A Perfect Day for Jusenkyo
				
		Disclaimer: Ranma is the property of Rumiko Takahasi. All
aspects and characters about Ranma are used without her permission. 

		Author's Notes: This story is darkfic based upon how I feel
J.D. Salinger would write a Ranma story. The plot is based upon is famous
story A Perfect Day For Banana Fish. This story takes place five years
after Volume  38 of the Japanese Manga.


				The Story

	There were ninety-seven New York advertising men in the hotel,
and, the way they were monopolizing, the long distance lines, the girl in
507 had to wait from noon till almost two-thirty to get her call through.
She used her time wisely, though. She cleaned the small stain out her plaid
skirt, read a magazine article about the Clinton sex scandal even though
she did not care, and was in the middle of brushing her kawaii hair when
her call got through.
	"Hello" the girl said picking up the phone in her left hand while
still brushing her hair with the right hand.
	"Mrs. Hibiki, I was able to get your call to Nerima through"
responded the concierge.
	"Thank you" answered Mrs. Hibiki while making sure the phone
was firmly held between her shoulder and her head so she could let her
hands concentrate on brushing her hair.
	"Do you realize what time it is here?" responded a very tired and
slightly mad voice on the other end.
	"Ukyo it's me, Akari" responded Mrs. Hibiki."
	"Akari why didn't you call sooner. You were given explicit
directions to call as soon as you reached Florida"
	"I'm sorry, there's a convention going on here so the long distance
lines are being used all the time. I have tried to call you for the last two
days."
	"How is he?" asked Ukyo
	"Depressed but it's odd he actually has a sense of direction when
he is depressed. He was able to drive the full distance from the airport
with out getting lost. Responded Akari.
	"How long was the ride?"
	"Only Forty mile but with traffic it took us an hour to get to the
hotel. How's Akane?"
	"She stop being angry at him and started crying three days ago.
She hasn't let Ranchan leave her side for the past few days. I think she
honestly feels that Ryoga-honey betrayed her trust. You know how she
used to cry to P-chan when she was upset?"
	"Yeah I know. How are you doing?"
	"I am fine. I think I am finally getting over Ranma and Akane's
wedding. It's been four months but I feel like I know longer need to live in
the past. Shampoo finally gave up a month ago and moved back to China
with Mousse, I just got an invitation for their wedding. I guess contacts
really did improve his sight. Say were you able to find Spring of the
Drowned Man?"
	"Yes" responded Akari. "We found it about six weeks ago. You
know part of me didn't want him to jump in but it was for the best. His
curse would have only reminded him of Akane more and he would never
get over his depression. I sent a map with its location to Ranma yesterday,
I should have sent it sooner but I was busy making sure Ryoga-sama
would not do anything drastic in his depression."
	"What did you do between then time between then?" asked Ukyo.
	"I took him back to my family's farm so I could watch over him.
About two weeks ago, he proposed to me. We had a private ceremony. his
Doctor recommended we go on a vacation far away so he could sort out
his mind without having too many distractions from friends and family.
You didn't tell anyone we were going away, right?"	
	 "Not a soul sugar listen it's very late here and I need to get some
sleep. So goodbye." Ukyo said as she hung up her phone and went to bed.
	"Sleep. I could use some of that." Akari thought to herself, as she
put the phone back on its hook. She took one last look out of the room's
window to see if she could spot her husband before she went to the bed to
take a nap.
	"Mommy, I don't need more sun screen" screamed a young girl on
the beach.
	"Yes you do Sybil, dear. Other wise you are going to get a very
nasty sunburn. They're all done. Listen Mommy needs to get a Martini,
why don't you go see if Mr. Hibiki wants to play. I'll save you the olives."
	Okay said the young girl as she ran to find her new found friend on
the beach.
	Twenty feet down the road. Ryoga was lying face down in the
sand, thinking about the tragic events that happened two months ago. The
weather forecast gave no hint of rain and the picnic was going so well
until Hurricane whatever struck. Actually it was only a modest downpour
but To Ryoga it might as well have been a Hurricane, maybe then, he
would have been washed away, instead of turning into P-Chan right in
front of Akane's face. He still had nightmares about her screaming "Ryoga
No Baka" as she punted him into the atmosphere. Luckily, Akari had been
there too so she went chasing after him as Ranma tried to calm Akane
down and ended up getting launched as well.
	"Mr. Hibiki" a young girl screamed as she hurried towards him.
	"How are you today, Miss Carpenter?"
	"I'm fine. Let's go play in the sea." said the little girl.
	Ryoga felt faint at the thought of cold water. He knew his curse
was gone but still tried to avoid cold water when possible because he
feared that his curse would return. Still part of him could not refuse such a
young girl's offer, he did want to make her cry. "Fine" he mumbled "let's
go play."
	"Silly, the ocean is the other way." Sibyl said as she grabbed his
ran and began to run towards the sea at a speed that would take the stripes
of a tiger's skin.
	"I have an idea" said Ryoga as he picked the girl up unto his
shoulders. "Let's take your raft out and look for Jusenkyo fish.
	"What are Jusenkyo fish?" asked the young girl.
	"They are magical fish, that live in Hot Springs at the bottom of
the ocean. They turn into mermaid's when they come in contact with cold
water." responded Ryoga as seriously as he could.
	Twenty minutes later they were out at sea with Sybil beginning to
get very upset. "You lied" she pouted "There are no such things as
Jusenkyo fish."
	"Oh yeah? There's one right there." Ryoga said while pointing to
the port side of the raft.
	"Really" Sybil squealed as she rushed over to the side of the raft
Ryoga was pointing at. "I can barely see it" she said with a mix of
excitement and disappointment in her voice.
	"Then I'll give you a closer look" Ryoga said as he hoisted the
young girl up pretending to throw her overboard.
	"No" shrieked the young girl.
	Instead of throwing her overboard. Ryoga just placed her down on
the boat and kissed her ankles. "Come on" he said "We have to get back
you mother is probably worried about your safety."
	As they got back to the beach. A depressed Ryoga made his way
back to his hotel room. He was glad he delighted the girl with his tale of
magical fish but why did he have to mention Jusenkyo. It only made him
think about Akane and thinking about Akane made him depressed. This
time he was so depressed he didn't even remember to blush when a girl in
a too small bikini, flirted with him on the elevator all the way to the fifth
floor. All he did was try to stop the tears from flowing out of his eyes.
	When he opened the door to his room and saw his wife sleeping on
the bed he could not control his tears anymore. Her walked to her, bent
down, kissed her, and mumbled two things "I Love You" and "I'm sorry."
After that he went to the window sill, sat down and began to build up his
depression chi. Instead of releasing it he just simply let it flow to his heart.
Ryoga expected his heart to explode into a million pieces inside his body,
but that did not happen. His heart just stopped functioning. As he
surrendered to the blackness his final thought was "I love you Akane and
I'm sorry, I love you Akari and I'm sorry."