Well, it's time for another story from me and Sid. Things seem to be going well and my next chapter update for Ranma's Boyfriend should be out soon. This one might be a little longer than the last few chapters, but just by a bit. Anywho!

This little fic was my idea! The premise is a little dark, but overall not insanely dark and I hope it's interesting. As this goes along, more will be reveal and we hope you guys like this chapter.

Sid isn't here right now, but she has to do something right now.

Disclaimer: Sid and I don't own Ranma.

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Hitomi Hibiki sat in her Grandpa Happosai's room after the funeral, an aura of sadness hung over her home after...fresh tears sprang to her incandescent blue eyes when she thought about it. Hitomi was sixteen years old with long, black wavy hair with blue highlights that reached her mid back; tied up into a pigtail. Her hair matched both her father's. Ryoga's hair and her other father's, Ranma when he was in his 'daddy form.' Her figure was a younger version of her mother's buxom, curvy hourglass and she stood one inch taller then Ranma's 'mommy' form. She had subtle muscles and a firm body from years of doing martial arts as that was her family's trade. She was way advanced for her age and already teaching beginner's classes.

She sighed as she carefully sorted his lingerie by colours and styles and meticulously catalogued each piece. It took a long time, but she was in no hurry and welcomed the busy work. She carefully stacked the custom designed clear, plastic-topped suitcases with their velvet interiors, the better to showcase his, 'lovelies.' She started cleaning the rest of the room. The room was rather small so it took no time to dust the few possessions that he had. She straightened his closet which contained many matching diminutive purple gi. She painstakingly dusted the sake bottles that he hid from his old disciples (her Uncle Soun and her Grandfather Genma) as they loved sake way too much for his liking.

She smiled as she worked, lots of people thought he was a pervert, but he'd been like a playmate to her and she was genuinely fond of him. She knew he was a pervert who had begged her to model his dainties, but would have smashed a boy's face in for even looking at her the wrong way. He was an odd combination of perverted grandfather and gallant Sir Knight, either way she liked the old goat. She finished by dusting a box that he kept his most valuable treasures in, she was surprised to find it unlocked as he valued his privacy as much as he liked disturbing others.

He'd shown her most things over the years, but as she was curious, she opened it. She sifted carefully through the contents and felt something soft, containing something hard under her hand. Cradling it, she lifted it out; it was a green silk scarf of a weave so fine that it was practically transparent, such as a young girl would give to her lover. She untied it to find a beautiful, but shattered red antique mirror; the silk lovingly protected the shards of glass from getting lost. Hitomi's heart went out to him that he seemed to have carefully collected every sliver of glass.

Hitomi had another hobby that she'd learned from an ancient Chinese man who ran a shop in town which brought in the occasional cursed object. She used to go in so often to watch him painstakingly restoring antiques that he'd taken her on as apprentice. She'd managed to surpass his skills and invented several bonding agents of her own, including a mirrored one that mimicked glass when the excess was carefully removed with a solvent after it dried. She sorted the glass piece by piece like a jigsaw puzzle until it was complete. Then she painstakingly, with the use of fine tweezers and a tiny brush, pieced it back together in its frame and set it down to dry. She changed into her own preferred outfit of somewhat punkish tight black pants and a short red tank top that showed off her taut belly. She pulled off her slippers to slip into the studded black combat boots that her parents were always at odds with her about. Her parents...she reminded herself and wiped away a tear as she touched one of her father's old bandana's that he'd given her for when she wished to tie her hair back.

She turned to look at the picture that she always kept on her dresser, it was taken on her parents wedding day; they both looked happy, but nervous in their matching tuxes. She lifted it up and stared into their youthful faces. They both looked so young in the picture, they had been only slightly older than Hitomi when they had gotten married. Hitomi being the only girl born of their union, was engaged to Aunt Akane's son Reizo as that was a condition of their marriage. To everyone's delight, Hitomi had been in love with him from diaperhood. When other girls asked her if she minded her arranged marriage, she would just smile and say "have you noticed how hot he is?" He was handsome, gentle and kind...and one of the strongest opponents that she'd ever come up against.

She ran her finger from one young face to the other; their marriage hadn't been ideal, full of silly fights as they both were hotheads, gentle razing and lots of love. A tear welled up in her eye to see them standing side by side as was meant to be, not alone as of them was now. She pulled the mirror closer to herself to see if was drying properly and didn't notice when a single tear struck the glass. "I wish I could be with you both one more time" she said to the picture. She gasped when the mirror flared to life and light spilled out of it, until it filled the room; quickly she grasped it and vanished from sight.

The first sound she heard was "Prepare to die Ranma!" and a shape whizzed by her. She gasped when she recognized the younger version of her father.

"Same old song and dance Ryoga, don't you have any new moves?" taunted the airborne pigtailed martial artist as he punched towards the other boy. Then Ranma realized that they were about to hit a girl who seemed to have come out of nowhere. "Watch out Ryoga" he cried and threw himself at him to knock him out of the way, so they went down in a tangle.

"Ranma what the hell?" Ryoga cried and glared up at the shorter boy on top of him.

"We could have seriously hurt that girl" Ranma explained getting up.

"What girl?" he demanded. He gulped when arms were thrown around him and he was suddenly staring at a large, lightly tanned bosom inches from his face. He got a nosebleed and slowly looked up into the pretty face of the girl who held him. She was weeping softly and holding him close, she was beautiful with ink black hair, bright blue eyes and a baby face. She reminded him of someone, but he couldn't think who. She stroked his face in a way that made him uncomfortable and said in a voice choked with emotion "It really is you..."

"D-do I know you?" he stammered as a blush stained his cheeks.

"Yes who are you?" Ranma asked. The girl turned and squealed and then she was hugging Ranma.

"Ranma do you have yet another fiancée?" Akane called over, her hands were balled into fists and a vein was throbbing on her forehead. Hitomi looked and her and whispered, "Aunt Akane" too low for Ranma or Ryoga to hear.

Ranma hastily pushed her away and protested "Come on 'Kane, I don't even know her!"

"Yeah who are you anyways?" Ryoga asked.

Hitomi could only stare from one to the other and then admitted "I'm Ranma's daughter from the future."

Ranma studied her, her clothes were a tad odd, but martial artists showed up in Nerima in all sorts of crazy get ups. "That's crazy talk..." he snorted; shrugging at the idea as soon as it came into his head. He had more important things to do than to listen to some insane girl ramble on about nonsense, besides, Shampoo was already an expert on talking gibberish.

"I can prove it!" Hitomi protested. "You have a birthmark on your right butt cheek that looks like a rabbit!" she said; getting up and pointing at the black haired Saotome.

Ranma blushed, "How could you possibly know that, have you been spying on me?" he demanded, glaring at the strange girl that resembled his girl form.

"Is it true?" Ryoga blinked, "Ranma the Bunny Butt...," he said in amusement.

"Shut up." Ranma said with his face flaming; while crossing his arms.

"I know many things about you, you hum... 'daydream believer' by The Monkees after you make love. I guess you don't know that yet" Hitomi said when his tomato-red face turned the colour of puce. "Your right knee always aches the day before it rains; your favourite colour is red..." she started and told him everything that she knew about him intimately.

"She does look a lot like your girl side" Akane said cautious. "Maybe she really is our daughter"

"Don't be a moron, you uncute tomboy..." Ranma said, though he was starting to have his doubts.

"What did you call me? Don't bother speaking to me!" Akane said with a huff and stalked off fuming. 'The nerve of that jerk! Even if there's proof that we actually become something in the future, he still acts like that! Argh! What do I even see in him!' she thought.

"Akane!" Ranma said and chased off after her, Hitomi's strange revelation forgotten.

"Are you really their daughter?" Ryoga asked her intrigued. If she was then that meant that Ranma was going to marry Akane, he studied her but failed to see anything of Akane in her. If anything she looked like a brunette version of the female Ranma with her petite, yet buxom figure.

"Actually, there's been a mistake I'm..," she started.

Flashback

Many families would go out and do things then out back home in order to rest and relax. Though that wasn't the case when it came to Hitomi's family, no. Ryoga and Ranma always planned training trips for their daughter and sons. Where would be the best place to train? A quiet calm and secluded place, such as the mountain areas or near Mt. Fugi; which was for special family vacations or just to have fun and visit the near by districts or villages.

Hitomi considered herself lucky, her parents were strong martial artists and although she had two dads. She'd be able to teach anyone a lesson if they insulted her for having two dads and one mom, yeah, magic was becoming much more known in Nerima. Thanks to her very existence! She was technically a product of magical energy and existed as a normal person. She thanked the stars for not getting the curse of either of her parents; especially her father's curse.

She did enjoy petting Ryoga when he was in such a state; she could see why her auntie Akane enjoyed petting him so much. Once Akane found out about him being P-chan, Ryoga had had to pay the consequences, which he did when Akane started hitting him. Not that it really affected him that much; he was built to endure pain and such. Acting through it hurt gave auntie Akane a sort of satisfaction that she needed from hitting Ryoga; being that Ranma and Ryoga had gotten together. Even though she'd moved on by then to someone a little more different.

Ranma's curse wouldn't even really affect her. She had already been a girl... what would it do?

The three family members were currently walking through the forest; searching for their training area spot. "Hm... should be there soon." Ranma said, reading the map while scratching the side of her head.

Ryoga rolled his eyes, "And here I was thinking I was the only one with a bad sense of direction...," he chuckled.

"Can it!' Ranma growled; she still hated it when Ryoga was right.

"Uh... mom." Hitomi tried.

"Not now Hitomi, can't you see I'm trying to get us to-,"

"Uh... Ranma, we're here." Ryoga stated, tried of watching his wife stare at a map.

Ranma looked up from her map in order to see that they had indeed gotten to their destination, "Heh... even when I think I'm lost, I still get to where I wanna' go." Ranma smirked and continued on forward. The area was rather nice; it was a small clearing where they could set up camp and sleep for the night. This hadn't been their first time to this training area, but it was certainly a nice one with a river close up in case they wanted to shower or just cool off. All except for Ryoga, who'd have to change into P-chan. Though they never held it against him and often times would hold onto him when bathing or swimming in the lake. There was even a nice waterfall more down stream, but where they were at, had much more weak stream and wouldn't cause Ryoga any problems.

"So... I get lost; at least I have you two to be there for me." Ryoga added. Then turned to his wife and smiled lightly, "Right, Ranma?"

"Yeah, yeah... you've always got me, honey." Ranma replied, crossing her arms and they began setting up the many supplies they'd need.

"Hey... I'm still here, ya' know." Hitomi stated, not wanting to see her folks get all lovey dovey on a training mission; which those two seemed to have a tendency of doing very often.

"Sorry...," Ranma and Ryoga both said.

When all had been said and done, they gathered around the fire and watched as the ember pieces would crack break fall, and then gently float up to the sky, "Hey... have I ever told you about that time were I dressed as your fathers lover?" Ranma asked, turning to Hitomi.

"No, you didn't..." Hitomi smiled, turning to her father smiling.

Ryoga placed his hand to his head and blushed, "Damn it Ranma...," he sighed. He really wasn't in the mood to be made fun of, but then again he had chosen his rival to bare his children, so, this was his own fault.

Ranma of course went on to tell her about the first time that Ranma had pretended to be his lover, in was of course in order to gain what she wanted, though it the ended with something funny happening or some funny comment Ranma would make. "So, that goes to show ya' that your old man here is a sucker for blue eyed girls."

Hitomi giggled and turned to her father, "Did you really fall for that dad? I mean... it was obvious it was mom!"

Ryoga blushed and stared at Ranma, then smirked calmly, "Well, you see... I didn't know it was your MOTHER because she's sooo convincing as a woman, you could say she's that convincing all the time." Ryoga countered.

Ranma blinked a few time until it hit him, "Hey! Are you saying I can't be manly?" she demanded.

"No, no... that you're just a girl." Ryoga looking to the side.

"Hey! Y'know what, I'm more manly than you and I can prove it!"

"With me here mom... I don't think you can, I'm kinda' proof that you're really kinda' womanly." Hitomi laughed with her father joining in as well.

From there the night went on as it normally did, they kept on chatting and planning what to do for the next day. When the late it had grown cold, they turned to each other and said their goodnights; Hitomi having her own tent, being that she insisted she have her own. Ranma of course went into the same tent with Ryoga, no way was she gonna' miss out on sleeping next to her Ryoga, being that their sleep was the most peaceful time they'd share together.

Ranma dressed in her boxers and muscle shirt, turned here head to Ryoga as she held onto him from the side, "You know... all these years and we still kinda' bug each other, right?"

"Uh-huh...," Ryoga nodded. "I'd rather not go back to those times when we fought over things, but looks like we can't help but still keep some of that past, now can we?" Ryoga asked.

"But ya know what?" Ranma asked, moving up to her and pecking his cheek, "I wouldn't change a thing."

The days went on as usual; their training continued and they told more and more stories. Hitomi would even say some of her life problems, such as how some guys have been asking her out; despite the fact that she had two dads and was engaged.

Through out this particular day, Ranma had a strange aching in her knee. "I think it's gonna' rain... and we need some more firewood if we're gonna' make anything to eat," Ranma commented, then turned to Hitomi. "I'm gonna' need some more fire wood... that dead tree I saw on the other side of the river will really help for tonight, can you go get your father for me?"

"Uh... sure, did you remember to give him some rocks to find his way back here?" Hitomi asked.

"Yeah, he should be getting here." Ranma replied, and then set off in hopes of beating the storm that was coming up. So, she set up in hopes of getting there before the water came down.

When Ryoga had returned, he saw Hitomi, "Where' your mom, Ranma?" he asked, having gotten back from gathering a few berries for them to enjoy.

"She said something about getting some firewood... she said she saw a huge dead log that'd make great firewood for the campfire, so, she'll have to cross the river to get it." Hitomi said, and then saw Ryoga running off in search of her, picking up his umbrella that was plopped against a near by tree.

"Ranma you idiot!" Ryoga exclaimed, knowing the general direction of the river he ran off in search of her. It was his worried nature that caused him to think irrationally.

Hitomi gasped once she saw that her father was going off on his own, "Dad! Wait!" she exclaimed, following him.

Ranma was currently carrying the wood over her shoulder, pacing herself as she knew that she'd have to save her strength in order to chuck the huge piece over to the other side of the river. Though she would've been better off doing this task as man, she had promised herself that she'd give Ryoga time as a woman. "Huh... it's kinda' raining now," Ranma commented, raising one of her hands up and feeling the cold water splash on it gently.

When she reached the side of the river, she saw that Ryoga had been jumping the same stones she had used in order to get to the other side of the river; Ryoga had his umbrella open as he was skipping the stones, "Ryoga!' Ranma shouted.

"Ranma?" Ryoga gasped, then as he jumped the next stone. The rock gave way to the added weight and caused Ryoga to sink in the river.

Hitomi had also just reached where her father, Ryoga was and saw him fall into the water; changing him into P-chan. "Bwee...!" The small piglet cried as he was being taken away by the current, which seemed to be picking up quicker and quicker as the seconds went by.

Ranma gasped and saw that if she jumped into the water she'd be picked up and by the current as well, then she'd be in the same position as Ryoga was, but she was a clever one. "There's only one way to do this!" She exclaimed, crossing her hands together and launching a golden beam from her hands. "Pride of The Fierce Tiger!" She shouted, blasting the water closest to where Ryoga was. The blast was intense enough to send P-chan in the air.

From there Ranma made a mad dash in the air and attempted to catch Ryoga while in mid air. "Ryogaaa...!" she shouted, reaching her hands out for him as he also tried to reach for her; unfortunately for them the reach wasn't good enough, Ranma missed and landed on the other side of the river where Hitomi had currently been running to in order to keep up with her father and mother.

"Mom!" She shouted, helping her up.

"Come on, we need to get your dad before he reaches the waterfall!" Ranma shouted as she got up and they both chased the poor P-chan.

Ryoga struggled and fought against the current, it was no use... his cursed form was too weak to get out, and even if he could he'd still struggle with all his might; such was the force of nature. All he could think about was if he was going to live, live to see his Ranma and daughter once more. Though some of his thoughts were distracted by the amount of rocks he had kept on hitting, damaging him fro each angle and making his focus even more strained. He swore he could hear his Ranma's and Hitomi's voices, screaming and calling to him as he fought and squealed.

He was now barely conscious and it seemed that he had reached his end, the waterfall had come.

"RYOGA!' Ranma cried.

"DAD!" Hitomi cried.

Those were the last few words he heard before he fell from the waterfall.

Ranma and Hitomi wouldn't allow Ryoga to die, they just couldn't. They searched and searched for Ryoga till the very next morning, not stopping until they came across him. When they checked the area below the waterfall, they eventually came across a terrible site.

Hitomi gasped and turned away, tears falling from her eyes as she saw that her father was currently beaten and limps broken while on the ground. "Hitomi... w-we need to get Ryoga back to the campsite, we need to treat his wounds, please... we have ta' worry!' Ranma exclaimed as she picked up her unconscious husband.

When they had arrived, they changed him back and did their best to treat his wounds. Ranma stepped out of the tent and sighed, lowering her head as she sat down on the sitting logs beside the campsite. "He's not going to make it... is he?" Hitomi choked out.

"I-I don't think so...," Ranma said, her eyes watering "if only I hadn't missed, damn it!' she cried.

The following day had included Ranma and Hitomi taking back Ryoga's body to Nerima and telling everyone the tragic news. They had set up a funeral service in honor of the Lost Man, which had been done. Both Ranma and Hitomi had remained rather timid and numb, though they had cried at the funeral service. Then came the moment were they had buried him, everyone spoke fondly of Ryoga. Even some people that they never thought would say anything kind about him.

On his tombstone the letters were "Eternally Lost In Our Hearts and Now Eternally Lost in the Kingdom of Heaven."

End of Flash Back

Ryoga stared blanky at her and found that saying something was nearly impossible.

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