Red String of Fate

By: James Lee

Disclaimer: Neither Ranma nor AMG belong to me. No profit is being made from this fanfic.

Part two

            Keiichi just looked at Megumi in shock. He couldn’t believe it; she had just told them that she had gotten married. And the way Megumi had said it was unnerving; as if getting married and disappearing for months was normal.

            It was Belldandy who finally spoke. “Oh really. How long have you known each other?”

            “ Three months.”

            “T-Three months?” stuttered Skuld. “You married him after only three months?”

            “Oh no,” said Megumi smiling. “I married him the day after we meet.”

            Everyone but Ranma just stared at her. Finally Belldandy spoke again. “Why don’t you tell us about it.”

            “Well it all started with this accident…”

Three months ago…

            Megumi had just gotten back from school and was looking forward to spring break when she saw someone land in a bunch of bushes.

            “Oh my God.” Said Megumi as she rushed over to the bushes. Seeing a boy laying face down among the shrubbery, Megumi looked around. {Did he fall off the roof? Maybe I should call an ambulance. Wait, what if he’s dead?}

            Megumi reached down and tried to check the boys pulse. As she did however, her fingers brushed against the red string the boy was holding.

            Megumi yelped as the string suddenly burst into flames and vanished. {What was that?} thought the girl as she started to roll the boy over. Her eyes widen when she saw the boy’s face.

            He must have been the most handsome man Megumi had ever seen. All thoughts of calling an ambulance instantly vanished. She decided right then and there that she would take care of the boy herself. After all her apartment was right there and much closer than the hospital. All she had to do was carry him home. Thus she grabbed a hold of the boy.

            “Urg, heavy,” grunted Megumi as she started dragging the unconscious boy to her door.

            A short while later, Ranma woke up to find himself in a strange room. {What happen? I remember being hit by the tomboy and flying through the air. Then I…I hit that electric tower on the way down.}

            “Oh, you’re awake.” Ranma turned to see a cute girl with short dark brown hair enter the room. Now normally, because of the presence of a female, panic alerts would be going through Ranma’s brain telling him to get out now. But for some reason, Ranma didn’t want to go.

            “Excuse me, who are you?” asked Ranma.

            “I’m Megumi Morisato.”

            “I’m Ranma Saotome. Where am I?”

            “You’re in my apartment. You had fallen and was knocked out, so I brought you inside.”

            Ranma was taken back by the girl’s kindness. Most the people he knew would have left him there or tried to take advantage of his weakness. “Thank you.”

            Megumi looked down and blushed “You’re welcome.”

            “Um, could I take you out to lunch?” asked Ranma. Normally he wouldn’t think of asking such a thing. If the others found out he would never hear the end of it. Worse they might take it out on the girl. But Ranma really wanted to repay the Megumi for her kindness.

            “I-I just ate lunch, sorry.” Answered Megumi looking down. It was just her luck that she had a big meal before coming home. Maybe a nice romantic ride. “You want a ride home.”

            “Ah no thanks, I rather not go home at the moment,” said Ranma. Seeing Megumi look down he just had to think of something to make her feel better. “Want to make love on the floor?”

            Megumi smiled, “Sure!”

            “We decided to get married the next day. It was so magical.”

            Everyone looked at Megumi with little pinpoint eyes. All except Urd, who noticed a small heart shape mark on Ranma’s chest. {Yeah, I bet it was magical.}

            “Megumi, you have a little tan going there?” asked Urd as she walked up and moved one of the straps on Megumi’s bathing suit. Urd could just make out a heart shape mark just above the girl’s left breast. Keiichi blinked at this. {My sister has gotten married and Urd’s asking about her tan?}

            “Urd, please…” said Megumi as she readjusted her suit.

            “Hey Gumi, I going to get your brother and his friends some ice cream why don’t you help me carry it,” said Ranma in a somewhat tense voice. Megumi nodded and started to follow Ranma.

            Urd was a little surprised at Ranma’s tense request, but wasn’t about to look a gift horse in the mouth. This would give her time to talk to Keiichi and her sisters alone. As Ranma and Megumi went off to the ice cream stand she turned to the others. Both Keiichi and Belldandy still looked dumbfounded while her youngest sister looked to be considering the guy. After all, anyone who was willing to get them all ice cream couldn’t be that bad.

            “Guys, we got a problem. Both Megumi and that boy are under an enchantment. It’s called the red string of fate and…What!?” Urd yelled the last part out as she noticed the leveled stares Keiichi and Skuld were giving her. 

            “Urd did you place a spell on my sister?” asked Keiichi in a serious tone.

            “Hey, I had nothing to do with this.”

            “Sure, we’ve heard that one before,” said Skuld.

            “If you don’t believe me you can ask Father.” Urd retorted back. Then Belldandy finally spoke.

            “Urd, can you removed this enchantment?”

            Urd sighed. “Yes. I just need to get a few things from my lab and I can remove it easily enough. There well however, be…complications.”

            {Complications?} thought Keiichi. However before he could ask Urd just what she meant, Ranma and Megumi returned.

            “Here’s your ice-cream,” said Megumi handing a cone to her brother. As she did so, Keiichi noticed that she was now rather nervous. Had Ranma threaten her? He also noticed that both Ranma and Megumi had placed themselves between him and the Goddesses.

            “You know there’s something funny about you three.”

            “What do you mean, Mr. Saotome?” asked Belldandy.

            “As a martial artist, I can detect ki.”

            “Ki?” asked Keiichi. Did this kid sense something odd about Belldandy and her sisters? Ranma turned to him.

            “Yes, ki is a persons life-force. Everyone on this beach is emitting ki.” Ranma turned back to Belldandy. “Everyone that is, except you.”

            “You’re emitting something, but it isn’t ki. I’d almost say it was magic, and a lot of it.”

            “Don’t tell me you believe in magic,” said Keiichi sweating.

            “You’ll be surprised in what I believe in.” answered the pig-tailed boy. Then Megumi turned to face Keiichi.

            “You know brother, I remember having these dreams about magic. There was one where I was turned into a car and another where I was possessed by a demon. I woke up from that one on campus grounds. I used think that these dreams were just that, dreams, and that I was sleepwalking. But after that ghost race and seeing Ranma’s curse I’m not so sure anymore.” She turned to the Goddesses. “I trust my husband. Both he and I have seen a lot in the past three months. So why don’t tell me what you really are and why you’re with my brother?”

            Belldandy gulped and looked at her sisters. Skuld looked worried, not knowing what to do. Her older sister Urd, just nodded. The genie had jumped out of his coke bottle and did his little song and dance. Belldandy then took a deep breath.

            “Megumi, Ranma, rest assured my sisters and I mean neither you nor your brother harm. The truth is that I am Belldandy goddess first class, license unlimited. These are my sisters Urd and Skuld, both second class goddesses with limited licenses. I was sent to earth to grant you brother a wish. His wish was for me to stay with him.”

            Megumi turned looked at Keiichi, who just nodded. She then slapped him. “You jerk! Do you any idea how I felt during that? I thought I was starting to lose my mind.”

            “I-I just couldn’t just tell anyone,” said Keiichi holding his burning cheek. He was a little surprised at Megumi's violent reaction.

            “But I’m your sister damn it!” Megumi yelled. She stopped when Ranma placed his hand on her shoulder. He didn’t like the fact that Keiichi had lied to his sister, but he could understand somewhat.

            “There’s something more important we need to deal with right now,” said Urd. Megumi and Ranma turned to the three goddesses.

            “Oh what’s that?”

            “Ranma, Megumi please; we have reason to believe someone has done something to the two of you,” said the middle sister.

            “What do you mean?” asked Megumi.

            “We think someone has placed an enchantment on the both of you.”

            “What kind of enchantment?” Keiichi was about to answer his sister, when Urd’s voice suddenly entered his head. {Keiichi, whatever you do. Do not mention the love spell or that we intend to remove it. This is critical.} Keiichi looked at Urd and Belldandy, who nodded slightly. “Um we think it’s effecting your behavior and could get worse.”

            “Well, I guess we better get rid of it then,” said Ranma. “The last thing I need is more magical problems.”       

            Belldandy and her sisters sighed in relief. “Yes, that would be a good idea. We’ll have to go back to Japan to fix the problem.”

            “Ok, just let us get our stuff.” Belldandy nodded and her sisters followed Ranma and Megumi to help them. Keiichi, who had stayed behind turned to his girlfriend.

            “Umm Belldandy, why didn’t Urd want me to mention the details of the spell.”

            “Well you see, Keiichi. Love enchantments like this often have defense mechanisms to prevent them from being removed. You can say it’s a spell or an enchantment that you intend to get rid of. However, if you mention that it is the love spell particularly that we will remove, then Ranma and Megumi may react violently to prevent such a thing.”

            “Oh I see.” That said, Keiichi and Belldandy followed the others.

To be continued