A Ranma 1/2, Love Hina, Mortal Kombat Crossover

By Dmitri 'Ranshin' Antonov

Mortal Kombat: Death Blooms, So Does Love

Chapter two: Studying, Sparring and Secrets

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Currently cousins Ranma and Keitaro Urashima were sitting in a rather big room, 
at a small heating table on the floor.

They sat on their knees on small mats so their legs wouldn't cramp up and fall 
asleep.

Currently these two young men were doing something that they thought was one of 
the toughest things in the world, studying.

"Yo, Kei. We've been doing this crap for over six hours, let's take a break." 
Said Ranma, bored out of his mind.

"Ranma, if we're ever going to get into Tokyo U then we have to study." Answered 
Keitaro, trying to focus on his books.

"All I'm saying is that we should take a little break. Maybe spar a little?" He 
suggested, trying to grin his boredom away.

Keitaro though about this for a while, a full thirty seconds in fact before he 
closed his book and stood up. Then he took
off his glasses and put them on the table, and quickly walked out the door of 
the managers room, Ranma trailing right behind him. Both boys were grinning like 
mad.

Once they came out the front door they split up, Keitaro going left, Ranma going 
right. Both fighters were obviously used to this. Then both ninjas quickly 
entered their fighting stances.


"Hey Ranma. How do you want to make this fight? Full out?" He asked his current 
opponent.
"Of course, what else? One more thing, let's use our powers." After seeing the 
panicked look on his cousins' face he quickly added. "How long do you think we 
were studying? An hour? It's 2 am in the morning idiot."

"Wha-What?! That late?! Jeez, I've got to take breaks more often." Keitaro said 
to himself. "Okay. Full out, powers, till the other one bites dust?"
"Hell yeah!" Said Ranma, surprising Keitaro by rushing in.

It took Ranma only a second to clear the 15 feet distance between them and 
deliver a right hook aimed for Keitaro's head.

Keitaro barely managed to move his head to the side to avoid Ranma's punch. In 
turn Ranma followed through with a kick to the left, which Keitaro blocked with 
his arm. Ranma then did a small jump into the air and kicked out with a vicious 
front kick, going straight for Keitaro's head.

Keitaro barely managed to put his hands in front of his face in a cross position 
to block the hit. The power of the blow on the other hand knocked him back a few 
feet and left him wide open.

Since this is Ranma we're talking about, he still followed the rule 'anything 
goes' that was drilled into his head as a child. So he used every second of 
Keitaro's time of weakness and rushed in, deciding to use one of his old 
favourite moves.

So with a cry of 'Kachuu Tenshin Amaguriken' Ranma delivered precisely 693 
punches upon his cousins face, chest and stomach.

Keitaro was shot back over 20 feet, hitting the ground in pain. After groaning 
for about five seconds he quickly stood up, entering his combat stance. "Shit, 
surprising me like that. It figures..." He said in a pained voice, obviously 
still in pain from his earlier beating.

Ranma just chuckled and said. "Hey, it's anything goes right? At least that's 
what I think." Then he grinned that oh so annoying grin that irritated males to 
no end and made women fall at his feet.

Keitaro wasn't at all fazed by that grin, it was in the blood, so he was used to 
it. Then he cupped his hands together at his right side and concentrated on his 
energies. 

After a second or so a ball of flame appeared between his hands, then 
he spoke. "Well, if anything's fair then I might as well use, this. HIDAMA!" He 
shouted out the last word, hurling the ball of flame toward his opponent.

Keitaro expected Ranma to just dodge the flame or hit it away. What he was not 
expecting was his fireball going right through Ranma. Quickly after going 
through Ranma's form, it disappeared. 

Then Keitaro recognized the attack, but 
too late to do anything about it. So, before he knew it, Keitaro was once again 
rained with blows all over his body.

After taking a second Amaguriken from Ranma, Keitaro was really feeling pain. 
Not that he wasn't used to it. *What is this. A beat down?! Do I look like a 
damn punching bag?!* He though, frustrated at not hitting Ranma even once. *This 
isn't over yet.*

"Heh, looks like my Hikage Hokou does it again." Gloated Ranma. Grinning at his 
opponent. *I wonder what he'll do this time? He won't give up yet that's for 
sure.*

*I know that look. He always grins like that before totally obliterating his 
opponent. Well guess what Ranma? Time to heat things up a big.* After finishing 
the last though, Keitaro got into a completely different stance. He faced 
forward, bent his knees while spreading his legs, and put his hand at his sides. 
*Alright Ranma, I'm going to kick your ass!*

He started to gather his energy. An orange flame aura covered his entire 
physical form. After getting to a significant point, he rushed forward at a 
speed that somewhat resembled Mach 2.

Ranma didn't even have a chance to breathe 
before having blows rained upon him. Keitaro's new attack was a bit faster than 
his Amaguriken, but a lot stronger. And the burns that his blows left didn't 
feel like paper cuts either.

After 20 seconds of beating on both their parts, Keitaro being the giver and 
Ranma the receiver, Keitaro's cousin and training partner was shot back into a 
telephone pole, effectively breaking it.

It took Ranma 10 full seconds to gather his wits and stand up. *What the hell 
was that?! I've never seen that attack. If I went against that with my 
Amaguriken I'd be beaten into charcoal!* He though, greatly surprised. But as 
the shock quickly went away, excitement filled the space. *He's full of 
surprises, guess it goes in the family.*

"If I may ask, what in god's name was that attack?!" Ranma shouted, faking worry 
and panic. *Make him feel cocky, and then kick his ass.*

"You liked it? That was a new attack I created just for you. It's called 
Beruseruku Houou Chuppara. I created it to counter your Amaguriken. I think it 
worked." He said, smiling a surprisingly warm smile for someone who just got 
beat into the ground a minute ago. *He's trying to fool me by faking worry 
again. Who does he think I am? An idiot?* He obviously answered his own 
question.

Both fighters seemed to just stand there for a while, resting their fatigued 
bodies and thinking of a way to beat their opponent. After readying themselves, 
they both got into very similar stances.

Both had their feet in a straight line, putting equal weight on each foot. Their 
abdomen turned to the side, and face forward. The only real difference was that 
Keitaro had his right hand by his front foot, and his left hand at his side. 
While Ranma had both hands near his head, guarding his face.
Then they quickly sprinted at each other and started something that could only 
resemble a Free-For-All at it's greatest.

They rained blows after blows at each other. Jabs, crosses, hooks, uppercuts, 
sidekicks, front-kicks, roundhouses. etc. You name it, and they did it. After 
brutally beating on each other for what seemed like eternity, but was really 
only 5 minutes, the two fighters separated.

Ranma had obviously gotten more blows in due to his speed, and due to his 
endurance he easily took Keitaro's blows, not that he wasn't hurt. His clothes 
looked like they had went through a paper-shredder. He also had quite a number 
of bruises and cuts, none of them very serious though.

Keitaro on the hand was different, he had definitely seen better days. He was 
much less experienced than Ranma at close combat, his skill level was also 
lower. Therefore he had gotten the majority of blows. His clothes were worse off 
than Ranma's, and his face had too many cuts to count.

*Well it looks like I lose again.* Keitaro though, sort of sad. *But I have just 
enough power to use one of my favourite attacks. I'm going to lose anyway, but 
he's not getting out of this without some injuries.* Eagerly finishing the last 
though, Keitaro got into a defensive stance, cupping his hands at his side.

*Looks like Kei still wants to party. All right then, let's party cuz!* Thought 
Ranma, getting into a defensive stance much like Keitaro's, only he had one hand 
at the ready, and the other clenched at his side.

Both fighters then started to channel the last reserves of their energies. The 
result of this could only be described as an insane sight.

Keitaro had a fireball the size of a wide-screen TV between his cupped hands, 
the ball blazed in a mix of yellow, orange and red colours. It looked like a 
ball of lava.

On the other side, Ranma was an incredible sight to see as well. His hands were 
cracking with dark purple coloured lightning.
And he had an aura of pure darkness around him.

They stood there, scraping up all that was left of their energy. Both were 
surrounded by an aura that resembled their power, both of them trying to be 
ready before the other. Unluckily for Ranma, Keitaro was done faster than him.

*You lose Ranma!* He shouted in his mind as he shot his hands forward, 
effectively releasing one of his most powerful attacks. "AKA RYUU GOUKA HI!!!" 
He shouted with the attack, which was shaped just like a dragons head.

As the attack neared him, Ranma didn't seem to worry at all. As the flame dragon 
hit him, it exploded. The area where the attack hit was covered in fire and 
smoke. *Did I get him?* Keitaro asked himself.

Then the manager of The Hinata Inn was in for a surprise as he saw the smoke 
clearing. There was Ranma, with his left palm on the ground. *Heh, Hikage 
Nankan. And now the follow up...* Though Ranma, quickly jumping into air while 
drawing the hand at his side further back. "SHIDEN KYOUSHA!!!" He shouted, 
punching forward with his fist.

Keitaro found himself staring at seven dark lightning bolts, all of them heading 
toward him. He also found himself not capable of moving due to fatigue. *I 
wonder how long it will be until I can walk again...* Was his last thought 
before unconsciousness clamed him.

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Three Days Later...

Keitaro was lying in his futon in the managers' room. Finally waking up after 
the so-called 'sparring session'.

"How long was I asleep?" He asked aloud.

"For three days." Came an answer out of the blue, making Keitaro jump out of his 
futon. "Relax cuz, you don't want to hurt your self again do you?" Asked Ranma, 
coming out of a small shadow in the wall.

"Jeez Ranma, you scared me." Said Keitaro, taking a large breath.
"So what else is new?" Said Ranma, a grin on his face.

"I lost again? Am I getting sloppy?" Keitaro asked his cousin, a slightly 
worried look on his face.

"I don't think so, but if you are we're gonna fix that." He answered without 
worry. "In a few days." He quickly added after seeing the worried and tired look 
on his cousins' face. After all, Keitaro didn't have the super fast recovery 
rate that Ranma had. Those wounds would take a while to heal.

"Thank god. We need to get some studying done." Keitaro said, grinning as he saw 
the sad look on Ranma's face at the last sentence. "By the way is there anything 
to eat around here?"

"Yeah, we're having lunch in 10 minutes. Let's go." He said, walking to the door 
of the room.

"WAIT!" Shouted Keitaro suddenly. "What about the place we fought on? Won't the 
girls notice all the damage?" *Especially the broken telephone pole*

"Nah, I fixed it all. I had a few hours anyway." Answered Ranma, grinning like 
mad once again.

Keitaro looked a little numb in the face because of this. Fixing all that damage 
in such a short time? *Well, this IS Ranma we're talking about. Nothing's 
impossible I guess.* He relaxed again and walked with Ranma out of the room.
It was a bad day to have lunch for the two...

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As the two Lin-Kuei ninjas entered the main room of the Hinata Inn they noticed 
that everyone was sitting at the table.

The two boys figured nothing was wrong and sat down at the table. For some 
reason god had cursed both of them to almost
always be wrong, because as soon as they finished sitting down chaos dawned.

"WHAT ON EARTH HAPPENED TO THE TWO OF YOU?!" Screamed the most frustrated tenant 
of the Hinata Inn, namely Naru.

"Huh? What?" Were the logical responses from Ranma and Keitaro. Both boys 
obviously had no idea what was going on.

"You disappear for three days and now all of a sudden appear again! What's wrong 
with you guys?!" Came another shout from
the hot-headed Naru Narusegawa.

"Huh? But I was asleep for three days." Keitaro thought aloud. Then he looked at 
his cousin and already knew the answer. *He put us in one of his subspace 
shadows again.*

"We just had some things to do that's all." Answered Ranma, trying to clear this 
thing up fast. Of course, his wish was ignored.

"What things?" Asked Kitsune.

"None of your business alright? You have your private things, we have ours." 
Answered Ranma, getting slightly angry.

"Let's just have lunch alright? We'll take care of this later." Said Motoko of 
all people. Clearing up the atmosphere. *If what I saw three days ago was real, 
then we really do not want to get on their bad side.*

Everyone looked a little shocked at Motoko. The one who usually fought a 
physical battle rather than risking a verbal one.

After staring for about 10 seconds, everyone shrugged and started to eat.
After putting a bite of food in their mouth, chewing and swallowing, Keitaro and 
Ranma though. *WHOOOOOOOAAAAAAA!!! This food rivals Kasumi's and momīs/Mrs. 
Saotome's!!!*

Everyone looked at the two boys as if they were nuts, but quickly ignored it. 
Then, as the meal neared the end, Kitsune decided to follow her curious bones 
and ask them a question. "Say when you first came here a week ago, you said that 
each of you had some cool powers. Would you care to demonstrate?" She asked with 
her foxy grin.

"No." Came the simple answer from both boys.

"Why not? You weren't lying to us were you?" She asked again, knowing she could 
get them in trouble if she wanted.

The two boys just ignored her and kept eating, although inside they were really 
getting irritated.

"They probably did lie! What a bunch of no good liars the two of you are!" Once 
again, hot head princess Ms. Narusegawa blows her top.

Ranma and Keitaro were seriously trying their best to ignore the insult. But 
luckily before Ranma decided to put his foot in his mouth and get them into even 
more trouble they were saved by, Motoko?!

"No need to get hostile Miss Naru. If they did lie then I'm sure there's a good 
reason for it." She said in a calm voice. But unknown to anyone, she was scared 
to death inside. *I don't want to be turned into a piece of charcoal just 
because my fellow tenants are untrusting.

This surprisingly cooled everyone down. Keitaro and Ranma both turned to Motoko 
and gave her a small bow of thanks so only she would notice.

"Anyway, thanks for the food, it was great. We need to go study now. See you all 
later." Said Keitaro, standing up and going to the managers' room.

"Whoever cooked this food is gonna make some lucky man real happy. Later girls." 
Said Ranma, following right after his cousin.

*Thank you for the compliment Sempai. Maybe the happy man will be, you?* Thought 
Shinobu, butterflies going through her stomach.

*I hope things like these will not happen again. I do after all wish all of us 
to stay alive.* Though Motoko. *Maybe they can teach me some of their secrets.*

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Hours later, in the managers room out two heroes were studying, or at least 
trying.

"Hey Ranma?"

"Yeah Kei?"

"Should we tell them about, you know. What really happened?"

"Let's keep it a secret for now. If they are all trustworthy, then we'll tell 
them."

"Alright. For now let's focus on Tokyo U."

"No problem cuz, no problem."

After that little conversation Ranma and Keitaro studied until they fell asleep 
on their table.

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Next time: Our two 'perverts' are having slight problems studying. Maybe the 
national first can help them out?

And what is it that Ranma and Keitaro are hiding from the girls?
Author's notes: I know, I know. I rushed the fight scene a bit. But I promised a 
fight so I gave you one.
Anyway, I have no clue what so ever when the next chapter will be out. I'm out 
of here.

Kachuu Tenshin Amaguriken: Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire or Chestnut Fist

Hidama: Fireball

Hikage Hokou: Shadow Walk

Beruseruku Houou Chuppara: Berserk Phoenix Rage

Aka Ryuu Gouka Hi: Red Dragon Hellfire Blaze

Hikage Nankan: Shadow Barrier

Shiden Kyousha: Purple Lightning Lance