Ryoga Hibiki (Odd Outcome)

## History

Ryoga learned of Akane and Shampoo’s relationship when he saw the two making out one night after Shampoo snuck into her room. Freaking out he rushed to Ranma and told him what happened. Knowing that Shampoo didn’t have the same obligation or inclination as Ranma not to tell Akane about his curse, he went back to Jusenkyo for a cure, hoping that if she told her that he could just deny it. When he got there he ran into Ling Ling and Lung Lung and while explaining why he was there he ended up telling them about Akane and Shampoo’s relationship. They started going on about how Shampoo can’t do that and that they should tell the elder council. Ryoga figured he’d better stop them and ended up defeating them. This allowed him to convince them not to tell the villagers. The two were pretty good at tracking Ryoga down causing him to constantly be on the move.

He managed to make his way to Japan and eventually found himself outside the dojo. Since he didn’t get a cure he decided not to go in, only to be stopped by Ukyo. She asked him where he’d been and he looked back at her with look of real uncertainty before saying that he’d been trying to get away. Ukyo figured he had heard about Akane and Shampoo. In response Ryoga turned his eyes to the ground, and looked more depressed than was usual for even him. That lasted only a second before realize that Ukyo just said. Ukyo wondered how he found out if he hadn’t heard the rumors, but quickly dismissed it not really caring. Telling Ryoga that she might have a way to cheer him up. Ukyo led Ryoga back to her place.

Ryoga didn’t say a thing on the way. In fact, he looked almost as if he was looking for a way to escape. Once they got to her place she got down to business. She told Ryoga that the best way to deal with Shampoo’s situation is for him to defeat Ranma. When he protested that he didn’t want to marry Shampoo she told him that it was just for show. The marriage to Shampoo would just be an official thing. Shampoo and Akane are still going together so in an important way he’s also be married to Akane. Ryoga looked totally confused, or maybe it was just shock that Ukyo would suggest such a thing. He seemed to be considering it for a second then suddenly turned away from me shaking his head. He told Ukyo that Akane would find out if he did that.

Thinking that Ryoga meant that he loved Akane Ukyo was confused at his gutlessness considering that was the point. Ryoga didn’t answer me for nearly a minute, then without explanation headed into the kitchen. For a moment Ukyo thought he was trying to run off and choose the wrong way to go, but when she raced after him, he had stopped and was pouring himself a glass of water. She watched this in even more confusion until he finally turned back to her, glass in hand and what he was afraid Akane would find out before splashing himself with the water.

Ukyo realized that Ryoga had a, Jusenkyo curse and while certainly surprised he had one, she didn’t see the big deal. Of course, that was before she saw what he changed into. She couldn’t believe it at first, but then she almost wanted to hit herself for not realizing it sooner. Ryoga changed back while Ukyo was stunned with this revelation. Screaming at Ryoga that he was an idiot Ukyo started pacing asking why he didn’t tell her earlier. He told her that he didn’t want to risk her telling Akane, but since Shampoo’s knows she’s sure to tell her. In fact Ryoga was surprised that she hadn’t already. At this point Ukyo held her head and screamed at the top of her lungs. She then demanded to know what he was thinking.

Ryoga stuttered about how nice Akane was to his pig form, which no one ever was until then, before trailing off and hanging his head. Ukyo repeated this just to make sure she heard right, and when Ryoga nodded she called him out for sleeping with her without her knowing about it too, not to mention the view he got every time she changed. Ryoga protested that it wasn’t like that, but Ukyo didn’t believe him and told him that was what Akane would believe as well. Ryoga told Ukyo that he never peeped on Akane, reminding her about his shyness. He started trailing off again when they were interrupted by the arrival of Ranma who called Ryoga full of it.

Both Ukyo and Ryoga spun around to see Ranma standing in the doorway. Ryoga immediately yelled as a battle cry and assaulted him. Ranma fell back, dodging into the main dinning room, keeping Ryoga out of range. He repeated Ukyo’s question about what Ryoga was doing sleeping in Akane’s bed every chance he could get. Ryoga refused to answer, instead concentrating on getting his hands on Ranma. Ukyo was surprised that Ranma knew as well. As the fight went on Ranma explained the promise he made to Ryoga not to tell anybody and he took advantage of it. Ryoga abandoning his hand to hand attacks in favor of using his chi attack exclaimed, that he did not and that it was all Ranma’s fault.

Ryoga let loose his attack, which Ranma canceled out with one of his own. He then proceeded to blame Akane as she was the one who took him with her. Ranma wasn’t buying it as Ryoga was the one who went along with it. At this point Ukyo had declared enough was enough and leveled Ryoga with a blow from her spatula. When he came to Ryoga blamed Ranma for everything saying that it was indecision and shoddy treatment of Akane and Shampoo drove them to each other.

This angered Ranma and Ukyo was quick to jump in saying that Ryoga was no one to give criticism. This caused most of Ryoga’s anger to drain away and be replaced with depression. Ukyo had a good mind to tell Akane herself. This caused Ryoga to be instantly at her feet in a begging posture pleading with her not to. She reminded Ryoga about Shampoo even telling him that she was probably waiting for you to show up to tell Akane. In response to that Ryoga let out a wail and began batting his head against the floor while constantly repeating, "I’m doomed!" Ukyo wasn’t about to argue with him. In fact she was so disgusted with the idiot at the moment I didn’t even bother to stop his self-inflicted beating.

Ranma seemed to take pity on Ryoga after a minute, or maybe just couldn’t take the wailing any longer, and pulled Ryoga back to his feet. He asked him where he had been all this time. He and Ukyo could only laugh once they realized what happened. Ryoga took a moment more to just stare at the floor in sorrow, and then glared at Ranma. He told him that he’d be back one day, and then they’d settle the score for good. He said in a deadly serious fashion that brought Ranma out of his laughter. However, within a second, Ryoga’s nervousness returned. He wasted no more time, and raced off before the twins could track him down.