Hi! I got this idea when reading fanfics of Ranma where they describe him as someone who attracts heaps and heaps of chaos. That got me thinking. What if someone besides the writer noticed this? And so an idea for a story is born... Lets hope it's a good one.

Avatar of Chaos

Chapter 1

Ranma was sitting on the roof of the Tendo home. It was raining slightly at the time, so she was in her girl form. For once she didn't mind, if she even noticed. She was thinking about what had happened today.

It had started in the morning. Shampoo had once again opted to sleep in his futon, after he had fallen asleep of course. So when Akane had come to wake him up, she had seen Shampoo lying next to him, snuggling close to him and had, once again, jumped to conclusions. As a result, he got doused with a bucket of ice cold water and knocked through the roof. Again.

It had been a relatively quiet walk to school. He had even avoided getting splashed on the way to school. So he had been feeling somewhat better when they reached the schoolgates. Then who else but the True Blunder himself had to spoil his tentative good mood? After listening to his insane ranting about him being a dark sorcerer and to release both Akane and the Pigtailed Goddess from his control, he simply decided to work out some frustration on the delusional fool. For once, he did use a weapon. Namely Kuno's own bokken. He hoped, in vain, that it would somehow convince Kuno that he simply could not beat him.

After entering the classroom, he then got drained by Ms. Hinako for being late. By noon he had been largely back to normal in regards of Ki levels. Of course, lunch was a perfect time for Murphy's law to strike. And guess what? It did. In the form of being presented lunch from Ukyo, Shampoo and Akane at the same time. Now, eating Akane's lunch was out of the question, unless he wanted to turn to stone of whatever the lunch would do to him. It certainly would leave him in a state less than healthy. Eating either of Ukyo's or Shampoo's lunches would get Akane mad at him and give him a ticket via Mallet Air. Eating both their lunches would give the same result, only Ukyo and Shampoo wouldn't get at eachothers throat. So he decided to eat neither and stick with the lunch Kasumi had given him. This of course still got Akane mad at him for refusing to eat the lunch she had worked so hard to prepare. Thus resulting in a quick trip via Mallet Air.

During the rest of the day, he further encountered Ryoga, Mousse, Kodachi and Happosai. After these 'happy' encounters, he had gone home, where he was once again ambushed by his father and Soun in another lame attempt to sucker him into marriage with Akane. After dinner, he'd gone to his room when he spotted P-chan lurking around (read, trying to find Akane's room so he could sleep in her bed again). He tried to prevent this, but got malleted outside, though the roof, by Akane for picking on her pet pig.

And so here she was, contemplating all the stuff that had happened over the years.

"None of this can be worth the crap I have to take." She was musing out loud.

"Going through the Cat Fist training, getting a curse, getting who knows how many fiancées, being abused and exploited by the people whom I live with. The only person who's polite to me here is Kasumi. Nabiki is always trying to get whatever money I might have and Akane sees me as her personal punching bag or something. I'm certainly no more then a possession to either be used or abused to them."

She sighed. When at first he had come to the Tendo house, he had thought that maybe he could become friends with Akane. But ever since she found out about the curse, her behavior had been getting worse. Sure, there were moments where she would smile at him and even talk to him normally, but those were far and few between and mostly got interrupted by something or someone.

"Then all the other craziness that happens to me. Getting attacked more times a day then a normal person would in his entire life. Having Shampoo glomp me all the time and getting me flattened by Akane. She never even apologizes for those times where she gets me in trouble. She even seems to like it. Then Mousse with his stupid notions that I'm trying to steal Shampoo from him, never mind that I told both of them that I'm not interested in her. Then we have Kuno and his wacky sister. Both adore and despise one side of me. Always attacking me or trying to drug me."

She sighed again. Deeply this time.

"It's like chaos is following me around."

"But it is following you." A voice from behind her said.

In a flash, Ranma was on her feet and in a ready stand. Whoever this was, he/she was good enough to sneak up on her.

"Who're you and whadda ya want with me?" She asked. She was annoyed at herself that she hadn't detected the newcomer.

Before her stood a man, a bit taller than Ranmas male form. He wore black clothes. Black jeans, black shirt, black shoes and black socks could also be seen. Curiously, his clothes weren't wet from the rain. His features were quite handsome. His eyes were a bit uncommon though. They were an almost unnatural green color. Almost like emeralds. But not quite yet. Black hair that was pulled in a loose ponytail that reached till his waist could be seen waving behind him. All in all, it seemed to be a normal man, who even felt quite powerful too. But the feeling was a bit off for some reason. Ranma couldn't lay her finger on it though.

"I'm sorry to have startled you. I didn't mean to surprise you nor do I mean you any harm. I have noticed that you seem to either create chaos or get mixed up in it. I investigated this and now I've come to make you an offer." The man said.

"An offer? I don't even know who you are, so why should I trust you or anything you have to offer?" She retorted.

"I apologize. My name is Xion and I'm a Chaos God."

At the Cat Cafe, Cologne suddenly sensed something... strange She frowned and concentrated on the feeling. But try as she might, she could not properly identify what it was. It would have surprised her if she could, as she couldn't recall ever sensing something like it.

This bore looking into.

On the Tendo roof, Ranma was temporarily stunned.

'A God! That's... impossible!'

Then she snorted. And stuck her foot in her mouth...

"Really? A God you say? Hmm, it's been a while since one of you paid me a visit."

Xion looked... well, I dunno how he looked, but he looked something. Then he snapped his fingers and they were gone.

Cologne stopped when the strange feeling vanished. She had been looking for the source, which had not been easy since it seemed to come from everywhere at the same time, when it suddenly disappeared. After sensing nothing for a minute, she turned back to the Cat Cafe. Whatever it had been, it was gone now. She'd keep on her guard just in case though.

Ranma found herself floating in a big, gray space. Actually, gray wasn't the color. It was a mixture of dark and light colors. If she looked close enough, she could see the various different colors swirling around. But overall, it gave the space a gray color. Xion floated before her, hands in pockets again. Beneath them was some kind of desert floor. It looked totally abandoned. There seemed to be no sign of life anywhere. Again, the color was gray. Real gray this time.

"I anticipated that you would not believe me, so I brought us to the Shadow Realm. It is one of many dimensions surrounding this reality. This is a quiet dimension, at least most of the time. I brought us here so we could talk without having to fear from prying eyes or ears."

Ranma looked around in wonder, thinking this was all a big illusion.

"No, Ranma, this is no illusion. What you see here, is all very real. This place contains some very powerful magic and time flows differently here. One minute in your world compares to 12 hours in this dimension. It also serves as a passageway to other dimensions or realities."

"Hey, how didya know what I was thinkin'?"

"I AM a God, Ranma. Reading the mind of a mortal is childsplay for one with my power. Now, before you go and deny that I could be a God, listen to what I have to say."

Ranma thought about this and decided that it couldn't hurt to listen, she nodded.

"Thank you. Now, I've told you that I investigated the reason why everything around you seems so chaotic. The reason is that you generate a chaotic field. It seems to be generated naturally, since I could not detect any magic that could cause this. You are surrounded by chaos and that's the reason that so much weirdness happens with you. Since I am a God of Chaos, I see you as one that has very much potential. I came to you because I want to make you an offer. It will be offered only once and whatever you decide, I shall respect it. Should you accept and at some point decide that you want out, I would not stop you. I would try to talk you out of it, but in the end, it would be your choice."

Ranma couldn't believe it. She was offered something and whatever she decided, Xion would accept it.

"I'm listening."

"I would like for you to become my Avatar."

"Huh? Your what?" Ranma dumbly asked.

"My Avatar. A chosen representative or vessel on Earth. An Avatar is someone that receives some of the power from the God who chose them. They are representatives for the God or Goddess when they have need for one. In extreme cases, they become the vessel for the God or Goddess themselves."

"And what's in it for me? So far it seems it's just you who gets a new servant or something." Ranma asked. She'd never been accused of being subtle.

Xion smiled at the quiet rude reaction from the human. He, well she at the moment, seemed to treat him as an equal instead of a God. He liked it. A lot.

"First, you are under my protection. Should you ever need protection from something that would overwhelm you, I would step in. Second, you receive some of my power and knowledge. Can't have an Avatar that's ignorant about the power of his or her God or Goddess. Third, I would help you to try to control the chaos in your life. You would still be generating that chaos field, but you might be able to control the effects to a large degree, leading a somewhat more normal life. Forth, I could be your friend if you would be mine."

"Friend?"

"Yes, being a Chaos God tends to limit the amount of friends we have. Chaos is mostly seen as an evil force since it is the direct opposite of order. The other Gods realize that we are needed, but still tend to stay away from us."

"I see..." Ranma said. The idea of being friends with a God seemed somewhat ludicrous, but still... Given the life she had led so far, she didn't have that many friends either.

"Say, since you're a God, can you remove my curse? I'm sure that you know about it since you seem to know a lot about me."

"No, not even my powers are enough to remove your curse. If it were any other curse, I might be able to, but I'm not powerful enough to remove a Jusenkyo curse. I think the only being that could remove such a curse is Kami himself. However," He began as Ranmas face began to fall, "it might be possible to somewhat stabilize your curse over time. Perhaps even control it. But I can't guarantee it."

"Ok. But in the long run, what happens if I accept?"

"I would help you to learn to control the chaos around you. You would be able to lead a semi-normal life. You will be called upon when I have need for a representative or if the situation needs my direct intervention when I am unable to attend myself, thus leading to me temporarily taking over your body to serve as my vessel. You would gain new powers. And you'd possibly gain a friend in the process."

Ranma was silent. A chance to control at least some of the chaos in her life. Maybe even be able to control the curse.

"Understand Ranma, I won't force you to accept and I won't think less of you if you choose to decline. After all, it won't be a ride in the park at moments, but I believe that the things you gain make up for the things you would have to give up."

Ranma was silent for a long while. She had never been given a choice in anything. She had always had all the choices made for her and she was sick of it. In the end, it was the possible friendship that made Ranma agree.

"I'll do it. I'll become your Avatar." She said.

There! The end of the first chapter.

Oh, I forgot, I don't own any of these characters, besides Xion. I'm not making any money with this either, so no reason to sue me. This is just harmless fun.

Anyway, tell me what you think of it. Should I continue? If so, ideas are always welcome. Also, who should I pair Ranma with? I'm open to suggestions, just as long it's not Kodachi. Can't stand her laugh and I wouldn't wish her on my worst enemy.