Once Upon A Dream With Me
Li Cruz
There was blood on the ground. Kuno frowned as he looked up. He shuddered. Corpses everywhere. He turned to see the burnt remains of a village. Something was so familiar. A flash of silver and the images faded away. He stood in darkness.
A silver haired youth stood next to him, his eyes distance.
"Again, and again, this wheel turns. Stop? Go? What shall happen?" The youth turned. "Heart can see but the eyes are blind. Past is present. Future is past. Kronos has lost the fight. Beware the staff of mainland."
Kuno woke up in a cold sweat. Blue Thunder was swearing loudly. Kuno rolled off his futon to his feet. With a little more snap than usual, told his twin to shove it. Blue Thunder trailed off.
He sighed and grabbed his thin-rimmed spectacles. He flipped opened his book and began writing. These dreams meant something. Something from the past, but whose? His own? Someone else?
He sighed and rubbed his nose. Blue Thunder muttered something in the deep recess of their mind. He missed it.
'What?' He asked.
'Maybe Ranma knows?" Blue Thunder put out hesitantly.
'Perhaps. However we should wait a while.' Kuno interjected. 'Akane.'
'True.' Blue Thunder said after a moment.
Kuno rubbed his shoulder. Luckily it didn't fracture or break but it hurt enough to make him avoid Akane. As time comes on, she seemed to become more and more violate. Several times, Ryoga had come asking about decent psychologists. It seems that certain Tendo females' reputation proceeded them.
Blue Thunder had even warned off the guys, fearing she might kill someone in her anger. Nabiki worried greatly as did Kasumi. He pursed his lips.
Akane kicked the can on the empty street. It ricocheted off a building to another, leaving good size depressions in the brick. She took no notice of it like she didn't notice the fearful eyes watching her from curtained windows.
'Bastard.' She thought. 'Everything's his fault.'
She heard a low chuckle. She turned. A tall spidery man smiled.
"What is a beautiful woman doing out on the streets alone?"
"None of your business." She turned away.
"Perhaps it's because of a certain idiot we all know?" She stopped and turned.
"How do you know about Ranma?" She demanded.
He glided over to her. "Who hasn't? He causes more trouble than good in this town, am I not right?"
She stared outright and nodded.
"Miss Tendo, he has apparently sullied your honor. After all didn't he try and call of the engagement?"
Akane glowered but continued to listened. "It would have made more sense to call off the engagement with the purple haired bimbo or that clearly boyish girl?"
The man snorted. "He didn't even take your feelings into consideration."
Akane's conscience prodded her. "He was sick."
"Sick, more like sick in the soul. He's done a lot of depraved things. Surely he must not get off the hook."
Akane's conscience took a long walk on the short pier as her anger was spun. "Like what?"
"Thieving, needless destruction, playing up to woman." The man paused and his smirk became a bit sinister. "Destroyed an number of shrines and temples among other things that degenerate did."
Akane's eyes widen as her mind mangled information. He became smug. Hook, line, sinker. "What should I do?"
"Nothing for now. However I can at some later date." He smiled. "I need you to wear this to protect yourself from his deprave mind."
She took the necklace and put it on. "Who are you?"
He paused. "Kujin, at your service."
Ranma stiffened as an odd feeling settled on him. Kasumi looked up from her reading.
"What is it?"
"Something's bad on the horizon." He muttered.
"Oh my." Kasumi said.
Ryoga frowned as Akane slipped into their bed with him. There was something off with her. Something had changed.
In a burst of energy, she locked lips with him. He nearly melted right there and then. He didn't see her brown eyes flash golden.
'Mine.'