, stepping in to keep the door open so Rei and Ranma could enter.

Ranma's gaze quickly analysed the apartment, it was small, the living room and kitchen were conjoined, only separated with the difference in design, he noticed three doors along the walls the living room was quite full, or as it seemed with the small amount of space, there was an old style TV, quite large and bulky, a single green sofa, possessing numerous tears took up half the room, a small coffee table settled between the sofa and the TV, the flooring was covered by a grey carpet, though from the look of it, it had probably started out as being cream but the colour hadn't survived. Clothes were draped across the sofa and the coffee table.

Ranma turned to the kitchen, three breakfast bars surrounded each side apart from the one facing the sofa, a dining table took up that side but allowed enough space for people to squeeze past with three chairs, dishes were scattered about the breakfast bars, waiting to be cleaned.

"Sorry about the mess." Ryoga said sheepishly as he stepped into the living room.

"Yeah, you see with me spending the day at the school and Ryoga working we rarely get chance to clean the place." Rei admitted as she walked past Ranma, leaning back against the breakfast bar.

"Don't worry about it." Ranma muttered as continued her analyse of the apartment, Ryoga chuckled nervously.

"Well let me give you the tour." He said before turning and beginning to indicate to different areas of the apartment "This is the living room, this is the kitchen/dining room, that door leads to the bedroom, that one to the toilet and finally the boiler cupboard." He finalised.

Silence quickly began to fill the air; Ryoga nervously chewed his lower lip.

"So…when do we leave?" Ryoga asked, Ranma's gaze shot to her old friend , no longer taking in the sight of their living space.

"As soon as you're ready." She replied, her eyes seeming to darken for just a second, Ryoga involuntarily shivered, averting his gaze. He turned to Rei.

"Don't wait up Rei-chan, I'll be back as soon as I can but something tells me…that this will take a while." He said as he approached the pregnant girl.

"Just make sure you come back in one piece." Rei replied before pulling the taller boy into a strong hug, lifting onto her tiptoes to kiss him, Ryoga eagerly returned the kiss. Ranma turned away from the display of love and passion, heading to the door, opening it once again, she stepped out and approached the opposing wall, her hands resting on the banister as she waited for Ryoga to join her.

An old saying echoed throughout her mind 'nothing is more dangerous than a man who has nothing to lose' a smirk appeared on her face as her eyes darkened considerably 'Now I know that saying is wrong…there is one thing more dangerous than someone who has nothing to lose and that's a mother when they're looking for their children.' She thought with conviction, her hand's curling into fists as her grip on the bar tightened, the sound of the bending metal went unnoticed by her, the sound of footsteps soon drew her attention, Ryoga stepped up beside her.

"So where are we going to go to find your daughter?" Ryoga asked.

"A client of an acquaintance of mine, they'll tell me where to find some thugs and then we beat the out the location of their boss out of them and then we find him and take her back." Ranma stated, Ryoga fell silent for a moment.

"And where's this client?" He asked, sounding rather nervous, he hadn't liked Ranma's tone when she spoke about finding the boss, Ranma's hand dipped into her pocket, Ryoga raised his eyebrows when he saw the impression of the elder girl's hand in the bar, her hand returned with a piece of paper, he handed it to Ryoga, he unfolded it and read it.

"Oh I know this place." He said rather quickly, Ranma turned to fully face Ryoga "The woman who lives there used to give a little extra cash to keep some…well unfriendly people away…but she got someone else to deal with them, they haven't bothered her since." He explained.

"Uhuh…so can you take me there?" She asked.

"Yeah, it's not too far." He replied before heading back the way they'd came when taking Rei back to Ryoga's apartment, or rather the apartment they shared, Ranma turned, releasing the bar before following after Ryoga.

…

Sykes sat behind the desk in his office, leaning back in his chair, two large men standing on either side of him, each one wearing a black suit, on the opposing side if the desk stood an old friend of his, the man wore a foreign shirt and brown shorts, a small tree atop his head, Sykes shook his head.

'How the hell has this guy not being carried off to the madhouse yet is beyond me.' He mentally chuckled.

"So I hear that in a couple days you plan to put da Little Red on the market." He stated with his ever present smirk.

"You hear right, she'll be of legal age and with her body with that virgin cunt, she'll bring in quite the price." Sykes chuckled "Why, you want to be the first to take crack at her?" he asked.

"In way yes, though I was hoping rather to get in early." He chuckled, Sykes sat up straight when he heard this.

"Early? How early?" He questioned.

"I was thinking tonight, if you hesitate in regard to payment, I assure you I can afford it." He replied.

"Why?" Sykes questioned, in truth he didn't care but he did want to have as much information as he could to ensure he could gain as much as possible.

"We all have our kinks." He chuckled, a dark gleam in his eyes that rivalled his own. "I'll give you a million yen, if you allow me to have her tonight and claim her virginity." He continued; Sykes smirked at the offer.

"Three million and I'll allow you to spend a full hour with her." Sykes responded.

"Deal." His hand shot out and took Sykes' and shook it before taking out a wad of notes from his pocket and handed them to Sykes.

"A pleasure doing business with you." Sykes said as he set about counting the cash

"And you." And with that the man turned and headed to exit the office.

"I trust you know where to find her." Sykes chuckled as the man left.

…

Once the door closed the Kuno patriarch smirked to himself as he headed to the door that led to the room where Little Red slept, he knew that his was her ten minute break from cleaning and providing the 'guests' with refreshments.

He spared a glance to the rest of the club that hid the truth of the prostitution before turning back to door and making to open it.

…

The young redhead sat atop her mattress, leaning against the wall, slowly sipping at her bottles water, savouring every second of her break while wishing time would slow down, she knew what would happen in five days, a man would pay her boss and come into her room, the only safe haven she had from the horrid truth that existed beyond her walls, he would force her onto the mattress and take her.

Her eyes stung with unshed tears as she tried to banish the thoughts from her mind. Brushing the scarlet bangs from her face.

Her scarlet hair hung free, not stopping until he caressed her rear, she was quite short for her age, her breasts were unfortunately quite large and in her future line of work that wasn't something she need, big breasts. A scar went through her right eye brow, vanishing just before it entered her eye before retuning just below it, her eyes were quite strange, her right eye was a deep blue but her other was brown. Her attire consisted of a short and tight red dress that stopped just after it passed her rear and revealed the majority of her oversized cleavage, she just stared down at the dress as she continued to sip at her water, she hated the colour, her boss had chosen it for her just so it would suit the name he had given her 'Red' , a stage name really, he didn't deem her deserving of an actual name.

The door opened, her head shot round, unsure as to why anyone would open her door, she still had five minutes before she had to get back to work and no one ever came to her room before, not even the other girls, or her boss, no one came in but her and she was still 'off market' until her 'sweet sixteen' came around.

The door pushed fully open to reveal a large and muscular man attired in shorts, t-shirt and…a pineapple tree? The man smirked at her, lust glowing in his eyes. Her eyes widened in fear as she slid back, away from the man, dropping her water, luckily it didn't land on the mattress. Red continued to slide back and away from the man.

He closed her door and began to move towards her, Red slid further back until she found herself pressed against the end wall.

"What are you…doing here?" Red stammered as the man got closer.

"Nothing, I'm just going to have some fun with you, get ma money's worth and all." He replied before stepping onto the mattress and falling onto his knees, beginning to crawl towards her.

"No, no you can't…I still have five days." She stammered, Kuno chuckled, he gripped her arms and lifted her over his head before slamming her onto the mattress pinning her down.

She screamed, Kuno's smirk only grew, he released his old on one of her arms before tearing her dress open, watching as her breasts bounced freely, free of the restrains, his smirk grew, he leaned into her ear.

"Scream all you like kiekie, it only makes this so much more enjoyable for me." He laughed before forcefully kissing her lips and stealing her first kiss as he gripped her crotch with his free hand and inserting his fingers into her.

She screamed, squirming beneath him, she hit his chest with her one free hand, he only chuckled, he released her other hand and slapped her across her face, she froze, her hand came up and caressed the red imprint of his hand on her face.

"Scream all you like but if you continue to physically resist me…well…I can very easily make this experience so much more insufferable for you and at no cost to my own pleasure." He laughed.

…

Ryoga and Ranma came to a stop outside a small house, Ryoga took a step towards the door and knocked, the sound of footsteps met them, the door opened to reveal an older woman, probably around her mid-thirties. Her hair was blonde and barley surpassed her shoulders, she wore a pink shirt and light blue jeans, seeming to work enough to conceal the majority of her figure while lightly emphasising her curves.

"Ryoga-kun?" She greeted in a confused tone.

"Hey Mika, it's being a while." Ryoga replied, Mika glanced over his shoulder and at Ranma.

"And she's?" She asked.

"An old friend who has some questions for you involving those guys who used to harass you." Ryoga explained.

"Why?" Mika questioned, her gaze hardening.

"Nabiki informed me you knew where I could find them." Ranma stated as she took a step towards the door and the woman, Mika's expression hardened further.

"So much for confidentiality." She muttered "I'm sorry but I can't help you, I don't have any desire to regain their attention." She stated.

Ranma shot forward, her hand slamming against the still partially closed door, slamming it open, the minute it met the wall Ranma's hand went through it, splinters of wood flying everywhere.

"Listen, I have very little patient and I'm done being civil, either tell me where I can find them now or I'll beat the answer out of you…and trust me you'll be lucky to survive that." Ranma spat as she stepped over the threshold, Mika stumbled back, Ranma's hand shot out, encasing the older woman's neck, lifting her off the ground before slamming her against the wall, cracks spread out from around where her body met the wall. She gasped out in pain, her eyes glued to the redhead, filled with fear.

Ryoga could only watch, he now knew for certain his friend had changed, sure when she…he was a child he was tuff and not someone to cross but now…she's wasn't just tuff and not someone to cross, she was dangerous, pure and simple and she didn't seem to be effected about the idea of killing someone if it meant getting her daughter back.

"Tell me where they are!" Ranma spat, increasing her grip, Mika gasped again, as it became harder to breathe.

"I…don't know where their…base is but…" She stammered, Ranma slackened her grip "They normally hang out at the local gym…they'll be there tomorrow night, if you get their fast enough you'll catch them…before they move out to have fun on the town." She continued.

Ranma released her grip. Mika fell to the floor, landing on her behind, her eyes never leaving Ranma even as she groaned in pain. The redhead turned her back on Mika and approached Ryoga.

"I know where it is." He stated.

"Good, could I stay with you and Rei tonight?" Ranma asked, Ryoga nodded before beginning to lead the way back, once far enough from the woman Ranma finally allowed herself to rest by reverting back into her child form, Ryoga's eyes widened.

"WHAT THE HELL?!" He screamed.

"Side effect to a technique, if I run too low on Ki I get young…I couldn't hold my age much longer." Ranma explained, this wasn't enough for Ryoga and he spent the rest of the journey back asking Ranma questions on it.

A/N Sorry it took so long, don't count many fast updates with this fic, I'm trying to focus on my 'Hogwarts Hybrids' fic. Don't when the next update will be, please review and as always I am open to suggestions and any given will be greatly appreciated and also this fic can now be found on my archiveofourown account.